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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6735476 | Electrical stimulation device and methods of treatment of various body conditions An electrical stimulation device for applying electrical stimulus to a living body includes a pair of applicators adapted to each contact the living body. The applicators each include electrically conductive material covered by electrically insulating material where... | 05/11/2004 |
| 7210976 | Inflatable raft with inflatable climbing slide An inflatable play structure includes an inflatable platform and an inflatable slide attached to the platform. The platform provides stability to the slide when the structure is used in water so that it does not easily turn over. Further, the slide is preferably pos... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7093477 | Torque sensor for calibrating screwing tools The invention relates to a torque sensor for calibrating screwing tools such as dynamometric keys or impact screw drivers. A torque sensor for calibrating screwing tools has an inner body defining an axis with respect to which a torque is to be measured. The inner b... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7048309 | Pipe coupling A coupling for attachment to the end portion of a pipe includes jaw members adapted to slide along an inner end taper in the coupling body so that linear movement of the jaw members toward the end of the inner end taper adjacent an end of the coupling body causes mo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037220 | Sports play pool A supporting frame with netting material is placed around a swimming pool, either an in ground pool or an above ground pool, to at least partially enclose the pool and provide for the attachment and support of sport apparatus such as basketball, aeroball, and/or wat... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6997350 | Apparatus for adding fertilizer to water in an underground sprinkling system and fertilizer therefor Apparatus for adding liquid fertilizer to a water line of a sprinkler system includes a mechanical injector device powered by a paddle wheel turned by water flowing through the water line. The mechanical injector device includes a plunger that moves back and forth i... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991768 | Apparatus and method for the treatment of odor and volatile organic compound contaminants in air emissions An odor removal system to neutralize odors and VOC emissions in commercial and/or industrial air streams utilizes Non-Thermal Plasma (NTP) to create a range of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) to cause the oxidation and/or reduction of odor causing molecules and VOC's.... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6957108 | Invasive microwave antenna array for hyperthermia and brachytherapy A microwave hyperthermia apparatus that can be inserted into the body which includes a hollow central tube for the insertion of radioactive therapy sources. The use of a coaxial transmission line impedance transformation along the insertable portion of the coaxial c... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6932108 | Pressure reducer A pressure reducer has a housing with inlet and outlet sockets, a partition between said inlet and outlet sockets, and an accommodation socket. The partition defines an aperture aligned with the accommodation socket. A pressure reducer insert is inserted into the ac... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6916238 | Canopy air delivery system An area air delivery system for delivery of filtered air to an area occupiable by a user who can enter and leave the area, such as the head end of a bed, includes a canopy for at least partially surrounding the area to which air is to be supplied and defining the ar... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6858403 | Polymer matrix containing catalase co-immobilized with analytic enzyme that generates hydrogen peroxide Hydrogels containing catalase co-immobilized with an analyte-sensitive enzyme such as glucose oxidase are disclosed. The hydrogels may be pH-sensitive, and preferably are thin and lightly crosslinked. The catalase is present in concentrations ranging generally from ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6835553 | Photometric glucose measurement system using glucose-sensitive hydrogel An implantable biosensor for detecting an analyte in vivo in body fluids comprises an analyte-sensitive hydrogel filament chemically configured to vary its displacement volume according to changes in concentration of an analyte, such as glucose, in a patient's body ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6826799 | Smith air vac This invention is a compressed air vaccum that attaches to an air hose and forces air down the handle. The air is then is forced through a venture, which causes vacuum to occur. It has a baffle deflection piece that stops the liquid and debris from coming up into th... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6811836 | Display tree with bubble trunk A display representing a tree, such as a Christmas tree, has a trunk made of a hollow tube and held by a base in substantially vertical position. A liquid, such as water, is placed in the tube and an air supply in or near the bottom of the tube generates bubbles tha... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6792801 | Device for measuring force and angles Apparatus for selectively testing muscle strength and range of motion of a body part of a patient includes a housing having at least one contact area, and preferably two spaced apart contact areas, for contacting and aligning the apparatus with a body part to be tes... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6751491 | Analyte measuring biosensor chip using image scanning system An implantable chip biosensor for detecting an analyte in vivo in body fluids comprises an analyte-sensitive hydrogel slab chemically configured to vary its displacement volume according to changes in concentration of an analyte, such as glucose, in a patient's body... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6739747 | Dry crop supplement injection systems, micronized crop supplements for use in injection systems, and methods for injection of crop supplements A dry supplement injection system produces a supplement slurry which is continuously introduced into a flow of irrigation water. The injection system includes a hopper having a cylindrical upper portion and a tapered lower portion terminating at a slurry outlet open... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6741186 | Infrared road line detector A detector for detecting light, such as infrared light, reflected from discontinuous lane dividing lines or other lines on a highway surface from a moving motor vehicle to determine the position of the vehicle on the highway detects light reflected from the surface ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736358 | Device for holding camping items A device for holding camping items ready for use at a camp site includes a support pole that is driven into the ground or is attached to a horizontal surface such as the top of a picnic table. The support pole has at least one, a preferably a plurality of, support a... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6729805 | Methods and compositions for reducing dust and erosion of earth surfaces Dust from and erosion of earth surfaces is controlled by the application of a fatty acid containing material such as used vegetable oil, animal renderings, or a combination thereof such as Yellow Grease to the surface and allowing the surface to harden and dry. The ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6709340 | Inflatable recreational device An inflatable rocking recreational device includes an inflatable main body having a generally arc-shaped bottom surface for resting in water or on a surface such as the ground or a floor, and on which the device can be rocked. The device can include a plurality of c... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6705598 | Fence post connector A fence post connector includes a securement section for securing the post connector to a fence post and at least one receiving section for receiving an item to be joined. The item to be joined may be the end of a stabilizing fence post, a gate hinge, etc. For attac... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6703066 | Flavor enhancer composition containing colloidal silica and method for its preparation and use Flavor potentiating and enhancing compositions include an aqueous mixture containing colloidal silica of preferable 10-100 angstrom particle size. The colloidal silica acts synergistically with other flavor inducing agents which may also be present in the... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6682106 | Non-rotating quick connector for lawn sprinklers A quick connect and disconnect coupling which does not allow free rotation of the ends of the coupling with respect to one another includes a male connector having a coupling end and a female connector having a coupling end with a receiving opening therei... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679984 | Method for recovery of gold and silver An apparatus and method utilizing a strip solution for removing gold from the loaded activated carbon used to accumulate such gold leached from gold bearing ore, and for electrically removing such gold from the strip solution by electrowinning. The appara... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6672334 | Multi-diaphragm valve A multi-diaphragm flow control valve includes a valve body separable into two parts. Each part includes an interior chamber having a closed end which separates the chambers when the parts are joined and an open end for connection to a pipe. An outer chamb... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6668784 | Threaded insert for tapered seat spark plug bores, installation tools, and method of installation A thread insert and method to replace the damaged threads and tapered seat in a spark plug bore of an internal combustion engine allows for the continued use of the original factory specified spark plugs where the original threads in the spark plug bore h... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6667576 | Optical-effect light The effect lamp according to the invention comprises a baseplate, at least one perforated plate which is located in front of the baseplate and facing the observer and which comprises light passageway openings as well as at least one light source which ill... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6651112 | Data transmission between connected modules wherein each module separately and directly communication with each other modules A modular electronic device has a cabinet frame, a plurality of push-in modules with module frames retained in the cabinet frame side-by-side, and printed circuit boards mounted in the module frames, and electronic components carried by said printed circu... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6641856 | Beverage containing a kayu-like fermentation product The present invention is based on a fermentation product produced by adding koji (rice or bean yeast) to boiled and/or steamed beans and allowing the mixture to ferment and mature. The fermentation product is kayu-like. Various foodstuffs and beverages ca... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6641288 | Rear warning light system for trailered vehicles A removable rear warning light system for attachment to a vehicle, such as a boat or snowmobile, carried on a trailer pulled by a motor vehicle to provide warning to the drivers of motor vehicles approaching from the rear. The warning light system include... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6637088 | Calibrating tool for manufacturing parts with an outer profile In order to manufacture parts with an outer profile, a workpiece 32 is pressed by a pressure piece 24 through a ring-shaped cutting tool 34. The cutting tool 34 has a plurality of disks with inner cutting edges 62 for removing material from the workpiece ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6632327 | Process for treating spent, waste, alkaline digestion liquor from paper pulping operations and product A water soluble, surface active, polymeric agent is mixed with digestion liquor, preferably with an additional surface active defoamer coagulant agent prior to or during acidification of the alkaline digestive liquor. This results in an easily separable, ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6629085 | Method of training a neural network for the guidance of a missile to a target A method of training a neural network for the guidance of a missile to a target includes the steps of: computing a solution of the non-linear guidance problem in analytical form, generating numerical solutions for a number of flights of a virtual missile ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622821 | Thin acoustic muffler exhaust pipes, method of sheet metal construction thereof, and exhaust systems which utilize such exhaust pipes for increased ground clearance on race cars A flattened acoustic muffler for use on stock cars. The muffler mounts to the standard exhaust system pipes and to the lower chassis of the car, routing exhaust gasses to one or both sides of the car while providing improved ground clearance between the e... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6613201 | Apparatus for treating water by means of an electric field The invention relates to an apparatus for treating water by means of an electric field. An Anode and a cathode are arranged in a treatment chamber. The cathode has a plurality of parallel pins. Seed crystals are deposited on these pins. There are means fo... | 09/02/2003 |
| 5473525 | Discreet display lamp A combination table top lamp, with a base comprised of a material that appears opaque until the inside of the base is illuminated, at which time the base appears transparent to reveal a display item in the base. A scrim can be incorporated into the surfac... | 12/05/1995 |
| 4860998 | Slatted chain link fence construction, slats therefor, and method of slat installation A slat for insertion in receiving channels of the wire mesh fencing fabric of a chain link fence has its longitudinal margins provided with respective fringes that are relatively thin and flexible for hugging the knuckles of the fencing fabric. The fringe... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4856587 | Recovery of oil from oil-bearing formation by continually flowing pressurized heated gas through channel alongside matrix The invention comprises a method and apparatus for recovering oil from so-called depleted oil fields and also from tar sands. A pressurized, heated, non-aqueous gas, such as carbon dioxide, is continuously flowed through a channel which is in heat exchang... | 08/15/1989 |
