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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997240 | System including an electromagnetically energized piston motor designed to convert chemical and electrical energy to mechanical energy An energy conversion and free hydrogen producing system including a electromagnetically energized reciprocating piston motor, a plurality of lead acid flow through batteries, each consisting of a plurality of individual flow through lead acid cells, and a hydrogen b... | 08/16/2011 |
| D632143 | Spatula | 02/08/2011 |
| 7487664 | System and method for sensing a wide range of water vapor levels in an atmosphere A dual sensor system for measuring the presence of a wide range of water vapor concentration in an atmosphere. A first sensor for measuring higher levels of water vapor concentration and a second sensor for measuring lower levels of water vapor concentration. A pair... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7461763 | Dispenser for solid flowable bulk material A dispenser for solid flowable material such as breakfast cereal having a storage hopper positioned above a rotatable auger dispenser. The storage hopper being provided with off-set baffles to prevent bridging of the flowable material in the hopper and to support th... | 12/09/2008 |
| RE40309 | Belt holder A holder for an apparel belt which can be used as both a display holder and as a storage package. When used in either the display mode of the storage mode, the holder protects the belt from being scratched or otherwise physically damaged. The holder has a sleeve wit... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370734 | Brake handle assembly for walker A brake handle assembly for actuating a brake of a wheeled walker of the type having a handle bar member slidably received for telescopic movement within the upper end of a leg member, a wheel rotatably mounted at the lower end of said leg member, a brake mounted at... | 05/13/2008 |
| D566510 | Axe head with notches for receiving the forked end of a hooligan tool | 04/15/2008 |
| D560734 | Octo pool cue | 01/29/2008 |
| D560735 | Snake pool cue | 01/29/2008 |
| D556276 | Twist pool cue | 11/27/2007 |
| D551972 | Aerosol container cap | 10/02/2007 |
| D542133 | Aerosol container cap | 05/08/2007 |
| 7178858 | Deflector assembly for motorcycle The invention provides a pair of panels, positioned on opposite sides of a motorcycle, and supported on the front portion of the frame of the motorcycle to deflect air flow or wind away from the rider. The panels are pivotally mounted on a bracket which is secured t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6968301 | Method for analysis of biological systems A method of analyzing an evolution of a biological system comprising the steps of determining a series of variables upon which a state of the biological system depends, mapping the variables to an n-dimensional space, and wherein the evolution of the biological syst... | 11/22/2005 |
| D508183 | Seat cushion | 08/09/2005 |
| D506294 | Pet feeding stand | 06/14/2005 |
| 6753769 | Progressive slow-stop signaling system A progressive slow/stop signaling system for energizing a plurality of yellow and red lamps mounted on the rear of a vehicle of impending changes in the speed of the vehicle. The lamps are energized in a sequence depending on the position of the brake and accelerato... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6733426 | Leg stretching device An exercise device for stretching the legs of a user with pressure being applied mainly at the inner thighs, including a seat member and a horizontally disposed rail mounted at one end to the seat member and extends forwardly therefrom and terminates with a free end... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6671923 | Mop wringer A mop wringer having a pair of spaced frame members or lateral plates, each having a lower leg member, and includes structure for attaching the wringer to a receptacle. A stationary squeeze plate and a movable squeeze plate are located in the space betwee... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6659478 | Combination walker and transport chair A wheeled walker convertible to a transport chair. The walker has a strap-type backrest that is pivotally attached to the upper end of the handlebars. The backrest can be placed in a forward position when the apparatus is used as a walker and the user wis... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6651994 | Walker with movable carry basket A wheeled walker having a moveable carry basket. The walker has a carry basket mounted between the front leg members. The mounting arrangement permits the basket to be moved between a first position in which the basket projects forward of the front leg me... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6614900 | Method and apparatus for processing call signaling messages The invention relates to a method for processing call signalling messages during a communications switch overload condition. The method integral to the invention comprises a dual threshold test, one based on message latency and the other based on queue oc... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6591935 | ATV stealth exhaust system An exhaust modification system for an all terrain vehicle which reduces the exhaust noise of the vehicle and reduces the possibility of hot particles being discharged with the exhaust gas so as to ignite readily combustible material upon which the particl... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6547065 | Belt holder A holder for an apparel belt which can be used as both a display holder and as a storage package. When used in either the display mode or the storage mode, the holder protects the belt from being scratched or otherwise physically damaged. The holder has a... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6381113 | Leakage current protection device adapted to a wide variety of domestic and international applications A leakage current protection device, such as a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI), is provided that can be used in single phase or polyphase systems, with a range of input voltages from 70 to 264 volts AC, frequencies of 50 or 60 hertz, and ground fa... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6361702 | Device for producing material having optically varying effects and method of producing the same A die and a method for forming a die to produce optically varying effects in a light reflective surface. A design generally formed as a plurality of parallel grooves of varying widths and depths are engraved in a soft metal foil adhered to a substrate. A ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6339947 | Rotary apparatus with moveable die A rotary apparatus (20) for rotary forming of a web workpiece (12) and having a rotatable first roll unit (32) and corresponding rotatable second roll unit (34), a first die support (46) carried by the first roll unit (32), having a leading edge (51) and ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6292337 | Electrical system with arc protection An electrical system, such as a system for providing power to an appliance or a building, includes arcing current protection, either in connection with or separate from a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI). In one embodiment a sensing lead is located... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6174414 | High pressure reciprocating suction roll shower A high pressure shower system for cleaning perforations in a suction roll of a paper-making machine is disclosed. An elongated header pipe is mounted to the outside of the suction box and is fitted with a plurality of spaced high pressure nozzles directed... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6122888 | Construction panel and method of constructing a level portion of a building A construction panel for use in the erection of buildings comprising a panel of castable construction material of predetermined thickness, and having first and second sides; a plurality of structural members, reinforcing the panel on one side, at least so... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6039517 | Internally cooled magnetic workpiece holder A cooled magnetic chuck or cooled magnetic adapter for use with a magnetic chuck. Coolant passages are formed in a magnetic chuck, or in a cooled magnetic adapter for transmitting the magnetic forces of a magnetic chuck to a work piece, such that the heat... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6019145 | Apparatus and method of introducing a free-flowing balancing material within a tire An apparatus is disclosed for introducing a free-flowing balancing material into a tire through a tire valve stem. The apparatus comprises a container for confining a predefined amount of free-flowing balancing material, and a flow path for pressurized ai... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5983693 | Rotary press with cut off apparatus A rotary apparatus (20) for rotary forming of a web workpiece (12) and having a rotatable first roll unit (32) and corresponding rotatable second roll unit (34), a first die support (46) carried by the first roll unit (32), having a leading edge (51) and ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5982274 | Paperless pressure and alarm recorder A paperless recorder for recording pressure and alarm condition data from a fire controller for a fire pump control system. The fire pump is connected a pipe network which has a pressure sensor for sensing pipe pressure. The recorder is connected to the p... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5967071 | Energy efficient system and method for reducing water friction on the hull of a marine vessel An energy efficient system for reducing the water friction on the hull of a marine vessel. The contact of water with the portion of the outer surface of the hull of a marine vessel which normally engages the water is reduced by the strategic induction of ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5950920 | Compactor assembly for use with recycling bins An apparatus for receiving and separately storing recyclable waste materials of various types and non-recyclable waste materials. Recyclable or non-recyclable waste material is deposited in the open top of a receiving chamber. Deflectors when in a first p... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5940892 | Eye protection device constructed from an elongated strip of translucent material An eye protection device is formed of an elongated strip of translucent material. The length of the elongated strip of translucent material is such that it will encircle the wearer's head, with strap-like portions overlapping at the back of a wearer's hea... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5929318 | System and method for sensing low levels of a particular gas in an atmosphere A sensor system and method for measuring very low levels of a particular gas in an atmosphere which initially has high level of the gas. A pair of sensors of the particular gas are provided, one of which senses high levels of the particular gas and the ot... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5818056 | Optically stimulated luminescence dosimetry in dental enamel A method and apparatus for determining radiation absorbed dose using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) in dental enamel. The invention is based on the determination that OSL can be induced in dental enamel and can be used for determining absorbed ra... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5809724 | Construction panel and method of constructing a level portion of a building A construction panel for use in the erection of buildings comprising a panel of castable construction material of predetermined thickness, and having first and second sides; a plurality of structural members, reinforcing the panel on one side, at least so... | 09/22/1998 |
