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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180480 | Tool bit monitoring for on-vehicle brake lathe A system and method for monitoring the contact of tool bits of a lathe with surfaces of a brake disk being machined employs a vibration sensor coupled to the lathe. Signals from the vibration sensor are processed as time-averaged segments that can be grouped within ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176710 | Frame member extender and method for forming the same A frame extender for attachment to a stud is formed as an L-shaped body having two orthogonal legs, a short leg and a long leg. The short leg serves as a mounting surface to which a wall surfacing material can be attached, while the long leg is fastened to the stud.... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8132576 | Hair coloring agent capsule A capsule for containing a chemical coloring agent as it treats a lock of hair has a male side with a projection and a female side with a cavity, connected by a hinge that allows the projection and the cavity to be swung into sealing relationship with the hair trapp... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8006723 | Conductor loop-forming tool A loop-forming tool for forming a loop in a conductor has a grip with a first end section having a central post and an off-axis post mounted therein. The two posts are spaced to allow a conductor to pass therebetween and to grip the conductor when the tool is rotate... | 08/30/2011 |
| D641653 | Planter | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971840 | Adjustable support arm for audio visual device An adjustable arm supports a device housing with respect to a base and allows the position of the device housing to be adjusted as desired. The adjustable arm has segments joined by pivot joints, with passages therethrough to allow wires to be strung through the arm... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7935302 | Automatic dross processing system An automatic dross processing system has a pivotably-mounted reaction vessel and a vertically movable motor and impeller. A microprocessor controls the operation of the motor and a series of actuators that move the motor vertically, move a probe that removes a plug ... | 05/03/2011 |
| D632906 | Cabinet frame | 02/22/2011 |
| D632905 | Cabinet frame | 02/22/2011 |
| D631267 | Cabinet frame | 01/25/2011 |
| D631266 | Cabinet frame | 01/25/2011 |
| 7861625 | Dynamic alignment monitoring system for on-vehicle disk brake lathe A dynamic alignment monitoring system allows an operator to monitor the misalignment of an on-vehicle disk brake lathe with respect to a vehicle axis about which the disk to be machined rotates, and can allow the operator to discontinue further alignment when approp... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7813973 | Inventory monitoring system An inventory monitoring system measures changes in weight of an inventory stored on one or more scales. The inventory items are divided into classes by weight, and the system determines the maximum number of items that can be in a combination while maintaining a dis... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7805866 | Stabilized float mechanism for material-moving implement A float mechanism for movably attaching an implement to a vehicle has a mounting frame that connects onto the vehicle and a fixed frame that affixes to the implement. A pivot bracket pivotally attaches to one of the frames and is slidably connected to the other to a... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7805862 | Float mechanism for material-moving implement A float mechanism for attaching a material-moving implement to an instant transfer connector has a pair of spaced apart substantially vertical supports, each with a substantially vertical slot in an upper region and configured to attach to the instant transfer conne... | 10/05/2010 |
| D621643 | Cabinet frame | 08/17/2010 |
| D621642 | Cabinet frame | 08/17/2010 |
| 7726837 | Sealed lighting assembly employing side-emitting lenses A lighting assembly employs LED lamps and associated side-emitting lenses that each redirect the light generated by the associated LED lamp to provide a distribution of emitted light substantially normal to an axis of symmetry of the lens. In a basic embodiment, the... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7712401 | Cutting head assembly for on-vehicle brake lathe A cutting head assembly holds a pair of tool bits for an on-vehicle brake disk lathe having a platform. The cutting head assembly has a platform key fixed to the platform and extending parallel to a brake disk axis of rotation. The cutting head assembly also has a p... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7707896 | Mechanical amplification of small dimensional changes using bowing The method and apparatus employ a resilient element having end definition points that are constrained between stops spaced apart at a separation S. The separation S is less than a free length L between the end definition points when not constrained, causing the resi... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703950 | Side-emitting lens for LED lamp A side-emitting lens for use with an LED lamp provides a distribution of emitted light that is substantially normal to an axis of symmetry of the lens; the light can also be symmetrical with respect to a plane normal to the lens axis. The lens has a cavity in which ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703218 | Traction device A traction device for a boot has a felt platform with a toe section and a heel section, and a heel extension attached to the heel section. Cording passes through two pairs of passages in each of the toe section and the heel extension. On each side, the cording passi... | 04/27/2010 |
| D609508 | Cabinet frame | 02/09/2010 |
| D609507 | Cabinet frame | 02/09/2010 |
| D605029 | Bracket | 12/01/2009 |
| 7621228 | Hand stitching tool and method for using the same A hand-held stitching tool for forming decorative patterns of yarn on mesh materials has a stitching needle with a blunt end and an elongated handle having a top surface and a bottom surface and sized for holding between the thumb and the index finger with the index... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7621072 | Stackable casting sinker A number of stackable weights can be bundled together and secured with a lashing to form a modular sinker of a desired weight. Each stackable weight has an elongated bar bounded by four side surfaces and having a fixed eye. A link member is movably attached to the f... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7621071 | Snag-resistant linkable sinker A linkable sinker which is particularly suitable for trolling can be used alone or linked end-to-end with similar sinkers. The sinker has an elongated weight with a weight passage and a wire member passing therethrough. The wire member terminates at a leading eye an... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7621070 | Snag-resistant sinker line shield A line shield has a tube that can be secured with respect to a sinker to guide the sinker over submerged obstructions. The tube has a tube passage, through which a line attached to the sinker passes, and terminates at a tube leading end and a tube trailing end. The ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7607377 | Axial alignment mechanism with isolated slant disks An alignment mechanism that employs two slant disks to adjust alignment between the axes of rotation of a lathe spindle and a wheel hub has a float plate positioned between the slant disks. Rotation of the float plate is limited with respect to a base, which affixes... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7543717 | Bouquet enhancing wineglass A wineglass having a bowl of depth D and a bottom region symmetrically disposed about a central axis is provided with a protrusion having a central core, attaching to the bottom region of the bowl and terminating in a central core free end, and one or more ledges at... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7211001 | Personal protection system A personal protection system has a shaft that can be secured into a pair of end bases that mount to a surface of the surroundings of the user. The shaft and bases are configured to appear as a natural part of the surroundings, such as a support bar or rail, when the... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7162039 | Noise barrier apparatus having acoustic wave damping cushions The present invention provides a noise barrier apparatus for inhibiting external noise from causing the presence of noise in an audio chamber defined by a noise barrier device and including the user's ear canal. The noise barrier apparatus may be constituted by an i... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7441809 | Modular mine service vehicle A mine service vehicle has a forward module, a rear module, and a cab module of unitized construction that can be secured together to assemble the vehicle. The forward and rear modules preferably have frame sections with terminating plates that can be affixed togeth... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7397366 | Method and apparatus for locating a person who has been buried alive A search apparatus and related method facilitate the final stage of a search for a buried person carrying a transmitter. When the searcher is in the close vicinity of the buried transmitter, the search enters a point-localization phase where the apparatus displays a... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7381909 | Shelving system for use with load cell A shelving system for use with a load cell has a frame, to which the load cell is mounted, and a rack residing within the frame and having a load cell proximity surface supported on the load cell by a pivotal contact element. The rack is stabilized by an anti-sway s... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7369672 | Personal audio visual system An audio visual system has a housing with a video display and one or more speakers. The speakers are housed in cavities which limit dispersion of the sound generated, and the video display is preferably a directional LCD display. The housing is preferably mounted to... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360327 | Material moving pusher/bucket A pusher/bucket has back plate with wings pivotably mounted at either end, and a drop blade pivotably mounted thereto. The drop blade can be secured in a raised position where it is superimposed over the back plate; when in the raised position, the wings can be posi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7346336 | Personal activity sensor and locator device A rescue device has a motion detector and a transceiver that either transmits a locating signal, which can be tracked by others, when worn by user and operated in a transmit mode or receives and tracks a locating signal transmitted by another transmitter when the de... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337584 | Insulated ceiling hatch A ceiling hatch employs a frame having an upper edge and a lower edge and a passage bounded by a sidewall passing therebetween, the passage extending from the lower edge to the upper edge and having its minimum cross section at the lower edge. This frame is employed... | 03/04/2008 |
