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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182182 | Offset hook and fastener system A tie-down strap system, an offset adapter for use with a tie-down strap or rope and kits therefor are disclosed. A tie-down strap system includes an adjustable tie down strap component having a first strap secured on one end to a strap adjusting mechanism and an an... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8167734 | Golf swing training device A swing training device includes a guiding-arm and a resistance-arm that guides a user through a backswing and a forward swing allowing a user to hit a ball with a naturally swinging follow-through without any hindrance from the guiding components. Two computer-cont... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167172 | Compressed gas / carbon dioxide / hydraulic fluid dispenser A fluid dispensing apparatus having a) a compressed gas or CO2 cartridge controller, b) a hydraulic pressure medium connected to the CO2 cartridge controller, c) a flow control valve connected to the hydraulic pressure medium; and d) a hydrauli... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8151504 | Ergonomic firearm grip An ergonomic firearm grip includes a grip body having a front strap, a rear strap, a lower palm grip portion, and an upper firearm interface portion with parallel sides, a front interface end and a rear interface end, a rear strap extension connected to the rear str... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8137350 | Fracture fixator for femoral trochanteric fracture In an internal fixator having a sliding mechanism for treating femoral trochanteric fracture, it is intended to firmly hold the femoral head by setting a sliding direction at a high angle. The fixator is constituted of a sliding nail, a femoral head nail, and a slee... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133260 | Chiropractic table apparatus and method of use A chiropractic table has a base, a table support member connected to the base and extending upward from the base, an axial-lateral-tilt mechanism laterally connected to table support member, a cephalad section connected transversely to and being supported by the tab... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131596 | Method and system of payment for parking using a smart device In a first embodiment, a location-aware payment system including: a smart device, the smart device including: a location sensing mechanism for detecting its location; an identification mechanism for identifying the smart device; and a wireless communication mechanis... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8117678 | Hard hat lanyard In combination, a hard hat lanyard and a hard hat includes a lower strap having a first end and a second end, a lower strap fastening mechanism fastened to the lower strap second end where the fastening mechanism is adapted to fasten the lower strap second end to an... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114506 | Helical textile with uniform thickness A helical textile of uniform thickness having uniform radial weft fibers from a textile ID to a textile OD; and non-interlaced circumferential warp fiber bundles having equal width and height that increases from the textile ID to the textile OD, thereby forming a he... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112951 | Permanent form assembly and method for swimming pool user support structures A permanent form assembly and method for creating and forming swimming pool user support structures within a swimming pool includes one or more of a vertical elongated support, one or more of a lateral brace, and a plurality of support structure risers that when ass... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8107668 | Digital differential watermark and method A digital differential steganographic system and method includes a master key that is generated from an unmarked media, a mark-point reservoir created from the unmarked media and containing a set of viable candidate mark points for the unmarked media, and a mark-poi... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8069887 | Ice flap device for a refrigerator An ice flap device (10) for a refrigerator comprises a flap unit (14) movable between an open position and a closed position, which unit releases a dispenser aperture for dispensing ice in its open position and blocks the dispenser aperture against dis... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8062059 | Switched receptacle device with LED indication A switched receptacle device with led indication made up of a standard two-outlet receptacle that has two respective hot terminals and two respective neutral terminals, a resistor electrically connected to a first outlet neutral terminal; an LED having a first lead ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060962 | Taping knife with hammer A taping tool apparatus having an elongated hammer portion that has a central axis and a striker portion, the striker portion having a striking plane perpendicular to the hammer portion central axis; a blade affixed to the hammer portion so that no part of the blade... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8038031 | Portable manway cover hinge device A portable manway hinge device has a pair of hinge plates where each hinge plate has a support member with a hinge aperture positioned for alignment with a bolt opening of a manway cover and a manway flange, a linkage member adjacent a first end of each hinge plate ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7972703 | Baffle wafers and randomly oriented polycrystalline silicon used therefor Baffle wafers of polycrystalline silicon are placed in non-production slots of a support tower for thermal processing monocrystalline silicon wafers. The polycrystalline silicon is preferably randomly oriented Czochralski polysilicon grown using a randomly oriented ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972281 | Lancet sensor assembly and meter A method of obtaining a test sample from a specimen using a lancet system includes engaging a lancet driver against a drive wing of a lancet system, the lancet system having a major portion of a lancet member slidably engaged within a lancet carrier and a sensor str... | 07/05/2011 |
| D639528 | Jacket | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955484 | Glucose biosensor and method A system for more accurately measuring glucose in a sample includes a first glucose-sensing electrode incorporating a quantity of glucose oxidase, a second glucose-sensing electrode incorporating a quantity of PQQ-glucose dehydrogenase, a reference electrode, and me... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951606 | Bilirubin sensor A bilirubin sensor has a working electrode with a first chemical matrix disposed thereon that contains a binder, a substrate electrode with a second chemical matrix dispose thereon that contains a binder and a chemical agent that consumes bilirubin, a reference elec... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7431180 | Device and method for discharging dry materials from storage vessels An apparatus for discharging dry bulk material by aeration having a substantially annular flexible aeration liner supported by a substantially cone-shaped perforated hopper, which is affixed to an air disc assembly, whereby air introduced into the air disc assembly ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7409153 | Stereoscopic universal digital camera adapter A stereoscopic universal digital camera adapter in the form of a quick-snap, center sliding plate and guide track adapter with built-in leveling jacks, a horizontal level vial and dead-end stops between 0 and 55 mm, which is similar to the average distance between t... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399453 | Discharge reactor fuse link A fuse for an electrical discharge reactor made up of a fuse apparatus (10) and a power supply shut down procedure. The fuse apparatus (10) has an end cap (12) that encloses a spring (30) and a rivet (13) or piercing end (14... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394385 | Comprehensive monitoring system A monitoring system for physically challenged clients can have a base hub unit, one or more sensor units, one or more repeater units, and a mobile unit for a client to wear in a residential setting. In an institutional setting, a mobile repeater can be used for moni... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7360473 | Shingle removal tool A shingle removal tool having a head; at least two teeth coupled with the head, the teeth being spaced apart and parallel to each other, each tooth having an acute angle near an end of the tooth that is opposite the head for engaging shingles; and a barb coupled wit... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357564 | Apparatus for pumping and mixing high aggregate plural components of differing viscosities An apparatus for pumping and mixing plural components of differing viscosities having at least one hopper for accepting each component, each hopper having a hopper outlet; an auger secured within each hopper, the auger being designed to wipe the inside surface of it... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353597 | Method of forming a conductive gasket material A method of forming a conductive gasket material by layering at least one conductive web layer having a blended mixture of conductive fibers and low melting point nonconductive fibers onto a foam core, and needlepunching the conductive web layer and the foam core fo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343854 | Plantain press A food press for pressing plantains has a base having an arcuate-shaped side, a press support connected to the base, a pressing mechanism having a first end, a second end, a pressing surface and a handle, the first end of the pressing mechanism being operably connec... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338049 | Self-cooling ferrfluid seal A self-cooling ferrofluid seal includes a housing having a housing case and an external pole piece integrally connected to the housing case where the housing case has a plurality of heat dissipating surfaces, a magnetic circuit within the housing formed in conjuncti... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337918 | Test strip dispenser A strip dispenser has a strip magazine, a magazine spring, a strip vial component, and a cover. The strip magazine has a magazine open end and an outer magazine casing surrounding the strip magazine adjacent the open end for a predefined distance along the strip mag... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335093 | Blade sharpening holder A sharpening holder for manually-sharpening a cutting edge to be honed over a honing surface includes a body, an adjustable clamping component, and a plurality of roller members. The body has a first end, a second end and a tool support surface between the first end... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328919 | System and method to reduce uncertainty in procuring over-the-counter medication A system to reduce error in procurement of over-the-counter medications that has a prescription drug dispensing container that contains a prescription medication, an over-the-counter drug dispensing container that contains an over-the-counter medication, indicia dis... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7287946 | Unloader for discharging dry materials from bulk bags An unloader for discharging and feeding dry, granular type materials from bulk bags. Among the many improvements of the discharge apparatus is an open frame (20) and offset discharge location. Other improvements include an I-beam (23) and frame design ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7267138 | Manifold cabinet A manifold cabinet includes an enclosure having a back wall, a top wall, a pair of side walls, at least two partition walls, a center opening and at least two outside edge openings. The partition walls have a plurality of openings and are attached within the enclosu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266214 | Audio speaker and method for assembling an audio speaker An audio speaker includes a driver unit having a magnetic pole case defining a radial gap, a vibration system having a diaphragm and a voice coil where the vibration system is fixed to the drive unit and the voice coil is movably mounted into the radial gap, and a r... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7248714 | Micro-speaker and method for assembling a micro-speaker The micro-speaker includes a driver unit having a housing, a magnet disposed within the housing forming a radial gap between the magnet and the circumferential walls of the housing, and a magnetic plate disposed on the magnet, a vibration system having a diaphragm a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7226058 | Sled for transporting a power auger vertically across ice A sled for transporting a power auger across ice in a vertical position having a cradle for holding the ice auger in a vertical position attached to a center stand with adjustable height. The center stand is attached to a folding stand that is attached to two skis. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222376 | Elliptical shower rod and bracket apparatus An adjustable bowed shower rod and bracket that is simple, strong, and attractive having an elliptical cross section; a semi-capsular wall bracket with a semi-cylindrical middle section and a cutout in the middle section having a height between one quarter and one h... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219885 | Sliding rack L-clamp having a non-rotating shaft A sliding arm L-clamp includes an L-shaped bar having an arm with a flat arm end and a rail integrally connected to the arm and an adjustable sliding rack assembly. The adjustable sliding rack assembly includes a rack with an opening on a first rack end, a perpendic... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7185467 | Modular system of permanent forms for casting reinforced concrete buildings on site A permanent form building assembly includes one or more GRC forms having a one or more open cavities and a reinforcement structure. The GRC forms are designed and configured for a predetermined application. The reinforcement structure is inserted within the open cav... | 03/06/2007 |
