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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6829840 | Circular vibratory fluid bed dryer A two-deck apparatus, one deck above the other, is provided for enabling drying of approximately twice as much material with very little increase in heat used to dry the material, when compared to a single deck dryer. The fan usually provided with dryers of this typ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6821118 | Saliva ejector A saliva ejector construction prevents tissue at the bottom inside of the patient's mouth from being aspirated by the vacuum action of the saliva ejector, thereby preventing discomfort for the patient; and the structure of the saliva ejector provides a tissue contac... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6767718 | Lipodepsipeptide antibiotics and methods of preparation Novel cyclodepsipeptide intermediates have been prepared from the A21978 complex and used to synthesize new lipodepsipeptide antibiotics. The three intermediates can be readily derivatized to give new families of antibiotics that have potent antibacterial activity a... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6716157 | Magnetic suspension blood pump An implantable magnetic suspension blood pump having a rotor magnetically suspended and having blood flow gaps at the axial ends of the rotor so that blood in the gaps is washed out by flow in a conduit along the axis of the rotor connecting the fluid gaps. The bloo... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6622442 | Combination light-weight deck form, with connectors The disclosure sets forth pre-fabricated deck forms and reinforcement bar connectors for light-weight concrete decks on bridges. The three different types of deck forms disclosed provide light-weight and composite concrete decks for bridges, with reinforc... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6613889 | Method for preparing salts of polyene macrolide esters This method is for preparing salts of amphotericin B methyl ester and other polyene macrolide esters. The steps of the process involve methylation by use of cesium carbonate for converting to methyl ester and significantly reducing side products, which ar... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6588036 | Bed roll A bed roll combination, particularly for children, is shown to include a mattress, with a mattress cover sheet and a top sheet, if necessary, as well as a blanket. The blanket is also used as the carrying bag for the combination, with rings or the like, f... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6562139 | Computer controlled apparatus for fairing and painting of marine vessel surfaces An apparatus for finishing marine vessel surfaces including track-mounted robots, movable relative to the vessel being finished. The robots are controlled by a computer, with each robot having a plurality of tools attachable to the robots both for mapping... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6536065 | Multi-brush ultrasonic nail cleaner This invention provides an ultrasonically driven nail cleaner, where the ultrasonic frequency both loosens hand and nail soil, as well as providing motion to at least a pair of brushes for removing the soil from the user's hands and nails. The moving forc... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6527699 | Magnetic suspension blood pump This invention is a non-contact axial flow turbo blood pump for propelling blood, which is composed of a pump housing (24) that defines a pump axis, with inlet, outlet openings at opposite axial ends of the pump housing, a rotor unit (17) that defines a r... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6382996 | Worldwide adaptor plug A universal adaptor plug is disclosed as an encased arrangement of elements, which includes a single rotatable knob for attachment to and for rotation of a cam axis for mounting at least three cam elements. The front face of the casing defines openings th... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6365221 | Computer controlled method and apparatus for fairing and painting of marine vessel surfaces A computer controlled method utilizing robots for the fairing and painting of marine vessel surfaces comprising the steps of analyzing the vessel hull and/or superstructure for imperfections; applying a fairing compound to the imperfections; smoothing the... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6347413 | Hip pads This invention provides a pair of pads for covering the area of the femur nearest the hip joint to distribute trauma forces to surrounding soft tissue areas, thereby protecting the bones proximate the hip joint from direct insult from injury when a person... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6264715 | Method for making soil conditioner A method of making a landscaping mulch, using as its primary ingredient, spent stable bedding which has its primary ingredient ripe de bois softwood shavings. The result of the method is a mulch, particularly for landscaping applications, having a relativ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6216875 | Vibrating screener An improved vibrating screener includes a tangential input system for the material to be processed, combined with a channel internal to the machine and for directing air down through the center of the unit to assist the screened material flowing down the ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6029836 | Wine cap A cap device, particularly for a wine bottle, is disclosed as including a cap having a recessed top opening for receiving a screw for threadable insertion into the cork of the wine bottle. The recess at the top of the cap is of basically square shape with... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5983784 | Sandwich-making apparatus A waffle-iron type cooking apparatus is used as an apparatus for cooking and forming one or more sandwiches. Each sandwich has a totally encircling cooked waffle-type substance, with a filling opening, leading to a filling cavity, on one end and with the ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5979987 | Automobile armrest extension An automobile center armrest extension, connected to, and useful for extending the height of, the center console found at the midpoint of the front seats of some automobiles, which allows the right arm of the driver to rest more comfortably while driving.... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5954889 | Method for cleaning jewelry by dispensing a foamy substance onto the jewelry from an aerosol dispenser A method for cleaning jewelry includes dispensing a foamy substance onto an item of jewelry from an aerosol dispenser, using a scrubbing brush to scrub the jewelry item with the foamy substance thereon, in order to cause the foamy substance to become more... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5873469 | Vibrating screener An improved vibrating screener is disclosed as including an inlet system which provides for tangential input of the material to be processed by the screener. A spacing frame is provided in connection with the tangential inlet in order to separate material... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5845778 | Hat display structure A hat display structure is shown to include an opaque substrate, a transparent layer connected to the substrate by snaps or the like at its edges, and a multi-piece frame, which, in turn, is snapped onto the layer. The transparent layer is formed to, in p... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5842467 | Metered dose inhaler and ambulatory manual breathing unit combination The use of a large ambulatory manual breathing unit in combination with a metered dose medication inhaler for delivering medication to a patient, who is either breathing spontaneously or non-spontaneously. The large bag or reservoir of the breathing unit ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842389 | Adaptable nail set An adaptable nail set is disclosed to include a common nail set, to which is welded a perpendicularly oriented shaft. At the end of the shaft remote from the nail set is attached, by a screw-thread or snap-in construction, a remote handle for use by the c... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5799799 | Ultrasonic screening system A device for screening cohesive material, and for eliminating screen blinding, is disclosed. The device includes a transducer for transmitting ultrasonic frequency throughout the screen surface, with the transducer supported independently of the screen in... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5789688 | Drum set actuator The invention relates to a mechanism for selectively actuating two high hats and a bass drum of a drum set. Normally, a bass drum and high hat (cymbals) are actuated with separate pedals by a drummer, but with today's more complex music, it becomes more c... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5700497 | Vibratory agglomerator An agglomerator structure, used in conjunction with a sifting structure, is described to provide variable sized agglomerates and uniform agglomeration, using at least one cone, with apex pointing toward the feed flow, and an inverted cone with a screen be... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5638576 | Door knob lever A door knob lever is described, for use primarily by disabled persons, as including a rotatable hook at one end thereof for hooking around the base of a common door knob. A right angle or arcuate shaped bracket is also included, with the rotation of the h... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5570863 | Drink holder A drink container supporting structure, primarily for outdoor use is provided in order to enable the user to support a drink container steadily, for insertion into the ground and for attaching, for instance, to the side arm of a chair. The structure of th... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5516189 | Portable heated seat This device presents a portable seat design, suitable for use in home, automobile, boat, or the like, wherein both the back and the seat portion of the portable seat have embedded therein a heating element for powering by DC in a boat or automobile and by... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5502974 | Hydraulic system for recovering refrigerants A hydraulic refrigerant recovery system and method moves refrigerant liquid or refrigerant vapor. Substantial pressure is developed by the hydraulic unit for moving a substantially larger piston to increase the pumping rate for refrigerant. Only the size ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5490518 | Leg length analyzer A leg length inequality measuring device is provided to quantitatively determine one of the signs of postural imbalance. The invention device is for use by chiropractic practionters. Both legs are usually of the same length, but when the skeleton of a pat... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5479660 | Exercise glove An exercise glove includes a generally rectangular palm structure with one end being slightly curved and the other end having a generally straight edge for fitting comfortably under the middle joint of the fingers. A pair of straps with hook and loop conn... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5452548 | Bearing structure with isolation and anchor device The present invention is concerned with the improvement of bearings for use in supporting bridges or large-scale buildings. The invention comprises combining the advantages of a conventional metal bearings with synthetic rubber bearings to improve vertica... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5409638 | Electrically conductive liquid for an electrical stun gun A new and improved electric stun gun is provided to utilize an electrically conductive liquid mixed in storage containers, which is discharged by use of a compressed gas and activated by a three-position trigger and two liquids combined outside of the dis... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5377499 | Method and apparatus for refrigerant reclamation A method and apparatus for reclaiming refrigerant are described to include a bypass line for hot gas is coupled to a distillation liquid temperature control, which controls the temperature of the system to remain at a very low temperature setting in order... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5359799 | Firearm trigger bar attachment A trigger to trigger bar attachment for firearms which includes a single side lug only of the trigger for attachment to the trigger bar, and a shouldered washer and spring, for which the shouldered washer is a spacer and boss.... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5358123 | Modified Z section tension rings for screens A woven wire screen is held tightly on a circular tension ring mount and attached directly thereto by welding. A basic Z-shape for the tension ring is modified by a vertical partial drop from the inner part of the tension ring in order to prevent jamming ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5244298 | Toothbrush An elongated housing structure is provided for accommodating a toothbrush head at one of its ends, and for insertion of a tube of toothpaste through the other of its ends. A rotating pin is provided to roll the bottom end of the toothpaste tube, thereby t... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5235667 | Heating method and assembly utilizing electric heating elements in conjunction with combustion A heater for radiant heating of an object in a heating tunnel, furnace or the like has a layer of ceramic fibers through which a fuel/air mixture is fed for combustion at the surface and use of the heater as a gas burner. Partly embedded in the surface is... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5193313 | Vacuum sander A hand or automatically vibrating sander head is connected to a vacuum system and defines an air flow intake pattern on a plate in order to efficiently and conveniently provide for the disposal of sanding remains.... | 03/16/1993 |
