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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6578239 | Low profile latchable tie A latchable tie including a flexible strap with an elongated section having spaced apart first teeth, a head end, a tail end, an upper surface and a lower surface; a head defining an outer end portion, an inner end portion joined to the strap, an outer op... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6581020 | Process-linked data management system A system for managing and reporting laboratory data wherein the data is obtained at remote data-taking stations, transferred instantaneously by wireless communication to a main data-storing/manipulating station for recording therein without being recorded... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6546179 | Guide for routing cables through panel openings An optic cable guide securable to a housing panel and having a guide surface with a radius of curvature to restrict cable bends and projecting over a hole in the panel through which cables pass or alternatively securable to an inner surface of the panel f... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6540207 | Cable hanging system A cable block particularly adapted for use in the installation of aerial cable comprises a main frame member formed at its upper end with an inverted V-shaped strand engaging hanger section, at its lower end with a U-shaped pulley support section, and wit... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6480731 | Biomedical electrode A biomedical electrode including a flexible pad having a top surface and a bottom surface; an asymmetrical, linearly aligned array of signal contacts retained by the flexible pad and each having a contact surface projecting from the bottom surface and a c... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6467710 | Apparatus and method for processing, creating and dispensing a roughage ration for livestock A roughage processing and dispensing apparatus including a mobile frame defining a floor section for supporting a plurality of bales of roughage, a shredder section in which the bales are shredded, a discharge section for discharging roughage shredded in ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6440067 | System and method for remotely monitoring functional activities A method for remotely monitoring and identifying Functional Activities performed by a test subject, the method including the steps of (a) extracting a given type of signals from each of a predetermined set of muscles of a control subject during the perfor... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6419730 | Gas transmission system including a water separator A water separator for a gas transmission system and including a cylindrical vessel having a front end wall defining a gas inlet, a rear end wall defining a gas outlet, and a bottom wall defining at least one water discharge opening; a tank disposed below ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6386146 | Aquaculture method and apparatus An aquaculture cage including a buoyant upper support for disposition at the surface of a water body; a side wall having an upper edge secured to said upper support so as to project below the surface of the water body, the side wall being formed with a pl... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6363215 | Hot air and light emitting curling brush A hair curling brush comprises a convection heater and a barrel which encloses a halogen heating bulb. The barrel comprises a tube having both a plurality of bristles and a plurality of holes adjacent to the bristles. The heating bulb emits both visible l... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357141 | Evaporator with hot air bath and method of use An evaporating system for evaporating solvents from chemical samples held in supply plates, which accelerate evaporation by warming the samples in a hot air bath. The system includes adapters to allow the use of supply plates of varying heights, such as e... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6354016 | Dual in-line styling hair dryer A dual in-line portable electric hair drying appliance includes independently operational heaters to provide optimized performance and a multitude of operating conditions that are found to be advantageous in the drying and styling of hair.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6353165 | String instrument with protective string cap A string instrument including a body; a headstock; a neck extending between the body and the headstock; and a plurality of tuning mechanisms retained by the headstock and each having a stem with a tuning end and a connection end. Also included are a plura... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6328142 | Eddy-current deceleration apparatus An eddy-current apparatus including a movable magnet support tube (25) disposed internally of a brake drum (8), and supporting an array of magnets (15) operable to generate a braking force in the brake drum (8). An outer guide tube (22) covers the magnet ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6318594 | Container system and method apparatus for holding and dispensing flowable dry goods A soft container and handling system for transporting, handling, and dispensing flowable dry goods, the container having a resealable discharge chute extending from a bottom wall portion and arranged to allow gravity induced discharge of goods when raised... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6309366 | Foot therapy device A foot therapy device including a portable housing with an annular wall having an upper edge and defining a reservoir for retaining a volume of liquid to be used during foot therapy; a lid covering a given portion of the reservoir and secured to a continu... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6300568 | Grommet strip bendable along orthogonally related directions A grommet strip including a metallic, elongated base having first base portions spaced apart along a longitudinal axis and each having a given width W; and second base portions each joining a longitudinally spaced apart pair of the first base portions, ea... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6285828 | Infrared hair dryer heater A hair dryer having both a fan-forced convection heater and radiant heater which emits energy having wavelengths in both the infrared and visible spectrum. The housing of the dryer is translucent to visible light but absorbent of infrared radiation and ar... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6248979 | Hair curling roller heating system with resistive heating plate and halogen bulb emitting heat and light A hair-curling roller heating system including a plurality of rollers supported on posts heated by both a resistive heating plate and a halogen bulb which emits both visible light and radiant heat in the form of infrared radiation. The posts have open top... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6220403 | Eddy current braking system A guide tube formed of a non-magnetically permeable material is coaxially disposed in a brake drum coupled to a rotational shaft and a magnet support tube formed of a non-magnetically permeable material is axially movably supported within the guide tube. ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209688 | Eddy current reduction apparatus An eddy current reduction braking system in which with high speed rotation of a brake drum, magnetic flux produced by magnets is concentrated to increase magnetic flux density and thereby enhance braking force. According to the invention, there is provide... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6209260 | Cemetery planter A cemetery planter including a box having a first box portion with a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, an end wall and an open end, and a second box portion with a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, an end wall and an open end; the open end of ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6176355 | Eddy current braking system A vehicle braking system including a magnetically permeable rotatably mounted brake drum; an annularly distributed magnetic source generates a magnetic field within the brake drum; a control for selectively applying the magnetic field to the brake drum; a... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6164630 | Portable humidifier with water treatment substance dispenser A humidifier including a base defining a reservoir for liquid; a humidification mechanism for inducing dispersion of moisture withdrawn from the reservoir; a liquid storage tank having an outlet communicating with the reservoir and adapted to feed liquid ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6167193 | Portable electric heater with digital display A portable electrical heater including a portable housing defining an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air flow path therebetween; a blower for circulating air through the air flow path; an electrically powered heater element disposed in the air flow path... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6149138 | Portable humidifier with keyed replaceable cartridge element A portable humidifier including a housing defining an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air flow path therebetween; a retainer disposed in the housing and defining key structure; and an air permeable, liquid absorbent cartridge element replaceably retained... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6149141 | Portable evaporative humidifier apparatus A humidifier including a housing defining an air inlet, an air outlet, an air flow path between the inlet and outlet and a liquid reservoir; a blower system for producing air flow between the inlet and the outlet; and a retainer removably mounted in the h... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6131889 | Evaporative humidifier with liquid distribution system An evaporative humidifier including a portable housing defining an air inlet, an air outlet, an air flow path between the inlet and the outlet, and a liquid reservoir; a blower system including a fan blade for producing air flow through the path between t... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129666 | Biomedical electrode A biomedical electrode including a flexible pad having a top surface and a bottom surface; an asymmetrical, linearly aligned array of signal contacts retained by the flexible pad and each having a contact surface projecting from the bottom surface and a c... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6093470 | Grommet strip manufacturing method and apparatus A grommet strip manufacturing apparatus including a supply mechanism for feeding a grommet strip; a feed mechanism for feeding a cushion strip; and a guide for joining the moving grommet and cushion strips into a composite strip so as to provide longitudi... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6091888 | Portable environmental conditioning device with presence detector responsive shutoff An appliance includes a housing defining an air inlet and an air outlet facing opposite to the air inlet, an inlet detector for detecting objects in an inlet zone projecting away from the inlet and an outlet detector for detecting objects in an outlet zon... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6086001 | Apparatus and method for processing, creating and dispensing a roughage ration A machine adapted to be towed by a tractor and powered by the PTO and hydraulic power system of the tractor for transporting, processing and blending two different types of roughage of substantial size and weight into a desired ratio for a more efficient ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6068393 | Robotic system for processing chemical products A robotic system for processing a plurality of products, the system including a plurality of units arranged to sequentially receive the products and each having a work station for effecting a specific operation on the products; and a robotic device associ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6060024 | Automatic dissolution testing system A dissolution testing system including a base; a plurality of vessels mounted on the base; an agitation mechanism for agitating a liquid content of the vessels; and a head supported above each of the vessels and operable to automatically inject a liquid m... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6052511 | Humidifier with removable water supply tank A portable humidifier including a base defining a reservoir for liquid; a humidification mechanism for drawing moisture from the reservoir and discharging the moisture into the environment; and a tank removably supported by the base and having an outlet c... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6044573 | Measuring device A measuring device including a gage having a dial, a pointer associated with the dial, and an actuator stem operatively coupled to the pointer; and a coupling mechanism having a connector portion detachably secured to the actuator stem; and a receiver por... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044293 | Method for detecting toxic chemical concentration in individuals A method for detecting in a human test subject the presence of a harmful level of a chemical-biological agent, the method including the steps of administering a given dose of a predetermined chemical-biological agent to a control subject; extracting contr... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041974 | Wall mounted fluid dispenser A support apparatus for a fluid dispenser having a container with a body portion, a neck portion defining an opening and a flange; and a fluid pump mechanism for withdrawing fluid from the container. Included in the apparatus is a housing for mounting on ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6039157 | Eddy current braking system Magnets (20) are separated by ferromagnetic plates (21) from an inner surface of a brake drum (13) made of steel and secured to a rotational shaft (4). When the rotating brake drum (13) crosses magnetic flux generated by the magnets (20), a braking force ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6038140 | Grounding circuit board standoff A circuit board standoff including a body for disposition between first and second boards so as to maintain a predetermined minimum spacing between substantially parallel facing inner surfaces thereof; the body having at one end a first abutment surface f... | 03/14/2000 |
