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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6934979 | Convertible bench A convertible bench including a frame having a stationary top. The convertible bench also includes a hinged top hinged to the stationary top and movable between a seat position and a bed position. A drawer is housed in the frame and is movable between an open and a ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6826837 | Vented sleeve for power cords A sleeve for surrounding a power cord, in whole or in part, for appliances such as hedge trimmers. The sleeve, preferably composed of a lightweight polymeric material in corrugated, convoluted, or similar form, has relatively large radial dimensions compared to the ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6817303 | Folding table base A folding table base is provided which includes a mounting plate adapted to be secured to the bottom of a table. A hinge plate is hingedly connected to the side of the mounting plate. The hinge plate is adapted to pivot between a first position and a second position... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6766611 | Carpenter bee trap A carpenter bee trap comprises a housing having a hollow interior and at least one solid wall having a hole formed therein to permit carpenter bees to enter the hollow interior of the housing, the hole having about the same size as holes normally made by carpenter b... | 07/27/2004 |
| D551975 | Lid for a container | 10/02/2007 |
| 7260236 | Wind noise suppression in directional microphones A directional microphone includes a housing, a diaphragm dividing the housing into a front volume and a back volume, electronics for detecting signals corresponding to movements of the diaphragm, and front and back inlets for the front and back volumes, respectively... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7248731 | Method and apparatus for currency discrimination An improved method and apparatus for discriminating between currency bills of different denominations uses an optical sensing and correlation technique based on the sensing of bill reflectance characteristics obtained by illuminating and scanning a bill along one of... | 07/24/2007 |
| D546621 | Ribs pattern for container | 07/17/2007 |
| 7212925 | Calibration data entry system for a test instrument A test device for determining the analyte concentration in body fluid. The test device has a memory in which calibration adjustments corresponding to calibration numbers are stored. The test device is adapted to receive a test sensor for collecting a sample. The tes... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206428 | Acoustic receiver having improved mechanical suspension The present invention is a receiver that includes electronics for converting an input audio signal to an output acoustic signal. The receiver has a housing for containing at least a portion of the electronics. The housing includes a port for broadcasting the output ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200911 | Methods for applying sliders to reclosable plastic bags Methods are provided for making slider-operated fasteners for use in reclosable plastic bags using at least a double index and dual unit operations. The methods involve forming two preseals, forming two notches within the preseals, applying two sliders into the prev... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195559 | Slot machine with dynamic wild symbol feature A slot machine conducts a wagering game in which a plurality of arrays of symbols are successively displayed. Each array may, for example, result from a free spin of a plurality of symbol-bearing reels. In each free spin, the reels are rotated and stopped to place t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195560 | Gaming machines with board game theme Gaming machines are disclosed having a basic mode defining a plurality of reels and a bonus mode defining a plurality of stations about a game board (e.g., MONOPOLY board) traversable by a token identifier. The disclosure describes a plurality of play features for t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191657 | Currency processing system with fitness detection A currency handling system has a limpness detector. The limpness detector has a single driven crackle roller with an elongated central bulge and two outer bulges, wherein the central bulge is in conforming relation to a flexible belt. Sheet metal guides further faci... | 03/20/2007 |
| RE39505 | Fill-through-the-top package and method and apparatus for making the same A fill-through-the-top reclosable package includes first and second opposing body panels joined to each other along a pair of sides and a bottom bridging the pair of sides. The package is provided with a reclosable fastener extending alone a package top disposed opp... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188720 | Disc-type coin processing device having improved coin discrimination system A coin processing system for processing a plurality of coins of mixed denominations comprises a rotatable disc for imparting motion to the plurality of coins, a sensor for differentiating between valid and invalid coins, a stationary sorting head, a diverter and a c... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190803 | Acoustic transducer having reduced thickness A transducer for a hearing aid includes a housing, a relatively thin membrane having a free end suspended in the housing for vibration in response to a motor. The motor has a coil and a magnet assembly, the coil being mounted in the housing beneath the membrane; the... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185997 | Hands-free flashlight suspended from neck of user A method and apparatus for illuminating the area in front of a person without requiring the use of the person's hands, by suspending from the neck of the person a housing containing at least one LED light source emitting a light beam extending forwardly from the per... | 03/06/2007 |
| D537718 | Lid for a container | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182690 | System and method for saving status of paused game of chance A game of chance involving a progression of events is conducted on one or more gaming machines. After receiving a wager from a player at a gaming machine, play of the game is initiated. If the game is paused, the status of the paused game is stored at a central data... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184277 | Gaming machine with universal PC board mounting system A printed circuit board mounting system for a gaming machine comprises a universal mounting plate and adaptive mounting hardware. The universal mounting plate supports a printed circuit board with any mounting hole pattern, and includes a fixed pattern of mounting l... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181035 | Acoustical receiver housing for hearing aids An acoustic receiver comprises means for converting an input audio signal into an acoustic signal. The receiver has a housing having a plurality of sides that surround the converting means. One of the sides include an output port for broadcasting the acoustic signal... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178309 | Machine for processing web of material The present invention relates to a process used for packaging a product in a web of material that has a zipper attached thereto. The process includes providing a web of material having first and second edges and a zipper including first and second interlocking membe... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175523 | Gaming machine with chain reaction selection feature A gaming machine and a method of conducting a game of chance on the gaming machine are disclosed. In response to a wager from a player, the machine conducts a selection game including a plurality of selectable elements associated with respective outcomes. In respons... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172110 | Economical, stackable container for retail goods A container for transporting meat, produce, and other goods contains a bottom wall, side walls, and end walls. The end walls include hinged platform structures movable between a closed position and an open position. The closed position enables stable stacking of mul... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170919 | Diode-pumped solid-state laser gain module A laser gain device (10) holds a laser slab (60) which is pumped by pump energy from at least one diode array assembly (24). An angle at which pump energy from the diode array assembly (24) impinges the laser slab (60) is adjustabl... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169317 | Implant surface preparation The surface of a device that is surgically implantable in living bone is prepared. The device is made of titanium with a native oxide layer on the surface. The method of preparation comprises the steps of removing the native oxide layer from the surface of the devic... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163616 | Reagents and methods for detecting analytes, and devices comprising reagents for detecting analytes Reagents for detecting an analyte are described. A reagent comprises (a) an enzyme selected from the group consisting of a flavoprotein, a quinoprotein, and a combination thereof; and (b) a mediator selected from the group consisting of a phenothiazine, a phenoxazin... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162114 | Optical energy switching device and method An optical power or energy-switching device, comprising an optical waveguide having an input section and an output section, the two sections forming a pair of opposed surfaces extending transversely through the axes of said waveguide sections, and a thin, substantia... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160187 | Gaming machine with superimposed display image A spinning reel slot machine comprises a plurality of mechanical rotatable reels and a video display. In response to a wager, the reels are rotated and stopped to randomly place symbols on the reels in visual association with a display area. The video display provid... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158662 | Currency bill and coin processing system A compact system for processing currency bills and coins comprises a compact currency bill processing device, a coin scale, and a processor communicatively linked to the currency bill processing device and the coin scale. The compact currency bill processing device ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156741 | Gaming device for wagering on multiple game outcomes Systems and methods for wagering on game outcomes allow a player to wager on game outcomes resulting from linked gaming devices linked to a primary gaming device being played by the player. A primary game display shows game plays and outcomes and allows wagering on ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154592 | Multiwavelength readhead for use in the determination of analytes in body fluids A readhead for use in the determination of the concentration of an analyte in a sample comprises a read area for receiving the sample, a light source including a plurality light emitting elements for outputting light at a plurality of wavelengths, a light guide havi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7149317 | CMOS high impedance circuit A high impedance circuit includes a diode-connected MOSFET circuit. This circuit may be used in a buffer amplifier of a hearing aid microphone, coupled across an input of the buffer amplifier and providing a high input impedance. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147799 | Methods of using an oxygen scavenger An oxygen scavenging packet containing an iron-based oxygen scavenger and an electrolyte is set forth in which the rate of uptake of oxygen is increased by virtue of the introduction into the packet of an oxygen uptake accelerator containing water. Methods of increa... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147559 | Multi-spin slot game with win multiplier A wagering game is conducted on a gaming machine. The wagering game includes a basic game and a special feature triggered by a start-feature outcome in the basic game. In the special feature, the machine randomly selects a plurality of outcomes and provides a payout... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149336 | Automatic currency processing system having ticket redemption module An apparatus for currency discrimination comprises first and second stationary scanheads, disposed on opposite sides of a bill transport path, for scanning respective first and second opposing surfaces of a bill traveling along the bill transport path and for produc... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144404 | Lancing device A lancing device comprising a movable parallelogram-shaped rack. The rack rotates a linearly fixed pinion which drives a slider-crank system. The slider-crank system in turn drives a lance holder. The parallelogram-shaped rack defines one or more predetermined paths... | 12/05/2006 |
| D533031 | Bowl | 12/05/2006 |
| 7145763 | High-voltage electric double layer capacitor The present invention relates to a high-voltage electric double layer capacitor (EDLC), and more particularly, to an EDLC in which a surge voltage and an operating voltage are enhanced by improving the structure of a unit cell. The EDLC according to the present inve... | 12/05/2006 |
