Did You Know...
...In 1790, the cost to obtain a patent was between $4 and $5.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6979254 | Ergonomically friendly orbital sander construction A random orbital sander including a housing, a motor having a vertical axis in the housing, a pad coupled to the motor, a face on the pad extending substantially perpendicularly to the vertical axis, a shroud surrounding the pad, an opening in the shroud, and a dust... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6855040 | Ergonomically friendly orbital sander construction A random orbital sander including a housing, a motor having a vertical axis in the housing, a pad coupled to the motor, a face on the pad extending substantially perpendicularly to the vertical axis, a shroud surrounding the pad, an opening in the shroud, and a dust... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6827706 | Winged catheter securing tape A winged catheter securing tape including a base having a non-adhesive upper surface and an adhesive lower surface, spaced areas of adhesive on said upper surface with a first non-adhesive area therebetween, and a second non-adhesive area on said lower surface in op... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6807798 | Method of banding A banding fixture including a body having a horizontal opening therein, a carriage movable into and out of the horizontal opening, a recess in the carriage, and the carriage with the recess therein movable into the horizontal opening with a surface in the carriage i... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6787489 | Absorbent mixture and product An absorbent mixture consisting of an absorbent such as sodium or potassium polyacrylate, a fluent wax and a channeling agent. A product consisting of a porous member containing a mixture including an absorbent such as sodium or potassium polyacrylate, a fluent wax ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6772577 | Branding fixture structures A banding fixture including a body having a horizontal opening therein, a carriage movable into and out of the horizontal opening, a recess in the carriage, the carriage with the recess therein movable into the horizontal opening with an upper surface on the carriag... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6769513 | Swimming pool ladder A molded plastic pool ladder of A-frame shape having first and second sides consisting of assembled frame channel rail structures with a ladder slidable between lower and higher positions in one of the frame channel rail structures and movable feet on the bottom of ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6732490 | Method of banding A banding fixture including a body having a horizontal opening therein, a carriage movable into and out of the horizontal opening, a recess in the carriage, the carriage with the recess therein movable into the horizontal opening with an upper surface on the carriag... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6701697 | Carousel bagger A carousel bagger including a plurality of troughs each having sides fixed to a rotatable table with a pivotable bottom wall pivoted from a lower product-receiving position to a higher product-dumping position in response to actuation by a linkage running... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6689105 | Securing tape assembly A securing tape assembly for securing a tube or a needle to a patient including an elongated tape having outer end portions for adhesive securement to the patient and a central portion which encircles a tube and a clip which is secured the central portion... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6689198 | Self-retaining adsorbent unit An adsorbent unit including first and second porous containers, adsorbent in the first and second porous containers, a first and second end on each of the first and second containers, a yoke connecting the first ends, spaced first apertures in the yoke, a... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6669027 | Vibratory screening machine and vibratory screen and screen tensioning structure A vibratory screening machine having opposite sides with a plurality of stationary aligned tensioning members mounted on one side and a plurality of nut actuated movable tensioning members mounted on the opposite side and a vibratory screening screen moun... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6667273 | Composition for absorbing oxygen in an oxygen/carbon dioxide environment A composition for absorbing oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide in a high moisture environment including by weight an iron-based component for absorbing oxygen in an amount of between about 15% and 60%, a carbon dioxide releasing component for releasing c... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6655604 | Programmable scent emitter A deer scent emitter including a housing, a scent container in the housing, at least one first opening in the housing, at least one second opening in the scent container, a timer in the housing, and a linkage coupling the timer to the scent container for ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6652775 | Adsorbent compositions A water vapor adsorption and water retaining composition containing particulate calcium chloride and particulate vermiculite in a flexible container having a side of spun-bonded polyethylene heat sealed to a side of extrusion coated polyethylene on polyes... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6649086 | Adsorbent compositions A water vapor adsorption and water retaining composition containing particulate calcium chloride and particulate vermiculite in a flexible container having a side of spun-bonded polyethylene heat sealed to a side of extrusion coated polyethylene on polyes... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6640582 | Self-retaining elongated adsorbent unit A self-retaining adsorbent unit for use in combination with an elongated refrigerant-containing housing includes an elongated adsorbent-carrying porous fabric casing with adsorbent disposed therein. A retaining tab is formed at one end of the casing.... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6640941 | Shock-isolation structure A shock-isolation structure for supporting a relatively light load on a supporting surface and having a plurality of spring units operable in both tension and compression oriented in a truss configuration with first ends of said spring units connected to ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6619002 | Deck structure A flooring system including resin channels having webs and legs mounted on joists with their webs resting on the edges of the joists and their legs straddling the sides of the joists, and a plurality of adjacent resin tiles each having a plate with inner ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6616232 | Tiltable spring-biased chair A chair including a frame, a seat pivotally mounted on the frame, a spring construction effectively positioned between the seat and the frame, a first selectively actuatable latch positioned between the seat and the frame effective to maintain the seat la... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6589320 | Elongated adsorbent unit with external fluid communication channels An elongated adsorbent unit for use in combination with an elongated refrigerant-containing housing includes a housing having first and second ends, and an interior and an exterior. Adsorbent is compacted in the interior of the housing. First and second p... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6580189 | Vibratory motor having a self-contained continuous bearing lubrication system A vibratory motor for a vibratory screening machine including a housing having a main shaft mounting outer shafts at its ends with a slip connection therebetween, bearings mounted on the outer shafts, first lubricant chambers on opposite sides of each of ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6571942 | Container with integral material-treating container and method of fabrication thereof A container including a body, a top portion and a bottom portion on the body, a first wall on the body, a material-treating container, a second wall on the material-treating container, a material-treating substance in the material-treating container, a pe... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6565537 | Tube securing assembly A tube securing assembly consisting of a base, which is either a tape or a band, a tab attached to the base, and a loop member, which is either a closed loop member, such as an O-ring, or an open loop member, such as a C-shaped member, associated with the... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6564947 | Method of screening material utilizing a plurality of undulating screen assemblies A screening screen assembly for a vibratory screening machine including an apertured plate, and a subassembly of an undulating support screen and fine screening screen and finer screening screen bonded to each other by a fused plastic grid and bonded to t... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6558571 | Oxygen-absorbing composition and method An oxygen-absorbing composition including in relatively sufficient proportions a dry acid, iron, and an inhibited carbon dioxide generating compound. A method of absorbing oxygen from a closed environment including the steps of providing an oxygen-absorbi... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6557326 | Banding fixture A banding fixture including a body having a horizontal opening therein, a carriage movable into and out of the horizontal opening, a recess in the carriage, and the carriage with the recess therein movable into the horizontal opening with a surface in the... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6553783 | Integrated U-tube and adsorbent unit An integrated U-tube and adsorbent unit including a U-tube having first and second legs and a return bend, a space between the first and second legs and the return bend, adsorbent in the space, opposite sides on the first and second legs and the return be... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6547656 | Serrated knife sharpener A sharpener for a serrated knife having a plurality of ribbed cutting edges interspersed with concave cutting edges, the sharpener consisting of an elongated abrasive sharpening member having a longitudinal axis and a peripheral surface, a ribbed configur... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540937 | Adsorbent compositions A water vapor adsorption and water retaining composition containing particulate calcium chloride and particulate vermiculite in a flexible container having a side of spun-bonded polyethylene heat sealed to a side of extrusion coated polyethylene on polyes... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6530982 | Self-retaining absorbent unit An adsorbent unit including first and second porous containers, adsorbent in the first and second porous containers, a first and second end on each of the first and second containers, a yoke connecting the first ends, spaced first apertures in the yoke, a... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6508048 | Banding fixture A banding fixture including a body having a horizontal opening therein, a carriage movable into and out of the horizontal opening, a recess in the carriage, the carriage with the recess therein movable into the horizontal opening with an upper surface on ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6502762 | Programmable scent emitter A deer scent emitter including a housing, a scent container in the housing, at least one first opening in the housing, at least one second opening in the scent container, a timer in the housing, and a linkage coupling the timer to the scent container for ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6478321 | Rubber shear spring assembly for tandem axle trailer A rubber shear spring assembly for mounting between inner ends of adjacent leaf springs of a tandem axle including a hanger for mounting on a vehicle frame, hanger sides on the hanger, a rubber shear spring assembly between the hanger sides, the rubber sh... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6468334 | Elongated absorbent unit with external fluid communication channels An elongated adsorbent unit for use in combination with an elongated refrigerant-containing housing includes a housing having first and second ends, and an interior and an exterior. Adsorbent is compacted in the interior of the housing. First and second p... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6449977 | Self-retaining elongated adsorbent unit A self-retaining adsorbent unit for use in combination with an elongated refrigerant-containing housing includes an elongated adsorbent-carrying porous fabric casing with adsorbent disposed therein. A retaining tab is formed at one end of the casing.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6447486 | Securing tape assembly A securing tape assembly for securing a tube or a needle to a patient including an elongated tape having outer end portions for adhesive securement to the patient and a central portion which encircles a tube and a clip which is secured the central portion... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6438991 | Integrated U-tube and adsorbent unit An integrated U-tube and adsorbent unit including a U-tube having first and second legs and a return bend, a space between the first and second legs and the return bend, adsorbent in the space, opposite sides on the first and second legs and the return be... | 08/27/2002 |
