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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177153 | Side rail for a shredder with embedded fingers A side rail for installation in a shredder and method of fabrication in which the side rail has fingers that are partially embedded in a base. The fingers are made from steel and the base is made from cast aluminum. The fingers have a dovetail shape at an outer end ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8137045 | Bin tunnel with collapsible sides A bin tunnel having collapsible sides is used with a truck box of a truck to load content into the truck box from a bin that is sized to fit within the bin tunnel when the bin tunnel is in an open position. When the bin tunnel is in a closed position a footprint of ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8021217 | Self contained heating/cooling roof top unit with built in independent pressure relief A self-contained pre-manufactured roof top unit is used to circulate fresh air, heat or cool a building. The housing has a blower connected into a circulation system to circulate air into and out of the building. The unit has a pressure relief opening for connection... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7975977 | Height indicator for an articulating support arm A height indicator as provided on an articulating support arm at a workstation. The height indicator has a scale and a needle moves up and down the scale as a platform of the support arm is raised or lowered relative to a base. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7891592 | Vibratory hopper and shredder in combination A mobile shredder has a shredder mounted in a truck box in combination with a vibratory hopper. The vibratory hopper is open on one side and opens into a fixed hopper. The fixed hopper is mounted on the shredder and is shaped to direct material to be shredded into t... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887284 | Wind turbine to produce electricity A wind turbine has a hub mounted on a rotatable shaft with a ring concentrically mounted on the shaft. The ring is connected to drive wheels, which in turn drive generators to produce electricity. A controller is connected to control the speed of the turbine by cont... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7858423 | MEMS based RF components with vertical motion and parallel-plate structure and manufacture thereof using standard CMOS technologies A process of manufacturing parallel-plate microstructures by integrating the microstructures in a chip using a CMOS process is provided. A MEMS variable capacitor, a tunable band-pass filter, tunable matching networks, and capacitive RF-MEME switches all having vert... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7778506 | Multi-port monolithic RF MEMS switches and switch matrices A multi-port RF MEMS switch, a switch matrix having several multi-port RF MEMS switches and an interconnect network have a monolithic structure with clamped-clamped beams, cantilever beams or thermally operated actuators. A method of fabricating a monolithic switch ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7762247 | Paintball gun and firing assembly A firing assembly for a paintball gun has a dynamic piston assembly that moves forward relative to a stationary guide assembly as the gun is being fired. The piston assembly contains a compressed gas storage compartment located entirely within the piston assembly. A... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758002 | Adjustable mouse support An adjustable mouse support for use with a base is provided with an elongated member, a mounting member, a bracket and a platform. The elongated member has a first pivot axis with the mounting member and a second pivot axis with the bracket. The mounting member and ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7752981 | Angular mouse support A keyboard tray can be mounted on an articulating arm and has a passage extending from side to side. A mouse support is slidably mounted within the passage and has a closed position and an extended position. When extended, an outer end of the mouse support can be pi... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7555154 | Fully automated segmentation of genetic micro-array images A method and system for automatically processing images from a micro-array uses an image processor that is controlled by software. The software controls the microprocessor to process images to ensure that the images meet a predetermined threshold. The microprocessor... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7540398 | Gating system for a transport vehicle A gate assembly for a hopper of a transport vehicle has an open position in which the gate lies substantially in a vertical plane adjacent to the hopper wall and a closed position in which the gate lies substantially in a horizontal plane. The gate moves longitudina... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7533859 | Articulating support arm with integral angled abutment An articulating support arm is used with a work station and has a central body with two ends. The inner end has a base pivotally connected thereto and the outer end has a platform pivotally connected thereto. The platform has an angled abutment that is integral with... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7431176 | Dispensing machine to store and dispense elongated containers vertically A dispensing machine for elongated containers has a plurality of clusters arranged within a housing. The clusters each have an actuator and comprise four tubes that are bound together with an interstice along a central axis of the cluster. The actuator is mounted in... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7350547 | Refuse bag tensioner and method of use A tensioner and method for use in holding the mouth of a bag in an open position has an annular body made of flexible and resilient material with a perimeter of fixed length. The tensioner can be compressed by manually forcing a periphery of the annular body inward.... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7292125 | MEMS based RF components and a method of construction thereof A three dimensional waveguide is integrated with a MEMS structure to control a signal in various RF components. The components include switches, variable capacitors, filters and phase shifters. A controller controls movement of the MEMS structure to control a signal... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7244190 | Golf putter A golf putter has a head and a shaft connected to the head at a toe end. The head has an L-shaped cross section and a lower edge of a putting surface is smoothly curved with a lowermost point at an approximate midpoint between the toe and a heel of the head. The hea... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7218446 | Imaging system having a fine focus A new high resolution confocal and non-confocal scanning laser macroscope is disclosed which achieves fine focus and control of focus position by moving a lens in the intermediate optics. This arrangement is particularly useful for imaging specimens where it is diff... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7140128 | Work boot with anatomical tongue A work boot has an anatomical tongue that is asymmetrical about a longitudinal line of the tongue extending vertically upward from a mind-point of a bottom of said tongue. The tongue contains memory foam and shapes itself to a particular user. The memory foam causes... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7077886 | Emission control device and method of operation thereof An emission control device and a method of operation thereof removes particulates from air. The air is directed into the device after finely divided mist has been added to the air. The air is abruptly forced to change directions within the device and the added moist... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7046158 | Method and apparatus for sensing seat occupancy Method and apparatus for identifying and categorizing the weight and characteristics of the occupant currently occupying a vehicle seat. The method for identifying and categorizing the occupant or object involves measuring the deflection of the upper surface of the ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7028971 | Keyboard arm An articulating arm is infinitely adjustable within a pre-determined range. A pivot arm has arcuate surfaces extending therefrom with a brake pivotally mounted to intersect a path of rotation of the arcuate surfaces. Two heat treated shoes provide the arcuate surfac... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026946 | Method and apparatus for sensing seat occupancy Method and apparatus for identifying and categorizing the weight and characteristics of the occupant currently occupying a vehicle seat. The method for identifying and categorizing the occupant or object involves measuring the deflection of the upper surface of the ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011779 | Poly-steel double wall tank An improved double wall tank has two or more threaded fittings, with a steel outer tank and a thermoplastic inner tank. The inner tank is formed within the outer tank by rotational molding. The inner tank is bonded to the outer tank in an area of the fittings, but i... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008072 | Light for barbecue grill A light assembly for a barbecue grill has a body with an extension at one end and a light at the other end. The barbecue grill has a hollow handle extending from one side of a lid. The handle is hollow and the extension is sized to fit with the handle. The light ass... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6981741 | Portable folding chair A portable folding chair without legs has a seat and a backrest. In a compact position, the seat and backrest lie substantially in the same plane with the backrest located immediately to the rear and sides of the seat. The chair has an upright position where the bac... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6966253 | Flavor wave plate for barbecues and combination of flavor wave plate and barbecue A V-shaped flavor plate is used in a barbecue in place of briquettes. The V-shaped flavor plate has three inverted V-shaped sections forming three peaks and two valleys. A plurality of spaced oblong openings are located along a lowermost surface of the valleys. The ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966332 | Air valve assembly for a fire hydrant An air valve assembly for a fire hydrant includes a pressure responsive valve means removably mounted at or near a top of a fire hydrant and more specifically to a fire hydrant bearing housing. The pressure responsive valve means is adapted to open when the fire hyd... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6902084 | Container dispenser A dispensing machine stores and dispenses containers longitudinally within the machine up to the time that a container is released to the outlet. The containers are arranged in vertical columns within the machine with four adjacent columns making up one set. Each se... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6872072 | Gas fired radiant heating unit and method of operation thereof A heating unit has a cartridge that constitutes a single component, which can be readily removed and replaced with a new cartridge. The cartridge is a plurality of non-flammable layers bound together in a border. The layers include a stainless steel mesh located abo... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6873222 | Modified conductor loaded cavity resonator with improved spurious performance A microwave cavity has a cut resonator therein that is conductor-loaded. Filters made from one or more cavities having cut resonators therein have improved spurious performance over previous filters. A filter can have two conductor loaded resonators in one cavity or... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6755643 | Propane vaporizer for fuel powered devices A vaporizer is connected to a liquid propane supply. The vaporizer contains a helical coil immersed in a bath. A pressure regulator at an inlet to the coil reduces the pressure and vaporizes part of the propane. A burner connected to the outlet of the vaporizer is u... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6718761 | Wind powered hydroelectric power plant and method of operation thereof A hydroelectric power plant uses a plurality of windmills connected to compressed air generators to produce pressurized air. Pressurized air is used to drive water through a turbine to produce electrical power. The water is recycled and the power plant includes rese... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6672054 | Wind powered hydroelectric power plant and method of operation thereof A hydroelectric power plant uses a plurality of windmills connected to compressed air generators to produce pressurized air. Pressurized air is used to drive water through a turbine to produce electrical power. The water is recycled and the power plant in... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6669467 | Gas fired radiant heating unit and method of operation thereof A heating unit has a cartridge that constitutes a single component, which can be readily removed and replaced with a new cartridge. The cartridge is a plurality of non-flammable layers bound together in a border. The layers include a stainless steel mesh ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6592383 | Extendable and retractable type 2 PC card and method of operation thereof A PCMCIA card is provided with integrated connectors for standard telephone or LAN or other communication medium for use in corresponding slots of a laptop computer. The card has a first assembly and a second assembly that are movable relative to one anot... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588255 | Analytical devices based on diffusion boundary layer calibration and quantitative sorption A method and device for determining the concentration of analytes in a sample. The device has a surface with an extraction coating thereon. The method is carried out while the sample is highly agitated to maintain a substantially constant boundary layer. ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6578702 | Remotely adjustable railing support posts for conveyor lines and method of operation thereof An adjustable railing support system has a conveyor and a railing extending along each side of the conveyor. The conveyor is used to transport containers of various sizes and shapes in different runs. For each size and shape of container, the support post... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6544612 | Injection hose and method of construction thereof An injection hose for use in filling voids in concrete during installation of expansion joints is made from fibre-reinforced plastic and has four longitudinal rows of staggered slits in a side wall thereof. The hose is connected between two elbows having ... | 04/08/2003 |
