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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7369136 | Computing anisotropic texture mapping parameters A system and method for computing anisotropic texture mapping parameters by using approximation techniques reduces the complexity of the calculations needed to perform high quality anisotropic texture filtering. Anisotropic texture mapping parameters that are approx... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7343053 | Transform table for ink sizing and compression Ink is stored in a data structure that includes a mapping of the ink's coordinates from one space to another. The responsibility of transforming the ink into desired coordinates occurs after the capture of the ink and at least based on the mapping in the data struct... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325625 | Floor covering removal and impact tool An impact tool particularly useful for floor removal material includes an elongated removable rod having an upper end and a lower end. A handle is connected to the upper end of the rod, and an anvil is fixed to the lower end of the rod. A collar is mounted above the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7293361 | Hand tool for chopping ice An ice chopper having a blade for initially engaging ice with a small force followed by an impact of a larger force to break up the ice. The ice chopper has a tube for a handle having a second tube inside with a compression spring. The second tube has a blade attach... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7140112 | Head cover trimming system A head cover trimming system for trimming around a ground level head cover includes a head cap and a grass trimmer assembly. The head cap is provided on the head cover and includes a centering member. The grass trimmer assembly includes a head member having a periph... | 11/28/2006 |
| 5590720 | Lawn edger apparatus A lawn edger apparatus includes a foot plate member which includes a front edge, a rear edge, a first side edge, a second side edge, a bottom face, a top face, a plate length, and a plate width. A blade member is connected to the bottom face of the foot p... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5528003 | Data compression for pen stroke input A system for compressing pen stroke sequences according to a technique which first outputs an encoding flag indicating a pen touchdown or skipped coordinates, then the absolute values of the first pair of a sequence of horizontal and vertical coordinate p... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5040614 | Self-operated edging tool An edging tool includes a sleeve unit in which a weight bar is slidably received and on which a blade is mounted. The weight bar is drawn back to a cocked position by hand, and when released, impacts an impact block mounted on the sleeve unit and which is... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4052791 | Lawn edge trimmer A hand and foot-operated lawn edge trimming tool includes a pair of platform sections each having a flat base and an attachment flange depending therefrom, and a flat blade clamped by fastening means between the attachment flanges and extending downwardly... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4014391 | Combination digger, trimmer, and edger tool A combination digger, trimmer, and edger tool has first and second blade portions mounted on and extending in opposite directions from one end of an elongated handle member and each having a respective cutting edge on the free end thereof. A side blade me... | 03/29/1977 |
