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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7445215 | Theft defeating improvements for shopping carts An anti-theft system for a shopping cart includes a mounting structure for supporting anti-theft apparatus on the cart, the mounting structure being secured to the base frame of the cart. The anti-theft apparatus is removably carried by the mounting structure, with ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7322582 | Enhanced shopping cart with lowered center of gravity and frame therefor A new shopping cart includes a wheeled base having forward and rear portions, a pedestal formed on the base for supporting a container or basket thereon, where the pedestal is secured to the base at a location between the forward and rearward ends of the base, and t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7246814 | Multi-level hand cart A multi-level personal utility cart includes a frame including a vertical rear panel and a handle including latching structure on side portions of the handle, each latching structure being structurally engaged with a portion of the rear panel, a lower basket assembl... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7204368 | Resealable package A package for consumable products includes an enclosure having a top, a bottom and opposing side portions, the enclosure containing one or more items chosen from a first set of consumable products, a first seal disposed about, and spaced inwardly from the periphery ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182349 | Shopping cart with lowered center of gravity and frame therefor A shopping cart having a lowered center of gravity and including a wheeled base having forward and rear portions, a pedestal formed on the base between the forward and rearward portions for supporting a container or basket thereon, so that the rear of the container ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6939827 | Image-bearing composite element and method of making same A composite article includes a plurality of plies of composite material arranged atop one another in a stack and bonded together with a resin material, in which the stack includes a layer disposed on at least one outer surface of the stack, the layer bearing an imag... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6869097 | Multi-level hand cart with access door A multi-level personal utility cart includes a handle having an upper portion, opposing side portions and a lower portion, a first basket assembly including panels at the front, sides, and bottom thereof, the first basket assembly being supported by the handle, a se... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6866289 | Multi-level personal hand cart A multi-level personal utility cart includes a handle having an upper portion, opposing side portions and a lower portion, a first basket assembly including panels at the front, sides, and bottom thereof, the first basket assembly being supported by the handle, a se... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6803670 | Method and apparatus for generating energy Disclosed is an apparatus and method for generating energy, and in particular electrical energy, using fluid supported bodies, each disposed in one of a plurality of chambers filled with a fluid. The fluid, which issues from a fluid source, has a density which is gr... | 10/12/2004 |
| D493932 | Shopping cart frame assembly | 08/03/2004 |
| D493594 | Shopping cart frame and basket assembly having a lowered center of gravity | 07/27/2004 |
| 6442264 | Telephone call router for transferring data to and from data collection apparatus A method and apparatus for selectively connecting different types of devices at a customer's premises to an incoming telephone call. A database of usage codes includes caller ID values and prioritization values for each type of device. A determination is ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6343803 | Skateboard and related apparatus A skateboard having a board on which a skateboarder stands or sits and a pair of truck assemblies, each truck assembly including a base member for attachment to one side of the board, a roller bracket for supporting a roller on the base member, and appara... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6271755 | Shopping cart with improved theft disabling device An anti-theft system for a shopping cart comprises a collapsible front suspension mounted between the front side members of a base frame of the shopping cart, the front suspension including a support, a first set of casters mounted to the support, retract... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6230711 | Multipurpose securement strip The instant invention relates to a multipurpose glueless securement means for fastening/sealing applications which traditionally are accomplished by the use of a disposable adhesive bearing tape/or a disposable tape utilizing mechanical fastening devices.... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6147835 | Foreign object for electronic device drive slots A drive slot guard device for the drive slot of an electronic apparatus includes a first planar portion attachable to media cartridge and insertable with the media cartridge into the drive slot of an electronic device, and a second portion for blocking ac... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6054923 | Shopping cart with theft disabling device An anti-theft shopping cart with a collapsible front suspension that is triggered by a magnetic field or an audio frequency.... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5954917 | Automated material delivery system The invention is a process and apparatus for forming structural members from layers of uncured composite material. The apparatus comprises a first station having at least one tape dispensing module, a second station where tape layers that have been deposi... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5728030 | Infant training walker An infant training walker has a base platform, a disk-shaped tread member rotatably supported approximately flush therewith, and a belt-shaped restraint spaced above the platform in eccentric relation to the tread member for laterally restraining an occup... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5675318 | Graffiti prevention apparatus A system of components for preventing the application of graffiti to property includes one or more sensors and a signal transmitter at or near the surface to be defaced, and signal receiving means for actuating a mechanism in the spray apparatus or at the... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5613838 | Rotary piston fluid handler A pump apparatus includes an outer cylindrical housing having end plates, and a power conversion assembly supported for rotation within the outer housing. A torque input shaft provided on one of the end plates has a "primary" gear on its free end. The inn... | 03/25/1997 |
| 4725491 | Reinforced cement products with improved mechanical properties and creep resistance Steel reinforcing elements having layers of chemical conversion iron oxide coatings on the exterior surface thereof such as black iron oxide employed in admixture with castable cement products improve creep resistance and exhibit improved mechanical prope... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4158684 | Method of making ceramic prosthetic implant suitable for a knee joint A method for fabricating a ceramic prosthesis of high aluminum oxide suite for the tibial plateau of a knee joint with the superior (upper) portion of the prosthesis being of a high density Al2 O3 having a very low porosity and the ... | 06/19/1979 |
