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 |
| 6374407 | Counterweight-night vision goggle system A counterweight attached to the back of a ballistic helmet to balance the load of a night vision goggle which night vision goggle is secured to the front edge of a ballistic helmet. The counterweight includes a back plate having fingers extending inward t... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374408 | Protective athletic pad apparatus The protective athletic pad includes padding, which extends across the knee or elbow, and along front and sides of the lower leg or forearm, to further protect the user from abrasion, cuts and bruises while actively engaged in a sport or other strenuous a... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374409 | Accessory providing protection against falls in sports such as in-line skating An accessory for protection against falls during the practice of a sport, adapted to cover two projecting parts of a limb extending from a bending zone in angularly distinct planes, especially elbow, knees, and including at least the following parts: a fl... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374410 | Knee pad for figure skating A knee pad for providing fall protection of a knee is disclosed. The knee pad is a flexible single piece flat pad made of encased resilient polymeric material and is configured to have a top edge portion having a crown for protecting patella of a knee, a ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374411 | Secured bib A protective device (i.e. bib) for covering at least a portion of a wearer's person and/or clothing during procedures such as eating, application of make-up, hair cutting or the like. The protective device includes a neck attachment adjacent one end and a ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374412 | Swimming apparel A swimming apparel for providing more comfort and ease for women especially when going to a bathroom. The swimming apparel includes a one-piece suit having a tank top member, a skirt member, and a panty member which includes an upper front portion and a l... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374413 | Radar reflective garment An apparatus for the detection of a wearer includes a first inner layer that is adapted to reflect a portion of radar energy back toward its source. A second outer layer is disposed over the first inner layer and it provides a texture and visual appearanc... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374414 | Adjustment system for a garment or other article An adjustment system having a configuration capable of adjusting a length of a section of a garment. The adjustment system advantageously includes at least one section of material upon which the adjustment system is incorporated. The section of material i... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374415 | Separable personal care garment that protects dignity A separable reusable or disposable personal care garment comprising a lower torso skirt having one or more panels and a upper torso bib panel which releasably attaches to the skirt at the waistline and covers private body areas giving dignity to the weare... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374416 | Archery bow string finger glove technical scope An archer's glove comprising a finger back section and a plurality of finger protectors for protecting a plurality of fingers of a user's hand, the plurality of finger protectors extending from the finger back section. A finger fastening strap extends fro... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374417 | Food handling glove A glove structure is fittable to the hand of a user, and includes an outer surface of which presents a series of tiny protrusions, or teeth, on the fingers and palm area of suitable profile to hold a piece of meat or other cooked food product in place, pa... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374418 | Adjustable hood system An adjustable hood system for simultaneously adjusting the shape of the hood on wearer's head in directions having longitudinal, lateral and vertical components with a single drawstring. Each side has a front passageway that extends from the temple area, ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374419 | Novelty hat A novelty hat for providing headwear that may be decorated to resemble racing vehicles. The novelty hat includes a decorative hat shell resembling a vehicle. The shell is formed of a plastic and has a top wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a first lateral s... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374420 | Fastener and a two-piece clothing comprising it A fastener for fastening a pair of clothing together, comprises two complementary securing elements to be secured to a said pair of clothing. One fastening element has at least one fastening projection in a center region, while the other one has at least ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374421 | Trouser safety pocket A safety pocket for trousers that is useful both against loss of small change and theft of paper currency therefrom. The pocket has a small, trapezoidally-shaped compartment that is sewn into a lower portion of the trouser pocket. The compartment is stitc... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374422 | Head guard for soccer players A head guard for soccer players for protecting the forehead of a soccer player when the forehead is struck with a soccer ball. The head guard for soccer players includes a plate having a outer surface and an inner surface. The plate has a bottom edge, a p... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374423 | Sports helmet with full flexible brim A sports helmet with a full fabric brim. The helmet protects the skull from impact while the brim provides sun protection to the face, ears, neck, and upper shoulders. The helmet consists of a bowl-shaped, thin-walled, protective shell. The shell contains... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374424 | Protective face mask A protective face mask with a concavo-convex shield of methyl methacrylate that covers the wearer's entire face. A nose piece at the concave face of the shield presents laterally spaced fingers to engage the wearer's nose on opposite sides for spacing the... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374425 | Sewer system ventilation cap A durable, rotating, water-diverting, small animal and insect entry-prohibiting sewer system ventilation cap is that eliminates the influx of water into it.... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374426 | Dispenser for the dosage of sanitizing and/or deodorant liquids, particularly for cisterns of toilet bowls A dispenser for the dosage of sanitizing and/or deodorant liquids, particularly for cisterns of toilet bowls, comprising: a container for said liquid, which is adapted to float in the water of a cistern, at an upper level, and is provided, in a peripheral... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374427 | Drain plunger The drain plunger preferably is of one-piece preferably plastic construction, with an upstanding, preferably vertical, rigid upper handle, the lower end of which is connected integrally to a depending multi-pleated, flexible, resilient bellows having an e... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374428 | Splash reducing panels A splash reducing panels for providing a toilet splash reducing product in a compact easy to carry size. The splash reducing panels includes a panel formed from a fibrous material and containing a germicide comprising n-Alkyl, dimethyl, benzyl ammonium ch... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374429 | Johnnyflush An automatic flushing mechanism which has two sets of rollers mounted to the underside of a toilet seat by a series of levers and connecting brackets. A pull rod is connected at one end to the rollers and at the other end to a pull chain which is in turn ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374430 | Toilet Lavatory for connection to a composting container (1) or a sewage pipe forming part of a sewage system. The lavatory has a seat part (11), a lid (12) adapted to the seat part, and a hollow support body (13) supporting the seat part. The support body (13) ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374431 | Vacuum toilet system with single pump A multi-position (e.g. three way) valve is operatively connected to a combined vacuum/holding tank for a vacuum toilet system, and to a pump capable of pumping both air and sewage. When the valve is in one position air is pulled from the tank through the ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374432 | Portable urinal A portable urinal includes a receiving container which is secured against accidental overturning. A hollow support member extends upwardly from the receiving container. A urine receiver is mounted on the hollow support member and connected in fluid commun... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374433 | Moveable hot tub cover structure A moveable hot tub cover structure removably covers a hot tub and includes at least one rail structure mounted generally adjacent the hot tub and extending outwards therefrom and a rigid hot tub cover structure including at least two upright walls having ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374434 | Therapeutic shower A therapeutic shower for the physically impaired comprises a shower enclosure unit mounted on wheels and size to fit trough the standard door opening of most rooms found in a home and a rolling chair. Multiple water jets and adjustable valves inside the e... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374435 | Patient transfer device and related methods A manually-powered patient conveyor is disclosed in the form of a continuous belt which reduces friction beneath the patient to enable lateral patient transfer from one patient support surface to another. With the belt positioned beneath the patient, a ca... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374436 | Hospital bed A hospital bed is provided for support of a patient. The hospital bed includes a base, a patient support coupled to the base, and a walker dockable to the patient support.... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374437 | Bed, specially a medical or care bed A bed comprises a lower frame (12) having at least one leg or support element (16) for support on a ground and an upper frame (14) connected with the lower frame (12) and having a head element (22) and a foot element (24), as well as at least one connecti... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374438 | Treatment stretcher adapted for C-arm access A mobile patient stretcher is provided and particularly adapted for additional use as a pain clinic treatment table designed to accommodate a C-arm of a fluoroscopic or like imaging apparatus. The stretcher litter top or patient support surface is radiolu... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374439 | Stretcher head rest A vacuum pad suitable for use with a head rest of a stretcher is configured to support the head of a patient supported on the stretcher. The vacuum pad has a non-rigid state wherein the vacuum pad is formable and a rigid state wherein the vacuum pad is no... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374440 | Back support A back support provides a generally vertical and rigid panel removably installable along one edge of a bed, against which a person may brace his or her back or other body part as desired while reclining on the bed. The present support comprises a frame wi... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374441 | Headrest for chiropractor's table A headrest for a chiropractor's table for supporting the user's head by direct engagement with the user's face by supportive engagement with frontal sinus, maxillary sinus and facial bone (especially zygomatic bone) areas of the user's face. By using such... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374442 | Pocketed coil spring unit with combination of top and bottom sheets and inter-row bonding A pocketed coil spring unit and associated method of assembly combines top and bottom sheets with bonding of the sidewalls of adjacent rows of pocketed coil springs. With this combination, a posturized spring unit is produced in a commercially efficient m... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374443 | Can opener/organizer A combination electric can opener and kitchen organizer for utensils includes a container having front, rear and two side surfaces, a can opener assembly disposed at or near the front surface of the container for opening a can, indentations at the side su... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374444 | Method for determining the loading weight of a laundry drum and a laundry-processing machine for carrying out the method A method and appliance for determining the angular position of a laundry drum and a power consumption of an electric motor driving the drum to derive therefrom a laundry weight in the drum includes directly driving the drum with the motor from a lower lau... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374445 | Tension rod for use as a chord for bridges Tension rod for use as a chord for bridges, having a middle part consisting of fiber composite material and having ends consisting of metallic material. The middle and end parts are connected by a glued tapered overlap.... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6374446 | Personal cleaning device A personal cleaning device for cleaning and deburring the hands of a user. The personal cleaning device includes a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly has a housing. The housing has a first end and a second end. A peripheral wall is coupled to and ex... | 04/23/2002 |
