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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6951346 | Locking trailer tongue extension assembly A trailer tongue extension assembly that includes a tubular trailer tongue, a removable extension, a first electrical connector disposed within the trailer tongue and a second electrical connector disposed within the removable extension. The first and second electri... | 10/04/2005 |
| D550769 | Medical information binder | 09/11/2007 |
| D547879 | Pregnancy test device | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241212 | Poultry incapacitator and method of use The invention relates to a method for rendering fowl insensate prior to killing and processing, by exposing the fowl to a radio frequency source producing a frequency from between approximately 5 GHz and approximately 40 GHz, with an average power density from betwe... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7175516 | Poultry processing hub and belt assembly This invention relates to a hub and belt assembly for driving a poultry de-feathering machine and more particularly to a multiple bearing heat dissipating hub driven by a serrated timing belt. The hub assembly incorporates seals along a drive shaft to reduce wear ca... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163087 | Portable vehicle lift The disclosed invention is a portable vehicle lift for elevating a motor vehicle. The lift includes spaced apart beams which are positioned under the vehicle, each beam has a plurality of hinged strut pairs, each with associated threaded collars. Strut pairs are mov... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7114735 | Parallelogram suspension assembly with brake port A parallelogram suspension assembly for a vehicle with a brake port through the axle seat for positioning of brake components to maximize overall suspension clearance. ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115682 | Removable, water-whitening resistant pressure sensitive adhesives Removable pressure sensitive adhesive compositions having enhanced resistance to water-whitening comprising a crosslinked aqueous emulsion polymer are disclosed. The crosslinked aqueous emulsion polymer comprises (a) at least one hydrophobic monomer; (b) greater tha... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7074257 | Method for removing heavy metals and radionuclides A solid ion-exchange material useful for removing heavy metals or radionuclides from an aqueous or gaseous solution comprising a modified clinoptilolite, and methods of using same are provided. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| D515810 | Shoe box | 02/28/2006 |
| 6995207 | Removable pressure sensitive adhesives with plasticizer resistance properties A removable, plasticizer resistant pressure sensitive composition that is particularly useful for PSA applications on plasticizer containing vinyl films is provided. The pressure sensitive adhesive comprises: (a) at least one hydrophobic monomer; (b) about 0.2 to ab... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6977597 | Vehicle mounted travel surface and weather condition monitoring system A system and apparatus for detecting and evaluating surface conditions on a road surface and atmospheric conditions simultaneously from a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a sensor for detecting the presence of deposited material on a road surface, a detect... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973158 | Multi-target X-ray tube for dynamic multi-spectral limited-angle CT imaging A multispectral X-ray imaging system uses a wideband source and filtration assembly to select for M sets of spectral data. Spectral characteristics may be dynamically adjusted in synchrony with scan excursions where an X-ray source, detector array, or body may be mo... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966080 | Bed structure with storage area A bedding assembly is provided having an integrated storage area. The assembly has one or more platforms having a recessed storage area and a deck pivotably mounted to the platform. The deck may be pivoted over the platform between a horizontal position where a use ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964991 | Process for improving water-whitening resistance of pressure sensitive adhesives Pressure sensitive adhesive compositions having enhanced resistance to water-whitening comprising an aqueous emulsion polymer are disclosed. The polymer comprises the polymerization reaction product of a polymerizable aqueous emulsion comprising: (i) a hydrophobic m... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6950493 | Dynamic multi-spectral CT imaging A multispectral X-ray imaging system uses a wideband source and filtration assembly to select for M sets of spectral data. Spectral characteristics may be dynamically adjusted in synchrony with scan excursions where an X-ray source, detector array, or body may be mo... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6950492 | Dynamic multi-spectral X-ray projection imaging A multispectral X-ray imaging system uses a wideband source and filtration assembly to select for M sets of spectral data. Spectral characteristics may be dynamically adjusted in synchrony with scan excursions where an X-ray source, detector array, or body may be mo... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938829 | Apparatus and system for synchronized application of one or more materials to a surface from a vehicle and control of a vehicle mounted variable position snow removal device An apparatus and system, preferably mounted on a service vehicle, provides synchronized application of fluid materials, either solid or liquid, to a vehicle travel surface in proportional amounts or spatially distributed proportions in response to user defined requi... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6925853 | Air quality sampler using solid phase coated material A method and apparatus for monitoring air quality is provided. ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921907 | Substrate positioning system A substrate positioning system is provided to facilitate the performing of certain processing on the substrate, such as ion implantation. The system comprises a linkage rotatably mounted to a base and an end effector member rotatably mounted to the linkage and confi... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6911638 | Wavefront coding zoom lens imaging systems A wide-angle zoom lens with as few as two plastic elements codes the wavefront produced by the imaging system such that the imaging system is substantially invariant to aberrations related to misfocus. Signal processing is used to decode the wavefront to form the fi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6909959 | Torque distribution systems and methods for wheeled vehicles A system controls torques applied to a plurality of wheels of a motor vehicle. One or more angular velocity sensors determine speed for each of the plurality of wheels. A vehicle yaw acceleration sensor determines actual yaw acceleration of the vehicle. A desired ya... | 06/21/2005 |
| D504273 | Teakettle | 04/26/2005 |
| 6885971 | Methods and systems for assessing athletic performance The invention detects the loft time, speed, power and/or drop distance of a vehicle, such as a sporting vehicle, during activities of moving and jumping. A loft sensor detects when the vehicle leaves the ground and when the vehicle returns to the ground. A controlle... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6873966 | Distributed network voting system A secure election system provides a downloadable ballot viewer object for the casting of ballots. The ballot viewer object authenticates the user, permits user interaction in the casting of ballots, seals the cast ballot image by encryption, and transmits the cast b... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6870139 | Systems and methods for modifying an ice-to-object interface Systems and methods for thermally modifying an ice-to-object interface. One system includes a power supply configured to generate a magnitude of power. The magnitude of the power is sufficient to melt an interfacial layer of ice at the interface; typically the inter... | 03/22/2005 |
| D503001 | Garage door panel | 03/15/2005 |
| D502838 | Teapot | 03/15/2005 |
| 6864335 | Process for forming solid pressure sensitive adhesive polymer microspheres In forming pressure sensitive adhesive microspheres by copolymerizing a non-ionic monomer of an alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate ester of a non-tertiary alcohol and an ionic monomer copolymerizable with said non-ionic monomer, non-free radically polymerizable ac... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6856934 | Sport monitoring systems and associated methods Methods and systems are disclosed for determining speed, power and/or impact (sporting characteristics) of persons involved in activity. Wireless signals may be generated indicative of the sporting characteristics for receipt and display on a watch worn by the user ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6857004 | Collective network processing system and methods Methods and systems are provided for accelerating execution of programs of the type run by individuals or companies. The methods include the steps of communicating at least one program function to a library in data communication with the program and transmitting the... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6843490 | Suspension beam and bush attachment assembly The present invention provides a suspension beam and bush attachment assembly. The assembly comprises a longitudinally extending control arm, a bush eye clamp, and a mounting bracket. The control arm has a bush end, a mid-region, an axle mount formed opposite of the... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6842297 | Wavefront coding optics Improved Wavefront Coding Optics, which apply a phase profile to the wavefront of light from an object to be imaged, retain their insensitivity to focus related aberration, while increasing the heights of the resulting MTFs and reducing the noise in the final images... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6827859 | Method for removing heavy metals and radionuclides from an aqueous solution A method for removing heavy metals or radionuclides from an aqueous solution comprising contacting the aqueous solution with an ion exchange material selected from a solid ion exchange material, a liquid ion exchange material, or mixtures thereof, wherein the ion ex... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6827703 | Single lumen balloon catheter apparatus A catheter useful for non-surgical entry into a uterus to dispense a diagnostic fluid therein. The catheter includes a tubular body having a lumen extending from a first end thereof to a second end thereof. The lumen includes an external opening adjacent the first e... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6824004 | Handle for lifting, moving and securing the lid of a cooking utensil A handle assembly for a cooking utensil that secures and holds a lid on the utensil so that any liquid contents of the utensil may be easily, safely, and expeditiously poured from the utensil. The handle assembly comprises a handle body and a lever. The handle body ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6825777 | Sensor and event system, and associated methods The system of the invention is used in measuring sports metrics at an event or venue. The system includes “n” sensors, “m” repeaters, a base station and an operations terminal. One or more sensors attach to each athlete (and/or the athletes vehicle) at the e... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6822983 | Modulation system and methods for optical source bank A modulation control system is used in fiber optic data transmission and fiber optic test equipment. A modulation controller includes a plurality of function generators that are linked by a switching mechanics, to a rail system that drives a plurality of laser sourc... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6820171 | Methods and structures for an extensible RAID storage architecture A storage subsystem architecture in which front-end (host interface) control is separated from back-end (disk array) control. A plurality of front-end controller devices (FECs) and a plurality of back-end controller devices (BECs) are provided and are interconnected... | 11/16/2004 |
