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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8252391 | Card An article such as a greeting card (10) comprising a sheet (11) defining a first portion (16) and a second portion (18) connected together. The first portion (16) is adapted for erection into a three-dimensional form and the second... | 08/28/2012 |
| 7592053 | Ornamental figure construction kit An ornamental figure construction kit of parts comprising a plurality of elongated structures having a plurality of article stop restraints, at least one locking structure, and at least one lock engagement and a plurality of construction article stops mountable adja... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7413999 | Corner fitting using fiber transfer A corner fitting and a method of forming a corner fitting including steps of providing a flat woven fabric including a first woven portion having first and second direction woven fibers, a second woven portion adjacent the first woven portion having first direction ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7390541 | Rotating inflatable ornament A rotating inflatable ornament has a main chamber, a bottom chamber, a blower, a rotating chamber, a rotating device and a joint tube. The bottom chamber is attached to the main chamber. The blower is mounted in the bottom chamber and fills the bottom chamber with a... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7356951 | Inflatable dancing toy with music An inflatable toy may include a housing, a balloon-like structure, a blower mechanism, a drive mechanism, and a motor. The balloon-like structure may include a base, an inflatable portion, and an inlet. The base and the inflatable portion may define an air storage a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347911 | Devices and methods for manufacturing packaging materials Devices and methods for inflating and sealing packaging pillows from a material web are shown for consistently producing high-quality packaging pillows. A web of material is advanced past an inflation nozzle, inflated with gas, and sealed closed by a sealing element... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343658 | Reinforcement member arrangement jig for concrete electric pole In a method of reinforcing an existing concrete electric pole having an annular side wall, an inner hollow portion provided therein and an opening portion formed to a position of the annular side wall to be penetrated therethrough, at least one of a predetermined am... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7325345 | Sign A self supporting resilient sign is assembled as a prism form a collapsed flat transport position and comprises pair of rectangular blanks of white, exterior grade pvc joined by a series of parallel, welded seams. The seams divide the blanks into a pair of panel poc... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325872 | Rocker and method of using the same A rocker that may be used to entertain an infant. In one embodiment, the rocker includes a seat portion, an activity portion and a connector. The connector is coupled to the seat portion and to the activity portion. In one embodiment, the seat portion and the activi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326452 | Artificial flower with integral gift member An artificial flower which contains an integral gift is disclosed. The integral gift enhances the value and appeal of the artificial flower, or likewise enhances the appeal of an arrangement of such artificial flowers. The invention relates to an artificial flower, ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322137 | Dynamic display air inflatable device The invention is directed to an inflatable display that has a plurality of inflation modules. The modules are inflated by a fan element. More specifically, a first inflation module is formed from a permeable material and configured to represent a predetermined shape... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320816 | Collapsible decorative structure A novel decorative structure includes a length of strand material, having a plurality of individual strands twisted with respect to one another and fixed with respect to one another near a first end of the strands, a twisting member having a plurality of apertures f... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316834 | Drip mat The drip mat is a durable, modular fluid collection mat that rests on the ground in high-traffic areas where vehicles move slowly or stop for extended periods of time. The mat has at least one collection block that has a floor and at least one sidewall extending aro... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311580 | Visual display and method of providing a visual display Outer and inner inflatable members and a motor assembly including a fan are disposed on a base member. Air provided under pressure by the motor assembly including the fan passes through vents in the base member to inflate the inflatable members. Flakes are disposed ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308725 | Deployable and/or retractable mattress bolsters The present invention is directed to a therapeutic bed comprising a mattress. The mattress has a fluid cushion and a fluid pump. The fluid cushion has a fluid support surface, a retractable/deployable bolster, and a closure mechanism. The fluid support surface has a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303641 | Method for fabricating cellular structural panels An apparatus for manufacturing cellular laminate structural panels includes one or more supply stations of a flexible strip material including folding rollers for sequentially folding the strip material into cellular structures and feeding the cellular structures in... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302770 | Stabilized A-frame sign stand An improved A-frame sign stand is disclosed. The sign stand includes front and rear panels hingedly attached. A support rod is removably attachable to the panels and prevents both separation and buckling of the panels. The support rod can be placed into various stor... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300178 | Device integrated into a card to activate and/or deactivate a light, sound or light and sound module by means of blowing A greeting card device which enables, by blowing, an LED to be switched off or a sound module (music, voice or noise) to be activated or deactivated, or a combination of a light and a sound to be activated or deactivated simultaneously. The device is composed of a b... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278245 | Radial-hinge mechanism A radial-hinge mechanism includes one or more elongated members arranged and interconnected into a unique, geometry-based, closed-loop assembly often resembling a multi-point star when in its fully-closed mode. The mechanism's signature function is its variable natu... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267851 | Rotating inflatable ornament A rotating inflatable ornament has a main chamber, a bottom chamber, a rotating chamber, a rotating device, a joint tube and a blower. The bottom chamber is attached to a bottom of the main chamber. The rotating chamber is mounted in the main chamber and has a main ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264687 | Apparatus and method for making fabric for coverings for architectural openings The present invention is an apparatus for forming a fabric for an architectural opening covering. The apparatus comprises a joining section, an accumulator, a cutting station, and a stacker. The joining section is configured to join together first, second, third and... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254853 | Air mattress An air mattress is disclosed, which comprises an upper raw material member which has a coating layer at an upper surface of the same; a lower raw material which is spaced and installed at a lower side of the upper raw material member and has a coating layer at a low... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255564 | Anatomical pocket model An anatomical pocket model adapted for transporting in one's pocket or the like comprises a flexible, bendable, framework and a flexible, bendable three-dimensional representation of an anatomical body part positioned thereon. The anatomical body part representation... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252580 | Grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc A grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc, including: a main body in which a driving unit is disposed for driving a rotary shaft, an annular toothed section being formed on the circumference of the rotary shaft; a bracket rotatably disposed under th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7234253 | Advertising/promotional display system with integral sound generating means By providing a pre-printed housing member which automatically expands from a flat, generally two-dimensional configuration into a three-dimensional promotional display and also incorporating a sound generator which is activated simultaneously with the movement of th... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226258 | Apparatus and method for transporting motorcycles on a trailer or pick-up truck and avoiding accidental or inadvertent damage thereto A damage preventing system for use in preventing damage to motorcycles and the like when being conveyed on a transporting vehicle. Inflatable supporting cushions, anchored at selected locations to the transporting vehicle with use of attachment apertures, provide pr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226645 | Portable personal palm tree An artificial palm tree constructed from modular components which are combined in various ways to produce a palm tree having different characteristics for use as a beach umbrella. The palm tree consists of a base, a trunk mounted on the base, a tree heart mounted on... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7197962 | Light bulb installation and removal device An object gripping device for removing and installing bulbs and other objects. The device has around its circumference three or more vertical gripping posts. The device uses a sun gear and planetary gears to transmit the user's twisting motion to a gripping force ap... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185692 | Fabric blind slat for window blind A fabric blind slat for a window blind includes a base fabric made from an opaque knitted fabric, two coil units respectively coupled to and extended along two opposite edges of the base fabric, and two supporting sleeves respectively enclosed inside the two coil un... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169139 | Reinforced retention structures A medical device includes an elongated member and a reinforced retention structure. The device can be used for draining substances from organs or abscessed areas within a body of a patient. The elongated member is made of a flexible material. The reinforced retentio... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169459 | Collapsible cellular insulation A collapsible cellular insulation panel for use with mobile shelters is provided. The panel comprises first and second outer sheets with a plurality of intermediate thin flexible membranes. The membranes are secured along first and second edges to inner surfaces of ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159634 | Pleated and cellular materials A tabbed honeycomb structure or pleated panel is made from a stack of collapsed multi-cellular material. The stack is split at bond lines thereby forming the panels of pleated or honeycomb material having a joint tab on one face. The tabbed, honeycomb material is at... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157140 | Malleable composites and methods of making and using the same Malleable thermoplastic composite materials are provided. More specifically, malleable thermoplastic composite materials made from thermoplastic polymers having low molecular weight and particulate material are provided for malleable composites having high compressi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150118 | Disposable hazard warning and spill pick-up kit A disposable kit is provided that comprises a foldable warning sign, protective gloves, a dustpan and scraper for use in cleaning up broken objects or spilled particulate or powdered solid matter, a pad containing super-absorbent polymer for use in cleaning up spill... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140662 | Retractable sunshade The retractable sunshade is a motorized pulley-operated sunshade for the front windshield of a motor vehicle that operates in a similar manner to a drapery rod. This product would protect the interior of the vehicle from intense heat build-up while the vehicle is pa... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137765 | Composite dunnage bag A composite dunnage bag being an elastic inner bag enclosed in a paper outer bag for insertion between stacks of cargo in transit. The mattress shape of the outer bag (when the dunnage bag is inflated) enables the bag to apply a footprint against the cargo walls tha... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134250 | Building panels A building or insulating panel (30) including a collapsible frame of generally square or rectangular configuration, which is collapsible between a generally flat condition and an erected condition in which it is installed. The frame including overlying top an... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131805 | Inflatable cargo cover and method of covering cargo A cargo cover includes an inflatable portion and an interior panel spanning between the inflatable portion. The inflatable portion forms a periphery of the cover. An inflation port is located at one end of the cover and communicates with the inflatable portion. Prio... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7117576 | Method and process of a universal window system using singular advanced components of a polymer based or metallurgy based product A method for producing window components using polymer based, metallurgy based, extruded, injection molded, or wood material is provided. This invention provides a low cost, highly reliable, low defect method of producing window components by machining from a singul... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100333 | Loop assemblies having a central link Improved reversibly expandable structures are formed from novel loop assemblies comprising a plurality of links, each of said links having at least one center pivot joint and a plurality of end pivot joints, each of at least two of said plurality of end pivot joints... | 09/05/2006 |
