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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6581885 | Cable bundling and support device An adjustable, removable, strap device primarily for use in bundling and holding electrical cords and cables, such as from office equipment or kitchen appliances, in a compact position above the floor or kitchen counter. Such compact, elevated position in... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6568610 | Flexible lawn and garden spray wand A flexible water spray wand for connection to a standard garden hose, having a housing connectable at a lower end to the garden hose and at an upper end to a flexible tube assembly connected at an opposite end to a spray nozzle. The pistol grip housing in... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6558264 | Inflatable wedge for diving onto a water slide A water play structure which includes an inflatable wedge which is used with a water slide. The inflatable wedge is positioned at one end of the water slide and connected to a garden hose to run lubricating water down the wedge and along the water slide. ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6551589 | Method of reducing the chance of attack of cells in a body by the cellular immune systems A method of reducing the chance of disease resulting from mononuclear cells in a body attacking desirable cell antigens in the body, such as antigens expressed by normal body cells or desirable engrafted cells, comprises reducing the number of mononuclear... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6551215 | Climbing structure A climbing structure is formed by evacuating an airtight cover bag over a structure core that includes blocks forming various hand and foot holds that creates a relief resembling a rock outcropping or rock surface. The blocks are preferably made of a rigi... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6531172 | Method for treating an item during travel of the item along a treating trough A method for treating items as the items move along a trough, such as for freezing, drying, or baking food items, includes the steps of placing an item to be treated in an inlet end portion of a trough having sides, a top, and a perforated bottom, the per... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530531 | Riser tube with slotted ratchet gear for pop-up irrigation sprinklers A pop-up sprinkler of the type that includes a riser that moves upwardly out of a sprinkler housing when water pressure is applied and that allows manual adjustment of the angular orientation of the riser with respect to the housing to adjust angular orie... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530470 | Holding box for paint-applying roller wet with paint A paint roller filled with wet paint may be stored for a period of time, such a over lunch break or overnight, or for longer times, and still be useable for painting, by substantially sealing the roller while attached to the usual handle-attached, paint a... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6526372 | Method and device for determining the dependence of a first measuring quantity on a second measuring quantity For determining the dependence of a first measuring quantity (Y) on a second measuring quantity (P) the second measuring quantity (P) is periodically modified with a frequency (f0). The first measuring quantity (Y) changing accordingly is measu... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6498570 | Optical highway line detector A highway lane position detector including a photodetector for determining the existence of highway lines, wherein the detection circuitry maintains its detection ability over a wide range of ambient light conditions from bright sunlight to dim artificial... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6489605 | Device to aid the orientation of blind and partially sighted people The invention relates to a device to aid the orientation of blind and partially sighted people. The device comprises a long cane and an additional device comprising a laser measuring system. By transmitting and receiving laser beams the laser measuring sy... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6475428 | Method of producing titanium powder A method of producing high purity, low oxygen content titanium powder utilizes a hydrided titanium powder crushed to desired percentage of particles of not more than a desired size. These hydrided particles are dehydrided by a slow heating process under p... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6468001 | Method for redeveloping or renovating sewer drains and sewer ducts A method for redeveloping or renovating sewer conduits and sewer ducts, with which a large amount of scrap rubber can be used. Tube of low inherent stability are produced from scrap rubber and plastic material. These tubes are introduced into old sewer pi... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6464005 | Remediation method A method of remediating a site of earth and groundwater contamination includes the steps of drilling at least one injection well, and preferably a plurality of injection wells, into the groundwater in a contaminated area. At least one, and preferably a pl... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6443661 | Method and composition for reducing dust and erosion of earth surfaces A treatment product for earth surfaces, particularly earth surfaces which generate dust such as dirt roads or parking lots, includes a fatty acid containing material and water in at least a temporary semi-emulsion state when applied to the earth surface. ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6430791 | Device 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 ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6421116 | Method for determining the relative movement between missile and target The invention relates to a method for determining the relative movement between a target tracking missile and a target being located at a target distance from said missile. The missile is equipped with an image processing seeker head provided with a seeke... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6419112 | Spill resistant lid A spill resistant lid includes a sealing bead in pressure contact with the inside wall of a container to be closed when the lid is in sealing position with respect to the container to substantially seal the container. The lid includes a first cylindrical ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6419105 | Spill resistant lid with openable and closeable drinking opening A spill resistant lid to be secured over the open top of a container to resist spilling of the container contents from the open top of the container includes a central lid portion extending over the open top of the container. A raised portion, such as a d... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6418834 | Apparatus for treating an item during travel of the item along a treating trough An apparatus for treating items such as for freezing, drying, or baking food items, includes an inclined track or trough with a perforated bottom through which pressurized treating gas flows to raise the item and hold it suspended above the bottom of the ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6402627 | 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 plu... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6401702 | Controlled two-stroke internal combustion engine A combustion chamber in a reciprocating-piston internal combustion engine having at least one inlet duct and at least one outlet duct is formed by a cylinder head and piston each having respective annular squish surfaces for acceleration of fresh gases. A... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394082 | Ash retainer and grill support An ash retainer and grill support for supporting a charcoal or similar grill and providing for the collection and storage of the ashes and other debris from the grill so as to aid clean up from the grill, provide increased safety by preventing easy access... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6383215 | Method and intravascular stent for reducing complications after implantation of an intravascular stent An intravascular stent reduces the risk of restenosis due to stent implantation by using 17beta-estradiol as a vessel healing substance after implantation of an intravascular stent. The 17beta-estradiol coats at least a portion of the surface of the stent... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379296 | Medical lighting device A lighting device, particularly suited for medical examination purposes and suited to be attached to a medical examination device such as a vaginal speculum, includes a power source and a flexible, preferably malleable arm extending from the power source ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6364256 | Roof top pipe support A roof top pipe support includes a base having a substantially flat bottom to rest on the roof. At least one, and preferably a pair of raised portions provide a pair of stud-receiving holes in the base to receive and direct studs, preferably threaded stud... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357266 | Latch cover A latch cover is secured over a latch to be protected by the lock which locks the latch, and the latch cover restricts access to the latch to reduce the chance of tampering with the latch. The latch cover includes a cover plate sized to cover a substantia... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6347782 | Axial actuator An axial actuator for actuating a valve by rotating the shaft of the valve includes an outer enclosure forming an interior space having an inner enclosure therein. A piston is linearly moveable within the interior space of the outer housing to divide such... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6346697 | Image resolving detector arrangement In an image resolving detector arrangement, an image of an object scene is generated by an imaging optical system. Radiation from a respective one of several adjacent image elements of an image area associated with the detector element is directed consecu... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6338789 | Electro-physical water treatment apparatus 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. Seed crystals are deposited on the anode and are stripped therefrom to be carried along with the water, whi... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6337635 | Remotely controllable programmable hose faucet valve system The activation and deactivation of an outdoors, hose faucet-mounted valve unit to control the flow of water through a standard garden hose with attached sprinkler is remotely controlled from indoors rather than at the valve unit. This is accomplished with... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6322454 | Inflatable recreational device An inflatable recreational device forms a climbing structure upon which users can climb and play. The device may take the form of a representation of a mountain having bulges and indentations which serve as hand and foot holds and various handles which al... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6292687 | Medical emergency response and locating system An emergency response system for detecting, locating, and responding to a predetermined medical emergency, such as sudden cardiac arrest/sudden cardiac death, in a person being sensed for the predetermined emergency, and wherein the medical emergency can ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6273362 | Composite window transparent to electromagnetic radiation for use in supersonic and hypersonic target-tracking missiles The invention relates to a window for use in a supersonic or hypersonic target-tracking missile, the window being transparent to electromagnetic radiation. The window consist of several window layers which support each other and which are commonly support... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6257941 | Windsurfing board fin protector A fin protector for a wind surfing board or similar item includes two sides secured together to form a pocket or receiving opening for the tip of a fin to be protected. Anti-scratch standoffs or spacers extend from the sides into the fin receiving opening... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6216992 | Mounting device for securing a sink to a countertop and method of using same A sink mounting device includes a weld bracket, a movable clip member and a hanger assembly used to movably couple the clip member to the weld bracket. The weld bracket is secured to a side portion of a sink bowl and the movable clip is used to engage an ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6135836 | Windsurfing board fin protector A fin protector for a windsurfing board or similar item includes two sides secured together to form a pocket or receiving space for the tip of a fin to be protected into which the tip of the fin is inserted. The fin is forced into the pocket far enough to... | 10/24/2000 |
