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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7247360 | Sanitary, portable and disposable toilet seat cover, with attached wipe The invention is an easy to fold sanitary toilet seat cover for preventing direct contact between an individual's skin and the top and the side surfaces of a toilet seat. When unfolded, the toilet seat cover is sufficiently large to not only cover the entire elongat... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7216372 | Disposable protector for the seat ring or upper part of a toilet A disposable protector for the seat ring or upper part of a toilet, is configured to protect the sides and front part of the toilet. The protector includes one piece which covers the ring of the toilet seat or, in the absence of a seat, the upper end of the toilet, ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7047573 | Super collapsible and compactable portable potty trainer A collapsible, portable, light weight, reusable, machine washable potty training device that may carried inconspicuously into any private or public restroom and that may be consistently fitted onto a conventional toilet seat effortlessly, with the use of minimum sta... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6959963 | Disposable sanitary seat cover A disposable sanitary seat cover includes a base sheet having a seat cover area provided with passages that are adapted for providing an opening through the seat cover area for a child's legs. Passages are provided on the seat cover area through which a safety belt ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6223362 | Water-absorbing sink apron for bathroom counters A sink apron for absorbing excess water from bathroom sink counters comprising of a towel-like material 24 attached by adhesive or stitches 32 to a layer of light-weight rubber base 26. The sink apron encircles the washbasin in the shape of a semi-oval an... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5887291 | Sanitary toilet seat attachable cover A new sanitary toilet seat attachable cover for allowing a person to sit on a toilet without having to sit directly on a toilet seat. The device includes a circular plastic ring dimensioned for covering a toilet seat of a toilet. The circular plastic ring... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5745929 | Sanitary covering method and apparatus A sanitary cover comprised of a non-porous flexible material having a first opening is provided. The flexible material can be large enough to cover a toilet seat, and to tuck one or more portions of the flexible material underneath the toilet seat, to sec... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5437906 | Sanitary toilet seat covers A toilet seat cover adapted to substantially enclose a toilet seat is disclosed which allows a user to quickly and easily expose a sanitary surface. The toilet seat cover comprises a base slip cover to conform to the shape and size of a toilet seat thereb... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5392469 | Seat cover A cover for a toilet seat is a one-piece sheet member having side, front and rear sections surrounding an opening aligned with a toilet seat opening when the cover is placed on the toilet seat to protect a person from contaminants. The front of the cover ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5193229 | Cushioned toilet seat cover for the elderly A removable toilet seat cover comprising deep pile carpet for cushioning of the rim of a rigid toilet seat and elastic bands that aid the elderly in positioning the cover on a seat for securing by the closing of overlapping flaps equipped with VELCRO.RTM.... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5144698 | Toilet seat cover including handling mitts An improved toilet seat cover is described, comprising an envelope open at one or both ends to permit it to be slipped over a toilet seat to enclose it for sanitary purposes; the cover having a removable central portion which, when removed, forms an openi... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4887321 | Sanitary toilet seat cover A novel toilet seat cover is provided herein. The cover comprises a water-impermeable, very light weight, easily disposible paper, the paper being in the form of a porous paper coated only on the reverse side thereof which is adapted to face the toilet bo... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4649575 | Toilet seat cover and heat insulator therefor A toilet seat cover made from expanded polymer foam sheet material has an elastic tape secured to the curved edges of the cover with no tape secured to the rear flat edge. The cover is held on a toilet seat by the elastic curved edges.... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4589149 | Hygienic device for covering water-closet ring-shaped seats and the like A hygienic covering for the bearing surface of an annular seat of a water-closet, consisting of a layer of paper, plastified paper or the like in the form of a cylindrical ring including two annular resilient edges provided with elastic bands, for providi... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4586202 | Toilet seat cover A cover for a toilet seat comprising a cover main body and a retainer for attaching the cover main body to the toilet seat. The cover main body is in the form of a short tube of stretchable fabric and has an elastic member attached to the peripheral edge ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4412360 | Method of and apparatus for providing a personal sanitary toilet seat cover A method of and apparatus for providing a replaceable, personal and sanitary toilet seat are disclosed, wherein a conventional toilet seat forms a base seat onto which is attached various mounting means onto which a protective cover may be detachably moun... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4227267 | Cover for water closet seat A cover for a water closet seat which includes an annular panel of flexible fabric having an inner peripheral edge and an outer peripheral edge, and adapted to fit across and cover the upper surface of a water closet seat. A band of resilient material is ... | 10/14/1980 |
