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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6505863 | Connector A plug portion 23 which engages to a socket 13, to which a liquid transport hose and a gas transport hose 7 are connected, is provided to a plug 12 which closes an aperture portion which is formed in a container. A liquid conduit 26 on the side of the plu... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6488022 | Portable outdoor cooker A portable outdoor cooker for cooking foods is provided. The cooker comprises a substantially circular heat transfer plate, a plurality of individually controllable burners disposed beneath the heat transfer plate, and a frame assembly for supporting the ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6472626 | Keyboard overlay A keyboard overlay that may be adjusted to fit over a variety of keyboards. The overlay is self-supporting so that potential damage to the keyboard is limited, and requires no straps or other retaining devices so that removal and replacement of the overla... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6464705 | Joint support A joint support is attachable to a limb of an animal to limit movement of an associated limb joint substantially about a single axis. The joint support includes a radial element having a longitudinal axis and a transverse element having a longitudinal axi... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6463957 | Connector having a locking member A connector 20 comprises a plug 21 fitted to an opening 2 formed in a container 1, and a socket 22 which is connected to the plug 21. The plug 21 comprises a bracket section 3 which is fitted into the opening 2 of the container 1, and a plug section 23 wh... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6462527 | Programmable current mirror A programmable current mirror, including a reference system configured to receive a reference current, and a mirror system operatively connected to the reference system and configured to produce an output current based on the applied reference current. Th... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6460708 | Bicycle carrier A rack for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle. The rack includes forward and rear crossbars extending across a top surface of the vehicle and a pair of tower bodies associated with each crossbar to secure the crossbars to the vehicle. A wheel mount is attach... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6460300 | Window molding A window molding which is easy to install, and in the installed state remains stable and the external appearance is superior, and does not show floating or generate abnormal noise during highspeed cruising and is able to be flush-surfaced easily. The wind... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6457499 | Rotary ring debarker with debarker tools arranged in offset rotary debarking planes A rotary ring log debarker including one or more rotary rings each carrying one or more sets of equiangularly distributed log debarking arms and tools, in such a manner that the overall machine includes at least two axially offset (leading and trailing) s... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6457255 | Ring to ring gas processor/dryer Conditioning apparatus for handling particulate material comprises a central frame and a plurality of spaced, annular troughs mounted to the central frame to support the particulate material. The troughs are arranged in a stacked configuration having succ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6451448 | Surface treated metallic materials and manufacturing method thereof A surface treated metallic material according to the present invention comprises a metallic substrate and a metallic compound layer formed thereon, wherein the entire surface of the metallic compound layer is covered with minute, upright, scaly protrusion... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6451115 | Wood particle/resin etc. tumbler-blender A tumble-coating system involving the coating of wood particles with binder resin featuring, within a tumble drum, baffle structure creating selective curtain flows of particles to promote better coating operation. The preferred embodiment baffle structur... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6450640 | Eyeglass retainer A device for securing eyeglasses on a person's head. A pair of elastomeric retainers are secured along temples of a pair of eyeglasses for positioning behind a person's ears.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449787 | Sleeping bag An adjustable-warmth sleeping bag. The sleeping bag typically includes an outer shell and a plurality of compartments filled with an insulative material. The sleeping bag also typically includes a plurality of slots positioned adjacent the outer shell, ea... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6440005 | Golf club A small fin extends radially aft from a golf club head to resist rotation of a golf club shaft about its longitudinal axis. The fin is aligned relative to the club head so as to produce minimum drag when the club is drawn smoothly through the desired arc ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6435523 | Surrogate top tube A surrogate top tube for use in attaching bicycle without top tubes to vehicle-mounted carriers. The top tube includes yokes at each end for selective attachment to the seat tube and a vertical portion of the handlebars. The top tube may includes structur... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435444 | Reel for a suspended sunshade A reel has a housing, an axle, a handle, a wheel and a friction element. The friction element is mounted in the housing and presses against the wheel. The friction element is made of an elastic material. The friction element includes an inverse U-shaped b... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6432658 | Method for measuring antithrombin activity The invention provides a one-stage method of measuring antithrombin (AT) activity in a sample. In the method, a diluted sample is mixed with AT-deficient plasma containing intrinsic coagulation enzymes, an AT augmenting compound such as heparin, a phospho... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6431517 | Reusable gripper/stabilizer jig for construction anchor bolt A releasable jig for positioning and stabilizing while properly orienting an anchor bolt during construction where such a bolt is placed in wet, curing concrete. The jig includes a tube-like portion which is slightly tapered to effect a friction grip on s... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6431423 | Assembly for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle A rack assembly for carrying recreational equipment on a vehicle. The assembly includes at least one mount attachable to the vehicle, and a load-carrying support member coupled to the mount and configured to support the recreational equipment adjacent the... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6431086 | Collapsible table A collapsible massage table includes two folding table pieces hingably connected to each other so that when the table is set up it has four comer regions. Each corner region is supported by a leg that is connected to the table via a folding link. Each lin... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6430880 | Display panel with deployable vertical stabilization A modular display panel and edge latching system therefor which employs concealed movable latching mechanism that can be actuated between adjacent panels set up, for example, on a floor to lock the panels into vertical alignment and against any tendency o... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428072 | Vehicle equipment console An equipment console for use in a vehicle having a driver compartment including a dashboard, floor and driver seat. The equipment console has a console body for supporting equipment in a location accessible to a person seated in the driver seat. The front... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6427957 | Stowable support system A stowable support system having an arm and an attachment member pivotal through a plurality of angular positions relative to the arm. The arm includes a follower assembly with a surface portion of a first contour, with the attachment member including a s... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6425509 | Bicycle carrier A rack for carrying a bicycle on a vehicle. The rack includes a frame adapted to be secured to the vehicle and a securing structure mounted to the frame. The securing structure is adapted to receive and selectively secure and release a portion of the bicy... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6425508 | Sports equipment rack for a vehicle A load-bearing frame assembly for coupling to a roof of a vehicle is provided. The load-bearing frame assembly comprises a front frame section adapted to be coupled to the vehicle roof toward the front of the vehicle roof, a rear frame section adapted to ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6425507 | Fairing assembly A fairing assembly system and method are provided. The fairing assembly includes a fairing, and a fairing support formed of an integral piece of material including a crossbar mount adapted to receive a crossbar, and a fairing mount adapted to support the ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6423665 | Catalyst for reforming The present invention relates to a catalyst for reforming that is employed when preparing a synthetic gas by reacting hydrocarbon such as methane with a reforming agent such as water, carbon dioxide, oxygen, air or the like. The present invention further ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6422443 | Bicycle carrier with unitary frame and leveling indicators An improved bicycle carrier is provided for mounting to the rear end of an automobile to receive and support one or more bicycles. The bicycle carrier has a frame formed from a unitary convolutely-shaped metal bar that defines a pair of bicycle support me... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6422441 | Apparatus for securing recreational equipment to vehicle-mounted racks Apparatus for securing recreational equipment to a vehicle-mounted rack. The apparatus includes a load-carrying member adapted to carry recreational equipment adjacent a vehicle, and a clamping member adapted to secure the load-carrying member to a crossb... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6418360 | Sensor structure for measuring vehicle suspension related information A vehicle-mountable, suspension monitoring system produces suspension-analysis information which can be used to determine adjustments to a vehicle suspension. Sensor structure located adjacent the vehicle suspension is connected to a control/processing/di... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6417578 | Power-transducer/conversion system and related methodology A system and method (several variations) for interconverting moving fluid power and electrical power, involving, in one embodiment, an aerodynamic rotor integrated with an electrical rotor without an interconnecting rotating shaft, where the aerodynamic r... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415933 | Socket suspension rack A socket suspension rack includes a handle and a suspension rod extending from the handle. The suspension rod includes the top aligning with the top of the handle and a T-shaped flange formed on extending down from the bottom. A stopper is attached to the... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415704 | Pneumatic oil pump A pneumatic oil pump has a cylinder, a piston, a pedal and an oil reservoir. The cylinder has a central bore, a sealed front end and a sealed rear end. An air connector is mounted in a cover on the front end of the cylinder. An actuating valve is mounted ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6412130 | Multi-tool A multi-tool with a handle formed to have a cross section that is S-shaped so that a foldable tool stored in the handle may be opened and closed independently of other selected operations for the multi-tool. The foldable tool is stored in a first pocket, ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412848 | Vehicle display monitor system A ceiling-mountable display monitor system for the passenger compartment of a vehicle. The display monitor system includes a display monitor coupled to a housing assembly. In one exemplary embodiment, the housing assembly is selectively adjustable for mou... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6408923 | Vertical blind A vertical blind has two end pieces respectively attached to opposite ends of a track. The track is adapted to be mounted on a ceiling. The vertical blind includes multiple clamps partially slidably received in the track to clamp vertical slats. Each clam... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6405638 | Hot drink steeping pot with pivoting strainer A hot drink steeping pot includes a jug (10), a strainer (12) pivotally receivable in the jug (10), and a cover (13) mounted on the jug (10), such that the strainer (12) is enclosed. With the cover (13) removed from the jug (10), flavoring agent is stored... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6405076 | Artifact rejector for repetitive physiologic-event-signal data An artifact rejector for repetitive physiologic-event-signal data generated from electronically-controlled physiologic-event-measuring equipment includes a physiologic-event-signal averager in communication with such physiologic-event-measuring equipment.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6404866 | Telephone calling account system and method A telephone calling account system, method, and card. The method typically includes determining a preexisting account designator of a preexisting account, creating a telephone calling account on a calling platform, and assigning to the telephone calling a... | 06/11/2002 |
