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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866636 | Stanchion base shoe support for railings A stanchion base shoe support for railings. The stanchions are set into a concrete slab or curb during the construction. Only the top surface of a mounting plate is exposed prior to mounting the base shoe extrusion. The stanchion is constructed from steel or a simil... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7617650 | Fascia-mounted aluminum railing system An improved railing/wall system for elevated slab balconies. The system uses a number of fascia brackets to secure posts to the outer face of the elevated slab balcony. The posts have a base track secured to them. Infill panels are then placed between the posts to p... | 11/17/2009 |
| D603931 | Fishing gear retrieval apparatus | 11/10/2009 |
| 7557771 | Wall-mounted antenna rail mast system A lightweight rail that is bolted to the existing structure using standoff brackets. A carrier is attached to the rail to support the antenna. Once the rail and carrier are installed, access to an antenna is from the base of the rail. The rail is made of square alum... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7303506 | Combined vertical and horizontal rope climbing apparatus A combination horizontal and vertical rope-pulling device that uses a hydraulic braking assembly that is mounted on a vertical frame to support an endless rope that is placed over a number of pulleys. A pivoting boom is attached at the top of the frame. In the verti... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7148419 | Pre-wired electrical receptacle A receptacle that is internally hard wired. The body of the receptacle is sealed, except for three outlets, through which pass precut “pigtail” wires. One wire is the “hot” wire, one is the “neutral” and one is the ground. To install this receptacle, an ... | 12/12/2006 |
| D530407 | Sink | 10/17/2006 |
| 7089853 | Portable trash compactor A trash compactor suitable for backpacking having two parts: a container and a removable plunger. The container is made from a tube. The ends of the tube are formed to accept caps. The caps are fitted with gaskets to prevent leaking of liquids and odors. One of the ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7013786 | Method of making an environmentally safe substitute for lead shot A shot pellet that, has an inner core of a material such tungsten carbide, that is coated with a layer of bismuth. This coating is molecularly bonded to the tungsten carbide and is not an alloy. The unique properties of the shot pellet allow its density to be tailor... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000525 | Method of making an environmentally safe substitute for lead shot A shot pellet that, has an inner core of a material such tungsten carbide, that is coated with a layer of bismuth. This coating is molecularly bonded to the tungsten carbide and is not an alloy. The unique properties of the shot pellet allow its density to be tailor... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6955495 | Retractable delimiters for runways, roads and the like A delimiter that can be arranged along the sides of a runway. The delimiter can be locked in an upright position for most normal operations. When the runway must be cleared of snow, an operator can lower the delimiters in place, either manually or by motor. After th... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942266 | Rim flange clamp A device that clamps to the flange ring of a tire. The clamp has a rear section that can be used to attach a lifting chain or other implement to facilitate the removal and lifting of these flanges. The device consists of a pair of jaws mounted on a body. The jaws ca... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6669065 | Golf tee holder and dispenser A holder for golf tees that has a housing with an open interior. The interior has two curved ends and a thin middle section that forms a "dumb bell" shape. A plate that has a matching dumb bell is fitted into the open interior. Two springs are mounted ins... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6596914 | Method of desulfurization and dearomatization of petroleum liquids by oxidation and solvent extraction A multi-step process for desulfurizing liquid petroleum fuels that also removes nitrogen-containing compounds and aromatics. The process steps are: thiophene extraction; thiophene oxidation; thiophene-oxide and -dioxide extraction; raffinate solvent recov... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6578937 | Stacking toolbox A toolbox that has an outer housing, an inner housing and a number of storage trays. The outer housing is removable from the inner housing. To use the toolbox, the outer housing is removed and placed on top of the inner housing. Then, alternate drawers ar... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6574867 | Toe kick saw system A device for cutting floors that attaches to the arbor on a circular saw, including an extension shaft, and an outer brace to support the extension shaft. The extension shaft extends past the outer brace a distance sufficient to permit a small trim blade,... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6564754 | Shock absorbing harness system A multi-directional, dynamic, and self-equalizing shock-absorbing harness system for small animals. The system has a collar, to which a length of elastic, or shock, cord is attached. The length of shock cord connects to a ring, through which passes a seco... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6459481 | Simple system for endoscopic non-contact three-dimentional measurement Three-dimensional endoscopic measurements are made by adding an array of reference target points to the scene viewed by an endoscopic camera and characterizing the image formed by the camera when it views the scene from two or more viewing positions. Meth... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6269309 | System for collection dissemination and presentation of near real-time images of weather and runway conditions at distant locations A data collection and display system that displays near real-time images of distant weather and runway conditions to pilots and other end users to be used in flight planning and execution. The system uses cameras and hardware at the distant location, whic... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6135904 | Bicycle derailleur chain damper A damper that functions in cooperation with the chain take-up to introduce improved smoothness during bicycle operation. The hydraulic damper is a cylinder that has a spring driven piston mounted in it. The spring is controlled by a fluid within the cylin... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6004234 | Articulated handle for hockey sticks and the like An articulated handle for hockey sticks. This articulated handle extends downwards and outwards from the top of the stick handle. The articulated handle is compound angled and forms a grip for the user. In use, the player holds the stick in one hand at ab... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5974226 | Heated power cable A heated power cable for oil wells providing controllable, variable power output and heater redundancy. Heating elements are electrically and thermally insulated within the same armor in a manner that permits the heating elements to direct heat to the oil... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5853321 | Fish processing machine having refrigerated wheels A fish processing machine that uses a large pair of refrigerated wheels to hold a fish for processing. The wheels rotate in a clockwise direction. A fish is introduced at the top of the wheels, where it is pressed against the refrigerated wheels. By the p... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5791213 | Pipe wrench stand A pipe wrench stand having a flat base, a fixed upright support, an adjustable upright support, and a locking system to lock the adjustable support in the desired position. The pipe wrench stand also has a channel formed in the base, to hold the adjustabl... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5746364 | Portable carrier for off-road vehicles A gas can carrier that attaches to the back of snow machines and off road vehicles. The carrier has an inner foam core that is covered with heavy duty pack cloth. A number of pockets are supplied for convenience. The top center portion of the carrier is h... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5712455 | Dual entry plug muffler A muffler for exhaust systems that feed exhaust into both ends of the muffler can. Exhaust gas enters into the muffler can where it enters an exhaust gas conduit that has a center plug installed. Exhaust is fed into both ends of the exhaust gas conduit. T... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5549313 | Velocipede with protective padded shell and soft removable cover A tricycle type vehicle that uses a reciprocating crank system to drive the vehicle is shown. In this design, the operating parts of the vehicle are enclosed by a padded shell that has a soft removable cover. The padded shell ensures that a child has no a... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5505379 | Forced air register with louver control and method of construction thereof The present device is a movable-louver heating and cooling register. The register is designed to have the same overall dimensions of commercial registers available today. The heating and cooling register has movable louvers installed on pivots that are fo... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5215560 | Air filtering system An improved air cleaning filter is disclosed. This device is primarily intended for use as an industrial vacuum cleaner, although the system can be adopted for stationary air filtering systems. The vacuum exhaust is fed into a housing that holds a quantit... | 06/01/1993 |
| 4878380 | Method of testing catalytic converters and oxygen sensors A method for testing catalytic converters is disclosed that uses optimum engine settings to determine the operational efficiency of catalytic converters. The method consists of the steps of: pre-setting the engine until it is within manufacturers operatin... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4712526 | Piston with turbine fan for use in internal combustion engines A new piston design is disclosed for use in internal combustion engines. The invention consists of a piston that has a turbine insert installed inside an internal cavity. The turbine insert has a set of turbine blades mounted under the piston head. The pi... | 12/15/1987 |
