Did You Know...
...that Thomas Edison's patent application on his phonograph was approved by the Patent Office in just seven weeks? In contrast, it took Gordon Gould, the inventor of the laser, 30 years to obtain his patent -- finally awarded in 1988!
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171783 | Tire tread scanner drive-over unit A tire tread scanner drive-over unit is used to measure the tread depth and tire wear condition of a vehicle with two or four wheels on the axle. The unit includes a surface with two tire position area areas, each between an elevated rearward area and an elevated fo... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167084 | Sound suppressor A sound suppressor suppresses sound and flash by creating interacting paths of gas. While a first portion of the gas follows a first path through the suppressor, a second portion of the gas is diverted radially from the first path to a second path and then repeatedl... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8145508 | System and method for funding an organization A system and method and method for generating substantial net positive cash flows to fund organizations by initiating life insurance policies through asset-backed security transactions with no out-of-pocket expense to either the organizations or to the insureds, req... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137285 | Monopolar stimulation probe system A probe system for use with a neuro-monitoring device includes a wire probe, a cable and a handle. The cable has an adaptor at one end that is pressed from the side of the handle into an adaptor-shaped portion of a channel formed in the handle. The channel runs the ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131663 | Apparatus for generating software logic rules by flowchart design A apparatus implemented using a programmable computer that automatically generates the rules required by a software rules engine as a process flow diagram is designed. The apparatus includes a developer interface; an editing interface, and a rules generator. A devel... | 03/06/2012 |
| D644738 | Electronic probe head | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006688 | Food steaming apparatus A steamer cooks individual serving portions of food such as oysters and shellfish by direct contact with steam at atmospheric pressure. The steamer uses a boiler and valved piping system including a manifold to deliver steam on demand to each one of plural cooking s... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7992339 | Gun with internally stored bipod A gun stores a bipod when not in use inside its fore-end. A gun rest such as a bipod, an aiming stick or tripod has a stored position where its legs are pushed into channels formed in the fore-end of the stock, approximately parallel to the major axis of the gun bar... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7984580 | Adjustable butt stock assembly A semi-infinitely-adjustable butt stock assembly. A butt stock is slidably affixed to a buffer stem. An over-center lock is attached to the butt stock adjacent to the buffer stem. The user can disengage the over-center lock from the buffer stem by rotating a lever t... | 07/26/2011 |
| D634976 | Curved flatware set | 03/29/2011 |
| D634975 | Trapezoidal flatware set | 03/29/2011 |
| 7895103 | System and method for funding an organization A system and method and method for generating substantial net positive cash flows to fund organizations by initiating life insurance policies through asset-backed security transactions with no out-of-pocket expense to either the organizations or to the insureds, req... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7842866 | Musical instrument A musical instrument having a body shaped like a traditional stringed instrument such as a guitar and a sounding piece for strumming. The sounding piece, which is made of a material sufficiently stiff as to emit a sound when strummed, has a plurality of corrugations... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7828399 | Universal locker system A universal locker system that enables different sizes of lockers for custom configuration of a row of lockers. The number of lockers using a common housing may be one, two, three, four or six. Also, lockers with taller and shorter portions can be accommodated. A un... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819008 | Method of inspecting canopy structures A method of inspecting canopy structures is provided to determine the structural integrity of the roof support system. The method includes steps designed to uncover hidden deficiencies in the roof support system through nondestructive testing and discovery. Timely u... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7808228 | Long range phasing voltmeter A long range wireless phasing voltmeter determines the phase difference between the time-varying voltage carried on a reference electrical conductor and another, field conductor. The voltage signal from the reference conductor is measured by a reference probe and co... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7793453 | Rapidly-adjustable butt stock assembly A rapidly-adjustable butt stock assembly comprised of a butt stock, a buffer, a slot cylinder, a key cylinder, and keys. The butt stock has a cylindrical recess with key grooves longitudinally therein for receiving the slot and key cylinders. The key cylinder is rig... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7743446 | Composite deck system A composite a deck system having a deck component and a concrete component. The deck component of the present invention includes deck sections, each having a longitudinally-extending rib with spaced apart sidewalls connected to a top wall. At the opposing ends of th... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7717306 | Two-axis trigger actuator The invention is a dual-axis force transmission mechanism that operates as an actuator for the valve of fluid dispensing devices. It comprises a rotating trigger member (101) that pivots as a force is applied by the operator. The transmission mechanism prefer... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7703260 | Circular motion case packing system An apparatus, system and method in which containers are packed with articles for shipping, handling, and storage purposes. The apparatus includes a rotating disc having arms, which carry packing heads. A conveyor system provides articles and empty containers for pac... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7679381 | Method and apparatus for nondestructively evaluating light-emitting materials An evaluation apparatus is taught to nondestructively characterize the electroluminescence behavior of the semiconductor-based or organic small-molecule or polymer-based light-emitting material as the finished light-emitting device functions through electroluminesce... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7668738 | Insurance claim filing system and method A method and system for enabling a service provider to file insurance claims electronically directly with the payer rather than through a clearinghouse. The system has two components interacting with an existing practice management system of a service provider and w... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7666048 | Method for securing a miniature bulb in a holder Miniature bulbs are secured in their holders against twisting by first forming holders with tapered cavities smaller at their bottoms than the bulb, then heating the holders to soften them prior to insertion of the bulb. When the bulb is fully seated and the holder ... | 02/23/2010 |
| D610281 | Lighthouse night light | 02/16/2010 |
| 7633024 | Push rod shunt for light string sockets A shunt for use in a socket of a string of lights resides in an otherwise typical lamp of a string of lights. The present shunt is a conductive spring held in position by a shunt housing between the two conductive terminals so that both of its curved lateral ends co... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7629544 | Asymmetric spring coil shunt for light string socket A mechanical shunt for use in a socket of a string of lights resides in an otherwise typical lamp of a string of lights. The present shunt is a coiled spring shunt inserted in part into a hole formed in one of the electrical terminals in the socket so that it is can... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7626321 | Spring coil shunt for light string socket A mechanical shunt for use in a socket of a string of lights resides in an otherwise typical lamp of a string of lights. The present shunt is a coiled spring shunt held by one of the electrical terminals in the socket so that it is cantilevered toward and in electri... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7626131 | Mechanical shunt for light string socket with self-cleaning feature A mechanical shunt for use in a socket of a string of lights resides in an otherwise typical lamp of a string of lights. The present shunt is a pair of cantilevered portions from the electrical terminals inside the socket of a lamp in a string of lights. The portion... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7625325 | Exercise cord wall mount A wall mount for use with exercise cords is secured to a wall and provides spring clips at multiple elevations for the attachment of the exercise cord. Each spring clip has a central curved portion that extends through a slot formed in the wall mount to provide an a... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7609006 | LED light string with split bridge rectifier and thermistor fuse A string of lights has an electrical plug at one end and a receptacle at the other end and plural light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in series with a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor. The device also includes a bridge rectifier providing direct current to... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7555800 | Composite deck system A composite a deck system having a deck component and a concrete component. The deck component of the present invention includes deck sections, each having a longitudinally-extending rib with spaced apart sidewalls connected to a top wall. At the opposing ends of th... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7580800 | Tools for evaluating and reporting canopy integrity A set of tools is provided for inspecting and obtaining critical data concerning the support structure of a canopy on support columns. The data obtained is entered into a computer programmed to generate a structure integrity report based on the data. The tools inclu... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7557497 | Asymmetric mechanical shunt switch for use in a socket of a string of lights An asymmetrical shunt switch for use in a socket of a string of lights resides in an otherwise typical lamp of a string of lights. The present switch is a shaped spring held in position between the two conducting terminals by a holder so that both of its lateral sid... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7554266 | Mechanical shunt for use in a socket in a string of lights A mechanical shunt for use in a socket of a string of lights resides in an otherwise typical lamp of a string of lights. The present shunt is a horizontal spring held in position by a shunt holder between the two conducting terminals on the interior walls of the soc... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7520513 | Ultra portable wheeled valet The invention is an ultra portable wheeled valet, hereafter referred to as the Shopping Diva, which is a very light weight, free standing, expandable/collapsible, portable, dolly tug, specifically designed as a shopping aide to securely hold multiple packages of var... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7491861 | In-drum pyrolysis An apparatus and method for processing hazardous wastes directly from 55-gallon drums through the use of pyrolysis and steam reforming. The method is based on a pyrolyzer using heat to vaporize organics that are present in the hazardous wastes. The waste is heated i... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7473024 | Light strings including standard socket and longer-length non-standard keyed socket A light for use in light strings has a deeper socket, a longer base and longer Dumet wires than a standard socket, base, and Dumet wires so that the standard bases and bulbs will not operate in the non-standard socket. Furthermore, the base and sockets are keyed so ... | 01/06/2009 |
