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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146296 | Enclosure structure for building To provide an enclosure structure for a building, which can maintain a high power generation efficiency without formation of irregularities on the surface of the enclosure such as a roof, nor application of an external force to solar battery modules, and which can f... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7913457 | Asset protection method and apparatus An asset protection apparatus comprising at least one module is disclosed. A module comprises at least one interior layer contacting an asset surface; at least one thermal layer affixed to said at least one interior layer, wherein said at least one thermal layer inc... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7335109 | Turbulent tassel chamber A turbulent tassel column has an inflatable clear column member containing tassels held inside the column. The tassels circulate freely or are wall attached within the transparent column member. An inverted cone member held within the inflatable member directs airfl... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320332 | Portable outdoor enclosure A portable ice fishing enclosure includes a flexible covering cooperatively engaged with a frame, and secured to an ice surface using a plurality of threaded anchor stakes. The frame may include a plurality of sub-frames, each of which includes a central hub and a p... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7240458 | Transparent plastic film roof and building using the same There is provided a transparent plastic film roof for a building, comprising two transparent plastic films, which are fixed to edge rafters extending from a ridgepole to a ridge plate and are formed in a bag-like structure for serving as a building roof, wherein war... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223185 | Hide-behind bunker system and kit with impact dampening anchors A hide-behind bunker system and kit for enabling a user to take cover behind at least one stand-alone, impact dampening structure. The system comprises at least one inflatable hide-behind structure cooperatively associated with an impact dampening anchor system. The... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7185851 | Inflatable aerodynamic wing and method An inflatable structure constructed of flexible material that can occupy a minimal volume when in a deflated and stored condition as compared to its fully inflated and deployed configuration, has sufficient structural rigidity to function as a wing when deployed. Th... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7160214 | Portable backstop game apparatus A game apparatus is disclosed including a barrier member, a net, and a frame. The barrier member has two opposed major surfaces and an aperture passing through the opposed major surfaces. The net is positioned adjacent one of the major surfaces of the barrier member... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152614 | Foldable, expandable framework for a variety of structural purposes A foldable, deployable framework for a structure has a lower hub having a first central axis, sets of tracks, masts, and rafters connected pivotally to the lower hub, to one another, and to an upper hub in a manner that allows the framework to be folded into one, tw... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7127851 | Building component A building component for forming a roof. The component includes an ETFE foil cushion comprising sheets of ETFE foil which are held in a frame about their periphery, and which are inflated. The frame includes a release mechanism for releasing the cushion from the fra... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7089703 | Erectable structure An erectable play structure for children including one or more enclosures or pods (10, 11, 12) which may be interconnected by one or more access tunnels (14) the whole structure being formed predominantly from a non-self supporting material thus to be ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089951 | Airplane hangar A novel airplane shelter provides a plurality of arched vertical support members arranged axially along a line corresponding to the fuselage of an airplane to be sheltered. A cantilever beam is attached to the apex of each arched vertical support member, forming a â... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7069700 | System for covering hurricane panel studs A system for covering fasteners that are provided at an exterior building wall for mounting storm panels. The system includes cover plates that are located adjacent to the fasteners. The cover plates are mounted so as to be pivotable about one side of a mounting tra... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063582 | Reversible life raft comprising removable shelters A dual-sided, or reversible, inflatable rescue and safety raft consists of an inflated grille provided with mesh netting spanning open regions to accommodate personnel, manually releasable locking devices that close access openings in the netting to permit personnel... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7043880 | In situ molded thermal barriers The invention provides methods, systems, and devices for installing thermal barriers in openings or gaps in or between structures such as walls, ceilings, and floors. At least one thermal barrier molding bag is positioned in the hole or gap, and a flowable firestop ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021008 | Inflatable structure with inflatable interior frame An inflatable device with an outer inflatable structure, inflatable interior frame, an interior opening and an outer opening. The frame has a plurality of side rods, a center wall, a plurality of interconnected ribs and a plurality of air passages. The interior open... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6979045 | Window system for convertible motor vehicles The present invention is a window system for convertible motor vehicles that incorporates the use of woven fabric made from vinyl coated polyester yarn in such a way that it (1) reduces the “greenhouse effect” that occurs when the soft-covering system is on the ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6860069 | Building component A building component for forming a roof. The component includes an ETFE foil cushion comprising sheets of ETFE foil which are held in a frame about their periphery, and which are inflated. The cushion includes a liquid retaining means to suppress rain noise. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6851224 | Enveloping element for a building Described is a covering element for buildings comprising at least one, preferably fixedly arranged support apparatus and at least one film pillow that displays two outer film layers, between which is formed at least one hollow space closed in a gastight manner and c... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6851259 | Inflatable ablation gas cell structure system An inflatable structure includes a plurality of inflation cells each have a respective internal gas generator connected to an external control processor for sequential inflation of the inflatable structure. Power and control lines feed through the inflation cells fo... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6823670 | Inflatable evaporation gas cell structure system An inflatable structure includes a plurality of inflation cells each have a respective internal gas generator connected to an external control processor for sequential inflation of the inflatable structure. Power and control lines feed through the inflation cells fo... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817176 | Inflatable gas cell structure deploying method An inflatable structure includes a plurality of inflation cells each have a respective internal gas generator connected to an external control processor for sequential inflation of the inflatable structure. Power and control lines feed through the inflation cells fo... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6584732 | Super show dome An inflatable object includes interior attachment points to opposing interior faces of the object and rope or cord connections between these attachment points. The opposing walls have interior faces which include attachment points adapted to be connected ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6497074 | Multi-layer flexible panel modules with exterior and interior stressed layers spread apart at the ends and connected intermediate the ends inducing opposing concave deflections to the layers A lightweight building construction system comprising multiple similar stressed roof and wall paneling modules (22, 122) assembled together to form a modular building envelope. Each roof module (22, 122) typically includes a double-skin panel (1,4/101) ha... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6453619 | Deployable and storable inflatable building A canopy which can be inflated, deployed and retracted by inflation and deflation, respectively. The canopy includes a plurality of beams arranged side by side, an apparatus for supplying the inflatable beams with pressurized fluid, an apparatus for slidi... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6453840 | Damage tolerant inflatable An inflatable device having a safety system provided by having at least two separate and distinct independently inflatable bladders contained within the outer shell of the device. Each of the bladders is designed when fully inflated to fully inflate the s... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6438900 | Storage chamber Apparatus primarily for the storage of a motor vehicle comprises a base sheet, an inner cover sheet defining in combination with the base sheet a storage chamber and an outer cover sheet substantially wholly overlying the inner cover sheet. The inner and ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6363661 | Protective cover A cover for protecting a mound of particulate material in outside storage from the effects of weather elements includes a flexible double-ply canvas having a top layer affixed to a bottom layer. The cover includes a plurality of individual bladders dispos... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6298607 | Venting-membrane system to mitigate blast effects A venting-membrane system for mitigating blast pressure generated from a blast force on a wall structure. The venting-membrane system having a framework including a plurality of parallel structural members defining a wall structure having an interior surf... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6296580 | Adaptable playing fields with ventilated structures Paint-ball playing fields are characterized by empty envelope elements fastened together creating a continuous interior volume filled with air, under a predetermined pressure of approximately 1.5 bars. A motor furnishes air to compensate for losses of pre... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6282843 | Pneumatic structure A pneumatic structure in the form of a barrel roof which has openings at the opposite ends thereof includes outer and inner walls of a sheet or membrane material connected by a plurality of partition walls in the form of ribs provided therebetween to defi... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6269598 | Flow channel structures, buildings incorporating flow channel structures, and methods of forming flow channel structures For the exchange of thermal energy between flowable media and the surroundings, said media are directionally conveyed in sectional structures, etc. The invention relates to sectional elements and sectional modules which are used in combination with paste-... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6260306 | Inflatable shelter An inflatable shelter includes a flexible membrane, a first elongate inflatable tube supported by the flexible membrane and a second elongated inflatable tube supported by the flexible membrane. The first tube has first and second axial ends and a first i... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6119408 | Storage chamber Apparatus primarily for the storage of a motor vehicle comprises a base sheet (10), an inner cover sheet (11) defining in combination with the base sheet (10) a storage chamber and an outer cover sheet (12) substantially wholly overlying the inner cover s... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6108980 | Building element The invention relates to a building element for lightweight constructions, such as halls and airship structures, having first wall segments mutually spaced, hollow and subjected to overpressure and extending over the whole thickness of the wall, with an i... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6029405 | Apparatus and method for inhibiting water from entering a structure A barrier for inhibiting water from entering a structure. The barrier being coupled with the structure and movable between a collapsed orientation and an extended orientation overlying and encircling the structure for inhibiting water from entering the st... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5937586 | Inflatable skating rink An inflatable skating rink made up of a plurality of base modules positioned adjacent to one another to define a perimeter of the skating rink. Base modules are made of a flexible material which is substantially impermeable to air. The base modules can be... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5901504 | Roof of a structure A roof for a built structure is proposed, which is designed in the form of a hollow body structure. It possesses interconnected walls (18 and 19) of flexible and at least substantially air-impermeable material. These walls (18 and 19) constitute elongated... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5813172 | Structural inflatable wall panels An inflatable structural wall panel is made out of vinyl, rubber or some other pliable material. On one side of each wall panel a border of hook material is mounted around the edges of the panel. On the opposite side of the wall panel a border of loop mat... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5704168 | Method and apparatus for thermal insulation of buildings Thermal insulating structure having at least two layers of a substantially gas-impervious material forming a gas-retaining enclosure having a plurality of segments. The segments are connected by non-inflatable substantially flat structure. A valve is moun... | 01/06/1998 |
