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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7104586 | Tonneau cover apparatus having rear bar lock A tonneau cover apparatus for attaching a flexible cover about a cargo box of a vehicle, preferably a pickup truck. The apparatus preferably includes, a support frame removably attached about the perimeter of a cargo box of the vehicle, an elongated end plate attach... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066524 | Tonneau cover with turn knob for rear bar locks A tonneau cover apparatus for attaching a flexible cover about a cargo box of a vehicle, preferably a pickup truck. The apparatus preferably includes, a support frame removably attached about the perimeter of a cargo box of the vehicle, an elongated end plate attach... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048277 | Strap bracket for soft roll-up covers A Strap Assembly for a tonneau cover and a tonneau cover apparatus including a strap assembly. The apparatus preferably includes, a flexible cover, the flexible cover having first and second ends; a support frame for attachment to a cargo box of a pick-up truck; the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7034227 | Cable trough A cable trough for installing cables alongside a railway line or other right of way is described. The cable trough is constructed using longitudinally oriented reinforcing fibers coated with polymeric resin that generally aligns the reinforcing fibers with the lengt... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032466 | Load bearing device including overboard indicator A load-bearing device including an overload indicator and a wire form overload indicator are provided for interconnection of load bearing connectors, preferably elongated load bearing connectors, for bearing a load. In preferred embodiments, the load bearing connect... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024896 | Lock assembly having secure engagement plate A lock assembly for attachment to an enclosure door. In preferred embodiments, the enclosure door has a lock assembly receiving opening for receiving the lock assembly, the lock assembly includes a lock case assembly having a bolt that can be moved between at least ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021275 | Igniter for internal combustion engines operating over a wide range of air fuel ratios An igniter for ignition over a wide air/fuel ratio range. Igniter includes an igniter body including an internal cavity disposed substantially within the igniter body, an internal spark gap disposed substantially within the internal cavity, an external spark gap dis... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007653 | Robust torch jet spark plug electrode A composition for forming an electrode for use in a torch jet spark plug is provided. The composition comprises a ceramic material, ceramic particles, and an electrically conductive material. The ceramic particles are dispersed within the ceramic material. At least ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6959848 | Tailgate sealing gasket A sealing gasket for sealing gaps adjacent to a pickup truck is provided. In alternate embodiments a combination pickup truck and sealing gasket is also provided. The sealing gasket of the present invention comprises an elongated member made of a deformable and a so... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6912819 | Fastening element for masonry units A fastening element for operatively connecting masonry units together in a fixed relation. The fastening element comprises a body with a web having opposing surfaces, and a plurality of projections that extend in a generally perpendicular direction therefrom. The pr... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910833 | Block with multifaceted bottom surface A block for use in constructing a retaining wall. The block has a bottom with a non-planar portion that forms a gap between the block and the top surface of a lower course of similar blocks when the block is placed thereon. This gap allows the block to rest on the l... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6857825 | Retaining wall block and wall grid system A retaining wall block and a system and method for constructing a retaining wall with multiple blocks laid in successive courses. The system comprises a plurality of building blocks and a flexible anchor grid. Each block has top and bottom surfaces, front and rear s... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6851738 | Tonneau cover apparatus having rear bar lock A tonneau cover apparatus for attaching a flexible cover about a cargo box of a vehicle, preferably a pickup truck. The apparatus preferably includes, a support frame removably attached about the perimeter of a cargo box of the vehicle, an elongated end plate attach... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6841051 | High-power ion sputtering magnetron A high-power ion sputtering magnetron having a rotary cathode comprising a conducting member disposed within the rotary cathode being made of an electrically conductive material for conducting electrical current from the power supply to the rotary cathode. The ion s... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6827073 | Block splitting tool A block splitting tool having a splitting blade that is formed by edges of a plurality of smaller splitter segments. The splitter segments are arranged in a side-by-side relation such that the edges form a substantially continuous blade that is generally corrugated ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6773019 | Tailgate sealing gasket A sealing gasket for sealing gaps adjacent to a pickup truck is provided. In alternate embodiments a combination pickup truck and sealing gasket is also provided. The sealing gasket of the present invention comprises an elongated member made of a deformable and a so... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6757931 | Paintbrush holder A protective holder for use with a paintbrush. The holder has a flexible sleeve that is configured to be snuggly positioned about a substantial portion of a paintbrush body. The sleeve has an aperture through which the handle of a brush may extend, and may also incl... | 07/06/2004 |
| D492796 | Front face of a masonry block | 07/06/2004 |
| 6737580 | Control sensor housing with protective laminate A housing for protectively shielding control sensors detectors, or similar devices from harsh work environments. The housing comprises an enclosure having a sensing area transparent to electromagnetic waves. The sensing area is protected by a material that is arrang... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6735701 | Network policy management and effectiveness system A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for maintaining policy compliance on a computer network is provided. The method provides the steps of electronically monitoring network user compliance with a network security policy stored in a database, electronicall... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6726431 | Container handling system and method A container handling system includes a vehicle adapted to carry a container, the vehicle being equipped with a hoist for lifting containers, and, a trailer towable by the vehicle so as to provide tandem transport of containers. The trailer is adapted to receive a co... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6722170 | Lock assembly having secure engagement plate A lock assembly for attachment to an enclosure door. The enclosure door has a lock assembly receiving opening created to receive the lock assembly. The lock assembly includes a lock case assembly having a bolt that can be moved between at least two positions; a lock... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6705656 | Pull-out load platform for truck cargo beds A pull-out load platform truck cargo beds. The load platform has a frame with a base, a plurality of outriggers that extend therefrom, and a pair of rails that are aligned with the base. The outriggers and the rails are adjustable and have ends that are configured a... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6691471 | Mortarless wall structure A wall structure comprising a plurality of columns of preformed, lightweight, stacked blocks, with the columns of blocks connected to each other by a plurality of elongated, vertically oriented, support beams. Preferably, the wall structure is operatively... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6690828 | Method for representing and comparing digital images A method of generating a compact representation of a digital image is described. A digital image is converted to a square bitmap and divided into a plurality of cells. Each cell is subdivided into a plurality of regions. A minimum intensity region and a m... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6676864 | Resin and fiber compounding process for molding operations Molding material consisting of resin coated reinforcing fibers in a molten mass of resin and fibers is prepared at a molding site for controlled supply to a molding machine. A conveying device, such as a pair of pinch rollers, serves to pull fibers from s... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6672644 | Tonneau cover apparatus having engagement member with integral fastening element A tonneau cover apparatus can attach a flexible cover about a cargo box of a vehicle, preferably a pickup truck. The apparatus preferably includes, a support frame removably attached about the perimeter of a cargo box of the vehicle, an elongated end plat... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6672492 | Rifle sling A rifle sling for transporting a rifle and steadying the rifle during firing is herein disclosed. The sling comprises a strap that is attached at one end near the muzzle of the rifle and at a second end near the butt of the rifle. An intermediate portion ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6664473 | Connector assembly for armored cable A connector assembly suitable for use with armored cables. The connector assembly includes a sleeve that is received over and connected to an end of an armored cable. The conductors of the armored cable are connected to a contact holder that is received w... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6651401 | Retaining wall and method of wall construction A retaining wall comprising a series of differently sized, pre-formed horizontal and vertical blocks. Each block includes a projection and a recess, with the projection and recess arranged and configured so that each projection effectively engages a reces... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648183 | Cap for a beverage server The present invention provides a cap having a plurality of readily assembled parts that provide a passage for a beverage or liquid through the cap from the pitcher to the exterior thereof. The cap has a cap body made up of top and bottom portions that are... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6637319 | Adjustable hinge for oven appliance An oven door hinge having an arm and a hinge assembly pivotally attached thereto. The hinge assembly has an elongated, channel-shaped housing that is configured to be removably and constrainingly received within a pocket of an oven door. The housing has t... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6634505 | Sieve bed for a sifting machine The invention pertains to a sieve bed for a sifting machine, consisting of rectangular sieve elements (10), which are attached to a support frame (1) with their edges abutting each other, the support frame being provided with mushroom-shaped mounting pins... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6611083 | Torch jet spark plug electrode The torch jet spark plug comprises a shell with an insulator body concentrically disposed within at least a portion of the shell. A pre-chamber is concentrically disposed within at least a portion of the shell and at least a portion of the insulator body,... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6607234 | Tonneau cover securing mechanism having spring latch A Tonneau Cover apparatus for attaching a flexible cover about a cargo box of a vehicle, preferably a pickup truck. The apparatus preferably includes, a support frame removably attached about the perimeter of a cargo box of the vehicle, an elongated end p... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6606930 | Saw cutting guide The present invention discloses a cutting guide that permits the use of a power saw in trimming roofing materials in the installation of those roofing materials. The cutting guide may be constructed as an accessory or as a contiguous roofing material cutt... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6604929 | Fiber cutting mechanism A cutting mechanism for cutting fibers entrained within a viscous flow is herein disclosed. The present invention is typically part of a system for preparing fiber reinforced molding materials that comprises a viscous entrainment compounding device for co... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6575511 | Apparatus for removing snow from motor vehicles An apparatus for removing snow and other accretions from difficult to reach areas of motor vehicles. The apparatus comprises an elongated body having opposing first and second ends. The first end comprises an extension that is angled and laterally flared ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6569026 | Golf training device A golf training device for use with a swinging driver golf club on a golf ball simulating target having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of a real golf ball and a durable turf simulation apparatus. The target unit comprises a golf ball simul... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6557508 | Robust torch jet spark plug electrode A composition for forming an electrode for use in a torch jet spark plug is provided. The composition comprises a ceramic material, ceramic particles, and an electrically conductive material. The ceramic particles are dispersed within the ceramic material... | 05/06/2003 |
