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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770816 | Lance head for a snow lance and nozzle arrangement In a snow lance head for use with a snow lance with a housing having nozzles for the outlet of water and/or air and with at least one first chamber formed in the interior of the housing, through which water emerging from at least some of the nozzles flows, the surfa... | 08/10/2010 |
| D621067 | V-shaped stair stringer and stair frame | 08/03/2010 |
| 7750461 | Metal-ceramic substrate for electric circuits or modules, method for producing one such substrate and module comprising one such substrate The invention relates to a metal-ceramic substrate for electric circuits or modules, said substrate including a ceramic layer which is provided with at least one metallic layer of a first type applied to a surface of said ceramic layer in a plane manner. An insulati... | 07/06/2010 |
| D619270 | T-shaped stair stringer and stair frame | 07/06/2010 |
| D617363 | Rapper sunglasses | 06/08/2010 |
| 7690786 | Device for changing bridges, side arms and browbars of rimless spectacles and for changing bridges and side arms of metallic and plastic spectacle frames In exchangeable spectacle frames, in which the side arms and bridge are fastened to the lenses or central part of the spectacle frame by a support element, the support element is a rod-shaped, rail-shaped or plate-shaped metal part with a metallic threaded pin and a... | 04/06/2010 |
| D606230 | Lamp | 12/15/2009 |
| D603631 | Seat | 11/10/2009 |
| 7569024 | Shoulder holder for arm surgery patient A holder designed for supporting a limb, such as arm or leg, of a patient undergoing surgery has six degrees of freedom. The freedom of movement allows flexing, extending, abducting and adducting and internal and external rotation of the limb. An adjustable support ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7553006 | Ink cartridge An ink cartridge has a housing with at least one ink container having an ink outlet extending to the outside and in which a differential pressure valve is mounted. The valve has a valve opening and a valve body which can move relative to it and which (relative to th... | 06/30/2009 |
| D594924 | Angled ejection port for guns | 06/23/2009 |
| 7547983 | Method and system for generating electricity through the use of a moving vehicle A method and system of producing electrical energy by a moving vehicle. Moving air would be introduced to the vehicle provided with a generator for producing electricity. This electricity would be transmitted to one or more storage batteries connected between the ge... | 06/16/2009 |
| D569004 | Footbath | 05/13/2008 |
| 7337789 | Cleaning apparatus for exhaust system and method The present invention provides for a cleaning apparatus for a vertical exhaust pipe in an exhaust system, the cleaning apparatus comprising a cleaning liquid source, an enclosure receiving a cleaning liquid from the cleaning liquid source, and a fluid communication ... | 03/04/2008 |
| D562060 | Pan | 02/19/2008 |
| 7319948 | Blocking access to selected APIs A method for testing operation of a computer application. An emulator is provided to run on a development platform subject to limitations of multiple different target devices, the emulator including a set of emulator APIs corresponding to target Application Program ... | 01/15/2008 |
| D558999 | Chair | 01/08/2008 |
| 7237326 | Device for applying balancing weights to vehicle wheels in wheel balancing machines A device for applying balancing weights to vehicle wheels in wheel balancing machines, comprising: a detector for the position of an indicator that can slide on rectilinear guides with respect to a wheel supported rotatable on the frame of a balancing machine; remov... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7215076 | Plasma display panel and the manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a PDP structure comprising a first substrate, a second substrate and a Waffle barrier rib structure located between the first and second substrate. The Waffle barrier rib structure comprises three first barrier ribs having different wi... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7015450 | Detection apparatus for the optical detection of an object, method for operating a detection apparatus of this type and scanning apparatus and confocal microscope Detection apparatus for the optical detection of an object including detection means, which can detect the light emerging from the object, and also at least one imaging unit comprising first lens means having a plurality of lens elements arranged in the form of an a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994690 | Single use syringe A single use syringe has a needle which is biased back into the barrel but which is prevented from doing so by a holding means which has an outer part and an inner part which are connected together by a frangible portion. The needle is held by the inner part. When t... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991350 | Housing for an LED fixture and soffit lighting system utilizing the same A housing for a light source, the housing having: an outer shroud, the outer shroud including an outer surface, a front edge, and a hollow inner surface; and an inner shroud, the inner shroud including a front edge and a concentric bore within which the light source... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6985792 | Method for automatically correcting the systematic errors in measurement and manufacturing machines and apparatus for implementing the method A method for automatically correcting the systematic errors in measurement machines and in manufacturing machines, in particular in machine tools, characterized by comprising the following operative steps in succession: identifying the parametric mathematical model ... | 01/10/2006 |
| D512923 | Watch | 12/20/2005 |
| 6884684 | High density trench power MOSFET structure and fabrication method thereof A high density trench power-MOSFET is described in the present invention. The power-MOSFET has a substrate, first and second epi-layers sequentially formed over the substrate and a trench type gate electrode. A silicon nitride layer is formed over the gate electrode... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6877869 | Mirror for laser applications and method for manufacture of said mirror A mirror for laser application and a method for manufacturing the mirror is disclosed herein. The mirror comprises several layers including a top layer used as the mirror surface. A cooling structure including a plurality of cooler layers are providing between the t... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6863282 | Inline roller skate An inline roller skate with a foot receiver, such as a shoe, and with a frame with rollers which is provided on this foot receiver. These rollers, and their axles, are removably mounted on the frame by means of a quick-acting closure. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6860428 | Optical symbologies imager A hand-held imager which is capable of reading both linear and two dimensional symbologies, which can perform focusing and illuminating steps quickly and accurately so as to eliminate variation in the position of the imager relative to the code becoming a negative f... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6336292 | Hydroponic apparatus using elliptical conduit Hydroponic apparatus comprising an elongate hollow conduit (2) of substantially elliptical cross section having inlet (8) for introducing a nutrient solution into the conduit, outlet (10) for allowing nutrient solution to exit the conduit and at least one... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6332482 | Multi-refillable spray can, device for filling said cans and method for producing said spray cans A multi-refillable spray can with a piston arranged in the cylindrical part of the interior of said can, whereby said piston has seals associated with the inner wall thereof. The area below the piston is filled with compressed air instead of the usual env... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6296618 | Pre/post- compression rehabilitation garment A pre or post-operative surgical compression garment composed of Lycra and cotton including one or more strips of flexible fabric fastener, also used for triage. The flexible fabric fastener comprises a flexible and stretchable polyester and rubber elasti... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6244764 | Method for data matrix print quality verification A method of verifying data matrix print quality utilizing center offset for dot peen or inkjet marks, and size offset for laser etched or printed marks. The method of the present invention builds on the AIM specification and provides additional measures t... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6158608 | Container, in particular a drinks can, and lid for such a container A beverage can lid which has a sealing tab on its surface so that the can can be resealed after it has been opened. The can contains a rotatable lid element in addition to a fixed lid element either above or below the fixed element to perform the sealing ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6152006 | Device for transporting and/or sorting small components, in particular small electrical components The invention relates to a novel design of a device for conveying small components, especially small electrical components, preferably SMDs, with at least one conveyor section which is formed by at least one first transport element and by at least one sec... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6145442 | Submarine amusement ride An underwater mobile observatory system comprising an aquarium (20) able to hold water and large enough to support fish, coral, and to display artificial objects such as shipwrecks and ruins, a vehicle track (21) extending through the aquarium (20), the t... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6141495 | Portable flue heater to reduce or eliminate downdrafts A flue heater is detachably secured to the flue of a chimney. The flue heater uses an electrical power source to create heat and direct the heated air into the lower portion of a flue. The device can be attached to the flue before igniting a fire and remo... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6125480 | Vehicle mounted toilet seat An extension member is attachable to a trailer hitch and extends away from the vehicle and is connected to a seating frame supporting a toilet seat. This extension member serves to provide distance between the toilet seat and the vehicle. The seating fram... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6093109 | Rollercross-type rink design An inline floor hockey playing surface including a main playing surface provided with a goal or net close to either end of the playing surface and opposite thereto. A ramped half-pipe surface surrounds the main playing surface. An upper deck platform exte... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6024832 | Method and apparatus for producing extensible paper A method for producing extensible paper, comprising the following stages: feeding a mix of vegetable fibres to a kneader member, mixing the mix with water in the kneader, beating the fibres to obtain a pulp, transferring the beaten pulp into a flow chest, feeding the be... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5968647 | Enhanced ethylene methyl acrylate adhesive tie material for polyester paperboard ovenable container A laminate structure for containers produced using an unique extrudable adhesive tie layer which incorporates an antioxidant material. The antioxidant additive provides for the necessary and superior high temperature end-uses and stability of containers m... | 10/19/1999 |