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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6754909 | Neck gator A convertible headwear including a nose brim with the nose brim containing a wind-block material to prevent moisture laden air from being expelled therethrough with an unimpeded opening around the user's mouth and nostrils to permit a person to exhale a moisture lad... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754910 | Camouflage composition and method of making A camouflage composition includes a plurality of fabric strips, each strip having a body portion and at least one fringed portion, said at least one fringed portion arranged along a margin of the strip, the first surface of the body portion of each fabric strip affi... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754911 | Modular helmet ear cup tensioner A device for mounting a noise attenuating ear cup on a helmet shell. The device includes a clamp plate, which is secured to the shell in an operative position extending along a side edge of the shell. A flexible strap extends along an inner surface of the clamp plat... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754912 | Human body cleaner The present invention provides a novel water spray technique that extends a cleansing area in a two-dimensional manner without moving a nozzle. A nozzle head 170 has a water swirling chamber 171, which is located immediately below a nozzle openi... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754913 | Sanitary cleansing apparatus and process A sanitary cleansing apparatus is provided for attachment to conventional toilets to facilitate posterior part cleansing with a cleaning fluid after use of the toilet. The “First Embodiment” utilizes a conventional toilet flush tank as its cleaning fluid source.... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754914 | Disposable toilet bowl for care A disposable toilet bowl for care comprises: a rod-like anus application member 3 which fits into a groove 20 between the buttocks 19 around a person's anus 17 and is filled with a fluid; an excrements passage hole 4 which is provi... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754915 | Scupper with automatic shutoff valve An automatic shutoff valve that can be easily installed in a swimming pool skimmer, that will prevent the flow of air through the suction outlet when the water level drops below the minimum level required to maintain buoyancy of the automatic shutoff valve's float. ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754916 | Spas having a retractable entertainment unit A spa includes a housing having a tub for holding water, and a retractable entertainment unit having a display. The housing includes an upper portion having a seal surface extending around the tub. The entertainment unit is releasably retractable through an opening ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754917 | Powered auxiliary toilet seat lift A powered auxiliary toilet seat lift provides a U-shaped casement formed by two similar elongate side members interconnected by a forward end plate to fit about a toilet stool and support a toilet seat structure thereabove for vertical and forwardly and downwardly a... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754918 | Anchored flexure system A design is provided for the construction of an insulating system for use in sleeping bags and other applications in which improved insulation and loft properties are sought. By bending the fibers or netting and attaching an anchor, additional compartments and incre... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754919 | Protective cover article A nonwoven fabric protective cover article disclosed comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, at least one edge, and at least one weight joined thereto. The nonwoven fabric of the protective cover article is hydrophobic and has a basis weight from between about 0.... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754920 | Infection control mat An infection resistant mat having individual segments containing foam padding and a contiguous cover of impervious material. The cover is constructed by radio frequency (RF) sealing of the seams which eliminates portals of entry of infectious organisms, vermin or fl... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754921 | Safety pillow to prevent a person from falling off a bed The Snug Tuck Pillow includes a long tubular pillow, a removable fabric cover, a long elastic strap, with male and female Velcro, and a buckle to receive the elastic strap. The pillow is inserted into a fabric cover opening and closed using Velcro strips. The pillow... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754922 | Motor-driven, adjustable supporting device for the upholstery of seating and/or reclining furniture, for example of a mattress or a bed Motor-driven, adjustable supporting device for the upholstery of seating and/or reclining furniture, e.g. a mattress or a bed, has a first supporting part and at least a second supporting part for the support of a mattress over its surface. The first supporting part... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754923 | Leg section support for a surgical table A surgical table apparatus is provided for supporting a patient before, during, or after a surgical procedure. The surgical table apparatus includes a base and a table top. The table top includes a body support section adapted to support the body of a patient and a ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754924 | Maternity support system A maternity support system, comprising a first element and a second element connected to the first element. The first element and the second element are positioned and arranged with respect to each other for a maternity support use, such as supporting an expectant m... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754925 | Inflatable bed An inflatable bed has a primary bed and a supporting rim securely connected to an outer contour of the primary bed. The primary bed has an extension integrally extending from sides of the primary bed to securely engage with an outer surface of the supporting rim so ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754926 | Inflatable bed An inflatable bed has a bottom surface that is disposed on a support surface and that is formed with a concave air bag. When a person moves onto a top surface of the bed, air is ejected from the air bag so that the bed acts as a suction cup, there by fixing the bed ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754927 | Device for detaching filter cakes A device (1) for detaching a filter cake which adheres to a filter cloth (4) of a filter press, comprising at least two deflection bodies (2, 3) around which the filter cloth (4) extends in an S-shaped manner and which can be moved in an ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754928 | Brushing behavior reinforcement toothbrush and enclosed electronic game switch with grid The present invention comprises a toothbrush supporting brushing behavior reinforcement means. A simple motion sensing means is electrically connected to a brushing logic means, which determines generalized brushing action of a user preferably a child. After the log... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754929 | Compact back maintenance device The present invention is a personal hygiene device. Specifically, the invention is a back maintenance device comprised of a brush head attached to a variable length handle. The brush head is attached to at least one abrasive element. In an alternate embodiment, a se... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754930 | Multi-sectional applicator A swab applicator that may be selectively broken into shorter sections is disclosed. The multi-sectional applicator comprises of an elongated handle with applicator tips affixed to one or both of its ends. Multiple score lines are formed along the length of the elon... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754931 | Bathing brush Bathing brush including an annular main body made of elastic and water-absorbent material and several bathing balls fixed on the main body at intervals. Each of the bathing balls includes at least one elastic mesh tube and at least one binding member. The circumfere... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754932 | Lug nut and hub cap and rim receptacle cleaning device A device for cleaning vehicular lug nuts or lug nut covers and the surfaces of lug nut or lug nut cover receiving receptacles of hub caps or rims. The device includes scouring fingers pivotably mounted on a base member and defining a socket for receiving the outer s... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754933 | Heated windshield wiper A heated wiper mechanism, arranged to prevent ice from building up on the articulated wiper arm structure of a vehicle windshield wiper carrying a flexible strip (1), the heater mechanism including an electrically supplied, heat radiating wire (9) supp... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754934 | Lower surface structure for furniture cap and glide A furniture cap or glide that is secured to a leg of an article of furniture, wherein the cap or glide defines an axis and has a lower surface and a sidewall spaced from the axis. The lower surface has a plurality of inner protrusions, a plurality of outer protrusio... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754935 | Power tool handle A generally C shaped power tool handle has two ends for releasably engaging the power tool housing, with a gripping portion between the ends. One of the handle ends has a release lever, while the other of the ends has an attachment arm. The release lever has an actu... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754936 | Exchangeable handle for the handles of monkey wrenches A replaceable grip for a handle of an adjustable spanner with a hole for hanging (26) which comprises a body (1a) made of an at least semi-elastic material adapted internally to at least a part of the section of the handle (23) and means ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754937 | Memo clip with mounting pins A memo clip with mounting pins for releasably holding articles to an adjacent object comprises a clamping portion and a mounting portion. The clamping portion has first and second clamping members operatively connected to one another and movable between an open posi... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754938 | Clasp for jewelry items A clasp for jewelry items comprising a tongue member and a socket member which are correspondingly connected at the terminal ends of the jewelry item, where the clasp is brought into a locked position when the tongue member is slidably inserted into the socket membe... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754939 | EAS tag holder An EAS tag holder includes a first member and a second member are hinged together between open and closed positions. In one embodiment of the invention, the holder includes a pin that pierces a portion of the item of merchandise to lock the holder to the item of mer... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754940 | Custom casket having removable keepsakes A combination of a casket and reattachably removable hardware for lifting the casket, including an aperture formed through a casket sidewall, a generally circular plate defined between a first radius and a second radius, an elongated lifting member having a first en... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754941 | Apparatus for pulling a molding ring off a neck of a concrete tubular workpiece An apparatus for pulling a molding ring off a neck of a concrete tubular workpiece formed by the molding ring comprises two clamping jaws positioned diametrically opposite each other with respect to a vertical axis of the tubular workpiece, the clamping jaws overlap... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754942 | Method for assembling a polishing head and apparatus for detecting air leakage in the polishing head while assembling the same Disclosed are a method for assembling a polishing while inspecting for air leakage in the polishing head and an apparatus for performing the same. By the present invention, a polishing head may be tested for air leakage at each assembly step thereof, so that the pol... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754943 | Method of manufacturing an axially collapsible driveshaft assembly A method of manufacturing a driveshaft for use in a vehicular drive train system includes the initial step of providing an inner tube including a portion having a plurality of splines formed therein. A portion of an outer tube is then disposed about the portion of t... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754944 | Method of constructing length-adjustable vehicle steering column assembly A method of constructing a length-adjustable vehicle steering column assembly, comprises providing an inner steering column member and an outer steering column member, mounting the inner steering column member in the outer steering column member by use of a bush, th... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754945 | Method of forming a stress isolating joint on a dump body A method of forming a stress isolating joint on a dump body of on an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle includes providing a first plate having an elongated edge, a top side, and a face, and providing a second plate including an elongated edge. Overlapping the... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754946 | Integrally formed rectifier for internal alternator regulator (IAR) style alternator A rectifier and method for forming the rectifier for an internal alternator regulator (IAR) style alternator includes an integrally formed rectifier body having a ground engaging surface that mounts within the alternator and is grounded through an automotive groundi... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754947 | Method for forming a narrow track inductive write head having two-piece pole A process of forming a two-piece pole for an inductive write head involves first forming a first pole piece having a width between opposite side surfaces defining a gap width of a transducing gap at an air bearing surface of the head. The process next involves formi... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6754948 | Press operation verification system A system for verifying the quality of a pressing operation of a press-fit part onto a receiving portion of a receiving assembly. The system is applicable to the installation of a bearing cup onto a shaft, or a valve seat into a cylinder head. A probe measures a pred... | 06/29/2004 |
