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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123001 | Modular platform/ scaffolding A combination of parts for and method of constructing a modular platform. A frame beam connector member is connected to respective end portions of a pair of frame beams while the pair of frame beams are in substantially a side-by-side relation. One of the frame beam... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8047353 | Conveyor for steel strip coils and the like A conveyor comprising an endless accumulation chain and at least two sets of devices for effecting incremental movements of the chain at respective stations. Each set of devices includes a first device for engaging and disengaging respectively the chain, a second de... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047256 | Window origami panels and the like A curtain kit comprising a sheet of curtain material having a sheet perimeter and a plurality of fastener elements spaced along and adjacent the sheet perimeter to be attached to mating fastener elements respectively on a structural member for hanging one edge porti... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042196 | Camouflage for hunter or soldier or the like Camouflage apparel for a hunter or solder or the like comprising a cape or sheet composed of camouflage material. The cape may be separate or attached to a pouch or hood of camouflage material. The cape and hood may be separate or attached to a portion of a vest whi... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8016638 | Mouth game call A mouth-operated game call comprising at least one sound-making diaphragm, a frame in which an edge portion of the diaphragm is received, and a housing in which the frame is received, wherein the housing is composed at least partially of a cushion or foam material i... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7996318 | Multi-function electronic transaction card The present invention provides for a multi-function electronic transaction card or MET card, which comprises a base card and at least two conventional magnetic stripes. As such, they can be used in either proprietary or syndicated applications employing credit, debi... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7989001 | Method of separating tumor cells with and without lymphotropic metastatic potential in a human carcinoma A method for separating tumor cells with lymphotropic metastatic potential from those without lymphotropic metastatic potential in a human carcinoma. Cells of the carcinoma are transplanted in each of a plurality of fresh athymic mice. At least one of the athymic mi... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7927172 | Game call holder A holder for a cylindrical game call or other object. A pair of opposed cooperating jaws made of acrylonitrile butadiene stryene or other spring material resiliently hold the call. A member is detachably attachable to a tree trunk or other structure, and the jaws ar... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7785166 | Sound-controllable game call A game call for controlling sound quality (volume and pitch) of an internal bellows call. A hand-manipulable external bellows or other device provides air through an aperture to the internal bellows. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7709189 | Methods for identifying or diagnosing carcinoma cells with metastatic potential based on the measurement of lymphoid genes or their products in carcinoma cells A method of predicting the lymphotrophic metastatic potential of a solid non-lymphoid tumor. The percentage of cells of each of a plurality of representative samples of the tumor which express lymphoid gene products is determined. The metastatic potential is predict... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7631433 | Sighting device A sighting device for a bow. A light emitting diode (LED) or other initiator of light emits light to form a bright sight point in a line of sight of the bow when the bow is held in a position for shooting, wherein the initiator is spaced from the bright sight point ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7607344 | Factory-alignable compact cantilever probe A scanner which includes a gradient index lens for passing and focusing beams from a radiation emitter to a cantilevered member reflective surface of a probe and from the reflective surface to a radiation detector. The lens also serves as a mechanical support for at... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7587968 | Dicer for potatoes and the like A device for dicing a potato or other foodstuff. The foodstuff is pushed through a first assembly of cutters to form foodstuff segments having the shape of french fries. The segments are then pushed through a second assembly of cutters to form foodstuff portions in ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7533561 | Oscillator for atomic force microscope and other applications A device such as a sensor for use in an atomic force microscope. The device comprises a first oscillator, a second oscillator, a pair of first co-axial members interconnecting the first and second oscillators for torsionally suspending the first oscillator, a suppor... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7487818 | Window origami panels and the like A plurality of holes or other fastener elements are equally spaced along all of the edge portions of a curtain panel to connect to similarly equally spaced protrusions or other mating fastener elements on a curtain rod sleeve or other structural member in order to p... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7487594 | Sighting device A sighting device (20) and method of sighting for a bow (22) or shooting instrument are disclosed. A photo optic cable (15) or other light transmitting flexible tubular member has a first end (19) which receives light from a light emittin... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7387309 | Ski binding adjustable for improved balance A mechanism for attaching a boot to a ski with the heel end of the boot being height adjustable. The toe end portion of the boot is pivotly attaching to the ski. A pair of members extend from the heel end portion and the ski respectively and have serrated surfaces w... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377383 | Multi-chamber container for mixing ingredients at time of use A mixing container wherein two or more chamber members each contain a material to be mixed. A first chamber member has a threaded port. A second chamber member has a threaded neck which is threadedly receivable in the port to threadedly connect the chamber members. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7340944 | Oscillator and method of making for atomic force microscope and other applications A device having an oscillator such as a sensor for use in an atomic force microscope. A pair of co-axial members interconnect support structure and the oscillator for torsionally suspending the oscillator. The co-axial members are portions of a layer of silicon nitr... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7300367 | System for tracking wild game An assembly for tracking an animal which has been shot by an arrow. A shank portion of an arrow is received in a bushing which in turn receives a housing for a transmitter. The housing is retained on the bushing during arrow flight by an elastomeric ring. Upon impac... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287352 | Decoy with movable head and/or tail portions A decoy for use during hunting. Two decoy portions overlap and together depict a turkey or other animal. A member is attached to a stand and is pivotally connected to at least one of the portions in a manner to effect movement of the one portion relative to the othe... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273634 | Coatings and additives containing ceramic material A coating for support beams in buildings to protect their structural integrity in case of high heat events, for roofs and the like to inexpensively provide protection from ultraviolet light, for wood or steel substrates to inexpensively provide flame or chemical res... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7216918 | Vehicle sun visor cover A cover for a vehicle sun visor. The cover comprises a sleeve in which the sun visor is receivable through an open end thereof. The sleeve is elasticized to allow stretching of said sleeve for easily receiving and removal of the sun visor and to effect gripping of t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7168546 | Roller mountable to a cooling bed plate transfer grid An inexpensive, high capacity, and easy to install roller for engaging hot metal plates being transferred over a cooling bed plate transfer grid. An invertible block which may have a bearing is provided at each end of the axle for the roller. The bearing block is re... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7021689 | Vehicle bed extension device An assembly for attachment detachably to the tailgate of a vehicle for extending the vehicle bed length. The assembly comprises a plate which is detachably attachable to the tailgate, a panel hingedly connected to the upper edge of the plate for serving as an altern... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6965181 | Hybrid foil-magnetic bearing with improved load sharing A hybrid foil-magnetic bearing wherein the foil and magnetic bearing parts share the load at predetermined speeds or operating conditions. Force, flux, strain, temperature, or acceleration sensors provide a measure proportional to actual load on at least one of the ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6942539 | Sound quality box call An improved sound quality box call. The box call comprises a box and a paddle. The box has a pair of longitudinal walls, a sounding chamber between the walls, and a pair of longitudinally extending upper arcuate edges on the walls respectively. The paddle has a lowe... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6893703 | Safety blanket for accident victim A blanket which is placed over a person to protect the person from flying glass during extrication of the person from a vehicle involved in a collision. The blanket comprises at least one inner layer of pliable cut-resistant material and at least two outer layers of... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6848804 | Head-mounted light A light apparatus attachable to the head of a person to emit light generally along the line of sight of the person. The light apparatus including a housing cavity in which are contained a light bulb and a pair of batteries on opposite sides thereof and connected the... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6827566 | Self-locking tire mold blade A blade for use in a tire mold, a combination of the blade with the tire mold, and a method of attaching the blade to the tire mold. An edge portion of the blade is received in a slot in the tire mold, and a body portion extends therefrom to form a sipe in a tire. O... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826941 | Roller apparatus with improved height adjustability A roller assembly for use as a back-up roller for work rolls. The roller assembly comprises an axle, a roller rotatably mounted on the axle, a plurality of bearing elements rotatably positioned between the axle and roller, at least one bushing which is eccentric rel... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6811553 | Method and instrument for cataract surgery A method to provide an efficient, safe, and easy to use supracapsular method for removal of cataracts, wherein a groove is formed in the cataract nucleus, the nucleus is cracked along the groove into two halves and rotated approximately 90 degrees, force is applied ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6790604 | Methods for identifying or diagnosing carcinoma cells with metastatic potential based on the measurement of lymphoid genes or their products in carcinoma cells A method of predicting the lymphotropic metastatic potential of a solid non-lymphoid tumor. The percentage of cells of each of a plurality of representative samples of the tumor which express lymphoid gene products is determined. The metastatic potential is predicte... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6770993 | Hybrid foil-magnetic bearing with improved load sharing A hybrid foil-magnetic bearing wherein the foil and magnetic bearing parts share the load at predetermined speeds or operating conditions. Force, flux, strain, temperature, or acceleration sensors provide a measure proportional to actual load on at least one of the ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6769528 | Rollers mountable to a cooling bed plate transfer grid An inexpensive, high capacity, and easy to install roller (20) for engaging hot metal plates being transferred over a cooling bed plate transfer grid. An invertible block which may have a bearing is provided at each end of the axle (22) for the roller.... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6717311 | Combination magnetic radial and thrust bearing A magnetic bearing wherein axially spaced combinations of permanent magnets on a rotor and stator are polarized to levitate the rotor and positioned with the rotor magnets offset axially outwardly (or inwardly) of the stator magnets to allow a force balance to be ac... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6696128 | Safety blanket for accident victim A blanket which is placed over a person to protect the person from flying glass during extrication of the person from a vehicle involved in a collision. The blanket comprises at least one inner layer of pliable cut-resistant material and at least two oute... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6679634 | Low maintenance easily changeable bearing A bearing cartridge which is constructed not to be disassembled for re-packing with grease or otherwise and which may be quickly and easily replaced in the field. For high temperature applications such as sinter or pellet car wheels, the bearing cartridge... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6532788 | Roller apparatus A roller assembly for use as a back-up roller for work rolls. The roller assembly comprises an axle, a roller rotatably mounted on the axle, a plurality of bearing elements rotatably positioned between the axle and roller, and at least one bushing which i... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6523644 | Scaffolding for bridges and other structures A work platform for use on bridges or other structures wherein a plurality of cables extend in spaced relation along a section of the structure and are supported by the structure and wherein a floor comprising a plurality of corrugated flooring panels or ... | 02/25/2003 |
