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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8009045 | Method for alerting physical approach A method and apparatus is described to detect the physical approach. The method is useful for passively detecting the presence of people, pets, or robots in proximity to a sensor. It is portable, and functions while being carried or placed inside objects. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7036492 | Systems and methods for conditioning or vaporizing liquid fuel in an intermittent combustion engine A system and method for conditioning and/or vaporizing fuel within an intermittent combustion engine in order to effectuate more complete combustion is provided. In one embodiment of the invention, a fuel conditioning system for conditioning fuel within a combustion... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6935353 | Mobile rehabilitative walker A mobile, rehabilitative walker is configured for use outdoors on an irregular or rough support surface. The walker includes a support frame, configured for supporting a person in an upright position, having a plurality of frame members defining an open rear end and... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929665 | Prosthetic foot with a resilient ankle A prosthetic foot device includes an elongated upper forefoot portion, an ankle portion, and a lower footplate. The forefoot portion can extend rearwardly through an upper attachment section, downwardly through an ankle section, forwardly through an arch section, an... | 08/16/2005 |
| 7520904 | Prosthetic foot with an adjustable ankle and method A prosthetic foot with an adjustable ankle includes an upper portion coupled to a socket of an amputee. A lower portion is adjustably coupled to the upper portion, and is attached to a foot member with heel and toe sections. A movable coupling is disposed between th... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7478989 | Apparatus and method for vibrating a railcar A railcar vibrator includes a base member and a vertical support coupled to the base member. A vibrator component is disposed on the vertical support. A wheel having a cushioned outer portion is rotationally coupled to the vertical support capable of rotation around... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7455489 | All terrain vehicle transportation rack and method A modular rack for carrying all terrain vehicles (ATV's) above a cargo bed of a vehicle, such as a pick up truck, is assembled by connecting base beams to preferably a pair of vertical frames to hold the vertical frames in spaced apart, parallel configuration. The v... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7428298 | Magnetic head for X-ray source An X-ray source includes a magnetic appliance to provide electron beam focusing. The magnetic appliance can provide variably focused and non-focused configurations. The magnetic appliance can include one or more electromagnets and/or permanent magnets. An electric p... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7419509 | Prosthetic foot with a resilient ankle A prosthetic foot device includes an elongated upper forefoot portion, an ankle portion, and a lower footplate. The forefoot portion can extend rearwardly through an upper attachment section, downwardly through an ankle section, forwardly through an arch section, an... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416249 | Light-weight snowmobile seat A snowmobile seat configured to be disposed over a track tunnel of a snowmobile includes a base section including closed-cell foam configured to be disposed over the track tunnel of the snowmobile. A seat section including open-cell foam is disposed over at least a ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410256 | Method and apparatus for marking eyeglass lens for placement of reading segment An eyeglass lens appliqué device for determining placement of at least one auxiliary lens within an eyeglass lens. The lens appliqué device includes a sheet of plastic that can be removably disposed on the eyeglass lens, and is clingable to the eyeglass lens. The ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402241 | Water purification device A water purification device including a water inlet that receives water generated by a condenser. The water purification device has a water heating apparatus that receives water from the water inlet. The water heating device has a thermal energy source that can past... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7382862 | X-ray tube cathode with reduced unintended electrical field emission An x-ray source has an evacuated tube. An anode is disposed in the tube and includes a material configured to produce x-rays in response to impact of electrons. A cathode is disposed in the tube opposing the anode configured to produce electrons accelerated towards ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7381023 | Conveyer system for rail-car unloading apparatus and method A method and apparatus for providing a conveyer system configured to move material dumped from a rail-car positioned over fixed rails of a railroad track. The conveyer system includes a frame structure, at least one first conveyer belt system and at least one second... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375887 | Method and apparatus for correcting a visible light beam using a wire-grid polarizer An optical system and method for providing a visible light beam with a desired characteristic includes a visible light source producing a visible light beam defining an optical train. An optical element is disposed in the optical train to create a modified beam, and... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7351026 | Rail-car unloading apparatus and method A rail-car unloading apparatus and method for the same configured to be positioned over fixed rails of a railroad track. The rail-car unloading apparatus includes a frame structure and two parallel rails. The frame structure includes two outer main beams extending s... | 04/01/2008 |
| D564280 | Coffee maker | 03/18/2008 |
| 7328704 | Handcuff calipers A restraint device includes a closable loop to circumscribe a wearer's limb and defining an inner opening having a plurality of sizes. An indicator scale is associated with the loop to indicate the size of the opening in a closed configuration. The size indicated by... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328747 | Integrated buoyancy joint A buoyancy system includes a plurality of buoyancy joints distributed along a riser system. Each joint can include a riser pipe, an external frame disposed around a riser and a vessel, and a buoyant cladding disposed between the vessel and the frame. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7306338 | Image projection system with a polarizing beam splitter An image projection system has a wire grid polarizing beam splitter which functions as both the polarizer and the analyzer in the system. A light source produces a source light beam directed at the beam splitter which reflects one polarization and transmits the othe... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7278779 | Mixer with optional faucet A food mixer device and method includes a container configured to receive food. A pair of interchangeable container bases are each separately and removably couplable to the container. At least one mixing assembly is rotatably disposed in the container. A faucet is o... | 10/09/2007 |
| D551488 | Toaster | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273571 | Molded table and its method of manufacture A plastic table structure includes a tabletop comprising a thin polymer shell layer surrounding an expanded foam core. The multiple layers of the finished tabletop are molded concurrently in a one-pass biaxial or centrifugal rotational molding process, and cured in ... | 09/25/2007 |
| D551017 | Toaster | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270156 | Beverage mixer and heater A beverage mixer and heater device includes a container disposable on a base. The container includes a heating element and a faucet. A cup indentation extends into the base underneath the faucet. The device also include means for aligning the faucet of the container... | 09/18/2007 |
| D547601 | Food processor | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250588 | Combination bread toaster and steamer device A combination bread toaster and steamer device includes a pair of vertically oriented bread slots extending into a housing from a top of the housing; means for elevating and lowering bread in the bread slots; a steamer compartment, disposed on the housing, including... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7232103 | Load-bearing pressurized liquid column A load-bearing, pressurized-fluid column apparatus and method for supporting a load or mine ceiling with respect to a support surface or mine floor includes an elongated, flexible sleeve and bladder retain a substantially incompressible liquid. The sleeve and bladde... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229258 | Streamlined unobstructed one-pass axial-flow pump A blood pump has an impeller rotatably disposed and magnetically suspended within a cavity of a stator by a plurality of magnetic bearings (passive permanent and active electromagnetic) having impeller magnets on the impeller and stator magnets or coils/poles on the... | 06/12/2007 |
| D543405 | Bathtub mat | 05/29/2007 |
| D543072 | Blender | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221420 | Display with a wire grid polarizing beamsplitter A system for creating a patterned polarization compensator (550) has a retardance characterization system (560) for optically scanning the spatially variant retardance of a spatial light modulator (210). A compensator patterning system (565 | 05/22/2007 |
| D539080 | Food processor | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186706 | Administration of non-oral androgenic steroids to women The present invention provides compositions, methods, and kits for improving health in a woman having elevated SHBG levels, or who is receiving oral estrogen supplementation, by non-orally administering an effective amount of an androgenic steroid. Further, the pres... | 03/06/2007 |
| D537292 | Hand mixer | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184115 | Display apparatus with two polarization compensators A projection display apparatus (10) uses a modulation optical system (200) that includes a liquid crystal device (210) in combination with a wire grid polarization beamsplitter (240), a wire grid polarization analyzer (270) and a p... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178268 | Tamper resistant institutional shoe A tamper resistant institutional shoe includes an upper shoe and an outsole joined together to form a cavity configured to receive a user's foot with the outsole disposed under the user's foot and the upper shoe extending over the user's foot. The outsole has a lowe... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172630 | Prosthetic foot with cam A prosthetic foot device includes an elongated continuous cantilever-spring, extending from an attachment section coupleable to a stump of an amputee to a toe section at a toe location of a natural foot. The cantilever-spring is elastically deformable under a load t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159792 | Air freshener and method A method for providing a desired fragrance includes securing a tacky attachment surface of a pad of an air freshener to a surface by mechanical or specific adhesion. The air freshener includes a scent material carried by and dispersable through a coherent, flexible ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147465 | Dental modeling and articulating system and method A dental articulating system to duplicate a patient's teeth for producing a dental prosthesis includes a pair of trays pivotally coupled together. A plurality of registration pins is disposable in a plurality of registration pin holes formed in at least one of the t... | 12/12/2006 |
