A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6584667 | Panel door construction and method of making same A panel door construction and a method of making it are disclosed, and the method relates to the provision of a generally rectangular board and cutting panel receiving openings in it. Beading strips are then secured to both faces of the board surrounding ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6552247 | Distinct variety of basil The new basil plant is reproduced asexually, with cuttings maturing into transplantable plants in only a few days with a nearly 90% survivability rate. A crop of new basil plants has a die-off rate of typically less that 10% when attacked by Fusarium wilt... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6534324 | Rapid assay strip and method of rapid competitive assay A competitive assay strip and method of rapid competitive assay incorporating an additional step, allowing optimization or at least substantial improvement of conditions for competition between analyte conjugates and analytes or alternatively, binding of ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6528967 | Permanent magnet brushless electric motor system and method of using same A brushless motor-generator has a stator with armature windings for polyphase operation and a rotor having at least one pair of permanent magnet poles. A controller varies the magnitude of the alternating-current voltage applied to the armature windings f... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6522765 | Headset communication system and method of using same Briefly, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a novel headset communication system and method for making same, wherein the headset includes at least one earpiece coupled to a transceiver unit via an electrical cable. The cable inclu... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6495832 | Photoelectric sensing array apparatus and method of using same A photoelectric sensor array apparatus and method, relates to at least two photoelectric rail elements each having alternating light emitting diode transmitters and photo detecting receivers. The array produces a plurality of light devices with correspond... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6491774 | Method for preparing an improved liquid crystal clinical thermometer A method is disclosed for improving the signal retention of a liquid crystal sensing element comprising an embossed cavity containing the liquid crystal and a cover layer sealing the liquid crystal in the cavity by heat treating at about 95 to about 120°... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6460247 | Wiring board constructions and methods of making same A wiring board construction includes at least one microvia disposed in a base substrate and includes a deep imprinted cup shaped in the top surface thereof. A conductor material is disposed within the recess, and has a portion disposed at the bottom there... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6439997 | Television/internet game show A method for creating and providing information used in a television game show, where that information is obtained from the Internet. Users register and answer a questionnaire over the Internet, to create a user profile for each registered user. A fixed n... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6434531 | Method and system for facilitating patient care plans A method and system of facilitating the management of patient care includes storing clinical pathway templates of pre-defined patient care paths, and assigning a template to a given patient undergoing treatment. The assigned template is tailored for the r... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428320 | Method and apparatus for determining desired quantities of comestibles for consumption An apparatus and method facilitates the determination of the desired quantity of portions of comestibles to be consumed by the user. The apparatus includes a visual cue indicia device having indicia thereon being configured in the shape of a familiar obje... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6424357 | Voice input system and method of using same A voice input system has a microphone coupled to a computing device, with the computing device typically operating a computer software application. A user speaks voice commands into the microphone, with the computing device operating a voice command modul... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6424264 | System for real-time location of people in a fixed environment A system is provided for tracking in real-time the location of a group of individuals within a defined environment, for providing information to an individual user about the location of any other individuals of the group and for gaining assistance to loca... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6412486 | Disposable filtering face mask and method of making same A disposable travel mask has a body and is held in position over the nose and mouth of a wearer. The body of the ask has a filter area for entrapping air-borne contaminates. The filter area has at least two layers, such as an inner layer adjacent the wear... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6410896 | Shielding method for microwave heating of infant formula to a safe and uniform temperature A shielding method for achieving highly uniform temperatures in liquids during microwave heating by substantially enhancing vertical mixing currents in said liquids, making determinations of final temperature reached in said liquids either by touch or the... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6403938 | Microwavable system and method of facilitating microwave heating of liquids A system and method for facilitating microwave heating of a liquid includes the use of a generally cylindrical holder for receiving the liquid to be heated. A shielding sleeve at least partially composed of high microwave reflectivity material, blocks mic... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6401072 | Clinical critical care path system and method of using same A new and improved clinical critical care path system, which can be tailored readily for a given patient diagnosis for either single or combined medical and/or surgical diagnoses. The clinical information system stores critical care information for variou... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6381901 | Combination display assembly and living plant package and method of packaging same A living plant is rooted in a growing medium, conically shaped plug which supports and helps nourish the roots of the living plant. A sleeve surrounds the plant and at least a portion of the plug to protect the plant and to retain the plug intact. The plu... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379060 | Ergonomic keyboard apparatus and method of using same A keyboard arrangement with a pair of angularly disposed, spaced apart groups of character keys dedicated for operating use respectively by the left hand and the right hand of a user. A space bar key is operable by either thumb of the user and bridges bet... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6371133 | Variable-guage tooth-flossing loops Embodied in the flexile forms of both an endless-loop and as a linear-tape, a unique tooth flossing device for cleaning away bacteria between the teeth is set forth. Comprised of a nontoxic extrusion-molded thermo-plastic polyurethane having particular pr... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6336457 | Body cavity tube securing device and method of using same Tube securing devices and method of using them are disclosed for immobilizing an endotracheal tube or the like in a body cavity such as in an intubated position. The device includes an elongated tube grasping arrangement having a ribbon securing device fo... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6336149 | Macro recording and playback device independent of operating system or application software and method of using same A macro recording and playback device has inputs for coupling to a plurality of computer input devices. The computer input devices provide a sequence of input messages for performing a repetitive function. In a record mode, a macro indicative of the seque... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6332546 | Method and apparatus for storing multimedia packages An apparatus for supporting multimedia packages employs a corrugated support having at least one crowned surface for supporting the multimedia packages from below in a closely spaced side-by-side configuration. A pair of front and rear retainers confine t... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6318715 | Device for separating sheets of a recording medium A device for separating sheets (10) of a recording medium stored in a horizontally disposed stack includes an advance roller (16) resting on the stack and following the decreasing height of the stack. The advance roller (16) is drivable in order to acquir... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6286829 | Device for collecting and aligning a stack of sheets of a recording medium A device for collecting and aligning a stack of sheets of a recording medium is described, in which the particular uppermost sheet of the stack is pulled by a driven carrier finger toward an alignment stop. In order to hold the uppermost sheet of the stac... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6285648 | Device for turning double-sided information carriers in an apparatus The invention relates to a turning device for turning double-sided information carriers such as Compact Discs, in an apparatus having at least one tray carrying an individual information carrier and removable from at least one function unit such as a maga... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6284078 | Method for preparing an improved liquid crystal clinical thermometer A method is disclosed for improving the signal retention of a liquid crystal sensing element comprising an embossed cavity containing the liquid crystal and a cover layer sealing the liquid crystal in the cavity by heat treating at about 95° C. to about ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282921 | Ear decoration The ear decoration includes a supporting portion, a securing portion and a generally U-shaped connecting portion connected between the supporting portion and securing portion to grip an ear therebetween. A bracing portion spaced apart from the securing po... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6273828 | Hosel construction and method of making the same The hosel construction includes a plug member extending downwardly for engaging a club head having a club face. A neck member, extending angularly upwardly from the plug member, engages a shaft to complete a golf club. The neck member extends in a general... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264193 | Document conveyance system for conveying single documents A document conveyance device for conveying single documents on a document stack is described, which includes at least one driven conveying shaft with the interval of the driven conveying shaft from the document stack being variable. The driven conveying s... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6257759 | Liquid crystal thermometer A self-updating temperature thermometer is disclosed that is capable of generating a real-time signal of core body temperature. The thermometer comprises a double-sided flexible substrate, having a first side and a second side. The first side has a plural... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6254080 | Paper sheet controlling apparatus and method of using same A method and apparatus for controlling the movement of paper sheets from a paper tray or the like is disclosed, and includes using a moveable sheet feeding device for removing the topmost single sheet from a stack of paper sheets seriatim to feed them alo... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250628 | Arrangement for depositing sheets of a recording medium onto a stack Sheets are output by an office machine in collected form. The sheets are initially supported on their side edges by rest bars and support levers. The rest bars support the sheets on their side edges while the support levers support the sheets only in thei... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6206537 | Electrically illuminated attention-attracting devices and method of using same An electrically illuminated attention-attracting device and a method of using it, relate to using a device emitting alternatingly at least two different colored lights. The device is turned on and off alternatingly to emit alternatingly the different colo... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6203001 | Arrangement for depositing sheets output by an office machine The sheets (18) output from an office machine (10) are deposited in stacked form in a sheet depository (16). Combined with the sheet depository (16) is a tray or container (22) in which separating films (20) are stored. The separating films (20) are place... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6141917 | Roof panel construction and method of making same A roof panel construction includes a plurality of integral snow and ice gripping projections to help retain accumulated ice thereon and to guide the drainage of melted snow and ice therefrom during snow and ice melting ambient conditions. The projections ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6127796 | Method and device for driving a self-timing stepping motor For driving a self-timing stepping motor which can be decelerated by an external load, a driving device presets a target step frequency and the motor is started with this target step frequency. The actual rotational speed of the stepping motor is determin... | 10/03/2000 |