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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6497348 | Hydration system with improved fluid delivery system A personal hydration system with a flow-restricting device. The hydration system includes a fluid reservoir configured to store fluid and a tube assembly that is coupled to the reservoir and configured to deliver fluid to a user's mouth, such as via a mou... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6458189 | Hydrogen-selective metal membrane modules and method of forming the same Membrane modules that contain one or more hydrogen-selective membranes, methods for preparing the same, and hydrogen purification systems, fuel processors and devices containing the same. In some embodiments, the membrane modules include one or more hydro... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6453807 | Golf ball marking tool A golf ball marking tool. The tool includes a receiving portion adapted to receive a portion of the golf ball, a gripping portion adapted to grip the golf ball, and a guide surface configured to define a marking position on the golf ball. The tool may als... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453620 | Window buck A window buck having members forming a frame with the members including adjustable components enabling use of the buck in walls under construction of different thicknesses. Extruded front and rear components of each buck member are adjustably interengaged... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6451464 | System and method for early detection of contaminants in a fuel processing system A system and method for preventing damage to a fuel cell stack resulting from impurities in the product stream from a fuel processor, such as may occur should the separation region of the fuel processor fail. The system and method include detecting the co... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6447715 | Methods for producing medium-density articles from high-density tungsten alloys Methods for producing medium-density articles from recovered high-density tungsten alloy (WHA) material, and especially from recovered WHA scrap. In one embodiment of the invention, the method includes forming a medium-density alloy from WHA material and ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6419728 | Hydrogen-permeable metal membrane and method for producing the same A hydrogen-permeable metal membrane with increased hydrogen flux compared to conventional metal membranes is disclosed. Without sacrificing selectivity, the membrane enables a greater throughput of purified hydrogen. A method for preparing the invention i... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6416063 | High performance skate Inline roller skates are provided with independent suspension systems, separately suspending one or more of a plurality of wheels. The wheels are mounted rotatably on axles, and the axles are held nominally parallel to the sole of the boot. The suspension... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6412787 | Children's ride-on vehicle A children's ride-on vehicle that simulates a horse-drawn carriage. The invention includes a carriage section adapted to support a rider, and a horse section coupled to the carriage. One or more wheels are coupled to the carriage and/or horse sections. In... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6408967 | Bubble-producing ride-on vehicle A children's ride-on vehicle that resembles a riding lawnmower or tractor. The vehicle includes a drive assembly with a battery-powered motor, and a frame that is adapted to support a child. The ride-on further includes a bubble-producing mechanism adapte... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6405817 | Ride-on vehicle with direction responsive mechanism A children's ride-on vehicle and associated rotation translation assembly are provided. The children's ride-on vehicle includes a body, a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted to the body, and at least one steerable wheel. The vehicle also includes a stee... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6377026 | Battery for a children's ride-on vehicle An improved battery for children's ride-on vehicles. The battery includes a sealed housing that contains an internal circuit breaker that disconnects the flow of energy from the battery to the vehicle's one or more motors upon actuation. Upon removal of t... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6376113 | Integrated fuel cell system The invented system includes a fuel-cell system comprising a fuel cell that produces electrical power from air (oxygen) and hydrogen, and a fuel processor that produces hydrogen from a variety of feedstocks. One such fuel processor is a steam reformer whi... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6373055 | Enhanced vision system sensitive to infrared radiation An enhanced vision system and method for use with vision systems with an imager sensitive to infrared radiation of less than 2-microns in wavelength, to produce a first image signal. Another imager sensitive to infrared radiation at least 3-microns in wav... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6364168 | Personal hydration system with an improved mouthpiece A personal hydration system with an improved mouthpiece for use in providing fluid for delivery to a user. The mouthpiece includes a neck that is adapted to be mounted on a supply tube to a hydration system and which is joined to a resilient head. The hea... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357187 | Door frame protector A device for protecting the edge of a doorway. The device includes opposing contact edges which extend around the edge of a doorway to contact and grip opposing walls adjacent the doorway. The edge of the doorway, which may include a door frame, is enclos... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6347679 | Battery retaining system for children's ride-on vehicles A battery retaining system for a children's ride-on vehicle. The system includes a retaining member that is selectively movable between a first or nominal position in which the retaining member blocks removal of a battery assembly from the body of the veh... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6345676 | Bubble-producing ride-on vehicle A children's ride-on vehicle that resembles a riding lawnmower or tractor. Th vehicle includes a drive assembly with a battery-powered motor, and a frame that is adapted to support a child. The ride-on further includes a bubble-producing mechanism adapted... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6326605 | Broad range light detection system A broad-range light-detection system. In some embodiments, the system includes apparatus and methods for detecting light with high accuracy over a broad range of intensities. In other embodiments, the system includes apparatus and methods for automaticall... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6319306 | Hydrogen-selective metal membrane modules and method of forming the same Membrane modules that contain one or more hydrogen-selective membranes, methods for preparing the same, and hydrogen purification systems, fuel processors and devices containing the same. In some embodiments, the membrane modules include one or more hydro... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6313960 | Optical filter holder assembly Devices for using optical filters in a filter holder that enable optical filters to be simply, conveniently, and flexibly interchanged.... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6309298 | Method, apparatus and gaming set for use in a progressive game A pull-tab gaming set, a progressive pull-tab gaming system and a method of operating a progressive pull-tab game. The gaming set includes a plurality of pull-tab cards, each card having a front portion, a back portion and a selectively revealable gaming ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6296579 | Putting improvement device and method A method and device for improving putting. The device includes a representation of a green on which a plurality of putting benchmarks are projected. The representation may also include elevation indicia and indicators of the speed and predominant grain di... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6295779 | Composite frame member and method of making the same A composite frame member and a method for making the same. In one embodiment, the frame member is a door frame including a plurality of framing members, each including a core formed from a foamed or cellulosic material that includes a wall surface adapted... | 10/02/2001 |
