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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7488233 | Model conversion kit and method A conversion kit and method for converting a non-powered vehicle model to a powered vehicle, in particular, a radio-controlled vehicle is disclosed. The conversion kit can include a chassis plate, a steering assembly having mountable connection to the chassis plate,... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7288190 | Method, apparatus and system for removal of contaminants from water Disclosed is a water de-contamination system, methods, and apparatus using alternating aerobic, anaerobic, and aerobic conditions, with carbon and other waste processing treatments, to remove contaminants from water. Included is an aerobic system in flow communicati... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7270532 | Skimmer tab former Systems for leaching liquid waste, particularly waste water. More particularly, a cylindrical conduit or pipe for use in leaching systems. Even more particularly, a cylindrical conduit which has apertures/skimmer tabs created either during the manufacture/forming/ex... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7186245 | Personal urine management system for human males Novel component devices for urine management systems including a novel collection device, a novel conveyance tube, and a novel storage container. The collection device, a novel male catheter, comprises a waterproof, thin-walled conduction tube surrounding the penis,... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7082632 | Collapsible, extendable, traction-providing, portable rescue device Disclosed herein is a collapsible, convertible, extendable, traction-providing, portable stretcher/body splint type rescue device for use generally in emergency rescue field situations and having three main parts: a top or head portion, a middle or body portion, and... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6899359 | Means for coupling conduit Couplers for coupling conduit in end-to-end flow communication relationship are disclosed. A coupler has at least two coupling members each having one end hingingly attachable to one end of another of the at least two coupling members, and one of each coupling membe... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6792977 | End cap for a corrugated conduit An end cap for a corrugated conduit, attachable to the open end of conduit preferrably corrugated conduit. The end cap has a cylindrical skirt portion and an end piece, a plurality of inwardly-directed latching tabs spaced around the cylindrical skirt portion and wh... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6779945 | Apparatus for leveling and smoothing of concrete An apparatus for leveling and smoothing a substance such as concrete and drawing up paste in one motion. The apparatus has a leveling blade with a straight edge and a smooth-surfaced float. The float attaches to the leveling blade by a connecting strip of resilient ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6714298 | Spectral instrument using multiple non-interfering optical beam paths and elements for use therewith A spectrometer, or a spectral instrument using multiple non-interfering optical beam paths and special optical elements. The special optical elements for use with the instrument are used for directing the optical beam and/or altering the form of the beam. The instru... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6672857 | Device for introducing a coating into pipes Device for introducing a coating into pipes and pipe bends and, more generally, into rotationally symmetrical bodies open at only at least one end, with an elastic, elongate, inflatable core (12), the so-called "variocore".... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6672602 | Gravity driven steerable vehicle A gravity driven steerable vehicle having wheels, or skis or a combination of wheels and skis for recreational use, most particularly on surfaces such as pavement, artificial hard-pack turf, mountain slopes, dirt roads, grass and hard-packed or non-packed... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6561726 | Lining panel fastening The invention relates to a lining panel fastening for panels or moldings subjected to high levels of wear on substructures or basic structures, in particular of sheet steel. It is distinguished by holding brackets which are fastened to the sheet-steel str... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6461078 | Plastic sewage pipe Systems for leaching liquid waste, particularly waste water. More particularly a cylindrical conduit or pipe for use in leaching systems. The pipe further has axially directed cuts or apertures in conduit/pipe valleys, has ridges, channels and grooves ove... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6401649 | Magnetic bookmark A magnetic placemarker that remains in place regardless of the orientation of the document, where multiple pages are to be marked, where a place on the page is to be marked, or where the adhesive properties of the marker are to remain stable, among other ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6379080 | Apparatus for leveling and smoothing of concrete An apparatus for leveling and smoothing concrete and drawing up paste in one motion. The apparatus has a leveling blade with a straight edge and a smooth-surfaced float. The float attaches to the leveling blade by a connecting strip of resilient material,... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6371929 | Method and apparatus for producing steerable coated guidewires and the steerable guidewires produced thereby Method and apparatus for producing steerable coated guidewires and the steerable guidewires produced thereby. The steerable coated guidewire has an inner wire member having a constant outer diameter over a major segment thereof and a tapered outer decreas... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6290429 | Multi-level leaching system The invention most fundamentally is a leaching system substantially consisting of subsystems of liquid permeable conduit, serial or parallel interconnected for the serial or parallel flow of fluid being processed. Fluid flow is within subsystems and betwe... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6276700 | Gravity driven steerable wheeled vehicle A gravity driven steerable wheeled vehicle for recreational use, most particularly on surfaces such as pavement, artificial hard-pack turf, mountain slopes, dirt roads, grass and hard-packed snow. The vehicle has at least three (3) but preferably four (4)... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6241075 | Device for purification of conveyer belts The invention relates to a device for cleaning heavily soiled conveyor belts and is distinguished by a fluid-loaded transversely acting stripper (1) which is arranged transversely with respect to the movement of the conveyor belt, at the point of reversal... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6216115 | Method for multi-directional consumer purchasing, selling, and transaction management An integrated credit card data processing method that allows transactions to be processed either as a payment or as a receipt of payment. The new process is a combination of the regular data processing method for consumer purchases of goods and services s... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6196805 | Method and apparatus for oscillatingly elevating fluid A fluid ladder or a fluid lifter and a method for lifting a liquid or a flowable or fluid-like material such as grains, sand, soil, and the like from one level to a higher level preferably through oscillation. The fluid ladder is capable of lifting fluids... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6176229 | Doubles finger for propelling two clay targets An improved doubles finger, for use in doubles clay target trap machines. The improved doubles finger has a length and shape which is configured to cause a first and a second target each to have a preferred optimum, consistent, reproducible and desirable ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6116515 | Method of using microcrystalline cellulose to enhance artificial snow making A method for making artificial snow using micro particulate material for the performance enhancement of snow making equipment, wherein very small particles of material are mixed into the water supply system which supplies water to the snow making guns at ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6039696 | Method and apparatus for sensing humidity in a patient with an artificial airway A method and apparatus for the sensing and reporting the relative humidity, moisture content, and temperature of inspired or delivered gases in a patient with an artificial airway. The apparatus includes a humidity sensing device, incorporated into an ada... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6004293 | Slotted regional anesthesia needle A hypodermic needle device for administration of anesthesia to a patient's epidural space comprising a hypodermic needle having a barrel portion with opposed distal and proximal ends, a hub assembly located at the proximal end of the barrel portion of the... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5984209 | Method for the delivery or reception of uniform quantities of liquids or gases, and hose with a shaped cross-section for use in the method The invention concerns an elastic hose with a shaped unsymmetrical cross-section for the delivery of liquids or gases through apertures along the hose, the delivery rate being uniform even over long lengths of hose. The hose is optionally housed in an out... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983716 | Method and measuring device for measuring hydrostatic pressure, in particular that of ground water The invention covers a procedure for measuring hydrostatic pressure, especially that of ground water, with the particularity that air is bubbled into the ground water, the pressure in the measuring pipe is fed to an absolute pressure cell and atmospheric ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5966877 | Rapidly deployable protective and structural cover system A rapidly deployable protective and structural cover system comprising a frame structure and at least one multilayered flexible cover which is comprised of a flexible cover sheeting and a structural netting. The flexible cover sheeting has a plurality of ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5954451 | Multi-layer material for processing septic efficient and waste water and method of using the same A device/apparatus for using a multilayer fabric of varying deniers for the processing and treatment of fluids which must be treated to remove materials so that the resultant treated fluid may be reused and/or returned to the earth and particularly to the... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5890603 | Method and device for attaching objects to appliances The present invention is directed to an inexpensive display device and a method of attaching articles such as pictures, notes and the like to appliances. The invention is substantially a flexible, length-wise deformable band which is extended around the p... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5853391 | Slotted regional anesthesia needle A hypodermic needle device for administration of anesthesia to a patient's epidural space comprising a hypodermic needle having a barrel portion with opposed distal and proximal ends, a hub assembly located at the proximal end of the barrel portion of the... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5765881 | Interlocking split flange connector An interlocking split flange connector, with two or three bolt holes, for attaching two pipes or other conduit at attachable and mateable flanged conduit ends such as found in vehicle exhaust systems. Because of the interlocking and split characteristics ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5744185 | Process and device for extruding and coating foodstuffs A process is disclosed for extruding and coating foodstuffs, in which the foodstuff is extruded by means of an extruder device and, after the extrusion, is cut off by means of a cutting device (4, 5), the material (11), after leaving the extrusion die (2)... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5726358 | Method and device for measuring the discharge in partly filled or completely filled ducts and in open channels The invention relates to a device for measuring discharges in partly or completely filled ducts or open channels, utilizing measuring sensors. The device comprises a central simulation system (CS), comprising a numerical model and a high-performance compu... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5725329 | Method, system and apparatus for driving and pulling pilings A linear vibratory pile driver apparatus, system and method for using the apparatus to drive or to pull pilings. The apparatus is comprised of a lifting shaft isolated from but slideably mounted within a piston assembly which piston assembly is attached t... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5722209 | Process for cutting out decorative/artistic designs and products produced thereby A process for cutting out decorative, artistic designs, and the three-dimensioned decorative and artistic products produced thereby which are incorporatable into articles of manufacture. The process creates relief designs by angle cutting, at predetermine... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5713551 | Device for supporting of file wrappers A holding rail is useful with a storage file having stiff cover sides and an upright clip holding presentation pages. The rail may be used to hold the storage file in a presentation position or to hold the presentation pages contained in the file in a cla... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5704088 | Apparatus for cleaning of sharp medical and dental instruments The present invention is directed to an inexpensive apparatus and a method of use thereof which provides for more safe cleaning of soiled, sharp health care instruments. The instrument to be cleaned is inserted into a flexible, sealed chamber containing a... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5702669 | Apparatus method for sterilization using ethylene oxide A method and gas sterilizing unit for gas sterilization of a product. The method and gas sterilizing unit obviates the need of a separate preconditioning area or cell, the need to transfer items being sterilized to a separate sterilizing chamber and the n... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5695629 | Fluidized bed electrowinning of copper A fluidized bed electrowinning system and method includes a fluidized bed reaction vessel in which a fluidized bed of conductive particles serves as the cathode for the electrowinning reaction, the anodes being in the form of hollow tubes of electrochemic... | 12/09/1997 |
