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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6813779 | Arm protector This device protects the arm of a driver or a passenger, which is exposed to sun. It will also serve to protect the exposed arm from flying debris. It is made from elastic material and because of its elastic quality will fit snugly on any arm. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813780 | Padded sports glove having improved flexibilty and breathability A protective sports glove for the game of lacrosse having a cuff portion, a hand portion, a plurality of finger portions, and a thumb portion. The hand portion has a palm portion and a back portion. The back portion has a plurality of protective padded portions disp... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813781 | Protective glove with articulated locking thumb A protective glove system is disclosed wherein each glove has an articulated thumb skeleton disposed in the thumb member. The thumb skeleton comprises a plurality of sections pivotably joined together to enable the thumb to articulate between open and closed positio... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813782 | Safety device and system for head and neck stabilization A helmet restraint and head and neck support system is provided for a driver of a racecar which restrains the forward, downward and lateral movement of the driver's head when subjected to large deceleration or other impact forces. The system includes a helmet for re... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813783 | Method and apparatus for making body heating and cooling garments A method and apparatus for making garments that can cool or heat the wearer of the garment. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of providing a pattern board having a channel configuration formed thereon that defines at least one channel circuit, dispos... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813784 | Sanitary toilet seat protector A toilet seat cover providing sanitary protection having side flaps and a front expansion fold. A toilet seat cover made of a paper material is oversized to cover a toilet seat. Side hand flaps extend below the toilet seat and permit easy grasping of the toilet seat... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813785 | Plunger container A storage container for a toilet plunger. Two asymmetrical opposing clamshell doors form the base and lid of the container and are hinged together at the top of the container. When not in use the plunger head is held within the container with the plunger handle stic... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813786 | Potty with disposable liner dispenser A potty having a disposable liner dispenser comprising: a body member having at least one substantially vertical sidewall defining an interior cavity and having an oval top rim portion and a bottom edge portion adapted to sit on a floor or other horizontal surface, ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813787 | Portable shower A shower device made of lightweight, easily assembled parts that can be adapted to a water source for hand-held or stationary water delivery at varying heights of water distribution. This sort of water delivery device enables one with compromised height, e.g, a hand... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813788 | Variable length radiolucent surgical table extension A surgical table extension has a radiolucent inner support member removably attachable to an end of a surgical table and extending outward therefrom in cantilever fashion. A radiolucent outer support member is mounted to the inner support member, and the outer suppo... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813789 | Bed transfer assist method and apparatus Method and apparatus for assisting transfer into and out of a bed by a handle for engagement by a person seeking to transfer into or out of a bed, with the handle positioned aside the bed, and accompanied by a member for counteracting torque exerted by the handle wh... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813790 | Self-adjusting cushioning device A cushioning device including a first fluid bladder support structure having a first surface and an opposing second surface, a second fluid bladder support structure having a first surface and an opposing second surface, and at least one fluid accumulation reservoir... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813791 | Posturized pocketed bedding or seating product having pockets of differing heights A bedding or seating product comprising a pocketed spring assembly made up of a plurality of parallel strings of springs joined to each other. Each of the strings of springs comprises a plurality of interconnected pocketed coil springs. The product has multiple sect... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813792 | Gangway including an articulated ramp and ladder A gangway includes a ladder, which is removably attachable to extend along a side of a boat, and a ramp, which is removably and pivotally attachable to the ladder at a number of vertically spaced locations. The ladder may include a step that is pivoted to extend out... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813793 | Toothbrush with linear and rotary fields A powered toothbrush to provide oral hygiene having a brush section with a first bristle carrier that is powered and driven to rotate in a first path of motion. A second bristle field including a plurality of brush elements extends from a base support of the brush s... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813794 | Vibratory electric toothbrush This invention relates to a battery powered electric toothbrush whose toothbrush head can vibrate laterally relative to the longitudinal axis of the toothbrush. The electric toothbrush comprises a handle containing a drive head eccentrically mounted to a motor shaft... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813795 | Shoe and boot cleaning device A shoe and boot cleaning device is disclosed, comprised of a main housing of a generally rectangular, hollow box configuration. A scraping blade is used to scrape mud off of shoes and boots. At least one rotating brush is used to clean off debris from the bottom of ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813796 | Apparatus and methods to clean copper contamination on wafer edge A new apparatus is provided that can be applied to clean outer edges of semiconductor substrates. Under the first embodiment of the invention, a brush is mounted on the surface of the substrate around the periphery of the substrate, chemicals are fed to the surface ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813797 | Adjustable fitting and pipe cleaning brush device The invention is an adjustable wire brush tool for cleaning either the inside or the outside end of a copper pipe or fitting in preparation for soldering the parts together. The tool includes a hollow cylindrical section with a first wire brush on the interior surfa... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813798 | Finger cleaning apparatus A tool for cleaning fingers which includes, in the preferred embodiment, two interlocking tubes. Each tube is configured to accept a finger from the user. Within the first tube is a longitudinal brush used to clean the sides of the inserted finger as the tube is rot... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813799 | Cleaning article A cleaning article comprising an elastomer sheet having a synthetic elastomer disposed on the surface thereof as a cleaning surface, wherein the elastomer sheet has a maximum static frictional force of 9.8 to 29 N. With the cleaning article, a carpet, etc. can easil... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813800 | Mop head and method of use A mop head having a sculpted cutout in at least one side surface that corresponds to the shape of floor molding to allow for cleaning of the floor molding and floor together. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813801 | Cleaning article There is disclosed a cleaning article (1) including a brush portion (26). The brush portion (26) has plurality of strips (12, 17) and at least one layer of a fiber bundle (3, 4, 6). ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813802 | Prestressed wiper arm A wiper arm and method for manufacturing a wiper arm provides a body having a first end connectible to and supportable by a drive shaft for imparting oscillatory rotary movement and a second end connectible to and supporting a wiper blade. A torsional region of the ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813803 | Wiper strip for windshield wipers A wiper strip (18) for windshield wipers includes a profile spine (20) and a function part (22) that is connected to the profile spine (20) via a tilting bridge piece (26) and that bears against it in the tilted position. The funct... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813804 | Apparatus and method for cleaning probe card contacts An apparatus and method for cleaning debris and residue from a multitude of electrical contacts of a test probe card of an integrated circuit test probe apparatus preferably comprises a silicon wafer having a grooved surface into which the test probe card is moved i... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813805 | In vehicle vacuum system The present invention relates to a vacuum cleaning system and more particularly pertains to a direct port vacuum cleaning system for use in a motor vehicle anytime or anywhere. The system comprises a vacuum generating unit and a vacuum cleaner hose. The vacuum gener... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813806 | Hose attachment device A device for attaching a hose to a housing. The device comprises first and second arms that are attached to the hose. The first arm extends outward from the hose toward the second arm and the second arm extends outward from the hose toward the first arm. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813807 | Vacuum cleaner having a secondary dirt and dust collection inlet A vacuum cleaner includes a body having a container which collects dirt and dust. A surface cleaning head defining a primary dirt and dust collection inlet is configured to contact a surface over which the surface cleaning head is moved. A passageway connects the pr... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813808 | Quick changed, self-contained, adjustable vacuum bag system A quick change, self-contained vacuum system includes a debris container with an input opening and a pressure head that is configured to receive a fluid under a high pressure and which includes a low pressure inlet and an exhaust port. A guide pin may be provided al... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813809 | Vacuum cleaning tool with rotating brush roller A vacuum cleaning tool of a vacuum cleaning device has a housing with a turbine chamber and a working chamber. The housing has a suction slot extending transversely in the vacuum cleaning tool. A suction airflow generated by the vacuum cleaning device enters the wor... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813810 | Vacuum nozzle assembly and system A vacuum nozzle assembly is configured to couple to a vacuum hose of a vacuum assembly. The vacuum nozzle assembly includes (i) a cleaning member, (ii) a motor assembly configured such that actuation of the motor assembly causes the cleaning member to move; and (iii... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813811 | Door checker for automobile A door checker for an automobile includes a case secured to a door, and a check plate mounted to extend through the case and supported on a body. A pair of detent members and resilient members for urging the detent members against opposite sides of the check plate a... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813812 | Hinge for a notebook computer A hinge for a notebook computer has an L-shaped first seat with a first opening and a second opening. A barrel is mounted on the first seat, and has a rib received in the first opening, and an ear received in the second opening. A pintle rotatably extends in the bar... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813813 | Collapsible hinge bracket for a laptop computer A hinge bracket has a pad immovable relative to the leg of the frame and has extensions protruding out from a surface of the pad. A positioning disk is pivotable relative to the pad and has two pairs of notches to alternately receive the extensions such that the fra... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813814 | Clip apparatus A clip apparatus comprising a pair of opposing clip members, an attachment assembly and a biasing member. Each clip member includes an outer surface and an inner surface, a proximal end and a distal end, and side edges extending substantially from the proximal end t... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813815 | Method of producing a piezoelectric/electrostrictive element A piezoelectric/electrostrictive element including a substantially trapezoidal laminate having narrower and wider surfaces lying substantially in parallel to each other and first and second surfaces opposed to each other between the narrower and wider surfaces. The ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813816 | Device to remove joint from axle of vehicle A device for removing joint from axle includes a seat disposed on a plate for supporting the axle, and a positioning device to position the axle on the seat. A follower includes a casing having a chamber to receive the joint of the axle and having a slot communicati... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813817 | Method of using a replacement headplate to adapt a probe station A method of retrofitting a probe station having an original head plate, so that the probe station may be easily configured to mate with a probe card dish and any tester out of a set of testers. First, the original head plate is removed from the probe station and a r... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6813818 | Method for joining vehicle frame components A method for joining vehicle components together to form a vehicle frame assembly where the components are formed from dissimilar materials such as metallic and non-metallic materials. A composite body mount bracket may be attached to a structural component of a veh... | 11/09/2004 |
