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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6595536 | Collapsible vehicle The present invention is a collapsible two-wheeled vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a down tube and a horizontal stay that are pivotably connected to one another at midsections thereof as well as being slidably connected to steering and seat assembl... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6588208 | Wireless technique for microactivation The present invention is a method and apparatus for achieving high work output per unit volume in micro-robotic actuators, and in particular TiNi actuators. Such actuators are attractive as a means of powering nano-robotic movement, and are being develope... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6575403 | Personnel lift device with automatic ascent and descent control The present invention is an apparatus to counter normal gravitational force in order to provide a personnel lifting device. The personnel lifting device is a lighter-than-air gas-filled balloon having a harness to suspend a user therefrom. The balloon fur... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6560904 | Compact material pusher with universal design and method of manufacture The present invention is directed to a pusher apparatus for moving materials on a ground surface and a method for manufacturing such pushers using a bifurcated process that enables customization of the pusher for use with a plurality of agricultural tract... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6557611 | Security window screen The present invention is an apparatus for securing a window or similar opening and includes a fair of frames slidably mated to one another. The apparatus further includes one or more sensors or switches that would be triggered in the event that the appara... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554128 | Die shuttle conveyor and nest therefor The present invention is a method and apparatus for use in a die feeder used in automated assembly machines and includes, among other aspects and features, a novel nest for holding a die against a vacuum port and releasing same without an independently co... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6499831 | Powder conveying and dispensing method and apparatus using traveling wave transport The present invention is a method and apparatus for traveling wave transport of charged particles, and more particularly to methods and apparatus for the loading, conveying and dispensing of particles for use in the preparation of pharmaceutical dosages a... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6474527 | Multiple-pitch tape feeder with multiple peel positions The present invention is an apparatus for multiple-pitch carrier tape feeding, including a carrier tape reel support, a slidable tape window and cover tape peel edge for exposing a component at a pick location adjacent a peel edge, and a carrier tape driv... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6467174 | Combination scoring and marking apparatus for sheet goods and methods of use The present invention is a method and apparatus for scoring and marking sheet goods, particularly drywall or plasterboard. The apparatus is used in conjunction with a conventional T-square and consists of a clamp for locking the apparatus at a fixed posit... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467128 | Block and tackle sash counter balance The present invention is an apparatus and method of assembling a block and tackle counter balance for windows that reduces the cost of manufacture and installation. In particular, the balance provides vertical support to a window sash using a semi-rigid c... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6425196 | Folding pusher The present invention is an apparatus for use on large areas such as parking lots and airport runways to remove snow and other debris or material therefrom. The apparatus includes at least two blades pivotally connected to one another, and mounting recept... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6416171 | Xerojet dry powder printing process An apparatus and method for the delivery of electrostatically charged toner particles to an image receiving member using a traveling electrostatic wave toner conveyor. The traveling electrostatic wave toner conveyor is overlaid with barrier electrodes tha... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6402452 | Carrier tape feeder with cover tape parting The present invention is a method and apparatus for parting and peeling-back the cover tape on a carrier tape (consisting of a component tape with pockets therein and cover tape thereover) in order to expose the component for retrieval by an automated ass... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6390715 | Information displaying and dispensing apparatus with transparent pockets The present invention is an apparatus and method for the display and mailing of advertisements including a large transparent display window and a plurality of transparent pockets associated therewith for the purpose of providing cards or samples, and to s... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6390309 | Sporting equipment hammock The present invention is an apparatus for holding sporting equipment. The rack includes a pair of U-shaped arms spaced apart from one another and in a generally equivalent horizontal position. At least one flexible longitudinal support is suspended betwee... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6360988 | Personnel lift device and amusement use thereof The present invention is an apparatus to partially counter normal gravitational force. The personnel lifting device is a paraballoon, a lighter-than-air gas-filled balloon having a harness to suspend a user therefrom. The paraballoon further includes a pl... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6269990 | Holder for an elongate device The present invention is an apparatus for holding an elongate device such as a fishing rod, and includes a tube for receiving an end of the fishing rod to a depth effective to retain the fishing rod therein and, a leg brace for releasable attachment to a ... | 08/07/2001 |
