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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090320170 | Protective garments A garment, such a jacket or pair of pants, affords protection from ballistic impacts. The garment comprises at least two tubular sections of strong fabric, the sections overlapping such that said sections can telescope to allow flexing of a body part enclosed thereby wi... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320171 | Applique body armor system (A-BAS) The object of our invention is to provide the military wearer the option for placing hard plate body armor externally over his existing fragmentation vest. Our invention allows the wearer to select plate size and location, and then rapidly attach plates to connectors on... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320172 | Ballistic resistant face mask A neck extension includes at least one layer of ballistic material that is shaped to have a nose portion and a throat portion located below the nose portion, which generally correspond to a nose area and mouth area of a face mask. A left neck portion and a right neck po... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320173 | STRAP ATTACHMENT FOR ATTACHING ITEMS TO GARMENTS A strap attachment for fastening an object to a baby garment may include an adornment for attaching to the baby garment; a strap extending from the adornment; a first fastener including two releasably engagable parts, a first engageable part fixedly attached to the stra... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320174 | Apparel With Reduced Friction Zones An article of apparel may include a base layer and a cover layer. The cover layer may be stitchlessly-secured to an exterior surface of the base layer and positioned to extend along a side area and from a pelvic region to a leg region of the base layer. A width of the c... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320175 | Multifunctional Garment or Trappings and its Manufacturing Method The multifunctional garment or trappings and the method of the present invention includes at least one article, wherein the article has one or more of detachable connecting components, the detachable connecting components not only connect the different parts of the arti... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320176 | PROTECTIVE GARMENT WITH THERMAL LINER HAVING VARYING MOISTURE ATTRACTION A protective garment including an outer shell, a thermal barrier having a thermal protection performance of at least about twenty, and a moisture barrier positioned between the outer shell and the thermal barrier. The thermal barrier includes an outer layer, an inner la... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320177 | GOWN WITH SECURE FIT AND COMFORT FEATURE A protective garment, such as a surgical gown, includes a garment body defining sleeves. A cuff may be secured at respective ends of the sleeves. A circumferentially extending coating is disposed on the sleeves beginning at the sleeve or cuff. The coating has a high fri... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320178 | Weightlifting glove with integrated hand and wrist support Glove that provides integrated support for the hand and wrist of a person engaging in an activity such as weightlifting. The glove has a body with front and back sides that overlie the palm and back of the hand, finger sleeves extending from the upper portion of the bod... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320179 | PROPHYLACTIC ARTICLE The invention relates to a prophylactic article with a carrier element, which comprises at least in part a natural or synthetic elastomer, and with a combination of active substances that is contained in microcapsules, wherein the microcapsules are arranged at least in ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320180 | GARMENT WITH ENHANCED KNEE SUPPORT The present invention relates to a garment with enhanced knee support.... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320181 | Device and a method to protect trousers The current invention discloses a simple method and device to prevent trousers' hem sliding under the heels, no matter how long the legs are. The present invention discloses a unique way of using adhesive material, such as hook and loop fasteners (such as Velcro™) or ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320182 | TROUSER WITH EXPANSIBLE WAIST AND HIDDEN WAISTBAND OPENING A trouser is provided with an extensible waistband wherein a rearward waistband portion has an open side seam into which is disposed a slidable tail end of a forward waistband portion. This forward waistband is stitched to an inner elastic member which is stitched, in t... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320183 | Pocket adapted for music players A breast pocket adapted for use with a music player to be worn with shirts or jackets on the breast side of a shirt or jacket. The shirt pocket is a layer of fabric with a shirt orifice. The shirt orifice is sized to approximate the operational surface of a music player... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320184 | UNDERWEAR A fly for a flexible panel or closure, such as for a garment such as pants. The fly may have a generally L-shaped opening and an overlying cover panel which significantly overlaps the opening it covers. The overlying cover panel may have a pull tab. Closure may be magne... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320185 | PROTECTIVE HELMET The invention relates to a protective helmet (10), particularly for motorcyclists or the like, having an exterior casing particularly configured as an exterior shell (11), and a lining element arrangement (12), which is received in the exterior casi... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320186 | Protection helmet with improved adjustable neckband A protective helmet is composed of an external crown made from plastic material, and a semi-rigid neckband adjustable by adjustment means. At least one end of the neckband is joined to the crown by a sliding mechanical link comprising position indexing means controlled ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320187 | Protective helmet for hair worn in a pony tail A protective helmet is composed of an external crown made from plastic material, and a semi-rigid neckband adjustable by adjustment means. To ensure that the helmet is efficiently secured on the user's head regardless of his or her hair-style, the neckband is in the sha... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320188 | Safety vest with integrated safety harness A safety vest for use with a safety harness, which includes first and second shoulder straps connected with a connector in an overlapping, crisscrossing relationship proximate a juncture. The first and second shoulder straps form an opening therebetween and below the co... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320189 | TREE CLIMBING SUIT A tree climbing suit 10 formed as a one-piece suit has a long-sleeved upper torso portion 12 and a lower torso portion 22. The long-sleeved upper torso portion 12 has two long sleeves 14 for covering the arms and a shirt portion 16<... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320190 | Protective garment for use by a firefighter or other emergency worker and having a detachable cuff/wristlet A protective garment (10) is provided for use by a firefighter or other emergency worker, and includes an outer shell (16) having a torso covering portion (22), a pair of limb covering portions (24), and a pair of cuffs or cuffs/wristlets com... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320191 | Protective garments having elastomeric gaskets along margins to inhibit ingress of potentially harmful materials In an ensemble for a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker, protective trousers and a protective coat are provided with elastomeric gaskets, such as neoprene gaskets, one of which lines an inside surface of a distal margin of each leg of the protective trousers ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320192 | Fire-resistant cooling suit Cooling undergarment consisting of a composite of two fabrics arranged adjacent to an elastomeric material having finely divided phase change material such as non-combustible salt hydrates dispersed wherein facilitate a cooling effect due to latent heat absorption in th... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320193 | VAPOR PERMEABLE RETROREFLECTIVE GARMENT The disclosure describes vapor permeable retroreflective material for use on protective garments. The material may be formed in a non-continuous pattern that provides a high-level of retroreflective brightness, yet also provides adequate permeability to prevent exposure... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320194 | Toilet device A toilet device includes a seat (2) with a pair of side walls (14 & 16) pivotally connected thereto. The side walls are capable of three configurations with respect to the seat portion (2). In a first folded configuration they extend towa... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320195 | PLATFORM ASSEMBLY FOR TOILET Disclosed is a platform assembly for raising a height of a toilet. The platform assembly includes a base and a sealing mechanism. The base includes a lower surface, an upper surface and a through-opening. The lower surface is capable of being removably affixed to a floo... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320196 | CONNECTION DEVICE BETWEEN TOILET AND DRAINPIPE This is a type of connection device between toilet and drainpipe, including trap with inlet connected to toilet flush port and outlet connected to drainpipe. The trap has bend part and horizontal lower pipe connected to it. Upper and lower inner pipe walls of the horizo... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320197 | COMPACT DRAIN-CLEANING DEVICE WITH HAIR-SNAGGING PAD A compact, smooth surfaced, flexible and formable, elongate apparatus that has a hair-clog snagging end portion for insertion into drains for snagging and removing the common hair clogs that exist in the upper portion of drains typically around the drain pop-up mechanis... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320198 | Combined Toilet and Urinal Device A toilet accessory has splash guards that may be selectively opened or closed. When opened the splash guards provide lateral and frontal protection. A flush system can be employed to clean the splash guard after use. The assembly can be included as part of a conventiona... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320199 | CONTAINMENT APPARATUS FOR TOILETS A spray system, which reduces contamination caused by toilet flushing, is activated during a flush cycle to contain waste matter and prevent escape thereof from the bowl. The system is mounted above the level of water in a toilet and includes an aperture that creates a ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320200 | Kinetic Trapway The present invention provides toilets having an outlet trapway that is movable during a flushing cycle. A toilet bowl has an opening adjacent its lower end. A conduit links to the opening so as to be able to swivel between a first upwardly directed position which forms... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320201 | SPA MACHINE WITH A PRESSURE-BALANCING WATERTIGHT ELECTRIC CONTROL DEVICE A SPA machine includes a housing provided with a water sprayer, a water pump mounted in the housing for pumping water out of the water sprayer, and a pressure-balancing watertight electric control device formed of a box, watertight buttons, an electric control unit, a w... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320202 | FOOT SPA TUB PUMP AND METHOD A foot spa tub includes a tub basin, a first magnetic drive member rotatably coupled to a drive motor, and a first casing supporting the magnetic drive member. The first casing is disposed against an exterior surface of a sidewall of the basin. A second magnetic drive m... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320203 | CONTROL MODULE FOR MULTI-NOZZLE SHOWER A control module for a multi-nozzle shower has a body, a control panel and a controlling assembly. The body is mounted securely in the shower and defines at least one chamber having valve seats, at least one inlet and multiple outlets respectively communicating with the... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320204 | SHOWER PAN HAVING NO VISIBLE DRAINAGE MEANS Shower pans are provided with a perimeter wall defining a perimeter of the shower pan and a plurality of generally triangular support wall sections. One wall of the support wall sections is opposed to the perimeter wall and defines therebetween a perimeter channel of th... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320205 | Playpen Bottom Frame that is Foldable Easily and Quickly A foldable bottom frame for a playpen includes a support bracket, a pivot connection unit including two opposite pivot bases pivotally mounted on two opposite ends of the support bracket respectively and two connecting rods each mounted on a respective one of the pivot ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320206 | LIFTING COLUMN WITH PATIENT SUPPORT TABLE A lifting column comprising two or more telescopically arranged column elements, where each column element comprises at least two column sub-elements arranged symmetrically on either side of a first vertical plane, one set of sub-column elements closer to the plane than... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320207 | EMERGENCY WORKER RESCUE APPARATUS A rescue device which attaches to the frame of a self-contained breathing apparatus carried on the back of emergency workers such as firemen, hazardous-waste cleanup crews, and other individuals entering into hostile environments. The rescue device is adapted to connect... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320208 | SPINAL RELAXATION APPARATUS A spinal-length mattress including a means for providing buoyancy to a human torso and abdomen thereon; attached to the mattress at one end, a pelvic support portion; and attached to the mattress at an opposite end, a head rotation stabilization portion having an air pa... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090320209 | FOAM PAD HAVING ADHERED SPACER LAYER A pad includes a first layer of material having a first main surface. A second layer of material includes a first surface, a second surface, and an intermediate spacer portion disposed therebetween. The second surface is adhered to at least a portion of the first main s... | 12/31/2009 |
