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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7524176 | Nozzle for applying adhesives A nozzle for dispensing adhesives has a body defining a fluid flow passageway between an inlet end and an outlet end. The nozzle has an outlet orifice in a sidewall of the body. The outlet orifice has an upper portion and a base portion separated by a shoulder. ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7473085 | Drywall finishing tool A drywall finisher's flat box is disclosed, having an adjustable pressure plate spring, independent suspension for guide wheels on the back plate, and a wiper configured so that the pressure plate can be pushed flat against the back plate, thus expelling nearly all ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7350477 | Cake decorating mine The invention relates to a cake-surrounded, self-standing device for applying, and a method for applying a decorative colorful rain of edible particles or sugars to the existing frosting, icing or prepared surface of same cake by launching small edible and delicate ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338270 | Guide device for use with flat box device in applying drywall mastic A guide device is adapted to be removably attached to a flat box device for use in applying mastic adjacent an outside corner or edge. The guide device includes a generally S-shaped guide bar, a bracket, and a spring. The bracket is adapted to attach to the flat box... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338225 | Touch up paint applicator A refillable pen has a sponge tip and dispenses paint through the tip onto a substrate to repair a blemished paint surface when the sponge tip is pressed against the substrate. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318716 | Mastic applicator with adjustable trowelling bar A tool for applying mastic to drywall, having a flexible trowelling bar for smoothing and shaping the applied mastic. The curvature of the trowelling bar is controlled by the rotation of a cam that is positioned on a rigid support and that is directly coupled to the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7306442 | Pneumatic mud stamp There is a pneumatic mud stamp including an applicator, a tube-like member, a stopper, a retraction mechanism, ad a pneumatic control. The applicator is configured to apply mud in a pattern and includes a boot and a faceplate with a slot. The tube-like member is cou... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7249914 | Scraper apparatus and method A scraper apparatus including a cart and a scraping arrangement located at a front of the cart. The scraping arrangement includes blades that are driven along a joint or crack by the cart to remove excess filling material deposited in the joint or crack of a working... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246402 | Variable angle corner tool An adjustable corner tool is provided having outwardly biased blades. The back surfaces of the blades are connected to an angle control assembly that includes fixed-length arms pivotally connected between each of the blades and a central mounting block. Springs rota... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247011 | Apparatus for molding food products A patty forming system which includes a first generally disc-like mold chamber and a second loading chamber in which a manually operated plunger is mounted for reciprocal movement. When the plunger is moved towards the mold chamber, the mass of material from which a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241828 | Textured grout composition, dispenser therefor, and method of use The invention relates to grout compositions that are suitable for packaging in pressurized containers. The compositions comprise a mineral filler that has average particle size greater than about 160 micrometers in which the mineral particles exhibit a Mohs hardness... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7220317 | Drywall mud hopper for inside and outside corners A drywall hopper assembly that contains a double blade that can apply drywall mud to both interior and exterior drywall corners with no blade change. A zig-zag blade can contain two parallel grooves, one for interior corners and one for exterior corners. With this b... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7182587 | Anglehead An improved drywall finishing tool and method for using the tool. The drywall finishing tool includes a rigid body portion having a first section, a second section, and a smoothly curved center section. An inlet port is provided on one side thereof adjacent the cent... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179012 | Spring-opened lock with a plunger that moves perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the spring A lock joins two bodies together. The first body has a first hole and the second body has a second hole, and the lock includes a rail on the first body adjacent to the first hole, two spaced-apart cradles movable on the rail, a spring between and attached to the two... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168933 | Device for discharge or outfeed of a pasty product, preferably foodstuff, from a container The present invention relates to a device for discharge or outfeed of a pasty product, preferably foodstuff, from a container. A piston means (11) is brought to perform a discharge movement in a discharge direction (F) for discharge or outfeed of the product ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7127769 | Two-in one caulk finishing tool An improved multi-purpose caulk finishing tool incorporating a clip (or locking slots) for attaching the tool to a caulking gun and means for storing caps for caulking material. The present invention is held and carried unobtrusively on a conventional caulking gun. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114869 | Ball joint system for drywall finishing tools The present disclosure describes drywall tools that employ rotatable joints, e.g., ball joints, and methods of using such tools. One particular implementation of a drywall tool includes a body having a recess adapted to pivotably receive a rounded connector of a han... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115172 | Method and apparatus for plaster burnishing tool An Advanced Burnishing Tool for burnishing Venetian plaster surfaces comprises a base with a working surface with a plurality of concentric ribs. The tool may be used manually or may be mounted on a power tool such as an oscillating sander. Each rib has a rounded up... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7037104 | Device and method for exposing a candle wick embedded in candle wax A device and method for exposing the ignitable end of a candle wick embedded in wax leaving an area around the wick to facilitate future lighting. The device includes an elongate hollow heated tube, heated by a heating source which heats the elongate hollow tube to ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037094 | Foodspread applicator A foodspread applicator that stores, measures, and applies foodspreads of the present invention preferably includes a main body having a front end and a rear end, a body tip attached to the front end of the main body, and a rear body attached to the rear end of the ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028366 | Angular notched trowel An angular notched trowel applies a bonding material uniformly to a substrate. The angular notched trowel contains: (a) a top plate; (b) a notched plate connected along and descending from the trailing edge of the top plate; (c) a handle connected to the upper surfa... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028715 | Heated drain line apparatus A drainage device and method of decreasing clogging in a drain pipe comprising heating the drain pipe with a heating element that is partially enclosed. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6913407 | Tube with resilient applicator for dispensing texture materials A system for patching a destination surface to match an existing texture pattern. The system comprises texture material, a tube member, and a sponge member. The texture material comprises a base, a carrier, and particulate material. The tube member contains the text... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912810 | Conical floral sleeve A floral sleeve sized to fit a flower pot, the sleeve generally having a conical shape and having a bonding material disposed thereon for connecting the sleeve to a pot disposed within the sleeve or connected via a banding element to a pot disposed within the sleeve... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6874965 | Drywall finishing head with tensioner assembly A drywall finishing head is provided for applying mastic material over a tape joint between adjacent wallboard surfaces. The finishing head includes a coater connected to a pneumatic applicator for delivering the mastic material. A wiper blade extends across the len... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869492 | Adjustable drywall mud applicator A drywall mud applicator, designed to quickly and easily apply a first layer of mud or mastic material to a joint in preparation for applying drywall tape thereto. The applicator includes a main housing comprising two side plates pivotally connected to an intermedia... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6733262 | Drywall head with tapered channel A drywall head for applying mastic compound or other similar material to an outside corner edge of two adjoining drywall board sections to cement on a taped-on corner during drywall assembly. The drywall head includes uniquely constructed flow channels that taper fr... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6604256 | Grout float assembly A grout float, including a blade and a pair of core sections defining a handle. Interlocking male tapered bosses and female tapered receptacles join the core sections. Tapered tongues on the core sections pass through openings in upstanding flanges on the... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6595764 | Drywall finishing tool A corner finishing tool having a hard planar spreading member, a receiver portion, and a tensioning assembly. The spreading member has upper and lower surfaces, each surface having front, rear, left and right edges, wherein the spreading member can be fle... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6482449 | Enzymatic improvement of pasta processing An enzymatically treated pasta dough having superior workability and machinability is provided by is prepared by treating pasta dough with an enzyme system consisting essentially of one or more pentosanase enzymes which are essentially free of both proteo... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6478561 | Kit of parts for filling cracks with foamable polyurethane prepolymer A kit of parts useful for sealing a crack in a concrete surface by injecting a sealing material into the crack including a plurality of injection port members and deformable metal crimping sleeves. Each injection port member has a flat base which is attac... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6464115 | Caulking guide and reinforcing tip A new, reusable caulking guide and reinforcing tip, removably attachable to the dispensing nozzle of a tube of caulking, glue or sealant, mounted upon a caulking or like gun, for assisting the efficient application of caulking compound to extended surface... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6450723 | Drywall joint compound applicator tool A tool for the application of joint compound to a corner joint formed at the intersection of two drywall panels during new construction, preparatory to finishing the corner. The corner can have an obtuse angle. The tool has a generally flat top surface wi... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6427877 | Corner box The invention is directed to a box for dispensing taping compound to a surface which facilitates the uniform distribution of the taping compound to an applicator head while preventing leakage of the compound. A nozzle extends from a fixed end wall in a di... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6329007 | Flat bread grill A flat bread grill has a grill formed by a housing enclosing a controllable heating element and is topped by a round, flat grill surface, which is preferably coated with a non-stick substance, and has an annular channel or recess adjacent the periphery th... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6251324 | Applicator for applying sealant onto a glass block and method of use An applicator for applying streams of a sealant onto a glass block and a method for applying streams of a sealant onto a glass block. The applicator is guided manually along the edges of the vertical surfaces of the glass block, while the sealant is being... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6196742 | Mud applicator and pneumatic accessory tool for use therewith A mud applicator for applying mud to wall board includes a housing having a front open surface through which mud can pass, a plate movably connected within the housing such that the plate moves toward and away from the front open surface and a pneumatic d... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6155809 | Apparatus for applying viscous mass to a surface corner An applicator head for receiving and distributing viscous mass to a surface corner comprising a chassis engagable with a source of viscous mass and a trowel assembly carried by the chassis for receiving viscous mass from the chassis and distributing the v... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6146039 | Mud box for joint compound application A mud box includes a bottom surface with an outlet orifice, sides, a cover pivotally attached along one edge, and a handle attached to the cover for positioning the box on a surface and applying extruding pressure to the cover for ejecting material throug... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6129249 | Accessory fitting used with equipment for filling surface cracks A material handling fitting consisting of a tube having inlet and outlet ends, with the tube being stepped between its ends and having a plurality of respectively opposed outer and inner land areas of progressively smaller to larger diameters from one of ... | 10/10/2000 |
