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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942298 | Paper processing tool with force reducing drive arrangement A stapler includes a base member, a magazine for receiving a plurality of staples, and a drive member including a driver blade movable relative to the magazine for ejecting staples from the magazine one at a time. The stapler further includes an input member pivotal... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942132 | In-line noise filtering device for fuel system A fuel injection system includes a fuel supply rail, a fuel injector configured to control the delivery of fuel from the fuel supply rail, and a noise filtering device engaging an upstream end of the fuel injector and/or positioned at least partially within the fuel... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942044 | Wrist pin sensing system and method A method, and a system employing the method, for determining a position of a rotational part in a reciprocating machine. The system includes a quadrature encoder and an interrupter coupled to the rotational element. As the interrupter rotates with the wrist pin, the... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941892 | Windshield wiping device for a motor vehicle Windshield wiper device for a motor vehicle with at least one molded tube (10) to accommodate a drive shaft to drive at least one wiper arm, wherein the at least one molded tube (10) can be attached to a holding element (11) that can be connecte... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7700894 | Heated food display A food display including a container for holding a product and having at least one translucent portion that facilitates viewing the product from outside the container, a sign panel that is coupled to the container and is at least partially translucent, and a light a... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699979 | Separation system and efficient capture of contaminants using magnetic nanoparticles Methods are disclosed for the capture, detection, separation, isolation and quantification of contaminants in a starting material. Also disclosed are competitive assay methods for the detection and quantification of contaminants in a starting material. Kits for use ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699587 | Cooling channel for automotive HVAC blower assembly A centrifugal blower comprising a cooling air path having an inlet communicating with a blower space and an outlet communicating with the inlet of the motor airflow path, the cooling air path having an upstream portion that extends axially in the direction from the ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698988 | Brake booster for a hand brake The invention relates to a brake booster intended to transmit handbrake commands. This booster essentially comprises a plunger (3) able to move axially under the command of the control rod (1). An enclosure (2) contains a working chamber (21 | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698975 | Table saw with cutting tool retraction system A table saw has a movable cutting tool for cutting a workpiece in a cutting region. The table saw includes a detection system to detect one or more conditions between a person and the cutting tool and a retraction system associated with the detection system. The ret... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698815 | Method for forming a heat dissipation device A heat sink for integrated circuits is limited substantially to heat transfer fins on one or more heat pipe tubes, the tube(s) functioning as a base for the heat sink. The heat pipe tube has a flattened oval cross-section and can snap-fit in openings through the fin... | 04/20/2010 |
| D613950 | Rifle shell holder | 04/20/2010 |
| 7696203 | DNA-PK inhibitors Compounds of formula I: wherein A, B and D are respectively selected from the group consisting of: (i) CH, NH, C; (ii) CH, N, N; and (iii) CH, O, C; the dotted lines repre... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695032 | 360 degree adjustable deadbolt assembly An adjustable backset deadbolt assembly providing operational and structural improvements. The deadbolt assembly can provide adjustability between a first backset dimension and a second backset dimension for allowing installation in doors conforming to various indus... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694664 | Fuel rail damper A damper for dampening pressure pulsations in a quantity of fuel within a fuel rail of an internal combustion engine. The damper includes a non-metallic membrane having a thickness no more than about 0.009 inch. The membrane includes an exterior surface and a portio... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694623 | Tandem pneumatic brake booster The invention relates to a tandem pneumatic brake booster (1) for a vehicle. The objective is to prevent a blocking of a booster thrust rod (4) in the maximum travel position. The blocking appears following a sealed adhesion of a first plate skirt (... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7694378 | Interdental brush The present invention provides an interdental brush and a cap, said brush having a good handling property and a low manufacturing cost, said brush being stored with the cap on while adjusting the brush body at any angle. The handle member 3 supporting the bru... | 04/13/2010 |
| D613773 | Lawnmower deck | 04/13/2010 |
| 7693601 | Combined mailing streams A method comprising providing printed products to form a first mail stream on a printing line, providing printed products to form a second mail stream on a printing line, and placing printed product from the second mail stream onto a printed product of the first mai... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7692332 | Transfer switch A system for use with an electrical distribution panel having a bonded neutral connection. In some embodiments, the system includes a generator having a first bonded neutral connection and a ground fault circuit interrupter. The system also includes a neutral bus th... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7692022 | Luminescence-based methods and probes for measuring cytochrome P450 activity The present invention provides methods, compositions, substrates, and kits useful for analyzing the metabolic activity in cells, tissue, and animals and for screening test compounds for their effect on cytochrome P450 activity. In particular, a one-step and two-step... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7692006 | Phthalazinone derivatives 4-[3-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoro-benzyl]-2H-phthalazin-1-one as crystalline Form A. ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690901 | Helical screw compressor comprising a cooling jacket A screw compressor rotor housing is surrounded by a cooling housing that forms an annular cooling chamber. The cooling chamber is interrupted at one point by a separating wall that connects the rotor housing to the cooling housing. Coolant is fed at an inlet opening... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690897 | Controller for a motor and a method of controlling the motor A method of controlling a motor operating a pumping apparatus of a system includes determining a trip value for a parameter, floating the trip value, and monitoring the operation of the pump. Monitoring the operation of the pump includes determining a value for the ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690505 | Wheel hub shipping retainer system A packaging system for protecting a wheel hub containing inboard and outboard bearings separated by a spacer. The packaging system comprises a shipping retainer having inboard and outboard elements that are reversibly locked together within the axial bore of the whe... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690467 | Motorcycle frame with fuel-storage and break-away engine mounts A motorcycle frame includes hollow left and right frame members that define a fuel-containing volume. Left-center, right-center, left-rear, and right-rear engine supports each depend from a corresponding left and right frame member. Each engine support includes a fi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690419 | Porous media cold plate A heat exchanger for cooling a heat generating device including a base having a recess with a base coolant inlet opening and a base coolant outlet opening. A porous core is positioned within the recess of the base, and has a core coolant inlet opening and a core coo... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690366 | Throttle valve and method of producing the same A throttle assembly including a first throttle component that is formed of a plastic material including a conductive additive substantially homogeneously dispersed within the plastic material, and a second throttle component is axially aligned with the first throttl... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690079 | Head for a suction cleaner A head (10) for a suction cleaner is described. The head (10) including: a lower housing portion (12); an upper housing portion (14); and a rotatably mounted brush bar (26) mounted within the housing portions (12, 14). The u... | 04/06/2010 |
| D613340 | Sign | 04/06/2010 |
| 7687965 | Electric machine, stator assembly for an electric machine, and method of manufacturing the same A stator for a motor having a rotor includes a plurality of laminations each formed in a first elongated arrangement. Each lamination includes a first leg, a second leg, and an intermediate portion that are configured to be rearranged and stacked in a stackwise dire... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7687947 | Electric motor comprising an electronic unit with a punched grid Electric motor (10), in particular for adjusting moving parts in a motor vehicle, comprising an electronic unit (70) with a sandwich construction, which contains a first electrically conductive substrate (71) and a second electric conductive sub... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7687936 | Audio and video back-up power block An uninterruptible power supply having an input connector for receiving AC power from a centralized source of electric power such as a power grid of an electric utility company, a first electric outlet, and a second electric outlet for delivering AC power, a first s... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7687565 | Rubber material and method for production thereof A rubber material, in particular for wiper blades of windshield wipers or for automotive tires, is described, containing at least one grade of rubber, at least one filler and processing adjuvants. Of at least one of the grades of rubber present, the rubber material ... | 03/30/2010 |
| PP20891 | Blackberry plant named ‘Natchez’ Description and specifications of a new and distinct blackberry cultivar named ‘Natchez’ which originated from seed produced by a hand pollinated cross of Ark. 2005 (non-patented)×Ark. 1857 (non-patented) is provided. This new blackberry cultivar can be disting... | 03/30/2010 |
| D612913 | Cover | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682255 | Compensator assembly for a motorcycle primary drive A compensator assembly for transmitting torque from a crankshaft of an engine to a clutch in a motorcycle drive train. The compensator assembly includes a cam slider, a sprocket, and a spring pack biasing the cam slider into engagement with the sprocket. The spring ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681950 | Flip-up seat with rear seat storage A seat assembly for a motorcycle includes a rider seat having a forward end and a rearward end, a mounting bracket pivotally coupling the forward end of the rider seat to a frame of a motorcycle, the rider seat being pivotable to raise the rearward end of the seat, ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681771 | Stapler A stapler movable between a rest position and a stapling position and having a front end and a rear end. The stapler includes a base, a staple magazine coupled to the base and configured to hold staples, and a driver blade operable to drive staples out of the staple... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681591 | In-line swivel for inflatable plugs An in-line swivel having a through bore for fluid flow therethrough. In one embodiment, the swivel comprises an inlet member having a first longitudinal axis and an outlet member having a second longitudinal axis. The outlet member is configured to rotate relative t... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7680737 | Systems and methods for processing payments with payment review features Methods and systems of processing a plurality of payments. One method can include receiving the plurality of payments from a plurality of customers, the plurality of payments payable to at least one receiver, determining a first set of payments included in the plura... | 03/16/2010 |
