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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166883 | Slide rail for a high-rail vehicle A tie plate slide structure comprises a tie plate slide frame having a first frame member and a second opposed frame member, the first frame member and the second frame member extending substantially parallel from a first upper end to a second lower end, a substanti... | 05/01/2012 |
| D658162 | Acoustic coupling disc | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152889 | Filter with EPTFE and method of forming A filter media product and method of making the same wherein the filter media is pleatable and has at least one support scrim comprised of a melt bonded non-woven material or a fuse bonded non-woven material bonded to a layer of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. The... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142299 | Training aid A wrist guide for athletic training comprises a first wrist structure extending along a user's wrist, the first wrist structure having a first end and a second end, the first wrist structure having an inner surface and an outer surface, a curved element having a fir... | 03/27/2012 |
| D655731 | Cutting tool | 03/13/2012 |
| 8101002 | Front access frame sealing mechanism for filter cassettes A front access frame sealing mechanism for filter cassettes comprising at least one pair of posts extending inwardly from opposing sidewalls of a filter cassette housing wherein the posts have a head with a diameter exceeding that of the shaft of the post. At least ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099012 | Developer roll lip seal A toner seal comprises a j-shaped seal having an upper seat portion and a leg portion, the leg having a front face extending between first and second edges of said leg portion, a lip seal extending along at least one of the first and second edges of the leg, and, th... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096406 | System and method for controlling casting shakeout retention A method for controlling the retention time of a casting retained in a mold comprises providing a vibratory shakeout conveyor having a conveying surface, placing the mold on the conveyor; and imparting a vibratory force to the conveyor at a predetermined angle to th... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8062401 | Front access frame sealing mechanism for filter cassettes A front access frame sealing mechanism for filter cassettes comprising at least one pair of posts extending inwardly from opposing sidewalls of a filter cassette housing wherein the posts have a head with a diameter exceeding that of the shaft of the post. At least ... | 11/22/2011 |
| RE42729 | Work glove A work glove particularly useful for gardening, automobile mechanical work and any other type of use which brings the palmar side of the hand in contact with work or the like which may result in stinging, bruising, or blistering of the fingers, thumb and palm of a h... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8016780 | Orthopedic brace An orthopedic brace is provided that provides for immobilization of an injured or postoperative extremity in an abduction position and also allows the user to control internal and external rotation of the extremity. A brace is provided with two opposing members, one... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7959705 | Filter with ePTFE and method of forming A filter media product and method of making the same wherein the filter media is pleatable and has at least one support scrim comprised of a melt bonded non-woven material or a fuse bonded non-woven material bonded to a layer of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. The... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959099 | Bolt-in toolholder for a rotor assembly A bolt-in toolholder assembly for a shredding device includes a rotor having a substantially cylindrical shape, a plurality of pockets formed in the rotor and spaced apart preselected distances to form preselected patterns, a bolt-in toolholder. ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7952495 | Data entry device and method A method and device for entering data is provided wherein the pressing of up to two combinations of proximate keys on a keypad concurrently sends a signal or signals from the keypad to a processor. The processor receives the signal or signals and identifies a charac... | 05/31/2011 |
| D638747 | Flag | 05/31/2011 |
| D638746 | Flag | 05/31/2011 |
| 7931339 | Seat assembly A seat assembly for improving posture of a user comprises a substantially firm seat portion angled downwardly from rear to front, a back support extending upwardly in a rear area of the seat portion, a pad positioned on the back support and, the back support positio... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7896941 | Product and method of forming a gradient density fibrous filter A filter media product and method of making the same wherein at least two filter media thicknesses of differing average coarse and fine fiber sizes are held in intertangled relationship forming a gradient density fibrous filter media with the fiber sizes having an o... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896187 | Locking ring actuator for a pressure retaining closure A pressure retaining closure assembly has a door hingedly mounted to a pipe, vessel, or hub extending therefrom with an arcuate locking ring movably retained proximate an outer perimeter surface thereof. The locking ring is suitable to contract out of a groove in an... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7857017 | Land clearing apparatus A deforestation apparatus includes a tractor having a power source, a torque converter connected to said power source and driving a power take-off shaft, a cutting implement operably coupled to said power take-off shaft, wherein said torque converter amplifies torqu... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7837756 | Filter with ePTFE and method of forming A filter media product and method of making the same wherein the filter media is pleatable and has at least one support scrim comprised of a melt bonded non-woven material or a fuse bonded non-woven material bonded to a layer of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. The... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836882 | Electronic anesthesia delivery apparatus An electronic anesthesia delivery apparatus having a chassis including a first anesthetic agent chamber and a second anesthetic agent chamber, each of the first and second chambers including an anesthetic agent therein. At least one electronically controlled valve i... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7827916 | Sensor and apparatus for positioning railroad tie plates along a railroad track An apparatus for positioning railroad tie plates along a railroad track comprises a carrier vehicle having a carrier conveyor, a roller conveyor formed of frame members and a plurality of idler rollers, the roller conveyor having an upper input end and a lower outpu... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7820942 | Automatic leveling fixture An automatic leveling fixture includes a base, at least one jaw slidably connected to the base, a base plate slidable relative to the base. The at least one jaw has a base plate camming surface engaging the base plate and causing the at least one jaw to move a prese... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7770885 | Variable stiffness friction buckler A media buckler comprises a media engagement surface, a support structure having at least one dimension drafted from a first thickness to a second thickness, the engagement surface having varying stiffness. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7730961 | Soil conditioning device A soil conditioning device having a series of peripheral ridge members having a leading and trailing prow shaped surface circumscribing a disc, wheel or drum. Optionally the prow shaped peripheral ridge members are joined by sub-ridge members forming a single ridge ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7725060 | Skirt for toner cartridge A skirt for a toner cartridge comprises a body having a pair of parallel edges, a plurality of beams extending along the body in the direction of the pair of parallel edges, the beams having a first end dimension B, the beams having a second end dimension b, the plu... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7722473 | Golf training aid A golf training device, comprising a wearable wedge shaped body for receiving a user's trailing foot and restricting lateral movement of a user's hip, at least one foot strap assembly connected to the wedge shaped body, a guide rod system connected to the wedge shap... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712740 | Exit shaft dampening device to improve print quality The present invention includes a damping device for a media feed mechanism for a peripheral device having a media feedpath having a feed shaft and a downstream exit shaft. In one form a damping hub is mounted on said exit shaft, a resilient biasing member extending ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712262 | Removable arch form assembly and method of installing A removable arch form assembly for use in forming a masonry arch of a plurality of masonry elements on a substructure comprises a flexible arch form having a substantially rectangular shape, first and second end clips engaging an arched structure about which the mas... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7703617 | Bayonet closure container combination with angled bayonet lugs A safety closure for use on a container neck having a closure top wall, an annular sidewall depending downwardly from an outer periphery of the top wall defining an open bottom opposite the top wall. The sidewall has inner annular surface with a plurality of lugs pr... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703466 | Mounting assembly A furniture joinery comprises a slide rail having a plurality of grooves, at least one slide block slidably disposed in the slide rail, the slide block having a plurality of slides for engaging the slide rail, at least one of the plurality of slides having a neck an... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7694835 | Drafted neck finish having angled thread face and closure package The present invention comprises a neck extending upwardly from a container and having an upper rim defining a neck opening. The neck has a substantially vertical sidewall of a constant thickness and at least one container neck thread extending from the sidewall. The... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7687416 | Arrangement for forming a layered fibrous mat of varied porosity An arrangement for producing a fibrous mat from a heated die source wherein the produced mat includes a first layered, preselected fiber portion of substantially straight fibers produced by directing such fibers directly to a collector source and a second layered pr... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7673763 | Child resistant container and cap A locking cap and container is provided for a container having an opening surrounded by a neck with container threads thereon that are sized and located to threadingly engage cap threads formed on a skirt of the cap. A shaped distal end is formed on a distal end of ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7661540 | Method of forming spaced pleated filter material and product of same A unified pleated filter arrangement including a unified method and product wherein successive pleat flanks are spaced by communicably facing increments of spacing material with the pleat flanks being a selectively spaced and uniformly level geometric configuration.... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7644902 | Apparatus for producing a retort thermal processed container with a peelable seal A clamping fixture for a retort process wherein a clamping fixture is disposed about a container having a seal positioned over a container-dispensing aperture. The clamping fixture applies a force to an outer surface of the seal in order to combat internal vapor pre... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7625418 | Spacer arrangement for pleated filter A pleated fluid filter having a pair of spaced longitudinally extending flanks is formed by at least one layer of a fluid filter media. A spacing member is integral with one of the flanks and extends outwardly in contacting relation with an adjacent flank. ... | 12/01/2009 |
| D600851 | Lamp shield | 09/22/2009 |
| D600398 | Lamp shield | 09/15/2009 |
