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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173881 | Musical instrument utilizing illuminated position markers as status indicators A stringed musical instrument has a sound chamber and a neck attached to the sound chamber. A fingerboard is attached along the neck. The musical instrument has an electronic device such as a chromatic tuner or a preamplifier, which is either mounted inside or on th... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8152425 | Apparatus for securing heavy columnar construction members, including oilfield tubulars, to a transporting conveyance and method of using the same A pair of pipe bunks are utilized on in combination with a flatbed truck, deck of a work boat, or other conveyance means for securing loads of long, heavy, structural members during transportation. The pipe bunks have particular utility for oilfield tubulars. Each p... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147566 | Fuel additive, additive-containing fuel compositions and method of manufacture The present invention relates to fuel additives, fuel compositions and methods of manufacture in which the additives are provided to impart desired properties to fuels. These properties include, without limitation, reduction of nitrogen oxide and particulate emissio... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146323 | Apparatus and method for installing anchor bolts in a cylindrical pier foundation In a foundation for a wind turbine, the foundation has a large number of anchor bolts which are axially placed within the bore hole for mounting a tower flange of the wind turbine. In contrast to the practiced method, the present invention utilizes the fabrication o... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136540 | Cleaning system having heated cleaning enclosure for cleaning heat exchanger tube bundles An improved portable cleaning system for use in cleaning heat exchanger tube bundles, fin-fans, towers and other elongated components. The cleaning system comprises a cleaning unit having a cleaning enclosure that receives and cleans the component and a control unit... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8122530 | Rotatably positionable hand rail An adjustable hand rail has a wall-mountable base member and a bar member which mounts to the wall-mountable base member, an axis is defined by the bar member. The bar member is manually rotatable with respect to the wall-mountable base member. The bar member has me... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119891 | Flexible support member for musical instruments, furniture, and objects fabricated from wood and method of manufacturing the same A wood support member for attaching a first wood member to a wood side structure defining an interior peripheral edge, the wood support member is attachable to the peripheral edge, comprising a top, a bottom, a first end, a second end, a front face and a rear face. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114076 | Instrument for endoscopic surgery An instrument for endoscopic surgery includes a shaft having active and inactive portions, the active portion being reciprocable relative to the inactive portion. First and second operative elements are pivoted to the inactive portion of the shaft along substantiall... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113551 | Radome latch and keeper A latch and keeper combination is utilized for securing a radome to an aircraft fuselage. The keeper has a keeper housing and an eyebolt member which extends toward the latch from the keeper housing. The latch has a pivoting handle member pivotally attached to a lat... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104960 | Sealable and disposable receptacle for biologic waste products A portable and sealable waste disposal receptacle receives human waste material through an opening in an outer chamber. The waste passes through an inner chamber, which is suspended within the outer chamber, and passes through a one-way valve located at the bottom o... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8056313 | Mobile machinery having a dust suppression system A mobile harvesting unit which utilizes a high volume fan to separate crops from foreign matter, has a dust suppression system which substantially reduces particulates which are discharged with the fan exhaust. The dust suppression system has two stages. The first s... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8053053 | Flexible shell inlay strips and method of manufacturing the same A shell purfling strip has sufficient flexibility to be placed within a curved configuration. The purfling strips are sufficiently flexible to be placed, as a single unit, in curved channels which require the strip to bend. The flexibility results from a laminated s... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052360 | Self-aligning thread tap and method of utilizing the same to tap existing bore holes A self-aligning tap is used to produce correctly aligned new threads in an existing smooth bore hole. The design of the tap's shank, flutes, and cutting surfaces is that of commonly used existing taps. The flat end of the tap—the end that enters the existing bore ... | 11/08/2011 |
| D644713 | Filter | 09/06/2011 |
| 7997558 | Method and apparatus for lifting go-karts A lifting apparatus which removably attaches to the front tubular bumper of a go-kart, allowing a person lifting the front of the go-kart to lift more easily and without excessive bending of the back. The lifting apparatus has a handle member, and a bumper engagemen... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7975519 | Wind turbine installation comprising an apparatus for protection of anchor bolts and method A wind turbine installation comprises anchor bolts having a sheath or sleeve which extends above the cement foundation and the overlying grout layer. If desired, the sleeve may partially extend inside the base flange of the wind turbine tower. The sleeve may be manu... | 07/12/2011 |
| D639427 | Stethoscope tubing | 06/07/2011 |
| D639426 | Chest piece for a stethoscope | 06/07/2011 |
| D638535 | Disposable diaper with camouflage pattern | 05/24/2011 |
| 7918836 | Ostomy bag with irrigation system The ostomy bag comprises an outer chamber comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, and an inner chamber. The inner chamber may comprise a one-way valve that limits the back flow of the bodily wastes from the lower portion of the bag to the upper portion. The... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7906165 | Method for making juice A method for making juice from açaí berries having the steps of: chilling the berries to below about 10° C.; extracting a skin from the berries in an extractor with water to obtain a mixture; acidifying the mixture; finishing the mixture; heating the mixture to f... | 03/15/2011 |
| D631539 | Disposable diaper with camouflage pattern | 01/25/2011 |
| D631335 | Bolt cap | 01/25/2011 |
| D630938 | Bolt cap | 01/18/2011 |
| 7854823 | Synthesis of diamond by extraction of a pulse derived from the abrupt collapse of a magnetic field A process for converting carbonaceous material into diamond utilizing the compressive force derived from an abruptly collapsing magnetic field. ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7850007 | Apparatus for storing and transporting watercraft propellers An apparatus for carrying and storing watercraft propellers comprises a soft-shell enclosure having a rigid bottom member. The apparatus further comprises means for securing the propeller within the enclosure. An embodiment of the apparatus may shaped in the form of... | 12/14/2010 |
| D627892 | Ankle therapy device | 11/23/2010 |
| D627257 | Stackable planting container | 11/16/2010 |
| 7819613 | Self-tapping insert and method of utilizing the same to replace damaged bores and threads A self-tapping insert is installed in a pre-existing bore hole in a workpiece by rotating the insert, causing cutting threads on the exterior of the self-tapping insert to cut new threads. Engagement threads on the exterior of the self-tapping insert engage the new ... | 10/26/2010 |
| D622580 | Bolt cap | 08/31/2010 |
| 7779864 | Infusion/mass transfer of treatment substances into substantial liquid flows Process and equipment for rapid and reliable infusion of treatment substances into a liquid mainstream. The equipment includes diversion of some of the liquid, boosting its pressure into an aspirating injector, which adds treatment substance and in turn discharges t... | 08/24/2010 |
| D622136 | Bolt cap | 08/24/2010 |
| D619203 | Spa nozzle | 07/06/2010 |
| 7700672 | Recycled tire rubber emulsions and processes Petroleum asphalt emulsions which contain recycled tire rubber and processes for making the emulsions at temperatures above ambient or room temperature. These emulsions may contain significant quantities of recycled tire rubber and recycled and reclaimed motor oils ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7677525 | Vegetation attachment device A vegetation attachment device for supporting plant limbs is used in combination with an overhead support member, such as the horizontal support wire of a trellis system used to support grape vines. Embodiments of the device generally comprise an attachment hook con... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7673917 | Variable diameter lifting tongs Pipe lifting tongs are utilized for lifting cylindrical sections of pipe, where the pipe sections may have different diameters but the jaw assemblies of the lifting tongs do not need to be changed out. The lifting tongs comprise first and second jaw members, where e... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7665342 | Compact universal offset pulling head for fasteners A universal offset pulling head assembly for exerting an axial pulling force on a fastener allows the same pulling head assembly to be utilized for a variety of different fastener sizes and types by exchanging a front plate assembly, where the front plate assembly m... | 02/23/2010 |
| D606150 | Parallel bars | 12/15/2009 |
| D605721 | Parallel bars | 12/08/2009 |
| D601246 | Disposable diaper with camouflage pattern | 09/29/2009 |
