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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 |
| 7066336 | Micro-filtration A filter assembly for ultra-filtration of fluids such as waste water comprises a porous tube which is incrementally advanced into the fluid so as to expose a fresh portion periodically and maintain a flow rate over a period of time. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6755771 | Exercise device for exercising of the abdominal muscles An exercise device for exercising of the abdominal muscles as well as in exercising the muscles of the upper torso, shoulders and arms while the back of the user is supported, elongated and stretched. The device includes a platform which is elevated at one end from ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6742266 | Miniature reciprocating saw device A small reciprocating saw device is provided which is adapted for one hand operation and which enables delicate sawing or filing work to be carried out. An eccentric drive arrangement includes a motor mounted in a housing at one end of the device and a slender drive... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6739350 | Fuel tank Fuel tank comprising a canister containing a composition capable of retaining fuel vapours and which is associated with an overfill prevention device also located inside the tank. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6733457 | Motorized multiplane transducer tip apparatus with transducer locking An ultrasonic endoscopic probe tip device which provides signals to an imaging system for transesophageal diagnosis includes a removable housing adapted to be attached to the distal end of an endoscope. A rotatable, ball-bearing-mounted phased array transducer withi... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6723272 | Moulding process A method of moulding articles from layers of composite material being fibres impregnated with uncured resin, includes draping at least one layer of the composite material over a moulding tool, applying over the composite material layer or layers a membrane, and esta... | 04/20/2004 |
| D488626 | Frame | 04/20/2004 |
| 6720280 | Dielectric composition for high frequency resonators A dielectric composition is based on a BaO—MgO—Nb2O5 system material (BMN system material) having a dielectric constant, ε, of about 30, a large Q-value (no-load quality coefficient) and a comparatively small absolute value of the temperat... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6719002 | Pressure testing apparatus for gas service delivery systems A gas delivery system for propane or natural gas includes a gas service line, a pressure regulator connected in the gas service line, and a flow control valve device permanently installed at a predetermined location in the gas service line, e.g., upstream of the reg... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6719185 | Substrate with top-flattened solder bumps and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a wiring substrate includes the steps of applying, through printing, solder paste onto a plurality of pads exposed from the main surface of the substrate; melting the applied solder paste through reflowing, so as to form substantially hemi... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6711517 | Hybrid inertial navigation method and device A first strapdown navigation unit (2) generating a first state vector (X2u) whose components give position, attitude and speed values of a carrier with a small instantaneous error. The method includes actions consisting of: generating by mea... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6706455 | Method for creating an optical structure within a photosensitive light transmissive material and of enhancing the photosensitivity of the photosensitive light transmissive material A method of creating an optical structure within a photosensitive light transmissive material comprising the steps of: (a) exposing a selected region of the material to radiation at a wavelength selected to effect a refractive index change in the material; (b) termi... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6702252 | Armature for solenoid devices such as valves The invention provides an impact armature for a solenoid device, adapted to move and perform a working stroke when the solenoid device is activated, the armature including a ferromagnetic armature provided with shoulder means; an effector member made of a... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6704366 | Time and frequency interleaving system for transmitting digital data between fixed or mobile stations A transmitter for a radio transmission system has an encoder for encoding data according to an error correction code and supplying a digital output stream of bits which are then distributed over a selectable number of carriers belonging to a group of carr... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6699518 | Method of preparing coffee aromatizing compositions A method of preparing coffee aromatizing compositions. A coffee aroma such as a coffee aroma frost is contacted with a volatile organic carrier liquid at a processing temperature at which the carrier is in the liquid state and at which any moisture presen... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6697816 | System for generating industry-specific industry statistical information A system (10) and method is disclosed for generating and supplying industry-specific statistical information relating to use of computer systems in an industry. The system (10) comprises a data gathering application (12, 14) for gathering non-sensitive co... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692628 | Process to remove ferric iron impurities from an acidic aqueous solution used in the electro-winning of copper A process for the removal of primarily iron impurities from acidic aqueous electrolytic solutions used in the electro-winning of copper is described. Strong base Type 1 ion exchange resin is used to remove acid from the solution resulting in a treated sol... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6692451 | Passive motion apparatus providing a controlled range of motion A passive motion exercise and/or treatment apparatus is provided which includes a main support assembly for supporting at least part of the body of a user of the apparatus. The assembly includes a first support member and a second support member disposed ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6689602 | Bio-sensor A compact bio-sensor is provided, particularly suitable for measuring biological oxygen demand, which includes micro-organisms for altering a biological parameter and sensors upstream and downstream of the organisms.... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6683914 | Method for convolutive encoding and transmission by packets of a digital data series flow, and corresponding decoding method device A method for convolutive encoding process and transmission by packets of a digital data series in which a set of successive n=K-1 bits are discriminated to form a current word of n bits. A stable starting binary value for the convolution encoding is defin... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6681111 | Roaming service system for GSM service subscriber in CDMA service area, and method for registering locations and transmitting and receiving signals and short messages using the system Disclosed is a roaming service system in a CDMA service area for GSM service subscribers, which comprises a CDMA system comprising a CDMA HLR storing information on subscribers' locations and services, a CDMA MSC connected to the CDMA HLR and accessing ca... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6675990 | Piston device for dispensing controlled amounts of pasty substances A piston device for dispensing controlled amounts of pasty substances, such as ice creams, that is connectable to the freezing chamber of an ice cream making machine. Said device comprises a cylindrical closing element mounted rotatably about its axis in ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6672973 | Golfer training device A golfer training device (50) is disclosed. The device (50) includes a first strap (52) which is fastened around a golfer's leg above the knee (36). A second strap (14) is fastened just above the ankle (38) and below the calf muscle of the same leg. A thi... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6674037 | Apparatus and method for transporting and sorting flowers A method and apparatus for transporting and sorting flowers or other stem-shaped or elongate products with a conveyor provided with arm-fork units which are moved along a transport path in a substantially horizontal plane. In one form, the method includes... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6668940 | Cultivator point assembly A cultivator point assembly includes an adaptor having a front and a rear end, and intended to be mounted to a cultivator machine at an upper end and having a foot projecting from a lower end. A cultivator point is adapted to be engaged with the adaptor a... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6670737 | Motor having removable poles with positioning structures A positioning structure for motor's pole includes a housing provided with a pivot portion having a periphery provided with multiple wall plates and a pair of insertion seats. Each of the insertion seats is formed with an insertion groove for insertion of ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666210 | Diving mask with compensation means Diving mask with compensation consisting of an outer frame, suitably shaped, and of an inner face connected to said outer frame. The frame is formed by a body shaped so as to house the diver's nose and provided on the side of at least one nostril of the d... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6663120 | Hand-propelled truck A hand-propelled truck is provided which includes a frame and a pair of wheels for supporting the frame above a floor. For each wheel of the pair of wheels, a wheel support is connected to the frame and mounts the associated wheel for rotation about an ax... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6658668 | Oven glove with gripping element An oven glove is provided with a gripping element affixed to a thumb piece of the glove so as to enable a wearer or user to handle or grasp hot dishes, pots, pans or like items. The gripping element extends outwardly from the thumb piece so as to permit t... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655583 | Medical billing method and system A billing method is provided for billing for medical treatments and other services. The method includes capturing a treatment event by electronically scanning, at the time of the treatment event, a machine readable patient identifier (e.g., a bar code) ca... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6656124 | Stack based multidimensional ultrasonic transducer array Multilayer piezoelectric fabrication methods are used to produce nD (e.g., 1.5D and 2D) ultrasonic transducer arrays. One embodiment concerns a 1.5 linear transducer in which impedance compensation is provided between the elemental transducers forming the... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6651466 | Dual lock assembly with a direction-changeable latch bolt A dual lock system includes a housing for enclosing an actuating mechanism, a latch bolt, a dead bolt, a stop block, a lock core, and a safe therein. Upper and lower openings are provided in a faceplate to allow extension and retraction of the latch bolt ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6654267 | Power supply apparatus providing plural outputs of specific characteristics The power supply apparatus (10) comprises an input (12), first and second outputs (14, 16) and conversion circuit (18) for conversion of the electric current which are connected between the input (12) and the outputs (14, 16). The conversion circuit (18) ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6651591 | Automatic laser pet toy and exerciser A pet toy and exerciser which produces an automatically movable, outwardly projected laser beam. The function thereof is to provide virtual "prey" for the stimulation and exercise of an animal. The device, which does not include a conventional motor, is s... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648102 | Suspended dry dock platform A cabled platform suspension system includes a platform having first and second support points at spaced locations along a front work-access edge of the platform and a third, stabilizing/rotator support point. A platform support structure, such as the two... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6644960 | Device for supplying fuel and comburent to one or more arrays of burners A device for supplying one or more arrays (1, 2) of burners (3), in which each burner (3) comprises at least one fuel inlet line (302) and at least one comburent agent inlet line (301). The said lines (302, 301) of the burners (3) are connected upstream r... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6646540 | Conductive structures A conductive structure is used in electric variable resistance devices to provide changes in electrical resistance with movement and changes in pressure, the variable resistance device comprising externally connectable electrodes (10) bridged by an elemen... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6645148 | Ultrasonic probe including pointing devices for remotely controlling functions of an associated imaging system An ultrasonic probe is provided for use in medical diagnostic applications. The probe includes one or more ultrasonic transducers disposed in an external housing and a plurality of cables disposed in a common sheath. A pointing device, such as a trackball... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6640375 | Brush assembly A brush assembly is provided in a movable sweeper in which the sweeper includes a vehicle frame to which a rotatable cylindrical brush is connected. The sweeper comprises a turning equipment to turn a brush frame around the vertical axle. The turning equi... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6640416 | Method for axially drawing coils into stators or rotors of electric machines Prewound coils are axially drawn into grooves of stators or rotors of electric machines. This is performed by means of a draw-in star, which can be pushed forward through their bores, behind which cover strips (16), made of insulated material, are pushed ... | 11/04/2003 |
