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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136317 | Assembly for straightening a basement's wall An assembly for straightening a basement's wall, the basement having a floor and being covered by joists which are spaced from each other on center distances to define interstitial cavities and are arranged a perpendicular array or a parallel array, the assembly hav... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8113974 | Hunting arrow point A hunting arrow point having a ferrule having a forward nose, a rearward shank, and a body, the body having a plurality of radially outwardly opening apertures; the point further having blades, each blade having a proximal end, a distal end, a forward end, and a rea... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109383 | Magnetic assembly for loading and conveying ferrous metal articles An assembly for loading and conveying ferrous metal articles including a magnet having north and south poles, an axis between the north and south poles, the poles forming an annular belt support; a powered conveyor belt extending over the belt support for rotating t... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8096078 | Live animal trap A live animal trap including an enclosure having an open end; a door for covering the forward opening; a hinge for door motions between first and second positions, the door covering the opening in the first position and opening the enclosure in the second position, ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8070133 | Flywheel and clutch lift A mechanical lift for raising, lowering, and positioning a flywheel or a clutch assembly, the mechanical lift incorporating a base, the base being configured as a mechanic's floor creeper; a boom arm mounted upon the base for motion between first and second position... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061281 | Garden seeder A garden seeder having a seed bin; a seed wheel having a plurality of circumferentially attached seed dispensing cups; a first axle mounting the seed wheel within the seed bin for orbital movements of the seed cups through scooping and dispensing positions; a ground... | 11/22/2011 |
| D647140 | Pencil sharpener | 10/18/2011 |
| 8021251 | Hunting arrow point A hunting arrow point having a ferrule having a forward nose, a rearward shank, and a body, the body having a plurality of radially outwardly opening apertures; the point further having blades, each blade having a proximal end, a distal end, a forward end, and a rea... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021012 | Assembly for doorway illumination An assembly for doorway illumination, the doorway having a door jamb and a door, the assembly for doorway illumination including an electrical circuit having first, second, and third electrical switches, the first and second electrical switches, upon closure of the ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020575 | Water line tapping method A method for tapping a water line, the water line being buried below a subterranean frost line, the water line traversing a water meter box's lower end, and having first and second sections within the water meter box respectively extending upwardly to and extending ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7981490 | Assembly and method of sculptural presentation of epidermal surfaces An assembly and method for sculptural presentation of plant or animal epidermal surfaces, the assembly incorporating a multiplicity of scallops and a multiplicity of links interconnecting the scallops in a laterally extending series or band, the multiplicity of link... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7950211 | Power tool for facilitating an operator's alternative cutting of foliage over the ground and along the ground A power tool for facilitating an operator's cutting of foliage over and along the ground, the tool including a case; a tubular shaft fixedly attached to and extending forwardly from the case; a flexible line trimmer head mounted at the tubular shaft's distal end; a ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7895809 | Support beam and attachment clevis assembly A support beam and attachment clevis assembly having a pair of “J” beams, each “J” beam having a stem and a tail, each “J” beam's tail having a distal end and a longitudinal extension, each “J” beam's stem having an upper end and a longitudinal exten... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7866925 | Assembly for securing cargo upon a load bed An assembly for securing cargo, the assembly incorporating a load bed having oppositely positioned paired sides; at least a first pair of arms, each arm having a proximal end and a distal end; arm attaching joints interconnecting the load bed and the proximal ends o... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7849938 | Ground augering assembly A ground augering assembly comprising a dirt dispersing plate having a forward dirt screeding face and having a lower augering depth stopping face; a “C” clamp for alternatively mounting on to and releasing from an auger blade; and a rotation facilitating helica... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7828226 | Handheld device and method for clearing obstructions from spray nozzles A handheld device and method for clearing obstructions from spray nozzles includes a housing, a gas valve system contained within the housing, and a nozzle body attachment structure. A trigger associated with the gas valve system is operable to release a blast of co... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7804015 | Musical instrument assembly A musical instrument assembly including a support frame; at least a first lateral slide bar; a slide shaft and slide sleeve assembly interconnecting the at least first lateral slide bar and the support frame; a cable pull actuator having upwardly extended contact pe... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802552 | Gas channeling cylinder head assembly A gas channeling cylinder head assembly for fixed attachment to a cylinder, the cylinder having a slidably mounted piston, the piston being cyclically moveable, the assembly incorporating a plenum having a first port, a second port, and a third port, the first port,... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802448 | Jewelry clasp A jewelry assembly incorporating a body portion, the body portion being halved, each half of the body portion including a magnetic fastener half; a strand anchoring pin and socket joint fixedly attached to one of the clasp's halves; a helically threaded void extendi... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7785039 | Pier driving and foundation lifting assembly An assembly for driving pier sections and for foundation lifting, the assembly incorporating a “T” bar having a stem, a left arm, and a right arm, the stem having lower end and an upper end, and the stem forming a vertically extending and rearwardly opening chan... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7748367 | Fungo batting assistance machine A fungo batting assisting machine having a frame; a cradle mounted upon the frame, the cradle having a ball percussion port; a hammer; a first pivot joint interconnecting the hammer and the frame so that the hammer may move between a spring energy position underlyin... | 07/06/2010 |
| D618330 | Conveyor oven exhaust hood | 06/22/2010 |
| 7715554 | Prime number determining method A method for determining, for use in ciphers, all of the prime numbers within the large numeric series: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, . . . , n, the method including steps of setting n′=┌n/6┌; establishing the small numeric series, 6(1)−1, 6(1)+1, 6(2)−1, 6(2... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7665785 | Column pipe catch tool A catch tool for retrieval of a well column pipe having a pipe wall, the catch tool incorporating a fork having a pair of spaced tines; and a pair of clamping pivot arms connected operatively to the fork, the clamping arms being adapted for, upon the receipt by the ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7662158 | Wire twisting driver tool A screw or nut driver having a handle having front and rear ends; a driver shaft having front and rear ends, the driver shaft being fixedly attached to or formed wholly with the handle, the driver shaft extending forwardly from the front end of the handle; a driver ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7641504 | Electrical connector backshell adapter An electrical connector backshell adapter for terminating sheathed electrical cables, the electrical connector backshell adapter having a housing having a first and at least a second port, the electrical connector backshell adapter further having a cable sheath term... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7632998 | Assembly for purging liquid from a lip vibrated aerophonic instrument An assembly for purging liquid from a lip vibrated aerophonic musical instrument having a hollow bore, the assembly including a first outlet port, the first outlet port opening the hollow bore of the lip vibrated aerophonic musical instrument; the assembly further h... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7614532 | Bottle carrier A bottle carrier having a stay, the stay having an upper end, a lower end, and having front and rear faces; the bottle carrier further having a bottle support arm, the bottle support arm having rearward and forward ends; the bottle carrier further having a bottle ne... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7604288 | Pack frame convertible between a pack support and a chair A pack frame convertible between a pack support and a chair is disclosed, and includes a primary element having opposite first and second ends and a secondary element pivotably mounted on the primary element with respect to the primary element. The primary and secon... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7604000 | Tunnel oven A tunnel oven including a case enclosing a baking chamber, the baking chamber having a lateral side, an oppositely lateral side, a longitudinal end, and an oppositely longitudinal end, the case having longitudinal and oppositely longitudinal end walls respectively b... | 10/20/2009 |
| D596554 | Handheld automobile wheel overspray shield | 07/21/2009 |
| 7549604 | Fuel efficient fixed wing aircraft A fixed wing aircraft having a fuselage having a forward end and a rearward end, the fuselage's forward end forming a nose section; the aircraft further having a primary thrust turbo-prop engine fixedly mounted upon the fuselage's rearward end; the aircraft further ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7188854 | Motorcycle jack A motorcycle jack having a “C” channel beam, the “C” channel beam having a web and having left and right flanges, the web having an upper end, the left flange having a first pin receiving aperture therethrough, the right flange having a second pin receiving ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7530936 | Exercise machine An exercise machine having a bench top having a right side, a left side, a forward end, a rearward end, and having an upper support surface; the exercise machine further having a rear leg fixedly attached to and extending downwardly from the bench top's rearward end... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7487628 | Saddle cushioning assembly A saddle cushioning assembly having component structures including a flexible pad having an upper surface and having a longitudinal midline; a flexible “T” hook having left and right arms; and hook attaching stitching fixedly interconnecting the flexible pad and... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7424935 | Elevator door assembly A door assembly for an elevator having a cab having a cab entry, the elevator having an elevator shaft having upper and lower shaft entries, the assembly incorporating first, second, and third ladder frames having a plurality of roller carrying rungs and bolt and sp... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7404351 | Fiberglass insulation batt sizing device An insulation batt sizing device including an oblongated insulation cutting table having a proximal end, a distal end, and having a pair of longitudinally extending edges; an oblongated insulation compression plate having a proximal end, a distal end, and having at ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7392801 | Ball pitching machine A ball pitching machine having a first “U” bracket having front and rear arms, the first “U” bracket further having rocker beam base spanning between the front and rear arms; a second “U” bracket having left and right arms, each left and right arm having... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7363659 | Jacket and backpack assembly A storage and clothing assembly having a jacket having a shoulder covering section, a right arm, a left arm, and a torso, the jacket being foldable between a wearing configuration and a compact configuration; the assembly further having a backpack having a pocket po... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364228 | Collapsible wheelchair frame A collapsible wheelchair frame having left and right side plates, each having an upper end, a lower end, and a forward end, each forward end forming a forwardly and downwardly and extending leg; left and right seat plates, each seat plate having proximal and distal ... | 04/29/2008 |
