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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6955456 | Illuminated pole-suspended flag and method of illuminating To enable legal twenty-four hour national flag display, to permit night display of vehicle-mounted school and team flags, and to do either with minimal increase in night sky light pollution, I mount a light source immediately adjacent a flag and direct the light ess... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6571733 | Bird feeder with non-stick removable bottom screen A bird feeder is provided with a metallic perforate trough bottom that is supported on its underside on ledges consisting of a plastic material on which water tends to bead rather than sheet, and which material is essentially self-lubricating and thereby ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6530730 | Article-anchoring device for vehicle and method of producing A tie system for the bed of a pick-up truck or an article-receiving tray has elongated coplanar corrugated ribs, with selected ribs or portions of ribs having spaced holes or openings extending horizontally therethrough for enabling hook-ended elastic tie... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6499766 | Media folder improvements A media folder or book binder provided with a rotor having elastic bands stretched between pins on its opposite ends has mounting brackets which are mechanically fastened to the spine of the folder. The brackets have trunnions facing inwardly toward the o... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6474267 | Pelletized animal bedding and process and tool for sifting manure therefrom Animal manure is removed from a bedding material consisting of compacted and compressed pelletized sawdust particles or granules of relatively uniform size by a pellet fork specifically designed to enable the pellets or particles to sift through the tines... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6385880 | Decorative liquid globe A decorative liquid globe is provided with an electric motor and pump unit for recirculating liquid within the globe. The unit can be located entirely below the liquid chamber and have only an inlet tube or passage and an outlet tube or passage interconne... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6371832 | Particulate bonding process and products made according to the process An environmentally-safe heat-reactive curable melt adhesive in fine crystalline powder form is mixed with any of a large variety of compatible particulate materials and heated to a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time during which the powder... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6325882 | Method for producing hanging soap bars A method of producing individual personal-sized bars of soap with a water-resistant supporting medium being provided integral with each bar for enabling its suspension for air drying after each use. The preferred method incorporates an intermittent feedin... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6276461 | Fire extinguisher for stove grease fire and mount therefor Two embodiments of a swing-down type fire extinguisher are disclosed. In one embodiment, a single unit can extinguish either or both of two fires on a stove having front and back burners. This is accomplished by dispensing fire suppressant material toward... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6267082 | Portable dog ramp A sturdy, portable, relatively light weight ramp is provided for assisting an animal in inclined walking between two different levels. The ramp comprises two relatively narrow alignable ramp sections which are centrally hinged and designed to cause their ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6238299 | Golf club swing baffle and method of attaching to shaft A one-piece plastic molded baffle has a plurality of vanes extending lengthwise of a shaft to which it is to be attached. A central hub has a lengthwise opening therethrough and a slot communicating the opening to the exterior of the hub between two adjac... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6214242 | Direct injection air stripping method and apparatus A method and apparatus for stripping a volatile compound from waste water comprises creating a high velocity spray of air and stream of water at a first inlet to a first expansion chamber to volatize the compound, recombining the water and air flow throug... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6179256 | Golf club carrier and stand A golf club carrier having opposing sides supporting clubs horizontally on clips has a first condition resting on the ground with its legs spread and only feet of the unit contacting the ground, and a second horizontally-collapsed condition which is assum... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6152204 | Decorative cornice A cornice board has a base panel made of a relatively stiff foam material such as polystyrene. Padding and fabric cover the face side of the panel. The back side has a pair of brackets attached thereto and those brackets are affixed to a supporting surfac... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6142291 | Self-cleaning inclined section for drag conveyor A drag conveyor for particulate material is provided with an upwardly-curved bend section for conveying the material with paddles mounted on a continuous chain from a first level to a second, higher level. The paddles are provided with angled portions on ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6105677 | Method of extinguishing stovetop grease fires and fire extinguisher therefor A simple, inexpensive container that may be a canister similar to an aerosol spray can is fixedly or pivotally mounted in inverted fashion above a cooking burner. The canister contains a particulate fire suppressant material and has a closable, downwardly... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6099009 | Two wheel drive for bicycle A bicycle has separate chain-and-sprocket drive mechanisms for the front and rear wheels. The front wheel drive includes a cross shaft and a pair of crank arms at the ends of the cross shaft, both of which crank arms extend in the same radial direction fr... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6065916 | Portable base for anchoring and transporting unstrable articles An unstable article to be transported is mounted on a portable base member. The base member consists of a webbing, a plurality of parallel rods interwoven with the webbing and a pair of channel members extending at right angles to the rods and interconnec... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6062173 | Upper body harness system An upper body supporting system comprising a pair of loops surrounding the thoracic area and axilla is provided with adjustable suspension e.g., a loop means for controllably supporting the person from above and a cinching member or members to enable the ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6059762 | Male urinary incontinence device A urinary incontinence device comprises a cover portion for male genitalia and a separable urine-collecting pouch. The cover portion has a frontal penis opening therethrough, a strap member encircling the wearer's body and securing the cover potion to the... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5992082 | Fishing lure pouch An elongated hollow fishing lure pouch is made of a relatively flexible elastomeric material having high memory retention and is operable by squeezing the ends of the pouch to open a slit extending lengthwise of the pouch for placement of a lure into and ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5947261 | Drag conveyor system for particulate material A drag conveyor consists of a uniquely-configured trough and correspondingly-shaped outer edges of chain-driven paddles which enable the trough construction to provide physical support for a return run of the chain. The cross-sectional shape of the trough... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5927742 | Trailer hitch aligner The invention is an aligning apparatus which can be removably mounted to or built as an integral part of a towable trailer tongue for vertically aligning the inverted socket of the tongue with the mating ball which is conventionally mounted in cantilevere... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5908279 | Motorized trailer for delivery and installation of propane tanks A towable-trailer for a propane tank has a frame which is provided with an overhead boom extending lengthwise of the trailer and beyond the back of the trailer, a tank hoist movable along the boom, an independent engine and power train with a universal fo... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5906009 | Toilet bowl noxious fume and mist evacuation A toilet bowl has gases and bacteria or virus-laden mist removed directly therefrom by an air evacuation system, both during and after use of the toilet. The system can also include apparatus for forced air dispensing of air-freshening deodorant or disinf... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5899335 | Medication container and method of using A container for medications, written instructions and other materials is provided for an individual whose cognitive powers may be diminished and who must take several medications or doses at different times of a day. The container takes the annular array ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5865409 | Bracket support for utility basket A suspending system for supporting one or more brackets from a utility basket includes a pair of conventional, vertically-aligned keyhole slots in a side wall of the basket, but further utilizes a slot in an adjacent horizontal lip of the basket to add ri... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5813479 | Trigger mechanism for impacting device A device for breaking concrete and similar frangible materials to reduce it to rubble includes a power plunger and a trigger mechanism mounted within a casing. The casing may be carried on and operated by construction equipment such as a back hoe. The tri... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5799819 | Stepladder utility basket A utility basket for supporting tools and materials is positioned atop a stepladder for assisting in performing work tasks from the ladder without requiring frequent ascent and descent. A simple means of stably mounting and easily demounting the basket re... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5713444 | Electromagnetic brake/clutch Tapering shallow notches are provided in the surface of a rotor of a magnetic brake or clutch to increase the torque-transmitting effect of the unit as compared to a conventional smooth torque-transmitting surface. The notches taper decreasingly toward th... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5710396 | Energy-dissipating vibration damping structure The invention is an improved apparatus for damping a wide range of oscillatory or wave motions in a plate, beam, shell or skin. The apparatus includes linearly-extending triangular hinged flexures in the form of spaced apart V-shaped spacer elements with ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5707345 | Method for treating carpal tunnel syndrome A method and apparatus for relieving symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome includes restraining the elbow of the patient from movement while applying pressure to the wrist to move the wrist in a direction away from the elbow. The method further includes rota... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5662177 | Trigger mechanism for impacting device A device for breaking concrete and similar frangible materials to reduce it to rubble includes a power plunger and an actuator plunger mounted within a casing. The casing is carried on and operated by construction equipment such as a back hoe. As the back... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5653678 | Apparatus for treating carpal tunnel syndrome An apparatus for relieving symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome includes restraining the elbow of the patient from movement while applying a controllable tension to the wrist in a direction away from the elbow. The apparatus further includes a mechanism for... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5644796 | Workglove rake A pair of workgloves are provided with rake tines at the ends of the fingers. The tines extend outwardly from the palm side of the gloves so as to enable the gloves to be used in a raking fashion to clean debris such as leaves from rake-inaccessible place... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5556366 | Finger-protecting paper creaser A device is provided to protect one's fingers from abrasion and paper cuts whenever forming a creasing line. The device consists of a pair of hinged, open-ended laterally-positioned elongated arms which are capable of providing a controllable creasing pre... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5505513 | Convertible bed/seat for vehicle A truck camper having a large, flat truck bed and a top cover or shell is provided with a unit of furniture which is manually convertible between bed form and seat form. It consists of three essentially-rectangular elongated platforms hinged at adjacent s... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5503082 | Load-bearing rail and floor system having slotted rails embedded in concrete for the reception of machine mounts or railcar wheels A concrete-embedded, machinery-anchoring floor system includes parallel, accurately-extruded steel rails each having a unique cross-sectional configuration. Vertical loading of the rails improves the load-bearing strength of the concrete, whether the load... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5485661 | Environmentally-protective combination burial/shipping/cremation case An environmentally-protective body container comprises a burnable double-walled utility case which can be used either as a shipping container and/or as a casket for burial or for cremation. The case is blow-molded from an organic thermoplastic which does ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5480355 | Child's carousel A backyard carousel for small children is constructed from tubing and fittings which are attached into a lightweight unitary superstructure. The tubing and fittings are preferably plastic, with the joints preferably being permanently bonded with a plastic... | 01/02/1996 |
