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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5522091 | Sighter's protective helmet A protective headgear assembly for use by personnel required to use sighting devices in which a close-fitting helmet carries impact-resistant, energy-absorbing material over that portion covering the wearer's nape, crown and side head portions over the ea... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522092 | Cap with sleep posture alarm A cap with sleep posture alarm comprising a cap adapted for receiving a user's head; alarm circuitry for generating an alarm signal when electrically energized; at least one speaker for transmitting an alarm based upon receipt of an alarm signal; a power ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522093 | Toilet ventilation system The toilet ventilation system has an intake member located directly adjacent the toilet bowl of a toilet. The intake member is coupled to a manifold supported by the toilet which permits odors from the toilet to be transferred from the intake member and m... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522094 | Water plunger for clearing clogged drains A plunger for clearing a drain pipe, the drain pipe terminating in a drain fitting, the plunger including an elongated cylinder having a first end and a second end, an elongated chamber disposed within the elongated cylinder, a piston disposed within the ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522095 | Method and apparatus for producing sterile surgical media The features of a surgical slush machine are augmented by supplemental basins for surgical liquid to thereby permit simultaneous availability of warm and/or chilled liquid and/or surgical slush. The basins are disposed in close sequential adjacency, and a... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522096 | Toilet tank hand wash basin A finger wash basin that can be attached to an existing toilet without major modifications. The basin consists of a container which is mounted adjacent or on the existing toilet and has a water supply pipe which is connected to the existing water supply p... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522097 | Convertible counter-couch-bed unit A convertible furniture unit has two platforms rotatably joined to each other such that the convertible furniture unit functions as a bed when the two platforms are horizontal and the convertible furniture unit functions as a couch when the two platforms ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522098 | Parturition bed A parturition bed having a lying surface (1) transversely divided into two mutually adjustable parts has a main supporting part (2) and a leg supporting part (3) that may be adjusted from a common lying plane into planes approximately parallel to the lyin... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522099 | Wash water draining device for washing patients in bed A wash water draining device for washing patients in bed has a mattress base, which is formed, for example, by inflatable chambers and is disposed underneath a waterproof bed mattress and slopes the bed mattress from the sides to the center and from the h... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522100 | Stretcher with transfer board which retracts between litter and frame A stretcher includes a patient support portion vertically movably supported on a wheeled base by a lift arrangement. Two pivot members are supported on the support portion for pivotal movement about respective vertical axes, and each support a respective ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522101 | Bedrail and bedpost connection A detachable coupling is provided to interconnect a horizontally disposed bed support rail to an upright bedpost. The ends of the bedrail are provided with vertically oriented, channel-shaped feet or pegs. Each such downward projection has a web extending... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522102 | Wall bed apparatus A wall bed apparatus (10) including a stand alone bed unit (11) including a bed frame (21) equipped with a pair of rocker panels (50) which support the bed frame (21) and associated mattress (100) in a vertically upright position and an enclosure unit (12... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522103 | Collapsible bed pan/body support system for maintaining desired relative orientation of a bedridden patient's legs, hips and spine A system for supporting a bed ridden patient while that patient uses a bed pan includes a body-supporting section and a foot-supporting section which co-operate with each other to maintain a proper and desired relative orientation among the patient's legs... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522104 | Lateral recumbency support pillow A torso and lumbar support and position stabilizing pillow for a lateral recumbency position comprising a substantially planar base member, a main body and a lumbar support member, the main body having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outside surface a... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522105 | Health pillow A health pillow which emits the fragrance of wood and induces a pleasant mood leading to peaceful sleep. A plurality of cylindrical, hollow wood sections improve air circulation in the pillow while at the same time emitting a fragrance which lasts for a l... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522106 | Seat cushion assembly A seat cushion assembly has a lower layer of resilient shape-retaining material with an upper surface having a pair of adjacent parallel channel-shaped recesses extending rearwardly from a front end of the cushion assembly and shaped to conform to the und... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522107 | Retaining arrangement for an inflatable member in a dock leveler A dock leveler includes a ramp movable between a raised position and a lowered position in response to selective inflation of an inflatable member disposed between the ramp and a support located below the ramp, and an improved mounting arrangement for sec... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522108 | Dock leveler having a ramp movable to a raised position by inflation of an inflatable member, with a filler for occupying volume within the inflatable member A dock leveler including a ramp is movable to a raised position by inflation of an inflatable member, such as an air bag assembly. One or more filler members are located within an internal cavity defined by the air bag assembly, to occupy void volume ther... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522109 | Double-headed toothbrush A toothbrush comprises an elongate element with a brushhead on each end. The elongate element (10) is composed of a first curved portion (10a, 10b) on one end and a corresponding second curved portion (10b, 10a) on the other end. Each curved portion furth... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522110 | Cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus comprising a handle and a base member having a first surface and a second surface. The handle is coupled to the first surface and a brush portion is attached to the second surface. The cleaning apparatus further includes an absorbent ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522111 | Finishing trowel handle A finishing trowel comprised of a blade, a mounting and a handle, wherein the handle is hollow and has a square mounting hole for receiving a square mounting surface. A plastic handle is comprised of a durable inner core material and a grippable outer mem... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522112 | Wiping mirror for motor vehicle A wiping mirror assembly for trucks and other motor vehicles employs a wiper carrier coupled to an off-the-shelf multiple start, high lead screw that is driven by a reversing motor via a belt. A magnetic switch positioned adjacent each end of the screw se... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522113 | Refill wiper element with frangible clamps A wiper refill element for a wiper blade and a method for the assembly of the wiper refill element to the wiper blade. The spring bars are held in lateral grooves of a wiper rubber squeegee body and are secured by frangible holding clamps lapping over the... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522114 | Carpet cleaning apparatus An improved rotary brush carpet cleaning apparatus provides superior cleaning performance both by more efficiently dispensing shampoo onto a scrubbed portion of a carpet and by more effectively holding an extraction ring against the surface being cleaned ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522115 | Blower vacuum A blower vacuum unit for selective operation in a blower mode and in a suction mode, comprises: a housing having means forming an air inlet and means forming an air outlet; a motor carried within the housing, an impeller rotatably driven by the motor and ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522116 | Casket handling apparatus Handling apparatus for a casket has a first member for applying a laterally inwardly directed force to a wall of the casket, a second member for applying laterally outwardly and upwardly directed forces to a lower edge of the casket, a third member interc... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522117 | Moisture proof hinge A fluid proof hinge has a first hinge part and a second hinge part connected by a metal pin. The first hinge part has an integral flange of an elastomeric material adjacent to the hinge area, the flange extends along the length of the hinge and protrudes ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522118 | Hinge comprising two hinge parts rotatably connected with each other via support walls A hinge comprising two hinge parts rotatably connected to each other by support walls, on each of which a support arm of a suspension device for a control device or the like is disposed. The hinge axis extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522119 | Fiber web supporting device in a carding machine A carding machine includes a main carding cylinder; a doffer cooperating with the main carding cylinder for removing fiber material therefrom; a stripping roll cooperating with the doffer for removing a fiber web therefrom; upper and lower cooperating cru... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522120 | Variable gripping jam cleat A variable gripping jam cleat has an input end and an output end. A V-shaped groove extends longitudinally between the ends of the jam cleat. The V-shaped groove has a longitudinal axis and opposed side walls. The side walls have a number of frictional el... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522121 | Coupler to join two strollers A device is provided for engaging and disengaging any two baby strolling devices consisting of two components spaced apart and coupled by a snap release connector. When mounted between the frames of any two baby strolling devices (given that it can rotate... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522122 | Removalbe flashlight holder for bicycle handlebar A strap of stretchable material that is adapted for engagement with one end of a flashlight, wrapping around the handlebar of a bicycle, and further engagement with the other end of the flashlight, thereby securely strapping it to the handlebar. The strap... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522123 | Method and apparatus for assembling electronic component A method of and an apparatus for assembling an electronic component, such as a ladder-type filter, having a plurality of parts being held under pressure and stored in a case. First, the parts such as elements and terminal plates and the case are carried i... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522124 | Roller burnishing apparatus having directly driven, coaxially disposed burnishing head assembly A machine tool apparatus having a burnishing head assembly coupled directly to a hollow, tubular output shaft of the motor of the apparatus. The tubular output shaft is coupled to the armature of the motor and allows a cylindrical workpiece or part insert... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522125 | Method for making armatures for electrodynamic machines An operator sequentially inserts into an automated system for making armatures for electrodynamic machines loaded magazines containing a required number of hairpin conductors for an armature to be made, an armature core comprising a plurality of substanti... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522126 | Method of manufacturing a composite magnetic head A ferrite plate and a ceramic plate are joined to each other by a glass layer interposed therebetween. The ferrite plate and the ceramic plate thus joined to each other by the glass layer serve as a trailing core in the form of a composite for use in a ma... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522127 | Method of manufacturing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell having high charging efficiency over wide temperature range including low temperature, high energy density and superior charge and discharge cycle life, provided with a negative electrode manufactured with mesophas... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522128 | Apparatus for centering and aligning semi-rigid materials, such as an automotive headliner, for mounting a locating feature thereon A method and apparatus for centering and aligning a semi-rigid material, preferably a vehicle headliner, relative to a centering apparatus, is disclosed for mounting thereon a locating feature about the actual center line of the headliner. The method and ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522129 | Apparatus for automatically fixing the self-piercing nuts An apparatus for automatically causing the end face of a self-piercing nut (N) to function as a punch for piercing a metallic panel (P) laid on a caulking die (1) so that the nut is fixed to the panel. The apparatus has a pair of gripping fingers (31, 32)... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522130 | Laser positioning system for wire cutting and stripping apparatus A laser positioning system for a wire cutting and stripping apparatus. Insulated wire having an outer layer of frayable insulation is fed in a downstream path in increments of length by a feeding and measuring unit. A wire burning unit is located upstream... | 06/04/1996 |
