Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167242 | Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (10). The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV (10) up to altitude using a parasail (8) similar to that used to carry tourists aloft. The UAV is dropped and pic... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166711 | Inflatable support systems for recreational structures A shelter including a support assembly having a plurality of inflatable supports each having an elongated tube body and defining at least two separate longitudinal passages pneumatically separated by a bladder, wherein the tube bodies of each support is connected to... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8155671 | Commercial mobile alerting system and method for broadcasting messages to geo-fenced target areas A commercial mobile alert system and method for processing a broadcast message from a broadcast message originator for delivery to a broadcast target area served by a wireless mobile network using point to multipoint cell broadcasting capability of the wireless mobi... | 04/10/2012 |
| D653767 | Vial container | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103719 | Message broadcasting control system and method A system and method of broadcast messaging for providing a broadcast message to a broadcast target area including a broadcast admission control module receiving the broadcast message record having a broadcast message, a defined broadcast target area, and a broadcast... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096094 | Methods for finishing an edge of an insulated concrete form (ICF) wall A method for finishing an edge of an insulating concrete form wall constructed from insulating concrete form blocks having a cavity including covering a top surface of a side panel and a top portion of an exterior surface with an elongated member having two surface ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8087922 | Imprint lithography with improved substrate/mold separation In imprint lithography, a mold having a pattern of projecting and recessed regions is pressed into a moldable surface on a substrate. The thus-imprinted moldable surface is permitted to at least partially harden to retain the imprint, and the substrate and mold are ... | 01/03/2012 |
| PP22298 | Eastern redbud tree named ‘JN3’ An Eastern Redbud tree named ‘JN3’ having golden orange new growth and specked lime green mature foliage with a wavy, rugose dark green margin and also capable of being reproduced reliably from chip budding. ... | 12/06/2011 |
| PP22249 | Japanese maple tree named ‘JN4’ A Japanese Maple named ‘JN4’ having persistent red-purple foliage and an early weeping habit, and also capable of being reliably asexually reproduced from chip budding. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8040251 | Detection of fast poll responses in a TWACS inbound receiver A method for use in a power line communication systems for an electrical distribution system (1) to quickly and accurately poll electrical meters (6) installed at user facilities to determine if an outage has occurred at a facility. An outbound communi... | 10/18/2011 |
| D646046 | Footwear puller | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025829 | Die imprint by double side force-balanced press for step-and-repeat imprint lithography In accordance with the invention, step-and-repeat imprint lithography is effected by applying balanced pressing forces from both sides of a substrate. The pressing forces are substantially equal in amplitude and opposite in direction. With the pressing forces thus b... | 09/27/2011 |
| D645304 | Beverage cover | 09/20/2011 |
| D645303 | Beverage cover | 09/20/2011 |
| PP22089 | Flowering dogwood tree named ‘NM1’ A Flowering Dogwood named ‘NM1’ having a pink bracts that fade to white over the bloom period, vigorous upright growth with good branching, and mildew resistance and also capable of being reproduced reliably by vegetative propagation. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| D642425 | Beverage cover | 08/02/2011 |
| 7964983 | Retrofittable wind powered electric generator A wind powered electricity generating system is provided. The system includes a cylindrical induction coil sleeve coaxially mountable to and around a pole structure such that the pole extends structure through a cylindrical center aperture of the cylindrical inducti... | 06/21/2011 |
| D633342 | Can coozie | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887739 | Methods and apparatus of pressure imprint lithography An improved method of imprint lithography involves using fluid-induced pressure from electric or magnetic fields to press a mold onto a substrate having a moldable surface. In essence, the method comprises the steps of providing a substrate having a moldable surface... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7758794 | Method of making an article comprising nanoscale patterns with reduced edge roughness In accordance with the invention, an article comprising a nanoscale surface pattern, such as a grating, is provided with a nanoscale patterns of reduced edge and/or sidewall roughness. Smooth featured articles, can be fabricated by nanoimprint lithography using a mo... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7754967 | Electrical wiring system A system for accessing an electrical wiring network from opposing sides of a wall. The wall includes at least one structural support and a wall surface. The system includes an electrical box having a perimeter wall and two open sides. The open sides are located at o... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7740121 | Coin changer with improved funnel design A coin changer having a funnel portion, a coin changer body, and an acceptor removably mounted to the coin changer body. The funnel portion has a front funnel portion, two side funnel portions and a rear funnel portion. The rear funnel portion is attached to the coi... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7733245 | Compression scheme for interval data A method of data compression for use in a data communication's system for an electrical utility or the like to affect the most efficient transfer of data. The data is first formed into a forming a block (B). A parameter (M) is selected from among a group of paramete... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7712575 | Spiral cut stethoscope wrap A stethoscope protective wrap for a stethoscope including a pair of ear inserts attached to a pair of arms, a sound tube and a stethoscope head, the wrap including a protective wrap installed over the sound tube of the stethoscope, the protect wrap comprising a spir... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7700498 | Self-repair and enhancement of nanostructures by liquification under guiding conditions In accordance with the invention, the structure (10A, 10B) of a patterned nanoscale or near nanoscale device (“nanostructure”) is repaired and/or enhanced by liquifying the patterned device in the presence of appropriate guiding conditions for a pe... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7686185 | Dispenser tray for a vending machine A tray for a product vending machine including a flat base upon which product to be vended may be placed. A plurality of walls are attached to the base which define rows into which product is organized. A channel within the flat base houses a threaded shaft. The thr... | 03/30/2010 |
| D612218 | Potato cutter | 03/23/2010 |
| D609059 | Combination cooler and barbeque grill | 02/02/2010 |
| 7645273 | Vascular catheter guide wire carrier A carrier catheter (20) for the introduction and positioning or changing of one or more guidewires (GW1, GW2, GW3) or interventional devices in a vessel V in the body of a subject. The catheter (20) includes an elongated, thin flex... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7635262 | Lithographic apparatus for fluid pressure imprint lithography Improved apparatus for imprint lithography involves using direct fluid pressure to press a mold into a substrate-supported film. Advantageously the mold and/or substrate are sufficiently flexible to provide wide area contact under the fluid pressure. Fluid pressing ... | 12/22/2009 |
| PP20550 | Nuttall Oak Tree Named ‘QNMTF’ A Nuttall oak tree (Quercus nuttallii) named ‘QNMTF’ having a compact habit with dense canopy, vigorous growth rate, burgundy new growth that matures to dark green in summer, orange-red color in fall and also capable of being reproduced reliably from vege... | 12/15/2009 |
| D604108 | Combination cooler and barbeque grill | 11/17/2009 |
| 7574803 | Undercut saw A saw for undercutting door jambs or trim including a saw blade attached to a flange having a first portion attached to the saw blade, a second, offset portion that extends away from a plane defined by the first portion and a third portion that extends away from the... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7562792 | Method and apparatus for metering a fluid mixture The invention is a fluid metering pump having a fuel cylinder with a fuel piston reciprocally movable within the fuel cylinder for drawing fuel from a fuel source and discharging the fuel through a discharge conduit. The pump also has an oil cylinder with an oil pis... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7537072 | Air management system for heavy duty truck under-hood heat control A system for removing heat from the engine compartment (9) of a heavy duty truck. A first ventilating system removes heat from the radiator. It is isolated from a second ventilating system that removes heat from the engine compartment. The first system takes ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7536936 | Vehicle brake lathe with variable speed motor The present invention relates to on-car brake lathes configured for resurfacing brake rotor components, and in particular, to improved on-car brake lathes configured with a drive system for controlling a rotational direction of an output spindle during a brake rotor... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7530755 | Easy open ring binder A ring metal (10) has binder rings (12-16) each comprised of two ring segments one end of each of which is attached to a hinge plate (18, 20). A movable bar (34) extends from one end of the metal to the other and contacts the hinge... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7510946 | Method for filling of nanoscale holes and trenches and for planarizing of a wafer surface A processing method for use in the fabrication of fabrication of nanoscale electronic, optical, magnetic, biological, and fluidic devices and structures, for filling nanoscale holes and trenches, for planarizing a wafer surface, or for achieving both filling and pla... | 03/31/2009 |
| RE40666 | Mounting for vehicular road wheel A mounting for the road wheel of an automotive vehicle includes a spindle, a hub located around the spindle and inboard and outboard tapered roller bearings located between the hub and spindle where they are mounted in opposition. The cones (inner races) of the two ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7496430 | Intelligent fault detector system and method A quick response system incorporated in a TWACS for mapping an outage in an electrical distribution system without having to continuously poll the electrical meters connected to the system. In a primary embodiment of the invention when a fault is sensed to have occu... | 02/24/2009 |
