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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6601239 | Protective garment A protective garment comprises a porous, breathable body portion and sleeves made of a nonwoven synthetic fabric. The sleeves and a front part of the body portion are covered at their outer surfaces by outer layers of plastic film. In one embodiment, a pr... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601240 | Goggles Goggles include a goggle frame, a goggle lens to be detachably fitted in a groove formed on the inner peripheral portion of the goggle frame. The goggles are provided with a plurality of vent holes in an upper area in the goggle lens. The vent holes locat... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601241 | Toilet seat lifter A toilet seat lifter includes a seat lifter, a foot pedal actuator, and an actuation cable. The seat lifter includes a lifter base and at least one lifter arm. The lifter base is retained between a toilet a toilet seat assembly on one end thereof. The at ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601242 | Flexible sink strainer and stopper A combination flexible strainer and plug for use in conjunction with a drain opening of a plumbing fixture. The strainer comprising a substantially cylindrical portion constructed and arranged to extendingly engage the drain opening. The strainer having a... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601243 | Toilet installation implementing composting with worms The invention relates to a composting toilet installation comprising: a toilet seat placed over a gravity outlet opening; receiver means for receiving liquid effluent, fecal matter, and other waste; recovery means for receiving the liquid effluent; and di... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601244 | Apparatus for cleaning swimming pools A removable retainer for holding a nozzle stem in a body has opposed indentations for receiving the tines of a forded tool. The periphery of the retainer and the inner edge of the body are relieved to receive and guide the tool tines to the indentations.... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601245 | Corrosion resistant rail for swimming pool ladders and steps A handrail is defined by a main tubular body formed of a non-corrosive, rigid vinyl material. The handrail includes a first open end, a second open end and a mid-section extending therebetween, with at least one curved portion formed along the mid-section... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601246 | Bubbling bath mat There is provided a soft bubbling bath mat having a mat body of molded flexible material that houses a soft flexible foam pad adapted to fit between an outer edge of the mat body an interior air passageway. The air passageway is adapted at one end to form... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601247 | Light transmitting type bathtub According to the present invention, on a back surface side of a peripheral wall of a bathtub vessel formed of material having light transmittance by molding, a strip-like optical fiber which is formed into a strip shape by weaving a plurality of optical f... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601248 | Drain connector A drain connector includes a fixed unit (2) having a first drain conduit for permanent attachment to a drain pipe and a detachable unit (6) having a second drain conduit for attachment to a removable appliance (8). The fixed unit (2) includes a first drai... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601249 | Spring pre-assembly for a mattress foundation unit The invention relates to a spring pre-assembly for a mattress foundation unit having a wooden base, a plurality of spring units and a mattress supporting wire grid that is supported above the wooden base by the spring units. The spring pre-assembly compri... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601250 | Bed sheet with pockets A bed sheet with pockets for storing a wide variety of objects and items for greater organization in a bedroom. The bed sheet with pockets includes a sheet of material having a top side and also having top and side edges; and also includes pocket members ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601251 | Height adjustable medical bed including intermediate upper and lower stop positions A medical bed including a frame supported on pivoted support members wherein pivoting of the support members results in vertical movement of a patient support surface of the bed. The pivoting of the support members is accomplished by motors which are actu... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601252 | Double pillowcase with attached anchor pad A double pillowcase assembly comprising a pair of fabric envelopes connected together along a central seam line, the envelopes being capable of holding pillows therein and an anchor pad extending outwardly from the double pillowcase and being connected th... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601253 | Multilayer foam mattress with side supports A mattress provides side support that reduces the likelihood that a person will accidentally roll off and also provides increased comfort to a person sitting on the side of the mattress. The mattress includes a top layer, a bottom layer and a buffer layer... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601254 | Tool adapter and method A combination includes a foldable hand tool, an adapter, and an implement. The foldable hand tool provides a pair of handles that are connected with a pin to a pair of pivotally engaged gripping jaws. The implement includes a tool head, such as a ratchet ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601255 | Pool cleaner A push side pool cleaner (1) has a spheroidal overall shape, within this shape two outer segments (9, 10) serve as wheels and a central zone (8) carries a suction passage (33) and a debris collector (32) also located entirely within the overall shape. The... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601256 | Automatic cleansing device for outer wall and window-pane of building The device capable of automatically cleansing an outer wall or window-pane of a building is characterized by the construction that support dies bent and folded by a cylinder are cross-formed, a brush rotating by a driving motor is installed on one side su... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601257 | Jewelry brush with cleaning zones A jewelry brush that exhibits improved jewelry cleaning and includes a plurality of bristles divided into at least two zones. Each zone has characteristics including a surface profile directed to cleaning a particular jewelry profile. The characteristics ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601259 | Method for making bath brush and product made thereby A method for making a bath brush involves the fitting of a tubular net main body with two support rods which are separated from each other by a predetermined distance. The tubular net main body is then laterally stretched before a brush handle is disposed... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601260 | Duster A duster which is flexible in all directions has the ability to dust hard to reach and inaccessible surface areas. One application of the duster is to clean the sound board beneath the strings of a grand or baby grand piano. The core of the duster has an ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601261 | Cleaning implement having high absorbent capacity A cleaning implement comprising a handle and a removable cleaning pad. The removable cleaning pad is capable of absorbing at least 10 g deionized water per g of cleaning pad in 20 minutes, under a confining pressure of 0.09 psi. These implements provide t... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601262 | Paint system A decorative painting kit including multiple-color paint applicators and a method of decoratively painting a surface though in situ surface blending of two or more paints of different colors by using a multiple-color paint applicator which is stroked over... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601263 | Multiple purpose scraping implement for cleaning surfaces A tool for scraping and cleaning articles having varied surface characteristics wherein the tool includes a cleaning head defined by upper and lower oppositely oriented concavely arcuate edges which intersect at opposite sides of the tool head in convergi... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601264 | Cleaning device for narrow spaces of motor vehicles A cleaning device having a sponge on one end of flat, one-piece, elongated, resilient handle, and a transverse hand grip on the opposite end of the handle, for cleaning the facing surfaces of closely spaced motor vehicle parts such as the truck cab and tr... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601265 | Vacuum cleaner The invention provides a vacuum cleaner (10) having a chassis (12), supporting wheels (14) mounted on the chassis (12), drive means (15) connected to the supporting wheels (14) for driving the supporting wheels (14) and a control mechanism for controlling... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601266 | Ceiling scraper vacuum accessory A vacuum device for scraping and cleaning a ceiling is disclosed which is a ceiling scraper and a vacuum accessory. The ceiling scraper has a handle extending rearwardly from a blade with the blade having a scraping edge adapted to scrape materials from a... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601267 | Hinge for pieces of furniture with device for the slowed closing of the door A hinge, in particular for pieces of furniture, piece of furniture, with an arm fixable to the body of the connected to a portion of hinge that oscillates through two equalizers housed on transversal pins, of which--in the portion of one of its oscillatio... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601268 | Door hinge cum door checker of vehicles A door hinge cum door checker of vehicles, wherein a stopper and a hinge pin are integrally formed at a fixation arm mounted to a body while a rotary arm mounted to the door is disposed with a rotary arm mounted to the door is disposed with a roller inser... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601269 | Hinge Assembly A shaft part (3A) of a second hinge member (3) is press-fitted into a support hole (23) of a first hinge member (2). By this, frictional resistance is generated between an inner peripheral surface of the support hole (23) and an outer peripheral surface o... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601270 | Fitting for a window or door A handle (10) supported pivotably but axially tight on an installation body (20) has a polygonal bar (30) mounted for rotation within a handle neck (12) for actuating a closing mechanism. Two drivers (15, 35) movable relative to each other are engageable ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601271 | System for mounting a wheel on a bed A wheel mounting system is comprised of a bearing that is adapted to be positioned between a wheel and the foot tube of a bed. The bearing is comprised of two halve split bearings that are adapted to be fit together to make the complete bearing. The split... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601272 | Dental hygiene system handle A dental hygiene system handle including a proximal grip section, a central control section, and a distal brush section, the central control section including four elastomeric lands for receiving the thumb and forefinger of a user on opposite sides of the... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601273 | Line securing assembly A line securing assembly for assisting a lone user in securely and rapidly tying lines. The line securing assembly includes a main block member which is preferably substantially rectangular and provides a fixable point for securing a line, and a plurality... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601274 | Static line snap Disclosed is a static line snap comprising an elongated body having front and rear portions separated by an attachment portion. The attachment portion defines an attachment cavity with a lock end. A slot is defined by the front portion for entry to and ex... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601275 | Method and composition for embalming A method for and a preservative composition for use in embalming a dead human body to temporarily maintain a desirable state of non-decomposition. The method comprising the steps of draining blood from the circulatory system of a dead body; and injecting ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601276 | Method for self alignment of patterned layers in thin film acoustic devices The invention relates to manufacturing electromechanical resonators for use in electromechanical filters. Such filters require resonators having different resonant frequencies. Typically all resonators are manufactured having the same resonant frequency a... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601277 | Puller tool for bolt seals and the like A puller tool for separating a security pin from a mated female part comprises an outer sleeve having an axially extending passage, a radial detent shoulder about the passage at one end of the sleeve, an actuating bolt including a threaded shank axially i... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601278 | Puller tool This invention relates to an improved impeller puller where a first jaw is arranged proximate a first end of an elongate support frame and a second jaw, is movably mounted along the support frame spaced from the first jaw, with both jaws extending radiall... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6601279 | Piston pulling apparatus A piston pulling apparatus constructed like a mandrel; having top and bottom ends and a cylindric periphery body defined by an array of piston bowl gripping segments having tops and bottoms and lying longitudinally between the top and bottom ends. The top... | 08/05/2003 |