...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7852859 | System and method for interfacing legacy IP-PBX systems to SIP networks A system and method for integrating a legacy IP-PBX to a session initiation protocol (SIP) network supporting one or more SIP sets. A SIP-PBX proxy server coupled to the legacy IP-PBX and the SIP network maintains a logical IP set for each SIP set on the SIP network... | 12/14/2010 |
| D624453 | Lighted holiday rabbit | 09/28/2010 |
| 7800492 | Multi purpose locater Multi Purpose Locater is a transmitter and receiver system designed to allow a user to more easily find small objects such as keys, beepers, cell phones or glasses. The preferred embodiment of Multi Purpose Locater is comprised of at least some of the following: a t... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798561 | Fuel pump assembly access panel Fuel Pump Assembly Access Panel is an easily removable panel that offers access to a fuel tank and fuel pump and allows work on these components to be done from above the car or other vehicle. The preferred embodiment of Fuel Pump Assembly Access Panel is comprised ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7779766 | Thief marker This invention consists of a casing designed to appear like a purse or wallet. The casing also has a flap with a stud, an accompanying clasp, and a pressurized dye packet. It may also include false coins, currency and credit cards, and miscellaneous compartments, po... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7779743 | Gas piston assembly and bolt carrier for gas-operated firearms A kit for modifying a bolt carrier group actuating apparatus of a firearm manufacturer-configured with a gas-driven bolt carrier comprises a gas expansion assembly, an operating rod driven bolt carrier and an operating rod. The gas expansion assembly is configured f... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7757906 | Air movement indicating device A device comprises a container includes a dispensing mechanism for enabling pressurized dispensable contents contained within an interior space of the container to be selectively dispensed therefrom. A retention clip structure is attached to an exterior portion of t... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753094 | Petrol pump safety nozzle Petrol Pump Safety Nozzle is a device for petroleum fuel pumps consisting of a retractable sleeve attached to a nozzle. The sleeve moves upward when it engages the perimeter of a petroleum gasoline receptacle. The sleeve is connected to a trigger release to allow th... | 07/13/2010 |
| D618889 | Post surgery shower bootie | 07/06/2010 |
| 7746657 | 10G XFP compliant PCB The present invention is a specially designed PCB that allows XFP compliant transceiver modules and EMI gaskets to be used in a manner specified in the XFP standard and results in an integrated solution that is compliant with the XFP standard. Various geometric feat... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7744111 | Leanable tracking trailer for a motorcycle A one wheeled trailer is disclosed for use with and for pulling behind a two wheeled vehicle such as a motorcycle or motorbike. The trailer is configured to track behind the motorcycle or motorbike and to lean with the cycle as a unit so as to respond in the same ma... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7735677 | Drywall tools storage and transportation container Drywall Tools Storage and Transportation Container consists of a container having an outer main box with a lid, snaps for sealing the lid, a series of grommets on the top of the lid, molded handles on the top and bottom of the outer main box, wheels on the bottom of... | 06/15/2010 |
| D615851 | Vertical unistrut strap | 05/18/2010 |
| 7711623 | Decision assistance platform configured for facilitating financial consulting services A system includes instructions configured for enabling the one or more data processing device to facilitate preparing client-specific template information and determining client-specific consulting information dependent upon the client-specific template information.... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7708191 | Telebanking apparatus for transferring money or cash value between two parties in the same country or across national borders, for paying bills and browsing the internet A telebanking apparatus for performing monetary transactions from remote dispersed locations and, more particularly to apparatus for transferring cash value or monetary value between two parties, either nationally or across national borders. The telebanking apparatu... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7706302 | Optimization of routing forwarding database in a network processor A routing device and associated method for allocating the nodes of a multi-way trie of a forwarding routing table between two or more memory devices is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, the routing device comprises a routing table for storing a plurality of ro... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7706258 | System and method for detecting loops in a customer-provider bridge domain A loop detection system and method operable in an Ethernet network having a provider network and a customer network. In one embodiment, a provider edge (PE) entity is operable to generate a test frame with at least one of a destination address (DA) and source addres... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703771 | Tethered ball toss and target game and method of playing same A game in which two spherical balls tethered to opposing ends of a flexible cord are tossed at a ladder-like target goal post having a plurality of cross bars, the toss occurring from the region behind a facing goal post spaced across a field of play. An objective o... | 04/27/2010 |
| D614813 | Mesh soap holder | 04/27/2010 |
| 7701863 | Decentralized SLS monitoring for throughput in a differentiated service environment A decentralized SLS monitoring structure (30) includes a measurement preparation and minimization module (32), measurement launching coordination module (34), measurement scheduler module (36) and measurement initialization and results mo... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698412 | Parallel data link layer controllers in a network switching device The present invention features a data link layer processor for performing VLAN tagging operations, policing, shaping, and statistics acquisition integrally with one or more media access controllers (MACs). When a plurality of data link layer processors are operated ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7698394 | Global network management configuration A method and system are disclosed for remotely storing information for initializing a configurable network device at a direct server in the network. The information for initializing the configurable network device is automatically retrieved and used by the network d... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694309 | Method for facilitating unification of event framework views and system comprising same An object model comprises a data store and a plurality of event framework information objects. The data store including a plurality of event information objects each defining server event information for a respective one of a plurality of unique events exhibited by ... | 04/06/2010 |
| D612762 | Lighted witch | 03/30/2010 |
| 7681885 | Card game A card game that includes a first deck and a second deck of standard playing cards, a hat and a game board to facilitate playing of the card game. The first deck includes a complete set of fifty two standard playing cards and are utilized to facilitate a first round... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7677575 | Apparatus for playing a lawn game Golf Gladiator is a lawn game of skill involving balls or other objects connected by a string or rope and a ladder design that has rungs at various distances from the players due to its unique angled design. To play, the ladder assembly is placed a predetermined dis... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677056 | Portable cooling system for a beverage container A portable cooling system for maintaining a beverage container at an internal temperature dissimilar to that of the temperature of its external surroundings comprising of a substantially circular shaped storage compartments with a hingly attached lid. The portable c... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7650623 | Method and system for facilitating interactive multimedia experiences A method configured for facilitating an interactive multimedia experiences comprising accessing a system-readable specification defining a multimedia experience configured for audience interaction and performing the multimedia experience in accordance with informati... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649458 | Telephone messaging system with active security feature A telephone messaging system with active security feature is disclosed. In one form of the invention, a telephonic security and recording system includes a cordless telephone security base including electronics operable to provide telephonic and security features. T... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7647596 | Method for sharing a data store across event management frameworks and system comprising same An object model comprises a plurality of event framework information objects, a shared event data store and an event managing object. Each one of the event framework information objects define event framework characteristics for a respective one of a plurality of ev... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7642903 | Trailer tire alert system A tire pressure sensing device for a tow trailer that signals the driver of the tow vehicle subsequent to deflation of at least one tire mounted to the trailer. The tire pressure sensing device further includes a base plate mounted to the axle of the tow trailer rel... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7640616 | Mop with integral mop head wringing mechanism A mop head wringing mechanism comprises a first sleeve having a helical-shaped spline extending at least partially around an external face thereof and a second sleeve is slideably engaged over the first sleeve. The second sleeve has a spline engaging portion in cons... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7640076 | Remote control rover configured for viewing and manipulating objects A remotely controlled roving vehicle comprises a claw assembly and a video camera. The claw assembly includes a main body and a plurality of grasping member. A first end of each one of the grasping members is movably mounted on the main body for enabling a second en... | 12/29/2009 |
| D605871 | Adjustable flower bed frame | 12/15/2009 |
| 7625293 | Cue ball entertainment game Q Ball consists of at least some of the following: a tabletop attached to a base and having pockets and bumper rails, touch screen visual display units, and a felt surface. Q Ball also utilizes cue and object balls, break lines and a center dot on the felt surface, ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7621306 | Laundry machine door window cover A laundry machine door window cover comprises a window cover body, a contiguous length of resilient material, a plurality of magnets and indicia. The window cover body has a central portion and a perimeter portion attached to central portion. The central portion is ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7617547 | Repair kit for inflatable pools A repair kit is provided for extending the use of inflatable pools. When the inflatable ring around the top of such a pool is deflated, flotation devices are placed under the flap of the inflatable ring. Any flotation devices may be used that are safe, provide buoya... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614101 | Linen cover extension device and method of use A linen cover extension device and method of use are disclosed. In one form, a device for extending a portion of a fabric material of a linen cover at a corner edge of the linen cover is provided. The device includes an elongated substrate of flexible material havin... | 11/10/2009 |
| D603924 | Practice swing club | 11/10/2009 |
| D602839 | Automobile heat pad | 10/27/2009 |