Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171932 | Oxygen breathing device for an aircraft The invention relates to an oxygen breathing device for an aircraft, in particular for oxygen supply to crew member in a cockpit of an aircraft, comprising a filter unit having an inflow port and an outflow port, the filter unit being adapted to extract nitrogen fro... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163786 | Preparation of a lead-free primary explosive Embodiments of the present subject matter provide a compound and material that may be used as a lead-free primary explosive. An embodiment of the present subject matter provides the compound copper(I) nitrotetrazolate. Certain embodiments of the present subject matt... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152234 | Amenity pocket Embodiments of the present invention include an amenity pocket comprising a rigid structure, a vehicle surface, and a deployment mechanism. The deployment mechanism provides a non-zero deployment angle of the rigid structure relative to the vehicle surface. In some ... | 04/10/2012 |
| D657177 | Welcome/goodbye mat | 04/10/2012 |
| D657027 | Fluid flow deflector | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136442 | Selection systems and methods The present invention relates generally to a selection process that is facilitated by a multi-modality controller. The selection process and knob are particularly useful in connection with an oven or other cooking appliance, but the knob and screens described herein... | 03/20/2012 |
| D654989 | Fluid flow deflector | 02/28/2012 |
| D654988 | Fluid flow deflector | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114505 | Free-standing silicon carbide articles formed by chemical vapor deposition and methods for their manufacture Improved methods for manufacturing silicon carbide rings using chemical vapor deposition. Cylindrical tubes are used as deposition substrates and the resulting material deposited on the inside surface of cylindrical tubes or on the outside surface of cylindrical man... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113190 | Compact conveyor oven A compact conveyor oven is disclosed comprising a cooking chamber, thermal heating source, conveyor means and independent top and bottom airflow within the cooking chamber wherein substantially equal pressurization of the top and bottom airflows is achieved within t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8100146 | Flexible valve assemblies principally for automatic swimming pool cleaners Flexible valves principally (although not necessarily exclusively) for automatic swimming pool cleaners are addressed. The valves have generally parabolic closure regions and do not present linear transverse cross-sections to water flowing through them. The closure ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092675 | Energy generation methods and systems for swimming pools and other vessels with recirculating fluid Detailed is electricity generation for powering devices associated with swimming pools or other structures utilizing recirculating fluid. The recirculating fluid is used to produce electricity for direct or indirect supply to electrical devices. Turbines may be plac... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8082617 | Automatic swimming pool cleaners Automatic swimming pool cleaners are detailed. The cleaners may employ filter bags with novel stiffeners to help retain their optimal debris-collection shapes in use. They additionally may include bags made of material having sanitizing properties or additives, allo... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079547 | Flotation systems Flotation systems including separately packed floats and life rafts are disclosed. Such systems, advantageously used for helicopters or other vessels, attach rafts to exterior covers of the floats. Thus, if not needed, or if maintenance or repair is required, the ra... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077539 | Acoustic reflector An acoustic reflector (10) suitable for use as a reflective target for navigational aids and for location and re-location applications. The acoustic reflector comprises a shell (12) arranged to surround a solid core (16). The shell is adapted to... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076426 | Supramolecular polymers The invention concerns novel cytosine based modules and in particular their application in linear multiple hydrogen bonded arrays to form supramolecular polymers of the formula (II): and the use of these in supramolecular materials. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071784 | Lead-free primary explosive composition and method of preparation Embodiments of the present subject matter provide a compound and material that may be used as a lead-free primary explosive. An embodiment of the present subject matter provides the compound copper(I) nitrotetrazolate. Certain embodiments of the present subject matt... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066108 | Vessel escape slides and associated equipment Systems for inhibiting installation of emergency escape slides behind bustles (or other covers) when removable safety pins (or similar objects) remain intact are addressed. Versions of the systems mechanically interfere with installation of the bustles as long as th... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8046885 | Apparatus and methods for crimping textile threads Thread-crimping machines with enhanced throughput are detailed. One or more drive rolls forming parts of the machines may be grooved to group centrally the entering threads without materially adversely impacting driving and crimping operations of the machines. Threa... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042533 | High speed convection oven A convection heating apparatus capable of providing effective, high speed cooking without the assistance of microwave energy. The oven apparatus includes an exterior cabinet, a door, and a cooking chamber having interior side walls, a back wall, and a lower jet plat... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8035062 | Combination speed cooking oven A combination cooking oven is disclosed comprising a cooking cavity, a controller, thermal heating source, blower assembly, air directing means, deflecting means and a vent assembly wherein speed cooking or slower cooking of food products may be accomplished within ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8030219 | Dielectric coatings and use in capacitors A coated substrate product is described comprising a substrate and a dielectric coating material comprising carbon, hydrogen, silicon, and oxygen. According to the method, the substrate is processed by plasma cleaning the surface and then depositing a dielectric coa... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023182 | Device for collecting flux of electromagnetic radiation in the extreme ultraviolet Device for collecting a flux of electromagnetic radiation in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) emitted by a source, including a main, first collector stage, with a concave collector mirror placed in front of the source at a distance of greater than 250 mm and pierced by... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021075 | Capped and/or beveled jet blast resistant vehicle arresting units, bed and methods Aircraft arresting beds at ends of runways may be subject to damaging effects of jet blast phenomena. Arresting units for that and other applications and which are resistant to such effects are described, with related methods. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021074 | Capped and/or beveled jet blast resistant vehicle arresting units, bed and methods Aircraft arresting beds at ends of runways may be subject to damaging effects of jet blast phenomena. Arresting units for that and other applications and which are resistant to such effects are described, with related methods. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011293 | Speed cooking oven with sloped oven floor and reversing gas flow A speed cooking oven with sloped oven floor and reversing gas flow is disclosed comprising a cooking cavity, a controller, thermal heating source, blower assembly, air directing means, and a sloped oven floor that directs air flow from the oven side walls to oven ce... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007198 | Arresting systems and methods Systems and methods for arresting vehicles or other moving objects are detailed. The systems may be bi-directional, so as to arrest vehicles on either side of a barrier. They additionally may be reset for reuse relatively rapidly following deployment and comprise me... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006685 | Re-circulating oven with gas clean-up A bleed gas clean-up system for a re-circulating oven. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7992939 | Head rest mechanisms and assemblies Detailed are head rest mechanisms and assemblies containing a flexible collar. Portions of the collar may be moved independently from other portions and may pivot or otherwise move both forward of the seat back and vertically under passenger control. Also described ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992934 | Shock absorption device and seat including such a device The invention relates to a shock absorption device making it possible to tilt the back of a seat frontward in case of a shock greater than a predetermined value, the device including a plate and an absorbing shaft, the plate including a brake cavity and a hole throu... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7987542 | Automatic swimming pool cleaners and bodies, feet, discs, and other components thereof Devices for cleaning vessels, especially swimming pools, are discussed. The devices may include repositionable in-line valves, with the valves typically moving laterally (from side to side) and changing the initial direction of the main fluid-flow path through the v... | 08/02/2011 |
| D642230 | Dimpled exercise ball | 07/26/2011 |
| 7975340 | Automatic swimming pool cleaner discs and associated components Separate covers for protruding portions of discs of automatic swimming pool cleaners are addressed. The covers may be placed onto protrusions, such as fins, and removed from the fins as needed. Version of the covers are made of material more rigid and having lower c... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7956304 | Combination switch A combination switch is provided for a high-speed oven, the oven having a door. The combination switch has a rotatable cam (40) that is rotated when the door of the oven is moved between a closed position and an open position. The cam (40) has at least... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946224 | Griddle A high-speed griddle for cooking food products has a griddle platen having a cook surface for receiving food products thereon, and heating means are provided for heating the platen. A clamshell cover is configured for sealing contact with the cook surface of the pla... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7918698 | Boat with a peripheral float, particularly inflatable life raft The invention relates to a boat (1) with a general contour defined by a periphery of predetermined shape and comprising a float (2) closed on itself along the periphery and formed by at least one floating tube (3); this tube is longer than this ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916178 | Camera system including a camera head and a camera control unit Disclosed herein is a camera system and camera controller having a modularized design. Camera control functions within the controller are distributed among a number of modules, each module performing a component task of controlling a camera. Individual modules can p... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913951 | Linking assembly between a mechanical system and an adjustment actuator comprising engagement/disengagement members The invention relates to a linking assembly between a mechanical system, such as an aircraft seat, and an adjustment actuator, comprising an input shaft connected to an output of the actuator and an output shaft connected to an input of the mechanical system, and en... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913535 | Apparatus and methods for dilution Self-calibrating apparatus and methods for dilution of an analyte-containing fluid, and in particular for dilution of analyte concentrations beyond the normal measurement range of a detector, without the requirement for other detectors. The apparatus is preferably a... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7911580 | Conversion of cinema theatre to a super cinema theatre Methods of and equipment for converting existing standard motion picture theatres to one having highly immersive, large fields of view are addressed. Aspects of the methods including moving motion picture screens closer to the audience and employing different projec... | 03/22/2011 |
