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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6708453 | Gutter protection system The present invention provides various embodiments of a gutter cap and a locking system that couples the gutter cap to the gutter. Because the gutter cap is not directly fastened to the gutter by the locking system, as is the case with many prior art designs, the ca... | 03/23/2004 |
| D579296 | Detachable abrasive plate | 10/28/2008 |
| 7039188 | Optical disc authentication method and apparatus The present invention relates to an optical disc authentication method and apparatus. The method, wherein each disc has a plurality of ways and a plurality of sectors in each way, includes the steps of measuring the quantity of sectors in each of a defined quantity ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014656 | Positive power anterior chamber ocular implant A positive power anterior chamber ocular implant for placement in a phakic eye is disclosed to correct refractive errors caused by hyperopia which includes at least one convex surface and haptics for positioning the lens in the anterior chamber of the eye. Contact b... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011743 | Water pollution trap with water flow baffles A chamber having an inlet for receiving polluted storm-water runoff and an outlet for the storm water to flow out. Within the chamber are one or more baffles forming gaps and having apertures. The gaps define a longer water flow route through the chamber and the ape... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009522 | Object-proximity monitoring and alarm system A weight-sensitive mat or other sensor determines whether a child seat in a vehicle is occupied, a transmitter is proximate to the sensor, and a keychain fob or other portable unit includes a receiver and an alarm. Generally, if the child seat is occupied and the ke... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004043 | Elevated support pole with automatic electrical connection and disconnection A support pole for raising and lowering a supported object between a lower position and an elevated position is disclosed. The support pole includes an elongate pole and a carriage mounted for translational movement up and down the pole. Carriage locks at the top of... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997138 | Pet enclosure A pet enclosure having a moisture and odor-resistant, plastic, rattan-like material woven onto a frame. The enclosure is foldably collapsible for compact storage and shipping, and is quickly and easily assembled with minimal or no tools. An elevated floor panel is s... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995768 | Interactive business data visualization system An interactive system for visualizing business data organized according to the dimensional model allows to combine data from more than one data source and present the data in the form of a graphical, multi-metric data visualization. The visualizations are hierarchic... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6995774 | Display system and method of diminishing unwanted artifacts A method and apparatus for diminishing display transients and jitter. The method and system disclosed utilizes prior illumination and position histories in displaying and illuminating representations, and elements comprising the representations, on the display. Reco... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994783 | Water pollution trap with inlet basket A chamber having an inlet for receiving polluted storm-water runoff and an outlet for the storm water to flow out. Within the chamber is a screen that is elevated for separating and suspending miscellaneous debris such as vegetative matter, paper, and plastic, and t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992819 | High-resolution optical microscope for quick detection of pathogens A direct-view optical microscope system is provided which uses high-energy light from a phenomenon known as non-resonant Raman-scattering to illuminate a biological specimen. One embodiment of the system combines two discrete light sources to form a combined inciden... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6990925 | Deer and game feeder A portable deer and game feeder includes a tub-like feeder box, a support frame for supporting the feeder box, the support frame including a plurality of removable legs for supporting the feeder box above the ground, and a roof extending over the feeder box and bein... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6979298 | Apparatus and method for the measurement of the aerodynamics of olfaction in animals and man A system and method for observing, collecting and analyzing olefactory characteristics of a human or animal subject, such as sniffing, breathing and respiratory patterns and sounds. Example applications include the evaluation and training of dogs for explosive and d... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977468 | Integrated spark gap device A spark gap device that is formed in an integrated circuit (IC). The IC has a dielectric substrate upon which a high-voltage switch is disposed. The switch includes an anode element and a cathode element separated from each other by a spark gap. A trigger electrode ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6977976 | Complex filtering/AGC radio receiver architecture for low-IF or zero-IF A low power IF strip architecture suitable for Zero-IF (ZIF) or low-IF (LIF) radio receivers for filtering and amplifying a received signal. The apparatus includes a plurality of sequentially connected complex filter/amplifier stages. Each stage includes a complex f... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6970701 | Radio calibration by correcting the crystal frequency The present invention provides a simple and inexpensive method of calibrating radios. The present invention automatically corrects for crystal frequency drift by determining the true crystal frequency. Once the true crystal frequency has been measured and calculated... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966464 | Seat with built-in beverage dispenser A seat portion removably receives and stores a container for a beverage or other liquid, and a dispensing assembly is coupled to the container for dispensing the beverage. Preferably, the seat portion includes a shell that covers a cushion, and the cushion or a fram... | 11/22/2005 |
| D511209 | Surgical mask | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959137 | Large-effective-area inverse dispersion compensating fiber, and a transmission line incorporating the same An inverse dispersion fiber having a large effective area and a transmission system that incorporates the fiber for providing dispersion and dispersion slope compensation in a transmission fiber. The large-effective-area inverse dispersion optical fiber (IDF) has a ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951607 | Mobile pollution trap and method A mobile chamber has an inlet for receiving polluted water and an outlet for pollution-free water to flow out. A mobile trap operating system includes an output pump, an input pump, a pollution tank, and a liquid tank, all operably connected to the chamber. Within t... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948734 | Trailer hitching apparatus A trailer hitching apparatus comprises a trailer hitch receiver assembly, a winching device, a trailer hitch and a cable. The trailer hitch receiver assembly includes a receiver tube having a first end, a second end, an opening at the second end, and a passage exten... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942695 | Biomedical devices with polyimide coating Intraocular lenses and methods producing the same are provided. The intraocular lens includes an optic and a haptic that are integrally formed together. The haptic has a polyimide coating. The polyimide coating promotes fibrosis in the surrounding eye tissue to enha... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6940343 | Amplifier Disclosed is an Amplifier (7) comprising an output driver with a first output stage (4) and a second output stage (5), where an input signal is applied non-inverted to the first output stage and inverted to the second output stage, characterized... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939461 | Water pollution trap with oil segregator/collector A chamber has an inlet for receiving polluted storm-water runoff and an outlet for the storm water to flow out. Within the chamber is a collection reservoir having an adjustable weir with a skimming edge for skimming off floating matter such as motor oil, other hydr... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937325 | Method and apparatus for measuring eccentricity in a optical fiber A method and an apparatus for obtaining measurements of eccentricity in optical fibers, from which the spin imparted to the optical fiber can be ascertained. The method and apparatus enable eccentricity to be measured in such a way that this measurement can be utili... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936163 | Water pollution trap with clay collector A chamber having an inlet for receiving polluted storm-water runoff and an outlet for the storm water to flow out. Within the chamber is a pivotal filter that catches clay during typical storm flows and pivots out of the way during higher flows. In alternative embod... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934600 | Nanotube fiber reinforced composite materials and method of producing fiber reinforced composites A composite composition and a method of making such a composite that is composed of a matrix material and dispersed reinforcement nanotubes that are substantially aligned along at least one specified direction or axis. Also a method for making a continuous fiber-rei... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929233 | Mold and method for casting ophthalmic lenses This invention relates generally to opthalmic molds and methods useful for casting opthalmic moldings. In one aspect, the invention relates to a mold for casting an opthalmic molding formed from a first mold half detachably affixed to a second mold half, whereby the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929367 | Colored contact lens having very natural appearance A colored contact lens having a very natural appearance is disclosed. The inventive lens has a non-opaque pupil section and iris section that is at least partially opaque and comprised of two portions. A first portion, generally located on the outside of the iris se... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923729 | Golf club with impact display A golf training club comprising optical sensors, electronics and a display to provide visual feedback related to how a golfer strikes a golf ball. The club includes a shaft having a grip end and a tip distal from the grip end. The club has a club head affixed to the... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918519 | Securing mechanisms for preventing access to a firearm by unauthorized users, and safety housing for use therewith A securing mechanism for use in a holster, gun safe, base station, recharging/docking station, gun rack, or other safety housing for a firearm or other item, including one or more retaining members that engage the trigger guard, barrel, or other part of the firearm ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6904218 | Super-large-effective-area (SLA) optical fiber and communication system incorporating the same A super-large-effective-area (SLA) optical fiber that is suitable for communicating over a wide wavelength range and that, because of its large effective area, suppresses nonlinear effects that typically result from interaction between signal channels. The effective... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6897271 | Porous hydrogels The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a porous polymer; wherein a composition comprising a polymerizable component, a porogen having an inverse temperature dependent solubility and a solvent are polymerized at a temperature around the clo... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6886528 | Rotary machine At least two rotors are mounted in a chamber and rotate synchronously to compress and/or transport fluid. The chamber has the shape of partially overlapping circles with each circle intersecting the center of the adjacent circle. The rotors are non-eccentric and hav... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6871846 | Suction-attached support device and method A body has a support surface for temporarily supporting a siding, trim, or other construction piece that is to be installed on a building wall. A suction cup is controllable to temporarily adhere by suction the support device to the building wall. An extendible spac... | 03/29/2005 |
| D503315 | Spit for cooking food | 03/29/2005 |
| 6865838 | Multiple auto primer system for muzzle-loading firearm A method and apparatus for loading and ejecting ignition devices into a muzzle-loading firearm. A magazine contains a plurality of ignition devices, which are sequentially loaded from the magazine onto the breech plug of the firearm by a sliding bolt or other loadin... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6863476 | Mobile system for manufacturing and installing reinforcing members A mobile system for manufacturing and installing rock reinforcing members in mining and tunnel construction applications where a plurality of holes are drilled into the rock and each hole receives a reinforcing member and grout. The reinforcing member can be steel s... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6865314 | Tunable optical wavelength filters and multi-level optical integrated circuits The present invention comprises tunable optical wavelength filters and multi-level optical integrated circuits which use resonant optical cavities in a vertical arrangement with input and output waveguides. The resonant optical cavities are vertically separated from... | 03/08/2005 |
