Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660543 | Garden cart top | 05/22/2012 |
| 8167145 | Method of making a granular media water filter Granules comprise binder-agglomerated active particles for liquid treatment or filtration. Each granule has a center core of a material that itself has binding properties without the addition of other binders or sprays or adhesives, or, alternatively, each granule c... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162377 | Rolling tarp system A tarp bar may be an alignment member, a reinforcement member, and a furling control member, without adding substantial weight or complexity to a rolling tarp system. The tarp bar is fixed to the tarp a significant distance from the drive bar and is not motorized or... | 04/24/2012 |
| D657845 | Lawn mower cleaner | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151844 | Tool and method for tire traction device installation A tire chain installation tool comprises an elongated member that is connectable to a traction chain or other traction device and that acts as an extension and guide for leading or pulling the traction chain onto a tire. The tool receives one end of the tire tractio... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146639 | Equipment and method for manufacturing steel-plastic composite pipe The present invention refers to a process and an apparatus for combination of steel tubes or pipes with plastic linings, in which steam is used as heat carrier to heat the steel tubes or pipes lined with linings. The apparatus comprises a multifunctional combining c... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8075632 | Transtibial socket for external prosthesis A prosthetic hard socket has a modified curvature and/or shape, which eliminates or de-emphasizes the patellar bar to eliminate or reduce pressure on the wearer's patellar tendon, and, instead, enhances support of the anterior tibial condyle and/or tibial tubercle. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8066525 | Electrical connectors and methods of manufacturing and using same An electrical connector forms electrical contact by tightening of a movable, electrically-conductive spiral around un-insulated wire or wires. The spiral coils around the wire multiple times and tightens on the wire(s) when either one or the other end, or both ends,... | 11/29/2011 |
| D649378 | Adjustable support frame | 11/29/2011 |
| D647595 | Filter block for liquid filtration | 10/25/2011 |
| 8029154 | Solar-powered light pole and LED light fixture A solar-powered street lighting system includes a flexible panel of amorphous photovoltaic adhesively connected to the outside surface of a light pole, at least one battery to be charged by the flexible panel, and an LED light fixture extending from the upper region... | 10/04/2011 |
| D645538 | Filter block for liquid filtration | 09/20/2011 |
| 8008816 | Device with magnetoplastic and/or magnetoelastic thin-film transducer and pick-up coil for harvesting energy A magnetoplastic and/or magnetoelastic material transduces linear motion, delivered to it by a mechanical connection, into a change of magnetic field, via twin boundary deformation. A bias magnetic field assures a net change of magnetization during the deformation, ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7993413 | Valve system for prosthetics A valve system regulates the air pressure in the space(s) between a residual limb, or liner-covered limb, and a hard socket of an external prosthesis, and may include a manually-controlled air outlet and inlet valve on a distal region of a hard socket, and/or an aut... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7990366 | Foot-operated input device A foot operated data input pad has a plurality of foot-operated buttons that may be used to enter data, information, or instructions, including but not limited to numbers, symbols, words, or phrases, separately or in combination. In some embodiments, each button is ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7984562 | Device and method for marking competition rings and other areas on floor surfaces A template device is used layout and marking geometric shapes such as martial arts or other sports rings on a floor. The device includes a central body at or near the center, and an extension reaching from preferably at least three sides of the central body to the p... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7964290 | Magnetic material with large magnetic-field-induced deformation A magnetic materials construct and a method to produce the construct are disclosed. The construct exhibits large magnetic-field-induced deformation through the magnetic-field-induced motion of crystallographic interfaces. The construct is a porous, polycrystalline c... | 06/21/2011 |
| D639899 | Filter block for liquid filtration | 06/14/2011 |
| D639510 | Nail trimmer—center lever | 06/07/2011 |
| D639509 | Nail trimmer-rounded | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950544 | Support and stand for furniture from kegs The present invention is a top stand platform for furniture manufactured from beer kegs. The top stand platform has a first load distribution ring which circumvents the outlet opening at the center top of the keg at a level below the top flange of the outlet opening... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946144 | Lock cylinder A lock cylinder which can be fitted into a part of a lock assembly of a door or other operable panel. There is provided a lock cylinder (114; 214; 314; 414; 514; 614; 714) adapted for fitment into the lock housing (12), the lock cylinder comprising a k... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945996 | Self-closing hinge A compact and aesthetically-pleasing self-closing door hinge comprises a gravity-assist feature and preferably a spring-assist feature, wherein the spring may be easily adjustable, replaceable, and even left out of the hinge. The preferred embodiment is reversible f... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7939560 | Fluorescent particles comprising nanoscale ZnO layer and exhibiting cell-specific toxicity Multifunctional “smart” nanostructures are disclosed that include fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-encapsulated SiO2 core-shell particles with a nanoscale ZnO finishing layer, wherein an outer ZnO layer is formed on the SiO2-FITC core. The... | 05/10/2011 |
| D637015 | Adjustable support frame | 05/03/2011 |
| 7930926 | Determination of permeability from damping Permeability of a fluid through a saturated material is determined by measuring the dynamic response of that saturated material to shaking vibrations and/or shear wave propagation, and then mapping the dynamic response (preferably, viscoelastic stiffness and damping... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7905656 | Differential passive calorimeter A passive differential calorimeter, comprising an inflow control valve (2″), differential measurement means (4″) including the driving part of an input water meter (15) and the driving part of an output water meter (16), a back flow c... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901233 | Electrical connectors and methods of manufacturing and using same An electrical connector forms electrical contact by tightening of a movable, electrically-conductive spiral around un-insulated wire or wires. The spiral coils around the wire multiple times and tightens on the wire(s) when either one or the other end, or both ends,... | 03/08/2011 |
| D633595 | Filter block for liquid filtration | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893947 | Method for extracting edge in photogrammetry with subpixel accuracy A method for extracting edge with subpixel accuracy in photogrammetry, comprising steps of: a. capturing into a computer a picture, of which the edge is to be extracted; b. defining as a cell four neighboring pixels that form a square; c. recognizing the type of eac... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892519 | Rapid synthesis and size control of chalcopyrite-based semi-conductor nanoparticles using microwave irradiation CuInS2 nanoparticles have been prepared from single source precursors via microwave irradiation. Also, CuInGaS2 alloy nanoparticles have been prepared. Microwave irradiation methods have allowed an increase in the efficiency of preparation of t... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7845528 | Load carrying system for motor vehicles Disclosed is a load carrier made up of a flat tray like body which attaches to a vehicle by load bars. A cargo container attaches to the flat tray-like load carrier body, and is locked in one of several possible positions on the flat tray-like body. The load contain... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7878097 | Powered weed trimmer cutting head and method A cutting head attached to a powered rotary weed cutting machine has a generally cylindrical structure containing a plurality of cutting blades. The cylindrical structure has upper and lower portions which may be rotated with respect to one another to expose each en... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877924 | Fishing float or strike indicator and attachment methods A float may be used as a strike indicator for fly fishing and may be attached without hooks, clamps, grommets, rubbery gripping members, or tying of the line/leader. Instead, the float is attached by friction/interference fit onto a line or leader, preferably by sli... | 02/01/2011 |
| D631941 | Lawn mower cleaner | 02/01/2011 |
| D631900 | Trommel | 02/01/2011 |
| 7850739 | Attachment system for prosthesis An attachment system secures a residual limb to an artificial limb in a comfortable and substantially non-rotational manner. The attachment system offers proximal anchoring of the residual limb in a hard socket, by connecting a side surface of a residual limb liner ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850399 | Method of splicing pile cages, set of components therefor, and assembled pile cages This invention relates to a method of splicing pile cages, to a set of components therefor, and to assembled pile cages, and in particular to a method of splicing together two pile cages of a reinforced concrete pile. The method employs two pile cages which are each... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7849611 | Shoe with system for preventing or limiting ankle sprains A built-in or added-on extension is situated upon a side of a shoe so as to minimize or prevent injury caused by inversion of a foot/ankle during athletic or other activities. The extension protrudes laterally out from the side of the shoe and has a substantial hori... | 12/14/2010 |
| D629161 | Nail trimmer | 12/14/2010 |
