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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6973810 | Toolbox rotary latch A toolbox latch is disclosed having a pivoting handle mounted to a housing and mechanically linked to a pusher arm for setting in motion a series of linkages to trap and release a cooperating striker pin. The pusher arm rotates a swiveling trip lever when a turn-key... | 12/13/2005 |
| D498848 | Pads for an automatic external defibrillator | 11/23/2004 |
| 6817801 | Automotive interior liquid applicator An applicator device for applying treatment fluid to various interior surfaces such as those found in an automobile, which is constructed with an applicator head including a housing having a bottom distribution plate and an applicator pad affixed thereto, and which ... | 11/16/2004 |
| D496487 | Combination light fixture and lens assembly | 09/21/2004 |
| 6789725 | Printable envelope with L-shaped addition A paper assembly is formed having an envelope and a carrier portion, such that the overall assembly is a generally flat paper assembly having a length and width of a standard paper size such as 8½ in.×11 in. or A-4 size. The assembly, having a footprint equal to a... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6788955 | Radio communication apparatus In a radio communication apparatus according to the present invention, an expansion of the functional capabilities to allow for checking whether functional settings made for a previous communication are different from functional settings for a current communication.... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6732926 | Barcode ticket reader A method to count tickets which includes a translucent ticket with an opaque pattern with translucent portions, including a light source on the first side of the ticket and a detector on a second side of the ticket, providing relative motion between the ticket and t... | 05/11/2004 |
| D489216 | Coffee brewer | 05/04/2004 |
| 6718013 | Audio recording system and method of use An audio message recording and playback system including a recorder-imprinter device, a self-contained voice module for playback of an audio message and a number of input devices for initially recording the audio message to the recorder-imprinter device. ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6708532 | Hinged security cover for vehicle door hasp A security device for a vehicle door or shipping container hasp includes a hinged cover with a window that permits the hasp to partially project thereinthrough, and a lock for fixing the cover in an overlaying relationship with the hasp. The cover includes slots on ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6685843 | Internal spa filter An internal spa filter for a spa, having a filter body with an inlet opening at its one end and a discharge orifice at its opposite end, the sides of such body are formed with auxiliary spa water inlet openings. The filter also includes a filter bag havin... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6601976 | Snap assembled light fixture apparatus A rectangular frame having side and end and side walls defining a downwardly opening receiving cavity for receipt upwardly therein of a pan having a laterally outwardly turned marginal flanges which overlie corresponding flanges in the frame and has mated... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6535838 | Furnace diagnostic system A furnace diagnostic system includes sensors that monitor various functions of the furnace. Data generated by such sensors may be stored for subsequent transfer or may be transferred in real time via an infra red link to a remote handheld device with whic... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6508777 | Circulatory support system and method of use for isolated segmental perfusion A circulatory support system and method for circulatory support are described for performing cardiopulmonary bypass using differential perfusion and/or isolated segmental perfusion of the circulatory system. The circulatory support system includes one or ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6505171 | System and method for handling purchasing transactions over a computer network A system and method for handling purchasing transactions over a computer network using pre-paid cards as the medium of exchange between a purchaser and a merchant. Selection of salable items on a merchant's display site by the purchaser is followed by act... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6447521 | Foamed inner member cover stent retention and method of use A catheter system for removably securing a stent which generally includes an inner tubular member and an outer tubular member with an expandable member disposed about the inner tubular member. A foamed cover is disposed between the expandable member and t... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6446582 | Fuel feedline and vapor barrier assembly An apparatus and method for extending a gas feedline through a vapor barrier enclosure simplifies and reduces the costs associated with manufacture and installation while establishing a seal between the vapor barrier and the feedline.... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6445595 | Operating component placement system for electronic equipment In an operating component placement system for electronic equipment, assembly units (5) having cables (8) whereby operating components (6a to 6e) are connected to connectors (7a to 7e) are used to mount the operating components (6a to 6e) to a front panel... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6442905 | Complete pre-fabricated tile counter in components A complete pre-fabricated tile counter is described that is already tiled and grouted and ready for installation upon a cabinet or other substructure, with or without a back splash or side splash panel. Counter tops including built-in sinks, and counters ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6425709 | Line up of pipes or pipe components A line up and connection installation comprises an elongated pipe receiving structure, a line up device for lining up double-walled pipes or pipe components and a connection station for connecting the lined up pipes or pipe components. The line up device ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6414571 | Dual TM mode composite resonator A microwave frequency composite resonator comprising a metal housing having an internal surface and defining a resonator cavity, a dielectric member having a top face and a bottom face and a conducting plate. The dielectric member is located within the re... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6395014 | Cerebral embolic protection assembly and associated methods The present invention is related to cerebral embolic protection assemblies (CEPA) to be used during a medical procedure to help redirect or catch emboli before it is pumped into the cerebral circulation. A variety of CEPA's are disclosed including a perfu... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6371935 | Aortic catheter with flow divider and methods for preventing cerebral embolization The invention is a catheter with a fluid flow divider positioned near the distal end of the catheter for dividing a first lumen into two channels at a point where a second lumen branches from the first lumen, and for selectively perfusing the branch lumen... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6367955 | Light fixture apparatus with pan retainer A rectangular frame having side and end and side walls defining a downwardly opening receiving cavity for receipt upwardly therein of a pan having a laterally outwardly turned marginal flanges which overlie corresponding flanges in the frame and has mated... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6352052 | Cattle stanchion apparatus Cattle stanchion apparatus in which a plurality of fixed and release stanchions define a row of head openings for animals, the release stanchions tending to pivot to open positions. A pair of latch fingers at the upper extremities of the release stanchion... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6247251 | Grind plate with removable inserts A grind shoe apparatus incorporating a variable friction grind plate complementally received in the recess of the shoe sole and having a downwardly facing trough and an outwardly facing rail with respective slide surfaces for contacting a support surface ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6240940 | Collapsible shelter with flexible, collapsible canopy The collapsible shelter includes a truss and a canopy framework that provides a flexible, collapsible canopy that is capable of flexing and moving, in whole or in part, between a raised position and lower positions having a reduced profile from the raised... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6224610 | Shape memory polymer intravascular delivery system with heat transfer medium The intravascular delivery system includes an elongated, flexible heat pipe pusher member, a therapeutic device to be placed within the vasculature of a patient, and a shape memory collar detachably mounting the therapeutic device for placement of the the... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6216961 | Fan propelled mister The fan propelled misting apparatus for cooling an extended area by evaporative cooling includes a blower with a hollow, cylindrical mist discharge tube, and a fan for propelling air flow through the mist discharge tube; and a misting device connected to ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6212254 | Simplified conditions and configurations for phase-contrast imaging with hard x-rays A method of obtaining an image of a boundary of an object, the boundary representing a refractive index variation, the method including irradiating the boundary with penetrating radiation having high lateral spatial coherence and a propagation component t... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6211890 | Image processor and image processing method A main CPU 11, a main memory 12, a main DMAC (direct memory access controller) 13 and a picture processing unit (graphic processing unit or GPU) 15 are interconnected over a main bus 1. In an input/output unit of each of the main CPU 11 and the GPU 15 are... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6171334 | Expandable stent and method of use A configuration for expandable stents wherein a series of circumferentially disposed serpentine elements are spaced such that apexes defined by adjacent serpentine elements are nested within one another and only apexes extending along the same side of eac... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6162401 | Cytofunnel arrangement A cytofunnel arrangement, for use in preparation of slides for microscopic examination, comprises in combination, a specimen funnel 14, a microscope slide 12 and a slide holder 10 which holds the slide against a port 36 in a base portion of the specimen f... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6158698 | Hollow tie switch assembly A hollow tie assembly for rodding associated with moveable trackwork (such as in a switch or a moveable point frog) serves the function of a tie, houses and protects throw rods, lock rods and detector rods, is adapted to accommodate North American switch ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6058593 | Method for producing a micro motor A micro motor is manufactured by slipping the parts (24a, 24b) of a stator (24) on the mandrel (60) which is placed into an injection mold (50). The motor housing is made by injecting polymer material (63), the stator parts (24a, 24b) being encapsulated i... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6051002 | Stent crimping device and method of use A pivotally-engageable device for enabling uniform and tight crimping of an intravascular stent onto a balloon catheter assembly. The stent crimping device includes at least one releasable loop portion that enables the stent and catheter assembly to be su... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6033398 | Method and apparatus for treating venous insufficiency using directionally applied energy A catheter introduces electrodes in a vein for a minimally invasive treatment of venous insufficiency by the application of energy to cause selective heating of the vein. The catheter is positioned within the vein to be treated, and the electrodes on the ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6012031 | Variable-length moving-average filter A filter for a system for processing audio samples, which dynamically vaires its length responsive to a moving average of variations in an audio input rate. The filter lengthens at substantially constant input rate variations to reduce input noise, and sh... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6008889 | Spectrometer system for diagnosis of skin disease Apparatus for diagnosis of a skin disease site using spectral analysis includes a light source for generating light to illuminate the disease site and a probe unit optically connected to the light source for exposing the disease site to light to generate ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5976782 | In-vitro angiogenesis assay The present invention relates to methods for determining angiogenesis comprising culturing a blood vessel fragment in a physiological gel. In addition the invention provides a method for testing substances for their ability to modulate angiogenesis and a ... | 11/02/1999 |
