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Patent No. 6368227

Method of swinging on a swing

A method of swing on a swing is disclosed, in which a user positioned on a standard swing suspended by two chains from a substantially horizontal tree branch induces side to side motion by pulling alternately on one chain and then the other.

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Examiner: Salata, Anthony


Primary examiner statistics: 60 patents; average approval time: 62 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 0 patents; average approval time: N/A

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8186484 Elevator system which controls a value of overspeed
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8177034 Elevator system which controls a value of overspeed
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8177035 Elevator system which controls a value of overspeed
8177031 Commissioning of elevator hallway fixtures in a destination entry...
8177036 Communication of elevator reassignment information in a group ele...
8172042 Elevator power system
8172044 Elevator system
8172043 Elevator cross-dispatching system with inter group relative syste...
8167094 Elevator apparatus
8162108 Elevator having a limit switch for controlling power to the drive...
8162110 Rope tension equalizer and load monitor
8162109 Elevator system which limits the number of destination call regis...
8157059 Destination floor indication device of elevator
8151942 Configurable communication system for a building
8151943 Method of controlling intelligent destination elevators with sele...
8151941 Evacuation system for a building including building mounted stabi...
8146714 Elevator system including regenerative drive and rescue operation...
8141685 Elevator apparatus having vibration damping control
8136636 Elevator hall call system including a programmable adaptable touc...
8136637 Safety device for securing minimum spaces at the top or bottom of...
8136635 Method and system for maintaining distance between elevator cars ...
8132652 Elevator system including plurality of elevators operating in sam...
8127894 Elevator motor drive tolerant of an irregular power source
8123003 Arrangement and method for determing the position of an elevator ...
8123002 Elevator rope positioning apparatus
8118139 Thermoelectric temperature control with convective air flow for c...
8118140 Elevator system with a controller of fast start of travel and met...
8113320 Fire evacuation support system and fire door control device
8113318 Elevator machine with integrated brake surface
8109368 Elevator disaster rescue operation system
8104585 Method of assigning hall calls based on time thresholds
8100230 Elevator system with virtual landing
8096387 Fail-safe power control apparatus with controllable change-over s...
8096388 Elevator system for transmitting information to passenger
8096386 Actively regulated electromechanical controller for fork lift tru...
8091687 Elevator system
8091686 Magnetic guide apparatus

Patents as Assistant Examiner

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