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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151799 | Mouthpiece for opening nasal passages A breathing device for intra-oral use particularly useful to increase the air flow through the nares, the nasal passages, pharynx, and larynx of a user includes a generally U-shaped member curved in an arch to conform to a user's upper dentition, edentulous maxillar... | 04/10/2012 |
| RE42729 | Work glove A work glove particularly useful for gardening, automobile mechanical work and any other type of use which brings the palmar side of the hand in contact with work or the like which may result in stinging, bruising, or blistering of the fingers, thumb and palm of a h... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7937773 | Glove with dorsal side knuckle protective padding A protective glove, particularly useful for automobile mechanic work and other types of working environments or sports which brings the dorsal side of the hand in contact with hard objects or the like which may result in injuries to the knuckles of the fingers, thum... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7897160 | Conjugated fatty acid based emulsion and methods for preparing and using same Stable emulsions comprising as a base one or more diene conjugated fatty acids. Amino acids and other macromolecules can be used to stabilize the emulsion. The emulsion is also useful as a carrier and delivery vehicle of the macromolecules to humans or animals in ne... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895670 | Glove A glove is provided to flex as the user clinches his fist. The glove is provided with expandable zones on both sides of the top portion of the glove. Two expandable zones are positioned over the metacarpalphalangeal joints of the one small finger and the index finge... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895669 | Batting glove A batting glove particularly for baseball and softball includes padding along the palmar side of at least the proximal ends of the metacarpals of the ring finger and the small finger. Padding is absent over the hook of the hamate and preferably the carpometacarpal j... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7833500 | Abatement of mercury in flue gas The present invention provides a method for the oxidation of Hg0 in coal fired flue gas to form Hg2+ which is absorbed by the scrubber solution in wet-FGD or SDA, or adsorbed by the fly ash and subsequently removed from the flue stack with ESP ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7707653 | Glove A batting glove includes a plurality of finger elements, a thumb element, a top portion, and a lower portion. The finger elements cover fingers, the thumb element covers a thumb, the top portion covers a back side of the hand, and the lower portion covers a palm of ... | 05/04/2010 |
| D604027 | Glove | 11/17/2009 |
| D598636 | Glove | 08/25/2009 |
| D597730 | Glove | 08/11/2009 |
| D597729 | Glove | 08/11/2009 |
| D597728 | Glove | 08/11/2009 |
| D595904 | Glove | 07/07/2009 |
| D595458 | Glove | 06/30/2009 |
| D595457 | Glove | 06/30/2009 |
| D595456 | Glove | 06/30/2009 |
| 6841066 | Filtration device for a waste water treatment system A filter and housing (10) for waste water treatment includes a housing (10) having a plurality of coaxially mounted vertically extending sections adaptable to receive a filter cartridge therein. An upper section (12) is provided with an outlet c... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6772789 | Flow leveling device A flow leveling device for use in a liquid distribution system that can be attached to the end of a conduit The device has an eccentrically placed opening on the face of the device whose vertical position can be varied so as to equalize the flow of liquid dispersed ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6749743 | Fuel diverter for a recirculating wastewater treatment system A device for diverting the flow of liquid in a wastewater treatment system in flow communication with effluent returning from a recirculating treatment section and in flow communication with a discharge line for removing a portion of treated effluent to a receiving ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6749367 | Orifice shield for a drainage conduit in a wastewater treatment drain field An orifice shield for a wastewater drainage conduit is an injection molded unitary body which is cylindrically-shaped with a first open end and an opposed second open end. The body is provided with a top wall and rounded sidewalls extending from the top wall. At lea... | 06/15/2004 |
| D584026 | Glove | 01/06/2009 |
| D584027 | Glove | 01/06/2009 |
| D583527 | Glove | 12/30/2008 |
| D583528 | Glove | 12/30/2008 |
| 7353544 | Baseball glove A ball glove having a plurality of pads on the palm side of the glove to facilitate glove closure based on the true axis of rotation of the metacarpalphalangeal joints of the fingers and the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb. The pads include a triangular shaped pa... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7309419 | Fluid diverter for a wastewater treatment system A device for diverting the flow of liquid in a wastewater treatment system in flow communication with effluent returning from a recirculating treatment section and in flow communication with a discharge line for removing a portion of treated effluent to a receiving ... | 12/18/2007 |
| D549886 | Glove | 08/28/2007 |
| 7231923 | Smoking article including a catalytic smoke reformer A smoking article includes a tobacco rod in axial alignment with a filter section with a catalyst bed disposed between the tobacco rod and the filter section. The catalyst bed may be heated from an external portable heating source or may be heated by the internal ev... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7160460 | System and method for treating wastewater using coir filter A wastewater treatment system includes a septic tank having a discharge in flow communication with one or more biofilter containers having filter media therein. Wastewater or effluent from the septic tank is allowed to contact the filter media and each container inc... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7114189 | Knee protector A knee protector includes a plurality of pads positioned to cover a patella, a lower portion of the distal femur, the femoral condyles, the upper end of the fibula and an upper end of the proximal tibia with spacings between said pads to accommodate the flexion and ... | 10/03/2006 |
| D519651 | Building construction board | 04/25/2006 |
| 7003806 | Glove with stick controller padding A stick controller for a glove, particularly a hockey glove, includes a padded wedge of a generally trapezoidal shape to cover the palm side of the hand to stabilize a hockey stick or the like which fits within the palm of the hand. The pad is preferably above the r... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000256 | Work glove A work glove particularly useful for gardening, automobile mechanical work and any other type of use which brings the palmar side of the hand in contact with work or the like which may result in stinging, bruising, or blistering of the fingers, thumb and palm of a h... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000253 | Glove with wrist protector A glove with protective padding for a wrist covers a dorsal side of the wrist excluding the radio styloid, the Lister's tubercle, and the distal ulna. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6889857 | Sealing arrangement for a closure for a fitment A closure for a fitment is provided with an outer side wall extending downwardly therefrom and spaced from an inner sealing ring wherein the outer side wall adjacent the top wall is provided with a plurality of spaced inwardly extending ribs, adapted for embedding i... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6868553 | Baseball glove A conventional baseball (softball) glove includes at least one layer of protective padding in the areas above and below the center axis of rotation of the metacarpalphalangeal joint of the index finger. Preferably, two layers of padding are used. One layer of paddin... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6851123 | Baseball glove A baseball glove is provided with improved flexibility for the use in the catching of baseballs and the like. The improved flexibility for the baseball glove includes an expandable material which extends over the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb and longitudinally... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6843358 | Rotatable transfer track device A transfer conveying mechanism includes a transfer track supported by a transfer support arm. Above the transfer track is a chain guide and depending therefrom are transfer sprockets. Extending about the transfer sprockets is an endless chain having at least one pus... | 01/18/2005 |
