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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6827812 | Method of making an improved framing device for framing photographs, certificates and the like A framing device, used for displaying items such as photographs, certificates and the like, includes a translucent sheet-like material having an outward side and an inward side, both having a common continuous edge. An adhesive is applied along the inward side adjac... | 12/07/2004 |
| 7183338 | Tile grout A durable, stain resistant tile grout comprised of naturally rounded quartz particles and water-borne polyurethane. The naturally rounded quartz particles are permanently colored and encapsulated within the water-borne polyurethane, which remains transparent and sho... | 02/27/2007 |
| D514961 | Keyhold cross-section level | 02/14/2006 |
| 6974230 | Low-profile overhead industrial light fixture An overhead industrial light fixture of the type including a housing, power-related components and a lamp-mounting socket. The housing has top and bottom walls and sidewalls together forming a substantially enclosed space, and the bottom wall defines a socket window... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6926714 | Method for pulmonary vein isolation and catheter ablation of other structures in the left atrium in atrial fibrillation A catheter design for ablating AF based upon the true anatomy of the left atrium and especially the left atrial pulmonary vein junction, obtained by unique imaging techniques. The catheter design will conform to the true anatomy of the anatomical structures to be ab... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920993 | Soft storage container with zip-fastened bottom An erectable/collapsible soft storage container having a body of flexible material that includes two first sidewalls, two second sidewalls and a bottom. At least three sidewalls are embedded with a hard board. The bottom has two bottom flaps and an edge-fastener eng... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6921341 | Putting training aid and calibration device A putting training aid and putter calibration device for use on a putting surface is disclosed which includes a horizontal calibrated bar with a linear centered scale and a parallel calibration block having an orthogonal face and set on the practice putting surface ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910589 | Annular pleated filter cartridge for liquid filtration apparatus A pleated filter cartridge for filtering liquids including an annular filter element having a filter material which is a thin non-perforated non-woven material of flash-spun plexifilamentary high-density polyethylene fibrils, the filter material having a pressure dr... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902444 | Battery terminal connection assembly A battery terminal connection assembly for connecting a terminal to a cable is disclosed. The assembly preferably includes a conductive cable fitting for connection to a cable, a conductive terminal connector having an arm adapted to engage the terminal, a cold-flow... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6903654 | Automatic dispenser apparatus The invention is directed to improved automatic dispenser apparatus for dispensing sheet material and the like without contact between a user and the dispenser. Proximity detection apparatus is provided to detect the presence of a user in a detection zone generated ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6878771 | Matte-finish polyurethane coating composition The invention relates to a color pigmented moisture-curing polyurethane coating that cures to form a film having a matte finish, as well as methods of producing the coating. The coating is suitable for use as a protective and/or decorative coating. The coating compr... | 04/12/2005 |
| D503636 | Parallelogram-grip level | 04/05/2005 |
| 6871829 | Telescopically adjustable battery holddown A telescopically adjustable holddown (10) is disclosed including first and second brackets (16,18) and drawing elements (12) adapted to extend between a battery tray (14) and the brackets for drawing the brackets toward the battery tray t... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6867959 | Double-wall ballast engagement and ballast mounting method A housing 20 for electrical lighting fixtures with improved ballast mounting is disclosed. The ballast 10 is mounted such that it tightly engages two walls 30,40 of the housing. The housing is a heat sink and heat from the ballast is efficiently... | 03/15/2005 |
| D501946 | Lighting fixture with upward arching arm | 02/15/2005 |
| D501947 | Wall-mounted lighting fixture | 02/15/2005 |
| 6854148 | Four-wheel-drive automatic swimming pool cleaner A four-wheel pool cleaner (20) motivated by water flow to move along a pool surface, and having: a body (24); the four wheels rotatably mounted thereon and including two sets of two wheels (22) each, one wheel of each set on each side; a drive m... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6851215 | Fishing tool for snagged fishing line A fishing tool having a handle and a body with one or more notches is provided to facilitate wrapping and holding a sufficient length of fishing line around the tool to permit the line to be forcefully pulled from a point of entanglement. The handle can be a grip-ap... | 02/08/2005 |
| D501057 | Lighting fixture with extended arm | 01/18/2005 |
| D500885 | Mounting arm of a lighting fixture | 01/11/2005 |
| 6840756 | Adjustable core pin for vial molding An adjustable core pin for molding vials for use in levels and those vials molded using the adjustable core pin are disclose. The core pin includes an elongate rod with a crest at its cross section with the greatest diameter and a rod retainer with a cavity which re... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6837171 | Lightweight table with unitized table top A lightweight, portable table comprising a unitized table top member and legs secured to the table top member. The unitized table top member includes table top and bottom elements and a rigid support member. A hardened foam body is joined to the top and bottom table... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6832465 | Aquatic weeding device An aquatic weeding device is provided for removing aquatic vegetation from a body of water and transporting the vegetation to a desired location. The weeder includes at least one weeding element connected with respect to a vessel for collecting aquatic vegetation, a... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832861 | Coupling device for optically coupling an optical waveguide to an electro-optical element For a precisely fitting alignment of an optical waveguide on an electro-optical component, the electro-optical component is attached onto a submount, which can be attached at any position on a support. For retaining the optical waveguide, a coupling element is selec... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6822567 | Security device for a bottle A security device for a bottle having a neck fitted with a closure comprises a sleeve adapted to fit over the neck of the bottle and a catch member pivoted to the sleeve for movement between free and locking positions. The catch member has an inner portion which pro... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6820383 | Mosaic-like brick and mosaic-like surfaces made using such bricks An improved decorative brick having a display face with a network of deep interconnected grooves to produce a mosaic-like appearance, and patios made with such brick. A manufacturing method for such decorative brick. ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6817136 | Fishing pole holding and wind jigging device Jigging devices for fishing poles are described which provide for easy assembly of the device and easy removal of the fishing pole from the device upon a fish strike. The devices provide for releasable yet reliable connection between the fishing-pole mount and the j... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6818255 | Method for marking a thermoplastic material The invention pertains to a method for printing on a thermoplastic material, wherein a coloring agent is applied to the surface of the material and is subsequently caused to harden. In order to achieve permanent coloration of the material to be printed, the method a... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6814188 | Scissors-type lift table The invention relates to a scissors-like lifting device having a pair of scissors that are arranged between a carrier or support unit and a base unit. Each pair of scissors is provided with two arms which can be pivoted about corresponding axles. The scissors-like l... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6797103 | Automatic waste-area removal method and apparatus Method and apparatus for removing at least one waste area of a face layer, which includes graphic or product area(s) and waste area(s), from a laminate composed of a face layer removably adhering to a backing layer, to leave at least one product area of the face lay... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6793726 | Aqueous suspensions with bentonite for mastics and sealants Compositions of an aqueous suspension of a drilling mud bentonite conforming to API specification 13A for mastic and sealant compositions. ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6786962 | Emulsion of a colloidal clay and water slurry in a bitumen cutback A emulsion for sealants, coatings and/or mastics having reduced volatile organic compounds is disclosed. The emulsion includes a slurry of substantially fully hydrated colloidal clay and a cutback in preferred ratios such that the emulsion has characteristics adapte... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6782578 | Swimming pool pressure cleaner with internal steering mechanism A swimming pool pressure cleaner (20) of the type motivated by water flow through it having: a set of two wheels (22a, b) rotatably mounted to the body (24); a turbine housing (38) having a water-flow chamber (40) with an in... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6783265 | Suspension stabilizers for overhead lighting fixtures An overhead industrial light fixture suspended by a hook from a support assembly having a suspension stabilizer that engages the hook and is attached to the support assembly. The suspension stabilizer has two slots sized to receive and frictionally hold the upward a... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6776833 | Emulsion of bitumen in a colloidal clay and water slurry An emulsion for sealants, coatings and/or mastics including a bitumen and a slurry of water and substantially fully hydrated colloidal clay is disclosed. The preferred emulsions include bentonite and a bitumen in preferred ratios such that the composition has charac... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6772572 | Fabricated OSB stud A fabricated wooden stud including: (1) a pair of fully-aligned face-members of OSB spaced from one another and each having first and second ends and first and second elongate edges; (2) first and second fully-aligned edge-members of OSB spaced from one another, the... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6766931 | Grocery-store shopping cart facilitating diverse-condition cartage A grocery-store shopping cart having a main container and an insulated inner container detachably secured within the main container and positioned substantially entirely below the plane of the main-container top edge and adjacent to one endwall thereof to leave subs... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6755324 | Transporting/dispensing package for plural beverages A transporting/dispensing package for plural beverages including a carton (10), a pair of flaccid bags (12, 14) within the carton each bag having a fill spout (34, 36) secured to one of two sections (56, 58) of a spout-securing panel and ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6756101 | Tape for use with high-speed webs and method of use thereof An adhesive tape for use with high-speed webs which provides for adherence between two surfaces before allowing the tape to separate along a specific interface between two non-adhesive layers. The separation of tape along the specific interface results in the absenc... | 06/29/2004 |
