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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172009 | Expandable tool with at least one blade that locks in place through a wedging effect In one aspect of the present invention, an expandable tool for an earth boring system comprises a mandrel with a sleeve positioned around the outer surface and a blade disposed in a slot formed in the sleeve. The sleeve is also configured to slide along the tubular ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8091627 | Stress relief in a pocket of a downhole tool string component A downhole tool string component has a tubular body with an inner and outer diameter. A pocket is formed in the outer diameter and is adapted to receive downhole instrumentation. A covering is attached to the outer diameter of the component and is adapted to seal th... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8066500 | High pressure, high temperature back-up with a circumferential relief In one aspect of the present invention, a cartridge assembly for connection to the frame of a high-pressure, high-temperature press comprises a front end comprising a back-up intermediate and coaxial with an anvil and a piston, the anvil comprising a proximal end in... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061782 | Sensors on a degradation machine In one aspect of the invention, a machine for degrading a natural and/or man-made formation has picks connected to a drum of the machine and at least one accelerometer mounted to the machine adapted to measure forces acting on the machine. Electronic equipment is in... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7985059 | Formable sealant barrier In one embodiment of the present invention, an assembly for HPHT processing comprises a can with an opening. A powder mixture is disposed within the opening. A substrate is disposed within the opening adjacent the powder mixture. Paint is coated on a surface within ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984772 | Downhole centrifugal drilling fluid separator In one aspect of the invention, a downhole centrifugal drilling fluid separator has a bore within a tubular body comprising a central axis. The bore is formed to receive drilling fluid comprising particulate matter. At least one fin rigidly fixed within the bore and... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984520 | Water closet A water closet has a wash basin positioned above a toilet which is secured to a floor. A guide is adapted to direct movement of the wash basin in a generally vertical direction. ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980332 | Downhole centrifugal drilling fluid separator In one aspect of the invention, a downhole centrifugal drilling fluid separator has a bore within a tubular body comprising a central axis. The bore is formed to receive drilling fluid comprising particulate matter. At least one fin rigidly fixed within the bore and... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976239 | End of a moldboard positioned proximate a milling drum In one aspect of the present invention, the present invention is a system for removing aggregate from a paved surface. The system includes a motorized vehicle with a degradation drum that is connected to the underside of the vehicle. The degradation drum is enclosed... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976238 | End of a moldboard positioned proximate a milling drum In one aspect of the present invention, the present invention is a system for removing aggregate from a paved surface. The system includes a motorized vehicle with a degradation drum that is connected to the underside of the vehicle. The degradation drum is enclosed... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7950170 | Skewed roller on an excavator In one aspect of the invention, a trenching machine has at least one roller assembly comprising a body rotationally supported by an axle exteriorly mounted to a trenching chain or wheel. At least a portion of the body comprises a substantially conical shape. ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7948239 | Method for controlling a depth of an induction field In one aspect of the present invention, an induction resistivity tool includes an induction transmitter and an induction receiver located along the length of the tool. The transmitter is located adjacent at least one induction bucking coils of the tool. When activat... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942605 | Milling drum In one aspect of the invention a system for removing a layer of a paved surface comprising a vehicle is adapted to traverse a paved surface in a selected direction. The vehicle has a milling drum with an axle substantially parallel and connected to the vehicle withi... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938203 | Downhole centrifugal drilling fluid separator In one aspect of the invention, a downhole centrifugal drilling fluid separator has a bore within a tubular body comprising a central axis. The bore is formed to receive drilling fluid comprising particulate matter. At least one fin rigidly fixed within the bore and... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7927085 | Formable sealant barrier In one embodiment of the present invention, an assembly for HPHT processing comprises a can with an opening. A powder mixture is disposed within the opening. A substrate is disposed within the opening adjacent the powder mixture. Paint is coated on a surface within ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7908851 | Hydraulic energy storage with reinforced layer In one aspect of the present invention, a system for performing work has a hydraulic circuit adapted to store energy within a hose. The hose has an elastic inner layer pre-tensioned by a radial tensioning component disposed within the hose and at least one reinforci... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7887142 | Sensors on a degradation machine In one aspect of the invention, a machine for degrading a natural and/or man-made formation has picks connected to a drum of the machine and at least one accelerometer mounted to the machine adapted to measure forces acting on the machine. Electronic equipment is in... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884611 | Method for controlling a characteristic of an induction field In one aspect of the present invention, an induction resistivity tool includes an induction transmitter and an induction receiver located along the length of the tool. The transmitter is located adjacent at least one induction bucking coils of the tool. When activat... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7866585 | Rotary shaft impactor In one aspect of the invention, a rotary shaft impactor has a rotor assembly connected to a rotary driving mechanism. The rotor assembly has a plurality of autogenous bed pockets, the pockets having a wall intermediate a distal and a proximal end. A least one of the... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7854566 | Nozzles incorporated into a milling machine In one aspect of the invention, a system for removing a layer of a paved surface comprises a vehicle adapted to traverse a paved surface in a selected direction. The vehicle also comprises a milling drum with an axle connected to the vehicle, the drum being adapted ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854078 | Chain assembly In one aspect of the invention, a chain assembly comprises a boom comprising a sliding surface and a plurality of chain links adapted to slide along the sliding surface. At least one polycrystalline ceramic enhanced insert at an interface between the chain links and... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7832808 | Tool holder sleeve In one aspect of the present invention, a degradation assembly has a holder fitted within a block attached to a driving mechanism. The holder has a longitudinal central bore with an opening at an end opposite the driving mechanism. A high impact resistant tool has a... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828392 | Metal detector for a milling machine A milling machine for milling a paved surface having milling tools connected to an underside of a body of the machine and at least one metal detector attached to a front end of the machine. The metal detector has at least one electrically conductive coil disposed wi... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7753303 | Rotary shaft impactor A rotary shaft impactor, has a rotor assembly connected to a rotary driving mechanism. The rotor assembly has an axis of rotation, an inlet, and an outlet, and is disposed within a chamber with an inner wall. A wear path has a portion of the inner wall and a channel... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7717521 | Metal detector for an asphalt milling machine A milling machine for milling a paved surface has milling tools connected to an underside of a body of the machine. At least one ferrous metal detector is attached to a front end of the machine. Electronic equipment is disposed within the machine and is in communica... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7712692 | Rotary impact mill In one aspect of the invention, a rotary impact mill has a milling chamber defined by a housing with an inlet, an outlet, and at least one wall. A plurality of impact hammers located within the milling chamber are fastened to and longitudinally disposed along a roto... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7690138 | Rolling assembly mounted on a trencher In one aspect of the invention a trenching machine for degrading natural and man-made formations, comprising a plurality of roller assemblies exteriorly mounted to a trenching boom or wheel. The rollers comprising a plurality of pointed inserts radially arranged alo... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7681338 | Rolling assembly and pick assembly mounted on a trencher In one aspect of the present invention, a roller assembly on an excavator for degrading natural and man-made formations has a plurality of pointed inserts disposed along its outer diameter. The inserts have a tip adapted to impact the formation and at least one of t... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7676968 | Roller assembly In one aspect of the invention, a roller assembly has an axle that supports opposing faces of a cylindrical body that has a plurality of pointed inserts disposed along an outer diameter of the cylindrical body. At least one of the inserts has a tip with a polycrysta... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7669671 | Segmented sleeve on a downhole tool string component In one aspect of the invention a downhole tool string component has a segmented sleeve slideably attached over the exterior of a mandrel which is adapted for connection to an adjacent tool string component. An end of the sleeve is abutted against a shoulder element ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669663 | Resettable actuator for downhole tool In one embodiment of the invention, a downhole tool string component comprising a through bore running there through formed to accept drilling fluid. At least one mechanical actuation device is also disposed within the through bore. A guide channel is disposed withi... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7661487 | Downhole percussive tool with alternating pressure differentials A downhole percussive tool is disclosed comprising an interior chamber and a piston element slidably sitting within the interior chamber forming two pressure chambers on either side. The piston element may slide back and forth within the interior chamber as drilling... | 02/16/2010 |
