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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6986162 | Facemask assembly for night vision goggles A facemask assembly for night vision goggles comprises a frame assembly, a mount assembly for attachment of the night vision goggles, an adjustment strap assembly, and a neck pad assembly, wherein the frame assembly is generally C-shaped and contoured to extend acro... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986163 | Baby bath wrap A modified towel for use while bathing, lifting and drying babies, where the towel wraps around the caregivers body and remains there securely. It is constructed of absorbent fabric and shaped like a tapered rectangle or elongated trapezoid, with a slit near the tap... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986164 | Tactical shirt for carrying a concealed weapon A tactical shirt helps reduce the weight and bulk of items normally carried on a police officer's duty belt. A hidden front pocket extends essentially from the shirt's placket to the side seam of the shirt, providing a large cavity with an ample vertical opening lin... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986165 | Extendable collar A shirt collar for dress or sport shirts with an adjustable collar secured to the shirt body by a collar stand. An elongated fabric strip positioned within a fold in the collar band with one end projecting through a slot and with a button secured to its end and with... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986166 | Cap A cap includes a crown portion for disposing on a head, and a visor portion for shielding a face from sunlight, the visor portion being coupled to the crown portion. The visor portion is provided with a symbol portion formed as an engraved shape or a hole. ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986167 | Protective headgear Protective headgear is provided having cushioned ear guards and a head support connecting the ear guards and cradling a wearer's head to provide a comfortable and stable fit during use. The head support comprises first and second lateral straps interconnecting the e... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986168 | Protective headgear A protective headgear device comprises a circumferential member composed of a foam material, having an interior that generally conforms to the shape of one's head. The circumferential member has a first opening for viewing and a second open through which the neck of... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986169 | Sport protective headgear A sport protective headgear comprising a main section that is to be placed on the occiput of a head from which extends a parietal section that is to be placed against the parietal of a head. Also, integrally connected to the main section is a right side section that... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986170 | Fluid filled body padding for fall protection A fluid filled body padding for fall protection includes a flexible inner pouch holding a shock absorbing fluid. A flexible outer pouch encapsulates the inner pouch. A fluid interface is provided between the inner pouch and the outer pouch. The fluid interface serve... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986171 | Lavatory system A lavatory system is disclosed. The lavatory system comprises a base, a commode having a front and a rear coupled to the base and movable relative to the base between a deployed position and a stowed position, a first projection engaged between the base and the comm... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986172 | Flush toilet A flush toilet comprises a toilet body having a bowl for storing wash water as water seal, first means for supplying the toilet body with pressurized wash water and second means for discharging the wash water substantially horizontally along the upper peripheral por... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986173 | Portable folding toilet seat for backpacking, camping and travel An ultra-light weight portable toilet seat and supporting leg assemblies for backpacking, camping and travel use, comprised of a folding seat and multiple adjustable legs for height variation. The seat is comprised of a top surface and a bottom surface, a back secti... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986174 | Sink mounting device and system A mounting device for securing a sink to a countertop including a mounting plate and a support member. The mounting plate has a plurality of perforations which are sufficiently large to permit seaming compound to flow therethrough. The support member includes a moun... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986175 | Jackknife style convertible bed with storage compartment support A convertible sofa bed for recreational vehicles having a storage compartment under the seat bottom provides access to the storage compartment by enabling the raising the seat bottom and supporting the seat bottom by a ratcheting mechanism enabling the seat bottom t... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986176 | Convertible headboard A combination headboard and stowable tray characterized as having a vertically extending front surface and vertically extending back surface being spaced apart from one another to create a tray stowing compartment. A tray is pivotally appended to the bed headboard o... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986177 | Apparatus and system for supporting an individual during repositioning An apparatus and system are disclosed for supporting an individual during repositioning. A handle permits a user facing a first direction to traverse the perimeter of the handle to face a second direction. Thus, the user moves from a first position to a second posit... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986178 | Portable bivouac shelter A shelter is formed by joining a resilient sleeping pad at its edges to a thin, flexible, waterproof, vapor-breathable shell. The sleeping pad, being the floor of the shelter, eliminates material otherwise used for this purpose. An opening in the shell for the user'... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986179 | Grouted tilting patient positioning table for vascular applications Certain embodiments include a system and method for positioning a patient with a patient positioning system. The system includes a patient positioning surface for supporting a patient. The system also includes a lift subsystem for adjusting elevation of the patient ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986180 | Bed A reclining device (1) is described having a support (10) which can be moved back and forth between different positions automatically and continuously, so that the spinal column and other joints, for example of the hip, knee, leg, can be moved and exer... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986181 | Patient positioning device The patient positioning device of this invention relates to an apparatus used to assist a patient into a supine position and additionally through which traction is applied to the spine, such as physical therapy and chiropractic treatment. The patient positioning dev... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986182 | Pocketed bedding or seating product having inflatable members A bedding or seating product comprises a pocketed spring assembly having a plurality of parallel strings of springs joined to each other. Each of said strings of springs comprises a row of interconnected pockets, each of the pockets containing at least one spring en... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986183 | Article of footwear and method of manufacturing same A shoe and a method of coating a shoe. The method includes assembling the upper on the sole; applying at least one layer of flexible or semi-rigid polymer in liquid state in predetermined areas of the upper; and allowing the polymer to dry. The polymer is applied wi... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986184 | Brush device A brush device has a plurality of different size annular brushes encircling a single cylindrical brush. All brushes are mounted on a drive shaft associated with an electric motor which can be powered by a battery pack or by utility power. The cylindrical brush will ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986185 | Methods and apparatus for determining scrubber brush pressure In a scrubber adapted to clean a semiconductor wafer, the torque of a brush rotation motor is monitored while a scrubber brush is in contact with the wafer and is being rotated by the motor. The position of the brush relative to the wafer may be adjusted based on th... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986186 | Window washing system A window washing system for cleaning a window mounted in a dwelling wall having an inner surface and an outer surface includes a window squeegee assembly that is attached to the outer surface. The assembly includes a pair of supports that are each elongated and atta... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986187 | Hinge assembly with glide member A hinge assembly for an appliance includes a claw and a channel pivotably connected to the claw. A link assembly is operably connected between the claw and the channel. The link assembly includes a link connected to the claw and a lever connected to the link. A glid... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986188 | Hinge A hinge includes a first leaf assembly with a first leaf and two barrels. A pintle has a cylindrical part extending through a first of the barrels and a non-cylindrical shaft extending through the second barrel. A second leaf is mounted on the pintle. A collar with ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986189 | Method of manufacturing a piezoelectric vibrator unit In order to simplify a step of forming a conductive layer for external connection and improve the reliability thereof, at least either internal individual electrodes or internal common electrodes, which comprise of a piezoelectric vibrator, are connected with each o... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986190 | Method for assembling a case on a cushion A method for assembling a case (5), such as integral play station, a simple screen for a DVD reader or for a play station, a loudspeaker, on a cushion (2) such as a headrest or a set back cushion, fitted with a protection cover (4) includes fast... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986191 | Bolster Plate Assembly A bolster plate is attached to a printed circuit board and acts as a stiffener that reduces bending in the overall assembly during the attachment of an integrated circuit chip to the printed circuit board under a heavy applied load. The bolster plate is provided wit... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986192 | Method for reclamation of precious metals from circuit board scrap The present invention springs from the discovery that mild acids could be utilized to shear undesired metals away from desired precious metals that have been plated onto circuit board runners or contacts. This shearing action occurs at a high rate when metal scrap s... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986193 | Golf club head composed of damascene patterned metal A golf club head composed of a damascene patterned metal, such as a Damascus steel, is disclosed. The golf club head may be a putter head or an iron-type club head with a majority of the club head body formed of the damascene patterned metal, or a wood-type club hea... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986194 | Gripping unit for automated machining of parts, and machining device and process integrating such a unit The gripping unit comprises a pallet (16) that supports gripping systems (18) through orientation systems (22). The pallet (16) also supports at least one control box (28) capable of activating orientation systems (22), and ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986195 | Electronic component mounting apparatus The invention provides a mounting apparatus with a beam which is free from adverse effect on its performance due to thermal distortion and misalignment of its guide rails, on which the beam for mounting operation travels. One end of the beam is rotatably supported o... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986196 | Electric-component supplying method and electric-component mounting system A method of supplying suction nozzles with electric components supplied from feeders each of which is operable to feed the electric components to its component-supply portion and which are arranged in a direction intersecting a direction of feeding of the components... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986197 | Method of manufacturing an IC package A method is provided for processing leadframe items of two or more types to form integrated circuit packages. The leadframe items are delivered along respective input paths and are received into holders, which are moved alternately between a processing region and a ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986198 | Method of forming printed circuit card A method of forming a printed circuit card with a metal power plane layer between two photoimageable dielectric layers is provided. Photoformed metal filled vias plated through holes are in the photopatternable material, and signal circuitry is on the surfaces of ea... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986199 | Laser-based technique for producing and embedding electrochemical cells and electronic components directly into circuit board materials A method is provided for embedding electronic components including electrochemical cells within a circuit board substrate. The method includes micromachining the printed circuit board substrate to a selective depth to form a recess. A component is inserted into the ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986200 | Method for mounting parts A method for mounting parts may include recognizing a particular part feeder where a part to be mounted is contained among a plurality of part feeders, moving a head unit to a position for picking up a part on the part feeder, moving an image sensor installed to be ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6986201 | Methods for replacing combustor liners A method enables replacement of a gas turbine engine combustor liner. The combustor has a combustion zone formed by inner and outer liners. A plurality of cooling features are formed by overhanging portions of the inner and outer liner liners. The method comprises c... | 01/17/2006 |
