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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080005822 | Article for Finger A sleeve is configured to be worn on a finger. The sleeve has an outer surface that includes indicia. The indicia can be any text or graphic, such as a sports team name or logo or a company name or logo, including different colors. The article is used at business or soc... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005823 | Stuffed apparel A stuffed apparel is disclosed to have a shell fabric, a lining fabric, and a stuffing material selected from feather, down, polyfill, or the combination of feather and down and stuffed in between the shell fabric and the lining fabric. The shell fabric is transparent o... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005824 | BATH COVER FOR CHILD A bath cover for comforting a child during a bathing process is disclosed. The bath cover includes a body portion at least partially formed of an absorbent material and configured to cover at least a portion of the torso of the child. The body portion has an upper end w... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005825 | Garments with removable attachments Disclosed herein are garments with removable attachments. The removable attachments can be attached to the garment and comprise at least a front and a back panel that can be connected at a location below the shoulders of a user wearing the garment. ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005826 | Hand-Retaining Device, in Particular Glove, for Fastening on a Pole Grip Disclosed is a hand-retaining device (25), such as a hand strap that can be fastened to the hand or a glove, comprising a movable loop (33) between the thumb and the index which is used for fixing the hand-retaining device to a hook-type mechanism (14 | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005827 | Water-soluble glove liners and composite gloves containing the same Water-soluble glove liners and methods of making, using and disposing of the water-soluble glove liners are disclosed. ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005828 | Liquid delivery devices A liquid delivery device is particularly suited for dosing a toilet bowl with cleaning agents. Liquid from a reservoir flows through an inner sleeve of a connector into a cup until the liquid level reaches the mouth of the inner sleeve. Web is perforated so that the spa... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005829 | TOILET A toilet having the toilet seat thereof supported on the rim of the toilet bowl in a downwardly forwards extending sloping position for supporting the user in a half-squatting position such that the muscles of the abdomen and the anus and the muscles around the bottom s... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005830 | Dual Volume Flush System The subject matter invention, dual flush system (A) used in toilet reservoirs for large or small volume flush, is comprising the mechanical parts mentioned as, flush valve base (1), flush valve base sealing gasket (2), flush body (3), overflow tube ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005831 | Handy Toilet Stool Disclosed is a handy toilet stool, which is located in a tent or a simple partition, installed outdoors, so as to be used outdoors. In the handy toilet stool, a seat plate provided with a through hole is foldably connected to upper ends of legs, rotated by support pins ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005832 | Lining for swimming pools The swimming pool (1) is of the kind for domestic use and is located on the ground, in such a way that an external surface is visible that can include reinforcement elements or bars (2). The lining is constituted by means of a lining body (3) with g... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005833 | LAVATORY SYSTEM A lavatory system having at least one wash station and at least one electrically operated fixture is disclosed. The lavatory system includes a control system for operating the at least one electrically operated fixture. The control system comprises a power supply system... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005834 | Stackable Folding Multiunit Washstand The invention relates to a stackable, folding, multi-unit washstand which can be used simultaneously by several people. The inventive washstand can be installed quickly and easily by means of unfolding. Once folded, the washstands can be stacked, thereby facilitating th... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005835 | Steel Drain A drain provides significant advantages over the prior art. A drain fabricated without seams can be easily cleaned and does not provide sites for bacterial growth. The cone and outlet sections of the drain are formed using a spinning process to eliminate the need for we... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005836 | Bed Equipped With Side Rails A bed in which a gap between back and leg side-rails is kept constant when a back bottom is raised. A first link and a second link (2, 3) are rotatably supported at lower ends thereof on a frame (1). A coupling (6) is fixed to the base end part of a... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005837 | Adaptable Foot Warmer / Blanket An adaptable foot warmer having adjustable pocket depth and foot capacity is provided. The adaptable foot warmer has detachable means for securing the foot warmer to a bed mattress and may be adapted to a blanket when desired. In addition the detachable means allows for... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005838 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND MONITORING VITAL SIGNS A system and method for determining and monitoring various characteristics of a patient positioned on a patient support apparatus, such as a bed, stretcher, or cot, is disclosed. The system and method involve monitoring the forces exerted by the patient on one or more f... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005839 | Methods and systems for reducing radiation attenuation in imaging systems Methods and systems for a patient table having a longitudinal axis for a medical imaging system are provided. The patient table includes a body including a first end, an axially-spaced second end, and a first and a second axially oriented side edges extending therebetwe... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005840 | Apparatus for supporting a patient in a prone position during diagnostic imaging A patient positioning apparatus to support a patient in a prone position on a patient table during a diagnostic imaging scan comprises a head support and an arm support. The head support is configured to extend above the patient table and supports a patient's head above... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005841 | Apparatus for supporting a patient in a prone position during diagnostic imaging A patient positioning apparatus to support a patient in a prone position on a patient table during a diagnostic imaging scan comprises a head support and an arm support. The head support is configured to extend beyond an end of a patient table and to support a patient's... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005842 | Locking mechanism for a roll-in cot A locking mechanism for a roll-in cot which is conveniently hand operated by the same attendant using an aft release handle used to lower the roll-in cot from its upright or elevated positions. The locking mechanism includes a stationary portion and a movable portion ro... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005843 | Body Support Apparatus Having Automatic Pressure Control and Related Methods A body support such as a cushion, mattress, chair or the like has at least one inflatable air chamber. A pressure sensor senses interface pressures at different locations on a surface of the air chamber. Indicators derived from the interface pressures indicate the onset... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005844 | X-ray transparent bed and gurney extender for use with mobile computerized tomography (CT) imaging systems A bed and gurney extender for selective attachment to a standard hospital bed or gurney for supporting the head of a patient during scanning, comprising: a support for supporting the head of the patient during scanning, wherein at least a portion of the support is X-ray... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005845 | Mattress cover and mattress pad cover A cover for a mattress pad with an arrangement for retaining a mattress pad and a mechanism for securing the arrangement to a mattress. In a specific embodiment, the arrangement for retaining the pad is an envelope with a zipper along one side thereof. As an alternative... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005846 | Inflatable Pneumatic Bag An inflatable pneumatic bag includes two outer films up-down stacked, and two inner films located between them. By thermal-sealing means, an interval line is formed between upsides and downsides of the two inner films, while a pneumatic passage is formed between the ups... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005847 | Mattress with Automatic Width Adjustment A bed includes a frame with a support deck having a laterally slidable panel and a mattress supported by the deck and having a width adjustment portion. A controller causes a fluid supply to inflate the width adjustment portion when a deck width sensor detects an extend... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005848 | Support Surface with Inflatable Width Adjustment Portion A mattress includes a core portion and a width adjustment portion extending laterally away from the core portion. The mattress has independently inflatable head, seat and foot zones. ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005849 | Method of making genuine leather The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a genuine leather comprising the steps of Beamhouse, tanning, dyeing, drying and Finishing, wherein anion-emitting material is used in the Finishing step.... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005850 | PROCESS FOR DE-COLORING RESIDUE FROM PERSONAL WASH OR COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DYE WITH AZO BOND USING REDUCING AGENTS AS DE-COLORING AGENTS A process for de-coloring liquid or solid residue compositions containing a dye having an azo colorant is disclosed. ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005851 | Cleaning and/or treatment compositions This invention relates to compositions comprising certain amylase variants and processes for making and using such compositions including the use of such compositions to clean and/or treat a situs.... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005852 | Durable multifunctional finishing of fabrics Finishes for imparting antistatic property and a second performance-enhancing property to a fabric, such as a synthetic fabric, are disclosed. The antistatic property and the second performance-enhancing property are compatible with each other. The antistatic and perfor... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005853 | Process for the predictable dyeing of keratinous fibers comprising applying at least one composition comprising at least one diamino-N, N-dihydropyrazolone derivative and at least one composition chosen from fundamental and/or golden-highlights compositions Disclosed herein is a process for the predictable coloring of keratinous fibers, for example, human keratinous fibers, such as the hair, comprising applying to the fibers a first composition comprising at least one oxidation base derived from diamino-N,N-dihydropyrazolo... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005854 | Method of Dyeing a Substrate With a Reactive Dyestuff in Supercritical or Near Supercritical Carbon Dioxide The present invention relates to a method of dyeing a substrate with a reactive dyestuff in supercritical or near supercritical carbon dioxide, said substrate being selected from the group consisting of cellulose fibres, modified cellulose fibres, protein fibres and of ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005855 | Gallium naphthalocyanine salts for use as improved infrared dyes There is provided an IR-absorbing naphthalocyanine dye of formula (I): wherein
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| 20080005856 | Method and product of manufacturing a shoe body having a mottled outsole for a shoe A method of manufacturing a shoe body having a mottled outsole has steps of preparing first plastic pellets, preparing an upper member intermediate, preparing second plastic pellets of multiple colors, foam molding and shaping. A shoe body formed from the method has an ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005857 | Arch bridge An exemplary bridge includes an arch unit. The arch unit includes a first abutment and a second abutment, a deck extending between the first and second abutments, a pair of asymmetrical arches, and a plurality of suspender members 3 attached between the arches an... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005858 | PAINT APPLICATOR A paint applicator includes an applying unit and a joining unit. The applying unit includes a flat casing, an applying plate covering the flat casing and cooperating with the flat casing to define a receiving space, and at least one roller mounted on the flat casing ext... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005859 | BRUSH BRISTLE MATERIAL AND BRUSH A brush bristle material comprising a linear metallic material containing powders of one or more kinds of lava abrasive grains and/or basalt abrasive grains in a mixed state at a ratio in the range of 1% to 70%, preferably in the range of 1% to 30%. The powders of the l... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005860 | BRUSH BRISTLE MATERIAL AND BRUSH A brush bristle material has at least one kind of diamond abrasive grains or abrading grains contained in a mixed state in a synthetic resin material formed of single threads. The synthetic resin material, while being formed into a linear material from chips, is caused ... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080005861 | BRUSH BRISTLE MATERIAL AND BRUSH The brush bristle material of this invention has a synthetic resin material and a metallic material integrated into one or more pieces. The synthetic resin material and the metallic material mentioned above are made of nearly plate bar members and are integrated in the ... | 01/10/2008 |
