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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177549 | Method and apparatus for processing of materials A method and apparatus processing materials including medical waste, municipal waste, along with other wastes, and processing materials; the apparatus comprising an elongate pressure vessel of generally cylindrical configuration having an inlet end, and an end cap f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8161979 | Method and apparatus for preparing a finished tobacco product including an attached outer pre-rolled sheet and inner shell A finished tobacco product is formed by an inner shell and attached outer pre-rolled sheet where the inner shell has a means to open an interior volume to add selected tobacco filler material. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157018 | Torque wrench system having multiple torque stations An improved multi-bolt and nut torque wrench for installing and removing bolts or nuts from flanged joints or the like which includes a plurality of torque stations having a plurality of high torque wrenches for engaging the heads of the bolts or nuts during a high ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8146663 | Seal configuration for top drive swivel apparatus and method For use with a top drive power unit supported for connection with a well string in a well bore to selectively impart longitudinal and/or rotational movement to the well string, a feeder for supplying a pumpable substance such as cement and the like from an external ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8118102 | Downhole swivel apparatus and method What is provided is a method and apparatus wherein a swivel can be detachably connected to an annular blowout preventer thereby separating the drilling fluid or mud into upper and lower sections and allowing the fluid to be displaced in two stages, such as while the... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109693 | Method of cutting target members using a cutting saw device A diamond wire saw and method provides a frame that includes a clamp that attaches to a target (e.g. piling, beam, tubular), an elongated toothed rack extending away from the mount and target, and a moving portion that carries the diamond wire and motor drives that ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8096371 | Method and apparatus for disposal of cuttings A method and apparatus for disposing of drill cuttings 500 from an oil and/or gas well drilling platform 510, comprising (a) transporting the drill cuttings 520 to a cuttings collection area 530 on the platform 510; (b) providing a... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8087869 | Method and apparatus for loading palletized articles for blast freezing A method and apparatus for spacing apart layers of cartons containing animal parts (such as chicken parts). In one embodiment is provided a vacuum assist lift device to transfer layers of cartons from a packed condition to a palletized spaced apart condition. In one... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082753 | Beverage bead Provided in one embodiment is a decorative beaded necklace for ornamental decoration, comprising a plurality of decorative compartments, each of the compartments being fluidly connected to each other; a tube, the tube being fluidly connected to at least one of the p... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8069861 | Method and apparatus for preparing a finished tobacco product including special form casings and sheet configurations A finished tobacco product is formed by a set of pre-rolled sheets. In one embodiment a form casing is used which includes at least two portions—a non-smokable portion along with a container portion which includes tobacco filler material. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8067095 | Award or trophy apparatus, method of making, and method of offering an award or trophy for sale wherein dynamic movement of a game piece and or body part is indicated A trophy or award which includes a statue or figurine shown in a position playing a sporting event with a game piece, and includes a member indicating dynamic movement of the game piece and/or a body part of the statue or figurine. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066012 | Tobacco product A tobacco product is formed by rolling moistened tobacco leaves about a cylindrical form casing and allowing the leaves to dry to form a shell. After the form casing is removed a consumer can fill the shell with crushed tobacco leaves of a favorite blend, thereby el... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8047290 | Double swivel apparatus and method A double swivel for use with a top drive power unit supported for connection with a well string in a well bore to selectively impart longitudinal and/or rotational movement to the well string, a feeder for supplying a pumpable substance such as cement and the like f... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047277 | Method and apparatus for removing casing A method and apparatus for removing a string of casing from a well bore. The method and apparatus include a plurality of drill bits substantially aligned with each other for drilling a plurality of holes in the string of casing. The plurality of holes can be used to... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8020626 | Torque wrench system having multiple torque stations An improved multi-bolt and nut torque wrench for installing and removing bolts or nuts from flanged joints or the like which includes a plurality of torque stations having a plurality of high torque wrenches for engaging the heads of the bolts or nuts during a high ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7991162 | Accelerating scalar multiplication on elliptic curve cryptosystems over prime fields A method and apparatus for accelerating scalar multiplication in an elliptic curve cryptosystem (ECC) over prime fields is provided. Multiplication operations within an ECC point operation are identified and modified utilizing an equivalent point representation that... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991154 | Exponentiation method using multibase number representation A method of scalar multiplication for use in elliptic curve-based cryptosystems (ECC) is provided. Scalars are represented using a generic multibase form combined with the non-adjacency property, which greatly reduces the nonzero density in the representation. The m... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987858 | Method of making a tobacco product A tobacco product is formed by rolling a sheet of material supplied by a roll or rolls (e.g. moistened tobacco leaves) and/or homogenized sheet tobacco about a slit mandrel to form a shaped tube. The shaped tube is then packaged for shipment to an end user or consum... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7948372 | Method and apparatus for concealing sensors in urban and industrial environments The present invention provides a method of monitoring the position of a vehicle, vessel, rail car, barge, tanker truck that is loaded with bulk or hazardous material. A G.P.S unit is set to send a signal to a radio transmitter if the unit moves beyond a maximum perm... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7934729 | Sports bag with integral transportation system Disclosed is a sports bag assembly with an integral wheeled transportation system. The bag assembly can accommodate the transportation and storage of sports equipment. The wheels can be deployed and retracted with a single mechanical movement, and may be stowed with... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7926570 | Method and apparatus for preventing spillage or loss of drill fluids A well bore fluid recovery system and method is disclosed for recovering a column of well bore fluid within a stand of casing before cutting the casing. The recovery system relates to a system for preventing fluids from being spilled when casing is being finished fo... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922424 | Method of cutting target members using a cutting saw device A diamond wire saw and method provides a frame that includes a clamp that attaches to a target (e.g. piling, beam, tubular), an elongated toothed rack extending away from the mount and target, and a moving portion that carries the diamond wire and motor drives that ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7913760 | Seal configuration for top drive swivel apparatus and method For use with a top drive power unit supported for connection with a well string in a well bore to selectively impart longitudinal and/or rotational movement to the well string, a feeder for supplying a pumpable substance such as cement and the like from an external ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7900638 | Intermediate wrapper and method of making A tobacco product is formed by perforated cigar or shell, the shell comprising a sheet of material with an intermediate sheet, the sheet comprising tobacco leaves and/or homogenized tobacco paper. The cigar or shell is packaged for shipment to an end user or consume... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896905 | Bone fixation apparatus What is provided is a fixation system that offers a strong and stable construct for maximum fusion augmentation and yet is versatile enough for any patient and is easy to use. Disclosed is a connection assembly for connecting a spinal implant, the assembly comprisin... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7886848 | Method and apparatus for disposal of cuttings A method and apparatus for disposing of drill cuttings 500 from an oil and/or gas well drilling platform 510, comprising (a) transporting the drill cuttings 520 to a cuttings collection area 530 on the platform 510; (b) providing a... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886827 | Apparatus for, and method of, landing items at a well location An apparatus for, and method of, lowering items from a drilling rig to a well located below it through the use of a landing string comprised of drill pipe having an enlarged diameter section with a shoulder, in combination with upper and lower holders having wedge m... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7847171 | Guitar with pick support A guitar with pick holder apparatus provides a coil spring that is attachable to the guitar strings at a position next to the tuners. The coil spring has end portions with handles that are positioned to provide left and right gripping surfaces or grasping surfaces f... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845408 | Top drive swivel apparatus and method For use with a top drive power unit supported for connection with a well string in a well bore to selectively impart longitudinal and/or rotational movement to the well string, a feeder for supplying a pumpable substance such as cement and the like from an external ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7877279 | Method and apparatus for improving the loss ratio on an insurance program book A method of improving the loss ratio on a book of insurance including the use of a computer data base with a user interface display including questions for insured entities making up the book of insurance. Spaces are provided on the display for the input of answers ... | 01/25/2011 |
| RE42050 | Laparoscopic specimen removal apparatus An improved retractable cleat device having a housing and a telescopic cleat member absent a handle. The telescopic cleat member is lockable in the housing in a retracted position via a cam channel having at least one interval engaging a cam follower. The cam channe... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7868752 | Method and apparatus for concealing sensors in simulated articles The present invention provides a method of monitoring the position of a vehicle, vessel, rail car, barge, tanker truck that is loaded with bulk or hazardous material. A G.P.S unit is set to send a signal to a radio transmitter if the unit moves beyond a maximum perm... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867338 | Roof cleaning method A roof brush and method of use. What is provided is a brush head which can be tossed on a roof and subsequently pulled off the roof to remove leaves and other debris on the roof. Accordingly, a roof brush is provided which is capable of cleaning a roof and permittin... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867222 | Instrumentation for endoscopic surgical insertion and application of liquid, gel and like material An endoscopic instrument includes an inner elongated instrument member that fits the bore of an outer elongated instrument member. The outer elongated instrument member includes a slot through which a surgical sheet material can be pulled so as to furl the material ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7841413 | Pre-made up side entry sub apparatus and method For use with a top drive power unit supported for connection with a well string in a well bore to selectively impart longitudinal and/or rotational movement to the well string, a feeder for supplying a pumpable substance such as cement and the like from an external ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7828064 | Downhole swivel apparatus and method What is provided is a method and apparatus wherein a swivel can be detachably connected to an annular blowout preventer thereby separating the drilling fluid or mud into upper and lower sections and allowing the fluid to be displaced in two stages, such as while the... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7798513 | Method and apparatus for training a person to ride a bicycle A method and apparatus for training a beginning cyclist to ride a bicycle. One embodiment includes providing a bicycle with detachable pedals and at least a portion of the crank arms, and attaching guard shields on the remaining portions of the crank arms. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798209 | Seal configuration for top drive swivel apparatus and method For use with a top drive power unit supported for connection with a well string in a well bore to selectively impart longitudinal and/or rotational movement to the well string, a feeder for supplying a pumpable substance such as cement and the like from an external ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7785176 | Portable manual oyster opener and method An apparatus which manually forces open shells during the downward stroke of a reciprocating plunger. Opening can occur through shearing of the two shell halves along their seam. The tip of the plunger can be a long inclined blade and wedge shaped. The apparatus may... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7780397 | Method and apparatus for loading vessels using rotation A method and apparatus for rapid loading stacks of items aboard vessels which can include rotating palletized items to depalletize the items, and then placing the items on a lifting robot, lifting the robot and items into the hold of a vessel, removing the items fro... | 08/24/2010 |
