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Patent No. 5443036

Method of exercising a cat

A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of directing a beam of invisible light produced by a hand-held laser apparatus onto the floor or wall.

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Examiner: Welch, Gary L.


Primary examiner statistics: 635 patents; average approval time: 636 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 295 patents; average approval time: 541 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8000829 Loop simulation apparatus, method and program thereof
7991500 Sewing order for basic elements in embroidery
7983785 Fibre monitoring apparatus and method
7980188 Cloth-holder frame transfer apparatus for sewing machine
7983780 Sewing machine
7983782 Sewing machine and spool pin stand therefor
7983781 Apparatus for determining sewing sequences, program for determini...
7983784 Data structure of branch-structured vector data, branch-structure...
7980434 Inside wrap around garment hanger
7975885 Garment hanger
7946437 Closure system for a vial, vial, method of closing and filling a ...
7938300 Nestable hanger with integrated cascade hook
7904969 Med ready gloves
7908027 Sewing machine
7578006 High breathability cycling hand glove
7578316 Heddle shaft rod, heddle shaft, and method for producing a heddle...
7574750 Combination snowsuit and carrier for baby/infant
7571494 Drag harness and pocket
7561939 Data processing device
7555788 Integral helmet
7556180 Garment hanger having clamp assemblies
7552850 Clothes holding device
7552849 Side-sizer for wire hook hangers
7548794 Virtual sizing system and method
7540039 Face and eye covering device
7542822 Complex data processing device and complex data processing method...
7536729 Costume with flexure element
7536730 Fourchette for stretchable gloves
7537142 Pinch clip garment hanger with modular friction pads
7523508 Hockey pants
7513400 Spring top lower neck hanger sizing
7475433 Glove with multi-element dorsal stiffeners
7469428 Retractable hat tether with bottle opener device
7467418 Kit and system for applying adornment to an apparel article
7464842 Universal lower neck sizer
7464841 Garment hanger
7461408 Head ornamentation
7460925 Embroidery sewing machine
7455202 Hanger body for clothing and hanger furnished with the hanger bod...
7454798 Medical garment and related method

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6832391 Weight lifting glove
6543819 Necktie knotter
6499194 Adjusting drawframe
6497008 Process for removing fiber flocks from bales with a bale opening ...
6490762 Winding device
6485065 Knot and a method of formation
6477827 Air-permeable transport belt for transporting a fiber strand to b...
6470534 Manufacturing method for carded woolen yarn
6460223 Fiber web for non-woven fabric forming apparatus
6460224 Device and method for producing a fiber composite
6457182 Protective glove
6457209 Method of directly determining setting values for the application...
6453515 Apparatus for measuring the tension of silver running in a draw f...
6453513 Apparatus for introducing sliver into a textile processing machin...
6453514 Method of directly determining setting values for the application...
6449805 Follow-up system for a reserve lap in a combing machine
6449804 Rigid cage cotton gin
6446266 Advertising adjustment strap for a cap
6446310 Apparatus and related method for applying moisture to cotton duri...
6446267 Protective sock and shoe lining
6442803 Method of producing blends of cotton lint
6438761 Protective headband for heading a ball
6434795 Method for controlling the profile of a non-woven lap and related...
6434978 Ring roller for hide splitting process
6434923 Top roller unit for a drafting apparatus of a spinning machine
6434794 Method and apparatus for blending textile fibers
6435571 Neck tie tying tool
6430750 Slippery insert for a mechanical counter pressure glove
6430751 Dorsal metacarpal bladder and restraint for a mechanical counter ...
6430745 Lining element for baseball glove and baseball glove in which thi...
6430746 Athletic glove pocket forming device
6427246 Glove for baseball
6427247 Stabilized sized golf glove
6425164 Transport belt for transporting a fiber strand to be condensed an...
6425163 Coiler can having a vertically movable bottom
6421883 Selective cleaning line
6421884 Non-woven fabric forming system
6422118 Braided cord splice
6419283 Automatic knot-tying machine
6418560 Protective glove for stringing a tennis racket
 
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