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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182218 | Vent and grilles A fan assembly includes a casing, which is substantially cylindrical in shape with a fan motor and fan blades located therein, so that air can be drawn into the casing and delivered therefrom. A grille extends over an open end of the casing and has a plurality of an... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660121 | Hand-operated circular saw | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176964 | Curtain system comprising several flat panels A curtain system includes several flat panels made of curtain fabric or other planar materials. The top of each flat panel is provided with a horizontal metal, wood or plastic horizontal slat on which the curtain fabric or flat panel hangs in a loose manner. Both en... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8125308 | Relocatable power tap with surge suppression or surge protection and a method for its manufacture A relocatable power tap includes surge suppression or surge protection for affording improved safety, in which the metal oxide varistors (“MOVs”) of the surge protectors or surge suppressors are encased in cement or concrete, and which relocatable power tap is p... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8115578 | Relay An electromechanical relay includes a case and a relay module, in which the case has terminals to enable a connection into the circuit to be protected and connectors which cooperate with complementary connectors on the relay module to enable the relay to readily be ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104670 | Combined greeting card gift/mail order container A combination greeting card and gift container includes a gift container portion having a plurality of panels, in which at least one panel forms an oblique surface with respect to the remainder of the panels. The gift container preferably includes an integral device... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8092463 | Distraction device used for osteogenesis An apparatus for vertical callus distraction includes a linear drive having first and anchors, each with a plate-shaped region, that are able to be displaced relative to one another by way of the linear drive and substantially orientated perpendicularly to the direc... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091891 | Device for treating sheet-like substrates with light A device for treating sheet-like substrates with light is made for a suction table, which includes a circulating suction strip for transporting the sheet-like substrates, which suction strip forms a descending loop relative to its table-parallel transport level. The... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091385 | Formation of glass flakes A method for changing the width of particle thickness size distribution of flakes of material with the flakes being formed by a process that includes the steps of feeding a stream of molten material in a downwards direction into a rotating cup or disc and allowing t... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8069556 | Cable harness production system A cable harness production system includes an electronic controller and at least one installation plate to which a plurality of mounting stations is fastened. Each of the mounting stations supports a receptacle for a functional element, which is directly connected t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8056902 | Isolator seal An isolator seal includes a stator member for placement into the stator of rotating equipment and a rotor member for placement onto a rotary shaft of the rotating equipment. The stator member and the rotor member provide respective adjacent surfaces, while a static ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047548 | Bearing alignment device and seal arrangement An alignment apparatus includes a first stator, located in a stator of a piece of rotating equipment, and a second stator couplingly connected to the first stator and able to be angularly rotated relative to the first stator. The second stator can seal an interface ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8029615 | Ceramic pigments A pearlescent pigment includes a ceramic flake coated with a metal oxide. The metal oxide is, preferably, an oxide of titanium, iron, tin, chromium1, zirconium or a combination thereof, and the refractive index of the metal oxide coating is preferably at least 0.5 h... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8007338 | Construction system and applications thereof A construction system includes a plurality of construction elements having body member and a plurality of coupling members, each of said coupling members having an exterior portion and an interior locking device of hermaphroditic type. The interior locking device in... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7987980 | Brush glove A paintbrush protection and revitalization system includes a case having a paintbrush support shelf with graduated bristle support projections and tapered tip support therein. The case has auto-convection ports, an air induction port and a brush insertion port. The ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7959176 | Manually propelled wheelchair device A conveyance has a plurality of wheels and, at least, first and second drive axles, which are mounted, or disposed, between the wheels. One of the wheels defines a first wheel that is rotatably mounted to one end of the first drive axle. A second of the wheels is ro... | 06/14/2011 |
| D638506 | Skateboard truck hanger | 05/24/2011 |
| 7934616 | Flip-top closure for composite and cardboard packaging A flip-top closure for composite and cardboard packaging, which permits the automatic opening of a package by flipping open the lid of the closure, includes a frame base element, which is designed to be welded by its level underside to composite or card-board packag... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931048 | Water conditioner A water conditioner includes a plate located diametrically across a pipe and a plurality of posts in lines on, or substantially parallel to, the longitudinal axis of the plane and extending from either side thereof, to be close to the periphery of a pipe with which ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7917181 | Method for transmitting graphics symbols and/or audio and graphic information from a transmitter to a receiver The invention relates to a method for transmitting symbols and/or information from a transmitter to a receiver. The method further relates to devices for coding, transmitting, and receiving symbols and/or information. It is specified that the symbols and/or i... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913933 | Essential oil atomiser An oil atomizer apparatus for essential and fragrant oils includes at least one atomizer that engages with a container of essential and fragrant oils, and a body with a generally hollow interior and having a mixer housing associated with one surface of the body. An ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905496 | Bearing protector for axial shaft movement A seal device, which accommodates axial displacement between a housing and shaft of an item of rotating equipment, includes a stator which locates into the housing of a piece of rotating equipment. A first rotor locates on the shaft of the rotating equipment and a s... | 03/15/2011 |
| D631916 | Hole punch | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875759 | Process for extracting natural gas liquids from natural gas A process for extracting natural gas liquids (NGLs) from natural gas that involves contacting natural gas from one source with crude, or heavy, oil from a different source under conditions that promote enrichment of the crude or heavy oil with NGLs from the natural ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7862432 | Multiple player game system, methods and apparatus Methods and systems are described for providing a multi-player game system using standard consumer electronics equipment. For example, a system for playing multi-player games on a DVD player and other standard consumer electronics equipment receives commands from pl... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862278 | Anti-tamper device An apparatus for preventing removal of, or tampering with, a construction fitting includes two construction element engaging components and a fastener for connecting the two construction element engaging components to one another. The fastener includes a bolt extend... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857321 | Bearing protector with air purge A bearing seal device has an air purge mechanism that includes a rotor connected to the shaft of a piece of rotating equipment and a stator connected to the housing for the rotating equipment. An air passage extends between an inlet and an outlet and is at least par... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7836876 | Device for transporting and storing cooked food and one-course meals An apparatus for transporting and storing cooked food and one-course meals includes a box-shaped, upright container with wheels and at least one pivoting front door. The container can be closed by the front door in an air-tight manner. The container has at least one... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7800076 | Electron-optical corrector for aplanatic imaging systems A particle-optical corrector for eliminating both the third-order aperture aberration and the third-order extra-axial coma, using circular lenses and hexapole fields, includes three coaxially arranged hexapole fields, at least one circular lens doublet being arrange... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7800074 | Electron-optical corrector for an aplanatic imaging system An electron-optical corrector for rendering superfluous both the third-order opening error and the anisotropic part of the extra-axial third-order coma, using round lenses and hexapole fields, the corrector includes at least three coaxially arranged hexapole fields ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7789395 | Bearing protector An isolator device, which may be a bearing seal or a bearing isolator, for use hindering fluid flow between components which are rotating relative to each other about a longitudinal axis, the flow being in one direction parallel to this axis, includes a stator for s... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7771527 | Dental fillings and bone tissue A bone substitute composition includes glass flake and a hardenable material. The glass flake is a particle with an aspect ratio of, at least, 20:1. The preferred thickness of the glass flake is in the range from 200 to 1,000 nm and the average particle size is, pre... | 08/10/2010 |
| D620090 | Potty | 07/20/2010 |
| 7748715 | Bearing seal A bearing seal includes a radially split stator and a rotor. The rotor is enclosed within the stator along the internal length of the rotor. The rotor may, optionally, also be radially split. ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7735298 | Device for sealing tray-shaped or pot-shaped receptacles An apparatus for sealing tray-shaped or pot-shaped receptacles, such as blister packs or pots for storing dairy products, includes a sealing head having a sealing contour support, a heatable sealing contour and support plate, preferably with at least one guide bolt ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7722050 | Mechanical seal bearing protector A mechanical seal has an axially floating seal face (21) in sliding contact with an axially stationary seal face (22). A biasing means (33), such as a magnet, biases the floating seal face towards the stationary seal face. The axially floating s... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712491 | Process and device for the dose dispensing of a radioactive solution An apparatus and method for automatically dispensing a radioactive dose by filling a container, such as a vial or disposable syringe, with a required radioactive dose in a sterile environment; the apparatus being stand alone and radioactive-shielded. The apparatus f... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7692083 | Drum A drum having a resonant chamber for producing a range of sounds and at least one device for allowing the sound so produced to be altered, which includes a plurality of internal snares which can be brought into contact with the internal surface of the external surfa... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7677988 | Training device for golfers An apparatus for assisting in training players of golf includes a platform and a first coplanar foot support member and a second coplanar foot support member on the platform, with the first coplanar foot support member being fixed in position and the second coplanar... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7651250 | Retractable telescoping lighting device for roof of a vehicle A retractable lighting apparatus for the upper surface of a roof of a vehicle includes at least one lighting member adapted to be raised or lowered relative to the upper surface of the roof, and a device for effecting the raising and lowering of the lighting apparat... | 01/26/2010 |
