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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091312 | Standing seam panel clips A standing seam roof assembly in which a male sidelap extends from one side edge of a panel and a female sidelap extends from the opposing side edge. The female sidelap, supporting a sealant bead, is shaped fit over the male sidelap. A clip member has a clip tab sha... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7984596 | Roof assembly improvements providing increased load bearing A standing seam roof assembly is formed by overlapping adjacent panels, the female sidelap portion of one panel forming a male insertion cavity to receive a male sidelap portion of a second panel. Restraining mechanisms prevent relative in-plane movement between the... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7874117 | Standing seam roof assembly A standing seam formed by overlapping male and female sidelaps, the male sidelap forming a male locking tab and the a female sidelap forming a female first cavity, a female second cavity and a female third cavity, the sidelaps hook and rolled and interconnected so t... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7730694 | Sliding clip with extended travel An improved sliding clip for a standing seam roof, the clip having a clip base supporting a clip tab adapted to connect to a standing seam, the clip tab slidably supported by the clip base along a slide track on the clip base, the clip tab permitted to travel a sele... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7658348 | Enhancement and extension of structural integrity of aircraft structure A method and apparatus for modifying aircraft having a fuselage and center fuselage carry through structure that support wing structures, comprising placing a load transferring member to extend through the center fuselage carry through structure, and transferring th... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7574839 | Roof assembly having increased resistance to sidelap shear A roof assembly in which overlapping edges of adjacent panel members are joinable in an assembled mode to provide a seam having resistance to sidelap shear, the roof assembly comprising panels having a female sidelap along one edge and a male sidelap along the oppos... | 08/18/2009 |
| D591560 | Vehicle serving tray | 05/05/2009 |
| D557550 | Cooking device | 12/18/2007 |
| 7264449 | Automatic liquid collection and disposal assembly A liquid collection and disposal assembly for collecting and disposing of drainage liquid, the liquid collection and disposal assembly disposable in a pit and having a basin assembly with a collection cavity, a pump suspended in the collection cavity and a level det... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7237736 | Grinder pump with self aligning cutter assembly A grinder pump with a self aligning cutter assembly, the grinder pump having an inlet port, a drive shaft and a cutter assembly, the cutter assembly comprising a rotary cutter and a stationary, annular cutter. The rotary cutter is supported for rotation by the drive... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7178181 | Portable hoist system for assisting in the movement of a disabled person A hoist and associated method for erecting the hoist for assisting movements of disabled persons. The hoist has a fixed-length stanchion that is supportable at opposing longitudinal ends thereof by first and second support members that are, in turn, fixed to a facil... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7036154 | Game bird decoy apparatus The present application provides a game bird decoy apparatus for sportsmen who desire to gain proximity access to wild game birds, the game bird decoy apparatus being a reversible garment having the general shape and image of a wild game bird. One of side of the gam... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6976695 | Trailer hitch coupler lock assembly The present invention provides a trailer coupler lock assembly for securing a coupler whether attached to or detached from a hitch ball of a trailer or vehicle, the coupler attachable to the hitch ball supported by one of the trailer or vehicle, the locking assembly... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6889478 | Standing seam roof assembly having increased sidelap shear capacity A standing seam roof assembly in which adjacently disposed roof panels are supported by underlying support structure in overlapping edge relationship and connected with standing seams, the roof assembly resistant to sideslipping when subjected to uplift forces and h... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6867383 | Liquid level assembly with diaphragm seal A liquid level assembly for controlling liquid level has a switching mechanism responsive to the liquid head to activate a pump. A housing assembly has an internal cavity in which the switching mechanism is supported, the housing assembly having an open end sealed b... | 03/15/2005 |
| D498995 | Garden tool | 11/30/2004 |
| 6823642 | Roof demand and zone based roofing system A system for constructing a roof on a roof support structure comprising (a) identifying and mapping the roof by zones of demand requirements throughout the area to be covered by the roof; (b) covering the area with metal panels; (c) choosing a connecting process for... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6811190 | Tab-lock fastener for interlocking vent pipe The present invention provides a tab-lock fastener for connecting first and second vent pipes typically used to exhaust products of combustion of natural gas appliances. The tab-lock fastener includes a guide and a tab-lock receptacle formed on a male end of the fir... | 11/02/2004 |
| D496828 | Drink and food adapter tray | 10/05/2004 |
| 6789648 | Retractable ladder assembly A retractable ladder assembly for marine applications having a frame and a ladder having a pair of channel members pivotally connected to the frame and extendible there from in a vertical position and in a horizontal position. A plurality of rung members extend betw... | 09/14/2004 |
| D492885 | Garden implement | 07/13/2004 |
| 6702074 | Brake heat reducing system The present invention provides a brake heat reducing system for reducing the temperature of brake components in vehicles, the brake heat reducing system cooperating with the braking system of the vehicle and having a control device having an accelerometer... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6662559 | Hydraulic actuator The present invention provides a hydraulic actuator suitable for use in marine and other harsh environments. In the presently preferred embodiment, the hydraulic actuator includes a motor that is coupled to a pump assembly that is configured to displace h... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6657095 | Continuous temperature variance pyrolysis for extracting products from tire chips An apparatus and process for pyrolyzing waste tire chips, the tire chips passed into an inclined rotary kiln having an output end. The tire chips are saturated by oil in the inclined rotary kiln and are pyrolyzed by indirectly heating with a heated gas. T... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6629422 | Sequential defrosting of refrigerated display cases The invention is a method and a defroster control circuit to sequentially defrost a series of refrigerated display cases. The method begins by operating the series of refrigerated display cases during a normal refrigeration mode. At the beginning of the r... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6241508 | Multiple mold workstation with single injection feeder and hydraulic pumping station Disclosed is a high pressure injection molding system employing one or more plastic injection molding workstations including split molds, a single plastic extruder coupled to a heated manifold capable of delivering fluid plastic to multiple workstations, ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 5494417 | Shaft sealing and alignment assembly for a pump assembly An improved pump assembly having a housing assembly, a motor assembly and a pump, the housing assembly having a motor mounting plate supporting the motor assembly and the pump. The motor assembly has a motor with a rotatable shaft extending through a shaf... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5451011 | Accumulator assembly A vertical uncoiling apparatus having a frame assembly for supporting a coil of strip material and an accumulator assembly for selectively removing and delivering the strip material to downstream processing equipment. The accumulator assembly is provided ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5441404 | Burner assembly for reducing nitrogen oxides during combustion of gaseous fuels A diluent injection burner apparatus capable of reducing the nitrogen oxide content in a combustion effluent, the diluent injection burner assembly provided with a burner head having an air flow passage extending therethrough and primary and secondary fue... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5425315 | Foldable table An improved foldable table that opens and closes in an umbrella like fashion comprising a column member, a leg assembly, and a plurality of leaf members pivotally attached to the center column so as to be movable between an open position, wherein the leaf... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5423657 | Prefeeder for stacked sheets of paperboard products An improved prefeeder assembly for shingling planar sheets in which a sheet stack is positioned on a prefeeder lift conveyor which lowers the sheet stack into a floor pit to incrementally elevate the sheet stack. A block pusher assembly sequentially pushe... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5402645 | Liquid product recovery from a hydrocarbon gas stream A cryogenic system for recovering a gas product stream and a liquid product stream from a hydrocarbon gas stream is provided which operates at process temperature of -50° F. or less. A portion of a refrigerating liquid stream and a cooled liquid stream p... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5342028 | Expanding valve assembly An expanding valve assembly which includes a closure member supporting at least one segment supported on one side thereof for movement toward a valve seating surface upon movement of the closure member in selective response to valve stem movement. Each se... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5336130 | Adjustable exhauster arm assembly An exhauster arm assembly for capturing gaseous fumes which comprises a base member connected to a support structure, a hood member, a plurality of rigid tubular sections disposed between the base member and the hood member, and a plurality of flexible tu... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5303528 | Standing seam roof assembly and support apparatus An improved standing seam roof assembly and support apparatus which seeks to achieve a number of objects including improved panel joining integrity both at the standing seam joints along longitudinal edges of the panels and at interlapping panel ends incl... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5265303 | Pipeline pig implement and retaining apparatus A pipeline pig assembly having an improved pig implement and retaining apparatus for retaining the pig implement, the improved retaining apparatus comprising a body extension member connectable to the body portion of the pipeline pig to support at least o... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5205704 | Apparatus for prefeeding sheets of paperboard products An improved prefeeder assembly for shingling sheets of planar material in which a sheet stack is positioned on a prefeeder lift conveyor which lowers the sheet stack into a floor pit to incrementally elevate the sheet stack. A block pusher assembly sequen... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205535 | Expanding gate valve assembly An expanding gate valve assembly which includes a gate, a stem for actuating the gate, a segment mounted on one side of the gate, or in an alternate, bidirectional embodiment, two segments with one segment movably mounted on each opposite side of the gate... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5035188 | Liquid blowdown elimination system An improved process for eliminating the liquid blowdown stream from the wet flue gas scrubbing equipment of an incinerator system. The liquid blowdown stream from the main wet scrubbing system is mixed with a hot flue gas slipstream. The water is evaporat... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5012667 | Apparatus and method for calibrating a measuring device A calibration apparatus includes a microcomputer-based calibrator unit, functioning separately from a measuring device to be calibrated, and a coupling coil, through which calibration information generated by the calibrator unit is electromagnetically tra... | 05/07/1991 |
