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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325401 | Power conversion systems Power generation systems and methods are provided with features directed to various innovations including ones relating to the conversion of concentrated solar and biomass energy to electricity, load-shifting of electrical power supply systems, gas turbine devices a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321114 | Apparatus and method for beam drift compensation An apparatus and method for maintaining a desired position of a collimated light beam are provided. An optical system includes one or more passive optical elements movably positioned in the beam path. Beam position is responsive to movement of at least one of the pa... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7219370 | Helmet mounting systems Pivoting helmet mounts for an optical device are provided. In one aspect, a breakaway connector which is selectively configurable between breakaway and nonbreakaway configurations is provided. In a further aspect, a strap mount system for securing the helmet mount t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7178109 | Process/viewer interface A user interface for viewing reference data associated with a conceptual entity and for execution of one or more complex processes for manipulating the data includes a process panel having one or more on-screen objects for the execution of the complex processes and ... | 02/13/2007 |
| D520290 | Foot rest | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032906 | Towing apparatus for rescue toboggan The invention is directed to an improved towing apparatus for a rescue toboggan of a type which may be used to transport injured or incapacitated persons over snow and ice. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7012997 | Voice prompted user interface for central switch telephone programming An improved user programming method and apparatus for selecting central station features of a telecommunications device such as a telephone by means of voice prompts directly to the line user is disclosed. Prerecorded messages containing specific step by step instru... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6922958 | Window construction with integrated sill and casing and method of making same An improved plastic, e.g., vinyl, window construction includes an exterior casing rigidly mounted to a window frame and which may advantageously be preattached to the window frame, allowing the window construction to be installed as a single unit. The exterior casin... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6708356 | Bedding article A bedding article includes a bottom panel and a top panel for receiving a baby. A plurality of fasteners secure the top and bottom panels and define a openings for receiving the lower torso and legs of the baby. A plurality of fasteners are spaced about the peripher... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6630909 | Meander line loaded antenna and method for tuning The present invention offers an alternative method of tuning a meander line antenna. A layer of PN semiconductor material is inserted between a ground plane and a base element. A dc voltage is applied between the ground plane and the base element. A chang... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6615973 | Cart for loading, unloading and transporting a toolbox The present invention is a cart that facilitates the unloading and loading of a toolbox from a vehicle used to transport the toolbox from one jobsite to another. Fundamentally, the cart comprises a support frame, with u-shaped wheel channels atop the fram... | 09/09/2003 |