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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181810 | Drinking cup having storage compartment and lever actuated seal for drinking area A container and a lid for a container or container is provided. The container includes a lid and container body to which the lid is attached. The container may further include a storage compartment attached to the end of the container body. The lid includes a lid bo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177877 | Filter frame attachment and fluted filter having same A filter element includes a filter media pack, a frame, an annular seal, and a sealing means independent of the annular seal, attaching the filter media pack and the frame. The means of sealing an interface between the filter media pack and the frame include molding... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173556 | Protective barrier A protection product has thermal and acoustic barrier characteristics such that it satisfies the requirements of the standard 14 CFR, part 25 issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. The product is designed to be applied along metallic and composite str... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172551 | Variable actuation pressure system for independent pressure control A pump arrangement and method of regulating pressure of a pump arrangement are provided. The pump arrangement includes an actuation pump, a pressure regulating valve, and a control valve. The actuation pump has an actuation pump outlet providing an actuation pump di... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172231 | Pop-up target turner A target system providing various target arrangements is provided. The varying target arrangements provide different visual presentations to the shooter to increase the shooting experience. Various target arrangements include auto-resetting targets that do not requi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172092 | Filter having melt-blown and electrospun fibers A multi-layer filter media including at least one layer of melt-blown fiber filter media and at least one layer of electrospun nanofiber filter media is provided. The multi-layer filter media of the present invention is configured such that the at least one layer of... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171660 | Decal protector and protection method A decal plate assembly for a motocross motorcycle includes an underlying base plate such as a number plate that is mounted to the vehicle. A decal having printed indicia thereon is attached to the base plate via adhesive or being integrally molded into the base plat... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167597 | Shaft bearings, compressor with same, and methods A bearing material composition that lines a support includes a combination of a thermoplastic conforming material and abrasive particles which provide a combined effect for remedying the effects due to edge loading that may be caused by misalignment between the bear... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167595 | Inlet screen and scroll compressor incorporating same A suction screen member is provided that bridges the inlet port and entrance port between a compressor housing and a suction duct in a scroll compressor. The suction screen member also serves to screen fluid entering the scroll compressor to prevent particulates fro... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166765 | Fuel delivery and control system including a variable displacement actuation pump supplementing a fixed displacement main pump A fuel delivery and control system is provided including a dual pump fluid circuit configuration comprising a fixed positive displacement pump sized to supply the main engine burn flow ranging from above windmill through cruise and a variable displacement pump sized... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162158 | Slide through shelf A slide through shelf is provided. A slide through shelf is illustrated mounted to a vertical retail wall. A slide through shelf as disclosed allows a user to selectably position the slide through shelf's supports in an infinite number of configurations. The slide t... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161600 | Dust collecting pipe for vacuum cleaner A dust-collecting pipe for a vacuum cleaner can efficiently and easily clean an area such as the top surface of a wardrobe, an area under the wardrobe, or a heat radiator of a refrigerator, which are not easily reachable by the suction port of the dust-collecting pi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157242 | Valve actuator with lock mechanism A valve actuator with manual lock is provided. The valve actuator with manual lock includes a locking button arrangement that is operably coupled to a shaft extending along an axis of rotation of a drive train. The locking button arrangement is selectively engageabl... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152500 | Scroll compressor build assembly A scroll compressor build assembly is provided. An outer housing includes multiple shell sections that interfit to provide internal steps that provide seating surfaces. One or both bearing members can use the internal seats. The outer housing may comprise three shel... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152173 | Clamping apparatus and method A method and apparatus are provided, for clamping a fiber placement tool to a fiber placement machine, along a rotational axis of the fiber placement machine, through use of a clamping apparatus having a plurality of drive lugs extending axially from the machine, an... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152005 | Over wire hook latching bin or tray A plastic molded bin that may universally mount to either of cross wires or cross bars in a retail merchandising environment as shown. The bin includes a receptacle and has hooks and retainers projecting from the back wall of the receptacle to provide for the univer... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151854 | Fiber placement machine platform system having interchangeable head and creel assemblies A modular fiber placement machine head assembly and refrigerated creel assembly affixed to a cradle for an interchangeable platform system adapted for composite fiber manufacturing through an automated, computer controlled, fiber placement machine is described. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148321 | Bioconjugates as therapeutic agent and synthesis thereof The present disclosure relates to a novel enzymatic approach according to the invention using an unprecedented sortase-catalyzed transpeptidation reaction between a substrate comprising LPXTG (SEQ ID NO: 11) peptide motif and biomolecules such as aminosugars, hydrox... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147691 | Filter cartridge housing attachment systems The present disclosure pertains to a fluid filter having integral attachment means which may take the form of a threaded portion of a filter cartridge. The threaded portion threadably interacts with a complementary threaded portion of a filter mounting to retain the... | 04/03/2012 |
| D656884 | Gondola upright mounting device | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142175 | Mounting base and scroll compressor incorporating same A scroll compressor assembly includes a mounting base with a pair of support ribs formed into the mounting base, for structurally strengthening the support provided by the mounting base. The mounting base may either support the scroll compressor housing as a separat... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141377 | Truck electrified engine-off air conditioning system An air conditioning system for cooling an environment in an over-the-road vehicle is provided. The air conditioning system includes an electrically driven, variable speed compressor, which enables operation of the system when the engine of the over-the-road vehicle ... | 03/27/2012 |
| D656369 | Container having pre-curved lid | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133043 | Suction duct and scroll compressor incorporating same A scroll compressor and assembly includes a suction duct to direct refrigerant from the housing inlet to a location upstream of a motor. Additionally, the suction duct includes drain ports that act to drain oil received in the suction duct into the oil sump. This ca... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132675 | Filter having baseplate with internal gasket location The present disclosure pertains to a fluid filter having a gasket locator such as a cylindrical wall on the underside of the baseplate which positions and supports an internal gasket. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132330 | Bearing assembly and method of making a bearing assembly A method of making a bearing assembly and a bearing assembly is provided. The method includes the steps of extruding a support rail, providing a mounting surface on the support rail, mounting a bearing rail on the mounting surface and machining a bearing surface on ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128819 | Fluid filter, fluid filter assembly, and mounting method A filter and filter element is provided that incorporates a valve member for preventing priming fluid from contaminating a clean fluid side of the filter or filter element. The filter may incorporate a replaceable filter element or be replaceable itself. The valve m... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126320 | Methods for preventing a dry fire condition and a water heater incorporating same Methods of determining the likelihood of the existence of a dry fire condition in a hot water heater without requiring energization of any of the heating elements are presented. Such methods utilize only the sensor inputs required for normal operation of the hot wat... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123844 | Plugging resistant mist eliminator for horizontal gas flow built from tubular elements and vane type lamella The invention is directed at a mist eliminator for horizontal gas flow applications which is built as a combination of tubular and vane type elements and which is used to separate droplets from flue gas flows in a flue gas desulphurization (FGD). ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8117735 | Two piece bi-metal coil terminal and electrical coil assembly incorporating same An electrical coil assembly utilizing a bi-metallic two-piece terminal construction and a method of manufacturing same are provided. The inner terminal structure utilizes a material that aids in the touchless attachment of the fine gauge magnetic wire to the inner t... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113377 | Tamper evident multiple door closure A server lid for a container with an integral tear strip tamper evident feature is presented. A tear strip for the tamper evident feature is molded as an adjunct to a base member which forms the closure. The tear strip is joined to the base by at least one frangible... | 02/14/2012 |
| D654016 | Battery case | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104097 | Multicolor, multilayer elastomeric articles and methods of manufacturing same Multilayer elastomeric articles and methods of making the same are disclosed in which the outside or outer distal surface of the article is a different color or otherwise visually distinct in appearance from the inside or wearer contacting surface of the article so ... | 01/31/2012 |
| D653127 | Tobacco can | 01/31/2012 |
| D652576 | Mouthguard | 01/17/2012 |
| D652575 | Mouthguard | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094517 | Flasher sonar device with LCD annotations A flasher sonar device includes a motor driven flasher that produces light output pulses at angular positions along a flasher ring lens based upon sonar returns. A liquid crystal display (LCD) positioned concentrically with the flasher ring lens displays a dynamic a... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091805 | Split-flow pre-filming fuel nozzle Presented is a pre-filming fuel nozzle that is readily manufacturable and consists of a fuel injector, a nozzle insert that fits over the fuel injector outlet, and a housing that generally encloses the fuel injector and nozzle insert. The housing has an atomizing li... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091362 | Fuel injector sans support/stem A fuel nozzle is provided. The fuel nozzle includes a heat shield, a fuel tube and a plurality of support members. The support members are radially interposed between the heat shield and the fuel tube. The support members are preferably cylindrical tubes, thus creat... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091294 | Folding pet staircase A method and apparatus are provided, for allowing pets to ascend and descend on a foldable staircase having a plurality of stair treads operatively connected by articulating links in such a manner that the treads can be pivoted in unison from a stowed position of th... | 01/10/2012 |
