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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7401753 | Exhaust clamp for a motorcycle The invention recites an exhaust pipe clamp for clamping at least two pipes. The clamp includes a band formed to at least partially surround each of the two pipes, the band defining an internal volume. A reaction block is interconnected with the band and disposed su... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7367363 | Sanitary conduit support systems Apparatus for supporting conduits within a sanitary environment. Some supports are configured so as to avoid the formation of surfaces that might collect dust, debris, cleaning fluids, etc. when installed. In one embodiment, the support includes a pair of opposing s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7338442 | Crank retractor handle The present invention relates to an apparatus for adapting a non-cylindrical serrated surgical retractor blade handle to the cylindrical bore of a universal joint. The apparatus includes an adaptor housing having a retractor handle passageway, at least a portion of ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325997 | System, clamping element and counter-element for the connector of profiled elements System for connecting profile elements includes a separate clamping element having a clamping plate and at least one protrusion and a separate locking element having a base plate and at least one protrusion. In an assembled state, the locking element butts against t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7299597 | Construction clip A clip for securing metal plates in walls constructed using masonry blocks. The clip includes a plate portion and a block portion. The block portion has members that form an opening that fits over a member of a masonry block. The plate portion also has members that ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7255701 | System, methods, and apparatuses for clamping and reclamping an orthopedic surgical cable Systems, methods, and apparatuses for clamping and reclamping an orthopedic surgical cable used in conjunction with an orthopedic implant device, a bone, and/or bone implant or structure. A sequence for a method in accordance with various embodiments the invention i... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7195038 | Conduit supports Apparatus and methods for supporting conduits within a sanitary environment. Some supports are configured so as to avoid the formation of surfaces that might collect dust, debris, cleaning fluids, etc. when installed. In one embodiment, the support includes a pair o... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182653 | Connector assemblies and methods for forming a connection between cables A connector assembly for connecting first and second elongate electrical conductors includes an electrically conductive first connector member, an electrically conductive second connector member, and a clamping mechanism. The first connector member includes: a first... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7171709 | Accessories for a patient support apparatus A patient support with a removable foot section is provided. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7125380 | Clamping apparatus and methods The methods and apparatus of this invention provide instrumentation for clamping and securing instruments to support members. Specific embodiments of the invention are particularly useful as devices and methods for use during surgical procedures, such as implantatio... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125379 | Surgical support arm docking apparatus An assembly for exchanging retractor support arms within a retractor support clamp. The assembly includes a main body having a surface defining a cavity extending into the main body from a first end. A support arm having an end portion with a substantially complimen... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7107941 | Safety device of collar for pet A safety device is disclosed for use with a collar for a pet. The safety device includes a central member, a first lateral member and a second lateral member. The first lateral member is for pivotal and releasable engagement with the central member. The second later... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097616 | Surgical clamp A surgical joint includes a first clamping member for engaging a first support member and a second clamping member for engaging a second support member. The first clamping member includes a clamping bore wherein the first support member is positionable within the cl... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090427 | Bar connecting clamp A clamp for connecting together a set of structural bars having a body defining at least one pair of prismatic guides for positioning one of the bars within the clamp and a locking mechanism for securing the bars inside the guides. The body is defined by four sheet ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7080879 | Bicycle seat clamp A bicycle seat clamp arrangement including a bicycle seat having a mounting beam extending lengthwise on an underneath side of the bicycle seat and defining a first surface. A clamp assembly is configured to apply a clamping force to the mounting beam and defines a ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7048093 | Coupling device for scaffoldings A coupling device including a first tightening part and a second tightening part. The first tightening part includes a tightening surface and is moveable about a pivot axis. The second tightening part is also moveable about the pivot axis. The first tightening part ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040587 | Adjustable bimini bracket An adjustable bimini bracket is for use in connection with a boat having a railing tubular member on either side of the boat, and a bimini having strut tubular members. Left and right side plates are generally parallel and spaced apart. A transverse plate extends be... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032345 | Crimp A crimp usable in attaching terminal tackle, such as a hook, to a fishing line. The crimp may include a preattached pin extending from the crimp. The pin may be used to facilitate attachment of a baitfish to the hook. In at least one embodiment, the pin may be used ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014609 | Articulation member for use in a surgical apparatus An articulation member for use in a surgical apparatus provides articulation between a surgical tool and a surgical arm configured with a spherical ball. The articulation member includes a pair of opposed clamping members each having a socket portion for receiving t... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007900 | Cable hanger A cable hanger for securing multiple cables to support structures including antenna towers and poles. The cable hanger has a hingeably-coupled pair of shell halves with recesses that, when folded, establish a pair of cable passageways. Gripping arms provided on each... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000609 | Holding device for a medical breathing tube A retaining device (1) for ventilation tubes (5) has two gripping jaws (2, 3), which can be locked into each other by means of a rack (11). The lower gripping jaw (3) can be attached to a stretcher via a bracket (6). ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976662 | Ceiling grid sign hanger The invention relates to a sign hanger A, for facilitating the hanging of items such as a banner or the like from suspended ceiling grids in a store. The sign hanger is adapted to have a twist-lock releasable connection with a ceiling grid. A friction lock structure... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6960045 | Connector for profiles A connector device for connecting a first profile to the end side of a second profile with a central recess having a connector bolt with a shank and an end contour. When the connector is installed, the end contour engages with a clamping action behind a recess, in p... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6948202 | Accessories for a patient support apparatus A foot section is provided for use with a patient support. The foot section includes a body and at least one support coupled to the body. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942416 | Device for attaching a handle A device for attaching a handle or handlebar to a portable tool to be adjustable about two parallel axes in order to increase the range for the adjustments of position of the handle or handlebar relative to the tool. The device can also be used with existing tools. | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929275 | Person transport wheelchair A person transport wheelchair has a frame assembly with tubular members attached to connectors supporting a seat, a back rest, and a foot rest. A pair of wheels rotatably mounted on an axle secured to the frame assembly movably support the wheelchair on a surface. T... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6655105 | Weldless stirrup spacer A weldless stirrup spacer for manual installation, without a tool, on the concentric or parallel inner and outer reinforcement wire cages of reinforced concrete pipe or other concrete structures so as to position and maintain the cages at the required spa... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6616399 | Gripper arm assembly An improved gripping arm assembly including a two-piece gripper arm body construction which includes an arm clamp having alignment pins, and an arm main body with corresponding alignment holes for receiving the clamp pins, and a means for securably attach... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6601866 | Wheelchair clamp A wheelchair clamp connects together a pair of wheelchairs situated side by side so that one attendant can move two wheelchair patients at the same time. The clamp member is a U-shaped member or an E-shaped member with end portions that project from the e... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6536982 | Cable clamp A cable clamp includes at least two elements which, preferably are interference-fittable together by way of male and female members. The cable clamp may also have on one or more of the elements, a ratchet mechanism on a surface which abuts against the fac... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6494639 | Primary connector for pre-cast structures A primary connector useful for attaching a pre-cast element to a structure includes a receiver member and an attachment member. The receiver member includes a base plate and an acceptor disposed in substantially normal relation to the base plate. The atta... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6454487 | Device for securing elements to a wire grid A device for fastening elements to at least one first grating composed of wires, the device has at two essentially flat elements which are connectable to each other and clampable around the wires of the at least first grating, the elements having at least... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6435565 | Clamp for closely spaced pipes A band clamp is provided making a joint in each of two pairs of closely spaced pipes wherein the pipes in each pair are aligned with each other. The clamp has a single closed loop clamp band for connecting adjoining ends of the first pair to make a sealed... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431794 | Dock technology A dock support bracket has a central clamp of general C shape having an internal channel and opposing first and second side arms. The bracket has a clamping screw and a first beam mounting base on the first side arm and has an abutment and a second beam m... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428192 | Adjustable front lamp for a bicycle An adjustable front lamp assembled between a tube and a handlebar of a bicycle. The lamp has a stem having a chamber defined therein, and a battery seat received in the chamber. A cover is provided on a top of the stem and has a bar laterally formed on an... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6408492 | Holder for slender elongated articles such as fishing rod sections The holder is a resilient arcuate clip of a size to fit on the handle section of a fishing rod. Outstanding therefrom is a series of resilient arcuate clips of different sizes to grip the smaller rod sections, whereby all the rod sections are held close t... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6394694 | Connection clamp, in particular for handlebar and front mounting units of bicycles and the like A connection clamp is disclosed, in particular for handlebar and front mounting units of bicycles and the like, which has features including two separate clamping points for the handlebar and the front mounting; only one clamping screw for both clamping p... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6343891 | Cantilevered helically twisted bicycle stem clamp A twisted bicycle stem includes first and second substantially identical helically twisted clamping members fastened together using four threaded fasteners received in four corresponding threaded apertures. The assembled twisted stem defines a vertical cy... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6303861 | Connector for connecting a conductor to a structural member A grounding connector includes a frame with upper and lower arms cantilevered from a center section to form a channel adapted to receive a section of a structural steel member. The frame has a conductor receiving region in each of the cantilevered arms, e... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6264396 | Ball socket clamping device A retractor support apparatus of the present invention includes a first support arm, a second support arm, and a first clamping member. The first and second support arms each have a pivot ball attached thereto. The first clamping member has a clamping bor... | 07/24/2001 |
