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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 |
| 7193416 | Open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnet system The invention relates to an open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnet system (1) for use in a medical imaging system. The open MRI magnet system has two main coil units which are accomodated, at some distance from each other, in a first housing (2) ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182083 | CT integrated respiratory monitor An integrated respiratory monitor and imaging device apparatus (10) is provided. The apparatus is useful for establishing pre-operative and intra-operative breath hold congruency in patients and for other interventional work. The apparatus (10) include... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180289 | Magnetic resonance imaging method A magnetic resonance imaging method for forming forms an image of an object from a plurality of signals acquired by an array of multiple receiver antennae, and in which spins are excited in a pail of the object. Slices (22) are selected with a predetermined f... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7166817 | Electric ARC welder system with waveform profile control for cored electrodes An electric arc welder for creating a welding process in the form of a succession of AC waveforms between a particular type of cored electrode, with a sheath and core, and a workpiece by a power source comprising an high frequency switching device for creating the i... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7158823 | Limited-angle frequency-distance resolution recovery in nuclear medicine imaging A nuclear camera (10) includes a plurality of detector heads (12) which have collimators (14) for fixing the trajectory along which radiation is receivable. A rotating gantry (22) rotates the detector heads around the subject collecting l... | 01/02/2007 |
| D531197 | Extruder plate for diamond shaped extruder insert | 10/31/2006 |
| 7047060 | Multiple preparatory excitations and readouts distributed over the cardiac cycle A magnetic resonance cardiac imaging method for imaging during a cardiac cycle interval includes monitoring an electrocardiographic signal (90) associated with the imaged heart for a first trigger event (102). Responsive to the first trigger event, a d... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043290 | Method and apparatus for segmentation of an object An object, such as an example blood vessel, in a two or three dimensional image data set is segmented. An adaptable model, such as an example cylinder model, is defined around a starting point in the example blood vessel and is adapted or fit to the blood vessel. A ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7021610 | Ring shaped spring device A spring device comprising at least one annular support plate defining a ring with a central axis; a plurality of circumferentially spaced, parallel oriented coil springs disposed about the at least one annular plate; and, a plurality of lock assemblies spaced about... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7024027 | Method and apparatus for three-dimensional filtering of angiographic volume data A filtering method and apparatus for selectively filtering a gray scale angiographic image volume (54) that images vascular structures and that also contains extraneous non-vascular contrast is disclosed. A minimum vessel width parameter Wmin (7... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020314 | Black blood angiography method and apparatus To produce a black body angiographic image representation of a subject (42), an imaging scanner (10) acquires imaging data that includes black blood vascular contrast. A reconstruction processor (38) reconstructs a gray scale image representatio... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6982553 | Radio frequency coil with two parallel end conductors A radio-frequency coil (RF-coil) (19) for use in a magnetic-resonance imaging apparatus comprises a number of parallel bar-shaped electric conductors (37) arranged at regular intervals on an imaginary cylinder (39) and surrounded by a radio-freq... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6977989 | Method and device for X-ray exposure control The radiation applied to an object (input dose rate) during irradiation of the object by a radiation source (1) is limited during X-ray exposures. Pairs of values of a control curve which give rise to an input dose rate on the object to be examined which exce... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6970062 | Cooling of a MRI system A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system having an open superconducting magnet system (1) includes a number of horizontally oriented superconducting coils (3–10) in a cryogenic container (11). The cryogenic container contains a liquid cooling... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6956185 | Tandem electrode welder and method of welding with two electrodes An electric arc welding apparatus comprising at least a first consumable electrode and a second consumable electrode movable in unison along a welding path between the edges of two adjacent, mutually grounded plates, a first power supply for passing a first welding ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6935073 | Inflatable component connector An inflatable device that includes a inflatable component and a base inflatable component. The inflatable component is releasably connected to the base inflatable component by a component connector. The component connector includes a base and a cap, wherein the cap ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6930580 | Output choke for D.C. welder and method of using same An output choke for a D.C. arc welder comprising a high permeability core with an inductance controlling air gap defined by first and second pole pieces terminating in first and second surfaces facing each other and each having two spaced edges with an intermediate ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6906328 | Gamma camera workflow automation A method (200) for setting up and performing a medical imaging session of a subject using a gamma camera (12, 52) includes selecting (208) an imaging procedure on an input terminal (72). A procedure table (76) is electronically acc... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6907099 | Method and apparatus for computed tomography imaging A computed tomography (CT) imaging apparatus (40) includes a CT imaging scanner (42) that acquires projection data. Data acquisition electronics (90) communicate with the CT scanner (42), and an acquisition computer (601... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6877816 | Adjusting device for beds, mattresses, seats and the like adjustable slatted bed-frames and adjustables seat or couch cushions An adjustment device for beds, mattresses, seats and the like, which adjustment device includes several support elements extending across an adjustment direction and together spanning a support plane and at least one drive device for pivoting of support elements rel... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6861159 | Corrosion-resistant coated copper and method for making the same A corrosion-resistant coated base metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy includes tin and zinc. The corrosion resistant coated base metal includes a heat created intermetallic layer primarily including copper and zinc. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6859128 | Output choke for D.C. welder and method of using same An output choke for a D.C. arc welder comprising a high permeability core with an inductance controlling air gap defined by first and second pole pieces terminating in first and second surfaces facing each other and each having two spaced edges with an intermediate ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6858322 | Corrosion-resistant fuel tank A corrosion-resistant coated brass metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy is a tin metal alloy or a tin and zinc metal alloy. The corrosion resistant metal alloy may also include one or more metal additives to improve the coatin... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6841527 | Bactericidal cleaning wipe containing a cationic biocide An improved cleaning composition loaded on a cleaning wipe having improved biocidal release from the cleaning wipe. The improved cleaning composition includes a cationic biocide and a biocide release agent. ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6834457 | Tactical sight for a semi-automatic hand gun A rear tactical sight for a semi-automatic handgun having a barrel and a slide which moves relative to the barrel rearwardly in a cocking direction to extract and eject a spent cartridge and cock the hammer and then forwardly in a chambering direction to strip, feed... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6820454 | “S” shaped cast in wire A weld wire for storage on a spool of weld wire. The weld wire has a substantially linear cast in the form of an undulating curve that generally lies in a single plane. The undulating curve is a succession of generally semi-circular sections having a generally fixed... | 11/23/2004 |
| D498487 | Oil dispenser container | 11/16/2004 |
| 6813938 | Method and apparatus for testing wheels A control method and apparatus for a biaxial wheel test stand for simulating driving loads. The test stand including a load unit having a servo-hydraulic vertical load cylinder for adjusting a vertical force, a servo-hydraulic horizontal load cylinder for adjusting ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813833 | Utility knife An improved utility knife with an ergonomically shaped handle having a cavity and a working blade holder slidably disposed within the cavity is described. A bottom release lever and a top drive lever are pivotally mounted to the handle and movable with respect to th... | 11/09/2004 |
| D497376 | Extruder plate for diamond shaped extruder insert | 10/19/2004 |
| 6799351 | Floating nozzle A power nozzle for use with a vacuum cleaner. The power nozzle includes a housing having at least two compartments and a bottom surface, a rotary brush at least partially in a front compartment of the housing, a brush motor at least partially positioned in an back c... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6794565 | Support base for instrument components A support base for instrument components, including instrument components having a pedal associated therewith, that includes a base member and one or more component retainers. Various types of component retainers can be used either individually or in combination wit... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6794060 | Corrosion-resistant coated metal and method for making the same A corrosion-resistant coated brass metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy is a tin metal alloy or a tin and zinc metal alloy. The corrosion resistant metal alloy may also include one or more metal additives to improve the coatin... | 09/21/2004 |
| D496377 | Extruder plate for diamond shaped extruder insert | 09/21/2004 |
| 6789549 | Apparatus for management of hair An apparatus for the management of hair is provided. The apparatus includes a first hair management instrument, a second hair management instrument and a central connector having a first end and a second end. A first means secures the first hair management instrumen... | 09/14/2004 |
| D495854 | Heel guard | 09/14/2004 |
| 6786930 | Molded surgical implant and method A customized prosthetic implant and method for producing a customized prosthetic implant for use in fully or partially replacing bone and/or tissue in a human or animal. The custom prosthetic implant is produced by obtaining information about the site of implant for... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6776018 | Roll grooving apparatus Apparatus for roll grooving thin wall pipe comprises a housing supporting a drive roll and an arm pivotally mounted on the housing and supporting a grooving roll. A feed screw between the housing and arm provides for pivoting the arm to displace the grooving roll ra... | 08/17/2004 |
| D494198 | Extruder plate for diamond shaped extruder insert | 08/10/2004 |
| 6770316 | Low water activity filling A flavored filling having a low water activity. The filling includes a flavoring agent, an edible oil, and humectant. The edible oil can include a high and a low melting temperature oil. The high melting point oil, when used, can act as a crystal seeding agent durin... | 08/03/2004 |
