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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7841933 | Method for conducting sports tournaments with wagering A multi-level single elimination sports tournament with wagering for a field of players divided into groups of generally equal size. Each group competes within itself in a series of play sequences, such as a series of golf holes. Each play sequence comprises at leas... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7677206 | Orthopedic boot for animals A boot (10) for enclosing a foot of a quadruped up to, but not including, a carpal or tarsal joint (32), made generally of a first flexible material (14) with a slit (16) forming an opening for inserting the foot. A lower portion of the f... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7555588 | Computers having USB buses, methods of operation thereof and programs and information for use therewith A computer has a USB bus with at least two USB connectors for removable USB devices. When a removable USB device is connected to at least one of the connectors, conventional standard actions are auto-launched. However, when a removable USB device is connected to at ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7007319 | Overflow device for bathtub An overflow device for a bathtub with an overflow inlet arranged for mounting in a conventional overflow hole of the bathtub and a valve connected between a water supply and a conventional bath tap. A spring can be used to change the valve from its open state to its... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7475859 | Accessory hanger for mounting on a vertical pole A band (30) is buckled around a pole (50). A hanger arm (18) has a top end attached to the band (30) at an attachment point (44), and has a bottom end with a load hook (20). A high-friction cam surface (24) is formed ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7469500 | Nematode extermination in place using heat blankets A system and method for nematode extermination in lawns using an array of insulated heat blankets (2) placed on the lawn, and energized in a controlled sequence to raise the soil temperature to an effective degree and depth to exterminate nematodes. An electr... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7464945 | Apparatus for use in the storage and transportation of recyclable waste An apparatus for use in the storage and transportation of recyclable waste comprises a housing (10) having a bottom (16) for standing on the ground, a rear wall (20), a pair of opposed side walls (22), a handle (26) adjacent the to... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7395609 | 3-dimensional cable guide and cable based position transducer A pivoting cable extension arm (2) has a pivot sensor (3). The extension arm is mounted on a swivel frame (4) having a swivel sensor (5). The swivel frame has two tangent sheaves (4A, 4C) that allow a wide pivot range of the... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7377589 | Interchangeable seat cushions for automotive bucket seats An automotive bucket seat with a frame, a back cushion mounted on the frame, a bottom cushion removably mounted on the frame, and a set of interchangeable bottom cushions in a range of lengths that are alternately mountable on the frame. A tool-less releasable attac... | 05/27/2008 |
| D560652 | Radio receiver | 01/29/2008 |
| 7280101 | Fingertip tactile-sense input device and personal digital assistant using it A fingertip tactile sense input device for a personal digital assistant capable of various input operations produced by a moving fingertip over projections recognized by the fingertip tactile sense. An input plate has a plurality of fingertip input projections and i... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270233 | Package for separate compounds to be mixed A pail (50) for dry contents (32) with an inner container (20) for liquid contents (34). The inner container (20) has a lip (24) that overlays a lip (51) of the pail (50) for sealing of both the pail (50... | 09/18/2007 |
| D548823 | Dehumidifier seal cartridge | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241197 | Steering system for movable toy vehicles A wheeled vehicle for small children with a steering wheel on a long steering column that extends upward and backward to about waist level of a child walking behind the vehicle. The child propels and steers the vehicle by pushing on the steering wheel and turning th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228578 | Duvet cover having releasable edge fasteners and internal pocket and flaps A cover for a duvet (D) comprises an underside panel and an upperside panel (16), the underside and upperside panels being joined together along their top edges and part-way along their side edges, and a further panel (14) joined to the bottom edge and... | 06/12/2007 |
| D532540 | Portable germicidal lamp with slotted lens and flashlight | 11/21/2006 |
| D530352 | Bernoulli effect air nozzle for silicone wafer pickup tool | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118094 | Rotatable cable guide with cable switching feature A cage in which two pulley wheels are mounted with tangent circumferences so that their circumferential cable grooves surround a cable passing between the wheels. The cage freely rotates about an axis that passes between the wheels. The cage axis is normal to the pl... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7072048 | Interferometric plural-dimensional displacement measuring system A measuring system for an apparatus having a bed, a first stage movable in a first direction relative to the bed, and a second stage movable in a second direction at right angles to the first direction, relative to the first stage. A first interferometer measures di... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7000402 | Compound gas turbine engines and methods of operation thereof The engine (10) has a compressor (12) for compressing air, a plurality of combustion chambers (22a–f) in which fuel mixed with the compressed air combusts, and a turbine (16) which is driven by the products of combustion. Each co... | 02/21/2006 |
| D515232 | Lamp | 02/14/2006 |
| 6990861 | Stratified hot water heated depth display system A vertical series of electrical heat sensors adhered to the outer surface of a water heater tank. The sensors are electrically connected to a corresponding vertical series of display lights in reverse order. Heated water fills the tank from the top down. The sensors... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6952843 | Overflow system for bathtub or other receptacle An overflow system is described for a water receptacle (22) such as bathtub, sink or washbasin having a water tap for connection to a water supply. The system includes sensing means, such as a float (14), for sensing an overflow condition of the recept... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6855065 | Circular arc golf swing guide and method A golf putting practice guide that holds a golf club in a putting position, and allows a golfer to perform putting strokes about a single axis that passes between the shoulders of the golfer. No wrist rotation, cocking, or any other additional freedom of motion is p... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6840254 | Portable dressing blind and method of use An enclosure of fabric with four vertical sides that is open at the top and bottom. A continuous sheath is sewn around the top edges of three sides. Three rods are inserted into the sheath from one end. The rods are not held to each other except by the sheath. A sup... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6805473 | Bicycle light A bicycle light comprises a light head (18) operable to emit light of one color such as white in one direction and light of another color such as red in the opposite direction, and a mounting (20, 24) for attaching the light head to an end of a bicycle... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6719093 | Extension ladder and tree stand An extension ladder and tree stand for supporting a seated or standing person on an elevated platform against a tree trunk for hunting, photography, and the like. The ladder and platform collapse into a compact size and shape for carrying by a person. The ladder is ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6719257 | Adjustable stop for telescoping tubes An adjustable stop attached to the smaller of two nested telescoping tubes. The stop is in the form of a sleeve that is axially and rotationally adjustable on the smaller tube. The sleeve is smaller in diameter than the inner diameter of the larger tube, and it has ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6715687 | Pen and system for writing encoded lines A writing pen that forms a line of ink from a sequence of small line segments of at least two lengths in a pattern that encodes information in the line. The information includes the location and time of writing, a pen identifier, and a pen usage counter. This allows... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6666873 | Surgical coupler for joining tubular and hollow organs A surgical coupler with two short tubular components that snap together. Each component has semi-flexible barbed spokes radiating from the exterior surface at one end of the tube. The spokes are held temporarily against the exterior of each component by a... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6652893 | Machine and process for aerating and flavoring water An enclosed tank with a water inlet, a water outlet, an air inlet, and an air outlet. A flavor additive cartridge is attached in-line with the air inlet. It evaporates flavoring or other additives into the air inlet. Water is forced to flow turbulently th... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6620081 | Exercise stand and centrifugal resistance unit for a bicycle A first support arm 2 fixed to a base 1, a second support arm 3 pivotally attached to the base. A cam operated by a foot lever 6B controls the pivot position of the second arm, moving it toward or away from the first arm to clamp or release the rear axle ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6612597 | Tandem bicycle adapter A tandem adapter frame that attaches to the back of a single-rider bicycle, transforming the bicycle into a tandem bicycle. The rear wheel of the single-rider bicycle is removed from the bicycle and installed on the back end of the adapter frame. The adap... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6591956 | Bicycle freewheel hub supported on a central drive cylinder An inner cylinder 5 supports and drives a hub shell 1. A sprocket hub 10 is rigidly mounted on one end of the cylinder, and may be integral with it. A bearing 2 at each end of the axle supports the cylinder and sprocket hub for rotation about the axle 1 O... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588414 | Archery bow vibration damper An archery bow vibration damper that is mounted in an open chamber passing through a bow riser from front to back. A tube of soft but supportive material, such as rubber is pushed into the chamber. A tightly fitting shaft, preferably of metal with interna... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6569030 | Golf stroke demonstration robot A mechanical human figure standing in a golf putting posture, having a lower stationary assembly of feet, legs, and spine, and having an upper pivoting assembly of shoulders and arms. The arms are fixed relative to the shoulders. A golf club is fixed to t... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6561920 | Golf stroke training device and method A golf putting guide that is placed on the ground between a golfer and a golf ball. It has a vertical front surface facing the ball that is part of the elliptical vertical projection of a desired swing circle of the club head. The heel of the club head sl... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6532459 | System for finding, identifying, tracking, and correcting personal information in diverse databases A system implemented with user software, running either stand-alone or in conjunction with a web site and central server, that enables a user to input identifying information about himself, and then be guided through a methodical process to find personal ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6491659 | Liquid flow rate controller A liquid flow rate detector and controller having a microprocessor that senses the rate of drops falling in a monitoring balloon on a fluid tube. A light emitter/detector diode pair detects drops as they fall in the balloon, which are timed by the micropr... | 12/10/2002 |
