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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6115539 | Module for producing hot humid air for a proofing or holding chamber A module adapted to generate a controllable volume of steam for humidifying an air stream. The module includes a generally rectangular tank transversely divided by a barrier wall into a water reservoir section and a steam generating section. The longitudi... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6109998 | Squeezable plaything resembling animal-like or humanoid figure A squeezable plaything which resembles an animal-like or humanoid figure having appendages projecting therefrom. The plaything includes a hollow core molded of resilient plastic material shaped to resemble the figure and provided with an orifice which ren... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6068334 | Motorcycle structure incorporating rumble seat and directional signal lights Integrated with the structure of a motorcycle whose engine is supported on a frame between a front wheel turnable by a handlebar and a rear wheel guarded by an aerodynamically-contoured rear fender are a rumble seat and directional front signal lights. Th... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6062455 | Cartridge strip magazine for powder-actuated fastener setting tool A cartridge strip magazine for successively feeding cartridges into the breech of a powder-actuated fastener setting tool. When a cartridge in alignment with the breech is fired, the resultant expanding gas acts to propel a drive piston to launch a fasten... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6039327 | Animal-like ride-on toy vehicle A ride-on vehicle for a pre-school child in the form of a four-legged animal-like figure on wheels propelled by the feet of a child astride the figure. The figure which is mounted on a platform supported on a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6030271 | Soft baby doll A baby doll whose torso is defined by a fabric bag having a pair of arm openings, a pair of leg openings and a neck opening. Coupled to the arm openings and extending therefrom are hollow, flexible-plastic arms, coupled to the leg openings and extending t... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6031002 | Method for enhancing female sexual response and a composition therefor A method for enhancing female sexual response in which topically administered to the clitoris of the female subject and the surrounding tissue is a pharmaceutically-acceptable composition whose primary agent is a vasodilator, such as prostaglandin and who... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6029482 | Security pouch having a locking mechanism associated with an electronic module A security pouch for carrying confidential documents or other valuables from a sending to a remote receiving station, the pouch being adapted to inform its receiver whether at some point in the course of transit, the pouch had been intercepted and opened ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6029090 | Multi-functional electrical stimulation system A multi-functional electrical stimulation (ES) system adapted to yield output signals for effecting faradic, electromagnetic or other forms of electrical stimulation for a broad spectrum of different biological and bio-medical applications. The system inc... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6024386 | Aroma-generating greeting card An aroma-generating greeting card in a folder format having a front panel that folds over a rear panel. Printed on the front panel is a greeting appropriate to a given occasion, such as a holiday. Printed on the rear panel is a message related to the gree... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6022205 | System for producing and conditioning blocks of flexible polyurethane foam A system for producing blocks of open-cell, flexible polyurethane foam material and for conditioning each freshly-manufactured block to impart thereto optimal flexible foam properties. The system includes means to pour the flowable constituents of the foa... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6021347 | Electrochemical treatment of malignant tumors A technique and apparatus therefor adapted to treat in situ a malignant tumor, use being made of a working electrode and a counterelectrode implanted in the tumor at spaced positions. Applied across the electrodes is a voltage causing a direct current to ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6017049 | Interactive safety helmet for bicyclists An interactive safety helmet for a bicyclist, making it possible for a group of bicyclists wearing like helmets to communicate with each other and thereby coordinate their activities. The helmet is formed by an outer shell shaped to fit onto the head of t... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6015160 | Combined safety helmet and PA system A safety helmet for a bicyclist combined with a miniature public address (PA) system which makes it possible for the riding bicyclist to broadcast to those who are in the hearing range of the system. The helmet which is formed from an outer shell having a... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6014770 | Boxing training gloves A boxing training glove which incorporates characteristics of a heavy bag whereby when a boxer in training wears this glove and punches a hard surface, this acts to build up his muscular strength. The glove is constituted by a heavily-padded leather mitte... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6015358 | Ball having sticker applied thereto A molded plastic play ball having the appearance of a humanoid head. Formed on the surface on the ball at sites corresponding to respective facial features of the head, such as the eyes and a nose, are flat depressions that merge with the contours of the ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5996253 | Adjustable innersole for athletic shoe An innersole for a sneaker or other athletic shoe that is adjustable to impart to the innersole characteristics appropriate to the particular use to which the shoe is to be put by the wearer, such as jumping, jogging or running. The innersole, contoured t... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5980352 | Package for a character figure and stage props A package adapted to stage a performance by a toy figure resembling a known character. The package includes a carton whose a flat rear wall is joined to a semi-cylindrical front wall to define a cavity, the front wall having a bay window therein. Behind t... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979061 | Hand-actuated scissors A hand-actuated scissors useable by an individual whose hands and fingers are weak or impaired and therefore experience difficulty in operating a conventional scissors. The scissors include a pair of blades whose cutting edges face each other, the blades ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975982 | Sound-producing soft toy missile A toy missile which when let fly by a player and then caught by a catcher, produces upon impact sounds appropriate to the nature of the missile. When in the configuration of a humanoid figure, the missile includes a torso defined by a fabric casing stuffe... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5967600 | Convertible work station A convertible work station composed of chair and desk sections which are separated from each other in an active mode of the station and are combined in a storage mode to form a compact cube having square faces. The chair section is defined by a seat mount... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5961426 | Pneumatic bop bag A pneumatic bop bag which rests on the ground and simulates a humanoid figure having a head, the bag being normally erect. When a player punches the head, the bag is caused to swing to a degree that depend on the force of the punch, the bag then swinging ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961363 | Package containing shrunken figure A package housing a humanoid or animal-like figure, or other shaped object such as a miniature automobile, formed of porous, compressible material which when compressed to expel the air therefrom then assumes a shrunken state. The shrunken object is stuff... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5957123 | Reinforced cooking pan and skirt assembly A generally rectangular metal cooking pan and skirt assembly in which the pan is mounted above the skirt and is joined thereto. Disposed within the skirt is a gas or electric heating unit which generates heat that is applied to the pan to cook meat or oth... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5957646 | Enhanced strength screw-type masonry anchor An enhanced strength screw-type, self-tapping masonry anchor for fastening a fixture or other attachment to masonry in which a hole is drilled to receive the anchor. The anchor is provided with a shank having a root section surrounded by at least one heli... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5954763 | Corona discharge beam treatment of neuro-cerebral disorders A non-invasive therapeutic technique for treating neuro-cerebral disorders that are characterized by internal lesions, such as multiple sclerosis. In this technique, directed toward an external site on the body of the subject to be treated adjacent the in... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5951057 | Greeting card having removable decal section A greeting card on which is printed a message addressed to its recipient by an established character, such as a well-known cartoon figure. The card includes a detachable decal section having printed thereon an image of the character. The decal section is ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5944461 | Postage meter yielding bar coded postage labels A postage meter whose postage supply is a reel of adhesive tape on which is pre-printed a continuous incremental bar code. The amount of postage required for a given piece to be mailed is expressed on a postage label derived from the tape and attachable t... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5938141 | Holder for paper towel roll A holder for a paper towel roll in which wound about a tubular core is a band of absorbent paper sheeting divided by perforation lines into a series of interconnected towel sections. The roll is rotatably supported by the holder to permit a user to unwind... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5934224 | Leash-controllable dog harness formed by continuous loop A leash-controllable, collarless dog harness adapted to inhibit a dog from straining against the leash. The harness is formed from a cable having a pair of branches which are joined together at their opposing ends to form a continuous loop, a coupling rin... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5923400 | Real-time film animation technique A technique for producing an animated film whose cartoon characters and their movements are impersonated by living actors. The scenes of the film are shot by a blue-screen matte cinemaphotography system adapted to exclude blue surfaces from the camera fil... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5921840 | Squeezable ball-like toy simulating organic object A squeezable ball-like toy having an outer spheroidal casing molded of resilient synthetic plastic material whose exposed surface is contoured to render the casing suggestive of an organic object, such as a humanoid head or human organ. Distributed about ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5919150 | Dynamic system for determining human physical instability A dynamic system adapted to test a human subject to determine the degree to which his physical stability is impaired without regard to the cause of impairment. The system includes an unsteady platform on which the subject to be tested stands, the platform... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5916280 | Brief case book A high-security brief case book in which a case is integrated with a loose-leaf binder whose loose-leaf sheets are he pages of the book. The case is defined by front and rear covers of flexible material such as leather, whose inner edges are hinged to opp... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5911319 | Blister package for oral hygiene applicators A blister package for storing an array of oral hygiene applicators, each formed from a circular base having bristles anchored thereon which are impregnated with a dentifrice. The underside of the base is coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive whereby w... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5911607 | Sealing assembly for propeller drive shaft A sealing assembly for a rotary drive shaft that extends through the hull of a boat, the outboard end of the shaft being coupled to a propeller and the inboard end to a marine engine for rotating the propeller. The assembly includes a cylindrical housing ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5909740 | Protective cap and mirror unit for cosmetic pencil A protective cap and mirror unit for a cosmetic pencil having a sharpened tip. The unit is molded of plastic to define a small rectangular frame whose rear face is integral with a tubular cap, the entry of which is at the lower end of the frame, a mirror ... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5904283 | Note paper sheet dispenser A note paper sheet dispenser adapted to supply a user with a note paper sheet whose dimensions are determined by the user. The dispenser includes a rectangular base above whose rear end is mounted for rotation a strip paper roll in which the underside of ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5899001 | Laminar flow system for drying critical parts A system adapted to dry microelectronic, optical or other critical parts which in the course of their processing are rendered wet and become contaminated unless fully dried. The system includes an upright drying chamber having an inlet at its lower end an... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5901217 | Electronic telephone directory dialer module An electronic telephone directory-dialer module which makes it possible for a user to automatically dial any party listed in the directory by using a dial tone telephone set for this purpose, without having to manually dial the telephone number code on th... | 05/04/1999 |
