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Kissing Shield

A kissing shield comprised of a thin, flexible membrane and a frame or holder.

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Attorney: Waddey & Patterson, Waddey, Jr.; I. C.


Number of patents: 41
Last date: May 13, 2003

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NumberTitleIssue Date
6561179Gas 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
6468084System 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
6449006LED 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
6419232Question 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
6224597Vertebral 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
6214004Vertebral 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
6171593Method 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
6062289Laminated 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
6044888Lift 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
6039104Dual 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
5992717Fishing 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
5940902Telescoping 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
5880685Computer 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
5858018Low 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
5823906Nutation 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
5823584Vehicle 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
5813154Magnetic 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
5813174Closet 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
5761972Ratchet 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
5752555Rim 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
5730225Power 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
5726513Motor 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
5692788Adjustable 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
5683219Mechanical 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
5671608Geothermal 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
5665188Method 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
5664277Golf 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
5657887Storage/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
5623981Safety 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
5593414Method 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
5590810Order 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
5582490Rumble 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
5560271Hand 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
5536227Bar 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
5505598Milling 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
5501508Device 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
5500989Sliding 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
5472187Ball 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
5460798System 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
5437679Nail 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
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