Bizarre Patents
A forehead support apparatus for resting a standing users forehead against a wall above a bathroom commode or urinal or beneath a showerhead.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7559542 | Low impact gas spring A gas spring for providing a smooth and generally gradual load distribution between interrelated parts of a press has a casing defining at least in part a gas chamber. A housing is received at least in part in the casing. The housing has a through bore sized for rec... | 07/14/2009 |
| 6939500 | Method and apparatus for eliminating a parting line witness mark from a molded part Method and apparatus for molding a sealing surface of revolution on a molded part in first and second partable mold halves that mate at a major parting line plane. First and second mold inserts each have a sub-insert trim wheel component shaped to mold form the seal... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6786687 | Dunnage bar pivot assembly A shipping assembly is provided in which a dunnage bar is pivotally mounted on a shipping frame. A bushing is non-rotatably mounted adjacent to an end of a swing arm on the dunnage bar. A pivot pin has a cylindrical shank that extends through a cylindrical opening i... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6739224 | Multi-function portable tool A multifunction tool (10) has a body with an elongated section (15) with tool chuck (18) mounted at the end. The tool chuck has a square exterior (135) and hex shaped interior (139) for both mounting and storing a socket tool (1... | 05/25/2004 |
| 7520293 | Fuel storage system for a vehicle A fuel storage system for a transportation or recreational vehicle has a fuel tank that carries a vapor assembly that seeks out vapor pockets and controllably removes fuel vapor from the tank without releasing hydrocarbons to the surrounding environment. Preferably,... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7510143 | Wing assembly and aircraft An aircraft is provided with a wing assembly mounted in a slipstream of a source of propulsion of the aircraft. The aircraft includes a body having a longitudinal axis, a wing assembly carried by the body and including a moveable portion moveable relative to the bod... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7506879 | Transport cart system incorporating a portable floor surface for unloading palleted containers from a vehicle and method of use A portable floor surface and method of use thereof facilitates unloading side-by-side cargo carts disposed in laterally spaced relation with an aisle defined between them. The floor surface has a body with opposite front and rear ends and lower and upper surfaces ex... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7497207 | Fuel tank and associated controller A vehicle fuel system having a fuel tank with an opening with a closure disposed adjacent a vehicle component with a service access opening and closure adjacent the tank closure, and an electronic controller carried by the vehicle component closure. At least one ele... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7496445 | Wayfinding Waypoint navigation for a visitor to a facility is carried out according to the following steps. Distributing waypoint devices in waypoint locations of the facility. Transmitting waypoint identifier signals from the waypoint devices. Providing a mobile wayfinder dev... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7491912 | Portable container with temperature control chamber A portable food delivery container includes a food storage compartment, a control compartment, and a temperature control source. A control compartment lies adjacent to and in thermal conductivity with the food storage compartment. A modular removable temperature con... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7491258 | Fuel tank ventilation device A gas and liquid separation device for use with a fuel tank. The separation device includes a body having at least one passage therethrough in fluid communication with the fuel tank, and a gas and liquid separator carried by the body in fluid communication with the ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7490871 | Pipe clamp with button engagement hole A pipe clamp for connecting two pipe ends together. The pipe clamp includes a clamp component in the form of an open band of metal extending from a first flange to a second flange. A sleeve is located within the band, and the pipe clamp includes a tightening mechani... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7484397 | Punch, apparatus and method for forming opposing holes in a hollow part, and a part formed therefrom A punch, apparatus and method for forming opposing holes in a hollow part, and a part formed therefrom. The punch includes an end portion adapted to pierce an entry hole and bend material around the entry hole to form a retained slug along an inner edge of the entry... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7482787 | Controller for a permanent magnet generator and a generator in combination with such a controller A generator controller for controlling a permanent magnet generator where each phase of the generator is connectable to a DC link via electrically controllable switches, the controller characterized by a data processor adapted to receive a measurement of generator c... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7481646 | Compression molding machine A machine for compression molding plastic articles includes an array of compression molds mounted on a support for movement through a defined mold path. A cam is disposed adjacent to the support to engage the molds in sequence and move at least one segment of each m... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7480970 | Machine for machining optical workpieces, in particular plastic spectacle lenses A machine for machining optical workpieces, is equipped with a workpiece spindle, by which the workpiece can be rotatably driven about a workpiece rotation axis, and with a first fast-tool assembly, by which a turning cutter is movable in the direction of the workpi... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7479887 | Closure and container package with RFID circuit A tamper-indicating closure includes a closure shell having a skirt for securing the closure to a container neck finish and a tamper band frangibly coupled to the skirt for separation from the skirt upon first removal of the closure from the container. An RFID circu... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7475871 | Start assist device for a rotary carburetor A rotary throttle valve carburetor has a start assist device with an operating member that interacts with a throttle lever of the throttle valve to axially displace the throttle valve, preferably without rotating it. The operating member may be rotated and moved lin... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475678 | Integrated fuel delivery system A fuel delivery system for a combustion engine has a fuel tank which defines an access hole preferably communicating through either the top wall or bottom wall of the tank. An associated top or bottom flange, both having a fuel channel for flowing fuel out of the ta... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475919 | Slotted pipe clamp with opposed flange engagement loops A pipe clamp which includes an open band of metal, a pair of opposed flanges located at the open ends of the band, and a tightening mechanism for drawing the flanges together. Each flange extends radially from a body portion of the band to a loop formed by a portion... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7469907 | Mechanically actuated workpiece holder including a plastic collet A mechanically actuated workpiece holding apparatus comprising a collet at least partially composed of a plastic material. The collet may include cantilevered leaves and may be a plastic coating over a metal substrate. ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7469577 | Method of diagnosing turbochargers for internal combustion engines A method for diagnosing a turbocharger (10) includes disconnecting the compressor outlet conduit (26) so that the engine (12) is naturally aspirated and using the engine to drive the turbine (14) of the turbocharger. The compressor outlet... | 12/30/2008 |
| D583237 | Closure | 12/23/2008 |
| 7467785 | Auxiliary fuel and air supply in a carburetor A carburetor includes a fuel and air mixing passage with a throttle valve therein, and a bore with a valve therein defining in part a valve actuation chamber and a separate fuel and air mixing chamber in communication with the fuel and air mixing passage at a locati... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7469040 | X-ray tube for high dose rates, method of generating high dose rates with X-ray tubes and a method of producing corresponding X-ray devices X-ray tube (11/12) for high dose rates, a corresponding method for generating high dose rates with X-ray tubes (11/12) as well as a method for producing corresponding X-ray devices (11/12), in which an anode (31/32) and a cathode (21/2... | 12/23/2008 |
| D583236 | Closure | 12/23/2008 |
| 7465137 | Threaded fastener with retainer A fastener element (16) has a head section (18), a threaded shank section (17) with threads (20) at a pitch and a distal end section (22). A retention device (24) is secured to the distal end section and is engageable with a... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7462402 | Punch, apparatus and method for forming opposing holes in a hollow part, and a part formed therefrom A punch, apparatus and method for forming opposing holes in a hollow part, and a part formed therefrom. The punch includes an end portion adapted to pierce an entry hole and bend material around the entry hole to form a retained slug along an inner edge of the entry... | 12/09/2008 |
| D582291 | Jar | 12/09/2008 |
| 7458619 | Pipe clamp with integral latch A pipe clamp that enables two pipes to be loosely connected together in a desired axially-aligned and rotationally-aligned configuration prior to tightening of the clamp. The pipe clamp includes a band having a first end and a second end, and a tightening mechanism ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458156 | Spool valve assembly apparatus using air vortex insertion The effects of an air bearing may be augmented in various ways in order to assist in the automated assembly of valve spools into valve bores. Such augmentation may be achieved by agitating one end of the valve spool with sequentially applied pulses of pressurized ai... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455569 | Grinding and polishing machine for grinding and/or polishing workpieces to an optical quality A grinding and polishing machine, in particular for lenses, has at least one tool spindle and at least one workpiece. The tool spindle is constructed to hold a respective tool on the same axis at both ends and is mounted in a spindle housing which can be pivoted abo... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455808 | Manufacture of plastic containers having internal identifying indicia molded on a container wall A method of making a container preform includes providing a mold core having at least one surface recess in the form of negative-mold indicia, and molding a preform around the core such that the preform has internal raised indicia formed by the at least one recess i... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455518 | Injection molding A method and apparatus for injection molding an article including a radially extending child resistant feature. Finish block halves are provided that include a pocket and that are closable together to form a neck-finish mold cavity. Mold body halves are provided tha... | 11/25/2008 |
| D580811 | Necklace | 11/18/2008 |
| 7448358 | Ignition timing control system for light duty combustion engines A control system for a low cost, light duty combustion engine, where the control system generally utilizes an engine speed input signal and independent operating sequences to determine a desired ignition timing. There are several independent operating sequences, eac... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7441718 | Wood reducing apparatus having hydraulically controlled material feed system A wood chipper or grinder includes counter rotating upper and lower feed drums driven by a hydraulic motor at variable fluid pressure to produce variable torque to the feed drums. Wood debris fed to a gap between the rollers is advanced toward a grinder or chipper t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441311 | T-bolt clamp quick attach latch A T-bolt pipe clamp of the quick-attach type in which a head portion of the T-bolt can be inserted into or removed from one of the connecting ends of the clamp. The clamp has first and second loop ends that are drawn together during tightening by a T-bolt fastener. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| D579372 | Ring | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441950 | Probe for electronic clinical thermometer Providing a probe for an electronic clinical thermometer, which can measure a surface temperature and a deep body temperature of a human body securely in short time, the probe includes a cylindrical housing, a bottomed metal pipe fitted into a top end of the cylindr... | 10/28/2008 |
