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A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6151780 | Dry shaving apparatus The invention is directed to a dry shaving apparatus, with an electric motor arranged in a housing and with at least one shaving head comprising two inner cutters which are operatively associated with a common outer cutter and are arranged to be driven in... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6149298 | Radiation thermometer and method of computing the temperature The invention is directed to a method of computing the radiation temperature of a body from the signals of a radiation and an ambient temperature sensor, and further to a radiation thermometer, in particular a clinical radiation thermometer. In the method... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6126011 | Case for small appliances The invention is directed to a case for storing small appliances for personal use. The case (2) is comprised of a supporting structure (4) having at least two sections (8, 10) jointed to each other by a deflecting means (6). Provided on either section (8,... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6103173 | Method for bending a component made of a thermoplastic material A method for bending a component made of a thermoplastic material. The component involved is in particular a sleeve-shaped component for a personal care appliance such as a dental care apparatus or the like. For the component to be bent it is heated up to... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6102700 | Cleansing implement and electrically powered dental cleansing device The invention is directed to an electrically powered dental cleansing device (1) to which a cleansing implement (32) is fitted. In this manner, the cleansing implement (32) can be rotated about its longitudinal axis. The cleansing implement (32) is config... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6098289 | Dry-shaving apparatus Dry-shaving apparatus comprises a drive provided in a housing (1) and at least two parallel shaving units (13, 14, 15), each having a respective outer cutter (16, 17, 20), an inner cutter (21, 22, 34) and at least one biasing element (31, 32, 33, 45). In ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6065866 | Method of calibrating a radiation thermometer A method of calibrating a radiation thermometer including a radiation sensor and an ambient temperature sensor, the method including the steps of using a first radiation standard having a known temperature TS (1) and with the ambient temperatur... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6050818 | Electrically powered dental cleansing apparatus An electrically powered dental cleansing apparatus in which a cleansing implement is coupled to a drive sleeve and adapted to be rotated about a longitudinal axis. The coupling is effected by a resilient member, in particular a spring which includes a sli... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6009589 | Brush section for a toothbrush The invention is directed to a toothbrush having a brush section 20 comprising a bristle carrier 22 and bristles 24 fixedly secured thereto, with the brush section 20 being provided with components made of silver. Separate structures 28 are provided for f... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6006655 | Coffee machine and filter element therefor The present invention relates to an electic coffee machine and a filter element (1) therefor. The coffee machine includes a filter element (1) for taking up ground coffee (12) that is supported by a filter housing. A brewing head (2) is provided above the... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6000135 | Dry shaving apparatus with guard member The invention is directed to a dry shaving apparatus comprising a casing (7) formed by face walls (1, 2) and narrow sidewalls (3, 4, 5, 6), an electric driving mechanism for at least one cutter assembly (S), at least one control switch (20), and a guard m... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5907916 | Smoothing iron with adhered soleplate The invention is directed to a smoothing iron having a shoe and a soleplate, in which the shoe and the soleplate are joined to each other by an adhesive. The spacing between the shoe and the soleplate varies across the shoe. The space between the shoe and... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5778765 | Beverage brewing apparatus The invention is directed to a beverage brewing apparatus having a water reservoir (1) and a pump (6) powered by an electric motor (45), the pump pressurizing water from the water reservoir (1) and delivering it to a flow-through heater (11) heated by an ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5775204 | Tea filter assembly for a coffee or tea maker The invention is directed to a tea filter assembly (10) adapted to be fitted to a coffee maker (18) in place of a coffee filter in order to be able to make tea with the coffee maker (18). It is known in the art to provide such a tea filter assembly (10) w... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5752618 | Carafe for carrying a beverage with holding ring structure The invention is directed to a carafe (10) for carrying a beverage, with a vessel (12) formed in particular from glass and having at its opening an upper rim (26) upon which a plastic ring structure (28) is seated. Because the thermal expansion of plastic... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5639023 | Method of controlling the water temperature in a beverage-brewing apparatus The invention is directed to a method of controlling the water temperature in a beverage-brewing apparatus, wherein the water is initially heated in an open water reservoir up to the boiling point, said boiling point being reached in that the water is hea... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5467495 | Brush for an electrically powered toothbrush The invention is directed to a brush for an electric toothbrush, comprising a cylindrical bristle supporting structure equipped with bristles arranged on several approximately concentric circular rings on the bristle supporting structure. A circular ring ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5320089 | Heatable appliance for personal use The invention is directed to a heatable appliance for personal use, in particular a hair-care appliance, including a device for the flameless combustion of a fuel/air mixture and an associated activation device for initiating its flameless combustion, whe... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5265336 | Long-hair trimming device for dry shaving apparatus The invention is directed to a long-hair trimming device for dry shaving apparatus, with a stationary cutting comb provided with a bent flange on its rear side, with a toothed blade assembly capable of reciprocating longitudinally thereof in a rectilinear... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5257456 | Shaving apparatus The invention is directed to an electric shaving apparatus having a housing and a shaving head assembly which is adapted to pivot relative to the housing about a pivotal axis Z and is comprised of a shaving plane formed by at least one outer cutter having... | 11/02/1993 |
| 4994641 | Beverage brewer with an electric flow-through heater operable in two power steps A beverage brewer has an electric flow-through heater operable in two power steps. In a first embodiment of the invention, the first and second pilot lamp (15 and 18, respectively) light up when the flow-through heater is operated at its upper and respect... | 02/19/1991 |
