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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7988046 | Vehicle violation enforcement system and method A PDA device is used to record the ID of a vehicle boot RFID tag and to transmit to the tag and to a host entity violation data such as summons number, license number, time and date stamp, issuing person ID, location of the vehicle, scofflaw data and so on. This dat... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7950570 | Parking environment management system and method A system and method for managing a permit-based parking environment governed by a parking program. The permit-based parking environment includes a number of parking permits each including a unique RFID tag and tag number. One or more RFID readers are used to scan th... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7928023 | Composite sheet material and process of making A composite sheet material, useful as a component of roofing shingles, and a process of making same, which includes a glass fiber web bound with a thermosetting resin which includes a fatty acid amide having the structural formula RCOONH2, where R is a C | 04/19/2011 |
| 7895672 | Bonnet with spandex elastic strip A head covering bonnet with an opening for the head and an elastic spandex band below the opening for holding the bonnet to the head. The spandex band is of a width so as not to apply high localized pressure on the hair, and spandex is not rough or abrasive when str... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7854336 | Beverage dispenser having an airtight valve and seal A beverage dispenser includes a container defining a container volume, and a substantially spill-proof cap, having a suction portion and an aperture on top of the suction portion, coupled to the container. A valve with a slit is inserted between the container and ca... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7843321 | Vehicle violation enforcement system and method A vehicle violation enforcement and noticing system that includes a first server and a second server. The first server contains a vehicle information database that is in communication with the second server. The second server is a mobile data terminal that allows fo... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7661171 | Ramp with vehicle attachment The present invention relates to a ramp. The ramp includes at least two stiles. Each stile has a top, a bottom and four sides. A plurality of shoulders are equally spaced apart and mounted on one side of each stile. A plurality of rungs are aligned with the shoulder... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7614194 | Water-tight double-sided roof patch A method for sealing joints formed by the intersection and/or overlap of roofing membranes is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of applying strips of double sided tape to roofing membranes so as to secure the membranes to one another and to fill voids create... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7582155 | Asphalt nanocomposite-based roofing products An asphalt-based nanocomposite useful as a coating for various applications including building materials products, such as shingles, is provided. The asphalt-based nanocomposites are particle-filled matrices that include an asphalt flux or derivate thereof and a lay... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7537518 | Baffled roll vent A baffled roll vent for covering the ridge slot of a roof for allowing ventilation from the space of a building below the ridge slot, the baffled roll vent comprising a unitary panel defined by a length and a width, said width terminating at discrete louver portions... | 05/26/2009 |
