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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660260 | Housing for electronic component | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172654 | Coin processing machine with pivoting alignment finger A coin processing machine includes a first stationary finger and a second stationary finger spaced from the first stationary finger and defining a first opening between them to receive a stream of singulated coins. The first opening is larger than the largest diamet... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8147361 | Broadhead A broadhead with expandable front pivot cutting blades has the cutting blades connected to the broadhead by low-friction rotary connections. The connections reduce frictional forces during outward rotation of the blades and permit locked blade deployment before the ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8123545 | Latch and extractor for electronic module An electronic module for mounting on a base includes a module body and a latch extractor assembly having a metal latch member with a spring arm, a shift member and a latch, and an extractor engageable with the shift member for movement of the latch out of engagement... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8109264 | Hot water solar heating system and method A hot water solar heating system includes a solar collector assembly located outside a building, a hot water tank located inside the building and supply and return pipes connecting the tank to the solar collector assembly. Portions of the supply and return pipes are... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8062531 | Underground stormwater management system and method An underground stormwater management system includes a receiving tank connected to a source of non-first flush runoff and a storage chamber that accumulates stormwater runoff for discharge to a storm drain. The storage chamber includes a first inlet connected to a s... | 11/22/2011 |
| D649119 | Electrical connector | 11/22/2011 |
| 8025015 | Vehicle workstation A vehicle workstation for mounting laptop computers and other equipment inside a vehicle that is easily attached to and removed from the vehicle and prevents vehicle vibrations and jolts from being transmitted to the equipment. ... | 09/27/2011 |
| D645405 | Electrical connector | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007532 | Dimensionally adjustable soft tissue expander A soft tissue expander includes an expandable cover, a base, an adjustable central portion and a connecting member joined to side portions and extending across the central portion to determine the width of the expander. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7984661 | Grease sampling kit, grease sampling devices made from the kit, and related methods A kit of component parts for forming at least first and second grease sampling devices includes a number of housings, piston bodies, and piston shafts. A first grease sampling device has a piston movable in the barrel and vent holes that resists the buildup of back ... | 07/26/2011 |
| D640363 | Rotatable campfire stick | 06/21/2011 |
| D640208 | Electrical connector | 06/21/2011 |
| D640207 | Electrical connector | 06/21/2011 |
| 7942689 | Electrical connector assembly and method An electrical connector assembly for forming insulation displacement connections with conductors in small wires includes a wire carrier and a base. Pierce points on the base are slid along opposed walls in a slot in the carrier to align small tips on the ends of the... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942095 | Bag dispenser for providing bags at a workstation and method A bag dispenser feeds a bag assembly for supplying bags to a work station for manual removal from the bag assembly as needed. Each bag is printed with information such as packing date or packing location prior to reaching the work station. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7940508 | Inherently safe modular control system A modular system for transmitting power and data between a control processor that receives and transmits signals along a trunk of a distributed control network, and one or more field devices located in a hazardous area includes a backplane bus and a trunk module con... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7901328 | Gymnastic trainer assembly A tumbling and vaulting trainer assembly configurable for performing either tumbling or vaulting routines. The assembly includes a pivoting trainer for tumbling routines and a chock used in with the pivoting trainer portion for vaulting routines. ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896315 | Control and regulation device for safeguarding a conveyor device, conveyor device and crane unit A control and regulation arrangement for protection of a conveyor or other hoisting or crane device that assures a safe reaction to overloading. A brake apparatus is provided that acts on the conveyor under control of an overload sensor. If the load approaches a pre... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895878 | Breath test simulator and method A breath test simulator for supplying a breath test analyzer with a vapor including ethyl alcohol includes a heated thermal mass to heat an inlet passage. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| D632693 | Docking station with a removable battery for a conference communication unit | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883401 | Coin plate with diverter finger The coin plate of a coin processing or sorting machine having one or more coin slots includes a stationary diverter finger that is attached to the surface of the plate. The finger is located radially inwardly of the coin slot or coin slots and extends downstream to ... | 02/08/2011 |
| D632104 | End frame for a bench | 02/08/2011 |
| 7845968 | Electrical connector assembly and method An electrical connector assembly for forming insulation displacement connections with conductors in small wires includes a wire carrier and a base. Pierce points on the base are slid along opposed walls in a slot in the carrier to align small tips on the ends of the... | 12/07/2010 |
| D630192 | Conference communication unit | 01/04/2011 |
| D629234 | End frame for a bench | 12/21/2010 |
| 7810166 | Device and method for scanning probe microscopy The invention relates to a device for scanning probe microscopy, said device comprising a scanning microscopy measuring device provided with a measuring probe for scanning microscopy measurements and a sample carrier for receiving a sample to be measured by scanning... | 10/05/2010 |
| D623264 | Water spray nozzle | 09/07/2010 |
| 7775804 | Interposer assembly with flat contacts Interposer assembly includes an insulating plate with slots extending through the thickness of the plate and a flat metal contacts confined in the slots. ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7774880 | Stadium seat cushion A seat cushion for an individual stadium seat includes a cushion portion and a pouch on one side of the cushion portion. The pouch receives an end of the seat to secure the cushion to the seat with the cushion portion on the seat. The seat cushion also includes an a... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7757338 | Shoe shine box A shoe shine box has a base defining an inclined opening and a lid closing the opening. A shoe rest is attached to one side of the lid, the shoe rest having an inclined shoe support surface. A shoe clamp is attached to the shoe rest to hold the shoe against the shoe... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7752947 | Bottle trimmer and method A method of cutting or trimming a plastic log ejected from a blow mold to form multiple open-mouthed bottles, the log having respective bottle portions on opposite ends of the log with each bottle portion having an offset neck and the bottle portions connected in ne... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7740488 | Interposer assembly and method An interposer assembly for forming electrical connections between contact pads on opposed substrates includes a top plate, a bottom plate, a lateral shift interface between the plates and a plurality of electrical circuit paths extending between contact surfaces at ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7739933 | Bottle trimmer and method A method of cutting or trimming a plastic body ejected from a blow mold that is especially suitable for high-output production lines. A log conveyor is continuously moved along a path. The body to be trimmed is placed between holders carried by the conveyor and trim... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7735622 | Coin machine with self-cleaning intake hopper and related method A hopper for a coin processing machine has a turntable that receives coins and rotates in a first direction to discharge coins from the hopper. A circumferential wall surrounds the turntable, and includes a coin discharge opening and a second opening. A diverter pla... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7717020 | Bottle trimmer and method A method of removing flash extending in a plane from a plastic bottle forming a portion of a plastic one-bottle or multi-bottle blow molded log includes continuously moving a log holder and a punch assembly along a path. The untrimmed log is placed on the log holder... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7618809 | Microarrayer with coaxial multiple punches A microarrayer apparatus for constructing arrays of biological material from donor cores obtained from at least one donor block and placing the donor cores in an embedding medium carried by at least one recipient block. The apparatus includes a donor punch, a recipi... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7611657 | Mold clamp assembly for blow molding machine and method A mold clamp assembly for a rotary-type or shuttle-type blow molding machine is mounted on a frame and includes a mold opening and closing drive connected to the two mold halves independently of the frame so that when the mold halves are closed, clamp forces are not... | 11/03/2009 |
| D599312 | Electrical terminal housing | 09/01/2009 |
| D599311 | Electrical terminal housing | 09/01/2009 |
