Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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 |
| 8166772 | Flexile plated cooling pack of headwear and method for making the same The present invention relates to a flexible plated cooling pack for headwear and a method for making the same that is capable of providing a sufficient cooling effect with a small amount of coolant, not causing worry about leakage of the coolant, and providing a cus... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8153372 | Method for simultaneously determining in a single multiplex reaction gender of donors and quantities of genomic DNA and ratios thereof, presence and extent of DNA degradation, and PCR inhibition within a human DNA sample Methods are provided for determining, in a single polymerase chain reaction (PCR) reaction, the quantity, quality, and gender of origin of DNA in a sample, and whether or not the sample contains PCR amplification inhibitors. The methods involve carrying out a single... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147889 | Method for treating raw and processed grains and starches A method of decontaminating grain, nut, or seed products and a method for conditioning grain in a milling process for decontamination and to produce an improved milled product which will yield baked goods, for example, of increased size and extended shelf life. In t... | 04/03/2012 |
| D655370 | Fishing reel handle | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123865 | Method and composition for starch extraction and modification A method of starch extraction, starch modification, and/or malting comprising (a) steeping a starch source in the presence of an aqueous anolyte product, (b) adding an aqueous anolyte product to an intermediate product extraction slurry comprising starch and gluten,... | 02/28/2012 |
| D654554 | Fishing reel body | 02/21/2012 |
| D654553 | Fishing reel body | 02/21/2012 |
| 8092648 | Regenerated cotton board material and method of manufacture The present disclosure includes a regenerated cotton board material comprised of dry cut cotton lint fiber, and wood fiber. The regenerated cotton board material may further include non-cellulosic fibers such as synthetic fibers or other natural fibers. In an altern... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8077316 | Chlorine dioxide sensor A chemical sensor is disclosed. The sensor has a test chamber for receiving chemicals in a gaseous state, the test chamber having two substantially transparent windows at first and second ends of the test chamber. The sensor uses a pulse operated ultraviolet light e... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074634 | Cooking apparatus with concave emitter An emitter may be positioned for absorbing energy from a burner, and the emitter may include a substantially concave surface for emitting infrared radiant energy so that a substantially uniform distribution of infrared radiant energy is provided at a predetermined p... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8067333 | Catalysts A process for producing a supported cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst includes, in a first activation stage, treating a particulate catalyst precursor with a reducing gas, at a heating rate, HR1, until the precursor has reached a temperature, T1 | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066950 | Catalytic converter system and element for diesel engines An improved exhaust system and catalytic converter element for a diesel engine wherein the improvement comprises: holding means for restricting the movement of catalytic converter elements in an overhead exhaust manifold; an improved catalytic converter element havi... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065999 | Adjustable cooking grate for barbeque grills An adjustable grate is described herein that may be easily adjusted to fit within variously sized grills. The adjustable grate includes a main plate having a plurality of fingers extending from a front side and a rear side. A front slide plate has a plurality of fin... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062992 | Catalysts A process for producing a supported cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst includes, in a first activation stage, treating a particulate catalyst precursor with a reducing gas, at a heating rate, HR1, until the precursor has reached a temperature, T1 | 11/22/2011 |
| 8043141 | Throwing wheel assembly An abrasive throwing wheel assembly comprising a rotating wheel having a forward face including: a recess bounded circumferentially by an interior wall of a forward peripheral portion; a plurality of blade slots in the forward peripheral portion; and a groove, for r... | 10/25/2011 |
| D647421 | Earring back piece | 10/25/2011 |
| PP22101 | Forage bermudagrass plant named ‘GOODWELL’ ‘Goodwell’ is a hybrid forage bermudagrass. It has larger stems and wider leaves, and produces a more dense sod compared to “hay type” varieties. The stem size and leaf width is much greater compared to “grazing type” varieties while the sod density is s... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002029 | Apparatus and method for raising a fluid in a well An apparatus, and a method which uses the apparatus, for raising a fluid from a lower region to a higher region of an at least partially cased well. The apparatus includes: a tubing string; a contacting structure at the upper end of the tubing string for engaging a ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7991629 | System and method for the assessment, pricing, and provisioning of distance-based vehicle insurance A method of assessing, pricing, and provisioning distance-based vehicle insurance is disclosed. The method includes receiving a vehicle identification number of a vehicle to be insured from a customer, receiving an preliminary odometer reading of the vehicle to be i... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987103 | System and method for the assessment, pricing, and provisioning of distance-based vehicle insurance A method of providing vehicle insurance is disclosed. Determining a number of unexpired units distance under an existing insurance policy, the existing policy being defined in part by coverage for a predetermined number of units distance for a specified vehicle is d... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7971647 | Apparatus and method for raising a fluid in a well An apparatus, and a method which uses the apparatus, for raising a fluid from a lower region to a higher region of an at least partially cased well. The apparatus includes: a tubing string; a contacting structure at the upper end of the tubing string for engaging a ... | 07/05/2011 |
| D640585 | Earring back piece | 06/28/2011 |
| D639112 | Cooking grate | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950470 | Mechanical tee post driver A mechanical fence post driver for attachment to a lift arm of a standard front-loader which includes a mounting plate, guide tube, and roller latch assembly. The guide tube receives a tee or other fence post inserted therein such that it contacts the mounting plate... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7927281 | Automated needle pen drug delivery system A drug delivery system utilizes a hand piece adapted to receive a probe. The hand piece may be made of a first segment and a second segment connected to one another by a swivel joint to accommodate a user's position and preference for switches provided thereon. Alte... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7900553 | Apparatus for cooking using wood pellets An apparatus for cooking using wood pellets comprising: a direct cooking zone; an indirect cooking zone separated from the direct cooking zone by a divider; and a wood pellet burner positioned in the direct cooking zone such that food items in the direct cooking zon... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896045 | Apparatus for delivering air through powered axle assemblies An apparatus for delivering air through a powered axle assembly and an improved powered axle assembly which incorporates the apparatus. The apparatus comprises: a base attachable to a non-rotating structure within the axle assembly and a rotor mountable in the axle ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891960 | Reciprocal pump for gas and liquids A pump for efficiently producing gas in wells having some liquids. The pump may be driven by a walking beam or horsehead pump. The pump of the invention produces gases and liquids separately. Gases may be produced up the annulus between the casing and hollow sucker ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891667 | Game imitating the catching of fish by plug casting A fishing apparatus for simulating the catching of fish is taught herein. A preferred embodiment comprises a horizontal fish support, one or more fish-shaped members releasably mounted on the fish support, each fish-shaped member having a tapered mouth extending in ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890355 | System and method for the assessment, pricing, and provisioning of distance-based vehicle insurance A method for assessing, pricing, and provisioning distance-based vehicle insurance is disclosed. Receiving identification information of a customer and an associated vehicle, a current odometer reading of the vehicle, and a garaging location of the vehicle is disclo... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883043 | Sensitivity adjustment for electronic bite alert for a fishing reel A fishing reel, such as a spincast reel or a spinning reel, has a clutch assembly mounted on a shaft adjacent to the rotating component, the clutch assembly for frictional engagement with a rotating component. The clutch assembly has a first and a second protuberanc... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7870138 | File storage and retrieval method A file storage and retrieval method or technique for processing alphanumeric information that has particular advantages when accessing data in a database on a computer. The retrieval technique uses the ASCII values of characters in a search string concatenated toget... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7865378 | System and method for the assessment, pricing, and provisioning of distance-based vehicle insurance A system and method for assessing, pricing, and provisioning distance-based vehicle insurance are provided. In one example, the method receives identification information of a customer and an associated vehicle, and a current odometer reading. Multiple coverage type... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7856429 | System and method for a digital representation of personal events enhanced with related global content There is provided a system and method for creating a digital representation of personal events enhanced with related global content. Personal event frameworks are selectable by the user and are provided with insertion points to receive media items therein and are st... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7853129 | Infrared emitting apparatus An apparatus for cooking food with infrared radiation includes an infrared energy emitter for emitting the infrared radiation, and a grid in close proximity to the infrared energy emitter. A first side of the grid can be for supporting the food at a position so that... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842252 | Reaction vessel including fielding apparatus The present disclosure provides a system and method to dissociate water molecules into H2 and O2 and includes a reaction vessel having at least one radiolysis apparatus, at least one photolysis apparatus, at least one catalyst apparatus, and at... | 11/30/2010 |
| D627294 | Tire valve stem cap | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828959 | Delayed coking process and apparatus A delayed coking process and apparatus which greatly shorten the required duration of the alternating drum fill and decoking cycles and eliminate the need to perform drum quenching, draining, unheading, hydraulic decoking, reheading, pressure testing, and warming pr... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7822816 | System and method for data management A method for the management of data collected from a remote computing device including the steps of: creating a questionnaire; transmitting the questionnaire to a remote computer; executing the questionnaire in the remote computer to prompt a user for responses to q... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819091 | Apparatus for increasing the fuel efficiency of an internal combustion energy device by water electrolysis A water electrolysis unit delivers hydrogen to an internal combustion engine. The electrolysis unit comprises an outer housing and an inner container. Between the outer housing and the inner container is a space for the collection of gases. The upper portion of the ... | 10/26/2010 |
