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 |
| 5768702 | Upper-extremity direct power-input device for bicyclists The invention is a bicycling device and method of use thereof, whereby muscle power can be more efficiently transferred from the cyclist's upper-extremities (arms) to the conventional footpedals via the cyclist's lower-extremities (legs) without need of m... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768703 | Zipperless wetsuit A zipperless wetsuit constructed of a plurality of panels of material, some of which are stretchier than others. A majority of an upper body region of the wetsuit is constructed of panels of highly stretchable wetsuit material which utilizes a central lay... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768704 | Cushion for athletic glove A cushion for absorbing impacts from baseballs and the like. The cushion is worn beneath a glove, and comprises a base panel fabricated from leather and an absorbent panel fabricated from foam rubber. That portion formed by foam rubber overlies the upper ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768705 | Inflatable safety apparatus An inflatable safety apparatus comprising an exterior shell and a chamber located inside the exterior shell. Inflation means, capable of inflating the apparatus are contained within the exterior shell. A tether is secured to the inflation means. In the ev... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768706 | Midi weighted jacket A midi weighted jacket to be worn above the breastline by athletes and healthy persons during various exercises and comprised of a front panel, back panel, shoulder panel and no sides for improving the physical fitness and general posture of a wearer over... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768707 | Examination gown An examination gown is formed of fabric and includes six panels. Two upper body panels are joined with four lower skirt panels. The panels are seamed so that two lower side access slits are provided and front and back access slits are provided through the... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768708 | Garment with display feature A garment which contains about 50 weight percent of cotton and a strip of tire rubber is durably affixed to at least one part of the garment. The strip of tire rubber has a length of at least about 20 inches, a width of from about 8 to about 14 inches, an... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768709 | Pet therapeutic massager glove A pet therapeutic glove for use with or without a power-operated massager is disclosed for grooming and/or massaging a pet. The glove may be used with a power-operated massager which is inserted into a pocket on the back side of the glove. The glove has o... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768710 | Weighted finger exercise/rehabilitation glove An exercise and rehabilitation device consisting of a weighted pair of gloves, each glove having a permanently affixed weighted section on the back-hand side of the glove and paired contoured weights which encircle the end of each individual finger and th... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768711 | Sports glove A glove with projections or tabs attached to the thumb and finger sheaths of the glove. The tabs can easily be grasped to provide an axial removal force along each finger sheath, thus enhancing removal of the glove from a wearer's hand. In one embodiment,... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768712 | Sportswear undergarment for residual leg The sportswear undergarment for a residual leg includes an expansible waist band for encircling a waist of a wearer, a fabric seat portion connected to the waist band, a fabric abdomen portion connected to the seat portion and waist band in a manner such ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768713 | Hosiery article with moisture absorbing pads A hosiery article with moisture absorbing pads including a pair of panty hose. A pair of cotton foot pads are dimensioned for securement to an interior lower surface of a pair of foot portions of the pair of panty hose. The foot pads are disposed under th... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768714 | Toy and helmet combination A toy vehicle and helmet combination includes a protective helmet suitable for wearing on a user's head. The helmet, which can be suitable for riding a bicycle, includes a rigid shell with an open bottom, an upper section with one or two slots formed ther... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768715 | Padded head protector A head protector includes two bands of material, one of which extends from beneath the chin to the top of the head, and the other of which extends from the forehead to the rear of the head. These bands are interconnected together to form a unitary device ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768716 | Goggles, in particular for sports and/or leisure wear The invention concerns goggles, in particular for sports and/or leisure wear, having a side piece, a curved front bar, a visor and a bridge for the nose. The side piece and the visor can be pivoted relative to each other. In the operating position they li... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768717 | Segmented spine protector A spine protector comprising a garment formed of a stretch-type material to provide a close fit about the trunk of a wearer is disclosed, the garment including means for receiving and retaining an elongate segmented member in a position substantially alon... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768718 | Control device for controlling the seat or the seat lid of a toilet bowl A hinge mechanism capable of making fluidic damping action ineffective or reducing fluidic damping action to the least possible extent so that the seat or the seat lid of a toilet bowl can be lightly raised when raising the seat or the seat lid, holds in ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768719 | Apparatus and methods for unclogging a toilet A toilet seat includes a substantially rigid lid coupled to a pliant top. The seat seals against the rim of the standard toilet bowl and forms a pressure-adjustable cavity with the bowl and the surface of the water. Once sealed, the seat is pumped to inje... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768721 | Emergency shower An emergency shower apparatus comprising a deluge shower positioned in the vicinity of a wall, a removable access panel, a valve located behind the access panel having an open position and a closed position, and a shower control lever movable between an o... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768722 | Tent-like structure for youth's bunk bed A tent-like structure to partially enshroud the space between an upper and lower mattress of a bunk bed; the structure is composed of panels suspended from the bed about the upper mattress which extend at least to the lower mattress.... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768723 | Audiometric crib for infants An audiometric crib for infants includes a housing having a floor and walls upstanding from the floor, and a door connected to the housing and adapted to move between an open position for moving an infant into and out of the housing and a closed position ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768724 | Modular RV furniture and method A modular RV furniture apparatus includes a platform, a U-shaped frame having enlargements formed at its leg extremities for insertion through selected socket openings of the platform. A key panel movable under the platform has key openings formed therein... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768725 | Surgery patient headrest A headrest which can be used on an operating table to maintain the head of a supine, unconscious patient in steady position for the surgeon to conduct an operation is described. The headrest has a low profile to provide maximum unobstructed access to the ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768726 | Mattress spring core assembly cover Apparatus and method for placing a cover or coat on a mattress spring core assembly. The cover has a first cover portion and a second cover portion. Each cover portion is generally padded and has an attached annular skirt for covering the sides of the spr... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768727 | Integrated modular ice axe head An integrated modular ice axe head is disclosed including a first base member fixedly attached to a handle and a second base member, attachable to the first base member, which has an accessory, such as a hammer head or adze formed integrally therewith. Pr... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768728 | Water level determination for laundry washing machine A laundry washing machine in which a suitable level of water is automatically determined for any particular load size. The machine is operated to first determine an initial estimation of the clothes load and to then fill to a water level suitable to the i... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768729 | Adaptive fill control for an automatic washer A method and apparatus of adaptively filling a washing machine uses a water level signal from an analog pressure sensor to determine the appropriate fill level of the machine. A fuzzy logic knowledge base uses various inputs which are scaled and added tog... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768730 | Drum type washing machine and dryer A drum type washing machine includes a plurality of injection nozzles for linearly injecting a washing liquid toward laundry in a drum which is rotatable about a horizontal shaft. The drum type washing machine includes decision unit for deciding an amplit... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768731 | Drying method for drum-type washing machine A drying method for a drum-type washing machine includes the steps of: draining water from a load of laundry by maintaining a predetermined drying speed for a predetermined time in an initial drying step performed during a drying stroke of the drum-type w... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768732 | Device for assembling the upper and sole of a shoe Device comprising a conveyor designed to transport trays some of which have lasts covered with uppers and soles. The claimed device comprises: a table having several tracks perpendicular to the conveyor and each track is provided with a device for transfe... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768733 | Ramp securing device A ramp assembly for spanning between a first lower surface and a second relatively elevated upper surface defined by a structure has an elongated runner that is supported in an inclined orientation, wherein the runner extends between the upper and lowers ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768734 | Swimming pool vacuum A self-contained swimming pool vacuum includes a submersible vacuum head having a housing including opposing symmetrical halves which attach together to define an elongate vacuum mouth at a bottom end, a discharge opening at the opposite upper ends and a ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768735 | Switch mechanism with mechanical lock out A rotary floor machine having a base, a pole handle, a pole structure, a handlebar, a trigger bar, and a lock-out device. The pole handle is pivotally secured to the base and is movable between a vertical position and a rear angular position. The pole str... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768736 | Mop head and holding means A modified mop head and a handle for holding the mop head is described. The invention comprises a mop handle which has a flexible tubular band with at least one open end. The invention further comprises a mop head which is curved, also has at least one op... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768737 | Mechanical-type toothbrush having a removable brushhead A toothbrush includes a brush part and a hollow handle part exhibiting an axial bearing, a coupling rod, which is slidably mounted in the axial bearing and which is connected to the brush part, a return spring, which is pretensioned on the coupling rod in... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768738 | Optical connector cleaner An optical connector cleaner includes a cloth for cleaning a ferrule end surface, a casing for protecting the cloth provided with a portion for inspecting a ferrule end surface, a guide member arranged in the casing and formed with a plurality of various-... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768739 | Connector member of windshield wiper A connector member which connects a primary lever of a wiperblade having spaced parallel side walls at lengthwise central portion of the primary lever and a pivot pin extending between the side walls with a U-shaped tip end of a wiperarm, in which the con... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768740 | Debris exhaust system A debris removal system removes debris from a work site by flowing fluid away from the work site toward the periphery of a structure. The fluid flow can be kept constant around the periphery so that debris is removed evenly. The structure can have a reduc... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768741 | Flexible pipe cleaning device and system This invention relates to a device and system for cleaning the interior of conduits, gun barrels, or pipes, including drain pipes. The pipe cleaning device of the present invention is capable of (a) penetrating and removing restrictions that block flow, (... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5768742 | Mobile floor cleaner The invention concerns an improvement to a movable floor cleaning machine with integral clean and dirty liquid compartments which are separated from each other by a solid partition with an opening which allows liquid to pass through, and is provided with ... | 06/23/1998 |
