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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: Wolff, John H.


Primary examiner statistics: 2544 patents; average approval time: 754 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 75 patents; average approval time: 536 days

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Patent No. Patent Title:
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6115216 Magnetoresistance effect type head and separate recording-reprodu...
6078464 Drum base on which a drum of a magnetic tape recorder is mounted
6072767 Turntable device for an optical disk
6061202 Tape chassis with integrated isolation mounting features
6031687 Disk table in magnetic disk drive
6021032 Magnetic recording medium with laser textured data zone
6005749 Rotation drive apparatus
5999372 Actuator arm with streamlined leading edge to reduce air turbulen...
5995324 Pseudo-contact slider with recessed magneto-resistive transducer
5995334 Rotary electrostatic microactuator with area-efficient comb elect...
5995342 Thin film heads having solenoid coils
5982579 Magnetic disk apparatus and method and apparatus for assembling m...
5982589 Head drum assembly for use in a video cassette recorder
5982585 Rotary electrostatic microactuator with optimum flexure arrangeme...
5978187 Thin film magnetic head having a lower pole shaped to improve ...
5978178 Disk drive actuator assembly with arm having high stiffness to ma...
5978184 Magnetoresistive effect element and thin film magnetic head with ...
5973882 Moment-flex head suspension
5969913 Data storage tape cartridge with misinsertion notch
5966274 Magneto-resistive magnetic head with track width defined by oppos...
5966277 Magnetic head and method for production thereof
5966271 Apparatus for assembling a magnet and backiron for a voice coil m...
5966266 Cartridge transferring robot for library apparatus, and library a...
5966269 Head suspension with connected actuator arm and load beam in a la...
5963534 Driving device for a recording medium
5963383 Head suspension connection assembly
5959808 Shielded electrostatic microactuators for magnetic-head positioni...
5959813 Combination read/write thin film magnetic head using a shielding ...
5959804 Storage device and recording medium cartridge
5959801 Stiction reduction in disk drives using heating
5956207 Storage device and recording medium cartridge
5956217 Reference disk for determining glide height
5956205 Disk holding mechanism capable of preventing a disk from undesira...
5956212 Static attitude adjustment of a trace-suspension assembly
5956214 Magnetic head drive mechanism in photo-electro-magnetic disk driv...
5953186 Recording medium cartridge device
5953183 Head stack assembly for a magnetic disk drive with a pass-through...
5949617 Dynamic-absorber for the suppression of suspension vibrations

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
4040107 Disk positioning and ejection device in a disk drive
4040104 Tape cassette apparatus with plural intermediate positions
4038682 Video disc player apparatus for establishing electrical connectio...
4031642 Automatic calendar
4028829 Warning device for vehicles
4021952 Eartags
4017993 Rotary file
4015350 Card file control
4014119 Variable frame for the reception of naturally stiff display artic...
4012857 Means for incorporating multiple first days of issue stamps
4011671 Progressive weight chart
4011672 Mounting frame
4011675 Removable license plate holder
4010563 Animal identification tag
4009535 Illuminated house number sign
4008534 Rotating display with black light illumination
4008533 Price marker
4007551 Ornamental greeting card display
4006545 Display device
4003151 Test plate reader
4000573 Marquee letters
4000571 Scheduling board and method of use thereof
3996679 Badge
3995389 Reference index system
3995387 Shop load display system
3995386 Information display device
3995376 Small arms laser training device
3994090 Marking and splicing aid for cables
3994087 Picture frame with permanently secured mat board
3992793 Frame construction for a plural page document
3992795 Stick-on telephone number reference list holder for handsets
3991497 Information storage means
3991495 Information device for facilitating merchandise inventory control
3987570 Ear tag
3987569 Adhesive picture mount
3987565 Indexing apparatus
3984930 Apparatus for showing materials and combinations of materials
3983648 Changeable message sign with gap closure apparatus
3983650 Portable chart holder
3982343 Simulated article display structure
 
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