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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6157322 | Automated railroad crossing warning system An automated railroad crossing warning system includes a housing mounted at the intersection of a railroad track and a roadway with directional horns oriented in opposite directions to direct horn blasts along the roadway. A light is mounted on the housin... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6138578 | Freight container ventilation system A ventilated transportable freight container is disclosed. The container is ventilated by natural convection through at least one lower side vent comprising a lower plenum chamber for distributing air into the container and restricting entry of moisture i... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6119105 | System, method and article of manufacture for initiation of software distribution from a point of certificate creation utilizing an extensible, flexible architecture Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a customer computer system to a merchant computer system, and for the fu... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6076743 | Showerhead The present invention provides an improved showerhead that can select the type of water steam by a single hand. A movable flapper is mounted in the showerhead, and a button connected to the flapper is pivotally mounted on the outside of the shell of the s... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6029950 | Jack assembly A jack assembly includes two lower arms each having an upper end portion and a lower end portion pivotally attached to a base, two upper arms each having an upper end portion pivotally mounted to a support bracket and a lower end portion pivotally mounted... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6002767 | System, method and article of manufacture for a modular gateway server architecture Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a customer computer system to a merchant computer system, and for the fu... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5996076 | System, method and article of manufacture for secure digital certification of electronic commerce Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a party in communication with a first application resident on a first co... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5987132 | System, method and article of manufacture for conditionally accepting a payment method utilizing an extensible, flexible architecture An architecture that provides a server that communicates bidirectionally with a gateway over a first communication link, over which service requests flow to the server for one or more merchants and/or consumers is disclosed. Service requests are associate... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5987140 | System, method and article of manufacture for secure network electronic payment and credit collection Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a customer computer system to a merchant computer system, and for the fu... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5963924 | System, method and article of manufacture for the use of payment instrument holders and payment instruments in network electronic commerce An electronic monetary system provides for transactions utilizing an electronic-monetary system that emulates a wallet or a purse that is customarily used for keeping money, credit cards and other forms of payment organized. Access to the instruments in t... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5957291 | Cue stick holder A cue stick holder is provided with at least one cue stick receiving aperture for maintaining a cue stick in an upright orientation. The cue stick receiving aperture may be either completely enclosed or partially enclosed. The cue stick holder is supporte... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5953682 | Automated gas cylinder tracking system An automated gas cylinder monitoring system includes: a data storage collar associated with a gas cylinder including a resident memory and an insulated housing, the insulated housing being configured for coupling with a gas cylinder; a read/write probe fo... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5931917 | System, method and article of manufacture for a gateway system architecture with system administration information accessible from a browser Secure transmission of data is provided between a plurality of computer systems over a public communication system, such as the Internet. Secure transmission of data is provided from a customer computer system to a merchant computer system, and for the fu... | 08/03/1999 |
