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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7607901 | Wear rings for downhole pump A downhole pump for a well has a barrel and a plunger. The barrel has a passage extending along the length of the barrel, with the passage having an inside diameter. The plunger has an outside diameter and is received by the barrel passage for relative reciprocal mo... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7604464 | Mechanically actuated gas separator for downhole pump A reciprocating downhole pump has a gas separator located at its bottom end. The separator forms a chamber that is expanded and contracted when the pump is reciprocated. Expansion and contraction of the chamber occurs by either the plunger reciprocating in the chamb... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7590710 | Method and system for extending a communication port via a general purpose network A system for extending the operation of a local communications port of a client computer includes a central server, a client communication module, and a remote communication device, each connected to a communication network. A method of operating a central server in... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7578392 | Integrated circuit wafer packaging system and method A packaging system, hereinafter referred to as the Critical Packaging System, relates to critical issues that associate with sensitive articles such as IC wafers before, during and after shipment phases. The system employs a choice of two or more specialty designed ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7559961 | Mixed alcohol fuels for internal combustion engines, furnaces, boilers, kilns and gasifiers Mixed alcohol formulas can be used as a fuel additive in gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, aviation gasoline, heating oil, bunker oil, coal, petroleum coke or as a neat fuel in and of itself. The mixed alcohols formulations can contain C1-C5 alcohols... | 07/14/2009 |
| D594182 | Animal chew | 06/16/2009 |
| 7028711 | Quick connecting safety coupler A fluid coupling for connecting a hose to a port includes an internal body slidably supported in an external body bore of an external body. The internal body includes valve bore. A stem, located in the valve bore, includes first and second stem seals, and a stem bor... | 04/18/2006 |
| D593275 | Mailbox | 05/26/2009 |
| D591480 | Cube string animal chew | 05/05/2009 |
| 7500578 | Meter box lid The lid is used to cover a utility box which houses a meter such as a water meter. The lid is compression molded from a plastic material such as medium density polyethylene, and has a planar upper surface and a planar lower surface. A plurality of generally parallel... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7481127 | Continuously variable transmission using oscillating torque and one-way drives A transmission utilizes oscillating torque to vary the mechanical power transmitted to a load. The transmission has a rotatable input member and a rotatable mass. The transmission also has a member with an eccentric offset, with the rotatable mass rotatably coupled ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7458787 | Apparatus and method for reducing gas lock in downhole pumps The pump has a barrel with vent ports located therein and a plunger that reciprocates inside the barrel. The barrel has a standing valve and the plunger has a traveling valve. The plunger has a first portion with a seal between the plunger and the barrel and a secon... | 12/02/2008 |
| D578596 | Aquatic exercise paddle | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432612 | Water power generator A tidal power generator has a floating vessel hull that is subject to rising and falling water levels so that the hull moves vertically up and down. Linear-to-rotary converters are coupled between the vessel hull and a fixed object. The converters allow the hull to ... | 10/07/2008 |
| D575926 | Dog treat of layers of non-ear animal skin folded and pressed into shape of pig ear | 09/02/2008 |
| D575478 | Cube string animal chew | 08/26/2008 |
| D575474 | Mailbox | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406989 | Cart wheel with static dissipative mechanism A wheel for a cart has a static dissipative mechanism. The wheel has a hub that has a central bore for receiving one or more bearings. The outer periphery of the hub has a conductive ring that has projections extending radially outward. The projections are surrounde... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7353966 | Meter box lid with snap fit passage The lid is used to cover a utility box which houses a meter such as a water meter. The lid is compression molded from a plastic material such as medium density polyethylene, and has a planar upper surface and a planar lower surface. In one embodiment, a plurality of... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353615 | Anti-vibration tilt detector The tilt detector has a container with a receptacle located therein. The receptacle has open and closed ends. In its normal, upright orientation, a first mass is located inside of the receptacle. A second mass is located adjacent to the open end of the receptacle. W... | 04/08/2008 |
| D560763 | Rim of a drain basin | 01/29/2008 |
| 7310927 | Horse blanket A horse blanket has a back portion and side portions that extend down from the back portion. A neck opening is located between a neck end of the back portion and a chest area. A fleece portion lines an edge of the neck opening, with the fleece portion located so as ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7278476 | Retrievable stress and torque reducing tool A stress and torque reducing tool has a plunger that reciprocates inside of a body. The tool is connected between the pump and the sucker rod string and reduces stress transmitted therebetween. The body has upper and lower fluid ports to allow the ingress and egress... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274310 | Aircraft landing gear kinetic energy monitor A system for use in monitoring, measuring, computing and displaying the Kinetic Energy generated and experienced while aircraft are executing either normal, overweight or hard landing events. Pressure sensors and motion sensors are mounted in relation to each of the... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274309 | Aircraft landing gear initial touch-down velocity monitor A system for use in monitoring, measuring, computing and displaying the initial touch-down descent velocity experienced while aircraft are executing either normal, overweight or hard landing events. Pressure sensors and motion sensors are mounted in relation to each... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270690 | Separator with vane assembly and filter arrangement The separator has a vane assembly made up of a number of corrugated vanes that provide serpentine paths for the gas stream therethrough. As the gas stream flows through the serpentine paths, it changes direction and liquid in the gas stream impacts the surfaces of t... | 09/18/2007 |
| D549815 | Air flow directing fixture for heating, air conditioning and ventilation devices | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252143 | Method and apparatus for anchoring tool in borehole conduit A free point tool has at least one sensor to measure deformation of a stuck conduit in a borehole. A set of anchors is located adjacent to and on each side of the sensor. The anchors include anchor arms that move from a stowed position to an extended position. Each ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7231754 | Horse blanket A horse blanket has a back portion and side portions that extend down from the back portions. The side portions couple to each other at a front chest area. The straps that couple the chest area side portions together are elasticized. A neck opening above the chest a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228939 | Platform lift A platform lift has support posts, and a platform that is coupled to the lift so as to be capable of being raised and lowered relative to the posts. A lifting mechanism moves the platform up and down relative to the posts. The platform has support structure and deck... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225757 | Method of cleaning soiled bedding material in barns A method of cleaning bedding sand soiled with animal manure removes the bedding sand from an animal bedding area. An aqueous slurry of the bedding sand is made. The slurry is subjected to cyclonic action so as to separate the sand from the manure. The separated sand... | 06/05/2007 |
| D542970 | Hair fastening device | 05/15/2007 |
| 7199483 | Tidal power generation A tidal power generator has a floating vessel hull that is subject to rising and falling water levels so that the hull moves vertically up and down. Linear-to-rotary converters are coupled between the vessel hull and a fixed object. The converters allow the hull to ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193530 | Aircraft landing gear automated inspection and life limitation escalation system and method A system for use in monitoring, measuring, computing and displaying the landing loads experienced while aircraft are executing either normal, overweight or hard landing events. Pressure sensors and motion sensors are mounted in relation to each of the landing gear s... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7159887 | Protective cage for motorcycle engine A protective cage for a motorcycle has a member with a bottom and two side portions. The two side portions are spaced apart from each other so as to receive the motorcycle. The side portions are coupled to the sides of the motorcycle frame at coupling points. The ca... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143472 | Caster thread guard and caster assembly A caster includes a yoke having a yoke leg with a yoke leg axle opening through the yoke leg. A wheel having a hub and a hub axle opening through the hub is attached to the yoke leg with an axle bolt. A thread guard is located between the hub and the yoke leg. The t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7124853 | Multiwheeled modular rigid frame vehicle A vehicle can be designed using modular frame components. There is provided a chain tank module having one or more chain tanks and an adapter module which provides spacing between individual chain tank modules. Wheels are mounted to the chain tank modules. The chain... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7101325 | Exercise apparatus and process of manufacture therefore An exercise apparatus comprising one or more pair of grasping sections and one or more extensible sections to enable the apparatus to be stretched to an extended length from an un-extended length. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093679 | Foundation drilling apparatus and method with continuously variable hydraulic differential rotary table A drilling machine drills foundation holes known as drilled shafts or bored piles with a drilling tool attached to an end of a kelly. The kelly is rotated with a rotary drive. The rotary drive has a first motor, a final drive gear coupled to the kelly so as to rotat... | 08/22/2006 |
| D525813 | Temporary cover sheet for a window frame opening | 08/01/2006 |