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A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5901858 | Fishing reel rack A system and method for mounting fishing reels on a mounting surface. The system employs a base member having retaining walls and detent members. The base member is mounted on the mounting surface. Tangs on the reel are held by the detent members against ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5897439 | Putting practice apparatus An apparatus and method to enable practicing of a putting stroke on an actual green surface. A putting cup post is positioned upright in the putting cup, and a stabilizing post is put into the green surface so as to be upstanding therefrom adjacent to a p... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5895169 | Collapsible and removable barricade post assembly A removable and collapsible barricade post assembly for the restriction of vehicular traffic. The barricade post assembly has a novel base assembly that allow the post assembly to be removed from its mounting bracket which is normally permanently affixed ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5890771 | Tunnel boring machine and method A tunnel boring machine particularly adapted to operate at substantial depths below the earth's surface. The machine comprises a head section comprising a cutter head that is rotatably mounted to a support structure. There is a plurality of gripper shoes ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5833470 | Information/entertainment systems with user prompts Systems which have an integrated unit (or module) that allows information retrieved from an onboard information storage device to be presented in visual, audio, or visual audio form via output devices such as CRT screens and audio speakers. When the syste... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5801784 | Data storage devices Encoded data storage devices with stored data corresponding to: (a) information for coaching a user in accomplishing one or more steps of a specified task in a learn-then-perform way, and (b) an instruction set which enables the user access to access the ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5795250 | Tethered ball practice device A practice device for improving batting, pitching, and fielding skills. The device includes a backstop which can be adjusted at different angles to the vertical to return balls striking the backstop on the ground or in the air. With the device configured ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5793044 | Infrared radiation detector units and methods of assembling transducers in which said units are incorporated A transducer for nondispersive infrared radiation (NDIR) gas analysis and a passive device for verifying the calibration of the transducer. The calibration verification device can be mounted on a cable by which the transducer is attached to an associated ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5774652 | Restricted access computer system A restricted access computer system. The system comprises a general purpose computing platform and a control system comprising a control hardware device and a control software program. The control hardware device is connected to the computing platform and... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5772107 | Ventilated boxes Ventilation panels for boxes and cartons and methods and apparatus for manufacturing those panels at production levels. The ventilation panels include a pest barring, gas transmitting screen trapped between two segments of the material from which the pane... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5760495 | Inverter/charger circuit for uninterruptible power supplies A power supply for generating an uninterruptible AC power signal. The power supply utilizes leakage inductance in its transformer to eliminate the need for an output inductor. In standby mode, the AC power signal is generated from a battery by a switching... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5746540 | Method of isolating a nuclear reactor or other large structures A method of entombing a nuclear reactor where the reactor with its bio-shield remains intact. An access shaft, several lateral adits, and several chambers below the reactor location are excavated to provide access at underground locations below the reacto... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5739595 | Apparatus and methods for generating an AC power signal for cable tv distribution systems A cable TV distribution system in which an AC power signal is generated according to the following steps: (a) generating an AC power signal having at least a positive half-cycle, where the positive half-cycle comprises a rising portion, a falling portion,... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5733674 | Power supply systems for portable electronic devices A power supply system that allows a user to standardize on one or two battery types and use these supported types to power electronic devices designed to use other, non-supported battery types. A battery sleeve is provided to convert the form factor of on... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5719503 | Detection of surface anomalies in elongate conductive members by pulse propagation analysis Pulse propagation analysis to ascertain whether an anomaly such as surface corrosion exists on a section of conductive member such as pipe. Anomalies such as surface corrosion result in localized velocity changes of pulses, due to inherent nonlinearities,... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5715975 | Aerosol spray texturing devices An apparatus for applying spray texture to a wall or the like. The apparatus comprises an aerosol can containing pressurized spray texture material. The spray texture material is released from the can by a valve and passes through a nozzle passageway, out... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5715651 | Process and machine for fitting stretchable labelling sleeves on bottles or the like A process for fitting stretchable labeling sleeves on bottles or the like, according to which at least one pair of stretchers is introduced into the sleeve, the stretchers are moved apart in order to stretch the sleeve, and the bottle and the stretchers a... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5691897 | Motion control systems A system for motion control in which an application is developed that is independent from the actual motion control hardware used to implement the system. The system comprises a software system that employs an application programming interface comprising ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5669524 | Enclosures Lightweight, structurally integral enclosures with walls stiffened and strengthened by integral and joined reinforcing ribs which may also serve as heat sinks. These ribs, which may be capped or uncapped and located on the inner or outer sides of the encl... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5655691 | Spray texturing device Art apparatus for applying spray texture to a wall or the like. The apparatus comprises an aerosol can containing pressurized spray texture material. The spray texture material is released from the can by a valve and passes through a nozzle passageway, ou... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5653556 | Clamping apparatus and methods for driving caissons into the earth An apparatus for attaching a caisson to a device for inserting and/or extracting the caisson. The apparatus comprises three beams. A first beam is relatively long and is normally connected to a vibratory device such that its longitudinal axis is orthogona... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5651659 | Apparatus and methods for manipulating prefabricated concrete products Apparatus and methods for manipulating concrete products having first and second ends. The apparatus comprises first and second engaging assemblies for engaging the first and second ends of the product. The engaging assemblies are mounted on a structural ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5647455 | Folding sawhorse A foldable sawhorse comprising first and second leg structures each having a hinge member integrally formed therewith. One of these hinge members is an outer hinge member having a passageway extending therethrough. The other hinge member is an inner hinge... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5645198 | Spray texturing apparatus and method A method for applying a spray texture material to a wall surface utilizing an aerosol container for the texture material, along with discharge tubes through which the material is dispensed. By using tubes of different cross-sectional area, the spray patte... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5642002 | Apparatus and methods for generating uninterruptible AC power signals A broadband communications network having an uninterruptible power supply. The power supply has one input connection to AC line voltage and another input connected to a gas powered electrical generator. The power supply contains an uninterruptible power s... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5641328 | Fuel cell cathodes Methods of making fuel cell electrodes in which the pores of an electrically conductive metal substrate are filled with a slurry containing particles of the same or a different electrically conductive metal. The liquid phase of the slurry is removed, leav... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5638244 | Apparatus and methods for generating uninterruptible AC power signals A broadband communications network having an uninterruptible power supply. The power supply has one input connected to AC line voltage and another input connected to a gas powered electrical generator. The power supply contains an uninterruptible power su... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636569 | Ink pad assemblies with interchangeable ink-impregnated pads A multi-color ink pad assembly with end user configurable pad/plate assemblies. The pad/plate assemblies comprise an absorbent pad impregnated with ink attached to a rigid mounting plate. Attachment means are provided which engage the mounting plate to at... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5631088 | Windows and methods of making and installing windows A material used to fabricate sashes used by window assemblies. The material comprises a foam core covered by a cladding material. The foam core acts as a filler and provides insulation, while the cladding material protects the foam core from the environme... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5616923 | Gas analyzer cuvettes Gas analyzer systems which include: (1) a transducer for outputting a signal indicative of the concentration of a specified gas in a sample which may contain that gas, and (2) an airway adapter or cuvette with a flow passage for confining the sample to a ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5609380 | Clamp assemblies for driving piles into the earth A clamp assembly for attaching a pile to a device for inserting and/or extracting the pile. The clamp assembly has a fixed gripping assembly and a movable gripping assembly. The fixed gripping assembly is rigidly attached to a housing. The movable grippin... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5606289 | Audio frequency power amplifiers with actively damped filter An inverter for an audio amplifier. The inverter comprises a current damped feedback loop for actively damping oscillations caused by an output inductor within the inverter. A forward compensator is provided to compensate for the frequency response of the... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5605259 | Method and apparatus for covering irregularities in a wall surface A method and apparatus for applying drywall compound to an irregularity in a wall surface. The drywall compound is formulated to be flowable and placed into an aerosol container with a propellant material. A valve assembly is arranged to allow or prevent ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5590583 | Appliance for making bread and for cooking bagels An appliance which includes an inner compartment with one zone in which uncooked bagels can be boiled and a second zone for subsequently baking the boiled bagels. The same appliance can also be used to make bagel doughs and to both make and bake other yea... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5589631 | Leak detection with non-toxic liquids Systems for fluids (including liquids) and materials with a fluid phase. The material is confined in a primary containment, and a secondary containment is used to keep fluid leaking from the primary containment from the surrounding environs and to keep le... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5588352 | Appliance for making yeast doughs and cooking bagels An appliance which includes a casing divided into one zone in which uncooked bagels can be boiled and a second zone for subsequently baking the boiled bagels. The same appliance can also be used to make bagel doughs and other yeast doughs. In the dough ma... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5587102 | Magnetic paint composition and method A magnetic paint composition comprising a carrier, particulate magnetically permeable material, a binder, and a thickening agent having thixotropic and viscosity characteristics such that the paint composition has high viscosity when stationary, and low v... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5574319 | Switching devices Plug-in electrical switching devices which allow a load device to be electrically connected to and disconnected from an electrical power source at either: (a) a switched outlet electrically coupled between the power source and the load and (b) a location ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5549268 | Apparatus and method for holding paper A paper holding device comprising an elongate member having a clip attached to each end thereof. One of these clips is adapted to attach an end of the elongate member to a structural member adjacent to a computer screen. The other of these clips is adapte... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5544979 | Clamp assemblies for driving caissons into the earth A clamp assembly for attaching a pile to a device for inserting and/or extracting the pile. The clamp assembly has a fixed gripping assembly and a movable gripping assembly. The fixed gripping assembly is rigidly attached to a housing. The movable grippin... | 08/13/1996 |
