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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6931662 | Ballistic vest The invention relates to a ballistic vest which offers a ballistic resistance meeting NIJ2 Standard 0101.03 and comprises a stack of flexible unidirectional layers in which the unidirectional layers contain strong fibers and in which the fibers in a unidirectional l... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931663 | Protective clothing for arms, legs or the torso from a metal ring braiding Protective clothing for arms, legs or the torso made from metal ring braiding that is reinforced in some sections. The interlaced rings are interlinked in a metal material fit in these sections. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931664 | Facemask harness A facemask harness used in a facemask for baseball is disclosed to have the body of the facemask harness formed of an inner foam rubber layer and an outer elastic fabric layer adhered to said inner foam rubber layer, the body of the facemask harness having a top str... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931665 | Vapor permeable retroreflective garment The disclosure describes vapor permeable retroreflective material for use on protective garments. The material may be formed in a non-continuous pattern that provides a high-level of retroreflective brightness, yet also provides adequate permeability to prevent expo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931666 | Serving mitt An apparatus that can function, in one aspect, as a cloth serving mitt. The apparatus includes a hollow tube having an inferior opening with dimensions for extending an arm there through. When an arm is extended through the tube, the serving mitt covers the arm from... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931667 | Headwear piece with object holding capability A headwear piece has a crown defining an opening to receive the head of a wearer. The crown has (a) an inside surface having at least a portion for engaging a wearer's head to maintain the headwear piece operatively situated on a wearers head and (b) an exposed exte... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931668 | Headmount apparatus for attaching and supporting devices A headmount apparatus for mounting vision enhancement equipment thereon which is comprised of a mounting shell having at least one pad and having at least one mounting surface to which the vision enhancing equipment is mounted, where at least one pad is configured t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931669 | Head restraint device with rigid member for use with a high-performance vehicle A restraint device for controlling the head of a driver during a high-performance vehicle collision. The device includes a rigid member positioned along the back of the driver, a tether for attaching the member to the driver's helmet, and a strap for anchoring the d... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931670 | Turning opening or closing member supporting structure of helmet To increase the amount of open air's introduction, have satisfactory good design and operability of a helmet. There are provided a plurality of turning center points of at least two or more during an opening or closing operation of the turning opening or closing mem... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931671 | Lightweight impact resistant helmet system A strong, lightweight, impact resistant helmet system protects the wearer from impact injury and minimizes bodily injury to other players brought into contact therewith during blocking and tackling events. Weight reduction is achieved by reinforcing inner and outer ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931672 | Bolt assembly for toilet seats A bolt assembly for use with a toilet seat bracket that permits the toilet seat to be removed and replaced for cleaning without the necessity of reaching below the toilet bowl or toilet bowl flange and the method of using same. A threaded rod is passed through the f... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931673 | System and method for improving the interconnection between a pool cover and a storage reel A system and method that improves the interconnection between a pool cover and a storage reel so that the pool cover can more readily be wound on the storage reel in an even manner. The system includes at least one rigid plate that is attached to an edge of the pool... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931674 | Portable shampoo apparatus A portable shampoo bowl secured to a platform is sized to fit over a traditional kitchen sink with depending lugs extending along sink sides and adjustable on the platform around the platform perimeter to accommodate commonly found sinks to prevent the platform from... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931675 | Foot washer A foot washer including a tray for holding water and a removable foot support member for insertion into the tray. The foot support member includes a grid member having a plurality of openings therethrough to thereby allow sand or other particulate debris to fall thr... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931676 | Corner bed arrangement A corner headboard formed of a three sided structure that may be positioned in a corner of the room with the bed extending angularly therefrom. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931677 | Combination co-sleeper and changing table A co-sleeper is convertibly adapted for use as a changing table. The invention includes a frame designed to support a mattress pad or an enclosure at a predetermined height. The enclosure is sized and shaped to fit over the frame. The surrounding walls of the enclos... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931678 | Water-swung hammock A water-swung hammock includes a floatable body for supporting a main body frame including at least one leg support for securing the main body frame to the floatable body. A staging platform may be coupled to the main body frame and capable of supporting a user. A s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931679 | Foldable stand for a hammock A foldable hammock stand includes an elongate base that has opposite left and right end portions, a pair of first lateral members coupled pivotally to the left end portion of the elongate base, a pair of second lateral members coupled pivotally to the right end port... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931680 | Sleeping bag with stretchable panels A sleeping bag comprising an elongate shell defining a volume sized and shaped to receive a user therein. The shell has an inner layer, an outer layer, insulation between the inner layer and the outer layer, an overlying portion, an underlying portion, a head end, a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931681 | Motion accommodating patient chair A patient support apparatus for supporting, and accommodating movement of patients with repetitive motion disorders. A chair of the present design will include a first sliding mechanism with carries a seat member along a range of motion relative to the over-all appa... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931682 | Pillow with central area having lower fill volume The pillow comprises four substantially identical fabric sections arranged in registry and secured together around the peripheries thereof. A line of stitching connects the middle two layers, defining a rectangular portion or other configuration, in the center of th... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931683 | Advanced infant reflux wedge for infant A reflux wedge for supporting an infant suffering from acid reflux is disclosed. The reflux wedge includes a wedge-shaped main body having a top side and a bottom side. In addition the reflux wedge includes a torso support section providing a substantially flat incl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931684 | Bed having an integral refuse disposal system A bed is provided with a mattress having a removable insert, the insert incorporates an opening therein to receive a seat. The seat includes a flange contacting the top surface of the removable insert. An annular cartridge of compressed disposable tubing is position... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931685 | One-sided mattress A one-sided mattress construction includes a spring assembly with asymmetric spring coils. Only the bottom portion of each spring coil is attached, either to adjacent spring coils or to a bottom surface of the mattress. The top portion of each spring may have a narr... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931686 | Support leg system and method for supporting a dock leveler A dock leveler includes a support leg system configured to remain in a support position when the dock leveler descends rapidly and retract when the dock leveler descends slowly. A disengaging system is also included to disengage the support legs from retracting when... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931687 | Flexible over the wing passenger loading bridge Apparatus for moving passengers between an airport terminal building and a doorway of an aircraft located rearward of a wing of the aircraft which includes a passageway member pivotally anchored to one of the terminal building and a passenger loading bridge for serv... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931688 | Toothbrush A toothbrush comprises a handle and a head. The head includes a first section having cleaning elements extending outwardly from its outer surface. A ball joint is mounted to the head adjacent to the first section. The ball joint also includes cleaning elements exten... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931689 | Face brush A face brush has a holding frame, a thread girdle, and a tube-shaped elastic net. The holding frame has a handle and a disk-shaped head having a semispheric center protrusion. A through aperture is formed on the semi-spheric center protrusion of the disk-shaped head... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931690 | Spring-biased pivoting squeegee A spring-biased pivoting squeegee 10 provides a head 12 pivotally attached to a handle 16. The head 12 is movable between a rest position, in which the head 12 is angularly displaced from the handle 16, and a biased position... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931691 | Wiper spring Wiper spring is made of a length of spring wire having hook-like end portions at opposite ends. One of the end portions is shaped to slide over the drive arm of a vehicle wiper assembly from one side. The other end portion is shaped to hook over the wiper arm of the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931692 | Kingpin-free caster assembly A kingpin-free caster in which a plate is assembled onto a yoke with ball bearings therebetween and the plate is deformed in place upon the yoke to capture the ball bearings between the yoke and plate and couple the yoke and plate together against removal. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931693 | Damper mechanism A damper mechanism installed on an opening and closing device that has an arcuate plunger with the same radius of curvature of the cylinder it slidably mates with. A torsion coil spring causes the sliding action of the plunger into the cylinder in one direction.... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931694 | Hanging ring used in curtain A hanging ring used in a curtain by punching from a metal sheet comprises: a ring body containing a ring piece having a round hole, an extending piece one end of which extends from the ring piece and an extending bar extending from another end of the extending piece... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931695 | Buckle with push button release A buckle comprises a male portion, a female portion and a push button. The male portion comprises a base and at least one locking leg having a release tab. The female portion comprises a hollow body and a catch for locking the locking leg to the female portion when ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931696 | Multi-purpose buckle sensor assembly A multi-purpose buckle sensor assembly includes a hall sensor portion including a hail sensor and a printed enclosed in one package; a base plate including a metal pattern with a plurality of terminal portions for control and power lines formed in a predetermined pa... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931697 | Method for producing piezo actuators with a multiple-layer structure of piezo layers A method for producing a piezoelectric actuator (8) with a multilayer structure of layers of a piezoelectric sheet (3, 4), and with inner electrodes disposed between them, is proposed, in which the individual layers are formed of two continuous strands... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931698 | Method for fabricating piezoelectric/electrostrictive device A piezoelectric/electrostrictive device is provided including a functional element. The functional element includes a base portion, a deformable portion assuming the form of a thin plate and extending from the base portion to thereby form a plane, a piezoelectric/el... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931699 | Method of producing a surface wave component with a drain for pyroelectric voltage A method of producing a surface wave component with a drain for pyroelectric voltage includes forming electrically-conductive structures on a piezoelectric substrate. The structures form an acoustic path comprising an electroacoustic transducer. The method also incl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931700 | Method of manufacturing thin film piezoelectric elements A method for making thin film piezoelectric elements including forming a flat-plate laminate by laminating a first electrode layer, a piezoelectric thin film, and a second electrode layer, on one surface of an element forming substrate, and forming on the one surfac... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931701 | Method for manufacturing a thin film A method for manufacturing a thin film is performed such that the internal stress is controlled while the preferred orientation property is maintained at a high value. An AlN piezoelectric thin film is formed on a substrate by a sputtering method using a mixed gas i... | 08/23/2005 |