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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141839 | Pole mounting device A pole mounting device has a rod with a ball at one end and a clamp at the opposite end, and a holder tube with a ball socket that forms a ball joint with the ball on the end of the rod. The holder tube rotates relative to the rod about two transverse axes. A pole i... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8014157 | Circuit board mounting system A circuit board mounting system has a mounting plate and standoffs. The mounting plate has several parallel slits. The standoffs have a base with an elongated slot and an upright post. Fasteners through the slot mount the standoffs anywhere along the slits. The stan... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7950960 | Pressed in cable transition and method A transition for connecting a coaxial cable to a conductive metal part such as an antenna has a base and a sleeve. The base is pressed into the groundplane of the antenna to provide a permanent conductive and mechanical connection. A low profile transition has a bas... | 05/31/2011 |
| D637515 | Heart-shaped water globe | 05/10/2011 |
| 7908783 | Two in one sight An aiming sight has a base, two oppositely facing light emitting elements on the base, a pivot upon which the base rotates, a detent that holds the base at selected positions, and a spring, magnet or other structure that presses the sight towards the aimed device up... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7874970 | Power-core training system A rotational sports training and conditioning system has a hip harness, a torso harness, a pair of adjustable connectors that connect diagonally from the torso harness to the hip harness, an elongated cord and a club band. The hip and torso harnesses each have selec... | 01/25/2011 |
| D624246 | Compression hosiery comfort pad | 09/21/2010 |
| 7752812 | Integrated debris-shielding cover, flashing & mounting system for rain gutter A rain gutter system includes fastening clips, fasteners, a rain gutter and a reverse-curve shield. The shield includes a back dam that overlaps existing flashing and has a crease at the bottom. The fastening clips have a groove that locates the fastening clips rela... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7730672 | Integrated debris-shielding cover, flashing & mounting system for rain gutter A rain gutter system includes a back flashing, fastening clips, fasteners, a rain gutter and a reverse-curve shield. The back flashing overlaps existing flashing and has a crease at the bottom and the fastening clips have a groove that locates the fastening clips re... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7661607 | Showerhead controller assembly A showerhead in which the basic assembly attaches to a water supply pipe that controls and directs the mixing of solutes of various kinds, such as shampoo, moisturizers, liquid soaps or perfumed water and water itself. These are mixed and dispensed with incoming wat... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7657024 | Programmable wireless headset system for cordless telephone A wireless headset system includes a headset and a programming device. The programming device can be in the headset or in a base that is connectable to the headset. The headset has programmable device and a transceiver. The base has a programming device. The program... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7582269 | Thermally autogenous subsurface chemical reactor and method A subsurface thermally autogenous reactor and method has downgoing and upgoing flow passages connected at the bottom to form a U-tube and in heat exchange relation to each other. The downgoing and upgoing flow passages each have an upper heat exchange section and a ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7537444 | Method and apparatus for producing a solid product for dental usage An apparatus and method for producing a solid product such as orthopedic appliances, dental splint mouthpieces, dentures, lined dentures and the like from flowable materials such as silicones, acrylics, polyurethanes and dental casting investments. The container in ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7503194 | Multiple padlock lock system A multiple padlock lock system for locking a first post to a second post has a common plate and connecting links. Padlocks connect the common plate and the connecting links around the first post lock the common plate to the first post. Connecting links or a tongue p... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7311683 | Systems and methods for providing dry hydrotherapy to a reclined human subject Systems and methods for providing dry hydrotherapy to a reclined human subject in a home or commercial environment. The systems include an enclosed tub with an external support frame and an internal operational frame. The enclosed tub includes a multi-layer cover up... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7275719 | Wind drive apparatus for an aerial wind power generation system Wind driven apparatus for an aerial power generation system include driven elements and controls. The driven elements are configured and shaped to provide maximum force from both lift and drag during the downwind phase of operation and minimum force during the upwin... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7189170 | Arrow nock An arrow nock has a nock body, an actuator and a pair of retaining tabs. The retaining tabs retain the bowstring in the arrow nock while the bowstring is drawn. When the bowstring is released, the bowstring moves the actuator to a forward position and the actuator m... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188808 | Aerialwind power generation system and method An aerial power generation system includes a guide line supported by a support body. Wind driven elements are configured and shaped to provide maximum force from both lift and drag during the downwind phase of operation and minimum force during the upwind phase. The... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178880 | Wheel centering pin, kit and method A wheel centering pin disclosed for vehicle wheels having apertures of uniform diameter. The wheel centering pin is provided as a set of three that are threaded on three circumferentially spaced hub bolts on which a wheel is mounted to center the wheel. Nuts are thr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7151235 | Motion sensor A motion sensor for tire pressure monitors and other applications includes an insulative collar, a conductive coil spring mounted on the cap, a conductive connector that extend through the cap and connects to the spring, and a conductive can around and spaced from t... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7129460 | Electronic imaging apparatus with high resolution and wide field of view and method Electronic imaging apparatus includes a main mirror that rotates about two transverse axes to reflect light for an array of subimages through a lens to a correcting mirror that reflects the light to an image detector. The correcting mirror moves in translation and t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111909 | Drum and wheel centering sleeve, kit and method A drum and wheel-centering sleeve disclosed for vehicle drum and wheels having apertures of uniform diameter is a set of three that are threaded on three circumferentially spaced hub bolts on which a wheel drum is mounted to center the wheel drum. The sleeve has a h... | 09/26/2006 |
| D523518 | Propane bottle holder | 06/20/2006 |
| 7064729 | Omni-dualband antenna and system An omnidirectional dual band antenna system includes a radome and an antenna in the radome. The antenna has a linear array of lower frequency band driven elements, a linear array of higher frequency band driven elements and a linear array of parasitic elements, spac... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7064608 | Feed-forward-back suppressed noise circuits A noiseless amplifier circuit has an amplifier, a first circuit that isolates amplifier generated noise and provides the desired gain, a second circuit that cancels the amplifier generated noise from the output signal from the amplifier, a closed loop feedback third... | 06/20/2006 |
| D514688 | Air moving device | 02/07/2006 |
| D514209 | Heating device for roofs | 01/31/2006 |
| 6945191 | Garage and vehicle protector Garage and vehicle protector disclosed mounts on a garage and has an indicator positioned inward from the left side of the door opening to guide a driver to correctly align a vehicle laterally when entering or exiting the garage. The protector has an adjustable supp... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941806 | Method, apparatus and system for sensing air borne hazardous materials Apparatus for detecting hazardous materials is mounted on an aircraft and has a sensor, a heading unit, a transceiver and a GPS unit. The sensor has an airfoil shaped probe and an electronics module. The probe has a positive airflow, enclosed sensing chamber with a ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935741 | Eye shield attachment device and assembly An eye shield and head gear assembly with an attachment device which includes a support arm having one end portion that fastens by a first fastening means to the underside of the visor of a head gear and the other end portion that fastens by a second fastening means... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931903 | Apparatus and method for roll forming shaped members Apparatus for roll forming shaped members from sheet material has a primary powered section that roll forms along a primary pass line and a secondary powered section. The secondary powered section is coupled to and powered by the primary powered section, and roll fo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6885350 | Microstrip fed log periodic antenna A microstrip fed log periodic antenna has two spaced dipole strips mounted on a ground plane. Each dipole strip has a trunk with a base, tip and alternating arms extending perpendicular to the trunk. One dipole strip includes an integral transmission feed line that ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6884109 | Electrical cord roll-up apparatus An electrical cord roll-up apparatus has a stationary assembly and a reel assembly that rotably mounts on the stationary assembly. The stationary assembly has a shaft, an insulator on the shaft, axially spaced rings on the insulator and a power input or output cord ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6880284 | Ice fishing net assembly A net assembly includes a specially shaped double curved, elongated frame, a net on the frame, and an adjustable length handle attached to the rear end of the frame that is effective in inserting through a hole in the ice for retrieving a fish hooked on the end of a... | 04/19/2005 |
| D503941 | Mill attachment extension | 04/12/2005 |
| 6872221 | Therapeutic low level laser apparatus and method Apparatus for therapeutic low level laser treatment has a diode array with sets of laser diodes of three wavelengths, and with light emitting diodes of four wavelengths. The emitted laser and light beams overlap in a selected configuration. The method includes pulsi... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6857299 | Multiple padlock latch A latch has a sliding bar, and multiple push bolts that each accept padlocks. The sliding bar is released by removing a padlock and pushing the corresponding push bolt. There is a master push bolt, with the remaining push bolts being slave push bolts. A master user,... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6854313 | Tube crimping/bending apparatus Tube bending/crimping apparatus has a frame, a toggle assembly and a carriage assembly. The toggle assembly has overlapping male dies with tapering working tips that form a self-centering wedge. The carriage assembly has a shaft with a pinion that engages a rack on ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6820639 | Thermal cover for backflow prevention assemblies Thermal covers for backflow prevention assemblies disclosed to prevent freeze-ups have a cover body with a thermal top wall, opposed thermal side walls that flex toward and away from one another, opposed normally closed ends, a variable shaped bottom opening and an ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6788258 | Partially shared antenna aperture An antenna system includes a ground plane, an aperture array of patch radiating elements and a feed structure. The feed structure has a first and second beam forming networks that each couple to selected radiating elements to form first and second antenna arrays. At... | 09/07/2004 |
