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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D543126 | Bottom buoy | 05/22/2007 |
| 7090217 | Component craps stick This invention is a component craps stick for manipulating dice in a gaming casino, formed as a three-component detachable assembly of a rattan hook, a rattan shaft and a pinewood handle. The rattan components may be removed and replaced when they deteriorate or bre... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6923795 | System and method for absorbing excess menstrual flow This invention absorbs excess menstrual flow when an intra-vaginal tampon becomes saturated during periods of heavy flow. A system of two small-size soft absorbent cloths, placed externally in the user's crotch and held in place by the female anatomy, absorbs all th... | 08/02/2005 |
| D489263 | Flexible bottle handle | 05/04/2004 |
| 6623718 | Process for the chemical generation of singlet delta oxygen This method generates the first electronically excited state of oxygen (singlet delta) at ambient temperature by a gas-solid chemical reaction involving a solid alkali metal peroxide or a solid alkaline earth peroxide and a non-radioactive-hydrogen-isotop... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6553870 | Container holder with sink drain attachment This container holder is a vertical structure with its lower extremity fixedly attachable to a sink drain opening, and its upper extremity capable of receiving and clamping the container whose lid is to be manipulated. At the holder bottom, parallel conne... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6551476 | Noble-metal coated inert anode for aluminum production This invention is an inert, non-consumed, anode for use in electrolytic production of aluminum from the ore, consisting of a plurality of parallel vertical wires, or rods, attached to a suspended support structure which is also connected to an electrical ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6481736 | Renewable wheelchair and gurney protection system A renewable protection system protects wheelchair and gurney users against diseases due to contacting contaminated surfaces with impervious sheet protectors--paper or plastic--covering all contact surfaces. Identical protectors separated by perforations f... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6438787 | Back applicator A hand held back applicator for spreading emollients on one's back and other body parts, consisting of a curved handle with a grip, attached to a head with an absorbent pad accommodating the emollients. The pad is attached to the head by pressure-sensitiv... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6406419 | Eyeglass combination with permanent magnets This invention relates to the use of permanent magnets to improve the condition of the eyes, such as to provide relaxation, overcome tiredness, and create good feeling in the eyes. It is a combination of bi-polar magnets and eyeglasses in which circular m... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6135452 | Board game with pieces of varying power A family of five board games with chess-like features played on a board of 64 white and off-white squares by two opposing players. Each player moves 16 pieces arrayed on the two rows closest to the player: 8 hollow domes each named RxM where x=A,E,I,O or ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6093430 | Precise recipe spice dispenser This Precise Recipe Spice Dispenser is an aid to cooks, providing accurate and speedy dispensing of proper amounts of spices in correct sequence for a given recipe. A transparent plastic form contains a series of separate trough-shaped spice compartments ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5944055 | Control valve with swivel connector A T-shaped flow divider for use in watering and irrigating systems, with a swivel inflow connector, and a four-position three-hole ball control valve to direct the outflow to one or other or both of the T-arm outflow connectors, or to close off flow compl... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5894729 | Afterburning ericsson cycle engine This invention is a heat engine operating on the afterburning Ericsson cycle whose principle is heat addition to the cycle by an afterburner in which fuel is burned with the low-pressure air working fluid exhausted by the expander. The resulting combustio... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5681053 | Protective encasement for trailer couplers A protective encasement for a vehicular trailer coupler of the latching lever towball and tongue type, completely covering the top land sides of the coupler. The encasement is made of strong thick-walled material such as but not limited to thermoplastic a... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5648756 | Third brake light and illuminated message combination The Third Brake Light and Illuminated Message Combination of this invention is powered by the vehicle battery and features a rotatable light box with a number of plane facets consisting of translucent, red-tinted, windows, each of which holds a different ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5573803 | Vegetable peeler Disclosed are peelers for fruits and vegetables and the like food products. The peelers are preferably tubular in shape and formed from an extruded flexible homogeneous composition. The tubular shape and its flexibility enables the inside diameter food co... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5553974 | Enhanced vapor extraction system and method of in-situ remediation of a contaminated soil zone This invention is an enhanced vapor extraction system and method for in-situ remediation of soils contaminated with volatile organic compounds, weathered organic compounds and residual organics. The system consists of air influx wells installed around the... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5456278 | Utility shutoff key This invention is a dual shutoff key which is a single tool for shutting off both gas and water utilities. This capability is important in emergencies, such as approaching hurricanes or after an earthquake. The key consists of a main bar having a U-channe... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5199621 | Drumstick holder holster The holster stores a number of drumsticks--or mallets or other rigid beaters of percussion instruments--for instant and speedy withdrawal by a percussion player during performance if a drumstick needs to be suddenly replaced or added. The holster is a tra... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5021084 | Process for improving high-temperature alloys This invention is the electron beam evaporation and deposition(EBED) process which produces high purity and ultrafine grain size in high-temperature and reactive metal alloys. These properties are important in metals used in aircraft gas turbine component... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4928658 | Regenerative internal combustion engine A highly efficient regenerative reciprocating internal combustion engine is disclosed. The regenerator captures the unutilized heat normally expelled with the exhaust products of such an engine and transfers it to fresh working fluid at the appropriate ti... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4874156 | Hand or foot manipulated self clamping device This combination holding tool and vise allows the operator, using hands and a foot pedal, to insert and adjust one or more work pieces between vise jaws before allowing spring pressure to hold the work pieces between the jaws in the holding tool mode. The... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4790284 | Regenerative internal combustion engine A highly efficient regenerative reciprocating internal combustion engine is disclosed. The regenerator captures the unutilized heat normally expelled with the exhaust products of such an engine and transfers it to fresh working fluid at the appropriate ti... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4714625 | Deposition of films of cubic boron nitride and nitrides of other group III elements Process for producing cubic boron nitride films on a substrate by activated dissociation reduction-reaction. Boric acid in the condensed state is evaporated in a vacuum chamber from a resistance-heated evaporation source and ammonia gas is introduced into... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4687495 | Flow control system for erosive fluids A system for pressure letdown and flow control of high-pressure erosive fluid streams containing gas, liquid and solid particles, such as process slurries used in coal gasification and liquefaction. Throttle valves presently used for this application suff... | 08/18/1987 |
