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A method of swing on a swing is disclosed, in which a user positioned on a standard swing suspended by two chains from a substantially horizontal tree branch induces side to side motion by pulling alternately on one chain and then the other.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7451649 | Differentiation and identification of analogous chemical or biological substances with biosensors A biosensor detection system for detecting a particular substance has at least two biosensor devices. Each biosensor device includes a piezoelectric material, an input transducer mounted on the piezoelectric material to receive an input radio frequency signal and pr... | 11/18/2008 |
| D572888 | Insole | 07/15/2008 |
| 7383072 | Sweat sensor system and method of characterizing the compositional analysis of sweat fluid A method of sensing the concentration level of at least one particular electrolyte in the sweat fluid of a subject, includes providing a sweat sensor system having sweat fluid absorbing material, measuring apparatus for sensing the electrical conductivity of sweat f... | 06/03/2008 |
| D567965 | Fence post top | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360538 | Oxygen therapy face mask An oxygen therapy face mask has a face engaging portion and a valve assembly connected thereto. The valve assembly has a first passage communicating with the interior of the face engaging portion from which gas can flow into the face engaging portion and into a pati... | 04/22/2008 |
| D566634 | Food holder for use in vehicles | 04/15/2008 |
| D563114 | Cockpit table for sailboat | 03/04/2008 |
| 7299796 | Gas powered gun with primary and secondary pistons A gas powered gun has a gun barrel, a cylinder containing a primary piston moveable between a loading position and a firing position, a secondary piston moveable within the primary piston between a loading position in which the leading end of the secondary piston is... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294072 | Hockey stick blade A hockey stick blade has a puck impacting portion with at least one groove extending along the length of the blade. The groove contains a titanium thermoset substantially co-planar with the surface of the blade. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| D551835 | Insole | 10/02/2007 |
| D551437 | Insole | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263284 | Protective housing assembly for cameras A protective housing assembly for a camera has a carrier member securable to a support, a tubular protective member detachably secured at a rear end to the carrier member, and a front end cap detachably secured to a front end of the tubular protective member, the fr... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255312 | Guard rail safety system A support post and safety fence assembly in which the post has a telescoping inner and outer tube and is supported on a threaded internal shaft coupled to a floor engaging end and ceiling engaging end preferably formed with claws that have a number of sharp penetrat... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7229821 | Acoustic wave RFID/biosensor assemblies A deployable acoustic wave RFID/biosensor assembly has at least one protective layer, and an acoustic wave RFID/biosensor within the protective layer or layers. The acoustic wave RFID/biosensor includes an acoustic wave device, a biolayer mounted on the acoustic wav... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220113 | Gauge distribution apparatus for plastic film Gauge distribution apparatus for plastic film has a frame, a rotor mounted on the frame for sequential reversed rotation about a substantially vertical axis, and at least one slot in the rotor through which two lengths of plastic film can pass upwardly with spaced a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219668 | Manually-operable resuscitators A manually-operable resuscitator operable also to inject medication into air being supplied to a patient. The resuscitator has a resiliently compressible air bag having an inlet and an outlet. The inlet has a one-way valve through which air passes into the bag from ... | 05/22/2007 |
| D542184 | Snowmobile cover | 05/08/2007 |
| D542183 | Motorcycle cover | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209953 | E-mail system using attachment identifier generated at issuer device for retrieving appropriate file version from e-mail's issuer The present invention provides a system and method for transmitting a file associated with an email message from an issuer device in a network to a recipient device in the network. The email message and file are generated by the issuer device in response to a reques... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206719 | Diagnostic method for predicting maintenance requirements in rotating equipment This invention is a method to determine the condition of rotating equipment, namely drive spindles, to enable the timely maintenance or replacement of same. The method uses an electrical signal from a vibration sensor mounted on part of the drive train to measure th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7158763 | Multi-IDT SAW hybrid communication system A SAW communication device has a main IDT mounted on an SAW substrate to receive an RF signal received by an antenna and convert the RF signal to an acoustic wave which travels along the SAW substrate in opposite directions from the main IDT. At least two secondary ... | 01/02/2007 |
| D534109 | Mounting bracket for exterior driving mirrors | 12/26/2006 |
| D534043 | Pastry blender/vegetable masher | 12/26/2006 |
| 7120983 | Method of using precision machine movement tool A method of adjusting the position of a first object relative to a second object, the first object being releasably secured to the second object by a bolt. The method includes providing a precision movement tool comprising an L-shaped bracket having a base portion a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108619 | Hockey stick handle A hockey stick handle has an inner shaft member which provides flexing characteristics and an outer tubular member in which the inner shaft member is fitted and which provides protection for the inner shaft member. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097441 | Annular co-extrusion die An annular co-extrusion die for extruding multi-layer tubular plastic film has inner die members stacked one upon another and having radially outwardly extending surfaces forming radially outwardly extending helical passages between respective pairs of inner die mem... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7053524 | Surface acoustic wave sensor or identification device with biosensing capability A surface acoustic wave sensor or identification device has a piezoelectric material, and an interdigitated transducer (IDT) input/output mounted on the piezoelectric material for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal and propagating a corresponding surface acoust... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7014463 | Dental hygiene accessory A dental hygiene accessory for cleaning a dental scaler or similar dental instrument has a platform member with a multitude of bristles upstanding from a central area of the platform. An annular body of soft dental debris retaining material is carried by the platfor... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7005964 | Dual track surface acoustic wave RFID/sensor A SAW RFID tag or sensor has an antenna for receiving and propagating an RF signal, an input/output IDT electrically connected to the antenna, and a dual track reflective IDT having a first track and a second track located adjacent and acoustically coupled to the in... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6966167 | Harness for use in harness racing A harness for horse racing has a back-engaging tree with an arched body shaped to fit across a horse's back, a pair of laterally-spaced fork members projecting downwardly from opposite sides of the arched body so as to extend downwardly on opposite sides of the hors... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967428 | Selectable reflector arrays for SAW sensors and identification devices A surface acoustic wave sensor or identification device has a piezoelectric substrate, an interdigitated transducer (IDT) input/output mounted on a substrate for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal and propagating a corresponding surface acoustic wave along a su... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6921300 | Electrical connector An electrical connector has an elongated metal base portion, a releasable cable clamp at each opposite end of the base portion, and a connector block of electrical insulating material secured to the base portion between the cable clamps. The connector block has at l... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6827281 | Encoded SAW RFID tags and sensors for multi-user detection using IDT finger phase modulation A group of SAW RFID tags or sensors each has a transducer with interdigitated fingers, a different set of fingers in each tag or sensor being reversed in phase to cause the tag or sensor to provide a unique identifier in a returned impulse response produced by the t... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6706864 | Water-insoluble violet benzimidazolone monoazo pigments Water-insoluble violet benzimidazolone monoazo pigments of the formula: wherein R1, R2 and R3 each represent hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, methyl, methoxy, ethoxy, nitro or a group of the ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6672604 | Truck axle assembly A truck axle assembly has a pair of transversely spaced longitudinally extending swing arms each attachable adjacent one end to a truck chassis for pivotal movement relative thereto about a transverse axis. Each swing arm has an axle mounting bracket deta... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6658823 | Bag opening and closing machine A method of opening and closing a bag having a front and a rear and an opening at the top includes feeding the bag to a machine which holds an upper end of the front of the bag, moves the upper end of the rear of the bag rearwardly to partially open the b... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655720 | Lock with plunger unit A lock for preventing one member from moving relative to another member has a housing securable to one member, and a plunger unit mounted in the housing. The plunger unit has a sleeve, a plunger slidably mounted in the sleeve, and a spring acting between ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6644438 | Pole climbing and safety device A pole climbing and safety device has a flexible strap which in use is passed around the pole on the opposite side thereof to a climber, and a pair of handles each adjacent a respective opposite end of the strap and grippable by the climber's hands, each ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6595877 | Basketball return net assembly with adjustment bracket A basketball return net assembly is attachable to a basketball hoop support having a post extending upwardly from the ground and carrying a basketball hoop adjacent an upper end thereof. The return net assembly includes a flexible foldable return net and ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6592127 | Air purged shaft seal assembly An air purged shaft seal assembly has a seal housing fixedly securable to a stationary support and having a circular aperture through which a shaft can pass. The seal housing has an internal annular surface defining the circular aperture, the internal ann... | 07/15/2003 |
