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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7815701 | Portable apparatus for cleaning air filters A portable apparatus for cleaning an elongated air filter includes housing, a generally closed chamber which is formed within the housing and which has an irregular inner wall surface capable of providing resistance to a fluid flow discharged into the chamber and a ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7544100 | Expandable electrical plug and surge protector A combination expandable outlet and surge protector apparatus includes a plurality of outlet plugs which are separately moveable and are protected by a water impervious sheathing attached to each plug and at least one surge protector circuit. The apparatus can eithe... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7325720 | Package A package formed from a cardboard blank having crease lines and wall panels, bottom flaps forming a bottom of the package and top flaps, namely short-side flaps and long-side flaps, folded and heat sealed together to form the top of the package. One of the long-side... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7195368 | Fish attracting apparatus and method An apparatus for attracting fish includes a light source for emitting a green light. The light source is disposed within an enclosure which is removably attached to a rigid structure at a predetermined distance above a water surface and includes a diffuser capable o... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6978228 | Method of performing a system reverse engineering process The invention relates to a method of performing a system reverse engineering process. The method provides for an examination of the application system that requires reverse engineering by examining the entire network structure forming the system, by tracking chains ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971488 | Simplified truck mounted brake system A brake rigging comprising first and second brake beams. A brake shoe assembly including a brake shoe adjacent each end of brake beams. A first force transfer mechanism connected intermediate first and second ends thereof to the first brake beam for moving a brake s... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6963040 | Illuminated touch switch An illuminated touch switch has a touch sensitive area and a plurality of light emitting diodes arranged in a predetermined pattern. The touch switch includes a first rigid circuit board with a first electrical conductor and a second flexible circuit board with a se... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6943665 | Human machine interface A human machine interface (10) for use in situations requiring authorized access. The human machine interface (10) includes a validator controller (12) and a data transmitter (14). The validator controller (12) includes a validator... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6902042 | Automatic application hand brake winding mechanism An automatic application hand brake mechanism is provided for automatically applying at least one brake member secured to a railway vehicle with the hand brake assembly. The mechanism comprises an operating member having at least one ratchet engageable with at least... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6889671 | Fuel delivery system A fuel delivery system is disclosed which includes an injector (40) having an end region (43). The end region (43) is provided from heat conducting material such as metal so that the end region can be heated by exhaust gas to heat the temperatur... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6883315 | Inlet manifold temperature control system for an internal combustion engine The turbocharged exit air from a turbocharger flows through an intercooler, and then into an air intake manifold of a diesel engine. The intercooler exchanges heat with a liquid coolant in the intercooler when the coolant is cooler than the charge air, and substanti... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6880836 | Bicycle tire cradle An apparatus that enables movement of a bicycle with either a damaged wheel or a flat tire. The apparatus consists of a support member which has an upper surface to engage the outside of a bicycle tire. The support member also provides a device to secure the apparat... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6879764 | Dispersion shifted fiber having low dispersion slope Dispersion shifted fiber having low dispersion slope comprising a center core, two claddings, a ring core and the outer glass region, wherein the first cladding is provided onto the outer periphery of the center core, the second cladding is provided onto outer perip... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6877174 | Suspension device for a two-slat unit The invention provides a device for suspending slats of a bed base, the device being constituted by a one-piece unit presenting a top section having two housings for receiving the ends of two parallel slats, a bottom section provided with anchor means to anchor said... | 04/12/2005 |
| D503205 | Shoe slide skate | 03/22/2005 |
| 6869067 | Sheath for a suspension spring The invention relates to a spring suspension system comprising a helical spring, a sheath, and at least one centering and bearing cup, said spring having an end turn with at least a fraction thereof being covered by said sheath, and which is centered on and bears ag... | 03/22/2005 |
| D502977 | Carpet skate | 03/15/2005 |
| D502978 | Carpet slide | 03/15/2005 |
| D502979 | Shoe skate slide | 03/15/2005 |
| 6860935 | Multiple scale cement composite with positive and ductile setting in uniaxial tension The invention relates to a fiber/cement composite, the cementitious matrix of which has a water/binder ratio of less than 0.25 and consisting of cement, aggregate elements, fine pozzolanic elements and a plasticizer. The reinforcement consists of three types ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6851541 | Discriminator for bimetallic coins A coin discriminator has a coin path along which a coin, containing a first portion and a second portion made of different metals and/or metal alloys, is arranged to pass. An electrical mechanism supplies time-varying drive signals to the coil mechanism. A detection... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6848754 | Automatic application hand brake An apparatus engageable with a hand brake assembly for automatically applying at least one brake device secured to a railway vehicle with such hand brake assembly. The apparatus includes an operating mechanism having at least a portion thereof engageable with at lea... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6840510 | Locomotive brake valve equipped with a range spring dampener In combination with a railway locomotive brake valve which has an exhaust valve assembly, a spring housing and a range spring, there is a device for providing enhanced damping capabilities. The device minimizes spring oscillation during operation of the locomotive b... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6839989 | Drilling apparatus for hard ground The invention provides apparatus for drilling trenches in the ground, the apparatus comprising a frame and a drilling assembly having a horizontal support plate connected to the bottom end of the frame, said plate supporting drilling tools disposed beneath said plat... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6839988 | Drilling apparatus for hard ground An apparatus for drilling trenches in the ground comprising a main frame having two vertical main faces, a drilling assembly comprising a support disposed at the bottom of said frame, means for causing said drilling assembly to move in vertical translation relative ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6815956 | Automatic hi-pot, megohmeter and continuity, circuit tester Provided is an apparatus and method used to perform automatic high potential (hi-pot), megohmeter and continuity, circuit test which includes a power source connected to a central processing unit (cpu) having a floppy drive, a hard drive, an analog to digital (A/D) ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811751 | Method and apparatus for determining indirectly the concentration of a specific substance in the blood Method and apparatus for determining in a person's exhalation air the concentration of a specific substance in the blood by measuring the concentration of said substance and the concentration of water vapor in the exhalation air and utilizing a known relationship be... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6808681 | Method of sterilizing a package material Containers which are ready to be filled or a package material having a plastic surface can be sterilized by hydrogen peroxide in gaseous phase being supplied to the previously heated plastic surface, the entire sterilization procedure being performed with the hydrog... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6799393 | Double trolley overhead door operator A door operator having a door hanger comprising a pair of double trolley assemblies disposed for linear movement within a hanger rail, wherein each trolley assembly further comprises two rollers mounted substantially opposite one another and engaging roller cavities... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6798496 | Device for exposing a face of a panel The invention provides apparatus for exposing a face of a panel, in particular a printed circuit panel, the device including a light source. The device further comprising: two moving shutters suitable for masking said light source, each of said shutters prese... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6799132 | Smart resolution valve pressure control The Smart Resolution Valve Pressure Control System allows any pressure control system using valve state pulsing to modify airflow at an optimum and consistent range of operation thereby enhancing control accuracy and increasing the useable cycle life of any valve co... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6793146 | Battery powered humidity indicator The present invention provides an apparatus that is used to measure relative humidity, such apparatus comprises a housing having a first end and a second end. There is a humidity sensor disposed at the first end of the housing for measuring the humidity in the air a... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6789855 | Automatic set and release hand brake An automatic application hand brake apparatus is provided for automatically applying at least one brake member secured to a railway vehicle with the hand brake assembly. The apparatus comprises an operating member having at least one ratchet attached to a drive shaf... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6772975 | Talking toilet paper roll holder A talking toilet paper roll holder comprises an elongated housing member and an elongated spring loaded shaft member having a longitudinal axis disposed of along a longitudinal axis of the elongated housing member. Each end of the elongated spring loaded shaft membe... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6772758 | Breathing protector A breathing protector for a laryngectomized or tracheotemized person to be applied over a tracheostoma includes a heat-moisture exchanger body which communicates with the tracheostoma through an inlet (relative to exhaling) and has contact surface turned toward the ... | 08/10/2004 |
| D494235 | Hockey puck | 08/10/2004 |
| 6771946 | Method of preventing cell phone use while vehicle is in motion The present invention provides a method for preventing a driver of a motor vehicle from using a cellular telephone while the motor vehicle is in motion. The invention comprises a step of determining a position of the gear shift lever in such motor vehicle and genera... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6769519 | Flange lubricator attachment to a composite brake shoe A device for lubricating a flange portion of a railroad wheel attachable to a composition brake shoe. The device comprises at least one lubricating member formed from a polymer based compound selected from the group consisting of phenolic resins, epoxy resins, polya... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6766621 | Reinforced door stile In combination with a door in which the door includes two spaced apart solid plastic stiles and at least two spaced apart solid plastic rails and in which the two solid plastic stiles and the at least two solid plastic rails are connected together to form a rectangl... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6763768 | Ramp latching mechanism A latching mechanism for use with a raisable and lowerable folding ramp having a bridge section and a toe section, such ramp being carried on one end of a railway car. The latching mechanism comprises an arm-like member pivotally connected at one end thereof to a pr... | 07/20/2004 |
