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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6993791 | Altitude protection device An altitude protection device for an acceleration protection suit having a plurality of liquid-filled veins is comprised of a bladder inserted in a pocket. A spacer fabric that is non-compressible under the loads to be provided is enclosed in the pocket and defines ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993792 | Draft barrier system A draft barrier system having a sliding fastener that lets a user selectively alternate a volume of material between open and closed formations. When the sliding fastener closes the volume of material into the closed formation, insulation is compressed together to f... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993793 | Grasping-enhanced industrial glove A grasping-enhanced industrial glove comprises an inner cotton layer having a finger portion; a sheet of net layer being seamed to the finger portion; the net layer being adhered with thick rubber material by placing the inner cotton layer in a hand mold and soaking... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993794 | Hat with reversible crown and detachable reversible dual visor A headwear assembly that includes a reversible crown, shaped to fit the head of a wearer with fabric with hook and loop fasteners, fabric ties, plastic, one-size-fits-all or other size adjustment mechanisms, having first and second opposing major surfaces and a deta... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993795 | Portable liquid dispensers A battery operated self-contained submersible liquid dispenser for dispensing discrete quantities of a liquid from a remote liquid reservoir is provided. The dispenser comprises a hermetically sealed walled housing containing a peristaltic pump driven either directl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993796 | Dispenser for releasing a substance into a toilet bowl A dispenser for releasing a treatment substance into a toilet bowl, said dispenser being in the form of an elongate tubular member, adapted to release the substance when the toilet is flushed, and resilient so that in use it is self-supporting under the rim of the b... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993797 | Bathtub pillow A bathtub pillow has a resilient cover with a bulged portion having a cavity and a flat area formed around the bulged portion; a resilient spacer received inside the cavity of the resilient cover; multiple sucking disks formed under the flat area of the resilient co... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993798 | Method and apparatus for leveling a transportable bed assembly An adjustable and transportable mattress support for adjustably supporting a mattress in the cab of a truck including a pivotally connected elongated mattress support member for supporting a mattress; a vertical adjusting system located between the mattress support ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993799 | Hospital bed A patient support apparatus is disclosed including a patient support and a powered transport device to facilitate movement of a patient support. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993800 | Custom therapeutic pillow A custom, therapeutic pillow is constructed based on measurements of a person's torso and head widths. The custom, therapeutic pillow comprises rails to support the user's neck and a memory foam-bottomed cavity in which to receive the user's head. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993801 | Variable ramp assemblies and system therefor A variable stackable ramp system for forming ramp assemblies for providing challenging obstacle courses including ones for aerial lift for sport jumping with skateboards, inline skates, bicycles and the like. The ramp system includes ramp modules of at least two dif... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993802 | Passenger boarding bridge An elongate covered passageway formed of modular pultruded sections adapted for use in the construction of aircraft boarding bridges is disclosed. The passageway includes a four principal structural elements, namely a floor element, two upright, spacedly positioned ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993803 | Electric toothbrushes and packages containing same An actuator assembly and packaging feature for an electric toothbrush is disclosed. The actuator assembly includes a positionable member accessible along the outer surface of the toothbrush body. The actuator assembly further includes a spring member retained within... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993804 | Oral care devices Oral devices are provided, including oral brushes that include bristle tufts and a rocking member having radially extending protrusions constructed to penetrate between a user's teeth. The protrusions are shaped to penetrate the interproximal region, cleaning betwee... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993805 | Multilayer scrub pad This invention relates to a scrub pad comprising a scrubbing layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer; a wiping layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer; and an absorbent core layer having a periphery along the edges of the layer comprising... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993806 | Shoe cleaning apparatus A shoe cleaning apparatus and method of attaching the same to a vehicle includes a brush assembly having at least one brush unit. A linkage includes a first end selectively coupled to the brush assembly and a second end selectively coupled to a hitch receiver of the... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993807 | Floor cleaning apparatus including dispenser for dispensing particulate cleaning material A dispenser for dispensing particulate cleaning material onto a floor surface includes a hopper holding the particulate material and a dispensing aperture extending across the hopper through which the material may be dispensed. A separator, which may for example be ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993808 | Adjustable hinges for orthopedic splints A hinge for an orthopedic splint has two plates hinged for pivotal movement relative to each other and a detent engageable for locking the plates at a selected angle to each other, and a spring urging the detent into engagement. The detent is protected in a recessed... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993809 | Wafer box with a handle device A wafer box with a handle device is provided. A wafer box includes a wafer box main body for carrying at least one wafer, a handle device having a holding portion being evenly and securely held by an operator with digits so as to transport the wafer box conveniently... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993810 | Slider for slide fastener provided with automatic stopper device A slider for slide fastener provided with an automatic stopper device which allows automatic assembly and manual assembly and holds a leaf spring in a stabilized condition, the slider having five members, that is, a body, a pull tag, a pawl member, a leaf spring and... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993811 | System for applying a diffusion aluminide coating on a selective area of a turbine engine component A method for applying diffusion aluminide coating on a selective area of a turbine engine component and the coating produced by that method is disclosed. A quartz infrared lamp heats only substantially the localized area of the component to be coated, rather than th... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993812 | Method of manufacturing the piezoelectric transducer Inner individual electrodes are formed at intervals on a piezoelectric ceramic layer so as to correspond in a one-to-one relationship with ink channels, and an inner common electrode are formed on another piezoelectric ceramic layer. The required number of piezoelec... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993813 | Method for manufacturing a piezoelectric/electrostrictive film-type actuator A piezoelectric/electrostrictive film-type actuator has a ceramic base and a piezoelectric/electrostrictive element, which has piezoelectric/electrostrictive films and electrode films and which is disposed on the ceramic base, and is driven in accordance with a disl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993814 | Method of fabricating a capacitor having sidewall spacer protecting the dielectric layer A capacitor structure is fabricated by forming a bottom plate, forming a dielectric layer overlaying the bottom plate, and forming a top plate over the dielectric layer. In addition, at least one insulating sidewall spacer that protects the dielectric layer during p... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993815 | Apparatus for upholstering components of chairs, armchairs or the like An apparatus (1) is described for upholstering components of chairs, armchairs, or the like, in particular backrests and/or seats having a sandwich structure (11) with a covering layer (12) fitted so as to cover a frame (14) at least part... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993816 | Retaining ring installation tool A retaining ring installation tool for use in installing retaining rings onto shafts and into bores is formed from a single piece of metal to define a cylindrical, elongated body. A hollow cavity is formed in one end of the body and the wall of the body that defines... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993817 | Method of assembling fence sections The present invention is a method of assembling fence sections using a banding machine to band an assembled fence section together so that the fence section does not fall apart as it is transferred to the site where it will be used. The fence section may be assemble... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993818 | Multi-fixture assembly of cutting tools Multiple cutting blades (56) are fabricated from a wafer (130). This wafer (130) is disposed on a blade handle mounting fixture (224) such that a blade handle (24) maybe mounted on each of the individual blades (56). A cutti... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993819 | Method of producing a joint between a corrugated tube and a coupling A method of producing a joint between the end of a helically corrugated metal tube and a coupling, whereby a support ring (2) is screwed into the end of the helically corrugated metal tube until a smooth walled area (2b) remains both inside the ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993820 | Manufacturing method of support frame of display panel support frame of display panel and display device A method is provided for manufacturing a support frame of a rectangular display panel within a short working time. The method includes a process of taking out L-shaped component members each having convex portions and concave portions arranged alternately at an end ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993821 | Manufacturing cell using tooling apparatus A manufacturing cell having a plurality of work stations, where at least one of the work station comprises a metalworking machine, and where at least one metalworking machine is provided with a modular tooling apparatus. The modular tooling apparatus consists of a b... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993822 | Method for manufacturing stator of motor for washing machines A method for manufacturing a core of a motor for washing machines. In the manufacturing method, a pair of core bands are formed by punching the electric steel plate so that both core bands are opposite to each other in orientation and the teeth of one core band alte... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993823 | Method of manufacturing oxide superconducting wire The inventive method of manufacturing an oxide superconducting wire comprises a step (S1, S2) of preparing a wire formed by covering raw material powder of an oxide superconductor with a metal and a step (S4, S6) of heat-treating the wire... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993824 | Method of controlling pitch static attitude of sliders on integrated lead suspensions by improved plastic deformation processing A method is provided for controlling the pitch static attitude of a slider in an integrated lead suspension head gimbal assembly. The integrated lead suspension includes a load beam, a mount plate, a hinge and a flexure made out of a multi-layer material. The flexur... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993825 | Tilt adjusting method for guide shafts in a recording medium driving apparatus A tilt adjusting method for a recording medium driving apparatus including a linear driving device including first and second parallel guide shafts. The method provides a flat mirror on a turntable, an auto-collimator, and a skew angle adjusting jig including an opt... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993826 | Method of manufacturing a probe array An optical-pickup slider is characterized in that a light-transmitting-property substrate is bonded to a surface of a layer having a tapered through hole, on which surface a larger opening of the tapered through hole exists. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the la... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993827 | Method of making a bottom spin valve Two embodiments of a GMR sensor of the bottom spin valve (BSV) spin filter spin valve (SFSV) type are provided, together with methods for their fabrication. In one embodiment, the sensor has an ultra thin ( | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993828 | Method for manufacturing metal thin film resistor A metal resistor and a method for manufacturing the resistor are provided. A first insulation film is formed on a substrate, a photosensitive film is applied on the insulation film, and an insulation film pattern is formed by patterning the insulation film. After a ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993829 | Method for producing centralized distribution unit of thin brushless motor for vehicle In a method of producing a centralized distribution unit of a thin brushless motor for a vehicle having superior waterproof-ness and airtight-ness functions, and high dielectric strength, an insulating holder is provided with bearing recesses. Bus bars are bent from... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993830 | Method of manufacturing a key top for a push-button switch A method of manufacturing a key top for a push-button switch according to the present invention includes forming a hot-melt adhesive layer on a resin key top so as to have a shape corresponding to a display portion for displaying a letter, symbol, or other indicia, ... | 02/07/2006 |
