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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171960 | Plug with gripping means The present invention regards a plug (2) for scaling off a pipeline (1), comprising a main body (3), scaling means (6) and gripping means (5) arranged circumferentially around the main body (3) and actuation means (4)... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8152505 | Rotary expansible chamber device A rotary expansible chamber device includes intersecting, two-piece vanes that provide expansion/compression chambers as the vanes rotate about a central axis of a rotor housing. The rotor housing has an inner contour defined by a conchoid of rhodonea having a shape... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152187 | Method and system for installing a step rail to a vehicle A roll formed step rail for a vehicle comprises an elongated rail body having two opposing edges which define a longitudinal channel. The channel receives a pinch clamp which is wider than the channel and has a fastening hole and an alignment means. The rail body is... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151483 | Progressive dewatering and inhibitor dispersal rolling pig A method for progressively dewatering a pipe or pipeline includes the use of a loose-fitting spherical- or quasi-spherical shaped pig body which rolls forward through the interior space of the pipe and temporarily captures and redistributes a portion of the volume o... | 04/10/2012 |
| D657163 | Cabinet for a ceramic cooker | 04/10/2012 |
| D657162 | Cabinet for a ceramic cooker | 04/10/2012 |
| D657161 | Cabinet for a ceramic cooker | 04/10/2012 |
| D657160 | Cabinet for a ceramic cooker | 04/10/2012 |
| 8145575 | Peer to peer sharing of job applicant information A method for peer-to-peer sharing of job applicant verification data over a network includes a computerized central exchange that interfaces with requesters, providers, and job applicants. The exchange manages the interactions of each requester, provider, and job ap... | 03/27/2012 |
| D656338 | Cabinet for a ceramic cooker | 03/27/2012 |
| 8127389 | Portable curb ramp A portable ramp system made according to this invention includes a pair of interconnected ramps for use with high-centering wheeled lawn equipment such as commercial walk-behind mowers. The ramps allow the equipment to move between a first lower elevation and a seco... | 03/06/2012 |
| D653813 | Thumb guard with tap | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105219 | Cheerleader training device A training apparatus for use by flyers in a cheerleading squad includes a stable base assembly, a balancing assembly, and a fixed or adjustable column located between the stable base assembly and the balancing assembly. The balancing assembly includes a deflectably ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104231 | Ridge tile system for a roof An improved roof ridge apparatus and method for its use includes a longitudinally extending rigid member that has a plurality of keyways located along its top and bottom wall surfaces and extending along the length of the rigid member. The rigid member is placed int... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100356 | Apparatus and method for winding film onto a film roll An issue with conventional stretch films is that the edges of the film can be easily damaged, which may result in tearing or failure of the film during use. Folding the film edges may reduce such damage but yields uneven rolls of film that are difficult to unwind. T... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100127 | Catheter guiding flexible connector A flexible connector couples the inlet end of a tracheotomy tube inner cannula to an outlet port of an in-line catheter. The catheter exit end of the connector is adapted to be serially coupled in pneumatic communication with the inlet end of the tracheotomy tube in... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091705 | Diamond polishing pad caddy A caddy for storing diamond polishing pads used by grinding machines holds multiple containers in a rack in a case. Each container is independently removable from the rack and case and stores a complete set of stacked pads so that sets of used pads are always sorted... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8052801 | Pipeline pig launch pin and retraction system A method and system for launching a pipeline pig includes the steps of compressing a modulating bypass valve of a pipeline pig and installing a locking means to temporally maintain the bypass valve in the compressed state. Once the pig has travelled a predetermined ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047842 | Reciprocal reverse rotation endodontic file A single use, reciprocal reverse rotation, endodontic file includes a plurality of spaced apart helical flutes with spiraled lands therebetween. The lands have an edge with a positive cutting angle when the file is rotated in one direction and a scraping angle when ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043088 | Endodontic procedure employing simultaneous liquefaction and acoustic debridgement An ultrasonic liquefaction endodontic system having a graspable hand piece includes a contra-angle tip assembly that has an insert and an internal fluid flow passageway. A portion of the fluid flow passageway passes through a C-shaped receiver located at the end of ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042574 | Plug with expandable packer element The present invention relates to an arrangement for use with a plug (1) for sealing against an inner wall of a pipeline (30), comprising a main body and sealing means, which sealing means comprises an annular packer element (7), arranged between... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8025152 | Sieve apparatus and method for use of same An apparatus and a method of screening a material containing a solid and fluid where the material is placed on an upper side of a screen element and the material is at least being acted on by vibrations produced by at least one acoustic sound source. The at least on... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025024 | Pipe joint lubrication device A pipe joint lubrication device including at least one first nozzle for application of lubricant on at least one of the fittings, a threaded nipple or a threaded socket, wherein the at least one first nozzle is provided on a first jaw housing which is rotatable abou... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021095 | Apparatus for removal of packaging material from a big bale An apparatus (3, 103) for removal of packaging (11) from a big bale (1), the apparatus (3) comprising: at least one gripper (41, 141) arranged to hold on to a part of the packaging (11); at least one cutting means (31, 13... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8001988 | Verifiable closing and locking system of a cylindrical passageway A method according to this invention employs a set of valves, a series of pressure checks, and a physical stop for verifying the closing of a locking system of a cylindrical passageway. The method may also employ an equalization piping. The valves isolate a tapping ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7964148 | System for providing compressed substantially oxygen-free exhaust gas A method and system of providing compressed substantially oxygen-free exhaust gas for industrial purposes including the steps of extracting exhaust gas from a lean burn engine consuming a mixture of natural gas fuel and air, passing the extracted exhaust gas through... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962987 | Portable curb ramp A portable ramp made according to this invention includes a pair of interconnected ramps for use with high-centering wheeled lawn equipment such as commercial walk-behind mowers. The ramps allow the equipment to move between a first lower elevation and a second high... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7957546 | Multi-channel noise reduction system with direct instrument tracking A multi-channel noise reduction system provides improved noise reduction with direct instrument tracking of all channels. In a two channel noise reduction system, both channels detect and track the input level and dynamic range of the guitar directly with one channe... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950555 | Stackable desk-top tape dispenser and stapler A stapler is stacked on top of a roll-type tape dispenser. The tape dispenser top surface and the stapler base bottom surface have complemental three dimensional contours which cause the tape dispenser and stapler longitudinal axes to be in parallel relationship whe... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942162 | Tee flow splitter A flow splitter that divides a two-phase (gas-liquid) inlet stream or a one-phase (liquid-liquid) inlet stream into equal and substantially balanced parts for distribution to an equal number of outlets horizontally oriented and connected to the flow splitter. Becaus... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7931719 | Revolution vortex tube gas/liquids separator A centrifugal separator for separating immiscible components of a wet gas stream is formed by an upright cylindrical vortex tube having an internal wall surface, a top with a gas outlet opening therein, a bottom providing a liquid outlet opening and a wet gas stream... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926516 | Internal composite repair apparatus A repair device and method for its use includes plugs that pressure isolate an internally damaged pipeline section and an hermetically sealed housing that contains a length of composite material and a means for controllably releasing the composite material. In a pre... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7909065 | Pre-tensioned sealing means arrangement The present invention regards a barrier plug system (3) for sealing off a pipe (1), comprising a plug body, a first and a second end plate surface (11, 31) arranged on opposite sides of the plug body and at least one circumferential sealing mean... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7900655 | Composite load transferring technique A method for repairing and reinforcing a pipeline includes covering a defect in a pipeline section with a composite wrap, isolating the wrap from the ambient environment, and applying a compressive force on the wrap so that the pressure on the wrap is substantially ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7895877 | Gun barrel stamper A gun barrel stamping tool includes a die ram having a first U-shaped gun barrel fastener, a die container having a second U-shaped gun barrel fastener, and at least one die ram to die container fastener. The die ram and the die container each include opposing longe... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7878221 | Smartplug with wheel centralizer The invention regards a device for movement within a pipeline which device comprises at least one centralizing means (20) comprising at least two centralizing elements (21) arranged around the circumference of a body (8) of the device. The centr... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877892 | Circular saw alignment system and method A circular saw alignment system and method, the system having a first longitudinal member securable to a saw arbor and a second member perpendicular to the first member. The first member having one or more locating devices. The locating devices can be bubble indicat... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871131 | Panel A panel having particular utility in a chair or other apparatus for receiving an occupant in a seated position includes an envelope of resilient material having at least one small opening for receiving a substantially rigid and U-shaped envelope support frame. The e... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7861665 | Pipeline pig signal with adjustable mounting An improved signal with adjustable mounting to allow the signal to be oriented to face any direction, without rotating the pressure-containing plug, and with integral seal to protect the outer threads of the mounting nipple. ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857356 | Smartcoupling—non responsive A coupling according to the invention comprises a first part (1) and a second part (2). The first part (1) comprises a housing (5) with a bore (6) and a slide element (7) arranged movable within the bore (6) and the s... | 12/28/2010 |
