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Patents Published on 01/13/2004


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6675389Garment with zippers enabling easy access
A wetsuit comprises separate jacket and pants. The arm-sleeves and leg-sleeves have zippers running lengthwise, whereby the sleeves can be completely opened up. A wearer, e.g. a physically-disadvantaged child, can simply be laid upon the opened-out garmen...
01/13/2004
6675390Seamless front flap assembly
The seamless front flap assembly for a garment having a first front panel and a second front panel in a side-by-side relationship, the assembly comprising: an outer flap including an upper layer fabric extending from the first front panel of the garment, ...
01/13/2004
6675391Weight vest
A weight vest (10) comprising a front portion (14) and a back portion (50). The front portion (14) is attachable to the back portion (50) in a shoulder region by a primary fastening system (24/66). The amount of surface area of the primary fastening syste...
01/13/2004
6675392Grip-enhancing glove
The control-enhancing material of the present invention includes a plurality of recesses, such as suction cups, positioned on the palm portion of the bowling glove. The areas covered by the control-enhancing material include the underside of the index fin...
01/13/2004
6675393Cap with unitary crown and visor fabric portion
Headwear having a head-fitting portion and a visor portion, with an extended fabric portion stretching from the top of the head-fitting portion to the front edge of the visor portion to create the appearance of a unitary crown and visor. The resulting hea...
01/13/2004
6675394Multidimensional camouflage outer wear garment system
A multidimensional camouflage outer wear garment system including garments made of various combinations of two-dimensional and three-dimensional camouflage material. The two-dimensional and three-dimensional camouflage materials are positioned within garm...
01/13/2004
6675395Apparatus for enhancing absorption and dissipation of impact forces for sweatbands
A sweatband designed to be worn on the head of a user engaged in activities such as soccer. Specifically, in the preferred mode, the device comprises a "horizontal" sweatband portion, much like a typical headband. In an enhanced mode, the horizontal membe...
01/13/2004
6675396Liquid dispensing toilet bowl cleaner
A liquid dispenser for dispensing a liquid from the rim of a toilet bowl such that a controlled, consistent amount of liquid is dispensed into each flush. The liquid dispenser includes a bottle for holding the liquid, a base for holding the bottle and for...
01/13/2004
6675397Reduces the amount of water flow in toilets
An apparatus for use within toilet tanks is disclosed. The apparatus would be a modified flush system in which a user would be allowed to flush one of two different flush levers attached to the toilet after use. Each of the flush levers would allow a diff...
01/13/2004
6675398Diverter for use with tank valves to direct flow to tank or rim
A diverter valve for selectively passing water from a ballcock valve directly to a water storage tank or to the rim of a toilet. It includes a diverter plunger which places a deflector into the path of water from the ballcock, and a float which removes th...
01/13/2004
6675399Tankless toilet, western-style flush toilet, private part washing device and spud for flush toilet
The present invention provides a tankless toilet which can realize the reduction of the manufacturing cost without deteriorating the washing ability of water in the inside of a rim channel. The western-style toilet body includes the rim channel which is f...
01/13/2004
6675400Physiological washing device
The invention relates a physiological washing device, which includes a main body with an upper side divided to form a receiving chamber. The upper end of the receiving chamber is provided with water inlet with filtering function. The bottom portion of the...
01/13/2004
6675401Transfer seat with extended transfer platform
A combination of a chair-like device used by disabled persons, such as a bedside commode, and a seat having a transfer platform that extends laterally outward from a central seating portion of the seat. The extended transfer platform extends beyond the pe...
01/13/2004
6675402Swimming pool coping
A swimming pool coping install able around the periphery of a swimming pool. The coping is formed of a plurality of coping members each of which is a solid molded body composed of solid surfacing material having one or more additives or fillers incorporat...
01/13/2004
6675403Portable sauna
A sauna apparatus (1) is configurable in an assembled configuration and in a disassembled configuration to allow storage and/or transport. The apparatus is formed from at least a first frame portion (2) and a second frame portion (3) connectable to the fi...
01/13/2004
6675404Flow control device for tub, spa, or shower
A system for control of water delivery to an interior of a tub, spa or shower includes a plurality of ports and a flow control device. The plurality of ports is adapted to be located on a surface of the tub, spa, or shower and the plurality of ports is co...
01/13/2004
6675405Toilet paper misting device
A personal hygiene device that releases an atomized mist of cool, soothing water onto toilet paper for use in washing and/or treating the rectal and genital areas. The device includes a water tube (14) that carries water to the housing (10) from a water s...
01/13/2004
6675406Overflow assembly for bathtubs and the like
An overflow system in the bathtub has an overflow port and has a drain pipe in connection with the overflow port. A threaded flange has a stub shoulder on one end which is forced-fitted into a circular sleeve on the overflow port. The threaded flange has ...
01/13/2004
6675407Solenoid activated bathtub drain closure
A solenoid activated bathtub drain closure is associated with the bathtub having a bottom with a drain opening therein. A vertically movable drain stopper is mounted over the drain opening. A drain pipe is connected to the drain opening and is conventiona...
01/13/2004
6675408Modular airplane-shaped bedroom furniture
Modular airplane shaped bedroom furniture provides a line of bedroom furniture for children that is in the general shape of an airplane. The body of the airplane incorporates a standard twin size mattress. The nose of the modular airplane shaped bedroom f...
01/13/2004
6675409Stand for bed lofting
A stand can support a conventional four-posted bed at an elevation substantially higher than floor level and provides open access to the greatly increased space beneath the bed. From above, the stand has a straight-sided-U shape with a leg at each corner....
01/13/2004
6675410Loft apparatus
A loft apparatus for providing a bed loft that is collapsible The loft apparatus includes a frame assembly being designed for supporting the mattress. A plurality of hinge portions are coupled to the frame assembly. The hinge portions downwardly extend fr...
01/13/2004
6675411Method of moving a patient laterally
A method of laterally moving a patient lying on a sheet comprises the steps of: rolling the patient on one shoulder by lifting on the sheet adjacent to the other shoulder; positioning a flattened hollow tube having open ends beneath the patient and the sh...
01/13/2004
6675412Winch assembly for the displacement of a person between a first vertical position and a second vertical position
A winch assembly for the displacement of a person between a first vertical position and a second vertical position comprising: a winch for displacing a person in a harness between said first and second vertical positions; a first winch attachment means...
01/13/2004
6675413Lightweight bottom wall structure for playyard, pen, and cot
A lightweight bottom wall structure for playyard, pen, and cot, which includes a boundary frame constructed to support a fabric made boundary shelter, wherein the lightweight bottom wall includes a bottom frame supported at a bottom portion of the boundar...
01/13/2004
6675414Sleeping bag with replaceable air mattress
A sleeping bag with a replaceable air mattress (10), where the sleeping bag (12) includes a top layer (20) and a bottom layer (22). The top layer (20) has a top layer opening edge (24) and a top layer sealed edge (26), and the bottom layer (22) has a bott...
01/13/2004
6675415X-ray transparent hospital bed compatible with open geometry portable CT scanners
A hospital bed adapted for use with an open geometry imaging system, such as a C-arm imager, is provided. The hospital bed includes a mobile base, a frame, a bed top, and a patient support. At least one portion of the bed top and patient support are subst...
01/13/2004
6675416Head support for interventional MR
In interventional MRI, for example, in neurosurgical applications, the head of a patient must be positioned on a head support while allowing reproducible manipulation of the head. The head support must be made of a material that is compatible with MR. Fur...
01/13/2004
6675417Pillow to aid conception
A device is provided for aiding in conception. The device includes a wedge section with a top inclined face, a flat bottom face, and depending side faces. The top face is inclined in order to support and raise the lower torso of a female while keeping the...
01/13/2004
6675418Post operative patient assist device
A post operative patient assist device comprising two sections, one designed to attach the device to a bed frame or the like, and the second section having a series of gripping members flexibly connected one to the other in series so as to provide a chain...
01/13/2004
6675419Removable tool element for inclusion in a folding tool
A folding multipurpose tool includes removable tweezers. The tweezers have a pair of opposed legs that are hooked over a pin extending through a tool storage pocket in a handle of the tool. The tweezers can pivot about said pin between a folded position w...
01/13/2004
6675420Cutting device for a tool, in particular for a screw driver
A cutting device for a tool, in particular also a screwdriver, has a clamping piece attachment for slipping onto a shaft of for example a screwdriver until it locks, and wherein an actuating lever provided with a cutting edge for cutting electrical cables...
01/13/2004
6675421Regeneratively dehumidifying and deodorizing shoe insert
A shoe insert includes: a housing insertable in a shoe interior and having perforations formed through the housing for directing moisture-laden air from the shoe interior into the housing, a gas-permeable filter cloth lined on an inside surface of the hou...
01/13/2004
6675422Ramp for traversing inclined curb
A ramp enabling vehicles to smoothly traverse a steeply inclined curb situated between a street and a driveway includes an elongate planar ramp surface having upper and lower edges. The ramp includes a base portion integrally connected to an underside of ...
01/13/2004
6675423Two roll turret with positive nip web cleaner
A web cleaner and cleaner roll system includes a frame having rotatably mounted thereon a web roll for rotation by a web that travels thereover during a web cleaning operation, a turret shaft rotatable in spaced, parallel relation to the web roll, and a p...
01/13/2004
6675424Litter vacuum
A mobile litter pickup vehicle has a pair of forward corner brushes independently mounted on articulated arms so that the brushes may be moved in the event an obstacle is encountered to avoid damage to the brushes or to the object. An air recirculating sy...
01/13/2004
6675425Photocatalytic apparatus and method for activating photocatalytic material
A photocatalyst apparatus includes a substrate; a plurality of photocatalytic fibers, each of the photocatalytic fibers having a core or a sheath covering the core and a plurality of photocatalytic particles dispersed therein; and wherein the photocatalyt...
01/13/2004
6675426Damp mop
A damp mop for plane surfaces having two mop plates 1, 2 that are coupled to a handle 13 and that have a mop pad 35 provided thereon. The two mop plates 1,2 are joined by a double joint 3, and can be pressed against one another by pressure arms 19, 20 dis...
01/13/2004
6675427Mop including a mop head having a scrub material
The present invention relates to a mop having a mop head supported on a handle and including a mop head base and a mop body. The mop body is defined by a plurality of mop strands supported on the base. A scrubber element is supported on the base, centrall...
01/13/2004
6675428Toothbrush comprising a resilient flex region
A toothbrush comprising a handle and a head supported at one end of the handle. The head includes a portion extending from the handle and having bristles mounted thereon. The head also includes a series of bristle tuft carriers based from the handle exten...
01/13/2004
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