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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D510756 | Fish lure | 10/18/2005 |
| D510645 | Kitchen grip mitt | 10/11/2005 |
| D509457 | Jewelry channel | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926265 | Vehicle post safety guard A protective bumper or guard having a substantial thickness of semi-rigid material formed in a geometric configuration, such as a dome, which will not catch or snag personnel or garments moving about structures such as posts having jagged edges or points. The protec... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921053 | Pivotal cable support A two-component pivotal cable support includes a stationary clamp and a movable cradle mounted on the clamp for supporting a cable wherein the clamp is detachably connected to a stanchion of a boat. The movable cradle, which is pivotally mounted on the clamp, is for... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6907622 | Flushing device for toilets A flushing device for toilets includes a source for applying a fluid pressure to a blockage area and provides a seal in the blocked conduit to prevent backflow so that full pressure is applied to the blockage. The device includes a resilient, deformable and expandab... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908157 | Portable armrest assembly A portable single-sided armrest assembly that is added to or removed from any seating device/location without requiring any fixed mounting or permanent or semi-permanent attachment means. The armrest assembly includes an L-shaped member having a lower plate section ... | 06/21/2005 |
| D505355 | Combined card and money holder | 05/24/2005 |
| 6896334 | Wheel mounted decorative member A mounting assembly for a movable decorative member to be mounted on a rotatable wheel hub including a weighted mass having a mounting portion carrying a ball bearing disposed on a boss provided on a securement cap stud. The stud includes a threaded shaft engageable... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6882092 | Jet nozzle spark plug A spark plug having a ground electrode in the shape of a horn nozzle defined by an enlarged mouth and a reduced throat joined together, a conical inner wall tapered from the mouth to the throat. An ignitor electrode terminates at its distal end in a spherical tip di... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6876160 | Fluorescent ballast with fiber optic and IR control A ballast with circuitry to allow the level of the lighting device to be adjusted, a separate direct current input and a sensing circuit within the ballast to lower the light level and thus the amount of power required from the direct current input when the normal l... | 04/05/2005 |
| D503349 | Laser level | 03/29/2005 |
| 6873121 | Fluorescent ballast with unique dimming control A ballast includes circuitry to allow the level of the lighting to be adjusted as well as circuitry that interfaces the ballast to a control system via the power line. The ballast is provided for adjusting the output by using a conventional triac phase chop dimming ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6871760 | Bottle having reserve reservoir A container having an internal storage area for holding a quantity of fluid. The top of the bottle is provided with a manual trigger-type pump and includes a downwardly depending tube for conducting or syphoning the fluid from the storage area. The internal storage ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6870326 | Fluorescent ballast with isolated system interface A ballasting circuit is configured with a circuit having a capability of providing an isolated power supply to various external ballast accessories that interface with a circuit or device for determining the amount of illumination. The ballasting circuit also has a ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6863430 | Mixing rod A mixing rod of an integral metal construction from a single piece provides a unitary unit having a power chuck engaging attachment end and a stirring end. The stirring end includes a pair of lobes defined by rod segments integral with an elongated shaft, wherein th... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6849056 | Low profile metacarpal fracture brace A rigid fracture brace having a rigid and non-bendable in use U-shaped member with an inner, soft-cushioned layer carried on an outer rigid layer defining an open inner cavity for laterally receiving and supporting a user's hand, adjacent to the metacarpal grouping ... | 02/01/2005 |
| D500976 | Driving hub for a wheel-mounted decorative member | 01/18/2005 |
| 6844682 | Fluorescent ballast with emergency lighting capability A gas discharge lighting system with emergency lighting capability includes a gas discharge lighting device, a source of alternating current input power, and an electronic ballasting circuit having a direct current requirement and coupled between the gas discharge l... | 01/18/2005 |
| D500719 | Driving hub for a wheel mounted decorative member | 01/11/2005 |
| D500511 | Mini-camera and housing | 01/04/2005 |
| 6837236 | Solar energy conversion system A solar-powered fluid heating system, having a thermal collector, a unitary water conducting assembly, and heat retention and efficiency components that are all included in a framework so as to provide a unitary construction. The framework includes a frame structure... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6823910 | Money clip and card holder A combined money clip, watch case, and card holder having a flat plate with a pivotal money clip on one side and a card holding receptacle on the other side. The money clip includes an outwardly projecting mount defining an inner space which is partially occupied by... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6824155 | Auxiliary wheel set for boats A wheel set for boats attached to the transom has a first or non-operative position extending upwardly so as not to interfere with boat operation and a second or operative position where the wheel set is submerged below the surface of the water and makes rollable co... | 11/30/2004 |
| D496582 | Wench handle holder | 09/28/2004 |
| D496312 | License plate camera holder | 09/21/2004 |
| 6751926 | Packaging filler product and machine for producing same A machine for producing a packaging filler material employing inflated pouches or cells fabricated from a tubular supply of plastic-like material having a top and bottom integral fold so that a pair of sheets are defined with their opposing inner surfaces establishi... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6745529 | Pole anchor for decking or ground support A pole anchor installation having an anchor base with a central threaded open-ended hole mounted in a receptacle formed in a planking or concrete of a deck. An elongated sleeve having external threads is threadably fitted into the threaded opening of the anchor base... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6739878 | Pressure point contact for flexible cable Pressure point contact for interconnecting electronic circuits wherein one component includes a flexible cable having a plurality of conductive strips with each strip terminating in contact pads having outwardly projecting pressure point contact mounds that protrude... | 05/25/2004 |
| D490001 | Wrist watch | 05/18/2004 |
| 6718589 | Spring activated push broom A push broom having an extendable handle with an upper section slidably mounting a lower section with a compressible coil spring mounted therebetween for urging the lower section forward or away from the upper section. The lower section includes a bristle brush with... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6721500 | Apparatus for three dimensional photography An apparatus 1 provides left and right eye images to a conventional camera lens 7 such that the images are recorded by the camera 3 as head-to-head images. The apparatus 1 includes left and right plane mirrors 11, 12 that direct li... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6671931 | Vibrating hammer glove A vibrating hammer glove having a motor housing cover with a palm portion across the top of a hammer housing includes downwardly depending flaps which wrap around the housing and fasten with a stationary fitting. Further, a securement strap is trained thr... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6671887 | Weighted accessory for garments A weighted garment having a plurality of pockets for insertably receiving and retaining weighted inserts or members, whereby the increased weight serves as resistance for exercising the wearer's limbs, torso, etc. The pockets are integral with the stretch... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6644612 | Mounting system for a beverage container A mounting system for a beverage container includes a cup holder having a pair of upright spaced-apart arms forming a yoke terminating in a first pivotal connection with opposite ends of a semi-circular retaining ring. The first pivot further includes con... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6635145 | Packaging filler product A packaging filler product and machine for making the product wherein the product includes an air-filled pouch having sealed edges and spots connecting the opposing sheets of the pouch together. The machine includes a frictional belt system for gripping a... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6636019 | Uninterruptable power supply with energy control An uninterruptible power supply with energy control includes a source of direct current (DC) voltage and current with a battery coupled to an inverter. The output from the inverter is applied to a computer or other loads. A charger is disposed between pow... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6631629 | Anti-theft product tag with ball clutch An article surveillance includes a pair of components that are detachably connected together having a releasably grasping device engaging with an article intended to be protected. The device is coupled between the two components with a selected one of the... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6629648 | Height adjustable riser for a sprinkler An adjustable riser for adjusting the elevational position of an irrigation sprinkler with respect to the surrounding ground level and/or with respect to the height of surrounding vegetation to be irrigated. The riser includes a movable cartridge within a... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6628093 | Power inverter for driving alternating current loads The invention discloses a power inverter using a microprocessor directly drawing the switching transistors and a circuit for computation of the actual power delivered to the load of a switching inverter. In addition, load variation power is achieved by ad... | 09/30/2003 |
