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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7836146 | System and method for concurrently downloading digital content and recording to removable media A method, system and program product to simultaneously download and burn digital media files via the Internet, including audio, video, video games and other digital content and data, onto removable storage media on personal computer burners. Large media files can be... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7754189 | 3-substituted-2(arylalkyl)-1-azabicycloalkanes and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to 3-substituted-2-(arylalkyl)-1-azabicycloalkanes, methods of preparing the compounds, and methods of treatment using the compounds. The azabicycloalkanes generally are azabicycloheptanes, azabicyclooctanes, or azabicyclononanes. The c... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7743580 | Tilt-up anchor and anchor pocket form An improved, lightweight, portable, and self-contained concrete form for fabricating tilt-up concrete walls is provided. The form includes a frame made from metal frame members jointed at their ends with the frame members forming the sides of the frame. Optional str... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7507014 | Controlled cavitation device with easy disassembly and cleaning A controlled cavitation device for mixing and heating of fluids in industries where sanitary conditions must be maintained. The device is easily disassembled for thorough cleaning and then easily assembled for continued operation. All internal surfaces are devoid of... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7504965 | Portable covert license plate reader A surveillance system for covertly monitoring vehicle license plates. A portable covert license plate reader is provided for automatically reading license plate images for each of a plurality of moving vehicles that pass through a field of view of a camera in the re... | 03/17/2009 |
| D585674 | Center console arm rest | 02/03/2009 |
| 7481028 | Mulling and sealing system for compound fenestration units A system is provided for coupling individual fenestration units together and sealing the gaps between them so as to form a sealed compound fenestration unit. The individual fenestration units include mating channels and tabs, or other connectors, that are attached t... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7478983 | Tool assembly A tool assembly in which a tool is releasably mounted on a tool holder. The tool is supported by the tool holder at two spaced apart regions which are formed independently therefore alignment between the axes of the tool and tool holder does not rely on tight manufa... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7386562 | Generic product finder system and method A generic product finder system that provides the capability of managing and performing searches on configurable products in a J2EE application. The generic product finder system includes a manager component for performing searches in response to a search query; a p... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7360755 | Cavitation device with balanced hydrostatic pressure A method of mixing two or more dissimilar fluids such a gas and a liquid is provided. The method includes the steps of introducing one fluid into the other to form a mixture, inducing cavitation in the mixture to reduce at least one of the fluids to a large number o... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7342042 | Lily of the valley aromachemicals Improved cyclamenaldehyde derivatives, and fragrances and flavorings including the derivatives, are disclosed. In particular, the derivatives maintain the fragrance characteristics of cyclamenaldehyde, while enhancing the odorant intensity. In addition, when present... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7333195 | Method for detecting photosynthesis inhibition This invention relates to a method for detecting the photosynthesis-inhibitory activity of substances by providing cells or cell parts with an intact photosystem, introducing the cells or cell parts into a planar layer, applying the test substance to the planar laye... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333851 | Unified probabilistic framework for predicting and detecting seizure onsets in the brain and multitherapeutic device A method and an apparatus for predicting and detecting epileptic seizure onsets within a unified multiresolution probabilistic framework, enabling a portion of the device to automatically deliver a progression of multiple therapies, ranging from benign to aggressive... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332119 | Biopolymer structures and components Structures can be formed from a composition, which can be referred to as a biopolymer, that includes fermentation solids and thermoactive material. Methods of making biopolymer products include for example extruding, injection molding, or compounding fermentation so... | 02/19/2008 |
| D560866 | Surface cleaner | 01/29/2008 |
| D560867 | Surface cleaner | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323606 | Aromachemicals The present invention provides a compound having one of the following formulae: R and R1 are each independently H or C1-5 alkyl provided that in formula (I) when R is methyl, R1 i... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7317030 | Compounds as inhibitors of cell proliferation and viral infections The present invention relates to novel compounds of the general formula (I) and salts and physiologically functional derivatives thereof, wherein Z is NH, or ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7222462 | Sill pan system A sill pan system is provided for installation along the bottom plate of a framed-in window or door opening to prevent water leakage. The system includes end pieces that are fitted in the bottom corners of the opening and a central web that spans, partially overlaps... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7178955 | Safety headlight A safety headlight with a battery power monitor is provided. The headlight includes one primary light bulb and at least one LED bulb. When the battery power begins to fade so that the primary bulb is in danger of going out, a sensor in the headlight switches power t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165363 | Manually separable ridge vent A ridge vent has an elongated body having a width sufficient to span the ridge of a roof along which the ridge vent is installed. Tear lines of relative weakness are formed at spaced intervals along the elongated body. The tear lines may be formed by score lines, pe... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160601 | Entryway with dimensionally stable plastic components A door jamb assembly for an entryway has a wooden jamb plate to which an extruded plastic brick mold and stop member is attached. The brick mold and stop member forms the raised stop of the jamb assembly also may form the brick mold thereof. The extruded plastic bri... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153456 | Method of making molds for making articles and a method of molding articles using such molds A process is described for making gourd molds useful in the production of decorative ceramic and other articles which bear the textures of the gourd interior. Articles produced may also serve as models for use in the manufacture of production molds. Steps in making ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7114695 | Tilt-up concrete wall panel form and method of fabricating same An improved, lightweight, portable, and self-contained concrete form for fabricating tilt-up concrete walls is provided. The form includes a frame made from metal frame members joined at their ends with the frame members forming the sides of the frame. The frame mem... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108902 | Roll-up floor mat A commercial floor mat has a plurality of aluminum rails arranged in closely spaced side-by-side relationship and connected together by hinged connectors beneath the rails. Each rail has a pair of downwardly facing grooves on its underside extending along respective... | 09/19/2006 |
| D527916 | Mirror | 09/12/2006 |
| D527204 | Furniture | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086238 | Oil separator with bi-directional valve mechanism for use with a refrigerant recycling machine An automotive air conditioning refrigerant recycling system incorporates an improved upstream oil separator that removes virtually all contaminating lubricants from a refrigerant stream before the refrigerant is delivered to sensitive downstream components of the re... | 08/08/2006 |
| D525459 | Table | 07/25/2006 |
| 6936667 | Polymerization catalyst compositions and processes to produce polymers and bimodal polymers A process to produce a first catalyst composition is provided. The process comprises contacting at least one first organometal compound and at least one activator to produce the first catalyst composition. The activator is selected from the group consisting of alumi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6782030 | Gas laser The present invention relates to a gas laser with a high-voltage electrode 12 and a ground electrode 14, which electrodes 12, 14 are disposed relative to each other so as to form a discharge gap 16 between them, and with high voltage gene... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6555684 | Pyrimidinyl compounds for treatment of central nervous system disorders Patients susceptible to or suffering from central nervous system disorders are treated by administering effective amounts of aryl substituted aliphatic amine compounds, aryl substituted olefinic amine compounds or aryl substituted acetylenic amine compoun... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6451125 | Parts washing system Provided is a parts washer that includes a multi-tiered basin, a cleaning fluid and a biological component, living within the fluid, that breaks down organic waste. The multi-tiered basin includes a sink member with a false bottom, and a support grid and ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6401335 | Radiator mouth repair kit A method of repairing the broken-off overflow tube nipple of a radiator mouth assembly is provided. The method comprises the steps of preparing the broken-off end portion of the overflow tube nipple by removing a predetermined amount of the end portion un... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6401261 | Sizing and stabilizing apparatus for bicycle helmets A bicycle helmet is disclosed having a flexible, articulated member being resiliently flexible to provide resilient forward pressure against an inwardly curved portion on the posterior of a wearer's head and a flexible connection between the articulated m... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6392543 | Mobile object tracking system A mobile object tracking system is provided for tracking the removal and use of specific objects within a group checked out from storage between the time the objects are checked out and the replacement of the objects in the storage. The system includes a ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6378266 | Doorjamb assembly with extruded plastic components An improved doorjamb and brickmold is provided wherein an extruded thermoplastic molding and stop member is secured to wooden support members to define the doorjambs and mullions of a door and jamb assembly. The co-extruded plastic molding and stop member... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6374835 | Parts washing system Provided is a parts washer that includes a multi-tiered basin, a cleaning fluid and a biological component, living within the fluid, that breaks down organic waste. The multi-tiered basin includes a sink member with a false bottom, and a support grid and ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371847 | Ridge ventilation system A ridge ventilation system includes a plurality of ridge vent sections joined together in end-to-end relationship covering the open ridge of a roof. Each ridge vent section has a laterally flexible central panel flanked by ventilation grids and wind baffl... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6367733 | Core chuck A core chuck has a generally spool-shaped mandrel with an outer surface configured to define three longitudinally extending lobes. A set of three or more arcuate friction plates surround the lobular outer surface of the mandrel and are movably held in pla... | 04/09/2002 |
