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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20050160511 | Sunglasses attachable to cap Disclosed herein are sunglasses attachable to a cap, which are more readily adjustable corresponding to the size of a cap visor. The sunglasses comprises a frame with an integral lens unit suspending downwardly from a lower side thereof, and two clamps provided at the f... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160512 | Food holder A food holder comprising a substantially symmetrical U-shaped body having a pair of opposite digit pockets for accepting fingers or a thumb of a user of the food holder therein and a food pocket located between the digit pockets. The digit pockets taper to accept the fi... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160513 | Undergarment to be worn by a female An undergarment for wear by a female including a front panel having a plurality of first threads comprising a synthetic material, and a second panel attached to the front panel. The second panel includes a plurality of second threads comprising cotton. The pattern of th... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160514 | Garment having head-and face cover The invention is directed to a garment with an attached head-and-face cover, such as a ski mask, and a hood. The head-and-face cover has eye openings and a mouth opening. The garment has a body portion and a collar. When the head-and-face cover is not deployed on a head... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160515 | Tie and shirt combination secured with an elastic band Provided is a combination of clothing articles packaged for sale. The combination comprises a shirt having a shirt collar and a necktie disposed about the shirt collar. The necktie comprises a length of fabric having first and second ends and at least one fold intermedi... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160516 | Glove A glove has a glove body including a front portion defining a palm area and a rear portion. A plurality of independent tubular members extends from the palm area and inter-dispersed apertures are dispersed on the front portion, including the palm area and the plurality ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160517 | Protective hand covering and dispenser apparatus A protective hand covering for adhering to the user's hand. Pressure-sensitive adhesive is applied to the back surface of a sheet of thin flexible film, which is shaped to cover a protected area of the users hand. The pressure-sensitive adhesive provides a sufficiently ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160518 | Headwear Disclosed is a headwear which has remarkably improved stretch property and comfortably fits for the head of a wearer. The headwear comprises a head receiving part made of a multiple fabric and a sweatband peripherally attached to an inner side of the head receiving part... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160519 | Headwear Disclosed is a headwear which is mainly made of non-stretchable fiber. The headwear comprises a head receiving portion including a first stretchable fabric made of high twist yarn and a sweat band peripherally attached to the inside of the head receiving portion. Since ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160520 | Collar stiffening device and method of use An apparatus and method are disclosed for providing an adhesive collar stiffening device that is easy to use and provides sufficient stiffness and flexibility for use with soft collar shirts. The collar stiffening device includes a collar stay having a first surface and... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160521 | Sport goggle with side vent for improved ventilation An improved sport goggle for skiing, motorcycling, paintball, racing, and other sports featuring clip-mounted side apertures communicating with the eye cavity of the goggle through adjacent venting apertures. Venting of the eye cavity of the sport goggle is aided by for... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160522 | Banded goggles for a winter sports helmet Eyewear, such as goggles, includes a frame, a lens supported by the frame, and an outrigger that is pivotally mounted to sides of the frame. An elastic band is mounted to the outrigger. The elastic band is made from two band arms that are connected on one end to form a ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160523 | TOILET TOOL A tool is constructed and adapted for dislodging debris obstructions in a toilet bowl and similar other drains. An elongate longitudinal shaft extends from a handle end to a curved blade end. The curved blade end is broadened, expanded and flattened from the shaft. The ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160524 | TOILET AND TOILET INSERT A toilet for use by a male to sit while urinating. The toilet comprises a tank, a bowl and a base. The bowl has a back portion, a front portion and a top. The back portion is disposed between the front portion and the tank. The base is disposed so as to support the bowl... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160525 | Writing and reading table for a bathtub A mechanism for support writing and reading materials in a bath comprising: a base member having an arced bottom to support the mechanism; a vertically extending pole member extending upward from the base; a horizontal bar member affixed at a swivel to the top of the ve... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160526 | Removable bathtub rail for children The present invention is a removable play and confidence-building device of use by children in the bathtub, having an elongated grasping rail to avoid slipping in the bathtub, secured to back wall of the tub by horizontal anchors extending to suction cups which may be s... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160527 | SIDERAIL MOUNTING ASSEMBLY A bed siderail support assembly which includes a frame, a support deck mounted on the frame and having upwardly and downwardly facing sides. The support deck has a head end, a foot end and opposite lateral edges extending between the head end and the foot end. At least ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160528 | Bed frame with integral air purifying device An integral air purifying unit disposed inside a bed frame between a pair of cross-members. The air purifying unit includes a fan, at least one filter and an ultraviolet germicidal lamp. The structural members are provided with louvered openings to provide an inlet and ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160529 | Patient positioning device for radiation therapy A patient positioning system for radiation therapy, including an elongated table, a lock bar positioned on the table and extending perpendicular to a length of the table, and first and second clamps secured to opposing ends of the lock bar. The clamps are adapted to gri... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160530 | Movable bed An adjustable bed includes a platform having a flexible surface, a flex mechanism adapted to flex the platform to form a flexion position that includes at least one of a sitting-up position and a knee break, and a tilt mechanism adapted to tilt the platform surface late... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160531 | HEAD SUPPORT WITH BED EXTENSION A first and second substantially crescent shaped rigid support are provided with substantially crescent shaped pads mounted thereon. A strap is mounted at each end of the supports for holding the supports together at a preselected distance. The supports may be used on a... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160532 | Head positioning device A head positioning device comprising: (A) a head support that is configured for supporting a patient's head; and (B) a sliding joint that is connected to allow the head support to be moved about a virtual axis of rotation while the head support is supporting the patient... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160533 | Surgical positioning apparatus A surgical positioning apparatus can be secured to a floor of an operating room or directly to an operating room table. The surgical positioning apparatus supports a limb of a patient using a telescoping strut mounted on a spherical joint. A disposable cradling device i... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160534 | Molded surface fastener and cushion body formed integrally with the molded surface fastener The invention provides a molded surface fastener and a cushion body formed integrally with it wherein a molded surface fastener has first resin invasion preventing means of an expandable resin material for molding a cushion body on each of right and left side edge porti... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160535 | Conventional bedding mattress with illumination properties A conventional bedding mattress is constructed in a manner that permits light to permeate upwardly throughout the bedding components so as to illuminate the entire bed structure when a light source is placed below the mattress proper. The illuminating feature of the bed... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160536 | Random tumbling washing machine wash chamber for improving cleaning while minimizing mechanical damage to clothes Methods and apparatuses consistent with the present invention provide for improved cleaning while minimizing mechanical damage to clothes in automatic washer cycles using time-varying wash chamber oscillations. An automatic washer has a wash chamber with a central axis ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160537 | Use of ceramides and similar compounds in hair care compositions A non-oxidative hair colouring composition, comprises ceramide or functionally similar related material, in the absence of phytantriol. The invention also provides a method of improving the colouring effects of non-oxidative hair colouring compositions, comprising appli... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160538 | Hair cosmetic compositions A hair cosmetic formulation, comprises (A) a fragrance ingredient comprising cis-3-hexenol; and (B) monoethanolamine. ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160539 | Folding ramp A folding ramp is provided that includes an upper ramp, a lower ramp, and at least one handle assembly for providing ease of transport of the folding ramp. The upper ramp extends between a first end and a second end, and includes an upper ramp loading track, an upper fi... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160540 | Vertically-storing dock leveler apparatus and method A dock leveler for bridging the gap between a loading dock and the bed of a vehicle parked at the loading dock. The dock leveler is configured for installation on the top of the dock and is designed to rotate from a vertically-stored raised position to at least one lowe... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160541 | Power toothbrush A power operated toothbrush comprises a hollow handle and a head mounted to the handle. A power drive assembly is in the handle operatively connected to a movable section in the head for moving that section. Cleaning elements extend outwardly from the movable section. A... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160542 | Electromotion toothbrush rotatable in positive or reverse direction The present invention relates to an electromotion toothbrush, and more particularly to an electromotion toothbrush which easily converts rotational direction thereof by simple manipulation of a switching circuit and easily removes foreign substances in gaps between teet... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160543 | Cleaning wipe with active graphic The present invention relates to a cleaning article, preferably a cleaning wipe, comprising a water-insoluble substrate and a cleaning composition, characterised in that the water-insoluble substrate is printed, coated or has applied thereto, an active graphic. ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160544 | Contoured grill brush The present invention provides a grill brush for cleaning cooking grates of different types of cooking equipment, such as gas or charcoal-operated grillers and smokers. The grill brush includes a series of contoured metal bristles that easily contact top and side surfac... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160545 | Tooth brush The tooth brush with a head part (12) carrying bristles (10) and with a handle part (14), the head part (12) being connected with the handle part (14) by means of a resilient device in such a way that the head part (12) is pivot... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160546 | Bristles, method and device for production thereof and brushes The invention concerns a bristle for a brush, in particular a cleaning brush, a toothbrush or an application brush, wherein the bristle has a lower root region with which it can be mounted in or to a bristle support or which forms part of the bristle support, and a free... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160547 | Low cost conductive brushes manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Conductive brushes are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The percen... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160548 | Personal hygiene wiping and scrubbing device and method for using the device The present invention consists of a personal cleansing device for cleaning the lower portions of the body, and most particularly the anal and perineal regions of the body after using the toilet and is provided with an elongate handle portion which is substantially plana... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160549 | Anti-microbial floor mat A floor mat system for placement directly near an entryway to permit the disinfecting and cleaning of shoe soles and all other surfaces contacting directly with the fibers of the mat. The floor mat system consists of a frame structure either mechanical or rubberized in ... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050160550 | Utility mitten A mitt comprising inner and outer layers of relatively soft material adapted to fit about a bristled brush to encapsulate a quantity of sudsy water, the material being perforated to permit relatively uniform dispersal of the sudsy water over the finish of an automobile ... | 07/28/2005 |