Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5815831 | Headwear with sunshield Headwear comprising a support positionable on the head of a wearer with a front positionable across the forehead of a wearer and sides positionable across the sides of the head of a wearer. A forwardly extending shield is provided. The shield has a forwar... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815832 | Assembly and method for moving an eyeshield between positions on a hat An eye shield assembly for attaching to a cap. The assembly includes an envelope for storing a transparent or translucent eyeshield that may be moved from a retracted position when the eyeshield is not required to an extended position to protect the weare... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815833 | Convertible article for simultaneously providing sleeping bag, jacket and carrying bag A convertible article includes: a torso bag having a hood detachably securable with the torso bag, with an inflatable pillow attached to the hood and inflated for cushioning a wearer's head; a leg bag detachably securable with the torso bag for forming a ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815834 | Harness/combination vest A vest and harness combination garment wherein a a child can be securely fastened to a chair when the garment is worn. The vest/harness also includes an insulated bottle holder wherein a child's bottle is placed so that the bottle is available for the chi... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815835 | Necktie A necktie includes a wide portion having one or more openings which allow the narrow portion of the necktie to pass through the openings. The openings can take the form of slits or shaped cut-outs. The wide portion preferably contains a first design or co... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815836 | Method and apparatus for restraining a necktie A simple and effective apparatus for anchoring a tie to a wearer's shirt, which presents the best possible appearance at all times while keeping the tie clean, safe and out of harms way. In addition, the apparatus may be easily mounted on virtually any ti... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815837 | Sleeved garment having retractable hand warmers A long-sleeved garment having a sleeve with a cuff attached thereto along an annular seam. A pocket connected to an inner side of the sleeve and cuff along a portion of the annular seam accommodates all fingers of a hand except for the thumb. A thumb comp... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815838 | Sports glove A batting glove is designed for players that hold the bat with one or two fingers over or under the knob. The glove includes a knob receptacle that will act as a pivot point for the knob in the palm of the glove. A surface pad is fixed proximally along th... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815839 | Flexible wear-resistant glove A glove, designed for use by bicyclists, has a front panel of wear-resistant material, a somewhat thinner panel of wear-resistant material, and a rear panel of open weave net material. Elongated finger sections of the second panel have sinuous side edges ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815840 | Detailing glove A new cleaning glove for cleaning and/or treating various surfaces, such as on vehicles. The inventive device includes a flexible hand covering member defining a pocket for receiving the hand of a user therein. The flexible hand covering member includes a... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815841 | Novelty hat including miniature basketball goal A novelty hat in the form of a ball cap having a visor defining an opening in which a miniature basketball net is mounted. The miniature net is held in position in the opening by a rim of molded plastic including respective flanges circumscribing the open... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815842 | Ear protection cap with improved sound absorption An earmuff incorporating elevated sound attenuation. The earmuff comprises an outer cup (10') which connects with a sealing part. Arranged within the earmuff are a plurality of separating partitioning walls (14) which extend from the bottom wall (16) of t... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815843 | Accessory fastener for garments A fastener for removably attaching pockets and other accessories to garments which includes slidably interlocking male and female members. The male member also includes a locking tab which cooperates with a locking post on the female member for securing t... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815844 | Pivoting pocket A pivoting pocket utilizes a triple strength triangular stitching attachment to an article of clothing. The pocket is enabled to pivot about a horizontal stitch at the base of the triangle. Stitches along the other two sides of the triangle provide extra ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815845 | Pocket billfold with theft preventing feature A pocket billfold removably securable within a front pocket includes a pair of panels forming a container for holding bills, currency, credit cards, and the like. The pocket billfold has a notched corner portion at the top of the container. The pocket has... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815846 | Resistant helmet assembly An impact resistant helmet assembly having a first material layer coupled to a second material layer so as to define a gas chamber therebetween which contains a quantity that provides impact dampening upon an impact force being applied to the helmet assem... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815847 | One size fits all baseball batter's helmet A batter's protective helmet includes a relatively rigid helmet or shell defined by a crown, front, rear and opposite side portions; and padding within the helmet for protecting the head of a user. The padding includes crown, front, opposite side and rear... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815848 | Impact resistant face shield for sporting helmets An impact resistant face shield that includes a single formed arcuate lens portion that, in a first orientation, has a first curvature extending in a horizontal direction and a second curvature extending in a vertical direction. The lens portion has a top... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815849 | Sunglass equipped facemask construction A sunglass equipped facemask construction 10 including an air permeable woven facemask member 20 dimensioned to closely conform to a user's head 100 and neck 101 and having a mouth opening 23 and a pair of eye openings 22 each provided with an independent... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815850 | Method and apparatus for chemical dispensing into toilet bowl A toilet bowl cleansing apparatus is positioned in a toilet tank between the toilet bowl refill tube and overflow protection pipe. The apparatus comprises a sealed container having an inlet connected to the refill tube and an outlet communicating with the... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815851 | Collapsible urinal splash shield A urinating splash shield for use with conventional toilets which includes a splash shield and radial attachment ring. The splash shield is flipped up for use and down for nonuse. The attachment ring enables the splash shield to seat within the toilet bow... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815852 | Toilet with internal rinse mechanism A flush toilet, for example, for use in a recreational vehicle comprises two main plastic mouldings, one of which includes the toilet bowl and the other of which forms a "shell" or outer housing in which the bowl is supported so that the bowl outlet is lo... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815853 | Reinforced swimming pool An above-the-ground pool construction having a catastrophic failure-proof wall of comparatively low weight which is fabricated from a laminate of polypropylene and a woven polypropylene mesh reinforcement. The new wall is stronger and safer than existing ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815854 | Sectional portable hot tub A spa pool containing water within which humans can sit comfortably, which is portable, and which can be assembled and disassembled and stored sectionally. The water is recirculated through a externally connected pump and filtered heat system with a separ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815855 | Sink cover The present disclosure relates to a sink cover designed primarily for double sinks comprising a planar, substantially rectangular cover member having four peripheral edges, a bottom surface, a top surface and a plurality of recesses on the top and bottom ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815856 | Protective mat for sinks and counters A soft pliable mat includes a central rectangular base for covering the floor of a sink or basin. Four rectangular flaps extend from each side of the base to cover the sink or basin sidewalls as well as the upper surrounding edges and adjoining counter to... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815857 | Sofa-bed A sofa-bed (1) is disclosed which comprises a fixed carrying structure (2), at least three movable frames (6, 7, 8) in engagement with each other in a consecutive rotatable manner and shiftable between a closed position and an open position, a kinematic d... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815858 | Slot and post front operating futon The futon includes a back deck guided for movement between horizontal and forwardly-inclined positions by rollers engaging in slots of the side frames of the futon. The seat deck is pivotally secured to the forward end of side extensions of the back deck ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815859 | Lift strap The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for lifting a bedridden person using a lift strap device. The lift strap includes a main support member, a hook receiving member and a mechanism for securing the main support member to a portion of the p... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815860 | Telescoping bed slat The invention is a telescoping bed slat easily assembled for beds of various widths and heights. In particular, the invention includes a telescoping slat, one or more telescoping supports and securable mounts at terminal ends of the slat for anchoring the... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815861 | Sheet gripping system A system for retaining a fitted or flat sheet to a mattress utilizing first and second, generally "T" configured straps having first, second, and third gripping ends configured to engage the ends and lower sheet situated about and directly engaging the ma... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815862 | Portable orthopedic bed A portable orthopedic bed for the correct orthopedic support of a patient has a longitudinally adjacent array of laterally extending air inflatable chambers wherein the array has a first set of chambers and a second set of chambers. A set of chambers has ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815863 | Lateral slumber support with pivotable knee supporting pillow A lateral slumber support member includes a longitudinally extending wedge shaped pillow, for supporting a user, such as a pregnant woman, in a lateral slumber support, while lying down on either the left side or the right side, with the longitudinally ex... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815864 | Microprocessor controller and method of initializing and controlling low air loss floatation mattress An air pressurization and control system for a low air loss air floatation mattress or cushion is disclosed. The control system controls air supplied to the air floatation mattress within a range of pressures and flowrates so as to inflate all of the cell... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815865 | Mattress structure According to the present invention, a plurality of mattress structure components are arranged for selective assembly to provide a customized mattress structure at the point of sale to accommodate the musculoskeletal condition and interface pressure prefer... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815866 | Multi-function tool set A tool set of the pivoted crossed lever type is provided with a pair of members pivotally and releasably connected to one another. The members may be biased, in effect, to an open essentially crossed position. Such a bias may be provided by magnetic poles... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815867 | Pretreatment of yarn and subsequent dyeing of yarn or fabric woven therewith A first yarn (21) undergoes a pretreatment process (22) for saturation with a pretreatment solution. In the pretreatment process, the first yarn is supplied to continuously travel through a first bath (1002) and a second bath (1003) ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815868 | Manufacturing process of longitudinally and transversely elastic and extensive fabric A manufacturing process of an elastic & extensile fabric provided with fine elasticity and extensibility longitudinally and transversely, especially of a duplex brushed fabrics knitted with polyester, the breakthtough of the present invention is that by i... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815869 | Apparatus and method for cleaning carpets and fabrics Electrolyzed oxidizing water, or EO water, flows from an EO water reservoir through a regulator and into a line for mixing with conventional tap water. The tap water passes through a strong, permanent magnet which aligns molecules within the water in orde... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815870 | Reversible ramp and method for fabricating same A ramp, and a process for fabricating the ramp, wherein the ramp is reversible. First and second elongate side members which can be formed of an extruded magnesium alloy. A plurality of grates, each grate formed of die-cast aluminum, are positioned betwee... | 10/06/1998 |