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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182495 | Suture tensioner with gauge A tensioner for a tightening a surgical knot has a squeeze handle and a pair of jaw arms that pivot from a common point behind the handle. The jaw arms have a jaw clamp at the distal tip to clamp onto the suture material, and a release handle at the proximal or butt... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8136964 | Illuminated bollard for loading dock A combination dock light and bollard serves the purposes of both, without having any sensitive structure projecting out from the bollard into the traffic lane at the loading dock. A lamp assembly within the bollard projects out a window cutout at an upper end of the... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8114063 | RFID-tagged urinary catheter A hand-held RFID scanner appliance is employed to capture and display status of urinary catheters in hospital patients. The patients are provided with RFID wrist bracelets, and catheters are provided with RFID tags, each with a unique identification code. When the n... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8099886 | Airport guidance sign illuminated with cylindrical LED arrays An improved illuminated airfield guidance sign of the type used for marking ground traffic routes on runways and taxiways employs LED-based lamps for even illumination of the legend panels. The lamps each employ an array of white LEDs mounted on a generally cylindri... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8093858 | AC line voltage conditioner and controller A voltage or power conditioning and control device may be used in line with a source of AC line power and a reactive load such as a single-phase induction motor. The device operates to absorb some of the power reflected by the AC load and generate a synthetic power ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087737 | Ergonomic filmless radiology work station with keyboard sanitizer An ergonomic radiology work station has front and back tables or work platforms that can be raised or lowered electrically to adjust for optimum posture and comfort of the user. Video monitors on the rear platform displays medical images. Interface equipment, e.g., ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8063735 | Remotely actuated refrigerator lock with thermal spoilage protection A remotely actuable refrigerator door lock has a body portion attached to the cabinet and a door portion attached to an edge of the door. A latch in the body portion engages a strike plate in the door portion and can be remotely lifted to open the refrigerator. The ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8038186 | Carrier support for attaching to a motor vehicle A carrier support arrangement that attaches to a vehicle between a rear bumper crash bar and mounting pads that are provided at the rear of the body of the vehicle. The carrier support is formed of a transverse support bar that has a modified hollow tubular beam con... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8016290 | Flying disk challenge game A flying disk challenge game involves two or more players, each positioned within a boundary ring to define a player position. The players in turn throw or toss a group of colored disks to each other. The disks each have a point value according to its color. The bou... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7976400 | Golf putter with adjustable lie A putter head is positioned to be even with the ball when the shaft is at the vertical plane of the ball. The lie of the shaft can be adjusted relative to the head between limits. An insert in the club head secures the tip of the crook of the shaft. A worm gear perm... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7963368 | Suspended anchored climbing device with safety features A ladder or climbing device has hollow tubular jaws at its head end that permit a rope or cable to pass around the target tree or pole. A tubular cable guide is positioned along side the vertical rail for feeding the cable to the hollow jaws. The rail is formed of e... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7958992 | Inspection door with radiused coaming for dust control A dust control inspection door has its door frame formed of frame elements each with a flat outer portion against the associated shroud, and with the seal flange or coaming radiused 90 degrees. The edge of the seal flange or coaming is perpendicular to the door to e... | 06/14/2011 |
| D638179 | Auxiliary cyclonic dust collector | 05/17/2011 |
| 7937803 | Bag hold-down for dust collection system A vacuum bag hold-down arrangement for a dust collection system maintains a negative pressure in the space between a dust collection drum and a plastic film liner or bag in the drum. A cyclonic separator at the station separates the dust from an air flow and deposit... | 05/10/2011 |
| RE42246 | Portable health care history information system A portable heath care records system employs a server on which the health care records of participating patients are stored. The patients are issued cards that are inserted into the patient's computer to access each patient's records via the Internet for review and ... | 03/22/2011 |
| D634760 | Grill for a wine cellar cooler | 03/22/2011 |
| 7903159 | Image sensor ADC and CDS per column A solid state imager converts analog pixel values to digital form on an arrayed per-column basis. A counter is coupled to an N-bit DAC to produce an analog ramp that varies corresponding to the contents of the counter. A ripple counter is associated with each respec... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7845377 | Coin separator tray for purse or handbag A purse or handbag is provided with a coin separator tray to facilitate access to coins that have been dropped into the purse. The coin separator tray has an elongated pan dimensioned to match the length and width of the base of the purse or handbag, and is open at ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7862484 | Folding exercise rowing machine A folding exercise rowing or sculling machine has left and right fold-down oar assemblies, each formed of an arm hinged to the side of the frame, and a pivot at the end of the arm on which the oar and oarlock are mounted. A cam plate at a lower end of the pivot pull... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7849819 | Brisket tube hanger for cow stall assembly A hanger for a brisket tube or brisket rail employs an L-shaped bracket member formed of a slotted vertical plate with a horizontal top mounting flange. A clamp member, e.g., an omega clamp, secures the top mounting flange to a lower rail of a stall divider. A brisk... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7833512 | Production of synthesis gas from biomass and any organic matter by reactive contact with superheated steam Organic matter, i.e., biomass, fibrous plant matter, organic chemicals or organic waste, or other carbon-based matter is converted to synthesis fuel gas by reactive contact with superheated steam at a temperature of about 200 to 2000 degrees C., typically 500 to 170... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832035 | Surgical support for patient limb A surgical arm rest or leg rest for supporting a patient's limb has concave tray or trough supported on a post member that extends downward. An elongated rod member situated below the tray with clamp member adjustably supports the post of the tray. A clamp member pe... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824457 | Portable cyclonic dust collector A portable dust collector for woodshop or other use with portable tools has a conic body that is supported on a tripod carriage formed of three legs attaching to gussets at the sides of the conic body. A divider plate within the conic body divides it into a cyclonic... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7809470 | Controlled access supply cabinet and system An automated supplies cabinet dispenses supply items that are stored in a rack of drawers within a locking cabinet. A robotic transfer mechanism fetches the drawer containing the desired supply items, and brings it to an access portal at the front of the cabinet. A ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804270 | Motor start circuit with capacitive discharge protection A motor start circuit for an AC induction motor employs a DC relay whose NC contacts are placed in series with the start capacitor. A half full-wave rectifier arrangement has an AC input connected to the junction of the relay switch and the start capacitor, and DC o... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7784353 | Sanitary diaphragm pressure gauge adapter An adapter fits a diaphragm-type sanitary pressure gauge onto a flanged tubular stub of a sanitary conduit. A cylinder has a lower ring flange that mates with the flange of the tubular stub and an upper flange that mates with the diaphragm mounting foot of the press... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7779738 | Pivot punch A punch arrangement for punching holes in a moving web of a plastic film has a pivoted yoke mounted on a fixed bracket above the plastic film. An air cylinder or other actuator is mounted on the yoke and has a cutting head mounted on the rod of the cylinder. The cut... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7779517 | Magnetic clasp for jewelry article A decorative clasp closes by magnetic action, and can be worn on the front, i.e. at the throat or beneath the throat. The clasp allows the loop size of the jewelry article to be adjusted to suit the wearer's preferences. A pair of arcuate arms are joined at a pivot ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7734372 | Wall mounted medications cabinet and system A wall-mounted medications cabinet has at least one, and preferably up to four locking drawers, each with a removable bin holding the medications for a given patient. The drawers are each independently openable electronically. This can be accomplished using an incor... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7730661 | Double-ended fishing leader with free-sliding hook(s) A leader and fish hook combination has eyes or loops formed at both ends of the leader so that the leader can be attached to the fishing line with either the one eye or the other. The fish hook, or more than one fish hook, has the leader threaded through the eye end... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7709994 | Brush board for high current electric motor A brush board assembly for a DC or AC motor employs a spool-shaped frame unitarily formed of a mounting plate, a series of support members that extend axially and define the brush holders, and an outer support plate that is generally parallel to the mounting plate. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7681317 | Icicle removing tool A de-icicling tool has an icicle removing head mounted onto the distal end of an elongated handle. The head is formed of a generally flat blade and a mounting sleeve to that fits onto the distal end of the handle. The blade member has a series of triangular teeth in... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7668620 | Wall mounted medications cabinet A wall-mounted medications cabinet has at least one, and preferably up to four locking drawers, each with a removable bin holding the medications for a given patient. The drawers are each independently openable electronically. This can be accomplished using an incor... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7654101 | Split-air stream air conditioning with desiccant dehumidification A geothermal desiccant cycle cools and dehumidifies the air in an indoor conditioned space. The return air is split into two streams. One of the streams passes through a desiccant wheel to remove water vapor and then through a cooling coil for sensible cooling from ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7651060 | Bucket hold-down with strap and foot levers A hold-down for a common pail used in mixing paints, drywall compound, or other applications has a pair of swing-down, spring-loaded step-pads secured to the base of the pail. There can be a strap for this purpose, with an adjustable draw latch. ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7644681 | Exit gate with cow push bar for milking parlor A push bar serves to nudge or urge cows to leave a milking parlor and move to an exit alley. The push bar is mounted on extendible support members, which may have an inner tube and an outer tube, and which is mounted by a journal onto an overhead pivot. There is one... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7644543 | Seclusion room with movable wall A seclusion room for patients having emotional disturbances has one moving wall positioned ahead of a fixed wall. The moving wall can be moved to an extended position to narrow the patient space leading to the main door to the room. A second door to the room enables... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7640271 | System for maintaining patient medical records for participating patients A portable heath care records system employs a server on which the health care records of participating patients are stored. The patients may access the system using cards or CD-ROMS that are inserted into the patient's computer. The patients can review their own re... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637284 | Sanitary diaphragm valve A sanitary diaphragm valve has a valve body formed of an upper plate and a lower plate, with a flexible resilient diaphragm and a spacer between them. The margin of the diaphragm rests on a peripheral step formed in the lower plate to create a positive space between... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7630864 | Temperature and humidity monitoring for pharmacy shipping crate A monitor device is attached onto or inside a shipping crate for pharmaceutical shipments and monitors the temperature and/or humidity within the crate in transit to identify whether the contents are safe or compromised. A keyboard/display on the device provides an ... | 12/08/2009 |
