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A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D658097 | Compact universal unit for tow bar | 04/24/2012 |
| 8132825 | Fifth wheel hitch A fifth wheel hitch apparatus for connecting a kingpin to a towing vehicle includes a mounting mechanism having plate and skirt portions with an opening for ingress and egress of the kingpin, and a clamping mechanism having opposing first and second clamp elements. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128116 | Tow bar and releasable lock for tow bar leg A tow bar includes a towing hitch member including a pintle hitch and secured to a towing vehicle; a towed hitch member secured to a vehicle to the towed; a head member with a lunette ring; a pair of tow bar legs, each including a proximal end including an outer mem... | 03/06/2012 |
| D650400 | Tapered latch receiver for a tow bar | 12/13/2011 |
| 8056919 | Tow bar and leg latching mechanism therefor A tow bar having telescoping tow bar legs connected to a head member which is structured to be releasably securable to a towing hitch member of a towing vehicle; aft leg connector mechanisms structured to releasably connect the tow bar legs to a towed vehicle; and a... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8024032 | Method and system for the prediction, rapid detection, warning, prevention, or control of changes in the brain states of a subject using hurst parameter estimation A system for analyzing signals representative of a subject's brain activity in a signal processor for information indicating the subject's current activity state and for detecting or predicting a change in the activity state. One preferred embodiment uses a method f... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7988630 | Method and system for implantable glucose monitoring and control of a glycemic state of a subject A method and system for monitoring and/or controlling a glycemic state of a subject, comprising a housing device having one or more chambers, extendable and retractable sensors, extendable and retractable catheters, insulin reservoir, neuroprotective agent reservoir... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988179 | Tow bar having orthogonally-articulated towed-vehicle connectors A tow bar having orthogonally-articulated towed-vehicle connectors includes a body element; a first connector element secured to and extending forwardly from the body element, the first connector element being structured to releasably connect the body element to a t... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7976050 | Side-mountable chain-tensioning device for a load-compensating trailer hitch A tensioning device for connecting a trailer to a spring bar of a load-compensating apparatus includes a body unit for securement to a frame member of a trailer; a reel unit having an off-center hub portion with a slot and rotatively secured to the body unit about a... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7966156 | Method, computer program, and system for intrinsic timescale decomposition, filtering, and automated analysis of signals of arbitrary origin or timescale A method and system for intrinsic timescale decomposition, filtering, and automated analysis of signals of arbitrary origin or timescale including receiving an input signal, determining a baseline segment and a monotonic residual segment with strictly negative minim... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959180 | Tow bar A tow bar including a pintle hitch, telescoping tow bar legs pivotally connected to a head member, a lunette ring fixedly or pivotally connected to the head member, leg connector mechanisms releasably connecting the tow bar legs to a vehicle to be towed, and a latch... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959179 | Tow bar having lunette ring head and fishtail-reducing cammed equiangularly-oriented tow bar legs A tow bar having a towing hitch member with a pintle hitch and secured to a towing vehicle; a towed hitch member secured to a towed vehicle; a head member with a lunette ring releasably connectable to the pintle hitch; first and second tow bar legs with proximal end... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7942435 | Tow bar A tow bar includes a towing hitch member including a pintle hitch and secured to a towing vehicle; a towed hitch member secured to a vehicle to the towed; a head member with a lunette ring; a pair of tow bar legs, each including a proximal end including an outer mem... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7917222 | Cerebral or organ interface system A cerebral and/or interface system has a housing mechanism configured to be at least partially spaced in a cavity formed in the subject's skull; an attaching mechanism for attaching the housing mechanism to the subject's skull; a sealing mechanism for providing a fl... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7887639 | Apparatus and method for cleaning and decontaminating an air distribution system An apparatus for cleaning and decontaminating an air distribution system includes a sources separately containing a first fluid and a second fluid, a pressurizing system for separately pressurizing the first and second fluids, a distribution subsystem for separately... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883402 | Golf game having collateral military ranking system A golf game operable by data processing apparatus by one or more players comprising a video golf game having various scoring features emulating a corresponding feature of a golf game played on an actual golf course; a rank-assigning element for responsively assignin... | 02/08/2011 |
| D630026 | Logo for clothing | 01/04/2011 |
| 7806263 | Removable container accessory for a portable device A container accessory for a portable device includes a substantially planar body, a holder mechanism having a sleeve and a cavity for containing small items, second securing means for removably attaching the sleeve to the body, first securing means for removably att... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7753391 | Torsionally-biased, shock-absorbing fifth wheel hitch A torsionally-biased, shock-absorbing fifth wheel hitch includes a first mounting mechanism removably and non-rotatably mounting a lower frame portion thereof to the bed of a towing vehicle; an upper frame portion; a second mounting mechanism with a pair of opposing... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7727147 | Method and system for implantable glucose monitoring and control of a glycemic state of a subject A method and system for monitoring and/or controlling a glycemic state of a subject, comprising a housing device having one or more chambers, extendable and retractable sensors, extendable and retractable catheters, insulin reservoir, neuroprotective agent reservoir... | 06/01/2010 |
| D615006 | Double clevis connector for tow bar | 05/04/2010 |
| D614021 | One-piece encircling anchor | 04/20/2010 |
| D612773 | Releasable biased latch device for a tow bar | 03/30/2010 |
| D612772 | Pin and pin retainer for tow bar | 03/30/2010 |
| 7673895 | Universal gooseneck to fifth wheel hitch converter A converter apparatus for connecting a fifth wheel-type trailer to a towing vehicle having a ball hitch extending above a bed thereof, the apparatus including a horizontal first body member; a clamping mechanism releasably securing the first body member to the ball ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7637043 | Motorized photo display A motorized photo display having a base; a frame including a bottom portion mounted on the base, a wall portion including first and second wall portions mounted on the bottom portion, at least one opening having a retaining tab; a drive element having a drive shaft ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7630757 | System for the prediction, rapid detection, warning, prevention, or control of changes in activity states in the brain of a subject A system (10) analyzes signals representative of a subject's brain activity in a signal processor (12) for information indicating the subject's current activity state and for predicting a change in the activity state. One preferred embodiment uses a co... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7617829 | Apparatus and method for cleaning and decontaminating an air distribution system An apparatus for cleaning and decontaminating an air distribution system includes a sources separately containing a first fluid and a second fluid, a pressurizing system for separately pressurizing the first and second fluids, a distribution subsystem for separately... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7606765 | Television credit card system A credit card is used to purchase services, such as special pay-per-view television events, when the purchaser is located remote from his or her home base. When a subscriber is in a location remote from his or her base, that is, out of his or her subscription area, ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7588037 | Apparatus and method for cleaning and decontaminating an air distribution system An apparatus for cleaning and decontaminating an air distribution system includes a sources separately containing a first fluid and a second fluid, a pressurizing system for separately pressurizing the first and second fluids, a distribution subsystem for separately... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7552937 | Shock-absorbing adapter for connecting fifth wheel or gooseneck trailer to towing vehicle A shock-absorbing adapter for connecting a fifth wheel or gooseneck trailer to a towing vehicle including a lower plate, an upper plate, first and second guide means, cushioning means, a first coupling mechanism for releasably connecting the lower plate to the towin... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7551956 | Stimulation methodologies and apparatus for control of brain states A system for accessing the brain of a subject to record and/or stimulate brain stares thereof. The system includes control means, first accessing means having a plurality of contact surfaces configured to operatively connect the control means to the brain of the sub... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7551951 | Unitized electrode with three-dimensional multi-site, multi-modal capabilities for detection and control of brain state changes An electrode with three-dimensional capabilities for detection and control of brain state changes of a subject. The electrode includes a disk portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a shaft portion secured to and extending perpendicularly outwardly ... | 06/23/2009 |
| D592425 | Flower pot-stabilizing device with handles | 05/19/2009 |
| 7528707 | Spare tire pressure monitoring system A spare tire pressure monitoring system includes a detection mechanism releasably connectable to the valve stem of a spare tire and includes a sensing device for measuring the actual air pressure contained in the spare tire, a selection mechanism for selecting an ai... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526909 | Quickly installable mulch-type accessory for a walk-behind or riding mower A quickly installable mulch-type accessory for a walk-behind or riding mower, having a deck with a deck opening for discharging grass clippings, includes a removable mechanism having a covering portion dimensioned to operably cover the deck opening of the mower; a c... | 05/05/2009 |
| D589587 | Hook-latching device for anti-snag triggerable fishing lure | 03/31/2009 |
| 7486986 | Bi-directional cerebral interface system A cerebral interface system has a housing mechanism configured to be at least partially spaced in a cavity formed in the subject's skull; an attaching mechanism for attaching the housing mechanism to the subject's skull; a sealing mechanism for providing a fluid-tig... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7472509 | Non-separable two-piece fishing rod A non-separable two-piece fishing rod includes a first rod section; a second rod section structured to matingly join the first rod section in an end-to-end engaged configuration; and a retention member having a first member end secured to the first rod section and a... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7457665 | Vagal nerve stimulation techniques for treatment of epileptic seizures The present invention uses electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve to treat epilepsy with minimized or no effect on the heart. Treatment is carried out by an implantable signal generator, one or more implantable electrodes for electrically stimulating a predetermi... | 11/25/2008 |
