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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172412 | Adjustable optical mount An adjustable optical mount adapted for use with an optical table defining a reference plane includes a hollow housing with openings in the side walls to allow passage of an optical beam therethrough, a gimbal base fixed on the top of the housing, a gimbal plate adj... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7862716 | HPLC schematic with integrated sample cleaning system The disclosed HPLC flow schematic back-flushes the guard column with mobile phase once every operating cycle, the regular cleaning maintaining its effectiveness and useful life. This mobile phase flow reversal is accomplished by imposing a two position multiple port... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7431706 | Generally triangular-shaped massage tool with three different contact elements A handheld massage tool includes a body with at least three contact elements spaced circumferentially therearound for engaging a recipient of therapy. The body has shoulder segments extending between adjacent contact elements enabling the user to grip the tool and m... | 10/07/2008 |
| D542926 | Massage tool | 05/15/2007 |
| 7097626 | Massage tool for use in applying a cold treatment A massage tool for use in performing an ice massage including an anchor extending from the bottom of a base for extending into a mold for receiving a block of ice. The massage tool includes a handle by which the tool can be manipulated, which provides thermal isolat... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6896322 | Folding chair A folding chair assembly includes a frame having side, top and bottom walls, first and second pairs of legs, a seat between the legs, a first pair of leg pivots connecting respective legs together, a second pair of leg pivots engaging a first pair of cooperating slo... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6659170 | Energy-efficient, finned-coil heat exchanger A finned-coil heat exchanger has a housing with spaced walls defining an internal chamber with air flowing from an upstream end to a downstream end, spaced transfer tubes with heat conducting media flowing therein from the downstream chamber end to the up... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6579090 | Liquid fuel burner A liquid fuel burner adapted to be inserted into an opening of a supporting base, such as a statue or other art work, includes a container to hold combustible fuel, a tube having one end attached to an opening in the container, a collar assembly secured t... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6038729 | Replacement wiper blade Replacement wiper blades are disclosed which adhere directly to the surface of a pre-existing wiper blade and which have advantageous physical properties. Wiper blades according to the invention are simple to install and may be adapted for use in any vehi... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5557824 | Furniture floor glide A floor glide for furniture and the like includes a monobloc having a relatively arcuate convex lower surface for contact with the floor and a flat upper surface for supporting furniture, and adhesive means for securing the monobloc to the bottom of furni... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5426818 | Furniture floor glide A floor glide for furniture and the like includes a concavo-convex disk having an arcuate convex lower surface, a concave upper surface defining a central cavity, a resilient pad fixed to the disk upper surface within the central cavity below the edge the... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5421404 | Storage tank for water heaters and the like with filling dip tube A storage tank for water heaters and the like having a vertical, cylindrical tank, with a curved top wall, means for heating water within the tank, a cold water inlet and a hot water outlet at the top includes an inlet dip tube with means for transferring... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5262758 | System and method for monitoring temperature A temperature monitoring system comprises a sensor for measuring the surrounding temperature, a timer for generating clock data, a controller for reading temperatures at predetermined intervals and storing selected temperature data and corresponding time ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5220705 | Furniture floor glide A floor glide for furniture and the like includes a concavo-convex disk having an arcuate convex lower surface, a concave upper surface defining a central cavity, a resilient pad fixed to the disk upper surface within the central cavity below the edge the... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5137053 | Storage tank for water heaters and the like with diffuser inlet A storage tank having a vertical, cylindrical tank, a fluid inlet, and a fluid outlet, includes an inlet diffuser for introducing inlet cold water uniformly across a horizontal cross section of the tank bottom and thereby foil convection currents that cau... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5083668 | Point-of-purchase displays A point-of-purchase display includes adjacent aligned panels having horizontal corrugations and spaced X-shaped slits cut therethrough, hangers for supporting product extending through the panel slits, U-shaped elongate clips adapted to frictionally engag... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5054437 | Storage tank for water heaters and the like with collector outlet dip tube A storage tank having a vertical, cylindrical tank, a fluid inlet, and a fluid outlet, includes a collector outlet dip tube for collecting hot fluid evenly across a horizontal cross section of the tank and thereby foil convection currents that cause mixin... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5016765 | Modular frame assembly and method for making same A frame assembly made from modular components includes a first frame member, a tubular post member with a work opening in its side wall to permit the post interior to be fixed to the frame exterior, and a second frame member axially mountable over the pos... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4949680 | Water heater having filling dip tube A hot water heater having a vertical, cylindrical tank with a curved top wall, means for heating water within the tank, a cold water inlet and a hot water outlet at the top includes an inlet dip tube disposed along the central vertical axis of the tank fo... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4912855 | Instrument and case A drafting or measuring instrument, such as a caliper, divider or compass, has legs pivotally connected at one end and carries working elements at the opposite ends which may be moved between closed and opened positions. A thin case for releasably holding... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4739728 | Thermal foil for water heaters and the like A hot water heater having a vertical, cylindrical tank with a top wall, means for heating water within the tank, a cold water inlet at the bottom and a hot water outlet at the top includes damping vanes associated with the top wall of the tank for foiling... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4692592 | Compartmentalized electric liquid heater A compartmentalized storage tank-type electric liquid heater includes a housing with upper and lower portions. A fluid inlet is defined in the lower portion and a fluid outlet is defined in the upper portion. A plurality of panels or other partitioning st... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4673213 | Posture alignment seat shell A posture alignment seat shell for supporting and passively restraining a person seated therein includes a horizontal seat portion and an upstanding back portion formed from resilient material to define a one-piece unit. The upstanding back portion includ... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4632065 | Thermal baffle for water heaters and the like A hot water heater having a vertical, cylindrical tank with a curved top wall, means for heating water within the tank, a cold water inlet at the bottom and a hot water outlet at the top includes a baffle in the upper portion of the tank for foiling inter... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4607577 | Overbed table An overbed table has a base, an adjustable support leg assembly and a table top carried at the upper end of the support assembly. The support assembly includes a vertical housing fixed to the base, support rods slidably mounted within the housing by beari... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4569442 | Reclosable blister package A reclosable blister package includes a carrier and a blister with hinged top and bottom portions, the top portion having a scored peripheral flange. When the top and bottom portions are folded together, the flange is secured to the carrier to hold the un... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4563048 | Locking device for an electrical plug A locking device for an electrical plug includes a lock having a shackle sized to fit through the prong apertures of the plug and an electrically nonconductive spacer disposed between the prongs through which the shackle passes.... | 01/07/1986 |
