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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6631565 | Alignment tool for assembling a rear plate and a frame of a flat display panel An alignment tool for assembling a rear plate and a frame of a flat display panel is introduced. The rear plate includes a front surface, a rear surface opposing to the front surface for adhering with the frame in an aligning process, and an alignment mar... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631566 | Method of drying a web A method of drying a paper web is provided. The method utilizes a dryer, such as a through-dryer, having a first dryer section and a second dryer section. Within the first dryer section, a relatively wet paper web is dried at an elevated temperature, such... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631567 | Apparatus for removing a fluid component from particulized solid materials The invention concerns an apparatus for the removal of moisture from particulized, solid food products, comprising; a housing (9); a perforated plate (2), creating two chambers (3, 4) in the housing (1), gas-inlets (5, 6), present below the perforated pla... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631568 | Insole for fitness and recreational walking An insole includes a forefoot portion having a lower first recess; a cupped heel portion having a lower second recess; a mid-foot portion connecting together the forefoot portion and the heel portion, the mid-foot portion including a medial arch portion, ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631569 | Internal cushioned metatarsal guard for safety footwear and method of making the same An improved safety boot or shoe is disclosed which integrally incorporates a cushioned metatarsal guard to protect the metatarsal region of the wearer's foot from injury caused by objects falling onto this region of the wearer's foot. The metatarsal guard... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631570 | Rotationally detachable low to high heel shoes A structure of a low to high heel shoe wherein a sole FIG. 1 having two semicircular "D" shaped punched holes on either side of the shank is formed in the rear of the shoe sole area, to receive a bolt fitting FIG. 2 having a bight slot and two opposing di... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631571 | Shoe cleat connector A shoe cleat connector for use with a receptacle attached to a shoe includes a substratum having a plurality of independent posts extending therefrom, with a retaining member disposed at a distal end and extending radially from each post. The receptacle i... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631572 | Refillable dispensing apparatus A refillable dispensing apparatus for mounting on a handle of a clothes iron and dispensing a fluid onto a surface of a piece of fabric. The refillable dispensing apparatus includes a housing that has an interior for holding a fluid and an access opening ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631573 | Calendar planning system Calendar Planning System with a housing including flat front and rear panels, side panels, a bottom and top panel. The housing has within it a plurality of horizontally disposed belts and associated pulleys having regularly spaced indices printed on them.... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631574 | Tubular roll core with display The tubular core of a rolled product (e.g., toilet tissue, foil, plastic wrap, paper towels, etc.) includes an advertising or other display thereon, visible to consumers when the product has been removed from the roll. The display may be applied directly ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631575 | LED and light diffuser for a lighted sign An LED lighted sign with a light diffuser sheet with embedded diffusion particles which provides a 20%-40% increase in lighting transmittance. There is also provided a light divider assembly having partitions which serve to segregate groups of LEDs for li... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631576 | Outdoor menu display device An improved outdoor illuminated display device. The device generally comprises a modular housing, a base member and a plurality of lights positioned in the housing--either horizontally or vertically. A plurality of display modules are positioned on the ho... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631577 | Vehicle fueling safety system and method A vehicle fueling safety system, device and method precludes inadvertent premature departure of a vehicle from a fueling station having a fuel dispenser, as a result of an action by an inattentive or distracted driver of the vehicle during an ongoing fuel... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631578 | Roll-fed method for constructing a rotatable label system A system and method for constructing a rotatable label and attaching the rotatable label to a container. The rotatable label system includes an inner label attached to the container and a rotatable outer label. The inner label may have adhesive on a rear ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631579 | Detent for a handgun The invention relates to a detent for a handgun, comprising at least one sensor for determining the identity of the user on the basis of at least one finger. According to the invention, a sensor determines the capacitance between a sensor surface and a se... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631580 | Firearm bore sight system A firearm bore sighting system is described in which conventionally shaped cartridge body with a rim at a base end and an open forward end includes a bore formed along a cartridge axis. An optical beam emitting device is received within the bore, with pot... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631581 | Fishing lure and method of using same A fishing lure having a body section coupled to a fishing line that pulls the lure through water. An energy storage device is positioned in the body section and coupled to a propeller. The energy storage device stores potential energy as the lure is pulle... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631582 | Low profile tilt-ramp trap A low profile tilt-ramp trap includes a tube providing entrance into the trap. Within the tube is a tilt ramp that has a flap on its exit end to prevent mice from moving beneath the tilt ramp. Once a mouse enters the tilt ramp, the ramp pivots to provide ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631583 | Termite bait station and method of installing and monitoring same There is disclosed an improved insect bait station and a method of treating insects with a toxicant. The improved insect bait station comprises a screw-shaped body and a top. The screw-shaped body at least partially defines a toxicant/bait-receiving chamb... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631584 | Method for growing trained vines and device therefor A method of growing vines trained in rows, particularly for the purposes of avoiding frost damage and promoting good fruiting, the method being of the type consisting in draping a film (8) of plastics material over each row of vines, the film being suppor... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631585 | Intercropping process A novel process for successfully intercropping corn and soybean plants is described herein. For best ecological results, the corn and soybeans are planted at specific predetermined distances at the same time of year. The corn and soybeans create a microcl... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631586 | Opening and closing structure of window member An opening and shutting structure for a window member. The structure includes an elevating device for ascending and descending a glass sheet to a housing section. The elevating device is provided with an elevating member fixed to the glass sheet and a dri... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631587 | Supplemental gutter support bracket A new supplemental gutter support bracket designed to be incorporated upon a conventional gutter bracket by being installed upon and secured to the existing gutter bracket as well as the eave to which the gutter bracket is attached. When installed in conj... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631588 | Clog-free roof drain cover A clog-free roof drain cover assembly includes a first drain cover fixed over the drain, and a second drain cover which is vertically movable relative to the first drain cover. The second drain cover includes a base provided with weep holes, a skirt locat... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631589 | Elevator wall panel mounting structures and method of installation for cab interior The present invention provides a method and structure for decorating the interior of elevator cab walls by even unskilled personnel, without wastage of time, and of sufficient modularity so as to be adaptable for retrofitting on existing elevator cab wall... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631590 | Erectable shelter A shelter apparatus comprises an open box base member having a bottom panel and a peripheral, box side wall. A front and a rear shelter walls are removeably engaged in spaced apart vertical slots on the inside of the box side wall. A tension beam is engag... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631591 | Carport that protects vehicles from elements A carport is provided having a rigid, concave canopy composed of a rigid self-supporting material and which has a width and length larger than that of a standard size automobile. The carport further includes a supporting structure that is rigidly connecte... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631592 | Fail-safe device The invention concerns fail-safe devices for use in reinforced concrete structures. The device (1) comprises a link (8) of high tensile strength material and first (2) and second (3) end regions. The end regions (2, 3) and the link (8) joining them are fo... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631593 | Directional sliding pendulum seismic isolation systems and articulated sliding assemblies therefor A bi-directional sliding pendulum seismic isolation system for reducing seismic force acting on a structure by sliding pendulum movements, each system comprising a lower sliding plate forming a sliding path in a first direction, an upper sliding plate for... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631594 | Components for roof assemblies Components for a roof assembly include a glazing having a main support member and a cap engaging member. The cap engaging member has a detent portion extending from an edge region back towards an opposite edge region. The component also includes a beam me... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631595 | Brickmold A brickmold assembly for application to a building defining an opening, the brickmold assembly comprising a brickmold comprising an interior face and an exterior face, cladding comprising an inner face provided over and in contact with at least a portion ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631596 | Corrosion protection tube for use on an anchor of a post-tension anchor system A post-tension anchor system including an anchor encapsulated with a polymeric material, a corrosion protection tube having a connection portion at one end and a sealing portion on an opposite end thereof, and a tendon having a sheathed portion and an uns... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631597 | Bullnose base/crown corner plug A corner plug is disclosed for filling a cavity created between a wall corner bullnose and a squared-off molding, having an upper portion and a lower portion, both portions having a concave back surface. A shoulder formed at the intersection of the upper ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631598 | METHOD FOR LAYING FLOORS AND/OR LININGS WITH TILES, PARQUETS, MOQUETTES, WALL-PAPERS, COVERING PANELS AND LIKES AND FOR THEIR SUBSEQUENT QUICK REMOVAL IN THE CASE OF REPLACEMENT THEREOF, BY MEANS OF A DOUBLE ZIG-ZAG SHEATH OF A FLEXIBLE MATERIAL AND MEANS FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH METHOD A method and apparatus for laying down floors or linings and for their quick removal and replacement by glueing or fixing them onto a support, removable with respect to a support sheeting (9). The method includes providing fixed support (8) and movable su... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631599 | Precast panel insert and attachments thereto A panel insert for attaching objects to a precast panel surface. The insert is made from a one-piece elongate body of plastic and comprises one or more attachment securing chambers that form a secure engagement with an attachment, where the attachment pre... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631600 | Corner brick block A corner block assembly comprises a corner block and a mortar joint. The corner block has at least two faces arranged in a predefined angular relationship and joined along adjacent edges thereof. Each face has a top flange extending rearwardly from a top ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631601 | Channel member stabilizer apparatus An attachment member is connected to a channel member to stabilize and restrict movement of the channel member when the channel member is suspended. The attachment member includes a plurality of attachment member plates, at least some of the attachment me... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631602 | Apparatus for installing wall insulation A carriage having a base frame supported on rolling elements, and an upper frame tiltably supported on the base frame for leveling the upper frame when the base frame is inclined from side-to-side. The upper frame supports at least three rolls of insulati... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631603 | Building structures A building structure offset uses hexagon structures assembled in an offset layering architecture to construct walls, floors and roofs. Hexagon building structures include interior panels adhered to both sides of a foam core. The structures also include ra... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6631604 | Lower front discharge gate roll of large round baler equipped with centrally located spiral members for controlling rogue crop carried by belts supported by roll A large round baler is equipped with a net wrapping mechanism for wrapping a bale with net material that is wider that the width of the baling chamber so that the net material extends over the opposite ends of the bale. The baler has a baling chamber defi... | 10/14/2003 |
