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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7181860 | Miter measuring tape A miter measuring tape, for allowing a workman to readily and quickly measure a section of window or door frame casing stock from the inside point of a miter cut end of said stock section, having a tape measure with a hooking member of adjustable and fixable length ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7131232 | Fishing rod holder and clamp apparatus Apparatus for temporarily securing a fishing rod in position while fishing, during the interval between fish strikes, having a fixed hollow tubular holder for the rod handle inserted in one end of the holder, the holder having an opening on the top, and having a cla... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6986803 | Gas scrubbing process and apparatus Process and apparatus for gas cleaning, as in HVAC systems or semiconductor manufacturing clean rooms, for removing 99.999% of particulate and gaseous contaminants, which may be effectively used to remove and neutralize Bio-chem agents introduced by terrorists, havi... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6899037 | Linear motors powered directly by pulsating current Linear electric motors suitable for transportation of one or more vehicles along a road which may be a railroad, having electric coils as powerable motor parts and either nonferous metal plates, superconducting magnets or shorted coils as passive motor parts; employ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6551382 | Hot-humid/cold gas scrubbing process and apparatus Effluent gas cleaning process and apparatus for effectively removing particulates in the 0.01 micron to 0.1 micron diameter range, and for removing water-soluble gaseous contaminants, by first bringing the effluent to a relatively high temperature and hum... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6513639 | Coin acceptor security apparatus Security apparatus for preventing deception of a coin acceptor unit by use of a moving magnetic field which a thief may produce by moving a hand magnet near the coin acceptor unit to induce currents in the mechanism's circuitry to cause a false determinat... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6386117 | Roadway/vehicle interface apparatus Apparatus for the interface of an elevated vertical roadway and vehicle wheel, for achieving greater traction than possible using vehicle weight, and for minimizing vehicle wheel oscillation against the roadway, for minimizing roadway damage associated wi... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6286891 | Removable front camper shell window assembly A multi-purpose camper shell front window and frame assembly, for allowing quick and easy removal of a front camper shell window, without removal of the camper shell from the truck, to facilitate cleaning of the truck window and camper shell window; and f... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6265669 | Semiconductive attachment disc for insulators to reduce electrical stress-induced corrosion Insulator terminator device, for attachment to the top or bottom of a high voltage power line insulator having a conventional end fitting, for prevention of high surface leakage currents and corona discharges, and the corrosive and erosion effects produce... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6156098 | Charged droplet gas scrubber apparatus and method Gas scrubbing apparatus and method, employing highly charged liquid droplets for removal of both particulates and pollutant gases from the gas to be cleaned, allowing scrubbing of uncharged particulates by means of monopole--dipole attractive forces betwe... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6101769 | Earthquake resistant bed A structure for housing a bed, for protection of a sleeper against serious injury or death from damage or collapse of the surrounding residence in an earthquake. The bed protection structure has two kinds of for this purpose: various structural integrity ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6062006 | Saddle horn friction fitting Rubber fitting for installation on the saddle horn of a conventional saddle, to enhance friction with the rope during the cattle roping process, and to remain securely attached to the horn as long as needed, being a one piece hollow cylindrical fitting in... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5941465 | Charged droplet spray nozzle Apparatus for generating large quantities of highly charged droplets, which may be used in gas cleaning machines, as in air pollution control systems. Two opposing, colliding streams of liquid, emitted from opposingly oriented nozzles connected to a press... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5691693 | Impaired transportation vehicle operator system A system for detecting impairment of operating ability of transportation vehicle operators due to sleepiness, intoxication or other causes, and for sounding an alarm when operator impairment is found. The invention employs an array of at least three dual ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5602734 | Automobile air bag systems A roof-mounted air bag system, having a passenger position sensor array of capacitive coupling passenger position sensors, to determine position and motion of a passenger by triangulation, from microprocessor analysis of distances of the passenger to the ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5590670 | Braid tip A device for covering the end of a hair braid, having a hollow sleeve, open at its upper end and closed at its lower end, and having a W-shaped insert, which may be used to secure the end of the hair braid by wrapping the braid end around the lower middle... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5460384 | Coin jump target game A coordination-skill-oriented, action target game machine, affording opportunities to score points by successfully timing insertion of a coin or other token into the machine, by timing the token insertion in relation to the motion of a rotating aperture w... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5450685 | Firearm security device A firearm security device, to temporarily disable a firearm. The principal components of the device are an anchor, formed of material which may be stretched, which is slightly oversized in relation to the gun barrel bore and chamber diameter; and an extra... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5366241 | Automobile air bag system An overhead-mounted air bag deployment system, having overhead sensors and a microprocessor to measure and analyze passenger motion as well as vehicle deceleration, for consideration by the microprocessor in deciding whether to deploy the air bag, so as t... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5215398 | Investor document carrying folder A notebook type investor document carrying folder, for an investor to organize, file, keep and carry a variety of financial documents needed in investment decision making, accounting and counseling, having three folding sections with flip-up pocket pages ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5147423 | Corona electrode for electrically charging aerosol particles Electrode apparatus for increasing the charge state of aerosol particulates entrained in a flowing gas, such as smoke particles in effluent emitted from a power plant, so as to improve the collection efficiency of conventional electrostatic precipitation ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5127564 | Bicycle holder for pickup truck Device for carrying a bicycle in the back of a pickup truck, having an adjustable length base which may be clamped to the bed flanges of pickup trucks of varying width; a support tube pivotally mounted to the middle portion of the base; and a bike holder ... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5106152 | Wheelchair pak-rak A device for carrying personal articles below the seat of a wheelchair, which may easily be attached to the underframe of the wheelchair, and is adjustable to fit the frames of wheelchairs of varying sizes. An array of cross-linked cloth strips is equippe... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5101945 | (Clutch-brake pedal) brake system A clutch/brake system for a manual transmission motor vehicle, having an additional brake master cylinder attached to the conventional clutch master cylinder, and associated hydraulic lines and valves whereby depression of the clutch pedal first causes di... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4981104 | Disposable flea repellant kitty litter box A disposable kitty litter tent with a moisture-resistant cardboard base and a paper tent which may be folded flat against the base for shipment and sale, which also performs deodorizing and flea repellant functions, by use of a thin layer of cedar sawdust... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4910501 | Creosote fire alarm system An alarm system for warning of a creosote chimney fire hazard, having both means to produce a visible alarm when the creosote temperature is nearing the creosote flash point, and means to produce an audible alarm when light from actual ignition of a creos... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4841641 | Chain saw safety structure An anti-kickback safety structure comprising both a pivoting guard over the cutting chain and a pivotable, lockable support lever projecting to the rear from the chain saw housing, having a strap and belt for securing the support lever to the forearm of t... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4587994 | Sewer drain securing device for use with recreational vehicles A device for securing a flexible hose leading from a recreational vehicle sewage holding tank, to the inlet of a campground sewer pipe, and for closing off the inlet of the sewer pipe when not in use. A cylindrical base is permanently bonded to the top of... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4569531 | Hydraulic trailer A hydraulically operated trailer for transporting heavy equipment to a remote operational site, and for lowering the trailer platform and equipment to ground level for operation. A plurality of hydraulic jack assemblies raise or lower the trailer platform... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4532996 | Automatic fire extinguisher with acoustic alarm An automatic fire extinguisher and alarm apparatus, particularly suitable for use with waste receptacles, which discharges fire extinguisher fluid when exposed to a fire and sounds an audible alarm. Fire extinguisher fluid is quickly discharged from a res... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4520503 | Tone discrimination circuit A tone discrimination circuit for use with audible smoke or fire detectors or similar audible devices, which automatically emits an output electronic alarm signal, for notification of persons at remote locations, upon input of a proper audio tone from the... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4512594 | Safety ski binding Safety ski binding for use in both downhill and cross-country skiing. A conventional 3-pin 75 mm. toe binding is mounted on a front base plate which is rotatable during downhill skiing, but is locked against rotation for cross-country skiing. The rear bin... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4350199 | Quick closing gate A quick closing gate, formed of uniformly spaced horizontal bars slidably engaged within a gate track of two sections joined at an acute angle close to ninety degrees, said gate track being rotatable so as to be easily rotated from a position in which gra... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4298999 | Women's protective key ring A women's protective key ring, intended for carrying keys and for use for defensive purposes in the event of an unexpected attack, having a handle which can be grasped with the entire hand of the owner, and an ornament-striker attached to the handle so as... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4251005 | Tank A tank for transporting liquids, having a baffle system for control of liquid surges produced by acceleration of the tank in transit. Large cylindrical hollow baffles, parallel to the longitudinal tank axis, are mounted between transverse support partitio... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4167247 | Spray control apparatus Apparatus for controlling the spraying of water or other fluid from a tank truck or other reservoir. A plurality of valves may be turned on with a single pump and individually turned off as desired during spraying operations, by the application of air pre... | 09/11/1979 |