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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D680457 | Water meter | 04/23/2013 |
| 8408047 | Universal adapter for a fuel tank filler neck to test a fuel tank for lakes A universal adapter to be detachably connected to the round fuel cap retaining lip of most any fuel tank filler neck so that smoke (i.e., a vapor) under pressure can be delivered to the fuel tank of a motor vehicle to test the fuel system for leaks. When connected, ... | 04/02/2013 |
| D677921 | Folding chair | 03/19/2013 |
| 8360375 | Adjustable leg support An adjustable leg support for providing support to and stabilizing a leg of a table, chair or similar article that is shorter than the other legs to prevent the article from wobbling. The adjustable leg support includes a screw-threaded rotatable base that is detach... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8353560 | No-tools chair assembly A chair assembly including a seat, a back and at least one arm that are detachably connected together without requiring the use of tools or special skill. The chair assembly can be advantageously shipped disassembled in a compact, space-efficient package to reduce s... | 01/15/2013 |
| D672704 | Collapsible bicycle rack for a motor vehicle | 12/18/2012 |
| 8328284 | Lock release assembly for a collapsible chair having a fold-down back Lock release assemblies which are accessible at the rear of a rotatable fold-down back of a collapsible home or office chair. The lock release assemblies are adapted to be manually manipulated by the user to control the rotation of the fold-down back from a locked u... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8307581 | Disposable-germ-free guard for a door or door handle A guard to prevent direct touch contact between an individual's hand and a handle or a contact surface of a door to which a pushing or pulling force is applied to cause the door to open. According to a first preferred embodiment, a hollow cylindrical core is moved i... | 11/13/2012 |
| D668726 | Combination toy sports figure and fan | 10/09/2012 |
| 8256056 | Rotatable scrub brush A rotatable scrub brush having particular application for removing dried residue from a bucket or similar container. The scrub brush includes a shaft, one end of which can be coupled to a conventional drill. The opposite end of the shaft is connected to a hollow bul... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8215613 | Virtual variable valve intake and exhaust for the internal combustion engine A cylindrical housing assembly with an adjustable aperture or orifice using an iris shutter system to control the volumetric flow of fuel mixture or exhaust gas by movable blades or leaflets arranged inside a sealed enclosure which is operated by external actuators ... | 07/10/2012 |
| D663015 | Fire service water supply manifold | 07/03/2012 |
| D661147 | Holder with fluid drainage for toothbrushes and other dental care items | 06/05/2012 |
| 8181409 | Rotatable wedge spacer having a curved body An improved rotatable wedge spacer to be removably positioned in a gap between opposing upper and lower surfaces (e.g., tiles) that are being bonded (e.g., by means of mortar) one above or adjacent the other to a flat surface (e.g., a wall or a floor). The spacer in... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177667 | Intra-digital orthosis for use in shooting a ball such as a basketball An intra-digital orthosis for use in shooting a ball such as a basketball comprising: index and ring finger receptacles each having an aperture; a middle finger backstop; and first and second shafts joining the index and ring finger receptacles to the middle finger ... | 05/15/2012 |
| D656180 | Electronic media cutter | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132764 | Quick-release adjustable mounting bracket A quick-release adjustable mounting bracket to be detachably connected to, for example, a handlebar of a bicycle to permit, for example, a bright flashing light source to be attached to and removed from the handlebar without the use of tools so that neither the moun... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8118579 | Gear pump A pump comprises a driving rotor and a driven rotor that are positioned in a housing such that, as the driving rotor and the driven rotor rotate, the teeth of the driving rotor and the teeth of the driven rotor mesh to form a positive displacement seal. The teeth of... | 02/21/2012 |
| D654633 | Protective face mask | 02/21/2012 |
| D651674 | Intra-digital device for practicing shooting a basketball | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082714 | Rotatable wedge tile spacer having a curved body A rotatable wedge tile spacer to be removably positioned in a gap between adjacent upper and lower tiles that are being bonded one above the other to a vertical surface (i.e., a wall). The tile spacer includes a curved (i.e., circular) body having a thin tip at one ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8052218 | No-tools seat plate assembly with seat lift gas cylinder receiver A seat plate assembly that is secured without the use of tools or special skill to the bottom of a seat of a home or office chair that is sold disassembled. The no-tools seat plate assembly includes a seat plate housing that is connected to and slidable along the se... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051723 | Encoder-type register for an automatic water meter reader An encoder-type register for an automatic meter reader to be interfaced with a visual read-only register of the kind found in a water meter that measures water consumption. The water meter register has a rotatable sweep hand that carries a magnet and rotates around ... | 11/08/2011 |
| D646515 | Chair back | 10/11/2011 |
| D646514 | Chair back | 10/11/2011 |
| D646513 | Chair back | 10/11/2011 |
| D646512 | Chair arm | 10/11/2011 |
| D646094 | Back rest for a chair | 10/04/2011 |
| D646090 | Chair arm | 10/04/2011 |
| D646089 | Chair arm | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026816 | RFID cargo/storage container tamper seal An RFID cargo/storage container tamper seal consisting of a main insulating body, a locking rod and a circuit module is disclosed. The main insulating body has a helix-shaped antenna and a ring-shaped metal ring, wherein the inner surface of the metal ring has a C-s... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7988395 | Mechanical fastener system for high-temperature structural assemblies A relatively low cost, lightweight and thermal stress-free mechanical fastener system having particular application for reliably joining together high temperature structural members (e.g., a pair of flat fiber-reinforced ceramic composite plates). The mechanical fas... | 08/02/2011 |
| D641934 | Protective face mask with goggles and headstraps | 07/19/2011 |
| 7968132 | Dual compartment sandwich containers having a hinged divider and removable hot/cold pack A durable, reusable dual compartment sandwich container having upper and lower compartments that are pivotally connected to one another and separated by a rotatable divider. One or more slices of bread or an elongated sandwich roll is carried within the upper compar... | 06/28/2011 |
| D639593 | Wall-mounted rack | 06/14/2011 |
| D638560 | Hand-held battery-powered light and noise generator | 05/24/2011 |
| D638374 | Hand-held electronic controller | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942100 | Break down desk assembly A break down desk is disclosed to facilitate an efficient storage disassembly and transport in compact shipping containers. The break down desk may be quickly and easily assembled and disassembled without the use of traditional tools and fasteners and with a minimal... | 05/17/2011 |
