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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: Nguyen, Son T.


Primary examiner statistics: 428 patents; average approval time: 428 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 1075 patents; average approval time: 833 days

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7997228 Milk measurement and milk collection
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7882802 Device and method for determining teat positions
7878147 Apparatus for automated transfer of injected eggs
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7870838 Collapsible practice barrels for equine barrel racing
7866279 Bear training apparatus and method
7856947 Wireless fencing system
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7827936 Bird feeder
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7818952 Hoof boot
7810275 Root growth barrier and method
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7717186 Removable horseshoe clip
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7665422 Electric rotary pet brush
7654228 Paw sucker
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Patent No. Patent Title:
7454435 Systems and methods for granular changes within a data storage sy...
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7286172 Optical sensor
7280150 Video camera with aperture blade
7277118 Method and system for compensating for parallax in multiple camer...
7274390 Device for parallel data processing, and camera system comprising...
7271830 Motion detection in an image capturing device
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7268819 Scanning camera
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7262797 Method and system for storing calibration data within image files
7259783 Image processing system for high performance digital imaging devi...
7250975 Modifying digital images utilizing auto focus information
7250972 Image-pickup apparatus with removable lens apparatus
7248288 Signal processing apparatus and method for reducing jaggedness on...
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7239346 System and architecture that supports a multi-function semiconduc...
7236194 Image signal processing apparatus
7230641 Combined editing system and digital moving picture recording syst...
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7224398 Surveillance camera apparatus
7221393 Color imaging device and method
7221397 Photoelectric conversion apparatus which avoids certain shading e...
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7218349 Semiconductor device
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7209169 Imaging system using solid-state CMOS imaging device
7199820 Synchronizing image pickup process of a plurality of image pickup...
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7193652 Dynamic range video recording and playback system and method
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7187410 Solid state image sensor
7187408 Digital camera
 
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