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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7264247 | Entertainment and refreshment assembly An entertainment and refreshment assembly with various arcade games and vending machines including a large housing having an exterior configuration resembling a vehicle. The interior portion includes a plurality of separate receptacles which each receive any combina... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7303249 | Method and apparatus for a printer cartridge tester A handheld device for testing printer cartridges that interfaces with a computer for processing of test results is provided. Multiple testing devices may be coupled to the computer. In one embodiment, each testing device includes a base board and an adaptor board. T... | 12/04/2007 |
| D556787 | Combination aerator and spreader | 12/04/2007 |
| D554975 | Mounting adapter for laser receiver | 11/13/2007 |
| D554747 | Electric fan | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284427 | Self-calibrating liquid level transmitter The present disclosure generally relates to a capacitance sensing apparatus equipped with self-calibrating capacity and method of use thereof. The disclosure contemplates the determination using a secondary means of precise fluid levels according to five possible em... | 10/23/2007 |
| D553320 | Trash bag holder | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278214 | Electric pencil sharpener An electric pencil sharpener includes a power source, such as a plurality of batteries, disposed within a base portion. The electrical pencil sharpener further includes a housing portion connected to the base portion and a motor disposed within the housing portion, ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275974 | Magnetic top toy A wheel-shaped top with magnetic spindles projecting from the body. A circular disc with a beaded rim is mounted on each end of a shaft; the rims of the discs forming a two-rail track encircling the shaft. A handle has two legs attached to opposite ends of the shaft... | 10/02/2007 |
| D550252 | Plug aerator lift lever | 09/04/2007 |
| D550254 | Flip over tow design for lawn core aerator | 09/04/2007 |
| D549881 | Helmet | 08/28/2007 |
| D547499 | Helmet | 07/24/2007 |
| D547357 | Eyeglasses | 07/24/2007 |
| D546932 | Electric fan | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239322 | Multi-thread graphic processing system The present invention includes a multi-thread graphics processing system and method thereof including a reservation station having a plurality of command threads stored therein. The system and method further includes an arbiter operably coupled to the reservation st... | 07/03/2007 |
| D544949 | Air filter | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222548 | Elevated black panel for accelerated weathering test device A black panel assembly for use in an accelerated weathering test device having a specimen table includes a platform disposed on the specimen table, the platform including a plurality of standoffs and a mounting surface, wherein the plurality of standoffs elevate the... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218200 | Manual-reset thermostat A movable operating member 5 is swingably borne by the base 1, and its distal end is moved upward by allowing its proximal end 5b to be pressed downward. The movable contact 3 is separated from the stationary contact 2 upwar... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213660 | Washpipe seal A controlled leakage seal assembly having a first stationary portion adapted to be connected in substantially fluid-tight relation to a source of drilling fluid and a second portion adapted to be connected in substantially fluid-tight relation to a rotary portion in... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207667 | Apparatus and method for refurbishing used cartridges for ink jet type imaging devices An apparatus for refurbishing used ink jet cartridges and a method for operating an ink jet cartridge refurbishment facility. The apparatus includes a number of stations and accessories that perform the recovery and filling aspects of the ink jet cartridge refurbish... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207419 | Safety lock system for a lift A lift having a safety lock system includes a mast that may be supported by a base, and a frame that can be lifted or lowered along the mast. The safety lock system includes a first support beam that is located adjacent to the mast and a second support beam that is ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195344 | Apparatus and method for refurbishing used cartridges for ink jet type imaging devices A method and apparatus for refurbishing used ink jet cartridges. The apparatus utilizes an interchangeable cradle attachment arrangement that can hold virtually any type of ink jet cartridge. After the ink jet cartridge is placed in an ink jet cartridge cradle, a va... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7174781 | Temperature reduction fixture for accelerated weathering test apparatus An accelerated weathering test apparatus of the type used to concentrate solar radiation upon test specimens including a fixture connected to a target board including a frame spaced from the target board a predetermined distance by a plurality of stand-offs and havi... | 02/13/2007 |
| D535802 | Poly cart | 01/23/2007 |
| D535720 | Skimmer assembly | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160607 | Laminate damping base material, and damping structure with stack of this base material A damping structure which dispenses of the connection of a resistor used for a conventional damping structure and undergoes diverse molding processings with a simpler structure, and a laminate damping base material constituting such a damping structure. A laminate d... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156891 | Forced air system air filter An air filter including a filter media having a plurality of flat pleats defining a plurality of truncated pleat tips and sloping side surfaces along a front face and a rear face. The truncated pleat tips are oriented perpendicular to the direction of pleating and a... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7139612 | Multi-phasic microphotodiode retinal implant and adaptive imaging retinal stimulation system An artificial retina device and a retinal stimulation system and method for stimulating and modulating its function is disclosed. The artificial retina device includes multi-phasic microphotodiode subunits. In persons suffering from blindness due to outer retinal la... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128871 | Silver-colored alloy with low percentages of copper and zinc A silver-colored, tarnish-resistant, corrosion-resistant alloy is provided. The alloy includes 92.5–95% silver, combined with a master alloy of 24–34% zinc; 60–74% copper; 0.5–1.8% silicon; 0.0–8.0% tin, or 0.0–1.5% indium, wherein percentages are in ter... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128075 | Parts washing apparatus An apparatus for washing parts includes a cleaning chamber including a spray portion and a reservoir portion. The spray portion includes a support for the parts and a spray bar having at least one orifice for distributing a cleaning solution. The reservoir portion s... | 10/31/2006 |
| D530351 | Separator cover | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119135 | Seed oil based coatings and their applications A coating containing seed oil comprising the following: a seed oil used as a film forming component for the coating with at least one film forming component for the coating; at least one component to provide opacity and solar reflectivity to the coating; at least on... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118271 | Calibrating temperature sensors of weathering devices by means of contactless temperature measurement Calibrating temperature sensors of weathering devices by means of contactless temperature measurement A temperature sensor (10) which is, for example, designed as a black standard sensor and is typically used in apparatuses for artificial weathering of... | 10/10/2006 |
| D529463 | Digital video disk player | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111913 | Telescoping slide rail with latching and alignment mechanisms A telescoping slide rail assembly including interconnected mounting, intermediate and stationary slide rails movable relative to one another to extend and retract the mounting and intermediate slide rails relative to the stationary slide rail between fully extended ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100780 | Display assembly A display assembly including an upper channel, a lower channel and a plurality of display panels. The upper channel includes longitudinal first and second upper tracks oriented parallel and disposed immediately adjacent. The lower channel is disposed substantially v... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097169 | Elastomeric bearing with modified cylindrical core An elastomeric bearing having inner and outer races and a core. The core has a plurality of resilient laminae and a plurality of non-resilient laminae interleaved with one another. Each of the lamina has an axially inner cylindrical portion of a given diameter, an a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096882 | Valve security device A valve security device for releasably securing a fluid flow valve in an inoperable position including an inner body adapted to be disposed about the valve actuator such that rotation of the inner body effects corresponding rotation of the actuator to open and close... | 08/29/2006 |
