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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091951 | Cargo vehicle with drag reduction A semi-trailer or other cargo vehicle enclosure includes a rearward end portion extending between opposite left and right sidewalls. The sidewalls include vertically extending rearward corner portions that define air passageways for directing rearwardly flowing air ... | 01/10/2012 |
| D618968 | Beverage container holder accessory for pool noodle | 07/06/2010 |
| 7677862 | Vertical axis wind turbine with articulating rotor A VAWT wind engine includes a support structure, an articulating rotor mounted on the support structure for rotation about a vertically extending axis, and at least one airfoil on the rotor for rotor-powering purposes. The articulating rotor is mounted in a manner e... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677506 | Truck air hose holder An apparatus for holding a plurality of rearwardly extending coiled lines on a truck in an elevated side-by-side position for line-protection purposes includes an assembly having a first section, a second section, and components for holding the assembly together. A ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7574966 | Portable voting booth and leg-holding structure A portable voting booth for a user to erect at a voting place when needed and disassemble thereafter for transportation and storage includes a base portion and a plurality of legs for assemble onto the base portion. The base portion defines a plurality of leg-receiv... | 08/18/2009 |
| D597471 | Truck air hose holder | 08/04/2009 |
| D595204 | M-shaped boat hull | 06/30/2009 |
| D595195 | Aerodynamic performance enhancing semi-trailer component | 06/30/2009 |
| D584677 | Fitted pickup truck bed covering tarp | 01/13/2009 |
| 7419072 | Beverage container accessory An illuminate-able beverage-ware device includes a bottle-supporting component with a base and a bottle-gripping sidewall that cooperatively define an upwardly opening space for receiving a bottle or other beverage container. An actuator arrangement actuates a batte... | 09/02/2008 |
| D564309 | Crinkle-cut cutters | 03/18/2008 |
| D551132 | Vehicle suspension shock absorber mount | 09/18/2007 |
| D546750 | Vehicle steering damper bracket | 07/17/2007 |
| D545844 | Anti sway bar drop block | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225827 | Insertion valve and installation method A valve assembly for insertion in a pipe containing fluid under pressure includes a valve body adapted to be assembled over the pipe and a valve-stopping mechanism that mounts on the valve body. The hollow valve body interior and an access opening in the valve body ... | 06/05/2007 |
| D536085 | Model-motorcycle-outfitted ceiling fan | 01/30/2007 |
| D530729 | Tool-holding adapter | 10/24/2006 |
| 7093553 | Super high speed multi-hull watercraft A watercraft with at least one onboard propulsion engine includes at least two hulls and a wing-like deck structure spanning the two hulls (a floating wing). Port and starboard skirts combine with the deck structure to form port and starboard planing channels. The d... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7080455 | Handheld kitchen scissor/knife appliance A cutting apparatus includes first and second subassemblies. The first subassembly has a first handle and a blade connected to the first handle, the blade including a proximal end portion attached to the handle, a distal end portion, and a cutting edge intermediate ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7021325 | Valve assembly and method for hot tapping a line A valve assembly includes a valve body with an access opening in which a linearly installed but pivotally operated gate-like valve-stopping mechanism is disposed, said mechanism including a support structure or cartridge with a pivotally moveable valve-stopping elem... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005869 | Multi point contactor and blade construction A multi point contactor (MPC) on a component testing system for electrically contacting a terminal on a device under test (DUT) includes at least three independently moveable contacts to help insure at least two of them contact the DUT terminal. At least one of the ... | 02/28/2006 |
| D513546 | Cat toy | 01/10/2006 |
| D512504 | Model-formula-one-race-car-outfitted ceiling fan blade | 12/06/2005 |
| D512138 | Inverted-model-formula-one-race-cars-outfitted ceiling fan | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957005 | Pogo contactor assembly for testing of and/or other operations on ceramic surface mount devices and other electronic components A contactor assembly useable on a component testing system for electrically contacting a terminal on a device under test (DUT) for parametric testing and eventual sorting as part of component batch processing includes a holder subassembly and a tip subassembly. The ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6906508 | Component testing system vacuum ring and test plate construction A vacuum ring on a component testing system includes a metallic base material defining a vacuum-communicating passageway. A ceramic layer on the base material, preferably 20-100 micrometers thick and formed by a micro-arc oxidation process resulting in molecular adh... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899400 | Motorcycle wheel A wheel for a motorcycle, bicycle, or other wheeled vehicle includes first and second wheel sections that are bolted or otherwise assembled together over an independently rotatable spinner component. Each wheel section has a hub portion, a rim portion, and a spoke p... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6892675 | Cat toy A cat toy apparatus for occupying a cat or functioning as a hunting decoy includes a support structure, a motor assembly on the support structure that includes a motor and an electronic circuit for powering the motor, an elongated member having a proximal end portio... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6886229 | Hinge pin remover tool A tool for removing a hinge pin from a hinge includes an elongated member having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, a handle on the proximal end portion for a user to grasp in a hand of the user, and a forked tip on the distal end portion for the user ... | 05/03/2005 |
| D499627 | Forked tip hinge pin remover tool | 12/14/2004 |
| 6776184 | Insertion valve and installation method A valve assembly for insertion in a line formed by an existing pipe of predetermined outside diameter containing fluid under pressure includes a valve body with a bonnet-supporting flange that defines an access way into the valve body through which an installer can ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6642819 | Method and bend structure for reducing transmission line bend loss A dielectric transmission line bend structure includes an electrically conductive strip that forms a bend (e.g., a right angle bend). The inner edge of the bend includes a plurality of curved and/or straight line segments that result in the inner edge ext... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6595435 | Waterfall apparatus A spa with a pop-up waterfall apparatus constructed according to the invention includes a container for a reservoir of water and a water-sheeting manifold assembly mounted on the container The water-sheeting manifold assembly includes a water-sheeting man... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6526903 | High speed M-shaped boat hull A watercraft constructed according to the invention includes at least one hull according to the invention described in the grandparent and great-grandparent patent applications that issued as U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,314,903 and 6,250,245, which hull includes fir... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523297 | Fishing lure A fishing lure includes a shaft having a first end for connection to a line and a second end for connection to a hook. An outer body is provided on the shaft to conduct water through its hollow interior during retrieval while an inner body gating componen... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6452097 | Method and device for installing wallboard over a previously installed junction box A method for installing a sheet of wallboard over a previously installed junction box includes the steps of providing a magnet and a magnet-sensing device adapted to produce a human discernible signal when placed against an outwardly facing side of the sh... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6427375 | Fishing lure A fishing lure includes a shaft having a first end for connection to a line and a second end for connection to a hook. An outer body is provided on the shaft to conduct water through its hollow interior during retrieval while a gating component rotatably ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6394518 | Tile spacer remover tool A tool for removing tile spacers includes a barrel having a bushing on its distal end portion, and a tile-spacer-engaging member disposed partially within a bore in the barrel. The tile-spacer-engaging member is disposed within the bore moveably for linea... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6314903 | M-shaped boat hull The present invention relates to a watercraft having a wave suppressing "M-shaped" hull design. The hull comprises a central displacement body flanked by two downwardly extending outer skirts. The outer skirts are attached to the displacement body by plan... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6299185 | Device for single-handedly moving large objects A device for single-handedly moving folding tables, plywood sheets, doors, and other large objects, includes a first component having first and second oppositely facing sides and a size and shape enabling a person to carry the first component with one han... | 10/09/2001 |
