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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6951465 | Multiple-contact woven power connectors Multiple-contact woven power connectors are provided that have at least a first set of loading fibers and at least a first set of conductors. When woven onto a set of loading fibers, the conductors define a space. The loading fibers are capable of delivering contact... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948764 | Protective equipment cover system A protective cover apparatus system for a lift truck having a platform and mounted integrally thereon, an upper body superstructure having at least one of a rounded portion, a rectangular portion, and a box-shaped portion, the cover apparatus system made of a cushio... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945362 | Oil drip collector An apparatus for capturing oil dripping from the bottom of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a pan that is preferably made of a rigid material such as aluminum or hard plastic. Positioned within the pan is a pad that includes an absorbent layer, which readily absorb... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945533 | Gaming cloth and device for securing cloth to gaming table A system for securing a gaming cloth to a gaming table of various shapes and sizes. In one embodiment, a Velcro loop strip is attached to the bottom surface of flaps which form the border of the cloth. A continuous Velcro hoop strip is positioned around the table pe... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945790 | Multiple-contact cable connector assemblies The present disclosure is directed to electrical cable connector assemblies that have a woven connector element and a cable subassembly. The woven connector element utilizes loading fibers and conductors. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The conductors... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944920 | Electrostatically releasable fastening system and method of use A releasable fastening system comprises a loop portion comprising a loop material, a hook portion comprising a plurality of hook elements, and an actuation device disposed in electrical communication with the loop portion and the hook portion. The actuation device i... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945884 | Tennis teaching aid A tennis teaching aid includes a glove member including a palm covering, a back covering and a plurality of fingers sleeves. The finger sleeves are positioned for each receiving one of five fingers on the hand. A wrist sleeve is attached to a bottom edge of the glov... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939596 | Fastener with fiber-covered anchor and sealing elements A fastener is disclosed with a fiber-covered element for anchoring the fastener in a finished foam seat cushion, and/or a fiber-covered element for sealing the fastening members of the fastener against fouling during the seat cushion molding process. The fiber-cover... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938623 | Child safety restraining device for use where a child is seated A child safety restraining device comprising: (a) an ankle strap having a first end and a second end; (b) means for fastening the first end and the second end of the ankle strap to each other; (c) an anchor strap having a first end and a second end; (d) means for at... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6928657 | Face mask having hook and loop type fastener A face mask is provided. The face mask includes a body portion that is configured to be placed over a mouth and at least part of a nose of a user. A first extension portion is present and is attached to the body potion. The first extension portion is configured to a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6930277 | Fastener element molding A method of forming a mold having cavities for molding loop-engageable, hook-shaped fastener elements, includes: supporting a first plate having an outer surface that defines a plane; manipulating a material-cutting beam of a laser along a predetermined curved profi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929771 | Method of decorating a molded article A method of providing a molding article with a plush surface is provided. The method includes providing a flocked transfer, securing the transfer in place in a mold, and molding the article such that the transfer is embedded in the surface of the article. The articl... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926265 | Vehicle post safety guard A protective bumper or guard having a substantial thickness of semi-rigid material formed in a geometric configuration, such as a dome, which will not catch or snag personnel or garments moving about structures such as posts having jagged edges or points. The protec... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923458 | Covered cart assembly and methods of assembling and making the assembly A cart assembly for transporting products on a base platform carried on wheels has a canvas wall. Inversely U-shaped front and rear side rail skeleton structures, with vertically spaced cross rails, on the cart define a front to rear extending product compartment be... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921570 | Pattern unbonded nonwoven web and process for making same The present invention provides a pattern-unbonded material that has at least two distinct regions. One region has different bond pattern than another region. The different bond pattern provides different, specific functionality or characteristics to the material. In... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6920675 | Process for attachment and/or disengagement of components Processes for providing rapid release of a hook and loop type releasable fastener system comprise preconditioning the releasable fastener system to effect rapid release. In this manner, minimal energy and time is required for disengagement of the releasable fastener... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6921561 | Decorative ornament hanger An ornament hanger has a main piece in the form of a star or other decorative shape to which a pair of oppositely directed hooks are rotatably mounted so as to be detachable. An upper hook supports the hanger and a bottom hook supports another ornament. A series of ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913810 | Interface tape A faster tape is provided including (a) a molded resin base sheet with an array of integrally molded fastener elements extending from a first side of the base sheet; and (b) a substrate permanently secured to a second side of the base sheet, the substrate comprising... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6909028 | Stable breathable elastic garments A thermally stable microporous breathable film is provided comprising at least 35% filler, by weight of the filled-film, and a thermoplastic polymer blend of a first polyethylene polymer and a second polyethylene polymer. The first polyethylene polymer comprises 30%... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908580 | Method and device for producing synthetic panels with undercut, one-piece extensions and a synthetic panel of this type An apparatus for the continuous and nondestructive production of plastic panels which are provided with undercut anchoring studs, web profiles or other forms of attachments (28) on one or both surfaces comprises a temperature-controlled chill roll (11)... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904709 | Display panel for a vehicle A display panel, for example an advertising panel, for use on an external surface of a vehicle is described. The display panel comprises a substantially non-permeable flexible sheet and is removably fastened to the vehicle around the around the majority of the perim... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6887551 | Anchoring system and snap-fit methodology for erosion resistant linings A tile anchoring system for use in reactors and other furnace like equipment which involves the use of a tile that contains various internal parts. According to the various embodiments of the present invention, the tile is formed as more than one part. In the presen... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884489 | Universal mat with removable strips A rubber or plastic floor mat has a series of parallel upper ribs on its upper surface which define slots in which respective strips or carpeting or the like are removably held. The strips are retained along their lengths by retaining means which run continually or ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6877193 | Magnetorheological nanocomposite elastomer for releasable attachment applications A releasable fastener system comprises a loop portion and a hook portion. The loop portion includes a support and a loop material disposed on one side thereof whereas the hook portion includes a support and a plurality of closely spaced upstanding hook elements exte... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875710 | Composite webs with reinforcing polymeric regions and elastic polymeric regions Methods of manufacturing composite webs including a substrate with one or more reinforcing discrete polymeric regions located on or within the composite web are disclosed. Molten nonelastomeric thermoplastic material of the discrete polymeric region is forced agains... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869659 | Fastener loop material, its manufacture, and products incorporating the material Lightweight, non-woven loop products for hook-and-loop fastening are disclosed, as are methods for making them and end products employing them. The products are non-woven webs of entangled fibers of substantial tenacity, the fibers forming both a sheet-form web body... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6866913 | Protection system A protection system for preventing floor surfaces from becoming damaged due to the movement of furniture. The inventive device includes a piece of hook material, an adhesive strip attached to the hook material for attaching to the lower end of a leg of furniture, an... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6861108 | Method, apparatus and kit for attaching artificial flowers to non-blooming live vegetation to simulate blooming thereof Novel methods, apparatus and kits to provide a new presently-untapped market for state-of-the-art artificial flowers presently sold only as part of artificial plant assemblies that include artificial stems, branches, leaves, etc., the invention comprising various no... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6849142 | Method of making multi-layer female component for refastenable fastening device The female component for engaging a complementary hook component in a refastenable fastening device is capable of engaging a hook component that has flexible, resilient individual hook elements. The female component comprises at least two, and preferably three zones... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6842950 | Shieldless hook and loop fastener A fastener secures a trim cover to a foam pad. The fastener is positionable within a mold trench, which extends between a plurality of ends having stepped regions. The fastener includes a base having a mold surface and a foam surface opposite to the mold surface. Th... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6838131 | Multilayered structure resin molded product and method of manufacturing multilayered structure resin molded product It is an object of this invention to provide a multilayered structure molded product formable by reusing a resin molded product. To achieve this object, a multilayered structure resin molded product including a core layer and a skin layer is molded using a pulverize... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6838155 | Foam pad and process for production thereof A foam pad comprising a surface to which a trim cover can be secured, the surface comprising a channel having a width of up to about 15 mm. Disposed in the channel is one of a male portion or a female portion of a releasably engageable male-female trim cover attachm... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6828004 | Connected fastening members and process for production of resin molded article with fastening member Connected fastening members and method for mold-in articles. The connected fastening members include a plurality of mold-in fastening members each having a substrate and a predetermined number of engaging elements formed on a first or front surface of the substrate.... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6808787 | Methods for making garments with fastening components Efficient high speed methods for making garments with fastening components include positioning first fastening components on one surface of a product assemblage on opposite sides of a machine center line at selected first cross machine direction locations. In partic... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6797353 | Covering module and anchor sheet This application discloses a relatively thin flexible anchor sheet for installation under carpets or other decorative coverings and a covering module composed of a pre-attached decorative covering and anchor sheet which can be assembled by overlapping hook and loop ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6790795 | Fire blocking fabric A fire blocking material is disclosed comprising a nonwoven fabric including para-aramid fibers and pre-oxidized polyacrylonitrile, and optionally, a garnett of recycled polybenzimidazole, para-aramid or meta-aramid, or combinations thereof to form a fire blocking t... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6786256 | Table cover providing functional napkins A table cover comprises a rectangular sheet material such as a cloth, a synthetic resin material etc., and multiple napkin pieces which is of the same material and is formed in a body with the cover, respectively. The napkin pieces project beyond side edges of the s... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6783834 | Loop material for touch fastening Lightweight, non-woven loop products for hook-and-loop fastening are disclosed, as are methods for making them and end products employing them. The products are non-woven webs of entangled fibers of substantial tenacity, the fibers forming both a sheet-form web body... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6772484 | Mounting structure for mounting a resin molded article to a body panel A high-strength mounting structure is used for attaching a resin article to a body panel. The resin molded article has an elongated main body and a pair of mount ribs formed in several spots intermittently in a longitudinal direction. A protrusion is provided at a d... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6773779 | Redetachable device A redetachable self-adhesive device a) whose reverse face is bonded with a strip of a double-sidedly adhering adhesive sheet in such a way that one end of the adhesive sheet projects beyond the device as a grip tab, b) the adhesive sheet is such that t... | 08/10/2004 |
