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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167337 | Elastic coupling for universal vacuum extension kit A quick-release, fluid impervious elastic coupling with hook and loop strips conforms to the shape of conduit ends to join, seal and secure together conduits that can have different diameters. The elastic sheet can be a single or multiple layers and can be reinforce... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7808359 | Quad-gapped toroidal inductor A high power, high frequency toroidal inductor is broken into four quadrant cores and uses bare rectangular conductors to form coils. One coil is wound centrally around each quadrant. The coils positioned centrally on the quadrants minimize the effect of damaging fr... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7618665 | Process for preparing Ukon for food A ginger plant containing curcumin, such as Ukon or turmeric, is enhanced for use as a food by fermenting it with a starch and red koji mold. Each 100 weight of Ukon has mixed with it 1.0 to 20.0 weight of starch and 0.1 to 10.0 weight of red koji mold. In addition,... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7575028 | Hydraulic interlocking fuel nozzle A fuel dispensing nozzle is provided with fuel activated levers that engage the vehicle fill pipe to prevent drive-off without paying. Fuel pump pressure acts on plungers to pivot fill pipe levers, against spring pressure, to lock the two together. Movement of the l... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7554241 | Three-gapped motor with outer rotor and stationary shaft A motor with three gaps produces higher torque than existing one or two gap motors. The motor uses both one radial and two axial gaps to produce torque. A single stator is provided with an essentially “U” shaped rotor shell having permanent magnets with back iro... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7498710 | Cooling of stator windings An arrangement for cooling an electric motor's stator winding coil is described. One area of a conductor insulation is removed to expose the copper conductor. The conductor is wound into a coil with bared, exposed conductor areas facing inward. The vertical edges of... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7458932 | Tongue stabilizer for laryngoscope blade A tongue stabilizer includes a tongue-engaging plate that is held on a laryngoscope blade by pressure sensitive adhesive, with a foam strip in-between to compensate for any irregularities between the tongue-engaging plate and the laryngoscope blade. The tongue-engag... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7299770 | Evaporative in-cylinder cooling An engine is cooled using high pressure water injected into the piston with the water converted to high pressure steam by the heat from combustion with heat transfer taking place in passages in the piston and in and between grooves in the piston and the cylinder sle... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7255067 | Evaporative in-cylinder cooling An engine is cooled using high pressure water injected into the piston with the water converted to high pressure steam by the heat from combustion with heat transfer taking place in passages in the piston and in and between grooves in the piston and the cylinder sle... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7158737 | Carriage structure for image-reading device A carriage structure is disclosed for an image-reading device that acquires image data from a document while an optical unit is moved along the document. The carriage structure is formed of molded plastic with reinforcing sheet metal members incorporated therein, an... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7107233 | Scrap reduction by combining operations of different manufacturers Scrap is decreased by a service provider collecting information on would-be scrap materials and sizes by first fabricators and work product needs by second users world wide. The first and second parties are informed of the needs and availabilities by the service pro... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7075686 | Carriage support structure for image processing apparatus Support structure is disclosed for an image processing apparatus having a carriage that is scanned in order to read or print a document. Support brackets for attaching tension members, such as wire ropes, to each side of the carriage are formed by bending a flat pla... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6951242 | Enthalpy heat exchanger with variable recirculation and filtration A heat exchanger for both sensible and latent energy, enthalpy, has walls or plates that extend between two air streams that also permit and assist recirculation and filtration. The walls between air streams consist of a substrate with a coating on the substrate. Th... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6932532 | Liquid applicator valve A fluid applicator includes a coating implement, an elastic closure cap, and a stopper for use with a fluid container. The elastic closure cap includes an enlarged irregular sealing rib on a skirt that is force-fit into the stopper, creating a resilient force on a s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6877283 | Manufacture and use of earthquake resistant construction blocks Earthquake resistant blocks or discrete structures are manufactured using pieces of low quality construction materials such as slag, concrete waste, chipped stone, Sirasu, etc. The pieces are placed in a mold and arranged in the mold so that they are in intimate con... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6811279 | Variable color and impression confection A flashlight confection combination novelty provides various illusions and color variations to an observer by using multi-color filters, that can be moved relative to the confection, and by providing the confection and/or an insert within the confection with irregul... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6731387 | Light beam measurement of absorption by substrates Spontaneous absorption of liquids by porous substrates and capillaries is measured by an optical electronic measuring system providing millisecond resolution of millimeter size droplets. A syringe forms a drop over a porous material or capillary. The absorption time... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6684653 | Air-conditioner and air-to-air heat exchange for closed loop cooling Closed loop cooling is provided by means of a mechanical air conditioner combined with an air-to-air heat exchanger. Three basic modes of operation maximize cooling while minimizing energy consumption, depending on ambient air temperature. In the first mo... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6564881 | Mixing hoe and blade A mixing hoe including an elongated handle and a hoe blade attached to the handle is adapted for mixing material in a walled container. The blade forms a bottom edge, opposing upper edge, and first and second opposing side edges. The upper edge has adjace... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6530499 | Dispensing amusement device A combined dispensing and amusement device has a reciprocating plunger on a transparent dome for rotating parallel disks. An upper first disk on an internal rotary housing supports articles and has an aperture that can aline with an aperture in a parallel... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6409406 | Valved fluid applicator An applicator is provided with a flexible container, a discharge passage, a valve seat, and internal springs having first ends attached to one end of a rod that has a valve on its other end. The second ends of the leaf spring are secured to the container.... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6402413 | Liquid applicator valve A fluid applicator includes a coating implement, a resilient closure cap, and a stopper for use with a fluid container. The resilient closure cap is force-fit into or onto the stopper, creating a resilient force on a sealing lip that contacts a seat on th... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6378166 | Universal vacuum extension kit A vacuum extension kit elements includes extensions, a flexible hose and an adapter, each having plural diameter male and female connectors for connection to different size vacuum cleaner elements and attachments. The conduit through the elements is essen... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6301783 | Shaft manipulating and centering process A shaft manipulating centering and assembly tool for use in a housing bore has four basic members, a manipulating member, a pressing member, a locking member and a power drive member. The manipulating member has an outer surface the radius of the bore and... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6194802 | Axial gap motor with radially movable magnets to increase speed capablity A brushless motor with axial air gaps is rotated at speeds higher than that of conventional motors by using magnets adjustable in the radial direction. The axial gap machine includes one or more stators, containing windings that conduct electrical current... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6179212 | Variable output multistage gas furnace A high turn down ratio furnace is attained by plural burners or burner stages having control valves operated by thermal sensors. Heat output control is by a variable pressure device for the fuel supplied to the burners and individual on-off valves for som... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6170140 | Shaft manipulating and centering tool A shaft manipulating centering and assembly tool for use in a housing bore has four basic members, a manipulating member, a pressing member, a locking member and a power drive member. The manipulating member has an outer surface the radius of the bore and... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6054049 | Magnetic fluid modification device and use To improve the affinity between a gas and a liquid, the liquid is passed through an enclosure where it contacts a portion of the magnets of a magnetic field generating device and passes through the magnetic field created by the magnets while a gas is in c... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6040650 | Stator with coplanar tapered conductors The torque produced by an electric machine of the axial air gap type is increased by pressing or forming the active sectors of the radial coil sections, essentially coplanar, and by using nonuniform cross-section conductors for the radial active sectors o... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6033374 | Penile traction device The penile traction device includes a preferably reusable or disposable foam pressure dissipation friction pad having a preferably felt-like backing positioned around the penile shaft for dissipating applied force and frictionally holding the device to th... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5982069 | Axial gap machine phase coil having tapered conductors with increasing width in radial direction The torque produced by an electric machine of the type generally known as an axial air gap motor or generator is increased by using nonuniform conductor wires in the stator phase coils in the areas of the coil where the conductor wires extend radially out... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5964368 | Elastic loop closure holder Essentially "U" shaped endless elastic loops, with the opening facing inwardly, removably hold first foil covers over access openings of flanged containers. The foil is placed over the container opening and flange formed around the opening. The elastic lo... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5875790 | Comb cutting guide A first comb has a graduated scale attached near a first end of the scale so that the scale can be pivoted outwardly and inwardly from the first comb. A cutting guide first end is pivotably attached to the second end of the graduated scale. The graduated ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5727576 | Multi-purpose hairstyling device A hairstyling device includes a material that is elongated soft, resilient, lightweight in combination with a semi-rigid loop that is bendable enough to shape, but stiff enough to assume and retain any shape it is bent into. The loop extends beyond the ma... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5546743 | Electron propulsion unit An electron acceleration device uses thermionic fission cells, an electromagnetic scoop coil, and/or microwaves for power. A power control junction and electron injector control and feed free electrons in packets into the acceleration components that cons... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5534292 | Method for producing and curing hydraulic material A process for producing and curing hydraulic material to reduce its hydrophilic characteristics and increase its strength. By preventing water loss and by adding water, efflorescence is controlled and the number of and size of voids created by water evapo... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5526244 | Overhead luminaire A fluorescent luminaire, of the suspended overhead type, is constructed with the lamps of the "U" type having both electrical connections at the same end so that the lamp forms a cantilever suspension from a central housing. The ballast means is formed pe... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5516115 | Portable ball practice target A portable practice target, for propelled balls, includes a light-weight plastic tubing and fittings framework that supports a front and a rear panel in an essentially vertical position. Three edges of the panels are attached together so that the panels f... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5480250 | Dispenser with rigid open pore nib A porous dispenser for typewriter white-out, coloring, microcapsules and other coating materials is made with a relatively rigid open cell foam nib. The foam has an average of from 12 to 25 pores per linear centimeter with an average pore size from 0.4 to... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5407670 | Topical ointment for the treatment of epidermal trauma A topical ointment for the treatment of epidermal traumas such as burns, wounds, rashes lesions, and decubital ulcers (bed sores). The ointment includes a mixture of polymyxin, bacitracin, neomycin, iodine and sugar. The preferred polymyxin is polymyxin B... | 04/18/1995 |
