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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6610335 | Modified oat and corn grit products and method A coated corn grit product is provided that has individual pieces of corn grit having a fat-free coating. A coated corn grit product is also provided that has clusters of corn grit pieces having a fat free coating. The fat free coating is made from at lea... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6607767 | Method for making a puffed food starch product The present invention includes a method of making a puffed food starch material snack, in particular starch material from grains, having an improved crispy texture and a more aesthetic appearance. The products may be snack chips, cakes, crackers or the li... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6607766 | Cooked food staging device and method A cooked food staging device and method is provided. The cooked food staging device allows previously cooked food items, particularly sandwich fillings such as hamburger patties, fish fillets, biscuits, Canadian bacon, pork sausage, eggs, chicken patties,... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6602536 | Method for making a puffed food starch product The present invention includes puffed-food starch material snacks, in particular starch material from grains, having an improved crispy texture and a more aesthetic appearance and methods for preparing them. In general terms, the products are snack chips,... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6588060 | Hinged drapery rod A hinged drapery rod provides a continuous drapery mounting surface that extends across a two-panel door configuration wherein one door is stationary and the other door is operable, opening interiorly and hinged between the doors. The hinged drapery rod o... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6569481 | Method for making a puffed food starch product The present invention includes a method of making a puffed food starch material snack, in particular starch material from grains, having an improved crispy texture and a more aesthetic appearance. The products may be snack chips, cakes, crackers or the li... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6557792 | Device and method for storing holiday light strings An apparatus and method is provided for storing and handling holiday light strings such as icicle lights. The device in accordance with the invention includes a vertically disposed rotatable spindle. The icicle light string can be conveniently wound on th... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6531178 | ଲ-glucan process, additive and food product The method for abstracting high levels of ଲ-glucan from a grain product such as oat or barley grain to produce a ଲ-glucan product containing at least about 18% by weight ଲ-glucan is provided. The ଲ-glucan product can be produced as... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6517503 | Orthosis knee joint A selectively lockable orthotic joint is provided that in one embodiment includes at least one pressure sensor and an electronic circuit associated with the pressure sensor for generating or providing a control signal indicative of pressure, force or othe... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6511097 | Coupon booklet and method A booklet is provided which is easily formed in the in-line finishing process part of a web printing press operation having a plurality of sheets or layers, each sheet or layer having multiple removable portions positioned about a central portion used to ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6509049 | Device system and method for fluid additive injection into a viscous fluid food stream An apparatus, system and method is provided for injecting a fluid additive into a viscous fluid food flow stream. A fluid additive injector device is utilized to inject the fluid additive which has structure to prevent or minimize the amount of fluid addi... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6502813 | Coupon booklet and method A method of making a booklet having a plurality of removable portions is provided. The method comprises conveying a plurality of webs, bringing the webs into registry and attaching the webs to one another along a central portion of the webs. The method in... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6499186 | Hinged drapery rod A hinged drapery rod provides a continuous drapery mounting surface that extends across a two-panel door configuration wherein one door is stationary and the other door is operable, opening interiorly and hinged between the doors. The hinged drapery rod o... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6492989 | Computer method and apparatus for creating visible graphics by using a graph algebra A computer method, apparatus and storage medium is provided for creating quantitative aesthetic graphics from data. The invention utilizes a graph algebra to construct graphs and visually or otherwise represents the graphs as a quantitative aesthetic grap... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6488644 | Coupling and orthotic brace incorporating the coupling A coupling, for example, for an orthotic brace has a cam member with a first planar bearing face journalled for rotation on a planar bearing surface of a first coupling portion, and a second planar bearing face inclined to the first face and journalled to... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6471665 | Postural dynamic spinal extension brace and method A dynamic spinal extension brace is provided that comprises an upper frame having a sternum pad, a lower frame having a pubic pad, and a thoracic pad where the lower frame and upper frame can be positioned with respect to each other in more than a vertica... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471664 | Knee joint and method There is provided a mechanical orthotic device and method. The orthotic device and method utilize a torsion spring to provide resistance to restrain pivotal movement of upper and lower members between an extension and a flexion position.... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6472004 | Modified oat and corn grit products and method A coated, uncooked oat product is provided that has no added fat and comprises uncooked oat flakes having a coating adherent to the oat flakes. A coated, oat flake agglomerate is also provided, wherein each agglomerate comprises at least two uncooked oat ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6448419 | Synthesis of 2-hydroxyestradiol derivatives Disclosed is a method of preparing 2-hydroxy-3,17ଲ-estradiol derivatives wherein 3,17ଲ-estradiol is reacted with an organolithium reagent and reacted with either a boron reagent or a silicon reagent to form either a 2-boronyl or a 2-silyl modi... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439544 | Stair tow system and method A device and method to assist a person to walk up a flight of stairs is provided. The device includes a winch that is suitable for mounting at the top of the stairway having a winch cable of sufficient length to provide walking assistance along the length... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6415555 | System and method for accepting customer orders A kiosk system and method is provided for accepting and processing customer orders and payments in a retail environment. The kiosk system and method is particularly applicable to the restaurant business and may include a consumer display screen for visual... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6398148 | Device and method for storing holiday light strings An apparatus and method is provided for storing and handling holiday light strings such as icicle lights. The device in accordance with the invention includes a vertically disposed rotatable spindle. The icicle light string can be conveniently wound on th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6398036 | Corn milling and separating device and method A table separator is provided, wherein the table separator comprises a plurality of solid-bottom trays and a plurality of dimples for facilitating separation of degerminated corn into endosperm and germ fractions, the dimples being aligned in linear juxta... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6387436 | Granola-type food product and method A grain product is provided that contains flaked grains stabilized in a solid foam matrix that contains no added fat and cohesively binds together the flaked grains. The solid foam matrix has an expanded volume formed by introduction of a gas, which may b... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6375998 | Process for preparing a hand-held snack item The present invention relates to a method for preparing a hand-held snack item, said method comprising: (a) applying a first edible, heat-sensitive food material to an initial formed hand-held food item, thereby forming a preliminary coated hand-held food... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6358548 | Cooked food staging device and method A cooked food staging device and method is provided. The cooked food staging device allows previously cooked food items, particularly sandwich fillings such as hamburger patties, fish fillets, biscuits, Canadian bacon, pork sausage, eggs, chicken patties,... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6331774 | Nuclear decay laser and method A nuclear decay laser that produces a stream of nuclear decay particles and/or photons of electromagnetic radiation. The stream of nuclear decay particles and/or photons is produced by subjecting radioactive materials to an external magnetic field which c... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6328500 | Segmented toy roadway, toy roadway segment, and method of making same A kit is provided for assembling a closed-loop toy simulation of a roadway comprising at least four curved road segments and at least two straight road segments, each road segment having an upper non-skid surface and at least one marking on such surface t... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6303163 | Process for preparing a hand-held snack item, and a product thereof A method for preparing a hand-held snack item, said method comprising: (a) applying a first edible, heat-sensitive food material to an initial formed hand-held food item, thereby forming a preliminary coated hand-held food item; (b) applying a second edib... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6280371 | Elongated roller assembly and methods of making and replacing a roller A roller that can be assembled and inserted into a device when the finished length of the roller is longer than the available replacement space comprises at least two outer tubular members inserted on an internal connector so the outer tubular members abu... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6231217 | Watercraft illumination system and method A lighting system for a watercraft which provides a visual indication of the watercraft at a distance during darkness or other inclement conditions. The lighting system comprises a light source or a plurality of light sources which are directed to directl... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6228402 | Xylitol-containing non-human foodstuff and method A pet foodstuff and treatment method for reducing the incidence of dental caries in non-human animals is provided. The treatment method includes orally administering the xylitol by allowing the pet to consume the xylitol-containing foodstuff in an effecti... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6223503 | Hot pour product sampler and method of making using bulk thin film application techniques A method for producing hot pour product samplers that incorporates the genuine hot pour product through the use of bulk thin film application techniques such as extrusion or spray technology. The method comprises first applying a hot pour product to a bas... | 05/01/2001 |
