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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334853 | Refrigerator door beverage storage module A storage module for a refrigeration appliance that includes a base including opposing side supports and a rack coupled to the side supports by a plurality of hooks, wherein the rack includes at least two opposing cross members. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318522 | Carrying case for dental hygiene supplies and holster for carrying case The invention concerns two distinct components related to dental hygiene. The first is a dental hygiene carrying case that has been specially designed to hold various dental supplies. The second part of the invention is a holster unit that is used to support (hold) ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7275641 | Tool and small item organizer and container An organizer for securely retaining hand tools and other miscellaneous small items particularly in environments where space for working is limited and the tools must be organized and conveniently available. The organizer includes a container defining an interior in ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7195120 | Tool bit storage and display container A product storage and display container and a method of displaying a product storage and display container are provided. The container includes a receptacle having a compartment adapted to house a product, a display tag, an engagement element formed on one of the ta... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7156353 | Product display device An apparatus and method for displaying dispenser containers at point of sale locations. The device includes a drip tray or base for holding the product container and a back member that extends upwardly from the base. An adjustable loop is then looped around the prod... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7095626 | Openable one-piece electrical RF shield and method of manufacturing the same An easily openable one-piece RF interference shield and method of manufacturing the same that is cost efficient and easily adapted for use with existing electrical devices. The RF shield having a plurality of interconnected sidewalls, a substantially open bottom reg... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7027449 | Method for maintaining reservation state in a network router and resulting scalable integrated architectures for computer networks Methods are described for maintaining a small bounded aggregate state within network routers pertaining to selected architectural families. Small bounded reservations states are utilized wherein the method is fully scalable for use on large networks. The size of the... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017764 | Electrical junction box An electrical junction box includes a main body, having a contain portion for containing electric function components therein, a lid member, covering an open part of the main body, a fixing leg, provided so as to extend from a side wall of the main box being near a ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6997653 | Debris collection device and method A collection device for use with a drill to capture debris ejected from drilling into a surface includes a body formed of flexible material having a first, substantially flat, configuration and a second erect configuration defining a cavity. The body includes a hole... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6966691 | Mixer with pivotable bowl A mixer system including a bowl for receiving a material to be mixed, a mixer body having a rotatable output component, and a hinge. The bowl is pivotable about the hinge relative to the mixer body such the bowl can be pivoted between a loading/unloading position an... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6956733 | Device and method for providing electric service An exemplary device and method for providing electric service are disclosed. The exemplary device may provide construction power during the construction of a facility and permanent power at the facility thereafter. The electric service device, when energized at a co... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6902242 | Apparatus for supplying items to be used in garages An apparatus for supplying items to be used in garages includes a fixing device including two supporting elements and at least two associated suspending elements. The supporting elements include front supporting surfaces, and they are designed and arranged to approx... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6811754 | Biological specimen collection apparatus A versatile biological specimen collection apparatus is disclosed. Beneficially, the apparatus includes a receptacle for catching a biological specimen, and a support bracket for the receptacle, and the support bracket is adapted to be supported by a support structu... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6796249 | Window shelf A shelf that can be hung on a window structure. The shelf has a projecting member and a horizontal member that envelop the top of the window structure. The horizontal member can be moveable to clamp the window structure between the horizontal member and the projecti... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6666347 | Storage apparatus for computer tower A storage device assembly adapted for attachment to a computer tower housing has a pair of opposing side panels and includes a storage member having a main panel and at least one pair of opposing walls extending from the main panel defining therein a stor... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6637595 | Cable tie wrap holder system A cable tie wrap holder system has a plurality of vertically oriented primary tubes in a cylindrical configuration with an open upper end and a closed lower end. A plurality of vertically oriented secondary tubes are in a cylindrical configuration with an... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6612457 | Refuse container A refuse container for receiving refuse being mountable to a stable surface such as wall or a ground surface comprising: an anchoring structure; an anchoring structure-to-stable surface attachment for solidly attaching the anchoring structure to said s... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6516966 | Utility meter mounting panel A highly adaptable mounting panel has a planar surface for supporting various devices including an electrical meter thereon. The planar surface is elevated from a surrounding flange, which may be operatively fastened to a wall or similar building structur... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6438982 | Cooling container for vehicles A cooling container for vehicles arranged in use laterally next to a seat cushion of a vehicle seat. The cooling container has a cooling compartment accessible from the top through a container opening after a lid is opened, the cooling compartment being s... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6287655 | Removable flat back removable stick up vase and method An improved, removable adhesive hook and loop wall mount floral vase. The improved wall mount vase is principally intended for holding one or more buds or a bouquet of flowers, and comprises a vinyl outer body having a predetermined body shape, a predeter... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6237799 | Utility tray A utility tray is described which includes a generally planar base and an upright flange extending upwardly from at least three side edges of the tray. The tray can be attached or mounted to any desired support structure such as a bed frame. Attachment to... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6213333 | Utensil tray and method A utensil tray comprises a planar elongated member which hangs from a window sill by a pair of brackets and is supported by a pair of threaded members to adjustably position the tray relative to the interior surface of the wall. The tray comprises two con... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6158609 | Housing for device, particularly sensor for motor vehicle A housing for a device mountable on a mounting surface has a housing element provided with two mounting flanges each having a passage adapted to extend substantially perpendicularly to the mounting surface and formed to receive a mounting bolt, two bushin... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6082573 | Rotatable standoff for shower caddy bucket A shower caddy bucket having a rotatable standoff for positioning a bottom portion of the bucket away from the wall to which the caddy is mounted. The bucket has a tapered configuration with a narrower bottom end. The standoff has an elongated configurati... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6065728 | Holder and mounting assembly for a bar code scanner A holder mounting assembly for a bar code price scanner of the type having a removably mounted rear mounting plate. The holder and mounting assembly includes a vertical rear wall, a horizontal bottom wall provided with a forwardly extending lip portion di... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6012585 | Portable collapsible medicine container-caddie A caddie for sickroom use for storing medicine containers, thermometers, cups and the like comprising a base, a back panel which supports the rear edge of a solid lower shelf, a second, upper shelf having multiple apertures formed therein which are prefer... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5984128 | Tamper resistant box A tamper resistant box for shielding from tampering a telephone system junction box installed upon a wall of a building, consisting of a pair of side walls; an upper or lower wall fixedly attached to or homogeneously fused with the upper or lower ends of ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5913452 | Container for food or drink attachable to an air conditioner louver A container for food, drink and the like attachable to the vent opening of an air conditioner or fan unit by at least one hook-shaped element attached to a louver of the vent opening of an air conditioning or fan unit in order to cool or heat the contents... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5873486 | Selectively mountable cup holder The present invention is directed toward cup holders which are selectively mountable to a plurality of surfaces to hold cups and containers of beverages particularly in vehicles. The invention provides a holder having a plurality of selectable mounting me... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5826743 | Tray for slot machine gaming device A tray to be attached to a slot machine gaming device. The tray has a concave upper surface and an opening to cooperate with the coin accepting slot of the slot machine. The tray is manually removably attached to the slot machine.... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5662234 | Mounting for fluorescent lamp ballasts A mounting for use with a ballast for powering one or more fluorescent lamps. The mounting includes a base (10), a back plate (12), and a lock structure comprising a male member (18) and a female member (20) for looking the base (10) to the back plate (12... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5622278 | Ladder caddy A ladder caddy (10) for a stepladder (12) comprising a container (14) for storing articles therein. A structure (16) is for retaining the container (14) in a removable manner to an upper back portion of the stepladder (12), so that a person (18) standing ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5542564 | Potpourri assembly A potpourri assembly includes a decorative display hat. The hat is generally of the straw type, with a dome-like crown and a substantial brim. The assembly is preferably displayed with its brim vertical and its crown facing forward. The assembly may be se... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5533637 | Weatherproof electrical enclosure An electrical enclosure having a base, a cover, and hinge pivotally connecting the base and cover. The cover has a pair of ears, each provided with a key hole for receiving hinge pins mounted on the base. The pivot pins are provided with keys that align w... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5476188 | Gun boot A gun boot comprising a hollow base having an open upper end and an open lower end; a mounting bracket secured to the base and removably securable to a tree stand; an upper lid removably coupled to the upper end of the base; a lower lid removably coupled ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5381922 | Article holder A "no-hands" carrier for a cylindrical article comprising a clip attachable to the user's belt and a flexible cup-like holder capable of closely fitting around the article, and adhesive pads on the clip and holder respectively co-operable to form a fasten... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5271120 | Windshield wiper and washing liquid reservoir assembly A windshield wiper assembly comprises a drive mechanism for at least one windshield wiper arm, together with a reservoir for a windshield washing liquid. The drive mechanism comprises a support structure, on which are mounted a motor and a linkage for tra... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5271514 | Control station protective cover The main theme in the design of this invention is to provide adequate protection while allowing for easy installation and removal without interrupting the operation of the device which is being protected. The two most important components of this inventio... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5251777 | Water bottle and mounting bracket Bottle and bracket apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a mounting plate and a device for fixing the mounting plate to a rail. A bracket is provided for supporting a bottle with the bracket being mounted to the mounting plate in a m... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5242057 | Convenience kit for dispensing different personal hygiene components A personal care convenience kit is disclosed which dispenses different personal hygiene components in a sequential, one at a time fashion through a single dispensing opening. The convenience kit includes a compliant package having a first dispensing openi... | 09/07/1993 |
