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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6772916 | Hidden locking system for wall-mounted dispenser A locking system for a dispenser having a cover and a back plate, the cover being hingedly connected at one end to the back plate and carrying a latch plate at the opposed end thereof. An elongate locking bar is slidably carried on the back plate for movement toward... | 08/10/2004 |
| D585647 | Tool tray | 02/03/2009 |
| D582498 | Golf putting aid | 12/09/2008 |
| 7458298 | Drum brake implement An implement including a first tool having a first tool end in the form of a pig tail. The first tool includes an inwardly extending tab. A second tool is adjacent the first tool and has a second tool end adapted to receive a pin and includes a curved finger carried... | 12/02/2008 |
| D581700 | Wipes stand with container storage | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455519 | Anti-fog dental mirror A dental mirror includes a mirror assembly and a handle having an interior cavity. The handle further includes a non-circular aperture proximate one end, which communicates with the interior cavity. A push-arm extends through the aperture toward the mirror assembly ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7450822 | Video recording apparatus and method, and edit-data forming apparatus, method and program An input video signal is recorded, as a moving picture, in a first storage medium with a first compression technique. The input video signal is further recorded, as a moving picture, in a second storage medium different from the first storage medium in storage forma... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7446502 | Battery charger for batteries of different types A battery charger for charging batteries of different types, the charger comprising: a seat for receiving a battery; first and second electrical contacts, the first and second contacts independently movable relative to the seat. The charger further includes a back s... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7438341 | Headliner retainer A visor support assembly mountable to a vehicle having a headliner and adapted to secure a portion of a sun-visor includes a support adapted to securedly receive the portion of the sun-visor. The support includes a surface which engages the headliner and an insert w... | 10/21/2008 |
| D578521 | Antenna bracket | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437242 | Navigation apparatus A navigation apparatus mounted on a vehicle is equipped with a first gyro sensor and a second gyro sensor arranged in symmetry with respect to a first axis in a travel direction of the vehicle and to a second axis that passes through the center of gravity of the veh... | 10/14/2008 |
| PP19313 | Agaricus subrufescens mushroom plant named ‘H1X1’ A new and unique variety of the mushroom Agaricus subrufescens Peck was produced by crossbreeding a single spore isolate from the fungal strain ‘I-101’ and a single-spore isolate from the fungal strain ‘SBRFG’. The resultant hybrid, named ‘H1X1’, ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432875 | System for attaching the mast of an antenna to a support post A system (10) for attaching a mast (11) of an antenna to a support post (12) includes a base plate (13) connected to the post (12), and a bracket plate (14) carrying the mast (11) and tiltably mounted to the base plat... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431182 | Dispenser with suction chamber A dispenser for dispensing a soap product includes a soap pump, a dispensing nozzle, and an expandable and contractible suction chamber. The dispensing nozzle has an outlet for dispensing soap, and the suction chamber is disposed between the soap pump and the dispen... | 10/07/2008 |
| D577545 | Lid for a container | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427964 | Center fed half wave dipole antenna system A center fed half-wave dipole antenna system includes first and second end brackets that are separated by a center bracket. The center bracket and each of the end brackets include a plurality of electrically isolated terminals allowing the center bracket to be coupl... | 09/23/2008 |
| D577127 | Wellness cabin | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423588 | Phased array antenna system The present antenna system includes a phased array antenna system comprising a limiting circuit, an isolation circuit, and a phasing circuit. The limiting circuit includes a system of fast signal diodes coupled with a zener diode, which provides sharp limiting and i... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418764 | Mode control arrangement for a floor care appliance An upright vacuum cleaner is provided having a suction nozzle height adjustment arrangement controlled by a rotary mode control member located on the upper housing. The rotary mode control member controls a suction nozzle height adjustment motor and a rotary agitato... | 09/02/2008 |
| D576374 | Creeper | 09/02/2008 |
| D576373 | Creeper | 09/02/2008 |
| D575024 | Kneeler | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404527 | Safety shield for an ice shaving machine A safety shield (10) is adapted to be used in a machine having a blade assembly such as an ice shaving and dispensing machine (11). The machine (11) has an ice bin (13) carried by a pedestal (12). An ice shelf (31) has an op... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401824 | Reinforced energy absorbing bumper An energy absorbing bumper (10) includes a back plate (11) which is adapted to be attached to a vehicle. An elastomeric module (12) includes an impact face (13) and upper and lower rails (14, 15) extending from the impact face (... | 07/22/2008 |
| D572987 | Gasket scraper | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400259 | Activity monitoring device A device for monitoring the activity of a user to prevent deep vein thrombosis when travelling on transportation vehicles. The device comprises a carrier (20) for positioning on or adjacent a user, a motion sensor (10) mounted on the carrier (20... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7381114 | Tire uniformity machine grinding assembly A grinder assembly (10) contacts a tire (T) supported by a frame (F) relative to the tire (T). The grinder assembly (10) includes at least one section, and a vertical repositioning system (118) supporting the at least one section. The vertical r... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377010 | Dirt collecting system for a floor care appliance An upright vacuum cleaner is provided having a dirt collecting system with a downwardly pivoting lid for disposing of the collected dirt. The dirt collecting system has a latching arrangement for securing the pivoting lid into the closed position. A release member o... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374523 | Training harness A training harness (11) for exercising the inspiratory muscles of an athlete (10) is adapted to embrace the thorax (12) of the athlete (10) during the performance of aerobic exercise. The harness (11) has a back plate (13), ... | 05/20/2008 |
| D569572 | Mechanic's creeper | 05/20/2008 |
| 7376065 | Optical recording method, optical recording apparatus and optical storage medium Information to be recorded is recorded in a recording layer of a phase-change optical storage medium. The information to be recorded is modulated to generate modulated data. Desired mark-length data is generated based on the modulated data. Generated further based o... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374116 | Circulation type media agitator mill A circulation type media agitator mill includes a cylindrical vessel, and an agitating member arranged rotatably in the cylindrical vessel. A grinding media is contained in a grinding chamber defined between a cylindrical wall of the agitating member and a surroundi... | 05/20/2008 |
| D568660 | Wall mounted dispenser bracket | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367564 | Mathematics game and method A method for playing a mathematics game includes the steps of providing playing cards including a plurality of numeric cards, at least one operational card, and at least one equal sign card; constructing a numeric sentence framework; dealing a select number of the p... | 05/06/2008 |
| D567584 | Cover for a container | 04/29/2008 |
| D566556 | Separator pad | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356261 | Optical wireless communications system An optical wireless communications system has a first optical wireless communications apparatus for transmitting a pilot beam and a second optical wireless communications apparatus for receiving the pilot beam to have a match for an optical axis of the first optical... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353765 | Boat ignition safety apparatus and method A boat ignition safety apparatus comprises a safety control module having a vapor sensor to monitor the concentration to fuel vapors in an engine compartment of a boat. When the vapor sensor detects that the concentration of fumes has risen above a predetermined lev... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353921 | Self aligning brake kit A brake (10) for the drive shaft of a vehicle or machine includes a housing (11) having an open end (12) which is adapted to be attached to the vehicle. A shaft is received in the housing (11) and is adapted to be attached to the vehicle ... | 04/08/2008 |
| D566374 | Frame for a mechanic's creeper | 04/08/2008 |
