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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061746 | Mango holder A mango fruit holder consists of a sharpened pair of tines extending from a grip handle. A pommel is located in the handle at the end opposite the tines, with a pair of tangs extending from and forming part of the tines through the handle into abutment with the pomm... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8047969 | Motion stilts retention system Motion or velocity stilts are provided a strapping system for attachment of the leg and foot of a user. An upper knee cuff uses dual straps that enwrap the leg and are secured by a front buckle and perimeter lengths of hook and loop fasteners. The hook and loop fast... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7935011 | Racket handle extension Assisting a player of a racket sport, such as tennis, in positional awareness of the racket head, both visually and physically, is disclosed by adding an axial extension to the racket handle, the axial extension of similar or greater length than that of the racket. ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7810447 | Articulating paper coating dispenser and method A strip of dental articulating paper is held pincer-like between two biased lateral edges of an outer housing. A grip head overlying a liner protects one lateral edge of the dental articulating paper, with a linear tracing of petroleum jelly formed on the liner adja... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7733107 | Charged device model contact plate A tester for applying very fast transmission line pulses (“VFTLP”) to select pins of a device under test (“DUT”), for example, an integrated circuit. The tester also provides for leakage measurement testing of the DUT after VFTLP testing. An end of a coaxial... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7696435 | Electrical conduit with internal lining A rigid conduit has a hard plastic exterior surface and electrical metallic tubing as the interior surface. The hard plastic exterior forms a smooth male fitting at one end of the conduit and a smooth female fitting at the other end of the conduit. Chemical solvent ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7575239 | Players choice blackjack A method of playing a blackjack game permits a player to place an initial wager on either the player's hand or on the dealer's hand. If placed on the player's hand, play continues under traditional blackjack rules. If the initial wager is placed on the dealer's hand... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7562877 | Two hand twenty-one wagering game A method of playing a blackjack game permits a player to place two wagers, obtaining two blackjack hands, and a bonus wager to participate in a side bet. A dealer deals two up cards for each of the two wagers, and the side bet is resolved by evaluating the 4 up-card... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7517172 | Subsurface fluid distribution apparatus A leaching chamber having an arch-shaped cross-section, a pair of contiguously molded, opposing end walls, and alternating peak and valley corrugations along its length, is provided interior chambers and fluid communication openings along the base on each extending ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7449637 | Pulse current sensor A sensor measures the current in high frequency pulses (e.g., pulses having fast rise times) that are transported on coaxial transmission lines. The sensor includes an entrance coaxial conductor and an exit coaxial conductor that are interconnected by a continuous i... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7409958 | Hair trim guide A hair trim guide consisting of trim guides attached to a substantial portion of eyeglass frames, consisting of a face frame and a pair of temple pieces is provided. Projecting pegs and apertures enable the trim guides to be removably attached to the frame. Where it... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7398566 | Foldaway bed frames and spring supports A folding bed frame utilizes a spring support bracket that is located intermediate a bed support frame and a mattress support frame. Separate pairs of tensioning springs attach the spring support bracket to the bed support frame and to the mattress support frame. Th... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7334505 | Hanging clamp wrench A hand tool consisting of an outer grip having an elongate inner housing formed therein engages with wing knobs used to tighten and loosen hanging file clamps. The outer grip is provided with a plurality of planar elongate gripping surfaces to enable a user to apply... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7285319 | Engraved surface and method An engraved surface in a metallic workpiece and an engraving method therefor, for use in providing a decorative metallic surface. An engraved pattern is formed in a workpiece prior to the formation of an electroplated layer that continuously extends over the engrave... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7147119 | Covered dishware A covered food container or serving platter incorporates a cover stand as part of the structure of the container. The cover may be temporarily stored on the stand while the user obtains access to the container. In one embodiment a plurality of support columns are at... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6988631 | Covered dishware A covered food container or serving platter incorporates a cover stand as part of the structure of the container. The cover may be temporarily stored on the stand while the user obtains access to the container. In one embodiment a central support extends from the se... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6964081 | Soft floor scrubber An operator driven, ridable carpet cleaning machine is provided with a pressurized cleaning solution spray applicator located forward of a counter-rotating pair of cylindrical brushes and a pair of articulating vacuum shoes. The pressurized spray enables the deliver... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6922937 | Baitfish lure A fishing lure consisting of an arched hollow body with an interior bait chamber is provided. The interior chamber is divided into a buoyancy chamber and a bait chamber. A number of small openings are formed in the outer body to enable scent and bait particles to be... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6886759 | Water misting umbrella A personal misting umbrella consists of a water distribution tubing network that exists within the umbrella canopy. Its placement within and attachment to the spreader and rib umbrella canopy support structure enables the canopy to be operated in an unhindered manne... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6755568 | Inflatable insulating liners for shipping containers and method of manufacture An inflatable insulating panel consisting of a plurality of sheetform polyolefin layers, and its manner of fabrication, is provided. An outer peripheral seal forms an inflatable panel, with an intermediate interconnected web of layers formed out of an array of alter... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6726049 | Covered dishware A covered food container or serving platter incorporates a cover stand as part of the structure of the container. The cover may be temporarily stored on the stand while the user obtains access to the container. In one embodiment a portion of the cover is received wi... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6648803 | Stilts A stilt having a multiple-articulating, three segment base provides enhanced stability and a better translation of walking forces. The intermediate base segment is attached to both toe and heel base segments in a manner that permits relative rotational mo... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6616396 | Power ramp for personal mobility vehicles and method of use A motor vehicle mounted ramp for loading and unloading a personal mobility vehicle such as a wheelchair or a three-wheel scooter. A storage platform is removably attached to a floor of the motor vehicle, e.g., a van, and provides both a support surface fo... | 09/09/2003 |
| 5839728 | Method of playing a dice casino game An independent event dice game that is easy-to-play provides dice to each player and to the dealer or house. After all bets are placed, the players sequentially throw their respective dice, with the throw results separately kept for each player. The deale... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5690337 | Betting game apparatus and method of play A method and apparatus for playing a casino card game is disclosed that utilizes a single, 41-card deck of playing cards consisting of a standard, 4-suit playing card deck from which all "face" cards have been removed and a single "joker" card has been ad... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5583585 | Protective cover for eyeglass temple pieces and method of making the same In accordance with the invention, there is provided an eyeglass temple piece protector that is prepared with a first elongate strip of plastic material superposed on a second elongate strip of plastic material to form a hollow sleeve. The sleeve has a fro... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5384915 | Expandable outerwear garment An outer garment to be worn by one or more people together, having an outer jacket with a pair of sleeves, and an inner jacket portion with one sleeve. The outer jacket and inner jacket are partially connected at the neck opening and partially connected a... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5368056 | Vehicle shading system A vehicle shading system has a control system which automatically deploys and retracts an awning for shading a recreational vehicle. Several mechanisms are mounted atop and in the side of the vehicle for providing shade on different areas adjacent to the ... | 11/29/1994 |
