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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6065150 | Protective air cushion gloves Protective air cushion gloves include hollow 3D straight air cushions for finger backs and a hand back disposed in regular rows inside the glove. Each straight air cushion has sections connected with extensible tubes and inflated with inner pressure to pe... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065151 | Snake bite protection garment An improved snake-proof chap is disclosed, for protecting a wearer against snake-bite. The chap is made of a spun polyester duck fabric having a weight between about 14-16 ounces per square yard, coated on its inner surface with a neoprene coating, and in... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065152 | Athletic shin guard The shin guard is generally comprised of a top layer of material and a backing layer of resilient foam material which are joined together by stitching that extends around the perimeter of the shin guard. The shin guard further includes three pads separate... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065153 | Water resistant protective garment for fire fighters A protective garment of the type typically worn by fire fighters with improved water resistance is disclosed. In particular, the present invention is directed to an outer shell material for protective garments that is made from a fire resistant material c... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065154 | Support garments for patient-worn energy delivery apparatus In a support garment for a patient-worn energy delivery apparatus, a vest-type garment holds an electrode belt in contact with a wearer's ribcage. The garment includes a flap with button holes to permit buttoning in of energy transfer electrodes, thus con... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065155 | Glove for use in football and similar games The glove includes a glove body having first and second regions, the first region including approximately the front half of the glove including the front half of all the fingers and all of the thumb region, the first region having a rubber-like softened P... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065156 | Scarf with a knot pleat A scarf having a knot pleat that is formed in the scarf between the center of the scarf and one end of the scarf for providing a quick and simple way to tie or secure the scarf to the user. The knot pleat in the scarf is formed by folding the fabric of th... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065157 | Ear warmers Ear warmers which are carried by the frame of a pair of eye glasses and comprised of a pair of soft pliable ear covers wherein each of the ear covers has a perforated side panel, a rear flap portion, a tubular sleeve projecting forwardly from the side pan... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065158 | Impact indicator for athletic helmets A helmet includes an outer shell and an inner liner. The inner liner includes a visual indicator to indicate when the helmet has experienced an impact of sufficient force to permanently deform a portion of the inner liner. The visual indicator thus indica... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065159 | Protective helmet for active use by a wearer in a sports activity A protective helmet for active use by a player in a sports activity, such as soccer, includes a shell made of a soft material and which has the general configuration to fit a wearer's head. A device for stabilizing the shell on the wearer's head, such as ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065160 | Adjustable closet flange A adjustable closet flange for permitting adjustment of the depth of a closet flange connecting a toilet to a drain conduit. The adjustable closet flange includes a tubular lower conduit with open top and bottom ends, and exterior and interior surfaces. T... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065161 | Device for producing a flow of water or a flow of water and air A device for producing a flow of fluid such as water or air in a whirlpool tub, having a rotatable impeller, which aspirates water from the space of the tub via intake openings, and ejects a jet of water or a jet of water and air into the space of the tub... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065162 | Patient positioning device A device for turning or moving a bedridden patient on a bed having opposed sides by pulling a sheet positioned under the patient toward one said of the bed, the device including a support frame with first and second vertical roller support arms, and a hor... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065163 | Foldable bed frame assembly A foldable bed frame assembly has an upper frame device, a bottom frame device, and four perpendicular rods connected to the upper frame device and the bottom frame device. The bottom frame device has four leg seats connected to the perpendicular rods, tw... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065164 | Nap mat cover A removable nap mat cover is made of two fabric panels and has one end closed with an end fastener. The nap mat slips between the fabric panels. The end fastener secures the fabric panels together for about 2/3 of their width defining openings large enoug... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065165 | Prone patient apparatus A prone patient apparatus for engaging the front of a body of a patient comprising a unitary support board having a longitudinal medial axis; a first aperture opening extending through the board and on the medial axis sized to receive a face of the patien... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065166 | Surgical support cushion apparatus and method A support cushion for a person in a lateral decubitus position, comprising a base, two lateral structural supports, and a central concavity, said lateral supports being sufficiently stiff to resist rolling of the person, said central concavity distributin... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065167 | Fluid-filled flexible-walled chambers having improved resiliency, and methods for controlling their response characteristics Fluid-filled, flexible-walled chambers in a variety of shapes are embraceably fitted with elastic loops or girths whereby the overall resiliency and cushioning ability of the chambers is improved. The expanded versatility of the resilient chambers makes p... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065168 | Independent suspension mattress An independent suspension mattress has an opening in the middle section of the innerspring unit that is long enough along the longitudinal center to provide independence of the sleeping sections on the two sides of the opening. In a coil spring unit the c... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065169 | Combination letter opener and writing instrument A letter opener is coupled to a body of a writing instrument to form a unique combination. The letter opener includes a frame having a tapered finger protrusion extending therefrom and defining a paper accepting channel which has a cutting element positio... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065170 | Washing machine having a hybrid sensor and a control method thereof A washing machine having a hybrid sensor and a control method therefor simplify the inner structure of the washing machine by using one hybrid sensor for sensing a laundry weight, a feed water weight, and a dynamic unbalance of a washing tub. In a washing... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065171 | Detergent dispensing method and apparatus for a vertical axis washer A detergent dispensing method and apparatus for an automatic vertical axis washer. The washer includes a tub ring having a louvered area creating a drop zone through which wash additives are directly dispensed into the wash tub. In addition, the washer fu... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065172 | Hydraulic control circuit A hydraulic control circuit for a dock leveler which includes a deck pivotable between stored and raised positions and a lip pivoted to the deck for movement between pendant and extended positions is disclosed. The hydraulic control circuit, includes a de... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065173 | Cleaning device for copper tubing and copper fittings A cleaning device (10) for copper tubing (12) and copper fittings (14) comprising an outside diameter brush assembly (16) to clean an outer surface of an end of a piece of copper tubing (12) and an inside diameter brush assembly (18) to clean an inner sur... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065174 | Parabolic scraper for a pipeline pig A cleaning pig comprising a forward cup, a rear cup and a connecting central body extending between the two cups, the cups having an outside diameter corresponding generally to the inside diameter of a pipeline to be cleaned by the cleaning pig, a plurali... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065175 | Flooring mopping system A mopping system is provided including a bucket with an open top having an upper peripheral edge. Mounted on the upper peripheral edge of the bucket is a drain which is adapted to cover only a portion of the open top for permitting access to the bucket wi... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065176 | Toothbrush A toothbrush is provided that can easily and effectively remove dental plaque on molars in the deepest part of the mouth, in interdental spaces and on inner surfaces of teeth. The bristle tips form three brush surfaces. The first brush surfaces adjacent t... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065177 | Structure of a bathing towel An improved structure of a bathing towel, and especially a bathing towel which is suitably folded into the form of a bag for placing therein utensils such as a perfumed soap, a bathing brush or bathing balls etc., the bathing towel is provided at a first ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065178 | Separate type sponge mop The invention disclosed a separate type sponge mop that comprises a main body, a sponge, a handle, and fixing mechanisms. The main body is a flat plate with a socket disposed on the top, which socket is pivotally connected with the handle. The main body i... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065179 | Wiper device with linear wipe pattern A wiper device having a simple structure by which nearly the entire rectangular windshield surface of a vehicle can be wiped. In the wiper device, an arm comprises a drive link adapted to reciprocatively swing according to a drive operation of a wiper dri... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065180 | Releaseable wiper arm-wiper blade connection on a vehicle windshield wiper A connection between a wiper arm and the bracket of a wiper blade that is easy to manipulate during wiper blade changes but nevertheless is a secure rotatable connection, for a wiper blade in which a connector is provided on the wiper arm or the wiper rod... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065181 | Portable ticket scratching device with vacuum A lottery ticket scratching device is provided including a housing adapted to contain at least one battery and a motor assembly including a motor mounted within the housing and including a rotor. Also included is a scratch assembly in communication with t... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065182 | Cordless wet mop and vacuum assembly The present invention relates to a suction cleaning device which provides liquid dispensing, scrubbing, squeegeeing, and suction drying in a single, compact, self contained device. The suction cleaning device includes a cleaning device housing, a handle c... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065183 | Connection element for a mouthpiece A connecting element for coupling of the suction pipe (3) of a suction cleaner to a mouthpiece (2) having a suction sole (9) with an abutment surface (10) and an elongated suction slot which debouches on the abutment surface (10) of the suction sole (9), ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065184 | Apparatus for automatic closing of sliding doors Apparatus (20) for automatically closing a sliding door (40), comprising a pneumatically controlled weighted piston (1) within a vertical tube 5' for operative connection to a sliding panel (13) forming part of a sliding door assembly such that sliding th... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065185 | Vehicle infinite door check An infinite door check mechanism for enabling a door to be moved from a closed position in a door frame to any one of a plurality of different open positions including a clevis adapted to be mounted to the frame, an elongate strip member mounted to the cl... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065186 | Force limiting tapered shear stop A tapered shear stop has rigid tapered shear stud and tapered polyurethane overing that both have rounded outer surfaces. The tapered shear stop is mounted in a bracket to withstand steady state and impacting loads from a boom and to shear through a reduce... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065187 | Hinge assembly A hinge assembly (2800) for a wireless communication device (100) having a body (104), and a cover (102) including a barrel (216) integrally formed thereon. The hinge assembly (2800) includes a follower (2802), a cam (2804) coupled to the follower (2802) ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065188 | Ergonomic handle for utensil An elongated handle for a kitchen utensil is shaped for easy gripping having a slightly bulbous rear section and a forward and intermediate section of a rounded rectangular cross sectional shape, the intermediate section smaller than either the forward or... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065189 | Cart handle A handle for transporting carts having wheels and used in transporting various articles, equipment, components, and other items. The cart handle includes an upper central generally horizontally disposed portion and hand grip sections extending generally d... | 05/23/2000 |
