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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6595247 | Suspicious object container and method A kit which can be ready to position in a containment fashion over a suspicious object or target. A chamber is formed having a surrounding wall with a mating top. At the lower portion of the wall a substrate engaging means is provided with lateral edges w... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6589261 | Lancet needle anchor and method A lancet body 15 is molded around a needle or blade, in which the inner end of the needle body which is unsharpened has an L-shape bend at the unsharpened end. The bend, when embedded in the plastic which forms the body of the lancet, secures the needle a... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6443238 | Method of securing multiple walls A cavity wall which is usually made with a hollow concrete block as the inner wythe and brick as the outer wythe is disclosed. A special purpose insertion tool is fitted to a standard hammer tool. A center pin is provided in the insertion tool made with a... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6434789 | Sliding glass door track engagement and method A moveable sliding glass door track clip guide, ideally formed of plastic, and attached to the bead on the top of the rail on the sill which is subsequently secured in place by a sliding glass door track clip cover which will inhibit the door from jumping... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6386293 | Fire combating system and method A reservoir of super absorbent polymers which can be independently pressurized, remotely stored and a supply of water which is admixed with the SAP at a point closely adjacent of an adjustable nozzle. In one embodiment the system involves a home unit with... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6378883 | Motorized walker/wheelchair and method A motorized walker/wheelchair having wheels, an A-frame which has a driven a leg and a rolling leg which join at a vertex. Rising from one of the legs there is a control handle assembly. A motor wheel, or optionally two motor wheels, are provided at the l... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6345476 | Perforated pleated shutter and method A pleated panel shutter system for an opening in a dwelling in which the pleated panel portions can be drawn to the side rendering the bulk of the opening available for ventilation, light, and the normal function of a window or a door. The pleated panel c... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6311785 | Method of securing walls with a tie A helical wedge tie, anywhere from 21/2 inches to 4 inches in length, (which is approximately the width of a standard brick), can be utilized to wedgingly engage the mortar in a wall after a helical main tie has been passed all the way through the mortar ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6305479 | Wall tie reinforcement and method A helical wedge tie, anywhere from 21/2 inches to 4 inches in length, (which is approximately the width of a standard brick), can be utilized to wedgingly engage the mortar in a wall after a helical main tie has been passed all the way through the mortar ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6200049 | Cosmetic dispenser and method A cosmetic dispenser having a decorative shell, and a cap which normally snap fittingly engages the upper portion of the body. Interiorly there is a spline tube having a pair of opposed vertical tracks terminating in an upper catch and a lower catch. A ri... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6171307 | Bone stabilizer and method An apparatus and procedure for the external unilateral fracture fixation, fracture compression or enlargement of osseous tissue with a metal or equivalent material slotted forked stick to hold and position the threaded pins in its length, inserted in the ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6161363 | Molded door frame and method Disclosed is the utilization of two halves for a door with tops, bottoms, and sides defining circumambient outside portions and a window portion having tops, bottoms, and sides forming a window circumambient portion, in which the circumambient portion of ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6158875 | Bi-sided flashlight and method A miniaturized flashlight which includes a top, and bottom, each of which is snap-fittingly secured to the other and joined by a further element, a flexible tubular housing. A battery bridge is provided at the bottom of the bottom portion along with upsta... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6155352 | Wall tie reinforcement and method A helical wedge tie, anywhere from 2 1/2 inches to 4 inches in length, (which is approximately the width of a standard brick), can be utilized to wedgingly engage the mortar in a wall after a helical main tie has been passed all the way through the mortar... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6149617 | Tennis elbow band and method A tennis elbow band with a body having an end tab at one end, a strap portion, a thermal packet pocket secured to the strap at a position remote from the end tab, and a combination leverage loop and shield at the far end remote from the end tab to give me... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6148895 | Hurricane panel A storm panel for covering a building opening includes, in combination: a series of one-piece, substantially horizontal, substantially identical plate members each having two lateral edges and a main body portion, a first hinge member formed on one latera... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6146348 | Thumb wrist splint and method A thumb wrist splint with a main body portion which includes a plurality of straps for encircling the wrist and securing the same firmly to the wrist with desirable palmar and dorsal stays. A sewn thumb spica/splint is fabricated, and finished by normal b... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6088873 | Floor cleaning machine and method A floor cleaning machine having a body in which the body cover assembly is hollow and serves as the recovery solution reservoir; while the lower body assembly, which is also hollow, serves as the cleaning solution tank or reservoir. In addition, the lower... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6080124 | Patella strap method A patella strap which the patella strap has a forward patella press which optionally includes a horse shoe shaped gel. Laterally of the patella press on both sides, buckles are provided which assist in securing the tension of the strap, provision is made ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077242 | Patella strap A patella strap which the patella strap has a forward patella press which optionally includes a horse shoe shaped gel. Laterally of the patella press on both sides, buckles are provided which assist in securing the tension of the strap, provision is made ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6044812 | Diesel engine, modification, and method The modification of the exhaust valve of a two cycle diesel engine in order to increase the amount of the valve stem travel and hence larger annular opening, without changing the total time period or degrees of crank shaft rotation during which time the e... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6039125 | Wall tie reinforcement and method A helical wedge tie, anywhere from 21/2 inches to 4 inches in length, (which is approximately the width of a standard brick), can be utilized to wedgingly engage the mortar in a wall after a helical main tie has been passed all the way through the mortar ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6037538 | Cable raceway A system, method, and components for removably securing communication cables to the upper portion of work station divider panels is shown. Key to the installation is the telecommunication removable raceway which contains an upper inverted U-shaped cover, ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5996292 | Perforated shutter system and method Disclosed is a shutter system and its panels in which at least one panel is formed of corrugations, and in which the subject panel is perforated. Ideally, the perforation is employed in a panel having an isosceles trapezoidal rib, with the perforations ru... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5971947 | Tennis elbow band and method A tennis elbow band with a body having an end tab at one end, a strap portion, a thermal packet pocket secured to the strap at a position remote from the end tab, and a combination leverage loop and shield at the far end remote from the end tab to give me... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5938302 | Multiple enclosures and method An electronic component enclosure system with main channel configurations which constitute the four corners and vertical support of a multiple enclosures. The channels are essentially a right angle with a vertex of the angle chamfered, or a right angle of... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5934001 | Archery accessory and method An archery adaptation for a tamping Rod Assembly which serves as a stabilizer adapter for an archery bow to be secured to the slide, and slide rod assembly of the tamping rod assembly by providing a stabilizer adapter for securing the slide rod to the sta... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5908265 | Artificial reef module and method The formation of artificial reef modules which are primarily cast from concrete. Optionally, tire chips may be added to the concrete is disclosed. Most desirably, the concrete is "waste" concrete obtained from ready mix trucks which have a portion of thei... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5901768 | Door, light, and method Disclosed is a primary door with window lights in the extreme upper portion. Optionally, the door can use a lowering window or a lowering screen self stored interiorly in a frame defined by the window track and the screen track and a lower stop in the upp... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5894706 | Molded window door and method A recites full view door in which the frame portion is totally molded. It may be molded in a number of processes from polypropylene or other materials, with or without additives, and other plastics suitable for large molded frames. There is an outside sec... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5895112 | Bi-sided flashlight and method Disclosed is the development of a miniaturized flashlight which includes a top, and bottom, each of which is snap-fittingly secured to the other and joined by a further element, a flexible tubular housing member. The tubular member is desirably of an elli... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5879693 | Individually packaged disposable single acne pad Packaging an acne packet, which packet will hold just one three inch by three inch square acne pad is disclosed. The three inch square acne pad is folded in half twice to render the size of the acne pad one and one-half inches by one and one-half inches. ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5870862 | Burial vault A hollow plastic burial vault having a base and a cover moulded as an integral unit and having a peripheral flange extending about the vault. The flange includes a first sealing surface portion, a first joint portion, a second sealing surface portion, and... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5853827 | Arranger, crown, and pattern for arrangements of decorative items Disclosed is a crown which is essentially a single piece unit formed desirably of plastic having a domed center portion with a plurality of guides, and depending sides, each of which has coordinated guides. The sides, in turn, are hingedly secured to the ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5836099 | Rod assembly and method A muzzle loader rod assembly of the present invention is an elongate sectioned rod, preferably made of brass is disclosed. At one remote end of the rod, a slide telescopingly surrounds the rod and is removably secured thereto by means of a set screw or si... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5836045 | Vacuum cleaner method Disclosed is a wet/dry carpet cleaner having a large tank assembly for fluids. A bladder containing fresh or cleaning water is positioned in the large tank. Nozzles for dispensing the cleaning water to a brush, a vacuum nozzle for vacuuming and returning ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5829508 | Door closer and method Disclosed is a top mounted interior door closer utilizing as a drive mechanism a yieldable actuator which is exercised during the opening and retraction which is desirably mounted in an encasement having a closing rod extending from one end. The closing r... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5806945 | Modular enclosure and method The development of a main channel configuration which constitutes the four corners and vertical support of an enclosure is disclosed. The channel is essentially a right angle with the vertex of the angle chamfered which provides additional strength, and a... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5772375 | Multi-wall tie apparatus and method A cavity wall which is usually made with a hollow concrete block as the inner wythe and brick as the outer wythe is disclosed. A special purpose insertion tool is fitted to a standard hammer tool. A center pin is provided in the insertion tool made with a... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5749122 | Interior door closer and method A hidden door closer is based upon the positioning of a torsional spring adjacent the hinge edge of a door, which door has a hollow interior hidden closer portion with a closer mounted in an access opening so that the torsional spring and its housed assem... | 05/12/1998 |
