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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6609319 | Bolt assemblies for firearms New and improved bolt assemblies for M4/M16 firearms capable of firing a remarkably greater number of rounds than previously available M4/M16 firearms are, disclosed that have right and left compression springs that are parallel to each other, straddle th... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6606811 | Firearm magazine with improved bolt catch actuator Detachable ammunition magazines for firearms, particularly conversions of M16/M4 series rifles to utilize AK47 magazines, are provided with improved bolt catch actuators. These new bolt catch actuators have an elliptical opening though the upper end of th... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6595099 | Multifunctional firearm muzzle attachments New multifunctional muzzle attachments for firearms providing substantial improvement in shooting accuracy in comparison with prior known muzzle attachments are disclosed that simultaneously provide a combination of four different functions, namely, (1) c... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6364338 | System for towing small four wheeled vehicles A tow system is disclosed for towing small four-wheel vehicles having handlebars for steering and equipped with a front luggage bar assembly, e.g. an ATV, behind a van or other tractor vehicle. Such tow system includes a tow bar portion that connects to t... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6256920 | Safety securing devices for small arms A firearm safety device for a magazine type firearm structured for insertion into the cavity opened in said firearm when the magazine of said firearm is removed has a lock base, a locking bar and a pair of locking rods. The lock base is formed of a first ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6185825 | Cable and wire cutters Cable and wire cutters of new design have an outside cutter member containing an arcuate cavity within which an inside cylinderical cutter member rotates about a common pivot axis so separate cutting slots in the outside and inside cutter members cross du... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6110317 | Decorative design method and products A new method for the production of decorative designs on substrates, e.g., furniture and building walls, basically includes the steps of (a) providing a design printed on a flat release sheet, the design comprising a picture side in contact with the relea... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6098719 | Parallelogram boom devices for mounting agricultural implements to short wheel base tractors and adjusting implement position relative to ground A parallelogram boom device for mounting agricultural implements has a parallelogram arrangement of a first upper beam horizontally and longitudinally aligned with a second upper beam plus a single lower beam longitudinally aligned with the first and seco... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6085423 | Triggered spring ejectable blade sheathed knives Sheathed knives are disclosed that have a blade that is ejected via a button triggered spring longitudinally from the sheath into a locked use position in which the sheath then serves as the handle for the blade in the nature of a dagger, an elongated han... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5913245 | Flexible optical fiber sensor tapes, systems and methods New types of fiberoptic microbend sensors are in the form of flexible tapes wherein single or multiple layers of mechanically tough flexible tapes form two outside surfaces of the sensors including between them one or more continuous elongated optical fib... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5849143 | Precision label application A system for applying pressure sensitive adhesive labels from a feed web with high position precision onto flat uniform size articles mechanically links the advance of the article to be labeled and the advance of the current label to be applied in unison,... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5826363 | Rail adapter handguard systems for firearms Improved rail adapter systems which enable firearms, including M16 type rifles and carbines, without any changes to the weapon except the handguard, to support accessory devices effectively even under combat conditions are provided via the invention by mo... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5819414 | Double action folding knife Folding knives having a longitudinal sheath handle with a channelled body portion into and out of which a blade pivots about an axis normal to a common plane of the handle and blade between a sheathed position within the handle through an arc to a use pos... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5806456 | Variable attact angle marine spade anchors Plow type anchors that include a fluke and an arcuate shank having a long leg portion and a short leg portion that attaches the long leg portion to the fluke are improved by being provided with a plurality of hitch members spaced apart longitudinally alon... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5799736 | Dirt distribution method Highway and road maintenance costs and time are greatly reduced by an improved method of removing the typical mound of earth that accumulates along the edges of the roadway by providing an earth moving blade defined by a lengthwise bottom edge, a forward ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5778817 | Outrigger systems for motorboats An improved locking unit is disclosed for outrigger devices that are installed on a T-top equipped motorboat that has an outrigger pole supported by its inboard end above the T-top and which permits the outrigger pole to be rotated from a stowage position... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5738035 | Outrigger systems for motorboats An improved locking unit is disclosed for outrigger devices that are installed on a T-top equipped motorboat that has an outrigger pole supported by its bottom end portion above the T-top and which permits the outrigger pole to be moved by rotation of the... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5728759 | Waterbase pressure sensitive adhesives and methods of preparation New water base pressure sensitive adhesives with capability of use in production of high temperature quality masking tape are aqueous dispersions of the following mixture of components in the percentages by weight as specified: _________________... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5718106 | Canopy forming grove tree trimmer A tree trimming machine capable of moving between rows of grove trees to remove interior growth from the trees while leaving a canopy of tree boughs over the trimmed area includes a wheeled platform supporting right and left saw units positioned at the fr... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5695013 | Dirt distribution device A dirt distribution device for attachment to the outboard end of an earth moving blade of a grader machine includes a motor driven rotary dirt slinger carried on a platform that is pivotally carried on a support arm that, in turn, pivots on the clamp unit... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5692937 | Cohesive stretch bandages Cold-seal adhesives are disclosed that contain no natural rubber and are able of forming dry content on stretchable fabric strips which adhere to one another with acceptable strength at room temperature by pressure contact to form cohesive surgical banda... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5638771 | Egg incubation method An improved system for the incubation of exotic bird eggs contains a flexible bladder as an essential component. The system includes an incubation unit, system heat exchange liquid, a heating unit to warm the heat exchange liquid, a pump unit, and conduit... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5618421 | Underdrain filter plate installations in automatic backwash filter systems Automatic backwash filter systems including a filter tank divided by vertical cell sheets into a multiplicity seriate cells are improved by provision, as retention for underdrain filter plates within the seriate cells, of unique contoured cell sheets havi... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5616400 | Cold seal adhesives, cold sealable films and packages formed therewith Cold-seal adhesives are disclosed that contain no natural rubber and are capable of forming dry coatings on flexible films which adhere to one another with commercially acceptable packaging strength at room temperature by pressure contact, but also allow ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5611296 | Psittacine feeding devices and method An improved method for the feeding of psittacines involves the use of a feeding device having a spout that may be grasped by the mandibles of the psittacine to prompt it to pump feed flowing from the vessel down its esophagus. This method mitigates damage... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5600091 | HF shielded electrical enclosures An improved HF shielding feature is provided for electrical enclosures having a box-like base and a sealing cover wherein a tongue projects integrally from the upper periphery of the base into a groove formed integrally in under periphery of the cover. Th... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5555852 | Alcohol injection system and method for internal combustion engines A method for improving economy and performance in the operation of internal combustion engines of motor vehicles includes the steps of (a) providing on the motor vehicle a confined supply of alcohol, (b) pressurizing the confined supply of alcohol with en... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5552045 | Sliding shoe unit for automatic backwash filters Articulated sliding shoes for improving the operation of automatic backwashing filter systems basically include (a) a rectangular support frame, (b) a central valve member, (c) a fore waste valve member, (d) an aft waste valve member and (e) sets of sprin... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5542581 | Dual service sprayer Trigger actuated pump sprayers for application of a great variety of household and industrial liquids are improved for dual service use by inclusion of a spout, which can be operated in a closed mode or an opened mode, mounted to the pump housing and a tu... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542375 | Egg incubation system and method An improved system for the incubation of exotic bird eggs contains a flexible bladder as an essential component. The system includes an incubation unit, system heat exchange liquid, a heating unit to warm the heat exchange liquid, a pump unit, and conduit... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5536417 | Methods and systems for prewashing automatic backwashing filters New methods are disclosed for improving the cleansing the plurality of seriate filter beds in automatic backwash filtering systems, equipped with a traveling backwash shoe, in which the beds are backwashed one at a time with backwash liquid from an efflue... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536769 | Compositions for production of faux finishes Faux finishes are produced without need for artistic manipulations of coating materials by applying a layer of one or more unique aqueous emulsions to a substrate surface and, while the layer is still wet, applying thereto scattered portions of one or mor... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5511511 | Avian feeding devices An avian feeding device has a bird cage of the wire mesh type and a feeding tray that includes a bifurcated backing member with a mounting space provided between a front sheet portion and a rear web portion. The cage has a rectangular opening formed in a ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5507246 | Visible signaling sports whistle A mouth blown sports whistle includes a mouthpiece that communicates with a sound chamber and emits an audio signal when pressurized air is blown into the mouthpiece and a second chamber that communicates via a passageway with the sound chamber. A visual ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5502923 | Hydroponic growth systems and methods A hydroponics plant growth system basically consists of a circular nutrient supply module, a circular plant prop module, a pump positioned in the supply module to circulate liquid nutrient upwardly into the prop module, and a distributor unit to convey th... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5489911 | Marine VHF antenna system and method Improved marine VHF radio antennas systems are provided that can be installed on sailboats to position a whip antenna or other radiation unit aloft from the boat deck, even while underway. The antenna system includes an elongated flexible plastic extrusio... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488922 | Collapsible boat A collapsible boat having a contoured hull shape is disclosed in which the individual component surfaces of the hull may be folded both longitudinally and transversely via disengageable clamping mechanisms that maintain the boat water-tight when it is ful... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5487431 | Subterranean fluid sampling systems and methods A subterranean sampling system of the direct push type that employes an elongated push tube in combination with hydraulic means to force the push tube down through subterranean strata includes an improved sampler unit which basically includes a sample ret... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5445102 | Fishing boat outrigger devices An outrigger device for use on a fishing boat upon which it is mounted for both lateral movement, e.g., between trolling and stowage positions, and vertical movement, e.g., between vertical and horizontal, includes an outrigger pole receptacle tube, a mou... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5392782 | Disposable medical pressure cuffs and method of production Disposable medical pressure cuffs of the type having one side made from a flexible non-porous plastic sheet and the other side made from a woven fabric sheet that presents a fleecy surface to provide comfort when in contact with the body of a patient are ... | 02/28/1995 |
