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Method of exercising a cat

A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of directing a beam of invisible light produced by a hand-held laser apparatus onto the floor or wall.

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Attorney: Thompson; John C.


Number of patents: 186
Last date: March 27, 2012

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NumberTitleIssue Date
8142188Light curing device/base station combination
The invention relates to a light curing device/base station combination, comprising a heat absorbing element, which is in particular metallic, and which is in thermally conducting connection with a heat source, in particular a light source, and in particular compris...
03/27/2012
8122838Transplanter
Transplanter which can avoid skips when planting, which skips may occur when seeds in a tray row fail to grow into seedlings. This is accomplished by picking up an entire row of seedlings from a tray, transferring the seedlings to a mechanism which eliminates gaps b...
02/28/2012
8113831Hand-held light curing device
The present Invention relates to a hand-held light curing device (10), in particular for the dental sector, with a base station (30) or a rest, on which the light curing device (10) having a light source (10) is supported. A sensor (40...
02/14/2012
D645958Fulcrum shaft syringe
09/27/2011
7976307Light curing device
The invention relates to a light curing device (10) having a light source (14), which is mounted such that it is thermally conductively connected to a heat sink (12), with electrical components which are fitted to a printed circuit board. The co...
07/12/2011
D639946Application pen
06/14/2011
7954439Transplanter
Transplanter which can avoid skips when planting, which skips may occur when seeds in a tray row fail to grow into seedlings. This is accomplished by picking up an entire row of seedlings from a tray, transferring the seedlings to a mechanism which eliminates gaps b...
06/07/2011
7952479Container
The present invention relates to a container, especially for moisture-sensitive goods, with a container body formed by a wall and a bottom of the container, and a container cover which can be opened and closed. The container has a layer, preferably containing a desi...
05/31/2011
7946189Liquid sample station
A sample station and method of using the station, which contains a removable receptacle for collecting fluid samples from tanks, pipelines or other receptacles. The removable receptacle has a valve at the bottom for easy emptying and cleaning. The sample station is ...
05/24/2011
7905186Transplanting apparatus
A transplanting apparatus which can plant virtually 100% of the seedlings from a nursery tray, while avoid skips when planting which may happen when seeds in a tray row fail to grow into seedlings. This is accomplished by picking up an entire row of seedlings from a...
03/15/2011
7777696Display associated with a treatment device for dental material
A display associated with a treatment device for dental material, with which at least one operating state of the device can be displayed. The display is a function of the operating state of the device. The display shows different operating states of the treatment de...
08/17/2010
7766654Device and method for determining and controlling the degree of polymerization of polymerizable dental material
A device (10) and method for determining and controlling the degree of polymerization of polymerizable dental material (14), which device includes a light and/or heat source (18 or 20), with which the dental material (14) is imping...
08/03/2010
D618799Combined light hardening apparatus and base unit therefor
06/29/2010
D616626Infant no-scratch mitten
06/01/2010
D615656Sintering furnace
05/11/2010
7684694Apparatus for supporting a camera and method for using the apparatus
A camera support assembly including an elongated support, such as a extensible support, which support extends between a base assembly and a handgrip, whereby a user of the camera may secure a camera to the base assembly and, while holding the handgrip, position the ...
03/23/2010
7661547Closure cap for a container
The present invention relates to a closure cap for a container, with a hinge and a lid which is intended to be tightened to the rim of a container body, and with a closure element which is movable to a temper-evident position. The closure element 34 is attach...
02/16/2010
7648362Dental restoration and a method for producing a dental restoration
A dental restoration is provided which includes a base structure and a pre-fabricated over structure which at least partially covers the base structure. An interconnecting material interconnects hardened bite elements of the over structure with the base structure. I...
01/19/2010
7629571Light measurement apparatus
The invention relates to a light measurement apparatus (34), having a light source to which a light guide apparatus (24) is connected, with the light guide apparatus (24) having a light outlet area (30) on the light output side and the li...
12/08/2009
D605281Louvered vent
12/01/2009
7618070Fluid coupling assembly
A fluid coupling assembly which has a novel female subassembly capable of receiving a male portion, the female subassembly being formed by spin welding two generally cylindrical plastic parts together, one of the parts being a quick connect end portion and the other...
11/17/2009
7595513Semiconductor radiation source and light curing device
Provision is made of a semiconductor radiation source having a base body on which at least two LED chips are mounted, at least one chip of which is connected to a series resistor which can be adjusted. The LED chips (12, 14) are fitted to the base body (24...
09/29/2009
7578667Dental mold flask
The invention relates to a dental mold flask (10) for production, in particular for injection molding, of dental molded parts, with at least two mold shells (12) via which a mold cavity (14) can be formed for introduction of polymerizable plasti...
08/25/2009
D599018Hand-held dental tool
08/25/2009
7534028Burning oven
A burning oven, especially for dental materials, is provided and includes a temperature detection element and a calibrating device for calibrating the temperature detection element. The calibrating device has a temperature sensor that in turn can be calibrated at a ...
05/19/2009
7530707Semiconductor radiation source
A semiconductor radiation source, having at least two light sources which are fixed on a common base body and so light can be emitted gently over a total emission spectrum, the first light source having a short-wave, in particular from 400 to 430 nm emission spectru...
05/12/2009
7491059Dental connecting apparatus
A connecting apparatus for connecting an item, especially a dental prosthetic device, with an anchor tooth or a crown in the mouth of a dental patient. The connecting apparatus includes a first interconnecting element (14, 16) for connecting the dental prosth...
02/17/2009
7475773Container for moisture-sensitive goods
A container for moisture-sensitive goods, with a container bottom and a container wall and a cover which may be opened and closed, where the container cover is provided with a desiccant-containing body, the cover (16) having a cover base (36) and a cov...
01/13/2009
7445440Polymerization temperature test element
A polymerization temperature test element is provided for a polymerization device of the type, in particular, for polymerizing dental products. The polymerization temperature test element includes a base element and a receipt region centrally disposed on the base el...
11/04/2008
D577125Dental mixer
09/16/2008
7374422Process and kit for producing a dental restoration piece
A process is provided for producing a dental restoration piece that has a frame with first and second portions and a blended synthetic material covering a first portion of the frame, the heat expansion coefficient of the blended synthetic material being different th...
05/20/2008
7357563Continuous liquid stream blender
Continuous stream ratio blending of two or more liquids. Each stream flow is time synchronized to all others and turned on and off to dose precise ratios into a constant pressure streams combining chamber. Combined on-off flows constitute a net flow rate exceeding s...
04/15/2008
7325433Press oven including an intermediate body, and method for use
A press oven, especially for the pressing of dental material, includes a press stamp via which pressure can be exerted on a blank in a matrix mass of a muffle. An intermediate body is positionable between the press stamp and the blank and the heat conducting capabil...
02/05/2008
7241140Burning oven
A burning oven is provided, and has a housing that surrounds a combustion chamber in which material that is to be burned can be introduced after the housing is opened and can be placed upon a combustion chamber base. A deposit element is disposed externally of the c...
07/10/2007
D545437Dental oven
06/26/2007
7189344Method for producing a synthetic material part
A method for producing a synthetic material part such as, for example, a dental restorative part, is provided and includes spray applying with a spray device a material having at least a polymerizable synthetic material onto a base in succeeding layers. Each layer o...
03/13/2007
7128572Method and apparatus for selecting denture teeth
A kit which may be used for anterior tooth selection, the kit including a facial meter for measuring the width of a nose and/or the distance between the eyes, and for correlating the measurement to a tooth size, and an anterior tooth selection guide consisting of a ...
10/31/2006
7118085Retort system
A method for producing dental restoration components includes filling a retort cylinder of a retort system with a forming mass, the retort cylinder being at least partially encircled by a charging body, and hardening the forming mass. After the hardening of the form...
10/10/2006
7119515Light polymerization device
A light polymerization device for polymerization of a polymerizable material includes a hand-held device having a multi-branch electrical supply receptacle or a multi-prong electrical supply plug for the connection of the hand-held device with the storage battery as...
10/10/2006
7106958Intra-oral camera and a method for using same
An intra-oral camera for producing an axially aligned picture of an intra-oral item of interest permits a rapid taking of pictures, whereby burdensome usage requirements are avoided without, however, suffering any diminishment in the quality of the picture that is t...
09/12/2006
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