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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6370812 | Methods, systems and baits for detecting and controlling termites The subject invention pertains to materials and methods useful for management of certain pests. The invention is particularly well suited for the control of social insect pests and, particularly, termites. The invention concerns unique toxicant-containing... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370813 | Insect bait station and reservoir The present invention relates to a bait station comprising a base, a reservoir, a cover, and a latch. The base may be used in two different orientations and includes a first section and a second section. The first section has climbing assisting members an... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370814 | Conformable termite bait container for walls and corners The present invention is directed to a conformable termite bait container capable of being located either against a first substantially planar surface or against a corner defined by the intersection of a second and a third substantially planar surface. Th... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370815 | Photoreaction Photosynthetic organisms are grown in a tube having a gas inlet at one end and a gas outlet at the other. The tube containing a rotor having vanes adapted to wipe the inside surface, the tube being disposed at an angle to the horizontal in a bath containi... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370816 | Nesting Christmas tree stand A tree stand having an inner well to contain water and an outer peripheral skirt for buttressing the well has pins which slide to engage a tree in the well. Access openings are provided in the peripheral skirt through which the pins of nested tree stands ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370817 | Tree bracing system A manual and tool adjustable, reusable tree bracing assembly to support a tree in a substantially vertical position, being specifically structured to allow mounting and removal of the assembly about a tree trunk by a single worker wherein the assembly com... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370818 | Protection device for tubular conduits of a sap collecting system A device for protecting the connection of a tubular conduit to a main tube of a maple sap collecting system wherein sap collected from maple trees are directed under vacuum to a pumping station of a sap processing center. The device comprises a band havin... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370819 | Plant watering system A plant watering system in accordance with the present invention includes a container having a bottom formed with a plurality of drain openings and a plurality of leg structures. Each leg structure has a lower section which is separated from an upper sect... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370820 | Self-watering vertical supporting planter A self-watering vertical supporting planter includes a growing medium cavity formed by the combination of outer and inner walls fixed to a bottom. The inner walls are fixed to a top and bottom forming a water reservoir with a centrally located sleeve to s... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370821 | Flexible gate A flexible gate is disclosed which comprises a plurality of segments. The segments may be connected by at least one coupling. When the flexible gate is acted on by a force, the flexible gate may flex. When the force is no longer present, the flexible gate... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370822 | Revolving door A revolving door has driven door panels, which are movably positioned around a central rotating element. Each pair of door panels has an individual drive. The driving speed for each door panel is chosen on the basis of the position taken by said door pane... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370823 | Child safety barrier A child safety barrier for positioning across an opening includes a frame and a gate which is hinged to the frame and can be swung from a closed position where the gate lies in the plane of the frame to an open position out of the plane, a corner of the b... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370824 | Automotive vehicle seal with decorative trim sealing surface A weather strip seal for an automotive vehicle is provided. The weather strip seal includes a first extrusion of elastomeric material forming a sealing wing for sealing a first structure of the vehicle with respect to a second structure of the vehicle. Th... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370825 | Event construction with movable pitch An event construction comprises a public area, such as a grandstand, and a pitch for performing activities, for example sporting activities like football or baseball. The pitch is accommodated on a floor which by sliding elements is set up in such a way t... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370826 | Arcuate facia In an arcuate roof section including a series of rafters which each define an exposed end of the prescribed height, a device positionable along the exposed ends of the series of rafters to define an arcuate facia. The device comprises at least one facia m... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370827 | Ground anchor rod stabilizer A ground anchor rod drilled into soil is held in place by a generally rectangular stabilizer having various side thicknesses of about 2-1 cm from a top to a bottom portion and a front and backside having a width of about 20 cm. The front face contains mul... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370828 | Mounting system for solar panel An elongated roof profile and a solar panel having a profiled edge molding are secured together by a separate retaining profile between the edge molding and roof profile and having formations engaging the roof profile and preventing movement of the retain... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370829 | Window structure installed in building A method of protecting glass panes in window structures installed in buildings includes applying a polymeric foam layer to the glass pane before the storm has arrived and peeling the polymeric foam layer from the glass pane after the storm has passed. The... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370830 | Frame structure for mounting between two balcony slabs positioned one above the other A frame structure, which is adapted to be mounted between a horizontal lower balcony slab (1) and a horizontal upper balcony slab (2) located straight above the former, is arranged to support wall plates (9, 10) for at least partial building-in of the spa... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370831 | Raised floor system and method of installing same A raised floor system for installation over a base floor that allows ready access to the space created thereunder. Raised floor panels are supported above the base floor by and secured to base floor web tile assemblies that interconnect one to another. Ea... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370832 | Interlocking panel with channel nailing hem A vinyl siding panel which includes a top lock, a medial main body portion, a bottom lock, and a nailing hem adjacent the top lock comprises a channel with nail apertures in the channel base for receiving siding nails. The channel has an open end which ha... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370833 | Structural elements Compressive and tensile structural elements having an enclosure with walls surrounding a cavity. A non-compressible material is disposed in the cavity. The walls are shaped such that a force tending to compress or elongate the element by a first deflectio... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370834 | Insect control for buildings The intrusion of insects into a home or similar building is controlled by utilizing insect controlling plastic materials in the construction of the building. The insect controlling plastic building materials are manufactured by first blending one or more ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370835 | Method and apparatus for low cost housing construction A method and apparatus for field erection of structures, particularly residential buildings, adapted to utilization of locally available labor and having a significant content of locally available materials. A rectangular floor covering sheet serves both ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370836 | Floor board compression apparatus An apparatus for compressing floor boards, the apparatus comprising a first plate including a first edge gripping device for gripping an edge of a first floor board, and a compression biasing device such as a coil spring or bungee cord mounted on the firs... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370837 | System for laying masonry blocks The present invention is directed to a system and method for laying masonry blocks in multiple block units. The system comprises a mortar injection device, a block hoist apparatus and a mortar applying apparatus, The mortar injection device includes a mor... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370838 | Insulating units A sealed insulating unit includes two parallel opposed panes with a spacing and sealing system between the two panes. The panes and the spacing and sealing system together define a sealed gas space. The spacing and sealing system includes a spacer frame w... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370839 | Stretch wrapping machine The stretch wrapping machine employs a touch panel input device as input means for setting the film wrapping data into the controller, and the display of the touch panel input device provides digital presentation of the information on set values of the fi... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370840 | Single station covering and fastening system An apparatus and method for forming a cover about an article and for automatically fastening the cover to the article, and optionally for automatically placing a label on the covered article. The article may be an article such as a potted plant and the co... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370841 | Automated method for dispensing bulk medications with a machine-readable code An improved automated method for dispensing bulk medications with machine-readable code. The method includes dispensing oral solid and liquid unit-of-use medications in unit dosage amounts. The medications are dispensed with machine-readable information w... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370842 | Wrapping material processor and process for manufacturing packing container An object is to prevent roughening of a rupture surface of a packaging material (12) that is formed upon opening of a spout (21) through application of an external force. There are provided transport means for transporting a layered packaging material (12... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370843 | Storing pieces cut out from a lay-up Pieces (21) are cut out from a lay-up (20) built up from plies of superposed flexible sheets of material, and the lay-up is then packaged in full inside a covering (70) without separating the cutout pieces from the scrap. The lay-up can thus be transferre... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370844 | Product packaging arrangement using invisible marking for product orientation A system and method of arranging products, such as batteries, in a display package according to a desired orientation with efficient space utilization. The method includes providing products to be packaged, and applying an invisible orientation marking on... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370845 | Belt device for forming a packaging arrangement including at least two stacks of goods and a method of forming the packaging arrangement A belt device for forming a packaging arrangement including at least one stack of goods has a sling that includes a central suspension loop. The belt is formed as a closed loop and has a width substantially equal to the transverse width of the stack.... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370846 | Cutout for a cigarette package The invention relates to a blank for a cigarette pack with an inside part and a casing (4), with a front (12), a back, a base (6), a top (8) and with side sections (16, 18) connecting the front (12) and the back and also with a tearing edge (10). The ciga... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370847 | Sealable diaper-disposal system and method A diaper disposal system for packaging odorous waste objects in individual sealed (substantially air-tight) packages includes a body, base, hinged lid, flexible material, and a first sealing member and second sealing member. The sealing members are operab... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370849 | Synthetic saddle tree for riding saddles A synthetic saddle tree for riding saddles having a shell-shaped seat region (4) and an upwards raised pommel section (6) attaching thereto at the front and running towards the withers of the horse is characterised in that in the seat region a window (14)... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370850 | Saddle pad The present invention provides devices and methods for reducing compressive and concussive forces to the back of an animal. Such compressive and concussive forces can cause pain, soreness and discomfort to an animal carrying a load on its back. The invent... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370851 | Cutting device of an agricultural harvesting machine A baler for making large cylindrical bales is equipped with a cutting device for cutting picked up crop into pieces before it enters the baling chamber. The cutting device includes a plurality of cutting knives that are pivotable about a horizontal transv... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370852 | Arrangement for the storage of data specific to a bale A large round baler is equipped with sensors for measuring the location of harvest, and/or various physical characteristics, of crop material being placed in a specific bale, with these parameters being electronically recorded and stored in memory on an e... | 04/16/2002 |
