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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136533 | Reconstituted tobacco sheet and smoking article therefrom A smoking article having one or more reconstituted tobacco split inner wrap strips is described. One or more split inner wrap strips extend coaxially along the tobacco column between the inner surface of an outer wrap of cigarette paper and the tobacco column. The t... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7976549 | Instruments for delivering spinal implants A method, apparatus, and system are provided to place an insert in a space between boney structures. The insert may be rotatably coupled to the delivery instrument. The delivery instrument may comprise a body and an articulating member. The articulating member may s... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7901479 | Filter cassette rack A filter cassette rack and tracks wherein the rack is a three dimensional rectangular rack having at least two opposing open sides, sealing and non-sealing support tracks span the rack providing filter cassette guides and sealing means for a plurality of filter cass... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7832578 | Stacking feature for a child resistant push and turn closure and container combination Complementary load bearing surfaces are provided on a child resistant closure and container combination forming at least one load carrying member preventing axial forces under stacking load conditions from causing biasing, child resistance, and/or seal failure when ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7682512 | Multi-level filter device The present invention is directed to a method for filtering fluid, preferably effluent fluid in a septic system, by providing a staged, filtering array in an effluent flow path, the stages positioned in an orientation designed to maximize filtering capability in con... | 03/23/2010 |
| D594322 | Transparent packaging for smoking articles | 06/16/2009 |
| RE40619 | Efficient fluorescent lighting system An improved efficiency fluorescent lighting system is described. The system utilizes reduced rows of fluorescent luminaires which are spaced much further apart than traditional spacing. The luminaires used in the system of the present invention have increased light ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7439447 | Hybrid vehicle rigid routing cable assembly The present invention is a routable rigid conductor assembly 10 having a core conductor 20 with a plurality of insulating dielectric layers and an armored exterior layer 70 that is capable of being routed to effect electrical transmission to, fo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7387128 | Pressure-conditioning method The invention relates to a continuous method for pressure-conditioning material for food and/or semi-luxury consumables, wherein said material (12) is introduced through an entrance (4) into a hyperbarically pressurized conditioning chamber (2),... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7364561 | Ankle brace with removable plate An ankle brace with a removable plate comprising a stirrup having a bottom portion and an inner and outer upright leg depending upward therefrom. An inner pivot leg is pivotally attached to an upper end of the inner upright leg of the stirrup and an outer pivot leg ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7303314 | Adjustable trim for sloped ceiling recessed downlight A two piece adjustable trim for a sloped ceiling recessed downlight wherein the two piece trim has an upper element and a lower element hingedly connected to each other. A standard frame in housing may be utilized to receive the two piece rotatable trim, the trim an... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7159594 | Method and device for adjusting the selecting out of winnowings The invention relates to a method for adjusting the selecting out of winnowings in the manufacture of smokable products, in particular cigarettes, wherein the current size distribution of a stream of tobacco particles passing a measuring point, per unit of time, is ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7100420 | Cigarette monitoring A cigarette monitoring device capable of monitoring individual smoking behaviour and particularly smoke deliveries and of communicating this and other information to a remote location and/or the consumer. The device comprises a cigarette monitoring means, fluid-flow... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097684 | Method of forming combined pleated scrim and filter media materials and product of same A high efficiency fluid filter arrangement wherein a combined layer of scrim and filter media applications is of empirically relatively estimated weight size and depth with intermediate pleat spacing so as to arrive at a combined filtration capability value in keepi... | 08/29/2006 |
| D520182 | Cigarette pack | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000253 | Glove with wrist protector A glove with protective padding for a wrist covers a dorsal side of the wrist excluding the radio styloid, the Lister's tubercle, and the distal ulna. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6851123 | Baseball glove A baseball glove is provided with improved flexibility for the use in the catching of baseballs and the like. The improved flexibility for the baseball glove includes an expandable material which extends over the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb and longitudinally... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6848806 | Indirector light fixture An indirector light fixture is described wherein the fixture is comprised of a reflector housing and a ballast housing connected together by a support arm. The reflector housing may be positioned relative to the ballast housing by movement of the support arm and mai... | 02/01/2005 |
| D492814 | Cigarette pack | 07/06/2004 |
| 6739093 | Farm gate stop device The present invention provides a farm gate stop device suitable for use on both level and unlevel terrain and reduces strain on the hinges of a gate. The farm gate stop device comprises a rod slide operably attached to a gate and a rod slidably connected to the rod ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6705325 | Apparatus for making cigarette with burn rate modification A cigarette making machine for manufacturing of a cigarette with burn rate modification is described. The cigarette maker allows for mounting of a special bobbin of material which is different in size and width of a normal wrapper bobbin and feeds both the outer wra... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6698605 | Modified bottle neck for use with child resistant caps A bottle having a modified neck and intended for use with a child-resistant closure which allows the user to open the bottle without removing the closure completely from the bottle is described. The neck includes at least one locking lug and at least one ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6672621 | Holding device for a book or binder A device that aids in the holding of a book or binder is fully adjustable to the hand size of the holder by parting and remating of hook and loop fastening strips attached to U-shaped clips, the U-shaped clips being placed at the top and bottom of the out... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6644750 | Bench having a removable back section A bench having a back section and a seating section includes a plurality of vertically extending back members attached at opposed ends to an upper horizontal back support member and a lower horizontal longitudinally extending lower back support member whe... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6526965 | Solar energy collection panel for heating pools of water A radiant energy collection unit that can be used in a solar panel heating system is described. The energy collection unit comprises an absorbing panel secured to a base panel and forming a channel there between. The channel is in fluid communication with... | 03/04/2003 |