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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6808095 | Golf accessory holder and clip therefor A golf accessory holder device designed to be held in a golf bag clip frictionally engaged to the top of the golf bag and frequently inserted and removed from said clip during the golfer's round of golf, and to prevent damage to or soiling of the pocket or the pocke... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6804891 | Door and drawer pull jig A device which facilitates the efficient and quick installation of pull handles on cabinet doors or drawers, said device comprising two main elements, a base piece and an insert piece, both of which are fabricated from clear transparent plastic, said base piece bein... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6752382 | Concrete form puller A concrete form puller assembly comprising an elongated bar about 20 to 36 inches long, preferably about 27 inches long, said bar having substantially horizontal lengths at each of its ends and an angular mid-portion sloping about thirty degrees from horizontal betw... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6550613 | Tackle box with efficient storage capacity A fish tackle box that utilizes maximum efficiency of space wherein said tackle is stored in clear plastic bags that are hung with hooks on storage rods; wherein the storage rods are moveable and are inserted into a moveable supporting arm and wherein the... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6394327 | Two-part push-broom locking system A two part locking system for a push-broom preferably for use in the trucking industry, the first part A being mounting bracket with means for being fixedly attached to a desired site; such as on the rear panel of the cab, generally along the driver's sid... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6367093 | Water closet bowl bottom connection An improved connection of a toilet bowl to the floor over which the bowl is located utilizing the combination of an externally threaded toilet bolt with a head and a hollow shaft down its axis, a screw of longer length than the toilet bowl and positioned ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6364790 | Portable hockey practice apparatus A hockey practice apparatus comprises a thin mat member having a length and a width each substantially greater than its thickness, a generally centrally disposed longitudinal axis extending along its length, and including a bottom stratum presenting a sli... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6304050 | Means and method of robot control relative to an arbitrary surface using camera-space manipulation A system is presented that creates vision-based, three-dimensional control of a multiple-degree-of-freedom dexterous robot, without special calibration of the vision system, the robot, or any of the constituent parts of the system, and that allows high-le... | 10/16/2001 |
| 5775865 | Manually operated, mechanically adjustable, quick lifter support arm for loading equipment onto pickup trucks A support arm device is taught for the loading and unloading of equipment on and off a truck bed. The support arm functions like a lever and has wheels at one end and connectors at the other end for coupling to the equipment or to a carrier for the equipm... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5634433 | Fish tank bridge and method for making same The combination of two aquarium fish tanks bridged by a plastic bridge tube is disclosed. The bridge tube is shaped to accommodate the insertion of the ends of said bridge tubes in each of the fish tanks. A pump and filter are connected to a narrow diamet... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5522188 | Earth brace system for swimming pools--in the ground A bracing system for in-ground steel and vinyl swimming pools that allows the pool to be constructed very quickly and without the use of concrete either on the braces or around the bottom perimeter of the pool is described. The bracing system works by pro... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5511855 | Fold-out, height adjustable chair and support structure for same The chair has a support structure with a wide stable base. The chair has a single inverted U-shaped tubular metal main frame. Near the top and inside of the frame is connected a tubular metal back leg unit set of two legs to swing out away from the invert... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5511347 | Adjustable sheet metal moulds for steel and precast concrete stairs Sheet steel pan forms bent or rollformed to specific "universal" profiles allow the manufacture of concrete tread filled steel stairs or precast concrete stairs. The profiles adjust against each other under the specific angle of 26.565 and thereby, used i... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5423951 | Process of continuously making coke of high density and strength Pieces of coke of high density and strength are made continuously from fine particles of bituminous or subbituminous or lignite coals or of mixtures thereof. The particles are generally oxygenated, mixed with water, compressed to squeeze out some of the w... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5421859 | Processes of continuously making hard composites of coke and carbon-reducible oxides for smelting to iron, ferroalloys and silicon Composite pieces of high density and strength are made continuously from mixtures of fine particles of bituminous or subbituminous or lignite coals and particles of carbon reducible oxides. The particles are mixed with water, compressed to squeeze out som... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5353743 | Urine collection device for pet animals A urine collection device to assist in the maintenance and monitoring of the health of pets through urine analysis is taught consisting primarily of a large rectangular collection tray with a hole in its center and grooves sloping to the hole; a round sam... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5354110 | Fireplace tongs The fireplace tending tool is of tubular construction with a hand grip and actuating lever, both of which can be squeezed together with one hand. The actuating lever is connected by means of a solid rod inside the tube to a moveable jaw construction which... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5329879 | Cat waste elimination system including anti-litter spreading and containment device and also including a device allowing walking kittens to safely enter a kitty litter box An anti-litter spreading and containment device for pet animals is disclosed. It consists in a fence-like structure which substantially surrounds and sits atop almost the entire perimeter of the animal's waste collection container. The invention also incl... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5325595 | Wallpaper outside corner trimmer guide A trimmer guide for hanging wallpaper along the outside corner (typically of a passageway). The guide is rectangular shaped, about 6 inches long and about 1 and 1/4 inches wide with a blade portion about 3/4 inches wide and about 0.23 inches thick. The gu... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5305153 | Angular optical viewing device An angular viewing device is taught which enables the viewer to see, while looking downward, objects and scenery in front of him, to the right and left and also above and below the horizontal plane of the viewer's eyes. The viewing device and all of its r... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5289800 | Waste odor eliminator cover for a cat waste box Minimizing or eliminating the amount of odor-laden air that leaves a cat litter box and circulates into the room is accomplished by the mixing of the cooler room air with the hotter air that rises from the animal's fecal matter to the top of the box and t... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5193488 | Cat waste elimination system A total system to remove, store and dispose of feline (or other animal) bladder and bowel movements through the introduction of and a complete utilization of many features and sub-systems to provide ways of operating and managing a fully sanitary method o... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5167267 | Automobile cover A cover for a vehicle (such as a motor vehicle) is disclosed. The cover is comprised of a multiplicity of panels, at least two of which have different colors. These differently colored panels assist the user of the cover in orienting the cover upon the ve... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5124848 | Motorcycle driver's helmet A motorcycle driver's helmet is described. A special optical system or periscope type design is built onto the rear of the helmet for use by a passenger, i.e. not by the wearer. The structure enables the passenger to see in front of the running motorcycle... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5108329 | Slalom water ski The top surface of the rear end of a slalom water ski is modified by adding a special contour to same to improve its performance in racing competition. The modification relates to adding a "hump" or "hummock" on the rear one-third of the ski. The sides of... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107550 | Sewer pipe unplugging tool A simple, inexpensive apparatus which enables an ordinary power snake to be rotated by an electric drill. The apparatus consists of a telescope connected to a series of flexible tubes, i.e. garden hoses joined together by suitable couplings and an optiona... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5108227 | Telescoping frostproofing sleeve expandable to frost depths of area A sleeve covering to surround a vent pipe which is to be buried and inserted into and connected to a T-fitting trap of a sanitary sewer system is described which sleeve covering will prevent the frost or frozen earth from heaving the pipe which it surroun... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5092581 | Rowing exercise apparatus A rowing exercise apparatus is capable of emulating the actual sensations of rowing, including the sensation of tippiness at slow rowing speeds and also providing an artificially induced sense of motion to the rower of the apparatus at the end of each row... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5085543 | Hinge/door drill This hand tool is a portable tool, to be used on a construction site to drill pilot holes for the standard 41/2" hinge used on doors in the majority of commercial buildings. It's light-weight, small and powered by any 3/8" drill motor. Base of tool is use... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5076730 | Earth duct tunnel enlargement apparatus and method A method of and an apparatus for relieving ground pressure surrounding pvc vent pipes which have been displaced from their T-fitting traps in sewer systems. The round tubular nature of a semi-rigid pipe is changed to an elliptical or oval shape with initi... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5059636 | Tire sealant composition A non-petroleum based, environmentally safe tire sealant composition is prepared. The major ingredients in same are finely ground rubber, calcium chloride, all-purpose wheat flour and water. To these major ingredients are added a relatively small amount o... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5033446 | Scent projectile missile and launcher This invention relates to a device and method for better enabling outdoors-people to see more wild animals up more closely by helping to cover up or mask their human scent at a greater distance. In the method of the present invention the outdoorsman arriv... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5027515 | Drywall twin cutting block A dry-wall cutting tool is described. It has a block-like configuration and is designed to slide over the edge of the drywall and to cut both sides of the drywall to the same distance from the edge and at the same time as it does so. The depth of the cut ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4930769 | Unified pull-push exercise device The unified pull-push exercise device consists of a slanted beam which can be positioned at various angles from the horizontal. The beam as an attached movable seat that travels the length of the beam. A stationary gripping handle or bar is positioned abo... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4927206 | Pickup truck cap The invention relates to an improved shell-type pickup truck cap having a means for preventing damage to the cap when it is being installed on, or removed from, the bed of a pickup truck, or when said cap is being transported to or from storage. The cap c... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4916924 | Finger ring reducing means A finger ring guard in combination with a continuous circular finger ring for reducing the inside circumference of the ring. The guard consists of an elongated U-shaped attachment member with two arms having circular pads at the ends thereof, which pads h... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4899963 | Support saddle for elongate articles and interpositioning device for dissimilar surfaces A support saddle which tethers a pipe, cable, wire, conduit or other elongate article to the support saddle, which, in turn, is fastened to a support surface, said support saddle also having a design such that it is easily and readily employable as an int... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4867502 | Van camper A tent-like enclosure structure is described. The structure is particularly adapted and constructed as an extension for and in combination with a van having a solid upward opening rear door; the top of said enclosure when in use to be held in position by ... | 09/19/1989 |
