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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6797126 | Process for the desulphurization and upgrading fuel oils A method of desulphurizing and cracking of hydrocarbons to produce fuel oil. The fuel oil is first admixed with a sensitizer and solid source of hydrogen and, preferably, with a catalyst and a desulphurizing agent. The admixture is then subjected to microwave energy... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6628793 | Speaker system A speaker system comprises a housing that includes a front wall with a plurality of openings, and first and second exterior sidewalls. A plurality of vertically arranged speakers are each placed into an associated one of the plurality of openings and secu... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6497956 | Structural recycled plastic lumber Plastic lumber having sufficient stiffness and strength to allow its use in structural and load-bearing applications. The plastic lumber is composed of a thermoplastic polymer, a thermosetting polymer cured with reinforcing fibers and, preferably, a coupl... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6488402 | Steam injector and tank mixer A device for the injection and mixing of steam into a tank containing a fluid such as water. A primary steam conduit receives steam and discharges it into a plurality of secondary steam conduits. The primary steam conduit is provided with at least one mix... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6337320 | Reparatives for ultraviolet radiation skin damage A composition of L-glutathione (reduced) and selenium and an epidermal growth factor in a topical carrier and method of using the composition to reduce and repair ultraviolet radiation-induced skin damage, both acute injury (sunburn) and chronic damage (p... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6303651 | Synergistic antioxidant veterinary compositions A composition and method of treating cutaneous infection and resulting inflammation in animals known as hot spots and mange, respectively, as well as related veterinarian dermatological conditions. The composition includes L-glutathione and a source of se... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6296003 | Versatile tent door A tent having a fabric body defining an internal volume and a door for entering and exiting the internal volume and for providing ventilation to the internal volume. A continuous zipper is located on the periphery of the door and on the door opening. A pa... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6292961 | Sleeping bag device A sleeping bag device which includes a warmth retaining body section having a length and width and comprised of insulating material. The body section is sized to accommodate a user's torso and includes a zippered opening running the length of the body sec... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6283742 | Molding system for producing solidified articles A molding system for use in producing a solidified article having a predetermined composite pattern formed of at least two kinds of viscous fluids distinct from each other in color, the system including: at least one discrete passage per each of the visco... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283301 | Separation device and method of use A device and method for its use for separating particulate matter into fractional components. The device is characterized as being in the shape of a substantially vertical column having a feed port for feeding the particulate matter thereto. A top is prov... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6276823 | Method for desuperheating steam A desuperheater for reducing the superheated state of steam located within a cylindrically-shaped conduit. The desuperheater injects water droplets counter to the direction of moving superheated steam within the conduit. Downstream of the water droplet ou... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276299 | Combined container and drinking vessel A combined container and drinking vessel comprises (i) a closable container (10) adapted, in use, to contain a liquid and having two opposed major surfaces (11, 12), one of said major surfaces (11) being substantially planar and the opposed surface (12) contai... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6267001 | Test plug A disposable plug for installation in a cylindrical water line to temporarily block the water line to the passage of water therethrough. The disposable plug includes a cylindrically shaped tablet having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of th... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6242010 | Synergistic antioxidant compositions in management of hemorrhoids and other ano-rectal inflammatory conditions Compositions for remediating ano-rectal inflammatory processes, hemorrhoidal syndromes and ano-rectal wounds. The composition includes the synergistic combination of reduced glutathione and selenium as a selenoamino acid in a suitable carrier for topical ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241135 | Pack system for holding highly viscus fluids A pack system for holding a highly viscous liquid includes a container configured with an opening in the bottom end thereof, a valve mechanism disposed adjacent the opening for selectively controlling flow through the opening, and a pack having a pocket c... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6237172 | Patient support table A tabletop has sections that are relatively movable to positions in which the tabletop is configured to support a patient in a generally kneeling prone position suitable for lumbar examination. An angular section of the tabletop has a torso support surfac... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6236420 | Sublimating card printing apparatus and method A sublimating card printing apparatus, the size of which is reduced with a simple construction while providing multiple functions. A sublimating card printing apparatus for recording predetermined information in a magnetic recording medium and/or semicond... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6234977 | Variable-force monofilament sensory device and methods of using same The present invention relates to a device for delivering single point pressure sensations to a subject, to provide not only tactile sensory forces, but also precise gradations of these forces in a single hand-held unit. The operator can, by watching for t... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6233965 | Insulated shipping container A container having insulating properties for shipping products. The container includes a flexible pouch capable of being folded to a substantially flat, two-dimensional geometry. The container further includes at least one cylindrically shaped elastomer h... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6231483 | Sliding exercise apparatus and recreational device A sliding exercise apparatus used as a recreational device. The device includes a sport board housed within a carrying case. The carrying case has at least a low friction and board protective bottom surface to facilitate sliding the apparatus upon a suita... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6230029 | Modular wireless headset system A wireless headset system for use with, e.g. mobile phones, and which incorporates a wireless headset which communicates with a base station via magnetic inductive coupling or radio frequency signals to dial and send or receive calls via a conventional ph... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6227732 | Sheet package and printer in which sheets are set by the sheet package A sheet package according to the present invention is formed of a synthetic resin sheet and designed in a square-cornered bag shape to have an outer shape corresponding to sheets and a height at which plural sheets are stacked. The sheet package thus cons... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6226692 | Method and system for constructing software components and systems as assemblies of independent parts A system and a method for designing and constructing software components and systems by assembling them from independent parts which is compatible with and extends existing object models. A terminal interface and a terminal mechanism for interfacing objec... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6212701 | Completely automatic waterless closet The present invention relates to a fully automatic toilet ware without flushing, including a case body; a shaped cavity; a seat ring provided on said cavity; a plastic cover over the periphery of said case body; an opened-closed pulling mechanism to pull ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6203080 | Capture bag A bag is sized to accept a hand, wrist and at least a portion of an arm of the user. The bag has an open end and a closed end and parallel side walls extending from the open end towards the closed end such that the portion of the bag sized to fit over a p... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6196976 | Tactile sensory testing device A tactile sensory testing element for determining peripheral nerve sensory function in which commonly used monofilament is exchanged with nitinol, a nickel-titanium alloy which is more dependable in conducting such tests.... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6188391 | Two-layer capacitive touchpad and method of making same By suitable use of screen-printed carbon ink patterning, combined with patterning of the solder-mask layer on the top (finger) surface, a compact capacitive touchpad pointing device has been realized using only a two-layer board as a substrate. The first ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183187 | Integrated lift and tow hitch A integrated lift gate and hitch system, configured to be secured to a vehicle chassis, includes two support brackets, a cross brace extending between and secured to the support brackets, and a tow hitch secured to the cross brace. The cross brace and tow... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6184427 | Process and reactor for microwave cracking of plastic materials A process of activated cracking of high molecular organic waste material which includes confining the organic waste material in a reactor space as a mixture with a pulverized electrically conducting material (sensitizer) and/or catalysts and/or "upgrading... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6167396 | Method and apparatus for navigating and displaying data points stored in a multidimensional database A method and apparatus for forming a decomposition tree in navigating through the data points in a multidimensional database.... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6142879 | Pillow slide A sliding exercise apparatus used as a recreational device. The device includes at least a pillow or a case for a pillow or similar cushioning material having top and bottom surfaces, the bottom surface of which is clad with a low friction durable coating... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6138683 | Smokeless tobacco products containing antioxidants A composition for inclusion within a quantity of smokeless tobacco. The composition of antioxidants is capable of reducing free radical damage to the oro-pharyngeal cavity of a user resulting from consumption of smokeless tobacco. The composition includes... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6134798 | Conduit support A device for facilitating measuring and cutting conduit. The device includes two end plates sized and configured for receiving conduit while being provided with a surface for resisting rotation of the conduit as it resides upon and is supported by the end... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132079 | Multi path mixing apparatus A stationary material mixing apparatus located within a conduit for mixing a low viscosity additive into a high viscosity moving stream. The apparatus includes a baffle which supports a plurality of coplanar passageways and, at mid-circle points between t... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6120053 | Collapsible pushcart for supporting a golf club bag A collapsible pushcart is provided having a collapsible frame that includes a base frame assembly, an upper frame assembly pivotally connected to the base frame assembly, and a front assembly pivotally connected to the base and upper frame assemblies. The... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6107564 | Solar cell cover and coating An ultraviolet and infrared reflecting coating with a wide transmission band and a solar cell cover on which the coating has been deposited. The coating contains a multilayer bandpass filter, and some of the layers of this filter are comprised of mixed ma... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6102561 | Device for enhancing heat transfer and uniformity of a fluid stream with layers of helical vanes A device for enhancing the mixing and uniform distribution of fluids within a conduit. The device includes a core pipe which can optionally receive a first fluid and series of helically wound vanes wrapped about the core pipe employing the core pipe as a ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6095711 | Flip packet A stack of sheet material defining a packet assembly. Each sheet is provided with a single elongated slot spaced from one of its edges such that each sheet is captured by a single tubular element providing for the stack of sheet material to be in registry... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6082713 | Steam injection heater A steam injection heater for liquids. The liquids are carried by a conduit characterized as having an upstream end, downstream, substantially circular cross-section and tapered section. A steam inlet pipe is caused to pass through a side wall of the condu... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6055825 | Insulated shipping container A container having insulating properties for shipping products. The container includes a flexible pouch capable of being folded to a substantially flat, two-dimensional geometry. The container further includes at least one cylindrically shaped elastomer h... | 05/02/2000 |
