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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016172 | Storage rack assembly for vehicle A storage rack assembly in kit form is particularly adapted for use on a vehicle and includes a small number of different types of components to simplify shipping, assembly and installation by a purchaser. The storage rack includes side, front and back generally fla... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8002924 | Apparatus for splicing webs A continuous splicer includes first and second closely spaced rotating cylinders each having a respective cutting element and tape retaining arrangement disposed on its outer periphery. With a depleting web fed by the first cylinder and a replenishing web fed by the... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002224 | Adjustable pedestal support An adjustable support which includes a housing constructed of a sidewall wherein a column is positioned within the housing and spaced apart from the sidewall and wherein the column defines threads. A leg is also provided which is constructed of another sidewall whic... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7975472 | Exhaust gas system for an internal combustion engine The present invention relates to an exhaust system (1) for an internal combustion engine (3) having at least one exhaust gas line (2) that carries exhaust gas and having an injection device (4) for spraying a liquid into the exhaust gas l... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972200 | Abrading wheel with sintered metal core Article and method of making an abrading wheel having a sintered metal core and radially inward openings having curved inner edges to reduce stress in operation and to improve the ability of the wheel to clear residue from the wheel during operation. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7962354 | Booking engine for booking airline tickets on multiple host environments A system and method of booking an itinerary on at least one of a multiplicity of host environments include a plurality of host adaptor modules. Each host adaptor module is configured to interact with one of the plurality of host ticketing environments. A booking eng... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959495 | Method and apparatus for finishing the surface of rubber covered rollers A method and apparatus for finishing the surface of rubber or synthetic covered rollers (10) is disclosed. As seen in FIG. 3, a rotating hub (16) having a circumferential abrasion band (47) and an adjacent set of rasp blades (20) a... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7938073 | Air seed meter with debris clearing device An air seed meter having a rotating disc with seed openings arranged in a circumferential pattern includes a holder adapted to be mounted to the meter housing and carries two balls spring-biased to reciprocate and enter the seed openings as they pass and clear debri... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938072 | Air pressure dissipator for air seed delivery system In an air pressurized system for use in delivering seeds in an agricultural planter from a main hopper to plural remote bins each associated with a respective seed discharge unit, an air/seed mixture is provided to a seed discharge unit via an air pressure dissipato... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7930870 | Stalk roll and stripper arrangement for corn head A corn head includes plural pairs of first and second laterally spaced rotating stalk rolls each having outer fluting and plural outer arrays of spaced knife members extending along the length of each stalk roll. Corn stalks are directed by rotating pick-up cones ea... | 04/26/2011 |
| D634387 | Controller | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901533 | Method of making an RFID article A method and apparatus for making an RFID article such as a label, tag, ticket, envelope, carton, inlay, etc., including a microchip connected to a first antenna which is, in turn, electro-magnetically and coupled to a second antenna. ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900711 | Agricultural planter An agricultural implement pulled by a traction vehicle is convertible between use and transport configurations. The implement includes a carrier frame coupled to the vehicle via the combination of a hitch and a draft tongue having an aft portion pivotally coupled to... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7891915 | Rasp hub for tire retreading machine A rasp hub for use in tire retreading machines includes two side plates with mounting pins extending between the plates. Rasp blades arranged in stacks are mounted on the mounting pins. The stacks extend end-to-end circumferentially about the hub. The center portion... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886472 | Firearm safety device and method for using same Methods for disabling firearms and firearm safety devices designed to reduce the risk of accidental discharge are provided. Safety devices according to the present invention comprise a chamber-disabling component constructed of a flexible material. The chamber-disab... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7869195 | Integrated personal media player and portable DVD/CD player A personal, portable media player capable of receiving and storing audio and video programming is adapted for coupling via a docking system to a portable Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) and Compact Disc (CD) player for playing and recording of video and audio programmi... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862890 | Biomedia apparatus and method of use A biomedia apparatus comprising an elongated central core and a plurality of loops positioned along the central core adapted to collect organisms from water. The biomedia apparatus may further comprise at least one reinforcing member associated with the central core... | 01/04/2011 |
| D628230 | Goggle strap cover | 11/30/2010 |
| D623815 | Mop roller | 09/14/2010 |
| 7774889 | Mop head connector A connection system for securing a mop head to a mop handle. The system uses a handle connector component secured to the mop handle and a mop head connector component secured to the mop head. Through holes in the handle connector component are aligned with through h... | 08/17/2010 |
| D622019 | Cleaning device | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771158 | Power towers/innovative method of power extraction using static airfoils An airfoil shaped tower the size of a skyscraper for the production of electrical power using turbines. The turbines are located at the base of the tower and are fed by ambient air. Power to turn the turbines comes from the pressure drop generated by the wind moving... | 08/10/2010 |
| D621338 | Safety strip and mount | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769610 | Booking engine for booking airline tickets on multiple host environments A system and method of booking an itinerary on at least one of a multiplicity of host environments include a plurality of host adaptor modules. Each host adaptor module is configured to interact with one of the plurality of host ticketing environments. A booking eng... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758062 | Boot retaining unit of a ski binding A boot-retaining unit of a ski binding secures one end, in particular the toe end, of a ski boot using two boot sole holders pivotable about vertical axes, which engage an end region of the sole periphery or ski boot from the side, front and/or top and interact with... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7752829 | Auger stripper arrangement for corn head A corn head includes plural pairs of first and second laterally spaced rotating stalk rolls each having outer fluting and plural outer arrays of spaced knife members extending along the length of each stalk roll. Corn stalks are directed by rotating pick-up cones ea... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7725488 | System and method for receiving and loading fare and schedule data A system for loading data to a search system configured to process requests and present data meeting criteria specified in the request. A first server is configured to monitor a second server for the availability of a new data set, to request a transfer of the new d... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7717524 | Method of molding a cleaning device with a squeegee The invention relates to cleaning devices adapted to sweep floors with an attached squeegee, and to methods of manufacturing such cleaning devices. In one embodiment of the invention, a squeegee blade may be molded out of a first material. Subsequently, a head membe... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7717189 | Planter with remote hydraulic feed An agricultural implement, such as a planter, having a telescoping tongue for placing the implement in either a transport or field use configuration, includes an hydraulic pump located on the planter frame, preferably toward the rear, for powering the planting funct... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7695302 | Electrical connector An electrical plug connector including two mating connectors. A first plug section includes a receiving sleeve which encircles the first coupling section and which carries a locking element which includes flexible tabs movable between a locking position and an unloc... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7647947 | Casing spacer A casing spacer includes a pair of generally semi-cylindrical metal shells disposed on opposed outer surface portions of a carrier pipe for securely maintaining the pipe in fixed, spaced relation from the inner surface of an outer casing. Opposed ends of the shells ... | 01/19/2010 |
| D608190 | Mounting clip | 01/19/2010 |
| 7644904 | Pressure relief valve for use in cementitious material pumping systems A pressure relief valve integrally formed with a section of conduit in a closed system for pumping cementitious material eliminates any dead space in the system within which the cementitious material may flow and set, and thus avoids system disassembly for cleaning ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7641279 | Storage compartment for a chair A storage compartment and method of locking the storage compartment to an arm rest of a chair are provided. The storage compartment may include a housing having a cavity for receiving articles and a cover movable relative to the housing between a closed position and... | 01/05/2010 |
| D606849 | Mounting clip | 12/29/2009 |
| D606848 | Mounting clip | 12/29/2009 |
| 7614819 | Post assembly and method of assembling the same A post assembly having a first post member, a second post member positioned within the first post member, and a sleeve member installed in the ground. The first and second post members are insertable into the sleeve member and the second post member is rotatable rel... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7608831 | Radioactivity dose calibrator A radioactivity dose calibrator system measures the quantity of radioactive material contained in a sample-vial or syringe without removing the vial or syringe from its primary radiation shield. The system comprises a first radiation detector, a second radiation det... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7600946 | Mooring arrangement provided with floating mobile systems for moving booms The inventive arrangement of motorized floating mobile systems (7; 107; 207) for moving mooring booms (4A to 4E) for boats B in inner harbors (P), to translationally move the booms (4A to 4E) perpendicular thereto, to provide maneu... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7596869 | Knife A blade holding device comprising a housing and a blade holder positioned within the housing wherein the blade holder is movable in a direction along a length of the housing. The device also comprises an actuator positioned within the housing and associated with the... | 10/06/2009 |
