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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133138 | Archery broadhead A broadhead is formed from a ferrule, at least one blade pivotally coupled to the ferrule, and a biasing member positioned under the blade between the ferrule. The biasing member applies pressure upward to a trailing edge of the blade, which is prevented from pivoti... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132512 | Railroad tie plate apparatus and method First and second conveyors are positioned along opposite sides of a frame positioned about centrally between the first and second conveyors, wherein the first and second conveyors are operably connected to a railroad engagement wheel positioned under the frame to co... | 03/13/2012 |
| D631924 | Apparatus for lifting weights | 02/01/2011 |
| 7873397 | Spectroscopic optical system Innovative techniques that result in a better signal-to-noise ratio for spectrographic analysis of substances in a target than conventional techniques. In these techniques, light illuminates a target with at least some of the light penetrating the target. At least a... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866984 | Epidural and combined spinal epidural anesthesia administration instructional aid An anesthesia administration instructional aid comprises a pipe, a penetrable material in the pipe, and a reservoir located at a predefined distance from the penetrable material. A method for learning administration of epidural and combined spinal epidural anesthesi... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7806368 | Aerial sensor pod deployment system A roll-on/roll-off, aircraft-borne sensor pod deployment system having an operator station and a sensor pallet system and method of using same. The operator station has a base platform, a shelter box mounted on the base platform for accommodating a human operator, a... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7785346 | Headache reduction method and apparatus The invention relates to method and apparatus for relieving headaches. The method broadly comprises the step of applying a sufficient force to a given area of the triangular fossa region of the patient's ear for a sustained period of time effective for treating the ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7726605 | Aerial sensor pod deployment system A roll-on/roll-off, aircraft-borne sensor pod deployment system having an operator station and a sensor pallet system and method of using same. The operator station has a base platform, a shelter box mounted on the base platform for accommodating a human operator, a... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7726604 | Aerial sensor pod deployment system A roll-on/roll-off, aircraft-borne sensor pod deployment system having an operator station and a sensor pallet system and method of using same. The operator station has a base platform, a shelter box mounted on the base platform for accommodating a human operator, a... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7691994 | Compositions and methods for the detection of human T cell receptor variable family gene expression Compositions and methods for the assessment of T cell receptor variable subunits. The present invention provides nucleotide sequences for the evaluation of the expression of TCRV families. These nucleotides sequences were obtained through a bioinformatic investigati... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7662073 | Apparatus and method for lifting weights A dynamically adjustable weight lifting aid that eliminates hand grip strength as the limiting factor in weight lifting, including a strap and a slidable sleeve encircling the strap. The strap has a wrist loop at one end and an attachment loop at the other end. The ... | 02/16/2010 |
| D609758 | Apparatus for lifting weights | 02/09/2010 |
| D588786 | Bill trim for headwear | 03/24/2009 |
| 7475745 | High mobility vehicle An embodiment of a high-mobility vehicle comprises a vehicle body, a track assembly attached to the vehicle body, arms pivotally attached to the vehicle body, and trackless drive wheels mounted on distal ends of the arms. Another embodiment of a high-mobility vehicl... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7467560 | Broadband long pulse ultrasonic inspection A robotic ultrasonic inspection vehicle is provided with one or more transducers which are driven by a long, broadband excitation pulse for insonifying a sample subject to inspection. The long, broadband excitation pulse can be chirped. The robotic vehicle also can ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7441279 | Method and apparatus for keeping warm while in a tree stand An apparatus for keeping a person warm while in a stand having a base connected to a tree, including a generally tubular length of material having an open end and a closed end, wherein the closed end includes a fastener for securing the apparatus to the base of the ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7419000 | Apparatus and method for securing pipes An apparatus for holding in place a first casing while a second casing is connected to the first casing, including an annular clamp made up of three segments hingedly fit together to form a ring. The inner surface of each segment includes an insert within a dovetail... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7399183 | Bicycle combat simulator An apparatus including a bicycle having a top tube, a frame connected to the bicycle, and a combat vehicle simulator interchangeably connected to the frame. A laser tag system including a laser tag gun and a sensor also preferably is connected either to the bicycle ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396068 | Method and apparatus for attaching a door to a passenger vehicle An apparatus for attaching a door to a passenger vehicle body having a lift arm and a hinge assembly. The lift arm rotatably connects the door to the vehicle body. The lift arm imparts upward rotational movement to the door relative to the vehicle body as upward pre... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387276 | Aerial sensor pod deployment system A roll-on/roll-off, aircraft-borne sensor pod deployment system having an operator station and a sensor pallet system and method of using same. The operator station has a base platform, a shelter box mounted on the base platform for accommodating a human operator, a... | 06/17/2008 |
| D565115 | Magnetic sign | 03/25/2008 |
| D565116 | Magnetic sign | 03/25/2008 |
| D564616 | Handgun backstrap | 03/18/2008 |
| D559915 | Magnetic sign | 01/15/2008 |
| D553195 | Magnetic sign | 10/16/2007 |
| 7260559 | Method for simultaneously improving educational, economic, ecological, environmental, and other processes vital to communities A method serving as a catalyst and tool for improving the fundamental processes vital to a community by applying a quantitative, interlaced, simultaneous, multi-disciplinary, systems engineering approach to improve and maximize achievement of goals and processes occ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7150591 | Truck organizer A truck bed organizer comprising two base sides, a rear base end, and a front cab base end. Each base side has a base side rod and two base side legs ending in base side feet. The rear base end has a rear base end rod and two rear base end legs ending in rear base e... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7114374 | Sensitive spinline-type extensional viscometer for mobile liquids employing very small liquid volumes A method for making fluid elasticity measurements using an extensional viscometer (100) is disclosed, where stress is not directly measured but is inferred from an accurate measurement of the change in the rate of flow of a liquid during passage through a ver... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6996945 | Self interlocking block system A self interlocking block system wherein blocks with one or more apertures are interconnected by inserting a hollow peg through the aligned apertures of two vertically adjacent blocks such that a portion of the hollow peg extends into the aperture of the top block a... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6958676 | Vehicle passenger authorization system A system for authorizing vehicle and passenger entry into a secure area while the vehicle is moving is disclosed. The vehicle passenger authorization system verifies the identity of the vehicle and its occupants while the vehicle is moving, thereby eliminating the n... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6929112 | Conveyor belt cleaning system A conveyor belt cleaning system being a torsion blade holder assembly having a mounting sub-assembly and a blade support sub-assembly. The mounting sub-assembly has a first hollow member and a second member situated at least partially therein with torsion elements i... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6901925 | Fireplace with waterfall A fireplace including a fire box having a means for producing flames, a trough positioned in front of or around the fire box, and a hood positioned above the fire box and extending out from the fireplace beyond a front opening in the fire box. Positioned in the trou... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6872045 | Apparatus and method for fluid drive conversion A fluid drive conversion system having a plurality of flat foils rotatably connected to a vertical shaft such that the foils are generally vertical in position, pivot about a vertical axis, are a predefined distance, at least about one quarter of the width of a foil... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6835945 | Portable shielding system A portable and modular shielding system having various modular wall components that can be interconnect to form a custom designed wall configuration, wherein the resulting wall provides shielding from radiation at its joints of two adjacent modular wall components a... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6824482 | Metal/wood bat connection assembly A bat is disclosed having a metal handle portion with a knob end and a barrel receiving end, a wood barrel portion with a hitting portion and a fitting portion, and a connection assembly for joining the wood barrel portion with the metal handle portion, the connecti... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6810755 | Permeameter system and method to determine soil hydraulic capacity for onsite wastewater systems A permeameter having a hollow tube with a second tube slidably disposed within an internal chamber of the hollow tube, used in combination with one or more tables each of which correlates a specific rate of reading fall rate of water within the hollow tube with a un... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6804382 | Relief object sensor adaptor An interface card includes a housing sized for reception by a host system, for example, a laptop computer. A sensor is movably connected to the housing and has a first position in which the sensor receives a relief object and generates an electronic representation o... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6766481 | Software suitability testing system A software suitability testing system using a software product line engineering approach for analyzing and testing commercial, off-the-shelf software products to determine the software product's capabilities. A software product is evaluated and tested against a pred... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6758771 | Metal/wood bat connection assembly A bat is disclosed having a metal handle portion with a knob end and a barrel receiving end, a wood barrel portion with a hitting portion and a fitting portion, and a connection assembly for joining the wood barrel portion with the metal handle portion, the connecti... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6748682 | License plate messaging system A system and method of incorporating a vehicle license plate into a larger, final message by attaching one or more message panels to all exterior of a motor vehicle, such as the bumper, in combination with a license plate of the motor vehicle. At least one message p... | 06/15/2004 |
