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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151999 | Plastic septic tank having layered composite wall A septic tank or storage tank has a corrugated thermoplastic wall which has a composite layered structure. A tank wall comprises an inner layer of solid plastic for containing liquid; an outer layer made of solid plastic, for resisting external mechanical forces, an... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8070949 | Micro diffusion of oxygen for treatment and dispersal of wastewater in a drain field Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for improving the treatment of wastewater in a dispersal drainage trench by facilitating the direct aeration of wastewater passing through a drainage unit. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070005 | Corrugated septic tank with strengthening features A molded thermoplastic tank for use as a septic tank or storage tank when buried in soil has a combination of transverse peak and valley corrugations in combination with one or more lengthwise peak corrugations, to provide in effect a molded-in beam structure. The l... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7926510 | Risers for use with access openings in wastewater treatment tanks A riser system for use at the access opening of a wastewater treatment tank includes an adaptor ring affixed to the top of the tank, and a mating riser. The adaptor ring and riser have ends with mating circumferential L-shape sections. There are horizontally project... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7914230 | Corrugated leaching chamber with hollow pillar supports A plastic leaching chamber has an arch shape cross section, corrugations, and one or more hollow pillars extending downwardly within the interior of the chamber, to support the top of the chamber when the chamber is under load during use. Chambers nest within one an... | 03/29/2011 |
| D630294 | Corrugated leaching chamber | 01/04/2011 |
| 7694487 | Setting a tubular post for an electric fixture in soil A tubular post for a light or other electrical device is mounted in soil with the use of an anchor which is comprised of a vertical sleeve and a flange which extends horizontally from the lower end of the sleeve. A flat bottom excavation is made in soil, to receive ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7632447 | Molding a leaching chamber sidewall An arch shape cross section thermoplastic leaching chamber, having sidewall slot perforations which flare inwardly, is made using a mold comprised of a mold cavity part and an inwardly retractable mold core part. The core part has opposing side slides with projectio... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7596999 | Sediment monitor for a stormwater receiving system Apparatus for monitoring the amount of sediment carried into and deposited within an underground stormwater-receiving system comprises a high surface area float that moves up and down within a chamber of the system. A rod extends upwardly from the float and is slida... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7553205 | Electromechanical spring-powered actuator An actuator, which find exemplary use in connection with a safety system which aims to stop powering of a boat by an engine or sail if a person falls overboard. The actuator stores energy in a main spring which is manually created by pushing linearly on an actuator ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7544391 | Method of making a water resistant silicate-based ceramic composite material A method of creating a water resistant, silicate-based ceramic composite article is disclosed. The method comprises depositing the silicate-based ceramic composite article in a container; immersing the silicate-based ceramic composite article in a solution comprisin... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7497181 | Sailboat safety system for a person falling overboard A safety system, which stops the motion of a sail boat when a person falls off the boat, is comprised of a wireless transmitter carried by the person, a receiver-controller, an actuator, and a separable member which ordinarily holds a sail or a sail assembly in its ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7465122 | Leaching chamber having high leaching area to weight ratio A continuous curve arch shape cross section leaching chamber made of molded thermoplastic has closely spaced corrugations and sidewalls, portions of which are perforated with horizontal slots. Either or both of the slot height and the local wall thickness of the sid... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7448925 | Safety shut-off device for vehicle having a rotary on-off switch A safety system, which stops the motion of a boat or other craft when a person falls off the craft, is comprised of a wireless transmitter carried by the person, a receiver-controller, an actuator, and a rotary on-off switch, such as a common ignition switch. When t... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7419331 | Leaching chamber with varying slot opening height A continuous curve arch shape cross section leaching chamber made of molded thermoplastic has closely spaced corrugations and sidewalls, portions of which are perforated with horizontal slots. Either or both of the slot height and the local wall thickness which defi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7350447 | Counter-mining using laser induced pressure wave Buried land mines, which are triggered by pressure, particularly anti-personnel mines which are triggered by the pressure of a person's foot, are destroyed by impinging laser beam pulses on the surface of the soil. With appropriately chosen beam parameters, a laser ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351006 | Leaching chambers joined together with swivel connections Arch shape cross-section leaching and stormwater chambers are connected together so that swiveled angling is obtained at the joint. Angling is accomplished by means of an integral or detachable dome end comprising a conical section. A like chamber with an ordinary e... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7308857 | Pallet substructure and pallet design In one embodiment, pallet substructure can comprise: a reinforcement structure disposed in a plane, a foot member, and a gusset. The gusset can be disposed in mechanical communication with the reinforcement structure and the foot member, wherein the gusset is config... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306400 | Leaching chamber having dosing pipe hanger A molded plastic corrugated arch shape cross section leaching chamber, which is adapted for connection to a like chamber with a pivotable connection, has a hanger for a dosing pipe which is contained within the concavity of a peak corrugation of the end of a mating ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306399 | Stormwater chamber with changing corrugation width angle An arch shape cross section molded plastic stormwater chamber, which has a multiplicity of corrugations, can be nested within another like chamber for shipment. The width and included angle between the opposing sides of each corrugation both decrease with elevation ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293592 | Forming and applying linerless labels Self-adhesive labels are formed by repetitively cutting linerless web material which is fed from a roll into and through a rotary knife cutter. The labels are then transported to and applied to articles. To improve cutting of the web and labeling, the web and or lab... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7237981 | End cap having integral pipe stub for use with stormwater chamber A detachable end cap for a molded plastic storm water chamber has an integrally welded pipe stub. The stub cantilevers outwardly from the exterior surface of the end cap, which is preferably dome shaped, to enable connection to a line which carries water to or from ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7201619 | Safety shut-off system for a powered vehicle A safety system, which stops the motion of a boat or other craft when a person falls off the craft, is comprised of a wireless transmitter carried by the person, a receiver-controller, an actuator, and a spring loaded kill switch (ignition switch). When the person f... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192025 | Sheet feeding apparatus Apparatus for feeding sheets and other flat articles, especially with varying thickness, or from stacks of varying height, includes a device called a prompter. The prompter (136) comprises a body (137), a drive roller (142), mounted on and drive... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189027 | Corrugated leaching chamber A continuous curve arch shape cross section leaching chamber made of molded thermoplastic has closely spaced corrugations and sidewalls which are perforated with slots which slope downwardly, running from interior to exterior of the chamber. The slot height and or w... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172456 | Electric cable organizing apparatus An electric cable organizing device is comprised of at least one, preferably a pair, of brackets to which is attached an electric outlet strip, such as a power strip which receives the plug ends of electric cords. An outlet strip is attached to two spaced apart brac... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159367 | Simulated masonry garden walls having modular construction A simulated masonry module, made of blow molded plastic, has a hollow box-like body with a heavily textured front and top. Modules are pin-connected to each other at interleaving ends, which preferably comprise a slot mortise and tenon which fit closely, so that rot... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146807 | Exhaust manifold heat shield A heat shield for an internal combustion engine used in a boat, or other application where engine compartment heat is unwanted, has a water cooled body positioned around, but spaced apart from, the exterior surfaces of the exhaust manifold of the engine. The concavi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7118306 | Stormwater management system Disclosed is a fluid, namely stormwater, management system employing a chamber having an overall substantially constant curve cross-sectional geometry, with an a-semicircular constant curve cross-sectional geometry preferred. This chamber, which preferably follows b... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114662 | Snow making using low pressure air and water injection Snow is made, for use on ski slopes and the like, using compressed air at a pressure substantially less than 95 psig, preferably around 30 psig. The air is provided to a snow making head or snow gun, where it is flowed through an air nozzle having effective diameter... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7008138 | Faceted end cap for leaching chamber A molded thermoplastic domed end cap, for attachment to the end of an arch shape cross section leaching chamber or stormwater chamber, has a multiplicity of buttresses, to provide facet surfaces where pipe connections may be made. The essentially planar surface port... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994355 | Pipe seal A molded plastic seal assembly, for use with a leaching or stormwater system component, comprises at least two embossed, preferentially eccentric, circles. Pulling on a tab tears out the interior portion of the seal, to create a hole which accommodates a first pipe ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991734 | Solids retention in stormwater system Apparatus for receiving and dispersing stormwater beneath the earth surface is comprised of an array of chambers, preferably having arch shape cross section, buried in crushed stone. Surface stormwater flows first through a diverter, then into a solids retention sub... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6948786 | Furniture having compound foldable parts A furniture article suited for shipment in a compact carton has a top, a back hinged from the rear edge of the top, opposing side panels hinged from the back, and means for holding the opposing side panels in position, such as a stretcher bar, or a shelf hinged from... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6944998 | Simulated masonry garden walls having modular construction A simulated masonry module, made of blow molded plastic, has a box-like body with a textured front and top. Modules are pin-connected to each other at interleaving ends. They may be stacked, to form assemblies simulating a masonry wall. Straight, curved or angled wa... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6893531 | Slitter-splicer for joining the ends of sheets A splicer quickly and accurately joins together with tape the ends of plain sheets or perforated sheets, such as the ends of fanfold sheet commonly used for printing. The sheets are clamped between mating pairs of resilient strips by a top which hinges down onto a b... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6887028 | Ramp-rack for a truck or other transport vehicle A device called a ramp-rack may be used as a rack for the body of a stake body truck in a first mode, and as a ramp in a second mode, for rolling equipment between the bed and the ground. The ramp-rack may be hinged, so when used as a ramp, it will be longer than wh... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6866258 | Feeder-singulator for articles having intermixed thickness and shape Two belt type singulators are used in apparatus which feeds and singulates stacked articles which have varying thickness and shape. The singulators form tandem, spaced apart singulator nips with a transport belt. Each singulator belt has a downwardly sloped undersid... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6834604 | Transporting a ship over shallows of a watercourse A laden ship is transported across a shallow portion of a watercourse by a submergible floating vessel, while the ship is lifted upwardly within the water by means of a vessel platform placed under the hull. The vessel is preferably comprised of a multiplicity of ri... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6814866 | Heating a leach field The leach field of a septic type sewage system is heated by various means, to raise the temperature and increase biochemical activity in the influence zone of leach field conduits. The capacity for waste water treatment is thus increased or restored. Heating is achi... | 11/09/2004 |
