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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181286 | Drain wall for a prefabricated shower module A prefabricated, polyurethane reaction injection molded, leak-proof shower module suitable for use in constructing a tiled shower includes a plurality of sidewalls, a floor bounded along at least one peripheral edge by at least one sidewall extending substantially v... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8141183 | Method for manufacturing a prefabricated modular shower curb and associated modular shower curb A prefabricated modular curb suitable for attaching to a sidewall of a prefabricated shower module for constructing a tiled shower includes a mounting wall, an exterior wall, and a top wall extending from the upper edge of the exterior wall to the upper edge of the ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141182 | Method of manufacturing and installation of prefabricated shower bench and associated shower bench A prefabricated shower bench for installation in a tiled shower includes an upper surface having a plurality of peripheral edges, and at least three sidewalls. Each sidewall has an upper edge and a lower edge. Each upper edge is connected along a corresponding perip... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8112831 | Methods of manufacturing and installation of prefabricated shower benches and associated shower benches A prefabricated shower bench for installation in a tiled shower includes a seating member defining at least one peripheral edge, and at least one sidewall depending downwardly therefrom. The sidewall has an upper edge and a lower edge. The upper edge is connected al... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8052158 | Shopping cart An article carrying apparatus in the form of a support that is used with a shopping cart to provide a horizontal support for safely carrying loads that are longer than the length of the cart. The support may be used with any conventional shopping cart having nestabl... | 11/08/2011 |
| D643724 | Perfume container | 08/23/2011 |
| 7679314 | Multiple battery system for reliably supplying electrical energy to an electrical system A multiple battery system includes a battery housing, first and second batteries disposed in the battery housing, a one-way charging circuit, and at least one switching device. The battery housing includes at least one positive terminal and at least one negative ter... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7675261 | Auxiliary battery attachment apparatus for use in a multiple battery system that reliably supplies electrical energy to an electrical system An auxiliary battery attachment apparatus, which is attachable to a first housing containing a first battery, includes a second housing, a second battery disposed within the second housing, positive and negative couplings, a one-way charging circuit, and at least on... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7651718 | Method for preparing consumable vending machine beverage A device (e.g., a vending machine) and method for preparing a consumable beverage include mixing an agglomerated natural milk powder having a scorched particle mass not greater than fifteen milligrams with hot water to produce the consumable beverage. The hot water ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7595733 | Lockable pinless EAS tag with lanyard A surveillance tag apparatus for goods of varying size and shape comprising a lanyard, a housing and a pawl. The lanyard includes a flexible, elongated body having parallel ridges across at least one side, the body ending in one stop member. The housing includes an ... | 09/29/2009 |
| D594789 | High airflow ring for a motorcycle | 06/23/2009 |
| 7546987 | Cable tray assemblies A cable tray is provided for supporting conductive cable and a system is provided to connect cable trays to create secure cable pathways to safely organize and support conductive cable. The system includes improved junctions for joinder of cable trays in any desired... | 06/16/2009 |
| D592269 | Flotation device | 05/12/2009 |
| 7469962 | Disposable chair cover Form-fitting chair covers preferably formed from a disposable, non-woven fabric are disclosed. The covers are pre-formed in a variety of shapes to fit a variety of chair types. Provisions may be made for adjusting the chair cover to fit to a particularly sized chair... | 12/30/2008 |
| D583006 | Flotation device | 12/16/2008 |
| 7438717 | Anesthesia intubating forceps Forceps with a pair of scissor-like arms that are pivotally connected to each other and that continue past the pivot to form a catheter guide. At least two and preferably three bends are disposed in the arms immediately before the pivot, which allow the medical prof... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427865 | Method for detecting a discharge condition fault in an electrical system of a vehicle or piece of machinery A method for detecting a discharge condition fault in an electrical system of a vehicle or a piece of machinery includes supplying electrical energy to the electrical system from an auxiliary battery or batteries of a multiple battery system when a main battery of t... | 09/23/2008 |
| D567440 | Hair styling iron | 04/22/2008 |
| D563259 | Trim for an article of jewelry | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339347 | Apparatus and method for reliably supplying electrical energy to an electrical system The instant invention is directed to a multiple battery system and auxiliary battery attachment system. The invention provides a battery housing having a common positive terminal and a common negative terminal coupled to an electrical system. A main battery having a... | 03/04/2008 |
| D563258 | Clasp for a watch or article of jewelry | 03/04/2008 |
| D559751 | Airfoil | 01/15/2008 |
| D559050 | Multiple beverage holder | 01/08/2008 |
| D554555 | Bracelet | 11/06/2007 |
| 7265301 | Weight tracking scale and method of use The present invention provides an improved scale that only shows a user how much weight he or she has gained or lost. The scale includes a weight sensing apparatus and a numerical display. A computer stores a user's initial pre-diet weight, and then compares that we... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7207622 | Reversible lounge chair A lounge chair having a frame supported by legs, which may or may not have wheels incorporated therewith, and at least first and second adjustable backrest portions pivotally attached to the chair. When a sunbather wishes to sit on the lounge chair in an inclined po... | 04/24/2007 |
| D539540 | Storage device | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182090 | System for cleaning components of a water retaining device, associated water retaining device, and water propulsion device for use therein A system for cleaning components of one or more water retaining devices (e.g., tubs) includes two pumps, a tank, one or more supply valves, a water retaining device, and control circuitry. The pumps control the flow of a concentrated cleaning agent and water to the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| D532837 | Cow figure | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132763 | System and method for automatically interrupting power to a secondary device upon the extinguishing of power to a primary device The present invention encompasses a system and method for automatically interrupting a flow of power from an external electrical energy source to at least one device upon the extinguishing of power to another device. The system includes a power strip, a voltage sens... | 11/07/2006 |
| D526479 | Case for holding a music player | 08/15/2006 |
| D526365 | Toy barn figure | 08/08/2006 |
| 7057812 | Reflection-type projection screen A projection screen includes a substrate having at least a first surface, a reflective layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface, and diffusion layer having a first surface defined by a matte finish and an opposing second surface. The second surfac... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6879957 | Method for producing a speech rendition of text from diphone sounds A text-to-speech system utilizes a method for producing a speech rendition of text based on dividing some or all words of a sentence into component diphones. A phonetic dictionary is aligned so that each letter within each word has a single corresponding phoneme. Th... | 04/12/2005 |
| 5488877 | Centrifugal inertia drive Two phases of weight or mass of equal value are interconnected at a fixed distance which rotate and interact with a force retainer having a circular path. Both phases move equally but in opposite direction from the center of rotation on a guide. The guide... | 02/06/1996 |
| 4823769 | Self heating food receptacle A self-heating food system comprised of a retort packaged food container disposed above an hermetically sealed reaction chamber and a relatively small rigid rod placed therebetween. Said reaction chamber has therein a water containing ampule and quantity ... | 04/25/1989 |
