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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7775212 | Disposable, self-opening bodily fluid barrier Shown is a disposable, self-opening bodily fluid barrier formed of a sheet of impermeable material. The device may include a main body panel, side panels, and a foot panel to fully wrap and encase an injured or diseased patient and contain any bodily fluids released... | 08/17/2010 |
| D620317 | Drinking mug | 07/27/2010 |
| 7740469 | Method and apparatus for uniformly stretching thermoplastic film and products produced thereby Thermoplastic films and laminates are made by extrusion and stretching using differential speed rollers employing a short stretching gap of no more than one inch immediately after the extruded film product is formed. The method and apparatus control the thickness of... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7704313 | Surfactant-free cleansing and multifunctional liquid coating composition containing nonreactive abrasive solid particles and an organosilane quaternary compound and methods of using Cleansing and multifunctional coating compositions containing an organosilane quaternary compound, nonreactive abrasives, and hydrogen peroxide in aqueous formulations are used to improve water and soil repellency and residual antimicrobial activity on surfaces. Var... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7549454 | Belt coat composition A composition for coating steel belts used in constructing a radial medium truck (RMT) tire, having improved tensile strength and modulus retention, increased dynamic stiffness, increased fracture and tear resistance, and improved reversion resistance. ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7478654 | Hose A hose including at least one permeation resistant layer, an elastomeric layer overlaying each at least one permeation resisting layer, at least one reinforcement layer overlaying an elastomeric layer, and a cover layer overlaying the at least one reinforcement laye... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7424814 | Dead bolt lock system having multiple security features A dead bolt lock system having one or more security locks in conjunction with a dead bolt to provide various levels of security access to a door. An inertia assembly restrains movement of the dead bolt when a shock load is applied to the door, but allows the dead bo... | 09/16/2008 |
| D568640 | Footboard bottom corner | 05/13/2008 |
| D564782 | Table | 03/25/2008 |
| D564809 | Furniture | 03/25/2008 |
| D564808 | Furniture component | 03/25/2008 |
| D564800 | Furniture | 03/25/2008 |
| D564799 | Furniture | 03/25/2008 |
| 7254875 | Casket having memorabilia compartment A casket memorabilia compartment assembly adapted to couple to a casket to provide display and/or storage of pictures memorializing the deceased. The memorabilia compartment assembly comprises a panel mountable to the casket for swinging displacement between an inne... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243655 | System and method using the rectal mucosal membrane for inducing hypothermia and warming A system and method for cooling and warming the central nervous system of a patient comprises a delivery tube with one of the ends couplable to a supply of fluid. A head structure is coupled to the other end of the delivery tube and cooling or warming fluid is direc... | 07/17/2007 |
| 6970341 | Integrated broadband ceramic capacitor array A monolithic capacitor structure includes opposed and overlapping plates within a dielectric body, which are arranged to form a lower frequency, higher value capacitor. Other conductive structure is located either inside the dielectric body or on an external surface... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6951329 | Concrete wall form with flexible tie system A concrete wall form that can readily be used with different types of form ties systems to construct parallel form sections for receiving poured concrete. The form includes first and second tie rod engaging portions configured to receive first and second types of ti... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6898971 | Miniature sports radar speed measuring device A sensor is provided for measuring the speed of a moving sport object, for example, from a gun, bow or other implement, such as a bullet or paint ball or arrow. The sensor is operable over a short range and is preferably mounted in close proximity to the path of the... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6892448 | Automated roll packing apparatus An apparatus for fully automated roll packing of compressible mattress spring assemblies, including a radially collapsible mandrel for easy removal of finished rolls. In-fed spring assemblies are precompressed prior to winding on the mandrel, which is mounted to a p... | 05/17/2005 |
| D498096 | Sofa trim | 11/09/2004 |
| D497743 | Cloverleaf table component | 11/02/2004 |
| D497745 | Cloverleaf table | 11/02/2004 |
| D497513 | Set of handles for an article of cookware | 10/26/2004 |
| D497502 | Sofa trim | 10/26/2004 |
| 6755518 | Method and apparatus for ink jet printing on rigid panels Ink jet printing is provided onto rigid panels such as foamboard and contoured material using ultraviolet (UV) light curable ink, which is first at least partially cured with UV light and then may be subjected to heating. Printhead-to-panel spacing is controllable t... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6746851 | Method for automated staining of specimen slides A method and apparatus for specimen slide (710) preparation is disclosed. The method and apparatus of the present invention uses slide trays (700) that have receptacles for at least one specimen slide (710) and an associated reagent pack (720... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6735797 | Adjustable bed system In one aspect of the invention, an adjustable bed system is contained within a truck sleeper compartment. The adjustable bed system includes: a base frame; an upper-body frame system and a lower-body frame system, with each frame system being pivotally attached at o... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6732879 | Article of manufacture for the hanging of screw top bottles and tubes A device for the hanging of screw-top bottles and tubes such as shampoo bottles and toothpaste tubes on a shower curtain rod, towel rod, storage rack, toothbrush rack or any other bar, rail or line. The device has threads on its bottom or lower section that screw to... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6718715 | Hardwood floor pad with improved restoration capability A pad for a hardwood floor which has an upper layer of floorboards and a lower subfloor, and a plurality of the pads supporting the subfloor and floorboards in spaced relation above a base, each of the pads including horizontally oriented triangular openings defined... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6671211 | Data strobe gating for source synchronous communications interface A circuit arrangement and method are used in connection with a data latch that is coupled to a data source over a source synchronous communications interface to disable the data latch from latching data whenever the data source is not driving the source s... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6519716 | Electronic device initialization with dynamic selection of access time for non-volatile memory A circuit arrangement and method of initializing an electronic device dynamically test a non-volatile memory prior to retrieving initialization program code to select an operational access time at which the initialization program code can be reliably retr... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6467239 | Method of packaging spring units A method of packaging spring units in which first and second webs of insulator material are fixedly located against the top and bottom surfaces of the spring units. The webs are folded around outermost coil springs along longitudinal edges of the spring u... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6468261 | Medical fluid delivery system A system to provide a specified volume of a medical fluid from a bulk source to a dose and/or delivery container for injection into a patient. The fluid path between the bulk container and the delivery container is physically separated at a connecting sit... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6413813 | Method for making DRAM using an oxide plug in the bitline contacts during fabrication The conventional capacitor-under-bitline (CUB) DRAM structure faces problems of high photoresist developing aspect ratio and step-height. The present invention discloses a DRAM with planar upper-plate structure and the upper-plate forms an opening broader... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6374606 | Dual pump ejector system for articulated trucks and the like having horizontal discharge A material eject system includes an ejector mounted to a bed of a vehicle which is movable between a rear end and a forward end of the bed for ejecting material from the bed. The ejector is powered by a cylinder having different fluid volumes depending on... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6367413 | Apparatus for monitoring substrate biasing during plasma processing of a substrate A processing system for processing a substrate with a plasma comprises a processing chamber configured for containing a plasma and a substrate support. Electrodes are coupled to the substrate support and an RF power source is coupled to each of the electr... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6364182 | Holster assembly with disposable blade well A holster assembly for use with a hand-held utility knife having a segmented blade. The holster assembly comprises a plastic holster having a generally hollow interior and a blade well located inside the hollow interior of the holster. The blade well has ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6328798 | Coated polymeric particles having improved anti-block characteristics, method of making such particles, and apparatus therefor To provide superior anti-agglomeration, or tackiness-reducing, properties, one aspect of the invention is directed to coated polymeric particles, with each of the coated particles comprised of a polymeric substrate particle and a block-reducing coating on... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6318599 | Electrically operated viscous fluid dispensing apparatus and method An electrically operated fluid dispenser for dispensing a pattern of viscous fluid onto a substrate during a run mode. The dispenser is turned off and does not dispense the viscous fluid during a standby mode of operation. The dispenser includes a dispens... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6309417 | Heart valve and apparatus for replacement thereof Apparatus and methods for replacing a heart valve within a vessel. The apparatus includes a replacement heart valve and a plurality of commisure stabilizers connected to the commisures of the heart valve in a removable manner. The commisure stabilizers po... | 10/30/2001 |
