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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D659541 | Plastic container with handle | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171890 | Joint stabilized straight plane movement stretching method Generally, a joint stabilized planar motion stretching system for an animal. Specifically, a method of stretching an animal which includes joint stabilization and straight plane motion of the stretched anatomy about the stabilized joint. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| D658868 | Three-toed shoe | 05/08/2012 |
| 8157520 | Fan, airfoil and vehicle propulsion systems Vehicle propulsion systems and methods of propulsion are disclosed, as well as embodiments of fans and airfoils, technology that in some applications of the invention can provide both lift and thrust, and propulsion via cross flow fan, manifold and a plurality of ai... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152735 | Diagnosis of fertility status A vaginal probe for acquiring and correlating vaginal measurement data with folliculogenesis in a female for prediction of fertility. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142830 | Pressure regulated supercritical fluid fractionation of oil seed extraction materials Generally, a method of pressure regulated supercritical fluid fractionation of oil seed extraction materials which can be utilized to refine oil seed extraction material established in an amount of supercritical fluid. Specifically, a method of pressure regulated su... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142305 | Sports activity swing trainer A sports activity swing trainer having a concave curved surface area on which a person stands to practice a swing for a sports activity. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137967 | In-vitro fertilization systems with spermatozoa separated into X-chromosome and Y-chromosome bearing populations An IVF system for successfully utilizing spermatozoa separated into X-chromosome bearing and into Y-chromosome bearing population for insemination. The IVF system includes fertilization medium that can shorten the time from insemination to cleavage and a portable in... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136208 | Handle system A handle which provides a shaft coaxially rotatably engaged to a first bearing element and a second bearing element which attaches to a corresponding one of the opposed ends of a cable means. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8119688 | Differential evaporation potentiated disinfectant system Antimicrobial compositions and methods of using such antimicrobial compositions to provide a reduction in populations of viable microorganisms. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| D653548 | Plastic container with handle | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100983 | Intra-osseus fusion system Generally, an intra-osseous fusion system which provides an implantable intra-osseous member and a method of implanting the intra-osseous member for bone on growth which retains an amount of digit curvature. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8080422 | Method of generating a fluid stream in a microfluidic device A method of continuously regulating external gas pressure on a variable volume container for the delivery of fluids to a microfluidic device and analysis of particles based upon relative presence or absence of at least one particle characteristic. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075046 | Truck-trailer air dam An air dam which provides at least one panel which operates between an open condition and a closed condition in the open space established between a truck coupled to a trailer to alter a part of an air stream generated about the truck-trailer during travel. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069836 | Fuel injection stream parallel opposed multiple electrode spark gap for fuel injector Generally, a multiple electrode spark gap fuel injector and methods of utilizing a multiple electrode spark gap fuel injector for internal combustion engines. Specifically, at least one pair of electrodes having a corresponding pair of electrode ends radially locate... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8056626 | Wellbore fluid redistribution and fluid disposal in wellbore environments Generally, devices and methods of redistribution of fluids produced in well bore environments. Specifically, well bore fluid redistribution apparatuses which can isolate and redistribute fluids produced in well bores between geologic sections to reduce surface disch... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8038576 | Exercise intra-repetition assessment system An intra-repetition exercise system which allows comparison of actual performance of intra-repetition exercise characteristics (2) to pre-established target performance of intra-repetition exercise characteristics (3) by an exerciser (1). ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8011541 | Tool containment system A tool containment system provides various configurations of a flexible member each of which can engage a part of the external surface of a tool to provide connection means for a tether to limit travel of the tool, or to oppose disassembly of tool components, or bot... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7997268 | Veterinary anesthesia monitor system A veterinary anesthesia monitor system useful in establishing, maintaining, and reporting upon the anesthesia gas mixture delivered to or exhaled by a patient. ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7985109 | Marine transmission transom extension enclosure system A marine stern drive and multi-speed transmission propulsion system in which a transmission, either manual or automatic, is interposed between the engine and stern drive extending at least partially outboard of the transom. A stern drive extension housing enclose th... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7981682 | High resolution flow cytometer High resolution particle differentiation process and separation system that provides enhanced resolution of particles based upon selected particle characteristics. In particular, the system may include an enhanced resolution flow cytometer. In an embodiment, the inv... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7932842 | Method of encoding data A data encoder-decoder which generates an encoded data element which can be stored in and retrieved from a reduced space memory element. ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929137 | Optical apparatus Various optical apparatus, in particular embodiments, may provide a source of parallel light (7, 75). The parallel light (7, 75) may be generally achieved by directing an incident beam at the apex of a prism (1, 22, 24, 26, 28). The prism may ha... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928186 | Cell permeable bioactive peptide conjugates Cell permeable bioactive peptide conjugates having a first bioactive peptide region coupled to a second transport peptide region allowing transfer of the first bioactive peptide region and the second transport peptide region across biological membranes to enter inta... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7873644 | Computer implemented system for population of forms with information A computer implemented system which automatically populates the fields of form documents with the corresponding information. ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7855078 | High resolution flow cytometer High resolution particle differentiation process and separation system that provides enhanced resolution of particles based upon selected particle characteristics. In particular, the system may include an enhanced resolution flow cytometer. In an embodiment, the inv... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7832066 | Retractably extendable fastener system A fastener which operates to provide retractably extendable fastener elements which allow for attachment and detachment of the fastener to fastenable materials. ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828455 | Chest height light emitting device An illumination device worn at chest height to illuminate an area proximate to the wearer. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828257 | Anesthesia equipment lift system An anesthesia equipment lift which couples to a table to provide an anesthesia equipment mount surface coupled to a lift element which travels from a first location to a second location to position mounted inhalation anesthesia equipment proximate to a patient locat... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827863 | Locomotive fuel tank sight glass in-situ cleaning system Generally, a fuel tank sight glass cleanable without disassemble. Specifically, a fuel tank sight glass in which a sight glass cleaner element travels to remove deposition material from the surface of the surface of a sight glass. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827687 | Method of modifying an upper gearset of a marine stern drive A support for the upper drive shaft of a marine stern drive unit. The support has an axial body installable in the axial bore of the upper case. Retainers on the body are engageable with the upper case to secure the support in place. One or both retainers are axiall... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827507 | System to navigate within images spatially referenced to a computed space A system for navigating images spatially referenced to a plurality of location coordinates from at least one coordinate location within a computed space provides travel with a non-linear itinerary. Specifically, serial navigation of a plurality of geographic images ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7802765 | Wall structure mounted retention device Retention devices and methods are disclosed that are mounted to the surface of a wall structure such as a wall surface or surfaces or a framing construction. The retention devices and methods may be used or performed in combination with one or more retaining element... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7789809 | Jump rope system A jump rope which provides a pair of handles each handle providing a shaft coaxially rotatably engaged to a first bearing element and a second bearing element which attaches to a corresponding one of the opposed ends of a cable means. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7785211 | Golf swing trainer having balanced center of mass A golf swing trainer providing a resiliently flexible shaft having a first shaft end coupled to a swing element and a second shaft end coupled to a grip having a tapered external surface gripably received by the hands. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7785008 | Planar loaded operably conformable material containment system A BigFoot™ Bag material containment system which provides a material container (2) having a flexible layer (26) which can be established in a substantially planar configuration (3) on a support surface (4) for loading material (5... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7771366 | Vaginal fertility probe A method for tissue bioassay comprising the steps of placing in the vagina of a female mammal an elongated probe having at least two electrodes positioned close to an insertion end of the probe, none of the electrodes extending around the entire periphery of said pr... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7771154 | Vehicle ramp system A vehicle payload conveyance system located inside the hollow of a vehicle gate which provides ramps which deploy from the hollow by rotation about the axis of a ball slidly engaged in a track to allow the ramps to be positioned for the loading and unloading of a pa... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767014 | Castable mass reduced machinable mold material A mold material castable to provide a mass reduced work piece machinable to produced a mold and methods of utilizing such mold material to cast mass reduced work pieces machinable to produce a mold. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766165 | Tool caddy having carrier proximate center of gravity A tool caddy which provides a carrier having open sides and a recess element configured to receive a part of the body of person in an open recess area to locate such part of the body closer to the center of mass of the tool caddy. ... | 08/03/2010 |