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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7509745 | Non-slip measuring tool and method of making A tool (10)for measuring, marking, or cutting material, the tool formed of a rigid sheet of transparent material (11) having a plurality of lines formed thereon, and a transparent, non-removable, slip-resistant coating (17) applied to a working ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7421796 | Positioning template A positioning template for use in aiding in the hanging of objects on various supporting surfaces includes an electrostatically active template backing having a front surface and a rear surface, a plurality of perimeter markers shaped and dimensioned for releasable ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7389589 | Composition transfer proportional drawing grids Provided are systems for transferring a composition, the systems comprising a transparent grid substrate; lines on a surface of the transparent grid substrate, the lines comprising symmetrical grid lines and a proportional border around the symmetrical grid lines; s... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7350311 | Pipe cutting template A universal reusable template for cutting ends of cylindrical objects such as pipes, in preparation for joining the cylindrical objects to other cylindrical bodies. The template is formed as a flat flexible bendable sheet with magnetic properties allowing the sheet ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7325325 | Surface groove system for building sheets The present invention involves building sheets with a plurality of grooves indented into a surface of the building sheet to provide a guide for cutting the building sheet along the grooves. Preferably, the grooves are arranged in a regularly repeating pattern and ar... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318384 | Diagonal sewing guide—sew easy guide A sewing and quilting device called a SEW EASY GUIDE. This device features an essentially rectangular strip of thin, clear, and flexible plastic material with markings, the strip having a top surface, a length, and a width, and the device having a needle aperture an... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7305617 | Method for aligning text to baseline grids and to CJK character grids Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for controlling forced grid line spacing. The height of text consisting of a plurality of characters to be arranged within a current line in a grid displayed on a display d... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7254894 | Method of cutting and installation of building boards A building board such as a gypsum board is provided for use in construction of commercial and residential building the board having opposed parallel surfaces, one having spaced apart transverse markings and the other having spaced apart longitudinal markings. Each m... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255051 | Template to assist the process of circular sewing embroidery and the like A template (1) in the form of a thin disc is provided with segmental (3) and circular (4) markings, a central aperture (2), and apertures (5) which coincide with intersecting points on the markings enables centre point based positi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251898 | Transparent measuring device with enhanced visibility lines A transparent measuring device with enhanced visibility lines formed on a transparent substrate having opposing planar front and back surfaces and with at least one opaque line formed on one of the front and back surfaces and at least one transparent line formed on ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251903 | Method for spacing guides on fishing rods and chart for spacing same A chart for locating guides on a fishing rod comprising a plurality of side by side lanes each having a vertical portion and in a predetermined plane and arcuate lane portions of different radii and curved through an arc of about ninety degrees (90°) from said pred... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7222435 | Self measuring workpiece An elongated construction workpiece having a viewable surface and adapted to be cut to a measured length or width at a work site, wherein the workpiece is provided on a viewable surface adjacent one or more of its edges with linear measure markings whereby a desired... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204034 | Method for spacing guides on fishing rods and chart for spacing same A chart for locating guides on a fishing rod comprising a plurality of side by side lanes each having a vertical portion and in a predetermined plane and arcuate lane portions of different radii and curved through an arc of about ninety degrees (90°) from said pred... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7181859 | Instructional template structure for aiding installation of wall brackets An instructional template structure for aiding the installation of wall brackets, which is primarily characterized by incorporating a template backboard in a wall bracket packaging box, which can either be placed inside the packaging box or included to the side of t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178249 | Measuring tool and method of making A tool for measuring, marking, and cutting material, the tool formed of a rigid sheet of transparent material having a transparent flexible sheet of pressure-sensitive material removably adhered thereon to cover one side of the rigid sheet and provide a removable, n... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174645 | Method for designing of aproximate elliptical structure and the same A method for designing an elliptical structure with an outline of an approximate elliptic curve, which is generated by connecting circular segments to one another, and an elliptical structure created on said method. A first fixed point is established outside the ell... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162808 | Precision circle center finder and multifunctional construction trade tool A measuring instrument is described for application to the end of a circular member, such as a pipe, to locate the precise center of such circular member, and project it to a distant surface. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152332 | Navigational assist system Disclosed is a navigational assist system to assist a pilot or other person in the entry into an entry environment, such as a holding pattern or runway traffic pattern. The navigational assist system is comprised of a plurality of entry determining elements moveably... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150128 | Boards comprising an array of marks to facilitate attachment A board is provided that includes a pattern to facilitate attachment of the board to a frame structure. The pattern comprises a first array of marks disposed along a first imaginary line; a second array of marks disposed along a second imaginary line, said first and... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7134214 | Illuminated ruler An illuminated ruler including a light transmissive bar having opposed ends. An opaque film bearing printed indicia in the form of ruled markings is affixed to the bottom of the light transmissive bar. A light-emitting diode is embedded within the light transmissive... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7107093 | Use of activation and recovery times and dispersions to monitor heart failure status and arrhythmia risk A system and method for monitoring electrical dispersion of the heart is provided including an implantable medical device and associated electrode system for sensing cardiac signals from a combination of two or more local and/or global EGM sensing vectors and/or sub... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100295 | Measuring device A measuring device includes a square ruler body provided with a plurality of scales, a plurality of marking lines, and a plurality of counting numbers. Each of the counting numbers has a corresponding numeral which is located under the respective the counting number... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086172 | Grid for guided operations The invention relates to a grid (10) adapted to be arranged on a patient's skin to provide positioning information in CT-guided percutaneous operations. In one embodiment, the grid (10) comprises a flat and generally rectangular frame having two long s... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073268 | Level apparatus A level includes a laser source for establishing one or more visually identifiable measurement and reading in a work environment or in combination with the use of a power tool. A power tool control system includes a non-contact measurement and alignment device opera... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065987 | Hand crafted afghan incorporating personalized or commemorative indicia and method of fabricating same Disclosed herein is an afghan incorporating personalized or commemorative indicia and a method for constructing the afghan. The individual pieces of the afghan incorporate the characters and symbols of the indicia at the point of fabrication so that the afghan is co... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7061762 | Housing for a computing apparatus A handheld computer having a housing with a midframe construction is described. The housing includes a front shell and a back shell coupled to a midframe. The handheld computer also includes two accessory slots for a stylus or other devices on the left and right sid... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7045197 | Self-measuring roll goods Self measuring roll goods includes a pliable substrate, a front surface, and a rear surface. The rear surface includes fiducial markings to facilitate the quick and easy measurement of the roll goods. The fiducial markings include an array of symbols, and at least a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032534 | Article for use against backgrounds of various colors and method of manufacture The present invention is directed to an article formed from a generally see-thru sheet of material and having a two-sided marking thereon and a method of applying the two-sided markings to the article. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the article comprise... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028412 | Template for measuring, marking and cutting of construction materials, and method of using same The invention relates to a template for determining the shape and size construction materials should be cut to substantially match an irregularly shaped area to be covered by the construction materials. The template is a single layer material having lines that permi... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7000329 | Transparent measuring device A transparent measuring device is disclosed. The transparent measuring device includes a planar structure formed from a sheet of transparent material having a top surface and a bottom surface and at least one raised rib formed of a transparent material on the top su... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6935039 | Quilt swag decoration template set and method Quilt swag decoration template set (10) includes adjustable tracing pattern template (15) for creating a shape of predetermined length for marking and cutting out swag pieces (120) and adjustable placement template (45) for marking the lo... | 08/30/2005 |
| RE38783 | Reference markings on construction materials Construction materials such as 4-foot by 8-foot sheets of plywood, drywall, and similar materials have fiducial markings for quick visual reference of the user. Imprinted lines of equal spacings indicate to the user the location of wall studs at 16-inch or 24-inch s... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932336 | Construction board A mixing and measuring tool formed of high molecular high density polyethylene enables a mason to precisely mix and provide an accurate amount of mortar to each brick saving wasted mortar. The tool presents a frictionless, hard cutting surface for cutting brick or s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931273 | Database of body surface ECG P wave integral maps for localization of left-sided atrial arrhythmias A system and method are provided for developing a database of body surface ECG P-wave maps for classification and localization of left-sided atrial arrhythmias. The system and method include generating and receiving P-wave data in a subject by left atrial pacing or ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6925724 | Quilting ruler A quilting ruler is square or rectangular in shape and has first, second, third and fourth edges with a first set of equally spaced rulings running parallel to the first and third edges of the ruler and at right angles to a second set of equally spaced rulings runni... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6915581 | Saw guide for use with lined sheet material A novel guide is disclosed for fixing to a cutting tool for cutting a piece of sheet material having a plurality of fiducial lines marked thereon. The guide has a set of alignment marks and a plurality of measurement scales associated with the alignment marks. Each ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915589 | Sensor positioning systems and methods Multiple sensors may be attached to a substrate to measure conditions at different points. Positioning the sensors accurately may be achieved using a template to establish sensor position. A pre-fabricated kit including a template, sensors and a cable assembly may b... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6902574 | Temperature therapy apparatus An apparatus for applying a temperature therapy to a hand includes an outer member and an inner member. The inner member functions to at least temporarily maintain a therapy temperature. In one embodiment, the therapy temperature is less than an ambient temperature.... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6854189 | Measuring tool and method of making A tool for measuring, marking, and cutting material, the tool formed of a rigid sheet of transparent material having a transparent flexible sheet of pressure-sensitive material removably adhered thereon to cover one side of the rigid sheet and provide a removable, n... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6839971 | Transparent measuring device with enhanced visibility lines A transparent measuring device with enhanced visibility lines formed on a transparent substrate having opposing planar front and back surfaces and with at least one opaque line formed on one of the front and back surfaces and at least one transparent line formed on ... | 01/11/2005 |
