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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370455 | Food container sealing apparatus An apparatus is disclosed for sealing food containers using a sealing film. The apparatus includes a base, a container holder for holding a food container; a heater platen positioned within the base, and a pressure applicator positioned on a surface of the heater pl... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7320421 | Hunting retention system and method A hunting retention system includes an elastic cord attached to each of the pair of rattling antlers and attached by a unique and novel attachment device to a user at the waist. Preferably, the restraining device takes the form of a belt, wherein an elastic cord ext... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7267145 | Bulk bag filling system A bulk bag filling system has a horizontal displacement device pivotally connected to a fill carriage. The fill carriage is rotated outwardly about a pivot axis existing at the interface between the horizontal displacement device and the fill carriage. Bag loops of ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7215098 | Electrical generating system having capacitative control of alternator regulation The invention provides an electrical generating system comprising an AC electrical generator (G) having an output, and a capacitor arrangement (Ca) provided at the output of the generator and arranged so as to offset a drop of voltage from no-load to full-load occur... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7007590 | Device with at least one extension arm or support arm for multi-linked crane shaped extension arms, concrete spreader columns and similar The invention relates to a device with at least one extension arm or support arm for multi-linked crane shaped extension arms, concrete spreader columns and similar, comprising at least one hydraulic differential cylinder for actuating a support arm. The cylinder co... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007587 | Snap-in rotatable cylinder control A control for a fluid cylinder includes a cylindrical housing made of a polymeric material which pivotally receives a control arm having a cable release receiving member at one end and which can be snap-fitted within an open end of a pneumatic cylinder to lockably e... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6995215 | Cross-linked networks from multifunctional hyperbranched polymers Hyperbranched polymers having a plurality of at least two different types of functional groups are described. Specific embodiments include hyperbranched polymers having functional groups of a first type that are substantially uniformly distributed throughout the hyp... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6981730 | Seat storage system A seat has a seating surface and a bottom to which a sliding panel is mounted. The bottom of the seat includes a storage bin for removably holding items stored therein, which is selectively exposed by the sliding panel when translated from a position aligned with th... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6971137 | Floor maintenance machine with air-cooled motor A burnishing machine having a burnishing motor in a motor compartment covered with a hood defining an air plenum having at least one air inlet positioned near the top of the hood spaced from the floor. The plenum includes a discharge outlet immediately adjacent the ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6957863 | Seating unit having motion control A seating unit includes a seat, a back, a base, and a motion control having a plurality of flexible supports for operably supporting the seat and back on the base. The flexible supports are movable in a generally fore-to-aft direction but stiff in a generally vertic... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955494 | Adjusting mechanism for installation of plate-like members A reflector guiding an optical axis is housed in a mirror holder with a compression spring disposed therebetween so that the reflector is biased by the compression spring to move backward. A mirror retainer is rotatably supported by a rear cover for the mirror holde... | 10/18/2005 |
| D510451 | Lamp with adjustable arm | 10/04/2005 |
| 6928785 | Method of connecting partition panels A freestanding portable partition panel system is provided for open office spaces and the like. Each panel includes a partition frame having vertical upright frame members positioned adjacent opposite side edges thereof, and multiple horizontal frame members attache... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918427 | Process and apparatus for preparing a metal alloy A method and apparatus for producing a metal component from a non-dendritic, semi-solid metal alloy slurry involves the use of a graphite agitator that is functionally equivalent to conventional metal rod agitators, and has the additional advantage of having a very ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913315 | Chair construction A chair includes a base having a control assembly operably supporting a seat assembly and also a back assembly for movement about a seat tilt axis and a back tilt axis, respectively. The back assembly includes a flexible sheet supported at upper/outer corners by a b... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911454 | Method for potentiating primary drugs in treating multidrug resistant disease The specification discloses a method for enhancing the inhibiting action of drugs against multidrug resistant cells, apparently by reversing or inhibiting the glycoprotein “pumps” associated with such cells. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908304 | Heat treating device for synthetic fiber yarn When a heat treatment device for heating synthetic fiber filament yarns by saturated steam is installed to a drawing and texturing device for synthetic fiber filament yarns, in order to lower the total height of the devices than a conventional one, cylindrical hot p... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905776 | Conductive transparent layers and method for their production On a glass substrate, a base layer of indium cerium oxide is deposited, and on this a thin copper-containing silver layer, both produced by means of DC sputtering. On top there is another indium cerium oxide layer, which is produced by means of AC-superimposed DC sp... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905171 | Seating unit including novel back construction A seating unit is provided having a base, a back frame pivoted to the base for movement between upright and reclined positions, and a seat slidably supported on the base assembly and pivoted to the back frame so that the seat moves forwardly and its rear moves forwa... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902537 | Upper body support device An upper body device includes a thoracic support region comprising a spinal region having a convex arcuate section on an upper surface thereof to properly position a user's shoulders with respect to the users head, cervical and spinal region. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892043 | Method and device for pacing an image reader at a constant scanning speed Speed fluctuations at a motor supplied with a two-phase current is reduced by changing the current value ratio at each phase in the drive current to feed a drive motor for an image reader to allow a light source lamp to move, free from speed fluctuations, to scan at... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6880886 | Combined tension and back stop function for seating unit A seating unit includes a base, a seat, a back, and a control operably supporting the seat and the back on the base for movement between upright and recline positions. The control includes a spring providing a biasing supporting force to the back during recline, and... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6879413 | Carriage driving mechanism in image processor A carriage driving mechanism to prevent the carriage adapted to travel as a predetermined wire is taken up from floating and remaining in such floating position due to an unexpected force exerted on said carriage under a tensile force. A carriage support extending f... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6874736 | Keyboard support A keyboard support platform including a keyboard support member adapted to support a keyboard and having a front edge adapted to be positioned adjacent a user. The keyboard support member includes first and second opposite side edges defining a width therebetween. A... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6874518 | Fabric covered structure and method of assembly of such structure A fabric covered structure such as for use as a gazebo or pavilion includes plural generally vertical support columns connected to roof beams which support a fabric roof. Opposed ends of the beams are each connected to one of the support columns and are each provide... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6874263 | Balloon-type advertising equipment A balloon-type advertising equipment includes a vehicle and a balloon mounted on the vehicle which is adapted to be inflated and deflated as occasion demands to display an image and/or a message on the balloon. The equipment further includes blowers and lights mount... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6873793 | Electric water heater An electrical heater for fluid including a generally tubular housing have a wall portion made of a titanium material, and an elongated electrical heating element having electrical connectors on opposite ends thereof extending through the wall portion. The electrical... | 03/29/2005 |
| D503047 | Lounge/working chair | 03/22/2005 |
| D503051 | Furniture base | 03/22/2005 |
| 6869142 | Seating unit having motion control A seating unit includes a seat, a back, a base, and a motion control having a plurality of flexible supports for operably supporting the seat and back on the base. The flexible supports are movable in a generally fore-to-aft direction but stiff in a generally vertic... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6868939 | Exhaust silencer system An improved exhaust system for an internal combustion engine generally comprises two expanding megaphones, separated by a dual core annular flow silencing section. The two or split megaphone design facilitates broadening of the time of the negative pressure wave to ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6866764 | Processes for fabricating printed wiring boards using dendritic polymer copper nanocomposite coatings An inexpensive process for depositing an electrically conductive material on selected surfaces of a dielectric substrate may be advantageously employed in the manufacture of printed wiring boards having high quality, high density, fine-line circuitry, thereby allowi... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6849227 | Method of manufacturing furniture article A method of manufacturing a furniture component includes steps of molding a panel component of a flexible compliant plastic, the panel component having a continuous perimeter flange and further having flexible strips extending between portions of the perimeter flang... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6848730 | Bumper system with face-mounted energy absorber A bumper system includes a tubular beam having front and rear walls, and a plurality of horizontally-extending walls that interconnect the front and rear walls. An energy absorber has a rear surface with a recess shaped to mateably receive and support the beam, and ... | 02/01/2005 |
| D501514 | Hanger collar | 02/01/2005 |
| 6846571 | Polymer blend for automotive flooring applications A polymer blend suitable for use in automotive floor covering applications includes 100 parts by weight of a radial block copolymer having the general formula (AB)nBA, wherein n is greater than 1, each block A is a monoalkenyl arene polymer block and each... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6843076 | Single step laydown method of making dry fiber with complex fluorine doped profile A method of making an optical waveguide preform includes forming a preform including a first portion and a second radial portion, wherein the second portion includes a dopant, and wherein the first portion exhibits a density greater than the second portion. The meth... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6840391 | Roll of product having parallel display strips thereon A display strip for packages includes an elongated backing member and transverse adhesive strips that extend completely across the backing member for adheringly holding individual packages. A plurality of the display strips are adhered transversely to a roll of rele... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6823999 | Pivoting storage organizer bracket system A storage organizer includes a U-shaped bent-wire storage member pivotally mounted on a plate-like base to a wall or stud. The base has a pair of arcuately-shaped bands that define a pocket against the wall, and the bent-wire storage member has a pair of aligned str... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817262 | Interlock device with stamped lead frame An interlock device includes a housing and a toggle interlock mechanism with an extendable interlock pin. The interlock device also includes a preassembled switch, an electromechanical device, and a lead frame interconnecting the switch and electromechanical device.... | 11/16/2004 |
