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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5568656 | Method and apparatus for an improved waterproof glove liner A method and apparatus for an improved waterproof glove is disclosed. A waterproof membrane and a cloth lining are laminated together to make a glove lining material. Then, front and back hand portions shaped as the front and back of a hand are cut out of... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568657 | Cut resistant protective glove A flexible, uncoated glove made from nonmetallic fabric comprising at least one fiber is disclosed. The glove is characterized by either weighing no more than about 30 g or having a thickness of no more than about 1.25 mm (0.05 inch), being cut resistant ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568658 | Convertible bed-chair assembly A convertible bed-chair assembly comprises first and second solid assembly members which fit together in two different configurations. Corresponding planar surfaces of the members each include a cavity therein which is formed by an internal wall of the co... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568659 | Mattress having integrated thermal layer for reflecting body heat A thermal layer is integrated into one of the sleep surface build-ups of a mattress, either between resilient layers of a quilted ticking panel or between a pair of resilient layers underlying the ticking panel. By selectively orienting the mattress, a me... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568660 | Wheelchair cushion and cover Pressure relief for wheelchair patients is improved by use of a relatively higher density foam, such as 2.4 pounds per cubic foot or above and a 25 percent ILD characteristic of at least about 50 pounds, together with independently acting cube shaped segm... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568661 | Articulated bed with frame mounted power module An articulated bed having a modified standard bed frame that supports an independent power module, replaceable without disassembly from the frame. The modified frame is the well known horizontally collapsible angle iron frame type with castered legs. The ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568662 | Spinal/cervical immobilization device and method A spinal and cervical immobilization apparatus (and associated methods) combining a fiber-reinforced, resin transfer molded, spinal immobilization board having rows of slots at one end with head and neck support brackets fitting into the slots, as require... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568663 | Disposable rescue mattress A disposable rescue mattress comprised of a mattress being comprised of an upper sheet and a lower sheet. The upper sheet and lower sheet are secured together along peripheral edges thereof to form an upper edge, a lower edge, and two side edges. The lowe... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568664 | Modular pad assembly A modular pad assembly includes at least two elongated plate members. Each of the elongated plate member has two opposed ends, and upper and lower faces. Each of the lower faces of the elongated plate members has two longitudinally spaced retaining rings ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568665 | Paint can rim punching tool and bottle opener A tool designed primarily to be used in conjunction with paint cans to not only open the lid of a paint can but also to puncture the rim groove of the paint can forming openings that permit any paint that accumulates in the rim groove to flow back within ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568666 | Gaming table cloth The present invention relates to a method for making a cloth for gaming and pool tables. The method includes providing a fibrous synthetic material having a top fibrous surface and a bottom screen surface. A mixture of dye and gel is prepared. The mixture... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568667 | Structure to interconnect two branches of a suspension bridge framework in correspondence of a pier supporting the catenary A suspension bridge having end piers from which the bridge is suspended. The bridge has a substantially fixed stiff horizontal branch (P1) and a substantially flexible horizontal branch (P2). Each bridge branch (P1, P2) comprises three parallel longitudin... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568668 | Push broom handle A broom handle includes a fastener for a broom bristle block, wherein a rod handle is attached to the broom bristle block by a bent fastener brace which includes a first mid plate and a wide central arcuate second portion attached to the handle, as well a... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568669 | Lotion applicator An applicator for use in applying lotion comprises a housing, a handle and an applicator pad. The housing is hollow so as to receive the handle therein when the handle is being stored. The applicator pad is attached to the housing and is used to spread lo... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568670 | Wiper blade with wire elastic response member therein An improved windshield wiper blade insert for mounting on a wiper blade carrier arm comprises a base portion, a shank portion and a wiping portion. The shank portion comprises an elastic response enhancing material. The material is preferably a metal that... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568671 | Caster assembly with integral plastic stem and horn and with removable axle lock cap An all-plastic, swivel caster assembly has horn and stem molded as a homogeneous unit of plastic. A wheel of molded plastic or plastic-rubber combination, supports the assembly. In one version, the horn sidewalls have fingers forming keyhole-shaped slots ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568672 | Support bracket and track assembly for sectional overhead doors A support bracket and track assembly for the support of sectional overhead doors. The assembly comprises track means (110, 112, 114) for supporting the overhead door sections and horizontal support bracket means (80) for supporting the track means (110, 1... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568673 | Pivot pin assembly for folding door A means for the vertical or height adjustment of folding doors comprises a pivot pin assembly utilizing a threaded adjustment bolt with a separate, unthreaded pivot pin. The bolt is threaded into the sleeve above the pivot pin. A lower interior portion of... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568674 | Slider for slide fastener In a slide fastener slider, an attachment lug stands from a slider body and has a pair of support projections facing each other, defining a recess for receiving a pintle of a pull tab. The lug additionally has opposite reinforcing projections situated out... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568675 | Two-piece clip A clip includes a female member having a cylindrical body having a hole with an expanded engaging portion around an inner surface at an upper end opening of the hole, spreadable legs formed by dividing a lower end portion of the body, and a flange extendi... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568676 | End release buckle An end release buckle. A buckle frame has a pivotally mounted pawl for lockingly engaging a buckle tongue. The pawl is urged to a locking position by a pawl spring and is released by an end release button having a ramp surface contacting and pivoting the ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568677 | Environmentally safe and economical burial casket A burial casket so configured of a non-biodegradable, corrosion-proof material to obtain the required mechanical strength with a minimum of material. The self-sealing gasket made of resilient material helps hold the cover on the casket and compresses at r... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568678 | Apparatus for needling a nonwoven web along a circular path The described apparatus for needling a nonwoven web comprises a slider-crank mechanism, which is connected to a rocker and serves to actuate at least one needle board, which is secured to the rocker, and web-guiding means comprising a web support, which i... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568679 | Method of manufacturing laminated piezoelectric actuator having cavity After forming a cavity in a laminated body of a plurality of piezoelectric ceramic films and internal electrodes, an insulator is formed on the end faces of the internal electrodes exposed on the wall surface of the cavity by electrophoretic process. Acco... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568680 | Method for making a reflector for a luminaire This method for making a luminaire reflector comprises: (a) providing a sheet of metal having two generally parallel edges and a mid-plane extending perpendicular to said edges; (b) cutting from this sheet a blank that comprises (i) two primary portions, ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568681 | Method for manufacturing a rotor for an electric machine A method for manufacturing a rotor for an electric machine, for example, a permanent-magnet excited rotor for a high-speed a.c. machine, the rotor including an inner part constituting a rotor body and an outer part including a capsule tube which, when the... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568682 | Orthogonal grid circuit interconnect method Methods for making low cost, high density circuits for multichip modules using a two-layer interconnect pattern. The circuit is comprised of parallel line segments on each side of the dielectric film, orthogonal to each other to form a mesh or grid when v... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568683 | Method of cooling a packaged electronic device A removable heatsink assembly comprised of a heatsink unit and a heatspreader is provided. The heatsink unit has at least one fin and a coupling collar for radiating heat away from a packaged electronic device. The heatspreader includes a platform attache... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568684 | Method of encapsulating an electronic device An electronic device (12, 13) is substantially enclosed by a fluid encapsulant (17). The fluid encapsulant consists essentially of a silicone resin and a catalyst selected from the group consisting of platinum and tin. The silicone resin is selected from ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568685 | Manually actuated apparatus for assembling hangers with indexing caps The specification discloses a system for producing and distributing index coded hangers to a plurality of locations, wherein the index indicia is correlated to the characteristics of the garment to be hung from the hanger at each of the plurality of locat... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568686 | Tool for assembling wire connectors A lightweight, economical, reliable and adaptable tool for use in joining wire connector assemblies such as those utilized in telecommunications includes a base member including a housing and a cam mechanism with a T-bar pivotally connected with a cam mec... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568687 | Method of fabricating a tank and method of fabricating a tank connector therefor A method of making a tank includes the steps of forming a pair of top and bottom half members by deep drawing, welding at least one tank connector assembly in an opening in one of the half members and fastening the top and bottom half members together by ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568688 | Hair shaving device with curved razor blade strip A manually operated, finger-manipulatable non-electric hair trimming device is provided for shaving nostril hair, ear hair or the like. The hair trimming device includes a head structure sized to fit within a small body cavity, such as a person's nostril ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568689 | Utility knife with improved hand grip strap A utility knife strap that is of a closed loop configuration so it can be selectively moved through an opening of a spring ring attached to the rear end of the utility knife while the strap retains its attachment to the utility knife, during which movemen... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568690 | Drafting instrument An improved drafting instrument is provided and consists of a base board and a slide member. The instrument is so constructed that various geometrical figures, such as squares, rectangles, right-angled isosceles triangles and regular triangles, are accura... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568691 | Hair dryer apparatus adapted for multi-functional usage A multi-functional assembly of a hair dryer and accessory units in which a base unit is attached to a wall for producing heated air which is supplied to a hand-held dryer. A garment dryer is attachable in the assembly to receive the heated air produced by... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568692 | Paint drying oven with radiant energy floor An improved paint drying oven for vehicles includes a "hold" zone with a radiant energy generating floor. The floor preferably is defined by an inner wall and an outer wall spaced beneath the inner wall. Heated air is passed into the space between the inn... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568693 | Method and an apparatus for the processing of photographic sheet material An apparatus for the processing of photographic sheet material having upstream and downstream drying chambers (101, 102). A heater (106) heats air entering the downstream chamber (102) to a downstream drying temperature. A fan (108) recirculates drying ai... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568694 | Behind the bumper, quick attachment system and mechanism for truck mounted snow plows A quick hitch-unhitch attachment for mounting a snow working implement on a vehicle, comprising a vehicle mount attachment (VMA) frame secured to the vehicle, has a pair of spaced sockets which are positioned below and behind the vehicle bumper when mount... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5568695 | Custom decorated cards A card for use in coordination with an item, container, or wrapping paper with which an item or a container may be covered is provided and includes a body of sheet material having outer and inner side surfaces. A fold line forms first and second body sect... | 10/29/1996 |
