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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6505349 | Therapeutic glove system A therapeutic glove system for treating an injured hand and wrist of a user. The therapeutic glove system includes a glove for positioning on a hand of a user. At least one pocket is mounted on the glove. The pocket includes an opening extending into an i... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505350 | Glove with removable fastener material The present invention is directed to a glove having a removable and interchangeable fastener material. The fastener material is attachable to the glove body by first and second attachment members that are prevented from contacting a wearer's skin by an ex... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505351 | Hair ring or hair strip with doll mask A hair ring or hair strip with a doll mask is formed by a hair ring, a plastic mask, and two plastic ears. After assembling the three components, surface layers are adhered to the inner and outer surfaces of the mask. The nose bridge at the center of the ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505352 | Swimming goggles A pair of swimming goggles for swimming pool purposes comprising: a left lens frame, a right lens frame, two lens units and a strap mean, each of lens frames has an inner periphery that defines a lens retaining space for receiving a lens unit and the peri... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505353 | Pad structure of swimming glasses The present invention proposes an improved pad structure of swimming glasses, wherein the pad thereof is integrally formed of soft material. The outer side of the pad forms a ring face, which can contact tightly with the skin of eye socket to achieve airt... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505354 | Urinal A urinal for collecting urine from a user while the user is driving. The urinal includes a housing comprising a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall defines an interior space of the housing. The interior space of the housing comprises an open top end. The o... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505355 | Female urinal and method of using and making same A female urinal which makes it possible to urinate at any time and, in particular, while standing. The female urinal includes a curved flexible urine draining and collecting body which covers an area between the legs from approximately above the pubic hai... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505356 | Dispensing liquids A liquid dispenser comprises a housing and a hook for suspending the housing from the rim of a lavatory bowl. A user inserts a sealed inverted reservoir bottle into the housing, which breaks the seal. A plate located in the housing conveys liquid from the... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505357 | Pool winterizing method and apparatus A modified skimmer lid for use with a pool pump assembly having a pump, a skimmer chamber and a removable skimmer lid for the skimmer chamber, the modified skimmer lid comprises a skimmer lid base adapted to seal and mate with said skimmer chamber, a comp... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505358 | Bath apparatus An apparatus is provided for bathing body parts, such as the feet. The apparatus includes a bath chamber for containing fluid, such as water, and receiving the body part therein. The bath chamber includes a bottom surface and a wall structure extending up... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505359 | Stretcher center wheel mechanism A stretcher for transporting a patient along a floor includes an elongated frame, a patient-support deck carried by the frame, and an elongated shaft having a longitudinally-extending axis of rotation. The shaft is coupled to the frame for rotation about ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505360 | Crib with drop side, and guiding and locking mechanism therefor A crib having a drop side that vertically slides between lowered and raised positions includes a guiding and locking mechanism for the drop side, comprising a pair of lower guides and a pair of upper guides affixed to the crib's corner posts, and a plural... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505361 | Vibration generator Disclosed are a vibration generator which comprises a rotary drive means having a drive shaft, at least a pair of rotors which is installed on the drive shaft and is rotative in association with the drive shaft, and unbalanced weights which are respective... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505362 | Method and system for cushioning a mobile prone person An air suspension bed for use in over-the-road trucks which utilizes an automotive air shock and a mechanical suspension to support a mattress, for use while a truck is in motion.... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505363 | Device for adjusting the plane of a mattress A device for adjusting the plane of a mattress for changing the orientation of a plane of a mattress in a semi-truck. The device for adjusting the plane of a mattress includes a housing. The housing has a top wall, a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505364 | Method and apparatus for covering an adjustable patient table A patient table, which is movable in at least one of a vertical direction and a tiltable direction. The patient table comprises: a base; a patient support surface; a support mechanism connected to the base and the support mechanism moving the patient supp... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505365 | Hospital bed mechanisms A mechanism for raising and lowering the height of a patient support surface of a bed which includes a threaded shaft upon which a pulley support is raised and lowered and a chain and pulley system which transfers vertical displacement of the pulley suppo... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505366 | Adjustable supporting device, intended for a premature infant in an incubator An adjustable supporting device for a premature infant, comprising an inflatable base (1) consisting of two superimposed air and gas impermeable layers (5, 6), divided into at least two flat sections (2, 3), and running along the perephery of the base an ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505367 | Bath towel device and method for infants A bath towel device and method for picking up, holding and drying infants and small children, wherein the bath towel includes a strap for hanging the towel from an adults neck, a lower end that wraps around the infant/child, a surface area that covers a s... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505368 | Mattress assembly A mattress assembly for supporting a patient includes a body support portion having a head end, a foot end, and a knee support portion. The body support portion has a first air zone extending from the head end to the knee support portion and a second air ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505369 | Method of measuring the loading of a washing drum In a method of measuring the loading of a washing drum 1, drivable by a motor 2, of a washing machine or a washer-drier, in a first phase A the washing drum 1 is accelerated by way of an electronic control system 3 to a first speed of rotation nb which is... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505370 | Load adaptive brake system for automatic washer A load adaptive brake system is provided for an appliance which includes a motor, a drive wheel driven by the motor and a rotatable vessel. A brake surface is fixed relative to a non-movable portion of the appliance and at least one brake shoe carried by ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505371 | Sweeper In order to construct a sweeper, which comprises a rotary brush arranged in a housing, a dirt collector which can be detachably attached to the housing and, adjacent the rotary brush in the dirt collector, a dirt inlet on the bottom edge of which a sill i... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505372 | Wire cleaning apparatus and method A wire cleaning device using non-woven fibrous material rolls to wipe the surface of a wire to remove oil, dirt, and other contaminants. The device has a top feeder roller and a top receiving roller, and a complementary bottom feeder roller and receiving ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505373 | Toothbrush A toothbrush is provided. The toothbrush has a handle with a longitudinal axis. A bristle-bearing head having an outer perimeter, a proximal end, and a distal end is attached to the handle at its proximal end. A plurality of longitudinal grooves are dispo... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505374 | Roller for applying a medium, especially a paint roller A roller for the application of a coating medium, in particular a paint roller, has a support arm bearing a curved roller axle on which at least one application roller is borne for rotation. In order to be able to evenly and easily introduce a coating med... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505375 | Windshield wiper blade protector A windshield wiper protector includes a protection actuating assembly connected to the wiper and a stationary lifting arm attached to the windshield. A roller is pivotally mounted on the top of the stationary lifting arm and an inclined drive plate is att... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505376 | Wiper apparatus for vehicle A wiper apparatus for a vehicle capable of absorbing impact applied from outside. The wiper apparatus has a rocking wiper arm and a wiper blade attached to a tip end of the wiper arm for wiping a windshield, a pivot fixed to a base end of the wiper arm, a... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505377 | Wiper arm A wiper arm of a windshield wiper has a driven fastening part which is pivotably connected to a joint part, the joint part is rigidly joined by a wiper rod (18, 62), at least one of the parts of the wiper arm is shaped from sheet metal, at least one of th... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505378 | Wiper assembly A wiper assembly for providing additional scrubbing surface area. The wiper assembly includes a wiper blade designed for coupling to a wiper arm of a vehicle and including an articulation, a blade which is comprised of an elastomeric material and is posit... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505379 | Heated vacuum carpet cleaning and drying apparatus A vacuum cleaning and/or drying systems having heaters which provide drying air to aid in drying or combined cleaning and drying. The system is particularly adapted and beneficial for use on carpets, hut can also be used to clean other surfaces such as sm... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505380 | Device for hanging a curtain underneath a rail A device for hanging a curtain is provided. The device has a hook portion, a threaded rod portion extending from the hook portion and two cups screwed on the threaded rod portion. The threaded rod portion is passed through the curtain and the curtain is c... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505381 | Pulley actuated translational hinge system A hinge system for deploying panels or other structures from a satellite or spacecraft has at least two configurations. The panels are held in a substantially stacked disposition in the stowed configuration by the hinge system which connects to each panel... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505382 | Hinge apparatus with cam mechanism An improved hinge mechanism for use with a portable computing device is disclosed. According to one aspect, a hinge mechanism includes a first assembly with a pivot connection, a cam follower, and a second assembly. The cam follower is used to produce a c... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505383 | Reclosable zipper strip with coated webs A zipper strip has a base member from which first and second profiles extend upwardly. Each of the profiles includes an arm having one of a set of interlocking member attached. The base member including a first web extending between the arms; a second web... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505384 | Cleat An apparatus for gripping a flexible elongated member includes a housing having a base, a lever pivotally connected to the housing, and a gripping component having a gripping member. The lever is pivotally connected to the housing, and the gripping compon... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505385 | Magnetic closure with mutual interlock for bags, knapsacks, items of clothing and the like A magnetic closure with mutual interlock for bags, knapsacks, items of clothing and the like, comprising a female element and a male element with regions for accommodating magnetic elements for mutual coupling. A particularity consists in that there are p... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505386 | Grommet--wire harness retainer A grommet having a tubular shank and a head. Retainers project radially outwardly from said shank. The shank has an annular sealing ring between the head and the retainers. The shank is adapted to be inserted into a hole in a panel by pressing the shank, ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505387 | Flexible fastener A flexible fastener having a body formed from tightly coiled wire, with a head affixed to one end of the body, the other end being attached to a first structure, which may be a component of a computer system. The fastener functions by maintaining the posi... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6505388 | Apparatus and methods for carving and separating carpet A design is formed in a carpet secured to a table with a carriage controlled and moved over the table by a computer. A carver is mounted to the carriage and is computer-controlled to carve a design into the secured carpet. Also, a separator is mounted to ... | 01/14/2003 |
