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Applications Published on 05/19/2005


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Application No.Application TitleIssue Date
20050102726HIGH STRENGTH IMPACT RESISTANT HAND PROTECTOR
An improved multilayer body system, adapted for use in protective sports equipment, is described which comprises in combination in sequence a center core layer of a lightweight high strength impact resistant material layer, a first layer of a foam type padding entirely ...
05/19/2005
20050102727Universal Sports Towel
The Universal Sports Towel is made out of a fabric that absorbs moisture from the body, such as a towel. It's worn on the body for the soul purpose of absorbing moisture and water. It's shape is rectangular and it comes in different lengths and widths.

05/19/2005

20050102728Item of apparel
The invention relates to a machine-washable item of apparel, in particular a suit jacket, comprising a plurality of garment sections of a first, outer material (3), said first, outer material being a machine-washable fabric having a crease memory, said garment se...
05/19/2005
20050102729Rescue coat with covered liner zippers
The left and right front panels of the outer shell of a rescue coat each include material strips that provide vertical flaps that extend over an inside surface of respective liner zippers used to mount a removable jacket liner in the outer shell. The vertical flaps prot...
05/19/2005
20050102730Apparatus and method for sizing and fitting garments
A sample garment is provided for fitting an individual interested in selecting a garment. The garment includes an inner surface, an outer surface, a slit defining a left panel and a right panel, and a fitting panel extending from the inner surface of one of the left and...
05/19/2005
20050102731Intrusive device-supporting apparel
The present invention relates to intrusive device-supporting apparel for covering at least a portion of an upper body of a wearer, which includes a garment adapted to cover a portion of an upper body area, of a wearer, which has a front and a back. There are at least fo...
05/19/2005
20050102732Five-finger glove permitting wearer's hand to be liberated as it is worn
A main body of the glove is provided with an arm fastener and a wrist fastener at its arm and wrist sections, respectively, so that when a front end of a closing flap is pulled up with only the wrist fastener loosened, a substantially wide closable opening provided in t...
05/19/2005
20050102733Lighted sports equipment
Lighted sports equipment comprising a ski pole includes a tip portion, an illuminable shaft portion, and a grip portion. The tip portion has a tip end and a connecting end. The illuminable shaft portion has a first engaging end, a second engaging end that is removably c...
05/19/2005
20050102734Socks having match indicators
Each garment in a set of garment includes a garment match indicator. The garment match indicators comprise a word describing an identifiable characteristic common to the garments in the set and have a color different than the color of the set of garments. Each of the ga...
05/19/2005
20050102735Boxer shorts and process of making boxer shorts from one or more webs
A boxer-style pant and methods of making a boxer-style pant having side seams and hanging legs. At least a portion of each of the hanging legs may be non-planar in an uncontracted state prior to formation of the side seams. The methods each involve providing at least on...
05/19/2005
20050102736Combination garment
A combination garment with panty section and removable, replaceable and interchangeable leg portions and convenient attachment means and method for replacing individual leg portions of the combination garment. ...
05/19/2005
20050102737Auxiliary securing strap for use with a helmet having a primary chin strap and an integral front chin-guard portion
An auxiliary securing strap is for use with a helmet having a primary chin strap, a cranial portion, and an integral front chin-guard portion. The integral front chin-guard portion of the helmet has lateral end portions securely engaging the cranial portion. The auxilia...
05/19/2005
20050102738Protective item for firefighter or emergency rescue worker and opaque to hazardous radiation
A protective item for a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker has an outer shell and an inner liner, wherein at least one of the outer shell and the inner liner is opaque to hazardous radiation. The inner liner may have plural layers, one being opaque to hazardo...
05/19/2005
20050102739Device and method for protecting an ear of a subject from auricular haematoma
A device for protecting an ear of a subject from auricular haematoma, characterized in that the device comprises an inner member for inserting behind the ear and between the ear and skull of the subject, and a first outer member for placing over the ear of the subject, ...
05/19/2005
20050102740Protective garment having non-laminated, liquid-impervious or fluid-impervious layers, which provide redundant protection
A protective garment for a firefighter, a rescue worker, a chemical worker, or another worker working in a hazardous environment, has plural layers, each of which comprises a polymeric film that is fluid-impervious where not penetrated, which are not laminated, and whic...
05/19/2005
20050102741Protective athletic garment
A protective athletic garment includes a pair of shoulder protection plates, a pair of epaulets coupled to the shoulder protection plate, and at least one rear arch plate adapted to cover at least a portion of a back of a user, wherein at least one rear arch plate is co...
05/19/2005
20050102742Toilet tank valve
A hollow, open-ended closure for the tank valve which enables a large cross-section area of discharge port to be used, and which can pass bowl-refill water during the flushing sequence. It is especially useful as part of a valve in which it can be tilted to open the tan...
05/19/2005
20050102743Spa cover removers
A spa cover remover has a pair of lifting arms at opposite sides of a spa housing, and supports pivotally connected to lower ends of the lifting arms to allow pivotation of the lifting arms for raising and folding a spa cover remover. The pivotation of the lifting arms ...
05/19/2005
20050102744Apparatus for extending and retracting a pool cover
Apparatus for extending and retracting a cover for a swimming pool includes a motor for selectively rotating a clutch in one direction or the other direction. A first pawl, extending within the clutch, drives a first cam to cause rotation of a set of pulleys for winding...
05/19/2005
20050102745Providing unidirectional hinge, increased buoyancy and passive tensioning for buoyant-slat automatic pool cover systems
Invented techniques and associated mechanisms are described for eliminating bi-directional flexure properties of coupled buoyant-slats forming a pool cover while simultaneously increasing the buoyancy of a leading or front portion of the cover and for assuring that the ...
05/19/2005
20050102746Deep soaking tub and shower with side entry door
A deep soaking tub and shower combination apparatus having a side entry door and a built-in seat with armrests to allow a person to enter from the side through a hinged door with a seal that becomes tighter as the tub fills. The door has a rotating locking mechanism wit...
05/19/2005
20050102747Sealed toilet
A toilet comprising a bowl and an enclosure. At least one of the bowl and enclosure are movable relative to the other of the bowl and enclosure between a first position and a second position. When in the first position the bowl is sealably enclosed within the enclosure ...
05/19/2005
20050102748Patient transfer and transport bed
The present invention is a transfer and transport device and method for moving a patient from a bed to another location within a medical facility. The transport device includes an integral transfer mechanism for transferring a patient from a hospital bed to the device a...
05/19/2005
20050102749Patient transfer apparatus
A transfer device is provided for transferring a patient from a first support surface to an adjacent second support surface. The device includes a plurality of elongated side-by-side first bladders arranged to be placed under the patient on the first support surface and...
05/19/2005
20050102750Disposable transport mat
A disposable transport mat includes inner and outer panels which are joined to one another forming a tubular or loop shaped structure. Both panels are made of materials such as Tyvek®. The panels may be assembled to one another as by sewing or gluing. Padding may be pr...
05/19/2005
20050102751Air-bed for vehicle
An air-bed for a vehicle has a front seat on which an air-bed filled with air can be formed after a back of the front seat is reclined rearward, thereby providing a comfortable, easy rest space during a long distance tour or auto camping. An air-bed for a vehicle can be...
05/19/2005
20050102752Bedding cover and associated methods
A bed covering has a translucent top layer that has a pattern thereon with a plurality of decorative elements that are positioned in a plurality of sectors. An array of light-emitting elements is positioned beneath the top layer. The array is segregated into sectors cor...
05/19/2005
20050102753Method and device for inserting a pillow into a pillowcase
A method and device that provides an easily repeatable way in which to insert pillows into pillowcases. A flexible relatively thin sheet of material is provided that is sized and configured so as to attain a generally U-shaped configuration for insertion into a pillowca...
05/19/2005
20050102754Rotating bed with improved stability
A rotating bed is provided that has a base with a mattress frame supported for rotation about a vertical axis. The mattress frame is divided into sections and can be converted into a chair-like configuration in one rotational position. In order to increase the stability...
05/19/2005
20050102755Leg rest and kneeler assembly for a medical examination table
A leg rest assembly for an examination table that is adaptable to extend the length of the table or to act as a kneeler section is disclosed. The extension section of the assembly has an efficient design that allows for the assembly to be easily changed from an extensio...
05/19/2005
20050102756Cushioning device
A cushioning device as in a pillow that has a main-body foam which a plurality of projections extend off a surface of the main-body. The projections are arranged in different support characteristic groupings such as rows of different volume or sized projections (e.g., c...
05/19/2005
20050102757FOLDABLE PILLOW
A pillow that can be folded or rolled into a plurality of configurations is described. Preferred embodiments of the pillow typically comprise an elongated viscoelastic foam pad that can be evenly folding into half, thirds or quarters to create a formed pillow of varying...
05/19/2005
20050102758Neck support
The present invention is directed at a neck support comprising a top portion for receiving a user's head; a bottom portion having a pair of wings for resting on shoulders of said user; a middle portion, connecting said top potion to said bottom portion; said top and mid...
05/19/2005
20050102759Method for preserving hairstyle and pillow used therefor
The method for preserving hairstyle includes the use of an ear pillow. The ear pillow is placed upon a conventional pillow and one's ear is rested thereupon. By this method, the head is elevated from the surface of the conventional pillow so that neither the ear pillow ...
05/19/2005
20050102760Escape hammer
An escape hammer for breaking reinforced glass or other barrier screen material to enable personnel to escape in an emergency, for example, from a high rise building or from a vehicle or other enclosure and comprising a handle (10) and enlarged head (11) w...
05/19/2005
20050102761Novel dehairing and fibre opening process for complete elimination of lime and sodium sulfide
The use of lime and sodium sulfide in leather making creates a lot of environmental concern. However, there is no commercial beam house process that could totally eliminate the use of lime and sodium sulfide. In this invention, a novel bio-chemical process has been stan...
05/19/2005
20050102762Cellulase preparations containing reducing agent and method of processing fiber
A cellulase preparation comprising an endoglucanase derived from Zygomycetes, a cellulose-binding-domain-deleted endoglucanase, or a modified or homologous protein thereof, together with a reducing agent is disclosed. Further, a method of treating cellulose-containing f...
05/19/2005
20050102763Industrial textile fabric
A method for forming an industrial textile product by spiral winding an array of machine direction (MD) yarns to form a system having a defined width, and then connecting the MD yarns in the cross machine (CD) direction with resin. This method is a replacement for conve...
05/19/2005
20050102764Process and device for treatment of a traveling yarn with a gas- or steam-creating treatment medium
A process for treating a yarn with a gas- or steam-creating medium includes traveling the yarn between a pair of elongate yarn guide elements in a pressure chamber portion of a yarn treatment chamber that is substantially sealed off to the environment and is under an ov...
05/19/2005
20050102765Washing machine and method of controlling the same
A washing machine and a control method thereof are provided, which control a rotational speed of a rotary tub (or revolutions per minute: RPM of a motor) according to a vibration level thereof to attenuate a vibration of the rotary tub. The washing machine includes the ...
05/19/2005
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