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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6715229 | Fishing float having light displaying members A fishing float includes a hollow body with a first and a second electric power sets, and a conductive member received therein. A pendant is connected to an end of a resilient, whereas another end of the resilient is connected to one of the electric power sets, and ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715230 | Sporting apparatus suited for fishing and hunting A sporting receptacle, e.g., a tackle box or pail for holding fishing articles has side walls, a bottom wall, an upwardly opening wide mouth and a pair of horizontally spaced apart sockets on opposing walls of the receptacle proximate its top edge. The sockets are p... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715231 | Pest control device A technique is provided for keeping rodents and other pests out of warehouses and other buildings. A pest control device or guard is provided which is attached or fixed near the bottom surface of a door, such as an overhead door. The pest control device can adjust t... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715232 | Flower pot A flower pot for covering the top of a post has a central capped receiver channel with a square channel extending upward from the bottom of the flower pot, a transition channel extending upward from the square channel, a cylindrical channel extending upward from the... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715233 | Self-watering modular planter insert reservoir A modular, expandable, self-regulating watering system for burial in planters, which do not have access to water pipes nearby for use in watering plants continuously with on the amount of water the plant needs and which can be refilled by relatively infrequent visit... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715234 | Turnstile entry gates A turnstile entry gate comprising at least two, at equiangular distances on an arm carrier (5) mounted barrier arms (2-3), the arm carrier (5) being by way of a remote-controlled barrier device (6) arranged to permit or to prevent turning... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715235 | Seal for a pivoting ship door A seal for a pivotally mounted door, which is arranged to close off a load area on board a ship and is provided with sealing elements around the periphery of the door and exhibits battening jacks that are caused to move to batten down the door to the deck and bulkhe... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715236 | Anti-drop device for vertically moving door A door system including a door movable between a closed vertical position and an open horizontal position, a cable interconnected to said door near the bottom thereof, the cable extending along a vertical line adjacent the door and being normally, substantially taut... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715237 | Flashing assembly A flashing assembly used to construct a flashing around a building structure, such as a chimney. The assembly includes a pair of base flashing members including flexible end sections that can be deformed to adapt to the shape of a building structure around which the... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715238 | Fall protecting safety device A safety device for the building field, for individually protecting against falls workers assigned to walking at high elevations in buildings under construction. The device comprises at least one pole, a detachable connection for the pole base with the surface of a ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715239 | Appropriate fitting-out structures for moist rooms and their installation procedure Appropriate fitting-out structures for moist rooms for which retaining sections (9) are used featuring a sloping flap (11) at the point where it is overlapping the flooring (1). The sections (9) are directly glued with structural bonding ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715240 | Building panel as a covering for building surfaces and method of applying Building panels are provided, for applying panels, such as siding, roofing or the like to studs, to roofing rafters, or the like, wherein indicia is provided along a panel, giving spaced-apart markings, for guiding one who is applying panels to a building surface, t... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715241 | Lightweight sound-deadening board Building component assemblies include a sound-deadening board having defined compressional stiffness positioned between a framing member and an assembly board. ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715242 | Stairway and rail system A stairway and rail system. The stairway system includes a plurality of spaced apart treads; at least one baluster per tread; a two-piece handrail assembly; and a lateral support for supporting the handrail. In the preferred embodiment, the handrail assembly include... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715243 | Method for production of a silo To produce a silo or tank, plates provided with joining flanges are made, both plates and flanges being produced from aluminium alloy. The plates are joined to one another in order to form rings, and said rings are joined to one another in order to form a silo or ta... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715244 | Multi-sheet glazing unit and method of making same A multi-sheet glazing unit includes a closed spacer frame, the spacer frame has one side having a pair of legs joined to a base to provide the spacer frame with a U-shaped cross-section. An inner sheet has an edge mounted in an edge receiving member mounted between ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715245 | Impact resistant pane and mounting An impact resistant laminated glass and plastic pane is provided for a hurricane resistant door light or similar opening. A glass pane is attached to a flexible plastic sheet that protrudes beyond the peripheral edge of the glass, preferably as an extension of the p... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715246 | Ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system A ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system having at least one transmitter/receiver device located in a ceiling panel either during or after the ceiling panel fabrication process. In one embodiment one or more pockets of variable size and shape are created on a ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715247 | Modular bracket for supporting passage cores for concrete structures A support module for interconnecting to like support modules serves to support a number of core elements for encapsulation within a concrete structure. The module has a planar frame defining a first cutout and a second cutout. Each cutout has an arc shape, such that... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715248 | Building curtain wall with sill anchor assembly A method of and apparatus for curtain wall assembly utilizing a sill subassembly which is adapted for direct structural interconnection with oppositely disposed portions of vertical mullions. The oppositely disposed mullions and underlying sill subassembly are confi... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715249 | Structural insulated sheathing and related sheathing methods A structurally enhanced, insulating sheathing (10) and method of sheathing a frame of the type used in constructing a building are disclosed. In one embodiment, the sheathing includes an insulating layer of material (14) attached to a structural layer ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715250 | Plastic siding panel A plastic panel for attachment to an exterior wall of a building includes a body, an attachment hem attached to the body and defining at least one aperture for a fastener, and a side flange extending laterally outwardly of the body. The side flange defines a fasteni... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715251 | Decorative simulated thatch unit A decorative simulated thatch unit includes a clamp, flexible decorative cords, and a press strip. The clamp includes a top wall, two side walls confronting each other, and spaced teeth provided longitudinally along at least one of the side walls and distally from t... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715252 | Composite shingle having shading zones in different planes A laminated shingle is provided, having lighter and darker granule portions visible from the front, at different planes; the front-most or anterior plane generally having granules of lighter shading and the more rearward or posterior plane generally having darker gr... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715253 | Locking system for floorboards This relates to a locking system for mechanical joining of floorboards (1, 1′), a floorboard having such a locking system and a flooring made of such floorboards. The locking system has mechanical cooperating structure (36, 38; 6, 8, 14) for vertical... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715254 | Roof jack system A roof jack system that provides a safety barrier that is conveniently installed upon and removed from a pitched roof. The roof jack system includes a guard assembly that is releasably attachable to an auxiliary support assembly of a first embodiment of the present ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715255 | Foldable support structure with hinged sawtooth wall members and rigid end cap A foldable truss member suitable for commercial displays includes a plurality of side members that are adjacently hinged together. The side members include support members and bridging members having extensions. The side members are joined into a foldable structure ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715256 | Sliding hold-down clip for standing seam metal roof A sliding hold-down clip (1) for connecting a roof panel (52) to a purlin (52) in which a support portion (14) extends from a base (12), the support portion defining a slot (20) with fasteners (34) that connect to a r... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715257 | Construction member An improved construction member or joist is disclosed that includes upper and lower chords connected by various members including first and second trimmable webs at either end thereof, which webs include end portions received in grooves in the upper and lower chords... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715258 | Anchor interconnect device An assembly to secure a shear assembly and attached building wall to a building foundation in order to resist uplift forces and to transfer vertical weight loads to the foundation. The assembly provides a degree of motion perpendicular to the plane of the wall in or... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715259 | System for filling containers Method and apparatus for providing a precisely controlled amount of dry material to a container. In one embodiment, a system is provided for automated container filling. The system includes a container handling mechanism that includes a container block defining a co... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715260 | Method and apparatus for bag loading and dispensing A method and apparatus for securing, loading and singularly dispensing bags in a bag bundle from a dispensing hook includes a bag bundle formed from a plurality of stacked bags. Each bag has apertures are defined in the front panel and the rear panel adjacent the op... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715261 | Method for wrapping a flower pot with a sleeve having a texture or appearance simulating the texture or appearance of cloth A method for packaging a plant using a flexible sleeve having a cloth-like appearance. ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715262 | Form, fill and seal method and apparatus for forming reclosable bags A method is disclosed for forming reclosable packages at a form, fill and seal (FFS) apparatus by advancing a film of package making material longitudinally to form a tube while guiding opposite longitudinal edges of the film into a fin. A zipper having interlocking... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715263 | Method and packaging system for packaging a sterilized item A method, packaging system and packaging element for packaging a sterilizable item for aseptic presentation onto a sterile field wherein the vertical orientation of the sterilizable item does not need to be reversed during packaging, sterilization, unpackaging or pr... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715264 | Method for securing an array of components for processing in a gas-flush packaging machine A method and apparatus described to stabilize and secure individual component items in an array during gas flushing and packaging, without obstructing or preventing the free flow of the gas-flush throughout the component. In accordance with the present invention, wh... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715265 | Method and a plant for producing articles, in particular paper rolls or the like, and a conveying apparatus usable in said plant A method for defining the operation of a plant for producing, conveying and packaging articles. The articles include rolls, such as rolls of paper material and the like. The plant includes the following operative sections: at least an apparatus for forming articles ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715266 | Bottle unpack/repack apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods are provided to enable the removal of tablet and capsule medication from bottles. The apparatus includes a bottle opener assembly that enables the removal of the medication from the base of the bottle. Removal of the medication from the base of... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715267 | Method and system for packing materials for shipment The present invention is directed to a method and system for packing an order of parts. An operator is prompted to select an indicated part. The part is read by the system to verify the selection of the part. An array of indicators directs the operator to where the ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715268 | Card package production system with card package stacker and method A card package production system (100) for producing card packages (115) composed of printed paper carriers (113) with matching cards (128) attached to the carriers (113) selectively outputs the card packages through a card package... | 04/06/2004 |
