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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6595381 | Container method and apparatus Apparatus and a method forming a container having a base member with opposed walls and an interior that is capable of storing items below a top plate member for supporting objects exterior to the container; with the top plate member extending into grooves... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6543167 | Auxiliary displays An auxiliary display for displaying pictures and other material in connection with electronic display devices. The auxiliary display in made in a frame attachable to an electronic display such as a monitor, wherein the frame includes an outer member havin... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6491668 | Needleless fluid transfer A valve connector adapted to facilitate fluid access between components is formed by a housing having a through channel. An elastomeric support secured to the housing biases a valve element or plug in the channel into sealing engagement with the support. ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6338210 | Apparatus and method for removing accumulated deposits of snow Apparatus for the removal of accumulated material, such as snow, by an elongated control member attached to the edge of a curved scoop, with a strut mechanism extending from the elongated control member to the curved scoop and attached to a mechanism for ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6279993 | Adaptation of golf cart seats Adaptation of a seating surface to a wide range of environmental conditions by applying a stretchable cover of a looped pile fabric, formed from blended materials, to the seating surface and promoting the retention on the seating surface of the stretchabl... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5988561 | Rolled product dispenser with braking mechanism A rolled product dispenser with an automatic brake and release, in which a compression spring maintains mounting shaft pressure to hold the product dispenser in a housing, with holding caps wedged into the ends of the roll that rotates coaxially with resp... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5824927 | Keyed free-reed instruments scope Improved performance and versatility of a free-reed instrument by linking a key of the instrument to a variable geometry chamber, which provides modifications in musical tones. The instrument can be an accordion or other free-reed instrument, and a passag... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5775036 | Alignment of objects An apparatus allows for the alignment of objects with respect to one another. With a base element having an upper extendable member positioned upon and movable relative to the base. Recesses are provided on either end of the base and extendable member whi... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5590450 | Method of sizing objects Method and apparatus for the sizing of annular objects by cutting through an arcuate portion of the object to be sized; separating and straightening the cut ends of the object; placing sizing stock coated with solder into temporary adherence with a holder... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5509433 | Control of fluid flow A flow control device with an inlet for the flow of fluid and a movable member sealing the inlet and having a flexible body for controlling flow by the extent to which the flexible body of the movable member is buckled. The movable member extends between ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5501503 | Vehicular door An exterior roll door for providing access to the interior of a trailer mounted on the outside, with door tracks on the outside in channels in the sides of a header, forming top rails, the door tracks having open sides facing outwardly and mounted inwardl... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5490712 | Storage of items The method of temporarily storing items below a fixed position support by providing a container for the storage of items and strapping the container to the support below its lower surface with a strap that is narrower than the container and extends over t... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5487918 | Method of depositing metal oxides Metal oxide fine powders and thin films prepared by exchange reactions between organosemiconductor oxides (such as disiloxanes) and metal coordination compounds, metallic halides, or organometallic compounds in inert environments and anhydrous solvents.... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5485268 | Multiplex spectroscopy Method and apparatus for analyzing energy emanating from a source by converting energy from the source into spectral components distributed according to frequency along a flat field, combining the spectral components into a beam, detecting the beam which ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5483335 | Multiplex spectroscopy Analysis of energy emanating from a source having a focal plane by converting the energy from the source into modulated spectral components simultaneously distributed according to frequency along a flat field, using, for example, a modulator, and then det... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5457528 | Identification and quantificaation of refrigerants Method and apparatus for identifying a refrigerant by determining the spectrum of the refrigerant in the absence of a sensing reagent and converting the spectrum into an indicium of the type of refrigerant.... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5453097 | Control of fluid flow Valve apparatus and method with an elastomeric disk fixedly disposed between inlet and outlet members and being deformable to permit flow through the inlet to the outlet. Deformation of the disk in the direction of pressure through the outlet is limited. ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5450060 | Motion detection Apparatus for detecting motion by producing a signal in response to motion, transmitting the produced signal and receiving the transmitted signal which is converted to auditory and electrical outputs, with an ear phone jack connected to an auditory output... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5426819 | Door holding method and apparatus Holding of a vehicular door by controllably and securely engaging the door in any of a large number of prescribed positions, particularly while leaving or entering the vehicle. The selected positions can be held securely by a ratchet and pawl, a friction ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5412378 | Antitheft protection of devices Method and apparatus for protecting a device at a first location using an operational member, within the device at the first location, that is activated by a control unit at a second location, separated from the first location, including an activation swi... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5391148 | Rupturable balloon safety catheter An improved balloon catheter is disclosed that facilitates catheter release when a pull is entered upon the inserted catheter while the balloon is inflated in a body passageway. The catheter is provided with one or more weakened regions on the inflatable ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5390800 | Display of objects Method and apparatus for the display of objects by at least one screen disposed between inner and outer frames for suspending objects; a plurality of screens with different meshes can be employed in order to adapt the display to the suspension of differen... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5326252 | Catalytic combustion A self contained catalytic heating device within which a fuel/oxidizer mixture and combustion products are held out of physical contact with a heated medium, allowing the temperature of the catalytic material to be maintained at a level that is independen... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5320716 | Electroactive, insulative and protective thin films Thin polymeric films, coatings and ionic conductors by cross-linking a polymer matrix, such as a polyethyleneimine, polyetheramine, polyallylamine or polyacrlyamide, with a fluorocarbon containing epoxide or anhydride. The compositions are of high integri... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5293701 | Convertible footwear Footwear which is adaptable for athletic events requiring different sole configurations for different playing surfaces, for example artificial turf and natural turf, by providing the soles of shoes with a prescribed pattern of protuberances which are suit... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5289849 | Control of fluid flow A flow control device with at least one flow channel in a housing that can contain an injection site and/or a pre-biased flow control diaphragm that is stabilized by a flexible contact member. Any flow channel, including that with an injection site, may i... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5257770 | Control of fluid flow Precision control of fluid flow by a body containing an inclined surface opposite an elongated opening, with a slider inserted into the opening to be movable along the opening in contact with discrete portions of the body which desirably includes a hinged... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5190067 | Directional flow control A flow control device in which flow channels converge in a housing containing an injection site and a pre-biased flow control diaphragm. The injection site may include a diaphragm. The diaphragm can be acted upon by an internal actuator or plunger that ex... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5143556 | Support for photovoltaic arrays A supported photovoltaic array and method in which support elements are in rows spaced from one another and are bi-directionally spanned by members which mount photovoltaic modules that are separated from one another are are slidably clipped to the spanni... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5096561 | Thin film ionic conductors, methods and devices Thin-film ionic conduction by cross-linking a polymer matrix, such as poly(ethyleneimine), with a halocarbon based diepoxide or divinyl to produce composite compounds with selective ionic conductivity and ion transport properties that can be controlled by... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5089248 | Production of metallic oxides Metal oxides prepared by exchange reactions between organosemiconductor oxides (such as disiloxanes) and metal coordination compounds (such as neutral metal complexes, metal chelates and chlorometalates), metallic halides (such as zinc chloride), or organ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5070905 | Directional flow control A flow control device in which a plurality of flow channels converge in a two-part housing containing a free-floating and pre-biased flow control diaphragm and an injection site. The free-floating diaphragm is at the entry position of an intermediate chan... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5069621 | Dental appliance A dental appliance in which an elongated handle has a rectangular aperture at one end for removably receiving an insert with a rectangular cross section hub that has at least one elongated detent channel which is engageable with a complementary elongated ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5064477 | Radiant energy sensitive device and method A radiant energy sensitive device formed by a radiant energy transmissive conductor of tin oxide with an overlying radiant energy transmissive layer of zinc oxide, that, in turn, underlies a radiant energy sensitive layer, with the result that the combina... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5054278 | Operation of long-handled tools Enhancement of the operability of a long-handled tool by mounting a wheel on an axle with a plurality of sleeves, which can at least partially encompass the axle; the sleeves are displaced from one another and are connected to sleeves on the handle of the... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5046196 | Sanitization and adaptation of headgear A method of adapting headgear by installing removable segment members which can be thereafter removed to achieve an alternate adaptation of the headgear or by inserting a removable liner which can be enlarged or reduced in thickness in order to precisely ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5028201 | Transport of materials with controlled lowering before upset Apparatus for the transport of materials by elevating a stack of materials, moving a selected group of the materials and controllably lowering the materials to an upset position, from which the group is moved simultaneously to an output position.... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5028124 | Thin film electrochromic displays Thin film electrochromic methods and devices which are rigid or flexible and employ moldable solid-state electrolytes formed by combining an organic polymer with an inorganic substance.... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4979626 | Convertible hanging file folder (1) A file folder capable of being suspended from a hanging storage rack, having first and second straight shank ordinary fasteners for mounting first and second hanger members upon the file folder and whereby terminal portions of the hanger members are selec... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4966631 | Support for photovoltaic arrays A supported photovoltaic array and method in which support elements are in rows spaced from one another and are bi-directionally spanned by members which mount photovoltaic modules that are separated from one another and are secured to the spanning member... | 10/30/1990 |
