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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6516469 | Diarrhea mitten The present invention discloses a sanitary handwear being a hygienic mitten to be worn about the hand of the user for protection of the hand of the user to be used to clean, wipe babies, self, or older people with bowel control problems. The present inven... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516470 | Ball catching tool A ball catching tool including a joint outer leather portion for blocking and jointing an outer leather portion on a hand inserting side and a main outer leather portion on a finger side, wherein the joint outer leather portion includes a plurality of str... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516471 | Ball glove A ball glove for use in games such as baseball and softball wherein the webbing of the glove is suspended in the crotch of the glove through the use of at least one energy absorbing connector. The energy absorbing connector being capable of absorbing more... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516472 | Nonwoven fabrics and fabric laminates from multiconstituent polyolefin fibers Nonwoven fabrics and fabric laminates are formed from continuous filaments or staple fibers of a select blend of specific grades of polyethylene and polypropylene which give improved fabric performance not heretofore recognized or described, such as high ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516473 | Disposable pants of trunks-type Disposable trunks-type pants that include a pair of inner sheets each having a cutout lying between their front and rear side portions and a pair of outer sheets. The inner sheets having respective sheet surfaces bonded together along zones of the front a... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516474 | Swimming goggles with improved wearing comfort and wider application A pair of swimming goggles comprises two lenses made of rigid material and two frames made of a soft material. Each lens includes a main portion and an engaging portion. The main portion is larger than a human eye socket. The frames are connected by a con... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516475 | Toilet device A toilet device for providing a toilet which allows a person in a wheelchair to slide from the wheelchair directly onto the toilet. The toilet device includes a toilet bowl having a seat portion and a peripheral wall extending downwardly from the seat por... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516476 | Tub surround product and related methods of design A bathtub wall unit includes a single sheet having at least one frame member integrated therewith defining an interior portion for superimposition of one or more wall components thereon. Such units can be assembled to provide a method of using a wall unit... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516477 | Shower apparatus for seated occupant A shower apparatus for a seated occupant includes a tub having a body compartment for receiving the torso of an occupant in a seated position and a foot compartment for receiving the feet of the seated occupant. A seat is provided with a through opening p... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516478 | Adjustable height bed An adjustable height platform comprising a bottom platform, a top platform and a scissors linkage secured between the top and the bottom platforms. The scissors: linkage includes scissors legs which pivot about a pivot axis. A drive system provides a hori... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516479 | Foldable rehabilitation bed for accommodating an obese person A rehabilitation bed for obese persons is provided that has a center frame section with first and second ends. A transport assembly is coupled to the center frame section that has at least one pair of transport wheels depending downwardly from the center ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516480 | System for producing anthropometric, adjustable, articulated beds A system for producing adjustable articulated beds. These beds use measurements taken from a particular human form applied to the bed construction. All beds made using this system have the following in common: a standard distance of four inches from the t... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516481 | Mattress for support of a patient recovering from surgery A mattress assembly generally designed for use in hospitals and the like which is structured to effectively and comfortably support a patient during a period of recovery from a predetermined surgical procedure. The mattress assembly includes an elongated ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516482 | Institutional bedding with integral pillow and mattress A bedding arrangement is provided having a compressible foam mattress pad and compressible foam pillow pad integrated as a single bedding unit within a fluid resistant or impermeable cover whose seams are heat sealed together. Air ventilation through the ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516483 | Patient support surface A surface for a patient support or a part thereof includes an anti-shear liner, a cover, and a cushion layer. A method for minimizing shear on a patient's skin as the patient rests upon a patient support includes providing an anti-shear layer, providing a... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516484 | Method of rinsing laundries in washing machine with tilted tub A method of rinsing laundries in a washing machine with a tilted washing tub consisting of an outer tub and an inner tub is disclosed. In the method of this invention, a predetermined amount of water is primarily fed to the washing tub while constantly ro... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516485 | Washing machine having a variable speed motor A washing machine having a variable speed motor. The washing machine has a basket for holding articles to be washed and has a first axis of rotation. A basket drive shaft connected to the basket drives the basket. An agitator disposed in the basket along ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516486 | Multi-tank evaporator for improved performance and reduced airside temperature spreads An evaporator for an HVAC system is disclosed wherein an upstream to downstream airflow is directed through the evaporator for inducing a transfer of thermal energy between the airflow and a fluid circulating in the evaporator. The evaporator includes at ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516487 | Dockleveler with a barrier A dockleveler having a lip that can be both moved between a pendent inoperative position and an operative position and moved from a retracted to an extended position. This feature allows the lip to be partially extended during an end load so that the lip ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516488 | Surface sweeping device A surface sweeping device utilizing a brush connected to an arm first end portion. The second end portion of the arm connects to a shaft rotated by a motor. The arm contacts a cam surface during a portion of the rotation of the crank to raise and lower th... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516489 | X-Tendo mitt An adjustable cleaning tool adapted to clean facing surfaces of closely spaced parallel surfaces is made of thin rigidly flexible inner mount and removable fabric outer sleeve cover having scrubber material associated therewith. When the device is inserte... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516490 | Ice scraper construction An ice scraper construction (10) for cleaning ice and/or snow from vehicle windows wherein the construction (10) includes a handle member (20) having a pair of slots, (25), (28) whose upper ends are provided with an elongated cylindrical recess (29), a ge... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516491 | Wiper blade for cleaning windows of motor vehicles A wiper blade (10) is proposed that serves to clean windows of motor vehicles. The wiper blade has an elongated, rubber-elastic wiper strip (14) which is provided on its two long sides with respective facing longitudinal grooves (38, 40), in each of which... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516492 | Central vacuum cleaning system A central vacuum cleaning system has a tube having a nozzle at an inlet of the tube for sucking air containing dust, a filter carrier connected with an outlet of the tube by an inlet of the filter carrier for filtering the sucked air, an intake hose conne... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516493 | Guide rail and method for producing a guide rail for a cable or bowden tube window lift A guide rail 10 for a cable or Bowden cable window lifter with a guide area 1 with slide faces 11, 12 for holding and the sliding guide of a follower mounted displaceable on the guide rail 10 and with at least one fastening area 31, 32 for connecting the ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516494 | Adjustable door hinge A hinge is provided which includes a frame-side base member 41 adapted to be attached to an open frame 10 and a door-side base member 42 adapted to be attached to a door 20. The frame-side base member 41 is connected to a first plate 31 and the door-side ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516495 | Door arrester which is joined to a door hinge, for automobile doors A door stop which is connected to a door hinge and is intended for motor-vehicle doors comprises a holding device, which is connected to the hinge half assigned to one of the two door assembly parts, the door or door pillar, and a braking device, which is... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516496 | Device for facilitating manual gripping of pipes and connectors A device for facilitating manual gripping of pipes and connectors includes first and second elements hingedly interconnected and biased open by a spring element. Each element includes a channel with projections deployed to define gripping features for gri... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516497 | Apparatus for removing material from a roll of a fiber processing machine A fiber processing machine includes a clothed roll entraining fiber material thereon; a roll cover circumferentially partially surrounding the roll and defining an annular clearance therewith; a transfer opening provided in the roll cover for admitting fi... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516498 | Clamps A cable clamp has two identical moulded components that can be clamped together about a cable. Each component has a yoke with a ratchet bar at one end and two short arms at its opposite end spaced by a gap and having ratchet teeth on their inner faces. Th... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516499 | Linear slide fastener and manufacturing method thereof An object of the present invention is to provide a linear slide fastener capable of maintaining a stabilized condition in which an attachment yarn for attaching a fastener element is never out out by abrasion due to a contact with other object or sliding ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516500 | Plastic clipping device The present invention is to provide a clipping device made of plastic and which can surely grasp any good regardless a thickness thereof and which comprises a first clamping member 10, a second clamping member 11 rotatably supported at a part of the first... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516501 | Method and apparatus for ecological burial An urn which comprises a series of pod-like containers made of compressed organic matter, porcelain, and glass, designed to function as cinerary urns (i.e. receptacles for human ashes) is disclosed. The urn is meant to interact with its surroundings by di... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516502 | Composite nonwoven fabric A composite nonwoven fabric is formed by providing a synthetic fiber web comprising staple length polymeric fibers, and a cellulosic fiber web, preferably comprising wood pulp fibers. Prior to integration of the webs, the synthetic fiber web is subjected ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516503 | Method of making surface acoustic wave device A method of making surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, a first surface acoustic wave element having at least one interdigital transducer on the piezoelectric substrate, a second surface acoustic wave element having at least on... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516504 | Method of making capacitor with extremely wide band low impedance A capacitor having a floating plate-shaped electrode, at least two patterned plate electrodes overlying the floating plate-shaped electrode, and a dielectric layer therebetween. The resulting structure exhibits high two-port insertion loss even at frequen... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516505 | Tool for installing removable fasteners A hand powered tool for installing a removable fastener of the type having an elongated shaft, a fixed support and a plunger. The plunger is biased relative to the fixed support for installation and removal of the removable fastener in a pre-drilled hole ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516506 | Installing a scrolled resilient sheet alongside the inner surface of a fluid conduit A scrolled resilient sheet is installed against the inner surface of a fluid conduit using a carrier tool from which a resilient sheet having an average thickness more than 2 mm and an elastic or pseudoelastic recoverable strain of at least 0.6% is releas... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516507 | Method of making a metal drawer head A method for making a metal drawer head wherein the drawer head can be formed as a unitary part in a multiple stage process without the need for human manipulation of the part during any stage of the forming process. A rotary forming process can preferabl... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516508 | Magnetoelastic non-compliant torque sensor and method of producing same A low-hysteresis torque sensor and method for producing a low-hysteresis magnetoelastic element including thermally spraying a magnetoelastic material onto a metal substrate. During the spraying process, axial compressive pressure is applied to the substr... | 02/11/2003 |
