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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5199111 | Toilet odor removing apparatus An exhaust fixture for removing obnoxious odors from a bathroom. The exhaust fixture is adapted to be mounted on the flat upper surface of a conventional toilet bowl, behind the conventional toilet seat, by use of the same bolts and nuts which secures the... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199112 | Raised superimposed toilet seat for total hip arthroplasty patients A raised superimposed toilet seat is adapted to fit on a conventional toilet seat and is contoured to particularly meet the needs of patients who have undergone unilateral or bilateral total hip replacement procedures. The seat is contoured so that when t... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199113 | Automatically adjusted water closet for handicapped and other family members A toilet elevation adjusting apparatus having an inner box-shaped frame secured within an outer box-shaped frame by channels and wheels to allow vertical displacement of the inner frame while the outer frame is secured to a wall. A toilet is secured to th... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199114 | Drain clearing device A drain clearing device having a transparent and hollow cylindrical body, a piston plunger assembly partially disposed in the cylindrical body, piston plunger assembly support attached to an upper end of the cylindrical body, and a drain seal attached to ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199115 | Bedpan rinsing apparatus arm assembly seal A diverter mechanism for a bedpan rinsing apparatus includes a diverter valve body and a nozzle pivot mounted within the valve body. A bedpan rinsing arm assembly is positioned within a passage in the nozzle pivot. The improvement is a seal between the no... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199116 | High-efficiency portable spa A high-efficiency portable spa is provided for therapeutic and recreational use which includes a tub, a flow generator for circulating water in the tub, and a two-section insulating cover. A heat generator is located adjacent an outlet of the flow generat... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199118 | Hand wash station A hand sanitizing wash station including a sink, a soap dispenser located above the sink for supplying soap, a water dispensing faucet located above the sink operated by a solenoid valve, a hot-air dryer located above the sink for supplying hot-air, a fir... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199119 | Foot operated water control A remote control wash basin is disclosed having a foot pedal operation. The foot pedal operates a crank to pull a wire cable that operates a lever to open a normally closed push button valve. Depressing the foot pedal latches the valve into the open posit... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199120 | Portable combined louging mat and pillow having a pocket Provided is a portable combination lounging mat and pillow comprising a pillow adapted to provide both a cushioned support for a user and a form around which the mat wraps for transportation and storage. The front and back surfaced mat, with extending sid... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199121 | Adjustable fill comforter A comforter comprising an outer fabric shell containing a fill of down or down-like material. The shell comprises a top panel and a bottom panel sewn together about their peripheral edges with the fill contained therebetween. The top and bottom shell pane... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199122 | Bed angle-elevators An extension or elevator device for the legs supporting bed-frames of various design, which are arranged to raise the head of the bed. The resultant pitching of the sleeping surface is to reduce stomach acid reflux into the esophagus in the condition Refl... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199123 | Examination bed for NMR or tomodensitometry apparatus Medical examination table comprised of plate (5), a frame (4) and intermediate means (6) for moving the plate relatively to the frame in order to introduce it into an examination apparatus (1). The means for moving the plate are provided with an elongated... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199124 | Cushion to prevent sleeping on the abdomen A device to prevent a user from sleeping on or rolling onto the abdomen during sleeping including a resilient foam cushion having a generally wedge-shaped cross-section. The cushion is formed with a base having length and a width sufficient to engage majo... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199125 | Method for textile treatment An apparatus and method for rapid and repeated interchange between liquid in a tank and liquid or air trapped in fabric and/or yarn interstices. This allows for a more rapid and uniform penetration of liquid into interstices of a textile material such as ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199126 | Method and apparatus for dyeing carpet A method and apparatus which utilizes a novel dye solution for dyeing carpet in which the dye solution is heated to a temperature higher than the boiling point of water thus allowing fixation of the dye on the carpet without the need for a steam fixator.... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199127 | Method for rinsing fabric articles in a vertical axis washer The present invention provides a method of rinsing fabric in a washer having a wash chamber rotatable about a vertical axis. Water is added to the wash chamber while rotating the wash chamber about its vertical axis a number of revolutions sufficient to c... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199128 | Method and apparatus for cleaning rubber deposits from airport runways and roadways A method and apparatus for cleaning rubber deposits from surfaces such as airport runways and roadways is disclosed. The apparatus includes a large vehicle that has the capacity to be loaded so as to effectively add weight to rubber cleaning tires of the ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199129 | Torque monitoring system for rotary drain and sewer cleaning apparatus A rotary drain and sewer cleaning apparatus includes a flexible elongate cable insertable into a line. An end of the elongate cable is attached in a drum and a portion of the elongate cable is wound in the drum. A motor rotates the drum. A power supply an... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199130 | Hydrophobic mop which retains its shape A mop having a plurality of cleaning elements each made of a hydrophobic net material with a center area having a respective locating aperture in alignment with each other. The center area of each is compressed between a securing member and fastener head.... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199131 | Thermoplastic caster assembly A caster assembly has a stem and ball bearing retainer made of a single homogeneous unit of reinforced plastic, a horn made of a single piece of reinforced plastic, a bottom bearing retainer made of a single piece of reinforced plastic, an upper set of ba... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199132 | Hinge for a sun visor in a motor vehicle A hinge for motor vehicle sun visors formed in an L-shaped one-piece body member (1) including a the mechanical device (3,4) designed for receiving and retaining the corresponding free ends (2a, 2b) of the sun visor frame, having a longitudinal frame hold... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199133 | Lint cleaner feeding rollers The traditional feed plate or stationary feed bar of a lint cleaner in a cotton gin is replaced by a rolling feed bar to press the cotton fibers onto the saw teeth of the saw cylinder. A rolling feed bar is a cylinder of about 1/4 the diameter of the saw ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199134 | System and method for producing a bleached cotton, nonwoven web A continuous textile processing system and method are disclosed for producing a nonwoven web containing bleached cotton fibers in a single line which includes a supply of fibers such as a bale opening device which opens bales of cotton fibers. A plurality... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199135 | Binding device An elastic binding device for circumferentially containing a bundle. A closed-loop elastic band is stretched around a bundle and an end portion thereof is projected through itself and seated in a notch of a dowel pin holding the projected end.... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199136 | Button for articles of clothing The present invention relates to a button that has improved strength and an improved resistance to deterioration. The button is preferably made from a ceramic material, such as partially stabilized zirconia, alumina, zirconia-alumina composites, or silico... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199137 | Rope guard assembly for wedge clamp A guard assembly which includes a bushing and assembly for securing the assembly in the slot of a wedge clamp. The bushing abuts a rope secured in the wedge clamp for preventing axial movement of the rope and wedge assembly which could loosen the secureme... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199138 | Magnetic fastener The present invention relates to a fastener means that utilizes the attraction of a permanent magnet. The present invention is an improvement on the female member having a slide plate which is to be attracted by the permanent magnet of the male member. Mo... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199139 | Fastening device A fastening device or apparatus wherein mechanical connection and/or disconnection or electrical connection and/or disconnection is accomplished as a result of the deformation of an oval/ellipse shaped component--the deformable component--which may prefer... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199140 | Inventory control clip for display hangers A clip for holding merchandise near the forward end portion of either a single-armed display hanger or a loop-type hanger and for maintaining a predetermined vertically spaced relationship between the hanger and the overlying arm of a label holder. The cl... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199141 | Method of producing a nonwoven fibrous textured panel and panel produced thereby A nonwoven fibrous flexible material includes a needled web having a front outer surface and a non-glazed back surface disposed opposite thereof. The web includes interengaged first fibers and second thermoplastic fibers with the outer surface being subst... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199142 | Production of expanded metal strip for reinforcing a resilient product The opposite edge portions and the center portion of a continuous strip of sheet metal are progressively sheared with longitudinally spaced and laterally extending slits to form opposing U-shaped tabs having corresponding edge portions and successively co... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199143 | Shaving machine Plastics having coatings are reused by first removing the coatings as by shaving or treatment with solvents or jets of hot liquid or vapor that melt the coatings and blow them away. Thin plastic pieces like compact discs are passed through surface milling... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199144 | Apparatus for affixing covering member to armrest body used for automotive seat An apparatus for affixing a covering member to a padding so as to produce an armrest body for use on an automotive seat, wherein an upper die assembly, on which is secured the padding, is provided in a vertical movable way, and a lower die assembly is pro... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199145 | Corporate stop assembly A corporate stop is shown for sealing an opening in the sidewall of a host pipe. The stop has a threaded stem with an enlarged head portion and a neck portion of reduced size. A flexible sleeve member is received about the neck portion of the stem and has... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199146 | Tensioning and crimping tool The tool includes a housing and a pair of forwardly projecting tubes respectively containing slidably mounted rods, one for use in tensioning a lock wire and the other for use in crimping a ferrule onto the lock wire. Camming structure moves the rods forw... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199147 | Movable jig assembly for the manufacture of aircraft components A spar assembly jig for tack-free positioning of aircraft spar components for subsequent fastening at a second location. Pneumatically operated clamps are mounted on the frame of such jig. The spar components are laid up in such jig and the clamp closed t... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199148 | Method of processing rubber blocks with steel This invention relates to a method of processing rubber blocks with steel. The rubber blocks of irregular shape come from scrap material provided by tire production lines. The irregular blocks of rubber with wire and capillary strands of steel are cut int... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199149 | Method of joining two superimposed flat thin objects together using a frangible joining pin A washer is positioned beneath a superimposed assembly of two or more flat thin objects (e.g. resin sheets) which is horizontally supported. A hollow joining pin is fitted about a metal pin supported vertically and coaxially with the washer. The joining p... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199150 | Method of constructing a retractable underbody truck ramp A retractable ramp is telescopable to a stowed position within a rearwardly open, longitudinally extending storage chamber within a cargo vehicle frame below a cargo carrying floor therein. It can be pulled from the vehicle, tilted downwardly so that its ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199151 | Method for making a pneumatic ground piercing tool In a method for making a self-propelled impact boring tool, the tool body is formed by swaging a steel tube to form the tapered nose of the tool. This results in less wasted steel as compared to conventional machining of a solid steel bar to form the body... | 04/06/1993 |
