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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5594954 | Knee-pad and elbow-pad A knee-pad or an elbow-pad has a body made of a layer of lining, a layer of buffer and a surface cloth by means of thermal pressing process. The body has an intermediate, an upper and a lower portion. The intermediate portion additionally has a bowl-shape... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594955 | Surgical gown sleeve A garment, such as a surgical gown, having a liquid impervious sleeve and a liquid retentive/impervious cuff is provided. The sleeve may be formed from a fibrous web secured to a liquid impervious film. The cuff may be formed from a liquid retentive layer... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594956 | Head bandanna having a headband with closure tabs A head bandanna is provided for protecting and covering the head area, which is used in sporting, recreational and work activities and includes a head covering made of fabric having a front and a rear portion, wherein the front portion has a front curved ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594957 | Foldable toilet seat cover A foldable toilet seat cover includes two sections pivotally coupled together. A lower section has a lower portion for pivotally coupling to a toilet seat. The lower portion of the upper section includes a notch for engaging with a handle. The handle incl... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594958 | Hands-off toilet seat lifting apparatus A hands-off toilet seat lifting apparatus comprised of a mounting bracket adapted for removable securement around a base of an existing toilet. The mounting bracket has a securement block secured to an outer surface thereof. The device contains a first fo... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594959 | Dual-flush refill apparatus A refill apparatus for a dual flush apparatus comprises a refill tube connected to a refill valve responsive to a drop in water level in a tank to initiate a refill flow of water for refilling the tank and for refilling a trap via an overflow tube, the re... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594960 | Swimming pool cover with drainage and filter A cover for a water pool comprised of flexible waterproof material having a drainage opening positioned therein and a sleeve defining a passageway secured on the cover and in alignment with and intersecting the drainage opening allowing a filter to be sli... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594961 | Adjustable height bed A bed includes a bed body, ascending and descending means, and an auxiliary leg member. The bed body has a floor frame, and a main leg member fixed to the floor frame. The ascending and descending means has an ascending and descending link, and an extensi... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594962 | Fluid filled medical mattress The subject matter of the invention is a medical mattress comprising a flexible tubular envelope (1) open at two ends, divided into a central section (3a, 3b) open at both ends and flanked, on either side, by an area forming a border (4a, 4b; 5a, 5b) open... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594963 | Pressure relief air mattress and related system A pressure-relieving therapeutic mattress system that uniquely combines three releasably connected main air cushions that are separately controlled for supporting corresponding portions of a patient at minimal patient interface pressures, together with a ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594964 | Waterbed mattress cover and method of making same A cover for a waterbed mattress includes a top layer suitably sized to cover the waterbed mattress and an inner backing layer of substantially the same overall outline as the top portion disposed so that the top layer lies over the backing layer. A bottom... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594965 | Hospital bed adjustable foot stop A foot stop for a user resting on a mattress, the foot stop adapted to be removably attachable to said mattress, comprising a unitary, generally rigid structural member incorporating opposing U shaped sections at each end that have inner dimensions essent... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594966 | Knife with blade sharpener stored in knife handle A blade sharpener for a pocket knife is in the form of an appendage which can be removably secured to the knife handle and which carries a superabrasive layer sharpening surface, such as an electroplated diamond grit. The appendage may take the form of a ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594967 | Bayonet system including bayonet with integral tang and scabbard with hand protection A bayonet system includes a bayonet and a scabbard in which the bayonet is received for storage. The bayonet is formed with an integral blade-and-tang unit. A plastic handle is molded over the tang, with a portion of the tang protruding from a butt end of... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594968 | Method and apparatus for space dyeing yarn A method and apparatus for space dyeing yarn includes a series of dye stations each of which has a dye applicator roll and a rotatable pattern roll having deflecting rods which may deflect yarn into engagement with the periphery of the respective dye appl... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594970 | Personal cleansing implement using knitted tubing A personal cleansing implement comprises a substantially rectangular hydrophobic batt. The batt is a piece of knitted tubing made from extruded linear low density polyethylene monofilaments knitted into a tube on a knitting machine having a setting rangin... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594971 | Paint roller frame assembly with lock equipped end member A paint roller assembly includes a wire frame having a spindle on which a wire cage is rotatably mounted with end mounted bearing members. An outermost bearing member includes an annular wall provided with a flexible arm having a stop at its distal end. T... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594972 | Dust collector A dust collector, with a funnel assembly mounted on a flexible arm and provided with a vacuum assist, provides a sutiable apparatus to remove residue caused by a machining practice applied to a work piece.... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594973 | Device for cleaning the wall of a silo Device for cleaning the wall (1, 23) of a silo, comprising a compressed-air gun (12) suspended from two cables (14, 15) which are connected to two separate winches (16, 17), bearing on two pulleys (9, 10) fastened to a frame (6) which is arranged inside t... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594974 | Releasable caster A releasable caster for use with a moveable structure having a bottom wall wherein the caster has a swivel connected yoke and stem with the yoke supporting a plastic wheel. The stem includes a manually operable spring biased rod that has an indentation be... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594975 | Adjustable tool handle A handle for a tool such as a lobby dustpan is provided. The handle is preferably mounted on a vertical shaft of the tool. The handle may be placed in either a locked position or an unlocked position. In the locked position the handle is rigidly connected... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594976 | Pivot assembly A pivot assembly for mounting a pivot arm on a housing includes in a first embodiment thereof a pair of spaced mounting walls which extend inwardly in the housing adjacent opposite side extremities of a pivot opening therein and a pivot shaft on the pivot... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594977 | Smooth rod-gripping apparatus An apparatus for gripping a smooth, fiberglass rod, the apparatus comprising a housing, a jaw cluster within the housing, and a force tube for positioning the jaw cluster within the housing. The rod-gripping apparatus includes a first aperture and a secon... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594978 | Expander for tubular fabrics A fabric expander apparatus for tubular fabrics includes at least two first internal wheel and belt assembly groups kept in position inside and on the sides of the fabric tube by second external corresponding wheel and belt assembly groups. Each first int... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594979 | Method for packaging a surface acoustic wave device A pair of crystallographically matched piezoelectric substrates are sealed together to provide a package for a SAW device. A sealant material including a glass frit is deposited on a selected portion of a first one of the pair of substrates. The substrate... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594980 | Electric wire producing control device and electric wire measuring and cutting apparatus including the control device In the present invention, wire producing data is recorded on a production label 60 using a bar code. Prior to operating an apparatus, an operator inputs bar codes on a plurality of production labels 60 to a control section 51 by a bar code reader 41. In t... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594981 | Apparatus for telescopically assembling a tubing segment on a length of tubing An apparatus is disclosed which has utility for assembling a flexible tubular segment telescopically upon an end portion of a length of tubing when the tubing has an outer diameter which is substantially the same or greater than the inner diameter of the ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594982 | Ductwork alignment tool A hand tool for aligning misaligned adjacent ductwork sections having return flange terminations is provided with a sheet metal base area having integrally formed side flanges and an integral V-shaped notch element which functions to align the ductwork se... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594983 | Method of forming a chair and grouping thereof A hollow chair may hold an amount of weight due to a flowable material contained therein and may be joined to one or more chairs.... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594984 | Gapless inner diameter stator winding blocking mechanism An inner diameter block for blocking the inner diameter of windings of an electric motor includes a plurality of first segments and a plurality of second segments arranged in an alternating manner. The segments are movable radially outwardly to block the ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594985 | End pin extractor for semiconductor storage tube The invention is to an extractor for removing pins from storage tubes having a plurality of electronic semiconductor devices therein. A movable arm has an extractor pin on one end and is pivotally mounted to a frame on the other end. A head assembly for r... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594986 | Method for obtaining an electrical connection with a thin monoface conductive strip and connection thus obtained Method of manufacturing an electrical connection, and connection thus obtained between a strip of a plastic material (1) having a conductive coating on a single face (5) and a second conductor (15) positioned on the non-conductive side (3) of said strip c... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594987 | Method of making a sub-miniature aerosolizer A sub-miniature aerosolizer comprises a substantially elongated sleeve member, a substantially elongated insert and a substantially elongated body member. The sleeve member includes a threaded inner surface which is adapted to receive the insert which is ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594988 | Method of making a wheel rim A method of manufacturing a wheel rim comprising the steps of: (i) pressing or rolling flat steel section into an annulus; (ii) welding the ends of the section together; (iii) heating to about 700° C. one end of the annulus to an axially extending depth ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594989 | Process for making jewelry utilizing a hard photopolymer The instant invention contemplates a process for manufacturing jewelry including the steps of: (a) creating a photographic negative from a computer-generated image; (b) masking the negative over a photopolymerizable resin backed by a rigid substrate; (c) ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594990 | Lawn trimming and edging apparatus having motor housing rotatable on extendable handle A powered lawn and garden tool for trimming and edging lawns is specially adapted for shipping and storing in collapsed state for reduced package sizes includes a single length of tube that is received within an extended neck portion of a motor housing. D... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594991 | Marking device This invention relates to a marking device for making two-dimensional identification signs on the surface of any object, of the type in which the micro-percussion tool is borne axially by a slewable rod which is retained angularly along its axis and which... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594992 | Apparatus for measuring a lens frame configuration An apparatus for measuring a lens frame configuration is provided which comprises an apparatus body provided with a measuring reference surface, a frame holder movably retained by the apparatus body and adapted to hold right and left lens frames of an eye... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594993 | Hand-held builder's square and string line device incorporating a laser A compact, low-cost, hand-held builder's tool for use in defining reference lines perpendicular and parallel to a specified surface. The tool comprises a housing that is generally small enough to fit conveniently in the user's hand and that includes a bat... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594994 | Tree stand rangefinder and method of using the same A hand held device adapted to be used by an archer situated in an elevated position to aid in the determination of the approximate ground distance to a stationary or moving target in a simple and efficient manner in order that he might thereby increase hi... | 01/21/1997 |
