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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8109221 | Single drive catamaran hull The catamaran hull includes a pair of substantially parallel separate hulls, connected by an intermediate hull portion, wherein only one of the separate hulls includes a propulsion assembly. Each hull is asymmetric, but differently configured, such that the off-cent... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7954218 | Self-aligning collar swaging system for airplane panel bolts A system and method for feeding collar members to an attachment system for assembly of aircraft and similar large scale mechanical assemblies. Collars are fed sideways along a tube having a rectangular internal cross-section to a collar pathway defined by an clamp f... | 06/07/2011 |
| D634268 | Charger for an electric skin brush applicator | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896538 | Power system for a small load concrete truck drum A power take-off unit is connected to a power take-off gear/port on a concrete mixing truck transmission, the power take-off unit being driven by the engine so it is always providing power as long as the engine is running. A hydraulic pump is connected to and driven... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7839009 | Buoyant blade free stream tidal power device Accordingly, the system for extracting power from tidal or other water action in a water region having a bottom surface, comprises: a base assembly positionable on the bottom surface of the water region; a buoyant blade assembly mounted on the base assembly, the bla... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7789092 | Method for enhancing the shaving process for humans using an oscillating skin brush The method includes the steps of preparing a beard or other skin area to be shaved for shaving by first applying the tips of a bristle skin brush to the skin area of the beard to clean the skin area, the brush having an outer brushhead portion and an inner brushhead... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7786626 | Oscillating motor for a personal care appliance The motor includes an E-core stator assembly with a source of alternating current and an armature portion mounted to be responsive to the stator to oscillate back and forth through an arc portion of the personal care appliance and flexure elements are connected betw... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7747347 | Mobile medication storage and dispensing apparatus The medication apparatus includes a mobile housing assembly and a plurality of tray members supported therein for rotation on a central mounting assembly. A lockable access door is present in the housing assembly for controlled access to the trays. A tray locking as... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7681268 | Featherbed with hourglass construction The featherbed includes upper and lower outer fabric sections, which are substantially identical in configuration, secured together along their respective longitudinal and end edges. A plurality of baffle members extend between and are secured to the upper and lower... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7562405 | Pillow with baffles within an outer pillow shell The pillow includes first and second substantially identical inner shell layers and first and second substantially identical outer shell layers. The first and second inner layers and first and second outer layers are secured together around the peripheries thereof. ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7549385 | Stepped boat hull with flat pad portions The boat hull includes a bow, a stern and a bottom surface which extends from the bow to the stern. The hull includes a bottom surface with a deep-V shaped portion extending from the bow to a hull point which is aft of the mid-point of the bottom surface, approximat... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7540890 | Creosote and soot destroying fire log A processed solid fuel composition incorporating agents for destroying creosote and soot within flue ducts and chimneys of fireplaces, solid fuel stoves and other heating devices is disclosed, along with a method for its manufacture and a method for its use. The com... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7496466 | System for fault determinations for high frequency electronic circuits A positioning system is provided for mounting a circuit board or device to be tested, and for mounting a sensor assembly, the positioning system having the capability of moving the sensor assembly in three dimensions. The sensor assembly is positioned on the mountin... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7467432 | Pillow with central spaced internal baffles The pillow includes first and second fabric sections which are secured around the peripheries thereof to form an interior volume. First and second baffle members are positioned within the interior volume, attached to the first and second fabric sections. The first a... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7467429 | Bedding article with cupped baffles in a plurality of side-by-side channels The bedding article includes upper and lower fabric layers which are substantially identical in configuration and are secured to each other around the peripheries thereof. A plurality of channels are defined by channel baffle members which extend in a longitudinal d... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7406816 | Protective helmet for horses The protective helmet includes a hard plastic shell member which is configured to fit over the top of the horse's head, with openings for the ears of the horse. The shell member has a particular configuration, with a front edge which fits around the top of the eyes ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407217 | Composition sideboard for dump trucks The sideboard member includes an interior core portion (32) which is made from a composite material of shredded rubber and polyurethane plastic, and other ingredients. The core portion is covered with a durable rubber layer (35) which is bonded to the ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7395848 | Tire bead rolling tool or tire iron and method of use An apparatus for the mounting/dismounting of tires on wheels. A bead breaker module with elongated pressure clamps pivotally moved by an actuator such that the elongated pressure clamps extend from the perimeter of a tire to a position proximal the tire side and bea... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7386906 | Oscillating brushhead attachment system for a personal care appliance The brushhead attachment system includes a hub member which is secured to a drive shaft of a personal care appliance for oscillating action. The hub member includes a number of spaced locking elements in the form of protrusions around the periphery thereof. An annul... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7373964 | Tire mount/dismount apparatus and method of use An apparatus for the mounting/dismounting of tires on wheels. A bead breaker module with elongated pressure clamps pivotally moved by an actuator such that the elongated pressure clamps extend from the perimeter of a tire to a position proximal the tire side and bea... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7303853 | 3-D structures with smoothly-varying topographical features in photo-sensitive epoxy resists 3-D structures which are fabricated by gray-tone exposure of a class of thick negative photo-sensitized epoxy resists from the substrate side of a transparent substrate, using development methods that rely upon a physical distinction between polymerized (solid) and ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299640 | Refrigeration system which compensates for heat leakage A refrigeration system/cycle includes two or more refrigeration stages, in which one or more of the warmer stages provide(s) cooling to partially compensate for heat leakage that would otherwise leak to the colder stage(s). The refrigeration system includes a single... | 11/27/2007 |
| 5236093 | Rate control overflow system for disk screens The system includes a variable speed motor (13) which controls the operation of a disk screen (14) which is part of a gyratory screen/disk screening system for wood chips and the like. Wood chips are fed at a variable rate to a storage bin (34), which inc... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5235985 | Automatic bladder scanning apparatus The automatic bladder scanning apparatus includes a transducer assembly (30), which includes a plurality of individual transducer elements (32). A first plurality of transducer elements are connected into an approximately circular or octagonal arrangement... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5201205 | Two axis tracer for fastener operations A two axis tracer (10) includes a back plate (34) and a front plate assembly (49) which includes a single sensing member (24) at the top end of which is a mushroom-shaped cap portion (28). Mounted on back plate (34) is a slider assembly (38) which moves i... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5135597 | Process for remanufacturing wood boards The process begins with a single board, for instance a flat grain board, of selected dimensions. The single board may be clear or not or may be cut and rejoined to remove defects. The board is then sawn in a selected manner and the resulting boards are bo... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4574233 | High impedance current source A current source circuit includes a first transistor (11) having an output current which is sensed across a resistance connected between the emitter of the first transistor (11) and the negative side of the supply voltage. A series negative feedback loop ... | 03/04/1986 |
