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Consumer Gadgets Issued Patents
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Huggable
Cremated Remains Storage Systems
A system for storing cremated remains in
one or more holders that may be comfortably held by an
individual. The present invention comprises a "plush
container", such as a stuffed animal, and further comprises
ornamental symbols or similar features for ornamentally
symbolizing at least one characteristic of the entity
associated with the cremated remains. For example, the
system may comprise a symbolic depiction of a vocation or
avocation associated with the individual's life. Preferred
embodiments also comprise user customizable elements that
include photographic and similar graphic imprinting.
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Security
Handbag System
A security handbag system comprising a purse
with a detachable portion removably coupled to the side of
the purse and attached to the waist of a user. The
detachable portion has pockets to hold the users valuables
including cash, credit cards, defensive chemical spray and
cellular phone. Upon extraordinary pulling away of the
purse, the detachable portion remains attached to the user
and uncouples from the purse.
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Container
System for Organizing Items
A container system for organizing items that
makes use of wasted space in or around cabinets, for use in
organizing items such as spices or items used in
construction and repair. The system comprises a
substantially linear holder with apertures, containers that
fit into the apertures, and caps that close the containers
and stop the containers from going all the way through the
apertures. The holder provides removable access of
containers. The containers may be labeled for easy
identification and organization. The holder may have a cover
with hinges and a latch. The system may be sold as a kit.
The kit may be designed to match the cabinet it will be
installed on. The apparatus, kit, and methods of
installation and use are disclosed. |

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Waterproof
Personal Storage System
A wearable waterproof storage system for
protecting personal accessories, such as mobile phones and
wallets, from water damage and/or the threat of theft. The
system consists of a waterproof pouch with a screw-on cap,
sewn into a wearable outer protective cover. Illustrated
embodiments include a belted waist-pack and an article of
clothing consisting of short trousers. The system is
constructed from water-resistant and waterproof materials.
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Bed Lifting
System
A bed lifting system utilizing a unitary
block having bed leg receiving cavities, each of different
depth, on reversable top and bottom sides of the block. One
of these sides has four round cylindrical bore holes for
stably supporting a bed leg (with or without a small wheel)
at each of four different elevations. The other side has
four cavities shaped to support a large bed leg wheel at
each of four elevations. Extension blocks are provided for
fitting over the unitary block to further raise the bed leg. |

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Protective
Housing for Bathroom Toilet Paper
A cover system for toilet paper to
protect the toilet paper from dispersal by children and pets
comprising a wall-mounted plastic casing completely covering
upper and lower rolls of paper. The upper and lower rolls
are covered by respective upper and lower swivelable covers,
each having a safety latch system. Each safety latch system
includes a pair of button-releasable latches with one button
on each side of the casing and each cover may be released
only by pushing both such buttons at the same time. The
covers are light permeable and night lights may be mounted
to the inside of the casing or as part of each holder going
through each toilet paper roll.
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Handbag System
Disclosed is a handbag system having a
substantially rectangular body with an open middle
compartment. Within the middle compartment are a plurality
of sub-compartments sized for holding various personal
safety items such as mace, a wireless phone and a pager. A
closure flap is provided for partially covering the middle
compartment. The closure flap is sized and arranged to allow
unrestricted access to those personal safety items which are
adjacent to the sides of the body when the closure flap is
in a closed position. A closeable front and rear compartment
are provided to store other miscellaneous personal items. |

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Sculpted
Fingernail Training Systems
A fingernail sculpting teaching system
for use in practicing the creation of an artificial
fingernail on a typical human finger. The teaching system
includes a cylinder for simulating a typical human finger.
Formed at each end of the cylinder is a visual marker,
shaped to simulate a typical human nail bed, on which is
placed the material comprising the artificial fingernail
bed. A form may be provided adjacent the visual marker for
receiving the material comprising the artificial fingernail
free edge. The cylinder may be provided with a cover to
faciliate removal of the artificial fingernail from the
cylinder.
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Hand-Held Hair
Dryer with Vibration and Noise Control
Described is a quiet hand-held hair dryer with
configuration and component combinations for making the hair
dryer exceptionally quiet and efficient. The hair dryer
includes a housing having a lower handle portion and an
upper body portion separated by an air-directing wall. A
large impeller moves air downward from a large top air inlet
and passes it outward through a side air outlet in a hair
drying stream. An electric motor is mounted in the handle
housing adjacent its bottom and is connected in driving
relation with the impeller by a long vertical shaft. The
motor is mounted in a rubber casing permitting cooling air
flow and minimizing vibration to the housing; and the upper
end of the shaft is stabilized by a bearing mounted in a
rubber housing for the same purpose. The configuration of
the described hair dryer permits high air flow with
relatively low motor speeds. |

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Therapeutic
Device Using Pulsed and Colored Light
An improved non-coherent pulsed and colored
light stimulation device used for therapeutic effects in
living creatures. Pulsed/colored light is applied to local
areas, or acupuncture macro or micro systems, by means of a
small diameter optic fiber (10) housed in a pen-like
handpiece (18) which makes application comfortable and
precise. The light source is an adjustable rate strobe (4)
with a housing attached to the front (6) which allows color
gel slides (12) to be interchanged. The light passes through
the slides (12) and through a length of jacketed flexible
optic fiber (10) where it becomes visible again at the
radiant tip (20) of the handpiece (18). |

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Keyholder System
A keyholder is described having a soft nylon
cord, looped to hold keys, with both ends of the nylon loop
capturable in a cord capture device. The cord capture is of
the type which permits passing of the cord through aligned
holes in a casing and in a button in the casing, where the
button compresses a spring to align the holes. When the
button/spring is released, any cord segment in the cord
capture is prevented from movement through the holes. One
end of the nylon cord has a clip on it to prevent that end
from passing through the cord capture; and advertising
indicia may be put on a surface attached to the clip. A
preferred method for making the keyholder is described,
including protecting the cord ends from fraying. |

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Quilting-Aid
Device and Method
A quilting-aid device and method for use in
making "two-color" squares for use in quilts, in which the
quilter makes four of such squares from each larger square
of two superimposed sheets of different material. The
quilting-aid device, which saves the quilter from having to
perform difficult calculations in the measuring and
stitching and cutting of such squares, has two scales
inscribed on a ruler-type base; a first scale on which to
locate the desired size of two-color square and a second
scale on which the corresponding position gives the size of
the larger square with which to begin. |
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