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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5860162 | Inflatable fireproof aviation body suit A protective flight suit is provided including a flexible inflatable suit constructed from a heat and flame resistant material. The inflatable suit has a plurality of discrete inflatable portions including a body portion, a pair of leg portions, and a hoo... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860163 | Garment thermal liner having insulating beads A lightweight thermal liner suitable for use with a garment which provides thermal protection for the garment without the stiffness and bulk of conventional prior art thermal liners. In a preferred embodiment, the thermal liner includes a fabric substrate... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860164 | Four-in-one jacket A multi-functional garment includes a combination back-pack, a tote bag, and an article of clothing wherein a pack-pack portion is integrated with the back panel of the article of clothing. The garment is manipulated into its various functional configurat... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860165 | Concealed compartment incorporated into head gear A secret compartment on headgear for concealing small valuable items which is only know and accessible by the wearer. The compartment is composed of a piece of material which is inwardly folded upon itself creating overlapping portions, and the overlappin... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860166 | Earmuffs for use with protective headgear The present invention provides earmuffs for use with protective headgear, primarily helmets for use in contact sports such as hockey, football and the like, wherein the earmuffs are removably carried by the headgear in a position to protect the ears from ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860167 | Headwear with receptacles A hat including a receptacle for securely hold an article regardless of the orientation of the hat. The receptacle is a cylindrical sleeve composed in part of a stretch fabric that forms itself snuggly about the article. In one embodiment, the receptacle ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860168 | Dive mask A dive mask having a drain and deflector flow guide soft skirt. The flexible skirt has a built-in purge valve and a nose compression recess on each side of a nose enclosure. The skirt thus exhausts and deflects exhaled bubbles away from the diver's line o... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860169 | Stay-dry toilet seat with adjustable hinged support pads An apparatus is provided for use with a toilet bowl that keeps the user dry from moisture or other dirt found on conventional toilet seats. The apparatus includes two thigh support pads for contacting and supporting part of the backs of the thighs of a us... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860170 | Toilet plunging shield A shield is disclosed for use in preventing water from splashing from a toilet bowl when using a plunger in attempting to unplug a clogged toilet or toilet drain. The shield is a resilient single piece construction having at the outer rim a flat portion p... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860171 | Suspended detachable swimming pool accessories An apparatus suspending a detachable accessory adjacent a vertical wall defining a swimming pool is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pair of U-shaped arms having base ends fixed outside the swimming pool and cantilever ends supported inside the swimmin... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860172 | Sink construction A sink construction for use in a kitchen, bathroom or any other facility in which an attractive sink would be normally installed. The sink construction includes a sink bowl bottom combined with a vertical wall, with the vertical wall and counter top prefe... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860173 | Bubble bath dispenser A metering dispenser for bubble bath which may be optimally positioned and anchored within a drain of a bath tub is disclosed. The bubble bath dispenser comprising: a container body having a bottom portion having a bottom sidewall and adapted to closely s... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860174 | Patient transfer mattress system A mattress assembly including a bottom mattress section and a top, transfer mattress section is provided. The transfer mattress section includes lateral flaps which are coupled to the sides of the bottom mattress section by hook and loop type fasteners. P... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860175 | Self unfolding portable hanging cot A portable cot that consists of a tubular framework that supports a cloth bed on the perimeter. The framework and bed is suspended from above by hanging webbing. The tubular members of the framework are connected together by hinges that allow the framewor... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860176 | Pediatric critical care transport system The present invention is a critical care transport system comprising a transport frame, a transport wrap, and a restraining belt system which is especially useful in inter-hospital transport of infants and children, or retrieval and transport of criticall... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860177 | Adjustable travel pillow An adjustable travel pillow unit having a pillow outer shell, a support frame within the shell and an adjustment mechanism. The mechanism allows an arm to extend or retract in alignment with a plane and is movable itself in alignment with a plane perpendi... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860178 | Substrate spin cleaning apparatus A substrate supporting device has a turntable mounted on a rotary shaft for supporting a substrate and spinning the substrate about a vertical axis. The turntable is replaceable by a load measuring device including a load meter mounted on a support bracke... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860179 | Brush apparatus An apparatus and method for cleaning cylindrical objects such as bolts and pipes is provided. The apparatus includes a support frame to which at least three shafts are rotatably mounted. Each shaft is provided with a circular brush secured to a portion th... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860180 | Tire cleaning apparatus for wheelchairs So that in a tire cleaning apparatus for wheelchairs the tires of wheelchairs can be quickly and reliably cleaned without outside help, there is provided a cleaning apparatus which has at least two rollers which carry the wheelchair tires with the wheelch... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860181 | Method of and apparatus for cleaning workpiece A method of and an apparatus for cleaning workpiece is suitable for cleaning a substrate such as a semiconductor substrate, a glass substrate, or a liquid crystal panel to a high level of cleanliness. The method of cleaning a workpiece comprises the steps... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860182 | Hand-held windshield wiper blade cleaner A hand-held device for sliding along the length of a windshield wiper blade to clean it. The device includes a resilient hollow, cylindrical shell which houses two cleaning strips forming a V-shaped groove. The wiper blade is accommodated within the V-sha... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860183 | Safety tooth brush with wear indicator The present invention is a safety toothbrush with wear indicator. The safety toothbrush provides a safety feature to the conventional toothbrush by attaching a soft bumper to the end of the toothbrush head. The toothbrush head holds the tufts for brushing... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860184 | Process for the mechanical roughening of the surface of a printing plate substrate and cylinder brush for carrying out the process The mechanical roughening of the surface of a printing plate substrate comprising aluminum or an aluminum alloy is carried out by wet brushing with the use of a cylinder brush 1 in which brush rows 2, 3 having bundles of organic fibers 22 and metal wires ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860185 | Reversing wiper motor system A windshield wiper system and method comprising a controller which cooperates with a single sensor positioned in fixed relationship to a target situated on an armature of a drive motor which is driven in response to the controller. The wiper motor is a re... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860186 | Lift-controlled windscreen wiper device A wiper arm for a lift-controlled windshield wiper device, in particular for an automotive vehicle, includes a coupling member that is also a component of a multiple joint assembly effecting lift control. A drive lever and a control lever are pivotably mo... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860187 | Cleaning system for removing dust deposits from ductwork The present invention discloses a portable cleaning system for ductwork and a method utilizing the cleaning system. The system includes a sound or air pulse generator for producing infrasound air pulses for short duration and introducing the air pulses in... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860188 | Carpet extractor The herein disclosed invention relates to an improved carpet extractor having powered brushes for scrubbing a floor surface and which may be converted to an above the floor mode for upholstery cleaning or the like. A pair of air driven turbines are disclo... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860189 | Door wheel A door wheel includes a casing approximately having a form of "", a climbing frame approximately having a form of isosceles triangle and a portion of which is rotatably fixed on the casing, a roller rotatably installed on the climbing frame, a wedge appro... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860190 | Expanded implement handle grip An expanded implement handle grip for placing over an implement handle of a spoon, fork, knife, toothbrush, hand tool, or the like has been devised which has improved concave features within the hollow, interior space thereof. These concave features, whic... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860191 | Eyeglass holder and securing device An eyeglass holder for securing eyeglasses to a material including a first clip for removably attaching the eyeglass holder to the material. The first clip including a first arm. The eyeglass holder further including an eyeglass support pivotally attached... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860192 | Pull tab mounting arrangement for a zipper A pull tab mounting arrangement includes a pull tab, and a coupling device coupled to a slide for a zipper to hold the pull tab, the coupling device has a substantially U-shaped spring wire rod at one end hung on a hanging hole on the slide, and a slotted... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860193 | Top stop for a zipper A top stop integral with a zipper tape for a zipper, the top stop including an upper stop block having a front stop face and a rear stop projection, the rear stop projection and the front stop face being respectively stopped at a top edge of the slide of ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860194 | Biodegradable separable fastener and method for production thereof Disclosed are a biodegradable separable fastener which can be appropriately used as a fastening means for disposable products and a method for the production thereof. In a separable fastener composed of a base part and a multiplicity of engaging elements ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860195 | Locking device for locking heat dissipaters mounted on computer circuit boards A locking device for locking a heat-dissipating member securely in position on the housing of a CPU is provided. The locking device includes a flexible securing piece which is an integral piece including an elongated flexible middle portion having one end... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860196 | Grommet stress reducer A device for reducing stress on a grommet of a flexible covering including a stress distributing member with a recess formed in the outer surface thereof and a connecting loop mounted on the member at the recess and extending outwardly therefrom. The stre... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860197 | Centering Clamp A centering clamp which is particularly useful for clamping work pieces in jigs is disclosed. The clamp comprises: a threaded shaft having a left hand thread on one end portion and a right hand thread on the opposite other end portion, and having a rotati... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860198 | Anchoring device having a rapid release clasp An anchoring device having a clasp region and a closure means for rapid release, a body for grasping, and an attachment means for receiving a tethering means such as a lead, leash, rope or the like, is provided. The clasp region has a gateway opening at i... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860199 | Quick-release belt buckle A quick-release belt buckle which includes a body fastened to a first end of a belt, the body having a I-shaped retainer block supported on a spring in between a bottom plate and a top cover plate, and a plug member fastened to a second end of the belt, t... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860200 | Mattress cover securement apparatus An apparatus and method for securing a top panel cover of a mattress to an innerspring core include a plurality of clips attached to an upper border wire of the core. Each clip has one or more barbs that project inwardly with respect to the core. The cove... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5860201 | Multiple width fiber strip and method and apparatus for its production An apparatus for the production of a multiple width fiber strip consisting of crimped interlaced filaments and having several zones extending in longitudinal direction of the fiber strip as well as at least one predetermined tear line (4) extending in lon... | 01/19/1999 |
