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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7661560 | Flexible pouch with a tamper-evident outer cap fitment and method of forming A tamper-evident outer cap for a tube spout fitment with push-pull cap for a flexible pouch is provided. The tube spout fitment is sealed to the pouch body, and includes a base portion having a seal-engaging surface disposed within the pouch body and a centrally loc... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7500707 | Removable vehicle seat A seat assembly incorporating a combination of seat latches including seatback, front floor and rear floor latch subassemblies. A release handle actuates the seatback latch to facilitate seatback dump against a seat bottom. Pluralities of cables are associated with ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7490539 | Lightweight composite armor Improved composite armor designs use optimally shaped ceramic pellets and a web system for patterning the pellets, improving manufacturability, and providing additional structural reinforcement. The result is lightweight, composite hybrid structures for ballistic pr... | 02/17/2009 |
| D582809 | Large-surface measuring device with adjustable position markers | 12/16/2008 |
| 7460690 | Gesture-controlled interfaces for self-service machines and other applications A gesture recognition interface for use in controlling self-service machines and other devices is disclosed. A gesture is defined as motions and kinematic poses generated by humans, animals, or machines. Specific body features are tracked, and static and motion gest... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7449878 | Linear and rotational inductive position sensor An apparatus for providing a signal related to a position of a part comprises an exciter coil, and a receiver coil disposed proximate to the exciter coil. The exciter coil generates magnetic flux when the exciter coil is energized by a source of electrical energy, s... | 11/11/2008 |
| D579288 | Transplanter | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443348 | Omni-directional antenna An omni-directional antenna includes an electrically conductive ground plane, an electrically conductive parasitic disc spaced upwardly apart from the ground plane and parallel thereto, and an electrically conductive vertical antenna element extending up through the... | 10/28/2008 |
| D579172 | Urn | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437293 | Data transmission system with enhancement data A method of enhancing an electronic communication is disclosed, be it in the form of a message, file, or other type of transmission. The method includes the steps of transmitting and receiving a message or file with a content and, along with the message or file, tra... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431881 | Wear-resistant alloys particularly suited to aluminum-engine head-valve seats A thermally conductive, wear-resistant alloy is particularly suited to cladding aluminum engine head valve seats. In the preferred embodiments, the alloys are metallurgically compatible with the cast Al—Si alloy used for the engine head. Three alternative embodime... | 10/07/2008 |
| D576817 | Chair | 09/16/2008 |
| 7419491 | Bone-conserving orthopedic instrumentation and appliances Apparatus and surgical techniques provide alternative cutting fixtures and other features to improve bone resection accuracy and joint stability. According to one embodiment, stabilizers are removably attached to a cutting guide to temporarily lengthen the surface a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420524 | Pixelized frequency selective surfaces for reconfigurable artificial magnetically conducting ground planes A reconfigurable frequency selective surface (FSS) includes a plurality of conducting patches supported on the surface of a dielectric layer, with selectable electrical interconnections between the conducting patches so as to provide a desired characteristic. The re... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415313 | Spatial coordination system A system and process uses pheromone propagation to provide direction and/or distance information to a remote destination through the use of localized decision making processes. Locally available information is exchanged and translated with global information through... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7402561 | Compositions and methods for inhibiting abnormal cell growth In the US about ⅓ of college women show evidence of HPV infection. The clinical problem may be even larger in developing countries. There are currently no effective therapies for HPV infections, aside from therapeutic cone biopsies, which often are followed by rec... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7395620 | Ironing board assembly An ironing board assembly for use with a door. The assembly includes an elongated ironing board and an ironing board support. An upper end of the ironing board support is attached to the top of the door so that the ironing board support extends along and closely adj... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394051 | Image-based tracking system for model train control A cost-effective and accurate model train position transponding arrangement deploys inexpensive CCD cameras to “watch” the layout and determine the locations of trains and landmarks. Each item of interest features an optical beacon, preferably an infrared LED, w... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390948 | Capo applicable to dobro and slide guitars, and other raised-string instruments A capo for Dobro® and slide guitars, and other raised-string instruments is lever-operated and compression adjustable, enabling one-handed placement and removal and precise, consistent chord formation. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| D570654 | Spade | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383588 | Body wrap A wrap for a body part such as a human wrist. The wrap includes an elongated flexible and helical-shaped member which is constructed of a material having shape memory so that, upon release of the member following deflection of the member, the member returns to its o... | 06/10/2008 |
| D570653 | Shovel | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380379 | Explosion-absorbing panels and wall structures This invention resides in explosion-resistant walls, panels and partitions, particularly for use around buildings, works of art, public places, and so forth, and wherein, in certain embodiments, may include textures and/or graphics to disguise and/or beautify the st... | 06/03/2008 |
| D569698 | Weeder | 05/27/2008 |
| D569697 | Handle for garden implements | 05/27/2008 |
| D569993 | Stanchion cover | 05/27/2008 |
| D569202 | Handle for a garden tool | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368175 | Metal band as an inlay for trim strips or sealing strips A metal band as an inlay for trim strips or sealing strips of flexible material, in particular of rubber or plastic, which is in particular bent to form a shape, having a plurality of slots, in particular periodically sequential slots in the longitudinal direction o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354225 | Decorative plant marker stake A decorative marker which may be used to identify plants in a garden comprises a wire form encircling and capturing a decorative object such that the object can still be viewed through the wire form. A panel for receiving identifying indicia is connected to the wire... | 04/08/2008 |
| D564313 | Weeder | 03/18/2008 |
| D564315 | Trowel | 03/18/2008 |
| D564314 | Transplanter | 03/18/2008 |
| D563742 | Cultivator | 03/11/2008 |
| D564172 | Shopping cart | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338525 | Methods and apparatus for preventing the migration of intradiscal devices Barriers are used to hold prosthetic components, including intradiscal devices, in position while allowing natural movement within a “safe zone.” In the preferred embodiments, the barrier is in the form of a “buttress” plate coupled to a controlled linkage t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320735 | Fan cleaning method and apparatus A simple yet effective system for cleaning fans and air circulators facilitates the cleaning of ceiling and hard-to-reach units without having to remove the blades or other parts to be cleaned. A flexible bag encloses parts of a fan to be cleaned. A source of compre... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320492 | Telescopic sun visor extension sleeve A laterally moveable set of sleeves are placed over an existing sun visor to more effectively block the rays of the sun through the front or side windows. A separate sleeve-set should be placed over the right sun visor. Any part of either sleeve may have an opaque, ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318012 | Problem solving method utilizing emergent clustering and case retrieval An Adaptive, Any-Time Case Retrieval process combines existing knowledge (emergent clustering, case retrieval with CRN) in a novel and advantageous way. Although ideally suited to the Digital Body Development System (DBDS), the method is applicable to any problem so... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309400 | Methods of improving uniformity in additive manufacturing processes This invention improves upon existing approaches by providing a method for improving the uniformity of additive manufacturing processes of the type wherein material increments are consolidated to produce a three-dimensional object. According to one aspect of the inv... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302920 | Variable valve actuator Actuators, and corresponding methods and systems for controlling such actuators, provide independent lift and timing control with minimum energy consumption. In an exemplary embodiment, an actuation cylinder in a housing defines a longitudinal axis and having first ... | 12/04/2007 |
