Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6009555 | Multiple component headgear system The present invention incorporates a unique system of attaching multiple headgear components upon the user so as to increase the overall effectiveness of the headgear during extreme sporting conditions. This is accomplished by providing a headgear apparat... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009556 | Bathing suit of changeable appearance for females A bathing suit of the bikini type for females comprises two discrete tops and a bottom. Each of the bikini tops includes a cup, a section of a neck strap and a section of a back strap. The neck strap sections can be releasably connected to one another as ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009557 | Video game control glove A video game glove offers protection for the thumb and forefinger of the game player. The glove extends over these two digits, and includes reinforced areas on the front of the tip of the two digits. The remaining fingers of the hand are fully exposed, an... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009558 | Active wear garments The process friendly garments include a waste containment structure that has an absorbent core which is positioned between a wearer and a backsheet, and a cover joined to the pant structure.... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009559 | Odor absorbing clothing Articles of clothing adapted to be worn by and to substantially surround at least a portion of a person. The articles of clothing absorb odors emanating from that portion of the person which is substantially surrounded by the clothing preventing odors fro... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009560 | Perforated reflective trim for use with garments A firefighting garment having an outer shell of abrasion, flame and heat resistant material and a reflective trim attached to the outer shell wherein the reflective trim includes a multiplicity of open perforations which facilitate water and water vapor t... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009561 | Helmet with rotatable accessory mount and method of making the same A helmet and method of making the same for allowing repeatably removable and adjustable attachment of helmet accessories, that includes an inner liner member for substantially covering a wearer's head, and an outer shell member that includes an upper shel... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009562 | Helmet with accessory mounting apparatus and method of making the same A helmet and method of making the same for allowing repeatably removable attachment of helmet accessories, that includes an inner liner member for substantially covering a wearer's head, and an outer shell member that includes an upper shell surface, a lo... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009563 | Sports safety helmet A sports safety helmet includes two way radio communications and integral external lighting. The helmet is particularly well adapted for use in sailing, where head protection from swinging booms, heavy lines, and other components is desirable, and where u... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009564 | Optically corrected goggle A goggle is provided with double unitary lenses, separated by an insulating space to reduce fogging. At least one of the lenses is tapered to reduce prismatic distortion through the lens in an as-worn orientation. In an exemplary goggle, the tapering of o... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009565 | Protective garment for the hip area A protective garment for being disposed against a body to absorb shock and protect selected regions of the body against the shock comprises a protective area for protecting against the shock a region of the body disposed adjacent the protective area and a... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009566 | Head and neck support for racing An improved head and neck support device (10) for occupants (100) of high performance vehicles, is described. The device includes a restraining yoke (12) and a collar (11). The restraining yoke has two front portions (12A and 12B) which extend down from t... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009567 | Inline sanitary conditioning system An inline sanitary conditioning system for a toilet or urinal system comprises a hollow body plumbed into a flush line between the flush valve and the bowl of the toilet or urinal. A cage is mounted into a chamber in the body through which the flush water... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009568 | Opening-closing device of western style toilet seat and seat cover An opening-closing device for a Western style toilet seat and seat cover is disclosed, in which a pair of hinge cases are mounted at a predetermined spacing at the rear upper end of a Western style toilet bowl; in either of the pair of hinge cases a rotat... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009569 | Toilet seat handle A new and improved toilet seat handle including a housing attached to the lower side of a toilet seat having a handle member slidably received therein. The handle member may be retracted and locked within the housing or quickly ejected therefrom using a s... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009570 | Convertible bed/chair with waste disposal A bed for patient care having a waste disposal system. The bed includes a back, seat and two leg sections for supporting the patient. These sections of the bed may be raised and lowered and tilted. The leg sections may be moved independently for use with ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009571 | Foldable commode A foldable commode which includes: a platform having a pair of slotted members depending from the bottom, each slotted member defining a race extending from front to rear; a first U-shaped leg member having a pair of legs connected by a bight portion slid... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009572 | Nonelectrical independent lifts The disclosure herein deals with a series of devices for moving an invalid or handicapped person from a poolside into a pool, and back to the poolside, wherein the invalid or handicapped person may be responsible for the total movement without the aid of ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009573 | Safety diffuser for pool suction inlet A safety diffuser for use with an underwater suction inlet of a pool or spa eliminates the danger associated with a suction inlet on a side of a pool or spa created by the strong suction produced by the pool pump. By strategically placing holes in a tubul... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009574 | Method and apparatus for providing a pulsed water massage A pulsing valve for routing water flow from an inlet line to outlet lines connected to water jets arranged in an array to massage an occupant of a whirlpool spa or bathtub is provided. The pulsing valve includes a water turbine driving a selector disk thr... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009575 | Foldable bed assembly A foldable bed assembly includes a mattress, a mediate supporter, a front frame having a first end pivotally connected to the mediate supporter, and a rear frame having a first end pivotally connected to the mediate supporter. A head frame is securely att... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009576 | Body-conforming wrapping article for infants A body-conforming, securing wrapping article for infants comprises a generally T-shaped piece of fabric material having a securing central, infant-receiving portion with sidewardly-extending right-hand and left-hand wrapping flaps, a securing downwardly-e... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009577 | Transformable travel pillow A transformable travel (neck) pillow is disclosed having two configurations: one, where the granular fill contents of the pillow are positioned in a collar end of a pillowcase to form a horseshoe-shaped type of pillow enclosure similar to neck pillows kno... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009578 | Seat cushion A seat cushion comprising a resilient wedge-shaped pad having an upper surface at an incline sloping downwardly from a higher end to a lower end. A plurality of spaced apart gel packs are on the upper surface of the resilient wedge-shaped pad. The gel pac... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009579 | Filled topper and featherbed combination The combination includes a featherbed and a relatively thin, down-filled top member which has a peripheral outline substantially identical to that of the featherbed. The top member is positioned on the upper surface of the featherbed. Attachment elements ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009580 | Method and apparatus for supporting an element to be supported, in particular the body of a patient, making it possible to support said element at a predetermined float line The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for supporting a body element. The apparatus includes at least one support device with at least one closed or controlled-release chamber, a filling device and an emptying means device for filling sai... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009581 | Scraping tool having a tool socket and integral wrenches A scraping tool for use with a paint sprayer assembly includes a scraping tool having a tool socket and a number of integral wrenches. In a preferred embodiment the scraping tool includes three cutouts for accommodating various sized nuts and a triangular... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009582 | Multiple function tool A compound, multiple function, foldable tool having first and second handles, a tool head with pivotable jaw members, and a plurality of additional tools. The tool head are stored within first channels on first sides of the handles, and the additional too... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009583 | Pliers-knife combination A pliers-knife combination tool including pivotally connected elongated members. A working region of the tool includes opposed gripping jaws on interior faces of the elongated members and at least one knife edge on an exterior edge of one of the elongated... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009584 | Multi-purpose tool with brush A thin card-like housing that incorporates a retractable brush and other useful implements. The brush has a base with an outer edge from which bristles extend. The base includes a deflectable web portion having a rib extending through an actuation opening... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009585 | Method and apparatus for washing shop cloths An apparatus for washing shop cloths comprises a hot water storage tank, a washer that washes, rinses, centrifuges and dries, and an evaporator for evaporating effluent from the washer. The washer rotates about a horizontal axis when washing, rinsing, dry... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009586 | Truss and panel system for access ramps A ramp structure which may be constructed quickly to provide temporary or permanent access to all individuals between two areas of different elevation. A truss design allows long spans to form a bridge without the need for intermediate supports and relate... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009587 | Folding ramp A folding ramp which contains at least two ramp members which are pivoted together. The underside of the ramp has a plurality of bars or rods which form part of the pivot mechanism and which, in addition, add strength and structural rigidity to the ramp.... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009588 | Drain cleaning apparatus The inner end of a snake or drain cleaning cable coiled in a rotatable cable storage drum of drain cleaning apparatus is provided with a torque arm which frictionally engages the outer wall of the drum to restrain sliding of the cable relative thereto dur... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009589 | Brush section for a toothbrush The invention is directed to a toothbrush having a brush section 20 comprising a bristle carrier 22 and bristles 24 fixedly secured thereto, with the brush section 20 being provided with components made of silver. Separate structures 28 are provided for f... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009590 | Lottery ticket scraper incorporating coin A lottery ticket scraper incorporates a coin as the scraping surface. The scraper includes a body having a modified teardrop shape, with a major and minor end, the minor end having a reduced thickness to incorporate a key-ring hole, allowing keys to be ad... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009591 | Screen wiper blade having improved means for fastening an accessory A motor vehicle screen wiper blade comprises an articulated structure which carries, by means of a set of grips, a wiping strip of flexible material which it applies against the glass surface to be swept, so that the wiping strip follows the curvature of ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009592 | Linearly reciprocating wiper apparatus An apparatus for wiping a non-planar window has a wiper and a track arrangement including a first track substantially parallel to at least a portion of the window and a second track substantially parallel to and displaced from the first track. A drive whe... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009593 | Carpet extractor brush assembly Floor care apparatus is disclosed wherein a powered brush assembly having a multiplicity of rotary brushes is suspended within the apparatus such that the brush assembly floats freely upon the surface being cleaned without supporting any of the machine's ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009594 | Cleaning head In a cleaning head (10) of the kind having agitating means (26) engageable with a surface to be cleaned for agitating cleaning liquid thereon, and collecting means (25) for collection of liquid from the surface by suction, the agitating means (26) and col... | 01/04/2000 |
