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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6073949 | Slider beam suspension system for a bicycle seat A bicycle (10) including a novel suspension system (30) for supporting a bicycle seat (32). The suspension system (30) includes an elongate beam (34) rotatably attached at one end to the down tube (26) of the bicycle (10) and extending upwardly and rearwa... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6014012 | Apparatus for managing a battery unit having storage batteries The voltages V of storage batteries Sa, Sb, . . . Sn are detected, and the voltage E of the battery unit 10 is detected. A defect in each storage battery is detected in accordance with the voltage V detected. An abnormal voltage of the battery unit 10 is ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6010862 | Methods of detecting collagen type III degradation in vivo In a method of analyzing a body fluid sample for the presence of analyte indicative of a physiological condition, comprising the steps of contacting the body fluid sample with an immunological binding partner which binds to the analyte, detecting binding ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5962639 | Synthetic peptides corresponding to telopeptide sequences of cross-linked type I collagen metabolites Peptides synthesized to match the human 댑(I) and 댒(I) telopeptide sequences of the type I collagen metabolites, preferably selected from among Asp-Glu-Lys-Ser-Thr-Gly-Gly (SEQ ID NO:5), Gln-Tyr-Asp-Gly-Lys-Gly-Val-Gly (SEQ ID NO:6), and ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5939274 | Methods of monitoring patient responses to anti-resorptive therapies Method of monitoring a patient's response to an anti-resorptive therapy such as estrogen, by contacting a body fluid sample of the patient with an immunological binding partner specific for a cross-linked telopeptide having a sequence identical to that of... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5919634 | Methods of detecting collagen type II degradation in vivo In a method of analyzing a body fluid sample for the presence of an analyte indicative of a physiological condition, comprising the steps of contacting the body fluid sample with an immunological binding partner which binds to the analyte, detecting bindi... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5912131 | Detection of type 1 collagen degradation in vivo Compositions useful in quantitating collagen peptides to determine the rate of bone resorption are prepared by treating bone with a protease, such as collagenase, and purifying the compositions so as to enrich them with peptides that contain 3-hydroxypyri... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5888505 | Method for selectively inhibiting the growth of microbes using a haloperoxidase-halide-peroxide system Haloperoxidases are used to selectively bind to and, in the presence of peroxide and halide, inhibit the growth of target microbes without eliminating desirable microbes or significantly damaging other components, such as host cells, in the environment of... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5887701 | Method and unit for forming and conveying groups of products A method and unit for forming and conveying groups of elongated products, whereby products, fed successively and continuously along a first path, are stacked along a guide by a stacking device to form a group, which is moved along the guide by a lifting d... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5881860 | Product conveying method A method of conveying products, whereby a product is fed by a conveying device along a path to a pickup station, through which is fed a gripping member for picking up the product; the product is secured to the conveying device, and a position of the produ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5656919 | Accurate battery state-of-charge monitoring and indicating apparatus and method The apparatus and method of monitoring and/or indicating an accurate state-of-charge of a battery compensates for varying current loads and changing temperature conditions. The apparatus and method compensate for the Peukert Effect which manifests itself ... | 08/12/1997 |
