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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7814858 | Condition indicator for a marine component A condition indicator is provided to visually indicate a rotation of a nut relative to a bolt used to attach a transom bracket to a transom of a marine vessel. An indicator is configured to rotate with the nut and a pointer of the indicator can visually be identifie... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7404373 | Portable game scoreboard A game scoreboard for displaying game scores of two opponents, which scoreboard comprises front and rear panels with multiple scoring discs mounted on each of the panels, such that the discs may be overlapped to minimize the size of the scoreboard and optimize game ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7314022 | Medicine bottle cap with time and day markers A medicine bottle cap with time and day markers includes a main cap member, a first set of indicia, a second set of indicia, a central axle, a first arrow arm and a second arrow arm. The main cap member has a top and a circular sidewall that itself has an inside are... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7264120 | Container lid information dial kit A container lid includes a recess that rotatably houses a dial. The dial may be manufactured from the material of the package in which the lid is sold, or the package in which an item being stored in the container is sold. The dial includes a handle that is pivotabl... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255061 | Control knob with symbol display Control, comprising a knob (12a) with a prism (20) that has an axial part (22) located centrally in the knob, with a symbol display surface (28) at an external end (30) of the knob, and a part (24) arranged at an angl... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234607 | Method of adjusting variable flow infant feeding assembly A variable flow infant feeding assembly is designed so that a caregiver can select an optimal feeding flow rate without having to change nipples, as may be desired depending upon the age and appetite of the infant as well as the liquid that is being dispensed. Prefe... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222736 | Device and method for indicating scheduled doses A reminder device can be attached to the bottom of a medicine container that has a cap. The reminder device has an indicator rotatably mounted on a base in order to rotate and indicate a scheduled event. The base adhesively or frictionally engages the bottom of the ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7194955 | Printing press ink fountain adjustment system An ink fountain assembly for a printing press has, or can be retrofitted with, a removable template and ink blade adjustment screws having pointer-like knobs. When the template is installed on the assembly, the knobs point to scales printed on the template. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7133280 | Multiaxial hinge assembly with rotational direction indicator A multiaxial hinge assembly that enables rotation about a first axis between a clockwise limit and a counterclockwise limit and also enables rotation about a second axis that is orthogonal to the first includes a rotational direction indicator to provide an indicati... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129849 | Analog instrument gauge display An analog instrument gauge display is provided that comprises a lens having a pointing indicia displayed thereon, a back plate having a pattern thereon, and a drive motor coupled to the lens and configured to rotate the lens and pointing indicia relative to the patt... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117619 | Banner scoring device A two-sided, multi-sport scoring banner 30 consisting of a plurality of flexible scoring elements 44A, 44B, 44C, 44D sandwiched between a front face 32 and a back face 34. A set of scoring symbols 44A, 44 | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100530 | Dose indicating device An indicating device suitable for indicating the number of metered dosages that have been dispensed from or remain in a container includes a base member adapted to be mounted to the container and a cap member moveably connected to the base member. The cap member is ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7063730 | Filter with end cap base retainer A filter includes a filter element mounted to a base and having first and second end caps spaced axially along an axis. Fluid to be filtered flows laterally through the filter element and axially through a hollow interior and through an axial flow opening of the sec... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055342 | Jewelry with hour of day reminder mechanism An article of jewelry, such as a bracelet, contains twelve or twenty-four primary links, each having a visual representation that identifies an hour of the day. Each link is provided with a reminder mechanism, preferably a group of stones. One of the stones is selec... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054551 | Multi-function button with mode selection A mode selection device and a multi-function button containing such a device are provided. The mode selection device includes a case, a chassis and a dial. The case has a hole; the chassis, lying under the case, includes a latch and a set of slots. The latch is betw... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044023 | Knob with different gear ratios A knob adjustment device particularly for adjusting the temperature in valve units for water-heating apparatus. The device comprises a geared transmission interposed between the knob and an operating member of the valve unit in order to transmit a rotary movement to... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7017513 | Dosage reminder device and medication carton A dosage reminder device (100) and medication carton (130) includes an indicator/support (140) formed from the carton's flat exterior wall (132) retentively engaging a rotateable ring (110). The ring includes dosage time period ind... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004105 | Container with a device for indicating a total quantity of fluid A fluid container includes a vessel for holding a fluid, a marker element, and a scale element. The scale element has a scale for indicating a total quantity of the fluid. The marker element and the scale element are adjustable relative to each other to enable an ad... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000790 | Bottle cap There is provided a bottle cap configured such that consumers can easily identify the opening or closing of a cap openably installed on the mouth of a liquor bottle. The bottle cap for a bottle which holds contents, includes a cap body having an inner cap coupled so... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994227 | vacuum container to preserve food A vacuum container for preserving food is disclosed herein that includes a cover member for covering an upper part of a container member in which food is filled, a piston member equipped with the cover member and ascending and descending movable, and first and secon... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6972042 | Quick-release tube clamp for modular lower limb prosthetic systems and method thereof A quick-release tube clamp and method therefor for locking and releasing a prosthetic pylon/foot component from the socket. The quick-release tube clamp includes a tubular portion, an annular socket portion, and a clamp portion. The tubular portion has a formed slot... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6948447 | Bookmark with novel line and text locators A bookmark (40) consisting of two alterable open book icons (30) (60) plus an adjustable highlighting device (24). Bookmark (40) provides for marking books with both single column pages and double column pages. Markings are made to... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6912968 | Schedule indicator A schedule indicator (14) is provided having a wall with a first selection arrow (13) and a base (16). The base has an annular bottom wall (18) with an annular array of upwardly projecting protrusions (20). The schedule indicator a... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6904867 | Calculated dose medicine dispenser A calculated medicine dose dispensing apparatus includes a medicine bottle and a calculated dose medicine dispenser specific to the medicine bottle and a particular medicine. The medicine bottle has a neck and a bottle cap installed on the neck. The dose dispenser i... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899332 | Game piece and method of playing a game and supplying the game piece A method and an apparatus by which rules and record keeping in games employing miniature figures as game pieces are incorporated onto the base of the miniature figures themselves. Counters or wheels keep track of a character's characteristics and how they change as ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6883460 | File marking device A file marker device adapted for use with a folder. The folder to which the device can be affixed comprises a front flap having a first top edge, a rear flap connected to the front flap by a folder bottom, the rear flap having a second top edge. Hanging folders ofte... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6879863 | User interface for controlling a whirlpool tub An apparatus is provided to control a plumbing fixture, such as a whirlpool, that has electrically operated components. The apparatus has a dial that is moveable by the user into a plurality of positions to select a function of the plumbing fixture to be controlled.... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6834763 | Personal identification for improved hygiene A personal identification method and system for improving personal hygiene in which provision is made for identifying a beverage, food product, or the like, with a particular person so that another person does not inadvertently access the identified item unintention... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6822565 | Wireless gauge alert A wireless gauge alert system including a near empty sensor, a near full sensor, a transmitter, a receiver, and an alert device used to monitor the fuel level status of a liquid fuel or pressure (vessel) tank having a measuring device with an output member and gauge... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6805072 | Container time indicator The present invention 10 discloses a container 14 having a stationary ring 16 and a rotative ring 18 disposed near the top portion of a bottle. The stationary ring 16 is labeled incrementally with time periods, such as hours, with ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6779480 | Dial indicator cap A rotatable dial, with first and second windows, mounted on top of a container closure cap; imprinted first set of information on top of the cap positioned to be sequentially viewable throughout its entire range through the first window upon indexed rotation of the ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6777701 | Thermal radiation marker Emitter controller including a controller, and a power amplifier, the controller being connected to a power source, the power amplifier being connected to the controller, the power source and to an emitter, the controller providing a pulse sequence to the power ampl... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6675672 | Shift operating device A shift operating device for a bicycle is provided to change gears of the bicycle. The shift operating device is coupled to the front or rear derailleur via a shift cable. The shift operating device is also coupled to a gear indicator device via an indica... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6561124 | Position indicator assembly for nuts and or bolts In order to provide a visible indication of loosening of a nut or a bolt relative to another member to which it is threadably engaged, a rotation indicator assembly comprises a first element, which is permanently secured to the nut or bolt and a second el... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6536371 | Rotary direction indicator A rotary direction indicator provided for use with a rotating element which causes the rotation of an associated member. The rotary direction indicator has an internally compliant body fixed in a normal to a central axis which has formed thereon a pair of... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6508361 | Personal identification for improved hygiene A personal identification method and system for improving personal hygiene in which provision is made for identifying a beverage, food product, or the like, with a particular person so that another person does not inadvertently access the identified item ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6487928 | Shift operating device A shift operating device for a bicycle is provided to change gears of the bicycle. The shift operating device is coupled to the front or rear derailleur via a shift cable. The shift operating device is also coupled to a gear indicator device via an indica... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6422420 | Compressed gas safety inflator for life vests, life rafts and the like A gas cartridge introduced into the housing of the invention is punctured by a pin moved by an arm designed to show through a series of windows whether the cartridge is full or empty. A pulling on a tab rotates the arm to action, in puncturing the cartrid... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6389925 | Shift operating device A shift operating device for a bicycle is provided to change gears of the bicycle. The shift operating device is coupled to the front or rear derailleur via a shift cable. The shift operating device is also coupled to a gear indicator device via an indica... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6363879 | Fan speed indicator A ceiling fan speed indicator having a detectable feature by which fan speed may be quickly ascertained by one of the human senses.... | 04/02/2002 |
