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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660443 | Wedging cushion for spa cover section | 05/22/2012 |
| 8156939 | Therapeutic pressure pillow apparatus In therapeutic apparatus, the combination comprising an adjustable cradle pressure exerting therapeutic cushion, a flexible sheath housing a cushion, an elongated support operatively connected to a sheath for maneuvering a sheath and cushion into selected position o... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8146888 | Stopper sleeve assembly into standard valve In a valve, the combination comprises a valve body defining an annular seat, and porting at upstream and downstream sides of the seat; a valve operating handle and stem; a tubular part connected into the body and defining a first side opening facing toward one of th... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143507 | Adjusting device for snare drum In combination with a snare drum having snare wires, a drum head and a side wall, slidable bands endwise connected with the wires, first adjustable mechanism connected with the a band end, and supported by the wall, second adjustable mechanism connected with another... | 03/27/2012 |
| D655812 | Suction device protection sleeve | 03/13/2012 |
| 8107228 | Lap top cover display A display assembly attachable to a lap top computer cover, having a front face, longitudinally extending laterally spaced edges, and a laterally extending upper edge, comprising a jacket into which a cover is receivable, the jacket having edges adapted to extend ext... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104637 | Pop-up hanger on drum A drum assembly having opposite ends and a cylindrical drum surface extending between the ends, and a central through opening extending between the ends, a support carried in the opening and having an extended position in which a portion of the support projects endw... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096594 | Compact electric strike with preload release capability In a door strike for captivating and releasing a door bolt, the combination comprising a longitudinally elongated carrier, a longitudinally elongated solenoid supported by the carrier, the solenoid having a longitudinally movable plunger, a trip lever pivotally supp... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096294 | Spa water heating apparatus and method An integrated spa water heating assembly comprising a solar water heater panel, having a water inlet and outlet, an electrical motor/pump unit attached to the panel and having ducting for drawing water from the spa interior for passage to the panel inlet, the panel ... | 01/17/2012 |
| D651364 | Animal vest | 12/27/2011 |
| 8070288 | Eye shield structure Eye shade structure comprising inner and outer compressible material layers, and a resiliently compressible intermediate layer sandwiched between the inner and outer layers, the layers being flexible and locally compressed to define two re-entrant recesses adapted t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8055008 | Sound amplifying guitar stand A sound amplifying guitar stand, the combination comprising a stand having a guitar back supporting panel extending upright, support legs, and a sound amplifier supported proximate to and at the rear of the panel, the panel configured to pass amplified audio sound f... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054618 | Lap top cover display A display assembly attachable to a lap top computer cover, having a front face, longitudinally extending laterally spaced edges, and a laterally extending upper edge, comprising a jacket into which a cover is receivable, the jacket having edges adapted to extend ext... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8044819 | Coal boundary detection using an electric-field borehole telemetry apparatus A method to detect the relative position of a drill bit with respect to a coal seam boundary using an electric-field borehole telemetry apparatus, that includes the steps: providing a measure-while-drilling apparatus that includes inclination sensors, directional se... | 10/25/2011 |
| D646478 | Life support package carrier | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029497 | One-piece fluid suctioning device A mucous suction device, comprising in combination, a longitudinally elongated, generally tubular, one-piece plastic body, the body having an axially elongated tapered, first portion extending toward an inlet proximate one end of the body, the body having an axially... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8001966 | Continuous positive airway supply system to nasal cannula The invention concerns a combination control for use in nasal cannula therapy, and includes a high flow, nasal cannula respiratory assistance ducted system. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997216 | Outdoor furniture with protective layers An article of furniture comprising, in combination: a core body consisting of first plastic foam material, a first layer extending at one or more of the top and sides of the core, and attached to the core, consisting of plastic soft material, a second layer covering... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7976013 | Cyclically controlled paper feeder with optical stack level control In paper feeder apparatus, the combination comprising first means including a support for a paper stack and transfer elements for successively transferring paper sheets from the top of the stack upwardly and laterally to a delivered position, and optical control mea... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975442 | Control of migration of cold manifestation, from exterior, in multiple glazed window or door systems Apparatus to protect glazed window or door panels against cold manifestation effective migration via glazing panel edge defined gaps, there being spaced apart outer, intermediate and inner glazing panels, the apparatus comprising holder structure projecting longitud... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971598 | Valve in-line backflow control A valving assembly, comprises elongated tubular body, a first annular diaphragm in the body, and a first annular seat in the body engaged by the first diaphragm when pressurized fluid flow passes through the body and through the first diaphragm to deflect the first ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967241 | Supersonic aircraft jet engine installation Jet engine inlet structure of a supersonic aircraft comprising the structure having an inlet ramp and an cowl lip spaced outwardly of the ramp so that entering air flows between the ramp and lip, the lip and ramp configured to produce a first oblique shock that exte... | 06/28/2011 |
| D640465 | Enclosure | 06/28/2011 |
| 7956278 | Solar heat transfer apparatus Heat transfer apparatus comprising, in combination inner and outer bodies defining a space therebetween which extends at least part way about an axis, at least one of the bodies being heat conductive, a heat conductive woven mesh extending in the space at least part... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946535 | Highly efficient supersonic laminar flow wing An improved supersonic laminar flow wing structure, on a supersonic aircraft, having one or more of the following: a strake extending forwardly of the wing inboard extent, a raked wing tip, a reversed fillet at the strake or fuselage junction, an inboard leading edg... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942176 | Drum shell formation In the method of forming a drum shell that consists of plywood, the steps that includes forming the shell under pressure and heat into cylindrical configuration, providing inner and outer cooling platens adapted to respectively engage the interior and exterior surfa... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7922113 | Central shaft controlled braking of fishing reel In a fishing reel, the combination operable for braking the reel, comprising a reel spool having an axis, two axially spaced brake discs on the spool, a brake pad between the discs, and the discs interconnected to rotate together and move relatively toward the pad, ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7905276 | Method and apparatus for leak-proof mounting of a liquid cooling device on an integrated circuit Apparatus for cooling of an electrical circuit element on an electrical element package, comprising in combination, structure including a hollow body defining a cavity for containing cooling fluid located in heat transfer relation with said element, a rotatably tigh... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7902444 | Magnetic and adjustable throw-off for snare drum For combination with a snare drum having a side wall, a head, snare wiring extending adjacent the head, and a slidable band operatively connected with the snares, an assembly that comprises a mount connectible to said side wall, a support arm having operative adjust... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7887497 | Non-immobilizing thumb brace A unitary flexible body having an anchor portion wrapping about the wrist to secure the body there, the anchor portion freely offset from the thumb, palm and dorsum of the hand, the body having a support extension extending distally from the anchor portion in suppor... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7878523 | Wheelchair position control A positioner means co-operable with a collapsed wheelchair frame, including a front frame, and configured, for selectively retaining the wheelchair in collapsed position, in one position of said positioner means, and for allowing expansion of the wheelchair in anoth... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877907 | Badge or decoration mounting A thin backing first support plate, for use with one or more retention pins that attach a display decoration to a shirt or jacket fabric, comprising the plate having one or more through openings to pass the pin or pins that are also passed through the uniform fabric... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7870747 | Fogless ambient air vaporizer In the method of using ambient air to vaporize liquefied gas, the steps include transferring heat from a stream of ambient air to a stream of liquefied gas, thereby cooling the air stream, and vaporizing the liquid; transferring heat from a source into the cooled ai... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7862669 | Method of insulation formation and application The method of forming a lightweight, high performance, glass fiber blanket for acoustical and thermal insulation, that includes treating glass fibers with a fluid binding agent at elevated temperature to form a first cohesive glass fiber layer of thickness t1 | 01/04/2011 |
| 7854714 | Thumb wrap In a thumb wrap, the combination comprising a user's hand and wrist flexible wrap, a generally tubular portion to receive the user's thumb, said tubular portion being integral with the hand and wrap, a securing strap endwise seamlessly integral with the hand and wri... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7841138 | Plastic paneling on metallic door frame A door structure, comprising a metallic door frame, having opposite sides, plastic paneling received on the frame in covering relation with at least one of the sides, the plastic paneling including paneling sections having abutting edges. ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837142 | Supersonic aircraft jet engine Jet engine inlet structure of a supersonic aircraft comprising the structure having an inlet ramp and an cowl lip spaced outwardly of the ramp so that entering air flows between the ramp and lip, the lip and ramp configured to produce a first oblique shock that exte... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7812236 | One-piece wooden drum shell formation In the method of producing a drum having a desired tonal quality, including providing a one-piece wooden cylindrical shell, milling the shell bore to reduce shell thickness to a level characterized as associated with a selected drum tone preliminarily produced when ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7790332 | Fuel cells and methods of manufacturing the same A fuel cell, comprising an electrolyte body and, embedded within it, at least two separate electrodes capable of conducting electrons; the electrodes being sufficiently porous to allow gas flow through them; one electrode being an electrically negative anode and the... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7789165 | Industrial oil cooker fire protection system A cooker system, comprising a relatively wide pan containing cooking oil at high temperatures, the pan extending longitudinally, for cooking edibles located longitudinally, single or multiple row water mist producing nozzles supported above the pan, there being one ... | 09/07/2010 |
