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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7055908 | Extended interfaced, under and around chin, head support system for resting while sitting A head support system for supporting the user's head in an at least generally upright disposition, while the user, for example, naps or sleeps or otherwise rests while traveling sitting in a seat. The head support element (1) interfaces with the underside of ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6783582 | System for treating petroleum and petrochemical slop oil and sludge wastes An initial chemical composition comprising selected surfactants, dispersants, and degreasers that liquefy, disperse, demulsify, degrease, inhibit corrosion and scale formation, and lower the pour point of a petroleum, coal, Fischer-Tropsch synthesized, or naturally ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6758040 | High heat producing power system A high heat producing system which encapsulates a deflected rotating laser beam in a chamber and propagates it through a gaseous medium within the chamber. The heat energy of the deflected rotating laser beam agitates the molecules of the gaseous medium such that th... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6332040 | Method and apparatus for sorting and comparing linear configurations A computing device to classify, manipulate, store, search, and selectively retrieve items from image databases, using a method & apparatus including a computer processor to analyze the configured disposition of a multiplicity of linear motion paths that c... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6247539 | Cultivator implement with castellated cultivating protrusions and multi-implement, powered, cultivation system Implements for attaching to a hand-held, powered "Weed-Eater" type device to perform various work or chores (filament cutting, blade cutting, brushing, blowing, mixing, etc.). After disconnecting the device's original implement typically a spool of filame... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6176196 | Boat bottom hull design A hull design with a maximally narrowed lower hull comprised of a stepped inboard chine and a concave centerline section resulting in the center of buoyancy and center of gravity preferably being in the same longitudinal position. The narrow lower hull op... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6079941 | Moving system A moving system (1/101) made up of a number of separable but intergratable parts and platform sections (10-90/110-190), including an elastically biased, pivoted, integral end ramp section (10) which can be pivoted and moved down to allow the load (e.g. a ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6053809 | Smoke detection and ventilation system A system for detecting the presence of smoke within a building and providing means to remove the smoke, into the airspace above the ceiling thereby preventing or at least alleviating smoke inhalation, property damage, and allowing more time for the safe e... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6012286 | High heat producing system A high heat producing system which transforms a alternating current or a pulsating direct current having a relatively low voltage such as one hundred and ten (110v) volts to a very high electric volt arc wherein the very high electric volt arc has a base ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5983583 | Joint construction and panel installation system A concealed joint construction system for installing and securing sheet material such as laminated plastic wall boards, plywood and the like for finishing off bathtub and/or shower walls, counter-tops and back-splashes, and the like. The joint constructio... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5971273 | Automated florist system allowing direct contact with delivering florist An automated florist system, including an associated cooler (20, FIG. 1) and order taking control unit (22, FIG. 2) for automated vending and order placements specifically for flowers and gift items. The system, with the control unit being pre-programmed ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5946848 | Fishing lure bib system An exteriorly soft body fishing lure (1) including an internal, insert member (200, 300, 400) to which are integrally attached two eyelets (210A/B, 310A/B, 410A/B) and a bib member (220, 320, 429). The insert is generally flat, having at least in part a t... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5941311 | Down-hole, production pump and circulation system A production pump & circulation tool (1, FIG. 1) used down-hole on the end of a production string (FIG. 10) including: a combined traveling valve assembly bottom connector (10) and fishing tool section (20) which engages gripping pins (51) for twisting th... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5902412 | Method of cleaning/coating a substrate Mixtures comprised of the compounds trans-1,2-dichloroethylene and/or cis-1,2-dichloroethylene and perchloroethylene are disclosed; as is a method for cleaning a solid substrate which comprises treating the substrate with said mixtures. A method for preci... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5887855 | Electronics installation hand tool system A hand tool (1, FIG. 1) for use in electronics installations in a vehicle (3, FIG. 3), in which one or more wires 4 need to be run through, for example, the fire wall 5 of the vehicle, in installing, for example, car phones, stereos, and the like. The too... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5887900 | Scrapbook retainer system A retainer clip (1) for holding mementos and keep-sakes, such as greeting cards (7), invitations, ticket stubs, and the like, particularly multi-page ones, within a multi-ringed binder scrapbook (11) so as to typically not damage the memento in any way, w... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5848548 | Method of forming at least two carpet fastener strips from a single sheet of sheet metal A carpet fastening system and method of manufacture in which an exemplary two, complementary, substantially identical carpet fastening strips are fashioned along side, but opposed to, one another in interdigitated fashion from a single, longitudinally elo... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5816879 | Flingable flying disc toy with a central opening with inwardly directed vanes A flingable, disk-like, flying toy (10) having a series of preferably bendable, radially inwardly directed vanes (13) extending out of the plane (11) of the disk, which can cause the toy to spiral and/or return to the user like a boomerang. The throwing d... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5817103 | Umbilical cord combined disinfectant, clamp, cutter and containment system An obstetrical combined disinfectant, clamp, cutter and containment system for umbilical cords, being housed in a comprehensive unit and having increased efficiency in the area of motion saving and exposure to infectious organisms during the birthing proc... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5733087 | Binder assembly system with separate guide member A cover-less binder assembly system for binding together a series of sheet materials, such as, for example, paper for business reports and the like by an office worker, with the binding typically being done along one edge using a simple, cover-less and gu... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5688011 | Lifting sling system having single strap with size-varying, spaced, in-line eye loops A sling for lifting a heavy work piece (e.g. a pipe section) including a strap of flexible, fabric-like material having first and second, looped strap ends, and first, outer & second, inner strap surfaces. The first, outer strap surface has a plurality of... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5655604 | Down-hole, production pump and circulation system A production pump & circulation tool (1, FIG. 1) used down-hole on the end of a production string (FIG. 10) including: a combined traveling valve assembly bottom connector (10) and fishing tool section (20, FIGS. 2A-2C) which engages griping pins (51) for... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5654129 | Method for cleaning acetate-based photographic film with trans-dichloroethylene Trans-dichloroethylene is used in a pure or in a blended state as a cleaning agent for all acetate-based photographic films. In manual cleaning procedures of still-photography and motion-picture films, a soft, lint-free material is moistened with trans-di... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5649682 | Simplified container holder for a ladder with hollow rungs A container holder for supporting a container (12), such as, for example, a paint can, or other item, on a ladder (16) using the interior of a hollow ladder rung (18) for support, into which rung is inserted a flattened, rod-like, projecting arm (14) inte... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5649730 | Dump truck advertising system A vehicle mounted advertising system attachable to a vehicle having non-planar sidewalls that pivot with respect to the vehicle's chassis such as a dump truck. The advertising system comprises a rigid frame member, a first surface member for displaying ad... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5646912 | Medication compliance, co-ordination and dispensing system A medication compliance, co-ordination and dispensing system for coordinating the administration of medication regimens at home equipped with a system for monitoring patient compliance and protection from overdosage and underdosage. The system is accessib... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644801 | Splash-reduced toilet system A toilet system for reducing or eliminating the splash and noise normally associated with human waste as it falls and penetrates the surface of the water contained in a toilet bowl (10). This system includes a floating object or deflector (20) positioned ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5640550 | Computer system for generating SQL statements from COBOL code An interfacing computer program and system which allows a COBOL program, despite its totally different nature and internal data handling constructs and statement approaches, to effectively generate Structured Query Language (SQL) statements in accessing a... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5636844 | Simulated golf game A simulated golf game including a substantially reduced size course in which each "hole" (10) and its respective tee marker (40) is separated from each other by a minimum of about fifty (50') feet and a maximum of about one hundred and fifty (150') feet f... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5579724 | Oyster holder for oyster growing system Holders (10) for growing individual oysters each including a cup-like member (12) having a lip (20) defining a cylindrical cavity (16) of a size sufficient to allow a seedling or juvenile oyster to be at least partially, and preferably completely, placed ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5537687 | Protective face mask system using varying thicknesses of energy absorption & dissipation material A protective facial mask system having an outer, high impact, rigid layer (of, e.g., polycarbonate) and an inner, flexible, relatively soft layer of energy absorption and dissipating material (e.g. an unaerated viscoelastic polymer). The inner, soft layer... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5491963 | Garden cleaning implement for cutting/macerating weeds above and below ground A garden cleaning implement (10) for weeds and the like comprising a cutting mechanism (14) and a retractable guard mechanism (28), generally free to "float" up and down about the cutter mechanism, carried on, for example, an extended pole handle (22). Th... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5467589 | Vegetable harvesting system A vegetable harvesting device or cutter (8) for harvesting a harvest portion from a plant, e.g. okra, which plant has a harvest portion supported at the end of a stem. The cutter includes a conduit member (10) that has a passageway (12) therethrough. The ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5460532 | Electrical connector system for grounding member and ground wire A basic connector body (13) which electrically connects and mechanically secures a ground wire (1) to a grounding member (14), e.g. pipe or electrical conduit, which body is made of a one piece brass alloy casting. The generally cylindrical, basic connect... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5437332 | Control system for wild oil and gas wells and other uncontrolled dangerous discharges A control system for wild oil and gas wells etc. using a centered, angled tubular device placed over and attached to the well head by clamps and remotely controlled hydraulic cylinders. The discharge of the well is directed into the bottom of the device, ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5406463 | Chemi-luminescent display for, for example, emergency sign use An octagonally-shaped, orange colored sign display (10) having intelligible, informational indicia (20) thereon, such as "CALL 911," using chemi-luminescence to provide illumination from within the indicia in emergency situations. The indicia consist of a... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5396774 | By-pass manifold valve for charging, repairing and/or testing refrigerant systems Two embodiments (FIGS. 1+ & FIGS. 5+) of a double, by-pass valve system for a closed refrigerant system allowing its safe servicing, the first being included in the original manufacturing of the compressor unit in the refrigerant exit line of the compress... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5376043 | Holder for various items, including, for example, a combined catfish holder & killer A holder usable to hold various food items, such as ham, chicken, etc., but particularly efficacious as a combined catfish killer and holder for skinning. The device includes a longitudinally extended, base platform (1); an upwardly extended, fish positio... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5371977 | Portable, in-place sharpener for lawn mower blades and the like A blade sharpening device (8) easily connectable to a source of rotating power, such as a battery powered hand drill (66), and having a guard member (14), a selectably locatable handle member (16/16') attached to the guard member, and hand-manipulatable m... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5364281 | Electrical connector system for grounding member and ground wire A basic connector body (13) which electrically connects and mechanically secures a ground wire (1) to a grounding member (14), e.g. pipe or electrical conduit, which body is made of a one piece brass alloy casting. The generally cylindrical, basic connect... | 11/15/1994 |
