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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7305718 | Firearm safety gloves and wristbands A firearm safety retaining glove or wristband includes an adjustable wristband or wristband portion releasably securable about a users wrist, a safety retaining strap attached at one end to the wristband or wristband portion, and extendable forwardly to and between ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305716 | Separable hospital gown A medical gown includes separable portions that can be joined using color coded fasteners. The garment includes a pair of sleeve portions each having a separable seam extending from a neck opening to a distal end of the sleeve portion. Disposed along each of two opp... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7266787 | Method for optimising transistor performance in integrated circuits A method (300) for optimising transistor performance in semiconductor integrated circuits built from standard cells (12), or custom transistor level layout, is disclosed. An active area of NMOS diffusion is extended with a joining area (102) bet... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258436 | Personal vision field blocker A blocking apparatus for positioning in front of a person's face, the apparatus in certain aspects having a front member disposable in front of a person's face, the front member having two spaced-apart ends, two tab members, each tab member projecting from one of th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7029136 | Light shield for welding A light shield for eye protection in the welding process comprises a holding unit, a base plate, a filter plate and a universal joint. The filter plate, in conjunction with the base plate, is mounted on a universal joint by which the tilt angle thereof with respect ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7000251 | Welding shield An apparatus includes a wall defining an opening. A first bracket is connected to the wall and defines a first channel. A second bracket is located across the wall opening from the first bracket and defines a second channel. A hinge connects the second bracket to th... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6938566 | Garment adapted for label attachment A garment adapted for attachment of a label subsequent to the substantially complete manufacture of the garment, where the garment comprises a joining seam between two garment components joined together to form a collar portion of the garment; and a strip which cove... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6564366 | Method for channel routing, and apparatus A channel routing method (200) comprises computing channel parameters (210), classifying a channel complexity and estimating a channel height (220), optionally, determining a trunk placement direction (225), assigning tracks and layers (230), determining ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6317886 | Welding mask with slatted window A mask for covering a person's face while welding. The mask includes a body adapted for covering the person's face, the body having a window with a translucent lens positioned over the window. The lens include at least one translucent slat, each slat havi... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6293280 | Kissing shield and method of use thereof A kissing shield comprised of a thin, flexible membrane and a frame or holder. The membrane is closed on three sides, a fourth side remaining open so that the membrane can be stretched over the frame or holder. The frame or holder consists of a supporting... | 09/25/2001 |
| 5926855 | Adjustable elastic protective eyewear strap An adjustable elastic protective eyewear strap for swimwear goggles and the like includes an elongated elastic cord having an elastic core encased in a stretchable cover. The goggle strap uses a releasable lock providing quick and convenient length adjust... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5732410 | Face shield having closeable drape A face shield apparatus to prevent bodily fluids and foreign materials from splashing into the user's face in medical situations. In non-medical use, this invention relates generally to preventing non-impact exposure from liquid splash, dirt and dust. The... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5727251 | Headband magnifier A headband magnifier comprises a one-piece polypropylene headband having a front portion, a back portion and two opposed sides where the back portion is disengageable so that the headband is movable between an at rest position and a compression position f... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5673431 | Face mask safety shield A face mask safety shield structure having a shield support formed of a fire-retardant material with an adjustable head band for adjusting the structure to fit various sizes of user heads. A visor is attached to opposite sides of the shield and enables a ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5647061 | Headband having eyeglass securing means A flexible, perspiration-absorbing headband includes a downwardly extending flexible strip having a first end fixed to the headband and a second end end releasably attachable to the headband. The second end of the strip may be looped around a nose bridge ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5634210 | Face-covering for protecting a wearer against the sun A face shield is flexible and includes two side wings that are connected to a main body by living hinges and a face-engaging element that spaces the body away from the face of a wearer. A flexible band attaches the shield to the wearer. The face shield bo... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5608917 | Ergonomic head band apparatus An ergonomic head band which may be comfortably worn for extended periods of time. The head band includes a strap having first and second upwardly curved side arcuate segments, a front arcuate region, and tails which couple together at the back of a weare... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5440760 | Disposable face shield The disposable face shield (10) protects the wearer against airborne particles and droplets possibly containing pathogens. The disposable face shield (10) includes a transparent plastic shield (12) and a cord (50) attached to the transparent plastic shiel... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5335371 | Baseball infielder's mask An infielder's mask is arranged to include use by players to include parallel bar structure directed across the mouth and nasal portions of an individual, with a bottom bar with a lowermost end of a U-shaped lower frame arranged to position about an indiv... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5252069 | Instrument flight rules (IFR) training device An Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Training Device for use during aircraft pilot training in conjunction with a headset having a pair of earphones supported by earphone stirrups. In its most preferred embodiment, the training device includes, at least, a ma... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5014353 | Face shield A face protecting device comprising a generally concave shield having an inwardly projecting peripheral border portion and provided with an observation opening therein, said shield being further provided with two spaced angularly disposed hand grips in th... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4993617 | Structure of head shield for welding pliers A welding apparatus that includes a welding rod pliers connected to a portable head shield by an elongated flexible articulated tube. The person can hold the pliers in one hand, with the flexible tube acting to position the shield in a proper location for... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4967775 | Transparent safety guard for manicurist use A transparent safety guard for use by manicurists. The safety guard includes an elongate concave flaring transparent shield securable to the wrist or ankle of a customer so that fingernail and toenail clippings which would otherwise propel towards the eye... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4928677 | Hygiene splint A hygiene splint for supporting the wrist and forearm and holding the fingers in an extended position, including a hand grip extending transversely-across the palm, a hand and wrist support adapted to contact the ulnar and ventral side of the hand, a fore... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4884296 | Protective face shield A protective face shield has a shield member of transparent flexible material in the upper corners of which pairs of slits are formed. A headband is threaded through the slits in a manner such that once the headband is donned the shield member may be pull... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4852189 | Headband structure The present invention is directed particularly to a headband structure which includes a moisture absorptive member for encircling a human head in embracement with the brow thereof, the head encircling member taking various forms exemplified by a bandanna ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4849863 | Safety light and sweat belt A belt for joggers, cyclists and other recreationists, having a forwardly shining light to reveal hazards along the path, along with an insulating, sweat producing liner on the body side of the belt, for maximum sweat production for local loss of fatty ti... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4475249 | Air cleaning magnetic attachment for a welder's face mask A section of flexible magnetic sheet material is bonded to the inner surface of a welder's face mask in that area below and on either side of an eye protective lens covered opening of a welder's face mask.... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4428079 | Protective transparent face and neck shield A face and neck protective shield for protection against waving lotion, neutralizer or any other treatment used on the head with the shield generally put on the user's head after the hair is rolled for a permanent prior to application of waving lotion. Th... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4214317 | Protective apparel An article of apparel for shielding portions of the body from flying debris such as saw splinters, drill chips, dust, grit, and other particulate matter resulting from overhead work with a hand-held tool, includes a sleeve with an arm-fitting cuff for con... | 07/29/1980 |
