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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6553569 | Protective mouth shield A mouth protector assembly comprising a grid mouth protector, defined by a top bar contoured to engage the area above the upper lip and below the nose of a user, a series of spaced bars depending from the upper bar and a pad which underlies the chin of a ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553570 | Cap with spectacles A cap (10, 110) has spectacles (20, 120) which can extend down from, or be retracted to be against the underside of, the peak (12, 112). Arms (23, 123) on the spectacles (20, 120), are hingedly mounted on mounting blocks (25, 125) and complementary teeth ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553571 | Baseball glove with finger wrap A ball glove includes an inner lining which includes a plurality of finger stalls which provide finger openings. Each finger stall is formed by a front palm lining and a back lining. The front palm lining is curved to provide a concavely curved front wall... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553572 | Removable insert for athletic leg guards A protective leg guard having a removable insert for orienting the leg guard on a leg. The protective leg guard includes a protective knee portion having an inner surface generally contoured to substantially overlay the knee. A removable insert is adapted... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553573 | Volleyball protector pad The present invention provides a protector pad particularly adapted for use by volleyball players and the like comprising an outer section, a substantially flat inner section comprising a synthetic polymer, and a unitary attachment strap which, in one emb... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553574 | Weighted therapeutic glove A weighted therapeutic glove has a back-hand side, a palm side, a thumb opening, and at least one finger opening. Positioned on the back-hand side are back-hand pockets for removably receiving first weights. The back-hand pockets are oriented to open on t... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553575 | Golf glove with golf ball marker A golf glove including a tab which spans a slit on a back portion of the glove has a removable ball marker connected to the tab. A top surface of a ball marker is substantially flush with a ridge on the tab. A rubber insert having a hole therein receives ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553576 | Gripping glove A gripping glove comprises a glove body that includes a hand opening, a backing, a palm and finger spaces. Attached to the gripping glove are laces that are capable of being tied together so the glove body can be tied to an object to be gripped. Also, loo... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553577 | Wind-resistant washable hat and method of manufacture The present invention provides a hat and a method for manufacturing a hat comprising a top, a band and a brim. The band has an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion of the band is attached to the perimeter of the top. The brim is attached t... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553578 | Protective garment In a protective garment, a facing and backing layer are positioned adjacent one another with a layer of insulating material interposed therebetween. The layers are sewn together in a quilted pattern defined by lines of stitching, portions of which include... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553579 | Protective shoulder pad This invention concerns a removable protective shoulder pad for protecting against impact to the top, anterior, posterior or lateral regions of the shoulder and upper arm, or portions thereof, during sporting activities comprising one or more sections tha... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553580 | Method of protecting a helmet shell and interrupting airflow around the shell with a removable strip A method of protecting a helmet shell and interrupting airflow around a helmet utilizing an air flow interrupter and helmet shell protector strip. The strip is constructed so that it can be applied to a helmet after manufacture of the helmet shell itself.... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553581 | Odor exhausting apparatus for water closet The object of this invention is to provide a toilet and an odor exhausting apparatus for such toilets, designed to quickly suck odor from the toilet bowl to a chimney pot installed on the rooftop during defecation or urination so as to quickly expel the o... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553582 | Adjustable toilet bowl system A toilet bowl is adjustable in a plurality of planes so it can be tilted with respect to a floor whereby a physically impaired person can have easy access to the toilet bowl. A plurality of independently operable toilet bowl lifting mechanisms each engage... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553583 | Stop valve for basin or sewer A stop valve device includes a container having an outlet opening, a valve controlled to open and to close the outlet opening of the container. A casing is received in the outlet opening of the container and includes a number of orifices for filtering pur... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553584 | Spa cooling fan A spa cooling fan assembly mounted in the wall of a spa cabinet. The cabinet encloses a water circulating pump. A fan motor frame is secured over an opening in the spa cabinet wall and the fan is driven by a turbine. The turbine is driven by a flow of wat... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553585 | Mechanized toilet seat lift for the elderly and/or disabled A toilet seat lift aids the elderly and/or the physically disabled in utilizing a toilet. The toilet seat lift includes a conventionally shaped toilet seat affixed with arms, similar to arms on a chair, which are located approximately 8 inches above the s... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553586 | Folding bed frame A folding bed frame has a pair of support tubes, two pairs of connection tubes, three pairs of leg sets, a plurality of positioning devices, a plurality of connection bars, a plurality of angle plates, and a plurality of T-shaped plates. Each leg set has ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553587 | Method and apparatus for alignment and orientation of a monitor in a patient support system In accordance with at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a patient table comprising a patient support surface for supporting a patient during a medical procedure, a base supporting said patient support surface, a monitor displaying m... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553588 | Pedestal gas, vacuum and electric delivery system A pedestal apparatus for use with a patient support, such as an x-ray table, provides a plurality of services, such as gas, vacuum and electric power, near a patient supported on the patient support. The apparatus includes a housing having opposite ends, ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553589 | Infant basket for side sleeping support A carrying structure for support of an infant which cradles the infant in a preferred sleeping position. The infant is supported within a basket structure in which a curved board and cushion combination provide a resting surface which is at an angle to a ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553590 | Infant support pillow with body wrap An infant support pillow having an outer concentric curved periphery and an inner curved boundary, the inner curved boundary being provided with a fabric body wrap comprising a T-shaped member having a fabric leg extending longitudinally therefrom and hav... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553591 | Fluid-containing body support air cushion A fluid-containing air cushion including an air chamber including an air fill valve and a water filled layer connected atop or against, and at least partially coextensive with, the air chamber, the water-filled layer defining a body support surface. The w... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553592 | Nail cutter equipped with supplementary function The object of this invention is to provide a nail clipper with supplementary functions. In the nail clipper, a folding plate (34) is rotatably mounted to the rear joint of the clipper's body such that it is rotatable between its folded position and its ex... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553593 | Plate diffuser for treating comminuted cellulosic fibrous material The problems of non-uniform treatment of paper pulp that may be caused by differential flow velocities within a vessel, channeling, and/or disruption of the pulp flow, are substantially eliminated by providing a non-circular cross-section substantially at... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553594 | Control system for clothes washing machine incorporating heater A washing machine includes a control system which regulates a heater based on selected cycle operations and selected cycle operations based on heater related parameters. User cycle selections, along with sensed operating parameters including the level and... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553595 | Laundry appliance with energy saving feature A vertical axis clothes washing appliance is configured to meet predetermined energy and water usage factors by establishing a balance between water temperature, water level, and wash performance parameters. In accordance with the overall invention, addit... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553596 | Method for controlling washing machine according to absorption characteristics of the laundry Disclosed herein is a method for controlling a washing machine according to absorption characteristics of the laundry. The washing machine performs washing, rinsing and spin-drying steps in sequence. In the washing machine control method, first of all, a ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553597 | Ingot cleaning apparatus A cleaner (10) for cleaning dross off of the surface of ingot-filled-molds (F) moving along a conveyor (C) is disclosed. The cleaner (10) includes a boom (14) pivotally mounted to a base (12), an arm (16) housed at least partially within the boom (14) and... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553598 | Golf ball cleaner The present invention 10 discloses a hand-operated golf ball 18 cleaning device comprising a housing 22 having bristles 34 located therein, wherein the bristle ends being configured to form a circular, semi-spherical entrainment groove 35 into which the g... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553599 | Low-profile and highly-maneuverable vacuum cleaner having at least one anti-ingestion bar A low-profile and highly-maneuverable vacuum cleaner having improved functionality including, alone or in combination, a headlight, a sidelight, anti-ingestion bars, side brushes, a squeegee, and a scent cartridge for use in cleaning floors, floor coverin... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553600 | Mobile sweeping machine In order to facilitate emptying of the dirt collection container in a mobile sweeping machine with a rotationally driven rotary brush which is mounted in a housing, a dirt collection container which can be detachably connected to the housing and with a di... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553601 | Pipe and cleaning device A pipe end cleaner device formed in a set of sizes to be mounted in the chuck of an electric drill for cleaning the ends of pipes in preparation for connections by threading or soldering. The cleaner device has a plurality of internal grooves configured a... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553602 | Device for pipeline interior cleaning The present invention relates to a pipeline interior surface cleaning device that is propelled through the pipeline by the operational properties of the transported medium. A speed regulator controls the rate of forward motion of the device and a series o... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553603 | Athletic shoe cleaner An athletic shoe cleaner for cleaning a shoe bottom, especially the bottom of a shoe having non-metal spikes. The athletic shoe cleaner includes a cleaning surface having a plurality of spaced apart rods, wherein each of the plurality of spaced apart rods... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553604 | Toothbrush A toothbrush includes a handle, a head extending from the handle, and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements, such as tufts of bristles, extending from the head. Each tooth cleaning element is supported for rotation about primarily only one axis. Each too... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553605 | Roller cage frame An improved paint roller in which a roller cage formed of a plurality of elongated rods are mounted between end members, selected rod members being formed with interruptions along their lengths to prevent a paint cover from "walking off" the roller cage.... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553606 | Motor device to be easily fixed to frame In a motor device having a motor, a reduction mechanism and a housing with an installation leg integrally formed therewith by a pair of dies parting in an axial direction of an output shaft of the reduction mechanism, the installation leg is composed of a... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553607 | Wiper device for motor vehicle windows A wiper apparatus for motor vehicle windshields is proposed, said apparatus being provided with a driven wiper arm located on the motor vehicle body and movable between reversing positions, on whose free end is fixed one side of a joint pin whose axis ext... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553608 | Wiper arm for windscreen wiper The invention is based on a wiper arm (10) for a windshield wiper comprising a mounting part (12) and an articulated part (14) that are connected to each other via a hinged joint (18) that has a hub (24) permanently connected with one part (14 or 12) and ... | 04/29/2003 |