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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8015654 | Hand and fingernail cleaning apparatus An apparatus for washing hands and/or fingernails includes a brush assembly attached to a water faucet. The brush assembly includes a backplane with two opposed brushes attached to the backplane such that the bristles on each brush face outward from the backplane. A... | 09/13/2011 |
| D631684 | Display cabinet | 02/01/2011 |
| 7769578 | Machine translation system, method and program A translated text creator translates a text in which an unknown word is left in an original language representation without being translated, while known words are translated. Translated text created by the translated text creator is displayed. A link setter sets a ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7749022 | Tightening indicator for coaxial cable connector A coaxial cable connector includes an outer body having a first end and an opposing second end, an inner body having a first inner end and a second inner end, and a post interconnected with the inner body. A fastener portion is at the first end of the outer body. A ... | 07/06/2010 |
| D611327 | Bonding block for coaxial cable | 03/09/2010 |
| 7592883 | Dual bandstop filter with enhanced upper passband response A dual bandstop filter affects frequencies in a lower passband, first and second stopbands separated by a middle passband, and an upper passband. The filter includes two legs. In one version, one leg is a highpass filter while the other leg is a bandstop filter outp... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7592882 | Dual bandstop filter with enhanced upper passband response A dual bandstop filter affects frequencies in a lower passband, first and second stopbands separated by a middle passband, and an upper passband. The filter includes two legs. In one version, one leg is a highpass filter while the other leg is a bandstop filter outp... | 09/22/2009 |
| 6845862 | Portable sawmill conveyor system A conveyor system for use in combination with a portable sawmill that generally includes an upper frame assembly, a lower frame assembly, an outgoing belt mounted on the upper frame assembly, and an incoming belt mounted on the lower frame assembly. A motor and gear... | 01/25/2005 |
| 7527512 | Cable connector expanding contact An expanding contact used within a cable connector to make a solid connection with a hollow center conductor of a coaxial cable includes two pieces, a pin and a guide. The pin includes a plurality of slots which form a like plurality of fingers, while the guide incl... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527500 | Swivel wall port for coaxial cable A combination of a swivel port and a wall plate includes a body interconnected with a female connector or a double-female coaxial cable connector such that moving the body moves the connector and vice versa. At least one ridge on the body corresponds to and interope... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7524208 | Sealing security shield A security shield for a coaxial cable interconnection between a male connector and a female connector includes a gasket having a cross-section fitted to an annular shoulder of the security shield. When the security shield is fitted onto the coaxial cable interconnec... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7508284 | Hybrid low pass diplex filter A hybrid diplex bandstop filter includes a lowpass filter circuit which passes a first range of frequencies and a highpass filter circuit passes a third range of frequencies. The filter blocks a second range of frequencies. The third range of frequencies is higher t... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507117 | Tightening indicator for coaxial cable connector A coaxial cable connector includes an outer body, an inner body, a post interconnected with the inner body, a plurality of threads inside a first end of the outer body, and a compression sleeve disposed to fit between a second end of the outer body and an end of the... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7497002 | Coaxial cable stripping tool with marking device A cable stripping tool includes a marking device connected directly to a handle of the tool, or connected to a cartridge containing the marking device, which cartridge is connected to the handle of the tool. The underside of the cartridge contains a plurality of cut... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7468557 | Method of producing an ultra thin electrically conducting film with very low electrical resistance An ultra thin film with very low electrical resistance is produced by forming a substrate of a substrate material which forms a metastable bond and depositing a conducting film on the substrate in a vacuum environment in which a base pressure is reduced to a value b... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7462042 | Bonding block for coaxial cable A bonding block includes a first flat portion, a second flat portion orthogonal to and connected to the first flat portion, and a third flat portion orthogonal to and connected to the first flat portion. The third flat portion is substantially parallel to the second... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7461786 | System and method for determining packaging preference There is disclosed a method and system for determining packaging preference of a customer by identifying the customer using a customer identifier, and retrieving available packaging preference information using the customer identifier. In an embodiment, the customer... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7442084 | Filter housing A filter housing has a large diameter body with texturing which facilitates tightening without a wrench, although wrench hex flats are provided for the last quarter turn. An integral weather seal is incorporated into the filter housing to eliminate the possibility o... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7428313 | Method for correcting sound for the hearing-impaired A method for correcting sound for the hearing impaired includes analyzing an incoming sound into frequency channels and computing a group delay of each of the frequency channels that is expected in a healthy ear. A correction is defined as a percentage less than 100... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7414196 | Casing for RF filter An RF filter casing includes an internal frame, first and second interface ends connected to the frame, and a protective casing connected to the internal frame and to the first and second interface ends. The internal frame includes a support structure for multiple b... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7407089 | System and method for determining packaging preference There is disclosed a method and system for determining packaging preference of a customer by identifying the customer using a customer identifier, and retrieving available packaging preference information using the customer identifier. In an embodiment, the customer... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7345240 | Tamper resistant electrical ground block A tamper-resistant electrical ground block includes a ground block chassis that is looped over a port structure so that an installer has to use a security-type wrench to tighten or loosen coaxial cable connectors from the port structure. A ground clamp, one-piece wi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7325685 | Secondary latchkey mechanism and method for reticle SMIF pods A reticle SMIF pod includes a dome having a plurality of latchkeys and a cassette having a plurality of primary engagement locations thereon into which the latchkeys are intended to engage when sealing the cassette to the dome. A plurality of secondary engagement lo... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323951 | Casing for CATV filter A filter for CATV applications includes a housing and two interface caps, each with an annular groove in a header portion thereof. A circuit board having a grounding bus along an edge of the board is disposed inside the housing. A split ring grounding clamp is dispo... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318021 | Machine translation system, method and program A translated text creator translates a text in which an unknown word is left in an original language representation without being translated, while known words are translated. Translated text created by the translated text creator is displayed. A link setter sets a ... | 01/08/2008 |
| D556693 | Coaxial cable connector | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297023 | Coaxial cable connector with improved weather seal A coaxial cable connector includes an internal compression ring that provides a weather seal for a wide range of coaxial cable diameter sizes. The compression ring includes a flexing portion with a defined recessed section designed to flex outwardly when in contact ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7289523 | Data packet switch and method of operating same A high speed data packet switch comprising input and output ports and a switch fabric to link each input port to each output port wherein each connection between input and output ports comprises a dynamic buffer memory for storing at least one data packet for a mini... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287992 | Protective cap for coaxial cable port terminator A protective cap includes first and second sealing sections, with the first section fitting into the end of a port terminator which contains a center conductor pin and the second section fitting into the end of the port terminator which contains a deep bore which ac... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7255599 | Impedance matched waterproof connector for CATV filter housing An RF filter which includes a circuit board connected to an internal frame has two end connectors connected to the frame, with a protective casing connected to the internal frame and the end connectors. Insulators in each end connector are shaped to form air pockets... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255598 | Coaxial cable compression connector A compression connector for a coaxial cable includes a unitary plastic body with a post connected inside the plastic body and a nut connected to the post. An O-ring seals the connection between the nut and the plastic body. A compression ring is connected to an outs... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254139 | Data transmission system with multi-memory packet switch A data transmission system comprising a packet switch module interconnecting LAN adapters, a plurality of input and output ports connected to the LAN adapters such that each pair of input and output ports defines a crosspoint within the switch module, and a memory b... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251872 | Method for forming a chip package A chip package is formed which has an array of leads, wherein successive leads are staggered in all three dimensions (X, Y, and Z) relative to one another to permit a large number of leads available in a confined space while maintaining the minimum separation necess... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7214095 | Sealing security shield A security shield for a coaxial cable interconnection between a male connector and a female connector includes a gasket having a cross-section fitted to an annular shoulder of the security shield. When the security shield is fitted onto the coaxial cable interconnec... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212520 | Net-aware telephone switch A net-aware telephone switch enabling a user to receive or send calls from/to both the Internet and the PSTN comprises a two-line switch connecting with the communication terminal for switching the outgoing call between IP call mode and PSTN call mode; a CPU, operat... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189091 | Coaxial cable coupling nut A hybrid coupling nut for a cable connector includes a plurality of fingers on a friction sleeve portion of the nut with a plurality of threads adjacent the fingers inside the nut. An annular knurled portion on the nut adjacent the fingers on the outside of the nut ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7144273 | Insulated cable attachment device An insulated cable attachment device, made of an electrically insulating material, is connectable to a termination connector which is in turn connectable to a tap port for a cable television system. When an installer disconnects service to a subscriber's house, the ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7083436 | Particle distribution interposer and method of manufacture thereof An interposer comprising a non-conductive carrier sheet with a pre-arranged pattern of conductive interconnect members positioned therethrough and formed from an elastomeric thermoplastic with suspended spherical and non-spherical conductive particles. The non-spher... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7075303 | Polymeric NMR sample tubes and method for using A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) sample tube is made of a polymeric material instead of glass. Such tubes are thinner than glass tubes, thus increasing the internal volume and sample size. Such tubes are also more closely matched to the magnetic susceptibility of ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7042811 | Frictionless, non-destructive playback system for cylinder recordings The present invention provides a laser heterodyne interferometer based system for audibly producing sounds recorded on a cylinder recording, such as an Edison type wax cylinder, or a 33, 45 or 78 RPM LP (long play) record. The system generally comprises an optical s... | 05/09/2006 |
