Quotables
"The horse is here to stay, the automobile is only a novelty - fad."
President of Michigan Savings Bank ; 1903
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5636377 | Hip protection device for the elderly A hip protection device for the elderly which provides protection to the trochanteric region the wearer to prevent fracture thereto upon falling from a standing position. An undergarment is provided with at least one pocket enclosing a pad, or other alter... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636378 | Impact sensing vest An apparatus comprising a vest constructed using woven tubing which generally forms a mesh throughout the vest. The tubing is connected with a reservoir, wherein the tubing and reservoir are filled with electrically conductive fluid. The fluid communicate... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636379 | Jaw-joint protective device A jaw joint protective device is provided for protecting teeth, lips, jaw, and other delicate structures of the vital cranial triad (VCT) from injury and/or for supporting the condyle of the temporomamdibular joint (TMJ) in a relatively fixed (stable) pos... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636380 | Thermoregulatory apparel Thermoregulatory apparel includes garments, for close-fitting skin-contacting wear having, in preferred embodiments, a base fabric of Coolmaxcm high moisture evaporation fabric having one or more insulating panels of Thermaxcm or The... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636381 | Sports glove with splayed fingers A sports glove particularly suited for being worn on a player's hand to facilitate ball handling as in basketball handling includes resilient finger positioning members mounted on the glove in positions which tend to splay the fingers of the player's hand... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636382 | Protective systems for sensitive skin A protective glove system having at least two components including a waterproof and water vapor permeable inner glove component that provides a barrier against allergens and an outer glove component that is liquidproof. A method of using the glove system ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636383 | Head mounted apparatus for supporting and raising ceiling materials A rotatable, head mounted support apparatus for supporting drywall and other ceiling panels during the construction of a ceiling. The rotatable, head mounted support apparatus is preferably secured to the top of a hard hat, and includes rotatable, turntab... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636384 | Headband and bow combination This invention is a headband and bow combination where the bows can be changed to create different looks. The headband has an over-hand knot tied in it, which may be loosened to receive a bow and then tightened to hold the bow in place. The headband is of... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636385 | Clothing article with framed hologram applique A clothing article in the form of a T-shirt, sweat shirt, or the like allows a hologram sheet design to be displayed through the window of a flexible frame member. The hologram sheet is in the form of a flat layer having an inner surface that faces the cl... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636386 | Pleated tennis skirt with pocket and method for manufacturing the same A tennis skirt having a pocket hidden within a pleated, partially tacked down, knife edge tennis skirt is disclosed. The pocket is hidden within the upper, tacked down portion of the pleat. Due to the unique manufacturing process of the present invention,... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636387 | Protective undergarment A penetration resistant undergarment in the form of pants for preventing sexual assault upon a wearer. The pants have a front portion and a back portion secured together so as to define a narrowed waist and a pair of laterally-spaced legs remote therefrom... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636388 | Goggles A set of goggles comprising a lens holder including a pair of confronting straps having aligned lens apertures therein which receive lens. The straps are coupled together along the bottom, side and outer top confronting edges but are separated at a centra... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636389 | Toilet seat lid with removable, customizable insert A toilet seat lid with a removably attached center portion allowing for custom enhancement is disclosed. The lid is comprised of an annulus, the center of which is a removable insert coverable by material bearing a design. Whenever desired, the insert may... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636390 | Sink stopper for cleaning and stuffing A combination sink stoppering, surface scrubbing, garbage scooping, garbage stuffing device having a generally horizontally oriented disk-shaped body providing a downfacing surface flange for stoppering a drain of a garbage disposal device. A curved scoop... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636391 | Baby bidet for cleaning a baby A baby bidet adapted to be placed on the top of the rim of a toilet bowl in order to facilitate cleaning a baby placed in the bidet, such as when changing a soiled diaper. The bidet is shaped so as to fit within and on the toilet bowl, and includes a slop... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636392 | Hammock A hammock includes a netting for receiving a user, the netting having cords at opposite ends thereof. The hammock further includes a base member, the base member including left and right pipe assembly lines and front and rear connecting members for connec... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636393 | Mattress cover with inelastically stretchable skirt The invention comprises a mattress cover, mattress cover skirt material and methods of making the same, wherein the skirt material has inelastic stretch in the longitudinal and cross directions and the stretch in the cross direction is considerably greate... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636394 | Hospital bed with rack and pinion stabilizer A hospital bed including a base adapted to roll over the floor, a litter disposed on the base upon which the patient rests, a lift assembly designed to selectively position the litter a selected vertical distance above the base and at least one stabilizer... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636395 | Mattress pad with gel filled chambers coupled to a foam cushion A pad for individually supporting portions of a human body relative to a mattress. The inventive device includes a flexible pad positionable atop a mattress of a bed. An individual support assembly is coupled to an upper surface of the flexible pad and in... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636396 | Inner spring border firmness adjuster An inner spring core comprising a plurality of coil springs arranged in rows and columns having an improved border firmness adjuster around the periphery of the core. The improved border firmness adjuster comprises one of more inflatable pneumatic members... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636397 | Futon mattress A futon mattress construction including at least one end cap formed of a flexible, deformable material that is resistant to flattening, a means for retaining the end cap near an edge of the mattress and at least two layers of batting encasing the flexible... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636398 | Multiple application hand tool A multiple application hand tool adapted for constructing or repairing wire fences, the tool having a pair of body members interconnected for substantially pivotal movement relative to each other about an axis of reference between a first operational posi... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636399 | Movable ramp assembly A movable ramp assembly is provided that can be securely stored and safely and reliably operated. The ramp assembly includes a platform that is conveniently stored to travel with a vehicle and deployed in a motion pattern to allow the passage of passenger... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636400 | Automatic infant bottle cleaner An automatic infant bottle cleaner comprises a hand-held, battery-operated drill mechanism having a bristle brush attachment. The drill mechanism has an ergonomically angled case made of hard plastic. The drill mechanism also has a three position slide sw... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636401 | Cleaning apparatus and cleaning method The present invention provides a cleaning apparatus having object holding means for holding an object to be cleaned such that a surface of the object to be cleaned faces a cleaning body and a cleaning mechanism for moving and rotating the cleaning body fo... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636402 | Apparatus spreading fluid on floor while moving An apparatus of spreading a fluid on the floor includes four rectangular application rotating bodies partially overlapping each other, and four nozzles supplying the fluid provided in rotation areas of the respective application rotating bodies. The rotat... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636403 | Tube cleaning apparatus A tube cleaning apparatus for tubes and pipes installed in power plant and similar industrial equipment utilizes a rotating brush assembly fitted to one end of a rotary cable encased in a protective casing and driven at its other end in clockwise and coun... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636404 | Portable shoe and boot tie and cleaner apparatus for vehicles A portable shoe and boot tie and cleaner apparatus for securing to automobiles, trucks and the like. This apparatus includes a web belt which is secured by the closed hood of a vehicle, an independent collapsible foot support pivotally attaches at the top... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636405 | Finger toothbrush/handle-less toothbrush A dental hygiene device that is a finite one-piece tapered tube with a rectangularly shaped mass of integrally formed molded bristle-like projections. The device is designed to promote dental hygiene in specific situations where a conventional toothbrush ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636406 | Self-adhering lotion application pad A self-adhering lotion application pad is described for adhesive attachment to a human hand along the palmar side thereof, covering the palm, fingers, and thumb against contact by lotion. The pad includes a flexible applicator pad body having a lotion app... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636407 | Wiper deicing device for vehicles and methods of constructing and utilizing same A wiper deicing device for a vehicle is disclosed which comprises a mechanism for resiliently impacting the window wiper against the window, including a reciprocatable member operatively engagable with the wiper, and a mechanism for stabilizing movement o... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636408 | Floor mat retainer clip A clip configured to secure a floor mat to the interior floor of an automobile. The clip includes a recess in which a peripheral edge of the floor mat is captured, and a lip which engages an aperture provided in the floor mat. The clip is able to accommod... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636409 | Universal pistol grip for camcorders A Universal Pistol Grip for Camcorders having a rectangular mounting plate with an upward facing mounting pad. The mounting plate and pad has a elongated horizontal slot for attaching a camcorder, a securing screw that extends through and is retained in t... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636410 | Retractable handle assembly for a suitcase A retractable handle assembly for a suitcase and includes a handlebar which has a bar disposed to a top thereof with a spring disposed therebetween, two connecting elements each having one end thereof fixedly to the bar and the other end extending through... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636411 | Device for the automatic introduction of a fiber sliver Disclosed is a process and a device for automatic introduction of a fiber sliver into a textile machine equipped with a feed mechanism. The end of the fiber sliver is brought into a defined receiving position in which it is introduced into the feed mechan... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636412 | Fixed circumference binding device with non-protruding free end and method for binding therewith Disclosed is a substantially permanent, fixed-circumference, non-abrasive binding device for gathering and binding plural articles, including a locking head, a tail, and an elongate strap therebetween. The head and tail ends include cooperative locking me... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636413 | Diver's quick release tether line clip A Jon Line clip that includes an elongated slender cylindrical shaft portion, a cylindrical coil portion, a smooth semi-circular portion, and a serpentine retaining portion. The elongated slender cylindrical shaft portion has a proximal end, a distal end,... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636414 | Two mechanism mechanical fastener An economical, reusable primary two mechanism fastener system useable with disposable absorbent products is provided. The fastening system comprises a first and second fastening portion. The first fastener portion comprises a hook fastening material and a... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636415 | Zipper with anti-derailing ribs A resilient fastener or zipper, which may be incorporated as part of a bag, pouch, wrapper or liner, or which may be used as a protective garment closure, includes a pair of flexible closure strips and at least one zipper slider. The strips include interl... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636416 | Garbage bag maintenance system and method A device and method for securing a plastic bag within a trash receptacle or other receptacle are provided. The garbage bag maintenance system device employing a front and rear plate in springing engagement with one another, the front plate employing an op... | 06/10/1997 |
