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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6942295 | Reclining chair system A reclining chair system with a standard assembly supporting seat and backrest assemblies, which are pivotally mounted to each other and capable of providing a rocker effect to a user. A strut assembly provides substantially a bounce free shock absorbing function by... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6925953 | Levitation and stabilizing hull system A hull system for boats that includes pairs of longitudinally extending strakes with a cross-section that includes a downwardly extending fin member with an adjacent flat horizontal section to provide running and idle stability. Steps with a projected V-shape pint f... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923755 | Stimulator A clitoris stimulator having a vibrating device with a clip assembly adapted to be removably attached to the vaginal labia of a user. The clip assembly removably attaches to the vaginal labia to cooperatively bring in contact the vibrating device to the clitoris are... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6905177 | Rim shield A guard for wheel rims comprising a plurality of louvers and elongated shaft members. A housing member receives one end of the shafts and they are slidably received by cooperating track members mounted on one of the surfaces of the louvers. The shaft members are sta... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6901361 | Computerized translator of languages utilizing indexed databases of corresponding information elements A system for coding and decoding languages that includes a first set of computerized databases and each of database storing a predetermined number of indexed information elements (such as words) and a second set of computerized databases wherein each database includ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6877546 | Sprocket assembly for louver arch mechanism A sprocket assembly for a louver arch assembly for semi-circular, non-perfect or imperfect arch frame assemblies with louvers rotably mounted therein. A tensioning mechanism keeps the louvers taut between an arched frame member and a smaller anchorage frame member. ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6862850 | Window assembly for opening closures A window assembly for garage door panels. The assembly includes an outer frame assembly that overlaps the panel opening to be protected and it is mounted thereon. An inner frame assembly co-axially extends from the outer frame assembly and jointly define a window ar... | 03/08/2005 |
| D502090 | Track | 02/22/2005 |
| D500523 | Apparatus for advertising | 01/04/2005 |
| 6837011 | Keyed window assembly for garage doors A window assembly for garage doors with hingedly mounted panels. The assembly includes resilient male and female frame members that are brought towards each other to sandwich the borders of the door panel defining the window opening and the cooperatively dimensioned... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6811122 | Flame arrestor to cover aircraft engines Flame arrestor to cover aircraft engines made up of one ventilation wire grid (6), one upper metallic plate (9) where wire grid sits (6) on the edges of a circular hole (10) and a wall (25) which is located next to a chamfer (26... | 11/02/2004 |
| D497504 | Display for plastic cups | 10/26/2004 |
| 6805792 | Pool cleaner control device A device for switching between two inlet ports in a skimmer submerged in a body of water so that the latter can be cleaned (filtered) from two different areas. A conventional skimmer has first housing with a filter basket mounted therein and a second housing mounted... | 10/19/2004 |
| D496850 | Frame hanger | 10/05/2004 |
| 6776144 | Five stroke internal combustion engine A five-stroke internal combustion engine that improves fuel efficiency, power output, and decreases emissions. The five strokes are an intake stroke, a recycle stroke, a compression stroke, a power stroke, and the exhaust stroke. The five-stroke internal combustion ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6772561 | Garage door trim assembly with removable sealing element A trim assembly (20) having a longitudinally extending housing (21) that is mounted against a structure or wall (W) adjacent to a movable garage door (D). The housing includes a longitudinal bay (22) in a first longittudinally extending wall ( | 08/10/2004 |
| 6770112 | Process for transforming the residues left after tanning without chroming and the products thereby obtained Process for transforming the residues left after tanning without chroming and the products thereby obtained, based on the process of homogenizing (2) the raw material (1), which consists of the leftovers of the tanning industry, such as remnants of ski... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6770983 | Method and apparatus for powering lower D.C. voltage rated devices An apparatus and method for delivering power from a D.C. voltage source to one or more D.C. loads rated at lower voltages. The invention provides for the repetitive application of the higher D.C. voltage to the loads for a predetermined time period sufficient for th... | 08/03/2004 |
| D493539 | Kiosk | 07/27/2004 |
| 6766914 | Multiple configuration display A display assembly (10) capable of being converted from a display configuration to a wheelbarrow configuration. Multiple arrangements of sub-assemblies in each of the configurations provide flexibility to a user in setting up these displays. The display assem... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6763644 | Construction block system A block system that includes a block with slanted walls on its edges forming longitudinal grooves to receive cement without introducing separations or spaces between abutting blocks. A base alignment tool is used to guide the blocks of the first row to ensure proper... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6763638 | Window assembly for opening closures A window assembly for garage door panels. The assembly includes an outer frame assembly that overlaps the panel opening to be protected and it is mounted thereon. An inner frame assembly co-axially extends from the outer frame assembly and jointly define a window ar... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6758256 | Louvered arch mechanism A louver assembly for semi-circular, non-perfect or imperfect arch frame assemblies with louvers rotably mounted therein. A tensioning mechanism keeps the louvers taut between an arched frame member and a smaller anchorage frame member. An actuating mechanism is use... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6748322 | Speed monitoring device for motor vehicles A system for monitoring the speed and location of a vehicle over a given area by using a global positioning system and comparing the position fix and speed against a computerized map for the area containing predetermined limits for the speed and territory over prede... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6725752 | Mail processing machine A machine for processing envelopes includes a receiving assembly with a tray where envelopes are received and guided towards an envelope cutting assembly. A sensor determines the width of the envelope to align on of the two longitudinal cutting members. Another sens... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6718595 | Hinge assembly with self lubricated pin A hinge assembly for garage doors with relatively loose tolerance for the leaf assemblies and the central supporting member. A sleeve is rotably mounted over the supporting member and a folded portion of the leaf assembly journals the sleeve for a substantially fric... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6712657 | Manufacturing process for surfboards and bodyboards and articles of manufacture A method for manufacturing bodyboards and surfboards and the article of manufacture resulting therefrom. The method includes cutting a board form a block to a predetermined shape and dimensions. For surfboards, a spine member is longitudinally mounted between the tw... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6711861 | Window frame for an opening closure with internal channel A window frame for an opening closure having an outer and an inner frame assembly that sandwich a transparent member and a skin or panel with an opening. The outer and inner frame assemblies include each two vertical frame members are kept at a spaced apart and para... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6711769 | Pillow with retractable umbrella A pillow with a retractable umbrella, comprising a pillow assembly with first and second ends. The first and second ends have a channel extending therebetween. Fixedly secured onto the first end of the pillow assembly is a supporting assembly with third and fourth e... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6708458 | Keyed window assembly for garage doors A window assembly for garage doors with hingedly mounted panels. The assembly includes resilient male and female frame members that are brought towards each other to sandwich the borders of the door panel defining the window opening and the cooperatively dimensioned... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6687369 | Telephone signal discriminator A telephone signal discriminator to be used with one pair of telephone wires and a telephone company with coded ring services. The invention detects the interruptions of the ring signals, shapes them into square waveforms and initially sets off two timer ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6679419 | Mailbox An improved mailbox designed to rid bacteria and other biological germs present in contents. Designed as a mailbox for small-business or home, the mailbox has a housing assembly with an access door. Within the housing is an ultra violet and ozone generati... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6651690 | Chemical delivery system for air conditioning drainage pipes A system for releasing growth inhibiting chemicals downstream in an air conditioner drain assembly. The system also allows a user to vary the concentration and time for releasing the growth inhibitor chemical. A main elongated tubular member is perpendicu... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6543795 | Wheeled basket assembly A basket with a bottom and peripheral walls defining a cargo space therein. At least three legs are mounted to the underside of the bottom and each leg has a wheel assembly at the distal end. The legs are hollow and the internal diameter increases from th... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6461336 | Cardiological medical equipment An angioplastic device used for treating the areas surrounding bifurcated vessels. The device has an elongated and relatively flexible tubular guiding catheter assembly that slidably houses a guide positioning assembly therein. The elongated tubular guidi... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6430879 | Collapsible housing A retractable cover for protecting designated area and spaces. A stationary rigid portion receives telescopically extending portions movable over guiding assemblies to house vehicles and other objects and protect them. When the telescopic rigid portions a... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6405182 | System for dispensing prepaid debit cards through point-of-sale terminals Point-of-Sale machines that allow individuals to obtain from participating merchants, "over-the-counter", prepaid debit cards. The amount of the line of credit is determined from the amount prepaid and credited to the debit card issuer, as payment for a s... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6393436 | Method for commercializing goods and services over a global digital network A method for commercializing goods and services over a global digital network where the order requests from a group of purchaser subscribers is processed and matched with one or more vendor subscribers. Additionally, a purchaser subscriber credit needs ar... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6388557 | Telecommunication system for remotely controlling electronic devices An electronic signal communication system for processing remote signals to be conveyed from a subscribed transmitting client to a subscribed receiving client. Several transmitters, each having first and second inputs, are linked with remotely located sets... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6357610 | Interlocking cabinet assembly An interlock cabinet system that in its basic configuration includes two panel assemblies kept at a spaced apart and parallel relationship with respect to each other by four spacer members. The panel assemblies include a central portion flanked by two lat... | 03/19/2002 |
