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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6141796 | Use of carbonaceous fuels A process for the gasification of carbonaceous fuels, for, inter alia, the production of chemicals and/or the generation of power is described, characterised in that there is employed, as starting material or part thereof, coal in the form of an aqueous s... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141797 | Opaque goggles having openable window An improved pair of goggles capable of allowing one eye at a time to view things peripherally, which comprises: an opaque, translucent or tinted transparent front part of the goggles which fits in front of and covers the eyes of a wearer of the goggles, s... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141798 | Front torso and arm covering bib A front torso and arm covering bib for protecting the front torso, shoulders and arms regions of a user's garment for soiling. The front torso and arm covering bib includes a front torso panel with a spaced apart pair of shoulder flaps extending therefrom... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141799 | Adjustable protective wearable covering The disclosed adjustable protective wearable covering provides maximum protection from liquid and solid spills at the lowest possible cost. The maximum protection comes from: (1) the use of a liquid absorbent surface on the front side (2) the use of a liq... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141800 | Protective hockey undershirt A hockey shirt with a lower trunk opening, a neck opening and a neck guard associated with the neck opening. The neck guard includes a neck surrounding band of fabric, and a releasible attachment for changing the diameter of the neck guard to suit the nee... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141801 | Thermal glove A thermal glove fitted to a human hand having integrated with a body of the glove a thermal, gel-filled pack. The gel pack includes a sealed bladder constructed of flexible, durable material resistant to heat and rupture. The bladder encloses a thermal ge... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141802 | Pants incorporating a tick barrier system A tick barrier system for a pair of pants. The system makes use of a tick shield located within a bottom section of each pant leg of the pants. Each shield is tubular in shape and has only its top end secured to an inner surface of the pant leg. The botto... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141803 | Floor protection and cleaning in male toilets A washable floor for a urinal consists of a metal grid (10) through which fluid may pass downwardly and an inclined sub-floor (6) on which the fluid falls. A flushing system flushes the inclined sub-floor (6) towards the urinal. This greatly reduces odors... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141804 | Hydrotherapy jet system adapted for quick connection to air and water plumbing A hydrotherapy jet system is provided which generally includes a fixture body, a nozzle, and a fluid line connector. The fixture body is insertable into a hole in a spa tub wall. The nozzle is inserted into a front end of the fixture body. An optional cov... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141805 | EZ nap A resting mat for use by children which can be rolled up for storage and has a quilted blanket and a pillow pocket attached thereto. In addition, a foam pad, sheathed by a nylon slip cover, is inserted into a body of a casing, and a pillow is inserted int... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141806 | Bariatric bed A cushion is provided for use on a foot section of an articulating deck of a bed to support the legs of a person on the bed. The foot section of the deck is movable from a generally horizontal bed position to a generally vertical chair position. The cushi... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141807 | Adjustable height pillow and related furniture An adjustable height pillow that offers a user the option of many heights and degrees of firmness, and which encourages proper posture in various meditation and other sitting positions. The pillow is comfortable for the user in either meditation or normal... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141808 | Bed mat to be used for the sick A mat member is divided into a plurality of mat members and those divided mat members are individually wrapped in a middle bag respectively, to form middle mats 7 and 8 and these middle mats 7 and 8 are adjacently wrapped in an outer bag to form a finishe... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141809 | Wing profile sail A wing profile sail is in the form of a sailcloth which defines an airfoil-shaped space, which is filled with air through openings or one-way closing mechanisms. At the sail's luff (1) there is provided a bag/lung-shaped body which can be filled with air ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141810 | Remote controlled sludge removal system A movable sediment and sludge removal and cleaning system which can be inserted into the access pipe of a storage tank, the apparatus including a chassis or platform, a pump connected to the chassis, two track assemblies connected to the chassis movable r... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141811 | Automatic hand washer An automatic hand washer apparatus comprised of a housing capable of holding a supply of cleaning fluid. A pair of hand access openings are provided in the housing to receive hands and arms to be cleaned. The openings define axes along which the arms and ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141812 | Cleaning apparatus and cleaning member rinsing apparatus A rinsing apparatus comprising a rinsing sink for rinsing an article brought thereinto with a rinsing liquid which is continuously supplied thereinto, and a carrier for carrying an article to be rinsed. The rinsing sink is provided with a drain hole in th... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141813 | Self-wringing mop and wringer assembly, cleaning element assembly and cleaning element for use with same A self-wringing mop includes a powered actuator device operably connected to a cleaning element assembly for moving the cleaning element assembly from a use position to a wringing position. A cleaning element, which may be used with a self-wringing mop, i... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141814 | Squeegee having sponge washer with replaceable mesh protector apparatus The squeegee has a washing element which is attached to a support member and covered by a mesh protector. Replacement apparatus provides for rapid replacement of the mesh. The replacement apparatus includes a length of mesh wrapped around a reel. The wrap... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141815 | Child's utensil A toothbrush or other utensil specifically designed for use by toddlers and small children provides a handle in the form of an animal figure having a body which is essentially to scale. The handle carries either a rearwardly extending tail or forwardly ex... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141816 | Device for cleaning dishes and glasses A device for cleaning dishes comprising a support having an elongated base horizontally disposed at its lower extent with an outboard end and an inboard end. A connector is essentially vertically disposed between a central extent of the base and one end o... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141817 | Toothbrush A toothbrush comprising a head, a neck and a handle, the head comprising a readily flexed resilient member having a plurality of bristles arranged on one side thereof, and a rigid member depending from the neck, the resilient member resting on the rigid m... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141818 | Brush for gum massage and tooth cleaning and process for producing the bristles of such a brush A gingival massaging and tooth cleaning brush comprises a bristle carrier with handle and on the bristle carrier individual or bundlewise fixed plastic bristles. For improving the massaging action the bristles are waved transversely to their axis, accompa... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141819 | Bristle for a toothbrush The invention is directed to a bristle (12) for a toothbrush, in particular for an electric toothbrush, which is made of plastic and includes several filaments (13, 14, 15) joined together. The filaments (13, 14, 15) are wound or braided and joined togeth... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141820 | Floor-cloth-type covering Wipe cover for floor cleaning, featuring a wipe-material layer having pile threads projecting from this layer in the direction of the surface to be cleaned, and means for securing to a retainer, at least one layer of non-woven fabric being provided, formi... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141821 | Assembly for rollers A roller assembly including a frame including first and second arms spaced apart from each other, each first and second arm having an inner and outer side and a mounting projection located on the inner side of each arm, each mounting projection having a p... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141822 | Vacuum cleaner for household refuse The invention concerns a vacuum cleaner including an internal structure with a motor (12a) driving an air sucking turbine (12) located in a downstream chamber (16) communicating with an upstream chamber (15) containing means (13, 26) for filtering the air... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141823 | Blower and vacuum device A blower nozzle (30) and a vacuum nozzle (40) extending in parallel with each other are connected to a main body (10) housing therein a fan (19) and a motor (20). The main body (10) is provided with a dust bag (50). In a vacuum mode, air is directly sucke... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141824 | Blower and vacuum device A blower nozzle (30) and a vacuum nozzle (40) extending in parallel with each other are connected to a main body (10) housing therein a fan (19) and a motor (20). The main body (10) is provided with a dust bag (50). In a vacuum mode, air is directly sucke... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141826 | Center air feed for cyclonic separator A cyclonic separation device is provided having improved pressure loss characteristics. A fluid supply conduit in flow communication with an inlet to a cyclone is located and configured to extend longitudinally through a central portion of the cyclone, wh... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141827 | Carrier slides for window coverings with stuck prevention A carrier slide is provided for window coverings and includes a main body, at least one vertical roller assembly, and at least one horizontal roller assembly. The main body includes at least one compartment defined therein. At least one vertical hole is d... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141828 | Locking device for a retractable pull-handle system A locking means for locking an inner tube to an outer tube by using a vertical sliding block and a horizontal sliding block which are intimately matched together so that a vertical motion of the vertical sliding block can be transformed into a horizontal ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141829 | Door hinge An adjustable quick release door hinge for connecting a door to a door frame comprises a hinge component, a hinge bracket, and a pin for connecting the hinge bracket to the hinge component. The hinge component includes a housing having an interior concave... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141830 | Outset hinge of a door An outset hinge has a shaft holding body which is adjustable in a sideways direction. The side direction of the shaft holding body is equal to front and back directions or sideways directions of the door fittings. Accordingly the outset hinge is easy to a... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141831 | Bistable hinge mechanism A hinge adapted to pivotably connect a hinged member to a device housing is provided. The hinge is adapted to maintain the hinged member in one of an open position and a closed position relative to the device housing. The hinge includes a first hinge part... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141832 | Wide-angle hinge The invention is directed to a wide-angle hinge having articulated arms in the form of U-shaped profiled levers, the lateral sides of which are offset from one another and with U-shaped profiled transverse swinging arms being articulated to the levers wit... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141833 | Plant for producing a non-woven fiber product The invention relates to a plant for producing a non-woven, web-formed fiber product. The plant comprises a first forming wire with an inlet and outlet end and an upper part which, at the inlet end takes up a carded or air-laid layer of fiber and transpor... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141834 | Clamping apparatus A clamping apparatus for a hose or another suitable tubular member. A coiled band forms an opening within which the hose or other tubular member is positioned. The coiled band forms an inner band, a middle band and a outer band. The middle band is sandwic... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141835 | Adjustable belt buckles Adjustable belts include new and improved belt buckles which allow for convenient adjustment of belt lengths, as well as secure and easily adjustable couplings of the two ends of the belts. This is accomplished by providing the belt buckles with an arrang... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141836 | Over-center load binder having a lockable latch An over-center load binding apparatus for interconnecting two tension members and tightening them towards one another, which includes a yoke, a first tension member pivotally connected to the yoke, an elongated pivot arm having a first end pivotally conne... | 11/07/2000 |
