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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5978013 | Apparatus and method for generating product coupons in response to televised offers Coupon information is stored in a memory at a cable television station. The cable television station may simultaneously transmit multiple video signals, each representing different sources of television programming, over multiple television channels on th... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5947473 | Toy slide puzzle A puzzle is provided comprising a base portion with an upper and a lower surface. A pictorial representation is provided on the upper surface of the base portion. Portions are removed from the pictorial representation at predetermined positions to create ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5836127 | System and method for installing ceiling panels A T-Bar grid system is provided for installing ceiling panels particularly natural wood ceiling panes. The grid system includes a plurality of downwardly hanging T-Bars for supporting the ceiling panels. Each of the T-Bars includes at least one exposed lo... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5791648 | Inductive sensory apparatus An inductive sensory system is provided. The system includes at least one object encoded with conductive material and a reader for use in detecting the presence or absence of the conductive material in the coded object. The reader includes a plurality of ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5727595 | Changeover valve system having a cross drive member A changeover valve system is provided that is adapted to be secured at one end to a riser from a pressurized piping system and at its opposite end to at least two pressure relieving devices. The changeover valve system includes a body and at least two elb... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5716075 | Binding product holder A device and method for the packaging and distribution of sample products to consumers along with a publication, whereby said product samples are enclosed within product sample holders and inserted into a rectangular tube made of transparent plastic mater... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5713805 | Baseball practice device A baseball practice device in which a baseball is releasably attached to a "Y" shaped tether system which, in turn, is supported by two horizontal arms arranged in a "Y" shaped configuration. The combination of the horizontal arms and the tether system al... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5673802 | Rotatable cake candle holder A rotatable holder for a candle for a cake, said holder including a housing supporting an upstanding shaft having its upper end keyed within a complimentary recesses of a candle platform and a candle. Within the housing is a small, battery powered D.C. mo... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5601355 | Device for rotating a lamp finial A device for rotating a finial attached to a table lamp is provided with an adaptor for providing household current directly from the lamp at a reduced voltage to the drive motor of the device. Preferably, the device includes a battery pack so that a driv... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5588897 | Balloon with connected pinwheel An aerial toy includes a balloon that can be filled with a lighter-than-air gas. It has a pinwheel connected to the lower portion of the balloon, preferably by use of the elastic filling stem of the lower portion of the balloon. A kite string is secured t... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5548846 | Headwear with detachable brim This invention pertains to headware equipped with a weather and environmental protection device insert that stores in a hidden fashion within the headware, and instantly self expands upon removal and upon reattachment to the headware exterior forms a effe... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549138 | Changeover valve system A changeover valve system is provided that is adapted to be secured at one end to a riser from a pressurized piping system and at its opposite end to at least two pressure relieving devices. The changeover valve system includes a body and at least two elb... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5524984 | Method and apparatus for measuring temperature using infared techniques Method and apparatus are provided for visibly outlining the energy zone to be measured by a radiometer. The method comprises the steps of providing a laser sighting device on the radiometer adapted to emit at least one laser beam against a surface whose t... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5388714 | Container A container wherein a top member and a base member are formed as identical units, e.g., from a common mold, and have interactive shapes that permit the top to be laid upon the bottom in a nesting, closed configuration, and rotated relative to the bottom t... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5387442 | Method of coating heat sensitive materials with powder paint A method of coating heat sensitive materials with powder paint is described, which is based on repetitive heating cycles of paint coating by radiation example infrared, interspersed with cooling cycles, which there is a temperature difference between the ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5368392 | Method and apparatus for measuring temperature using infrared techniques Method and apparatus are provided for visibly outlining the energy zone to be measured by a radiometer. The method comprises the steps of providing a laser sighting device on the radiometer adapted to emit at least one laser beam against a surface whose t... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5265749 | Container A container wherein a top member and a base member are formed as identical units, e.g., from a common mold, and have interactive shapes that permit the top to be laid upon the bottom in a nesting, closed configuration, and rotated relative to the bottom t... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5250002 | Inflatable play gym An infant's inflatable play gym for use either as a crib toy or floor toy which includes a pair of opposed upright end supports for rotatably supporting therebetween an inflatable chamber. Within the inflatable chamber are a plurality of loosely disposed ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5226190 | Baseball glove for sliding The invention relates to a baseball batting glove adapted with a complementary hook and loop fastening means portion to the external back surface with a flap attached to the fastening means surface. This flap may be released from the fastening means surfa... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5194045 | Resilient damping coupling for installation in a drive line of a motor vehicle A resilient coupling has a hydraulic damping appliance for torsional oscillations. Between a first and a second coupling half there is provided a suspended damping ring, which is not connected in a form-locking manner with either of the two coupling halve... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5188675 | Paint system for removing paint A system for removing paint, varnish and the like which comprises: a stripper composition including an aliphatic dibasic acid ester, N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone, and an ingredient selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol methyl ether, dipropylene... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5105991 | Bulk goods dispenser A dispensing apparatus comprising a product bin for storing the food product, and a regulator for controlling the flow of the food product. Extending through an aperture in the front of the apparatus is a raking member, by which the product may be manipul... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5074707 | Wave abatement device There is provided a wave attenuation device for abating waves and therefore erosion of a shorefront or marina of a body of water. The device includes a plurality of spaced apart, elongated plates for receiving waves therethrough. The plates are retained t... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5073407 | Method of treating a surface A method of treating a painted vehicle or glass to form a film which protects the surface and can be easily cleaned. A treatment solution including a surfactant mixed with water is rubbed into sections of the surface being protected until a tacky residue ... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5069199 | Device suitable for producing a thermal flow inside a thermal integral block The invention relates to a device capable of creating heat flow within an integral thermal block of the type used for heat storage. The device has a thermal conductivity coefficient higher than that of the block and a surface that is connected to the inte... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5062641 | Projectile trajectory determination system A system that accurately determines the location of the point of impact of a projectile, such as a golf ball, on a screen. A timer is provided that is activated when the projectile leaves a start point positioned at a known location. Upon impact of the pr... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5057104 | Method and apparatus for treating cutaneous vascular lesions A method of treating telangiectasia in a target area in a patient's dermis includes the steps of passing a laser beam against and through the patient's epidermis to the target area and simultaneously subjecting the patients epidermis to a cooling fluid at... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5056791 | Golf simulator and analyzer system A system that simulates indoors a game of golf as it would be played outdoors on a conventional golf course and also provides the player with a diagnosis of his golf swing. An accurate determination is made of the trajectory, spin and velocity of a driven... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5056132 | Switch device adapted to interface between an incoming telephone line and an internal telephone system A switch device adapted to interface an incoming telephone line and an internal telephone system comprising a telephone, a facsimile machine, and an auxiliary device such as a modem, answering machine, or another telephone. The switch device automatically... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5046273 | Portable display system A collapsible, illuminated, graphic display device designed to display graphic advertising messages which may be interchanged. In addition to holding the messages, the front panel contains pockets to hold materials such as brochures and business cards for... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5024780 | Cleaner for treating a surface The present cleaner removes graffiti, paint and other coatings, if any, from a surface. The cleaner comprises N-methylpyrrolidone; propylene carbonate; hydroxy propyl cellulose thixotropic thickening agent; an ingredient selected from the group consisting... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5022887 | Hard cup brassiere A protective hard cup brassiere having two hard plate cups which are not the same, which overlap in the area of the sternum and which are held outwardly from the thorax and breasts as shown and described.... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4934310 | Coating apparatus for coating moving sheet Coating apparatus is provided for use in coating a sheet of goods which is carried on a counter-roller. The coating apparatus includes a coating zone which is formed along the sheet to be coated. At least one deflector is provided in the coating zone for ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4926796 | Grooming device A toothed plate securable to a wall, corner or other supporting fixture defining an animal grooming device usable by the animal without human intervention. An aperture plate having holes positioned to correspond to the location of the teeth on the toothed... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4899976 | Ice cube tray There is provided an ice tray and ice cubes formed therein in which the ice cubes contain embossments. The ice cube tray includes a base having a plurality of cavities. Each cavity has a bottom and a plurality of said walls and preferably the bottom has a... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4890843 | Board game having master course and regional games A board game having a master course forming a path about the board and subdivided into spaces associated with different geographical locations along which the players advance by rolling a die or dice. At least some of the spaces of the master course desig... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4882918 | Padlock cover A cover is provided for attachment to a padlock of the type having a body portion, an inverted, U-shaped shackle with a pair of opposed legs which extends from the body portion and locking mechanism for locking and unlocking the padlock. The cover, includ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4877349 | Wave abatement device There is provided a wave attenuation device for abating waves and the erosion of a shorefront of a body of water. The device includes a plurality of rows of hollow tubes for receiving waves therethrough. Each tube in a row is in a side-by-side relation to... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4877127 | Frame for band conveying devices There is provided, for the improvement of single part inventory and shipment as well as easing the handling in the production and/or assembly of a frame for band conveying devices, the frame formed from longitudinal beams held together by cross beams. The... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4848268 | Apparatus and method for applying a liquid to a moving web Apparatus for applying a liquid coating onto a moving web has one or preferably two rotatable rollers. In the two roller embodiment both rollers lie on the same plane which is at or near the horizontal. The two roller embodiment positions the rollers adja... | 07/18/1989 |
