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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8024832 | Aquarium cleaning device with debris collecting net An aquarium cleaning device structured for use with glass or plastic aquarium walls, enabling a dislodging and freeing of debris from the walls, while also simultaneously enabling a collecting of dislodged and freed debris for subsequent removal. The cleaning device... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7896364 | Increased tilt roller wheel assembly A roller wheel assembly includes a support member, a bearing-based rotatable coupling, and a wheeled support structure having two rollably coupled, spaced, and axially aligned roller wheels. The support member includes a first upper portion, and a second downwardly ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7789248 | Hangable gear holder A portable and hangable gear holding unit includes a main portion and a number of positionable gear holding members. Each gear holding member, which may include a hook, extended or orthogonal tab, clip, and or equivalents, is structured for engaging and holding at l... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7783018 | Directory display and configurable entry system A directory display and configurable entry system having a user interface providing an intuitive multi-page graphical user interface useful for enabling a user to readily access occupant related information that is contained in a database of the system. The system m... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7770574 | Wheeled guide assembly for use with cut providing tools A wheeled guide assembly for use with cut providing tools includes a base portion having a first end and a second end, and rockable between either of a first position, enabling straight-line cuts to be made, and a second position enabling controlled curved-line cuts... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7698867 | Siding trim clip with triangular gripping pattern A siding trim clip having a substantially N-shaped profile is formed having a first gripping portion and a second biasing portion. The gripping portion includes a curved upper arch having an interior with opposing inwardly and upwardly oriented gripping fingers, arr... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7690612 | One-piece slip-on accessory hangers A one-piece slip-on accessory hanger includes an engaging and support portion, an extension portion, and an end portion, all of which are formed of a single length of an elongated rod member. The accessory hanger is formed by including a plurality of spaced bends, w... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7661596 | Symbology-based self-configuring verifier A self-configuring verifier for performing standardized evaluation and verification of the print quality of a data carrying graphical symbol is structured with a plurality of illumination sources and at least one imaging device. The verifier is capable of automatica... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7559591 | Snow shovel with flex control mechanism A snow shovel including a middle portion interposed between, and coupled to, each of a blade portion and a handle portion. Included with the middle portion is a flex control mechanism structured for controlling an amount of downward flexing possible by the blade por... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7455593 | Layback swing and swing attachment A layback swing includes an attachment that is coupled to a suspendible swing, either at an end-user location or at a place of manufacture. The layback swing includes two spaced apart curved elongated members having at least one acute bend in each. Also included is ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7407069 | Fishing stringer with multiple integral fishing tools A fishing stringer is structured with multiple fishing related tools integrated into a tether and an elongated member of the stringer. Specifically, the elongated member acts as a standard retention bar, while also providing a hook disgorger tool at a first end, and... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7348999 | Alignment method and apparatus An alignment aiding method and apparatus enables an orienting and positioning of a data carrying 2-dimensional graphical symbol within a field of view of an imaging device. The desired orientation and position is indicated by a graphical alignment indicator. The gra... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7314568 | Water conditioning system A multi-stage water conditioning system is structured for conditioning a flow of influent water passing through the conditioning system by removing one or more cations including sodium, iron, barium, and or ammonia from the influent water, while also possibly adding... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7277889 | Asset management and status system An asset management and status system includes a number of data communication terminals and one or more interconnected remote computing systems, which may be utilized for managing and tracking a large number of varied and distributed assets. Each data communication ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275728 | Accessory hanger A one-piece slip-on accessory hanger includes an engaging and support portion, an extension portion, and an end portion, all of which are formed of an elongated rod member. The accessory hanger is formed by including a plurality of spaced bends, with each bend forme... | 10/02/2007 |
| 6925740 | Gravesite memorial display with flower holder feature A gravesite memorial display includes a shell structured to provide a weathertight interior. The shell is constructed of at least one fixed portion, at least one movable portion, and a transparent portion. The transparent portion enables items placed within the inte... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6916315 | Methods of operating a photo-thermal epilation apparatus Methods of operating and logging the usage of a photo-thermal epilation apparatus provide for the logging of usage information as the apparatus is employed for each epilation session. The operational information may be applied to determine when calibration is requir... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6901733 | Debris gathering and pickup tool A debris gathering and pickup tool for use in gathering, grasping, lifting, and disposing of debris present upon a ground surface of a selected area. The gathering and pickup tool includes a gathering portion and a grasping portion. The gathering portion includes a ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6839035 | Magnetically coupled antenna range extender A magnetically coupled antenna range extender structured to be interposed between an RF antenna and an electronic device. The antenna range extender is positioned between and proximate to one of the RF antenna and the electronic device, for extending the operating r... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6799491 | Jar opening aide with adjustment feature A jar opening aide employs a lever action for lifting a lower peripheral lip portion of a jar sealing lid, defeating the sealing of an interior of the jar, and compromising any vacuum present within the jar. The jar opening aide may be structured as an elongated mem... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6719753 | Means and method for energizing a flash lamp A method and structure for energizing a flash lamp for producing a high energy light pulse, with the flash lamp energized by a flattened and extended current pulse. The method includes collecting and storing energy for delivery to the flash lamp when triggered. A tr... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6328931 | Analyte collection and assaying assembly Swabbing and assaying structures, and selected methods of use, enable a test surface to be swabbed, and subsequently facilitate a quantitative determination of the quantities of analyte collected from the test surface. The swabbing structures include a pr... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6325288 | Self-contained scanning and verifying apparatus with movably mounted scanning unit A print quality verifying apparatus, and methods of operation, for producing a plurality of substantially parallel and preferably equally spaced scans taken along a height of a data carrying graphical symbol, such as a bar code indicia. Each spaced scan t... | 12/04/2001 |
