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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181404 | Head-of-wall fireblocks and related wall assemblies Fireblock devices, wall assemblies and related methods useful for retarding the spread of smoke and fire through dynamic head-of-wall construction joints and gaps are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the fireblock device is characterized by an elongated angled c... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8151526 | Head-of-wall fireblock systems and related wall assemblies A fire retardant head-of-wall assembly configured to seal a linear head-of-wall construction joint or gap when exposed to a heat source such as a building fire is disclosed. The inventive fire retardant head-of-wall assembly comprises a header track having an elonga... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8136314 | Head-of-wall fireblocks The invention disclosed herein is directed to a fire retardant head-of-wall assembly configured to seal a linear head-of-wall construction joint or gap when exposed to a heat source such as a building fire. The inventive fire retardant head-of-wall assembly comprise... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8080194 | Methods and pressure vessels for solid-state microcellular processing of thermoplastic rolls or sheets Disclosed herein are methods and pressure vessels for solid-state microcellular processing of thermoplastic rolls and sheets. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method for making a gas impregnated interleaved roll, which method comprises: prov... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8061086 | Threshold with removable flashing A threshold system, having a threshold and a flashing removably connected to the threshold is disclosed. The threshold system including a threshold and a flashing removably connected to the threshold. The threshold having a front incline, a front support, an arm, wi... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057666 | Biomass and waste plastics to neodiesel and valuable chemicals via supercritical water A supercritical fluid polymer depolymerization machine is disclosed herein, which machine is capable of converting a wide range of biomass and/or waste plastic materials into a plurality of reaction products (liquid and gaseous) including fermentable sugars, hydroca... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056293 | Head-of-wall fireblock systems and related wall assemblies The invention disclosed herein is directed to a fire retardant head-of-wall assembly configured to seal a linear head-of-wall construction joint or gap when exposed to a heat source such as a building fire. The inventive fire retardant head-of-wall assembly comprise... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7988153 | Westernized mahjong game composed of specialized playing cards or tiles The invention disclosed herein relates to a game that uses a plurality of specialized playing cards or tiles that entwines traditional symbols of Chinese origin (associated with the tile game of mahjong) together with numerically ranked and suited playing cards (ass... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980192 | Chair mount assembly and related kit for retrofitting a bench-style boat seat or thwart The invention disclosed herein is directed to a chair mount assembly and related kit for retrofitting a bench-style boat seat or thwart. The inventive chair mount assembly kit includes (1) first and second rails; (2) first and second sliders having respective first ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7956331 | Scintillation detector for positron emission tomography The invention disclosed herein is directed to scintillation detectors capable of detecting the position or depth of gamma photon interactions occurring within a scintillator, thereby improving the resolution of ring based positron emission tomography (PET) imaging s... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955508 | Supercritical fluid biomass conversion systems Disclosed herein are supercritical fluid biomass conversion machines, systems, and methods for converting a wide range of biomass materials into a plurality of reaction products including fermentable sugars and various aromatic substances. In one embodiment, a metho... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7944465 | Apparatus and system for reproducing 3-dimensional images This invention enables the construction of equipment for reproduction of static and moving (live) 3-dimensional stereo representations (3-dimensional display), and is capable of recording and transmitting stereo representations of 3-dimensional objects (scenes). The... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7866108 | Head-of-wall fireblock systems and related wall assemblies A fire retardant head-of-wall assembly configured to seal a linear head-of-wall construction joint or gap when exposed to a heat source such as a building fire is disclosed. The inventive fire retardant head-of-wall assembly comprises a header track having an elonga... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7815515 | Golf putter having bar and slot alignment system Disclosed herein is a golf putter having an alignment means for aligning a golfer's line of sight directly over a golf ball and in line with a desired target. The putter head comprises a striking face and a rearwardly extending body portion. The body portion include... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7814718 | Head-of-wall fireblocks The invention disclosed herein is directed to a fire retardant head-of-wall assembly configured to seal a linear head-of-wall construction joint or gap when exposed to a heat source such as a building fire. The inventive fire retardant head-of-wall assembly comprise... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7807260 | Multi-layered foamed polymeric objects and related methods The invention disclosed herein relates to relates to foamed thermoplastic material objects and articles of manufacture having an internal layered cellular structure, as well as to methods of making the same. In one embodiment, the invention is directed to a multi-la... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7701163 | Stepping motor control method A stepping motor control method, comprising the step of magnetising at least one of a number of teeth within the stepping motor to move a rotor of the stepping motor into a position such that it contacts or maintains contact with a mechanical stop, wherein a first t... | 04/20/2010 |
| D613876 | Lighthouse | 04/13/2010 |
| 7681365 | Head-of-wall fireblock systems and related wall assemblies The invention disclosed herein is directed to a fire retardant head-of-wall assembly configured to seal a linear head-of-wall construction joint or gap when exposed to a heat source such as a building fire. The inventive fire retardant head-of-wall assembly comprise... | 03/23/2010 |
| D608504 | Helmet | 01/19/2010 |
| 7645248 | Wall-mounted back massager including wheels A wall-mounted back massager adapted to allow a user to self-administer a massage is disclosed. The inventive wall-mounted back massager comprises: an elongated wall mount track vertically positioned on a wall; a vertically adjustable elongated base member slidably ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7638084 | Methods for forming fiber reinforced composite parts having one or more selectively positioned core, structural insert, or veneer pieces integrally associated therewith The invention disclosed herein relates to hollow fiber reinforced composite material parts having one or more selectively positioned core, structural insert, or veneer pieces integrally associated therewith. In one embodiment, the composite part defines a first shap... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7607269 | Inside corner framing element for supporting wallboard The present invention is directed to an inside corner framing element for supporting wallboard at the intersection of two adjoining walls made from sheet metal framing members. The inside corner framing element may be characterized as either: (1) an elongated sheet ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7585439 | Manufacture of fully recyclable foamed polymer from recycled material A solid state foaming process permits the use of up to 100% recycled pre- and post-consumer polymer for the manufacture of foamed polymer material and thermoformed foamed polymer articles. The process enables the optional formation of integral unfoamed skins of cont... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7579036 | Method for making partially popped popcorn A method for making partially popped popcorn from hulled corn kernel is provided. A hulled corn comprising a pericarp structure and interior endosperm having an internal moisture content is modified, such as by boiling, soaking or steaming, to achieve a predetermine... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7501175 | Foamed pet packaging This invention provides packages and containers produced by a solid state method for the manufacture of foamed polymeric material. The packages are suitable for pre-cooking or sterilization, insulated transport, cooking vessel, reheating, and storage of food. The ga... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7451573 | Slotted M-track beam structures and related wall assemblies A slotted M-track or building wall support structure generally characterized by a metal M-shaped channel beam member is disclosed. The M-shaped channel beam member is defined by a pair of elongated confronting sidewalls integrally connected to an open end of an elon... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7388142 | Fine tuning device adapted for use with stringed musical instruments such as zithers The invention herein disclosed is, in one embodiment, directed to a stringed musical instrument (e.g., a zither) that comprises a body; a plurality of laterally spaced apart tensioned strings connected to said body; axially spaced apart string supports below the str... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7314661 | Synthetic closures having improved physical properties The synthetic closures disclosed herein are made from novel compositions that comprise a thermoplastic elastomer, polypropylene, a foaming agent, and a plurality of gas-encapsulating thermoplastic microspheres. Without necessarily prescribing to any scientific theor... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7205665 | Porous silicon undercut etching deterrent masks and related methods The disclosed invention relates to masked silicon structures and methods for making porous silicon in selected areas of a silicon substrate via anodic etching. The masked silicon structures comprise: (1) a frontside barrier layer; and (2) a backside opaque ohmic con... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198864 | Silicon-based fuel cell electrode structures Fuels cells, electrode assemblies, and electrodes that comprise silicon and/or sol-gel derived support structures, as well as to methods relating thereto, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the invention is directed to an electrode assembly adapted for use wit... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7157177 | Porous fuel cell electrode structures having conformal electrically conductive layers thereon The present invention discloses porous fuel cell electrode structures, assemblies, and systems having one or more conformal metallic layers selectively deposited on one or more pore surfaces, as well as to various methods relating thereto. In one embodiment, the pre... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7132060 | Scintillation substances (variants) Inventions relates to scintillation substances and they may be utilized in nuclear physics, medicine and oil industry for recording and measurements of X-ray, gamma-ray and alpha-ray, nondestructive testing of solid states structure, three-dimensional positron-emiss... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118822 | Fuel cell electrode pair assemblies and related methods Disclosed herein are fuel cell systems and, more specifically, fuel cell electrode pair and stack assemblies and various methods relating thereto. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a fuel cell electrode pair assembly adapted for use with a fuel... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7105245 | Fluid cell system reactant supply and effluent storage cartridges Reactant supply and effluent storage cartridges adapted for use with a closed liquid feed fuel cell system, as well as closed liquid feed fuel cell systems. The cartridge includes at least first and second volumes and comprises: a first reactant reservoir for holdin... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6923465 | Heel shim and lifter for ski mountaineering The present invention discloses a heel shim and lifter assembly adapted for use in ski mountaineering. In one embodiment, the heel shim and lifter assembly is adapted for use with a ski such as, for example, a telemark ski, and comprises: a mounting plate for attach... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924058 | Hydrodynamic transport and flow channel passageways associated with fuel cell electrode structures and fuel cell electrode stack assemblies Hydrodynamic transport and flow channel passage structures associated with fuel cell electrode structures and fuel cell electrode stack assemblies, as well as to methods relating thereto, are disclosed. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a novel... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6852443 | Fuel cells having silicon substrates and/or sol-gel derived support structures Fuels cells, electrode assemblies, and electrodes that comprise silicon and/or sol-gel derived support structures, as well as to methods relating thereto, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the invention is directed to an electrode assembly adapted for use wit... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6811916 | Fuel cell electrode pair assemblies and related methods Disclosed herein are fuel cell systems and, more specifically, fuel cell electrode pair and stack assemblies and various methods relating thereto. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a fuel cell electrode pair assembly adapted for use with a fuel... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6808840 | Silicon-based fuel cell electrode structures and fuel cell electrode stack assemblies The present invention is directed to silicon electrode structures and silicon electrode assemblies associated with fuel cell systems, as well as to methods relating thereto. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to an electrode structure adapted for u... | 10/26/2004 |
