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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE43197 | Expandable stinger planter An expandable stinger planter is described for attachment to an excavator type boom. The planter includes a frame arrangement that may be releasably secured to the boom, with a stinger depending therefrom. The boom may be selectively operated to drive the probes dee... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8106600 | Photopolymerization apparatus A light-weight, portable photocuring device possesses a single multi-wavelength light emitting diode (LED). The single LED backed with a heat sink is driven by a driving circuit and controlled by a timing circuit. A temperature monitor can be included in a closed lo... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7998962 | Enantiomers of 2'-Fluoralky1-6-nitroquipazine as serotonin transporter positron emission tomography imaging agents and antidepressant therapeutics Racemic mixtures and individual enantiomers of fluorine-18 or carbon-11 radiolabelled 2′-alkyl-6-nitroquipazine ligands are serotonin transporter (SERT) tracers for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. The non-radioactive ligand forms possess therapeutic an... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7959542 | Device for training a martial artist to kick A lightweight, portable device trains a martial artist to kick. A riser extends vertically from a base plate and can move pivotally and slidably in relation to the plate. An arm pivotally extends from the riser and supports a kicking pad that moves linearly along th... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7939172 | Wear resistant vapor deposited coating, method of coating deposition and applications therefor A low friction top coat over a multilayer metal/ceramic bondcoat provides a conductive substrate, such as a rotary tool, with wear resistance and corrosion resistance. The top coat further provides low friction and anti-stickiness as well as high compressive stress.... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7926881 | Support for a seated infant A support braces and secures an infant or small child in a seated position. A rigid padded upright back is flanked by a pair of rigid padded side wings. A belt encircles the back and wings drawing the wings toward the back to surround the child. The wings reach just... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926774 | Clamping device A universal clamp allows a camera to be positioned at a variety of angles and then secured for a steady shot. A docking member supports the camera through its universal docking port. A positioning member is connected to the docking member at 90°. The position membe... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7887784 | 1-[(2′-substituted)-piperazin-1′ -yl]-isoquinolines as norepinephrine transporter inhibitor therapeutics and positron emission tomography imaging agents Racemic mixtures and enantiomerically pure forms of novel 1-[(2′-substituted)-piperazin-1′-yl]-isoquinolines are norepinephrine (NE) transporter (NET) inhibitor compounds. Compounds of the invention are considered therapeutic agents for central nervous system (C... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7819279 | Latchable container system A latching system including both apparatus and methods addresses the need for a reusable latch that is identical on either side of a container opening, thereby facilitating container manufacture. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for assuring the quality of l... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7812162 | Enantiomers of 2′-fluoralkyl-6-nitroquipazine as serotonin transporter positron emission tomography imaging agents and antidepressant therapeutics Racemic mixtures and individual enantiomers of fluorine-18 or carbon-11 radio-labelled 2′-alkyl-6-nitroquipazine ligands are serotonin transporter (SERT) tracers for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. The non-radioactive ligand forms possess therapeutic a... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806287 | Bear-proof latch for a refuse container A latch plate slides along a slide plate attached to the body of a refuse container. The latch plate engages a pin on the hinged led of the container to lock it closed. The plates are spring-biased to keep the container locked. The plates must be moved against the s... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7748558 | Bear-proof latch for a refuse container A latch plate slides along a slide plate attached to the body of a refuse container. The latch plate engages a pin on the hinged lid of the container to lock it closed. The plates are spring-biased to keep the container locked. The plates must be moved against the s... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7748371 | Arrow rest and launcher for an archery bow An arrow rest having a pivoting lever arm attached to a body allows accurate and precise adjustment of the arrow's flight path. The pivoting lever arm is threadedly attached to the body making adjustments to center quick and easy. The arrow rest is actuated by a cor... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7692041 | Method of oxidation using nitric acid A controlled nitric acid process employing oxygen and nitric acid as co-oxidants is used to oxidize organic compounds subject to nitric acid oxidation, to their corresponding carboxylic acids. Oxidation of some carbohydrates by this process can produce one or more o... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7597399 | Bracket for a stadium chair A bracket affixes a stadium seat to a stadium bench without altering or modifying the bench. The bracket has an external piece and an internal piece. The external piece contacts the back of the bench seat and the horizontal shelf beneath the bench. The internal piec... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7549907 | Honey bee acoustic recording and analysis system for monitoring hive health A hardware system for recording honey bee acoustics coupled with software for filtering, summarizing and analyzing acoustic data detects and identifies airborne toxics. Summary data is analyzed using routine statistical procedures to associate sound spectra with aco... | 06/23/2009 |
| D594797 | Vehicle trim plate | 06/23/2009 |
| 7535184 | Photopolymerization apparatus A light-weight, portable photocuring device possesses a single light emitting diode (LED). The single LED backed with a heat sink is driven by a driving circuit and controlled by a timing circuit. A temperature monitor can be included in a closed loop to feed back a... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534005 | Welding helmet Apparatus 10 disclosed an improved welders helmet having a replaceable lens 16 thereon incorporating an electrically driven fan 14 which receives filtered air through a plurality of air ducts 24 having a filter 22 thereon. A recept... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7444786 | Cast log structure A structural system includes a plurality of pre-cast structural elements. Each of the elements includes an interior layer, and an exterior layer cast of a cementitious material, an insulating layer lies between the interior layer and the exterior layer. The pre-cast... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7395163 | Method of detecting system function by measuring frequency response Real time battery impedance spectrum is acquired using one time record, Compensated Synchronous Detection (CSD). This parallel method enables battery diagnostics. The excitation current to a test battery is a sum of equal amplitude sin waves of a few frequencies spr... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7314507 | Apparatus and method for removing mercury vapor from a gas stream A metallic filter effectively removes mercury vapor from gas streams. The filter captures the mercury which then can be released and collected as product. The metallic filter is a copper mesh sponge plated with a six micrometer thickness of gold. The filter removes ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314906 | High molecular weight stereoregular head-tail poly(glucaramides) A method of producing high molecular weight stereoregular head, tail-poly(alkylene D-glucaramides) is described. Amidoamino acids are esterified in cold alcohol and then polymerized in a protic solvent to form steroregular prepolymers. The prepolymers are then furth... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300559 | Filtered cathodic arc deposition method and apparatus An apparatus for the application of coatings in a vacuum comprising a plasma duct surrounded by a magnetic deflecting system communicating with a first plasma source and a coating chamber in which a substrate holder is arranged off of an optical axis of the plasma s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7252745 | Filtered cathodic arc deposition method and apparatus An apparatus for the application of coatings in a vacuum comprising a plasma duct surrounded by a magnetic deflecting system communicating with a first plasma source and a coating chamber in which a substrate holder is arranged off of an optical axis of the plasma s... | 08/07/2007 |
| D543753 | Towel holder | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204388 | Latchable container system A latching system including both apparatus and methods addresses the need for a reusable latch that is identical on either side of a container opening, thereby facilitating container manufacture. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for assuring the quality of l... | 04/17/2007 |
| D539915 | Massage implement | 04/03/2007 |
| 7157865 | Circuit for driving cold cathode tubes and external electrode fluorescent lamps A circuit for driving cold cathode tubes and external electrode fluorescent lamps uses only 19–26 watts of power. A steady square wave oscillator generator sets a running frequency for the circuit. A high voltage inductor or high voltage/high frequency transformer... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143712 | Anchor system An anchor system has two anchor members pivotally connected and spaced apart head to tail. The anchor member tied to the line is larger than the terminal anchor. The tail of the tethered anchor member rests on the head of the terminal anchor member to stabilize the ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7093382 | Power diversion system for a hydraulic dredge A power diversion system for a hydraulic dredge diverts any or all available prime mover power to slurry production. An electronic control module (ECM) on the dredge continuously communicates with the prime mover ECM to determine the current available power of the d... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090456 | Apparatus for loading, transporting, stacking and feeding bales An apparatus to load, transport, stack, retrieve and feed bales of hay can be run by a single operator. A vehicle frame supports an operator cab forward of a tiltable bed. A track begins near the ground in front of the cab and proceeds back toward to bed to above th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066850 | Method of scoring a sporting event A method for scoring a sporting event that offers all participants an opportunity to receive an award is described. A number of categories and a number of places to be awarded within those categories is determined. These numbers are multiplied and the sum is compare... | 06/27/2006 |
