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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122778 | Probe assembly In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a probe assembly comprising a flange assembly, a probe platform, a platform extension, an extension enclosure, and a fluid coupling assembly is provided. The fluid coupling assembly comprises a removable po... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7930947 | Drum plug piercing and sampling device and method An apparatus and method for piercing a drum plug of a drum in order to sample and/or vent gases that may accumulate in a space of the drum is provided. The drum is not damaged and can be reused since the pierced drum plug can be subsequently replaced. The apparatus ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7802485 | Atmospheric sampling apparatus with flexible line and probe Arrangements for withdrawing carefully controlled samples from an active flue gas source are disclosed. A testing assembly is provided for connection to downstream processing equipment to obtain a sample from a gas stream. Included is a probe, a flexible sample line... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7427379 | Liquid dispensing apparatus A liquid dispensing apparatus comprises a liquid reservoir (32), an outlet port (6; 36) and driving means for forcing liquid (4) through the outlet port (6, 36). The driving means generates a pulse of gas which impinges upon the liquid ( | 09/23/2008 |
| 7374054 | Sample vial and vial closure device for use in gas analysis A vial closure device, a sample vial incorporating such a vial closure device, and certain methods of using such a vial and closure device. The vial and closure device are intended to contain a gaseous sample or a headspace gas present above a liquid or solid materi... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7293477 | Disposable, pre-sterilized fluid receptacle sampling device The present invention provides a fluid sampling device comprising a port insert, a plurality of flexible conduits, and a plurality of sample containers. The port insert comprises a body having a plurality of shafts therethrough and sample gating means for individual... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7272980 | Aseptic fluid sampler and method A method of using an aseptic sampling arrangement. The sampling arrangement includes a septum cartridge and a securing element for use with a fluid enclosure. A locking arrangement is provided to allow selective access to the septum cartridge and the securing elemen... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272981 | Aseptic fluid sampler and method An aseptic sampling arrangement that provides selective access to an interior of a fluid enclosure. The sampling arrangement includes a septum cartridge and a securing element for use with the fluid enclosure. A locking arrangement is provided to allow selective acc... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272983 | Probe-holder armature with a sensor probe A probe-holder armature contains a sensor probe that is removably arranged in the forward portion of an immersion tube which is axially movable in a housing between a retracted rest position and a deployed working position. The sensor probe in its installed conditio... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7235055 | Sampling device including transponder for electronic tracking and identification A sampling device (10) characterised by a male portion comprising a male base portion (12) and a sample removal means (30), and a female portion comprising a first female base portion (14) and a sample container (16), the sample re... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231840 | Liquid thickness measuring and sampling device A method of and an apparatus for measuring the thickness of one liquid layer overlying another liquid layer. The liquid thickness measuring device consists of a tubular casing, constructed of a transparent material, a resiliently biased valve member and a retaining ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7213474 | Sampling apparatus An apparatus for use in sampling material on-line in a process system, comprising a sample collector (1) for receiving a sample of material, an elongate shaft (10) defining a passageway (14) carrying a measurement probe (11) for taking me... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194924 | System and method for biohazard detection using compression The present invention includes a system and method for detecting contaminated objects, for example mail pieces, through use of a pinching device that compresses the objects, thereby possibly releasing potential contaminant-containing particles into the air in a clos... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7155989 | Test port A test port assembly and method are utilized for returning air characteristics within a closed chamber. The test port assembly is positioned in an exterior wall or panel and as required the test port is opened by removing a threaded cap. A thermometer can then be in... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150727 | Apparatus and method for preventing free flow in an infusion line An apparatus and method for preventing free flow through an infusion set utilizes an occluder disposed within the infusion set to selectively prevent flow therethrough. The occluder may be responsive to a pressure differential within the infusion set or may respond ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147468 | Hand held oral irrigator According to one broad aspect of one embodiment of the present invention, disclosed herein is a hand held oral irrigation device having a tip for dispensing fluids. In one example, an oral irrigation device includes a body portion, and a reservoir for storing fluids... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7082849 | Apparatus and method for extracting volatile constituents A method and apparatus for ensuring the collecting volatile constituents contained in a solid sample S such as leaf tobacco. In particular, a sample vessel 10 for containing a sample of a solid containing volatile constituents, a gas feeding device 16 ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082848 | Method of transferring a representative fluid sample from a pressurized source into a sample bottle An injection needle particularly intended for transferring a representative fluid sample into a sample bottle (1) is closed by a membrane (2) made from a rubber elastic material. The needle has a tubular inner wall (6) having a needle point (... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059582 | Fuel cell supply having fuel compatible materials The present invention is directed to a fuel cell supply for a fuel cell having an outer casing, a liner member containing methanol, and a valve component comprising a valve body member and a slidable body member disposed inside the valve body member. The slidable bo... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055401 | Closed method and system for the sampling and testing of fluid A closed fluidic sampling system. The system includes a first port for receiving a sample of fluid and a sampling chamber in fluid communication with the first port. A a one-way valve allows fluid to flow from the first port towards the sampling chamber while preven... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051604 | Heat pipe sample fluid probe A system for the collection and initial conditioning of sample gas for “on-line” analyzers, or filling of gas sample cylinders. The preferred embodiment of the present invention contemplates a system configured to obtain a representative gas phase sample from a ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045371 | Foreign material removing method for capacitance type dynamic quantity sensor In a capacitance type acceleration sensor comprising a movable portion which is equipped with movable electrodes, a poise portion and spring portions formed on a semiconductor substrate and is displaced under application of acceleration, and fixed portions each of w... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044010 | Continuous fluid sampler and method An aseptic, continuous sampling arrangement used in a fluid transportation system, the arrangement including an elbow pipe and a septum cartridge. The sampling arrangement further including a needle, a tube, and a collection reservoir, arranged such that the collect... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043984 | Automatically actuated liquid level sensor A float is arranged in a tubular frame to be unlocked to float in a liquid when the lower end of the frame contacts a bottom surface of a container containing the liquid. A float lock guide and a float lock actuator are mounted in the passage to move the float later... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6968750 | Rod sampling A probe for use in sampling rods from a mass flow of parallel rods moving perpendicular to their axes, the probe including an elongate body of generally wedge shaped cross section which has first and second main faces diverging away from a narrow edge to a wider bas... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6918310 | Sampling apparatus An apparatus for use in sampling material on-line in a process system, comprising a sample collector (1) for receiving a sample of material, an elongate shaft (10) defining a passageway (14) carrying a measurement probe (11) for taking me... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6886420 | Sampling apparatus An apparatus for extracting samples of product such as liquid or gas from a product chamber. The apparatus comprises a sample chamber arranged in a housing for movement between positions projected into and retracted from the product chamber. The housing is connected... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6869800 | Monitoring instrument An instrument comprising a housing (30) having a fluid-tight seal and a probe (10), adapted to carry a catalyst or sorbent (37), for monitoring a process fluid stream or the behavior of a catalyst or sorbent placed therein. The use of such an in... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6860162 | Liquid sampler and method A sampler for obtaining wine samples from a wine holding tank is characterized by a manually operable sampler and a connecting device for coupling the sampler to an opening to the tank. The connecting device has open and closed states and the sampler is coupled to t... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6854345 | Assemblies adapted to be affixed to containers containing fluid and methods of affixing such assemblies to containers An assembly adapted to be affixed to a container which contains a sample fluid, and a method of affixing the assembly to the container, are provided. In particular, a contact pressure can be applied to a surface of the container, such that a particular arrangement, ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6845676 | Continuous fluid sampler and method An aseptic, continuous sampling arrangement used in a fluid transportation system, the arrangement including an elbow pipe and a septum cartridge. The sampling arrangement further including a needle, a tube, and a collection reservoir, arranged such that the collect... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6817256 | Pipette sampling system The invention relates to a pipette sampling system that allows for automated sampling from the contents of a capped sample tube. More specifically, the invention relates to a pipette tip, having a piercing tip attached thereto, for removal of aliquots of samples fro... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6792818 | Liquid sampler having an in-line valve A sampling apparatus is characterized by a sampler operable to obtain samples of liquid product from a body of product in a vessel. The sampler includes a plunger having a sample receiving recess and a connecting device couples the sampler to the vessel at an apertu... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6786086 | Determining the in situ effective mobility and the effective permeabilty of a formation A method for determining the in-situ effective mobility of hydrocarbons in a formation layer, in which a formation test tool, having a fluid analyzer, induces sample fluid to flow from the formation, the sample being analyzed and discarded where it includes fluid fr... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6715624 | Sample vial and vial closure device for use in gas analysis and method of using same A vial closure device, a sample vial incorporating such a vial closure device, and certain methods of using such a vial and closure device. The vial and closure device are intended to contain a gaseous sample or a headspace gas present above a liquid or solid materi... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6701794 | System for retrieving a gas phase sample from a gas stream containing entrained liquid, and sample conditioner assembly therefore A system for the retrieval and initial conditioning of sample gas for "on line" analyzers or filling of gas sample cylinders. The preferred embodiment of the present invention contemplates a system configured to obtain a representative gas phase sample fr... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6658930 | Metal pad for downhole formation testing Methods and apparatus for isolator pad assemblies used in formation testing equipment. The pad comprises a primarily metallic pad member and a retractable resilient sealing member. The resilient sealing member is maintained in a retracted, protected posit... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6593146 | Metering device and method for operating a metering device A dosing device is provided and comprises a withdrawal container and a dosing means comprising at least one dosing unit which is a piston-cylinder unit designed as a disposable member. The piston-cylinder unit discharges into a receiving container and val... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6540964 | Pipette for a pipette system A pipette for the handling of a syringe. The pipette has jaw chucks which are adjustably arranged with respect to the plunger receptacle, being pivotably mounted on a plunger-gripping device. The syringe is insertable with opened jaw chucks with the plung... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6532836 | Grain bin probe port and sampling method A port structure is disclosed that may be placed at differing height intervals in the side of the on-farm or smaller grain storage bin. The port is sealed with the sealing apparatus to prevent the introduction of unwanted moisture or insects into the stor... | 03/18/2003 |
