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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7478639 | System for styling hair This invention is a system and a method for styling hair and parting hair according to a predetermined pattern. The invention utilizes a stencil that has a patterned edge. Preferably, the stencil is a flattened elongated stencil device that is formed from a resilien... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478640 | Hair iron A hair iron can give hair a sufficient amount of negative ions. The hair iron has a grip, and a hair-care section connected to the grip, having a heater for generating heat to hair for hair dressing. Further, it has a negative ion generator which generates negative ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478641 | Device for the combined presentation of two items A device for the combined presentation of first and second items includes first and second elements, each detachably securable to the first item and the second item. The first and second elements are adapted to resiliently engage the first and second items. A connec... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478642 | Dish basket for a dish washer An insert for use with a dish washer provided with a rotary spray arm having a nozzle therein and with at least one rinsing basket. The insert is provided at least one receptacle for securely supporting a bottle with its opening in alignment with the rotary path of ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478643 | Umbrella cover There is provided a cover for umbrellas and the like. The assembly includes a nearly cylindrical cover made of a material or materials that can have at least one waterproof layer. The cover is closed at one end to itself or to the article to which it is perma... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478644 | Folding frame assembly with foldable leg arrangement A folding frame assembly includes a folding frame including a plurality of pairs of struts connected end-to-end by a plurality of hub assemblies. Struts of each strut pair are pivotably connected at ends thereof to first and second ends of a hub assembly and are fol... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478645 | Hot and cold hydrant with swivel outlet A freezeless hot and cold outdoor hydrant having a hot water inlet and a cold water inlet and a single water outlet elbow. The hydrant has a hydrant body including a mix cavity chamber. The single water outlet is swivel mounted to an end of said hydrant body such th... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478646 | Valve outlet enclosure device The present invention is an enclosure device for attachment to a fluid withdrawal valve on a chemical storage tank to prevent unauthorized access. The enclosure device comprises a first and second housing pivotally attached with a hinge to pivot between an open and ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478647 | Tank manifold assembly A tank manifold assembly for use in combination with fuel tanks of Hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles. The manifold assembly incorporates a regulator, an excess flow valve, a manual shutoff valve, and ports to receive separate components. The separate components ma... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478648 | Hydraulic pressure accumulator A hydraulic breaker hammer comprises a housing (10) with a longitudinal bore (12), a cylinder sleeve (14), and a cylinder sleeve (14) engaging rear end cover (16), a hammer piston (15) reciprocally powered in the cylinder sl... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478649 | Absorbent plugs and caps for air conditioning and refrigeration fittings Absorbent plugs and caps plug or cap fittings that have been used to inject liquids into various systems. The plugs are sized to fit within the interior body cavity of fittings to absorb the residual liquid that is left in the cavity after use. The caps are sized to... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478650 | Inversion liner and liner components for conduits Inversion liners are provided which in a first embodiment include first and second flexible fabric layers joined to first and second high strength fiber containing layers and joined in tubular form. The first and second flexible fabric layers face one another. The s... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478651 | Bore-lining tubing A method of lining a bore section, the method comprises providing a first tubing section and an expandable thin-walled second tubing section. The first tubing section is run into a section of a bore. The second tubing section is then run into the bore section, withi... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478652 | Fuel hose A fuel hose has multilayered construction and a flexible corrugated portion with corrugation bottom portions and corrugation peak portions. The fuel hose includes a rubber layer and a resin layer that is a laminated on an inner side of the rubber layer. The resin la... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478653 | Resin composite fuel hose A resin composite fuel hose of a multilayer construction includes a resin layer as a barrier layer having a fuel permeation resistance, an inner rubber layer as an inner surface layer laminated on an inner side of the resin layer and an outer rubber layer laminated ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478654 | Hose A hose including at least one permeation resistant layer, an elastomeric layer overlaying each at least one permeation resisting layer, at least one reinforcement layer overlaying an elastomeric layer, and a cover layer overlaying the at least one reinforcement laye... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478655 | Press fabric for pulp machine In a press fabric for a pulp machine having a multilayer structure, which fabric is woven using, as a warp, a monofilament as a warp and, as wefts, a yarn obtained by bundling raw yarns of a small diameter and forming a fine water sucking space therebetween and a mo... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478656 | Methods and apparatuses for dispensing condiments A method of preparing a French fry by using an automated device to inject an already cooked French fry with a condiment (such as ketchup, cheese sauce, ranch dressing, or barbeque sauce) substantially without manual assistance from a user. In particular embodiments,... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478657 | Pneumatic tire with ground contact surface of land portion having circular arcs A pneumatic tire includes a tread surface having a plurality of main grooves extending straight in a circumferential direction of the tire. The plurality of main grooves defines land portions extending in the tire circumferential direction. The land portions each ha... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478658 | Tire having a carcass ply turn-up portion with a concave segment A tire having a section height, a maximum section width, an upper section above the maximum section width, and a lower section below the maximum section width is provided. The tire includes a circumferential tread, a pair of sidewalls, a pair of bead regions each ha... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478659 | Sticker weight pressurizer for wheels A sticker weight pressurizer includes a base plate, a hanger which protrudes upwards from a center portion of the base plate, double-acting cylinders which are disposed on the base plate on opposite sides of the hanger, a pressure block on one end of a piston rod of... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478660 | Labelling and/or marking machine A labelling and/or marking machine (3) comprises a carousel (4) rotatable about a vertical axis (5), equipped peripherally with a set of pedestals (8) driven by respective motors (37) and supporting single containers (2), al... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478661 | Composite document for bearing secure information, apparatus and method for producing such document A method of preparing documents for the transmission of secure information comprises the steps of preparing a first laminar element (13; 37) with a peripheral region (15) separable from a central region (14), printing the secure information on t... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478662 | Apparatus for sealing foils to each other A sealer for bonding a cover foil to a support foil has upper and lower tools having confronting faces between which the foils move in a transport direction, a drive for pressing one of the tools vertically toward the other tool and thereby compressing the foils tog... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478663 | Method, apparatus and system for directionally controlling a movable partition An apparatus and method of directionally controlling a movable partition includes providing at least one roller assembly and a steering actuator, coupled therewith, to a portion of the partition. A controller may be used to control the steering actuator and thereby ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478664 | Method and continuous casting and rolling plant for semi-endless or endless rolling by casting a metal strand, especially a steel strand, which is cut to length as required after solidification A method for semi-endless or endless rolling by casting a metal strand, especially a steel strand, which is cut to length as required after solidification, wherein the cut lengths of cast strand are fed into a roller hearth furnace for heating and homogenizing at ro... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478665 | Method of manufacturing magnesium alloy material In manufacturing a magnesium alloy, continuous casting is performed using a movable mold. A magnesium alloy to be processed by presswork, forging, and the like can be efficiently provided. ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478666 | Vehicle air conditioner In a vehicle air conditioner, a rotary door is disposed to open and close a foot opening portion and an inlet port of a face opening portion and a defroster opening portion. The rotary door includes a curvature outer peripheral portion for opening and closing the in... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478667 | Heat sink clip and assembly A heat sink clip and an assembly incorporating such clip are provided. The heat sink clip comprises: a body, an actuating member and a movable fastener. The body has a securing portion formed at one end thereof. The actuating member is pivotably mounted to the secur... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478668 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device includes a base and a fin set arranged on the base. The fin set includes a plurality of fins each having an undulating body and two flanges extending from the body. The body includes a plurality of peak faces, a plurality of trough faces al... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478669 | Corrugated fin for integrally assembled heat exchangers A plurality of tubes and corrugated fins are piled up and arranged alternatively, for integrally assembled heat exchangers. The corrugated fin has fin portions for the heat exchangers and a connecting portion connecting the fin portions. The connecting portion is fo... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478670 | Modular system for a 1-to-4 zone climate control system for vehicles A modular system for a 1-to-4 zone climate control system for vehicles, which is provided with at least one housing and several air tempering and air distribution devices including a fan, optionally a filter, an evaporator, a heater and several doors arranged at a p... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478671 | Heating apparatus for cabin of construction equipment A heating apparatus for a cabin of a construction equipment in which hot air ejected from an oil cooler is used for heating in the winter while it is ejected out in the summer, to maximize cooling or heating efficiency of the cabin of the construction equipment. The... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478672 | Apparatus for controlling a pressure control assembly in a hazardous area An apparatus operable is a hazardous area for controlling a choke assembly includes an air source, an air purge system in fluid communication with the air source, a remote operating panel receiving data from at least one remotely located wellbore sensor, a local ope... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478673 | Frac head including a mixing chamber An improved frac head includes a mixing chamber located in an internal bore downstream of an intercept between the side ports and the internal bore and upstream of a tapered vortex portion of the bore. The tapered vortex reduces the diameter of the bore from a first... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478674 | System and method for fracturing and gravel packing a wellbore A method is disclosed for fracturing and gravel packing a subterranean well. The method allows gravel slurry to be pumped at high rates to fracture the earthen formation adjacent the wellbore. Also, the method allows the annulus between the gravel pack screen or lin... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478675 | Extended settable compositions comprising cement kiln dust and associated methods An embodiment of the present invention includes a method of cementing in a subterranean formation comprising: providing an extended settable composition comprising hydraulic cement, cement kiln dust, water, and a set retarding additive, wherein the extended settable... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478676 | Methods and devices for treating multiple-interval well bores Methods and devices are provided for treating multiple interval well bores. More particularly, an isolation assembly may be used to allow for zonal isolation to allow treatment of selected productive or previously producing intervals in multiple interval well bores.... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478677 | Coiled tubing/top drive rig and method The rig for selectively inserting coiled tubing or a threaded tubular through a rig floor 13 and into a well includes a mast 15 extending upward from the rig floor and movable between a threaded tubular position and a coiled tubing position. A top driv... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7478678 | Time release downhole trigger A setting mechanism is made to respond to hydrostatic pressure. Upon reaching a predetermined depth corresponding to a given pressure, a pilot piston is shifted to allow well fluids to bypass a first set of piston seals and reach a second set. A shear pin that held ... | 01/20/2009 |
