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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7356951 | Inflatable dancing toy with music An inflatable toy may include a housing, a balloon-like structure, a blower mechanism, a drive mechanism, and a motor. The balloon-like structure may include a base, an inflatable portion, and an inlet. The base and the inflatable portion may define an air storage a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7322465 | Methods of using liquid packets with advertising inserts A transparent or partially transparent polymer packet is described containing a hand sanitizing fluid in which floats a printed insert. Inclusion of the message-bearing insert promotes the distribution and use of the hand sanitizing fluid for improving hand hygiene.... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7288320 | Microstructured taggant particles, applications and methods of making the same Microstructured taggant particles, their applications and methods of making the same are described. Precisely formed taggant particles can be formed, in the range of 500μ and smaller, from either inert polymers or biodegradable materials bearing information indicia... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7163101 | Flexible liquid packet with rigid insert A transparent or partially transparent polymer packet is described containing a hand sanitizing fluid in which floats a printed insert. Inclusion of the message-bearing insert promotes the distribution and use of the hand sanitizing fluid for improving hand hygiene.... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7112445 | Fragmented taggant coding system and method with application to ammunition tagging The present invention relates to identification tagging, and is specifically directed to identification tagging of ammunition. An isotopic taggant is deposited in a layer at the interface between the primer and the propellant so that, as the ammunition is fired, the... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6647649 | Microparticle taggant systems A microparticle taggant having two or more distinguishable marker layers corresponding to a predetermined numeric code. The plurality of particles comprises a plurality of microparticle sets of at least one microparticle, each microparticle set is charact... | 11/18/2003 |
| 4928412 | Decorative cup A decorative cup is formed by attaching a fluid filled tank to the exterior of a cup. The tank also contains decorative particles suspended in the fluid. A pump that agitates the fluid and particles is built into a handle.... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4757625 | Display article with recharged phosphorescent medium An article for producing an interesting visual effect is disclosed. The article has a translucent or transparent conduit extending in a loop defining a path of fluid flow. A portion of the loop is contained in an opaque container and a portion extends out... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4715136 | Method and apparatus for creating a kinetic water display An apparatus and method for creating a kinetic water display is provided having a plurality of water jets for outputting streams of water and also having a transparent plate of clear glass or acrylic material. The transparent plate is disposed proximate t... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4693025 | Display element A display element including a sealed housing filled with an opaque, translucent or colored transparent liquid and having a screen therein colored on its front side and movable back and forth within the housing. The housing has a front transparent panel su... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4640035 | Identifying means A particulate coding material, e.g. for identifying the origin of a product by introducing it at source without its presence being readily apparent, comprises particles formed as thin transverse sections of an assembly of elongated elements, e.g. of plast... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4416073 | Water-borne inflatable promotional device An inflatable display is adapted to be towed over the surface of a body of water and includes an inflatable body which in the disclosed embodiment has an elongated ballast along the bottom to provide a keel-like structure and a blower to continuously forc... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4413436 | Aquarium with simulated stream flow A miniature sized, scenic display which includes a transparent case containing a three dimensional landscape of a village of houses located in a woods alongside a lake, boats and flower blossoms floating on the water surface, a school of imitation fish sw... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4273396 | Display unit A display unit comprising means for carrying means which moves a reflector plate to be moved between a display position which is in the proximity to or in contact with a transparent plate located on a display surface and a non-display position separated a... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4178706 | Vehicle towed display device A display device in which a banner towed behind a moving vehicle such as a boat, is stabilized by a self-regulating drogue parachute attached to the trailing end of the banner so as to maintain the banner in a vertical plane with its longitudinal axis sub... | 12/18/1979 |
