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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660056 | Chair | 05/22/2012 |
| 7984665 | Hot stick switch head A hot stick switch head is described and shown in the specification and drawings having a body, a jaw assembly attached to the top end of the body, and a base attached to the bottom end of the body. The base is adapted to be attached to an insulated pole or “hot s... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980631 | Ergonomic armrest Disclosed is an adjustable armrest that can readily raised, or lowered, and optionally rotated in a horizontal plane. In one embodiment, the present armrest is released from its use position be raising the front portion of the armrest. The armrest is moved into the ... | 07/19/2011 |
| D641894 | Roof and wall panel | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971935 | Ergonomic side chair An ergonomic chair having a seat with selectively located slot patterns or spring mechanisms to reduce pressure on the occupant of the seat and a flexible back that allows the occupant to recline while at the same time providing lumbar support. An embodiment of the ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7932714 | Method to communicate with multivalved sensor on loop power A method and apparatus for detecting at least two process variables in a loop powered circuit. The method includes the steps of (a) powering the loop, detecting a first process variable value during a first time interval, (b) detecting a second process variable valu... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7922132 | Accessory holder The present invention is directed to an accessory holder capable of supporting a plurality of accessories and positioning those accessories in three-dimensions. A preferred embodiment supports the accessories in a curvilinear shape that optimizes the viewing positio... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7908746 | Method of removing a backplane from an electrical enclosure An electrical enclosure that includes a sidewall, a back and a top, defining an interior. The top of the enclosure is adapted to open and provide access to the interior. The enclosure includes a backplane mounted to the interior of the enclosure. The backplane has a... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7902989 | Optical switch An optical switch having a housing, a light source and a light detector. The light source and light detector are located remote from the housing. The light source is connected to the housing with a first light guide, and the light detector is connected to the housin... | 03/08/2011 |
| D632988 | Housing for use with a process sensor | 02/22/2011 |
| 7879561 | Detection of chronic kidney disease patients or coronary artery disease using bone morphogenic protein-4 The invention is a method of detecting CAD in a CKD diagnosed human patient or CKD in a diagnosed CAD patient, or detection the presence of both CDK and CAD by assaying a plasma or serum sample of a human patient for elevated levels of BMP-4. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7844473 | System for allocating home health services A method in a computer system for optimizing allocation of a fixed medical payment to a variety of medical services. The method includes the steps of first selecting a standard rate representing an unadjusted amount of money to be received for the rendering of medic... | 11/30/2010 |
| D627438 | Float switch housing | 11/16/2010 |
| 7757877 | Barrel jacket The invention is a barrel jacket designed to protect a barrel in transit. The invention is a container with at least one wall and a floor portion forming an interior, where the wall has an opening sized to allow a barrel to be placed in the interior of the container... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7748663 | Launch vehicle stage integration device A mating and connection system for securing adjacent stages of a launch vehicle. The system includes a locking flange connected to each of a first vehicle stage and a second vehicle stage. A compression ring is positioned internal to the first and second vehicle sta... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7746451 | On-chip microplasma systems On-chip microplasma discharge devices capable of producing light, including ultraviolet light, capable of detecting atomic and molecular gas, and capable of detecting atomic and molecular contaminants in water samples. The on-chip microplasma discharge devices utili... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7717515 | Chair having an automatically adjusting resistance to tilting A chair having an automatically adjusting resistance to tilt. The chair includes a back support, a frame, a base and a back pivot member, which is pivotally mounted to the frame, and a seat, which is also pivotally mounted to the frame, such that an occupant of the ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7690281 | Tong positioning and alignment device A tong positioning apparatus including: (a) a base having a powered cylinder; (b) a first articulating arm attached at a first end to the cylinder and pivotally attached to the base; (c) a second arm attached at a first end to a second end of the first articulating ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7673941 | Delayed gas spring chair A gas spring adapted for automatically re-adjusting to a predetermined position, the gas spring incorporating a delay mechanism so that the automatic re-adjustment is delayed by a predetermined amount of time, and articles incorporating such a delay gas spring, such... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7652261 | Multichannel nanoparticle scintillation microdevice with integrated waveguides for radiation detection A device for detecting radiation includes a substantially transparent substrate with one or more substantially transparent scintillating films patterned onto the surface and with one or more integrated waveguides such that radiation of differing species may be detec... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7631581 | Power tong positioner A power tong positioning apparatus having a base section and a backup elevating section engaging the base section. A first lift assembly is positioned between the base section and the backup elevating section while a tong elevating section engages the backup elevati... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7607673 | Running boards for three wheel motorcycles A running board assembly for a three wheel motorcycle including independent first and second support frame members. Each of the support frame members further includes: i) a substantially U-shaped configuration having a rear lateral section, a longitudinal section, a... | 10/27/2009 |
| D600950 | Armrest for a chair | 09/29/2009 |
| 7581791 | Ergonomic chair arm The invention provides a chair armrest that is variably adjustable to allow a user to assume an ergonomically preferred sitting position. The ergonomic chair armrest comprises, either separately or together, an arm support assembly capable of adjustment to various p... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7575393 | Cementitious porous pavement A cementitious porous pavement comprising a hydraulic conductivity greater than about 0.0001 cm/sec and a depth of at least three inches. ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7559360 | Tong positioning and alignment device An improved tong positioning apparatus which includes a base positionable on the rig floor; a hydraulic cylinder positioned on the base, having a first end engageable to a rear support member and a second end engageable to a pivotal moment arm; a forward shock attac... | 07/14/2009 |
| 6916256 | Batter swing training apparatus A baseball swing training apparatus includes a ground frame section with a forward motion restraint attached to the ground frame section. The forward motion restraint will be adjustable such that the forward motion restraint is positionable at various levels on the ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 7524422 | Clarification and sorptive-filtration system for the capture of constituents and particulate matter in liquids and gases A sorptive-filtration system for removing at least one of negatively or positively charged ions, complexes or particulates from an aqueous stream. The system includes a) flow formed substantially from at least one of rainfall-runoff or snowmelt-runoff; b) a filter c... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7512502 | Method and apparatus for analyzing deformation and predicting failure in solid-state objects The invention is a method to predict the type of deformation of an object as elastic, plastic or fracture from a time series of specklegram patterns or fringe patterns (the difference of specklegrams). From the recorded patterns, a velocity vector field is calculate... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7505916 | System and method for allocating home health services A method in a computer system for optimizing allocation of a fixed medical payment to a variety of medical services. The method includes the steps of first selecting a standard rate representing an unadjusted amount of money to be received for the rendering of medic... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7440193 | Wide-angle variable focal length lens system A variable focal length microlens system having a base section with a fluid chamber and a fluid pressurization mechanism. A flexible, substantially transparent polymer lens section is fixed above the fluid chamber and the lens section has a curvature providing an in... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7367500 | Method and apparatus for coupon management and redemption The present invention provides a system for the electronic management and redemption of coupons. The system incudes an integrated coupon card comprising a microprocessor, a random access memory means, a scanner, and a communications port. The coupon card is capable ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367402 | Blow-out preventor make/break tool The present invention provides a tubular make/break tool having a body section and a center weldment positioned within the body section. There are at least two linear actuators in opposed orientation disposed in the body section and the linear actuators are connecte... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367231 | Flexible guided wave level meter probe The invention is a level meter having a flexible probe. The flexible probe includes a flexible conductor and at least one flexible band shield member disposed in a substantially vertically parallel relationship with the conductor, where the conductor and the shield ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359124 | Wide-angle variable focal length lens system A variable focal length microlens system having a base section with a fluid chamber and a fluid pressurization mechanism. A flexible, substantially transparent polymer lens section is fixed above the fluid chamber and the lens section has a curvature providing an in... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356393 | Integrated system for routine maintenance of mechanized equipment An apparatus and method for managing the preventative maintenance requirements and unscheduled repairs on a fleet of vehicles. The apparatus includes a computer system having a host processor and a database accessible by the host processor, and at least one maintena... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348499 | Electrical enclosure removable backplate An electrical enclosure that includes a sidewall, a back and a top, defining an interior. The top of the enclosure is adapted to open and provide access to the interior. The enclosure includes a backplane mounted to the interior of the enclosure. The backplane has a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341661 | Clarification and sorptive-filtration system for the capture of constituents and particulate matter in liquids and gases A sorptive-filtration system for removing at least one of negatively or positively charged ions, complexes or particulates from an aqueous stream. The system includes a) flow formed substantially from at least one of rainfall-runoff or snowmelt-runoff; b) a filter c... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341660 | Unitary three stage wastewater treatment system The invention is a three stage wastewater treatment system having a first tank, a second tank and a third tank, all in fluid communication and forming a unitary structure. The first and second tanks are nested, where the first tank is the innermost tank. The first t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334451 | Level meter threshold detection system The invention is a method to detect a weak interface signal in a guided wave level measurement device. The device includes a waveguide, a signal generator and a signal receiver, the signal generator and signal receiver being operationally connected to the waveguide.... | 02/26/2008 |
