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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6883177 | Portable kneepad The portable kneepad is comprised of a cushion that has a knee-shaped indentation designed to comfortably support a user's knee. On the bottom side of the cushion is a magnet that allows the kneepad to hand from a metal surface when not in use and a handle means on ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883178 | Garment with full silhouette ventilation assembly A garment with a full silhouette ventilation assembly includes an air permeable front panel, and an air impervious lining sheet that underlies and spans the air permeable panel. The air impervious lining sheet defines an opening, and a cover sheet is provided and sh... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883179 | Composite garment and method to manufacture same This patent describes a composite garment made of (1) a dress having a top edge and a fastenable opening; and (2) a liner comprising a bodice support and a slip, the bodice support having a top edge and bottom edge, the bodice support having a fastenable opening coe... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883180 | Headpiece ornament An accent device for use with a headpiece includes a headpiece with at least one opening in the headpiece through which one end of the accent is inserted. An opposite end of the accent device is brought into contact with the one end and attached thereto. The accent ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883181 | Adjustable padset for protective helmet There is provided an adjustable pad set for a protective helmet. The adjustable pad set includes a plurality of internal pads of various thicknesses. A plurality of pad retaining/locating devices each have a pocket for receiving at least one of the plurality of inte... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883182 | Pivot mask The present invention relates to a device to rotate a previously unrotatable receiver used with helmets, preferably aircraft helmets. ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883183 | Protective sport helmet A protective sport helmet, such as for lacrosse includes a hard shell portion. The hard shell portion is constructed so as to provide protection to a wearer's head. The inner side of the hard shell portion includes a lining portion that is secured thereto. A chin st... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883184 | Adjustable nose bridge for swimming goggles The invention is for swimming goggles 400 with a nose-bridge 420 which can be simply adjusted to lengthen or shorten the space between lenses of the goggles and which is safe for the user even when the swimming goggles are stripped inadvertently. The n... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883185 | Survival suit A survival suit including two inner bladders filled with air exhaled from the user to provide warmth and floatation. The first inner bladder is located against the user's back that covers the entire dorsal region. Located behind the first inner bladder is a second i... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883186 | In-tank lid position control Apparatus to displace a raised toilet cover or seat member, comprising an actuator movable generally endwise toward a location defined by the raised toilet seat or cover, a mechanism within the toilet tank to urge the actuator endwise from a retracted position in re... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883187 | Toilet flange assembly A flange assembly (10) for connecting a plumbing fixture to a drain pipe (106) in a fluid sealing relationship. The flange assembly includes a ring (12), an extension (20), a gasket (24) and a connector pipe (30). The extens... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883188 | Toilet and method of operation A toilet (10) and toilet system suitable for a boat, recreational vehicle, bus or the like is operated via a microprocessor controller to effect a convenient and efficient operation. The toilet includes a base assembly (30) having an electrically-opera... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883189 | Concealed toilet cleaning system The present invention relates to a system for concealing a cleaning device such as a toilet plunger within a toilet flush tank. A modified toilet plunger has been designed to include a hinge so that the plunger cup can pivot on the end of the plunger handle, thereby... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883190 | Patient lifting sling A flexible fabric patient supporting sling adapted to be manipulated from a planar condition to a patient supporting condition, in which a seated patient is suspended by four straps from supporting points on a patient lifting device. The fabric sling includes bands ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883191 | Leg and bracket assembly for a 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... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883192 | Bed skirt fastener assembly A mounting bracket for positioning a bed skirt adjacent a bed includes a support member adapted to be inserted between the top of a box spring and the bottom of a mattress. A frame is attached to the support member for mounting a fastener member. The fastener member... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883193 | Elastic fitted cover A form-fitting cover has a top panel that has an elastic stretch in a least one linear direction in the range of 25 to 150% and a skirt attached to and depending from the periphery of the top panel. The skirt has an upper edge that has an elastic stretch at least eq... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883194 | Method and apparatus for positioning a patient on a table for a medical procedure on a breast There is provided a table for positioning a patient for a medical procedure on a breast, the table comprising: a supporting platform having a back end for supporting the patient's legs and a front end for supporting the patient's torso while the patient is in a pron... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883195 | Removable rescue board patient support A patient support apparatus includes a back board receiving unit including a base portion having a back board receiving pocket formed therein and a footrest portion extending from the base portion; and a back board removably received in the back board receiving pock... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883196 | Encased coil innerspring assembly An innerspring assembly comprising a plurality of strips of pocketed coil springs, each including axially interconnected spring pockets having a pocket height. The strips of pocketed coil springs are comprised of overlapping plies of material adjoined together by ax... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883197 | Shoe corrector A shoe corrector for correcting the shape of a shoe such that it completely fits a wearer's foot and making the interior space dry and clean is provided. The shoe corrector allows each individual's foot to be accustomed to shoes which are mass produced with standard... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883198 | Loading dock with lip protecting bumpers A dock leveler and installation thereof having a bumper assembly to protect the deck and the lip of the leveler. In one embodiment the dock leveler comprises a pivotable deck and a lip attached to the deck at one end thereof. A bumper is operably connected to the de... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883199 | Short-life power toothbrush for trial use A trial (test) power toothbrush designed to emulate the performance of a corresponding commercial toothbrush, powered by a non-rechargeable battery. The power to drive the toothbrush is controlled by a control circuit which is responsive to the battery to maintain t... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883200 | Tooth brush The tooth brush with a head part (12) carrying bristles (10) and with a handle part (14), the head part (12) being connected with the handle part (14) by means of a resilient device in such a way that the head part (12) is p... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883201 | Autonomous floor-cleaning robot An autonomous floor-cleaning robot comprises a self-adjusting cleaning head subsystem that includes a dual-stage brush assembly having counter-rotating, asymmetric brushes and an adjacent, but independent, vacuum assembly such that the cleaning capability and effici... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883202 | Cleaning and tool storage assembly A cleaning and tool storage assembly includes a housing having a base and a lid which is hingedly connected with the base. A vacuum cleaner assembly is disposed within the housing. A handle on the lid may be utilized to retain an electrical power cord. Articles, suc... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883203 | Universal jamb bracket for a door closing system A jamb bracket for a door closing system having an arm structure ending out from a basal element with two securing segments hugging an edge or corner of a doorjamb. The basal element has snap-off grooves with a decreased thickness allowing the portion of the basal e... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883204 | Hinge The invention relates to a hinge, preferably a furniture hinge, comprising a hinge arm which is pivotally connected, at one end, via a joint axle to a hinge part and, at the other end, via holding means to a base element, preferably to a base plate. Provision is mad... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883205 | Hinge cover An apparatus and system for protecting hinges, including hinge plates, hinge loops and pins and related hardware from paint is disclosed. While painting doors, the apparatus and system can be used to protect the hinge hardware from paint without having to remove the... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883206 | Swivel hinge with angular fixing structure A swivel hinge with angular fixing structure is employed to connect a mainframe and a display means of a notebook computer. The swivel hinge has a fixture part, a fixture friction ring, a rotation part, a rotation friction ring, and an elastic ring. The fixture part... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883207 | Apparatus for holding bags An apparatus including a handle member including a body portion having an opening there through, the handle member suitable for grasping with fingers of a human hand through the opening; a cantilever portion having a base end and a free end, the base end coupled to ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883208 | Hedge shear extendable handle enhanced structure This innovation provides a hedge shear extendable handle enhanced structure focusing on resolving the operating inconvenience and physical deficiencies such as bending and deformation resulting from the operations of legendary hedge shear. The main structure of the ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883209 | Plant for removing fines from fiber fluff A plant for removing fines from fiber fluff. The plant includes a forming wire, a forming head which is placed above the forming wire and arranged for air-laying fiber fluff into a layer upon the forming wire, at least one channel for carrying, in a flow of air, fib... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883210 | Closure device The closure device (121) includes a first fastening strip (130) and a second fastening strip (131) arranged to be interlocked over a predetermined length. The first fastening strip (130) includes a first offset (169). A slider (... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883211 | Clasp and process for producing the same A clasp comprising a piston member, cylinder member, and a member for attaching and detaching said piston member to the cylinder member. The clasp of the present invention comprises an elastic member which apply a resilient force to the piston member in the directio... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883212 | Personalized casket ornament display plaque A casket ornament display plaque and associated methods for memorializing a deceased individual. The casket ornament display plaque comprises a decorative board, a casket ornament attached to the board, and indicia attached to the board identifying a deceased to be ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883213 | Apparatus for producing non-woven fabric An apparatus for applying weft yarns in a cross direction to warp yarns assembled on a beam in parallel aligned relationship and having an adhesive scrim thereon includes a supply roll of the warp yarns on such a beam which are fed downstream of the apparatus by fir... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883215 | Piezoelectric/electrostrictive device and method of manufacturing same A piezoelectric/electrostrictive device includes a pair of mutually opposing thin plate sections, a movable section, and a fixation section for supporting the thin plate sections and the movable section. One or more piezoelectric/electrostrictive elements are arrang... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883216 | Fastener installation tool including fastener-parts collection means A fastener installation tool for installing fasteners of the type in which a part of the fastener is broken off during installation. The tool is provided with a collection means for collecting broken-off fastener parts during operation of the tool, the collection me... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883217 | Apparatus for disassembling mating taper connections A disassembly tool for disassembling components secured together by a mating taper connection. The disassembly tool of the present invention includes a self-tapping sleeve for securement in the longitudinal bore of the component having the female portion of the lock... | 04/26/2005 |
