| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D375867 |
Cooking range |
November 26, 1996 |
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| D375856 |
Microwave dish storage shelf |
November 26, 1996 |
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| D375594 |
Upper portion of an upright vacuum cleaner |
November 12, 1996 |
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| D372847 |
Cooking range mounted spice rack |
August 20, 1996 |
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| D369446 |
Floor scrubber |
April 30, 1996 |
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| D367659 |
Refrigerator door ice dispenser insert |
March 5, 1996 |
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| D365579 |
Refrigerator door ice dispenser insert |
December 26, 1995 |
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| D365225 |
File cabinet |
December 19, 1995 |
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| D363588 |
Battery cart |
October 24, 1995 |
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| D355283 |
Canister-type vacuum cleaner |
February 7, 1995 |
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| D353300 |
Burner grate |
December 13, 1994 |
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| D344739 |
Refrigerator door shelf |
March 1, 1994 |
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| D334799 |
Window-mounted room air conditioner |
April 13, 1993 |
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| D330413 |
Window-mountable room air conditioner |
October 20, 1992 |
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| D329164 |
Microwave oven |
September 8, 1992 |
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| D328165 |
Stick type vacuum cleaner |
July 21, 1992 |
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| D324051 |
Power head for a vegetation cutter |
February 18, 1992 |
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| D320531 |
Sub-top for a gas range |
October 8, 1991 |
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| D315085 |
Hand-held cordless grass/weed trimmer |
March 5, 1991 |
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| D304510 |
Combined blower and vacuum unit |
November 7, 1989 |
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| D304196 |
Power head for a vegetation cutter |
October 24, 1989 |
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| D261271 |
Duplicating apparatus |
October 13, 1981 |
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| 6910245 |
Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic air path |
June 28, 2005 |
| An upright vacuum cleaner with a cyclonic airflow path includes a floor-engaging base unit, a body unit pivotally mounted to the base unit and a motor/fan assembly mounted on one of the base unit or body units. A dirt collecting enclosure is also mounted on the body unit and includes a |
| 6698059 |
Intake system for central vacuum cleaner |
March 2, 2004 |
| A system for adapting the intake configuration of a central vacuum cleaning system is disclosed. The canister of the central vacuum cleaning system is provided with at least two vacuum intake openings from which an installer can choose to insert an intake coupler and at least one intake |
| 6694755 |
Adaptive defrost control device and method |
February 24, 2004 |
| Adaptive defrost control and method for a household refrigerator wherein a defrost heater is prevented from being powered as long as a compressor is running. The adaptive defrost control also provides a vacation mode in which the defrost interval is set to an artificially long interval i |
| 6669293 |
Anti-vibration seat for riding mower |
December 30, 2003 |
| An apparatus for reducing the vibration in the seat of a riding mower. The apparatus reduces the amount of vibration transferred from a mower frame to the seat. The device includes a mower frame, bracket, seat frame and isolators. Isolators separate the mower frame from the mower seat. |
| 6575280 |
Freewheeling bi-directional clutch |
June 10, 2003 |
| A clutch including a pawl having a base portion and an arm portion extending from the base portion; a drive disk adapted to be engaged by the pawl; a friction seal adapted to receive the drive disk; a drive retainer adapted to receive the pawl and a biasing spring that is engaged with th |
| 6568162 |
Control system for a cutting assembly of a lawn tractor |
May 27, 2003 |
| An interlock system for use with a cutting assembly of a lawn tractor. The interlock system automatically disengages the cutting assembly when the lawn tractor is shifted into a reverse mode and prevents re-engagement of the cutter assembly when the law tractor is subsequently shifted in |
| 6558453 |
Bagless dustcup |
May 6, 2003 |
| A bagless vacuum cleaner system dustcup assembly and method for using said system with a vacuum cleaner apparatus to separate dirt from a mixture of dirt and air inducted into said vacuum cleaner apparatus. Said bagless vacuum cleaner system generally comprises a dustcup assembly, a hand |
| 6553611 |
Vacuum cleaner with thermal cutoff |
April 29, 2003 |
| A vacuum cleaner having a thermal cutoff assembly. The assembly includes a temperature sensor disposed proximate to a motor of the vacuum cleaner. When the temperature sensor reaches a predetermined temperature, a switching element in the assembly disconnects power shutting off the v |
| 6523358 |
Adaptive defrost control device and method |
February 25, 2003 |
| Adaptive defrost control and method for a household refrigerator wherein a defrost interval is adjusted based upon the time it takes for a previous defrost cycle to complete. The adaptive defrost control also provides a vacation mode in which the defrost interval is set to an artificiall |
| 6497108 |
Defrost control method for reducing freezer package temperature deviation |
December 24, 2002 |
| Method for controlling a defrost cycle in a freezer so the defrost cycle begins at the end of a compressor operation. For the defrost cycle to begin, the compressor must have been operating for a minimum duration or the compressor must operate for a period which is a certain minimum |
| 6494028 |
Deck lift apparatus for riding mower |
December 17, 2002 |
| An apparatus for lifting a deck of a vehicle, such as a lawn mower, by a foot actuated deck lift mechanism. The device includes a lift lever pivotally coupled to a frame and having a pin movably attached thereto. A lift linkage has a first end pivotally coupled to the lift lever and a |
| 6484846 |
Compressor oil pick-up tube |
November 26, 2002 |
| A hermetically sealed motor compressor comprising a housing enclosing a motor stator and rotor. A vertically oriented crankshaft is connected at one end to the rotor and has an offset crankshaft journal at its other end. An oil passage is provided in the journal and an oil pick-up tube h |
| 6484352 |
Vacuum cleaner with thermal cutoff |
November 26, 2002 |
| Disclosed is a unique and novel air filtrating, self-propelled upright vacuum cleaner. The filtration system utilizes a HEPA-rated air filter as a final filtering element. The disclosed vacuum cleaner contains numerous other features including a self-propelled drive mechanism. |
| 6457721 |
Piston ring locator |
October 1, 2002 |
| A piston and split piston ring assembly having a piston ring locator to prevent substantial rotation of the piston ring in a ring groove. A notch is provided in a wall of the ring groove and an abutment pocket is formed by the ends of the split piston ring. The piston ring locator is a |
| 6375558 |
Waste containment system and method for an abrading or cutting device |
April 23, 2002 |
| Abrading and cutting devices such as saws include waste containment systems and methods to improve removal of slurry or other contaminants from a work area during operations, and separation of slurry from a carrying medium such as air. A vacuum bar includes high and low vacuum openings t |
| 6363736 |
Condensate evaporator pan |
April 2, 2002 |
| A condensate collection structure for collecting and evaporating liquid condensation from a refrigerator or freezer in which a bracket assembly attached to the refrigeration housing unit supports both a condenser tubing array and a removable condensate drain pan. The condenser tubing |
| 6311366 |
Battery power combination vacuum cleaner |
November 6, 2001 |
| A battery-powered vacuum cleaner that may be converted from a conventional on-the-floor cleaner to a portable canister cleaner for off-the-floor or on-the-floor cleaning operations. The vacuum cleaner has a filter chamber comprising a removable dirt cup having a substantially flat filter |
| 6308374 |
Air filtering self-propelled upright vacuum cleaner |
October 30, 2001 |
| Disclosed is a unique and novel air filtering, self-propelled upright vacuum cleaner. The filtration system utilizes a HEPA-rated air filter as a final filtering element. The disclosed vacuum cleaner contains numerous other features including a self-propelled drive mechanism. |
| 6296285 |
Locking handle for refrigerators |
October 2, 2001 |
| A locking handle for a refrigerator includes a mounting element rigidly secured to a refrigerator door, a hand grip rigidly secured to the mounting element, and a latch attached to the mounting element. The latch has a catch movable between a locked position and an unlocked position and |
| 6279641 |
Cover design for retractable awnings |
August 28, 2001 |
| A retractable awning assembly includes a roller, arm assemblies supporting ends of the roller, an awning rail securable to a support wall, a flexible canopy rollable on the roller and having an outer edge secured to the roller and an inner edge connected to the awning rail, and an articu |
| 6276424 |
Awning extension and retraction mechanism |
August 21, 2001 |
| An awning includes a roller assembly having a torsion spring, a canopy connected between a wall the roller assembly, and a pair of "four-bar" arm assemblies supporting opposite ends of the roller assembly. The arm assemblies move the roller assembly between a retracted position and an |
| 6273172 |
Motor operated awning |
August 14, 2001 |
| An automatic retractable awning assembly includes a roller, a flexible canopy rollable on the roller and having an inner edge for connection to a wall and an outer edge secured to the roller, a torsion spring operably connected to a first end of the roller to bias the roller to roll the |
| 6272875 |
Glass dipping cabinet |
August 14, 2001 |
| An improved ice cream dipping cabinet which readily permits visualization of frozen food product stored therein. The dipping cabinet has an inner box that is at least partially surrounded by an outer box. Cold, refrigerating air is circulated between the inner and outer boxes, cooling |
| 6260908 |
Awning extension and retraction mechanism with pneumatic actuator |
July 17, 2001 |
| A retractable awning assembly includes a spring-biased roller assembly, a flexible canopy having an inner edge for connection to a wall and an outer edge secured to the roller assembly, and a pair of arm assemblies supporting opposite ends of the roller assembly and operable to move the |
| 6230783 |
Awning extension and retraction mechanism |
May 15, 2001 |
| An awning includes a roller assembly having a torsion spring, a canopy connected between a wall the roller assembly, and a pair of "four-bar" arm assemblies supporting opposite ends of the roller assembly. The arm assemblies move the roller assembly between a retracted position and an |
| 6230582 |
Crank for adjusting awning roller spring force |
May 15, 2001 |
| An awning is attached to and wound on a spring loaded roller. The roller rotates on shafts secured to shaft mounts at each end. The shaft mount is secured on the end of a support arm. A crank has a two prong engagement member that fits in a slot of the shaft mount. The shaft mount is rel |
| 6225608 |
Circular film heater |
May 1, 2001 |
| A range cook top is provided with circular heating zones having a layer of resistive thin film thereon. Slots in the cook top separate the heating zones from the surrounding areas of the cook top. The heating zone includes a resistive layer elements formed by a rectangular layer surr |
| 6218798 |
Central vacuum interface for air exchanger |
April 17, 2001 |
| A central vacuum cleaner system having a motor driven vacuum source which is selectively turned on or off. The central vacuum cleaner has an interface connector for establishing a connection between the central vacuum and an air exchanger. The interface connector is connected to be a |
