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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6289592 | Folding knife closing system A folding knife having improved releasable locks for holding the knife blade in an open position for use and for holding the blade in a closed position with the cutting edge housed in the knife handle. Two inner handle plates form a slot for receiving the... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6290449 | Vehicle carrier A vehicle carrier employs a hydraulicly tiltable "I" beam centered on the rear of a truck type carrier. A first and second wheel carriers are carried by and independently translatable along the "I" beam. The "I" beam is tilted off of the horizontal and th... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6286823 | Workpiece indexing and clamping system A workpiece indexing and clamping system for machining the workpiece. Spherical or narrow cylindrical heads of index pins extend from holes in a base plate into workpiece holes to align and index the workpiece. The pin portions in the base plate holes can... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6281852 | Integrated antenna for satellite and terrestrial broadcast reception An antenna that concurrently provides both satellite and local VHF-UHF radio and television reception. The satellite antenna is comprised of plastic or other radio wave transparent material having a radio wave reflective outfacing surface thereon shaped t... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6281417 | Musical instrument display stand A musical instrument stand, for mounting and display of one or a plurality of musical instruments such as a guitar. The device features an elongated member that is either attachable to a wall or floor mounted. Instruments are mounted between a pair of upp... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6282033 | Lens with external aperture stop A lens assembly particularly suited to use with high resolution digital cameras and other portable electronic devices. The lens includes a positive powered front group having one or two elements and a second, aberration correcting, rear group having in or... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276354 | Gas powered gun and assemblies therefor An improved air gun for firing paint balls, pellets,, consisting of a passively venting and freeze resistant regulator, a pressure differential trigger mechanism, and a muzzle break with angled sidewalls. The freeze resistant regulator regulates incoming ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273441 | Vehicle suspension stabilizing device An anti-roll suspension stabilizer for a vehicle having a leaf spring suspension system. The device features an elongated stabilizing spring communicating roll resistance to the attached axle of the vehicle at a center section and concurrent force at each... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6248043 | Facial exercise device with adjustment for variable resistance An exercise device for exercising muscles of the face, jaw and neck, featuring an elongated strap with two releasably attachable ends and an elastic portion to provide resistance for muscle exercise. A visible scale to determine the force provided by the ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6237470 | Cooking apparatus having opening for food manipulation A cooking pan and lid. The side wall of the pan portion has an elevated portion along its upper periphery. This elevated portion has an opening therethrough for entry of a cooking utensil for the purpose of stirring or otherwise manipulating food cooking ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6236526 | Audio cassette player with permanently installed cassette A sealed audio cassette player for playing a single permanently installed audio tape. The player is primarily intended for use with cassettes containing a spoken book, such as the Bible. In one embodiment, frequency indicia are provided on the tape for in... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6231337 | Dental mouthpiece and method of making same A method of making an occlusally retained mouthpiece. A mouthpiece substrate is coated with a resin precursor that is neither caustic nor irritating to teeth or gingival tissue. The resin precursor is curable to form a resin selected from the group consis... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6220618 | Translatable trailer hitch A Trailer hitch for towing a four wheeled vehicle. The hitch has a fixed in place portion attached to the towing vehicle and a translatable portion attached to the vehicle being towed. The translatable portion is spring biased to a center position. A damp... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6220251 | Combination vision enhancement kit and nail clipper A visual enhancement kit for use in combination with a nail clipper featuring a lens that may be dismounted and interchanged with any of a plurality of lenses of varying refractive qualities. The resulting field of view of the cutting edge of the clipper ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209924 | Aesthetically pleasing greeting card An aesthetically pleasing greeting card having a light transmitting carrier with a scene printed on both sides of the front cover thereof inserted and adhered between two substantially equal sized folded over sections with substantially equal sized cutout... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6182699 | Diverter valve for improved flow control A control valve for controlling the fluid flow of particulate and other materials through a conduit having a housing accepting the fluid flow received from an inlet conduit. A selectively positionable elliptical shaped diverter plate is positioned in a ce... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6179135 | Support assembly for a stringed musical instrument A support device for holding guitar or other stringed instrument. The support assembly includes a base for mounting on a structure such as a wall or an amplifier. A bracket extends from the base and has an opening for receiving an instrument neck. The ope... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6176138 | Electronic pressure sensor An electronic pressure sensor is described that includes a hollow stainless steel insert within a plastic outer housing. A piezoelectric pressure sensor is mounted to one end of the insert while the media to be measured flows into the other end. The inser... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6164634 | Adjustable tooling pins An adjustable tooling pin assembly for precisely positioning printed circuit boards having different diameter and spacing of tooling alignment holes with different series of boards. Two support bodies are positioned along a base at the approximate locatio... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6161503 | Water pressure activated animal food dispenser An automatic animal feeding and watering device for home or animal industry use. The device is remotely activated by the activation of a water dispensing system like a home sprinkler system which turns an impeller while the water is flowing. While the wat... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6161738 | Bag style container with bullet resistant deployable panels A combination container for transporting articles which can concurrently be used as a ballistic shield from high speed projectiles such as bullets and/or shrapnel. The container, which can be a backpack, purse, computer carrying case, or similar bag style... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6137417 | Pressure monitor and alarm for compression mounting with compressed gas storage tank A warning device configured for removable mounting in combination with a high pressure gas cylinder and a regulator used to regulate the high pressure gas supplied by the cylinder. The device compression mounts between the regulator and tank outlet on con... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6112333 | Protective helmet for anesthetized patient A protective helmet apparatus of modular construction to be worn by anesthetized patients during surgery . The helmet is assembled using one of a plurality of interchangeable helmet casings which is removably attached to one of a plurality of dismountable... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6059143 | Pressurized fluid supply apparatus using portable cooler for reservoir A portable fluid pumping apparatus for use in combination a conventional ice chest or water container for providing a pressurized fluid supply for a portable shower or dish washing or other desired use requiring a portable pressurized fluid stream. The ap... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6049306 | Satellite antenna aiming device featuring real time elevation and heading adjustment An satellite antenna aiming device for continuous real time adjustment of the elevation and direction of a satellite antenna to receive the optimum signal to and from a desired satellite. The Device features motor driven gears for horizontal and vertical ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6000574 | Painting utensil mount for attachment to paint containers A device for mounting and sealed storage of paint utensils such as rollers and paint brushes inside conventionally used paint containers. The device features a containment cylinder having an end wall with an attached mount for the handle end of a painting... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5926909 | Remote control vacuum cleaner and charging system A hand-held remote control device sending signals for speed and direction to a remote control vacuum cleaner vehicle system enhancing an axle motor or motors for action of vehicle and separate motor or motors for vacuuming to suck up debris. The assembly ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5904056 | Combination tether and locking device A combination snowboard tether, security lock, and carrying strap featuring a metal cable permanently or removably attached to a snowboard. The device may be permanently or removably secured to a snow board. The cable during use as a tether is maintained ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5884402 | Hair trimming device for removal of split ends A hair trimming device for cutting substantially equal portions of hair from only the distal end of hair shafts. The device features the brush like body having a handle end portion and a head end. The head end has a cooperating slot formed therein to coop... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5860447 | In line pressure regulator valve with passive pressure release An in line fluid pressure regulating and pressure relief device having a regulator body with an axial bore therethrough with an inlet chamber conectable to a source of fluid under pressure and an outlet chamber connect able to a device requiring fluid und... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5859968 | Data security device for controlling access to external data drives A data security device for a computer system controls the addition and removal of data using an external data drive. The computer system includes a microprocessor, memory, internal data storage, a power supply, and an external data drive. An access contro... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5845984 | Feline repellant device A device for repelling cats from areas where their presence is unwanted comprised a tranparent clylindrical shaped canister capable of light transmission therethrough which can optionally be mounted upon a center support having various attachments thereto... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5843556 | Multi purpose beach towel, tote bag, and chair cover A combination beach towel, tote bag, deck chair cover and automobile seat cover, which will easily convert from a beach towel to one of its other forms. Sectional side opening pockets which are concealed yet easily accessible while is in use as either a t... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5802613 | Neckwear with hidden detachable storage pocket A device for the storage of valuables in decorative fabric neckwear consisting of a hidden or stealth storage pocket removably attached to decorative neckwear such as a tie, scarf, ascot, or kerchief. The dismountable storage pocket may be removed and rea... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5749342 | Moveable aperture for alteration of intake manifold cross sectional area A device for the passive variation of a fluid stream characteristics of an air fluid stream entering an engine featuring body having an interior cavity which communicates with an intake aperture an outlet aperture located upon the body portion and defines... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5690316 | Timber wedge An improved timber wedge featuring an elongated wedge shaped body formed of natural materials such as wood or plastic or other synthetic material. The wedge shaped body is protected from hammer blows incurred during use by a removable impact protection ca... | 11/25/1997 |
