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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7726526 | Latex glove removal and disposal device A latex glove removal and disposal device including a container having an open upper end, a closed lower end, a front wall, a back wall, and opposed side walls. A cover member is dimensioned for positioning over the open upper end of the container. The cover member ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 6712722 | Basketball shot training device A basketball shot training device including a platform having a lower surface and an upper surface. The lower surface is positionable on a flat recipient surface. The upper surface receives a practicing player's feet thereon in a standing orientation. A tether is pr... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709138 | Tire with fluorescent tread and tread wear indicators A safety tire with illumination including a tire adapted for operative positioning on a vehicle. The tire has a plurality of treads extending circumferentially around a perimeter thereof, and annular recesses between the treads. Fluorescently colored rubber is dispo... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6701666 | System for domestic cultivation of exotic plants including in-ground irrigation and aeration system A system for cultivating tropic plants in a planting area having a ground surface. A hole is initially dug to a depth of approximately three feet below the ground surface. A layer of ceramic tiles is established at the bottom of the hole, and is covered w... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6690266 | Signaling light attachment for bicycles A signaling light attachment for bicycles including a pair of turn lights removably couplable with a bicycle. The pair of turn lights include a right turn light and a left turn light in a spaced relationship. The right turn light and the left turn light h... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6676069 | Modular holiday light storage and dispensing system A holiday light storage system, for storing holiday string lights, having a central hub and extension hubs. The central hub has a pair of parallel flange disks and a core extending perpendicularly between the flange disks. The core allows adjustment of th... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6672557 | Laptop computer support board with lamp A laptop computer support board with lamp for supporting a laptop computer and providing light over the computer. The device has a support board on which the keyboard bottom surface rests, a lamp assembly, and a vent portion for allowing dispersion of the... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6672329 | In-wall retractable water hose assembly An in-wall retractable water hose assembly for retracting and storing a water hose, having a housing located within a dwelling and an insulated front access door for providing access to the hose from outside the dwelling. A reel assembly is mounted within... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6668756 | Artificial fish habitat for a fishpond An artificial fish habitat for use with a recreational fishpond. The fish habitat is provided as at least one section, having a front panel, a rear panel, a top panel, and a substantially rectangular holder basket which is fitted into an opening within th... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666466 | Hand cart cargo netting attachment A hand cart cargo netting attachment containing a quantity of netting, the attachment for use with a standard hand cart. The attachment has a housing holding the netting and a mounting plate attached to the hand cart. A mounting plate secures to the hand ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6663478 | Sand paper disc loading device A sand paper disc loading device that allows sanding discs to be easily and accurately placed on a sander including a sand paper support adapted for holding a plurality of sanding discs. The sand paper support has a front surface and a back surface. The f... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6662940 | Draining soap dish for multiple bars of soap A draining soap dish for multiple bars of soap including a top plate having a plurality of rectangular shaped opening's therethrough in a spaced relationship. The openings each are dimensioned for receiving a bar of soap therethrough. The top plate has fo... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659545 | Foam tray assembly with security strap A tray assembly for use with a child's booster seat in an automobile, the booster seat having a back and a pair of sides, each side having a side top, the tray assembly including a foam tray and an anchoring strap. The foam tray is made of a continuous pi... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6658664 | Visor cap with selectively revealable concealed adjustment band A visor cap, having a bill, a forehead shield having sides, an adjustable strap attached to and extending between the forehead shield sides, and a non-elastic sleeve. The adjustable strap extends through the non-elastic sleeve and has a relaxed position h... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6656056 | Wrist locking golf training device A golf training system for training a golfer to swing a golf club using his/her shoulders rather than wrists, by using a device having a sleeve for attaching onto the golf club and a stop arm pivotally attached to and extending from the sleeve. The golf c... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6644953 | Hamburger patty making system A hamburger patty making system including a housing having a central aperture extending therethrough. The housing has a channel extending inwardly thereof in communication with the central aperture. A press is coupled with respect to the housing. The pres... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6644662 | Billiard type game system A billiard type game system for playing a billiard type game on a game table. The game table has a table top which is defined by rails, consecutively numbered vertical pockets extending through the table top, a corresponding bumper for each pocket, and se... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6644470 | Cigarette package with incorporated matches A cigarette package with incorporated matches including a container dimensioned for containing a quantity of cigarettes therein. The container has an open upper end, a closed lower end, a front wall, a rear wall, and opposed side walls. The front wall has... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6643945 | Universal anchor bolt template A universal anchor bolt template including a plate member having a square configuration. The plate member has planar upper and lower surfaces. The plate member has a plurality of apertures therethrough arranged in at least one group of four radial apertur... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6640146 | Golf handicapping and scoring system A golf handicapping and scoring system including a portable display including a viewable screen as a first section and a key board as a second section. The first section and the second section are hingedly coupled together whereby the first section can be... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6637841 | Compact disk storage device A compact disk storage device including a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, and opposed side walls. The front wall has a plurality of slotted compartments formed therein for receiving a plurality of slide trays, each sli... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6637689 | Thread restraining device for bobbins A thread restraining device for bobbins including an elongated body portion having a generally rectangular configuration. The body portion has long opposed side edges, a first end, and a second end. The body portion has a plurality of linearly aligned ape... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6637640 | Pipe welding tool A pipe welding tool for delivering inert gas to the interior of pipes being welded. The tool has a center tube and a pair of clamps extending around the tube that support a number of extendible hinged arms. The arms are collapsible, thus allowing the enti... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6624530 | Portable wind-powered light A portable wind powered light that can be attached to a moving object or the like to allow generated wind to illuminate a light source. The light includes a generator disposed interiorly of a protective cylindrical housing. The housing has a first end, a ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6618862 | Pants hem guard A pants hem guard, for attachment to a shoe, having a frame with a U-shaped inner portion and a U-shaped outer portion, and a clip insert attached to the outer portion of the frame. The outer portion has two ends attached to a rear surface of the clip ins... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6617530 | Scale with use reminder and weight change messages A scale with use reminder and weight change messages including a scale portion capable of accurately determining a weight of a person standing thereon. The scale portion includes a display for registering the weight of the person standing thereon. A centr... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6612972 | Adjustable tension exercise device An adjustable tension exercise device that allows a person to stimulate muscles in the arms and torso from their home including a door bracket adapted for coupling with a top edge of the door. A pulley wheel is coupled with the door bracket. The pulley wh... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6612946 | Game ball anti-theft device A game ball anti-theft device including a spherical web dimensioned for completely enclosing the game ball therein. The spherical web is comprised of a plurality of cables.... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6612936 | Golf club weight A golf club weight that is secured around a shaft of a golf club for aiding a golfer in swing training and warm up activities. The weight has a primary sleeve, a secondary sleeve, and a securement means. The securement means serves to interlock the primar... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6612782 | Telescoping tube and method for supporting surrounding walls of a shaft A telescoping tube for supporting surrounding walls of a shaft during the rescue of a victim trapped at the bottom of the shaft. The tube has nesting interlocking successive sections, each successive section having a diameter smaller than the preceding se... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6612615 | Trailer hitch cart attachment mechanism A cart attachment system, for attaching a cart to a vehicle, the vehicle having a trailer hitch, including a carrier and a V-bracket. The V-bracket is attached to the cart, and has an underside hollow. The carrier includes a main tube which extends vertic... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6595159 | Sifting liner bags for a cat litter box A bag sifting system, for use with a cat litter box in separating waste products and clumped litter from uncontaminated litter, using a plurality of bags which are extended over the litter box before the litter box is filled with litter. As the litter bec... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6595089 | Ratcheting adjustable wrench A ratcheting adjustable wrench, having a handle assembly and a head assembly. The handle assembly is pivotally attached to the head assembly. The head assembly includes a fixed jaw and a movable jaw which together may engage a nut. An opening, having an o... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6585522 | Fabric selection system A fabric selection system, for allowing a user to visualize an item as if it were fabricated using any of numerous selected fabric samples, comprising a carrier. A graphic representation of the item is imprinted on the carrier, having object lines which i... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6584975 | Respirator mask for filtering breathed air A respirator mask for filtering breathed air including a mask portion dimensioned for covering the mouth of the user. The mask portion includes an inner portion, an outer portion, and an air chamber therebetween. The mask portion includes a generally circ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6584626 | Patient transfer device A patient transfer device for aiding in the comfortable and easy transfer of incapacitated persons from a bed to a gurney, or vice versa. The transfer device has a stationary board having a number of roller assemblies, and a movable board having a number ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6575903 | Breast self-examination alarm and data logging apparatus An alarm and data logging apparatus for reminding, encouraging, and electronically recording results of regularly scheduled preferably monthly breast self-examinations (BSEs). The apparatus includes a computer with a calendar/clock circuit or equivalent s... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6575324 | Device for sealing an opened carbonated beverage can A carbonated canned beverage sealing device including a cover member having a circular member for positioning over an upper end of a beverage can. The cover member has an O-ring positionable inside the can rolled lip to effect a seal therewith. The circul... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6568555 | Garbage receptacle with incorporated liner compartment A garbage receptacle with incorporated liner compartment including a container having an open upper end, a closed lower end, and a surrounding side wall therebetween. The container includes an intermediate lateral wall disposed upwardly of the closed lowe... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568308 | Work table with a portable table saw support A work table with a portable table saw support including a table portion comprised of a pair of elongated horizontal segments positioned in a spaced and parallel orientation. The horizontal segments each include a central section and opposed end sections.... | 05/27/2003 |
