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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151309 | Audio/video and data signal redistribution system A system for redistributing a multiple input audio/video and data signals having a redistributing device equipped to receive signals in a multiple formats and redistribute a selected signal to a user's premises over conductors, preferably existing twisted-pair telep... | 04/03/2012 |
| D656205 | Toy | 03/20/2012 |
| D656058 | Gemstone | 03/20/2012 |
| 8127334 | Audio/video and data signal redistribution system A system for redistributing a multiple input audio/video and data signals having a redistributing device equipped to receive signals in a multiple formats and redistribute a selected signal to a user's premises over conductors, preferably existing twisted-pair telep... | 02/28/2012 |
| D641791 | Hand waver | 07/19/2011 |
| 7930118 | Electricity energy monitor An electric energy monitor or meter for efficient measuring and recording electrical energy usage data relating to a particular appliance or circuit. One embodiment comprises a thin-profile monitoring device through which an electrical conductor, for example the nor... | 04/19/2011 |
| D633946 | Football hand waver | 03/08/2011 |
| D633945 | Hand waver | 03/08/2011 |
| D633944 | Hand waver | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897006 | Method of adhering a material to another material and product produced by the method A method of adhering a first material to a second material, which utilizes an anchoring adhesive applied to one or both of the materials as a plurality of isolated adhesive anchors having interstitial spaces between them, forming improved bonding sites for a bonding... | 03/01/2011 |
| D633152 | Hand waver | 02/22/2011 |
| D628757 | Dust catcher | 12/07/2010 |
| D623985 | Sports novelty item | 09/21/2010 |
| 7770336 | Multiple-level rotary work surface A multi-tiered rotary workstation comprises at least two rotary work spaces supported at different levels, with associated workstation floors, substantial increasing the amount of work space available within a fixed floor space. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7673877 | Pneumatic game A game that uses a source of compressed gas, such as compressed air, to provide gas to move a play object across a play surface. The compressed gas source is capable of providing compressed gas to jets in communication with the play surface for directing the gas to ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7581938 | Frame for casting positive impression and kit therefor A frame, kit and method for forming a positive impression of an object. The kit includes a supply of impression medium, the frame with a backboard, and a solidifying casting compound. A negative impression is temporarily made in the impression medium, then a casting... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7148414 | Colored music notation system and method of colorizing music notation A colored music notation system and a method of colorizing music notation using seven colors that are easily distinguishable from one another, representing the seven unique notes in an octave. The color of a note may be chosen from a list of colors in CMYK format, w... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7472482 | Method of assembling a guard rail A guard rail system fabricated from standard-sized components, preferably extruded, comprises balusters fastened to a lower rail and to an upper retainer at fixed intervals. The balusters are provided with central bores for receiving fasteners such as screws through... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7449799 | Harmonic mitigating device with magnetic shunt A harmonic mitigating device for connection between a power distribution system and the load uses a magnetic shunt to control the levels of magnetic coupling between different elements of the device while providing all windings on a single core. This allows for the ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445222 | Multi-purpose tow bar for a trailer A multi-purpose tow bar for a trailer and a trailer having a multi-purpose tow bar. In a towing position the tow bar couples the trailer to a moving vehicle such as a bicycle. In a stabilizing position the tow bar supports a stabilizing wheel extending forwardly of ... | 11/04/2008 |
| D568755 | Bottle | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357239 | Vending machine tracking system A tracking system counts events in the operation of multiple machines or devices over a wide geographic area. For example, for bulk venders the system counts each vend responsive to rotation through a cycle of the coin mechanism, and preferably records the date and ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7325509 | Retractable mooring line device A retractable mooring line device comprising a reel for storing and paying off a mooring line (2), having side walls (22, 24) each comprising a series of notches (60) for receiving a releasable latch (54). A latch simultaneously engages b... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7306596 | Multifunctional electrosurgical apparatus An electrosurgical apparatus having improved placement accuracy is provided. The electrosurgical apparatus comprises an elongate shaft having a proximal end, a distal end and at least one lumen therethrough, a stylet positioned within a lumen, a conductive tip at th... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7294127 | Electrosurgical tissue treatment method A medical probe assembly, system, and methods for the use thereof to treat tissue are described. The system optionally comprises an energy source, two internally-cooled probe assemblies, and one or more cooling devices to provide cooling to at least one of the probe... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7228471 | System and method for testing a data storage device without revealing memory content A system and method for testing a data storage device without revealing memory content. To control the individual bits of the memory during testing each value is written into the memory according to the equation NEW_DATA=CURRENT_DATA XOR DATA_SEED | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213723 | Bulk vending machine A bulk vending machine provides a dispensing conduit having a revolving mouth that floats on top of a heap of articles in the product bin. The mouth is movable between a horizontal orientation, in which the mouth can scoop articles off of the surface of the heap, an... | 05/08/2007 |
| D540877 | Coin mechanism | 04/17/2007 |
| 7163536 | Determining connections of multiple energy sources and energy delivery devices A method and system are disclosed for the mapping of energy delivery devices to energy sources. Energy capable of affecting a measurable property of the system is delivered through the energy delivery devices from the energy sources. A change in a property when the ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7131309 | Bending system A bending system comprising a series of bending stations, each equipped with a bending head. Workpieces are conveyed from one bending station to the next by grippers suspended from a two-axis gantry, that preferably grasp the workpiece at an intermediate portion. Ea... | 11/07/2006 |
| D530059 | Sleeping bag kit | 10/17/2006 |
| 7110457 | System and method for time division multiplexing of asynchronous video and data signals A system and method for time division multiplexing multiple lower bandwidth signals into a high bandwidth signals such as a high-definition television signal. The invention provides an integrated transmission, distribution and routing signal format in which low-band... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7081594 | Optical paper sorting method device and apparatus An optical paper sorting system uses diffuse reflectance to identify a sheet of paper, conveyed on a conveyor, as either white or groundwood grade. A light source illuminates a sheet of paper and an optical collection system collects and filters the light diffusely ... | 07/25/2006 |
| D525335 | Article holder | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076399 | Medical generator with hierarchical error logic A method and apparatus are disclosed for detecting, analyzing and displaying errors in a generator of a medical treatment system. Detected errors are analyzed to define further errors. Errors may be classified, for example, in response to severity, and prioritized. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062283 | Cellular telephone system with multiple call paths This invention relates to a method and device for improving the reliability and performance of cellular telephones. In particular, this invention provides a method of transmitting two signals which are substantially identical over two different cellular networks. Th... | 06/13/2006 |
| D519700 | Composter | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027279 | Combined harmonic filter and phase converter or phase shifting device A harmonic mitigating device also functions as a phase converter for supplying single-phase non-linear loads, or as a phase shifting device for three-phase non-linear loads with multiple inputs to create a quasi multi-pulse system. A multiple-winding reactor or a pl... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6995481 | Energy saving electrical power control device and method An electrical load power control device is described that reduces the power consumption of inductive and inductive-dissipative loads, including for example fluorescent lighting. The power circuit of the invention interrupts AC power supply to the load during a plura... | 02/07/2006 |
