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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132787 | Conical jack stands Conical jack stands that are used to hold up a motor vehicle (or other object) after it has been raised (e.g., by jacks). Rather than having legs like conventional jack stands, they have the shape of a hollow cone, with a circular bottom edge. The circular bottom ed... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7997523 | Turntable (with attachments) for the dispensing of electrical wire, cable or other linear goods that are supplied on reels or in coils, depending on the attachment used A dispenser for spools, reels or coils of electrical wire or cable, or other linear products, such as rope, twine, string, fishing line, etc. It comprises a turntable, a central inner spindle, and various attachments. The attachments can be placed on the floor, and ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7990275 | Fuel tank pressure indicator, including cap and container interface pressure indicator A pressure indicator for a motor vehicle (or other) fuel tank, that will indicate when pressure at the cap/container interface or vapor pressure in the tank drops below a predetermined level, which will normally mean that the fuel cap is not tightly secured to the t... | 08/02/2011 |
| D641900 | Cover for a light on top of a taxicab | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971736 | Magnetic knife holders Magnetic holders for knives or similar objects, formed from boards that are sawed in half lengthwise, to form a front half and a rear half. A shallow wide hole is drilled in the center of the exterior surface of the front half, in which a disk having company logo or... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7934298 | Memorials for deceased individuals A book-shaped or rectangular container for the cremated remains or belongings of a deceased individual, that may be placed on a bookshelf. A picture of the decedent, and/or a written description of him or her and his or her life may appear on or be stored within the... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7930192 | Health savings account system A method of providing insurance (including professional malpractice liability insurance) to consumers against unfavorable outcomes resulting from services, methods of rating risks associated with services, and a method of reducing the risk of unfavorable outcomes. I... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7930190 | Methods of rating service providers A method of providing insurance (including professional malpractice liability insurance) to consumers against unfavorable outcomes resulting from services, methods of rating risks associated with services, and a method of reducing the risk of unfavorable outcomes. I... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7915760 | Electric power conservation system for storing electric power for use during off-peak hours An electric power conservation system to be used between an AC utility power source and a load circuit in a home or business. The electric power conservation system comprises an energy charger component, a DC rechargeable energy source, an inverter unit, a bypass is... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7861571 | Trapped ball draw process for reducing the diameter of tubing A mechanical process to reduce and/or reform the mass of a tube (either metallic or of some other material) to specified dimensions, by any or all of the following means: thinning the wall of the tube, reducing the diameter of the tube, and elongation of the tube. T... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7841291 | Ultrasonic and/or infrasonic animal repellent horn powered by compressed air canister combined with a strobe light A horn powered by a compressed air canister and/or battery pack, that emits sounds that are too high for humans to hear (ultrasonic) and/or too low for humans to hear (infrasonic), to act as a means for repelling animals that can hear these sounds (e.g., mammals, bi... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7832390 | Cooking apparatus with burning drawers that may be removed and exchanged so that it can be fired by either natural gas, or wood or charcoal A cooking grill or other cooking apparatus with heating drawers that may be slid into and out of a cabinet assembly like a drawer in a desk or dresser. There are two types of burning drawers, both of which have rectangular box-like shapes, with the same dimensions, ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7752678 | Calf protector for rowers A calf protector for rowers, comprising a single strip of neoprene (or a similar synthetic or natural rubber) with strips of hook and loop fasteners (commonly known as “VELCRO®”) on its ends. The neoprene strip is wider in the main middle part, and narrower at ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7694453 | Fishing jig A fishing lure, comprising a weighted head to which a hook, spinner and weed guard are attached, and three cutouts made of a flexible, absorbent material that are wrapped and tied around a load collar or extension from the head. The cutouts will make the lure resemb... | 04/13/2010 |
| PP20209 | Thuja occidentalis tree named ‘American Pillar’ A sport of the ‘Hetz Wintergreen’ cultivar of Thuja Occidentalis tree (commonly known as arborvitae) called “American Pillar”. It is nearly twice as dense in its branching habit as the ‘Hetz Wintergreen’. It also has a brighter green coloring in t... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7493808 | Fill-through tire pressure indicator A tire pressure indicator that is combined with a fill valve. The indicator and the fill valve are coaxial or concentric. The invention may be screwed onto a tire valve stem. The indicator has three bands or sections, each of which is a different color, for indicati... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7478129 | Method and apparatus for providing group interaction via communications networks Improvements to a system for enhancing the quality of group interaction, group activities, and group environments over computer networks. New features include the capacity for participants to form subgroups within a larger group, as well as to move about a virtual e... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7441651 | Automobile remote control cover with key ring A protective cover for an automobile remote control, comprising a flat rectangular middle section and two side sections. The side sections are parallel and at right angles to the middle section, and are on the same side of the middle section. The edges of the side s... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7404412 | Inflation stem with blow-off valve to prevent overinflation An inflation stem having an inflation valve combined with a blow-off valve to prevent overinflation. The valves are forced open during inflation when the actuating pin is depressed by the compressor chuck head, opening a fill chamber through which fluid flows into a... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7377020 | Fence post bracing system A method of constructing fences, and fences constructed using the method. Posts are set into the ground. Flat pieces called “floating deadmen” are set on the ground. Braces are sawed off at forty-five degree angles on each end, so that they have flat ends at rig... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7346525 | Method and system for providing insurance to consumers against unfavorable outcomes resulting from services, and method of rating risks associated with the services A method of providing insurance (including professional malpractice liability insurance) to consumers against unfavorable outcomes resulting from services, and a method of rating risks associated with services. In the first preferred embodiment, a policy limit is ch... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7329178 | Blackjack game with discard option A new version of the game of blackjack, in which players may discard one of the two cards that they are initially dealt, if they pay a discard fee before any cards are dealt. The player who discards then draws another card to replace the card that has been discarded... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7293788 | Stirrup aiding a person entering or exiting a vehicle A stirrup attached to the rear of a vehicle, making it safer and easier to enter into and/or exit from the vehicle. It comprises a bottom member that is preferably flat and rectangular, vertical side members extending upwards from opposite edges of the bottom member... | 11/13/2007 |
| D548660 | Chrome sleeve that covers the top and sides of the grille in front of the radiator of an automobile | 08/14/2007 |
| D546135 | Combination tomato corer and knife | 07/10/2007 |
| 7146758 | Sign indicating status of occupant of cubicle or office and method of use A sign for workplaces and a method for its use. The preferred embodiment comprises a rectangular board retained by extendable brackets on the wall of a cubicle or the door of an office. Alternatively, the board may be retained on a wall, door or other surface by str... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148596 | Magnetic rotating motor generator A magnetic rotating motor generator of the present invention comprises a rotating portion which is made of a non-magnetic substance whose periphery is provided with a group of permanent magnets tilted at a predetermined angle in an embedded manner; a group of electr... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131812 | Sky turbine that is mounted on a city A sky turbine, having impeller blades with a plurality of panels that can telescope inward and outward. The pitch of the panels can be adjusted, and the pitch of each panel on a blade, passing from the innermost panel to the outermost panel, differs from the pitch o... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124164 | Method and apparatus for providing group interaction via communications networks A system for communicating between members of a group is disclosed which includes a communications interface transmitting at least one of voice, video and text communications from an originating member to at least one destination member within a virtual group. The g... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7040932 | Collapsible plug A collapsible plug that can fit into a motor vehicle's cigarette lighter. It comprises two flat members that are generally rectangular, except at one end where they are semicircular. The members are pivotally connected at an axis midway between their longer edges. T... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7000627 | Toilet safety valve An apparatus and method for ensuring that the flow of water to a toilet tank is shut off. The first preferred embodiment of the invention combines a conventional float mechanism to shut off the flow of water to a toilet tank when full, with a timer mechanism to shut... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6981373 | Buoyancy engine A buoyancy engine, including an upper casing, a lower casing, and a manifold separating the upper and lower casings. The manifold has internal and external control means, that control amounts of liquid entering and leaving the manifold and casings through a primary ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6956353 | Universal battery charger for cellular telephones and other battery operated devices A universal battery charger for cellular telephones and other battery operated devices. It also may be used to power a battery operated device when there are no batteries in the device. It can charge a battery from power sources having different voltages (e.g., a 12... | 10/18/2005 |
| D508956 | Sign indicating status of occupant of cubicle or office | 08/30/2005 |
| 6908208 | Light to be worn on head A light that can be worn on the head of a user. Although designed originally to be a surgical headlight for use in equine dentistry, it may be used for any purpose in which a light mounted on the user's head is desirable, e.g., lighting a tunnel in a mine. In the pr... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6869076 | Casino low ball game and method of dealing cards therein A low ball game and a method of dealing cards in the game. A standard deck of 52 playing cards plus one joker is used. Aces count as one. The players bet that the value of the highest card in their hand will not exceed a number from 1 through 9. However, a bet on a ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6800201 | Seawater pressure-driven desalinization method using a gravity-driven brine return A method of removing salt from seawater to produce potable freshwater. Apparatus that may be used with the method includes a large metal cylinder, with open top and bottom ends, anchored to the sea floor offshore. Several pressure hulls may be attached to the side o... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6784567 | Electrical switching apparatus and method A switching apparatus and method designed to control a car radio or other device with only one connection to the vehicle and with no modification to the original wiring. (However, the scope of the invention is not limited to vehicles.) In the first preferred embodim... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6769375 | Clamp-on cleats for boats A cleat that can be clamped onto a bow rail or spring rail of a boat, using a cylindrical C-clamp. The cleat has two horns that bend inward toward the bow rail at their ends. A middle section joins the clamp and the horns. In the preferred embodiment, the C-clamp ha... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6749096 | Beach chair holder for bicycle An apparatus for and method of retaining a beach chair (or other object having metal tubing) on a bicycle (or other wheeled vehicle). The apparatus includes a metal plate, having a hole in its middle, at which it is attached to a bolt extending from the axle of the ... | 06/15/2004 |
