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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6502244 | Glove with tapered fingers A glove includes a plurality of separated elongated sections to receive a plurality of fingers and a thumb therein, said elongated finger sections being tapered toward a longitudinal axis extending between a long finger section and a ring finger section s... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502245 | Fabric covered elastic sweatband A self-adjusting fabric covered sweatband designed to fit in any type of headwear to achieve a one size fits all situation. The sweatband is completely elastic all the way through its circumference and is covered by a fabric material to absorb the sweat.... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502246 | Adjustable ball cap A ball cap comprising a plurality of gores forming a body, a sweat band having an elastic sweat portion, and an elastic gore that is stretchable to provide a ball cap that is stretchable to assume a variety of stretched conditions to accommodate a variety... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502247 | Apparatus and method for making an ear warmer having interior seams An ear warmer comprises a set of membranes and a frame. The set of membranes collectively defines an outer perimeter. The set of membranes is attached along the outer perimeter to define an attachment portion. The attachment portion is entirely disposed w... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502248 | Apparatus and method for making an ear warmer and an ear warmer frame An ear warmer comprises a set of membranes and a frame. The set of membranes collectively defines an outer perimeter. The set of membranes is attached along the outer perimeter to define an attachment portion. The attachment portion is entirely disposed w... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502249 | Method and system for part measurement and verification A system for part measurement and verification is disclosed. The system comprises a set of design criteria specifying a part and a fixture with gage blocks for positioning the part, where each of the gage blocks represents a known position. At least one p... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502250 | Sanitary panty Provided is a sanitary panty including a front part, a back part, a crotch part located between the front part and the back part, a waist portion formed by an upper edge portion of the front part and an upper edge portion of the back part, a pair of leg o... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502251 | Water closet and flushing water feed device A flush toilet 1 has a toilet flushing tank device 7 for discharging flushing water to a toilet bowl 2. This tank device is built into a tank storage region 5 to the rear of the toilet bowl 2, and comprises a flushing water tank 8 and a jet pump 13 dispos... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502252 | Toilet water supply device Disclosed is a water supplying and draining apparatus for preventing water leakage. A feed pipe supplies water, which is introduced from an outside water source to the toilet bowl. A reservoir tank receives the washing water, the reservoir being made of a... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502253 | Pillow structure for attachment to the shell of a hot tub A pillow structure is releasably connected to a hot tub shell. The pillow structure includes a border pillow having an opening providing access to the border pillow interior and an insert pillow releasably attached to the border pillow. When in place, the... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502254 | Vanity with accessibility features A wheelchair accessible vanity panel has a panel that is cantilevered at a space over a floor or other surface, and has a free edge along a side or along a curve or angle extending around two or more sides. The cantilevered panel leaves a free space over ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502255 | Mattress securing device A connector (10), for removably securing a mattress (18) to a mattress supporting bed frame (22), that is provided a length that is sufficient to allow one to pull the mattress (18) from a first position in which it is fully supported on the supporting fr... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502256 | Drawer without hardware for installation under bed A prior art single stock keeping unit for accommodating double, queen, and king sized beds with both support and under the bed drawers is equipped with foot actuated drawer opening. Each stock keeping unit includes faced box spring supporting paired face ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502257 | Beach blanket A beach blanket for receiving an umbrella so that the umbrella is positioned over the blanket includes a panel having an upper side, a lower side and a peripheral edge. The panel comprises a flexible material. The panel has at least one opening extending ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502258 | Fitted top sheet A fitted top sheet for holding a top sheet to a mattress in a more secured manner. The fitted top sheet includes a top sheet having a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge. The first and second edges are opposite edges with respect to ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502259 | Air cushion bed with flushing device A cushion bed with a flushing device. The bed includes a containing cushion that is adhered to the upper part of the air cushion and shaped as a tilted groove, being removable, and including a sensor. When discharge from a patient falls on the surface of ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502260 | Therapeutic bed The invention provides a bed (10) for relieving pressure exerted on a user. The bed includes a first support means (12) for supporting the user, a second support means (14) which is co-operable with the first support means (12), and a displacement means (... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502261 | Patient support A patient support 2 comprises two arms 10, 12 pivotally connected together and which extend between a base 6 and a support 14 to which a patient support table is coupled. In the preferred form, each arm 10, 12 comprises linkages which define pivot points ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502262 | Breastfeeding positioning method and device A method of supporting a breast in the correct position for breastfeeding by utilizing a support member that is placed against a mother's body and directly under her breast to create support for the breast and correctly position the breast for breastfeedi... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502263 | Seat cushion and positioning assembly including inflatable air cell pressure compensation insert The invention relates generally to a seating system and more particularly to seat cushion assemblies having a rearward depression and cushioning insert tailored to fit under the skeletal structure of the user. In particular, the assembly preferably includ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502264 | Articulated bed with a vibration awakening system An articulated bed includes head/back and foot/leg sections each provided with a conventional electrically powered motor driver for driving an associated massage/ vibrator motor. A remote control handset includes a microprocessor for generating time-of-da... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502265 | Interactive control system for a laundry appliance A system for operating and programming a laundry appliance includes a menu system giving a user extreme flexibility in operating the appliance. Through a series of menu screens, the user is presented with a variety of available options. Additionally, the ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502266 | Insole and shoe stretcher, and method of manufacturing shoes The invention provides a freely detachable insole and wooden mold as well as a method of manufacturing shoes, the method using the freely detachable insole and wooden mold, and the method being characterized in that the operation of attaching the insole t... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502267 | Conveyor crossover A conveyor crossover has a pivotable ramp which is moved from a horizontal bridging position across a conveyor to an upright position is which it is out of the way of material being moved by the conveyor. The ramp is raised and lowered by a control system... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502268 | Weather shield for below a dock leveler An extendible shield for sheltering the pit area below a dock leveler of a loading dock. The shield is especially suited for dock levelers having a ramp of pivotally adjustable height with a lip extension for providing a traffic path between the rear of a... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502269 | Electric powered portable pool cleaner This invention provides a manual, self contained, portable, low voltage electric pool cleaner which draws its power from a surface mounted rechargeable battery. The invention uses pressurized water from a unique pump recirculating system to produce a powe... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502270 | Method and apparatus for cleaning industrial pipe systems A method and an apparatus for cleaning industrial pipe systems, preferably pipe systems used in food industry, such as meat, fish and vegetable industry. The method for cleaning industrial pipe systems, includes the steps of feeding a detergent together w... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502271 | Method and apparatus for cleaning workpieces with uniform relative velocity A method and apparatus for cleaning a wafer in a dual brush cleaning system is disclosed. Two brushes, preferably made of PVA and wetted by cleaning fluids, are positioned opposite one another and spaced apart enough to allow a portion of a wafer to be in... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502272 | Replaceable head toothbrush providing controlled brushing pressure The present invention relates to replaceable head toothbrushes and method of use thereof, which toothbrushes have a handle section ending in an elastomeric coupler which is interference fit within an annular collar at the end of the handle section; which ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502273 | Cleaning sponge roller A cleaning sponge roller is made of a polyvinyl acetal-based porous sponge having elasticity in a wet state and comprises a generally cylindrical roll body and a plurality of protrusions molded integrally on the periphery of the roll body. The cleaning sp... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502274 | Vacuum cleaner bag mounting assembly A vacuum cleaner bag mounting assembly for a stationary vacuum cleaner is described that includes a disposable bag housing that includes an open-front enclosure having a conduit connector wall; a hose connection conduit extending inwardly through the conn... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502275 | Anti-explosion steam vacuum cleaner heating structure An improved anti-explosion steam vacuum cleaner heating structure, more especially an improved heating structure for the vacuum to provide the function of dirt removal and sterilization, which includes a water chamber and a tubular heat converter to direc... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502276 | Vacuum hose and cord holder A vacuum cord and hose holder has a base with a pair of oppositely disposed wings protruding upwardly therefrom to support the vacuum hose. Adjacent to each of the wings is an arcuate slot, providing a pair of arcuate slots adapted to receive the vacuum h... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502277 | Emptying device for a cyclone vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner assembly including a vacuum cleaner housing (10) and an air filtration unit removably installed in the housing. The unit includes a coarse separator (25), a cyclone with a cyclone chamber (26), a collecting container (27), and a releasabl... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502278 | Upright type vacuum cleaner having a cyclone type dust collector An upright type vacuum cleaner includes a cyclone type dust collector to collect contaminants from the air that is drawn in through a suction brush. The cyclone type dust collector includes a cover, first and second cyclone receptacles, and a lower door. ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502279 | Turbo-brush for cleaning a surface A turbo-brush for cleaning a surface includes a casing provided with a suction opening, a rotating brush, a turbine which has a rotor provided with vanes and is operationally connected to the brush, a suction nozzle and a suction pipe connected to a sucti... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502280 | Lightweight high capacity industrial caster A lightweight high capacity industrial caster which has three major parts, an upper assembly, a lower assembly, and a roller assembly. The upper assembly includes an upper plate with a first top surface and first bottom surface, the first bottom surface h... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502281 | Plug for operatively connecting torsion springs to overhead shafts of counterbalancing systems used for garage doors and the like A plug for use in a counterbalancing mechanism of a cable-operated door. The plug is mounted about an overhead shaft and used for operatively connecting the overhead shaft to a torsion spring coaxially mounted thereon. The plug includes a cylindrical coll... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502282 | Apparatus for connecting a cabinet door hinge to a frameless cabinet wall A hinge support including an elongated support plate is used to support a hinge on a cabinet wall of a frameless cabinet. The support plate incorporates structure that allows the support plate to be used to mount different types of hinges and utilize diff... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502283 | Cane clip attachment A cane clip attachment for securing a cane to a user's clothing when not using the cane. The cane clip attachment includes a clip member being adapted to be attached to a cane and being adapted to clip upon clothing of a user; and also includes cane-attac... | 01/07/2003 |
