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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082690 | Avian decoy having directional stop means for limiting rotation of decoy body An avian decoy including a decoy body; a stake having an upper end for rotatably supporting the decoy body, and having a lower end for being anchored to a support surface; and a guide for guiding the upper end of the stake into proper position in the decoy body.... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8070172 | Leaning vehicle suspension A leaning vehicle suspension. Preferred embodiments have two transversely-mounted steerable front wheels and a single rear wheel, but the vehicle suspension of the present invention may be used with two-wheeled vehicles or four-wheeled vehicles, and front and rear c... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7946556 | Resilient seat seal for a valve A resilient seat seal for a valve. The seal has a closed liquid-filled void therewithin, and the liquid redistributes within the seal as a portion of the seal is compressed, thereby causing effective sealing by all portions of the seal. Examples are shown with the s... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7938115 | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation device A cardiopulmonary resuscitation device that combines ventilation of a patient's lungs with chest compressions on the patient's sternum area. The device includes a self-inflating bag having an outlet port through which the content of the bag is forced when bag is com... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934344 | Stairway stringer and finished stairway skirt board A stairway with a finished skirt/fascia board is formed using parallel stringers and tread/riser support brackets spaced and aligned along the stringers. The brackets are temporarily and pivotally attached to stringers and the stringers are moved parallel to and rel... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7887127 | Couple's chair A chair for supporting a couple. The chair has first and second backrests mounted to the seat of the chair for movement from a substantially upright first position to a tilted second position at an angle with respect to the first position. A couple sits facing each ... | 02/15/2011 |
| D629930 | Electric PAR lamp | 12/28/2010 |
| 7824546 | Canteen A canteen including a reservoir for containing unfiltered water; a filter; a spout; and a pump for pumping water from the reservoir, through the filter, and then out the spout as filtered water. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7806118 | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation device A cardiopulmonary resuscitation device that combines ventilation of a patient's lungs with chest compressions on the patient's sternum area. The device includes a self-inflating bag having an outlet port through which the content of the bag is forced when bag is com... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7788838 | Waterfowl decoy with leg movement A waterfowl decoy has a body with a motor rotatably driving a shaft. A support rod is movably and eccentrically connected to the shaft. The support rod extends outwardly through an orifice in the body, rotation of the shaft causing the support rod to move inwardly a... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788769 | Carrier strip for holding drapery carriers and method of use A drapery carrier comprising a carrier body with first and second coaxially joined wheels on opposite sides of the carrier body, and bearings entrapped within the drapery carrier between raceway seat portions of the wheels. An axial finger extends from the first whe... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7770612 | Pressure-actuated air gun A pressure-actuated air gun having an actuating port in the nozzle of the gun such that, when the actuating port becomes blocked, as by inserting the nozzle of the gun into a coupling on an article to be inflated or deflated, air is caused to pass from a source of p... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7757347 | Drapery carrier and method of assembly into a track A drapery carrier comprising a carrier body with first and second coaxially joined wheels on opposite sides of the carrier body, and bearings entrapped within the drapery carrier between raceway seat portions of the wheels. An axial finger extends from the first whe... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7721888 | Floral stand, frame kit and container and method of use A product packaging container including end caps with reciprocating pins moved by rotating cams that secure a sidewall sheet fabricated of a flexible material capable of receiving ink or laser printing on one surface, and an end cap may include a sound-playing circu... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7717428 | Checkers for three players A game board and rules that allow three players to play a game based on traditional checkers but requiring additional moves through a triangular central field of play. In one version, the central field is composed of three concentric equilateral triangles made up of... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7716866 | Avian decoy An avian decoy including a decoy body; a stake having an upper end for rotatably supporting the decoy body, and having a lower end for being anchored to a support surface; and a guide for guiding the upper end of the stake into proper position in the decoy body.... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7703471 | Single-action discharge valve A single-action discharge valve for discharging a vessel's contents. The valve has a valve body with a passage therethrough through which the contents are discharged, a frangible seal held within the valve body and sealing the passage while the seal is intact, and a... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703233 | Avian decoy An avian decoy comprising a body having a hollow interior; a support movable between a retracted position and an extended position; and an extremity movable between a retracted position and an extended position; the extremity including a foot and a leg; the leg havi... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7694451 | Avian decoy An avian decoy including a decoy body; a stake having an upper end for rotatably supporting the decoy body, and having a lower end for being anchored to a support surface; and a guide for guiding the upper end of the stake into proper position in the decoy body.... | 04/13/2010 |
| D600414 | Dog training dummy | 09/15/2009 |
| D598208 | Couple's chair | 08/18/2009 |
| 7550683 | Portable digital plate scale The invention at hand represents a dieter's food scale that fits within the base of a plate. It contains a plate scale, a supportive cord, and a digital interface. The supportive cord holds the digital interface firmly in place yet out from under the dinner plate so... | 06/23/2009 |
| 6948688 | Furniture lift apparatus and method of use A furniture leg lifter in kit form for lifting a furniture leg of a large piece of furniture, one lifter per leg. The kit includes a base having an upwardly-opening recess; containment blocks, each with a central vertical opening, that are stacked atop the base and ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 7520020 | Apparatus for cleaning a beverage can's top A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a top of a beverage can. The top of the beverage can to be cleaned is inserted into a can-receiving cavity in the body of the cleaning apparatus, and the top of the can contactingly engages an actuator that opens a valve to a source... | 04/21/2009 |
| D584864 | Dog training dummy | 01/13/2009 |
| 7421819 | Avian decoy with removable foot base An avian decoy including a decoy body; a foot base; and a lock for locking the foot base to the decoy body. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| D575680 | Corner safety protector for motor home slide-out | 08/26/2008 |
| D574896 | Communication device having rings with cord | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410150 | Winch safety switch for a hoist An improved hoist for raising and lowering a weighted object secured to a hoist cable, wherein the improvement comprises a safety switch in series with an up-down switch of the hoist. The safety switch has an actuating member with spaced-apart first and second porti... | 08/12/2008 |
| D554565 | Corner safety protector for motor home slide-out | 11/06/2007 |
| 7257972 | Locking case for a toothbrush A locking storage case for holding a toothbrush. As two parts of the case are slidably engaged with each other to form an enclosed cavity holding the toothbrush, a combination lock, integrally and rigidly mounted to the parts of the case, becomes engaged for locking... | 08/21/2007 |
| D546121 | External surface configuration for the front panel of a stove | 07/10/2007 |
| D545935 | Firing device adapter | 07/03/2007 |
| D540942 | Oral suction device holder cassette | 04/17/2007 |
| D540466 | Three-way clamp body | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201080 | Hand-operated jointed control lever A hand-operated jointed control lever assembly that allows normal operation when moved in a first direction by an operator's grip, but disjoints without breaking when moved in other directions. The control lever naturally returns to its normal mode of operation when... | 04/10/2007 |
| D539902 | Oral suction device holder cassette arm | 04/03/2007 |
| D536916 | Beverage dispenser | 02/20/2007 |
| 7147771 | Effluent treatment system An effluent treatment system including a treatment tank for holding effluent; a filter for filtering effluent from the treatment tank; a valve for directing effluent from the filter component to either a discharge or through the inlet port of the treatment tank back... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7090455 | Stacked assembly of roofing caps A staple or nail gun assembly includes a staple or nail gun, a cap feeding device and a cap having a peripheral rim disposed on its underside, a marginal edge on its upper side adjacent a central portion having the shape of a truncated cone. The staple or nail gun a... | 08/15/2006 |
