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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 |
| 6920288 | Method for automatically provisioning a network element Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method for automatically detecting and provisioning new optical connections in a network element (NE). The detection of the optical connections is generally accomplished via optical scans, and in particular, an optica... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6749268 | Closing apparatus for twin pendulum hopper doors A pneumatic closing apparatus suitable for metering grain or other material gravity discharged by twin pendulum hopper doors from a hopper trailer. The closing apparatus includes a bidirectional pneumatic cylinder that operates a linkage assembly controlling the doo... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6543828 | Projection welded panel spacer and method for making the same A method for making a spacer assembly comprises: forming a plurality of projections along an edge of a portion of sheet metal; roll forming the portion of sheet metal into a tubular configuration; positioning the roll formed portion of sheet metal and a m... | 04/08/2003 |
| 5997099 | Hopper A hopper (10, 120) for use with flowable material (12) such as particulate, aggregate, sand, salt, gravel, top soil or the like includes at least one pivotal gate (14) attached to a frame (18) of the hopper (10, 120). Advantageously, the gate (14) swings ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 4958845 | Extendable trailer apparatus Extendable trailer apparatus includes a fixed frame and a frame slidably connected to the fixed frame and movable relative to the fixed frame for lengthening and shortening the trailer apparatus. The movable rear frame includes an axle and wheels secured ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4766820 | Hopper car with automatic discharge door mechanism A railroad hopper car having bottom discharge doors, an elongated beam assembly along the bottom of the car, door operating levers to open and close the doors connected to the beam assembly and doors, and lost motion connections in the beam assembly which... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4688488 | Automatic actuating and locking apparatus for the hopper doors of a railroad hopper car Apparatus for actuating and locking the hopper doors of a hopper car of the type having a center sill of inverted U-shaped cross section and a plurality of hopper doors extending transversely of the center sill. The hopper doors can be arranged singly to ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4498400 | Hopper slope sheet support and connecting means Large metal plates (120) located on each side of a railway hopper car are used to connect the hopper slope sheets (102, 104) to the car body sides (16) and longitudinally extending side sills (112). The large plates are generally "U" shaped and include le... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4497258 | Transverse bulkhead connection to filament wound vehicle body sides Bulkhead supports (18) are integrally connected to opposite side portions of a filament wound hopper car body (16). The bulkhead supports include longitudinally spaced extensions (20, 22) extending inwardly from the car body sides. The transverse bulkhead... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4343511 | Silage wagon A high capacity wagon for silage and the like has a gravity-assisted rear inclined dumping wall with high ground clearance in both the full open and all intermediate positions. A simplified positive latch mechanism for the dumping wall is biased in the la... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4289353 | Combination belly dump/end dump vehicle A vehicle is shown having a hopper mounted thereon capable of dumping materials contained within the hopper over the end of the hopper or through the bottom of the hopper. Dumping over the end of the hopper is accomplished by lifting the front end of the ... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4206571 | Bunker closure door operating mechanism A bunker closure door mechanism for a bunker housing which has an opening with a seat around the opening which is closed by a closure door body, comprises, first and second spaced apart end levers which are pivotally connected between the housing and one ... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4196932 | Bottom discharge gate and actuating mechanism A hopper gate and pneumatic actuating mechanism for controlled discharge of bulk materials from a bottom-unloading vehicle are described. The hopper gate comprises an arcuate closure plate pivotally mounted by wedge shaped end plates below a rectangular h... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4193159 | Mobile cleaning apparatus for removing debris from the surface of parking lots and the like A mobile cleaning apparatus for removing dirt and debris from the surface of parking lots and the like characterized by the ability to quickly and efficiently remove debris from the surface to be cleaned and dump the collected debris into a remote upstand... | 03/18/1980 |
| 3997089 | Sealing hopper closure assembly A discharge gate assembly for sealing and controlling the flow of particulate material from a discharge opening in a hopper of the type used on semi-trailers, railroad cars or storage bins is disclosed wherein the discharge gate assembly comprises a frame... | 12/14/1976 |
