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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070157353 | Headgear connection assembly for a respiratory mask assembly A respiratory mask assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame and at least one locking clip. The frame has a main body and a side frame member provided on each lateral side of the main body, at least one of the side frame members including a lo... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157354 | Hand-worn tissue holder nose wipe band A hand-worn holder and nose wipe band comprises a soft, absorbent, washable fabric strap with a plurality of tissue-holding slits therein and a thumb opening at each end thereof allowing the band to be secured to a user's hand. A tissue (or tissues) or a handkerchief is... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157355 | Engineered toweling The present invention is directed to articles of manufacture for drying or wiping a surface or protecting a surface from soiling. In one embodiment, a seat cover is described. In another embodiment, a fishing chap is described. In still another embodiment, a wiping and ... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157356 | Ski pants A pair of ski pants has two air inflatable pads, each attached to the knee area of one of the two leg portions. Each pad is configured to securely cover a knee of a human being wearing the ski pants when the pad is inflated. ... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157357 | Bib with an improved pocket A barrier against soiling to the wearer, this functional, easy to use bib comprises a body made of washable, flexible, durable and non-porous material with a front and a back. The body includes two semi-circular upper sections that protect the wearer's shoulders from so... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157358 | Garment with discrete medical tags A garment, or article of clothing, particularly for children, has two labels that identify a need for special medical attention and instruct about a medical response if needed. The exterior label sewn to the left sleeve of the garment alerts and reminds caregivers about... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157359 | Bathing poncho Disposable garments adapted to be donned while bathing or showering and drying off. The garments take the form of ponchos. The bathing or showering poncho will have a different color than the drying poncho. Also the bathing/showering poncho will have soap and shampoo im... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157360 | METHOD AND KIT FOR COMMUNICATION USING A LEG COVERING A method and kit for communication using a leg covering. The method includes: selecting a one or more graphical displays presenting a desired message; removably coupling the graphical display via a coupling mechanism to a thigh portion of a leg covering normally covered... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157361 | Waistless underwear alternative secret pants shield A women's waistless and seamless clothing adherable underwear includes an oval pad made of a soft absorbent material, wherein the pad has double sided strips of adhesive tape with removable peel-off cover strips to attach to the inside crotch area of low slung clothing ... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157362 | Patient garment A patient garment for wearing during treatment or examination involving insertion of tubing at a body site which is suitable for street wear. A plurality of openable flaps allow access to particular body sites and loops attached to the garment adjacent each opening secu... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157363 | Glove having butyl rubber layer to provide resistance to ketone family chemicals A laminate of three layers includes a middle butyl rubber layer, whereas the inner layer and outer layer materials could be chosen from natural rubber latex, carboxylated acrylonitrile butadiene rubber latex, polychloroprene, polyisoprene, carboxylated styrene butadiene... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157364 | High-friction glove/wrist guards for ice skating A protective glove/wrist guard device is provided that prevents hands from slipping out from under a falling ice skater when the ice skater extends his or her hands to break a fall. The protective glove/wrist guard device may include a palm surface portion having a high... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157365 | Cap for hearing protection The present invention relates to a cap intended for use as hearing protection and adapted to enclosed the external ear of a user, comprising a cap shell (4) at least partly made of a substantially transparent material, characterized in that the cap (3) is ... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157366 | Headwear and sweatband applied to the same Elasticity of headwear and wearing comfort are enhanced with headgear of the present invention, thereby improving quality of the headwear. The headwear includes a head-covering portion for being worn on a head of a wearer, and a sweatband combined to an interior side of... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157367 | Pants with attached skirt A pair of pants with attached skirt has first and second leg portions. Each of the leg portions has an inner side and an outer side. An abdominal portion has an upper end and a lower end and connects to the leg portions at the lower end. The abdominal portion has a wais... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157368 | Smarty toes An otherwise conventionally manufactured sock that has, woven into the toe, the name of the color of the sock. This invention enables a person who has difficulty discriminating colors, whether through poor lighting conditions or poor visual acuity, to discern like color... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157369 | Clothing with shape retainability The present invention relates to a structure for forming and maintaining the three-dimensional shape of clothing. Specifically, the present invention teaches methods for manufacturing of clothing whose three-dimensional shape can be changed freely and kept in place secu... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157370 | Semi-rigid protective helmet The protective helmet (1) comprises a deformable foam liner (7), a plurality of shell segments (9), and joining means made of flexible material performing joining between the shell segments (9). The shell segments (9) are arranged on t... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157371 | Protective helmet A protective helmet, which includes a motion restrictor device, is disclosed which has at least one strut member associated with the helmet and a harness assembly, and the at least one strut member includes a locking assembly associated with the strut member, which upon... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157372 | Head Gear Fitting System According to one embodiment of the invention, a fitting system for a helmet is provided. The fitting system includes a belt having supported racks coupled to a belt adjustment device. The belt adjustment device is operable to allow a user to tighten the belt, and releas... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157373 | Length-Adjusting Device For Head Strap of Swimming/Diving Goggles A pair of swimming/diving goggles includes a goggle body, a buckle, and a head strap. A wall delimiting a through-hole in the goggle body includes a pressing face. A pin is mounted to the buckle. An end of the head strap extends through the through-hole, a gap between t... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157374 | Toilet overflow sensor and pump apparatus A device for preventing overflow of a toilet, the device comprising a pump, a moisture sensor and a circuit for receiving a signal from the moisture sensor and activating the pump. The pump is associated with the toilet and attached to an inlet pipe to receive liquid fr... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157375 | Decco bath & shower works A bathtub enclosure appliance made from adaptable, configurable modules, the appliance modules configured to enclose the bathtub and contain water within. The appliance may be fitted or installed in almost every kind or type of bathtub arrangement. Enclosure appliance m... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157376 | Bathing system and corresponding method Bathing systems and corresponding methods featuring a multi-position support apparatus. In one non-limiting embodiment, the multi-position support apparatus is accepting a user in a standing position, moving the user into a predefined reclining position, bathing the use... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157377 | Turbo Jet The present invention provides an apparatus, method and system for producing water flow within a pool or spa. A pump body contains a pump assembly with an impeller for aspirating water. A driving device connects to the impeller. A jet nozzle, which may be pivotable, dir... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157378 | Sink station with cover A sink station comprises a cabinet defining an interior space, a basin mounted to the cabinet, and a faucet for delivering fluid into the basin. A cover is provided for the sink station where the cover is movable over a range of motion between a closed position where th... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157379 | PLAYPEN A playpen includes four posts, four rails installed between the posts, at least two stems attached to one of the rails and at least two positioning devices each attached to one of the posts for cooperating with the stems for movably installing the rail on the posts. Eac... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157380 | Baby diaper changing station A baby diaper changing station includes a base configured for being mounted to a wall surface and a support platform rotatably mounted to the base to move between a closed and open position. The support platform includes a molded three-dimensional body with top, bottom ... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157381 | T-shaped side rail for bed frame A bed frame comprising T shaped side rails provide support for a box spring and mattress. A leg assembly is affixed to the bed frame and is affixed to the side rail and to the cross rails for better strength of connection. The use of T-shaped side rails provides more re... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157382 | ROLL-UP BLANKET WITH STRAPS AND METHOD OF USE A rectangular flexible fabric sheet has mounted comer holders. A horizontally oriented support is engaged with the comer holders for securing the sheet so as to enable a person to recline on the sheet. A pillow having a circular fabric outer cover is positioned at one e... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157383 | Bedclothes adaptable to individual preferences An item of bedclothes to be used on a bed shared by two sleepers consists of two substantially equal halves, each associated with one of the sleepers, each made of material dissimilar from the other. The item may be procured and positioned so that each sleeper achieves ... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157384 | Infant's safety bedding to reduce sids An infant's bedding article that reduces the occurrence of SIDS, where the article has a fitted sheet for a mattress and a partially fitted covering that is connected to the fitted sheet. The partially fitted covering has an infant size covering panel with an opening to... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157385 | HOSPITAL BED A patient bed includes a patient support, a base, and an electrical control system. The patient support is mounted relative to said base, which has a plurality of bearing members for moving the base and the patient support across a surface. Each of the bearing members i... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157386 | STOWING BIRTHING BED FOOT SECTION A patient-support apparatus includes receivers for supporting a patient-support deck. The patient-support deck is configured to engage the receivers to support the deck in a cantilevered configuration. The patient-support deck may be secured to the patient-support appar... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157387 | Modular bedding system including modular bed base A module bedding system comprises a universal base having removable mattress supporting panels, a headrest adjustable module and a footrest adjustable module. The universal base may be used with the removable panels in place to support a conventional non-adjustable matt... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157388 | Modular Bedding System Including Knock Down Modular Bed Base A modular bedding system comprises a universal knock down bed base having removable mattress supporting panels, a headrest adjustable module and a footrest adjustable module. The universal bed base may be used with the removable panels in place to support a conventional... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157389 | Mobile stretcher Mobile stretcher comprising a bed face on a frame provided with a head-end and a foot-end, the foot-end being provided with a fixedly arranged rack, which carries at least one medical instrument, the rack being formed so that the medical instrument carried by the rack i... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157390 | Device for providing elements for survival A device for providing elements of survival, including two components that attached together form a sealed compartment. One side of the compartment is substantially flat to enable the transportation of persons or materials, and has a number of handles to facilitate tran... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157391 | Therapeutic cushion A facial support cushion for supporting the face of a person lying in a prone position, wherein the cushion is an annular, generally torus shaped body having a hollow interior with a plurality of generally radially extending partitions extending across the interior of t... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070157392 | Baby support wrap system A baby support system directed to providing improved support for a baby, particularly for its head, neck and back, while being held and carried. The baby support system includes two support features, and a security feature. The first support feature is a wrap member adj... | 07/12/2007 |