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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7900586 | Tether for use with autistic children A tether for use with autistic children includes belts, one each for wear by an adult and a child for maintaining them side by side during a training session. Tether attached rings are confined by fabric closure members on the belts to maintain proximity of child an... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7445109 | Feed roll construction A feed roll for use in conjunction with a machine in a food processing operation. A hub of the roll carries a resilient outer component including a sleeve having conical end members which flex during momentary contact with the article. The surface areas of the flexe... | 11/04/2008 |
| D566778 | Combined street sign and post | 04/15/2008 |
| D549923 | Support for a mailbox | 08/28/2007 |
| D549924 | Mailbox support | 08/28/2007 |
| 6981462 | Fins on trolling plate mount Horizontally disposed fins are located in a plane in alignment with a raised trolling plate with fin trailing edges proximate the leading edge of the raised trolling plate. A mounting bracket of a trolling plate assembly serves to mount the fins superjacent the anti... | 01/03/2006 |
| D506421 | Vehicle rear bumper | 06/21/2005 |
| 6880610 | Drive for multiple suspended doors A door system having first and second sets of panels with each set having leading and trailing panels, and having a different width. The leading panel of the first set includes a stop and the leading panel of the second set includes a pair of stops. First and second... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6871921 | Divider assembly for a drawer A divider assembly for installation in a tool box or chest drawer to provide separate drawer areas for the storage of various grouped articles. Perimeter rails are joined by corner clips to maintain a rectangular shape of the divider assembly. Divider rails extend i... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6722816 | Berm forming apparatus A chassis having a main member carries adjustable side members defining an area for the reception of berm forming particulate material conveyed by an air flow from a remote source. The discharged material forms a continuous berm of constant size and shape. Wheel ass... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6698284 | Liquid level gauge A gauge includes a translucent tube assembly having metallic tubular end segments. The end segments are endwise embedded within the ends of the translucent tube and permit dispensing with packing when joined to shut off valves at the ends of the tube asse... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6684527 | Veneer dryer and method of drying A wheel includes a peripheral outer wall onto which are sequentially loaded veneer panels. The panels are held in place by cable runs against a heated outer surface of the wheel outer wall. Drying of the veneer panels occurs during wheel rotation. A heate... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6659318 | Spare wheel carrier A spare tire carrier for securement to an end segment of a vehicle bumper and having a swingable arm for travel about horizontal and vertical axes to relocate a spare tire away from the rear of a vehicle and subsequently downward into ground contact. A br... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6589192 | Deep tissue massage machine The machine includes a platform for floor placement with the platform defining an open area for access to machine components. In place on the platform is a gearhead motor for driving a shaft journaled on the platform and provided with massage fingers for ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585452 | Organic composition for erosion control and barrier formation A biodegradable product for use as a ground cover or in the formation of a berm and comprising a major component of organic particulate as compost or a mulch containing compost. Additional components include granular molasses, granular guar, cotton seed m... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6581350 | Floor construction for an amusement ride A floor for a bumper car amusement ride is of modular construction. A base of each module may be of wood and has a multitude of openings for inserted reception of threaded studs welded to the underside of sheet metal panels extending lengthwise thereof. N... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6540106 | Finger attachable spray device A tubular reservoir for wear on a finger contains a deterrent to ward off an assailant. A housing, defining the reservoir, collapses upon flexing of the finger to propel the deterrent for nozzle discharge. A cap is carried by a retainer which is rapidly d... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6457780 | Wheel shield A shield is of concavo-convex molded construction and overlies at least part of an automobile wheel to protect the wheel during washing of a tire sidewall. Shield wall thickness tapers in a radial direction to provide a flexible marginal area capable of p... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6439886 | Inflatable dental device A device having pliable walls is provided for placement in the mouth of a patent to serve, in one manner, as a matrix barrier with walls of the device bearing upon opposed tooth surfaces. An inlet permits inflation of the device, as by a dental syringe, o... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6405673 | Bird seed collector A bird seed collector is located beneath a bird seed feeder and is attached to the feeder for receiving seed dislodged from the feeder. A mesh barrier extends adjacent an open end of the collector permitting seed passage while barring entry of birds or ro... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6397812 | Temporary cylinder and piston rod housing for an engine being repaired A housing includes a flange apertured to receive cap screws for temporary attachment to the block of an air cooled engine to enclose a piston rod and close a cylinder of the engine to protect engine parts from foreign matter. Oval flange openings accept c... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6382549 | Holder for strings of decorative lights A light string holder has a central hand grip with upright members spaced from the hand grip to partially define storage areas for light string segments. Lateral extensions on the hand grip have horizontal edges for supporting spaced apart loops of a ligh... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6371427 | Wall mounted hanger A wall mounted hanger is of flexible wire construction including arcuate wire segments for insertion through an opening in the wall for endwise wall contact. The wire segments oppositely extend through the wall and merge with upwardly curved wire segments... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6357971 | Mobile blower system for depositing grass seed and organic material A truck is equipped with a bin from which bin contents are fed into a blower pressurized conduit by a feed screw conveyor immediately prior to entry into a flexible discharge conduit. Control means permit feed screw conveyor speed to be varied to control ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6351894 | Clothes dryer attachment for drying footwear An attachment for a clothes dryer includes an air valve with a positionable spherical member for directing heated air to a wall vent or to a flexible conduit serving an article holder for drying various articles. A tee of the holder diverts air into rotat... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6343423 | Indicator means for determining miter and bevel angles for sawing container panels A base is provided with right angularly disposed scales marked in degrees starting from zero degrees at an intersection of the scales. Indicators are elongate and pointed at their ends and each of different length. Placement of an indicator on the base in... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6322287 | Aggregate grading machine A grading machine includes a forwardly projecting frame partially supported by a small tractor. A blade assembly on the frame disperses and strikes off aggregate for subsequent paving along a course. The blade assembly of the apparatus is indirectly suppo... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6315960 | Apparatus for treating pyrophoric gases and toxic global warming gases A mixing chamber receives pyrophoric gas for mixing with oxygen prior to discharge into an upright housing of the apparatus. Tubular members within the housing define annular passageways through which the mixed gas and oxygen flow in a serpentine manner w... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6312360 | Arm and hand exercising device A resilient ball is supported in place on a chair, exercising equipment or other support by a strap or metal clip for periodic exercising of hand and arm muscles. The strap may be one piece or segmented and provided with fabric closure pieces. The ball is... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6298490 | Work glove A work glove having internal stitching joining a palm piece to a finger piece having three finger stalls. A fourth finger stall is integral with the palm piece as is an inner thumb member. An outer thumb member extends the along the side of the glove and ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6279731 | Vibratory conveyor table A conveyor tray is yieldably mounted on a table base and during table operation conveys articles therealong by vibratory motion. A base supports an electric motor for driving a power output shaft journalled on the base. Eccentrics mounted on the power out... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279782 | Dental rinse bottle with quick connect A bottle for a dental rinse has a neck component provided with vertical and inclined channels to receive bayonet lock arms on a cap to lock the neck component to the cap. The bayonet arms project from a cap stem which is provided with an O-ring. Annular w... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6272951 | Joist hanger mounting tool A hanger installing tool includes a pair of slidably mounted posts and an impact member for the driving of prongs of a joist hanger into a header. Arm members of the tool position the tool vertically on a header side with retainers on the arm members conf... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6256939 | Support member for a floor beam of a building Upper and lower tubular components of the support members are in threaded engagement for beam support. Retainer cups secure the support member in place while a lock seats about the upper and lower components to prevent rotation after installation. An open... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6250466 | Holder for socket wrench and sockets A rail is provided with a hand grip at one end and serves to receive wrench supports on which ratchet or socket wrenches are stored in parallel with the rail. The wrench supports include U-shaped brackets which may carry wrench extensions. Drive sockets a... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6240581 | Sheet and blanket support A support structure serves to elevate bedding from the feet of a patient or sleeper. A base of the support is of U-shape as is a positionable member of the support. Pairs of brackets pivotally support the positionable member which includes a lock for rete... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6237823 | Hitch supported carrier for a vehicle The carrier includes a main member supported rearwardly adjacent a vehicle by a coupler of the carrier inserted into the receiver of a vehicle mounted trailer hitch. The main member includes a curved portion extending transversely and rearwardly away from... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6229447 | Indicator assembly for a pressurized gas line An indicator assembly includes a conduit segment located in place along a gas supply line served by a pressurized tank. A pressure actuated switch of the assembly closes upon sensing gas pressure in the conduit segment to close a circuit including a batte... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6216536 | Sideslip indicator for a snow ski A plate mounted turntable is carried on the trailing end of a ski and rotatably supports a carrier having a rotary position sensor thereon. The carrier additionally supports an arm assembly which includes wheels or a skid for penetration of a snow surface... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6213987 | Shroud for a used hypodermic syringe needle A guide of the device is engageable with a hypodermic syringe barrel for secure placement thereon. A slide carried by the guide includes a shroud extensible from a stowed position adjacent the barrel forward over the end of a used syringe needle. The guid... | 04/10/2001 |
