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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6088954 | Method for providing a decorative cover for a floral grouping A method for providing a decorative cover for a floral grouping wherein the decorative cover is provided with a design indicia bearing portion which extends above the remainder of the decorative cover and thereby enhances the visual aesthetic effect of th... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088955 | Memorial having built-in receptacle A improved memorial for cemeteries and other applications includes a marker with a receiving hole for accommodating a receptacle in a stored position. The receptacle has a length extending along a first axis with at least one concavity or bore extending a... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088956 | Foldable plant support structure and system A foldable plant support system is described which provides a structure within which a plant may be grown and physically supported, and over which a protective cover may be drawn to provide a protective environment for a plant contained within the structu... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088957 | Seed-containing fertilizer package This disclosure concerns affixing various seeds, such as grass seeds, to surfaces or cavities of specially manufactured fertilizer carriers formed into various shapes, e.g. star crosssections, tri-lobe or multi-lobe profiles, or cup-like or similar cavity... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088958 | Process for producing potato tubers A method for producing potato tubers by hydroponics, by which potato tubers free from lenticel hypertrophy may be produced is disclosed. The method for producing potato tubers according to the present invention is characterized in that a partition member ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088959 | Process for conditioning soil A process for conditioning a golf green which preferably is constructed in accordance with the specifications of the United States Golf Association. In this process, air is blown at a flow rate of from about 250 to about 1000 cubic feet per minute onto th... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088960 | Christmas tree safety device Described and claimed is a safety device for determining and reporting an amount of water in a reservoir of a potted plant. The safety device comprises a probe in the reservoir. The probe comprises a low water detector capable of providing a first electri... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088961 | Covering for flower pot and floral grouping A cover for use with a flower pot having a floral grouping disposed therein. The cover includes a sheet of material having a sheet extension connected to an outer peripheral surface thereof. The sheet of material is formed into a pot cover for covering th... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088962 | Plant transplanting support device and method A plant transplanting support device is formed of a sheet material for lining an interior of a container having a bottom and side walls for holding a plant. The support device resides between the container and the root ball of the plant to support and mai... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088963 | Automotive bay pit cover with panels having tapered ends for vertical stacking A retractable cover for an opening of an automotive bay pit wherein the retractable cover is formed by movable and stackable panels. The panels are normally positioned adjacent one another. Each panel includes supporting and spanning edges. Positioned on ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088964 | Door lifter A device for opening or lifting a door (22) that hangs down by a hinge (23) with a horizontal swivel axis is characterized by an elbow lever mechanism, which is operated by means of a spring element (21) and which can additionally be folded down in the ar... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088965 | Door window regulator A door and door window regulator which prevents the cable member from making contact with the door glass includes a door having inner and outer panels, a guide rail having one end connected to the outer panel and the other end connected to the inner panel... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088966 | Hinge-emulating gap concealing strip for a door A hinge-emulating gap concealing strip for a door includes an elongated strip having an length generally corresponding to the length of the hinge assembly. The strip has a generally J-shaped cross-section. The strip includes a straight portion adapted mou... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088967 | Closing string light display box A string light display box having a box shaped cross section for supporting string or tube bulb lighting in a predetermined place on a structure. The display box has a top wall, a bottom wall and a rear wall to enclose a plurality of light bulbs such as a... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088968 | Baled insulation material blowing apparatus and method A wheeled system and a method for installing insulation from bound insulation bales. At least one movable wall that continually moves unbound insulation bales by a drive means toward a dispensing end of the base where shredding of the insulation from the ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088969 | Roof and portable building A roof structure for a building has been invented, the roof structure having a roof member, and a covering on the roof support, of spray-on thermoplastic polyurethane. A building has been invented which, in one aspect, is portable and whose components or ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088970 | Light building assembly system A novel light building assembly system using construction panels is described. Fiber board panel is described as a preferred material. A pre-assembled low-sloped roofing system is joined to a pre-assembled wall system by use of a pre-manufactured PVC viny... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088971 | Interlockingly attachable accessories for frame construction buildings A soffit for a building having an exterior wall covered by siding and further having a fascia strip spaced outwardly from the wall includes an elongated soffit strip having a channel formed therein adapted to receive the siding, and a folded portion later... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088972 | Concrete floor insert A concrete floor insert includes a peripheral side wall and a breakaway mount. The peripheral side wall has an inner surface which is disposed between a top end and a bottom end. The breakaway mount is adapted to fasten to a floor form and coupled to the ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088973 | Monuments, markers and columbariums with improved display indicia In a first aspect of the disclosure, a monument is shown having a movable element mounted in an opening therein for displaying information. The movable element may be partially or fully recessed in the opening but is constructed so as to be accessible for... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088974 | Mobile cover for scrap metal containers A mobile cover for scrap metal containers located in outside areas that are open to the elements, such as snow and rain. The cover includes a waterproof covering material stretched over a framework that is able to substantially enclose the scrap metal con... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088975 | Hurricane protection for mobile homes and small buildings One system of mobile home (or other structure) wind protection includes a channel below ground level around the structure, the channel including a lid around its perimeter adapted to open and close. Tie-down anchor bolts are spaced along the channel aroun... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088976 | Removable non-skid step pad The removable non-skid pad covers a portion of a corresponding step of an exterior stair or staircase so as to allow people to use it more safely. The pad comprises a main section to be disposed on the upper horizontal portion of the step, a preformed sub... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088977 | Method and apparatus for making stairs A bracket for use in manufacturing a step supported by a stringer. The bracket includes an anchor block to which a tread for a step may be attached, a pair of frames flanking the anchor block and fixed thereto, and markings formed on at least one of the f... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088978 | Panel connection system A panel connection system provides lateral expansion of panel members in a skylight and vertical glazing arrangement while at the same time affording a secure connection. In a preferred embodiment, the connecting members provide a slidable seal arrangemen... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088979 | Frame for supporting an auxiliary glazing and method for installing the improved frame An improved frame and a method to install the frame is disclosed. The sub-base includes a first portion for coupling to a secondary glazing and a first portion for coupling to existing building material. A base includes a first portion having a first surf... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088980 | Space divider system Space divider system includes multiple interconnected panel members and post members to form free-standing walls to subdivide an area. A pair of vertically extending rails are mounted on the vertical edges of a pair of panels to be joined together. Upper ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088981 | Recessed cover for partition An upright partition for use in a modular office furniture system, in which the partition has an internal frame and a plurality of outer covers covering the sides of the partition and defining an interior cavity within the partition inwardly of the outer ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088982 | System for connecting structural wall members A metal connector connects perpendicular members of a structural wall to allow the structural wall to absorb a heaving floor. The connector is rigidly connected to a horizontal wall member, and is flexibly connected to a vertical wall member. The flexible... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088983 | Roof panel and roof panel system Elongate metal roof panels with interlocking edge formations combine to establish a roof system. A center panel having matching edge locking formations and positioned at a mid-point on a planar roof section couples to a first series of elongate metal roof... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088984 | Method and apparatus for making a sloped floor A method for making a floor that slopes toward a drain includes the steps of enclosing a predetermined area of a flat support surface around the drain with upstanding border members, positioning an annular ring in closely spaced, concentric relation aroun... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088985 | Structural tie shear connector for concrete and insulation sandwich walls A structural tie shear connector utilized in a concrete and insulation sandwich wall panel having first and second wythes and an insulation layer interposed therebetween. The connector includes first and second horizontal strands of thermally non-conducti... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088986 | Wallboard repair clip, method of repairing wallboard, kit for repairing wallboard, and method of accessing the interior of hollow walls Provided is a wallboard repair clip which includes a patch wallboard receiving structure for contacting inner and outer surfaces of a patch wallboard, an existing wallboard receiving member and a locking structure. The locking structure and existing wallb... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088987 | Modular building materials Building materials of modules of at least one mortise and tenon and either a curvilinear side face or joinder of the modules at angles other than zero and ninety degrees. Lateral ends of the modules are flush with lateral ends of adjacent modules. Prefera... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088988 | Chord with inwardly depending ends and ridge connection system A top chord profile of a roof truss chord has inwardly depending ends at the mouth area of the chord and trapezoidal flanges resulting in stronger chords. The chord profiles can be connected to each other at mitered ends using a connecting plate at a ridg... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088989 | Framing member A frame material that can be easily formed as a pillar or beam by appropriately adjusting the length and/or strength thereof, a joint portion of which is uniform and smooth, a residual portion of which can be used as a joint, and which can easily be combi... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088990 | Non-welded support for internal impact type particle separator A weldless connection system for U-beam particle separators is provided in which one end of each U-beam is provided with sides and a back that are separated from each other forming tabs. The tabs may be bent, or folded, about 90° inward toward the channe... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088991 | Method of forming a reinforcement mat assembly A method of using a support unit for providing a plurality of sub-units, each of the sub-units adapted to hold construction structures such as reinforcing mats off of the ground or form is comprised of a body member having at least one set of at least one... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088992 | Roof deck termination structure A roof transition assembly for a roof deck having a corrugated sheet a rigid sheet and wherein a base component is positioned at the perimeter of the roof deck and has two legs. The first leg secures the base component to the corrugated sheet, and the sec... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088993 | Closure system A closure system for openings that includes upper and lower elongated support members that sandwich at least two panel members coplanarly disposed. The elongated support members are cut to the desired size depending on the opening and the panels separated... | 07/18/2000 |
