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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6857133 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing and installing water resistant cover on a limb A water resistant covering covers a part of the body, prevents water from penetrating the covering, and can be emplaced on the body with a single hand. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857134 | Personal cooling device A personal cooling device adapted for suspension from the rear strap of a cap. The device includes an elongated pouch member configured to hold a coolant pack, and a suspension member extended above an open upper end of a second side of the pouch. Fastening means ar... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857135 | Helmet In a helmet, a helmet body 1 has ventilation holes 3 formed therein, and a guard portion 2a is arranged outside the helmet body 1 so as to cover the portion thereof where the ventilation holes 3 are formed. The guard portion... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857136 | Inflatable head and neck support collar A support collar having a bladder and a shell. The bladder is adapted to be inflated by a fluid. The shell is adapted to be attached to a harness. When inflated, the bladder is shaped by the shell to form an air chamber. The air chamber is characterized by a cross-s... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857137 | Urine collection device A portable urine collection device having a closed loop system that is easily usable by a patient. The urine collection device includes a urine collection receptacle for receiving a fluid from a patient. The urine collection receptacle may be coupled to a reservoir ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857138 | Ergonomic raised toilet seat assembly An ergonomic raised toilet seat assembly, comprising an ergonomically contoured raised toilet seat, ergonomically shaped armrests, ergonomically shaped secondary grips, ergonomically shaped grip handles, and a quick release system for rapid installation and removal ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857139 | Tactile therapy system for spas A tactile therapy system for use in a spa, hot tub, or pool. The tactile therapy system is based, at least in part, on the hand or foot maps specified in the reflexology art. The system thus includes a pattern of protrusions configured in accordance with reflexology... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857140 | Device for increasing the shower space in a bathtub A space expanding device is provided for temporarily expanding the available space defined by a shower curtain within a shower area of a bathtub. The device includes a first elongate planar portion which, in use, rests on an upper surface of the side wall of the bat... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857141 | Lavatory wicker basin A multi-layered concave basin is formed for mounting in an opening in a wash stand. The basin is made from pliant woven twigs with successive bottom layers of a first clear epoxy, a clear fiber cloth and a second clear epoxy and a top layer of a third clear epoxy to... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857142 | Sofa sleeper with integral air mattress and valve This invention is directed to a mattress assembly for use in a sofa sleeper. The mattress assembly has a first mattress that has an inner-spring construction. Disposed above the first mattress is a second mattress that has an air bladder construction. The second mat... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857143 | Body transfer system A system for transferring a body from a first surface to a second surface, with substantially no agitation of the body, is provided. The system comprises a housing having a substantially planar top portion configured to support the body and a substantially planar bo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857144 | Foldable lift and transfer apparatus for patient A lift and transfer apparatus for patient has a wheeled support base, and a main support post; the base has an upwards projecting securing portion, which has a locating room defined by front and rear short plates, and left and right inverted L shaped long plates, wh... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857145 | Adjustable lounge for pregnancy support and method An adjustable cot for supporting a pregnant woman, in which an elongate frame (14) includes leg members (24) to support the frame spaced-apart from a surface. A fabric sheet (16) attaches to the frame (12). A central portion of the fabric... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857146 | Crib safety sheet/blanket A crib safety sheet/blanket with a sheet portion having a front surface and a back surface two opposing ends defining pockets for snugly fitting the sheet to a mattress. A blanket is sewn along its midline to the center of the fitted sheet, defining two blanket halv... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857147 | Synchronization drive for a longitudinal axis telescopic guidance mechanism Certain embodiments include a system and method for synchronized telescopic guidance along a longitudinal axis in a patient positioning system. The system includes a top channel driven by a motor, a bottom channel synchronized with the top channel, and a rack and pi... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857148 | Adjustable bed base An adjustable bed base (1) for supporting a person (22) on a mattress (17) loosely lying on the bed base, comprising a leg part (2) and a back part (3), connected to each other by an adjusting mechanism (4) which comprises a... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857149 | Sleep support system A sleep support system for comfortably supporting a user during sleep. More particularly, a sleep support system for face-down sleep in essentially a sitting position. The system is adapted for use with equipment and fixtures commonly found in patient recovery rooms... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857150 | Support pillow for small infants A pillow for holding an infant comprises a pillow body having a padded region and a well region. The padded region comprises an upper section, a lower section and two side sections that surround the well region. The padded region further comprises a cover and a fill... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857151 | Bead cushioning device A cushioning device has a flexible container and a plurality of polymeric beads within the flexible container which flows under a slight force and shears easily. The cushioning device is capable of receiving a physical object that applies a force to the cushion. Whe... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857152 | Water bed structure A water bed structure includes water containing bodies, a concave bed body, air protection borders and a bed housing, wherein the water containing bodies are installed in accommodating chambers formed by the concave bed body and the air protection borders, and are p... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857153 | Patient support having a light assembly A patient support including a frame, a head portion, a foot portion, a seat portion, and a light assembly supported by the foot portion. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857154 | Multipurpose folding tool with easily accessible outer blades A multipurpose hand tool with folding handles each including a central channel to receive pliers jaws or the like when the tool is folded, and including troughs holding outer blades alongside the central channel so that the outer blades can be opened without unfoldi... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857155 | Automatic level-control floating apparatus An automatic level-control floating apparatus supports a pontoon bridge, a floating floor or another superstructure floating on the sea, where the height of tide or the sea level varies. It is difficult to maintain the level of such a superstructure, which the float... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857156 | Modular bridge structure construction and repair system A modular structure construction and repair system for use in new bridge construction and old bridge repair. The invention comprises a plurality of prefabricated modules which have a plurality of longitudinally extending beams and deck portions molded thereto. The m... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857157 | All-in-one fitting brush An all-in-one fitting brush system that is adapted for use in cleaning the ends of pipes and pipe fittings so that proper joints may be made between the pipes and the fittings. The all-in-one fitting brush system includes a handle, a dog leg shaped shank, and a numb... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857158 | Apparatus for cleaning the interior of pipelines An apparatus for removing deposits from the interior surface of a conduit while being advanced through the conduit by virtue of pressurized upstream liquid includes front and rear assemblies interconnected in a manner to permit limited movement there between. The re... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857159 | Renewable sponge A renewable sponge. A body includes a non-abrasive layer and an abrasive layer that overlies, and is attached to, the non-abrasive layer. Each of the non-abrasive layer and the abrasive layer include a plurality of peel-off layers that are substantially separated fr... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857160 | Windshield wiper device A windshield wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a wiper arm (10) that is drivable by a drive, the wiper arm (10) being foldable onto the windshield and able to be folded away from the windshield. The wiper arm is associated with ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857161 | Dust withdrawal arrangement A dust withdrawing arrangement has a plurality of individual enclosures each enclosing a respective one of working areas from which dust has to be removed, a common enclosure which is arranged around said individual enclosures, a negative pressure generating unit fo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857162 | Cleaning and/or treatment device The present invention relates to a cleaning and/or treatment device for cleaning and/or treating surfaces such as floors, pavements and carpets. The invention particularly relates to a cleaning and/or treatment device using cleaning/treatment solution, wherein the s... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857163 | Power blower having a debris-catching filter member A power blower having a frame, a blower, and a loop-shaped filter member. In an embodiment of the invention, the blower is disposed apart from the frame by an air intake space and has an air intake port facing the frame, and the loop-shaped filter member is disposed... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857164 | Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic air flow An upright vacuum cleaner. (A) includes an upright housing section (B) and a nozzle section (C). A cyclonic airflow dirt and dust separating chamber (54) is defined in said upright housing section. A suction source (E) pulls air and entrained dirt, dust, and ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857165 | Grill assembly for a cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner A grill assembly for a cyclone-type dust collecting apparatus reduces the amount of contaminants passing through a grill, and also allows easy removal of contaminants from the grill, includes a grill body having a plurality of blades formed along an outer circumfere... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857166 | Cushion A cushion body of a rubber-like elastic element having cushioning function in which engagement holes including a cave and a pit are formed. The cave is formed so that a horizontal head of a T-shaped clip is inserted into a space provided at the side of a bottom surf... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857167 | Necktie restraining device A necktie restraining device is disclosed having two flexibly connected covers. The first cover is placed on the shirt button located above the necktie label on a necktie panel. The second cover and flexible connector are dropped through the opening between the neck... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857168 | Resilient clip fastener A resilient clip with a plurality of twisted wings for engaging a first structure. The twisted wings provide the clip with a low ratio of insertion force to pull-out force, rendering the clip relatively easy to install yet difficult to pull out. In one embodiment, t... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857169 | Structure of magnetic buckle A magnetic buckle. The magnetic buckle includes a male buckle having a magnetic element, and a female buckle having a magnetic element. The magnetic elements of the male and female buckles facilitate the alignment of the male buckle with the female buckle when they ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857170 | Method for treating a yarn by needling In a method for treating a yarn by needling, with the yarn fibers being drawn transversally to the longitudinal direction of the yarn, it is proposed that fibers of a yarn formed from staple fibers are needled in a brush support before the yarn is removed from the b... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857171 | Method for producing plate of battery The method for producing plates for batteries according to the present invention comprises: allowing X-rays to penetrate through a supplied core material, thereby calculating the weight of the core material; filling the core material with an active material; then ag... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857172 | Method of manufacturing ferroelectric capacitor According to the present invention, a method of manufacturing a ferroelectric capacitor using a ferroelectric thin film, includes steps of: forming a lower conductive layer on a semiconductor substrate; coating solution of ferroelectric coking including organic solv... | 02/22/2005 |