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Number of patents: 33
Last date: January 03, 2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
D651397	Pant leg tote bag	01/03/2012
7954575	Leader string pull-through machine A crawler device for pulling a leader string through electrical or cable conduit. The crawler device has a traction head, for example using caterpillar-type rubber tracks, biased outwardly into contact with the inner wall of the conduit when inserted in the conduit....	06/07/2011
7841356	Strut and arch structure for tent A tent shelter of the type that is erected by at least one arch pole and has multiple fabric walls that intersect to form substantially vertical corners when the shelter is erected. At each corner a strut-and-guy line support structure is provided for supporting and...	11/30/2010
7775292	CO2 fire suppression monitoring apparatus and method A monitor apparatus and method for monitoring, verifying, and prompting an existing CO2 type fire suppression system in a room or building protected by the suppression system. In its most preferred form the monitor apparatus is a unit contained in a cabinet or housi...	08/17/2010
D619051	Bicycle frame	07/06/2010
7731297	Tailgate-securing dump apron for dump trucks A dump apron for a dump truck, the apron pivotally mounted around a lower end of the dump opening at the rear of the dump body, and movable in response to the tilt position of the dump body between a lower flow-channeling position and a raised tailgate-securing posi...	06/08/2010
7694974	Question-and-answer game A question-and-answer game in which teams of two players are divided into two sets of teammates, and one set of teammates is isolated while the other set of teammates is asked one or more questions about their isolated teammates or about themselves and are designed ...	04/13/2010
7673642	Single pole freestanding shelter A lightweight, freestanding tent type shelter using a single removable arch pole tensioning the roof canopy between ground-level platform poles that form a perpendicular base for the arch pole. The platform poles are already-carried or found pole type objects such a...	03/09/2010
D605104	Motorcycle dash panel organizer	12/01/2009
7618223	Dock to boat transfer aid for handicapped boaters A personal transfer device for transferring a boater from a dock to a boat moored in a boat lift adjacent the dock, and back again. A cantilevered support is secured to an upper part of the boat lift frame, the support's free end extending out over the dock at a hei...	11/17/2009
7616096	Easy-to-read breaker panel A movable reference guide mounted to slide over a circuit breaker reference chart on the door of a circuit breaker box to visually mark individual circuit breaker labels on the chart, and indicator lights associated with each of the circuit breakers on the breaker p...	11/10/2009
7523567	Protective cover for hockey skate boot A removable protective cover for a hockey skate boot, the cover having a hard but flexible protective shell with an open bottom and heel, and heel-cupping sidewall portions that flex apart diagonally to apply the cover to the boot and to grip portions of the boot he...	04/28/2009
7495584	Wireless steering column switch levers A switch-equipped lever of the type mounted on a vehicle steering column and having an end knob with a switch mechanism for controlling a remote vehicle system, in which the knob is provided with a wireless signal transmitter, the wireless transmitter controlled by ...	02/24/2009
7406977	Lightweight shelter The present invention is an improved tensioned canopy shelter of the type used by backpackers. The canopy of the new shelter has a lower rear support and a higher front pole support with a horizontal ridge strut. The ridge strut spreads the forward end of the canopy...	08/05/2008
7353985	Flexible and protective mailbox mount A mailbox mount which includes a heavy-duty spring connecting the mailbox to post via a mounting element. The spring allows the mailbox to return to its initial position after being contacted by another item, such as a snowplow or the like to prevent permanent damag...	04/08/2008
7350798	Trailer hitch guide A trailer hitch guide for ball-and-socket type hitches has an upright rod visible through the rear window of a towing vehicle, a base adapted to be magnetically attached to a socket-forward portion of the trailer-side hitch socket, and a lever arm that extends below...	04/01/2008
7343685	Thread verification and chasing apparatus and method A thread checking apparatus and method for threaded bores in small plastic parts, in which a threaded tap is mounted to rotate on a fixed axis at a workstation, the workstation having guide structure associated with the rotating tap to slidingly engage and guide a p...	03/18/2008
7219680	Backpack hunting blind A backpackable, collapsible blind designed to be mounted against a tree for use by hunters and others. The blind has a backpack-capable frame with canopy support arms that are collapsible against the frame for use as a backpack, a removable canopy, and a seat on a l...	05/22/2007
7207565	Bouncing ball board game A game in which a ball is thrown or bounced onto a horizontal game board from an adjacent bouncing surface such as a table, most of a target portion of the game board surface being covered with raised ball-deflecting projections in a grid pattern, the remainder of t...	04/24/2007
7168522	Self-erecting crane for tree-mounted blinds A crane mechanism for raising a hunting blind or similar large object up along the side of a tree trunk, the crane using the vertical tree trunk as its support tower. The crane is generally L-shaped in use, having a vertical trunk-securing arm adapted to be temporar...	01/30/2007
7146996	Lightweight shelter A nominally floorless hikers' shelter having a raised, tensioned waterproof canopy supported off the ground by pole supports at the front and rear, in which the canopy has a catenary curved ridgeline tensioned between a higher vertical front support and a lower, out...	12/12/2006
7134443	Lightweight arch-supported shelter A nominally floorless hikers' shelter having a raised, tensioned waterproof canopy supported off the ground by pole supports at the front and rear, in which the canopy has a catenary curved ridgeline tensioned between a higher vertical front arch support and a lower...	11/14/2006
7070196	Kayak carrier A kayak carrier with a pair of spaced horizontal supports having open-topped hull supports defining essentially continuous curved surfaces that permit the edge of a kayak to be inserted easily and to naturally rotate into a locking position. In the preferred form th...	07/04/2006
7040979	Multi-season crawl space vent A vent assembly for a crawl space type vent opening in the foundation wall of a building has a front frame engaging the outer face of the wall around the opening, swappable venting plates for the front frame, and a rear frame engaging the inner face of the wall in t...	05/09/2006
7036632	Adjustable cantilever support for tree-mounted blinds An adjustable cantilever support structure for a hunting type blind, the support structure being secured to the side of a tree trunk and adjustable in two planes to accommodate a crooked or leaning trunk so as to position the blind with a level floor. ...	05/02/2006
7032389	Thermoelectric heat pump with direct cold sink support A thermoelectric heat pump module of the type used in small cooling applications and appliances, such as a thermoelectric picnic cooler. The module comprises an array of thermoelectric elements with cold-side connectors directly bonded to a large, unitary cold sink ...	04/25/2006
7023361	Covert runway lighting apparatus and method A runway lighting fixture of the type normally permanently installed at an aircraft installation such as an airport to provide visible light signals to an aircraft, the fixture having an internal, non-visible light source such as an infrared lamp capable of being ac...	04/04/2006
6979010	Sport utility wheelchair A sports wheelchair also suitable for everyday use has a low, stable, planar frame and a shock-absorbing two strut suspension that places the center of gravity of the chair and user forward of the main wheel axis. The suspension supports a planar seat assembly with ...	12/27/2005
D510143	Tree-mounted hunting blind	09/27/2005
D508569	Tree-mounted hunting blind	08/16/2005
6817942	Multi-season crawl space vent A vent assembly for a crawl space type vent opening in the foundation wall of a building has a front frame engaging the outer face of the wall around the opening, swappable venting plates for the front frame, and a rear frame engaging the inner face of the wall in t...	11/16/2004
6715960	Collapsible and re-usable flood barrier A pouch (18), made of a water absorbent polymer that expands and becomes a gel in consistency upon absorbing water and that is biodegradable, is placed in each bag (10) of lesser volume. An opening (12) in each bag (10) is unsealed to dra...	04/06/2004
6698025	Multi-garment outfit with nontraditional access A clothing outfit particularly adapted for infants in which normally separate, distinct garments of a type ordinarily considered more grown-up or adult are combined to form a one-piece outfit that can be put on and taken off in one piece, but that retains...	03/02/2004

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