A kissing shield comprised of a thin, flexible membrane and a frame or holder.
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| 6561179 | Gas grill and method of assembling the grill A gas grill that is structurally engineered such that it can be easily and rapidly assembled by a person of limited technical ability in a simplified manner with only a single open end wrench. The gas grill of the present invention comprises a base or bot... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6468084 | System and method for literacy development An integrated method which uses multiple sensory materials with a voice recording and playback system. The system teaches multiple parts of a language by a series program covering each aspect of a language. Aspects covered by the program include sound wor... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6449006 | LED illumination system for endoscopic cameras An illumination system for an endoscopic camera has a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted to a substrate. The substrate is adapted for attachment at the distal end of the endoscope. Each LED is contained within a reflector cup which directs the ang... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6419232 | Question and answer board game using recorded media A movie game and method for playing the game is provided including a game board and a plurality of game pieces for representing each player's position on the game board. The game is played by at least two players. All of the players watch a segment of a p... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6224597 | Vertebral triplaner alignment method This invention is a vertebral triplaner alignment facilitator to enable a surgeon to make minute vertebrae adjustments during spinal surgery. The vertebral triplaner alignment facilitator includes a support device which is adapted to support a tensioning ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6214004 | Vertebral triplaner alignment facilitator This invention is a vertebral triplaner alignment facilitator to enable a surgeon to make minute vertebrae adjustments during spinal surgery. The vertebral triplaner alignment facilitator includes a support device which is adapted to support a tensioning ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6171593 | Method of treating skin disorders using an extract of mullein A method of treating skin disorders using a extract from the plant Mullein (genus Verbascum) and a composition including an extract from the plant Mullein (genus Verbascum) are described. The extract is obtained by cooking the leaves and roots of the plan... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6062289 | Laminated clamp for rim holding tire changers A laminated clamp for use in connection with rim holding tire changers. The clamp includes a plurality of pliable gripping plates alternately disposed between a plurality of rigid support plates. The plurality of gripping plates provide multiple surfaces ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6044888 | Lift and spin device for rim holding tire changers A device which can be retrofitted onto existing passenger vehicle rim holding tire changers or provided as a feature of such equipment by the original equipment manufacturer. An operator rolls a tire into contact with the device and the device lifts the t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6039104 | Dual purpose clamp for rim holding tire changers A dual purpose clamp for use in connection with rim holding tire changers. The clamp includes a base, a body and claws for gripping the rim of a tire. In the preferred embodiment, the base is generally L-shaped and includes perpendicular legs comprising s... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5992717 | Fishing rod holster A reversible fishing rod holster comprising a hip plate and a tube configured to receive a fishing rod. The hip plate includes at least one slot configured to enable a hip plate to be attached to a belt. The hip plate further includes at least one apertur... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5940902 | Telescoping bathtub assembly A bathing tub including a bathing basket with an open front with a seating area, a back and opposing ends. The seating area can be adjusted in height and then fixed at a level approximately buttock high above a support surface so that a bather can easily ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5880685 | Computer keyboard with accessory platform A keyboard for use with a computer is disclosed. The keyboard has an array of keys made up of four rows such that all keys are accessible by a user using finger and thumb movements of the user's hands without moving the hands from a central location. All ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5858018 | Low profile tool for applying spring action ligation clips The clip applier of the current invention solves the problems of prior art tools by incorporating a pre-clamp mechanism, the function of which is to pre-clamp the vessel to be ligated to a dimension such that the center leg of the spring of the ligation c... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5823906 | Nutation motion generator A nutation motion generator which transforms linear motion into nutation motion. The device employs a spherical, four-bar linkage mechanism. Three four-bar linkage mechanisms are sandwiched between a stationary support surface and a drive plate and arrang... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5823584 | Vehicle mounted crash impact attenuator A crash impact attenuator designed to be mounted on a service truck or other vehicle including a perimeter band, preferably with an elongated profile having generally arcuate ends spaced from each other and interconnected by opposing links of side walls. ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5813154 | Magnetic display format system for accomodation of alphanumeric character width difference A changeable magnetic sign kit including; interlocking pieces, upon which are imprinted alphanumeric characters, which can be reconstructed into different messages, and which vary in width to accomodate the variety of widths of characters within a font st... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5813174 | Closet vault A strong, light-weight steel structure which consists of individual tubular and bent-plate channel modules which are packaged and shipped loose and which are assembled by the user or a contractor to form a vault or enclosure, preferably rectangular in sha... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5761972 | Ratchet wrench with remote advancing lever A ratchet wrench having a handle and a head of know configuration with the head including a raceway in which is mounted a spur gear. The spur gear has a shaft passing through it which cooperates with the head of the wrench to hold the gear in place with o... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5752555 | Rim clamp tire changer mounting head adjustment release mechanism A quick release mechanism for the mount/dismount head of a rim holding tire changer, including a wedge plate that overlies the top of the horizontal bar and has an opening in registry with the opening in the sleeve through which the vertical bar passes. T... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5730225 | Power cultivating device with blades actuated with mirrored acuator motion A power cultivator including a power source, a shaft and a cultivating head having a pair of cultivating blades is described. The cultivating head includes an assembly that opens and closes the blades using a mirrored arcuate motion. The cultivating head ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5726513 | Motor governor mounting assembly An improved connection assembly for connecting a centrifugal governor to the shaft of a fractional horsepower electric motor. The end of the rotor shaft to which the governor is mounted is provided with a circumferential ring seat and is flattened on diam... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5692788 | Adjustable locking plate for a truck or trailer roll-up door An adjustable latch assembly for the lock assembly of a pull-down door used to close a container space such as the cargo bay of a van or van body of a truck or similar vehicle. The adjustable latch assembly includes a face plate designed to be mounted flu... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5683219 | Mechanical truck restraint A mechanical track restraint that can be mounted to a loading dock without any modification whatsoever to the loading dock or to the concrete pad that is poured in front of the loading dock on which a truck sits during the loading process. The mechanical ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5671608 | Geothermal direct expansion heat pump system A geothermal direct expansion heat pump system wherein subterranean heat exchange tubes have an internal diameter to length ratio of between 1/4000 and 1/6000, with 5 tubes per ton of BTU capacity; where the interior air heat exchange tubes have 50% of th... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5665188 | Method of producing game balls using heat activated glue An improved method for the manufacture of baseballs including the steps of coating the core of the ball with a heat activated water based latex based glue, drying the glue, positioning a multi-part cover about the surface of the ball, stitching together t... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5664277 | Golf grip washing device A golf grip cleaning device mounted on a support which is in turn mounted on a base. The base can be stationed at the tee box of the golf course or can be mounted on a golf car itself. For convenience and economics, the entire assembly can be made out of ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5657887 | Storage/shipping rack for fence section A shipping and storage rack for modular sections of mesh wire fencing, including a support frame and a resting frame held in spaced relationship by spacers forming a radial slot about the perimeter of the racks for receipt of the tines of a forklift truck... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5623981 | Safety barrier for rim holding tire changers A safety device which can be retrofitted onto existing rim holding tire changers or provided as a feature of such devices by the original equipment manufacturer. Applicant's safety feature is a barrier, in the preferred embodiment a U-shaped steel tube ap... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5593414 | Method of applying a surgical ligation clip A surgical ligation clip is preformed from a continuous piece of metal wire to assume a shape having a reduced cross-sectional area. A clamping arm of the clip is alternately moveable from a clamped to an unclamped position above a vessel support member. ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5590810 | Order of participation control device A device designed to attach to the side of a pool table. The device includes a plate which screws onto the side of the pool table and has a hole cut out of the center of it. One or more depressible stop members are mounted about the perimeter of the hole ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5582490 | Rumble strip cutter wheel A multi-sided wheel to replace one of the wheels of an existing cold milling machine. The wheel has a series of flat surfaces in spaced relationship. The flat surfaces allow the machine to drop its cutting drum relative to the surface over which the machi... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5560271 | Hand wheel engagement/disengagement mechanism for drive selection in a brake lathe A unique hand wheel engagement/disengagement mechanism for a brake lathe employs a single slide drive motor which drives a drive shaft that provides a power supply to multiple lead screws. The mechanism includes a hand wheel tube which has a compression s... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5536227 | Bar for use in therapeutic exercise activities The present invention discloses an elongated bar having a right section and a left section releasably attached to one another. Opposed rounds slidably and frictionally receive the elongated bar. A weight can then be placed between the two rounds to keep t... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5505598 | Milling machine with multi-width cutter A modification of a cold milling machine used to remove concrete and asphalt from an existing highway is disclosed, including a milling drum segmented into two or more sections with the drive train for the milling drums passing through the core of the mil... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5501508 | Device for supporting the user of a chair A device which can be releasible attached to a seat preferably at the head rest. The device has a series of four cascading upper head support member attached to the attachment member by straps. These straps may be elastic and of different lengths to provi... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5500989 | Sliding chip guard for a brake lathe Applicants' invention is an enhanced chip guard assembly particularly adapted to be used in conjunction with a vehicular brake lathe having a tubular slide cross-feed with an integral dove tail mount for longitudinal feed. The enhanced chip guard assembly... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5472187 | Ball pitch training device The device of the present invention is substantially disk-shaped having two flat sides lying in parallel planes substantially one-inch apart and a circular profile with a circular perimeter surface connecting the two circular flat sides. The device is mol... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5460798 | System for determining the quantity and identity of material ingested by user The present invention provides a device and method for determining the quantity and identity of a substance ingested by a user. A detectable material such as barium sulfate is formed into a marker and mixed with a foreign substance such as pills, capsules... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5437679 | Nail splitter device for implementing a wedge resection procedure to remove an ingrown toenail A nail splitter for splitting a ingrown toenail in order to remove the severed portion of the nail from the soft tissue of the digit and allow the nail to grow back flat to prevent further irritation of the soft tissue of the digit. The device is of a sci... | 08/01/1995 |