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A method of swing on a swing is disclosed, in which a user positioned on a standard swing suspended by two chains from a substantially horizontal tree branch induces side to side motion by pulling alternately on one chain and then the other.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7292905 | Method and system for identifying manufacturing anomalies in a manufacturing system A method and system for identifying manufacturing anomalies in a manufacturing system comprising a plurality of products which are manufactured with a plurality of manufacturing parameters is disclosed. The system comprises a data mining program applied to the data ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 6950880 | System and method for standardizing component characteristic data submitted by a seller for use by a buyer A quality information system for receiving and/or presenting quality information in a component exchange system and methods of manufacturing and using the same. The quality information system comprises a receiving system, a converter, and an extractor. The receiving... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6691120 | System, method and computer program product for data mining in a normalized relational database A method and system for preparing a data record with multidimensional attributes for processing by a data-mining tool includes the steps of identifying a normalized data record, which includes an existing attribute comprising a plurality of dimensions, an... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6517967 | Battery pack design for metal-air battery cells A high capacity primary (single-use; non-rechargeable) battery pack for high current portable appliances such as cellular phones employs electrochemical cells that use ambient oxygen for one of the electrodes. The pack makes possible a simple low cost des... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6434648 | PCMCIA compatible memory card with serial communication interface A PCMCIA compatible memory card having a serial communication interface is provided. The serial communication interface includes a controller, a serial transceiver, and a serial communication port. Coupled between the controller and the serial communicati... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6351373 | Cam and hinge mechanism for angular insertion A hinge engages a cam such that the hinge first rotates relative to the cam, then linearly engages the cam. Preferably, the hinge includes a guiding post that rides along a raised arched surface on the cam during the rotary motion of the hinge. Linear mot... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6277929 | Polymerizable unsaturated compounds, curable resin compositions containing the same, and products of curing thereof An unsaturated polyester (i) having a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 1,000-100,000 and at least two carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds in the molecule thereof obtained by esterifying an unsaturated carboxylic acid (b) with a polyester-polyol (a) obt... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6262148 | Phenalkamine curing agents and epoxy resin compositions containing the same The present invention relates to a compound according to formula (1) ##STR1## wherein n is 0, 2, 4 or 6 and a, b and c are, independently of one another, 1 or 0. R1-1a, R1-1b and R1-1c are hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl containin... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6129978 | Porous webs having a polymer composition controllably placed therein The present invention relates to a porous web comprising a plurality of structural elements with interstitial spaces therebetween, wherein at least some of the structural elements of the top and bottom surfaces of the web are encapsulated by a cured, shea... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5888740 | Detection of aneuploidy and gene deletion by PCR-based gene- dose co-amplification of chromosome specific sequences with synthetic sequences with synthetic internal controls Disclosed is a method and composition of matter for PCR-based gene dosage analysis. The invention provides internal control DNA sequences that are the same length and same G-C content. The method does not require sized separation of the amplified products... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5842961 | Exercise machine An adjustable resistance exercise machine including a pulley system and a cable connecting a handle to a weight. The handle is shaped to permit a free range of motion and an essentially unlimited number of exercises. Specifically, the handle is an angulat... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5815547 | Radiation therapy and radiation surgery treatment system and methods of use of same A radiosurgery and radiotherapy system to provide diagnostic imaging and target localization via a patient 3-D mapping means such as a CT scanner or MRI, patient positioning via a four degree of freedom of motion table, and a stereotactic Cobalt 60 therap... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5782854 | Balloon loaded dissecting instruments Balloon loaded dissection devices with elongate balloons and a pushing member are disclosed for creating a tunnel alongside an elongate vessel in the body. The devices may utilize an elongate balloon of any suitable length which may be formed of an elasti... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5751771 | Waveform data compression apparatus and waveform data expansion apparatus The present invention provides a waveform data compression apparatus which can express waveform data by a small amount of compression data obtained by compressing the aforesaid waveform data, and a waveform data expansion apparatus which can reproduce the... | 05/12/1998 |
