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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: Focarino, Margaret A.


Primary examiner statistics: 2516 patents; average approval time: 592 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 296 patents; average approval time: 862 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5655619 Active seat belt control system
5601311 Seat belt web guide
5590895 Collapsible bicycle frame
5588661 Wheel mounting bracket and spacer
5566959 Unitary molded single blade ski-sled
5551720 Apparatus for selectively varying the stiffness of a ski
5549318 Trolley with luggage securing device
5549173 Control device for hydraulic actuator used in steering
5544906 Human powered recumbent vehicle
5544903 Air bag toy
5542706 Motor vehicle fuel system
5540298 Integrated controller for vehicle
5540456 Multispeed hub for a bicycle
5535483 Locking and unlocking device for the folding of baby carriages
5535840 Steering system for use in a track-laying vehicle
5531472 Apparatus and method for controlling an occupant restraint system
5531475 Air bag inflator and method of assembly
5529139 Vehicle speed control system
5529141 Kit for converting a motorcycle to a tricycle
5529331 Safety ski binding
5529134 Traveling control equipment of construction machine
5529323 Hand-pulled wagon having removable front, side and rear walls
5529140 Traction control system for motor vehicle
5529330 Hitch helper
5529341 Restraining net for passenger vehicles
5527056 Trailer hitch cover
5527050 Method and apparatus for protecting wheel bearings in in-line rol...
5527053 Detent centering compensator for vehicle steering systems
5526891 Steering control arrangement
5527054 Leg adjustment for fifth-wheel trailer lifting/leveling legs
5524915 Multi-purpose repair assembly
5524918 Foot-rest device for a motorcycle or like device
5524922 Energy dissipation features in air bag clousures
5524920 Base frame assembly for suitcase trucks
5522620 Truck for a rideable vehicle, such as a skateboard
5522617 Triggering circuit for a crash sensor-controlled protective syste...
5522615 Cart and Luggage handle assembly with an actuator and release app...
5522471 Knockdown cart convertible into modular shipping container
5522619 End release seat belt buckle having an inertia-sensitive locking ...
5519919 Retractable handle assembly

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
4523632 Cooling system of rotary fluid pressure cylinder for chucking in ...
4498861 Method for controlling combustion in industrial furnaces
4476848 Countertop oven
4475536 Solar collector-skylight assembly
4474165 Cooking oven
4473113 Methods and materials for conducting heat from electronic compone...
4471834 Modular solar heat storage cabinet
4471759 Method of forming a solar collector or hot water storage tank and...
4471764 Solar collectors
4470800 Ceramic burner for a hot blast stove
4469084 Device for collecting emissions from kerosene heaters
4469088 Solar collector
4467784 Boil-over preventer
4466422 Humidifier and air circulator
4466424 Solar collector system for standing seam roofs
4466483 Methods and means for conducting heat from electronic components ...
4465456 Variable firing rate burner
4462383 Impingement food preparation apparatus
4462460 Modular air conditioning apparatus
4461272 Kachelofen
4461242 Means for heating water by wood burning
4461277 Thermal energy transfer device
4459973 Solar panel construction for buildings
4459970 Solar steam generating and distribution system
4458661 Accessory for stove and method of making same
4453534 Solar water heating system
4452225 Portable, auxiliary, radiant chimney effect heater
4452232 Solar heat boiler
4450830 Solar heat device
4451225 Flame safeguard sequencer having interlock checking means
4451227 Flame safeguard sequencer having switch test functions
4451229 Liquefied gas lighter with ball-pointed pen
4451226 Flame safeguard sequencer having safe start check
4449571 Heat recovery system
4449918 Apparatus for regulating furnace combustion
4447203 Flame combustion of carbonaceous fuels
4446853 Solar collector panel
4445848 Asphalt reclamation system and unit
4440150 Heliostat control
4440153 Solar concentrator
 
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