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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5355867 | Portable grill A portable grill including a vertical grill base, an inner sleeve received by the grill base for rotatable and slidable movement about the grill base, a J hook affixed adjacent the upper end of the grill base, a chain attached to the inner sleeve for enga... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5321803 | Method of managing expression data to control the presentation of visual displays A method of operating a computer causes information to be presented through visual displays using alternate mode of expression. The method is practiced by application software which operates on a general purpose computer. The application software separate... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5317680 | Using regular graphic shapes to identify a pointer-selected graphic object A method quickly identifies an irregular graphic shape displayed on a video terminal. In an "off-line" operation, the method associates transparent regular graphic shapes, such as boxes, with the irregular graphic shapes. The regular graphic shapes do not... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5295933 | Quick release weight bar clamp and method for use A quick release clamp having two crescent halves coupled at one end by a hinge and a spreader spring at the opposite end. A cam follower is coupled to the spring end of the crescent halves and configured to receive a handle. A handle, containing a cam con... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5203082 | Pipe insert and method of installation A plastic pipe with an insert, to which attachments can be coupled, installed therein, so as to cause the plastic of said plastic pipe to bond to said insert by surface flow and a method of installing a metal insert in a plastic pipe using pressure and fr... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5163195 | Convertible head immobilizer pillow A convertible pillow having two head rolls coupled by a headrest in a spaced-apart relationship, each having a support member coupled thereto allowing for conversion into a variety of configurations. Attachment members are coupled to the head rolls and th... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5118178 | Corrective lenses Corrective lenses are provided for allowing an individual to clearly view material located at or above eye level, and a distance of approximately 508 mm (20 inches) to approximately 635 mm (25 inches) away. In a first embodiment of the invention, the lens... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5111626 | Self-contained modular unit A modular unit having a double shelled module housing closed by a door secured by a locking system and being substantially portable and self-contained requiring only an AC plug and telephone and television lines. A service unit supplies all water and coll... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4934543 | Bottle cap and dispenser A pressurizing cap which may be readily attached and detached from the discharge neck of a bottle of carbonated liquid includes a housing having a first chamber proximate one end thereof and a skirt portion at an opposite end thereof which engages the bot... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4899556 | Jewelry with interchangeable ornamentation A removable member, having a front surface for receiving a flexible sheet of ornamental material thereover, is attachably engageable with a backing member. A peripheral edge of the sheet is gripped and held between the engaged members. The backing member ... | 02/13/1990 |
