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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7975621 | Rail firefighting platform An apparatus for fighting fires comprises a rail carriage, a base mounted upon the rail carriage and an enclosure mounted upon the base. The enclosure includes a top wall having an aperture defined therein. At least one vertically extendible lift is mounted within t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7946252 | Electronic animal trainer with temperament learning An electronic animal trainer with temperament learning. The electronic animal trainer with temperament learning learns and remembers the response pattern of the animal to the correction stimulus to provide a customized training profile. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942276 | Rotatable article display device and method for use A rotatable article display device for displaying an article such as a piece of jewelry or the like includes a platen defining a display surface. The platen is configured to rotate about a first axis substantially perpendicular to the display surface and a second ax... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7934687 | Appendage elevation support structure An appendage elevation support structure is disclosed. The appendage elevation support structure includes a platform defining a central axis. A plurality of legs is secured to the platform in a substantially radial configuration about the central axis to support the... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7930981 | Adjustable riffler assembly An adjustable riffler can be used in a piping system connecting a pulverizer and a furnace. The adjustable riffler includes a support member, at least two plates spaced apart along an axis, and at least one inclined flange. The two plates include a fixed plate attac... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927261 | Boxer-fly exercise apparatus A boxer-fly exercise apparatus, hereinafter Boxer-fly, is provided. The Boxer-fly provides an additional exercise for performing strength training of a user's pectoral muscles. Specifically, the Boxer-fly presents a novel angle for conditioning a user's pectoral mus... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918186 | Grass-growing devices for pet fountains Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of various grass-growing devices. In one nonlimiting embodiment, for example, a device for growing grass in a container that provides water to a household pet is disclosed. The device includes a basket that is configured fo... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7905796 | Device for improving a golf swing Described is a portable and intuitive golf swing improvement device for indicating the proper shift of a golfer's body weight to the front foot during a down swing. More specifically, the swing improvement device measures the shift of the golfer's body weight during... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7900585 | Two-probe bark control device and method for making such Described is a two-probe bark control device for detecting an animal's bark by way of an electrode that is also used in delivering an electrical stimulus to the animal. The two-probe bark control device includes a housing, a first probe, and a second probe. The firs... | 03/08/2011 |
| D631274 | Sports equipment rack | 01/25/2011 |
| 7841301 | Low impedance probe A low impedance probe for delivery of a corrective stimulus to an animal. The low impedance probe includes an electrode for directing an electrical stimulus from an electrical source toward the skin of an animal. A conductive gel source is configured to provide cond... | 11/30/2010 |
| D627527 | Pet bed heating pad | 11/16/2010 |
| 7814865 | Device for training and locating an animal Described is an animal training/locating device including an animal training feature, an animal locating feature, and a transmitting device for communicating with the animal training feature and the animal locating feature independently. The training device and the ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7808439 | Substrate integrated waveguide antenna array A substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) slot full-array antenna fabricated employing printed circuit board technology. The SIW slot full-array antenna using either single or multi-layer structures greatly reduces the overall height and physical steering requirements ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7798103 | Selective access electronic pet door Described is an electronic pet door for automatically granting a selected animal access to a through-way defined by the electronic pet door and denying a non-selected animal access to the through-way. The selected animal carries a transmitter. The electronic pet doo... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7789383 | Saddle stitcher for paperback books A saddle stitcher for making paperback books is provided by the present invention. The saddle stitcher is provided for manually assembling one or a few (or a greater number if desired by the user) booklets in a cost-effective, yet professional manner. The saddle sti... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7779555 | Locking engine reservoir dipstick module A flexible locking dipstick module useful with a motor vehicle including an oil reservoir. A dipstick is disposed within a housing which has one end thereof affixed to the oil reservoir and extends therefrom to a location within the engine compartment of a motor veh... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7770541 | Animal training device responsive to an audible signal Described is an animal training device for delivering a response signal in response to receiving an audible signal. The animal training device is adapted to be carried by an animal and delivers the response signal, which includes a stimulus to the animal and an anim... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769777 | Apparatus and method for identifying unknown word based on a definition An apparatus and method of identifying an unknown word based on a known meaning, or word identification system. The word identification system allows a user that knows the meaning of a word but cannot recall the word that corresponds to the known meaning to identify... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7736098 | Concrete rebound shield and method of use A concrete rebound shield and method of use is disclosed. The concrete rebound shield includes a bell defining an opening adapted to receive a feed hose. A collar nests within the opening of the bell and attaches to the feed hose such as to retain the bell onto the ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7716759 | Patient transport apparatus A patient transport apparatus. The patient transport apparatus of the present invention is articulated and sized to fit between the body and the open door of virtually all vehicles. Further, the patient transport apparatus uses a height-adjustable seat that is align... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7712438 | Method and apparatus for adjusting the correction level of an animal training receiver An animal behavior modification kit including a collar mountable receiver and a plurality of circuit boards. The collar mountable receiver has a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal. Each of the plurality of circuit boards are selectively mechani... | 05/11/2010 |
| D615438 | Handheld transmitter | 05/11/2010 |
| 7710263 | Escape notification system A pet escape notification system for notifying a pet owner when a pet has escaped from a predefined boundary. The escape notification system is used in association with an electronic animal containment system for maintaining a pet within the predefined boundary. A p... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7707974 | LCD window for animal training device and method for manufacture A housing forming a portion of an animal training device having a framing wall adapted to frame an LCD disposed internally of the housing. The framing wall defines an interior surface and a window for viewing of the LCD. A window pane is integrally formed with the w... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7667607 | Reprogrammable receiver collar An animal training system including a programming apparatus and an animal training collar. The animal training collar is communicatively couplable to the programming apparatus. The animal training collar includes at least one stimulation probe and a programmable dev... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7667599 | Piezoelectric cable-based monitoring system A system for monitoring and distinguishing occurrences along a perimeter bounded by a plurality of piezoelectric cables. The monitoring system utilizes a plurality of piezoelectric cables that generate electrical signals in response to mechanical stress events. The ... | 02/23/2010 |
| D610411 | Tapered, collapsible cup insulator with bottom | 02/23/2010 |
| 7656291 | System and method for determining proximity to a wireless boundary of programmable shape used in animal containment Described is a boundary proximity determining system for wirelessly defining a boundary having a programmable shape and for indicating the occurrence of a rover unit traversing the boundary. The boundary proximity determining system includes a base station unit that... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7647545 | Signal and protocol for remote dog trainer signaling with a forward error correction A transmitter for a dog training system, the transmitter having a command input device for inputting a training command input into the transmitter, and a transmitter controller connected to the command input device. The transmitter controller translates the training... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7644685 | Unitized receiver-housing bearing collar for pet A unitized receiver-housing bearing planar collar for a pet wherein the bottom end of the receiver housing is integrally formed with the collar, the bottom perimetrical edge of the receiver housing being oriented substantially parallel to the plane of the collar. Th... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7621233 | Device for detecting, containing, and indicating the presence of fluidic animal waste product at a defined location Described is an animal waste product notification device for detecting the occurrence of an animal excreting animal waste product at a defined location, containing the waste product such that the animal cannot track the waste product from the defined location, and n... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7609157 | Antenna proximity determining system utilizing bit error rate Described is an antenna proximity determining system for determining the location of an animal with respect to a transmitting antenna utilizing the bit error rate corresponding to a signal transmitted by the transmitting antenna and received by a receiver unit carri... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7601073 | Golf putter A golf putter head dimensioned to closely simulate the size of a regulation-sized golf hole and including at least an indicium approximating the size of a golf ball, whereby a golfer is presented with a visual representation of the size of the target at which he/she... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7591105 | Attic storage system and method An attic storage system comprising a series of elongated rails, each including an array of rollers mounted in and along the length of each rail at spaced apart locations. Individual storage containers, provided with bottom support means adapted to ride along the len... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7582880 | Neutron detector using lithiated glass-scintillating particle composite A neutron detector composed of a matrix of scintillating particles imbedded in a lithiated glass is disclosed. The neutron detector detects the neutrons by absorbing the neutron in the lithium-6 isotope which has been enriched from the natural isotopic ratio to a co... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7574979 | Receiver collar An animal collar assembly including a wireless receiver, at least one strap and a connection assembly. The at least one strap includes a first end and a second end, and is connected to the wireless receiver. The connection assembly includes an adjustable constraint ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7565885 | Control of animal containment system transmitter settings with minimal switches A transmitter for an animal training system, which includes a modulator for energizing at least one antenna, and a controller connected to the modulator. A first switch is connected to the controller, and the first switch is for entering a setup mode and for selecti... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7564362 | Alarm actuated pet door lock release mechanism A pet door having a locking mechanism for normally limiting ingress and egress, the pet door being adapted communicate with a conventional environmental detector to unlock the locking mechanism when a hazard environmental condition is detected. The pet door is adapt... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7559291 | Method and apparatus for adjusting the correction level of an animal training receiver A receiver for an animal training collar which includes a receiver housing with a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal each accessible from an outside of the receiver housing. A pair of electrodes is connected to the first electrode terminal and ... | 07/14/2009 |
