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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7487985 | Tilting wheeled vehicle A tilting, preferably three-wheeled, vehicle is disclosed that has a tilting mechanism that allows the vehicle to have leaning characteristics substantially similar to those offered by an in-line two-wheeled vehicle, but that does not require complex linkages and/or... | 02/10/2009 |
| D550202 | Behind the head headset | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243815 | Thermoformed package A container is formed in a blank having two body halves interconnected by a hinge. The container body is at least partially clear to allow inspection of an article held in the interior. The container optionally includes an integrally formed carrying handle. Empty co... | 07/17/2007 |
| D538575 | Spill collector | 03/20/2007 |
| D538576 | Placemat | 03/20/2007 |
| 7167526 | Wireless communication apparatus and method A method and apparatus for achieving combined beamforming and transmit diversity for frequency selective fading channels in a communication system having a base station with multiple transmit antennae and a mobile terminal with at least a single receive antenna, the... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165890 | Metal-to-metal spherical bearing A metal-to-metal bearing comprising a bearing housing of a first material and a ball of a second material held within the housing, the interface between the housing and the ball comprising two bearing surfaces, wherein one of the first and second materials is a tita... | 01/23/2007 |
| D535506 | Bassinet | 01/23/2007 |
| 7137913 | End configuration for a baseball bat An end configuration for a bat includes in one embodiment an end cap that has a base that is shaped to fit within the open end of the bat thereby to attach the end cap to the bat. The end cap also includes a convexly contoured end surface that is exposed when the en... | 11/21/2006 |
| D529760 | Mixer head | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111897 | Travel trailer A travel trailer having a two-level chassis supporting at least two discrete floor sections at at least two different heights above the ground with at least one of those floors having a bathroom portion being supported by an upper chassis beam is disclosed. In a pre... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111714 | Slide fastener pull handle A slide fastener and related pull are disclosed. The pull is formed of an elongate strip of material defining a handle portion between a first end and an opposite second end. The first end of the pull is attached to the article bearing an elongate set of engaging st... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7066831 | Golf putter A golf putter has a clubhead that includes a ball striking surface defined by a curved concave surface over which a coating material has been applied. The outer surface of the coating material is substantially flat. The coating material is selected according to desi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7022202 | Method for applying images to surfaces High quality full color images are printed with sublimation inks on transfer paper. The images are applied to prepared surfaces on parts, especially surfaces such as anodized aluminum prepared according to specific processes but also to other materials. Image transf... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6985227 | Birefringence measurement at deep-ultraviolet wavelengths Provided are systems and methods for precisely measuring birefringence properties of optical elements, especially those elements that are used in deep ultraviolet (DUV) wavelengths. The system includes two photoelastic modulators (PEM) (126, 128) located on o... | 01/10/2006 |
| D512981 | Behind the head headset | 12/20/2005 |
| 6959515 | Building structures A building structure comprising: a support module; and one or more room modules, the or each room module being attachable to and cantilevered from the support module. The room modules are independently attached to the support module to allow independent removal or a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6933861 | Key-operating device for a hand-held video game apparatus A key-operating device includes a shell confining a chamber therein and connected to a video game apparatus with depressible keys, a lever pivotally mounted in the chamber and having protrusions projecting toward the keys, a wheel surrounding and connected to the sh... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6736787 | Apparatus for applying pressure waveforms to a limb Apparatus for applying pressure to a patient's limb in order to augment venous blood flow in the limb and for monitoring the applied pressure, includes supplying a gas at a varying supply pressure to an inflatable sleeve that fits onto a limb to apply a varying pres... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6723013 | Day and night croquet and bocce Chemoluminescent illuminators are used to provide night visible game equipment, notably, croquet and bocce. The balls are hollow metal spheres having plural openings and light stick receptors to retain the light stick in the ball. Light emitted from the light stick ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6675484 | Folding tool locking mechanism A folding tool such as a knife or multitool and the like has a resilient lever arm formed in a body portion. A blade pivotally connected to the body is movable between closed and open positions. A blade locking pin is carried on the lever arm, and in the ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6649405 | Compost tea system A compost tea system uses a water-holding tank for containing process water. Compost is immersed into the water in the tank in baskets defining a filter media. Air is pumped into membrane disk diffuser modules in the tank and the liquid is sparged with fi... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6644472 | Footwear package A container for holding a pair of shoes is formed in a blank having two body halves interconnected by a living hinge. The container body is at least partially clear to reveal a pair of shoes held in the interior. The interior of the container defines a sp... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6623224 | Apparatus and system for securing cargo A retractable securement apparatus and system for securing cargo to a support structure to prevent undesired relative movement between the cargo and the support. The apparatus comprises a strap contained in an elongate tubular member that is a component o... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6574869 | Folding pocket knife with a lock Knives (10, 182) each include a handle (12, 184) having a blade (14, 90, 194) pivotally attached to the handle. The blade is movable between a closed posiiton in which it is received within a groove (36, 192) of the handle and an open position. The blade ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6575855 | Day and night croquet and bocce Chemoluminescent illuminators are used in night visible game equipment, notably, croquet and bocce. Game balls overcome rotational wobble tendencies resulting from perturbations in the rotational moments of inertia. The balls are at least partially transp... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6503121 | Aerial top having a stepped axle and a varied diameter tether An improved aerial top, or yo-yo, having a stepped axle and a varied diameter tether is disclosed. The stepped axle is coupled at distal ends to yo-yo body halves and maintains the yo-yo body halves in a space apart arrangement and defines a channel betwe... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6438848 | Folding tool with a lock and automatic opener Knives (10, 182) each include a handle (12, 184) having a blade (14, 90, 194) pivotally attached to the handle. The blade is movable between a closed position in which it is received within a groove (36, 192) of the handle and an open position. The blade ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6425165 | Cord organizer A elongate cylindrical body member has a longitudinal interior passageway formed therethrough for receiving folded, bundled cords such as electrical power cords and other wiring. The interior diameter of the passageway decreases gradually and smoothly rad... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6363642 | Apparatus and method for simulating the appearance of wheels An apparatus and method for simulating the way that selected custom wheels will appear on a vehicle. The method involves creating high quality graphic reproductions of actual commercially available custom wheels and tires in the form of a wheel disc appro... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357063 | Patient carrier device dolly A wheeled dolly assembly for a patient carrier device has a box frame with a foldable footrest. Interchangeable wheels are mounted to an axle to facilitate rapid and easy movement of the dolly when a patient is strapped onto the patient carrier. The patie... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6328325 | Teamwork and strength training apparatus A wheeled vehicle having plural wheels referenced to a frame. The vehicle includes plural seats. Human power applied through handles and the seats converts and balances a first oscillatory motion along a first axis into rotational motion, while simultaneo... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6308831 | Container and kit for protection and display of collectible items A container for storage and display of collectible items is disclosed. The container includes a lid and plural base units that are sized to snugly fit a particular size of collectible item within a category of collectible items. The base units define a re... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6301752 | Cord organizer A elongate cylindrical body member has a longitudinal interior passageway formed therethrough for receiving folded, bundled cords such as electrical power cords and other wiring. The interior diameter of the passageway decreases gradually and smoothly rad... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6273379 | Climbing nut A climbing nut is generally trapezoidal and has planar upper and lower faces and paired adjacent faces that are convex and concave, respectively. Opposed faces of the nut are therefore convex and concave, respectively. The convex faces have lateral longit... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6247399 | Press machine A press machine includes upper and lower slides respectivelly attached to upper and lower portions of posts movable in the up and down directions; a link mechanism having first and second levers connected with each other to cause bending and stretching mo... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6215496 | Sprites with depth A sprite data structure includes multiple pixels that each have conventional image information (e.g., color and transparency) relating to the appearance of the sprite. The data structure of each pixel includes a depth component or value representing a dis... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6209275 | Cleanroom wall system Construction and remodeling of a cleanroom wall system is facilitated with a universal stud design. A variety of wall configurations may be assembled with the same stud. Also provided is a useful connector block for joining perpendicularly oriented studs,... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6127835 | Apparatus and method for assembling test fixtures A test fixture assembly apparatus includes a removable loading plate with attached loading towers. The loading towers have guide plate shoulders oriented in a stair step fashion. The test fixture includes a bottom plate, plural guide plates and a target p... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6113327 | Apparatus and system for securing cargo A retractable securement apparatus and system for securing cargo to a support structure to prevent undesired relative movement between the cargo and the support. The apparatus comprises a strap contained in an elongate tubular member that is a component o... | 09/05/2000 |
