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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6689943 | Acoustic guitar with integral pickup mount A guitar is constructed to have a hollow body and to have a top member that has a pickup mounting portion integrally formed therein. A slot is cut into the pickup support area, and a pickup is received in the slot. Guitar strings are mounted on the guitar... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685283 | Cabinet for displaying stringed musical instruments A cabinet for display of a stringed musical instrument, wherein the stringed musical instrument is oriented horizontally and is held in place within the cabinet by the supports which engage the strap buttons of the instrument. The device is optionally att... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6609532 | Rotational connecting valve with quick disconnect A rotational two valve disconnect apparatus including a first rotational valve, a second rotational valve, and a rotational disconnect structure connected to the valves. The valves on the disconnect structure are constructed so that the disconnect can be ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6605769 | Musical instrument digital recording device with communications interface A portable device is used for recording, editing, and replaying musical sounds generated by a musical instrument external to the device. The musical sounds are converted from analog to digital format, compressed for minimum storage usage, and stored in a ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6597576 | Mounting arrangements for data communication devices A mounting system is provided whereby a data communications system can be mounted in a plurality of different ways in one or more standard size rack openings and on planar surfaces. A first bracket selection and arrangement provides side by side dual moun... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6581890 | Adjustable stand for hair stylists A stand for holding hair stylist tools with an adjustable height work table and a power strip on the upper end of the support column. An electrical power supply cord extends from the power strip through the hollow support column.... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581749 | Transfer apparatus A transfer apparatus is provided for transferring articles laterally off of a conveyor. One embodiment of the apparatus is designed for use with a belt driven live roller conveyor, and has a serpentine transfer belt arrangement having first and second upp... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6543235 | Single-circuit fuel injector for gas turbine combustors A single circuit fuel injector apparatus having a bifurcated recirculation zone is provided. The single circuit injector includes an injector tip having an aft facing tapered surface which is communicated with a plurality of fuel injector ports. A radiall... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543369 | Combination bedside and overbed table A combination bedside and overbed table apparatus includes a base, a column, a table attached to the column, and a lateral support system including a support arm outrigger support for increasing the lateral stability of the apparatus when the table is ext... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543619 | Method and apparatus for sorting utilizing a product rake and a relief valve An apparatus and method for reducing the circling upward movement of a product such as waste paper entrained in a carrier stream. The invention includes a product rake placed within a discharge chute to capture and direct product within the product flow. ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6538892 | Radial finned heat sink A radial finned heat sink assembly for an electrical component is constructed from a graphite material, which may be resin impregnated. The assembly includes a base, and a plurality of spaced parallel planar fin members supported by the base. Each fin mem... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6537450 | Centralized bicarbonate mixing system A centralized bicarbonate mixing system is provided for a plurality of dialysis machines of a dialysis clinic. The system includes a source of purified water, a mix tank, an eductor having a hopper for receiving dry bicarbonate material, a mixing pump and... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6510956 | Display stand Methods of manufacturing a three-dimensional helically-shaped display stand, and cake combination, and the stand and cake combination manufactured by such methods. From a base to an apex, a helically-shaped display rises. This helix can be cut from a sing... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6506301 | Apparatus for fluid delivery in a dialysis clinic A modular fluid transport system is provided for transporting fluids in a dialysis clinic from a fluid source to the dialysis machines. The system includes modular ductwork and modular fluid conduits. The connecting stations may include quick detachable i... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6503652 | Fuel cell assembly method with selective catalyst loading A method of manufacturing an electrode for an electrochemical fuel cell is disclosed, comprising providing a sheet of compressed mass of expanded graphite particles having a plurality of perforations defined by walls of the expanded graphite particles, an... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502660 | Tubing manifold with expansion loops A CNG fuel supply system is provided for a bus. The system includes a plurality of rearward tank cylinders mounted on the top of the bus and a plurality of forward tank cylinders mounted on the top of the bus. A CNG manifold line has a length extending tr... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6504124 | Optical glass sorting machine and method A glass sorting machine optically sorts glass cullet according to different color characteristics by irradiating the cullet with red, green and blue light as the cullet are passed through a sensing region between a light source and light sensors responsiv... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6499145 | Glow hat apparatus and method A hat for enhancing visual acquisition of a wearer, comprising a bowl portion for fitting the head of the wearer; a brim portion attached to the bowl portion and extending from the bowl portion; and a first rechargeable glowing portion affixed to at least... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497324 | Sorting system with multi-plexer A system for sorting articles includes a feed conveyor for launching the articles across an airspace toward a first destination. A light source shines light energy on the articles in the airspace. A collector collects light energy reflected from the artic... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6481222 | Desiccant based humidification/dehumidification system An apparatus and method for automatically regulating the environmental system of a motorized vehicle and other articles having storage compartments. As impinging air flow is directed through the cabin or compartment subject to environmental control it com... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6433067 | Formable flexible graphite sealing composites Formable mixture of flexible graphite sheet particles having embedded ceramic fibers extending into the particles from the particle surfaces to increase the permeability of the sheet to resin.... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428312 | Resonance free burner A burner apparatus includes a foraminous burner surface having a multitude of openings through which flames can extend. The burner surface is irregularly shaped so that flames extending from the openings are directed in an irregular pattern whereby eddy c... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6425308 | Toolholder with a removable head A toolholder apparatus is provided for holding a cutting tool adjacent a rotating workpiece. The apparatus includes a mounting block base and a mounting block body slidably supported on the base. A first adjustable connector connects the body to the base ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6412588 | CNG fuel supply system A CNG fuel supply system is provided for mounting a plurality of Type 4 tanks on the roof of a bus. A manifold line extends to the roof of the bus and is anchored against movement relative to the length of the bus. A shutoff valve is associated with each ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6383100 | Bat with varying circumferential wall thickness A bat having a non-uniform circumferential wall thickness. The bat comprises a tubular body having a handle portion, a tapered mid-section and a barrel or impact portion. In one embodiment, the outer diameter of the bat is constant, while the inner diamet... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6381335 | Audio speaker system for personal computer A multi-channel audio speaker system is provided for use with a desktop personal computer. This system includes a cabinet having a bottom surface for placement upon a desktop and having a top surface for supporting a computer monitor. Left front, center f... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6374998 | "Acceleration conveyor" A paper handling system includes an acceleration conveyor having an acceleration belt operating at an acceleration speed. The system includes a pinning structure operably positioned to pin paper to the acceleration belt. The pinning structure is a rotary ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6372976 | Single-coil electric guitar pickup with humbucking-sized housing A pickup for an electric guitar includes a housing made to fill an existing cavity in an electric guitar body originally used for a dual-coil humbucking pickup. The pickup also has a single pickup coil mounted in the housing.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6373953 | Apparatus and method for De-esser using adaptive filtering algorithms A method and apparatus for the real-time creation of an output audio signal from an input signal with an unwanted or noise portion. The system detects the unwanted portion of the input signal by utilizing an adaptive detection filter and reduces the unwan... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6369882 | System and method for sensing white paper Apparatus and methods are provided for sensing the presence of bright white paper on a conveyor of a paper sorting system. The conveyor is constantly illuminated with ultraviolet light. When bright white paper is present in the inspection zone of the conv... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367573 | Cylinder mount for fuel system A CNG fuel tank system is provided for mounting on the roof of a bus. The system includes a support frame mounted on the roof of the bus. The support frame includes at least one longitudinal frame wall extending generally parallel to the length of the bus... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6361201 | Centralized bicarbonate mixing system A centralized bicarbonate mixing system is provided for a plurality of dialysis machines of a dialysis clinic. The system includes a source of purified water, a mix tank, an eductor having a hopper for receiving dry bicarbonate material, a mixing pump and... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6353169 | Universal audio communications and control system and method An audio communications and control system includes a plurality of audio devices each of which includes a device interface module for communication of digital audio data and control data from at least one of the devices to at least one other of the device... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6319399 | Isolation block A plumbing system for a pure water supply of a dialysis clinic includes an isolation block assembly to which the various purifying components can be quickly connected and disconnected. The isolation block assembly includes an isolation block which has bot... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6295905 | Toolholder with a removable head A toolholder apparatus is provided for holding a cutting tool adjacent a rotating workpiece. The apparatus includes a mounting block base and a mounting block body slidably supported on the base. A first adjustable connector connects the body to the base ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6290575 | Surgical ligation clip with increased ligating force A process is provided for surface treatment of surgical operating instruments so as to provide an extremely effective gripping surface of the instrument which very effectively grips a patient's tissue. Particularly the process is applicable to surgical li... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6287222 | Metal bat with exterior shell A bat comprising a tubular body having a handle portion, a tapered mid-section and a barrel or impact portion. The barrel portion merges with the tapered mid-section at an annular indentation formed in the body. The bat further includes an exterior shell ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6282766 | Roll cutter The present invention discloses a roll cutter. The roll cutter has a housing. To the housing, there is attached a base, a cutter assembly, and an optional hoist assembly. The hoist assembly is a telescoping tower that allows the user to engage a roll usin... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6251279 | Heat disinfection of a water supply A system is provided for the heat disinfection of a fluid supply system for a dialysis machine. The system is provided with plastic conduits constructed of a material suitable for heat disinfection, preferably cross linked polyethylene conduit. A source o... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6247262 | Float fishing device A fishing apparatus includes a buoyant collapsible pole assembly which has first and second elongated buoyant poles connected by a pivotal connection. The pivotal connection allows the first and second poles to pivot between an extended position wherein t... | 06/19/2001 |
