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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7895779 | Display device with flying objects that hover randomly and in flight patterns An apparatus hovering winged objects. The apparatus includes an elongate support and a driver with an output shaft that supports a first end of the support. The driver imparts an oscillating displacement to the first end of the support. A body is mounted at a second... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7251970 | Cylinder housing arrangement A cylinder housing arrangement, where the cylinder housing encloses a lock cylinder or the like, which comprises a number of locking elements to be arranged by a key, preferably tumbler discs to be turned by a key, which discs in their locked position prevent the tu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7168948 | Hinged attachment to a spinning candle topper A candle topper fits onto containerized candles, such as scented candles within a cylindrical apothecary jar, not only serving to enhance efficient combustion and add a decorative finish thereto, but also directing exhaust gases as a convective motive force to spin ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7033240 | Spring novelty with rotating appendage and removable securing portion A novelty which has a head and appendages coupled to a body via coupling elements, and includes one or more rotating members so as to add dynamic and aesthetic beauty to any garden, kitchen or other setting. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6907688 | Flying and simulated wounded mechanical bird decoys and method Bird decoys for attracting predators, one of which decoys may be rotatably deployed on a rod with one wing folded, the other wing extended and both moving to simulate a wounded bird. Other embodiments include a mechanical flying bird supported on a rotating arm in a... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905023 | Container with action configuration A container includes a container body having an opening and a storage cavity for receiving an ornamental object therein and a container cover covering on the opening of the container so as to enclose the storage cavity thereof. The container cover has a display wind... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6843702 | Spring novelty with rotating appendage and removable securing portion A novelty which has as a head and appendages coupled to a body via coupling elements, and includes one or more rotating members so as to add dynamic and aesthetic beauty to any garden, kitchen or other setting. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6773768 | Novelty with spring attached appendages A spring novelty item which has a head and appendages attached to a body by means of a spring connecting means so as to add dynamic and aesthetic beauty to any garden, kitchen or other setting. ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6599160 | Novelties having spring supported appendages A novelty item having extending appendages which are supported by springs so as to impart life-like movement thereto.... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6572428 | Novelties having spring supported appendages A novelty item having extending appendages which are supported by springs so as to impart life-like movement thereto.... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6360474 | Wind-powered apparatus including animated figure Wind-powered apparatus includes an animated figure depicting an animal. The body, wing and tail portions of the animal figure can be readily replaced to provide different apparatus configurations and appearances.... | 03/26/2002 |
| 4949486 | Display unit comprising simulated flying object driven by automatically reversible electric motor A display unit for point of sale advertising comprises a stationary object, such as a real or simulated flowering plant, mounted on a support, such as a flowerpot, and a flying object, such as a simulated butterfly, operated by driving apparatus so as to ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4901458 | Simulated winged insect or the like for advertising display An advertising display including a simulated winged butterfly, bee or the like, and which is rotatably driven by a battery operated electromotor to simulate the flight of a butterfly and draw the customer's attention to the merchandise displayed therewith... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4809452 | Shape memory alloy actuator and butterfly device A shape memory alloy actuator for rotating a pair of rotary members simultaneously and symmetrically like a butterfly moves its wings. The two rotary members are rotatably connected to each other at each one end portion thereof and biased in rotating dire... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4712403 | Method of protecting lock cylinders from being wrenched or pulled A method of protecting lock cylinders from being wrenched or pulled from the door, is provided and consists of a plate with a hole in the back top of the plate, which will accept the cylinder. So when the plate is slid up, the cylinder will lock into the ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4509280 | Three-dimensional greeting card A greeting and toy device comprises an animal simulating toy including a main body member consisting of a closed flexible soft envelope containing a soft resilient filler puffing the envelope and an animal part simulating section joined to the envelope an... | 04/09/1985 |
