Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5561855 | Ventilated welder's helmet A welder's helmet having a plurality of photovoltaic cell panels, responsive to light produced during welding operations, for driving a pair of fans secured to opposing side walls of a head protecting shell. The photovoltaic cell panels are angularly moun... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561856 | Palmar type anterior thumb support for use in a glove and a glove incorporating the same A palmar anterior thumb support for use with a glove or mitten includes a molded thermoplastic insert which extends distal of the wrist on the palmar side of the hand and the thumb. The support covers substantially all of the palm of the hand and substant... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561857 | Shin pad with lateral support The shin pad, for use in ice hockey and possibly other sports, includes a lower brace element positionable along the front of the player's shin and securable to the player's lower leg, and an upper brace element positionable along the front of the player'... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561858 | Swimsuit for infants A swimsuit for a female infant wearing a diaper, includes a tubular main section enclosing the torso of the infant, and a T-shaped flap extending from the lower rear extremity of the tubular main section. The flap includes a relatively narrow strip portio... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561859 | Leg warmer and tote bag article A multipurpose protective article having both body warming and item toting capacities, and having a front, a back, opposite sides, and a base, all of which are interconnected to provide a generally bag-shaped body open at its top and providing a pocket, t... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561860 | Reversible two-toned and/or two-textured shirt/sweater with extended sleeves An improved shirt/sweater which is reversible and comprised of two different sides, each having fabric of different color, pattern and/or texture. The sleeves are slightly tapered and extended in length over the conventional sleeve lengths so that when si... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561861 | Disposable surgical gown with single-ply knitted wrist cuffs and method of producing same Material and fabrication costs associated with disposable surgical gowns and like medical garments are significantly reduced by utilizing a circularly-knitted tubular fabric cuff formed predominantly of a single-ply knitted construction with a small annul... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561862 | Rigid helmet having air blowing system A helmet having an electrically energized air blowing system for discharging a broad curtain of flowing air along the face of the user for cooling and comfort. The helmet includes a rigid crown section to which is integrally connected a visor and is provi... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561863 | Surgical face mask A surgical face mask having a see-through portion and a porous portion wherein the see-through portion is adapted for viewing a portion of the wearer's mouth. The face mask may further include an eye shield which may be pivotally secured thereto. The see-... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561864 | Doll headwear A form of headwear that is adapted to be worn by a human, generally a child, generally in the form of a cap or visor. Mounted on the frontal section of the cap is the first type of engagable fastener. A doll, which has arms, hands, legs and feet has a sec... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561865 | Outerwear garment with integral storage pouch A storage pouch is formed integrally with an outerwear garment such as a pair of shorts, such as by sewing a semi-circular piece of fabric on a front or back, interior or exterior surface of the outerwear garment. For storage pouches formed on an exterior... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561866 | Safety Helmets A safety helmet for e.g. motorcycles has its outer shell firmed as a sandwich, comprising outer and inner composite layers each of resin and impact-resistant material separated by an intermediate layer of resilient material. The impact-resistant material ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561867 | Sanitary toilet seat apparatus An apparatus for providing a protective sheet or substrate on the upper surface of a toilet seat includes a supply storage container disposed at a first end of the toilet seat to store a supply of individual protective sheets, each having an opening, and ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561868 | Multiple position bathtub seat apparatus A multiple position bathtub seat apparatus is disclosed for use in combination with the bathtub having a pair of generally parallel longitudinal sides. The apparatus includes a support frame that extends generally between the longitudinal sides. A seat po... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561869 | Shower mounted body washer A shower mounted body washing apparatus for assisting a user in cleansing various parts of the body. An adjustable shower mounted device having a plurality of rotating cleansing brushes and spray nozzles operated by water pressure for washing the body of ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561870 | Shower curtain rod attachment A one-piece, multi-functional gripping connector is disclosed, to be used as a shower curtain rod attachment in conjunction with a standard shower curtain and curtain rod assembly, to allow the end or ends of the curtain to be turned inward, thereby preve... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561871 | Sink with wheelchair access A sink for disabled persons designed for use in the kitchen or in the bathroom. It includes at least one wide side ledge adequate for the placement of a faucet assembly, alleviating the problems associated with rear ledge faucet assembly placement. The bo... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561872 | Apparatus for raising and lowering a seat A frame of square tubular metal includes a U-shaped base and a pair of parallel spaced support members projecting upwardly from the base at an inclined angle for supporting a pair of telescopic arms. A seat extends between the arms and is supported by a p... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561873 | Air chamber-type patient mover air pallet with multiple control features An inflatable flexible pallet having generally rectangular dimensions defined by top and bottom sheets within which an array of structurally interrelated inflatable chambers are formed to support a load when inflated. The flexible pallet is configured to ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561874 | Child and infant enclosure structure comprised of tubing sections of lightweight, high modulus, fiber reinforced plastic matrix composite Playpen and crib construction which utilizes a high modulus fiber-reinforced plastic matrix tubing in the frame, said tubing being made of lightweight, high modulus fiber-reinforced plastic matrix composite tubing having a weight of 0.25 pounds or less pe... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561875 | Vacuum/heat formed cushion supported on a fluid permeable manifold A vacuum or heat formed cushion having upstanding cells of thin (15-40 mil) wall thickness and having rectangular body sections with upwardly inclined (10°-40°) triangular top panels. The cushions can be attached together to form a mattress or used indi... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561876 | Infant mattress A mattress like structure is provided which is designed to not only give good support to an infant while sleeping, but may hopefully reduce the possibility of the infant suffocating while sleeping on its stomach. It includes a generally rectangular shaped... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561877 | Double structure spring mattress A double structure spring mattress with hard spring mattress effect as well as soft spring mattress effect, one side of which mattress is backed by hard springs but the other side of which mattress is backed by soft springs coupled to the hard springs, is... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561878 | Hospital bed with integral selectively manipulatable support A hospital bed comprises a base, a patient support platform mounted above the base, and a selectively manipulable support integral with the platform. The support is movable to a position above the platform to raise the bed mattress and corresponding body ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561879 | Supportive mattress A mattress for supporting an infant in a supine position during sleep. The inventive device includes a main cushion member having a central portion top wall tapering into an inclined head wall whereat a head of the infant can be positioned. A pair of late... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561880 | Steam cabinet and steaming method A steam cabinet includes a base assembly with a water pan and an electrical resistance heater subassembly mounted in thermally conductive relationship therewith. The water pan includes a water inlet and a water outlet. A cabinet assembly is mounted on the... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561881 | Electric toothbrush An electric toothbrush comprising a toothbrush device (100) and a charge device (200) is operative to provide an accurate determination and an adequate indication of the duty performance of toothbrushing. The toothbrush device (100) comprises a supply uni... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561882 | Washing and wiping apparatus for a vehicle windshield A modular apparatus, for washing and wiping a windshield of a vehicle which has a hood extending downwardly away from the lower edge of the windshield, comprises at least two modules to be assembled together and to the rest of the vehicle. One of the modu... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561883 | Tank cleaning system using remotely controlled robotic vehicle Methods and apparatus are disclosed for cleaning storage containers used in petrochemical or oil refineries. A remotely controllable dual tracked robotic vehicle is placed in a container to be cleaned. A cleaning fluid diluent material is directed against... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561884 | Suction attachment, spray member suitable for in such a suction attachment, and vacuum cleaner provided with such a suction attachment "Suction attachment, spray member suitable for use in such a suction attachment, and vacuum cleaner provided with such a suction attachment." A suction attachment (1) for a vacuum cleaner (119) is provided, which suction attachment (1) has an underpressure cha... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561885 | Portable hand-held vacuum cleaner A portable hand-held vacuum cleaner includes a housing for holding a motor and a suction fan and a switch slidably mounted on the housing for selectively activating the motor. The switch extends out of the housing so as to be manually engageable. A nozzle... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561886 | Separable hinge The invention concerns a hinge, in particular a hinge for switch-cabinet and instrument-cabinet doors, the hinge comprising a part fitted to the door and a part fitted to the cabinet which engage with each other for rotational motion by means of at least ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561887 | Vehicle double pivot door hinge arrangement A double pivot hinge assembly for attaching a door to a vehicle body door frame for swinging the door between closed, intermediate open, and full open positions in a self-latching and unlatching uninterrupted manner. The hinge assembly includes a U-shaped... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561888 | Furniture hinge A furniture hinge (10) with a carcase-related part (12) which can be fastened adjustably on the carcase of a furniture piece, which is coupled to a door-related part by a linkage mechanism, and which is configured as a hinge cup (14) of metal. The cup par... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561889 | Method and apparatus for altering angular velocity of a coiler head An apparatus for depositing sliver from a sliver-producing machine into a coiler can in an annular pattern includes two cooperating pressure rolls for advancing the sliver; a rotatably supported coiler head arranged for receiving sliver from the pressure ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561890 | Intelligent cam-driven clamp A clamping arrangement employs a rotatable element, such as a ball, driven by a cam to apply a biasing force to an article desired to be clamped. The ball is contained within a housing having first and second through-holes arranged substantially orthogona... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561891 | Fastener structure between a diving flipper and a tightening strap thereof The present invention offers a fastener structure between a diving flipper and a tightening strap thereof which is characterized in the following design the fastener comprises a male fastener and a female fastener; the male fastener is-provided at one end... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561892 | Hardware for burial casket A combination burial casket and hardware comprises a casket shell having a wall, a plate secured to the wall and having a rear edge and a forward surface, an arm, adapted to receive and support a handle bar, pivoted to the plate, and including at least on... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561893 | Method of forming a hinge structure A personal computer includes a metallic main chassis section and a metallic subchassis hinged thereto. The subchassis includes a side wall and a floor forming a corner therebetween. The corner is formed by integral pieces of the subchassis extending betwe... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561894 | Method for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot using a collar Method for providing a decorative cover by providing a flower pot, positioning a sleeve about the floral grouping with a portion of the sleeve extending along a portion of the flower pot, disposing a sheet of material about the outer peripheral surface of... | 10/08/1996 |
