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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181536 | Ultrasonic Flow Meter including a transducer having conical face An ultrasonic transducer for a pipe includes an ultrasonic source which produces plane waves. The transducer includes a housing having a face at least a portion of which is curved through which the plane waves produced from the source disposed in the housing are emi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8151936 | Access ladder and method An access ladder for an access hole in a building includes a plurality of sections which telescope relative to each other between an extended position, where the sections define a plane and a user can climb the sections, and a retracted position where the sections a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146710 | Step stool latch A step stool includes a first section having at least a first step. The step stool includes a hinge bracket connected to the first section. The step stool includes a second section connected to the hinge bracket having a crossbar; and a platform having a latch that ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8132463 | Method and apparatus for detecting voids in a pipe An apparatus for detecting and measuring gas voids in a pipe with a fluid includes a first ultrasonic transducer externally disposed on the pipe. The apparatus includes a second ultrasonic transducer externally disposed on the pipe. The apparatus includes a multiple... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8111261 | Method and apparatus for noise A method for creating an appearance of texture in a computer image having the steps of introducing information into a computer from which the image is produced for each point of the image in 3D geometric space. There is the step of computing a pseudo-random hash val... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104578 | Stepladder folding twin-step A ladder includes a first section having at least one step. The ladder includes a second section having a least one step. The ladder includes a platform attached to the first and second sections. The ladder includes a hinge mechanism connected to the first section a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8094318 | Method and apparatus for determining reflectance data of a subject An apparatus for obtaining reflectance data of an object includes a diffuser having a surface. The apparatus includes a mapping portion that affects a mapping between a light field at the object's surface and a light field at the diffuser surface for BRDF capture of... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8065785 | Method for producing a turbulence conditioner for use with an ultrasonic flow meter in a pipe A method for producing a turbulence conditioner for use with an ultrasonic flow meter in a pipe having the steps of identifying an effective diameter of an aperture of the flow meter to be disposed in an opening in the pipe through which the flow meter communicates ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8042653 | Adjustable work platform An adjustable work platform includes a first ladder section and a second ladder section, each of which is adjustable in height. The platform includes a deck assembly adjustable in length supported by the first and second ladder sections. The deck assembly includes a... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033363 | Method for producing a combo brace rail shield A brace rail shield combination for a rail of a ladder having at least one rung having a first portion that has a shape that conforms with an interior cross sectional surface of the rail. The brace rail shield combination includes a second portion that extends from ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032697 | Method and system for responding to file system requests A system for responding to file system requests having file IDs comprising V, a volume identifier specifying the file system being accessed, and R, an integer, specifying the file within the file system being accessed. The system includes D disk elements in which fi... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028805 | Access ladder with plungers An access ladder for accessing a ceiling from a floor. The ladder comprises a plurality of sections which telescope open and closed, and from a bottom section each section telescopes open to positively lock to the section below it with plungers that lock and unlock ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016078 | Electrician's ladder and method A stepladder having a front side, a rear side and a top. The stepladder can include a conduit holder attached to the front side for holding conduit. The stepladder can include a first wire spool holder attached to the front side and a second wire spool holder attach... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016077 | Clip for transportation of ladders and method A clip for maintaining a first side rail of a first ladder adjacent to a second side rail of a second ladder which is in series with the first side rail. The clip includes a first portion connected to a support element and a second portion connected to the support e... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016076 | Flip ladder with tray and method A climbing apparatus that rests on a surface includes a flip ladder that can move between a straight configuration and a stepladder configuration. The apparatus includes a tray having a plane attached to the flip ladder that moves with the flip ladder between the st... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7996978 | Retrogression heat treatment A method for producing a product includes the steps of taking heated and cooled extrusion, preferably aluminum, and reheating a selected area of the extrusion. There is the step of requenching the extrusion. There is the step of forming the reheated area into a desi... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7968789 | Method and apparatus for eye-safe transmittal of electrical power in vehicles using white light via plastic optical fiber An apparatus for transmitting wide spectrum white light having a plurality of plastic optical fibers. The apparatus includes a sheath housing the plurality of fibers. An apparatus for providing energy in an airplane. The apparatus includes a light source which produ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7967110 | Tubular access ladder and method An access ladder includes a plurality of sections connected together to telescope between an extended position and a retracted position that has an increasing reactive force to counterbalance the weight of the sections as they extend. A method for accessing a room w... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963369 | Step stool and method A folding step stool includes a front rail assembly. The step stool includes a rear rail assembly, pivotally connected to the front rail assembly, having a crossbar. The step stool includes a step pivotally attached to the front rail assembly having notches which fi... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7931123 | Stepladder folding twin-step A ladder includes a first section having at least one step. The ladder includes a second section having a least one step. The ladder includes a platform attached to the first and second sections. The ladder includes a hinge mechanism connected to the first section a... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7925335 | Method and apparatus for determining cardiac performance in a patient with a conductance catheter An apparatus for determining cardiac performance in the patient involving a conductance catheter (12) for measuring conductance and blood volume in a heart chamber of the patient. The apparatus includes a processor (14) for determining instantaneous vo... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7925166 | Method and apparatus for phostonic stack system for vehicle control/sense An avionics system for a plane includes a plurality of nodes disposed throughout the plane, each node performing a function. The system includes an optical network in communication with the nodes and through which the nodes communicate. The system includes at least ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7917693 | Method and system for responding to file system requests A system for responding to file system requests including a plurality of network elements with at least a network element of the plurality of network elements receiving the requests. The system includes a plurality of switching elements in communication with the net... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7903822 | Method and system for establishing a trusted and decentralized peer-to-peer network The present invention offers a new and improved method and system to establish a trusted and decentralized peer-to-peer network for: the sharing of computer files between and among computing devices; trusted chat sessions; and for other applications of trusted peer-... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7886872 | Electrician's ladder and method A stepladder having a front side, a rear side and a top. The stepladder can include a conduit holder attached to the front side for holding conduit. The stepladder can include a first wire spool holder attached to the front side and a second wire spool holder attach... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7882930 | Pump jack crank and method An apparatus for cranking a shackle of a pump jack. The apparatus includes a shaft which fits through the shackle. The apparatus includes a handle for cranking the shaft. The handle having a locked state in which the handle is unable to rotate the shaft, and an unlo... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7867752 | Method and apparatus for holding cells The present invention pertains to an apparatus for holding cells. The apparatus comprises a mechanism for incubating cells having a dynamically controlled environment in which the cells are grown, which are maintained in a desired condition and in which cells can be... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7857096 | Steel pump jack with safety latch and method An upper shackle assembly for a steel pump jack for a wood pole includes a u-shaped shackle component to receive the wood pole. The assembly includes a crank handle that extends through the shackle component and engages the pole to lower the pump jack down the pole.... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7837010 | Combo brace rail shield A brace rail shield combination for a rail of a ladder having at least one rung having a first portion that has a shape that conforms with an interior cross sectional surface of the rail. The brace rail shield combination includes a second portion that extends from ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7830522 | Method and apparatus for determining reflectance data of a subject An apparatus for obtaining reflectance data of an object includes a diffuser having a surface. The apparatus includes a mapping portion that effects a mapping between a light field at the object's surface and a light field at the diffuser surface for BRDF capture of... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823462 | Turbulence conditioner for transit time ultrasonic flow meters and method An apparatus for determining fluid flow in a pipe includes an ultrasonic flowmeter which communicates with the interior of the pipe through at least one pair of apertures, where each aperture of the one pair of apertures has an effective diameter. The apparatus incl... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7810401 | Apparatus and method for operation in the laminar, transition, and turbulent flow regimes An apparatus for determining fluid flow in a pipe apparatus includes a fluid nozzle in contact with the pipe having a contour without negative pressure gradients along the nozzle's surface as fluid flows through the nozzle. The apparatus includes a transit time ultr... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806233 | Access ladder and method An access ladder for an access hole in a building includes a plurality of sections which telescope relative to each other between an extended position, where the sections define a plane and a user can climb the sections, and a retracted position where the sections a... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7805568 | Method and apparatus for data storage using striping specification identification An apparatus for data storage includes a cluster of NFS servers. Each server has network ports for incoming file system requests and cluster traffic between servers. The apparatus includes a plurality of storage arrays in communication with the servers. The servers ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7748498 | Access ladder with plungers An access ladder for accessing a ceiling from a floor. The ladder comprises a plurality of sections which telescope open and closed, and from a bottom section each section telescopes open to positively lock to the section below it with plungers that lock and unlock ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7743887 | Clip for transportation of ladders and method A clip for maintaining a first side rail of a first ladder adjacent to a second side rail of a second ladder which is in series with the first side rail. The clip includes a first portion connected to a support element and a second portion connected to the support e... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7681736 | VacuMag magnetic separator and process An apparatus for separating a stream of particles with individual sizes smaller than 300 μm and magnetic properties ranging from collective magnetism as in ferromagnetism to paramagnetism to diamagnetism. The apparatus includes a plurality of stages for separating ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7661512 | Pump jack and method A pump jack for a scaffold in a system to support a work platform and move the platform up and down a pole to access a vertical work surface. The pump jack includes an L-shaped framework having a horizontal frame member which supports the work platform and a vertica... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7650895 | Eye liner pencil An eye liner pencil. The pencil includes an elongate portion which is gripped by the user, the elongate portion having a central axis. The pencil includes a marking portion extending from the elongate portion and in an angular relationship between 5° and 175° with... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7650894 | Eyeliner pencil An eyeliner pencil. The pencil includes an elongate portion which is gripped by the user, the elongate portion having a central axis. The pencil includes a marking portion extending from the elongate portion and in an angular relationship between 5° and 175° with ... | 01/26/2010 |
