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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6280803 | Simulated Christmas tree light display A simulated Christmas tree light display having a circular ring and a plurality of elongated legs attached to the ring. Each of the elongated legs has a first end connected to the ring and a second end positioned opposite the ring. The first end has an ap... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6275197 | Insulated broadcast tower Broadcast towers used for the co-location of wireless antennas and having a plurality of antenna wires spaced from a support are modified with an insulation system including flexible, non-conductive insulation sleeves to cover the lower section of the ant... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6269956 | Disposable media filter A filter for a filter vessel which converts the filter vessel to use disposable filters for removing hazardous particulate matter from an aqueous flow. The filter includes a rigid support housing having an input passage for the aqueous flow, an exit passa... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6261826 | Antibiotic TKR2648 and process for producing the same Antibitic TKR2648 having the following chemical formula (I) or its pharmacologically acceptable salt. ##STR1##... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6261462 | Combination pump and separator, especially for commercial kitchens An apparatus for separating an immiscible or insoluble fluid mixture into its components, namely, a less-dense component and a denser component, is described. The apparatus may be used in commercial kitchens to separate grease-oil/water mixtures into a gr... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6259526 | Operator-free fabric web inspection system A moving fabric web vision inspection system. The apparatus includes at least two electronic cameras on one side of the moving fabric web for measuring the light intensity of a predetermined area of the moving fabric web. A high frequency, backlight, cont... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6256830 | Athletic shoe cleaner An athletic shoe cleaner for cleaning a shoe bottom, especially the bottom of a shoe having non-metal spikes. The athletic shoe cleaner includes a pair of opposed faces each having a cleaning surface having a plurality of spaced apart rods, wherein each o... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6253582 | Print-receptive, pill-resistant, knitted fabric A print-receptive, pill-resistant, knitted fabric and printed article of apparel. The fabric is knitted from yarn formed from high-tenacity, staple synthetic fiber having a tenacity value of greater than about 4 grams/denier and preferably about 6 grams/d... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6238572 | Separation tank module for kitchen effluent An apparatus for the separation of immiscible liquids from liquid influent has a containment vessel. An influent channel extends toward the bottom of the vessel so the influent is discharged vertically upward, a downwardly curved deflection plate is mount... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6234854 | Marine drive assembly A boat drive mechanism is constructed of an engine mounted in the boat; a propeller; a drive shaft having a front end connected to the engine and a rear end extending through the exterior of the transom; a propeller shaft having a rear end connected to th... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6234228 | Apparatus for covering a textile dye tube An apparatus for securing a sheet of filter material about the circumference of a dye tube. The apparatus includes a mandrel support table having a tube loading station, a sheet wrapping station, a sealing station, and a discharge station; hollow, air per... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6216353 | Centerline detector for a tubular knit fabric lay cutter A centerline detector for a tubular knit fabric lay cutter table. The apparatus includes a nearside side edge compressor for determining the position of the nearside edge of the fabric lay and providing a signal representative of the nearside edge. The ap... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6217806 | Method of producing a transparent spherical article with an object embedded therein An article of manufacture in the form of a novelty item comprising a solid spherical member having a smooth, polished outside surface. The member is comprised of a hard transparent material such as polyester, acrylic or polyurethane. A three-dimensional o... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6213002 | Cooking apparatus with grease removal system An integrated system including an oven and a separator for converting a grease/water mixture exiting the oven into a grease component and a gray water component is disclosed. The oven, which may be considered to be independent of the integrated system, in... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206744 | Insulated flotation garments An insulated flotation garment that has an insulating element and a flotation element bonded together by perimeter stitching to protect persons by keeping them warm and preventing them from being submerged in cold water.... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6206170 | Control system for a tilt tray sorter A speed control system for a sorting conveyor for transporting objects and unloading objects at one or more unloading stations adjacent the conveyor. Each of the tilting conveyor carts includes a trailer frame base, a carrying tray for holding the objects... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6202368 | Earth anchoring system A post system for use in installing fence posts, mailbox posts, and the like that includes a ground anchor having a tubular member with a circular cross-section of uniform diameter along its length, and a longitudinal axis, the tubular member having a low... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6201044 | Post-dye screen printing A dyeing system composition for use in printing articles formed from cellulose prior to dyeing. The dyeing system composition includes the use of both a dye blocking print paste and a dye enhancing print paste to selectively decrease or increase the shade... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6199503 | Boat trailer guide A guide device for attachment adjacent the rear of a boat trailer to assist the driver of a towing vehicle in backing the unloaded trailer into the water. The guide device includes a mounting bracket for attaching the device onto a rear part of the boat, ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6199411 | Dyeing range unloader An apparatus for folding a continuous length of fabric extracted from a dyeing range. The apparatus includes a fabric receptacle for receiving the fabric from the dyeing range and a two-directional plaiting system for folding the fabric. In the preferred ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6193999 | Gum acacia substituted soft gelatin capsules A soft-gelatin, extended gelatin composition has been found, which composition comprises a non-brittle shell forming material. The wet composition comprises: a) 30-60% by weight of a film-forming material b) 5-35% by weight of a water-dispersible or water-solu... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6189455 | Transport apparatus An easily carried and assembled apparatus for use in moving materials between two elevated locations, such as windows of spaced building, that includes a sending assembly positionable across a window in a first building, and a receiving assembly positione... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6190175 | Vocabulary teaching device A device and method for teaching children the names of household objects in which a device that includes a recording of the name of the object and a switch to activate play of the recording is attached to an object corresponding to the recorded name in a ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6182581 | Modular table A modular table, such as a conference table is constructed of a plurality of detachable, connected modules. Each module has a three-sided top formed by connecting three three-sided sections. Each three-sided section has a base side forming an outer edge o... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6178554 | Hand protector An easily removable mitt or pad of a flexible cut-resistant material to be worn on the palm and about the wrist to protect at least the user's palm area. The pad, which preferably has an oval periphery, includes a hand-receiving opening for insertion of t... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6176030 | Breech plug for a muzzle-loading firearm An improved muzzle-loading firearm which is achieved by modifying the design of the breech plug to include a replaceable aperture adjacent to the firing chamber which can be easily replaced if damaged beyond repair. In the preferred embodiment, the breech... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6177592 | Compounds A compound represented by the following formula [I] or an optically active substance or a salt thereof. ##STR1## (In the formula, a bond shown by a dotted line in the five-membered ring means that said five-membered ring may be any of a cyclopentene ring ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6173536 | Workstation A workstation including at least two walls, each of the walls having opposed ends, an upper panel, and a lower panel beneath the upper panel, the lower panel including a center plate with horizontal, parallel upper and lower side opening raceways on oppos... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6170211 | Demountable wall system A demountable wall system mountable between, but not attached to, the floor and ceiling of a building constructed of a plurality of wall sections, each wall section including at least one upper horizontal framing member having opposed upper and lower slot... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6173446 | Apparatus for licensing software applications An apparatus for monitoring software usage on a network having a network of computers capable of running at least portions of a computer program. One of the computers in the network acts as a node that monitors the usage by users on the network. The monit... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6168031 | Hanging file support apparatus A hanging file support apparatus having a rectangular top for receiving hanging file folders. The top contains circular support rods of identical cross section fitted into modular cornerpieces having three orthogonal extensions for receiving the rods. A p... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6168635 | Post-dye screen printing A dyeing system composition for use in printing articles formed from cellulose prior to dyeing. The dyeing system composition includes the use of both a dye blocking print paste and a dye enhancing print paste to selectively decrease or increase the shade... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6167176 | Fiber optic coupler A hermetically sealed fiber optic coupler for packaging end joined optical fibers. The device includes at least one first optical fiber having a glass-based portion having a first free end and a second optical fiber having a glass-based portion having a s... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6158568 | Cascade free tilting mechanism A sorting conveyor for transporting objects and unloading objects at one or more unloading stations adjacent the conveyor. Each of the tilting conveyor carts includes a trailer frame base, a carrying tray for holding the objects and a tiltable support app... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6157934 | Method and apparatus for using distributed spreadsheets in a client/server architecture for workflow automation An apparatus for workflow automation includes a server computer and a plurality of client computers. Each client computer has an electronic coupling to the server computer for transmission of information between the server computer and each of the client ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6146392 | Needle holding and manipulating instrument A needle clamp is used to clamp and manipulate a suturing needle having a given radius of curvature. The clamp includes a pair of opposed arms that have an open position for insertion of the needle and a closed or clamping position. The arms are rotatable... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6140620 | Appliance timer A device for disconnecting an electric appliance or a component thereof from a source of electricity including a circuit connecting the appliance or component thereof to a power source through a relay or other component to open the circuit; and a timer ci... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6139590 | Post-dye screen color printing A dyeing and printing system for use in color printing articles or fabrics formed from cellulose prior to dyeing. In the preferred embodiment, the dyeing system composition includes the selective use of a dye blocking print paste, a color binder print pas... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6134716 | Disposable smoke mask with replaceable filter A smoke mask including a hood adapted to fit over a user's head, the hood having a front section adapted to be placed in front of a user's face; and a filter extending through the hood. The filter having support frame having a filter cartridge receiving o... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6135974 | Post-injury support hose A compression hose having a extremity covering portion and an injured area covering portion. The injured area covering portion further includes an opening that is positioned over the patient's injured area. A number of fastening straps are fixedly attache... | 10/24/2000 |
