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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069899 | Vertically attached golf cart canopy A vertically attachable golf cart canopy having a folding canopy which allows other accessories, such as coolers and sand bottles, to be mounted underneath. The golf cart canopy has three components: a securing frame (1), canopy support bars (2) and ( | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069871 | Vented protective canopy housing for grill A protective canopy housing (1) for a barbeque grill (2) having a canopy (6) with a vent opening on a top (22) with an elevated vent cover (8). The canopy is supported by supports (5a, b and c) attached to a gr... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8050032 | Laptop elevation device A laptop elevation device (1) that attaches to a bottom surface (13) of a laptop (12). Each laptop elevation device has a fold-up leg (2) pivotally or hingedly attached to a base (3). An arm (5) is pivotally attached to the ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8033603 | Vehicle seat neck protection device A vehicle seat neck protection device (8) that protects and supports the nape of the neck (4) of a user wherein the device (8) has a body (27) of a predetermined size and shape and a convex surface (6) for positioning the device ( | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025905 | Method for reducing allergencity in indoor spaces According to this invention, allergenicity in an indoor space is reduced by denaturing allergens in allergen reservoirs that are capable of producing respiratory or skin reactions and physically removing the allergens from the allergen reservoirs in the indoor space... | 09/27/2011 |
| D645242 | Decorative shoe lace flap | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011037 | Swaddle A swaddle wrap to calm and comfort an infant has two panels. One that is both wide and long enough to wrap entirely both of the infant's arms and a second one to then wrap around the infant's torso and secured arms that then are attached between the legs. Hook and l... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7997751 | Pressure-actuated light device with holding portion A pressure-actuated light device (1) with a holding portion (2) that allows a user to hold the pressure-actuated light device in a user's hand. The pressure-actuated light device comprises a housing (3) which houses a light emitting diode (“LE... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7979917 | Rear break away ballistics vest A rear break away ballistics vest (1) having a front section (36) and a back section (11) that are securable to one another. The front section (36) has a first side front section (16), a second side front section (17) and an... | 07/19/2011 |
| D641455 | Basin | 07/12/2011 |
| 7954187 | Swaddle accessory A swaddle accessory to restrain an infant or child's arms has a single panel that is both wide and long enough to wrap entirely both of the infant's arms, hook and loop fasteners to secure the arm restraints and pockets to contain the hands to prevent them from brea... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7934348 | Structural truss with crimp/clamp A structural truss (3) with crimp/clamp (18) wherein the truss (3) includes disposed U-shaped channel chords (2) and struts (1) interconnected to one another at alternately extending apices (6) wherein successive segments of... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7917967 | Front break away ballistics vest A front break away ballistics vest (1) having a front (36) and a back section (11) that are securable to one another. The front section (36) has an upper front section (18) and a lower front (12) section. A first clip (38... | 04/05/2011 |
| D623961 | Container | 09/21/2010 |
| 7743577 | Structural truss with crimp/clamp method of making same A structural truss (3) with crimp/clamp (18) and method of making same wherein the truss (3) includes disposed U-shaped channel chords (2) and struts (1) interconnected to one another at alternately extending apices (6) wher... | 06/29/2010 |
| D618454 | Lottery scratch ticket holding device | 06/29/2010 |
| 7730548 | Ballistics vest pad cover A ballistics vest pad cover (4) having at least one side that is transparent, thereby permitting a user to easily view the condition of the ballistics vest pad (3). In addition, because at least one side is transparent, a user will be able to readily d... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7645354 | Audio device having dense sound enhancing component A musical instrument having strings, a wooden body and a granite veneer bonded to the wooden body. The granite has a density of at least 1.7 thousand kilograms per cubic meter and optionally can have a thickness in the range from about 7/64th of an inch t... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7631658 | Water supply system A water supply system (1) having at least one pressure pump (9), at least one pressure tank (3) and a plurality of water tanks (2) and (36). A submersible pump (37) is connected to a well (38) and a main water tank ( | 12/15/2009 |
| 7628423 | Riding lawnmower outrigger A riding lawnmower outrigger (1) having a hollow outer tube (5) secured to a riding lawnmower (2), a telescoping inner tube (6) which locks within the outer tube (5), a vertical tube (11) connected to the inner tube (6 | 12/08/2009 |
| 7622672 | Electrical housing knockout device and method A electrical housing knockout device (4) having a bracket (5) with a horizontal side (7) perpendicularly secured to a vertical side (6) and a sleeve element (8) connected to the horizontal side (7). The sleeve element (8 | 11/24/2009 |
| 7530509 | Manure-grinding fertilizer spreader An improved manure-grinding fertilizer spreader having at least two progressively bladed cylinders 17 at a bottom of a funneled mobile hopper 11 with a grinder base 12 proximate a discharge aperture 13. The mobile funneled hopper is hand-... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7378081 | Composition and method for direct visualization of the human appendix A positive contrast agent composition containing meglumine diatrizoate, sodium diatrizoate, simethicone, famotidine and aspartame in predetermined amounts that is orally administered to a patient for clinical evaluations of appendicitis wherein a positive contrast e... | 05/27/2008 |
| 6712499 | Compression paddle mixer A compression-paddle mixer has a compression paddle (1) that includes paddle blades (3) juxtaposed colinearly to a paddle rod (5). The paddle blades include one or more sets (2) of two paddle blades having channel-funneled orientation on paddle spokes (4) that are e... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709180 | Ergonomic wax pen An ergonomic wax pen has an ergonomic case (1) with optionally finger-squeeze control of pressure to force out molten wax (7) from a wax chamber (6) through an extrusion nozzle at an extrusion end (3) to which predetermined application ti... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6662866 | Energy conservation moderating system An energy conservation moderating system has a DPDT switch (16) in switching communication intermediate a micro controller (8) and a temperature-difference generator (7). The micro controller is in switching control of the temperature-difference generator... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6663699 | Scratch removal composition and method A composition of linseed oil and teak oil is used in a process to remove scratches from painted and coated surfaces of items, such as an automobile. The composition may include additional ingredients, such as citrus concentrate, to help remove or reduce t... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6652664 | Oil pump screen cleaning method and apparatus An oil-pump-screen (1) cleaning method and apparatus with which an oil pan (3) of an internal-combustion engine (2) is drained by removal of a drain plug (7) from a drain aperture (15); the drain plug is reinserted in the drain aperture; a measured amount... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6585304 | Yard leaf caddy A yard-leaf caddy has a container floor (1) that is rectangular. Hinged to an aft edge is an aft wall (2) that pivots down forwardly to a storage mode and up rearwardly to a containment mode. Hinged to the front edge is a ramp wall (4) that pivots down fo... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6536228 | Dry compartment cooler A dry-compartment cooler has a dry compartment (1) with compartment walls (3) that are connected water-tightly to a compartment floor (4). The compartment walls are articulated to extend upwardly from proximate a riser framework (6) on a cooler floor (7) ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6489742 | Efficiency maximizing motor controller and method An efficiency-maximization motor controller that includes a use method has power conveyance to an induction motor (1) with a digital signal processor (DSP) (8) that calculates and optimizes supply of current for existent motor loading from a power supply ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6478580 | Coordinative dental die interlocking system A coordinative dental-die-interlocking system includes a dental-die pin (1) anchored in a tooth-die base (4) and inserted removably in a die-pin sleeve (2) that is anchored in a dental-model base (6). The dental-die pin includes a pin that lock-fits in th... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6468190 | Chest and body exerciser A chest exerciser has a pneumatic resister (1) of linear motion and a selection of handle (8, 9), attachment (29) and/or anchor means (34, 40, 42) that are positional on opposite ends for direction of selectively push exercise and pull exercise to select ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6463947 | Directionally illuminated walking aid A directionally illuminated walking aid has a walking-aid shaft (1) that is predeterminedly transparent with, an internal light (4, 20) directed vertically from a top reflector (2) towards a bottom cap (3) from which vertical reflectors (5) may be extende... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6443848 | Levitation entertainment device A levitation-entertainment device has a micro fiber (1) with an object end attached to a select small levitation object (2, 6, 7) placed removably on a levitation base (5) and a base end attached detachably to a base structure (14) that is situated for ma... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6439000 | Bead threading tool and method for crocheting, knitting and the like A bead threading tool (4) formed by a folded wire having a distal end (6) formed by twisting the folded end of the wire, an intermediate section (5, 15) formed by the spaced apart folded over halves of the folded wire and a proximal end (8) formed by the ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6434855 | Pneumatic hair-conditioner system A pneumatic hair-conditioner system has a vacuum pump (1, 4, 6, 30) attached predeterminedly to a hair processor (2, 25, 28, 29, 31) which employs airflow to the vacuum pump for predetermined hair processing by the hair processor. The vacuum pump and the ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6432305 | Water filtering kit A water-filtering kit has a filter container (1, 28, 32, 37, 41). A water filter (8) is positioned on an interior portion of the filter container. A filter-inlet connection (9) on the water filter is positioned in tube-access proximity to an inlet-tube ap... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6375368 | Sectional camera platform A sectional camera platform (1) is generally circular with a platform floor (2) that is preferably grated for vertical visibility and surrounded by a kick plate (3) about ankle height. A back portion of the platform is a worker cage (17) surrounded by gua... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6360968 | Wildfire protection system A wildfire protection system has rotating sprinklers (1) on sprinkler legs (2) positioned temporarily or indefinitely as needed on roofs (10) with the sprinkler legs resting on opposite slopes (6) from a ridge (5) of the roof and removed for sprinkler irr... | 03/26/2002 |
