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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6988281 | Kneepad A strapless kneepad kit for installing releasable fasteners to the kneepad and to corresponding locations on the seams of work pants or jeans in the kneecap area. It will eliminate the straps that encircle the leg. It consists of hardware, tools and instructions. Th... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988282 | Drain cover A drain cover for a swimming pool, spa or tub drain that includes a hollow tube or shell having a slot formed in a wall therein and a fitting connecting the drain cover with respect to the drain. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988283 | Deep pocket sheet A deep pocket sheet is disclosed having panels that envelop the bottom and top sixths to thirds of a mattress, rather than the entire mattress. The deep pocket sheet is safe, easy to construct, easy to apply and remove, and is particularly suited for use in conjunct... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988284 | Surgical tables A surgical table having a patient support top, at least one section of the top having a metal support supporting an x-ray transparent plate and a moulded cover member fitted to the section to extend across the top and down the sides of the section so as to conceal j... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988285 | Method of catching in trust fall in ropes course A device and method for catching a person who is participating in a trust fall exercise in a ropes course. The device is constructed of a sheet of strong, flexible material that is provided with straps of reinforcing material, that extend under the sheet from side t... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988286 | Cushioning device and method of producing the same A cushioning apparatus such as a pillow which includes an upper pocket with reception cavity for receiving preferably loose or grouped non-integral filler material such as down, fiberfill or fiber-balls and another pocket for receiving additional filler material suc... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988287 | Topper for a bed and method of use A topper for selectively changing the firmness of a bed includes first and second sheets of foam which are bonded together at a flexible interface. The firmness of the first and second sheets differ, so that by putting one sheet face up on the bed one level of firmn... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988288 | Chain link remover for cycles A chain link remover includes a base having an opening formed by an anvil and having a screw hole for threading with a threaded shaft which has a link ejector rod to remove the chain link pin from the chain. A support device is disposed in the base to support the ch... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988289 | Dock levelers A dock leveler has a support with a deck pivotally secured to the support at one end for movement between a stored position and an elevated position. A deck lip is pivotally connected to the deck assembly for movement between a pendant stored position and a bridging... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988290 | Remotely actuated surface cleaning device A remotely actuated surface cleaning device employs an inner component having a resiliently flexible body with a plurality of embedded magnets and a cleaning element to engage a surface to be cleaned. An outer housing containing an electric motor moves a support dis... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988291 | Cleaning implement A cleaning implement for damp cleaning of surfaces using mopping water includes a first plastic element which indicates the temperature of the mopping water by a reversible change in its color upon contact with the mopping water. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988292 | Flexible brush comprising a mixture of polymers Disclosed is a brush having a one-piece body comprised of a handle and at one end thereof a head provided with bristles, wherein the brush body comprises a mixture of first polymer and a second polymer that is of a lesser hardness than the first polymer, wherein the... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988293 | Leaf collection system for a lawn blower/vacuum A leaf collection system for lawn blower/vacuums is disclosed. The collection system includes a port coupling fitted to the exhaust port of a blower/vacuum, a dust cover, and a unique disposable collection bag. The disposable collection bag is constructed of an envi... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988294 | Tilt hinge A tilt hinge connecting a first member which constitutes a keyboard base and a second member which constitutes a display device of a small-sized office automation equipment, in which the first member and the second member are opened and closed with respect to each o... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988295 | Handle/grip and method for designing the like The present invention provides a design method and apparatus for a handle or grip providing a shape and structure that fills various regions of the hand except a region in an area over the underlying carpal tunnel. Such design method and apparatus provides for vario... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988296 | Combination money clip and transmitting and receiving device A money clip having jaws connected by a throat that provides spring action to urge the jaws together, a pair of operating levers slidably mounted respectively on the jaws, and a device that emits and receives radio waves, electromagnetic waves, light waves, sound wa... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988297 | Security cover for passive restraint buckle A security cover is provided for a belt-type passive restraint system including a buckle with a tab and a receiver. The cover includes a slot for receiving the buckle tab and an enclosure for receiving the buckle receiver. An optional retainer assembly can be provid... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988298 | Shoelace retainer A footwear lace retainer includes a first fabric sheet having a pair of spaced-apart openings for passage of the lace therethrough and a second fabric sheet secured to the first fabric sheet to form a pocket sized and shaped for receiving ends of the lace therein an... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988299 | Memorial container A memorial container is formed of an engine block or a portion thereof which contains at least one engine cylinder wherein cremated remains can be stored. The portion of the engine block surrounding the cylinder is supported by a base closure, which closes one end o... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988300 | Method of producing a piezoelectric element A piezoelectric element contains a piezoelectric ceramic body having a layered perovskite structure, and has the C axis selected and oriented in the thickness direction. In the piezoelectric ceramic body, line shaped electrodes are formed perpendicular to the C axis... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988301 | Method for manufacturing a matrix type actuator A matrix type piezoelectric/electrostrictive (P/E) actuator includes a plurality of piezoelectric/electrostrictive elements, each including a piezoelectric/electrostrictive body and at least one pair of electrodes formed on a ceramic substrate. The matrix type P/E a... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988302 | Method of verifying the quality of a press-fit operation A system for verifying the quality of a pressing operation of a press-fit part onto a receiving portion of a receiving assembly. The system is applicable to the installation of a bearing cup onto a shaft, or a valve seat into a cylinder head. A probe measures a pred... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988303 | Screw gun The invention relates to a screw gun including a driving unit fitted with a slidable cartridge holder adapted for receiving and indexing a separate cartridge containing a plurality of screws. The invention further relates to the replaceable cartridge containing the ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988304 | Method of containing a phase change material in a porous carbon material and articles produced thereby A process for fabricating a carbon composite structure that is lightweight, structurally sound, and characterized by high heat capacity. A carbon structure is devised with cavities therein receiving a phase change medium. The phase change medium demonstrates both hi... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988305 | Method and apparatus for blow molding large reinforced plastic parts A method for molding large parts, comprises the steps of providing a reinforced plastic melt comprising at least one thermoplastic material and reinforcement particles dispersed within the at least one thermoplastic material, the reinforcement particles comprising l... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988306 | High purity ferromagnetic sputter target, assembly and method of manufacturing same Provided is a method of forming ferromagnetic sputter targets and sputter target assemblies having a uniform distribution of magnetic leakage flux. The method includes providing a ferromagnetic sputter workpiece and hot rolling the workpiece to a substantially circu... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988307 | Method of making an integrated inductor An inductor comprises a substrate comprising a semiconductor material, a first dielectric layer over the substrate, a magnetic layer over the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer over the magnetic layer, and a conductor over the second dielectric layer.... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988308 | Method of initializing hard bias of a magnetic read head Hard biasing of a magnetoresistive sensor or a spin valve sensor in a magnetic read head is initialized by repeatedly applying a magnetic field to the hard biasing at any level of fabrication of the magnetic read head or any combination of levels of fabrication of t... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988309 | Assembly machine for hand-held adhesive label dispensers The present invention provides an apparatus for loading and assembling disposable hand-held label applicators (“labelers”) in which individual unbacked labels are cut and loaded in a stacked arrangement into a tubular labeler. The labeler is operable in the rapi... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988310 | Method of assembling an interconnect device assembly A method of assembling an interconnect device assembly which consists of cylindrical resilient wire bundles captured within a carrier. In a step of the method, the interconnect device assembly is placed in a fixture and the ends of the resilient wire bundles are def... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988311 | Method of grounding a jacketed metal tube using a clip welded to the jacket A method of grounding a tube to a chassis wherein a plastic clip made conductive by the incorporation of conductive particles therein, is clamped onto the jacket of metal automotive vehicle tubing so that projections on the clip penetrate through the jacket to engag... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988312 | Method for producing multilayer circuit board for semiconductor device The invention relates a method for producing a multilayer circuit board (50) for a semiconductor device, comprising using a composite metal sheet (14) in which two metal sheets are combined, forming, on each side of the composite metal sheet, pads for ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988314 | Assembly, tolerance matching and post-manufacturing quality assurance method A system and method for assembling an internal combustion engine and for correlating engine information with a vehicle identification number. The engine includes an engine block and a plurality of pistons. The engine block has a plurality of cylinders formed therein... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988315 | Cooling apparatus having low profile extrusion and method of manufacture therefor A method for removing heat from a heat generating component using a low profile extrusion with a plurality of micro tubes extended there through. The low profile extrusion is placed into thermal connection with heat producing components. A heat transfer fluid remove... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988316 | Process for manufacturing a fluid jetting apparatus A manufacturing method of a fluid jetting apparatus, including: forming a heat driving part, a membrane, and a nozzle part; and forming a nozzle and jetting fluid chambers sequentially by using one nozzle plate, and assembling the heat driving part, the membrane, an... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988317 | Valve integrally associated with microfluidic liquid transport assembly The present invention discloses a valve integrally associated with a microfluidic transport assembly that is useful for regulating the flow of a liquid sample through an analytical instrument such as, for example, a biosensor. The valve integrally associated with a ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988318 | Coating for cutting implements A cutting implement having a pair of cutting blades and a coating is provided. The coating has titanium chromium nitride and provides the cutting blades with a satin silver appearance. In some embodiments, the titanium chromium nitride coating has a thickness in a r... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988319 | Level-measuring circuit of a laser tilt meter A signal sampling circuit of a tilt sensor, suitable to be used in a tilt sensor, is described. The signal sampling circuit has a signal-generating module, a sample and hold module, and a differential module. The signal-generating module regularly generates a plural... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988320 | Level A water or spirit level is composed of an elongated body, preferably of metal, at least one bubble mounted in the elongated body, and end caps, preferably of plastics material, at the end faces of the elongated body, wherein at least one outer surface of the elongat... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988321 | Electrostatic capacitance tilt angle sensor An electrostatic capacitance tilt angle sensor having a size that is reduced without lowering detection capacity. The sensor is provided with a case including a first wall and a second wall facing each other. A common electrode is arranged on the first wall and a di... | 01/24/2006 |
