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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7513353 | Coin mechanism A combination pawl and coin wheel for use in a vending machine is disclosed. The pawl has a beveled disk-engaging tooth adapted to engage a disk or coin at a coin corner so as to urge that coin against wheel surfaces and thereby inhibit coin rotation while the coin ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7264413 | Mops with one or more cleaning members Mops comprising one or more cleaning members. In select embodiments, the cleaning members are releasably secured to the mop and may be capable of compression. In these embodiments, the different cleaning members enable the mop to operate in a plurality of different ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7158958 | Automatic generation of baysian diagnostics from fault trees Fault trees are automatically converted to Bayesian networks for assisting in system reliability, failure analysis and diagnostics by using information from the fault tree structure to create the Bayesian network structure, creating parameters of the Bayesian networ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151509 | Apparatus for use in providing wireless communication and method for use and deployment of such apparatus An apparatus and method for use in deploying a wireless communication device is provided that includes an antenna element and a reflector secured proximate a first end of the element. The reflector includes a base, and a flexible wall with a first end positioned pro... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6954975 | Mat Ramp Securement A ramp member is provided for attachment with an edge of a floor mat to facilitate transportation of an object from a floor to an upper surface of the mat. A tab is provided which extends from the ramp member and defines a plane. Two projections extend from the plan... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6922847 | Multipurpose thin and lightweight stab and ballistic resistant body armor and method A multipurpose ballistic and stab resistant garment is provided having a ballistic and stab resistant pad. The pad has puncture resistant sheets of woven aramid fibers that are formed from a weave of at least sixty warp fibers per inch and 60 weft fibers per inch. T... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6863440 | Head positioning apparatus and method for cephalometric imaging A apparatus is described for positioning the head of a patient for taking various x-ray images of the head. The head-positioning apparatus contemplates an arm member rotatably mounted to a pivot member for rotating the arm about an axis of rotation and at least one ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6813806 | Hose attachment device A device for attaching a hose to a housing. The device comprises first and second arms that are attached to the hose. The first arm extends outward from the hose toward the second arm and the second arm extends outward from the hose toward the first arm. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6807706 | Vacuum cleaner locking system A locking system for a vacuum cleaner having a top portion and a bottom portion where the bottom portion has an opening. The locking system includes a shoulder extending from an inside surface of the bottom portion, a boss protruding from an outside surface of the b... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6807709 | Vacuum cleaner cooling system A cooling system for providing cooling air for a motor having a shaft extending through an opening within the motor, the motor being contained within a vacuum cleaner housing having a top and a bottom, the cooling system including a cooling-air inlet located in a si... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6742345 | Temperature control system using aqueous 1,3-propanediol solution A temperature control system is described for producing and maintaining temperatures in a pre-defined space within a pre-defined temperature range. A working fluid comprising an aqueous solution of 1-3 propanediol is circulated through a heat transfer system in ther... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6729208 | Tool for removing fasteners A tool for removing threaded members, such as fasteners, damaged by corrosion or mechanical stress. The tool includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A generally annular body extends between the first and second ends and includes an inner wall. ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6684404 | Multi-component stab and ballistic resistant garment and method A multi-component stab and ballistic resistant garment having a stab resistant sub-panel constructed of at least one layer of metallic cloth interposed between at least two layers of woven fabric. A ballistic resistant sub-panel constructed of woven balli... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6626674 | Gun safety and marksmanship training device and method for using same A safety device for a firearm having a handle and a barrel. The safety device includes a gun-attachment member and a chamber-disabling component secured to the gun-attachment. A weight may also be added to the device to allow it to be used in marksmanship... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6619884 | Barrier device and method for building barrier wall A barrier device includes a first containment chamber and a second containment chamber. The first containment chamber is secured to the second containment chamber by a connector. A barrier wall includes a first barrier device having a first containment ch... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6502328 | Seal for holding a microwave antenna at a pressurized tank of a gas drying system and method A seal for an opening defined by a sidewall portion of the pressurizable tank. The tank contains desiccant for drying gases which pass through the desiccant. An elongate antenna extends from an interior portion to an exterior portion of the tank and is us... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6449769 | Thin and lightweight ballistic resistant garment A ballistic resistant protective garment with a ballistic resistant pad having at least two panels and a plurality of overlying layered sheets within the panels of the ballistic resistant pad in which the sheets are constructed of woven lyotropic liquid c... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6402023 | Newspaper delivery receptacle and method A newspaper delivery receptacle having a generally elongated tubular shape with a bottom wall, top wall and vertical side walls an open front end for receipt of newspapers, printer material and the like. The newspaper delivery receptacle is securable to a... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6266819 | Multi-component lightweight ballistic resistant garment A ballistic resistant protective garment having a ballistic resistant pad which has at least three panels including a first panel constructed of a plurality of overlying layered sheets in which each sheet is constructed of a first type of high tensile str... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6240557 | Thin and lightweight ballistic resistant garment A ballistic resistant protective garment with a ballistic resistant pad having at least two panels and a plurality of overlying layered sheets within the panels which are secured together by a plurality of rows of vertical panel securement stitches formin... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6219842 | Combined puncture resistant and a ballistic resistant protective garment A puncture resistant garment (20) which includes a plurality of flexible layers of woven sheets (22) positioned to overlie one another forming a puncture resistant panel (28), in which each of the plurality of woven sheets (22) is constructed of aramid fi... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6195798 | Thin and lightweight ballistic resistant garment A ballistic resistant protective garment with a ballistic resistant pad having at least two panels and a plurality of overlying layered sheets within the panels of the ballistic resistant pad in which the sheets are constructed of woven lyotropic liquid c... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6176013 | Method for fabricating a seamless H.V.A.C. trunk line adaptor Method for fabricating seamless adaptor for connecting trunk line HVAC duct to branch conduit including steps of positioning first segment of strip of sheet metal at first die assembly and exerting force onto first segment forming elliptical shaped segmen... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6154880 | Puncture resistant protective garment and method for making the same A puncture resistant garment (20) which includes a plurality of flexible layers of woven sheets (22) positioned to overlie one another forming a puncture resistant panel (28), in which each of the plurality of woven sheets (22) is constructed of aramid fi... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6151710 | Multi-component lightweight ballistic resistant garment A ballistic resistant protective garment having a ballistic resistant pad which has at least three panels including a first panel constructed of a plurality of overlying layered sheets in which each sheet is constructed of a first type of high tensile str... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6131198 | Tactical vest carrier with releasably securable pocket containing a holster A tactical vest carrier to be worn over the clothing at a torso region of the wearer. The carrier has a front carrier section and a back carrier section for holding ballistic body armor items. The carrier has a pocket extending outwardly from the front ca... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5152024 | Therapeutic table-with time based tilt motor controller A kinetic therapeutic table 10 having a frame 12, a planar patient support 14 mounted to the frame 12 for rotation about an elongate axis substantially aligned therewith and adjustable vertically at its foot 20 and head 18 ends. Symmetrical lateral suppor... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4944054 | Therapeutic table A kinetic therapeutic table 10 having a frame 12, a planar patient support 14 mounted to the frame 12 for rotation about an elongate axis substantially aligned therewith and adjustable vertically at its foot 20 and head 18 ends. A patient support 14 drive... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4924537 | Therapeutic table A kinetic therapeutic table 10 having a frame 12, a planar patient support 14 mounted to the frame 12 for rotation about an elongate axis substantially aligned therewith and adjustable vertically at its foot 20 and head 18 ends. Symmetrical lateral suppor... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4920589 | Therapeutic table A kinetic therapeutic table 10 having a frame 12, a planar patient support 14 mounted to the frame 12 for rotation about an elongate axis substantially aligned therewith and adjustable vertically at its foot 20 and head 18 ends. Symmetrical lateral suppor... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4787661 | Adjustable double handled shovel An adjustable double handled shovel in which both handles are composed of grooved, telescopically mated sections for independent relative length adjustment and which are releasibly interconnected by a cross bar that both strengthens the handle assembly an... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4769584 | Electronic controller for therapeutic table An electronic controller for a therapeutic table with a shaft encoder for sensing the angular position of a movably mounted patient support and means for controlling the movement in accordance with a comparison between the sensed angular position and an a... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4742437 | Water bed illuminator A water bed illuminator in which the bed includes a rectangular box-like base having a longitudinally extending central support wall spaced equidistantly from each opposite side wall, and three laterally extending support walls spaced apart equidistantly ... | 05/03/1988 |
