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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5873586 | Rocking beam suspension The automotive rocking beam suspension comprises a rocking beam assembly pivotably mounted to the chassis structure of a vehicle, a torsion spring connecting the rocking beam assembly to the vehicle chassis structure. A pair of wheel mounting assemblies a... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5857664 | Fence system A fence system comprises tubular plastic posts and at least one tubular plastic rail, the rail having multiple rail sections joined together end-to-end with plastic couplings, and the posts each having an anchor assembly slidably-fitting into a bottom of ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5813131 | Telescope mounting alignment bars The invention comprises a pair of telescopic sight mount aligning bars. Each bar comprises an elongated rod having a planar circular inner end bounded by a circular peripheral edge. The circular inner ends of the two bars are perpendicular to the longitud... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5797437 | Log peeler A log peeler comprises a log peeling knife assembly 10 attached to a pulling cable 12, the pulling cable 12 being reeved around a powered cable drum 14. The pulling cable is attached at each end of the knife assembly so that the knife assembly will be pul... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5784763 | Tow line quick release hitch A quick release hitch for attaching a tow line to an object comprises a flat plate body having a first opening at a first end for attachment to a connector, and a second opening at a second end through which a tow line may be inserted, a first pair of sid... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5775757 | Flexible bag handle hand grip A hand grip for attachment to an elongated cord-like element comprises a unitary body provided with a first aperture adjacent a first end of the body, a second aperture adjacent a second end of the body, a first slit extending from the first end to the fi... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5765351 | Detachable garden rake pick-up implement A garden rake pick-up attachment for a garden rake of the type having a bow rake head tine section and a handle comprises a pick-up tine section, a clamp section, and a handle section; the pick-up tine section comprising a tine bar carried by yoke bars, t... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5749508 | Nailing gun carrier A nailing gun carrier comprises a frame for carrying a nailing gun and moving the nailing gun along a surface to be nailed, a gun holder for attaching the nailing gun to the frame, and a gun firing assembly for positioning the nailing gun in proper positi... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5743376 | Spiral freezer conveyor belt infeed collapsing system A food processing system comprises a food processor, a food product conveyor belt associated and constructed of segments that are longitudinally displaceable relative to one another and linked together to form an endless conveyor belt that extends through... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5727650 | Support framework for a scaffold system A scaffold support comprises a beam fabricated in the form of a rectangular steel tube having width less than its height, and a pair of legs each fabricated in the form of a rectangular steel tube. The legs are welded to opposite sides of the beam so as t... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5727633 | Horseshoe for treatment of lame horses A horseshoe has a closed end toe section provided with a concave depression in its upper surface and a rearwardly and downwardly beveled portion in its lower surface. The concave depression is provided over an area sufficient to avoid contact with the sol... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5722919 | Ankle rehabilitation and conditioning device An ankle strengthening and rehabilitation device comprises a foot plate attachable to the sole of a person's foot, and a weight attachable to the foot plate so as to cantilever outward from the bottom surface of the foot plate. The foot plate may be provi... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5717139 | Circular saw blade balancing tool A saw blade balancing tool which comprises a balancing gauge adapted to be mounted to a saw blade hub, and a balancing stand. The balancing gauge comprises a frame, a balancing mechanism mounted to the frame, and a level indicator mounted to the frame. Th... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5715943 | Reusable sterilization pouch and its method of production A reusable sterilization pouch 10 comprises a pair of sheets 7, 9 that provide first and second sides 12, 14 of the pouch, and a closure 16. The sheets are edge-bonded along both side edges and along the bottom edge to provide sealing seams 13, 15 and 17,... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5715785 | Method of lubricating machinery in the presence of an electrical charge The method of operating machinery, the internal working elements of which are contained within a closed lubricating system and operating an internal combustion engine, in the presence of an electrical field, wherein the internal working elements are conta... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5711044 | Patient transfer assist device A person transfer assist device is provided for use to help a person transfer from a sitting position to a standing position and from a standing position to a sitting position which comprises: a) a pad for fitting around the lower back and waist of a pers... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5695232 | Bottle carrier A bottle carrier 1 comprises a thin flexible strip 10 that is provided with a bottle-engaging portion 12, a mid-portion 14, and a carrying portion 16. The bottle-engaging portion 12 contains an aperture 18 having a special periphery configured with certai... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5695882 | System for extracting soluble heavy metals from liquid solutions A process for removing ions of dissolved heavy metals and complex heavy metals comprises provides a treatment zone in which is contained an extraction material having an activated surface that has an affinity for heavy metal ions and complex heavy metal i... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694654 | Patient lifting and transfer system A lifting and transferring system for lifting a person and transferring the person from one location to another location comprises a lifting and transferring assembly and a transfer apparatus. The lifting and transferring assembly comprises a lifting arm ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5690824 | Septic system screened pump vault A septic system filtered pump vault comprises a housing for an effluent pump, a plurality of effluent filters contained within a filter compartment that is located in the housing, a filter support within the housing. The filters are secured to the filter ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689889 | Knife with replaceable cutting element A knife having a handle section and a blade section, the blade section comprising a pair of opposed flanking side members and a replaceable blade insert confined between the side members and held therebetween. The side members are joined together by a bla... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5685288 | Collapsible portable branding stove A branding iron stove comprises a body having an upright longitudinal extent so as to provide an elongated upright heating compartment closed by upper and lower ends. The body has an elongated upright opening therethrough for providing access to the heati... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5679068 | Sharpening and deburring tool with unitary blade guard and handle A hand-held sharpener tool for a knife or similar implement comprises a unitary body having first and second sections; sharpening elements mounted in the first section; the second section being located rearwardly of the sharpening elements and comprising ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5673772 | Snowmobile braking system A snowmobile ski-type runner braking system provides a braking "claw" at the trailing end of each snowmobile ski-type runner that can be activated by the operator from his console to pivot downward into digging engagement with the snow to help brake the s... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673599 | Double-ended sharpening and deburring tool A hand-held sharpener tool for a knife or similar implement comprises a unitary body having first and second end sections and a third mid section, processing elements such as sharpening, deburring or whetting elements mounted in the first and second secti... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5628135 | Shooting support for rifles and handguns The gun support of this invention comprises a base having a front end and a rear end, a front leg support assembly longitudinally movable between the front end and the rear end and having a pair of front support legs, and a rear leg support assembly at th... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5609754 | Secondary sewage treatment system A secondary sewage treatment system is provided with a treatment vessel disposed within a septic tank. The treatment vessel has a draft tube for aerating and circulating waste liquor through the treatment vessel and through media contained within the trea... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5581853 | Device for restraining prisoners in the compartment of an automobile A prisoner restraint device that permits a prisoner's lower legs or wrists to be secured in an adjustable loop at one end of a restraint strap and restrained close to one of the vehicle's doors comprises (a) a restraint buckle at one end of the strap so t... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5575132 | Shingle installation tool A T-Lock shingle installation tool comprises a plate having a hand grip provided therein, a pair of tapered leading insertion edges at a forward end of said plate that are separated by a recessed portion. The plate may taper from back to front, and the in... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5566765 | Horseshoe Horseshoe device having a squared off toe portion including branches with heel portions in which the front edge of the toe portion is straight or linear across its front. The edge extends under the toe of the hoof an approximate predetermined distance fro... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5553408 | Excavator bucket attachment An excavating bucket attachment assembly comprises a pair of side arms and a tooth-mounting box mountable to an excavating bucket pivot pin without removing either the pivot pin or an excavating bucket to which the pivot pin is attached, and at least one ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5553446 | Apparatus for baling bulk fibrous material The apparatus forms and wraps fibrous bulk material or the like into bales and comprises bale forming apparatus for forming the material into an elongated continuous mass and plastic film wrapping apparatus. The bale forming apparatus has a bale-forming c... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5551251 | Impingement freezer A tunnel freezing system employs multiple high velocity refrigerated air impingement jets to quick freeze food products such as hamburger patties and fish or chicken filets. Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene blocks are provided with a multiplicity ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5528984 | Smoker insert for gas barbecues A smoker insert for a gas barbecue comprises a drip pan designed to be supported by the lower grate of a gas barbecue, and a vertical baffle extending from the drip pan upwards to subdivide the cooking compartment. The drip pan is sized to fit on about 1/... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5524348 | System for slitting and opening packages A hand-held slitting device for slitting open a package having a sealed edge, the hand-held slitting device having an insertion slot and a pointed blade protruding into an insertion slot. The package may be inserted into the insertion slot so as to bring ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5524397 | Framing system for wood frame buildings A framing system, according to the present invention, comprises a base frame and multiple framing arches attached to the base frame at selected intervals. Each framing arch comprises a pair of lumber leg segments, a pair of lumber roof rib segments, angle... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5509380 | Tab lifting tool for lifting container lid tabs A tool for lifting container lid lift tabs comprises a thin, relatively long and narrow body suitable for holding in a user's thumb and fingers. The body has a front edge and top and bottom surfaces, the front edge having a beveled undersurface that exten... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5505293 | Spiral freezer infeed assist drive system A food processing system, particularly a spiral food freezing system, comprises a food processing section, a conveyor belt for conveying food products through the food processing section, and a conveyor belt tension reducer engaged with the conveyor belt ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5488885 | Sharpening and deburring tool with blade guide A hand-held sharpener tool for a knife or similar implement comprises a unitary body having first and second sections; sharpening elements mounted in the first section; the second section being located rearwardly of the sharpening elements and comprising ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5474481 | Multi-sport flotation system A flotation system for supporting a person on a body of water for a variety of activities comprises an endless inflatable tube for supporting a person on a body of water, the tube having a circumference that defines an interior space extending from a ster... | 12/12/1995 |
