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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D639835 | Angle welding adapter | 06/14/2011 |
| 7695210 | Seam sealer applicator A seam sealing applicator for dispensing chemical sealant into seams between adjacent sheets of flooring is comprised of a sealant reservoir mounted atop an improved seam sealer applicator tip. The applicator tip of the invention has an elongated, hollow, rigid plas... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7571753 | Heat welding nozzle for sealing flooring seams A heat and sealant delivery nozzle is constructed for sealing seams between adjacent sheets of flooring. The nozzle of the invention is formed from separate, mating sealant feeding and hot air conducting members that fit to and are secured together. The two part con... | 08/11/2009 |
| 6789593 | Hole puncher and reinforcer A combination hole punching and reinforcing device for punching holes in sheets of paper and other sheet materials applies flat reinforcement rings about holes formed in those sheets concurrently as the holes are formed. The device employs a die punch, which is pref... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6715715 | Waterproof counterweighted pit lid An aircraft servicing pit that defines a subsurface chamber below a surface across which aircraft travel when not airborne is formed of a prefabricated pit body atop which a pit lid is mounted for rotation. Within the enclosure of the pit beneath the surface across ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 7163466 | Golf club grip with embedded display and method of fabrication An improved construction for a grip, such as a golf club grip, employs interchangeable placards that may be utilized upon identical sockets formed in a first mold. The placards are constructed with at least one, and preferably a plurality, of raised displays, such a... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156890 | Hubcap filter A hubcap breather assembly is provided for a hubcap housing lubricated wheel bearings in an automotive vehicle. The breather assembly includes a resilient, annular collar that fits into an access opening in a hubcap end wall, a filter cartridge cup, and a filter car... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134932 | Musical baby bottle A musical baby bottle is provided with an omnidirectional, gravity-operated switching mechanism for turning a musical player on and off, depending upon the orientation of the bottle. The infant nursing bottle of the invention employs a liquid container and a base co... | 11/14/2006 |
| D530743 | One-third cut folder with expandable spine | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125487 | Oil waste and toxic compound separator A waste product separator includes a plurality of plate gussets which support a top cover plate. Each gusset has opposite ends with an interconnecting declining edge extending from the top plate to the roadway. The respective edges further support a first ramp and a... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121004 | Method of fabricating security door A security door for a gate or building opening is formed of a metal frame that defines a pair of hollow stile frame members and upper and lower hollow transverse rail frame members. Each of the frame members has an inner face with an attachment flange projecting the... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108222 | Film reel A motion picture reel is provided with releaseably engageable and disengageable components including a pair of identical, laterally confining retaining members and a hub located therebetween. The retaining members and the hub are all separable from each other. Each ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104797 | Rotationally immobilized dental implant and abutment system An endosseous dental implant system employs an implant member designed to be embedded into the jawbone of a patient at a location vacated by a missing tooth, and a mating abutment member. Both the abutment member and the implant member have mutually facing gingival ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7087092 | Artificial hand for grasping an object An artificial hand includes a finger group which is pivotally connected to a thumb. The finger group and thumb are resiliently biased toward one another. The finger group and thumb have hooked articulated distal ends. When the artificial hand and the object are brou... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083291 | Glare shield for camera A glare shield for the viewfinder of a video camera or the LCD screen of a video or digital camera is comprised of a hood that casts a shadow upon the viewfinder eyepiece or LCD screen to reduce the amount of ambient light falling upon the viewfinder eyepiece or LCD... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082656 | Pipe beveling system A tool for beveling the end of a pipe is comprised of a hollow, tubular body having a central, longitudinal axis of rotation, an inboard coupling end, and an opposite outboard working end. A plurality of longitudinally spaced, transversely directed latching pin bore... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080825 | Chain motor drive control system An improved chain motor drive controller is provided for a chain hoist. The system employs a position encoder including a position sensor located within the casing of the chain hoist to producing encoded electrical position signals. A motor pulley is mounted on the ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080824 | Chain motor drive controller An improved chain motor drive controller is provided for a chain hoist. The system employs a position encoder including a position sensor located within the casing of the chain hoist to producing encoded electrical position signals. A motor pulley is mounted on the ... | 07/25/2006 |
| D523078 | Composition notebook cover | 06/13/2006 |
| 7021206 | Hot dairy-based beverage dispenser A dispensing unit for dispensing hot, dairy-based beverages has a self-contained refrigerated unit located above a venturi-type emulsification foaming head. The dispensing unit has particular applicability to the dispensation of foamy, hot milk for use in beverages ... | 04/04/2006 |
| D517664 | Sink basket strainer assembly | 03/21/2006 |
| D513370 | Loft bed | 01/03/2006 |
| D513038 | Curved swing lock report cover with opaque backing | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964537 | Single sheet report cover with slide bar A single sheet report cover is folded to create a top cover sheet, a bottom cover sheet, a narrow binding margin panel extending a short distance from a spine fold, and a return panel folded under the binding margin panel at a return fold. An elongated document bind... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6957927 | Removable aircraft servicing pit lid An aircraft servicing pit is provided that has a pit lid set within a supporting frame and hinged for rotation relative to a pit access opening. However, the pit lid is also completely detachable from the surrounding frame once it opened. The pit lid support has a f... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955371 | Clamping stem A clamping stem is provided for concurrently securing a bicycle fork frame steering tube and a bicycle handlebar together. The clamping stem has a mounting bracket formed as a U-shaped structure with a pair of opposing mutually parallel legs with coaxial openings de... | 10/18/2005 |
| D510596 | Window binder | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951318 | Multi-position aircraft servicing pit lid latch A multi-position latch mechanism is provided for a subsurface aircraft ground servicing chamber formed by a pit having an upright interior wall and a pit lid seat disposed atop the pit. A pit lid is provided which, when closed, rests upon the pit lid seat. The latch... | 10/04/2005 |
| D510212 | China cabinet and buffet | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945399 | Expanding file with removable tote box A portable filing case is provided with a stiff back, bottom, front, top, and foldable cover flap and is delineated into a rear compartment and an expandable front compartment by an upright compartment demarcation panel. The rear compartment is provided with a pair ... | 09/20/2005 |
| D509673 | Chair | 09/20/2005 |
| D509245 | Swing lock report cover with opaque backing | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923648 | Dental implant fastener system An endosseous dental implant fastening system is provided with a fastening screw that is configured to prevent complete disengagement of the fastening screw from a screw extraction tool during removal of the screw from threaded engagement with the implant and abutme... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6914674 | Weather identifier for snow, rain, and drizzle A weather identification system is provided which employs a first photosensitive receiver positioned directly in the path of a beam of light a predetermined distance from a partially coherent light beam source. The first photosensitive receiver is in direct optical ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6907877 | Suspended inhaler retainer A medication inhaler is provided with a lanyard that is formed into a wearer neck encircling loop. A wearer is thereby able to carry the medication inhaler about his or her neck so that it is readily at hand in the event of an asthmatic or allergic attack. The lanya... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905064 | Expanding file with pocket divider A portable, expandable file section case is equipped with file section dividers, at least some of which are provided with pockets. The file section dividers of the invention are formed of a laterally expansive partition with a pocket attached thereto. The pocket may... | 06/14/2005 |
| D503293 | Chair with arms and full back | 03/29/2005 |
| 6871594 | Reusable paint grenade A reusable paint dispersing grenade of the type employed in paint ball games is constructed in such a manner as to avoid the use of any combustible materials, and also to avoid the requirement for access to a source of compressed air for operation. The paint grenade... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6871013 | Heat nozzle for welding floor seams A portable, handheld seam welding gun for filling in seams between sheets of linoleum flooring is provided with a unique heat nozzle. The heat nozzle of the invention couples the heating barrel of a conventional floor seam welding gun to a conventional hollow weldin... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6866442 | Aircraft service pit T-handle latch A latch assembly is provided for an aircraft service pit having a lid frame formed with an access opening encompassed within an upwardly facing bearing ledge. The pit lid has a flat upper surface and is hinged at one edge at a horizontal axis of rotation relative to... | 03/15/2005 |
