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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170836 | Low-power triggered data acquisition system and method A low-power triggered data acquisition system and method utilizes low-powered circuitry, comparators, and digital logic incorporated into a miniaturized device interfaced with self-generating transducer sensor inputs to detect, identify and assess impact and damage ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8146535 | Thermally controlled drinking water system for animals A thermally controlled drinking water system for animals having a thermally insulated cabinet containing a water reservoir, a water bowl, a vapor-compression refrigeration water-cooling system, and an electric water heating system, maintains the drinking water at an... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8109344 | Auxiliary rotary tool drive for hand-held power tools An auxiliary rotary tool drive apparatus mounted on, or an integral component of, hand-held rotary power tool has an extendable and retractable auxiliary drive shaft and a gear assembly that is selectively operatively engaged with the power transmitting shaft and ge... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8091378 | Hitch mounted keg beverage dispenser A hitch mounted self-contained keg beverage dispenser removably mounts on a conventional receiver hitch of a vehicle for transporting a beverage keg over long distances to a site of use while maintaining the contents in a cooled condition and dispensing the contents... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8061670 | Cup holder adapter for mounting portable electronic devices in a vehicle console A cup holder adapter for mounting portable electronic devices supported by a mounting member having a windshield or dashboard mounting base in a conventional cup holder in a vehicle. The cup holder adapter apparatus includes a generally cup-shaped cup holder adapter... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8053919 | Wind turbine power generator A wind turbine having a large circular rotor wheel formed of concentric inner and outer rings with adjustable elliptical blades extending therebetween. The inner and outer rings are rotatably supported in a vertical plane to rotate about a horizontal axis by circumf... | 11/08/2011 |
| D647138 | Paper clip | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028641 | Convertible bench seat/platform for pontoon boats A convertible bench seat/platform that is pivotally connected to the deck of a pontoon boat and is movable between an inboard position adjacent to the boat side rail for use as a bench seat and an outboard position for use as a platform for fishing, sitting, diving ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8021156 | Method and system for arranging and displaying project management intelligence A method and system for arranging, displaying, conveying, learning, and communicating project management intelligence utilizes a device formed of a plurality of 3-dimensional geometric polytopes movably connected together and movable relative to one another. The pol... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016316 | Pneumatic drop frame trailer A pneumatic drop frame trailer has lateral wheels connected to the frame by pivotal wheel support arms with airbags between the support arms and frame, a pivotal tongue member with an airbag between the tongue and the frame, a deck having an inclined ramp portion at... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8003001 | Easily removable breakable gel for firefighting, explosion suppression and method of use An easily breakable variable viscosity gel composition comprising a mixture of water, pH adjusting agents, gelling agents, and property enhancing additives evenly dispersed into the mixture, and an alkaline electrolyte viscosity increasing agent that raises the pH o... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7987548 | Leaf and lawn vacuum bagger A leaf and lawn vacuum bagger has a housing that is attached to the exhaust outlet of a conventional leaf and lawn blower/vacuum or mulching device, and a conventional disposable trash bag is releasably attached to the housing for capturing the vacuumed yard debris.... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7975984 | Packingless hermetic valve with harmonic drive Hermetic gate valves and globe valves having a bonnet assembly that does not require stem packing and includes a harmonic drive and locking mechanism. The bonnet assembly includes a main body which is sealingly engaged on the valve body and includes an elongate tubu... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7967154 | System for supporting and displaying products in containers A display support system for releasably supporting a plurality of product-containing containers for display and sales of the products contained therein. The system includes at least one container having an open top end, a bottom end wall, and at least one generally ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963241 | Dry tree semi-submersible platform for harsh environment and ultra deepwater applications Column-stabilized floating offshore platform structures (10) having spaced apart buoyant main vertical columns (11) joined at lower ends by horizontal lower truss members (13) in a pin connection and joined at upper ends by a buoyant deck mount ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7958995 | Bag-in-bag container for bulk handling of fluids A palletized shipping container (10) for bulk handling of liquids and fluent materials has a collapsible inner bag (30) enclosed in a flexible outer liner/bag (11) having rigid stiffener panels (20) in pocketed sides. The inner bag has a ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958835 | Offshore floating production, storage, and off-loading vessel for use in ice-covered and clear water applications An offshore floating production, storage, and off-loading vessel has a hull of generally cylindrical or polygonal configuration surrounding a central double tapered conical moon pool and contains water ballast and oil and/or liquefied gas storage compartments. The e... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955082 | Basketball training device and method A portable basketball training device and method for creating visual distractions adjacent to an elevated transparent basketball backboard in the vicinity of the rim to facilitate increasing a player's concentration, focus, skill and accuracy in goal shooting. The d... | 06/07/2011 |
| D639380 | Floating wade fishing gear holder | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946981 | Two-piece video laryngoscope A two-piece video laryngoscope includes a disposable handle/blade unit having a handgrip portion with a cavity at the proximal end, a curved distal end portion extending from the handgrip portion terminating in a terminal face containing a LED and a lens and digital... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7934462 | Offshore floating structure with motion dampers A semi-submersible floating platform (10, 10A) for use in offshore applications has a semi-submersible hull structure (11) including support columns (12), a pontoon structure (13) adjoined to the lower ends thereof, and a deck structure (... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7927311 | Post-surgical drainage bulb support sling A lightweight comfortable support sling formed of soft flexible fabric material is supported around the back of the neck of postoperative patients in an inverted U-shaped configuration with the opposed ends of the sling hanging down along the front or sides of the p... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926151 | Buckle fastener system and method A buckle fastener system and method for releasably fastening together two straps of an article utilizes a buckle attached to the free end of the first strap and a clasp member attached to the free end of the second strap of the article. The clasp member has a hook p... | 04/19/2011 |
| D632802 | Protective cover for a pharmaceutical vial | 02/15/2011 |
| 7861947 | Wall-mounted lawn sprinkler system A wall-mounted lawn sprinkler system disposed along an exterior wall of a building for watering a lawn or garden area adjacent to the building. The system includes at least one sprinkler water supply conduit connected with the existing pressurized water supply line ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7841989 | Electromagnetic personnel interdiction control method and system A non-lethal and non-destructive electromagnetic personnel interdiction control stun type weapon system and method utilizes beamed radio frequency energy in a frequency range and modulated to impose a Lorentz force on the vestibular system or sensory cells of a remo... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841574 | Organizer for computer monitors An organizer that attaches to a computer monitor or other display monitor and has a transparent dust, glare, and/or UV radiation shield and at least one lateral storage panel with pockets that hold various documents and materials and maintain them in a convenient lo... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7793462 | Combination cemetery vase and flag holder adapter A combination cemetery vase and flag holder adapter attaches to the mounting ring of an invertible type cemetery vase to hold the invertible vase in an upright or inverted position and has a laterally spaced smaller aperture for mounting a flagstaff and flag. The ad... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789391 | Cube insertion game A game comprises a frame and 82 cubical playing pieces, or playing cubes, 81 of which cubes are removably retained in the frame. For playing purposes, the playing cubes are divided into 3 groups: 27 scoring cubes, 54 blank cubes, and 1 pilot cube. During play cubes ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788774 | Twist lock clasp and coupling method A releasable clasp or coupling includes a female member and a male member each having a cylindrical body, a flat front end disposed at an angle diagonal to the longitudinal axis of its body, and a rear end adapted to be connected to the end of a flexible member such... | 09/07/2010 |
| D623230 | Paper clip | 09/07/2010 |
| D623229 | Paper clip | 09/07/2010 |
| 7765664 | Cylinder valve spring compressor A valve spring compressor apparatus and method for compressing cylinder valve springs for the removal and installation of their locks or keepers and for replacement of valve stem seals or broken springs on an internal combustion engine, while the cylinder head is mo... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7752690 | Sleeping bag with multiple openings for concurrent ingress/egress of selected parts of the body A sleeping bag sized to enclose the body of a user from at least the neck to the toes has a plurality of transverse ingress/egress openings in the top cover disposed between the head end and foot end in parallel longitudinally spaced apart relation at locations corr... | 07/13/2010 |
| D614510 | Mini-clock | 04/27/2010 |
| D614051 | Clip-on timer | 04/20/2010 |
| 7644908 | Water aeration system An aeration pool or tank has a bottom piping assembly with an inlet at the bottom thereof and an outlet remote from the tank a distance vertically below the inlet, and an air inlet piping assembly having an inlet above the water surface and an outlet within the tank... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7604398 | Remote indicating cumulative thermal exposure monitor and system for reading same Cumulative thermal exposures monitors and remote indicating cumulative thermal exposure monitors and system for reading the same are disclosed. The monitors have a thermally insulative housing with a cavity and a thermally-responsive member therein formed of shape m... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7603853 | Apparatus and method for modeling and fabricating tubular members A plurality of interchangeable straight and curved short cylindrical module segments are selectively and releasably joined together end-to-end manually and rotated relative to one another to form full-scale three-dimensional models of desired complex shapes of tubin... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7597747 | System and method for removing or reducing pollutants in exhaust gases Gases containing smoke, pollutants and volatile organic compounds (VOC's) and a mixing liquid are blended in a swirling vortex into a liquid/gas mixture. Motive air and biological and/or chemical degradation material are introduced through a plurality of spiral jet ... | 10/06/2009 |
