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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8413731 | Apparatus and method for diagnostic leverage testing of equine distal limb The present invention includes a method and apparatus for diagnosing equine hoof and leg pathology. With the hoof to be diagnosed on the ground and in a load bearing position, sectors of the hoof are sequentially raised by application of a wedge to the bottom of the... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8333682 | Swim training harness Swim training apparatus comprising, a pair of leg bands, each having posterior sides and adapted to be secured around the thigh portion of a swimmer's legs, a waist band having a posterior side and adapted to be secured around the waist of a swimmer, a lever arm att... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8250685 | Body lifting wrap A body wrap for quick lifting and transport of a patient's body or provide assistance to a patient or accident victim in standing or securing an injured limb during transport in a wheelchair, comprising a flexible canvas wrap that is placed and secured around parts ... | 08/28/2012 |
| D665470 | Body wrap | 08/14/2012 |
| D654245 | Paw urn | 02/14/2012 |
| 8096625 | Project management desk A project management desk having a transparent working surface supported by spaced apart legs and below which is disposed a sliding tray having a plurality of side by side document compartments, the contents of which are visible through the working surface. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8025080 | Orifice plate alignment device A tool for supporting and centering a flat circular orifice plate flow meter between two pipe flanges that have circumferentially spaced apart circular flange bolt holes that lie on a bolt circle and receive circular flange bolts for interconnecting the flanges, com... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7992359 | Alignment brace for insulated concrete walls and method of construction An alignment brace for multi-level insulated concrete form walls that utilizes a cured base level wall for anchoring the brace that will be used to brace and align a succeeding wall level comprising, a bracing beam having first and second sections that are pivotally... | 08/09/2011 |
| D638323 | Whistle | 05/24/2011 |
| D635323 | Double heart keepsake urn | 03/29/2011 |
| D632455 | Dog urn | 02/08/2011 |
| D622024 | Heart urn | 08/17/2010 |
| D617977 | Dragging glove | 06/22/2010 |
| D612576 | Dragging glove | 03/30/2010 |
| 7674264 | Percutaneous scaphoid fixation method and device A surgical appliance for assisting in the repair of a fractured bone, such as a scaphoid bone, is disclosed. The device includes first and second adjustably interconnected and spaced apart limb clamping jaws that are transparent to x-ray radiation and are relatively... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7654154 | Conditioning orifice plate with pipe wall passages An element of an averaging orifice plate fluid flow meter for measuring the volumetric rate of fluid flow in a conduit having an interior circumference for carrying a flow of fluid comprising, a planar flow impedance plate for disposition transversely across the int... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7615883 | Wind driven venturi turbine A venturi tube wind turbine comprising a venturi tube having inlet and outlet openings, opposed side members and a constricted throat section, where two of the opposing side members comprise rotatable endless belts each having mounted thereon a plurality of wind cat... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7561056 | Differential pressure measuring probe with bottoming indicator A bottoming indication system indicates contact between an inner wall of a fluid conducting conduit and a tip of a differential pressure measuring probe. The system includes a piezoelectric device and an indicator. The piezoelectric device is affixed to the tip of t... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7513934 | Micro processing system for multi-phase flow A system for processing of multi-phase fluid, comprising a plurality of portable proximately arranged modules disposed over and spaced from a working pad where each module contains at least one separate processing element of a system for producing degassed and dehyd... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7387088 | Resilient small animal harness A small animal harness comprising an elastically deformable chest piece that attaches at its upper portion to a pair of flexible shoulder straps and attaches at its lower portion to a pair of flexible brisket straps, the unattached ends of the shoulder and brisket s... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7353779 | K-9 rappel harness system A harness system for interconnecting canine and human members comprising a human harness having interconnected webbing and belt members for embracing the body of a human being, a canine harness having interconnected webbing members adapted to embrace and support the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7308832 | Strain gage differential pressure measurement in a fluid flow meter Apparatus and method for strain gage measurement of differential pressure across a body inserted into a flowing fluid where the body includes an exterior upstream facing portion, an exterior downstream facing portion and interior surfaces. At least one first electri... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299707 | Eccentric venturi flow meter A venturi type of primary flow element comprising a tubular body defining a flow path having open ends and walls and including in series, a converging section, a cylindrical throat section, and a diverging section, where the bottom walls of each of said sections are... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281436 | Wedge flow meter with conditioner A primary flow measuring element comprising a cylindrical body having an axis and an interior surface defining a fluid flow path and having at least one differential pressure producing segmental wedge attached to the interior surface of the cylindrical body with hig... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7250110 | Electro-kinetic water conditioning A method for treating hard water comprising the steps of flowing water containing suspended colloidal mineral particles through a confined treatment zone, applying an electrical potential across the flowing water to cause electrical current to flow through the water... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240878 | High wing monoplane aerospace plane based fighter The Hypersonic Orbital Fighter and the methods of flying it are disclosed. The Hypersonic Orbital Fighter is characterized by a winged, modified lifting body shape with the forward ventral section comprising an X-30 type compressive air inlet, throttleable supersoni... | 07/10/2007 |
| D543010 | Shawl and lap blanket | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214014 | Cargo tie-down system A cargo restraint system comprising, a tie-down assembly of restraining tie-down arms having interconnected common proximal extremities and a plurality of distal extremities, the tie-down assembly arranged to form an angle between each arm, the vertex of the angle b... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7146672 | Tunable load sharing arch bridge A method and apparatus for adjusting the live and dead load balance between the arches of an arch bridge and the truss girder that supports the bridge deck. The method is achieved by providing a tension equalizing member across the bottom chord of the truss girder w... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140644 | Tabbed index divider assembly and kit A tabbed index divider assembly comprising a folded divider sheet having length and width dimensions where the sheet is folded along a line that bisects the length dimension, forming a folded outside edge and dual binding edges and having at least one slit in the fo... | 11/28/2006 |
| D531452 | Cup | 11/07/2006 |
| 7096827 | Combination training lead and multiple animal leash A combination training lead and multiple animal leash comprising, a leash-forming strap having a handle at a first end thereof and having at least two branches at a second end thereof with a snap connector carried by each of the branches and including a D-ring attac... | 08/29/2006 |
| D522323 | Planter tool | 06/06/2006 |
| D519409 | Buckle | 04/25/2006 |
| 6976312 | Split-end hair clipper A split-end hair remover comprising an enclosure having top, bottom and sides, where the top includes a substantially planar screen having upper and lower surfaces that include a plurality of apertures through which one or more split hair ends may project, a motor c... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6962573 | C-shaped cross section tubular ophthalmic implant for reduction of intraocular pressure in glaucomatous eyes and method of use A tube for implantation into the eye for replacement conduction of aqueous humor from the chambers of the eyeball to the subconjunctival tissue and ultimately to the venous system is comprised of an elongated fluid conducting conduit having distal and proximate ends... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6932254 | Sling for carrying objects The carrying sling of the present invention comprises a length of flexible webbing in the form of a strap being twice folded back on itself to form first, second and third reaches between the first and second ends of the strap. The ends of the strap include apparatu... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925179 | Method and apparatus for a hearing aid coupling system An audio coupler device for communication with a T-coil in a hearing aid is described to fit inside the receiver section of a handset as defined. The coupler device is so mounted inside the receiver section as to provide strong inductive coupling with a T-coil insid... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6851902 | Cargo tie-down system A cargo restraint system comprising, a network of restraining tie-down arms having interconnected common proximal extremities and a plurality of distal extremities, said network arranged to form an angle between each arm, the vertex of said angle being congruent wit... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6848883 | Hay bale spear A loader bucket mounted bale spear comprising an inverted âTâ shaped unitary frame having a transverse base adapted to sit on the floor of the bucket and having a stem attached perpendicularly to the base with a free distal end, a plurality of same facing socket... | 02/01/2005 |
