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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20050120452 | Facial weather and element protection cover A facial weather and element protection cover to aid in the protection of the face and orifices of the wearer from the aggravating and/or hazardous elements of their environment and/or the weather. The major or main portion of the facial cover is constructed of a flexib... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120453 | Baseball glove with ventilative gusset A baseball glove has ventilative gusset arranged on the position between the two contiguous fingers so as to increase the elasticity of the glove for easy folding and prevent the problem of over thickness of the glove. The speed for sweat evaporation and heat dissipatio... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120454 | Kneepad having a sling strap system A kneepad includes a base, a first and second mounting ring attached to the base, and an elongated strap removably attached to the first and second mounting rings. During use, the base is placed over a knee of user. The elongated strap is placed behind the knee of the u... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120455 | Kneepad having adjustable sizing pieces A kneepad comprises a base defining an interior side and a sizing piece attached to the interior side of the base. Moving the sizing piece relative to the base determines the size of a knee that can be accommodated by the kneepad. To accommodate a large knee, the sizing... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120456 | Kneepad having an ergonomic notch A kneepad comprises a base, a rigid cap attached to the base, and a notch located on the base or rigid cap. The notch is configured to conform to a leg of the user to prevent the base and the rigid cap from changing position on the knee of the user during movement. ... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120457 | Table placemat and protective covering A protective placemat and covering includes an integrated removable bib with back portion and front portion. The integrated removable bib is attached to placemat and covering by means of a perforation. ... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120458 | Animated apparel A flat panel display is disposed upon a useful article, such as wearing apparel or the like. In one embodiment, the display is integrated into a T-Shirt. A micro-controller is operationally connected to the display and a rotatable holder. The present invention further c... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120459 | Clothing for maintaining a baby's normal body temperature A sack for a baby is provided. The sack may be worn by a baby while sleeping to ensure that the baby is kept warm during cold nights. The sack also provides additional protection to the baby from overheating via a heat vent which allows hot air from within the sack to p... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120460 | Knitted collar with stays and method of manufacturing such a collar A knitted collar for a shirt and a method for manufacturing such a collar. The collar includes a knitted collar body having a sewing edge adapted to be attached to the shirt, a finished edge and two selvedges. The body has a pocket at each of the two selvedges. The pock... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120461 | NECKTIE KNOT SIMULATOR A necktie knot simulator closely resembling the shape of a necktie knot. Generally consisting of a one piece body with three properly dimensioned apertures, one at the upper right, one at the upper left, and one at the base provide both a means to thread a necktie throu... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120462 | Headgear with size accommodation in the front The present invention is headgear of the billed cap type where the cap can have a fixed size crown. The cap includes an integral two-piece headband or sweatband attached along a bottom of the cap crown on the inside of the crown. The headband includes a first piece, str... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120463 | Disposable hygienic sock A disposable hygienic sock, maintains an upper mesh layer, a lower solid layer, coupled to the upper mesh layer, and a plurality of friction surfaces, disposed on the bottom of the lower layer. The upper mesh layer allows the free flow of water into and out of the sock ... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120464 | Utility garment with removable pockets A system for utility garments provides the wearer of a variety of garments including blazers, lab coats, and vests with the option of removing pockets and discarding the garment for disposal or cleaning, while not having to remove the contents of the pockets. The wearer... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120465 | Process of making boxer shorts from a web A boxer-style pant and a method of making a boxer-style pant having side seams, a contracted crotch region, and hanging legs. A web is provided. The web may be a single pant assembly, or a continuous web of multiple pant assemblies connected to one another. The web may ... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120466 | Boxer shorts and process of making boxer shorts with expandable material A boxer-style pant and a method of making a boxer-style pant having side seams and hanging legs. Expandable material is used to provide a conforming fit and to expedite high-speed manufacture. The pant is made from a web and includes a garment shell having a front regio... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120467 | Modular helmet A helmet for protecting the head having a rigid shell that includes a body, made of an expanded polystyrene type of material, for example, molded over an outer skin, the shell further including a rigid arch device, the arch device includes a headband applied to the shel... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120468 | Swimming goggles Swimming goggles includes lens assemblies and pad assemblies attached to peripheral frames of the respective lens assemblies. Each of the pad assemblies is formed by a first elastic member made of first elastic material which is relatively stiff and a second elastic mem... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120469 | Toilet lid The toilet lid for a toilet consisting of a toilet bowl, a seat and a toilet lid with or without a drilled through-hole consists in that at least one cupola- or dome-like, one- or multidimensional moulded body made of a glass-clear, transparent or semitransparent materi... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120470 | TOILET SYSTEM ATTACHED A MULTI-PURPOSE HAND HELD SPRAYER This invention relates to an improved toilet system affording upgraded hygienic environment by attachment of a multi-purpose hand held sprayer and addition of new features on the existing toilet system. The multi-purpose hand held sprayer that incorporates a manual shut... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120471 | Toilet system attached a multi-purpose hand held water sprayer The invention relates to the new features for the earlier applications of toilet system attached a multi-purpose hand held water sprayer affording personal and environmental hygiene. The sprayer that delivers tempered water includes the lock elements on the components t... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120472 | Arm rest massage feature for whirlpool tubs A bathing device preferably includes at least one armrest, a seat and a wall connecting the armrest to the seat. The wall preferably defines an undercut arrangement that increases a volume of the bathing device below the armrest to provide additional space for a bather ... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120473 | Hydrotherapy circulation and cleaning system A spa, whirlpool or hot tub hydrotherapy system comprised of a unitized pump and motor assembly to provide a pipeless water circulation and air injection system that is easy to clean. The system can optionally provide an ionization device, which injects a stream of silv... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120474 | Shower device with tanning device and method for use thereof The present invention relates to a shower device which is combined with a tanning device, comprising: one or more walls; water supply means which are arranged on one of the 5 walls; and a tanning device which is arranged in a wall and comprises at least one UV lamp, cha... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120475 | Sill assembly for shower installations A pre-formed threshold sill assembly (106) for use in tiled shower installations (102) allows water to be routed to water delivery devices such as body spray jets(108) positioned in columns(112) mounted on a preformed sill(130). Specif... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120476 | Siphon tube for use with a toilet tank and bowl for maintaining a steady trickle flow of water through a supplying and unheated service line associated with the tank and bowl and method for installing the same A siphon tube for maintaining a trickle flow of fluid through a toilet tank reservoir and a toilet bowl. A water supply line is in fluid communication with the tank by virtue of a ball cock valve, the tank reservoir fluidly interconnects with the bowl by an overflow tub... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120477 | Truck-bed mattress A mattress is disclosed having an overall size and shape that enable it to fit securely in the back of a pick-up truck, SUV, mini-SUV or some other vehicle. While the specifications and examples listed herein assume a full-size vehicle, a proportionally smaller mattress... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120478 | Adjustable height foundation A height-adjustable mattress assembly is constructed of a mattress foundation and an optional frame assembly with a plurality of ground support members supporting the mattress foundation. The ground support members can be attached to the frame assembly in at least two o... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120479 | Body positioning mattress A method of positioning a patient or person 0 to 90 degrees in an upright position or greater in a supine or prone position while maintaining neutral skeletal alignment (non flexed position) with a body positioning mattress capable of applying a vacuum process to remove... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120480 | Pneumatically powered lift ambulance cot A collapsible pneumatically operated ambulance cot having a support frame, a wheeled base, a support mechanism disposed therebetween, and a lift mechanism for pneumatically moving the upper frame relative to the lower frame is disclosed. The lift mechanism permits a sin... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120481 | Electromechanical furniture drive mechanism Electromotive furniture drive for displacing parts of a piece of furniture relative to one another. The drive includes a drive element that can linearly move along a linear motion axis. This drive is provided for pivoting a pivotal element, which can pivot about a pivot... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120482 | Prayer aid The prayer aid is a pocketed pillow or cushion that is used t prayer aid may be disposed on the pillow's surface, in the side seams, or under a design formed on the pillow's surface. The pockets may have flaps to help conceal the pocket and to prevent the prayer card or... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120483 | Heat diffusing cushion or mattress A cushion including a base and an array of individual upstanding, interconnected air cells arranged in of transverse and longitudinal rows on the base. The air cells are spaced apart and define ambient airflow paths between the cells. Each cell has a top and a perimeter... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120484 | Deformable infant head support An infant support pad, particularly for use with premature or smaller infants provides support for the head and neck of an infant including lateral movement as well as forward movement of an infant's head and is made up of a padded base layer extending along a substanti... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120485 | Handle for hospital bed A handle (5) is coupled to a frame (8) of a patient support by a bracket (1, 1′) and a post (2). The handle (5) includes a locking mechanism (6). ... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120486 | Inflatable pads with adjustable static hold downs The present invention is directed to a mattress overlay being an inflatable body support formed from a pair of plastic sheets joined together to form a non-inflatable periphery. The non-inflatable periphery defines an air pressurizable chamber therebetween. The chamber ... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120487 | Multipurpose folding tool with easily accessible outer blades A multipurpose hand tool with folding handles each including a central channel to receive pliers jaws or the like when the tool is folded, and including troughs holding outer blades alongside the central channel so that the outer blades can be opened without unfolding t... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120488 | Magnetic roofing hatchet A roofing hatchet having a magnetic striking face is hereby disclosed. A unique shouldered cap housing the magnet dampens the forces transferred from the striking by transferring the force directly to the hatchet head, bypassing the magnet, thereby preventing demagnetiz... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120489 | Formulation and process for making formulation for preservation of animal and vegetable tissues A formulation and process for making a formulation for leather tanning using highly complexed Chrome III salts coupled with polymer complexing agents of medium and low molecular weight in the range of 500 to 10,000. Complexing polymers can contain vinylic acid/ester co-... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120490 | Process for improving the sun protection factor of cellulosic fibre material A process for improving the sun protection factor (SPF) of cellulosic fibre materials and blends thereof, which comprises contacting said materials with at least one compound of the formula (1): (Formule 1); in which M is hydrogen, an alkali metal atom, ammonium or a ca... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050120491 | Method of dry cleaning articles using densified carbon dioxide Disclosed is a method for the removal of stains from articles, especially fabric, using densified carbon dioxide. The invention is concerned with a method of dry cleaning an article comprising the successive steps of (a) contacting the article with a fluid dry cleaning ... | 06/09/2005 |