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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146695 | Automated garbage receptacle conveyance system A sled travels back and forth along a path established by a ground laid wire, the sled using a wire sensor to detect the presence of the wire in order to keep the sled on track. Steering of the sled is controlled by having a pair of motors, each operatively connecte... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145016 | System for the environmental viewing of an outdoor ad space A system whereby a potential advertiser can see a motorist's view of an outdoor ad space without the need to actually drive past the outdoor ad space. A video image is recorded of the outdoor ad space from a vehicle driving past the outdoor ad space using a video re... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8132848 | Vehicle mounted brush for footwear A cleaning system is attached to a door pocket of a vehicle and allows, via a spinning brush head, to clean the outer surfaces of a person's footwear prior to stepping into the vehicle. The system uses a brush that has a handle and a rotating brush head powered by a... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8091904 | Diver's station and umbilical cart A diver's station and umbilical cart neatly stores the umbilical cord and other various items used in hookah diving and has a frame made from various bars of aluminum stock. A set of wheels is pivotally attached to one end of the frame while a handle is attached to ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8056508 | Syringe feeder with nipple and guard A hand feeding system for small animals, such as kittens, uses a syringe that has a nursing nipple removably attached to the hub end of the syringe. Either a scratch pad is interposed directly between a shoulder of the syringe and the nipple or a plate is so interpo... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052090 | Hoist support removably mountable externally onto a helicopter A support system attaches a hoist to the External Stores Support System of an aircraft by using a boom from which a first leg depends and is attached to a forward fitting. A second leg is attached to the boom via a collar and attaches to an aft fitting while a torqu... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051781 | Shelf for overlying a shower barrier A shelf for overlying a shower barrier uses a pair of shelves that are connected by a connector shelf allowing the device to telescope. Each of the pair of shelves abut a side wall and overlie a curtain rod or the top of a shower door. Each shelf has a flat upper su... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8011660 | Lawn game using rolling disks A lawn game uses a pair of markers toward which each player rolls a disk while standing proximate the other maker. Once all disks have been rolled, the disk closest to the marker determines which player scores points for that round. For the player scoring points, al... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7976054 | Shock dampening hitch ball assembly A hitch ball assembly attenuates the lateral forces experienced by a trailer while being towed by a tractor. A ball assembly has a flange with a neck extending upwardly therefrom and a hitch ball seated atop the neck. A wedge, having a pair of linear points, extends... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7946904 | Bra having supportive camisole A bra having a cover panel in the appearance of a camisole uses a bra construction with bra cups, with relatively wide shoulder straps that meet in a generally U-shaped joinder. A pair of torso straps extend laterally from either side of the U-shaped joinder and con... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946607 | System for attaching a tree stand to an ATV A system attaches a hunter's tree stand to an ATV in order to allow the ATV to easily tow the tree stand. A bracket is removably attached to the rear deck of the ATV, the bracket having a receiver/. A coupler is removably attached to the tree stand and is removably ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7941987 | Tile spacer and method for its use A tile spacer is made from a pair of parallel planar members joined by a series of connectors forming a series of channels. The tile spacer is positioned between two adjacent tiles and sunk into the adhesive so that excess adhesive enters the channels and is subsequ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7887441 | T-ball training system A T-ball training system helps batters develop focus during ball hitting as well as timing skills and uses a tee that shines a light out of the top of the tee. A ball has a light tunnel therein that has a 90-degree bend, so that when the light shines out of the top,... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7876234 | Trailer depth gauge A gauge gives a driver of a tow vehicle a visual cue that the trailer is at a proper depth within the water to recover a boat onto the trailer. The gauge has a tubular member that has a top with a red light bulb and a green light bulb thereon. A housing is attached ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7861829 | Payout mechanism for advancing screen spline using a spool holder and method for its use A payout mechanism for spline used for attaching screen mesh to a frame uses a base member with a pair of upright standards, each standard having a downwardly extending channel. A spool with a length of spline wound thereabout has an axle passing through its hollow ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861359 | Vehicle window weather seal strip cleaning tool A cleaning tool for cleaning the weather sealing strip at the windows of a vehicle has a flat elongate strip that has a brush end and a handle end joined by a medial section, the medial section being offset relative to the brush end by a first obtuse angle and being... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7823221 | Garments for holding a post-surgical drain system A garment worn by a user has an inner wearer-facing surface and an outer surface. An inner pocket is attached to the inner surface below the chest of the user, the inner pocket having a rounded bottom, an open top, and outwardly flared sides. A drain system has a dr... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7797774 | Diaper changing system for use in a vehicle A carryall baby changing station has a body member with an open top and a series of internal cavities each designed and dimensioned to hold a needed changing product. One or more of the cavities has a plate that biases that cavity's contents either sidewardly or upw... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7789844 | Body limb movement limiter A body limb movement limiter restrains the movement of a person's arm so as to protect the person's shoulder or restrains the movement of a person's lower leg with respect to the upper leg so as to protect the person's knee. The device uses a housing having a reel d... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7775424 | Variable height interactive kiosk A kiosk that allows a user to navigate through a Medicaid process via a touch screen monitor facilitated by an onscreen navigator employing ladder logic. The kiosk has a housing to which a bracket that holds the monitor and a keyboard is attached, the bracket capabl... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7740204 | Propulsion system An extraterrestrial vehicle propulsion system uses a frusto-conical body member that is spun at high speeds by a drive member. A battery, which is rechargeable by a solar cell array, provides power to the drive member. ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7694359 | Pull-chain shower valve A pull-chain shower valve is interposed between a pipe stub and a shower head of a typical shower and allows a user to turn the water on and off at the shower head assembly without the need to use the main valve controls of the shower. The device uses a ball valve t... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690413 | Painter's speed taping preparation tool A tape dispensing system uses a handle section that has a plate member with a handle thereon and a receiver which removably receives a J-shaped guide bar such that its minor leg has a rounded cross-section and its major leg, used to guide, has a triangular cross-sec... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7685779 | Molded wall flashing kick out A molded wall flashing kick out is designed to be the lower terminus end of a flashing system that is used wherein a roof section terminates against a sidewall of a building. The molded wall flashing kick out has a sheet-like body member that is bent along a longitu... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7685045 | Method for maximizing discount rate structure A merchant financial transaction requiring authorization type batch processing system uses a bid system whereby two or more merchant processors bid on some or all of a batch of authorized financial transactions such that the merchant bidding the lowest discount rate... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7624773 | Standalone ice dispenser A standalone ice dispenser delivers ice in either bagged form or bulk form to a user. The device uses a cone-shaped drum with an upwardly oriented mount that receives and stores the ice which ice is gravitationally delivered to the drum from an ice maker. When ice i... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7617546 | Disabled person swimming pool usage system A system helps a disabled person more fully utilize a swimming pool by transporting the person over the pool water and lowering the person toward the water for entry thereinto. The device uses a base that has a lift platform that is capable of being raised and lower... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7588487 | Game skinning pliers A selectively locking plier-type tool for use in skinning game has a pair of opposing jaws, a main handle and a clamping handle for articulating the opposing jaws with respect to one another. A pair of plates are formed respectively on the pair of jaws such that the... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7578009 | Athletic hammock A pair of men s shorts, including under shorts, has a typical chassis with an abdomen opening, a right pant leg and a left pant leg. The user's genitals pass through an opening on the front of the chassis whenever the shorts are being worn. A hammock overlies the op... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7575334 | Chalk holding device with light A chalk holding device for marking up dry walled walls of a building uses a pole that has a chalk holder at one end wherein chalk is received within the holder and locked in place via a compression ring. The pole may be threadably attached to an additional extension... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7535343 | Holding device attachable to a vehicle A holding device attaches to the license plate screw bosses of a vehicle in the usual way and has a first receptacle with a first pair of slots for receiving a temporary driving tag and a second pair of slots, behind the first pair, for receiving an advertisement pl... | 05/19/2009 |
| D592395 | Beverage holder | 05/19/2009 |
| 7523952 | Trailer depth gauge A gauge gives a driver of a tow vehicle a visual cue that the trailer is at a proper depth within the water to recover a boat onto the trailer. The gauge has a tubular housing with an open bottom with a float connected to a plunger slidably disposed within the housi... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7500486 | Fingernail sander A fingernail grinder uses a bench grinder-like configuration wherein a motor has dual output shafts with a wheel with an abrasive outer circumference attached to one of the shafts. The wheel is contained within a protective housing that has a longitudinal slit throu... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7448172 | Wall base plate to concrete anchoring system A wall anchoring system is used to secure a stud wall to a foundation of a building. An anchor has an open bottom for receiving a connector which threadably receives an anchor bolt and an open top that is covered by a removable seal tab, the seal tab having a depth ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7438363 | Wheelchair bridge A bridge that is attached to a wheelchair such that the bridge allows a wheelchair user to have support for ingress into and egress from the wheelchair without assistance and without the need to rely primarily on arm strength alone. The bridge is a generally L-shape... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437784 | Mattress cover A mattress cover envelops a mattress in order to protect the mattress during moving and storage and has a body member that has a pair of faces joined by left and right side portions and a bottom portion forming an interior space with closed bottom, closed sides, and... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435153 | Articulating companion doll A companion doll for use in either a patrol car to give the illusion of the presence of an additional officer or for home companion use has a human-like appearance and has several components that articulate including a head that turns, upper and lower arms that rais... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7418799 | Versatile plant management system A plant management system allows a person to be able to swap plants out with ease whenever a new look is desired for a garden. The system uses a series of subterraneanly disposed receptors that each removably receive a plant pot therein. The receptors are fluid flow... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7402147 | Body limb movement limiter A body limb movement limiter restrains the movement of a person's arm so as to protect the person's shoulder or restrains the movement of a person's lower leg with respect to the upper leg so as to protect the person's knee. The device uses a housing having a reel d... | 07/22/2008 |
