Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6782554 | Apparel-related entertainment system An apparel-related entertainment system includes an article of clothing having pre-printed thereon a first indicia that is a sentence segment including a noun, a verb, and a preposition and, therebeneath, a strip of hook-and-pile material. The system further include... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782555 | Glove use while eating A glove, for allowing convenient and mess-free eating when on the go, comprising a wrist portion, a palm portion, and a plurality of fingers. A pocket is attached to the fingers and has a top opening within which a food item may be placed. A user dons the glove by p... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782556 | Protective hood having neck-covering and shoulder-covering section with improved properties In a protective hood having an upper head-covering section, an anterior head-covering section, a posterior head-covering section, and a lower neck-covering and shoulder-covering section, the lower neck-covering and shoulder-covering section differs from each of the ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782557 | Undergarment with a polymer coated fabric layer for protection against incontinence An undergarment that provides protection against mild to moderate incontinence by using a layer of hydrophilic fabric placed in an absorption region. The fabric most commonly used will be sheared terry cloth. The terry cloth is treated with a strongly hydrophobic po... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782558 | Lightweight wrestler headgear New lightweight wrestler headgear comprises an inner soft plastic cushion for contact with the wearer and an outer hard shell having a plurality of swirling or sweeping curved protrusions intended to suggest the swirling clouds of a tornado. In the depressions or va... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782559 | Protective hockey undergarment An undergarment for use by a hockey player comprising a one-piece torso portion having a head opening, leg openings and arm openings; a neck guard assembly comprising an integral neck guard coupled to the torso portion adjacent at the head opening, and a releasable ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782560 | Protective suit A method and apparatus for providing a protective enclosure is provided. The protective enclosure is used to form a fabric barrier surrounding a patient to prevent contamination from the patient from spreading. The protective suit provides access panels so that a li... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782561 | Standardized recreational vehicle sanitary system A sanitary system including a toilet adapted for use in a recreational vehicle, and a recreational vehicle including the toilet and sanitary system. The sanitary system includes a horizontally offset waste storage receptacle to be installed in a stowage compartment ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782562 | Toilet seat with washing machine To make a toilet seat with a washing machine inexpensive and enhance its safety, it comprises a support plate (6) provided in a rear portion of the toilet seat (2), an injection pipe (10) provided in the support plate (6) so as to freely ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782563 | Vacuum tank construction A vacuum tank assembly includes a vacuum tank that has a low profile and will fit in small, and particularly low height, compartments of a boat or RV. The tank is connected to a vacuum toilet and a vacuum pump during use. The tank preferably has a generally rectangu... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782564 | Water-saving toilet A water-saving toilet includes a two-stage flush button, a water-storing area and a drain way formed in the interior of a toilet bowl and a valve control device positioned in the bowl and consisting of a valve, a valve cap, a drive rod, and an operating rod. The val... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782565 | Portable lavatory apparatus A multi-function portable lavatory apparatus is provided that may be used as a self-supporting portable seat in conjunction with a conventional toilet, as well as a minimal contact portable seat in conjunction with portable bathroom facilities that typically compris... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782566 | Enclosure comprising a functional bathtub underneath a hood An enclosure including a quasi-bathtub embedded in a structure and underneath a treatment hood has a shallow, substantially rectangular, practically flat bottom and a longitudinal basin extending from the head side. The basin is and has less depth than the tub. Air ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782567 | Fountain water toy utilizing a battery-powered pump A fountain water toy generally for use in a bathtub or pool is described. The toy generally comprises an at least partially submersible pump that is fluidly coupled with a fountain amusement assembly. The assembly includes one or more spouts through which water is s... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782568 | Janitorial service sink eyewash An emergency washing unit flexibly connected to a service sink faucet, wherein water flow through the unit can be initiated by simply grabbing the unit and squeezing the handle operator on the unit. The unit can be directed anywhere onto the person using it because ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782569 | Futon sofa bed The futon sofa bed frame featuring a quick assembly system and method for fitting the back-deck into position between the arm panels. A futon sofa bed frame featuring a quick assembly system and method for attaching the seat-deck to the back-deck that may be convert... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782570 | Interwoven hammock bed A hammock is described which has a bed surface of quilted strips contiguously interwoven into a surface that is soft and relatively smooth. Each strip comprises an interior fill layer of polyester fiber stitched in place between a top layer and bottom layer of weath... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782571 | Patient transport system for multiple imaging systems A patient transport system for transporting a patient from a magnetic resonance imaging system to a second imaging system includes an elongated member and first and second coupling mechanisms. The elongated member has an upper surface configured to support a patient... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782572 | Multi-use pillow having adjustable positioning features A multi-use pillow including a body member of generally cylindrical geometry having at least two elongated flat attachment strips, each preferably comprising a loop fastener material on one surface of the strip and having a smooth surface on the opposite side surfac... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782573 | Body supporting, serial inflating seat A sequentially or serial inflating seat cushion comprising at least three transversely aligned inflatable air bladders connected to a pump and timer. The air bladders are inflated sequentially, from front to back, over a period of approximately eleven seconds and si... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782574 | Air-powered low interface pressure support surface An air inflatable mattress and mattress coverlet are provided for the prevention and treatment of decubitus ulcers (i.e., pressure sores or bedsores). The mattress incorporates a user selectable static or alternating air powered support surface for more uniformly re... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782575 | Mattress core and mattress providing pressure relief and minimizing body pressure A mattress core is defined by a base core to which is bonded upper and lower corrugated outer layers each having oppositely directed corrugations, and side rails bonded to at least sides of the base core. The side rails have a height corresponding to the distance be... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782576 | Survival tool A multi-function utility and survival tool, which incorporates a whistle, flint rock fire starter, an alumina-rod blade sharpening device, a honing stone, a glass shattering device, and a light reflecting signal device. All individual elements of this tool are combi... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782577 | Knock-down quarter pipe for skateboarders, bikers and in-line skaters A knock-down quarter pipe for bikers, skateboarders and in-line skaters has a base, and a plurality of legs extending up from the base, the legs having lower ends lying in a common plane. A deck is supported by the legs at a selected elevation above the base, the de... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782578 | Swimming pool pressure cleaner with internal steering mechanism A swimming pool pressure cleaner (20) of the type motivated by water flow through it having: a set of two wheels (22a, b) rotatably mounted to the body (24); a turbine housing (38) having a water-flow chamber (40) with an in... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782579 | Attachable duster for ceiling fans The adjustable ceiling fan blade cleaner consists of a clamp that connects around the body of a ceiling fan motor via a two-member telescoping ring. Two arms project out the end of the cleaner. Each arm then has a section of cloth that hangs down and slightly drapes... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782580 | Vehicle wiper system and a method for operating a wiper arm linkage A wiper system (1) for vehicles, having at least one wiper lever linkage (3) that has at least one wiper arm (35), and a method for operating the wiper lever linkage (3), are proposed. The wiper lever linkage has a first pivot lever (5... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782581 | Wiper device, especially for windshields of automobiles A wiper system has a driveable wiper arm (20) guided at one end on the motor vehicle. A long-straggling wiper blade (12) capable of being placed against the window (16) with a wiper strip (22) is detachably hinge-mounted via a connection ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782582 | Vacuum unit with hose attachment member A vacuum unit used to vacuum lawn debris includes a vacuum unit body having at least first and second inlet openings and at least one flap that can be adjusted to selectively cover and open the second opening. The vacuum unit body includes a flap adjustment member t... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782583 | Cyclone dust collecting device for a vacuum cleaner A cyclone dust collecting device for a vacuum cleaner includes a cyclone body and a cyclone housing for separating the contaminants from the air. The cyclone housing includes a cyclone cover and a dust collecting container. The cyclone cover has a cylindrical shape,... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782584 | Upright type vacuum cleaner An upright type vacuum cleaner has a cleaner body having a vacuum generating apparatus disposed therein and a suction brush disposed at a lowerportion; a cyclone unit for separating contaminants from contaminant-laden air and discharging a contaminant-free air throu... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782585 | Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic air flow A vacuum cleaner has a first cyclonic cleaning stage and a second cyclonic stage positioned in series with the first cyclonic cleaning stage. The second cyclonic stage comprises a plurality of second stage cyclones. A passage connects the first cyclonic cleaning sta... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782586 | Adjustable reinforcing hinge An Adjustable Reinforcing Hinge is disclosed. Also disclosed isa hinge that replaces a broken or otherwise damaged door hinge. The reinforcing hinge is easily adjusted once installed in order to achieve superior alignment between the door and door jam. The hinge is ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782587 | Seat belt adjuster clip A shoulder strap repositioner for use in combination with a vehicle seat belt assembly having a lap belt and a diagonally-extending shoulder strap. The repositioner is generally “S” shaped in cross section and includes a generally flat panel-like intermediate po... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782588 | Clamp device adapted for maintaining a tightened state of a string A clamp device for a string includes a housing that confines an operating space and that is formed with string inlet and string outlet holes. Each of a pair of clamp members has a pivot portion pivotally retained in the housing, and a clamping portion that extends f... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782589 | Method for forming laminate nonwoven fabric A method for creating a nonwoven laminate fabric has steps of depositing a first nonwovne layer on a moving support, depositing a second nonwoven layer over the first layer, and conveying the layers under a manifold. The manifold has a plurality of jet clusters sepa... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782590 | Velour fabric articles having flame retardance and improved dynamic insulation performance A velour fabric article consists of a fabric body having a technical face formed by a filament stitch yarn and a technical back formed by a loop yarn. The filament stitch yarn includes a heat sensitive material, e.g. a hot melt material or a heat shrinkable material... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782591 | Punch press tool The punch press tool efficiently punches out a sheared sickle blade section bolt or a bolt from which the retaining nut has been removed in an implement using a reciprocating sickle bar. The punch press tool includes an elongated handle having a pair of rigidly conn... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782592 | Method for retrofitting a pressure molding system A system for pressure molding plastic material includes a source of hot flowable plastic material and a manifold for receiving hot flowable plastic material from the source and for transporting the hot flowable plastic material to a nozzle that is disposed within a ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782593 | Kitchen sink A method of making a flush mountable ceramic sink characterized by having a mouth opening into a planar flange surrounded by an outer rim, the method comprising the steps of: (a) producing a green sink having a base with a mouth surrounded by a lip opposite the base... | 08/31/2004 |
