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Patent No. 6293874

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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Attorney: Hayes, Soloway, Hennessey & Hage


Number of patents: 175
Last date: March 01, 1994

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NumberTitleIssue Date
5290420Sampling system and analysis cell for stripping voltammetry
A combination sampling/electrochemical analysis cell comprises an enclosure having a hollow therein, at least one inlet leading to the hollow, a vent leading from the hollow, at least one testing electrode, at least one counter electrode, and at least one...
03/01/1994
5285598Method for drilling a processed hole to a hard but brittle material and a device therefor
A rotating diamond core drill is contacted with a hard but brittle material, and by keeping contact relation with the material, drilling operation is continued to drill a hole to the material. Further, when a hole is bored, relative eccentrical motion is ...
02/15/1994
5287215Membrane light modulation systems
A membrane light modulator comprising a charge transfer plate, and having a multiplicity of conductors extending from the rear surface to the front surface of the plate. The conductors are supported in an insulating matrix. The front side of the transfer ...
02/15/1994
5284567Sampling system and analysis cell for stripping voltammetry
A combination sampling/electrochemical analysis cell comprises an enclosure having a hollow therein, at least one inlet leading to the hollow, a vent leading from the hollow, at least one testing electrode, at least one counter electrode, and at least one...
02/08/1994
5281325Uniform electroplating of printed circuit boards
A method and apparatus for the uniform electroplating of printed circuit boards is described. At least one non conductive apertured mask covers selected areas of the electroactive surface of the anode or cathode electrode, whereby to establish substantial...
01/25/1994
5281928Electronic attenuator
An electronic attenuator device is provided whose attenuation characteristics are substantially insensitive to variations in component element parameters and ambient temperature changes. Advantageously, an attenuator device made according to the present i...
01/25/1994
5280730Apparatus for the compressive testing of testpieces for interlaminar shear tests and processes for the shear testing of testpieces, particularly curved testpieces
Apparatus for testing testpieces (11) in the form of small plates, in which the testpiece is grasped between two pairs of jaws (12,13), which can be moved together. The jaws (12,13) are mounted on the platens (1,4) without hyperstaticity, which reduces th...
01/25/1994
5279435Shipping and display crate
A combination shipping and display crate includes a pair of end walls to which are fixed a plurality of slats in which at least one slat is slidably mounted in opposing slots formed in the crate end walls, and held in place by friction or torsion....
01/18/1994
5277069Device for testing test pieces bending in an ambient cryogenic environment
A device for low temperature bend-testing of a test piece is disclosed. The device of the present invention comprises fixed and movable units. The fixed unit includes a base which includes at least one substantially vertical stanchion. A tank for holding ...
01/11/1994
5278544Bistable electrooptical device, screen incorporating such a device and process for producing said screen
A bistable electrooptical device, screen incorporating such a device and process for producing the screen, are provided. The device according to the present invention comprises at least one bistable element contained in a vacuum enclosure formed from a fi...
01/11/1994
5268310Method for making a mesa type PIN diode
A mesa-type PIN diode and method for making same are disclosed. A diode made according to the present invention includes a junction formed in the top surface of the mesa-shaped structure, having an area that is less than (and preferrably, approximately ha...
12/07/1993
5268327Epitaxial compositions
A method for manufacturing, by chemical depostion from the vapor phase, epitaxial composites comprising thin films of a Group III-V compound semiconductor such as gallium arsenide (GaAs) or gallium alluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) on single crystal silicon sub...
12/07/1993
5263962Balloon catheter and method of using the same
A balloon catheter is provided for treatment of hypertrophy of the prostate. The balloon is formed in a non-compliant transparent plastic sleeve fitted over a transparent plastic lumen. The distal end of the sleeve is secured to a fitting slidably mounted...
11/23/1993
5261632Rotary mechanism of a space vehicle having an integrated stacking system
A rotary mechanism for use on space vehicles is provided, which mechanism comprises one or more bearings and stacking means. The bearings and stacking means join an inner and outer part so as to prevent the parts' rotary motion relative to each other, dur...
11/16/1993
5262947Process for measuring a physical quantity having a random and pulse-like character
A process for measuring a physical quantity with a random and pulse-like character, or which is transformable into pulse form is made of a measuring chain, which supplies a result relative to the quantity. An iterative mathematical simulation is carried o...
11/16/1993
5260015Method for making a laminated hook fastener
A method for making an extruded hook fastener strip on a roll having hook forming cavities in its surface by extruding plastic material into the interface between the forming roll and a second strip carried by a backing roll is provided. The second strip ...
11/09/1993
5259905Method for manufacturing a separable fastener for incorporation into a seat bun
In a device for incorporating a separable fastener in a foamed seat cushion during formation of the cushion in a mold, includes a sheet having fastener elements constituting one half of a touch fastener. A foam wall surrounds the fastening surface, the wa...
11/09/1993
5255514Apparatus and method for improving the performance of a turbocharger-equipped engine
Apparatus and method for improving the performance of an engine having a turbocharger are provided by flowing ion vapors to a region of negligible air pressure adjacent the compressor wheel of the turbocharger....
10/26/1993
5255785Shielded floppy disk cartridge mailing envelope
A shielded disk mailing envelope comprising a protective envelope made of thin material such as paper, cardboard, or plastic that is adapted to receive a floppy disk cartridge assembly. The protective envelope has substantially square rear and front walls...
10/26/1993
5246632Circulatory ion vapor generator and method
An ion generator capable of producing a quantity of negative electrically charged ions comprises a container for a liquid including H2 O. A stirrer or pump imparts controlled rotation to the liquid, while maintaining continuous surface tension ...
09/21/1993
5243279Angular position detector employing magnetoresistors positioned in pairs at an electrical angle of one hundred and eighty degrees
Detector of angular position comprising a stator (1) and a toothed rotor (3) in relative rotation. The stator (1) has magnetoresistors (M1 through M8) in pairs and preferably numbering four or a multiple of four. The magnetoresistors in each pair are almo...
09/07/1993
5242251Broach and process of manufacturing a broach
A broach has replaceable cutting inserts. The inserts are supported to have equal hook and rake angles of about 11° to 14°. A method of producing the broach in a simplified milling setup is described....
09/07/1993
5232508Gaseous phase chemical treatment reactor
The invention relates to a gaseous phase chemical treatment reactor for wafers. The aim of the invention is to produce a reactor in which only the face of the wafer to be treated is in fact treated. This aim is achieved with the aid of a reactor comprisin...
08/03/1993
5230748Superconductor and process of manufacture
A Type II superconducting alloy which is superconducting at a predetermined high magnetic field is prepared by creating a composite having a periodic arrangement of at least two transition metals so as to provide numerous interfaces between the different ...
07/27/1993
5226962Flux applicator system
A system for spraying accurately controlled quantities of a liquid mixture of two or more fluids from a plurality of fixedly positioned spray nozzles is disclosed. The nozzles are spaced to provide a substantially uniform flow pattern over a predetermined...
07/13/1993
5225634Hybrid circuit formed of two circuits whose tracks are connected by electric connection balls
Hybrid circuit formed of two circuits (1, 2) combined by spherical balls (10) with electric connection. The conductive tracks (6) the balls (10) connect do not adhere to the circuits (1, 2) at portions (11) situated around the balls (10). As a result, the...
07/06/1993
5225282Biodegradable magnetic microcluster comprising non-magnetic metal or metal oxide particles coated with a functionalized polymer
Subdomain metal or metal oxide particles covalently coupled to chemically reactive organic moieties and subsequently reacted together to form biodegradable magnetic microclusters are disclosed. The magnetic microcluster can be used as contrast agents in N...
07/06/1993
5223348APC orientation superconductor and process of manufacture
Artifical pinning centers are provided in normal metal layers adjacent to a type II superconductor layer produced by reacting two normal metal layers. The transverse thicknesses of the final superconductor and normal metal layers are less than about 1000 ...
06/29/1993
5211890Circulatory ion vapor generator and method
The present invention provides an improved ion vapor generator device for producing a quantity of negatively charged ions from a liquid comprising water. The ion vapors generated may be utilized for the enhancement of combustion processes. By supplying io...
05/18/1993
5209054Mowing device
A two-piece cutter member for mounting on a sickle bar has a rigid thin support element arranged for relatively permanent attachment to a sickle bar, and a flat planar pyramid-shaped spring metal blade. A portion of the blade provides at least one bridge ...
05/11/1993
5209437Process for the control of a space craft performing a precession movement and apparatus for the realization thereof
Apparatus and process for successive (stepwise) position control of a spacecraft undergoing precession, in preparation for release of at least one payload therefrom, are provided. In order to bring the longitudinal axis of the craft from an initial positi...
05/11/1993
5209896Heat shield
The heat shield according to the invention makes it possible to protect a structure from a very high thermal flux. It is mainly constituted by tiles (2) fixed to a support structure (4) by means of a spring (8) fixed in translation with respect to a tile ...
05/11/1993
5209782System for soldering printed circuits
Apparatus for soldering, leveling and cooling printed circuit panels including a preheater, a fluxer, and soldering, leveling and cooling stations. The cooperation of the soldering, leveling and cooling stations provides for efficient processing of printe...
05/11/1993
5207249Vapor recovery system and pump
A liquid jet gas pump is connected to a vapor return line for a plurality of liquid dispensing nozzles. The jet pump has a multi-jet orifice plate and a single diffuser tube is coaxially aligned with the orifices in the plate, all of the jets entering the...
05/04/1993
5203742Punch for making such screw heads with slant rib
A punch is provided for making a screw head with ribs on some of the driver surfaces. The punch includes a slanted groove for providing a rib which is slanted from the screw axis by a small angle between 1° and 10°....
04/20/1993
5201100Adjustable device for hook and loop fastener
A strap of extended length having a surface of either hook or loop elements forming part of a hook and loop fastener system is combined with a D-ring. The D-ring has a first tab, extending from one side thereof and has on one surface of the tab a multipli...
04/13/1993
5200394Derivatives of type A and B synergimycins
The invention synergimicin derivatives having the general formula: Z--X--R, in which Z is a type A or type B synergimycin radical linked by its reactive carbonyl position, through a branch X, where X is .dbd.N-- or .dbd.N--O--, to a substituted R, where R...
04/06/1993
5196767Spatial light modulator assembly
The disclosed optical signal processor includes a matrix-addressable field emitter array for supplying a controlled electron emission to a two-dimensional signal processor element that may be either a processor of electrical or two-dimensional optical sig...
03/23/1993
5195970Collapsible balloon catheters
A flexible plastic inflatable and collapsible medical dilatation balloon and balloon catheter wherein the internal surface of the balloon has been formed with a longitudinal geometry that prevents a flat collapsed configuration of the balloon. The interna...
03/23/1993
5189093Batching process for treatment of carbon fibers
According to the invention, the reactive lubricating product of carbon fibres for embedding in a resin which can be hardened by X or beta radiation according to a radical mechanism is constituted by a monomer having at least one functional group (F1
02/23/1993
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