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 |
| 8097021 | Percutaneous spinous process and inter-spinous process stapler and plate stabilizing systems Spinous stabilizing system comprises spaced apart, pointed staples held to a connecting rod, a stabilizing plate and a set of locking caps for the staple's tips. The tips are forced through the spinous process and captured/secured by the locking caps, pulling the st... | 01/17/2012 |
| D651506 | Gravity shelf bracket | 01/03/2012 |
| 8071140 | Compositions and methods for treatment of dermal scarring and wrinkling Compositions and methods for treatment of dermal scarring and wrinkling, by application to the skin of a cosmetically effective amount of Plantago major or Plantago Lanceolata. The plantain may be utilized in powdered form in an aqueous paste or poulti... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8060971 | Magnetic cosmetic application brush A powder cosmetics brush is provided. The brush has a handle and bristles and a magnetic element within the ferrule, between the handle into the base of the bristles. A magnetic or an electromagnet element attracts fine particles of iron-based or other cosmetic powd... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059491 | Rescue-facilitating communicating wrist watch A rescue-facilitating, preferably water resistant communicating wrist watch. A housing is attachable to a user's wrist by a wristband with a microprocessor is disposed therein. A display is provided in communication with the microprocessor and has at least one visib... | 11/15/2011 |
| D648889 | Table lamp | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047364 | Protective covering for personal electronic device A personal electronic device protective wallet covering. A main housing is dimensioned to fit securely and snugly around a personal electronic device. The main housing includes a window disposed on a front side of the housing allowing usable access to a front surfac... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042836 | Reversibly bound book A reversibly bound book is provided. A first cover strip is wrapped around the first edge of a first cover board, passes over the first side of the first cover board and along the first side of the second cover board. One end of a second cover strip is wrapped aroun... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8017222 | Water-based drawing surface and device utilizing same A water-based drawing surface and a toy employing same are disclosed. The drawing surface includes a plastic substrate layer and a fabric layer adhered to the plastic substrate layer. A substantially water-resistant layer is applied to the fabric layer, and an ink l... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012461 | Biofilm remover A composition for the removal of biofilms from substrate surfaces formed by reacting: (a) one or more quaternary halide surfactants with (b) a source of reactive bromine ions in the ratio of 1 halide ion forming part of the quaternary surfactant to 0.05 to 8 moles o... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7990274 | Call system for location and training of a cat or other domestic animal An electronic device and transmitter allowing animal owners to locate their animals by a non-verbal audible output signal and a visual output signal. A method for training animals to elicit a desired behavior based upon stimuli emitted from an electronic device. The... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7982126 | Photovoltaic module with improved heat transfer and recovery potential A photovoltaic module with improved thermal properties, a method of making same and a structural, thermally improved photovoltaic panel are provided. A plurality of perforations are formed substantially entirely through the module which form a ventilation mechanism ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7978822 | Mirror mounting, alignment, and scanning mechanism and scanning method for radiographic X-ray imaging, and X-ray imaging device having same An X-ray imaging device and alignment/scanning system include at least one multilayer X-ray mirror mounted on a multi-axis adjustable mirror mount pivotable about a scanning axis. A mirror scanner is coupled with the mirror mount and synchronized with the X-ray sour... | 07/12/2011 |
| D640876 | Clothing hanger | 07/05/2011 |
| D639860 | Advertising sleeve for a gate arm | 06/14/2011 |
| 7931150 | Cassette and apparatus for packing disposable objects into an elongated tube of flexible material A cassette (3) for dispensing bags from an elongated tubing (32) comprising an annular receptacle (38) accommodating a length of tubing (32) in an accumulated condition. An annular opening at an upper end of the annular receptacle (38 | 04/26/2011 |
| 7802327 | Portable training sink and vanity for children A portable and compact children's training sink is provided with a main housing having a basin, a drain hole disposed in the basin, and a back splash panel substantially adjacent to, behind, and projecting above the basin. Support legs support the main housing, incl... | 09/28/2010 |
| D624606 | Construction toy table | 09/28/2010 |
| 7801335 | Apparatus and methods for detecting the presence of a human eye Apparatus and methods for determining whether a live, human eye is presented for iris-based recognition. An image is presented on a computer screen and reflected back from the eye. The reflected image is captured and processed to determine whether the reflection was... | 09/21/2010 |
| D624117 | Hand stamp | 09/21/2010 |
| 7794144 | Optical alignment system and alignment method for radiographic X-ray imaging An X-ray optical alignment system for X-ray imaging devices includes a visible-light point source and a multi-axis positioner therefor, fixedly mounted with respect to the X-ray focal spot. A mirror or beamsplitter is fixedly mounted with respect to the X-ray focal ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7786715 | Dc/dc converter The present invention is related to a dc/dc converter. A dc/dc converter according to the present invention comprises an inductor, a switch unit connected to both ends of the inductor and charging or retrieving an energy into the inductor, an output unit comprising ... | 08/31/2010 |
| D621874 | Stencil for children | 08/17/2010 |
| 7770524 | Drive and secure mechanism for toy vehicle and track A toy vehicle and a track are provided. The track includes a first recess underneath a first rack and a second recess underneath a second rack opposite the first rack, and the vehicle includes a first coupler with a first lateral portion for insertion into the first... | 08/10/2010 |
| D620990 | Combined laptop and desk for a child | 08/03/2010 |
| D620978 | Stencil for children | 08/03/2010 |
| D619652 | Alphabet generator | 07/13/2010 |
| D615529 | Microphone-shaped speaker | 05/11/2010 |
| 7707848 | Rapid fluid cooling system and refrigeration device having same A system for rapidly cooling a liquid in a container within a refrigerator-freezer or freezer is provided. The housing has a space for receiving a container, and a rotator rotates the container about an axis. While the container is rotating, a sprayer sprays chilled... | 05/04/2010 |
| D614845 | Sandal upper | 05/04/2010 |
| D614844 | Sandal upper | 05/04/2010 |
| D614843 | Sandal upper | 05/04/2010 |
| 7707092 | System and method for ranking investment performance A method for ranking relative investment performance is provided. The method uses risk measured by standard deviation of return over time and return data (over risk-free returns) to compare an investment to a particular market to which the investment belongs. The me... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703301 | Rapid fluid cooling system and refrigeration device having same A system for rapidly cooling a liquid in a container within a refrigerator-freezer or freezer is provided. The housing has a space for receiving a container, and a rotator rotates the container about an axis. While the container is rotating, a sprayer sprays chilled... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7676853 | Men's underwear An article of clothing including a pair of underwear for a male adult comprises a waistband, an underwear section comprising buttocks, hips, and male package covering portions, defining a pair of leg holes therebetween, and a pouch, secured to the rear of the front ... | 03/16/2010 |
| D611534 | Stencil for children | 03/09/2010 |
| 7668880 | Offsite computer file backup system providing rapid recovery and method thereof A computer file backup system and method are provided. An onsite backup device is in communication with the primary device and includes a first backup copy of the files. The primary device includes a first instance of file modification detection software. The onsite... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7638885 | Fabric type semiconductor device package and methods of installing and manufacturing same A fabric type semiconductor device package is provided. The fabric type semiconductor device package comprises a fabric type printed circuit board comprising a fabric and a lead unit formed by patterning a conductive material on the fabric, a semiconductor device co... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7621404 | Insulating packaging material and related packaging system Insulating packaging material is positioned around a product, including 1-ply, 2-ply, or 3-ply material. Some of the embodiments include a layer of bubble wrap material having its bubble side placed against the flat side of the adjacent ply, which can be metalized p... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7611495 | Device for manually controlling delivery rate of a hypodermic syringe and syringe having same An injection retarder for mechanically/manually reducing the rate of delivery of a hand-held hypodermic syringe and a syringe having same are provided. The injection retarder and syringe include means for selectively slowing a rate of progress of the plunger into th... | 11/03/2009 |
