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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6543054 | Bodily-injury protective clothing and accessories for outdoors and in a vehicle Injury protective clothing for children and the elderly would help protect them from injury of the neck, breast area, upper and lower back, knees and ankles. The clothing consists of inflated and energy-absorption annular, moisture-proof, non-inflammable ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543055 | Penetration resistant garment A penetration resistant garment that may be comfortably worn by a user while offering protection against injury from a penetrating object, such as a water jet for example, includes a plurality of light-weight, rigid, discrete penetration resistant section... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543056 | Sleep shield A sleep shield adapted to exclude ambient light from the eyes of an adult wearer. The masking region which covers the eyes of the wearer and the portion of the forehead directly thereabove is provided at its midpoint on the lower edge thereof with an arcu... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543057 | Protective sporting glove A protective sporting glove featuring a hand receiving portion and a cuff portion cooperating to protect the entire hand of the wearer, the wrist, the thumb and the four fingers; the hand receiving portion includes finger sheath means for receiving and en... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543058 | Glove with an exoskeleton layer A glove with a front portion and a back portion coupled to the front portion. The back portion includes an exoskeleton layer. The exoskeleton layer is formed of elastic material and the glove may be configured to allow the user's hand to be visible throug... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543059 | Protective glove and method for making same A protective glove for a human hand includes an inner glove of polyester nonwoven needlepunched material and a coating thereon. The coating is a polyurethane plastic adhesive adhered to the inner glove and penetrating an outer surface thereof to a depth s... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543060 | Method and apparatus for securing an article of clothing to an animal An animal hat and a method for securing an animal hat to an animal are disclosed. The animal hat includes the hat, a shell and a securing means or a harness joined directly to the shell of the hat. The securing means or harness includes two straps, each h... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543061 | Head cover assembly A head cover assembly for providing a user with a head covering that acts as a fashionable accessory that may offer enhanced comfort for users. The head cover assembly includes a skull member that has a perimeter wall defining a cavity. The cavity is adap... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543062 | Pants garment with body profile enhancement features A pants garment may be formed with a high back and low front to accentuate the buttocks of the wearer. A pants garment can include elastic panels along a front to draw in the wearer's stomach and pull on the rear to lift the buttocks. The garment can be f... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543063 | Golf sock with tee holder A golf sock with a golf tee holder coupled thereto. The golf tee holder is coupled to the body portion of the sock and includes one or more receptacles for holding golf tees vertically upon the body portion. The golf tee holder is comprised of an elastic ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543064 | Urination device A urination device including a collecting container, which has a cylindrical inlet connector projecting upward at an angle form a first end and an end wall at a second end with an outlet connector at a bottom edge, and a urine bag. An inlet hose, which op... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543065 | Toilet bowl cover A toilet bowl cover including a main body made of wooden material. The main body is enclosed by a cover layer. The cover layer is made of fabric or paper material with natural fibers. The cover layer is further enclosed by an outer layer. The cover layer ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543066 | Washing water supply apparatus A washing water supply apparatus 1 for supplying washing water to a toilet has valve members A and B opening/closing an opening leading to the toilet from a washing water source, cam members 8 and 9 opening/closing the valve members A and B directly, and ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543067 | Integrated manifold system for spas A modular spa with an integrated manifold that has telescoping structure that permits easy insertion and length adjustment for installation between water inlet and outlet lines.... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543068 | Home health care bed bath Disclosed is a portable bed-bath and shower device. The device provides an oblong, inflatable bath tub unit 12 used to assist in the bathing of bed ridden patients. The bath tub or housing 12 of the device is a rubber material consisting of an electric ai... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543069 | Extending dish drain rack An extendible dish drain rack comprising a plurality of bases designed to assemble in a particular sequence; the front of the second and each subsequent base designed to overlap the rear of the preceding base with a short overlap. A lip for overlapping a ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543070 | Playard and a changing table thereof A playard includes a changing table. The changing table includes two arm assemblies and first and second rails connected therebetween. Each arm assembly has a pivot arm and a folding arm pivotally attached to the pivot arm. The pivot arms are attachable t... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543071 | Furniture from childhood to adulthood using interchangeable panels Furniture pieces designed to span maturity of user from post-crib to adulthood by use of interchangeable panels. Furniture is comprised of a frame with interchangeable panels and backing panel that are connected by means of an attachment system. Interchan... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543072 | Knapsack-type sleeping bag A knapsack-type sleeping bag includes a knapsack portion and a sleeping-bag portion having an edge integrally connected to a lining of the knapsack portion. The knapsack portion is provided with an opening openably closed with a zipper. The sleeping-bag p... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543073 | Inflation seat assembly for an inflatable article An inflation seat assembly is adapted for connecting an inflatable article to a motor-driven air pump. The air pump has air inlet and outlet ports, and is operable so as to draw and supply air via the air inlet and air outlet ports, respectively. The infl... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543074 | Spinner basket having labyrinth ring and method for using same A washing appliance includes a spinner basket having a curved labyrinth ring around its outer surface. The labyrinth ring blocks water from leaving the spinner basket during the washing cycle wherein the basket spins in a first direction. The labyrinth ri... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543075 | Shoe cover applicator device A shoe cover application device having a holding member for holding a shoe cover open in a receiving position to accommodate the insertion of a user shoe. The shoe cover application device also includes a separation member that separates the shoe cover fr... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543076 | Cabin for a telescopic gangway A telescopic gangway cabin has a canopy roof and a floor extending over the entire width of the canopy roof The gangway cabin can be used for docking to conventional commercial aircraft as well as to commuter aircraft. The undivided floor has a railing in... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543077 | Elevated bridge infrastructure and design method for designing the same A method for designing a seismic frame. Models of a reinforced concrete rigid frame and a seismic frame structure, respectively, are provided. Based on distances between components and damper load displacement in the seismic frame structure model, a burde... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543078 | Apparatus and method for cleaning object having generally irregular surface features An apparatus and method for cleaning objects having generally irregular surface features, such as reloadable photographic cameras, has a partial enclosure having opposing side walls, and a top wall joining the opposing side walls. An air ionizing element ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543079 | Wafer cleaning apparatus A wafer cleaning apparatus for cleaning wafers for manufacturing semiconductor devices is provided. The wafer cleaning apparatus includes a chuck for chucking a wafer to be cleaned, means for rotating the wafer chucked by the chuck, a cleaning solution sp... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543080 | Apparatus and method for cleaning semiconductor substrate A semiconductor substrate cleaning apparatus and method are capable of efficiently removing contamination from both the obverse and reverse sides of a semiconductor substrate. A single cleaning liquid supply nozzle for supplying a cleaning liquid to both ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543081 | Flip-up wringer sponge mop A flip-up-wringer sponge mop a wringer system in which the expelling of dirty water from the mop is effective in minimizing unwanted recycling of the water back into the sponge. The mop has a mop head comprising a generally planar mop sponge backed by a h... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543082 | Holder for securing a mop at the end of a handle A holder for securing mop at the end of a handle, in which a plurality of relatively moveable, absorbent strips made of a textile material are affixed as a result of being clamped between a headpiece and a plate, essentially at right angles to the longitu... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543083 | Bristles having varying stiffness Bristle stiffness is varied by allowing a support beam that carries the bristles to undergo torsional movement in response to brushing action. Torsional movement is achieved by allowing the support beam to be disconnected to the brush head along at least ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543084 | Wafer scrubbing brush core A brush core and the method for making a brush core for use in substrate scrubbing are provided. The substrate can be any substrate that may need to undergo a scrubbing operation to complete a cleaning operation, etching operation, or other preparation. F... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543085 | Vacuum appliance having push and pull handles A vacuum cleaning appliance includes a vacuum cleaner drum having a bottom wall, a sidewall, and a rim surrounding an open upper end with a lid detachably mounted to the rim and extending across the open upper end of the vacuum cleaner drum. A motor power... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543086 | Collapsible hood hinge A hinge arrangement for vehicle hoods in vehicles is described. The arrangement is intended to decrease injuries to pedestrians struck by the front of the vehicle. The hood is pivotable about at least two hinges, preferably applied at the rear of the hood... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543087 | Micro-electromechanical hinged flap structure The micro-electromechanical hinged flap system includes a substantially horizontal substrate and a main flap hinged on one side thereof to the substrate. The system also includes at least one locking flap, preferably two, for securing the main flap in a s... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543088 | Hinge assembly A bottom portion 11a is formed on an external end portion of a support sleeve portion 11 which is located on an external side, and an engagement recess 43 is formed in an inner peripheral surface of a support sleeve portion 21 which is located on an inter... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543089 | Door handle assembly and door assembly including the same A door handle assembly includes a first handle and a second handle. First posts are rotatably secured to the handles, and second posts are non-rotatably secured to the handles. A threaded rod is threadably engageable with internally threaded bores formed ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543090 | Automobile handle device An automobile handle device comprises a handle member 2 having an arm section 3 provided with a pivot shaft insert groove 4 on the edge thereof, and a base member 30 for fixing the handle member 2 on an automobile door panel 1, wherein a cover member 37 i... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543091 | Apparatus and methods for stripping cotton Disclosed are methods and apparatus for stripping petals from cotton balls. In one embodiment, the cotton stripper includes an impacter for at least partially opening the cotton balls, a first cleaning mechanism to discard petals removed by the impacter, ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543092 | Method of determining setting values for a preliminary draft in a regulated draw frame A method of determining an optimal preliminary draft of sliver running consecutively through a preliminary drafting field and a principal drafting field. The method includes the following steps: setting various levels for the preliminary draft; measuring ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543093 | Apparatus for detecting displacements and/or presence of sliver in a fiber processing machine A fiber processing machine includes an arrangement for forwarding a sliver through a space in an advancing direction; an arrangement for continuously displacing the sliver in the space transversely to the advancing direction while the sliver is forwarded ... | 04/08/2003 |
