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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D513117 | Plant umbrella | 12/27/2005 |
| D502774 | Cloth cover for a baby bottle with elastic mouth and with see-through slot | 03/08/2005 |
| D501672 | Debris and toxic waste catch basin for installation in a street storm drain | 02/08/2005 |
| D490609 | Stackable two-piece container for a crankshaft | 06/01/2004 |
| D487652 | Cake stand | 03/23/2004 |
| 6431025 | Ratchet mechanism for a surgical retractor assembly A ratchet mechanism for a surgical retractor blade having a dual ratchet holder. A pivot ratchet is mounted on the dual ratchet holder. A pawl key mounted on the dual ratchet holder. The pawl key is used to engage the teeth on the pivot ratchet. The mecha... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6388813 | Optical stack of laminated removable lenses for face shields windows and displays A stack of laminated transparent lenses consists of two alternating optically clear materials in intimate contact. The materials are a plastic lens and clear adhesive. The adhesive is uninterrupted. The lens and the adhesive have refraction mismatch of le... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6217579 | Expandable spinal implants A cylinder-shaped expandable spinal implant is disclosed. The implant is a hollow housing having a cylinder-shaped wall, with a circular sealed distal end, and an opposite proximal circular open end. The open end of the housing has internal threads for se... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6101645 | Method of making decorative jersey squares from recycled sports jerseys A method of making a quilt through decorative jersey squares constructed from recycled sports jersey.... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5865470 | Peel off coupon redemption card with microprocessor chip and tracking system A coupon redemption card and tracking system includes a credit card size redemption coupon card used by the customer, and a tracking sheet used by the redemption center such as a restaurant. The redemption card has a plurality of mini coupons, which can b... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865161 | Baseball pitching device The present invention can be described as a ball pitching machine having an integral pitching barrel and motor mount and three spaced drive wheels partially projecting into the barrel to grip and propel a ball placed in one end of the pitching barrel. The... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5816624 | Hose end conduit swivel connector The hose end conduit swivel connector consists of a first conduit, adapted to be connected for example to a filler hose, and terminating in a bell-like housing within which resides a nipple with ball bearing rotation permitted between the two. Thus a pair... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5795291 | Cervical retractor system A combination of complementary surgical instruments including a pair of retractors positioned at right angles to and overlaying one another during surgery. Each retractor has a pair of hinged arms. A top retractor has a stepped tip at each end of one arm ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5727289 | Hinge mounted adjustable door stop A first and second pair of door stop elements are mounted to an existing door hinge and aligned with the barrels on the door hinge. A pair of barrels have to be cutaway to mount the stops. The hinge pin holds everything in position. One of the pair of doo... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5701931 | Water relief valve for a drainage system A water relief valve for a drainage system includes a hollow cylinder body and a poppet valve which is inserted into the top of the cylinder body. The pair is connected to the top of a buried pipe section and is flush with the ground after installation. T... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5688275 | Spinal column rod fixation system An implantable vertebrae prosthesis for use in aligning and strengthening the adjacent vertebrae in the lumbar region of the spinal column is disclosed. After implantation, the prosthesis maintains a low profile and is usually not felt by the patient afte... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5607134 | Lock for slideout box A lock is provided for the slideout box of a travel trailer which consists of an extensible lead screw locking member which is placed on top the slideout box when in its inner position to apply a firm inward force keeping the box pressed inwardly of the t... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5578052 | Insulated laparoscopic grasper with removable shaft A laparoscopic instrument is formed by a removable shaft combination portion separable from a housing. The housing portion includes a pair of handles, a quick-release button, a clutch to quickly rotate the shaft during use, and a releaser. The socket is a... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5415916 | Ruffling tape and method of ruffling The improved ruffling tape includes a heat fusible, flexible, resilient, elongated strip of thermoplastic or the like, to one side of which is a pull string loosely secured thereto, as by spaced stitches along the length of the strip, which stitches run o... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5381964 | Water jet spray nozzle for cleaning a paintbrush A paintbrush cleaning apparatus is fabricated from a molded plastic material with five attached metallic water jet sprayers. The housing is hollow and form a T-shape, a triangle, or a regular rectangle. A hollow stem extends from the housing and has a fem... | 01/17/1995 |
| 4990160 | Extended chin and mandible implants An extended implant is surgically inserted underneath the soft tissue and superposed on the human mandible. The implant has a convex anterior surface. The posterior surface has a concave surface for cooperating with the irregular bony surface of the mandi... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4813752 | Delivery device This invention concerns a delivery device for the controlled delivery of a multitude of electrical components for assisting in the stuffing of switching PCBs, with the device including a number of elongate magazines each of which can accommodate several b... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4790849 | Malar implant and method of inserting the prothesis A malar implant molded from silastic material is surgically implanted behind the soft tissue of the cheek and over the malar zygomatic complex to buildup the prominence of the cheekbone. The implant has a convex front surface and a concave back surface fo... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4787373 | Facial ironer A facial ironer is disclosed for heating a subject's skin after an emollient has been previously applied. The ironer is demountable attached to a heating element contained within a housing. The ironer includes a triangular-shaped soleplate having a butted... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4764029 | Disposable and collapsible trash receptacle A disposable and collapsible water resistant trash receptacle has a pleated sidewall comprising the side cylindrical portion of the container and a circular bottom attached to the bottom of the cylindrical portion. The upper portion of the sidewall forms ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4754769 | Nail dryer A nail dryer includes a clamshell shaped base for resting the user's hand thereon. A C-shaped heating member is attached to the perimeter of the base by rib braces. The member includes two separated C-shaped channels housing a rope heater. The ribs form s... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4685649 | Vibration isolator camera mount The vibration isolator and camera mount/instrument mount is mounted on a modified helicopter seat and mounting post. The entire mount is attached to the post by a connecting bar which in turn holds the horizontal boom. The boom has an arm attached on one ... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4673536 | Fuel admixture device A fuel to air admixture venturi nozzle having peripheral fuel distribution. A fixed air inlet having a convergent-divergent configuration has a booster cylinder disposed proximate the most narrow portion thereof. A peripheral venturi having a convergent-d... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4640420 | Garment lock A clothing rack for retaining an article of clothing so that it cannot be removed by a shoplifter. There is a frame with a brace bar at the lower end of the frame and a locking channel section at the upper end of the frame. A securing rod or hanger is per... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4633833 | Throttles with high velocity airstream collision A carburetion system for an internal combustion engine wherein a plurality of throttle blades cooperates with a throttle body to form channels for high speed airflow at part throttle conditions. The airflow exits the channels as coherent streams, and thes... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4629363 | Continuous conduit laying apparatus A continuous concrete encased conduit laying apparatus is attached to the rear of a tractor in a cantilevered fashion and can be raised and lowered into the ground by the tractor. The apparatus has two sections which are pivotally attached to each other. ... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4546416 | Phosphorescent flash-light A flashlight is fabricated from a conventional design and a conventional means for energizing it. The flashlight has a casing for holding the batteries. The casing is closed at one end and the other end is flared for holding the reflective dish, which has... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4481775 | Stored energy power generating system A system which stores and uses thermal and chemical energy to provide shaft power during either the charging or discharging cycles. The system is based upon a reversible transfer of gaseous fluid from a holding tank to a receiver. In operation, the fluid ... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4476969 | Dynamic recoil damping mechanism The mechanism is used to dampen the recoil or kickback effects of a machine, such as a machine gun, jack hammer, or the like which generates short duration, high-amplitude unidirectional forces. The mechanism includes an ancillary mass interposed between ... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4462591 | Racket string filament A racket string filament having in cross-section a first face and a second face, formed back to back, is strung in the frame of a racket such that the first face is exposed only on one side of the racket and the second face only is exposed on the other si... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4399594 | Strap lock device A locking mechanism in combination with a buckle connecting the separate straps of a horse blanket. A buckle includes a T-shaped coupling and a curved U-shaped coupling which couple together to form the buckle. The strap lock itself is comprised of a flat... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4366940 | Survey tripod A survey tripod for use in uneven terrain which includes a center pole and a pair of support legs, each leg is pivotally attached to a slideable clamp on the upper part of the pole for vertical adjustment of each leg. The lower end of each leg is connecte... | 01/04/1983 |
