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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6973672 | Welding helmet removable cartridge A welding helmet includes a helmet body for covering the face of an operator, an opening in a front surface of the helmet body, a cartridge for protecting the eyes of the operator from light generated during a welding operation, and structure including hooks project... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973673 | Intrusive device-supporting apparel The present invention relates to intrusive device-supporting apparel for covering at least a portion of an upper body of a wearer, which includes a garment adapted to cover a portion of an upper body area, of a wearer, which has a front and a back. There are at leas... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973674 | Combination of an improved golf glove with a golf tee A golf glove having a palm covering portion and a back of the hand covering portion and a seam means securing the portions together along a side of the glove which, in use, confronts the side of the hand of a wearer between the wrist and proximal end of the little f... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973675 | Strippable multi-layer medical glove It is a medical glove being a plurality of layers (individual gloves) sleeved one over another in such a way that the outer layers can be stripped to unveil new clean exteriors. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973676 | Protective helmet with integral air supply Protective helmet device includes a helmet with a hard outer shell and a soft inner lining. In one embodiment, a tube inlet with multiple channels is coupled to the top of the outer shell, and is operative to allow the helmet to be connected to an air supply. In ano... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973677 | Air filtration system including a helmet assembly An air filtration system and a helmet for use in the air filtration system are disclosed and utilized to filter air between a head and body of a user and an external environment. The air filtration system and helmet include inner and outer shells that define an air ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973678 | Easily assembled specimen container A device for collecting biological specimens having a container and a detachable handle. The handle allows a person to position the container so that contact between the person and sample is minimized or avoided. The handle includes a hoop into which the container s... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973679 | Personal cleansing spray device A personal cleansing device that is low in cost, simple to manufacture from standard components, that provides cleaning capabilities with water, and can provide a cleaning and antiseptic spray using a fluid-dispensing attachment. A water branch off valve is installe... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973680 | Bed pan apparatus This invention generally relates to bed pans. More specifically, this invention relates a novel slipper style bed pan design that dramatically reduces the pain and discomfort involved in its use. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973681 | Spa jet mounting assembly and method of installation A spa jet mounting assembly and method of installing and utilizing the same. An outer housing with an interior threaded chamber is connected to water and air pipes outside a bath. An inner housing, with an external threaded section is inserted through a passageway i... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973682 | Device for showering and the like A device for showering and the like has a body and means providing in the body for issuing water for taking a shower, and a throughgoing receptacle formed in the body so that the body is formed as a peripherally closed element surrounding the receptacle, the recepta... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973683 | Bath apparatus A bath apparatus for bathing a body part, such as feet, includes a bath chamber for containing fluid and receiving the user's feet therein. The bath apparatus includes a heater for heating the bath chamber fluid, and a fluid pump for directing streams of water into ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973684 | Washstand height-adjusting apparatus The present invention relates to a washstand height-adjusting apparatus that can freely adjust the height of a washstand for convenience of a user. The washstand height-adjustment apparatus according to the present invention comprises a fixed guide fixed to a wall; ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973685 | Bladder stopper and control assembly An assembly for selectively blocking a drain to the passage of water. A drain emanating from a substantially circular opening in a basin, sink or tub is provided with a substantially cylindrical member releasably connected to the basin, sink or tub. The substantiall... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973686 | Corrugated cardboard crib Disclosed is a baby crib or cradle constructed from foldable material, preferably corrugated cardboard that forms multiple elements from a single sheet of material, and supports the baby above the ground. In kit form, the crib may be supplied in a partially assemble... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973687 | Foldable stand for a hammock A foldable stand, which is for suspending a hammock above the ground, includes a base unit and a supporting unit. The base unit includes an elongate base, and a pair of lateral members, each of which is coupled pivotally to the elongate base. The supporting unit inc... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973688 | Method and apparatus for moving and locking a monitor in a patient support system In accordance with at least one preferred embodiment of the present invention, a patient table is provided, the patient table comprising a patient support surface for supporting a patient during a medical procedure; a base supporting the patient support surface; a m... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973689 | Docking means for medical system comprising examination device and patient support device A medical system for examination of a patient, comprising an examination device (1), a patient support device (13,15), and docking means for connecting both said devices to each other. The docking means comprises a first part (21) provided with ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973690 | Adjustable inflatable pillow An inflatable pillow comprising a first layer comprising a top sheet of material and a bottom sheet of material welded together so as to form a plurality of chambers in fluid communication with each other. A second layer comprising a top sheet of material and a bott... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973691 | Head, neck and upper body support pillow A portable, elongated support pillow that when propped between the chin and lap of the user limits both head and torso movements caused by resting or sleeping while sitting in an upright position. The pillow is a single unit having a top contour, a bottom contour an... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973692 | Stitch and turn footwear construction A method of constructing a footwear includes the following features. An outsole having a backpart and a forepart is provided. The forepart has a standing lip around the periphery of the forepart. An upper is provided, which together with the outsole defines a volume... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973693 | Dock leveler assembly with adjustable automatic release A dock leveler assembly includes a base and a ramp that is pivotably movable under the influence of a biasing arrangement to a raised position. The ramp is lowered into engagement with a truck bed, preferably via a lip connected to the outer end of the ramp, and a h... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973694 | Electric toothbrush An electric toothbrush with a handle and a brush member having a brush head, individual cylindrical bristle holders with tufts of bristles held rotatably in the brush head. They are set into an oscillatory rotating movement by means of a connecting rod executing a r... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973695 | Apparatus for cleaning or otherwise engaging glass or another surface and method for using the same A device or cleaning apparatus 10 which includes a telescoping shaft member 8 and a universal joint assembly 40 and which allows a user to easily and ergonomically clean or otherwise engage an angled or curved glass surface or another surface. | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973696 | Multi-roller applicator for painting A multi-roller applicator for the application of paint having a handle member and a frame member, the frame member having secured thereto in parallel relationship, a pair of spaced apart axles for the receipt of a frame core member and paint absorbing sleeve member ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973697 | Automobile wiper holder with pressurized stability, warning effect and variable size This invention relates to a novel automobile wiper holder with pressurized stability, warning effect and variable size, at least constituting the blade holder, the first connecting panel, the second connecting panel, the third connecting panel and the holder seat. T... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973698 | Wiper blade for motor vehicle windows A wiper device with a wiper blade for cleaning windows of motor vehicles, in which the wiper blade can be moved back and forth laterally to its longitudinal span by a driven wipe arm which can be connected to the wiper blade and loads the same against the window. Th... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973699 | Device on a carding machine for setting the working gap between the cylinder and at least one neighboring roller In a device on a carding machine for setting the working gap between the cylinder and a neighboring roller, which cooperate with one another with a working gap between their cylindrical surfaces at the fiber transfer points, the working gap is readjustable as a resu... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973700 | Paper clip The present invention relates to an improved paper clip which is suitable for holding documents of different thicknesses. The improved paper clip includes three elements, which are a first clipping piece, a second clipping piece and a support beam. The first clippin... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973701 | Releasable fastening system based on ionic polymer metal composites and method of use A releasable fastening system comprises a knob portion comprising a knob element, a cavity portion comprising a cavity configured to receive the knob element, and an ionic polymer metal composite actuator disposed at the knob element. The ionic polymer metal composi... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973702 | Web expander This invention provides a web expander comprising means for carrying a web 2 having longitudinal slits, means 5 for expanding the width of the web, and opening control means 6 for uniformly forming size and form of openings of the web expanded b... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973703 | Method for manufacturing an ink-jet head A method for manufacturing an ink-jet head, including forming a mark for indicating the positions of pressure chambers on a surface of a passage unit; preparing a member containing a piezoelectric sheet on which a common electrode is supported; attaching the member ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973704 | Method and apparatus for positioning sliders for automated slider insertion An apparatus for inserting a slider onto a flexible zipper tape, comprising: a zipper tape guide that supports a section of zipper tape in a slider insertion zone and guides advancement of the zipper tape along a line; a mechanism for displacing a slider from a pre-... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973705 | Fluoropolymer flowmeter In one embodiment, a sight tube flowmeter is formed of a plurality of fluoropolymer components welded together to form a unitary flowmeter body. The components can comprise a PFA upright sight tube having two end portions, a flow conduit extending therethrough and t... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973706 | Method of making a transcutaneous electrochemical sensor A process for the manufacture of small sensors with reproducible surfaces, including electrochemical sensors. One process includes fanning channels in the surface of a substrate and disposing a conductive material in the channels to form an electrode. The conductive... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973707 | Method of removing stators from tubular stator housings A method of removing stators from tubular stator housings involving subjecting a tubular stator housing having an interior surface to which a worn stator is adhered by adhesive to cryogenic refrigeration until the stator shrinks and pulls away from the interior surf... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973708 | Method for reducing AC loss in superconducting coils A method for reducing ac loss in a superconducting coil of cable-in-conduit type superconductor made from chrome-coated compound superconducting strands, characterized in that when a superconducting coil is produced by the wind-and-react technique, bending or twist ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973709 | Method of manufacturing printed-on-display antenna for wireless device A method of manufacturing a printed-on-display (POD) antenna for a wireless device is provided. First, a conductive transparent layer comprising indium oxide doped with tin oxide (ITO) is coated on a glass substrate. Next, a photoresist layer is coated on the conduc... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973710 | Method and apparatus for making devices A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a device are provided. The method and the apparatus can form micro wiring without undesired wetting and spreading using an inexpensive functional-liquid supplying method. A method for forming a device, such as a radiofrequ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973711 | Method for making pieces for a magnetic resonance imaging magnet A method for producing a shim piece for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnet. The shim piece is used to form a shim of a magnet and is designed to suppress eddy currents in the shim created by the introduction of a gradient magnetic field. The shim piece is for... | 12/13/2005 |
