Pur Water Purification Products, Inc.

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Ams Research Corporation

Marvin Lumber & Cedar Company

The Procter Gamble Company

Other

3m Innovative Properties Company

Recovery Engineering, Inc.

Soleil Sun Alarm Company LLC

Douglas J VanOrnum

Johannes N Gaston

Jason Alan Born

David James Emmons

James L Bries

Dominic J Daunter

Noah Eberhard Dingler

Paul E Raber

Pauline A Pieper

Johann J Neisz

William Joseph Cruzen

Richard Paul Riedel

Brian P Watschke

John W Westrum, Jr

Michael D Hamerski

Steven A Beaudry

Vicki R Vandersloot

Mona J Inman

Tim Stoll

Brad Woodward

Anthony Scott Head

Kimberly A Anderson

Robert E Lund

Perry S Dotterman

Byron E Trotter

Arthur V Lang

Scott J Tuman

Diane R Wolk

Hugh McTavish

Brian D Gale

John D Tanner

Mark D Sorlien

Michael J Kubes

Eva S Snitkin

Mark W Nelson

Russell A Berstler

Patrick J Cappucci

John M Simon

Michael Hung-Tai Luh

Robert A Knutson

The invention provides a new tennis backboard design. The backboard includes a firm backing layer underlying a soft deadening layer. The rebound of a tennis ball from the backboard is reduced as compared to rebound from a rigid hard-surface backboard. This allows a player to stand fairly close to the backboard, which reduces misses. The player can stand fairly close and hit balls hard against the backboard. Because the rebound is reduced, the ball simply bounces back softly and easily to the player, allowing the player to hit hard again from a fairly short distance. Thus, long rallies without missing are easily achieved. Since the bounce is reduced, the player can stand closer to the backboard, and therefore the backboard can be smaller than conventional backboards without the player missing the backboard. This allows the backboard to be light, portable, and easily stored. Because of the addition of a soft deadening layer, the firm backing layer of the backboard can also be thin and made of lighter and weaker material than a conventional backboard, reducing the weight of the backboard.

Tennis backboard

Dispenser cartridge

Faucet mount housing

Casement window folding handle and cover

The present invention relates to a floor cleaning tool. In one embodiment the floor cleaning tool comprises a backing and a handle. The backing comprises a first surface and a second surface. The handle is attached to the second surface of the backing apparatus. The backing has a generally triangular perimeter having a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge. A portion of the first edge is curved and a portion of the second edge is curved. The first edge and second edge meet at a leading point. The third edge is concave. The floor cleaning tool is capable of supporting a wipe.

Cleaning tool

Dispensing nipple

Dispenser cartridge and pitcher

Handle for a surgical instrument

A novel surgical instrument is shown and described. The surgical instrument is useful in pelvic floor repair procedures such as sling procedures for treating incontinence. Also, a novel, ornamental design for a handle for a surgical instrument is shown and described.

Surgical instruments

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Minnetonka, MN, United States of America

Douglas J VanOrnum