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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6420801 | Alternative power supply connection A connector and connection arrangement for connecting an alternative power supply to a user incoming electrical power center, commonly referred to as the load center or breaker panel, when power from a utility power source is not being received. The conne... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6394301 | Shipping and display container for chain and bulk goods A shipping and display container for use for bulk materials, particularly directed to use with chain, providing an upright container having a rectangular cross section and of a predetermined height and width to accommodate the shipping and display, for me... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6386096 | Adjustable rack for roasting fowl in inverted position A roasting rack for various fowls including a base with pivotal and adjustable support members thereon, which members form a supporting V-frame with each member arranged to receive a portion of the anatomy, such as the wings, of the fowl such that the fow... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6279467 | Expandable cooling rack for foodstuffs An expandable rack for foodstuffs or other articles for temporary use after baking or cooking to allow the foodstuff to cool. The expandable rack consists of a plurality of tiers or layers which are slidably arranged with respect to one another such that ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6269746 | Disarm mechanism for explosive equipment A disarm mechanism to maintain a safe work area for individuals that may be working in such area which allows for the remote disarming of an article of explosive equipment by remotely shifting a switch of an explosive circuit to an off or non-operative po... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6138600 | Deck or dock float A float which may be utilized individually or which may be joined to other such floats or used with other elements to provide flotation for a deck or dock unit. Though the particular shapes and attributes of the float may vary for the particular use, the ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6119588 | Combination horizontal and vertical roasting rack A formed rack providing a plurality of horizontally extending, spaced rods with extending wire formed handles for lifting. The rack provides a first horizontal surface, formed of the spaced rods, upon which foodstuffs may be placed for roasting or baking ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6047490 | Breech plate and cylinder conversion for pistols A breech plate and cylinder for the conversion of a percussion pistol to a cartridge pistol which requires no modification of nor permanent attachment to the frame of the pistol. The breech plate is non-rotatably mounted within the cylinder receiving area... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5992114 | Apparatus for forming a poured concrete wall Apparatus for providing an insulated, poured concrete wall which will result, when the concrete is poured, in a wall having internal and external insulation, drywall or other surface preparation connecting areas which are continuous of and extending the e... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5947849 | Positionable basketball backboard A positionable basketball backboard by which a basketball hoop may be positioned at predetermined, selected heights for playing the game. The unit includes standards which are mounted to a stationary support and slidable units received into the now statio... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5934381 | Hazard response structure A hazard response structure which includes a sensor mounting housing positioned over and against an aperture of an environmental enclosure to receive pressure from the enclosure and detonate a supply of suppression material to the enclosure upon an increa... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5806234 | Fishing lure jig head and body A lead head fishing lure including a generally flexible body and a hook receivable into the body which includes a weighted portion, a hook portion, a positioning portion and an eye or eyelet portion which extends upwardly through the body for attachment t... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5775209 | Multi-layer baking and cooling rack A multi-layer or multi-shelf baking and cooling rack which provides a plurality of layer surfaces which will fit into an oven of a stove for receiving articles to be baked thereon. Its lower layer will rest upon the lowest positioned oven shelf and provid... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5492473 | Language instructional and fact recognition apparatus The language instruction and fact recognition apparatus and method for teaching as well as self instruction of a language, primary or secondary, increasing vocabulary of a language and providing a fact recognition basis with self learning and self checkin... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5472064 | Total fluid exchange system for automatic transmissions A system for providing total fluid exchange for an automatic transmission which interconnects with the transmission's opened cooling circuit to deliver new, fresh fluid to the transmission while simultaneously extracting the spent, used fluid. The system ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5449209 | Door blocking device A portable and separable door blocking device functioning as a positive locking unit for a door to prevent its opening from the outside. The device includes an over-center locking unit with levers having members to block and lock a door by exerting forces... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5423652 | Grave marker lifting and setting device A grave marker lifting and setting device for either initially placing grave markers or for resetting the same following displacement thereof, The unit includes a pivotal crane structure carried on a wheeled framework with the wheels being retractable suc... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5404802 | Cheese tower A cheese formation tower wherein cheese curds and attendant whey are introduced into the upper portion of a vertical, low friction material lined, tower and the whey is extracted through gravitational, differential pressure/relative vacuum and vibration t... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5351851 | Container with insert area Containers including bottles of either cylindrical, rectangular or other geometric or sculptural form having at least one selected area of a sidewall thereof providing a depression or indentation to receive at least one article; solid, liquid, granular or... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5351453 | Rapidly erectable housing units The invention of rapidly erectable housing units providing a number of properly shaped and interfitting wall sections. Beside the wall sections the units include interlocking or laid-uproofing applied to truss rafters. interlock to the erected walls. The ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5333612 | Volumetric breast interogation device A device for the rapid and complete interrogation of any portion of the body with specific attention to the breast and particularly the nipple-aerola area of the same for detection of abnormal, possibly cancerous, tissues within this normally difficult to... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5330189 | Golf swing aid A device for use with a golf club which includes a mercury switch controlled which is adjustable with respect to the shaft of the club which will emit an audible sound when the club is swung rearwardly on the backswing when the preadjusted positioning of ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5275517 | Riston cutting machine A tool for removing resist material from the sides of conductive boards such as circuit boards wherein it is necessary to remove resist material which covers and surrounds passages which are provided through the conductive board. The tool includes a surfa... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5236063 | Rail lubricating device A mobile unit positionable and drivable upon railroad tracks for applying a bead of lubricant to the gauge surfaces of the track which includes a lubricant delivery source for delivering lubricant to a pair of nozzles which are arranged in position to dir... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5189332 | Flexible energy coupling and associated mounting for piezo electric crystals An energy coupling for piezo-electric crystals and mounting for the crystals wherein the crystal is flexibly edge mounted and isolated from a rigid holder and is backed by a flexible and compressible conductor to which selected frequency energy is transmi... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5180030 | Tree or vertical support stand A combination vest or upper torso section and attached seat combination to enable the user to position himself at any vertical location along a tree trunk or other vertical support which permits the user to be in an at rest, seated position or active, sta... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5176570 | Filtered cold air baseboard return A filtered cold air return register particularly for base board units which provides for a removable replacement filter section in combination with the normally provided duct covering or end section. The unit provides a filter device for the return air pr... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5138184 | Solid state static power transfer mechanism A solid state, static power supply control mechanism for coordinated transfer of a load from a preferred source of AC power to an alternate source of AC power should the level of power transmitted from the preferred source fall below a set, adjustable lev... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5083799 | Lightable whistling disc A toy in the form of a tossable disc capable of being illuminated and provided with elements to create an auditory sound as the unit is tossed and spun through the air. The unit includes a substantially flat, planar section and an inflatable ring therearo... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5083459 | Flow meter A meter for determining flow rates and total volume of fluids normally mixed with a gas and delivered with a pulsating rather than a uniform flow rate, such as milk being delivered from a milking machine. The unit includes a housing having an upper, baffl... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5078643 | Noise emitting and lighted twirl toy A toy designed for twirling or spinning by a person which not only emits a whistling sound but also includes a light emitting, replaceable unit with the light being emitted therefrom due to a chemical reaction initiated by the user. The toy is provided on... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5055863 | Multiple image transfer camera system A camera system for the simultaneous and substantially exact capturing of images of a subject on separate image reproduction mediums wherein an optical member is interposed between a lens group and a pair of separate, discrete image receiving mediums. One... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5052494 | Explosion suppression device A device for suppressing explosions that may occur in process enclosures such as those for handling of grain, manufacture of pharmaceuticals and similar processes. The unit includes a cylindrical housing having one end thereof communicating with the proce... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5024448 | Flexible vane for arrows An arrow vane arranged and constructed for attachment to an archery arrow consisting of a plurality of joined pleated on convoluted sections extending from a forwardly directed end and extending radially outward from the arrow body to a rear portion adjac... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4924815 | Collar An animal collar particularly adapted for dogs including a relatively flat, wide, belt portion with slide keepers for adjusting the length of the belt portion and providing a loop, due to the doubling of the belt through the keeper portions, with an attac... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4909010 | Concrete block for retaining walls A concrete block particularly directed to the construction of retaining wall systems, characterized particularly by a step back frontal surface which includes a frontal surface having a flat decoratable portion over a substantial vertical dimension thereo... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4883126 | Ridge planter guide unit This invention relates to a planter guide attachment designed to hold and align conventional corn, soybean planters, or other units on the upper area of a ridge of soil formed by previous cultivation-ridging processes as known in Ridge-Till farming. The u... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4823494 | Combination tip-up and hole cover The combination of a tip-up and cover for a hole drilled through the ice for ice fishing which substantially insulates the hole to prevent ice accumulation and which, upon a fish striking the bait, provides a connective, releasable attachment to an alerti... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4789270 | Diving weight A diving weight for scuba and other divers particularly designed to hold the weight in conformance to the diver's body and including a surface finish to prevent or substantially eliminate marring and scratching of the same. Belt receiving slots are provid... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4696120 | Fishline snap connector A connector particularly designed for attaching fishing lures to fishing lines quickly and effectively. The connector includes a continuous spring steel member particularly shaped to provide a pair of spring loops, one of the loops providing a first ring ... | 09/29/1987 |
