...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157337 | Tool box storage assembly A storage assembly 10 which has a plurality of unique storage components 12, 14, and 800 which may be selectively connected in order to provide an optimal storage solution for a wide variety of applications. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154138 | Municipal wastewater electrical power generation assembly and a method for generating electrical power An electrical generating assembly 10 which may be selectively used in combination with and/or as part of a municipal wastewater treatment facility 12 and which allows the wastewater treatment facility 12 to generate electrical energy 48, 62, ... | 04/10/2012 |
| D654251 | Hat | 02/21/2012 |
| 8079628 | Deployment assembly and a selectively movable assembly A deployment assembly 16 which selectively and efficiently allows entry and exit into and from the bed 12 of a selectively movable assembly and which includes a plurality of independently movable stair assemblies 202, 204, 206 which may be respe... | 12/20/2011 |
| D649377 | Storage assembly | 11/29/2011 |
| 8052196 | Cover support assembly, a cover assembly, and a method for making a cover assembly A cover assembly 10 having a cover support portion 30 having various members 34, 36, and 38 each having respective bodies 70 which respectively have a plurality of cells 80 which make the members 34, 36, 38 lightweigh... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7987020 | Key storage and dispensing assembly and a method for storing and dispensing keys A key storage and dispensation assembly 10 which selectively and securely stores keys, such as key 144 and which allows access to a stored key, such as key 144, without allowing access to the remaining key, and to a method which uses such a tech... | 07/26/2011 |
| D636615 | Toolbox | 04/26/2011 |
| 7915749 | Method for generating electrical power from municipal wastewater An electrical generating assembly 10 which may be selectively used in combination with and/or as part of a municipal wastewater treatment facility 12 and which allows the wastewater treatment facility 12 to generate electrical energy 48,62, 1... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7768440 | Advertising apparatus An advertising apparatus 10 including a generally flat base 12 and a broad face 14 which forms an acute angle 16 with the generally flat base 12. Further, the broad face 14 includes several display portions 20, 22, an... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7722354 | Orthodontic connector assembly and a method for treating teeth An orthodontic connector assembly (10) including a plurality of substantially identical connecting members, such as members (12), (14) which include a movable but biased portion (20) which is adapted to selectively and removably receive a... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7713372 | Method for forming a tangible item and a tangible item which is made by a method which allows the created tangible item to efficiently absorb energy A method for creating a tangible item (such as an “A” pillar garnishment 18) which increases the capacity of the item to absorb energy by the incorporation and/or addition of a plurality of adhesive-covered beads 25, and which utilizes the method a... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7621555 | Viewing assembly and a method for coupling a trailer to a selectively movable assembly An assembly 10 which may be selectively and removably attached to a selectively movable assembly, such as a vehicle 90 and which provides the driver 94 of the selectively movable assembly 90 with an image of the trailer connection portion... | 11/24/2009 |
| D604530 | Table | 11/24/2009 |
| 7577421 | Systems and methods for distributed processing of location information associated with emergency 911 wireless transmissions The present invention relates to systems and methods to locate and recover objects equipped with tracking devices by determining the location information of the object. The system employs multiple radio direction finding (RDF) devices, which is capable of determinin... | 08/18/2009 |
| 6729023 | Method for making a multi-layer circuit board assembly having air bridges supported by polymeric material A method for making a multi-layer circuit board 116 having apertures 96, 98 which may be selectively and electrically isolated from electrically grounded member 46 and further having selectively formed air bridges and/or crossover members 104... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6673723 | Circuit board and a method for making the same A method 10 for making a multi-layer circuit board 70 having at least one electrically conductive interconnection portion or "via" 72 which extends within the board 70 and at least one air-bridge 74. The method 10 includes the steps of forming protuberanc... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6618646 | Method and apparatus for balancing A balancer assembly 10 which automatically provides balancer limits, which achieves a balancing state while substantially minimizing short term vibration increases and which provides for multi-plane balancer dithering.... | 09/09/2003 |
| 5627972 | System for selectively converting a plurality of source data structures without an intermediary structure into a plurality of selected target structures A data interchange system having a number of translators 50, 52, and 54, each adapted to translate a first message 16 to a second message 18.... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5543778 | Security system A home security system includes a plurality of alarm elements; a central console including a microprocessor in wireless communication with the alarm elements and effective to receive a signal from the alarm elements; an automobile including an alarm syste... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5486217 | Cellulosic composition A cellulosic composition 42 is provided which may be used as a charcoal briquette replacement, germination medium, oil and animal excretion absorbent, or as a source of nourishment.... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5453598 | Apparatus for the transfer of electrical power to a balancer A method and apparatus is disclosed for transferring electrical power to a balancer 14 without the need for a physical connection between the balancer and the power source 16 or the controller 12 and which also provides for data communication between a ba... | 09/26/1995 |