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Patent No. 6293874

User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks

An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.

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Examiner: Garrett, Felisa


Primary examiner statistics: 261 patents; average approval time: 764 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 370 patents; average approval time: 673 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6326334 Method of forming a superconductor
6261364 Semiconductor single-crystal growth system
6217648 Single crystal pull-up apparatus and single crystal pull-up metho...
6197699 In situ dry cleaning process for poly gate etch
6176923 Crucible with differentially expanding release mechanism
6176924 Transparent multi-zone crystal growth furnace and method for cont...
6171392 Method for producing silicon single crystal
6165263 Method for growing single crystal
6143071 Method for heat treatment of silicon substrate, substrate treated...
6139630 Suspender for polycrystalline material rods
6139625 Method for producing a silicon single crystal wafer and a silicon...
6136092 Quart crucible with large diameter for pulling single crystal and...
6132508 Device and method for liquefying and crystallizing substances
6120599 Silicon single crystal wafer having few crystal defects, and meth...
6117233 Formation of single-crystal thin SiC films
6113691 Ultra-low pressure metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) meth...
6110272 Method for producing silicon single crystal
6110275 Manufacture of titanium carbide, nitride and carbonitride whisker...
6106612 Level detector and method for detecting a surface level of a mate...
6100201 Method of forming a semiconductor memory device
6086671 Method for growing a silicon single crystal
6080374 Centrifugal crystallization refining apparatus
6077343 Silicon single crystal wafer having few defects wherein nitrogen ...
6071337 Apparatus and method for producing crystals by the czochralski me...
6068788 Wafer-cleaning solution and process for the production thereof
6063189 Mechanism for clamping a crystal body in a crystal-body lifting d...
6056819 Method for pulling a single crystal
6057244 Method for improved sputter etch processing
6048398 Device for epitaxially growing objects
6048394 Method for growing single crystals from polycrystalline precursor...
6030451 Two camera diameter control system with diameter tracking for sil...
6020266 Single step electroplating process for interconnect via fill and ...
6013129 Production of heavily-doped silicon
5980629 Methods for improving zero dislocation yield of single crystals
5976247 Surface-treated crucibles for improved zero dislocation performan...
5972109 Growth of bulk single crystals of aluminum nitride
5968261 Method for growing large silicon carbide single crystals
5961716 Diameter and melt measurement method used in automatically contro...
5961717 Synthesis of phosphorus-doped diamond
5961935 Method and apparatus for preparing purified terephthalic acid

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5868847 Clamp ring for shielding a substrate during film layer deposition
5820672 OISF control in czochralski-grown crystals
5743955 Method for synthesizing fine-grained phosphor powders of the type...
5730799 Device for producing single crystals
5702523 Rotating head for crystal pulling systems
5683515 Apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device having conduct...
5653800 Method for producing N-type semiconducting diamond
5650007 Method for production of spinel single crystal filaments
5647904 Method for manufacturing superconducting ceramics in a magnetic f...
5639300 Epitaxy with reusable template
5637146 Method for the growth of nitride based semiconductors and its app...
5632811 Method of retaining melt of oxide
5628862 Polishing pad for chemical-mechanical polishing of a semiconducto...
5622564 Metallizing apparatus
5622566 Film-forming apparatus
5618349 Thermal treatment with enhanced intra-wafer, intra-and inter-batc...
5616175 3-D carbon-carbon composites for crystal pulling furnace hardware
5614019 Method for the growth of industrial crystals
5611856 Method for growing crystals
5612014 Compound semiconductor crystal
5611854 Seed crystals with improved properties for melt processing s...
5609683 Apparatus for making industrial diamond
5609682 Method for the preparation of silicon single crystal
5609688 Apparatus for producing semiconductor device
5607507 System for oxygen precipitation control in silicon crystals
5607510 Vacuum processing apparatus
5603763 Method for growing single crystal
5603761 Liquid phase epitaxial growth method for carrying out the same
5602060 Process for the production of semiconductor devices
5599390 Apparatus for crystal pulling
5597411 Method of forming a single crystal material
5597410 Method to make a SOI wafer for IC manufacturing
5595600 Low temperature selective growth of silicon or silicon alloys
5595604 Wafer supporting boat
5595603 Apparatus for the controlled delivery of vaporized chemical precu...
5595602 Diffuser for uniform gas distribution in semiconductor processing...
5595605 Apparatus for preventing the unstable growth rate of oxide caused...
5593498 Apparatus for rotating a crucible of a crystal pulling machine
5593496 Slurry crystallization method using bubbles directed at a heat ex...
5591260 Method for crystal growth
 
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