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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D637464 | Watchband bottle opener | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937458 | On-demand software service system and method An on-demand software and service access system has a remote processing system or remote service provider accessible via the Internet or other network, and a local system which runs on a user's local device. The remote system has a plurality of different software ap... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7909054 | Shank assembly for a fill valve A fill valve for a toilet tank includes a multi-piece shank assembly. The shank assembly includes a first hollow member coupled with a second hollow member using a snap joint. The first hollow member has a tortuous outer surface, which together with the second hollo... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7900875 | Power generating and distribution system and method A system and method of generating and distributing power includes one or more microwave power transmitters at locations on Earth adjacent natural fuel or power resources such as natural gas, oil, solid fuel, or geothermal energy. The fuel or energy source is convert... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900290 | Dual flush refill device A dual flush refill device refills a bowl of a siphonic toilet with adequate supply of refill water in response to either a full or partial flush without wasting the refill water. The device provides a relatively high flow rate of refill water from a refill tube to ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7893336 | Illuminated musical control channel controller An illuminated controller for a musical control channel, having: a light transmitting body; a mounting system holding a bottom end of the light transmitting body such that the light transmitting body can be positioned at different angular positions; a handle at a to... | 02/22/2011 |
| D632886 | Shoe insert | 02/22/2011 |
| 7874617 | Baby seat rocker system A rocker mechanism for a baby seat, having: a housing; a rotatable member in the housing; a drive mechanism for rotating the rotatable member; a power source for the drive mechanism; a projection on the rotatable member; a first line anchor on the housing; a second ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871533 | Carbon nanoparticle-containing nanofluid The present invention relates to compositions of a nanofluid, which comprises a thermal transfer fluid and carbon nanoparticles. The nanofluid may be hydrophilic nanofluids, such as a coolant, or hydrophobic nanofluids, such as nanolubricants or nanogreases. In part... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867185 | Graduated compression device for the treatment of circulatory disorders A method of applying therapeutic compression to a patient's body limb, by: (a) measuring the dimensions of a patient's body limb; (b) determining a desired compression profile for the patient's body limb; and (c) forming a compression device comprising a plurality o... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7851687 | Illuminated cymbal An illuminated cymbal, including: a light transmitting cymbal body; top and bottom coverings on opposite sides of portions of the cymbal body; a light source mounted to emit light into the cymbal body, wherein the light source is positioned such that the light is re... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7825382 | Remote triggered X-ray image capture device with gamma ray detector Systems and methods are presented herein for generating an X-ray image where the X-ray image generator has no electrical connection with an X-ray source that generates the X-rays. In an exemplary embodiment a gamma detector is positioned behind an x-ray permeable mi... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7813833 | Automated mail preparation system and method A system for automatic preparation of mail pieces for special service mailing has a transport device for transporting a series of mail pieces such as envelopes one-by-one in a first path, each envelope having imprinted information. A scanner in the first path reads ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7808501 | Method of shading using sample vectors A method of shading, by: storing shading information in a sample vector comprising a plurality of packets, wherein each packet represents a shading property; performing a series of sequential actions on the sample vector, wherein each of the sequential actions opera... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7790653 | Method and composition to reduce the amounts of arsenic in water The present invention relates to a method for removing arsenic in arsenic contaminated water, especially for small drinking water systems such as those used in individual homes, rural areas, and small communities, by simply contacting arsenic-contaminated water with... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784631 | Panel/gate interconnection means for a collapsible materials handling container The invention provides improved collapsible storage container (10) which has a first pair of folding side gates (11) and a second pair of folding end gates (12), with each gate (11, 12) being pivotally mounted with respect to a pallet bas... | 08/31/2010 |
| D622561 | Skateboard tool | 08/31/2010 |
| D620613 | Ladder caddy | 07/27/2010 |
| 7722073 | Trailer coupler A new and improved trailer coupler which is spring loaded, and connected to the hitch ball of a towing vehicle is provided. Moreover, the new and improved trailer coupler has a latch activated from the top of the trailer coupler that is connected to a means for gras... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7688323 | Function portions of animation program The present invention consists of an evaluation engine, which is a system for evaluating the state of an animation at a specific time where secondary animation may be derived from the state of the animation at another time. Unlike DAG-based systems where time is ano... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7687584 | Miscible transparent blends of aromatic polycarbonates with polycarbonate polymers containing high-aspect ratio monomers The present invention relates to a miscible transparent polymer blend, specifically, a polycarbonate blend which comprises homopolycarbonates and/or copolycarbonates. In particular, high aspect ratio monomers confer unique miscibility properties on polycarbonates. M... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7686235 | Check valve assembly for controlling the flow of pressurized fluids A check valve assembly has a valve seat for positioning in a passageway between a water supply and an outlet device such as a sprinkler head or a pipe section. A disc valve is located on the water supply side of the valve seat, and a separate actuator is movably mou... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7673886 | Shopping cart A shopping cart has a wheeled base, a rear frame projecting upwardly from the rear end of the base with a handle at its upper end, a basket having a rear end secured to the frame and projecting forwardly from the frame at spacing above the base, and a fixed child se... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7638341 | Volumetric induction phase shift detection system for determining tissue water content properties A method of determining the condition of a bulk tissue sample, by: positioning a bulk tissue sample between a pair of induction coils (or antennae); passing a spectrum of alternating current (or voltage) through a first of the induction coils (or antennae); measurin... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7617748 | Watchband bottle opener A bottle opening wristband, having: a pivot member; a buckle loop rotatably connected to the pivot member; and a projection extending from a side edge of the buckle loop, the projection being dimensioned to be received under an edge of a bottle cap. ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7593965 | System of customizing and presenting internet content to associate advertising therewith A method of associating advertising to internet content, including: uploading content to a website or editing content on a website; selecting annotations that correspond to the content; uploading the annotations to the website or editing annotations on a website; as... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7584968 | Poker game and apparatus for play thereof A poker card game and apparatus and software for its play are disclosed, particularly adapted for casino play, in which each player in a given game, using only a single dealt hand, plays simultaneously separately against the dealer (the house) and against the other ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7559337 | Retractable float for a ballcock valve A collapsible floating apparatus for controlling a valve includes a floating device and a collapsible lever. The collapsible lever includes a first member rotatably coupled to the valve, and a second member attached to the floating device at one end and rotatably co... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7548974 | Adaptively processing client requests to a network server In a computer network environment, a server protocol is provided to process read requests from clients. Rather than all read requests being processed synchronously or all read requests being processed asynchronously, an attempt is first made to perform a synchronous... | 06/16/2009 |
| D593282 | Clothing | 06/02/2009 |
| 7107725 | Swivel joint apparatus and method for utility supply to a rotatable building A swivel joint apparatus for supplying utilities to a rotating building rotatable about a central axis has a first, fixed member for securing to a fixed base of the building to extend co-axially with a central axis of rotation of the building, and a second member ro... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7032353 | Swivel joint apparatus and method for utility supply to a rotatable building A swivel joint apparatus for supplying utilities to a rotating building rotatable about a central axis has an inner, fixed spindle for securing to a fixed base of the building to extend co-axially with a central axis of rotation of the building, and an outer casing ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6932360 | Adjustable frame assembly for skates An adjustable frame assembly for skates to allow for attachment of the frame in a number of positions along the length of the boot portion of the skate. The assembly comprises a skate foot bed containing two recessed portions each containing an opening flanked by ri... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6860072 | Retrofit casing head apparatus and method A retrofit casing head filler member has a front face, a rear face, an upper edge, a lower edge, and opposite side edges, and is designed for installation over a conventional arched casing head so as to cover any drywall regions exposed by removal of a rectangular c... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6742308 | Swivel joint apparatus and method for utility supply to a rotatable building A swivel joint apparatus for supplying utilities to a rotating building rotatable about a central axis has an inner, fixed spindle for securing to a fixed base of the building to extend co-axially with a central axis of rotation of the building, and an outer casing ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722676 | Anti-roll automobile suspension An anti-roll suspension for a vehicle chassis is disclosed having laterally spaced wheels, the suspension comprises an axle assembly for rotatably mounting each of a pair of laterally spaced wheels, a spring assembly and a lower control arm supporting the chassis on... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6719313 | Steering controlled anti-roll automobile suspension An anti-roll suspension system for a vehicle, including a steer able axle assembly mounting a pair of laterally spaced wheels on a vehicle chassis, a spring assembly supporting the chassis on each of the axle assemblies, a lever attaching each spring assembly to the... | 04/13/2004 |
| 7474334 | Multispectral imaging system and methods of use The multispectral imaging system provides detection of low contrast objects on or below the surface of a body of water through the elimination of most of the surface reflected light clutter components from multispectral images. The images are processed by taking the... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7461587 | Beverage container with wire cloth filter A beverage cup assembly, including: a cup; a lid at a top of the cup; a wire mesh filter assembly adjacent to the lid; and a receptacle receivable around the filter assembly comprising a one-way valve permitting fluid to flow from the receptacle into the cup. ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7450985 | Head restraint system for medical research, diagnosis and operation The present invention relates to a head restraint kit for use with a medical head device for immobilizing the head of a patient in medical research, diagnosis and operation. The head restraint kit is particularly suitable for use with a head coil for magnetic resona... | 11/11/2008 |
