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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7487895 | Wheeled carrier for a golf club bag and a set of golf clubs which can be removably secured to a vehicle A wheeled carrier for a golf club bag and a set of golf clubs which can be removably secured to a vehicle include a one-piece in situ molded cover and wheeled carrier body pivotly secured to each other. The carrier body includes a rib slidably received in a channel ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7441625 | Self-propelled vehicle, in particular a road-building machine and a method for driving and controlling a vehicle with the aid of a rotatable driver seat The inventive self-propelled vehicle, in particular a road-building machine, comprises a traction drive, a steering device and a rotatable driver seat (5) in which a traction drive control unit (6) is arranged. Adjustment signals for the traction drive... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438364 | Scraper device for milling drums of a construction machine In a scraper device for a milling drum (2) mounted in a construction machine, with a scraper blade (10) arranged in a height-adjustable manner behind the milling drum (2) when seen in the direction of travel, which can glide on the surface (3... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434951 | Illuminated shelf An illuminated shelf includes a tempered transparent glass panel having edges each housed in a slot of a housing defining a chamber through which and/or in which light is generated to illuminate the transparent panel. Each housing is preferably snap-secured together... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434950 | Refrigerated product display case having a universal ballast mounting bracket A universal ballast mounting bracket is of a generally T-shaped configuration defined by a leg and a pair of oppositely directed arms bent to define an angle therebetween of substantially 90 degrees. A pair of holes are provided in the leg for permanently securing e... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435928 | Mirror In a mirror comprising a transparent glass plate provided at least partly with a rear-side reflecting coating as well as at least one integrated electrical means, the first glass plate comprises transparent and/or half-reflecting portions, the first glass plate is b... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422390 | Milling machine for machining ground surfaces as well as a method for the disposal of dusts and fumes produced during the milling at a milling machine Disclosed is an automotive milling machine for machining ground surfaces, comprising an engine frame (2), a movable milling drum (8) which is mounted on the engine frame (2), at least one conveying device (14,18) which is arranged on the ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419566 | Plasma reactor The plasma reactor comprises at least one cooling device (15, 16) consisting of two cooling elements (15a, 15b; 16a, 16b) adapted to be separately switched on and off. The heat produced during the plasma... | 09/02/2008 |
| D576181 | Crawler pad | 09/02/2008 |
| D574021 | Crawler track link assembly | 07/29/2008 |
| 7398868 | Suitcase comprising mounted pockets Disclosed is a suitcase (1) comprising two metal or plastic shells (3, 5) that are hingedly connected to each other and can be locked on frame elements (9) by means of a locking device (7), said frame elements (9) being located on ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7377758 | Fluid pump A pump comprising a piston in communication with a valve chamber provided with a first valve seat and a second valve seat, and a resilient valve element comprising a first tapered portion, a second tapered portion and a flange portion extending from a periphery of t... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370798 | Coaligned bar codes and validation means A security mark having multiple optically orthogonal coaligned bar codes is produced using a reflection hologram visible substantially at only a first wavelength that is layered over a wavelength sensitive filter, which blocks light transmission at the first wavelen... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7353550 | Retainer system for adjustable beds The invention is directed to a mattress retainer system for adjustable beds which includes a mattress-retention bracket housed within a pocket of a mattress accessible in an upward direction through an opening along a bottom edge of the mattress. The pocket is forme... | 04/08/2008 |
| D563101 | Wheeled suitcase | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337730 | Vertically adjustable shelves and refrigerator compartment housing the same A shelf assembly includes a shelf adapter bracket defined by a U-shaped shelf bracket member in legs of which are vertically disposed opposing slideways into which open a plurality of vertically spaced slots. A shelf includes a pair of shelf support brackets each ha... | 03/04/2008 |
| D563094 | Receptacle for housing and displaying dental prostheses | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316802 | Device for the stepwise transport of liquid utilizing capillary forces The device (10) for the stepwise transport of liquid, particularly of sample liquid to be analyzed, through several reaction chambers located in series in terms of flow while utilizing capillary forces comprises at least one channel (14) through which ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7299109 | Vending machine having promotional features A vending machine having promotional features, wherein a secured token is associated with a subset of all the items that can be vended, and validation of the token limits the items offered to the patron for his selection to only that subset of items. A first vending... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296665 | Suitcase In a suitcase (1) comprising two articulately joined case shells (2, 3), the case shells (2, 3) being closable with a closing means (4) on frame elements arranged at the edges of the case shells (2, 3), it is provided that at least... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7278749 | Gauge with large illuminated gauge face An instrument gauge for motor vehicles which includes a large front face lens, an annular spacer ring, a dial plate and a light-diffuser plate, all of which have relatively large diameter/circumferences and each being preferably made from transparent/translucent pla... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275346 | Washer door or lid defined by a tempered glass panel bordered by an open frame-like encapsulation of one-piece injection molded polymeric/copolymeric synthetic plastic material A washer door or lid as defined by a tempered glass panel bordered by an open frame-like encapsulation of one-piece injection molded polymeric/copolymeric synthetic plastic material. The latter material is preferably acrylonitrile/styrene/acrylate polymer blended wi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268688 | Shielded RFID transceiver with illuminated sensing surface A transceiver for reading RFID tags has a ferrite core antenna substantially circular in cross-section having a transmitting and receiving face producing substantially no RF energy below a plane of the transmitting and receiving face outside a peripheral surface of ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264169 | Coaligned bar codes and validation means A security mark having multiple optically orthogonal coaligned bar codes is produced using a reflection hologram visible substantially at only a first wavelength that is layered over a wavelength sensitive filter, which blocks light transmission at the first wavelen... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243520 | Stripping assembly A stripping assembly for removal of a can body from a punch in a can bodymaker in which an actuator lifts stripper fingers clear of the can carried on the punch in the forward stroke to avoid damage to the can or can coating. On the return stroke, the actuator pisto... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237856 | Encapsulated wire shelf The shelf as defined by a shelf grating formed of a plurality of first and second groups of wires disposed normal to each other and having ends thereof encapsulated by an injection molded, continuous open encapsulation, rim or border. Preferably, each of four border... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234573 | Brake shoe and method for producing a brake shoe In a brake shoe (1) comprising a carrier plate (2) having arranged thereon first a dampening and noise-reducing intermediate layer (4) and then a friction lining (6), it is provided that the intermediate layer (4), on the side ther... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225595 | Door A peripherally encapsulated product, such as an oven door outer shell, is molded in accordance with this invention by placing a piece of glass between mold clamping portions of relatively movable closed bodies when the latter are in an open position. Preferably both... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219964 | Milling machine as well as method for working ground surfaces At a milling machine to work ground surfaces, with a machine frame, a milling drum supported at the machine frame, at least one transport device arranged at the machine frame which accepts the milled material from the milling drum, as well as with a suction device f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219457 | Modular pedestal and suspended signs A modular pedestal sign or suspended sign is formed as a hollow border defined by upper, lower and opposite side hollow members collectively setting-off an inboard signage area. The upper and lower hollow members are preferably each formed by identically hollow bodi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7200992 | Method for controlling a hydraulic piston/cylinder unit The control of the pressure supply to a piston-cylinder unit (10) is effected by monitoring the pressure in the corresponding line (16) through a pressure sensor (22). This pressure is measured in fixed time intervals and the changes in pressure... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188917 | Refrigerator compartment housing vertically adjustable shelves, each formed from a piece of tempered glass to which is injection molded a frame in the form of front and rear border members A shelf for a refrigerator compartment includes a tempered glass panel to front and rear edges of which are injection molded or adhesively bonded front and rear border members. Side edges of the tempered glass panel are thereby exposed enhancing conductivity within ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185953 | Surface sweeping machine with a dump door and chute actuating mechanism A dump hopper for a road sweeper includes a dump door, a debris guide chute, and an actuating mechanism for pivoting the dump door and debris chute between travel and dumping positions. The dump door is sandwiched between a hopper and the guide chute in the travel p... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175364 | Suction device and suction method for the disposal of dust in milling machines Disclosed is an automotive milling machine for machining ground surfaces, comprising an engine frame (2), a movable milling drum (8) which is mounted on the engine frame (2), at least one conveying device (14, 18) which is arranged on the... | 02/13/2007 |
| D536263 | Container | 02/06/2007 |
| D536264 | Container | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171794 | Door A peripherally encapsulated product, such as an oven door outer shell, is molded in accordance with this invention by placing a piece of glass between mold clamping portions of relatively movable closed bodies when the latter are in an open position. Preferably both... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168586 | Easily openable can lid A can lid of a can provided with an easily openable opening means is disclosed wherein the can lid is equipped with a can lid which is fastened by winding tightly on the can main body and the top end opening of the can main body, a score section installed around the... | 01/30/2007 |
| D535608 | Short vehicle monitor pod | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163305 | Illuminated shelf An illuminated shelf includes a tempered transparent glass panel having edges each housed in a slot of a housing defining a chamber through which and/or in which light is generated to illuminate the transparent panel. Each housing is preferably snap-secured together... | 01/16/2007 |
