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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6684404 | Multi-component stab and ballistic resistant garment and method A multi-component stab and ballistic resistant garment having a stab resistant sub-panel constructed of at least one layer of metallic cloth interposed between at least two layers of woven fabric. A ballistic resistant sub-panel constructed of woven balli... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684405 | Surgical and examination gloves An examination or surgical glove having an inner coating of a compound which prevents the degranulation of mast cells which releases medicators of inflammation. The coating includes anti-mast cell and anti-inflammatory agents such cromolyn compounds and h... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684406 | Protective hand guard A hand guard is disclosed having impermeable protection features and allowing skin contact on the pads of the fingers and thumb on a sensing hand. The first foil is a metacarpal guard shaped to cover the metacarpals and wrap around to cover a portion of t... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684407 | Infant sleeper with stretchable socks A sleeper with an integral sock foot sewn directly to the sleeper instead of a traditional fabric constructed sock. The sock is made of stretchable material and is sized and shaped to contract into a snug and tight manner around the child's foot rather th... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684408 | Jacket-type garment A garment of the jacket type including an outer envelope covering the upper body of a user and provided with a closure system. The garment includes an inner carrying system constituted of an inner envelope distinct from the outer envelope and enveloping t... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684409 | Work glove An easy-to-use and inexpensive work glove is provided. For this purpose, the work glove integrally comprises a first section for covering a region extending from a forearm middle portion between the wrist and an elbow to a hand, and a second section for c... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684410 | Athletic shorts Athletic Shorts are a tight fitted running shorts that improve the performance of running or walking by utilizing gravity as a source of energy. The shorts have elastic straps attached from the waist and extend across the front side of the leg to the bott... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684411 | Medical sock A medical apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus is a sock that would allow liquid lotion or medicine to be applied to a user's foot. The sock would have both a heel and a toe covering that would be capable of holding medicine within them and slowly releas... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684412 | Compressive composite elastic stocking A compressive composite elastic stocking which is easier to put on comprising at least two parts (11, 12; 111, 112) suitable for realizing, when applied to a leg (16), a stocking in a single piece with a predetermined degree of compression.... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684413 | Shoulder harness The present invention a SHOULDER HARNESS comprises a torso mounted shoulder harness for carrying chest mounted objects, said shoulder harness including a horizontal strap encircling the upper torso and including horizontal strap ends for releasably connec... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684414 | Portable urinal A portable urinal for collecting and storing urine from a user is provided. The portable urinal includes a receptacle for collecting the urine, where the receptacle includes a body portion having an inlet sized to sufficiently receive the genitourinary ar... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684415 | Ventilation apparatus There is provided a drain pipe ventilating apparatus that prevents water seal from being broken by supplying air to a drain pipe without using a ventilation pipe having a vent hole installed at a high position. The ventilating apparatus to supply the air to th... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684416 | Structure of a self-lifting toilet seat An improved structure of a self-lifting toilet seat is disclosed and the seat includes a toilet seat lid, a seat having two lateral sides being mounted onto a cavity at the near rear section thereof and the rear end thereof being connected to a securing s... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684417 | Vented toilet plunger A vented toilet plunger that includes a cup and a handle. The cup has a vent valve assembly that extends through a high point of the cup. The vent valve assembly is a check valve that contains a ball that normally allows communication through the check va... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684418 | Infant's chamber pot having health checking function Disclosed are an infant's chamber pot having a health checking function and an operating method thereof. The infant's chamber pot comprises a power source section; a temperature sensor installed on a bottom surface inside the chamber pot to measure a temp... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684419 | Bedside lower extremity lifting apparatus A bedside lower extremity lifting apparatus is comprised of a support frame coupled to a platform. The support platform can be selectively raised and lowered by an actuator assembly coupled between the support frame and the platform. The lifting apparatus... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684420 | Crib apparatus A combination crib and high chair apparatus for supporting a child in a reclining position, and a seated position, respectively. The apparatus includes a deck having a head end, a foot end and generally parallel sides. Side rails are positioned adjacent t... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684421 | Bed frame constituted by a rigid frame and slats and subassembly adapted for the production of such a bed frame In a slatted bed frame, the slats (1) are carried pairwise at each of their ends by a flexible support (2) comprised of an element (20) in which are inserted the two slats (1) and two symmetrical elbowed branches, constituted by two lower portions (21) an... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684422 | Toy retention blanket and system The present invention discloses an interactive infant or child blanket with a tactile apparatus for removably attaching small toys such as pacifiers, teethers, rattles, and developmental toys. The invention also includes an apparatus for removably attachi... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684423 | Massage motor mounting for bed/chair An adjustable bed having a bed frame and a center support section supported by the bed frame. A second support section has one end pivotally attached to one end of the center support section, and the second support section has an opening therethrough. A m... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684424 | Veterinary gurney A mobile veterinary gurney having a base frame member supporting a plurality of wheels, an elevation scissor frame member mounted on the base frame, and a gurney table mounted on the elevation scissor frame, there being mounted on the elevation scissor fr... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684425 | Mattress retainer for adjustable bed The present invention is directed to a bed having a generally rectangular foundation and mattress, an air chamber located beneath having a plurality of sections, and at least one air chamber under a portion of the mattress, a controller for regulating the... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684426 | Folding collapsible massage bed A folding collapsible massage bed constructed to include a bedstead formed of two equal open frames hinged together by leaved hinge means, two mattress elements respectively mounted on the open frames, two legs respectively pivoted to the open frames, two... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684427 | Hospital bed and matress having a retractable foot section A patient support is disclosed having an adjustable length deck and a mattress positionable on the deck.... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684428 | Head-clamping device for surgical purposes The present invention relates to a head-clamping device for surgical purposes, specifically for intra-operatively fixing the patient's head in any anatomically possible position, the center of rotation of the head clamp being in the cervical vertebral reg... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684429 | Beach pillow An inflatable beach pillow is provided with a water compartment that can be filled to anchor the pillow in place, and also has a sand pocket that can alternatively be filled with sand to serve as a weighting material. The sand pocket will slip over the ba... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684430 | Support for expansible cells Support or padding including expandable cells whose cell body in its resting state seen in transverse section is individually delimited by at least two concentric perimeters, the walls of the cell in its resting state rejoining each of the perimeters are ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684431 | Angle-adjustable tabletop personal support apparatus An angle-adjustable tabletop personal support apparatus includes a positioning base for positioning on the top of a table, a supporting mattress unit pivoted to the positioning base and adapted to support the user's head and chest, and an angle adjustment... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684432 | Bed mattress having a security container A bed mattress system including a bed mattress apparatus, a security container having an interior portion, means for accessing the interior portion of the security container, and a moveable flap operable for covering the means for accessing the interior p... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684433 | Pressure adjustable foam support apparatus A pressure adjustable foam support apparatus includes a resilient, air pressure adjustable, self-inflating foam core. A flexible, airtight cover encloses the core. One or more air passageways are formed through the covering in pneumatic communication with... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684434 | Mattress assembly A mattress assembly for supporting a patient includes a body support portion having a head end, a foot end, and a knee support portion. The body support portion has a first air zone extending from the head end to the knee support portion and a second air ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684435 | Method of manufacturing bedding or seating product having coaxial coil springs A bedding or seating product comprises a pocketed spring assembly having a plurality of parallel strings of springs joined to each other. Each of said strings of springs comprises a row of interconnected pockets, each of the pockets containing at least on... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684436 | Folding mattress structure A folding mattress structure including a first mattress section having an end formed between first and second sides. Likewise, a second section is constructed with first and second sides and an end between the same. The connecting member is linked to the ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684437 | Sleeping pad, bedding and bumpers to improve respiratory efficiency and environmental temperature of an infant and reduce the risks of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and asphyxiation Rebreathing carbon dioxide and overheating of the infant are contributing causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and asphyxiation. The characteristics of conventional crib mattresses, bedding and bumper pads contribute to rebreathing of carbon diox... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684438 | Method of using cache to determine the visibility to a remote database client of a plurality of database transactions Updates made to a central database (3) or to another partially replicated database (23-1) are selectively propagated to a partially replicated database (23-2) if the owner of the partially replicated database (23-2) is deemed to have visibility to the dat... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684439 | Coaxial cable termination tool A hand held wire stripper includes a feature for aiding in attaching a connector to a stripped end of a coaxial cable. The wire stripper includes first and second lever members joined together by a pin, each with an elongated handle and an offset jaw havi... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684440 | Three dimensional fabric care bag that resists collapsing during use A vapor-venting containment bag having at least three flexible side walls and a VVE rating of at least about 40 and less than about 90, as measured in the Vapor Venting Evaluation Test. When the bag is in its closed configuration a three dimensional inter... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684441 | Method for the washing of laundry The invention provides a method for the washing of items of laundry (11), in which only the items of laundry (11) are transferred from the last washing chamber (18) into the first rinsing chamber (19), without the washing liquid. As a result, the washing ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684442 | Protective foot pad, composite and method of manufacture A disposable protective foot pad, composite and its method of manufacture including a resilient planar foam base, an adhesive layer on one side of the base, carried by a film having another adhesive layer on its opposite side covered by a protective sheet... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684443 | Multiple-door access boarding bridge An aircraft boarding bridge has two arms, one arm for each side of the aircraft. Using the boarding bridge, passengers and crew may embark or debark both sides of the aircraft at the same time, enabling boarding or deplaning in as little as half the time ... | 02/03/2004 |
