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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016599 | Magnetic jumper for bypassing electrical circuits A magnetic jumper for bypassing electrical circuits. The jumper includes a magnet at each end of a wire. Each magnet can be attached to a terminal of a low voltage electrical circuit in order to bypass that circuit for testing and troubleshooting purposes. The magne... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8001695 | Axle guide assembly for drywall coating box An axle guide assembly for a drywall coating box. The axle guide assembly comprises one or more, preferably two, axle guides. Each axle guide is a clip that fits onto an axle of a drywall coating box in order to allow coating mud to be applied to the outside of a co... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7866084 | Fishing jig with easy tie eye A fishing jig with a hook that has an oversized eye and a jig head that has a funnel-shaped lead-in area. The oversized eye makes it easy to insert the fishing line into the eye. The funnel-shaped lead-in area is used to guide the line directly into the eye of the h... | 01/11/2011 |
| D623554 | Alphabetical mount for a holiday ornamental display | 09/14/2010 |
| 7503337 | Grip tip assembly for walking aids A remotely adjustable grip tip assembly for a walking aid, such as a crutch, cane, or walking stick that has a hollow tubular structure. The assembly includes a rod extending vertically within the hollow tubular structure, slots formed into the hollow tubular struct... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7465121 | Vibrating concrete hand trowel A hand trowel for vibrating concrete in order to smooth the concrete. The trowel has a blade, a handle mounted on the blade, and electrical components including a motor inside the handle. When the switch is turned on, the motor causes the handle to vibrate, which in... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7424786 | Fishing lure having two or more hooks The fishing lure having two or more hooks is constructed in an upside-down âTâ formation that, in its simplest form, incorporates two hooks at one hundred eighty degrees from each other and a shank that is located between the hooks and is perpendicular to a shaf... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422434 | Personalized story reading apparatus A personalized story reading apparatus. The apparatus includes a book holder, a picture holder, and a voice recorder. A person, for example, a parent or a grandparent, records his or her voice reading the book and places his or her photograph into the picture holder... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7331734 | Vehicle access control bollard A vehicle access control bollard for path entryways and restricted drives which allows access for approved vehicles through the use of a self-contained interior lowering mechanism. The three-piece bollard comprises a lower section which is concreted below grade, an ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7263810 | Method for installing insulation A method for installing insulation into the wall cavities of a building is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: hanging a sheet of polymeric material against the wall, cutting and mounting tracks around the studs, drilling holes into the tracks and in... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7207567 | Anatomical weapons qualification target A weapons qualification target having indicia thereon, including a photograph of a human being, a drawing of selected parts of the human anatomy, and a standard weapons qualification scoring pattern. The scoring pattern and the anatomical indicia are invisible from ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7140809 | Concrete block system for retaining walls A concrete block system for retaining walls. Generally L-shaped concrete blocks are laid side by side and are laid in courses, each of which is positioned slightly inward from the course immediately below it to form a retaining wall. The retaining wall, the concrete... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128321 | Instant feedback weapons qualification target A weapons qualification target that provides instant feedback to the shooter as to whether he or she hit the standard scoring pattern. The target has a metal plate that moves backward and upward on a pivot point when the shot is within the standard scoring pattern, ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6973440 | Method of managing a deposit exchange to offer price reductions A business method which uses a computer program to establish and maintain a deposit exchange. Customers deposit money with the deposit exchange and register with clients of the deposit exchange to use these deposits as discounts toward the price of goods or services... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6926010 | Device for coating dental floss with toothpaste A device for coating dental floss with toothpaste. The device has a main body which has a chamber for containing a floss spool and a female stem to receive a tube of toothpaste, a floss spool disposed within the chamber, a threaded male stem, a spool chamber cover, ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6899446 | Light fixture protection grill A grill for protecting light fixtures in a dome-type sports arena from being hit by balls. The grill comprises cross members mountable on a light fixture, upright members connected to the cross members, and a plurality of bows which surround the light on both ends, ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6820366 | Automatically adjustable fishing lure A fishing lure that is automatically adjustable in order to maintain the lure at an optimum depth in a body of water. The lure has a central processing unit, a sender/receiver, and a depth varying mechanism. In response to signals from the sender/receiver, the centr... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6626367 | Irrigation system An underground irrigation system which has a controller with multiple inputs, that is, more than one common wire. More zones can be irrigated with this system than would be possible using a comparable total number of wires in conventional irrigation syste... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6578982 | Strap-like apparel having lighted studs A strap-like item of wearing apparel which has studs that light up. A light-emitting diode (LED) is disposed within each stud. The LED's are activated by means of a circuit.... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6449852 | Casing and door jamb trimmer A casing and door jamb trimmer comprising a base, a fence, and an arbor which are attachable to a conventional air tool and saw blade. The invention is used to trim casings and door jambs in order to allow flooring to be laid so that it fits perfectly wit... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6390307 | Secure holding system for standards A secure holding system for displaying and securing standards (stands to which nets used for volleyball, tennis, badminton, etc. are attached) when not in use. The system comprises a rack which can be mounted upon a wall, and which has a bottom piece whos... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6378904 | ATV trailer A trailer which is hitched to an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) to haul cargo. The trailer has a frame of steel tubing, triangular cross bar wings which serve as tree deflectors, a floor bolted down by gussets, a heavy duty axle, large tires, fenders, a long t... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6357148 | Double shovel A double shovel for shoveling snow. The blade has a sharp top edge and a sharp bottom edge suitable for shoveling snow, so that when the bottom edge is worn out, the blade can be turned upside-down so that the edge which was originally the top edge can no... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6347479 | Christmas tree watering apparatus A Christmas tree watering apparatus which allows the tree to be watered without crawling under the tree. The apparatus includes a funnel, an upspout, two lengths of pipe, and a downspout, all supported by a stand which rests on the floor and has a loop wh... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6331083 | Individual key covers for computer keyboards Key covers for individual keys of a computer keyboard. Each key cover has a colored background and a fluorescent letter corresponding to the letter key to which it is affixed. Each cover is the same size as the key it covers but the letter on each key is ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6244706 | Assembly for attaching sunglasses to a cap An assembly for removably and adjustably attaching sunglasses to a cap. The assembly includes a flat base which attaches to a cap, a pair of sunglass lenses, and a hinging device connecting the lenses to the base. The assembly allows the lenses to be flip... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6116300 | Push-pull type pre-conditioned air adapter A pre-conditioned air adapter chute to connect an aircraft to a pre-conditioned air unit on the ground. The adapter is a type which can be attached to the aircraft by pushing up on the adapter's handles to cause the safety latches to engage the aircraft, ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6079847 | Programmable signal light A programmable signal light which can be used as a flashlight, an alarm light, a signal light, or a lantern. The light has a battery, a circuit board, a three-position switch, and a thumbwheel which can be set for any period up to ninety-nine hours. The l... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6070338 | Device for measuring and cutting sheetrock A device for measuring and cutting sheetrock comprising an edge guide which has a smooth surface slidable along the edge of a piece of sheetrock, and a wide tape measure readable in both directions and having a tab against which a knife blade can be place... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6025656 | Electrical circuit for automobile lights An automobile electrical circuit including a battery, turn signal switch, flashers, parking light switch, brake switch, relays, and front and rear lights. In the daytime or at night, the high filaments flash when the turn signal on that side is activated.... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6021843 | Snow melting apparatus for wheel wells A device for melting snow and ice in the wheel wells of a motor vehicle. The device comprises tubing which extends from the radiator of the vehicle to the wheel wells in a continuous loop. When the device is activated by an on-off switch inside the vehicl... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5969434 | Circuit for activating automobile brake lights A circuit for activating automobile brake lights. The circuit includes a battery, rear lights, a horn, horn switch, a center brake light flasher, a brake pedal switch, and a dash indicator light. When the horn in activated, the brake lights come on. When ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5930919 | Shoe sole A shoe sole construction which provides a complete separation of upper and lower soles with a cushion of air filling in the space between the upper and lower soles. The sole has five layers, namely, a bottom sole, a chamber rim, a chamber cover, an insole... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5915654 | Pre-conditioned air connection ring A pre-conditioned air connection ring designed to adapt the PCA connection port of an Airbus aircraft to the configuration which is standard in the industry. The connection ring includes a plurality of projections and slots which allow a standard pre-cond... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5873211 | Bracket for speed lead A bracket to hold a bricklayer's speed lead in position on a wall. The bracket, which is contoured to fit the speed lead, has two vertical flanges, one of which is longer than the other, a horizontal flange extending perpendicularly between the vertical f... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5828139 | Electrical circuit for an automobile An electrical circuit for an automobile. The circuit includes a battery, turn signal switch, brake switch, parking light switch, flashers, diodes, a relay, turn lights, parking lights, tail lights, and brake lights. When the turn signal is activated, the ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5778448 | Assembly for attaching sunglasses to a cap An assembly for removably attaching sunglasses to the bill of a baseball cap. The assembly comprises a flexible main frame bridge which has hinges with teeth, a pair of clamps which grip the bill of the cap and which are adjustable by means of teeth inter... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5734203 | Headlight circuit A headlight circuit for an automobile which has two versions. One version can be used in automobiles which do not have daytime running lights and the other version can be used in automobiles which have daytime running lights. The circuit includes headligh... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5682700 | Rifle cleaning gradle A rifle cleaning cradle for a folding rifle. The cradle is formed by a continuous rod which has base pieces which rest on a flat surface, a braced U-shaped piece at one end and an arch-shaped piece at the opposite end, and means for attaching a bungee cor... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5562759 | Gas collection system for anaerobic ponds A system for collecting gas generated in an anaerobic pond which is covered by an insulated cover. The system includes a series of gas collection pipes which are laid on top of and are secured to the panel units of the insulated cover and a solid cover wh... | 10/08/1996 |
