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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6345391 | Wrap-around and waterproof seat apparel for outdoor applications A wrap around article capable of being donned by a user engaged in outdoor pursuits including a main body having top, side and bottom edges defining a substantially square shaped configuration and which is constructed of a durable and waterproof material ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345392 | Disposable garment-protecting cover for use when holding infants A disposable garment-protecting cover having a flexible, foldable sheet construction is provided for use when holding a baby against one's shoulder. The sheet construction has upper, lower, and middle regions which are preferably folded therebetween to co... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345393 | Four-sided double reversible hunter's coat The invention is an outdoorsmen style hunter's coat manufactured so that any one of four camouflage styles can be worn on the outer side. There is a spring, summer, fall, and winter camouflage style that can be worn as appropriate. Two nearly identical co... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345394 | Rubber glove and process for producing same A rubber glove comprising a main rubber layer and an inner covering layer, bonded to the main rubber layer, containing resin particles is disclosed. The resin particles are partially exposed on the skin-contacting surface of the inner covering layer to an... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345395 | Sports hat A sports hat comprises a body including a domed portion having a narrow end and an open wide end, and a ring portion of variable diameter at the narrow end. An elasticized band is associated with the ring portion, as is a substantially non-stretchable elo... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345396 | Buttocks and tail bone protector Protective sports gear includes a buttocks and tail bone protector which is secured to a user of the gear by means of an adjustable waist band and a pair of leg bands.... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345397 | Outdoor faucet attachment An attachment for increasing the distance of the fluid outlet of a conventional, hand-operated faucet above a substantially horizontal level surface, the attachment being an S-shaped tube with one end fluidly connected to the outlet and the other end loca... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345398 | Drain plug with a central drainage aperture for a bathtub A drain plug with a central drainage aperture for a bath tub including a plug insert dimensioned for positioning within the water drain of the bath tub. The plug insert has an conduit extending between its wide upper end and the narrow lower end. A plug c... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345399 | Hard mask process to prevent surface roughness for selective dielectric etching The propagation of microfissures from a photoresist to an underlying material layer during lithography and etching can be substantially prevented by placing a hard mask between the photoresist and the material layer to be etched. Specifically, the microfi... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345400 | Portable cot apparatus A stackable, portable cot apparatus is easily assembled and disassembled preferably without the use of any tools. The portable cot apparatus preferably includes a flexible support, a plurality of support members, and a plurality of connectors. Alternative... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345401 | Neck support pillow An adjustable orthopedic support pillow which includes a contoured top layer, a plurality of supporting layers, each having tongue-and-groove structures to enable the contoured layer to be removably supported by one or more additional supporting layers.... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345402 | Hinged panels for a thermal support apparatus A patient-support apparatus includes a base, a patient support carried above the base and a controller that controls at least one function of the patient support. A user interface panel includes a display and at least one button configured to provide an i... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345403 | Method of bridge construction using concrete diaphragms The invention provides precast concrete diaphragms for placement between the longitudinal beams of a bridge. Ends of the diaphragms have pockets to receive concrete for tight joints between longitudinal bridge beams and the diaphragms. The longitudinal br... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345404 | Wafer cleaning apparatus An apparatus for cleaning a wafer oriented vertically is provided. The apparatus includes a first brush and a second brush located horizontally from the first brush. During use, a wafer is oriented vertically the first and second brushes. The brushes are ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345405 | Two-in-one toothbrush The two-in-one toothbrush provides for dual sets of brushing bristles facing in opposing directions to allow the toothbrush to clean both the upper and lower teeth simultaneously. Another form of the toothbrush design allows for the movement of at least o... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345406 | Oral healthcare system having interchangeable, disposable heads Disclosed herein is an oral healthcare system having interchangeable, detachable, disposable heads. The heads include but are not limited to brushhead, mirror head and tongue cleaner head. The system will also accommodate specialized heads including but n... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345407 | Tool holder for a vacuum cleaner or other cleaning appliance The invention provides a tool holder for a vacuum cleaner having a main body, a wand and a hose therebetween, the tool holder (10) comprising attachment means (12, 14) for attaching the tool holder (10) to the vacuum cleaner and tool receiving means (22) ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345408 | Electric vacuum cleaner and nozzle unit therefor A nozzle unit for an electric vacuum cleaner has a body case 32 with a nozzle 34a open toward a surface to be cleaned, a first pipe 35 coupled to the body case 32 so as to be rotatable in the direction J1, and a second pipe 36 coupled to the first pipe 35... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345409 | Vacuum nozzle for cleaning ceiling fan blades A vacuum nozzle attachment having a housing with a venturi-shaped internal air chamber, an angled head and brush-lined aperture, blade guides and an offset tapered tubular neck for attachment to a vacuum hose or wand. The constricted air chamber provides ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345410 | Drain opening device A drain opening device for clearing and opening a slow or clogged drain using a blower unit. The drain opening device includes a tubular assembly including an elongate tubular member having open top and bottom ends and a bore extending therethrough, and a... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345411 | Vacuum cleaner In the invention, a brush body 30 that is rotated and driven by a motor 32 is disposed in a suction unit 2, and dust is sucked from the suction unit 2 by a blower 4, while exhaust of the blower 4 is sent to the suction unit 2 side through an exhaust passa... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345412 | Arrangement for controlling an angularly movable member A control mechanism for use with a door closer having a pinion shaft. The control mechanism comprises a coiled torsion spring around the shaft with a free end of the spring lying along part of a strap. The strap is connected to the shaft and normally held... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345413 | Doorstop device and method of use A doorstop including a doorjamb engaging portion, the doorjamb engaging portion having a wall portion, the wall portion having an inset portion, the wall portion having a padded portion; a door engaging portion, the door engaging portion having a stair-st... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345414 | Collapsible handle for a portable luggage A collapsible handle for a portable luggage is provided. The handle includes an upper seat and a lower seat spacedly secured to the top and lower portions of the back side of the portable luggage, an attachment slidably pivoted to a pair of rectangular re... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345415 | Self-captivating pinless hinge A hinge assembly has a hinge door that is pivotally mounted to a hinge base. The door has a flat body with a pair of square tabs extending laterally from one end. The hinge base has a flat frame with a rectangular aperture. A pair of parallel, rigid flang... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345416 | Detachable, auxiliary car door handle A detachable, auxiliary car door handle comprises an intermediate grip (16) and end clips (18) adapted for selective attachment to the edge of a door to facilitate opening.... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345417 | Sliver trumpet for forming a sliver from a fiber web A fiber sliver producing apparatus includes an arrangement for making a running fiber web; a transverse web gathering device gathering the fiber web; and a sliver trumpet through which the gathered fiber web passes for being densified and discharged there... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345418 | Rope hook A rope hook comprises a length of tubular fabric webbing into which a pair of loops has been formed. The first loop serves to attach the hook to an object. A resilient U-shaped member is contained within the tubular webbing to define a U-shaped member for... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345419 | Termination for flat flexible tension member Several embodiments of terminations for flat flexible tension members include wedge type terminations, pinching terminations, and frictional terminations and combinations of the above.... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345420 | Mounting structure for energy absorber A mounting structure for an energy absorber with a mounting hole includes a member, to which the energy absorber is mounted. The member has a rod projecting from a mounting surface thereof. A cylindrical member is fitted onto and engages the rod. The cyli... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345421 | Fabric treatment apparatus comprising easily removable, lightweight, treatment tubes The present invention concerns easily removable treatment tubes from fabric treatment apparatuses in order to facilitate replacement of such rolls for treatment modification, cleaning, disposal, or any other desirable purposes. Such treatment tubes are ge... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345422 | Preformed combination vault and casket assembly with stackable components A combination vault and casket assembly constructed of a vacuum formed polystyrene material and incorporating ballast stabilization during underground interment. A body includes a bottom, first and second upwardly extending side walls and first and second... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345423 | Locking ring anvil The locking ring anvil has a frame assembly and a means for mounting the frame assembly, a pivot assembly is mounted on the frame assembly. A barrel and arbor assembly is mounted on the pivot assembly. The pivot assembly includes means for retaining the b... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345424 | Production method for forming liquid spray head A production method for forming a liquid spray head. A diaphragm is formed on a first surface of a substrate made of planar oriented (110) monocrystalline silicon. A piezoelectric element is formed by laminating a first electrode, a piezoelectric film and... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345425 | Rollformer with transverse scorer An apparatus includes a scoring device for making transverse score lines on a roll of sheet material, a dimpler device or dimpler roller for making dimples adjacent the score lines at predetermined width locations, and a rollformer adapted to continuously... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345426 | Tool for removal of an engine cylinder liner A cylinder liner removal tool (11) is shown having a gripping portion (12) capable of expanding against the inner surface of the cylinder liner (14). The gripping portion (12) has a rod (26). Concentrically disposed about the rod (26) in trailing order is... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345427 | Apparatus and method for re-shaping brake cores A coining die apparatus for reshaping the backing plates of spent rotary drum brake cores in the production of remanufactured brake shoes comprises a lower die having a concave working surface configured to support a convex outer surface of a brake core b... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345428 | Chair construction and method of making same A method of constructing a chair is used to attach a flexible envelope portion to a support structure. The flexible envelope portion includes two layers of fabric material, with an opening proximate one side. The support structure includes first and secon... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345429 | Method for fastening objects flush to a surface An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a method for fastening an object flush to a surface. The method comprises inserting an engagement member of the object into an opening in the planar member. The engagement member moves in a first directi... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345430 | Damper To substantially increase a slide torque of a fitting type damper formed by press-fitting, an elastic body of a rubber-like elastic material is located between a hub and a massive body from either direction of a shaft. Polymethylene-polyphenyl-polyisocyan... | 02/12/2002 |
