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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D568938 | Writing instrument | 05/13/2008 |
| 7225650 | Lock assembly having securing engagement plate A lock assembly for attachment to an enclosure door. The enclosure door has a lock assembly receiving opening specifically created to receive the lock assembly. The preferred lock assembly includes a lock case assembly having a bolt that can be moved between at leas... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7182384 | Tailgate sealing gasket A sealing gasket for sealing gaps adjacent to a pickup truck. In alternate embodiments, a combination pickup truck and sealing gasket is provided. The sealing gasket comprises an elongated member made of a deformable, somewhat resilient, polymeric material. The poly... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6682269 | Block with multifaceted bottom surface A block for use in constructing a retaining wall having a bottom with a non-planar portion which creates a gap between the bottom surface and the top surface of a lower course of similar blocks when the block is placed thereon is herein disclosed. The non... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6596084 | Pyrolytic carbon coating apparatus having feed gas actuator A fluidized bed pyrolytic carbon coating apparatus (1) is provided for coating substrate surfaces with pyrolytic carbon. The preferred coating apparatus (1) includes a fluidized bed reactor (10) having a reactor chamber (22), a gas feed inlet (24), an exh... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6594641 | Computer facilitated product selling system An apparatus and system for allowing customers to purchase boutique or specialty items directly from a supplier or wholesaler. The items for purchase are those conventionally available only through retailers such as local boutiques or specialty shops. An ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6561359 | Method and apparatus for removing lightweight particulates during processing of a primary material An apparatus and method for removing lightweight particulates during processing of a primary material. The apparatus includes a classification tank having an inlet, an outlet and a plurality of settling stations located therebetween. A slurry of fluid and... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6554307 | Bicycle dropout frame member An improved bicycle dropout frame member for simultaneously mounting a plurality of accessories such as panniers, baskets, trailer hitch and trailer, luggage carrier, wheel fender, etc. to a bicycle frame is disclosed. The improved bicycle dropout may inc... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6550329 | High Q angular rate sensing gyroscope A structure and arrangement for improving the accuracy and efficiency of an angular rate sensing gyroscope is herein disclosed. Voltage pick-off conductors are applied to an area of the surface of a resonating element of an angular rate sensing gyroscope ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6547292 | Over center door closing mechanism A door closing mechanism for pulling a door tight to a frame to which the door is mounted comprises a latch arm assembly having a latch arm pivotally secured to a panel of the door and pivotable between a first, open position and a second, latched positio... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6543835 | Tonneau cover 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 p... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6541678 | Immunostimulating coating for surgical devices The present invention discloses an immunostimulating agent that may be applied to various surgical devices to promote rapid healing and the ready acceptance and integration of the surgical devices with the body tissues at the surgical site.... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6530403 | Fill tube control apparatus A control mechanism for controlling the flow of a particulate material through a conduit and comprises a bladder mounted within the conduit that is inflatable between a first, deflated state and a second, inflated state. In its first, deflated state the b... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6524349 | Maintaining the hydrophobicity of a polyolefin textile A method for maintaining the hydrophobicity of a hydrophobic polyolefin textile material over time and use. The method includes providing a solution having a pH level between 3.5 and 5.9, subjecting the hydrophobic polyolefin textile material to the solut... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6508097 | Modular system for expanding and reducing tubing A modular endforming mechanism for modifying an end of a thin-walled malleable tube is herein disclosed. The modular endformer comprises a gripping module having a collet means for grasping a tube inserted into the gripping module. The gripping module may... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6482223 | Clotting cascade initiating apparatus and methods of use Wound closure methods and apparatus are provided which utilize blood fluid by activating the clotting cascade of blood fluid outside the body within a substantially enclosed sterile container then introducing the blood fluid to the wound site to complete ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6478808 | Clotting cascade initiating apparatus and methods of use and methods of closing wounds Wound closure methods and apparatus are provided which utilize blood fluid by activating the clotting cascade of the blood fluid outside the body within a substantially enclosed sterile container then introducing the blood fluid to the wound site to compl... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474654 | 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 deformab... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6474022 | Multi-purpose tarpaulin system A weather resistant commodity stockpile and collection pond covering system made up of a plurality of sheets joined together in waterproof seams. A plurality of flexible cords are tightly encapsulated and fixed in each sheet at spaced apart locations with... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6470921 | Rotary flow control device for bag filling machines A device for controlling the flow of a particulate material from a fill tube of a container filling system is herein disclosed. The rotary flow control device of the present invention includes a stationary plate having flow openings formed therethrough an... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6460899 | Disconnect coupling A disconnect coupling for high pressure fluidic lines has an improved retaining mechanism for retaining the male portion within the female portion. The mechanism comprises a plurality of retaining lugs that are disposed within the female portion of the co... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6459559 | Thyristor controlled dynamic voltage suppressor for electric power systems Power system overvoltage protection is primarily accomplished by the application of Metal Oxide Varistors (MOVs). MOV voltage limiting capability may be enhanced by the application of power electronics. For instance, capacitor voltage suppression may be a... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6447077 | Lift link flexible track A flexible track used for wraparound mounting on construction vehicle tires including a main pad assembly and a lift link assembly. The lift link assembly has a link component and a link pad pivotally connected to the main pad assembly for increasing trac... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6431847 | Apparatus for compounding resin and fiber Molding material consisting of resin coated reinforcing fiber strands in a molten mass of resin is prepared at a molding site for controlled supply to a molding machine. Continuous strands of fiber from supply spools are entrained with pressurized, molten... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6407735 | Method for generating surface representations of objects from layered data A method for generation of a surface representation of an object from layered pixel data converts the pixel data into a series of layers of ordered point clouds. The layered ordered point clouds are stitched together for form a surface representation. Cle... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6398083 | Beverage server with three position lid A beverage server comprises a container having a top, a bottom, and side walls joined so as to form a water-tight vessel. The container has a fill opening in the top thereof that provides access to the interior of the container. The container also has a s... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6385802 | Operating room table having lumbar support bar The present invention is directed to a pivotal operating room table having a main surface and an elongated support member. The main surface preferably lies generally in a first plane and is pivotal end to end such that the first plane can pass through a s... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6378259 | Roofing felt with adhesive on front and rear faces A protective barrier laminate underlayment used to cover the surface of a structure, such as a house, just beneath the outermost, weather bearing layer. The underlayment has an adhesive layer on its lower side for securing the underlayment to the roof and... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6379261 | Swing trainer having double bent shaft A golf swing training and muscle exercising apparatus or swing trainer is provided which is designed to be used indoors as well as outdoors. The golf swing trainer includes a double bent shaft having upper and lower end portions separated by a center port... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6374552 | Skirting wall system A composite masonry block and wall system for skirting elevated structures. The block is shaped to be stacked in vertically independent columns, held in place by specially shaped, lightweight beams placed between adjacent columns, and also by synthetic U-... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6360757 | Insertion and control apparatus An insertion and control apparatus for use with a pipe carrying fluids and having turns and sludge therein to repair a piping system. The apparatus includes a storage and aiming device rotatably mounted about a first axis for winding and unwinding a stiff... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6361252 | Dock support and height adjustment apparatus A dock for supporting persons over a support surface such as a water bed has an elongated deck, a plurality of vertically adjustable post units, and a wheel attached to each post unit for transporting the dock across the support surface. The vertically ad... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6349169 | Attachment structure for vessel fitting A vessel of substantially uniform curvilinear shape comprising at least one area of a different curvilinear shape that is adapted to closely conform to and engage a number of commonly contoured curvilinear segments on a housing member constructed and arra... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6347499 | Bag sealing mechanism An integrated and compact bag filling machine comprising a material dispensing spout, a slip tube suspended in substantially vertical alignment with the spout, and a bag sealing apparatus comprising a pair of opposable forming bars and a pair of independe... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6336560 | Grizzly screening apparatus A grizzly screen apparatus has a screen of grizzly bars having first ends mounted in a transverse end member and second ends placed in a slotted comb member having alternating shallow and deep bed slots. The screen is rotatable about a transverse axis whe... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6324818 | Vacuum filling machine for bags A device for automatically vacuum filling and sealing bags comprising a bag handling and sealing mechanism that is moveable between a first, bag receiving position in close proximity to a material discharge spout and a second, bag discharge position away ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6325403 | Helicopter dolly A dolly for transporting a helicopter across the ground is herein disclosed. The dolly comprises a pair of steerable wheel assemblies that are affixed to the respective ends of an axle. The axle has coupled thereto a pair of clamping assemblies that secur... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6296663 | Bileaflet heart valve having open channel and swivel pivots A bileaflet heart valve comprising an annular base and pivoting leaflets. Each leaflet is "free-floating" within recesses without fixed rotational axis in order to increase translational movement and redistribute stresses. Each recess fluidly communicates... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6295790 | Compact bag filling machine An integrated and compact bag filling machine comprising a material dispensing spout, a slip tube suspended in substantially vertical alignment with the spout, and a bag sealing apparatus comprising a pair of opposable forming bars and a pair of independe... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6292330 | Magnetic head cleaning cartridge with displaceable head receiver A cleaning cartridge for cleaning a reciprocating read/write head of a tape drive. The cartridge includes a cleaning tape and cleaning segments that cooperate to clean the tape contacting surface and the air-bleed slots of a read/write head as it moves th... | 09/18/2001 |
