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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D593581 | Engine cylinder head | 06/02/2009 |
| 7341049 | Apparatus for improving efficiency and emissions of combustion An apparatus increases the efficiency and emissions of a combustion process by producing sufficient amounts of ozone in the air flow to the combustion chamber to enable more complete and cleaner combustion of the fuel. Embodiments of the invention include a pluralit... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7117819 | Apparatus and method for rotating avian enclosures An apparatus and method provide rotation of avian enclosures. In a first mode of operation, the apparatus automatically rotates the avian enclosure at a slow speed when a bird is detected, and automatically rotates the avian enclosure at a faster speed when a larger... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104737 | Pipe beveling tool and method A hand-held pipe beveling tool makes the job of manually beveling the ends of plastic pipe very simple and easy to perform. The pipe beveling tool includes a frame that defines an opening for receiving the end of a pipe. One or more pipe forming members are coupled ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7073304 | Corner building block, system and method A block has a finished surface that provides an attractive appearance. The block is relatively large in size, allowing the quick construction of a wall, such as a retaining wall, using the block. The block includes one or more lift and alignment devices in the block... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066109 | Apparatus and method for rotating avian enclosures An apparatus and method provide rotation of avian enclosures. In a first mode of operation, the apparatus automatically rotates the avian enclosure at a slow speed when a bird is detected, and automatically rotates the avian enclosure at a faster speed when a larger... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7043946 | Disguised safe A safe for storing valuables such as guns has an external configuration that resembles a water processing apparatus such as a water heater, water softener, or pressure tank. The safe includes a door that provides access to a dry cavity within the safe for storing va... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7011040 | Apparatus and method for rotating avian enclosures An apparatus and method provide rotation of avian enclosures. In a first mode of operation, the apparatus automatically rotates the avian enclosure at a slow speed when a bird is detected, and automatically rotates the avian enclosure at a faster speed when a larger... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6988466 | Apparatus and method for rotating avian enclosures An apparatus provides rotation of avian enclosures. In a first mode of operation, the apparatus automatically rotates the avian enclosure at a slow speed when a bird is detected, and automatically rotates the avian enclosure at a faster speed when a larger animal, s... | 01/24/2006 |
| D512285 | Handheld hooked implement | 12/06/2005 |
| 6918447 | Fire protection apparatus and method A fire protection apparatus includes a plurality of bladders that are substantially filled with a non-flammable liquid via a manifold that is coupled to a source of non-flammable liquid and includes one or more nozzles that discharge the non-flammable liquid into ea... | 07/19/2005 |
| D506227 | Plastic warning tape | 06/14/2005 |
| 6851825 | Method and apparatus for two-way viewing while reading An attachable book mirror device enables the reader of a textual document to view the facial expressions of the young adult, child, toddler, or baby who is listening in close proximity to the reader. The listener can also view the mechanical lip movements of the rea... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6851235 | Building block with a cement-based attachment layer A building block has a cement-based attachment layer on one or both exterior surfaces of the block that can receive and hold a penetrating fastener such as a nail, screw, staple, or the like. This allows surficial coverings such as wallboard, siding or other materia... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6796098 | Building block, system and method A block has a finished surface that provides an attractive appearance. The block is relatively large in size, allowing the quick construction of a wall, such as a retaining wall, using the block. The block includes one or more lift and alignment devices in the block... | 09/28/2004 |
| D489386 | Night vision camera | 05/04/2004 |
| 6675378 | Object oriented apparatus and method for allocating array objects on an invocation stack An object oriented mechanism and method allow allocating Java array objects of unknown size at compile time to a method's invocation stack if the array's size is less than a predetermined threshold value. If the array object could typically be allocated t... | 01/06/2004 |
| 5774730 | Method and apparatus for improving colorability of constrained nodes in an interference graph within a computer system A method and apparatus for coloring an interference graph yields a higher number of colored nodes by taking into consideration the colors of neighbors of a node's uncolored constrained neighbors. By assigning a color to a node that is also the color of a ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5761514 | Register allocation method and apparatus for truncating runaway lifetimes of program variables in a computer system A method and apparatus for truncating runaway lifetimes of program variables calculates liveness for each variable based on upwardly exposed uses. Reaching definitions are then calculated for at least the program variables that have runaway lifetimes. The... | 06/02/1998 |
