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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6530089 | Convertible food bag According to the present invention, an adjustable disposable garment protector is provided and includes a protector support adapted to support the garment protector from the neck of a user; a protector cover supported at its first end by the protector sup... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530090 | Protective garment with glove retaining mechanism A protective garment, such as a surgical gown, includes a garment body defining sleeves. A cuff may be secured at respective ends of the sleeves. A circumferentially extending band is disposed on the sleeves at a distance from the end of the sleeve or cuf... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530091 | Means for attachment of absorbent article for body exudates to undergarment Support for attaching an absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin to an undergarment and disposed between a sanitary napkin and an inner surface of a crotch region of the undergarment. The support is formed by a first sheet and a second sheet overlying... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530092 | Fitting and comfort system with inflatable liner for helmet An inflatable liner for a helmet. The liner has a first elongated cell and a second elongated cell extending substantially parallel to the first elongated cell. Passages extend through the first divider to permit air to pass between the first and second c... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530093 | Swimming goggles Swimming goggles, comprising: two lens frame main bodies, each lens frame main body accommodating a lens, and, at two opposite ends of a longer side are a first joint and a second joint; at least one string that is sequentially pulled through the first an... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530094 | Dispenser and method and valve A flowable material dispensing system is disclosed which includes a container (5) for holding the flowable material, the container (5) having a downwardly directed lower outlet opening (510) which can be located within an outer container being either a ci... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530095 | Upwardly directed douche on a seat of a toilet bowl A shower head (8) is disposed in a ring-shaped seat (2) and connected via a conduit (20) to a warm water preparation device (2) that is also arranged in said seat (2). The warm water preparation device (2) is arranged at least in the front part of the sea... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530096 | Foot rejuvenation shower apparatus An improved apparatus and related method of use is disclosed that may be used in a shower to remove dead skin from a foot of a user. The apparatus generally is constructed of a lower surface that is releasably engaged with a floor and an upper portion wit... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530097 | Stone-top sink board arrangement A stone-top sink board arrangement includes a sink board having a through hole, a reinforcing panel overlappedly mounted underneath the sink board, wherein the reinforcing panel has a guiding hole coaxially aligning with the through hole of the sink board... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530098 | Multiple tool device A taping knife includes a continuous shaft having a blade on a first end thereof, and a hammer on a second end thereof. A handle surrounds the shaft with the blade extending from one end thereof, and the hammer extending from the other end thereof. The ha... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530099 | Injection molded pliers with insert molded dual purpose reinforcing and implement structure A composite pliers has crossed levers, each including a non-metallic body with an exposed metal cutter blade. The pliers includes strengthening and/or retaining structure around a pivot joint which does not extend into handle portions of the levers. This ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530100 | Appliance spin control and method adaptable to floor structure A washing machine spin balancing control includes a sensor for sensing vibration of the washing machine cabinet. The floor permits the cabinet to vibrate during the rotation of the basket, the controller senses this vibration and reduces the speed of the ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530101 | Strand bridge A multiple-use, cable-supported bridge in which the primary lateral and vertical deck-stiffening elements are prestressed cables, or strands, extending along one or both sides of the bridge, and methods of fabricating such bridges, are shown and described... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530102 | Scrubber head anti-vibration mounting A floor surface conditioning machine, typically a floor scrubbing machine comprising a support structure and supporting wheels, powered scrub brushes beneath the support structure, a brush carriage connecting the scrub brushes to the support structure, an... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530103 | Method and apparatus for eliminating wafer breakage during wafer transfer by a vacuum pad A method for eliminating wafer breakage during a wafer transfer process in a grinding apparatus by a wafer transfer pad and an apparatus for conducting such method are disclosed. In the method, a surface of the vacuum pad, or the wafer transfer pad, that ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530104 | Pot scrubber The invention is an apparatus suitable for cleaning pots comprising a drive, a shaft assembly, and at least one (1) pad attached to the shaft assembly. The drive rotates the shaft assembly which rotates the at least one (1) pad which is capable of scourin... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530105 | Spike cleaner A golf shoe spike cleaner particularly adapted for use in association with a golf cart comprises a frame for mounting at least one spike cleaner thereto, at least one spike cleaner mounted to the frame, and mounting member for mounting the spike cleaner t... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530106 | Vacuum sweeper roller brush A vacuum sweeper roller brush having tuft segments arranged in straight lines is employed to slap the carpet and dislodge particulate dirt and dust lodged therein. The tuft segments are made up of groups of tufts and each tuft segment has a corresponding ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530107 | Flat paint pad apparatus A paint pad apparatus having a mounting plate for attaching a removable paint pad and handle. The mounting plate has a plurality of projections for aligning, receiving, and blocking a shaft of the handle. The projections allow the shaft of the handle to b... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530108 | Dusting mitt A mitt worn on a hand for cleaning. The mitt includes a section for the palm of the hand, a section for the fingers, and a compartment on either side of a central axis of the mitt for a thumb. The mitt is capable of being used on either hand, and both sid... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530109 | Paint roller cleaning and reconditioning tool A device for cleaning and re-conditioning the nap of a paint roller includes a circular collar with a plurality of resilient fingers. The fingers define a circular opening through which a paint roller is inserted. During back and forth movements of the de... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530110 | Mirror cleaning system A mirror cleaning system has a mirror with a mirror support assembly, a drive assembly including a drive shaft to effect rotation, a motor, a hollow cross piece including a supported wiper arm and at least one aperture spaced along the length thereof, and... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530111 | Wiper device for the windows of motor vehicles A wiper apparatus is proposed that is used to clean windows of motor vehicles. The wiper apparatus has a wiper arm (18), guided on the motor vehicle and driven in pendulum motion, on whose free end, remote from the pendulum shaft (88), a wiper blade (10),... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530112 | Wringer basket for wet mops A wringer basket (1) for wet mops has a basket cone (6) that has a perforated basket cone bottom (3) and a basket cone wall (5) that rises from the latter on all sides, with slits. A subsequent basket edge (9) carries attachment elements (10) for setting ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530113 | Apparatus for selective removal of material from wafer alignment marks A process and apparatus for locally removing any material, such as a refractory metal, in particular tungsten, from any desired area of a wafer, such as an alignment mark area of a silicon wafer in process during the formation of integrated circuits there... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530114 | Dust wand cleaning appliance Insertion of a dust wand into a portable vacuum filtration canister removes foreign matter therefrom when and where necessary without polluting the air. A powerpack provides cordless (rechargeable or non-rechargeable) and corded operation. A readily servi... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530115 | Dryer A nozzle for an air blower of a car wash installation is designed to be adjustable to vary the direction of the air flow delivered by the blower. The blower has a tapered frusto-conical nozzle that is oblique and is rotatably mounted at its base about an ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530116 | Vacuum cleaner with muffled detachable blower exhaust A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a housing passage with a passage inlet, air entering through the passage inlet flowing in a first direction and the housing passage directing air flowing therethrough in a second direction which is more than 90 d... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530117 | Wet vacuum An improved wet vacuum is described which removes floor stripping chemicals and residual water left behind from a floor stripping machine. The vacuum system is portable, battery operated and houses a storage reservoir constrained via elastic straps on a r... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530118 | Sub-suction pipe assembly for vacuum cleaner A sub-suction pipe assembly for a vacuum cleaner includes an air suction pipe connected to a vacuum cleaner body, a sub-suction pipe connected to the air suction pipe and movable along the air suction pipe between a first position and a second position. T... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530119 | Caster structure A caster structure including a seat body, a linking member, a caster seat and a lower bearing cover. The linking member is integrally formed with an upper bearing cover. The seat body is formed with a differential fixing hole and the top of the linking me... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530120 | Roller shower curtain hook and method of manufacturing same The hook has a molded plastic body including a rod engaging part formed of arcuate sections with roller bearing receiving cavities. Means for joining the sections are provided. The hook is assembled by placing the roller bearings in the cavities in one of... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530121 | Hinge unit and hinge structure A hinge unit is formed of a case with an inside wall, a rotating cam freely rotatably accommodated inside the case, a slide cam accommodated inside the case such that the slide cam is prevented from rotating relative to the case and is moved freely in an ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530122 | Hinge device A hinge device which can be readjusted easily by bringing a rotating member into contact with a friction member. A first fixing member 10 fixed to a copying machine 1 and a second fixing member 11 fixed to an ADF 2 are connected to each other by means of ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530123 | Clip friction hinge with housing The present invention is a friction torque hinge and method for making the same. The friction torque hinge comprises a rotatable shaft, at least one frictional element and an element housing. The frictional elements are mounted on and frictionally engage ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530124 | Matingly interfitted tool handle and extension for preventing relative rotation An extension pole is disclosed for use with a paint roller tool. The pole and handle cooperatively provide a smooth flush connection and prevent relative rotation therebetween. In particular, an end portion of the extension pole comprises a locking mechan... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530125 | Multi-plane gripping handle A multi-plane gripping handle for use with a multitude of devices is provided which generally comprises a handle section, a thumb section and a butt surface. The size and shape of the handle section and thumb section are selected to optimize the surface c... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530126 | Low thread force cable tie with anchored locking device A two piece cable tie is provided having an improved metal locking device anchoring system. The cable tie includes a strap including a first end and a free end and a locking head secured to the first end of the strap that defines a strap accepting channel... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530127 | Restraint device with release mechanism A restraint device is provided for releasably securing a load in place on a support surface by creating a force in a tensioning line, such as a chain. The restraint device is connected between the load and the support surface. The restraint device include... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530128 | Belt buckle A belt buckle (2) has a frame-shaped buckle body (4) and a swiveling pin (24) that can be pushed through one of usually several longitudinally centered holes in the belt and locked, with the pin compressed by spring loading against a first transverse spar... | 03/11/2003 |
