Bizarre Patents
A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of directing a beam of invisible light produced by a hand-held laser apparatus onto the floor or wall.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D531107 | Boat | 10/31/2006 |
| 6786917 | Method and device for producing a helper signal With a method and a device for producing a helper signal for determining the point in time for a defibrillation or a cardiac massage given a cardiac arrest, the value (W) of the blood flow (B) into the head of the patient affected by the heart malfunctioning is used... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6311006 | Apparatus for storing surplus ADSS cable ADSS cable is laid out a length of cable along an aerial route defined by a series of poles, and loops of surplus cable are formed at occasional poles. The cable is raised to a predetermined installation height at each pole, where two dead-ends secure the... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6295706 | Method and device for fibrillating a strip-like flat textile structure by subjecting it to a high-pressure liquid For fibrillating a continuously conveyed, textile sheet material (3) a fluid under high pressure is delivered through a wide-slot nozzle (6) as a continuous fluid curtain (14) onto the sheet material (3). With this gentle way of fibrillating all types of ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6296611 | Measuring arrangement An arrangement for measuring the blood flow from a multitude of individual flow measuring units (11, 11') arranged next to one another. The multitude of individual flow measuring units arranged next to one another permit a quick placing on of the measurin... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6291261 | Method and device for processing a flat workpiece, especially a semiconductor wafer Semiconductor wafers are glued onto a carrier foil which is stretched across a frame. Instead of restretching the carrier foil directly at a processing machine, the foil is restretched on an adapter frame which can be stored and then later manipulated in ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6276839 | Plug arrangement for an optical insert rack plug connection An insert-rack plug connection can be created between at least one sleeve portion (2) on a relatively fixed-position mother board (3) and at least one plug portion (4) on a relatively mobile daughter board (5). With that, the plug arrangement comprises a ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6268832 | Radio antenna for vehicle window An antenna, particularly for use in VHF radio reception in a vehicle, is disclosed. The antenna is formed from an array of conductors which may constitute a window heating arrangement. The array has a receiving zone which is isolated from its surroundings... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6241454 | Lift truck vehicle, with a positioning means A lift truck vehicle (F) with a lift device (4) which comprises a positioning device (6) which is inclined with respect to the vertical. The positioning device (6) serves the setting up of the carrier fork (5) (or related device) independently of the lift... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6231517 | Apparatus and a method for non-invasive measurement of the arterial blood pressure An apparatus (21) which measures the arterial blood pressure at the human wrist (1) is provided with a cuff (22) having a shape adapted to be placed in a predetermined position around the wrist (1). The cuff (22) has one or two inflatable measuring bladde... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6218141 | High molecular weight surface proteins of non-typeable haemophilus High molecular weight surface proteins of non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae which exhibit immunogenic properties and genes encoding the same are described. Specifically, genes coding for two immudominant high molecular weight proteins, HMW1 and HMW2, ha... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6210414 | Bone fastener for shinbone and thighbone A new type of bone fastener is proposed, which is suitable for implantation either in a fractured shinbone (tibia) or a fractured thighbone (femur). The bone fastener includes an elongated steel tube having a bent tail portion, a middle portion, and a fro... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6212505 | Postage meter with removable print head and means to check that print head is authorized A postage meter includes a printing device, for example an inkjet print head cartridge having an integral ink supply, removable from the postage meter by a user of the postage meter whereby a cartridge with a depleted ink supply can be replaced with a car... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6206836 | Battery-operated device, in particular a blood pressure measuring device A battery-operated device, for example, a blood pressure measuring device, consists essentially of a housing (2) and a compartment (3) to accommodate batteries. The compartment (3) is rotatably hinge-connected to the housing (2). The compartment (3) can b... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6206601 | Locking booster ring binder mechanism A loose-leaf binder mechanism has a housing containing a pair of pivotally mounted hinge plates each carrying a series of spaced prongs. The hinge plates toggle between open and closed positions under the control of an actuating lever. One portion of the ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6185824 | Method of installing panel closures on metal roof panels Notches are cut in a "Z"-section closure to be installed across seams on a standing seam metal roof by means of a tool which punches holes in the central web of the closure. The lower flange of the closure is subsequently cut manually to finish the notch.... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6185763 | Hammock A hammock which comprises a bed having an entrance slit, situated in the same vertical plane as its longitudinal axis of symmetry and located on one side of its center of symmetry. The bed is provided with a self closing feature for the entrance slit. Thi... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6174026 | Convertible hassock A convertible hassock has a base whose walls enclose a storage area, a flat lid which covers the storage area, and at least one seat which is hinged to one of the walls. The seat can be pivoted from an outboard position resting on top of the lid, to an ou... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6171049 | Method and device for receiving, orientating and assembling of components Workpieces such as chips are removed from a receiving plane by a transfer unit, which carries them to a delivery plane. The workpieces are transported in two segments during two phases, each workpiece being deposited between the phases on an intermediate ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6102534 | Postage meter with removable print head A postage meter includes a printing device including a removable ink supply carried by the printing device. The printing device is movable on a carriage over an area in which printing of a postage indicia is to be effected and is movable to a location bey... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6102592 | Method and apparatus for printing and prevention of copying of postage indicia Postage indicia are printed on mail items using an ink having a characteristic such that the ink is rendered invisible when subjected to light or light and heat of sufficient intensity. When an attempt is made to copy the imprint of a postage indicia on a... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6098955 | Valve arrangement for the delivery of fluids A valve arrangement includes a valve housing and a closing element movably arranged within the housing. The housing has a cylindrical bore a lateral inlet opening, an axial outlet opening, and a valve seat arranged axially at a distance away from the inle... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6092668 | Litter screening machine A litter screening and separating machine including a storage compartment, a loader at one end of the storage compartment for picking up encrusted litter material from the floor of a chicken house, a conveyor including a pair of chains for moving the encr... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6090157 | Process and device for application of vat dye, especially indigo, to a thread bundle In a process for the application of a vat dye, preferably indigo, to a thread bundle (1), before thread bundle (1) enters a dye liquor (3) it is run through a steam lock (5). Steam lock (5) is separated from a chamber (20) through which thread bundle (1) ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6068760 | Catalyst/wax separation device for slurry Fischer-Tropsch reactor Catalyst particles are separated from the wax in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor by feeding a portion of the reactor slurry to a dynamic settler which does not require any pump. As the slurry flows down a pipe in the center of the settler, the slurry flows into... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6064992 | Postage meter using two ascending registers in an accounting function A postage meter includes a memory including an ascending credit register to store an accumulated value of credit and an ascending tote register to store an accumulated tote value of postage charge dispensed by the postage meter in franking mail items. Acc... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6055872 | Push-pull valve for gas sampling bags A push-pull valve for gas sampling is formed by assembling a body including a receptacle having a bore and a plug having a nose which seats in the bore. The plug has a through bore with a shoulder at its lower end serving as a lower stop and defining a ho... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6051049 | Utilization of strontium aluminate in steelmaking Novel utilizations of strontium aluminate, a by-product of the manufacture of strontium, are disclosed in connection with the art of steelmaking. It is useful as a synthetic slag covering for molten iron or steel, as well as in the foaming slag practice, ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6045167 | Automatic push bar A self-acting locking bolt for doors or the like, more particularly furniture doors, comprising at least one receiving part on one door leaf or frame, and at least one locking part on the other door leaf or on a door leaf, the locking part having a contro... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044600 | Retrofit threshold A threshold cover, made of aluminum or similar material, which is retrofit over an existing door threshold by sizing the cover to exactly match the exposed portion of the existing threshold, and then attaching it directly over the threshold. The threshold... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6041998 | Folding box construction A one-piece blank construction for a flip-lid box includes a rectangular bottom panel, rectangular top panel, panels bridging between the bottom and top, and two flip-lid panels foldably connected to one of the components of the respective side walls. The... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6039867 | Device for continuous disintegration of activated sludge A method is described for the continuous disintegration of microbial sludge in a sewage clarification or sewage treatment plant wherein the microbial sludge is decomposed biologically by bacteria and the resultant sludge (5) is exposed to sonic radiation ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6038286 | Optical arrangement and method for electronically detecting an X-ray image The invention concerns an arrangement for electronically detecting an X-ray image, the arrangement comprising a converter (4), in particular a scintillation foil (3). A visible image is generated on the display surface (5) of the scintillation foil (3) by... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6019526 | Thermal printing apparatus Printing apparatus is disclosed for printing on articles of non-uniform thickness. The printing apparatus includes a thermal transfer print head to print on the article and the article is pressed toward thermal printing elements of the thermal print head ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6018401 | Carriage with a stretched function adapted to be used in an image scanning apparatus A carriage with a stretched function is provided for being used in an image scanning apparatus. The carriage includes a first part, having a first contact surface and a second contact surface and movable between a start position and an end position of a s... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6007597 | Electron-beam melt refining of ferroniobium Niobium, Nb, is refined from FeNb by electron beam melt refining. The amount of the impurities in the FeNb which form suboxides with oxygen is optionally determined. Sufficient oxygen is added to form oxides with these impurities. The electron beam melt r... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6006436 | Sheet length counter for plotter An engineering drawing plotter includes a feed roller for moving paper lengthwise bidirectionally with respect to one or more plotting pens. A counter installed on the plotter includes a pulse switch for measuring absolute lengthwise paper displacement, a... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6001310 | Pliable centrifuge tube array A pliable centrifuge tube array includes a number of tubes having collars which are interconnected by flexible tethers that permit the tubes to diverge when they are placed into holes in a centrifuge rotor. The tubes have a noncircular cross section provi... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6000214 | Detonation cycle gas turbine engine system having intermittent fuel and air delivery A detonation cycle gas turbine engine includes a turbine rotor contained within a housing. Exhaust ports of respective valveless combustion chambers on opposite sides of the rotor direct combustion gases toward the turbine. The chambers are connected by a... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997888 | Cosmetic preparations The cosmetic preparation contains: (a) an oil-soluble active ingredient that is suitable for skin cosmetics, (b) a partial fatty acid ester of polyoxyethylene sorbitan, (c) at least one phospholipid, (d) ethanol, and (e) water as a carrier liquid. The pho... | 12/07/1999 |
