Quotables
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM ; 1943
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6843621 | Reamer A tapered reamer is disclosed. The reamer is used to make a tapered opening in a cylinder used in a crossing gate repair kit. A straight reamer is also disclosed. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6813860 | Crossing gate repair kit and method A railroad crossing gate is repaired by lowering the crossing gate mechanism with a lever. The end of the lever can contain a conical opening mating with the conical pivot pin on the gate mechanism. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6412014 | Internet directory based upon names related to domain names A directory is associated with each of a plurality of top level domain names on the Internet, so that any competitor, related goods and service provider or any other legitimate name owner be they family, trademark holder or registered company can list in ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6360404 | Break-away buckle The present invention is directed to a safety release break-away buckle designed for but not limited to pet collars and large animal halters, to separate at a predetermined magnitude of tension based upon a fraction of the animal's weight or strength, sho... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6017525 | Poultry house litter treatment A dry composition containing large numbers of beneficial bacteria and enzymes for the digestion of poultry manure is used to treat poultry litter. The growth of the beneficial bacteria, activated by moisture in poultry droppings prevents the growth of pat... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6009919 | Method for converting a ball and socket to a dowel pin joint on a water jet loom and product produced thereby A metal socket in a reciprocating foot mates with a ball on the lower end of a heddle frame driving rod of a conventional NISSAN water jet loom. Water causes corrosion in the ball and socket joint resulting in down time of the water jet loom. The replacem... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5954037 | Redundant magneto for race car The present invention is directed to a magneto having two sets of primary windings and no secondary windings which will allow the magneto to function as an ignition source even though one set of primary windings fail. Each primary winding provides current... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5927769 | Kid's safety latch This invention is directed to a door latch having an auxiliary bolt which activates the latch bolt, and the use of a latch to confine small children in the home. The auxiliary bolt has a hinged beveled end which pivots when the door is opened but is fixed... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5869085 | Irregularity remedy A healthy, nutritious, tasty, well balanced food, which also functions to provide regularity of bowel movement contains: a) Citrus fruit including at least one fourth of the rind pectin, b) ginger, c) apricot or other stone fruit, d) pumpkin or other member of the ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5833630 | Sample collection device In order to provide a sample collection device (100) for the collection of capillary blood directly from the patient or for taking a sample from a liquid with the aid of a capillary (16) so that it is made possible to perform analyses of the sample free f... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832563 | Forearm assistant device The present invention is directed to a fore-arm assistant device. The device has a frame which encircles at least part of a forearm of a user. A cuff is positioned on one end of the frame so as to encircle the forearm adjacent to the elbow of the user. A ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5791297 | Dog collar designed to prevent entrapment strangulation or injury A break-away clip in dog collar allows the dog to break free if the collar is caught on a protrusion or if another dog bites and twists the collar. The break away clip separates into two halves. One half contains two resilient posts and a resilient hook. ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5782431 | Thrust vectoring/reversing systems The invention provides alternative flight control methods and structures which can prevent a crash of a passenger or a cargo aircraft under stall/spin and adverse flight conditions, failing Conventional aerodynamic! Flight Control CFC!, low landing sp... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5704322 | Articulated hold down clamp for a distributor The present disclosure is directed to an articulated clamp for maintaining a distributor housing in a fixed rotational position on an engine block. The one piece articulated clamp allows the distributor to be removed and replaced very fast while maintaini... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5593203 | Retrofitted door for open luggage rack on passenger busses An door for an overhead rack of a luggage compartment of a bus is hinged on a bracket which extends downwardly from the ceiling of the bus. When the door is opened it rolls around the pivot away from the aisle and into the luggage compartment. The door is... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5539941 | Bed patient health care system A support frame is positioned over a hospital bed to assist in lifting and turning a patient on a sheet. In addition to the lifting mechanism, the frame has a carriage mechanism which can carry a lifted patient beyond the side or the end of the bed. The p... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5452956 | Grey water recirculation system with odor prevention A limited amount of grey water is collected in a storage tank for use in flushing toilets. During use, the grey water in the storage tank is stirred to discharge small particulate solids with the grey water supplied to a toilet. The stirring also prevents... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5303771 | Double cross counterflow plate type heat exchanger A double cross counterflow heat exchanger of the continuous plate type is formed of a continuous sheet of heat conductive material folded upon itself on fold regions in opposite directions alternately to define a plurality of substantially parallel, mutua... | 04/19/1994 |
| 4807782 | Contents-saver plastic dispensing tube A flexible wall dispensing tube, such as a toothpaste tube, has a resilient means such as a rubber band attached to the bottom of the tube to prevent the bottom of the tube from unwinding after it has been wound up.... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4783342 | Polymeric film coating method for protecting plants, vegetables and fruit from drought This invention relates to a method of preserving plants during periods of drought by applying a solid, water permeable film which controls water loss, to the surface of the plants. The same film can also be used to preserve vegetables and fruit. The water... | 11/08/1988 |
