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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6553689 | Vapor collection method and apparatus A vapor collection method and apparatus capable of capturing vapor compositions without substantial dilution. The method and apparatus utilize a material that has a surface with an adjacent gas phase. A chamber is positioned in close proximity to a surfac... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553690 | Ventilated footwear The ventilated footwear comprises a lower part incorporating a sole, an upper part coupled to the lower part and shaped to receive a foot of a wearer. The upper part has an arch portion and is provided with an inside surface adapted to permit air circulat... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553691 | Self-inflatable air cushion for shoes Support is provided to the foot of a shoe wearer by an air cushion that includes a support chamber surrounding a collapsible pump operable by the foot of the wearer for directing compressed air into the support chamber and varying the firmness of the cham... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553692 | Shock absorption mechanism for shoes A new and improved shock absorption mechanism for shoes comprising a plurality of members defining an upper support planar surface and a lower support planar surface. The upper planar surface and lower planar surface are moveable toward and away from each... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553693 | Snow removal apparatus and method of using same A snowblower apparatus and a method of using the snowblower. The snowblower apparatus is self contained and portable and may be mounted on a prime mover. A turbine engine is located within a housing and discharges its exhaust to the desired area of snow o... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553694 | Winch attachment for backhoe machines A winch attachment for a backhoe replaces a bucket normally carried on the backhoe boom to allow the backhoe to engage in winching operations. The winch attachment includes a winch bracket which is detachably secured to the mounting bracket on the end of ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553695 | License plate frame A license plate frame (10) that includes a first horizontal section (14) having a pair of mounting tabs (22) and a second horizontal section (16) having a pair of indicia emblems (44). The-design of the frame (10) allows the frame to be attached to a vehi... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553696 | Flourescent drink rim A cover with a top opening for a container having a container rim has a removable top cover. The cover may be used with a straw by piecing or removing the top cover. The top opening has a perimeter and at least a portion of the top opening has a perimeter... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553697 | Trailer hitch display apparatus A trailer hitch display apparatus having readily attachable/detachable display panels. Generally comprising a housing, a display panel and a connecting assembly. The housing generally carries a left turn signal, a right turn signal, a left tail light, a r... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553698 | Portable display system Described herein is a portable display system including a collapsible frame comprised of a plurality of box units defined by spaced hubs with pivotable members extending therebetween. In one aspect of the invention, a locking feature is provided between t... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553699 | Display device A display device for large scale billboard displays comprises a set of image carriers each defining a respective sequence of image frames and each having directional properties such that different image frames are viewable from different viewing direction... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553700 | Metal can label and metal can having metal can label applied thereto A metal-can label is bonded to a metal can by heating. The label has a thermally stable transparent label substrate; and adhesive layer composed of a thermosetting resin; and either a printer layer or a deposited metal layer or both. These layers are form... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553701 | Identification holder An improved identification holder suitable for use in environments conducive to sign deterioration, and having changing subject applications and particular viewing requirements, and that permits easy insertion, and intentional removal and replacement of a... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553702 | Holder for an electronic price label An extruded holder for an electronic price label (EPL) includes a channel member defined by a base wall and first and second spaced-apart sidewalls that project outwardly from opposite ends of the base wall with respective first and second inner faces arr... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553703 | Information panel attachable to vend machine spirals An information panel that is easily installed on a vending machine spiral in order to identify the product associated with the spiral. The invention comprises a convex channel, that nests with the concave surface at the end of a vending machine spiral, an... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553704 | Picture frame with slide out picture holders A picture frame is comprised of a frame with open opposite sides for displaying pictures on both sides. Partitions in the frame define slots that receive picture holders. Entrances to the slots are arranged on one edge of the frame. Each picture holder is... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553705 | Changeable frame A changeable frame for supporting flat surfaced items such as pictures, posters, placards or the like, is provided, which includes a plurality of frame border strips which collectively form the border of the changeable frame. Each frame border strip inclu... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553706 | Sear and step trigger assembly having a secondary sear block An improved firearm having a low creep, safety trigger. The firearm includes a frame, a barrel attached to the frame, a firing mechanism, a step having an adjustable step height, an over travel stop, and a sear and step trigger assembly with a secondary s... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553707 | Butt structure for pneumatic gun A butt structure for a pneumatic gun includes a butt frame, a sleeve, a pneumatic control means and an inner tube. The sleeve has a front end with the outer peripheral surface forming a screw section and a lateral side forming a first slot. The pneumatic ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553708 | Combination dog blind decoy A dog blind including a hollow body shell having a neck extending therefrom and configured as a waterfowl. The hollow body shell includes a chest region having a door therein for selectively releasing a dog, such as a retriever, restrained within the shel... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553709 | Dabbler The apparatus includes three 1.5 volt D-size batteries and two electric motors with arms and/or shafts extending to the head and tail area. The apparatus is mounted inside a commercial duck decoy and provides vertical head movement and propulsion with res... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553710 | Fly rod reel seat butt protection device A fly rod reel seat butt protection device is comprised of a rubber body resiliently expandable for covering and conforming to shafts and rimmed butts of fly rod reel seats. The body has an axial bore at its front end and a conical exterior surface conver... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553711 | Switchable mosquito expelling/killing device Switchable mosquito expelling/killing device including a box body having a clip body for hanging the box body on a user's body. The box body is disposed with a pushing block, an electric mosquito incense mat insertion hole, gas releasing slots, DC socket ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553712 | Insecticidal liquid bait station An insect bait station is disclosed. The insect bait station includes: a reservoir for holding a liquid bait, the reservoir having a mouth and a closure for sealing the mouth such that the liquid bait is contained in the reservoir; a piercer for opening t... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553713 | Method and devices for forestation and flood prevention Plastic bags are continuously formed and filled with sand, soil and gravel to fabricate flexible soft bricks of various shapes and configurations which may be laid on the ground to stabilize sand for growing vegetation or to prevent soil depletion due to ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553714 | Container for a bulb A plant container containing side walls extending from a bottom to a top opening so as to define a cavity, the top opening smaller than the bottom; means for introducing seeds of the plant into the cavity from the bottom.... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553715 | Device for turnable and slidable suspension of plates A device for turnable and slidable suspension of sheet elements including a coupling member (100) which is supported by a rail and has an elongate groove (101) in essentially the same direction as the rail, and a coupling pin which is non-rotationally arr... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553716 | Safety catch assembly for doors; door assembly; and, use A safety catch assembly is described in the environment of use of a vertical lift door panel. The preferred safety catch assembly in general includes: first and second brake members; an actuator assembly including a stay mechanism and a release mechanism;... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553717 | Retrofit power door assembly A retrofit power door assembly for installation on a manual door assembly. One aspect is related to a retrofit power door assembly having an axial operator. Another aspect relates to a retrofit power door assembly having a clutch with a manually engageabl... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553718 | Cable tensioning device The window lifter comprises a window slider, a cable driving said window slider, a spring having a mobile cable tensioning portion and having a fixed cable return portion, both portions engaging the cable. This window lifter provides a simplified fabricat... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553719 | Door mounted power sliding door mechanism A motorized sliding door mechanism for a motor vehicle having a body structure having a door opening and door. The mechanism includes a motor and drum assembly mounted on the door and a cable system including cable runs anchored to spaced points on the bo... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553720 | Window regulator having a slider with silent displacement This invention relates to a window regulator comprising a guide rail having a slideway of L-section and a window-bearing slider in which is made a notch adapted to allow fit of the slideway. The notch is defined by walls of which zones are in sliding abut... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553721 | Door with support panel for electrical components In a vehicle door with a door body (10) and a support panel (20) for electrical components, a plug-in connector (22) is provided for electrically connecting said components to an external electrical line. The support panel (20) can be inserted into or can... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553722 | Device for connecting doors between two chambers isolated from the external medium This connecting device applies to a sealed connection device in which, firstly, each chamber, respectively a stationary chamber "A" and a transportable chamber "B" has at least one access opening equipped with a door (2, 3) cooperating with a flange (4, 5... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553723 | Rainwater collection and storage system A rainwater collection and storage system to collect and store roof water, the system comprising water collection slots extending through roof sheets and spaced from the edge of the roof, collection means below the roof sheets to collect the water from at... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553724 | Panel and trade show booth made therefrom A panel is provided, which is a building block, for a trade show booth. Each panel includes a support structure having rails secured to the edges. Each rail has magnetic fastening strips and metal guidance blades disposed in the lengthwise extending slots... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553725 | Lightweight, portable and collapsible hunter's blind and methods of making the same A blind for use by hunters, bird watchers, field observers and the like has at least three upstanding walls, a top cover and a bottom pan where at least one of the walls has an opening for ingress and egress and at least one of the walls has an openable a... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553726 | Barrier against crawling arthropods A barrier against arthropods crawling along a surface comprises a soft pliable polymer collar portion adapted for tight and substantially continuous receipt against a surface. A mounting portion secures the collar to the surface and serves to preventing r... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553727 | Columbarium A columbarium for cremation remains constructed of at least one unit which includes a generally planar bottom surface and at least five vertical outer sides with each side having a corner. A cover supported by a plurality of walls which, along with said o... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553728 | Insulating glass unit pressure equalization valve A pressure equalization valve enabling equalization of pressure between the between-pane space of an insulating glass unit and ambient pressure, and glass units containing such a valve. The pressure equalization valve generally includes a valve body havin... | 04/29/2003 |
