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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6832389 | Protective sideshield with comfort safety wing A sideshield eye protector is presented which includes a comfort and safety wing that is formed as a surface appendage thereon, and extends in a generally perpendicular direction from the surface of the sideshield along the contoured edge of the sideshield positione... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832390 | Leg guard strapping system A Y-shaped strap system is provided for a leg guard wherein two legs of the Y-shaped strap system are attached to one edge of a shell of the leg guard and a third leg is detachably connectable to an opposed edge of the shell of the leg guard. A V-shaped connector is... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832391 | Weight lifting glove A glove for protecting an individual's hand is provided. The glove includes a palm covering shaped to substantially correspond to the shape of at least a portion of the palmar side of the individual's hand, and a back covering shaped to substantially correspond to t... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832392 | Chemiluminescently illuminated costume safety mask A costume safety mask housing chemiluminescent reagents. Upon activation, the reagents illuminate the mask or features thereon for purposes of novelty illumination and safety of the wearer. The mask may include liquid, viscous liquid, or solid chemiluminescent reage... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832393 | Safety visor A safety visor is produced by etching of metal and a grid that defines a large number of light-permeating holes. The safety visor has at least two zones where the holes are of different areas and/or configuration. An upper central zone has greater light transmission... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832394 | Swimming goggles Swimming goggles has a left frame and a right frame, a nose support connecting the left frame and the right frame together, eyeglasses received respectively in the left frame and the right frame, and a head strap movably received in outward sides of the left frame a... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832395 | Swimming pool cover A swimming pool cover for preventing leaves and other debris from getting into the swimming pool, and which can be placed on the swimming pool and removed therefrom by one individual, includes a pliable mesh screen that covers the entire swimming pool, and the mesh ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832396 | Back-to-back bathroom tap control valve An improved bathroom tap water control valve allowing back-to-back installation includes a body, a water guide and a water temperature control unit, an adaptation trough at the center of the body, the guide being hollow having a disk adapter at bottom to be received... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832397 | Bed foundation A bed foundation is provided which is constructed of blow-molded plastic and may be assembled without using tools. The components of the bed foundation all have lengths of less than 60 inches and may be packaged together in a container having a length less than 60 i... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832398 | Surgical table A support apparatus includes a base, a frame coupled to the base, and a mattress supported by the frame. The apparatus also includes a coupler for coupling a power pack to one of the base, the frame and the mattress. The power pack is pivotable between a first area ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832399 | Breast biopsy bed An apparatus and method is provided for accurately positioning a breast tumor of a patient in the decubitus position on examination table and preventing patient movement once the tumor is positioned and for preventing pain and loss of sensation in the patient's down... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832400 | Patient handling system and associated pallet mounting apparatus A patient handling system (10) for use with a medical imaging or radiation therapy device, and an associated pallet mounting apparatus (12) for releasably mounting a pallet (18) on the pallet support assembly (16) of a patient handling sy... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832401 | Spring support system An improved spring support system is disclosed for use in seating or bedding. The invention includes an outer frame having opposed top edges. A plurality of vertically resilient members having top ends and lower ends are fixedly disposed within the outer frame in a ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832402 | Tire changing kit A tire changing kit for quickly changing tires on a vehicle. The tire changing kit includes a power supply being adapted to be disposed in a vehicle and including a motor having a rotatable shaft and being adapted to be connected with wires to a power source of the ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832403 | Moveable bumper for a dock leveler A dock leveler system includes a pivotal deck whose movement provides the impetus for moving a bumper between an operative position and a retracted position. The bumper is movable relative to the deck, so that after a truck bumps up against the bumper, the bumper ca... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832404 | Cleaning machine for shirt collar A collar cleaning system for dress shirts comprising a slide plate, a guiding plate, a pressured soap-water spraying subsystem and a rotating brush is presented. The shirt collar is loaded onto the sliding plate and moved under the rotating brush while being sprayed... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832405 | Two-sided toilet brush The two-sided toilet brush has a scrub brush head having stiff bristles for loosening accumulated dirt, debris and hard water stains, and a sponge head on the opposite side for wiping away excess dirt or debris inside the toilet bowl and the top and side of the toil... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832406 | Pipeline surface preparation for inspection with debris collection A machine for surface preparation of a pipeline includes a vacuum shroud that encircles the pipeline. Three manifolds, each housing a plurality of ultra high pressure water nozzles, are mounted in the vacuum shroud at circumferentially spaced intervals. A carrier as... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832407 | Moisture indicator for wet pick-up suction cleaner The moisture sensor and indicator for a wet pickup vacuum cleaner, more particularly a wet extraction type carpet cleaner, is positioned in the suction duct to sense when water droplets or moisture is traveling through the suction duct. An indicator is activated to ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832408 | Caddy for vacuum cleaner tool and accessories A two-piece caddy and vacuum cleaner accessory assembly is provided. The caddy includes first and second body sections that are connected together without the use of a separate independent fastener. The first body section includes first, second and third accessory r... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832409 | Wet/dry floor cleaning unit and method of cleaning A floor cleaning device comprises a base portion for movement along a surface and a handle portion pivotally connected to the base. The base portion further includes a suction nozzle and a brush assembly for agitating the surface, wherein the brush assembly and the ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832410 | High performance cooling device with side mount fan A side flow cooling device is disclosed. The side flow cooling device includes a heat mass with arms extending therefrom and a mounting surface for connecting the heat mass with a component to be cooled. The heat mass and the arms include a plurality of fins extendi... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832411 | Hinge device Abutment projections (54, 54) of a resin-made driver member (not shown) are inserted in the opposite end portions of a key groove (41) of a metal-made turnable member (4) in the circumferential direction. A key portion (B3) of a receiving... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832412 | Hinge assembly of automobile armrest Disclosed is a hinge assembly for an automobile armrest for reducing or preventing noise during the opening/closing of the armrest and providing smooth opening/closing force using a damping force of gears. In the hinge assembly, a first body includes a first mountin... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832413 | Reformable handle There is shown a reformable handle (10) having an air pump (12), partially surrounded by a covering (13) so as to define a chamber (17) which contains a mass of filler material (18). The handle may be reformed into another configur... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832414 | Apparatus and method for clamping cable An apparatus and a method are disclosed for clamping cable. The apparatus has an elongate body having an interior passage extending from a first end to a second end. An end of the cable inserts into the first end, is pushed through the interior passage, and pushed o... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832415 | Releasable slide fastener closure A releasable slide fastener closure is formed by a pair of stringers with elements that interlock when in cooperating closed position and a slider mounted on the stringers for sliding movement along said stringers to move the elements into said interlocking closed p... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832416 | Cam actuated sidewall retainer clamp A clamp formed from a single block of resilient material, and preferably from nylon. A living hinge is formed that couples upper and lower jaws of the clamp. First and second arms extend rearwardly from the upper and lower jaws, respectively. A pivotally mounted cam... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832417 | Safety snap hook A safety hook that includes a body having a hook portion and a shank portion, a gate that is pivotally mounted from a gate pivot point on the shank portion, and a locking element that is pivotally supported from the shank. The safety hook also includes a peninsular ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832418 | Nonwoven secondary carpet backing The present invention is directed to a method of forming a nonwoven fabric, which exhibits a pronounced durable three-dimensional image, permitting use of the fabric in secondary carpet backing of carpet backing systems so as to reduce deformation under normal use (... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832419 | Method of making pile fabric A pile fabric may be employed in automotive, furniture upholstery and other applications. Pile surfaces on such fabrics may be provided in tufts, or collections of fiber bundles, arranged in rows upon a base portion. Fabrics and methods of making fabrics which minim... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832420 | Method of manufacturing a thin film capacitor array An electronic device has a plurality of capacitors in an ultra-small integrated package. The device has a plurality of terminal structures on one terminal side of the package to permit inverted mounting to a printed circuit board. The terminals are widely spaced, wi... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832421 | Vehicle seat, a skin material for a vehicle seat and a method of manufacturing the vehicle seat The vehicle seat of the invention includes a cushioning material having a ridge surrounding and defining a seating area on the cushioning material and a skin material covering the cushioning material. The skin material and cushioning material are bonded together onl... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832422 | Apparatus for assembling a post-CMP cleaning brush An apparatus for assembling a post-CMP cleaning brush. The post-CMP cleaning brush is provided with a brush core and an outer brush, and the outer brush is provided with a hollow portion. The apparatus comprises a base, a fixed member, a sliding member, a plurality ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832423 | Golf device Various embodiments of a golf device for use on a putting surface are provided. In one aspect, a golf device for use on a putting surface is provided that includes a ball that has a center and a first outer diameter. First and second annular members are coupled to t... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832424 | Symmetrical mill An apparatus and method for in-situ milling includes a support and a pair of spaced apart rails attached to the support. The support and rails are mounted between a pair of opposed mill housing wear plate surfaces. A milling assembly is reversibly mounted on the rai... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832425 | Gasket singulation and insertion apparatus and methods A gasket singulation apparatus for separating one gasket from a web-connected stack of gaskets includes a mandrel for receiving the web-connected stack and an arrangement of cylinders which are used to support the web-connected stack of gaskets and to pull one gaske... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832426 | Device for decoupling the inner part and the outer part of a constant velocity joint from each other and the method A device for decoupling an inner part and an outer part of a constant velocity joint from each other has a fastening element for gripping the inner part, an annular part placed in the end of the outer part of the joint and a nut that fits to the thread in the end of... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832427 | Method of securing an elongated member to a support member A buoyant clamp assembly and method for clamping an elongate member to a support member. The buoyant clamp assembly includes a flexible strap having first and second ends. Affixed to the exterior of the flexible strap are wear blocks. A highly frictional layer is at... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6832428 | Tool and process for press-fitting a weather strip A guide portion is provided on an upper end of a fitting portion of a weather strip at a front portion of a body of the tool. A sealer member, into which a sealing portion of the weather strip is inserted and which possesses a press guide member for pressing the upp... | 12/21/2004 |
