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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7415787 | License plate frame A license plate frame assembly for the secure installation of a license plate upon a vehicle includes a backing plate and an outer frame. The backing plate is mounted to the vehicle. The outer frame is dimensioned to receive the license plate and the backing plate t... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7257912 | Anti-theft license plate holder A module unit is to be mounted to the exterior surface of a trunk door or rear door of a vehicle for displaying a license plate. Without requiring a key or special tool, the module unit protects the license plate from being removed by an un-authorized person. The li... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252470 | Wheel locking assembly A wheel locking assembly for preventing theft of wheels and tires. The wheel locking assembly includes a wheel rim assembly including a disc-shaped wheel rim having a first side and a second side, and also having an axle-receiving opening being centrally disposed th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7168730 | Assembly structure of airbag case Disclosed herein is an assembly structure of an airbag case that is capable of adjustably assembling an airbag case to an instrument panel considering assembly tolerance. The structure comprises an airbag case for accommodating an airbag and an inflator supplying a ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7083211 | Vehicle trim plate A trim plate for a vehicle having a body portion with an outer face and an inner face. The body portion has at least one opening formed therethrough. The plate includes fastening means for attaching the inner face of the body portion to a surface of the vehicle. The... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6628209 | Vehicle identifier with contact-free readable electronic data carrier, and production process A vehicle identifier having a substantially flat carrier with at least one labeling field and an identification to identify a vehicle. The identification is applied on the at least one labeling field. An electronic data carrier carries data associated wit... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6481126 | Lockable license plate holder A lockable license plate holder for securing a license plate via a plurality of conventional fasteners to a vehicle wherein the license plate holder includes a license plate holder housing member provided with an open generally rectangular framework eleme... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6385876 | Lockable license plate cover assembly A vehicular license plate holder is provided including a frame for removably receiving a license plate and a transparent plate positioned thereon. Also included is at least one locking assembly for preventing the removal of the license plate from the fram... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6286238 | License plate security system A security system for a license plate, vanity plate or tag includes a bracket for mounting on a vehicle in the space conventionally supporting license plates and a lockable frame interfitting therewith. The bracket has at least one slot for engaging a tab... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5983539 | Tag lock A tag lock is provided which is constructed from a transparent material. The cover is hingably coupled over a license plate for selectively protecting the same.... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5947038 | Security box apparatus Security box apparatus is adapted for use with a conventional license plate mounting structure of a vehicle which includes a plurality of spaced apart installation holes. The security box apparatus is adapted to affix a license plate thereto to secure a p... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5896685 | License plate cover security device A license plate cover security device 10 for use with a license plate 100 dimensioned to be received in a license plate receptacle 200 formed in the chassis 201 of a vehicle 202 equipped with an alarm system 203. The security device 10 includes a license ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5659986 | Interlocking security case for license plates A security device for deterring theft of a license plate attached to a vehicle includes a somewhat box like enclosure base (1) with sides folded over toward the center of an open face to provide a retaining border for holding the transparent, shatterproof... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5652652 | Method and apparatus for inhibiting laser detection Applicant's invention is a method and apparatus for inhibiting laser detection wherein the infrared laser light from a laser gun is absorbed, diffused, and dispersed, hindering the quick response needed for accurate laser readings. The laser detection inh... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5491547 | Method and apparatus for inhibiting laser detection Applicant's invention is a method and apparatus for inhibiting laser detection wherein the infrared laser light from a laser gun is absorbed, diffused, and dispersed, hindering the quick response needed for accurate laser readings. The laser detection inh... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5404664 | License plate security frame A license plate security frame for preventing a theft or unauthorized removal of a license plate from a vehicle. The device includes an outer frame which receives the license plate and attaches to the vehicle body with the license plate bolts. An inner fr... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5392619 | Lockable license plate holder This device is for preventing unauthorized access, and theft of automobiles license plates. This license plate lock works by first fastening the license plate locking device to the automobile with bolts that are put in back of the device. Next unlocking t... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5381618 | Security frame for vehicle license plates A security frame assembly for vehicle license plates provides for the complete enclosure of the plate and any dated registration decals thereon in order to prevent or increase the difficulty of the theft thereof. The device comprises a peripheral frame wi... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5012602 | Locking license plate holder A locking license plate holder for mounting license plates on automobiles, trucks and trailers includes a frame having a channel formed therein dimensioned for insertion of a license plate. The frame includes a transparent cover plate provided with an elo... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4918792 | Device for attaching a license plate to an automobile A device is provided for the quick and reversible attachment of a license plate to the mounting frame of an automobile vehicle. The device, which can be utilized without tools, is comprised of two anchoring components interengaged by a coil spring. Each a... | 04/24/1990 |
