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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075769 | In-line P-trap chlorinator An in-line P-trap chlorinator that ensures water contact with a water-leachable algicide and/or antibacterial tablet while water is flowing through the P-trap, and after the flow of water has stopped. The in-line P-trap chlorinator is inserted in a condensation drai... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8029730 | Flow cell for chemiluminescence analysis A flow cell for chemiluminescence analysis. The flow cell has a flat, thin, opaque plate, with a groove machined into one side of the plate. An inlet port at the center, and an outlet port at the outside end of the groove pass through the plate, which is sandwiched ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7891390 | Tree pusher A tree pusher for safely felling a tree. The tree pusher includes (a) a base; (b) a frame mounted on the base; (c) a mechanism for pushing the frame against the tree to fell the tree; and (d) a mechanism for connecting the base of the tree pusher to the tree, so tha... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7767467 | Coaxial tubular sequestering device for micro spheres and cells A device for the separation of small particles or cells from a fluid suspension of the same is described. The device includes a coaxial tubular design in which the inner tube is a micro porous tube that allows the passage of liquids and certain particulates up to a ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7625762 | Coaxial tubular sequestering device for micro spheres and cells A device for the separation of small particles or cells from a fluid suspension of the same is described. The device includes a coaxial tubular design in which the inner tube is a micro porous tube that allows the passage of liquids and certain particulates up to a ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7416896 | Determination of plasma total and unbound bilirubin using zone fluidics A method for determining total and bound plasma bilirubin. The method utilizes zone fluidics to enable accurate determination of the bilirubin using small volumes of sample and reagents, and significantly reduces dilution errors caused by inherent changes in bilirub... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7082628 | Disposable solid waste detainment plumbing trap A disposable solid waste detainment plumbing trap. The trap has a container for collecting water and solid waste discharged from a sink through a line threadably connected to an inlet of the container, and for discharging water through an outlet threadably connected... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6997713 | Microtubes for surgery and dentistry A microtube for surgery and dentistry. The microtube transmits light, pressure, vacuum, or a pharmaceutical agent to the site of a surgical or dental operation or procedure. Because of its extreme microsize and multiple ports, the microtube does not harm tissue, and... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993252 | Self-monitoring flow-through heater A self-monitoring flow-through heater. The heater has a wire inside a tube, and the wire heats and monitors the temperature of a fluid flowing through the tube. The wire has a high specific resistivity and a high temperature coefficient of resistance, so that monito... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6968878 | Tree pusher A tree pusher for safely felling a tree. The tree pusher includes (a) a base, (b) a frame, and (c) a detachable pronged head for gripping the tree while the tree is being felled. As the tree falls, the head remains attached to the tree, and detaches itself from the ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6880347 | Upper arm protection shoulder pad accessory A shoulder pad accessory arm pad, to protect the upper arm of a wearer from injury. The arm pad includes a tapered padded member which attaches to the shoulder pad and arm of the wearer. The arm pad remains in place during athletic activity, and does not limit the e... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6716391 | Automated chemiluminescence analyzer An automated chemiluminescence analyzer. A multiport selection valve has a common aspiration port for carrier solvent, sample, and reagent. A bi-directional pump is connected to the selection valve. A chemiluminescence cell is positioned between the selection valve ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6701608 | Automated machinery for fabricating a wrought-iron fence Automated method and machinery for fabricating a wrought-iron fence panel. The machinery includes (a) automated programmable machinery for welding vertical pickets to horizontal runners to form a fence panel; (b) automated programmable machinery for strai... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6645597 | Containment mat A floor mat for containing household liquid spills. The containment mat includes a folded sheet that contains spilled liquids, and an absorption sheet which absorbs them. The absorption sheet is held in place by the containment sheet entirely by surface t... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6618878 | Jesus manger baby sleep protector A sleep protector for preventing crib deaths. The sleep protector is cooperable with conventional cribs or beds, and is made up of a series of interconnected pipe members forming a support structure. The structure of the sleep protector is characterized a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6613579 | Sequential injection liquid-liquid extraction Apparatus and method for sequential injection liquid-liquid extraction analysis. Under the control of a bidirectional precision pump, a stream-selection valve, and a microprocessor, a series of liquid zones is built up in a holding/mixing coil. The liquid... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6604562 | Tree pusher A tree pusher for safely felling trees. The tree pusher controls and determines the direction in which the tree falls, using a base, a frame, a detachable head which engages the tree trunk, and an extendable screw-type trailer jack that is repairable/repl... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6550348 | In-line filter probe for process analysis An in-line filter probe for process analysis. The probe, which has a U-shaped porous tube mounted on a support and sealed at the tube's midsection, is placed in a process stream to provide filtered samples of the stream.... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6499207 | Automated method for fabricating a wrought-iron fence Automated method and machinery for fabricating a wrought-iron fence panel. The machinery includes (a) automated programmable machinery for welding vertical pickets to horizontal runners to form a fence panel; (b) automated programmable machinery for strai... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6499362 | In-line filter probe for process analysis An in-line filter probe for process analysis. The probe, which has a U-shaped porous tube mounted on a support and sealed at the tube's midsection, is placed in a process stream to provide filtered samples of the stream.... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6382349 | High-performance muffler A muffler for automotive vehicles. The muffler includes a passageway, an inlet at one end of the passageway, and a single outlet or dual outlets at the passageway's other end. The portion of the muffler connected to the inlet is substantially untapered. T... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6332049 | Luminescence detector with liquid-core waveguide A luminescence detector with a liquid-core waveguide. For detecting photoluminescence, the exciting radiation is provided transversely instead of axially, thus eliminating the need for monochromators and focusing optics. For detecting chemiluminescence, t... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6325941 | Method of controlling the fatty acid content of cooking fats or cooking oils An adjustable continuous filtration system; a continuous split-stream bypass filtration system; a method for controlling the proportion of a fluid recycled through a filtration system; a method for controlling the proportion of a fluid which is routed to ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6302235 | High-performance muffler A muffler for automotive vehicles. The muffler includes a passageway, an inlet at one end of the passageway, and a single outlet or dual outlets at the passageway's other end. The portion of the muffler connected to the inlet is substantially untapered. T... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6235193 | Adjustable continuous filtration system for cooking fats and cooking oils An adjustable continuous filtration system; a continuous split-stream bypass filtration system; a method for controlling the proportion of a fluid recycled through a filtration system; a method for controlling the proportion of a fluid which is routed to ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6224643 | Self-contained charcoal starter A self-contained charcoal starter for barbecuing. The self-contained charcoal starter provides a bag of charcoal briquettes which includes a box or book of matches for lighting the briquettes. The matches are in a smaller bag which is stitched to the bag ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6210590 | Method for controlling the quality of cooking fats and cooking oils An adjustable continuous filtration system for cooking fats and cooking oils. Using a variable orifice restriction such as a valve, the amount of cooking fat or cooking oil recycled to a filter is controlled in accordance with the results of testing the d... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6151772 | Automated machinery for fabricating a wrought-iron fence Automated method and machinery for fabricating a wrought-iron fence panel. The machinery includes (a) automated programmable machinery for welding vertical pickets to horizontal runners to form a fence panel; (b) automated programmable machinery for strai... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6145432 | Cooking pot A cooking pot for the preparation and dispensing of food. The pot can be operated at atmospheric pressure, at higher pressures as a pressure-cooker, or under vacuum as a vacuum tumbler. The pot is rotatable about both its longitudinal axis and its lateral... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6080214 | Self-contained charcoal starter A self-contained charcoal starter for barbecuing. The self-contained charcoal starter includes a bag containing charcoal briquettes and a box or book of matches. The box or book of matches is attached to the inside of the bag by an adhesive. When the fire... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6079313 | Pulseless, reversible precision piston-array pump A pulseless, reversible, precision piston-array pump. The pump head has a cylindrical body which rotates inside a cylindrical casing. A cam cap closes one end of the pump body, and a port cap the other end. The cam cap has on its interior surface a groove... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6049922 | Solid-sediment retainment plumbing trap A solid-sediment retainment plumbing trap devised primarily for a sink from which substantial amounts of solid material are discharged; e.g., eyeglass manufacture and dental plastic grinders. The plumbing trap is connected to the sink, and collects sedime... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6019673 | Crab cracker A utensil for cracking the shells of crabs, lobsters, and other shellfish. A pair of handles are pivotally connected, each handle having a jaw with a tapered cutting edge for cracking the shells without severing the meat which the shells contain. The hand... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6017287 | Geared cam locking differential An automatic self-locking differential wherein the improvement is made by the independent function provided by a geared integral locking mechanism. This independent function allows either axle to become unlocked and "freewheel," while the opposite axle be... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5988987 | Method for merging and/or ratio blending aliquant A method for merging and/or ratio-blending aliquants from two different streams in a first channel, and utilizing a second channel to propel merged and blended aliquants through a separate, pumped carrier channel by providing a pump comprising a plurality... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5971365 | Fence construction A fence erected on a supporting surface, and a method for erecting the fence. At least two adjacent fence posts are firmly and vertically mounted on a supporting surface such as the ground. Several blocks are fastened to each of the fence posts at predete... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5919110 | Geared cam locking differential An automatic self-locking differential wherein the improvement is made by the independent function provided by a geared integral locking mechanism. This independent function allows in a vertical manner for the relative resistive axial motion of either of ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5913639 | Mechanized cable puller A mechanized cable puller. By combinig a hydraulic track-mounted excavator with a winding spool the present invention provides underground machinery for pulling underground electrical cable from an underground conduit into an underground cable vault, with... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5891391 | Clothing deodorizer for deer hunters A clothing deodorizer for deer hunters. The deodorizer includes a bag in which is placed the clothing to be deodorized of human odor. Within the bag a perforated container holds a granular material which can adsorb the human odor from the clothing. An obj... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5846409 | Adjustable continuous filtration system for cooking fats and cooking oils An adjustable continuous filtration system for cooking fats and cooling oils. Using a variable orifice restriction such as a valve, the amount of cooking fat or cooking oil recycled to a filter is controlled in accordance with the results of testing the d... | 12/08/1998 |
