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Automatic Bed Maker

An automatic bed maker which uses the expansion of inflatable bladder to straighten, align, and tuck-in bed-cover assembly.

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Patents Published on 02/27/2001


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NumberTitleIssue Date
6192892System and method for applying color to a nail
A system for applying color to a nail comprises a contained solid color material, a contained liquid solvent, and an applicator for use in picking up at least part of the liquid solvent, mixing the solvent with the solid color material to form a viscous c...
02/27/2001
6192893Hair fashion accessory
A challenge of the present invention is to provide a hair fashion accessory which is not removed easily from hair once it is fastened to the hair. For solution to the challenge, in the hair fashion accessory comprising a coil spring made of a wire materia...
02/27/2001
6192894Hair clip
A hair clip includes a pair of hair retainers for retaining hair therebetween and a pivotal shaft for pivoting the hair retainers. Each hair retainer has a pair of opposing hinge ledges at one end portion thereof. The hinge ledges of one of the hair retai...
02/27/2001
6192895Cosmetic case
A cosmetic case containing a replaceable inner case which can be easily removed or inserted, and which is specifically structured to maintain the cosmetic material contained therein in a fresh and usable condition. The invention is comprised of an outer case w...
02/27/2001
6192896Particulate modified elastomeric flosses
Elastomeric polymeric flosses comprising particulate modification agents stably associated with the surface thereof, as well as methods for their fabrication, are provided. In the subject flosses, particulate modification agents are either adsorbed to the...
02/27/2001
6192897Apparatus and method for in-situ cleaning of resist outgassing windows
An apparatus and method for in-situ cleaning of resist outgassing windows. The apparatus includes a chamber located in a structure, with the chamber having an outgassing window to be cleaned positioned in alignment with a slot in the chamber, whereby radi...
02/27/2001
6192898Method and apparatus for cleaning a chamber
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for cleaning deposits in a chemical vapor deposition ("CVD") chamber equipped for generating a plasma A gas supplying line is connected to the CVD chamber to deliver a cleaning gas that reacts with the...
02/27/2001
6192899Etch residue clean with aqueous HF/organic solution
A method for cleaning polymer film residues from in-process integrated circuit devices is disclosed. Specifically, a method for forming a contact via in an integrated circuit is disclosed in which the formation of a metallization conductive element is exp...
02/27/2001
6192900Method of cleaning a dialyzer header
A method of cleaning precleaning the header of a used dialyzer is provided. The method includes providing a precleaner header selectively coupled to a dialyzer header cap. The precleaner header includes a needle having an inlet in fluid communication with...
02/27/2001
6192901Air intake cleaner system
System for cleaning and decarbonizing a vehicle's air intake manifold, the system comprising a power source, such as the vehicle's battery, a housing that includes an air compressor coupled to the power source, a fluid tank connected to the air compressor...
02/27/2001
6192902Chemical treating apparatus and flow rate controlling method thereof
When trying to keep the amount of a liquid treating chemical in a treating bath constant by discharging almost the same amount of the liquid treating chemical as the liquid treating chemical supplied, the flow of the liquid treating chemical in the treati...
02/27/2001
6192903Spin-processing apparatus and spin-processing method
The present invention provides a spin-processing apparatus less likely to produce a mist when an object to be processed is rotated. The apparatus is characterized in that it comprises a cup body having a lower cup and an upper cup mounted relative to the ...
02/27/2001
6192904Flexible lance for machining or inspecting a tube bottom of a steam generator
A flexible lance for machining or inspecting a tube bottom of a steam generator includes a flexible metallic strip which has recesses disposed one after the other in its longitudinal direction. A flexible supply line is threaded through the recesses and a...
02/27/2001
6192905Scissor jet cleaning device with hose management system
The present invention 10 discloses an improved device for cleaning the inside of vessels 12 which could include truck tankers or rail car tankers. The present invention discloses a generally vertically standing rotatable support member 24 having mounted t...
02/27/2001
6192906Automatic opening umbrella mechanisms
An automatic opening umbrella mechanism which provides a new design, by which users can open an umbrella in a quick and accurate manner with enhanced efficiency. The structure primarily contains a spring disposed between the midpoint of a first main umbre...
02/27/2001
6192907Ergonomic safety runner for umbrella
A safety umbrella runner includes: a ferrule adapted for winding a fastening wire thereon for pivotally connecting umbrella stretcher ribs on the wire, and circumferentially formed on a runner tube slidably held on a central shaft of the umbrella; a safet...
02/27/2001
6192908Portable cane seat
A combined seat and cane device comprised of a hollow tube with a handle pivotally connected at a top end, and a plurality of four seat support members with an attached fabric seat is removably inserted in a cavity at the top end in a manner to be deploye...
02/27/2001
6192909Collapsible all-terrain shelter and frame
A lightweight base frame including connectable frame members. The members are advantageously extensible. A thicker central portion of each member advantageously provides sturdiness and stability to the base frame. A cloth is suspended taunt across the fra...
02/27/2001
6192911Venturi injector with self-adjusting port
A self-adjusting venturi/mixer is disclosed. An inlet port body and outlet port body having a converging region and diverging region, respectively, are longitudinally slidably disposed with respect to each other, forming an annular injection gap that wide...
02/27/2001
6192912Low profile pneumatically activated valve assembly
A low profile pneumatically actuated valve assembly including a pneumatic actuator, a bonnet, and an elongated hollow member disposed within the valve actuator, the member having a threaded portion extending from within the actuator, the threaded portion ...
02/27/2001
6192913Gas valve for pilotless gas burner
A control valve assembly for a pilotless gas burner in which the valve has a gas inlet port and a single gas outlet port. Interposed between the gas inlet port and the single gas outlet port is a sleeve that provides predetermined amounts of gas flow to t...
02/27/2001
6192914Rupture disk safety member
The present invention provides an improved rupture disk apparatus and manufacturing method. The apparatus includes a rupture disk having at least one area of weakness formed by the displacement of material through a partial shearing motion. The weakened a...
02/27/2001
6192915Sewerage inlet
Sewerage inlet having a grating (3), a foliage-retaining basin (4) arranged below said grating (3) and a container provided with an outflow pipe (6) in which container a valve (10) controlled by a float is arranged upstream of the outflow pipe (6) and clo...
02/27/2001
6192916Flow-limiting float valve
A ballcock type flow-limiting valve for refilling a water tank and commode. A vertical riser has an internal inlet water passage connected to the valve base which has a recess surrounding the inlet seat forming a lower discharge chamber. A removable, dome...
02/27/2001
6192917Self-sealing valve for balloons or non elastomer articles, obtained by a mass production process
This invention is related to a self-sealing valve for inflatable articles, including balloons, made of non-elastomeric material of the kind of valves formed by multiple layers of thermo-plastic film joined by heat which form three sections; a nozzle, main...
02/27/2001
6192918Pressure vessel assembly
The pressure vessel (1) forming the fuel tank has an opening (22) with a flange (3) to accept a flanged accessories plate (4) as a lid. A plate has a fuel outlet (12), a fuel return (13), a blow-off safety valve (15) and a filling line. A fuel pump (11) i...
02/27/2001
6192919Chemical delivery and containment system employing mobile shipping crate
This invention concerns a shipping crate, comprising: a base having three sides and one or more doors attached thereto, wheels attached to the base, a top attached to the sides having a tank hole, wherein the base, sides, and doors have been attached to p...
02/27/2001
6192920Chain link float valve
A valve for maintaining a given level of liquid in a tank, reservoir, or other container having a liquid-gas interface. Said valve being actuated by a float that rises and falls along with the liquid in the container. Said valve float actuates a series of...
02/27/2001
6192921Screw-in cartridge valve and screw-in cartridge valve assembly
A screw-in cartridge valve for the employment in the field of high pressure hydraulic includes a valve housing having an exterior screw-in thread section extending between a low pressure or ambient pressure area and a high pressure area, said valve housin...
02/27/2001
6192922Airflow control valve for a clean room
An airflow control valve for a clean room having a duct section with a damper positioned within the duct. The damper being capable of an adjustment from an open position to a closed position. The opening and closing of the duct is accomplished through a m...
02/27/2001
6192923Electromagnetic flow control device
An electromagnetic flow control device, or valve is provided. The valve uses two sets of stationary electromagnetic windings, with corresponding movable electromagnetic cores, which are completely contained within the flow stream of the valve. The movable...
02/27/2001
6192924Pilot operated relief valve
A pilot operated safety relief valve (14) in which a pilot valve (32) controls the opening and closing of the main valve member (26). The pilot valve (32) has a spindle valve member (70) between an intermediate dome fluid chamber (52) and an exhaust chamb...
02/27/2001
6192925Flow regulator for water pump
A flow regulator for a water pump, working in conjunction with a water pump, having a pump, an inlet pipe, an outlet pipe with a water pressure, and a container. The flow regulator comprises: a main body, installed at the inlet pipe and having a passagewa...
02/27/2001
6192926Safety valve especially for pneumatic circuits
It comprises a body provided with an inlet and an outlet; a moving gate which separates said inlet and said outlet; a seat formed on said body and adapted for said gate to rest against it; hinge means of the gate to the body of the valve; and means for ke...
02/27/2001
6192927Valve capable of simultaneous ejection of a plurality of gases
The valve is designed for the ejection of a plurality of different gases from within the valve, simultaneously, by having a plurality of plenum chambers within the chamber of the valve, and a poppet therein, that are charged with gases under pressure. The...
02/27/2001
6192928Valve assembly
A valve assembly for pressure adapted and volumetric flow adapted supply of at least one user may be supplied with hydraulic fluid or connected to a tank via two work ports of a continuously adjustable directional control valve. To the two work ports of t...
02/27/2001
6192929Hydraulic controller
The present invention provides a hydraulic controller comprising: a plurality of switching spools; a plurality of cylinder ports of a switching valve; a compressed oil passage common to the switching valves having an intermediate chambers, at least a chec...
02/27/2001
6192930Valve device
A valve (8) is fitted into a channel arrangement having a first inner channel (1) which extends longitudinally carrying a first fluid. An outer channel (4) encloses channel (1) and is intended for the passage of a second fluid at a lower temperature. The ...
02/27/2001
6192931Damper blade control
A device for controlling the movement of a damper mounted in a housing includes a shaft rotatably secured to the damper for pivoting the damper between an open position and a closed position. A lever arm is mounted on the shaft for rotation therewith and ...
02/27/2001
6192932Manifold valve
A manifold valve has an intake for receiving a secondary fluid, a passage upwardly extending from the intake, a valve unit for opening and closing a top end of the passage, and a main channel having an opening on a bottom wall thereof, the opening facing ...
02/27/2001
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