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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8085966 | Combined headphone set and portable speaker assembly A combined headphone set including a speaker assembly. The headphone set includes a headband having a speaker headphone on opposing ends of the headband. Each of the speaker headphones includes an exterior speaker for public listening and an interior speaker for per... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8011146 | Blast-proof window and mullion system A blast-proof window and mullion system for sustaining and mitigating an explosion and/or blast to the window and mullion system on a multi-storied building or structure. The window and mullion system includes a blast-resistant mullion having a mullion housing with ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7999407 | Air conditioning cover connecting exhaust to turbine An apparatus in the form of a transfer unit for transferring exhaust air from the condenser unit of an air conditioning system to an air fan turbine for driving it. The transfer unit includes a plastic, sound absorbing cover shroud for covering the exhaust fan of th... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7939764 | Fire, heat and high voltage cable protection wrap A fire, heat and high voltage cable wrap system for protecting wires and cables. The protective cable wrap system includes a support layer for strength being selected from the group consisting of woven, non-woven, knitted, netted or matted materials; a high voltage ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7735337 | Ring guard having offset adjustable flanges An arcuate-shaped ring guard for use in combination with a circular finger ring for reducing the interior circumference of the finger ring. The arcuate-shaped ring guard includes an arcuate ring reducer member being substantially crescent shaped. The ring reducer me... | 06/15/2010 |
| D614423 | Beach pillow with foldable headrest | 04/27/2010 |
| D612248 | Exercise bottle with a fluid opening | 03/23/2010 |
| 7678027 | Ball exerciser for arms and torso An exercise ball device for exercising by a user while in a prone position. The exercise ball device includes a semi-circular shaped housing having an outer curved surface and an interior curved compartment having an inner curved surface. The housing has a retaining... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7629311 | Methods to facilitate transmission of large molecules across the blood-brain, blood-eye, and blood-nerve barriers A method for delivering a biologic to a human with Alzheimer's-related dementia, comprising administering the biologic parenterally into the perispinal space of the human without direct intrathecal injection, and thereafter positioning the human's head below the hor... | 12/08/2009 |
| D599058 | Hair iron | 08/25/2009 |
| D598176 | Baby body suit | 08/18/2009 |
| D596492 | Exercise bottle with a fluid opening | 07/21/2009 |
| D592049 | Combined base and cover | 05/12/2009 |
| 7524052 | Eyeglass frames with detachable ornaments Ornamental eyewear with detachably mounted interchangeable ornaments mounted to at least one of the temple arms of an eyeglass frame. The eyeglass frame includes a pair of temple arms thereon; wherein each of the temple arms includes a temple arm wall. The temple ar... | 04/28/2009 |
| D590706 | Combined square base and cover | 04/21/2009 |
| D589945 | Cell phone headset | 04/07/2009 |
| D589934 | Cell phone headset | 04/07/2009 |
| D586040 | Hair iron | 02/03/2009 |
| D585734 | Combined square platter base and cover | 02/03/2009 |
| D586039 | Hair iron | 02/03/2009 |
| D586038 | Hair iron | 02/03/2009 |
| 7444690 | Sitz bath for treating hemorrhoids A portable, heated bath container adapted for mounting on the top ledge of a toilet bowl for the treatment of hemorrhoids. The bath container is shaped to fit within a toilet bowl opening and has a bathing area for receiving water therein. The bath container include... | 11/04/2008 |
| D578996 | Carrying box with built-in speakers | 10/21/2008 |
| 7409778 | Hang tabs for footwear Footwear having plastic or rubber soles and having molded protruding hang tabs from the soles for use in the pairing of footwear together. Each sole having a plurality of protruding hang tabs molded at spaced-apart positions along a perimeter edging of the sole. The... | 08/12/2008 |
| D564045 | Toy ice cream truck | 03/11/2008 |
| D560336 | Sole and mid-sole for footwear | 01/29/2008 |
| 7275352 | Fire retardant panel door and door frame having intumescent materials therein with a 90 minute fire rating A fire retardant panel door, including a panel door having at least one door panel and stiles and rails. The door panel includes an interior composite section formed by a first plurality of layers of intumescent materials and a first plurality of layers of fire resi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7251909 | Convertible chair and ironing board A convertible chair and ironing board apparatus for transforming a straight-back chair into an ironing board. The apparatus includes a chair having front legs and rear legs for supporting a chair seat thereon. The apparatus also includes a back support section for r... | 08/07/2007 |
| D505190 | Toilet design | 05/17/2005 |
| 6862843 | Umbrella planter with a snap-on base An umbrella planter having a snap-on lower water reservoir base member and a center sleeve tube for use with an umbrella-type patio table having a table top with a centrally located opening for receiving an umbrella pole of an umbrella assembly. The umbrella planter... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6840482 | Mounting bracket for curtain rods Curtain mounting brackets for curtain rods for use with conventional blind bracket mounting devices of a blind assembly for attaching one or more curtain rods thereon in order to hold a curtain and/or valance thereto. The curtain mounting brackets include a first br... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6808722 | Method of using optically-activated particles in cosmetic preparations Optically-activated particles for use in cosmetic preparations. The optically-activated particles include a plurality of substrate particles selected from the group consisting of nylons, acrylics, polyesters, other plastic polymers, natural materials, regenerated ce... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6808717 | Aerosol coolant spray for killing and removing ticks A composition of an aerosol coolant spray for killing and removing ticks from human skin, to be dispensed from a pressurized a pressurized aerosol spray cannister. The aerosol coolant spray composition includes a liquid coolant material for freezing the essential oi... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6802626 | Track lighting system including lamp clips with separate locking and connection means A dual-voltage lighting fixture assembly having at least two independent lighting circuits for supporting and energizing tube-type lamps. The assembly comprises a track having an insulating housing for mounting at least one set of conductors along an upper plane sur... | 10/12/2004 |
| D492874 | Bath pillow with suction cups | 07/13/2004 |
| 6739056 | Nut piercer A device for piercing a nut comprising a first member having a receptacle for receiving the nut and a first handle section. A second member is also provided having a handle section and a cover section for the receptacle. The cover section has an opening formed there... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6691321 | Weight lifting or exercise glove without finger stalls The present invention provides an exercise glove to be worn during weight lifting or exercise comprising a hand section extending between the wrist and the base of the fingers when worn on the user's hand. The hand section has a palm section for covering ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6669964 | Composition for solubilizing salicylic acid A composition for solubilizing and stabilizing salicylic acid for use in an anhydrous liquid precursor solution for use in the formulation of dermatological, cosmetic, toiletry and personal care products. The anhydrous liquid composition comprises butylen... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6642844 | DIRECT DISPATCHERLESS AUTOMATIC VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE AND NON-VEHICLE TO VEHICLE POLICE/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENTS, HIJACKINGS, THEFTS AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES A time-critical automatic, instantaneous and direct (dispatcherless) vehicle to vehicle, auto-routing Police/Emergency Medical Service vehicle, notification and response system that provides interactive and direct communication between a vehicle, non-vehi... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6634496 | Universal golf club carrier The present invention provides a golf club carrier with a vertically extending golf club compartment for transporting golf clubs. The club carrier is integrally connected at its base to a wheel assembly. In addition, a retractable handle is connected to o... | 10/21/2003 |
