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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7618021 | Ratchet cap for winch A winch used for tightening a strap to retain an article, which may be cargo, on the deck of a vehicle has a ratcheting mechanism which tightens the strap around a cylindrical shaft. A ratchet cap installed on the winch has two sections. One of these sections is fix... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7537423 | Chain tiedown for transportation vehicle A device has a chain fitting which is connected to the floor of a transportation vehicle, such as a flatbed trailer. The chain fitting has a cap on one end thereof, which is installed in a mating aperture formed in the vehicle floor. The side rail has an aperture op... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7513206 | Sailboat servo-pendulum steering system A self steering system for a sailboat has a rotatably and pendulously supported servo blade or “oar” member, which is suspended in the water behind the boat. A central body portion is attached to the transom of the boat. A pendulum body having two lever arms or ... | 04/07/2009 |
| D587470 | Metal hanger | 03/03/2009 |
| 7494144 | Step device for a vehicle A support device for use in supporting a person on the side a vehicle extends from the side of a vehicle below the main body thereof and has a support member, which is clamped at one end to the vehicle frame. A step unit is attached to the other end of the support m... | 02/24/2009 |
| 6024709 | Urine specimen cup arrangement A urine specimen cup with a cup portion and a lid portion mountable on the cup portion in a sealing relationship. The lid portion has walls defining an aperture therethrough and a flexible tab is mounted on the lid portion to cover the aperture and also e... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5727719 | Beverage and food holder A beverage and food holder to be supported around the neck of the user and hang adjacent the chest of the user and having a sliding drawer member for receiving food, an adjustable sliding cup holder for detachably holding a variety of sizes of beverage cu... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5661999 | Motorcycle shift pedal assembly A motorcycle shift pedal assembly to shift gears in a transmission upward or downward by using downward foot pressure for either upshifting or downshifting wherein there are a pair of shift pedals linked by a lever assembly to move a shift lever and in tu... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5628716 | Adjustable weight exercise device A body building or therapy adjustable weight exercise device for use in strengthening hands, arms, chests and neck of a person using the same, wherein it is either a barbell or dumbbell including a central bar section to be gripped by a hand or hands with... | 05/13/1997 |
| 4828436 | Cutting tool cartridge arrangement A cutting-tool cartridge arrangement for rotary cutting-tools in which the cutting-tool cartridge assembly is mountable in a aperture provided in the body member of the cutting-tool. The cutting-tool cartridge assembly has a split bushing for insertion in... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4793553 | Infrared thermostat control A system for automatically controlling heating and air conditioning equipment that make up the environmental control system in a building. The system measures heat flow into and out of the building by means of an infrared sensor mounted on an inner wall a... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4772453 | Luminiscence measurement arrangement A high speed, luminescence detection arrangement for sequentially measuring the luminescence emitted from a plurality of luminescence sources under test. A tray holder contains a plurality of cup-like sample wells, from which the luminescent radiation is ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4770322 | Roll stamp dispenser A stamp dispensing arrangement for dispensing stamps, such as postage stamps, one at a time from a roll of such stamps. The dispensing arrangement has a unitary body comprised of a base and a cover hingedly interconnected for relative pivotal movement the... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4768232 | Combined cap and baseball mitt A combination baseball cap and baseball glove forming an object-catching head covering. A mitt is attached to the crown of the cap preferably above the brim. The mitt can be in the shape of a rectangle, mitten or glove and fabricated from the same materia... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4763933 | Latching arrangement An improved latching arrangement for selectively latching two members together to prevent relative movement there between in first directions. The two members may, for example, be the fixed and sliding windows of a sliding window. The improved latch means... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4752393 | Contamination control boom arrangement An improved contamination control boom having walls defining an elongated hollow flotation chamber. Apertures may be provided in the walls of the flotation chamber to allow material from the body of liquid on which the boom is utilized, which may be the l... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4682916 | Cutting insert arrangement A conical cutting insert. The insert is comprised of a body member with first and second end sections oppositely disposed from a median plane. One or both of the end sections may be provided with a cutting edge. The cutting edge is formed by the intersect... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4677963 | Annular cutting disc An improved annular cutting disc of the type having an inner annular edge as the cutting edge. The disc is comprised of a thin, metallic core member and a first coating of nickel is plated on the inner annular edge of the core member. A second coating, of... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4643691 | Articulated doll arrangement An articulated doll arrangement having a head, a body, arms, upper legs, lower legs and hands. The parts of the articulated doll are interconnected to provide simulated anthropomorphic movements between various of the parts. A central connecting member ex... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4584991 | Medical device for applying therapeutic radiation This device for applying therapeutic radiation serves as a carrier for a selected radiation source that can be inserted into the device to provide a controlled intensity and location of the radiation source. The device can then be inserted into any bodily... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4578967 | Combined door latch and deadbolt arrangement A lock comprising a housing having a push latch bar and a deadbolt which are each extendible and fully withdrawable into the housing. The dead bolt is actuated to the two positions by an over-center spring and a lever having a relatively long arm and a re... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4578037 | Skydiving simulator A skydiving simulator includes a framework (B) and a flying chamber (A) supported within the framework (B). The framework (B) is constituted by a plurality of symmetrically-positioned, inclined girders (1) the lower ends (1a) of which are bolted to a base... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4559705 | Indexing overlay for video display devices Indexing overlay for computer display devices such as CRT's and plasma displays. The overlay consists of a sheet of hi-static vinyl, acetate or the like of a size to conveniently cover the display area of columns and rows of discrete displayable positions... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4557503 | Binding unit A device for binding the marginal edge of materials is provided which takes the form of a continuous section of resilient material. The section of the device includes a pair of legs on which the closing force can be released to allow the acceptance of the... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4554800 | Jewelry arrangement A jewelry arrangement particularly adapted to earrings. A base means 12 has a back plate 16 and an upstanding side wall 18 defining a link receiving cavity 20. A chain-like jewelry member 14 has an end link 32 positioned in the link receiving cavity 20 of... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4535019 | Laminated wood coupling arrangement A laminated wood coupling arrangement for fabricating unitary laminated wood joints. Two sets of multiple layers of thin wood strips placed at a 90° angle to each other overlap ends in alternating layers. Glue placed between all adjacent surfaces retains... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4524992 | Binding unit A device for binding the marginal edge of materials is provided which takes the form of a continuous section of resilient material. The section of the device includes a pair of legs on which the closing force can be released to allow the acceptance of the... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4495934 | IUD Arrangement A medicated intrauterine device insertable in and retained in the uterus for a predetermined time period and having a drug with a controlled release rate and said drug comprising an amiedine or a guanidine such as an aromatic monoamidine or a monoguanidin... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4494802 | Slide arrangement An improved slide arrangement for mounting between the bottom edge of a drawer and the drawer support. The bearing member formed of sheet material having a coefficient of friction less than 0.25 and having a plurality of bearing sockets. The bearing socke... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4493495 | Binding unit A device for binding the marginal edge of materials is provided which takes the form of a continuous section of resilient material. The section of the device includes a pair of legs on which the closing force can be released to allow the acceptance of the... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4474354 | Tumbler holder A gimbaled cup supporting device for holding cups in a level position in a moving vehicle while at the same time isolating the cup from shock and vibration transmitted from the moving vehicle to the support mechanism. A shock absorber is described in whic... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4440011 | Lock position indicator A casing for holding a key in one of two pivoted positions. The key pivots about an axis extending along one edge thereof when a lock is turned by the user of the key. An indicator may be attached to the key for extension through a small opening in the ca... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4429624 | Stirring arrangement This arrangement provides the stirring of the contents of a container. The motive force for the stirring action is supplied by connection of the stirring means to a selected pulley shaft of a pulley arrangement on which an alloy belt of nickel and titaniu... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4421124 | Pressure detection arrangement A pressure detection arrangement embedded between the skin of a portion of the body and a means used to surround and/or immobilize that particular part of the body, such as a cast. The pressure detection arrangement is a bifurcated capsule having a reserv... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4383935 | Mobile foam brush washing system including mixing apparatus for foam generation A device for generating a foam which might be used, for example, as a cleaning fluid. As depicted, the device comprises structure which accepts a combined fluid, such as water, soap, and air, and passes it through a pair of turbulators in series. As it en... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4381001 | IUD Arrangement A medicated intrauterine device insertable in and retained in the uterus for a predetermined time period and having a drug with a controlled release rate and said drug comprising a guanidine such as an aromatic monoguanidine, an aromatic diguanidine, a no... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4372690 | Thermal radiation measuring arrangement In a thermal radiation measuring arrangement, a thermal radiation detector is located at the focal point of a collecting mirror, upon which incident thermal radiation from a surface, such as a building wall, is directed. The thermal radiation detector may... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4366081 | Mixing apparatus for foam generation A device for generating a foam which might be used, for example, as a cleaning fluid. As depicted, the device comprises structure which accepts a combined fluid, such as water, soap, and air, and passes it through a pair of turbulators in series. As it en... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4361980 | Rolling toy and axle arrangement A rollable toy having a body with axles having rollable members thereon. Each axle has a stepped, resilient, headed male portion and a female portion with which it mates, each portion having an outer socket for receiving a boss on a spherical wheel member... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4359046 | IUD Arrangement A medicated intrauterine device insertable in and retained in the uterus for a predetermined time period and having a drug with a controlled release rate and said drug comprising a guanidine such as an aromatic monoguanidine, an aromatic diguanidine, a no... | 11/16/1982 |
