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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136568 | Retractable arched window covering A shade for an arched window including an arched track with a movable carriage and a shade member attached to the carriage. A cord actuates the carriage to move along the track and pull the shade member between collapsed and extended positions. A central hub permits... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8118077 | Retractable arched window covering A shade for an arched window including an arched track with a movable slide base and a pleated blind attached to the slide base. A cord actuates the slide base to move along the track and pull the blind between retracted and extended positions. A top rail of the bli... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8060377 | System and method for collaborative patient care A system for developing a patient care plan and executing the patient care plan and assessing the success of the planning and execution of the patient care plan. A coordinated, collaborative approach to the development of a patient care plan at the admission of a pa... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7988132 | Block with improved central mounting A block with a rotating sheave mounted between a pair of side plates. Between the side plates may be a post about which a mounting loop may be mounted. The post is configured to permit the loop to be attached or detached from the block. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980780 | Quick action turnbuckle An adjuster for use with a sailboat which permits rapid movement of a movable end with respect to an opposite fixed end. A threaded shaft extends through the adjuster and a rotating barrel in fixed to a nut engaging the shaft. A lock is positioned about a lower body... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7930068 | System and method of controlling operation of a liquid diffusion appliance A method and system of controlling operation of a diffusion appliance to treat the atmosphere within an enclosed space. The appliance may be programmed to operate according to a control scheme specifying a flow rate of liquid to a diffusion means and a periodic oper... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918175 | Mast track extension and pre-feeder for mainsail furling A flexible mast track extension for use on sail boat mast permitting the luff of a sail bent to the mast to deflect from the line of the mast and facilitate the extension or retraction of a sail from a furling apparatus. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7900569 | Pedestal for a sailing boat A pedestal (1) for a sailing boat comprises a casing (2) and inside such a casing (2): at least one driving wheel (11a, 11b) associated with a motion input shaft (3), at least one driven wheel (12a, | 03/08/2011 |
| 7712683 | Diffusion device with replaceable cartridge A removable replaceable cartridge for use with a liquid diffusing device. The cartridge includes a venturi, a conduit extending to the venturi, a mixing area and an outlet path for atomizing and dispersing a liquid within the cartridge. A diffusion device including ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7681514 | Fixing group for facilitated attachment of a watercraft appliance onto a boat and method for attaching the same A fixing group of a watercraft appliance for the attachment thereof to an outer side of a deck wall of a boat comprises a base of the watercraft appliance and at least one seat formed in the base and suitable for receiving a respective threaded fastening element, so... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7673851 | Block with improved central mounting A block with a rotating sheave mounted between a pair of side plates. Captured between the side plates may be a post about which a mounting loop may be mounted. The post is removable from the between the side plates to permit the loop to be attached or detached from... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7663101 | System and methods for preparing microscopy samples A device, method and system for preparing and storing samples for microscopic analysis is disclosed. The device provides a reservoir that can be attached to a displacement pipette thereby filling the reservoir with reagents desired for preparing the samples for micr... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7642665 | Portable generator housing A portable genset with an engine driving a generator mounted to a frame and positioned within an enclosure. The enclosure includes front and rear hoods that are hingedly mounted adjacent opposite ends of the genset. The hoods may be hinged open to permit access to e... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7628424 | Trenching machine with linked chain The present disclosure relates generally to improved chains for use with trenching machines. The present disclosure relates more specifically to a chain for a boomed trenching excavator, the chain including a plurality of links hingedly connected to each other. Each... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7604728 | Electroionic generation of hydrogen or oxygen from an aqueous solution The present invention relates to a method of generating hydrogen or oxygen from an aqueous solution within a flow cell by applying a high frequency AC signal to the flow cell. The present invention further relates to an apparatus for generating hydrogen or oxygen fr... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7576863 | Horizontal surface plasmon resonance sensor apparatus Disclosed is a horizontal SPR sensor apparatus that provides a simplified beam path, ease of sample handling with concomitant ease of analysis. The horizontal SPR device disclosed herein includes an input and output transfer mirror pair that translates vertically al... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7558678 | High accuracy survey-grade GIS system A method of coordinating surveys of different origins and which may be projected into different coordinate systems. The method provides a translation and rotation of the surveys to be coordinated without disturbing the internal geometry of each survey. A geographic ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7558677 | High accuracy survey-grade GIS system A method of coordinating surveys of different origins and which may be projected into different coordinate systems. The method provides a translation and rotation of the surveys to be coordinated without disturbing the internal geometry of each survey. A geographic ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7558676 | High accuracy survey-grade GIS system A method of coordinating surveys of different origins and which may be projected into different coordinate systems. The method provides a translation and rotation of the surveys to be coordinated without disturbing the internal geometry of each survey. A geographic ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7544953 | Device for preparing microscopy samples A device, method and system for preparing and storing samples for microscopic analysis is disclosed. The device provides a reservoir that can be attached to a displacement pipette thereby filling the reservoir with reagents desired for preparing the samples for micr... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7540125 | Bursting apparatus and method A method of operating an inserter with infeed and outfeed each driven by a separate servo motor. A controller independently energizes the servo motors to drive the infeed and outfeed to position a continuous feed of objects with a first object in the outfeed and a w... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7188658 | Retractable arched window covering A retractable window covering for arched or palladian style windows. The covering has a pair of shade members that can be remotely operated by an activator such as a pull cord for opening and closing the shades. The shade members are suspended from a carriage that i... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7528795 | High gain antenna and magnetic preamplifier An antenna and associated magnetic preamplifier for use with UHF and Microwave wireless telecommunications devices operating at frequencies of greater than 0.3 gigahertz. The antenna may include a plurality of concentric loops about a core. The antenna may be made o... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7494582 | Electroionic flow cell electrode configuration The present invention relates to an electroionic apparatus for treating an aqueous solution, including a flow cell through which the aqueous solution may flow, and a high frequency AC power source. A pair of electrodes within the flow cell are in contact with the aq... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494300 | Ice anchor An ice anchor and method of use thereof for securing or rescuing a vehicle which has become stuck or trapped while on a frozen surface of a body of water. The ice anchor may include blades which form a shaft and fit into an opening in the ice, and plates that limit ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494110 | Arrangement for lifting and lowering objects An arrangement for raising and lowering relative light weight objects from a ground position to a high storage position. A bracket is secured to the high storage position and supports a vertical rotatable shaft, with a pair of horizontal reels and an automatic lock ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7430981 | Walk-through windshield A hardtop for a boat including a windshield with an movable portion and a roof with a movable cover. The windshield includes an opening when the movable portion is in an open position and the roof includes a opening extending rearward from a front edge when the cove... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424757 | Disposable sleeping bag A disposable or limited use sleeping bag kit including a sleeping bag made of a multi-layered material, an inflatable pillow and storage pouch from which air may be evacuated. The layered material of the sleeping bag may be made of an inner layer for contacting a us... | 09/16/2008 |
| D573092 | Portable generator | 07/15/2008 |
| 7376516 | High accuracy survey grade GIS system A method of coordinating surveys of different origins and which may be projected into different coordinate systems. The method provides a translation and rotation of the surveys to be coordinated without disturbing the internal geometry of each survey. A geographic ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363737 | Advertising display with the diffusion of scents The advertising panel is to display an advertising message and to diffuse a scent which is associated with the contents of the visually-displayed message. The inventive panel includes a parallelepiped volume containing: an assembly which is used to display an advert... | 04/29/2008 |
| D561538 | Food container | 02/12/2008 |
| D558660 | Windshield and sliding roof design for a power boat | 01/01/2008 |
