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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7025602 | Contact for electronic devices This present invention relates to a contact (100) for electronic devices (1). More specifically, a contact (100) for electronic devices (1) has an upper contact pin (110) which includes a contact part (111) having a predeter... | 04/11/2006 |
| RE39418 | Mounting apparatus for ball grid array device Ball grid array devices are mounted in a burn-in and test socket which has a top surface sockets which have top surfaces with windows for the ball terminals terminal balls depending from the ball grad grid array device. Contact fingers mounted on the base of the... | 12/05/2006 |
| D521142 | Ceiling fan with a tear drop shaped housing | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028963 | Magnetic mounting bracket for ceiling fan canopy A mounting bracket (30) for securing a ceiling fan (12) to a ceiling joist (10) has two mounting arms (68) and a support ring (60). The two mounting arms (68) are disposed on opposite sides of the support ring (60) an... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029080 | Slide rail having front release latch A slide rail assembly (46) has first and second slide rails (50, 52), with the second slide rail (52) being telescopically extendible from the first slide rail (50). A latch member (122) is moveably mounted to the second slide rail... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017672 | Self-set bridge plug A well tool (12) includes a mandrel (86), a collar (64), a sleeve (76) and a piston body (88). The collar (64) is disposed above and the sleeve (76) is disposed beneath a seal element (70), a conical element ( | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008030 | Low profile lock with front release for a drawer slide A drawer slide (12) has a first slide member (14) and second slide member (16). A lock member (80) has a forward portion (102), a central portion (104) and a tab (106). The forward portion (102) is mounted to t... | 03/07/2006 |
| D514333 | Tin ceiling tile picture frame | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979067 | Cam lock with torsion spring for a drawer slide A drawer slide (12) has a chassis member (14), an intermediate member (16) and a rack member (18). An emboss (162) is formed into the rack member (18). A lock member (158) has a tab (160) which extends through ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6919810 | Lighted status indicator corresponding to the positions of circuit breaker, switch or fuse A lighted status indicator for a contact (circuit breaker, switch or fuse) with a distinctive color associated with each position of the circuit breaker. The lighted status indicator is composed of a multi-color light source (usually an LED) together with an electro... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915761 | Weatherproof pet feeder A weatherproof pet feeder (12) has an enclosure (14) pivotally mounted to a feeder base (16) by a hinge (18). Latches (22) secure the enclosure (14) in a downward position on the feeder base (16). The feeder base (... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6895604 | Self-contained exhaust fan for a water closet An exhaust fan unit (26) is mounted in a hole (86) which extends through a central region (27) of a lid (22) of a water closet (12) for exhausting air from within a bowl (16) of the water closet (12) when the lid (... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6860399 | Insulated beverage holder with tubular flip-top enclosure An insulated beverage holder (12) has a tubular body (14) defined by a continuously extending sidewall (36) which is enclosed on opposite ends (16, 18) by upper and lower enclosure members (30, 32). A slit (20) extends parti... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6829856 | Portable arm support A portable arm support (10) for attaching to a user to support or steady firearms, cameras, binoculars, or the like. The portable arm support (10) includes a saddle (12) having fastening straps (20) which secure the saddle (12) to ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6815009 | Automotive paint scratch repair process A paint repair process is provided for repairing scratches (12) and chips (22) in automotive paint (14). A paint mixture (26) is applied to the surface (24) of the automotive paint (14) and worked into the scratches (12 | 11/09/2004 |
| 6726164 | Mounting bracket having a tapered plunger latch A mounting bracket (226) has a toolless fastening feature for securing to a frame (18) having regularly spaced mounting apertures (19). The mounting bracket (226) has a bracket body (270) which includes a first tab (256) and... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6702009 | Select-fire pressure relief subassembly for a chemical cutter A downhole chemical cutter (12) has first and second passages (124, 126) which extend parallel, in fluid communication with an interior passage (32). A first ignitor (210) in the first passage (124) ignites a propellant (34) in the interior passage (32) t... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6685094 | Thermochromic bar code A bar code (10) incorporating thermochromic materials in selected modules (20) such that its code changes with temperature. Below a specified temperature, the bar code (10) displays a first code. Above this temperatures, the bar code (10) displays a secon... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6682292 | Motorcycle tow rack with yaw brace for a receiver hitch A motorcycle tow rack (12) has a cradle (20) which is pivotally secured to a tow rack frame (50) for receiving a wheel (22) of a motorcycle (14). The cradle (20) and the tow rack frame (50) are pivotally secured to a receiver hitch (16) of a towing vehicl... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6663145 | Conduit coupling with interior grip rings A grip coupling (18) for tubular conduit has a coupling body (20) formed by two halves (22, 24) which are joined along weld lines (26). The two halves (22, 24) each include a tapered entrance section (28) and an interior seal (30). The interior seals (30)... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6588983 | Trenchless pipe replacement apparatus and technique The apparatus and technique of the invention constitutes a hydraulic jack system for pushing sections of new pipe which, in turn, pushes a sleeve-cone expander arrangement to break up the old pipe and define a straight path for the new pipe. Apparatus is ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6554379 | Slide rail assembly with front release A slide rail assembly is provided having first and second slide rails, with the second slide rail being telescopically extendible from the first slide rail. A latch is mounted to the slide rail assembly to retain the second slide rail in a forward, extend... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6531717 | Very low voltage actuated thyristor with centrally-located offset buried region A semiconductor thyristor device that incorporates buried regions centrally located on the chip with respect to the other semiconductor regions. By centering an upper and lower buried region, larger-area contacts can be realized, thereby increasing the cu... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6523918 | Pivot mounting bracket with toolless fastener for a server rack A pivot mounting bracket (12) for a server rack (2) includes a bracket plate (18), a pivot member (20) and a clasp member (26), which are pivotally mounted to a pin (36). The pivot member (20) has two spaced apart mounting ears (34) for receiving the pin ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6508607 | Erosion control block adapted for use with cellular concrete mattresses A block having a semicircular male lobe and a semicircular female recess on opposing sides thereof. On other opposing sides of the block, there is formed a side edge shape such that when neighboring blocks are placed together, a circuitous water channel i... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6505281 | Hard disk drives employing high speed distribution bus A processor coupled by a high speed, wideband data bus to a plurality of slave data processing circuits. The data bus includes an N-bit set of master registers loaded by the processor and M number of slave modules, each slave module having an N-bit slave ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6448589 | Single side contacts for a semiconductor device A connector block formed in a semiconductor chip to provide all contacts on the same side of the chip. The connector block is preferably formed by driving a slow diffusing dopant deep into the chip from both sides until the diffused dopant overlaps in the... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6442030 | Server system rack drawer with keyboard, flat panel display and electronic switch A drawer (20) for a server system rack (12) includes a tray (38) and an electronic switch (30). The tray (38) and the electronic switch (3) are secured to the rack (12) by mounting rails (52), which are secured to the rack (12) by mounting brackets (53, 5... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6440317 | Cyclonic ice separation for low temperature jet fuels A cyclonic ice separator (72) is provided for removing ice from low temperature aviation fuels. The temperature of the fuel is lowered beneath the freezing point of water, such that significant amounts of dissolved water leaves solution and becomes free w... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6407901 | Semiconductor device providing overvoltage and overcurrent protection for a line An integrated circuit (40) providing overvoltage and overcurrent protection to a line (16). The integrated circuit (40) is constructed to provide overvoltage protection when a voltage exceeding a specified magnitude is impressed across the cathode and ano... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6394805 | Dental crown remover with basket A dental device for removing a temporary or non-cemented crown. The device includes pliers-type handles for operating a corresponding pair of tips. The tips are equipped with grips for holding therebetween a temporary or non-cemented permanent crown. Fast... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6351374 | Removable hard disk drive module A hard disk drive module packaged so as to be insertable and removable into a chassis by a user. The hard disk drive module is housed within a connectorized housing, including interface circuits on a printed circuit board, all of which is pluggable into a... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6345233 | Collision avoidance using GPS device and train proximity detector A processor (12) located on a vehicle processes GPS coordinates input thereto to provide an area of protection around the vehicle. Railroad grade crossing data (82, 84) stored in a data base (30) is read therefrom to ascertain whether a grade crossing is ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6344685 | Semiconductor chip-substrate attachment structure A semiconductor device soldered to a conical mounting pedestal of a metal substrate reduces the lateral shearing stress created by temperature changes. An angle between the bonding surfaces of the semiconductor device and the metal substrate can be select... | 02/05/2002 |
