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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6834394 | Coaster mask and method for assembling same A novelty face mask is assembled from one or two coasters and a conventional drinking straw. One embodiment of the coaster is of generally circular shape with a linear slot proximate the outer edge, such slot defining a tab on the coaster that can be inserted into o... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834395 | High visibility safety garment The present invention relates generally to high visibility garment, and more specifically to high visibility safety garment. Method, apparatus, device and an article of clothing implementing the invention are also disclosed. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834396 | Weight vest The present invention is a weight vest including a shell constructed of a plurality of panels defining a front and a back. The front of the vest has a first side and a second side which are selectively connectable, such as with a zipper, a flap and/or one or more st... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834397 | Windsurfing palm harness A harness for use in windsurfing which includes an adjustable wrist strap for securing the harness to the wrist of the wearer, an elongated support connected at one end to the wrist strap and which includes a rigid end portion which defines a curved hook for capturi... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834398 | Helmet A helmet, sized and shaped to receive the head of a wearer, includes a ballistic shield that is pivotally movable between a raised position for spanning and protecting the frontal area of the face of the wearer and a lowered position for spanning and protecting the ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834399 | Pressure vessel A pressure vessel has a tank portion for preserving water and a drain mechanism mounted on the tank portion. An outlet is defined at a bottom of the tank portion for draining water. A through hole is defined at a top of the tank portion and corresponding to the outl... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834400 | Securing bath seats A child bath seat, placed within and attached to a bathtub, includes a seat body that includes both a seat and a retaining structure extending above the seat for laterally retaining a child seated in the seat body. The seat also includes a bracing structure that hol... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834401 | Pre-plumbed shower door system A shower door system in knocked down from including: a door (4) and optionally one or more return panels (2, 3) for forming a shower enclosure, having a pre-installed shower mixer valve (14) mounted in a frame member (7) of the shower doo... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834402 | Combination bed mover and patient transfer apparatus A patient transport apparatus is provided. The patient transport apparatus includes a patient support mover configured to move a patient support relative to the floor and a patient transfer apparatus configured to move a patient from a first position on the patient ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834403 | Blanket elevation apparatus A blanket elevation apparatus is provided for elevating bedding away from the feet of a bed occupant. The blanket elevation apparatus is functional with a traditional bed to adjustably position the bedding thereof relative to its associated mattress. The blanket ele... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834404 | Lifting and lowering apparatus Apparatus for lifting or/and lowering persons has two interconnected X-frames each with two pivotally connected members arranged in an upright position in spaced parallel relationship, a support supported by the members, and one of two inflatable bags surrounding th... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834405 | Mechanism for securing an infant in the supine position A securing mechanism for securing an infant in the supine position includes a supporting pad having a top surface for supporting said infant in the supine position, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The securing mechanism further includes a ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834406 | Method to obtain a cloth suitable for cleaning any type of surface Method to obtain a cloth suitable for cleaning any type of surface, the surfaces being glasses, or metallic wooden, plastic-coated and other similar surfaces. It is made by means of microfibres, cloth of polyamide and/or polyurethane and/or polyester. Before being u... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834407 | Method and apparatus for electronically commutated motor washer agitation controller A motor control for a clothes washing machine having an electronically commutated motor (ECM). A position-feedback is employed by the ECM to control sinusoidal motion of the washing machine agitator. An agitator position feedback signal is constructed from the motor... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834408 | Method of making a shoe A method of making a shoe comprises sewing a rear stitching margin of a rear section of an upper to a midsole, gluing and attaching a rear section of an outsole to the midsole and the rear stitching margin, and stitching a front stitching margin of a front section o... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834409 | Dock leveler The present invention pertains to a mechanically actuated dock leveler with a mounting frame secured in a pit of a loading dock, and a deck assembly with a deck and extendable lip. A deck lift assembly biases the deck to move from a parked position to a raised posit... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834410 | Device and method of assembling a submersible pool cleaner A device is operably attached to a swimming pool cleaner for dislodging and permitting a steering of the swimming pool cleaner away from obstacles within a swimming pool. The device includes a coupling slidably attached to the swimming pool cleaner near its hose cou... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834411 | Shower squeegee A squeegee assembly is described including a handle connected to a blade. The handle defines a hole for hanging the squeegee from a hook and undulations suitable for enhancing the grip. The blade defines a hole and an edge. The blade hole is configured and dimension... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834412 | Mobile air duct vacuum A mobile air duct vacuum provides an efficient method for cleaning HVAC ductwork in nearly any location. Upper and lower sections of circular cross-section are removably connected defining an air passageway. Said upper section houses 1st, 2nd and 3rd stage filters f... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834413 | Variable speed leaf blower A portable leaf blower that includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet and an impeller adapted to generate an airflow from the inlet to the outlet. An electric motor rotatably drives the impeller. The leaf blower includes a power control circuit for substantia... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834414 | Doorknob cover capable of attracting or being attracted magnetically A doorknob cover comprise a hollow cylindrical body and an element which is capable of attracting magnetically or being attracted magnetically. The cylindrical body is provided in one side with an elastic opening, and in other side with the element. The doorknob cov... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834415 | Concealed hinge and method of installation A concealed hinge for doors in furniture and cabinets installed with screws in which the weight of the door rests on the hinge pivot point and is borne by the frame of the cabinet. The hinge is preferably installed using a template. The hinge includes an elongated d... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834416 | Loose-leaf structure The present invention makes use of an opening of a latch cover opening to engage the first loose leaf with the second loose leaf at a pivotal opening with a diameter smaller than the opening of the latch cover of the first loose leaf, and the latch cover of the firs... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834417 | Method and device for processing filament yarn, and use of said device A method of treating filament yarn includes supplying a plurality of yarn filaments through a yarn channel of a nozzle in a yarn travel direction and introducing a blowing medium into the yarn channel substantially in a direction of the yarn travel direction and at ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834418 | Interlacing air nozzle The invention provides an interlacing air nozzle for increasing the airtightness thereof, wherein the dual-leverage principle thereof enables front and rear top members to simultaneously move up and down, and the front top member is also capable of pressing horizont... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834419 | Method of producing sensor element The invention relates to an electromechanical drive or a sensor element composed of piezoelectric elements arranged in the form of a stack. The drive or the sensor element is intended for measurement instruments and operates even at very high temperatures. Th... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834420 | Device for producing a riveted joint and corresponding rivet A device for producing a riveted joint includes a mechanism (21, 25) to fire a rivet (14) having a jacket (14a) and a pin (14b) guided through the jacket (14a). The rivet is fired through the workpieces to be j... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834421 | Apparatus for dynamo-electric machine insulation handling Methods and apparatus for insulating interior walls of lamination slots of dynamo-electric machine components are provided. The relative speeds and sequence of cutting, forming, and inserting a piece of insulation material into the slot of the lamination core of a d... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834422 | Method of forming stator winding of rotary electric machine A stator winding wound on a cylindrical stator core of a rotary electric machine such as an alternator for use in an automobile vehicle is formed in the following manner. Plural U-shaped conductor segments are inserted into slots formed in the stator core. Pairs seg... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834423 | Method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head A method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head having a liquid flow path, a discharge energy generating device in the liquid flow path, a discharge port communicating with the liquid flow path, and a movable member facing the discharge energy generating device. T... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834424 | Battery assembling method A battery container with battery plates contained therein is retained by a container positioner. A battery cover is retained by a cover positioner. Molten lead is retained within a lead dispenser/heater unit. The exposed areas of the lead dispenser/heater unit are p... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834425 | Assembly machine An assembly machine comprises a machine frame, a plurality of work stations arranged on a circular carrier plate secured on the surface of the machine frame, and a rotary dish that is rotationally driven in cycles and arranged concentrically with the carrier plate. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834426 | Method of fabricating a laminate circuit structure A method for fabricating a laminate circuit structure is provided. The method comprises: providing at least two modularized circuitized voltage plane subassemblies wherein each of the subassemblies comprise at least two signal planes having an external and internal ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834427 | Method for depopulating of a ball grid array to allow via placement The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for the functionality of an integrated circuit. An exemplary embodiment according to an aspect of the present invention includes a ball grid array having open spaces therein. Within the open spaces, pairs of op... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834428 | Connector press A connector press provides for learning a specified connector pressed position, adjusting a force based threshold, and simultaneously pressing multiple connector types into a circuit board. The force based threshold may be adjusted via a slider bar on a user interfa... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834429 | Ablative method for forming RF ceramic block filters A method of forming metallization patterns on a block of dielectric material wherein the entire surface area of the dielectric block is encased with a conductive material and unwanted conductive metal is ablatively etched from a designated surface area of the dielec... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834430 | Method of making two-part knob An appliance knob has a polymeric body, which is molded, and a metal cup, which is made by stamping and drawing a metal sheet or a metal strip. The polymeric body has a central boss, which has an end face, a cylindrical wall, and an annular recess encompassing the c... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834431 | Method of patterning wall and phosphor well matrix utilizing glass A method of fabricating a support structure. In one embodiment, the method is comprised of forming a layer of material into the support structure. The layer of material is adapted to be attached onto a substrate surface. The method further comprises treating the lay... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834432 | Pocket knife with lock design A pocket knife with lock design is disclosed. This foldable knife has a pivot joint, a blade controlled by the pivot joint, a safety lock corresponding to the side wall of the blade, and a resilient pin, wherein the back end of the blade has a shoulder and a pin cat... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834433 | Cloth cutting device A cloth cutting device used to cut perfect circular pieces from a piece of cloth. The cloth cutting device is positioned over the cloth and utilized in incising a perfect circular piece from the cloth. The device has a base support assembly that maintains the cuttin... | 12/28/2004 |
