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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6789264 | Protective gear for a limb A protective body guard (10) providing a full range of motion that closely tracks the biomechanical movement of a joint. The device provides protection against sharp objects, impact and limb movement into positions that may cause injury. The device (10... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789265 | Bib with side pockets A disposable bib for protecting individuals primarily postured in a semi-reclined position, such as those in medical care settings. The bib includes a plastic body having a gathered neck opening, opposing forcefully open side catch pockets and an integrally joined t... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789266 | Head gear system A main body portion has interior and exterior surfaces. A centerline runs between the front and the back. A first side and a symmetric second side are formed. The front includes two convex edges. Stitching coupes the convex edges. The first and second sides each hav... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789267 | Hat with rotatable brim There is provided a hat comprising a crown portion, a brim removably and rotatably attached to the crown portion by a sliding assembly, a circumferential band attached along its lower edge to the lower periphery of the crown portion and having at least a first part ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789268 | Cap and back sunshade A cap and shade combination in which the shade may be folded inside an attached pouch when not in use. The shade comprises a central portion and two wing portions such that it may be unfurled both down away from the cap and laterally in both directions around the ri... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789269 | Pants with one or more zippers on the rear thereof In a preferred embodiment, a pair of pants, including: a seat portion, a waist portion, and two leg portions joined together in a conventional manner to form the pants; and at least one zipper disposed on a rear of the pants between a crotch area and a top of the pa... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789270 | Combined surfing shorts and wet suit undergarment The present invention relates to a wet suit undergarment and surfing shorts combination. The combination comprises a wet suit underpants garment formed of insulating material, preferably Neoprene, capable of covering and conforming to the body of a wearer from the w... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789271 | Eye protection An eye protection apparatus is disclosed that includes detachable dome-shaped eye protection portions. ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789272 | Eye glass perspiration guard The “Eye Glass Perspiration Guard” which is fixed by means of rubber “O” rings to the eye glass arms enables individuals the use of a “sweat band” type device without having to be secured around the head. With the close proximity of the “Eye Glass Pers... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789273 | Protective eyewear systems and methods Multifunctional protective eyewear that includes two or more lens assemblies that are quickly interchangeable to suit various environmental and situational conditions. The eyewear has particular applicability for tactical and ballistic use as well as motor sports, a... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789274 | Enhanced chest protector An enhanced chest protector for usage in sporting events and hazardous activities. More particularly, the invention is a chest protector that utilizes a soft, pliable gel attached to the previously-existing chest protector to greatly enhance absorption and dissipati... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789275 | Non-leaking flush toilet system A non-leaking flush toilet system that eliminates the need for using wax gaskets or rings on a toilet system. Such system having a substantially flat surface that is affixed to the base outlet opening of a flush toilet. The toilet system further includes an upper po... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789276 | Compressed air drain opening device An air plunger is described. The air plunger comprises an upper barrel and a lower barrel slidably received by the upper barrel. An air seal is fixed to the lower barrel and slidably engages with the upper barrel. A nozzle is attached to the lower barrel opposite to... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789277 | No drip bedpan According to the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for collecting, disposing, and measuring liquids including a vessel with an inner surface and an absorption mechanism disposed on the inner surface of the vessel for absorbing and collecting liquids ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789278 | Portable device for generating a current in a vessel A portable device is provided for generating a current in a vessel having a side-wall, the vessel containing a fluid. The device includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, and a motor attached to the housing. A propeller, driven by the motor, is positioned in... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789279 | Shower curtain closure device A long rod that has a hanging hook at one end is attached to the leading vertical edge of the inner shower curtain or shower curtain liner and is hung on a hook located at shower curtain rod height inside the shower or bath/shower enclosure or attached to a wall mou... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789280 | Articulated medical bed An articulated medical bed for supporting a person in articulated movement is disclosed. The bed comprises a main frame defining a base and an articulated support frame including an upper body section pivotally connected to the base, a seat section pivotally connect... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789281 | Cervical spine rehabilitation system A system for restoring the natural lordosis of the cervical spine is provided. The system comprises at least a base pillow having areas of varying thickness, and including a protuberance. A central portion of the base pillow preferably includes a depression for rece... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789282 | Leg pillow with single clasp A leg pillow having two opposing arcuate-shaped bolsters that defines a thigh channel. The bolsters are connected by a bridge having airflow channels on its upper surface and flex channels on its lower planar surface. The bolsters have terminal ends curving inward t... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789283 | Fluid filled support with a portable pressure adjusting device The invention relates to a fluid filled support comprising a plurality of chambers in fluid communication with each other at least one fluid conduit interconnecting at least two of the plurality of chambers together. There is also at least one connection head couple... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789284 | Inflatable support A support surface 10 includes a series of inflatable cells 30, 40 inflated alternately by a compressor 11. The cells 30, 40 are exhausted via an exhaust port 50 having a restrictor 60 of known diameter. A pressure transducer... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789285 | Pulp washing method and plant A method of improving the efficiency of the multistage washing of pulp, wherein the initial washing of a given batch of pulp is carried out using a gradually diluted, recovered filtrate fraction originating from the washing of the preceding batch of pulp as the wash... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789286 | Flexible over the wing passenger loading bridge An apparatus for moving passengers between an airport terminal building and a doorway of an aircraft located rearward of a wing of the aircraft, including a passageway member pivotally anchored to one of the terminal building and a passenger loading bridge for servi... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789287 | Portable billiard ball polishing device A portable billiard ball polishing device configured for use with a buffing pad comprising a generally hollow body having a closed bottom surface, arcuate sidewalls and an open upper surface. The hollow body sidewalls are segmented to provide lower and upper cavitie... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789288 | Natural gas dehydration process and apparatus A process and corresponding apparatus for dehydrating gas, especially natural gas. The process includes an absorption step and a membrane pervaporation step to regenerate the liquid sorbent. ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789289 | Windscreen wiper comprising a wiper arm The invention starts with a windshield wiper with a wiper arm (10) on whose free end a pin (22) is fastened laterally, transverse to the longitudinal direction (64) and pointing to a wiper blade (24) for the articulated connection of the ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789290 | Dual mode carpet cleaning device A dual mode carpet cleaning machine capable of being used in both a traditional deep cleaning mode and a fast drying surface cleaning mode. A selection mechanism provides selective communication with different sets of application jets. One set of application jets de... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789291 | Telerobotic nozzle positioning system for an automated roadway debris vacuum vehicle A telerobotic nozzle positioning system for a mobile debris vacuum vehicle or for fixed particulate vacuuming applications. The apparatus has a vacuum source coupled to an adjustable boom and nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly is mounted to the boom with a complia... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789292 | Hinge assembly A hinge assembly for switching a closed position and an open position of two articles by engagement between a first hinge member which is disposed at one of the two articles such that the first hinge member is non-turnable and non-movable in the axial direction and ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789293 | Dampened hinge system for appliance door A dampened hinge and hinge system for appliances is provided. The system includes first and second hinge portions, at least one of which includes a dampener. The dampener can be a push-dampener, a pull-dampener or a push/pull-dampener. The hinge system allows for mo... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789294 | Self-fastening handle assembly The self-fastening handle assembly includes a carrier panel with an aperture. A base member has a central bore and a bottom surface. Fingers, which extend from the bottom surface of the base member, are in a first arrangement which has a diameter which is smaller th... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789295 | Clamp apparatus The invention relates to a clamp apparatus for application to an object, for example a plate, a sheet, a fabric or a thin film, by gripping two opposite sides of the object. For this purpose, the apparatus comprises a tubular element with an inner passage with a cro... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789296 | Buckle assembly A buckle assembly includes a fixing seat adapted to securely connected an object and having a hoop, a controlling bracket having a roller rotatably mounted therein, a fixing rod securely sandwiched between two side walls and adjacent to the baffle to correspond to t... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789297 | Method of manufacturing a surface acoustic wave element A method of manufacturing a surface acoustic wave element includes the steps of providing a piezoelectric body having an interdigital transducer, where the interdigital transducer is made of a metal having a higher density than the piezoelectric body, and performing... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789298 | Finishing method for producing thin-laminate panels Provided are thin-laminate panels (i.e., thin-laminate panels having dielectric layers of about 0.006 inches or less and conductive layers on either side of the dielectric layer), wherein the edges of the dielectric layers of the panels are free of conductive materi... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789299 | Quick change tooling system for machine tools A versatile quick change tooling system for internally and externally mounted machine tools which provides components adaptable to a system which is easy to maintain since it has no moving parts. The system would allow for universal adaptation of both internal and e... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789300 | Dual effect compensating tool for fitting hands The tool, which can be adapted to a bracket for fitting hands on a dial by driving them in, including a lower rod (11) which slides in a tubular part (13a) of an intermediate cylindrical element (13) compressing a spring (33) abutt... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789301 | System and method for spotting movable mold cores An apparatus and method for allowing the spotting of one or more movable cores to mating portions of a mold. The present invention provides for the placement of a mold on a support structure and the releasable connection of each movable core to a force exerting devi... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789302 | Self-threading fastener for connecting an article to a surface upon movement of the article towards the fastener Method of fastening a first article having an opening to a second article using a fastener which includes a connecting member and a rotatably mounted member which includes at least one of an external thread, a spline and a row of teeth, wherein the method includes s... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789303 | Liquid dispenser and assembly methods therefor A liquid dispenser includes a container having an opening for receiving a liquid, and a dispenser subassembly having an outlet and a closing member cooperating with the outlet, the closing member being movable between a first closed position whereby the closing memb... | 09/14/2004 |
