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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6826779 | Arm protection device A device for protecting the arm of a user consists of a protective sleeve and a tubular pouch sized to fit around a user's upper arm. The protective sleeve is made of a preselected protective fabric and is extendible from a retracted position to an extended position... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826780 | Clothing protection system A clothing protection system comprises a generally flat rectangular bib portion. The bib portion has a front face and a rear face. The rear face has a top edge. The rear face has a bottom edge. A pair of parallel side edges is provided between the top edge and botto... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826781 | Protective hood, such as firefighter's hood, which has sections made from comparatively heavier and comparatively lighter materials A protective hood, such as a firefighter's hood, has an upper head-covering section, an anterior head-covering section having a window, through which portions of a wearer's face are exposed, a posterior-head covering section, and a lower shoulder-covering section. T... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826782 | Personal assistant garment The present invention relates to clothing and more particularly to a garment designed to hold portable electronic devices and other items such as wallets, keys, etc. The garment has at least one and preferably more than one pocket to hold an electronic device, i.e.,... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826783 | Chemical/biological helmet A chemical/biological protection helmet is provided with a filter system. In order to provide for improved balance control and visibility, the filter system is positioned in the rear of the helmet. By rotating the visors, provided in the front of the helmet, the fil... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826784 | Controlled sight device An eye shield assembly useful in training students in non-deadly force, firearms and martial arts has an opaque first eye shield which is coupled to an apertured second eye shield by connecting together adjustable straps on both eye shields. One eye shield covers th... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826785 | Pivotable strap-buckle assembly This invention is directed towards an apparatus for securing and adjusting a strap. More particularly, the present invention is directed towards a buckle assembly having a pivotable member pivotably attached to opposed regions of the buckle frame. In one embodiment,... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826786 | Chest protector A form-fitting chest protector. In one embodiment, the chest protector includes a pair of detachably secured wing portions. A main portion of the chest protector has a variable thickness and substantially overlies the chest and abdomen of the athlete to absorb impac... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826787 | Controller A portable controller (110) for controlling the level of water in a swimming pool, including: a container (111) adapted to rest in a predetermined position adjacent the pool in which the water level is to be controlled, said container having a base ( | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826788 | Sink anchoring system An improved assembly is disclosed for clamping the perimeter flange of a sink snugly down upon a countertop where the sink is being installed. The assembly utilizes a stud extending downwardly from the underside of the perimeter flange and a link connected to the st... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826789 | Sofa equipped with radiant heating mattress for fomentation and massage A sofa equipped with a radiant heating mattress for fomentation and/or massage, wherein a bed part equipped with the radiant heating mattress and a heating system internally built therein is mounted on one side of a seat part of the sofa, thereby allowing a user to ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826790 | Bed frame shields A comprehensive means of providing protection to a bed frame by covering various locations about the bed frame with plastic shields. The plastic shields are adapted to enclose the various locations about the bed frame including the ends of side rails, the junction o... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826791 | Spring element for beds or chairs A spring element for supporting a seat cushion or mattress includes a base body adapted to be attached to a foundation member. The base body includes a plurality of spring arms. Attached to the base body is a support body which includes at least two support arms. Th... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826792 | Air mattress having temperature regulator An air mattress device includes an air mattress member, and a temperature regulator coupled to the air mattress member with a hose, to supply the regulated air into the air mattress member via the hose. The temperature regulator includes a casing disposed in a housi... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826793 | Articulating bed frame An articulating bed frame includes a main frame; a back section connected to the main frame by first and second linkage assemblies, each of the first and second linkage assemblies being pivotally connected at first and third ends to the back section and pivotally co... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826794 | Apparatus and method for positioning a patient during surgery A patient positioning device and method of operation that is simple in construction, is easy to install, is positioned outside the sterile operating field, yet permits the surgeon to readily position, adjust, and re-position a patient during a surgical procedure is ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826795 | Inflatable cushioning device with manifold system A cushioning device for a body support such as a mattress, seat, sofa, or the like where support is obtained from a fluid. The cushioning device is self-inflating, self-adjusting, and provides a low interface pressure under the entire contact surface of a patient. S... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826796 | Pocketed bedding or seating product having strings of springs with vertically offset pockets A bedding or seating product is provided comprising a pocketed spring assembly made up of a plurality of parallel strings of springs joined to each other. Each string of springs comprises a row of interconnected pocketed springs. The pockets of fabric are vertically... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826797 | Oral devices Oral devices are provided, including oral brushes that include bristle tufts and a rotatable member having radially extending protrusions constructed to wedge between a user's teeth and, among other things, cause compression of the papilla. ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826798 | Toothbrush A toothbrush has a handle (4) and a possibly electrically drivable brush head (2), which is connected to the handle (4) via a neck part (5). In order to provide advantageous construction conditions, a guide (6), which encloses the ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826799 | Smith air vac This invention is a compressed air vaccum that attaches to an air hose and forces air down the handle. The air is then is forced through a venture, which causes vacuum to occur. It has a baffle deflection piece that stops the liquid and debris from coming up into th... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826800 | Insert-and-play caster assembly An insert-and-play caster assembly. The assembly includes a base frame and a caster for assisting transporting loads. The base frame can be easily inserted and fixed to the downward surface of a load, and thus one or more such insert-and-play casters are attached to... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826801 | Hinge between a side piece and an endpiece of glasses A hinge is disclosed between the side piece (2) and the endpiece (1) of the frame of a pair of glasses. The side piece and the endpiece are parts (1, 2) made of wire, of which one bears a hinge body (6) which serves as a hinge axis with a... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826802 | Pivot bearing mechanism A pivot bearing mechanism includes a main body and a pivot shaft. The main body is fixedly mounted on a first member, and is provided on a top thereof with an axially extended slit and near the top with an internally threaded hole transversely extended through the s... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826803 | Toilet seat hinge and method of use A toilet seat hinge and base assembly to retain toilet seats on a toilet bowl uses a pair of hinge bases and a pair of hinge leafs for each base. The base is adapted to be secured to a toilet bowl, with the leaf hinges securing the toilet seat ring and toilet seat c... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826804 | Furniture handle A furniture handle comprises a frame having a frame wall defining a cavity. The frame has at least one protrusion opening extending from the cavity through the frame wall. An insert is adapted to be retained within the cavity. The insert has a protrusion extending t... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826805 | Collapsible control knob A collapsible control knob assembly includes a knob having a tunnel therein for receiving a shaft. Stops in the tunnel are configured and arranged to cooperatively stop the insertion of the shaft during assembly. The stops are configured and arranged to shear from t... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826806 | Breakaway closure device A breakaway closure device that includes the use of a pair of hermaphroditic clips that attach to the ends of a strap, such as a lanyard cord, and also engage with each other. Each hermaphroditic clip includes both a projection and an aperture that permit the hermap... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826807 | Fastener A fastener which allows to distinguish a genuine fastener from a forged one. An identification yarn containing substance with different optical reactions to irradiation of visible light and to irradiation of infrared rays of a specific wavelength is disposed at a sp... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826808 | Ziplock for pouches and bags The invention relates to a closure (3) that comprises two interacting pairs of locking ribs (23, 33) that function in pairs. Said locking ribs (23, 33) are formed integrally with connecting strips (17, 21) in which guide ribs (27, 37 | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826809 | Separable bottom end stop for slide fastener A separable bottom end stop for a slide fastener comprising a box, a box pin, and an insert pin. Protruding guide portions which protrude onto respective fastener tapes are integrally molded with respective side faces at tape-sides of the box pin and the insert pin ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826810 | Separable bottom end stop assembly for slide fastener The separable bottom end stop assembly has male and female members engageable with and releasable from each other in a front-to-back direction thereof. A slide plate of the male member has an engagement leg portion projected therefrom, while a sliding plate of the f... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826811 | Jaw-type clip A two piece jaw type clip has a standard base member and a decoratively shaped top member that could be any of a number of pleasing shapes that can be interchangeably attached to the base. The base member has a generally flat or single step shaped body having a spri... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826812 | Fastener A fastener installed in a pair of articles for enabling the articles to be detachably fastened together. The fastener includes a male fastening member, the male fastening member having a spacer block, a cylinder integral with the spacer block, a spherical retaining ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826813 | Method and apparatus for stuffer box crimping an advancing multifilament yarn A method and an apparatus for stuffer box crimping a multifilament yarn, wherein the yarn is conveyed into a crimping device in two steps. In the first step, the yarn is taken in by a conveying fluid stream of a first feed nozzle at a yarn intake speed. In the secon... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826814 | Yarn texturizer A texturizer is a base which provides a plurality of inlets directed to stations internal to the base. Each of the stations communicate internal to housings which have inserts therein. Receivers in the inserts receive air from the stations and direct the air towards... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826815 | Method for manufacturing a surface acoustic wave device A surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric plate and at least one interdigital electrode provided on the piezoelectric plate. The interdigital electrode includes a first metallic thin film and a second metallic thin film laminated on the first metallic ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826816 | Multi-layer multi-dimensional transducer and method of manufacture A method of manufacturing multiple dimension transducer arrays of multiple layer elements from modules is provided. A plurality of multiple layer strips are formed. The strips are separate, such as an elongated strip corresponding in size to one row of elements. Con... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826817 | Method for balancing a vehicle driveshaft A method is provided for quickly and inexpensively balancing an article, such a driveshaft tube for use in a vehicular driveshaft assembly, for rotation about an axis. Initially, a balancing structure is provided that includes a chamber that contains a quantity of a... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6826818 | Fence construction system for building a fence with a wall appearance and characteristics and method for building such a fence A fence construction system and a method for building such a fence are provided. The fence looks like a wall and has wall characteristics, such as a post-tension condition, but is much less expensive and easier to build. The method includes the steps of erecting a p... | 12/07/2004 |
