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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7581339 | Snow removing machine A snow removing machine has a frame, a pair of transporting devices mounted on the frame for transporting the snow removing machine on a ground surface, an auger housing having an auger housed therein and mounted on the frame for undergoing rolling movement, a rolli... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581340 | Scraper blade attachment for toothed buckets of earth working machines A removable scraper blade attachment for a toothed bucket of an earth working machine, such as a backhoe bucket, to allow the bucket to remove debris from a smooth surface such as a paved surface. A plurality of tooth receiving pockets are space along the upper surf... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581341 | Wheel loader A design for a wheel loader. The wheel loader has two units connected back to back via a pivot. Each unit has a base unit that is easily disassembled into parts no more than 8 feet wide for transport by using steel plates connected by sleeves, shafts and nuts. A dip... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581342 | Display device A display device includes an ultraviolet light source, a color light source, and a filter selectively hit by their lights. The filter has a first area part for displaying the first display contents excluding an overlapped parts when the ultraviolet light is emitted,... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581343 | Quilt display frame A quilt display frame utilizing a sheet of flexible material having a peripheral edge with a plurality of sleeves. Poles are placed within the sleeves and connected to one another to form a frame member. A connector is employed to this end which includes a pair of t... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581344 | Weapon extractor and cartridge A delayed action extractor for a blowback weapon operating system and a cartridge provided with a slideable primer and primer-supporting sleeve in a cartridge designed for use with the delayed action extractor. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581345 | Method for blocking discharge of firearm An autoloading pistol with a magazine disconnect mechanism that blocks discharge of the pistol when the magazine is removed by action upon the pistol's firing pin. The pistol may generally include a removable magazine, a housing defining a chamber to hold a cartridg... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581346 | Actuating element for a telescopic sight The invention relates to an actuating element for setting the aim mark of a telescopic sight. According to the invention, the actuating element is rotatably located on the telescopic sight in the form of a rotary knob and the aim mark is displaced in a vertical and/... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581347 | Fishing jigs and lures and manufacturing methods A jig and bait fishing system is provided which includes various fanciful and realistic shapes for attracting and capturing fish. The system includes a body connected to a neck and a bait keeper; the neck being adapted for securing skirt material for avoiding underw... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581348 | Fish-hook A fish-hook (10) including: (a) a shank (12); (b) a bend (14) extending from the shank (12); (c) a point (16) defined by a free end of a bend (14); wherein an end portion (18) of the shank (12) defines a helica... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581349 | Method and apparatus for using pressurized exhaust gases to control rodents A method and apparatus for controlling rodents uses pressurized exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine. The gases are compressed and injected under pressure into underground burrows of rodents. The rodent tunnels fill with a very high concentration of such... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581350 | Gardening apparatus for shielding desired vegetation and surrounding areas from unwanted contact with a sprayed chemical A gardening apparatus that isolates a targeted plant for spraying of chemicals such as herbicides, while protecting desired vegetation in proximity to the targeted plant. The gardening apparatus can be held and operated in one hand, while the other hand is used to o... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581351 | Speed barrier A speed barrier includes a heavy lower barrier and a lighter upper gate. The barrier and gate may normally be positioned to allow or to restrict passing of vehicles. The barrier is configured to receive and survive the main impact of a vehicle attempting to ram thro... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581352 | Pre-hung door assembly installation kit An installation kit for a pre-hung door assembly having a door frame and a door. The kit comprising a plurality of door frame brackets for attaching the door frame to an opening in a wall in which the pre-hung door assembly is to be installed, a plurality of door br... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581353 | Modular panel gate assembly for a cantilever slide gate system A modular slide gate is movable along a hanger assembly of a cantilever slide gate system between an open position where access through a secured perimeter is permitted and a closed position where access through a secured perimeter is obstructed. The modular slide g... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581354 | Glass run and structure of fixing the same A glass run is fixed on a channel of a doorframe, which includes a garnish for decorating a vehicle interior. The glass run includes an extruded portion and a molded corner portion. The molded corner portion connects two extruded portions. The molded corner portion ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581355 | Gutter level device A gutter level device for leveling a gutter against a pitched fascia board is provided. The gutter level device includes a clip adapted to attach to a rear wall of the gutter. A selectively formable arm is coupled to a first end of the clip and adapted to bend to a ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581356 | Gutter shield A gutter shield is disclosed that is for inhibiting debris from entering a gutter while allowing water flow to the gutter. The gutter shield includes a plate member having a top edge for engagement with a roof shingle and having a lower edge for engagement with an o... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581357 | Plastic expandable utility shed The present invention provides a system, or kit, of injection molded panels having integrated connectors which combine to form an enclosure, commonly in the form of a utility shed. The panels are formed of injection molded plastic to interlock with one another witho... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581358 | Roof construction A roof construction has a primary ridge member with a king post depending from the ridge member. A pair of secondary ridge members are secured in sockets in the king post at different heights. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581359 | Bird perching and nesting deterrent A decorative bird perching deterrent for spaces between building eaves and downspouts is a substantially right-triangle structure of a preselected material with at least 50 percent of the area bounded by the sides of the right triangle structure filled with the pres... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581360 | Retractable column and method of forming The present invention is an improved apparatus and method for forming a retractable tower or column. The present invention includes pointed hooks wherein the hooks are attached to each section of a section chain, one in a horizontal direction and one in an off-set m... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581361 | Plug for temporarily but securely covering holes in floor- or deck-type building structures A plug which covers and protects a hole which has been drilled in a concrete floor in a commercial building. The plug has a head that is larger than the hole and a base having a cross-sectional dimension that is approximately equal to the cross-sectional dimension o... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581362 | Conduit with adjustable length and fire collar A cylindrical tube of extendable length, the tube having open ends. A first, second and third transverse flanges fastened at one or both of the opposing ends of the tube. The first flange is integral with the tube and sandwiched between the second and the third flan... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581363 | Method for constructing a multistory building A multistory concrete building formed entirely of poured in place concrete tunnels and method of making same. The structure is constructed so that the substructure can be used as a parking garage and the superstructure as residential space. The unique use of concret... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581364 | Clip for attaching siding An attachment clip for attaching siding to a wall, the siding having an attachment groove, comprising a nail attachment portion including a body having at least one part extending in a plane and having at least a predetermined thickness and a central nail attachment... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581365 | Wall-tie-engaging sheathing-retaining device A sheathing-retention device, for securing sheathing against a wall having at least one protruding wall-tie with a substantially rectangular cross-sectional profile, includes a sheathing-retention device having a sheathing-engagement surface for abutting an exterior... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581366 | Aircraft floor panels using edge coated honeycomb Aircraft floor panels where core-skin bonding is improved between honeycomb and composite face sheets (skins) by applying a nylon-based (polyamide) adhesive to the edge of the honeycomb prior to bonding. Edge coating of the honeycomb allows one to reduce panel weigh... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581367 | Compact system for packaging injectable liquid products into containers in a sterile environment A compact system for packaging sterile pharmaceutical liquid products injectable into suitable containers in a sterile environment comprises a plurality of operative packaging stations connected together and arranged in succession along an advancing path of said con... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581368 | Pallet roping and wrapping apparatus Pallet roping and wrapping machines having a plurality of spools of stretch film supported on a single spool and guides that form ropes of stretch film without cutting. Specific implementations of guides include guides formed or rings and rollers. Positions of guide... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581369 | Automated clipping packaging apparatus and associated devices, methods, systems and computer program products suitable for packaging whole muscle Methods, devices and computer program products automatically package an object, such as, for example, whole muscle meat pieces, in a covering material, such as, for example, netting, by: (a) automatically pushing at least one object through first and second axially ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581370 | Method and apparatus for feeding bags to a packaging machine A bag-making and packaging machine, in which a horizontal bag-making machine and a packaging machine are provided, including a positioning conveyor for positioning bags fed out from the horizontal bag-making machine, a feed conveyor for feeding the bags to the packa... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581371 | Retail package for flowable products A package includes a pouch including a base portion having a first width, the base portion having a closed bottom; and a neck integrally connected to the base portion, the neck having a second width narrower than the first width, the neck including an end portion; a... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581372 | High cleanliness article transport system A semiconductor reticle transportation container includes a box and a base, the box having an opening and the base including a reticle support. The reticle is placed on the support and the box is placed on the base so that the reticle passes through the opening whil... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581373 | Devices for capping vials useful in system and method for dispensing prescriptions A method for securing a closure on a cylindrical container (such as a pharmaceutical vial) includes: positioning a closure in a first position, the closure being substantially centered via a centering assembly along an axis that is generally normal to the closure; t... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581374 | Grass cutting unit having compression molded UHMW plastic roller A cutting unit for a mower is supported for rolling over the ground by at least one ground engaging roller. The roller may be grooved over its length to comprise a Wiehle roller. The roller is formed by an ultra high molecular weight plastic roller body that is inte... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581375 | Small scale tomato harvester The present invention is a compact fruit-vine harvester and separation system in which the harvested fruit travels along a vertical plane inside the harvester during processing, followed by a single turn for output. The system includes a machine and related methods ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581376 | Spun yarn, and method and apparatus for the manufacture thereof The present invention relates to a novel spun yarn, and a method and apparatus for the manufacture thereof. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581377 | Low-cost frangible cable for gas turbine engine An emergency fuel shut-off system for a gas turbine engine comprises a fuel shut-off device to be actuated for terminating a fuel supply to the engine in response to a mechanical actuation force and an actuator adapted for creating the mechanical actuation force whe... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7581378 | Anti-icing apparatus and method for aero-engine nose cone An aero-engine nose cone anti-icing system (10) using a rotating heat pipe (12) is provided to replace the current method of blowing hot compressor bleed air over the nose cone surface. Heat is transferred from a hot source (36) within the engin... | 09/01/2009 |
