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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7981164 | Knee prosthesis A knee prosthesis for providing a user with a natural walking gait and flexion resistance. The knee prosthesis includes a support assembly; a flexion resistance member being supported upon the support assembly; a pivot assembly being pivotally connected to the suppo... | 07/19/2011 |
| D639523 | Mattress mover | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946371 | Snowmobile suspension A snowmobile suspension for allowing snowmobiles to more easily manage curves and moguls without the skis riding on their edges. The snowmobile suspension includes a base member being attached to a chassis of a snowmobile, and also includes a biased pivot assembly b... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7824290 | Rotational power distribution and control system Rotational power distribution and control systems and components thereof along with related methods are disclosed. The rotational power distribution and control system may, for example, be operable to function similarly to a typical automotive manual clutch. Other e... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7810502 | Anti-snoring and obstructive sleep apnea device An anti-snoring and obstructive sleep apnea device for preventing one's lower jaw from receding and preventing one's tongue from blocking the air passageway thus eliminating one's snoring. The anti-snoring and obstructive sleep apnea device includes an first support... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7802657 | Gravity actuated torque generator A gravity actuated torque generator for generating torque to run a generator by continually adding weights to the apparatus. The gravity actuated torque generator includes a support assembly, a drive assembly being supported by the support assembly, and a weight ass... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7798465 | Reversible heat pump stand A reversible heat pump stand for securely supporting heat pumps and allowing drainage of water without ice buildup. The reversible heat pump stand includes a first support frame for securely supporting a heat pump; and also includes a second support frame being inte... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7784775 | Intensified machinist vise An intensified machinist vise for supporting and holding work pieces during the machining thereof. The intensified machinist vise includes an elongate housing having a top and a bottom, and also having a first end and a second end, and also includes a first jaw bein... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784658 | Belt-carrying tool holder A belt-carrying tool holder for supporting and conveniently carrying a staple hammer, staples and cutting knife. The belt-carrying tool holder includes a container assembly including a container having an opening and also including a lid being hingedly attached to t... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7770711 | Rebar guide attachment for a conveyor A rebar guide attachment for a conveyor for preventing the rebar from coming out of the conveyor while be cut and for aligning the rebar for dispensing into a rack. The rebar guide attachment for a conveyor includes a rebar guard and alignment assembly being attache... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770237 | Baby garment for accessing and protecting the umbilical cord A baby garment for accessing and protecting the umbilical cord for allowing the cleaning of and protecting a baby's umbilical cord. The baby garment for accessing and protecting the umbilical cord includes includes a piece of material having front and back portions ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7588490 | Adjustable animal carcass spreader device and method A adjustable animal carcass spreader device for propping open the rib cage of the animal to cool the meat and dry the waste. The adjustable animal carcass spreader device includes a first elongate member, a second elongate member being adjustably and removably coupl... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7481700 | Shellfish claw cutter A shellfish claw cutter for precisionally cutting the claws of shellfish. The shellfish claw cutter includes a first cutting member having a first cutting portion and a first handle portion; and also includes a second cutting member being pivotally attached to the f... | 01/27/2009 |
| D580053 | Dental tongue retractor | 11/04/2008 |
| D578859 | Attachable handle | 10/21/2008 |
| D562441 | Air freshener | 02/19/2008 |
| 7261626 | Crab meat extracting apparatus A crab meat extracting apparatus for extracting the meat from a boiled or cooked crab. The crab meat extracting apparatus includes a base including a tray having a top side; and also includes a crab support member being attached upon the top side of the tray; and fu... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7226098 | Pet waste and refuse collection system and method System and method for vacuum actuated collection of pet waste and refuse. The system comprises a vacuum assembly operatively disposed in a vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber is in operative fluid communication with a receiving chamber that receives and at least temp... | 06/05/2007 |
| D531806 | Saddlebag hinge | 11/14/2006 |
| D528378 | Shellfish claw cutter | 09/19/2006 |
| 7073783 | Hydraulic-operated vise device A hydraulic-operated vise device for holding and clamping objects for working on the objects. The hydraulic-operated vise device includes a base assembly including a housing sleeve and also including a first jaw member being attached to the housing sleeve; and inclu... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6984087 | Writing and candy utensil A writing & candy utensil for giving a user something sweet to chew on rather than the end of the writing utensil. The writing & candy utensil includes an elongate tubular member having open front and back ends; and also includes a writing tip being disposed at the ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6296290 | Portable loading ramp for a pickup truck A portable loading ramp for a pickup truck including an elongate hitch mount which is removably attached to a hitch on a pickup truck, and further including first and second ramp members which are hingedly mounted upon the elongate hitch mount, and also i... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6247864 | Paper dispensing note pen A paper dispensing note pen includes an elongate spool support member having a threaded back end and a bore therethrough and further includes a conical nose piece and an endcap which is removably threaded on the back end of the elongate spool support memb... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6230698 | Engine pollutant filter system An engine pollutant filter system for providing cleaner exhaust and more massive power strokes. The engine pollutant filter system includes an engine having a positive crankshaft ventilation, a container member containing water and having a sealed cap wit... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6213519 | Repositionable securement strip with message for business cards and courtesy cards A repositionable securement strip with message for business and courtesy cards includes a strip of paper having a front side and a back side and further having a first narrow band of repositionable adhesive disposed transversely on the back side for remov... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6214753 | Layered composite construction material made from finespun filaments of glass A layered composite construction material includes a pair of outer layers of material including essentially continuous strand fiberglass mat which are separated by a pair of intermediate sandwich layers of material each being adjacent to a respective oute... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6209235 | Snow blocker attachment for a device used to move snow A snow blocker attachment for a device used to move snow including a snow blocker having a wall member with a hole through central portion and near a bottom edge thereof, a frame to strengthen the wall, and at least one brace member formed about the hole.... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6193583 | Flail-type honeycomb decapper An improved apparatus for horizontally uncapping wax from both sides of a honeycomb. The improved apparatus includes a pair of flail elements, a first and second roller conveyors, and a height adjustable feeder roller member spaced above the first roller ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6190252 | Rotor for a combine-harvester A rotor used for a combine-harvester includes a cylindrical member having a front end and rear end with a plurality of rub bar members spacedly disposed thereupon and extending outwardly therefrom and with a plurality of outwardly projecting spiral member... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6183237 | Cement slab surface beveling device A cement slab surface beveling device including a plate-like support member having a second end, a bottom surface, a first exposed flat portion of the bottom surface, and a second exposed flat portion of the bottom surface; and further including a handle ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6182780 | Multiple wheel drive assembly A multiple wheel drive assembly including front and wheel axles and four independent gear boxes one for each wheel axle and two intermediate gear boxes each of which is connected to a pair of front and rear wheel axle gear boxes. Each of the gear boxes ha... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6161341 | Simulated time ship dining and entertainment arrangement A simulated time ship dining and entertainment arrangement includes a building structure shaped like a dome and having outer side walls hingedly connected to a roof, inner side walls spaced from the outer side walls and forming display chambers therebetwe... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6119384 | Display sign assembly The display sign assembly comprises a trailer having a flatbed thereon, sign frame supports mounted upon the flatbed, a sign frame formed into a quadrilateral configuration and having a plurality of channel members each having a U-shaped cross-section wit... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6116622 | Steerable and brakable sled A steerable and brakable sled comprises a body member having a passenger compartment and being mounted to a frame and upon a pair of skis each having a duckbill-shaped forward portion, and further comprises steering and braking controls, the steering cont... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6035921 | Gate control apparatus A gate control apparatus includes a gate support member, an arm pivotally mounted thereto and having gate members connected to the arm, a flexible line connected to the arm, a line takeup for carrying the flexible line, and an actuator for actuating the l... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6035489 | Hingeable and separable coupling device A hingeable and separable coupling device for coupling two objects together includes a first connectable member having a pair of holes, a shaft having an end which is slidably and biasedly extended through one of the holes of the first connectable member,... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6017595 | Structural building materials or articles obtained from a composite including polymeric materials, solid waste material, and reinforcing materials This invention relates to a mixed composition for making structural building materials or articles; wherein the composition comprises a prepared or reprocessed solid or sludge waste material such as impure lime obtained, in particular, from water treatmen... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5993333 | Swing training method with game ball hitting implement A swing trainer device includes a laser beam mechanism having a laser beam light source and batteries for emitting a laser beam, and further includes a laser beam attachment member which is essentially a flexible sleeve having an open first end which is r... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5984565 | Spring-loaded coupling mechanism A spring-loaded coupling mechanism includes a tubular housing having an internal cavity, a forward end, a rearward end, and a tapered forward portion and further includes a catch member which is connected to a first elongate support member and is biasedly... | 11/16/1999 |
