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Santa Claus Detector

A Christmas stocking having illumination means associated therewith for signalling the arrival of Santa Claus.

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Examiner: Jeffery, John A.


Primary examiner statistics: 1029 patents; average approval time: 1028 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 279 patents; average approval time: 621 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7171111 Method of heating water with rod shaped electrodes in a two-dimen...
7091451 Heating element induction of time-varying thermal gradient in elo...
7087868 Heating device
7084374 Heating flange
7081601 Voltage selection mode for a cooking appliance
7078656 Device for electrically heating a vertically erect chamber
7078654 Hail curler heater device with heater elements on heat-conducting...
7075036 Electronic part compression bonding apparatus and method
7075034 Air supplying device for vehicle seat with airstream adjustment r...
7072578 Carbon wire heating object sealing heater and fluid heating appar...
7067773 Food warming device and methods for its manufacture
7064294 Electric load control device of heating device of heating blanket
7064292 Grip heater control apparatus
7060937 Cartridge-type soldering iron with inert gas emitted near the tip
7058292 Heat storage type heater and method of controlling input and outp...
7053343 Method for forming heated glass panels
7046921 Radiant heating element reflective bracket with ventilation openi...
7045744 Hair curling iron with two rotatable and vertically movable tongs
7043146 All season heat fan with electric heating elements powered by rot...
7039300 Identification of electric heater capacity
7039301 Method and apparatus for hand drying
7038169 Electric heater for the coupling head of a central buffer couplin...
7035532 Heat storage apparatus with spiral electrically heated phase chan...
7034253 Ceramic heater with ring member electrically connecting the heate...
7030339 Soldering iron tip with metal particle sintered member connected ...
7020388 Water heating device with light bulb heat source whose light is t...
7019260 Automotive glazing panel with solar control coating comprising a ...
7015431 Image forming apparatus with at least two alternately-controlled ...
7013080 Space heater with area light source
7013079 Hybrid hot air heater
7009156 Laminated glass plane with electrically controlled functional ele...
7005617 Apparatus and method for thermally cycling samples of biological ...
7006763 Method and apparatus for infrared welding of thermoplastic parts
7003217 Infrared heating system for patio umbrella
7002106 Method and device for controlling the heating of glow plugs in a ...
7003218 Heatable incubator hood and process for regulating the tempuratur...
6996433 Imageable biopsy site marker
6992267 Low-temperature steam electric iron with separately heated steam ...
6993253 Heating apparatus with special selective radiant material partial...
6989511 Soldering iron with wire separator in handle

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5625742 Thermally insulating jacket under reversible vacuum utilizing hyd...
5552577 Multi-purpose cooker for steaming, drying or boiling foodstuffs
5519191 Fluid heater utilizing laminar heating element having conductive ...
5495551 Fast recovery circuit for heat pump water heater
5444813 Infrared lamp mounting arrangement using spaced mounting holes en...
5408071 Electric heater with heat distributing means comprising stacked f...
5406053 Heating probe having a heated tip forming a thermocouple
5403997 Rethermalization system and cart
5404420 Cooking oven using far-infrared tube heater
5400430 Method for injection well stimulation
5397873 Electric hot plate with direct contact P.T.C. sensor
5397871 Light beam heating system with inert gas shield
5397875 Portable appliance for heating towels and for dispensing heated f...
5396049 Sterilization apparatus using electrically heated inert material ...
5396047 Electric heating unit with alternately heated surface areas
5394507 Heated tube with a braided electric heater
5393958 Heater with a pretensioned heating element
5391859 Iron comprising humidity responsive motion detector and electrost...
5388180 Electrical steam generator with multiple passages of unequal ...
5387779 Rice oven with forced residual heat exhaust
5388177 Heating element for deodorization
5386099 Self-cleaning process utilizing fuzzy logic and stove for carryin...
5386491 Electrical appliance with U-shaped lamps having filaments of diff...
5384889 Heater for heating a plastic sleeve about a portion of a wire har...
5384888 Vaporizer with electrode positioning
5384448 Thermally stable solenoid utilizing wound electric heating wire
5380982 Metallic conduction - hot gas soldering-desoldering system
5381510 In-line fluid heating apparatus with gradation of heat energy fro...
5377220 Apparatus for drying of granular or powdered carbon by electrical...
5374807 Domestic cooking apparatus
5374806 Pen base electric heat sealer
5371829 Rotatable heating apparatus for articles of food
5369723 Tobacco flavor unit for electrical smoking article comprising fib...
5369245 Method and apparatus for conditioning an electronic component hav...
5369246 Temperature control for laminator
5367602 Control apparatus and method for electric heater with external he...
5367606 Multi-zone illuminator with embedded process control sensors
5367601 Supplemental heat control system with duct temperature sensor and...
5365039 Humidity controlled food warmer
5362942 Battery heating system using internal battery resistance
 
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