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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6048341 | Bipolar electric coagulating and dissecting tweezers A grooved channel serving as perfusion leading structure is formed between the opening of a perfusion tube at its front end and the bipolar electric coagulating and dissecting portions at the front ends of arms.... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6004283 | Hinge with locking means A uniaxial orthopaedic hinge (1000, 2000) has a substantially circular body forming a recessed housing (1022, 2022). A back plate (1006, 2006) has an extension into a stub arm (1004, 2004) for attaching to the arm of an orthosis and is fixed to the recess... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5997493 | "Hinge with movement limitation" A uniaxial orthopaedic hinge (1000, 2000) has a substantially circular body forming a recessed housing (1022, 2022). The upper surface of the housing (1022, 2022) is furnished with a concentric arcuate circular slot (1038, 2038) disposed inwardly from the... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5520608 | Orthopaedic retractor blade A retractor blade having a generally "S" shaped configuration in cross section. The blade is pivotally attached to a rod which may be connected to a table fixed ring retractor. The central portion of the blade moves tissue away from the operative site whe... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5505692 | Conformable polyurethane casting tape A conformable orthopaedic casting tape made with a combination of silicone elastic fiber and a non-elastic fiber is disclosed. The casting tape is capable of stretching 40% to 200% in the length direction and has a power of between 40 and 175 grams per in... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5480708 | Conformable orthopedic casting tape A conformable orthopaedic casting tape made with a combination of an elastic fiber and a non-elastic fiber is disclosed. The casting tape is capable of stretching 40% to 200% in the length direction and has a power of between 40 and 175 grams per inch wid... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5480449 | Composite prosthesis and method of manufacture A process for making a composite stem for a prosthesis by providing a tapered metal core with a predetermined cross section and a composite shell having a tapered cavity having a cross sectional configuration to receive the metal core. Adhesive is applied... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5464580 | Process of sterilization A sterilization process for moisture sensitive products employing a closed system and moving unsealed products to be sterilized through a sterilizer, degassing chamber and a storage and package sealing chamber while maintaining the products in a dry patho... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5417690 | Surgical cable A multistrand surgical cerclage cable having a multistrand leader is disclosed. The cable is very flexible and the leader is more malleable and stiffer than the cable allowing the leader to be shaped to be fed or directed around and between tissue in the ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5382250 | Cranial drill stop A device to stop the penetration of a cranial drill that is used to pierce the skull during neurosurgical procedures. The device uses a plurality of spacers that each have a body in the form of a cylinder having a bore extending therethrough with a flat d... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5375481 | Multi-position ratchet mechanism A multi-position ratchet mechanism for holding a surgical retractor blade which permits a retractor blade to be rotated into the wound and retracted at the same time to duplicate the natural "toe-in" method of retraction achieved with the hand. The ratche... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5319038 | Process of preparing an absorbable polymer A process of purifying and stabilizing a high molecular weight polylactide polymer by contacting solid polymer particles with methyl alcohol and subsequently acetone.... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5318509 | Head clamp safety locking pin A surgical head clamp having two arms, one with a single head engaging pin and the second with two head engaging pins mounted on a bracket. The bracket is capable of being rotated to reposition the head. The operating knob which releases the bracket to al... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5314492 | Composite prosthesis A composite stem for a prosthesis, particularly a hip prosthesis, including a metal core and a fiber reinforced composite shell surrounding the core to provide modulus values that are similar to bone. The composite shell is preferably composed of braided ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5314489 | Hip prosthesis A hip prosthesis is disclosed which employs a number of cement spacers located on the surface of the stem of the prosthesis immediately below a collar which makes direct and parallel contact with calcar bone when a stem of the prosthesis is seated in medu... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5284129 | Swivel ring surgical retractor A swivel ring surgical retractor in a generally circular form is disclosed. The retractor has a fixed portion which is attached to the operating table or other support and a portion which can swivel in relationship to the fixed portion. The swivel portion... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5254079 | Head clamp A head clamp which includes a frame with two arms, a bracket on one of the arms capable of rotation to adjust the position of head engaging pins affixed at the ends of the arms. The bracket is rotatable but held in position by a plurality of index pins fi... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5214815 | Surgical headrest with removable foam pad A surgical headrest which comprises two arcuate base segments and a pad affixed to each of the base segments. Each of the pads has a cavity in the surface which is affixed to the base in a shape to accept the base segment, thereby securing the pad to the ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5014403 | Method of making a stretchable orthopaedic fiberglass casting tape A method of making a non raveling stretchable fiberglass fabric by knitting an elastic yarn under tension into the fabric in the length direction, releasing the tension from the elastic yarn to compact the fabric and removing the elastic yarn from the fab... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4936847 | Revision knee prosthesis A revision knee prosthesis which includes augmentation blocks that may be added to the inferior surface of the femoral component of the prosthesis. The blocks have a post on one surface which is secured in a cavity in the inferior surface.... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4926847 | Surgical cutting block A cutting guide to position a bone cutting device is disclosed. The cutting guide has at least one fixed or stationary surface and a movable surface to create a slot or gap between the fixed surface and movable surface. The cutting device is positioned an... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4905680 | Absorbable bone plate An absorbable bone plate resistant to breakage fabricated with such interrelated dimensions that the highest stresses developed along the length of the plate when the plate is implanted are relatively constant and do not vary by more than 20% and preferab... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4898159 | Ravel-free orthopaedic casting tapes A ravel-free orthopaedic casting tape made with a fiberglass substrate coated with a water reactive hardenable resin. The fiberglass substrate is coated with a soft flexible binder to provide a thin stretchable coating on the substrate prior to the applic... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4804685 | Buffered glutaraldehyde sterilizing and disinfecting compositions A glutaraldehyde sterilizing and disinfecting solution which is hard water compatible and which contains a nitrilo tris (ethyl phosphoric acid) salt as a buffering agent.... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4800872 | Ravel-free orthopaedic casting tapes The casting tape substrate of the present invention is coated with a very soft, low modulus binder which is compatible with the polyurethane prepolymer or other curable resin which will be subsequently coated onto the substrate to form the casting tape. T... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4797309 | Foil pouch The present invention provides a foil laminate pouch with an attached spreader having an arcuate edge affixed to the pouch to allow the contents of the pouch to be readily spread over the area to which the contents are to be applied.... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4773910 | Permanent ligament prosthesis A cruciate ligament prosthesis constructed with two separately tensionable strands. Each strand is composed of a plurality of fine polyolefin filaments, each filament having a diameter of from 25 to 50 microns and the breaking strength of each strand is a... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4769246 | Dyed collagen sausage casing A dye containing chocolate is added to a collagen casing material to produce a dyed collagen casing.... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4728523 | Process for preparing dyed collagen sausage casing A brown dyed collagen casing containing chocolate as the dye. The chocolate can be incorporated into the casing by adding the chocolate to the collagen as the extrudable collagen gel is manufactured or may be applied to an extruded tubular casing before t... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4706662 | Film dressing with fabric backing A dressing is disclosed which is made of a very thin film coated with an adhesive. In order to allow application of the dressing, the dressing has, on the surface opposite the adhesive, a fabric backing which is composed of a woven or non-woven fabric or ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4690842 | Reinforced casting material A composition with reduced tack used to reinforce polyurethane casts is disclosed. The composition has controlled foaming activity and a viscosity between 100,000 and 1,000,000. The foaming activity and viscosity and reduced tack allow the formulation to ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4655208 | Fast-setting casting tape A fast setting casting tape made with a polyurethane prepolymer prepared with a hydrophilic polyol and an isocyanate. The casting tape has faster setting times than casting tapes made with hydropholic polyols.... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4649909 | Composite surgical dressing A surgical dressing is disclosed which is composed of a polymeric film having a moisture vapor transmission rate between 15 and 80 grams per 100 sq. inches per 24 hours. There is an adhesive around the periphery on the lower surface of the film and a seri... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4643909 | Reinforced casting material A composition used to reinforce polyurethane casts is disclosed. The composition has controlled foaming activity and a viscosity between 100,000 and 1,000,000. The foaming activity and viscosity allow the formulation to be readily applied to the cast area... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4643876 | Hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilization system A plasma sterilization process which employs hydrogen peroxide vapor as the precursor for the active species generated during the plasma generation cycle and employs a pre-treatment cycle prior to the plasma generation cycle.... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4643181 | Antimicrobial dressing or drape material A surgical dressing or incise drape material comprising a substrate coated with an antimicrobial containing adhesive. The antimicrobial is polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride and is distributed in the adhesive as particles having a size of from 20 t... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4643180 | Antimicrobial dressing An adhesive surgical dressing with an antimicrobial agent in the adhesive is disclosed. The antimicrobial agent is a salt of polyhexamethylene biguanide and is applied to the surface of the adhesive to a depth of not more than 50% of the thickness of the ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4631756 | Method of making apparel A method of forming and attaching sleeves to a garment, particularly an isolation gown is disclosed. The garment is constructed from a generally rectangular body portion and two sleeve portions. The body portion is cut and folded to form a straight line o... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4622259 | Nonwoven medical fabric A nonreinforced microfiber fabric is disclosed. The fabric has minimum grab tensile strength to weight ratio greater than 0.8N per gram per square meter and a minimum Elmendorf tear strength to weight ratio greater than 0.04N per gram per square meter. Th... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4615889 | Collagen sausage casing and method of preparation A collagen sausage casing having improved clarity and weeping properties and a method of making the casing is disclosed. The casing contains from 50 to 80% by weight of bovine collagen and from 20 to 50% by weight of an acidified brine extracted pork skin... | 10/07/1986 |
