"The abolishment of pain in surgery is a chimera. It is absurd to go on seeking it...knife and pain are two words in surgery that must forever be associated in the consciousness of the patient."
Dr. Alfred Velpeau, French surgeon ; 1839
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6938272 | Protective sports helmet having a two-piece face cage A protective sports helmet includes a rigid shell configured to fit over a wearer's head, with top, rear, and side portions to protect the top, rear and side of a wearer's head. The shell has a face opening in the area of the wearer's face and an upper face cage att... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938273 | Cap with adjustable sunglasses A cap with sunglasses has an elongated holder mounted on the underside of the visor. A carrier partially surrounds the holder and is slidable therealong for adjusting the position of sunglasses mounted on the carrier. A latching assembly is captured in the carrier a... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938274 | Reinforced bowler's finger support An adjustable tensioning strap is mounted in a glove worn on the bowling hand and connecting the glove finger tip and an anchor point proximate the wrist or palm. The tensioning strap, from the finger tip to the anchor point, is held adjacent the glove lining by one... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938275 | Wrist band construction for balloons A wrist band construction (10) for connecting at least one helium filled balloon (100) provided with a tether (101) to the wrist of a child wherein, the wrist band construction (10) includes a wrist band member (20) fabricated from... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938276 | Shroud plate attachment A shroud plate for headgear is provided that may comprise a shell, an insert, a lock, a release mechanism wherein the shell extends around at least a portion of the insert has a smooth surface with rounded edges and corners and is shaped to match the contour of the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938277 | Removable eyewear member Eyewear member includes a structure for fitting peripherally on or around or behind lens and structure of conventional eyewear. Interfitting structure ranges from sealing segments to eyewear members which may attachably engage or simply interfit behind conventional ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938278 | Clip-on training urinal A clip-on training urinal configured to be clipped onto the rim of a toilet bowl, preferably at the side of the bowl. The training urinal extends downward from the outside of the rim and is in the general shape of a rectangular open-top container having a flat base ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938279 | Drain plug A container having an opening that extends through the container. The outer surface of the container includes a tapered section located within the opening. The tapered section extends from the bottom of the container towards the inner surface of the container. A plu... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938280 | Lavatory with sensor A lavatory (1), in particular a toilet or urinal, with sensor-controlled flushing is proposed, which eliminates the need to exchange a battery, or at least ensures a considerably longer service life. This object is achieved by providing a solar cell (22, 2... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938281 | Foldable spa cover and lift unit A combination foldable spa cover and lifting device including a folding spa cover with integral lifting sockets and a lifting device having a pair of first ends pivotally connectable to a spa structure, and second ends having engagement shafts keyed to the lifting s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938282 | Article washing apparatus A tableware washing apparatus is adapted to allow garbage deposited to tableware to be washed off by washing water injected toward the inside of a shower sink, and the garbage dropped into the inside of the shower sink to be washed out with the washing water. A cros... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938283 | Sink and faucet support assembly A sink and faucet support assembly includes a housing that has a bottom wall, a top wall and a peripheral wall attached to and extending between the top and bottom walls. The peripheral wall includes a front wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. A back sid... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938284 | Lavatory unit for aircraft A washstand unit 10, a waste storage compartment 11, a mirror 12, an upper cabinet 13 and a lighting equipment 14 are disposed on a side panel 5. Fitting concave portions 15 and 16 are formed on the washstand u... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938285 | Patient transfer device Disclosed herein is a patient transfer device comprising lifting arrangement positionable adjacent a patient and movable between a first position and a second position, and support arrangement for supporting the patient. The support arrangement is attachable to the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938286 | Wheel chair accessible crib A crib is sized to permit the legs of a wheel chair bound care giver to fit beneath the bed. The access side of the crib is equipped with at least one laterally opening door which folds out of the way to provide access to the infant. More preferably, the access side... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938287 | Lounge chair with body-accommodating openings A beach or lounge chair includes a generally horizontal component for supporting a user thereon and a leg assembly for holding the supportive component above the ground. The supportive component includes a first opening for accommodating the breasts of a female user... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938288 | Conversion kit for turning a cross-legged folding cot into a tiered cot A kit for converting a cross-legged folding cot into a tiered cot, which stilt legs having a longitudinal axis, a top end and a bottom end. A female coupling is positioned at the top end of each of the stilt legs. Each female coupling is offset from the longitudinal... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938289 | Siderail mounting assembly A bed siderail support assembly which includes a frame, a support deck mounted on the frame and having upwardly and downwardly facing sides. The support deck has a head end, a foot end and opposite lateral edges extending between the head end and the foot end. At le... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938290 | Seat cushion Impact energy forces to the spine are reduced through the use of multiple overlying pliable impact energy absorbing layers. Each layer comprises a plurality of cells that are in fluid communication which provides for a valved transfer of fluid between the cells. Add... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938291 | Structure of a music box of a play bed A music box of a play bed includes a box member used for playing music, and a toy hanger, on which several toys are hung for a small child to play in the play bed; the box member has two fitting holes as well as a fitting cavity on an upper side; hooks are respectiv... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938292 | Carpet trimmer and tucker The invention is a bi-directional carpet trimmers and tucker. The trimmers may be adjusted or sized to trim the carpet edge to the correct length for tucking. At least two trimmers are provided, one for each direction of operation. The height offset of the trimmers ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938293 | Powered toothbrush A powered toothbrush include a head containing a rotating or oscillating first bristle carrier and also containing a second bristle carrier movably connected to the head, which second bristle carrier may include elastomeric walls for enhanced cleaning and may includ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938294 | Toothbrush with movable head sections for enhanced oral care The present invention relates to a powered toothbrush with two moving bristle bearing parts, the first such part is disc-shaped and rotates or oscillates back-and-forth, the second such part is coupled to the brush head by an elastomeric material, such that the seco... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938295 | Orbital floor treatment device Orbital floor treatment device having a two-component flywheel which facilitates installation and reduces vibration. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938296 | Portable golf club washer A portable golf club washer has a first golf iron brush that has a bristle side. A second golf iron brush has a bristle side. The second golf iron brush and the first golf iron brush are connected to end plates so that the second golf iron brush bristle side faces t... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938297 | Wiper assembly with arm head locking member A wiper assembly for use in vehicles is provided, including a shaft which is connected to a driving motor via a linkage and rotated by the driving motor, an arm head including a shaft hole into which the shaft is inserted, an arm having one end combined with the arm... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938298 | Mobile cleaning robot for floors A mobile robot is described for random movement across a surface where a drive unit is arranged inside a top-hat. Cleaning equipment such as electrostatic dusters or equipment for vacuuming can be fixed to the top-hat so that the mobile robot functions as a cleaning... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938299 | Wet-dry vacuum cleaner with securely nestable tool holder and basket A wet-dry vacuum cleaner with both a tool caddy and a waste receptacle basket is disclosed which has a mechanism by which the basket can be securely and positively connected to the tool caddy. One of the tool caddy and basket may include a deflectable tab while the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938300 | Wheel assembly for a stroller A wheel assembly for a stroller includes a wheel with a rim that has two vertical side surfaces and a vertical central plane. A vertical pivot shaft is disposed within a mounting space in the wheel, is located in the central plane, and extends through a fixed seat t... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938301 | Bed frame A bed frame includes a base frame, an articulated support decks, an intermediate frame positioned between the base frame and the articulated support deck, and an auto-contour mechanism. The articulated support deck includes head, seat and foot deck portions. When en... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938302 | Door closing mechanism A door closing mechanism, involving a shaft rod that moves in relation to, and is installed inside a tube unit. On the shaft rod is an open/close unit. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938303 | Double pivot concealed hinge A dual pivot hinge for a vehicle door includes a door side hinge support, and a body side hinge support, connected by a hinge arm. The door side hinge support includes a cam surface terminating in a detent. A rocker arm is pivotally mounted to the hinge arm, and inc... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938304 | Multi-function clamp A multi-function clamp has a base plate, a connecting seat connected to the base plate, a pressing seat integrally formed with the connecting seat, an outer cover pivotally connected to the base plate and a rear clip securely engaged with the base plate. Multiple so... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938305 | Electrical assembly including an electrical tie An electrical assembly includes an electrical convoluted tubing, at least one electrical conductor and an electrical tie. The electrical convoluted tubing includes an outer surface having a plurality of generally parallel, annular convolutions defining respective gr... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938306 | High strength hook, in particular for elastic cable The invention relates to a high strength hook. The hook comprises an annular metal insert (3) embedded in a synthetic material end block of the hook around a passage (4) for slidably receiving the end of a cable (5) in the vicinity of a stop abu... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938307 | Shoelace fastener A shoelace fastener for a shoe includes a clamp unit and a pull lace. The clamp unit includes at least one generally U-shaped flexible string section defining an opening, and at least one clamp member attached slidably to and extending across the flexible string sec... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938308 | Lace securing and adjusting device A device for securing and adjusting laces, including any types of cord or string, of a wide variety of articles. The device comprises a body, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter. The top surface and the bottom surface of the device may be separated by a... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938309 | Zoned stretching of a web Apparatus and methods for stretching one or more zones of a web are disclosed. Webs including stretched or activated zones are also disclosed. Each of the zones in the web is stretched in the cross-web direction, i.e., the direction transverse to the down-web direct... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938310 | Method of making a multi-layer micro-electromechanical electrostatic actuator for producing drop-on-demand liquid emission devices An inkjet print head comprises a mandrel having flat front and rear surfaces disposed between an initially curved rear membrane and an initially flat front membrane. The rear membrane is initially hemispherically curved, in close contact at its periphery with the re... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938311 | Method to generate electrical current using a plurality of masses attached to piezoceramic supports A method is provided to generate electrical current. The method includes creating a plurality of unitary masses each connected to one of a plurality of piezoceramic mass supports. The mass supports are electrically joined to a sheath. The method also includes removi... | 09/06/2005 |