Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7003801 | Helmet cover and shroud set for firefighter or emergency worker In a set of protective gear for a firefighter or for an emergency worker, a helmet is covered by an aluminized cover, which is joined to an aluminized shroud along an uninterrupted juncture, so as to eliminate any gap between the shroud and the cover, where the cove... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003802 | Face mask with detachable eye shield In a face mask for use in the practice of paint-ball games or other such activities requiring effective shielding of the face, a large unitary lens is applied to an aperture extending from the brow to the chin and from one temple to the other. The lens is secured by... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003803 | Shin-guard, helmet, and articles of protective equipment including light cure material The present invention teaches articles of apparel and protective equipment including light-cure materials having a permanent memory capability. Accordingly, the present invention can be used to make shin guards, knee pads, thigh pads, hip pads, rib guards, shoulder ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003804 | Surgical gown incorporating a skin wellness agent A protective garment, such as a surgical gown, includes a front portion, a back portion, and sleeves. A skin wellness agent is deposited on an inner body-facing surface of at least one of the front portion, back portion, and sleeves, and may also be provided in the ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003805 | One-sleeved raincoat A raincoat capable of substantially protecting a body and a head of a user from becoming wet by falling rain, and additionally capable of protecting various personal belongings carried by the user from falling rain. The raincoat has a single sleeve through which one... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003806 | Glove with stick controller padding A stick controller for a glove, particularly a hockey glove, includes a padded wedge of a generally trapezoidal shape to cover the palm side of the hand to stabilize a hockey stick or the like which fits within the palm of the hand. The pad is preferably above the r... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003807 | Cap for permanent waves Rings 5 of the shearing rubber are sewn with eight points at the surfaces and rear sides at both ends of the left turban 1 and right turban 2. The turban stopper 4 can be passed through the eight points between the ring-shaped outer circu... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003808 | Molded fibrous pulp hat The present invention includes a hat having a dome portion that substantially matches a person's head and a bill portion that is integrated with the dome portion. The dome portion and the bill portion are formed from a slurry of fibrous pulp material and has a subst... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003809 | Cap with a tapered exterior pocket An improved cap has an open tapered exterior pocket for easily securely storing a marking device. The marking device, such as a pencil, pen, felt tip market, etc. readily accessible is highly accessible while at the same time safely secured on the user. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003810 | Novelty jeans Novelty play jeans for children which include one or more active play features usable while the jeans are being worn. These various features include, but are not limited to a race course for a toy race car, a concealed pocket extractable to form a flag-like decorati... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003811 | Detachable and rotatable clip A clip for attaching a strap to a pair of eye wear, such as goggles, includes a body portion, a slot to secure an end of the strap, a detent supported on the body to rotatably secure the clip to the goggle, and an engagement member for removably attaching the clip t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003812 | Chinstrap for protective garment having collar and protective garment having chinstrap and having collar A protective garment having a collar has a chinstrap attached to the collar via an elongate member having two opposite ends, each of which is attached to the collar and one of which is attached detachably to the collar via a hook-and-loop fastener. The chinstrap is ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003813 | Two-way valve for dispensing liquids A two-way flow control valve for repeatedly dispensing a limited amount of liquid. A float valve is linked to a second valve and storage chamber such that one valve is closed when the other is opened, and vice versa. The chamber fills when the float valve is closed,... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003814 | Bobbin assembly for a sleeve dispensing toilet seat A bobbin assembly is provided that is suitable for dispensing webbed material using a power driven coupling in a toilet seat assembly having a housing with wall portions. The bobbin assembly comprises an extruded thermoplastic hollow tube having a plurality of splin... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003815 | Foot operated flushing apparatus and method An apparatus and method for foot actuating a toilet by providing a foot pedal having an enhoused cable extending therefrom. The cable is attached inside the toilet tank to a flushing means within the tank. Upon a user stepping down on the pedal, dual components of t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003816 | Fence system for an above-the-ground swimming pool A fence system is provided for use in conjunction with an above-the-ground flexible wall swimming pool having a liner with an upper rim defining a closed area and a plurality of spaced supports each having a lower end in engagement with the ground and an upper end c... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003817 | Tank with automatic fill and overfill drain A device for obtaining a desired pool water level is provided. The device includes a tank in communication with a pool containing a automatic fill device and an overfill drain device in fixed relation to each other. The height of the automatic fill device and overfi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003818 | Top down mounting system for faucet A top mounting faucet assembly comprising a mounting plate that may be mounted to a sink surface, a waterway tube, a faucet body housing, and a locking mechanism. The waterway tube is housed within the faucet body housing, to form a removable faucet assembly. The lo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003819 | Patient-positioning device This invention is a device for translatably positioning a patient along a bed. The device has a motor connected to a series of pulleys. A corresponding series of straps are attached at one end to a respective pulley and at the other end to a bed sheet. As the pulley... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003820 | Supportive device for handicapped people A moving device (1) capable of being operated easily and safely to move a person between various types of beds and chairs by supporting the femoral region and backbone of a person to be moved instead of by suspending the person to be moved by a belt or suppor... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003821 | Child containment structure with ventilation panel A child containment structure includes a floor and a sidewall connected to the floor and defining a unitary structure with the floor. The sidewall includes at least one side panel formed at least partially of an air-restricting material and at least one ventilation ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003822 | Extruded knock-down plastic bed frame assembly A knock-down bed frame assembly formed from extruded plastic components. The knock-down bed frame assembly includes a frame having a pair of side rails and a pair of end rails joined together to define the rectangular peripheral edge of the bed frame. Both the side ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003823 | Crib safety net A crib safety net, which is securable to an open-top interior space of a crib, comprising one or more side panels coupled relative to each other, wherein the side panels form vertical panels of the crib safety net, wherein the side panels are capable of substantiall... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003824 | Bed with anti-rattle mechanism for a bed rail There is described a bed comprising a frame, a rail pivotally mounted on the frame and pivotable between a guardrail position and an open position, a distance between the frame and the rail when the rail is in the guardrail position, and a resilient element mounted ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003825 | Cruciform pocketed blanket construction A blanket construction (10) primarily designed for airline passengers wherein, the construction (10) includes a blanket member (20) having a vertical stem portion (23) including a criss-cross pocket arrangement (27) on its lower en... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003826 | Sheet set for bunk beds A sheet set is disclosed that facilitates mounting on a mattress of a bunk bed. The sheet set comprises a base sheet for mounting on the mattress, and includes a base panel with a top portion, a pair of opposite side portions and a pair of opposite end portions. A c... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003827 | Operating table support clamp In accordance with the invention, a first lever is employed to secure a surgical knee positioner unit to the operating table and a second lever is employed to positionally adjust the surgical knee positioner, per se. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003828 | Leveling system for a height adjustment patient bed A system for maintaining a height adjustable patient bed in a level position while adjusting height of the bed is provided. The system has electrically powered linear actuators having internal position sensors, the linear actuators operable to adjust the height of t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003829 | Stretcher with gear mechanism for adjustable height A stretcher comprises a patient support area supported by front legs and rear legs. The front legs and rear legs are coupled by a gear mechanism, and an actuation device coupled to the gear mechanism effects retraction or extension of the stretcher in a smooth and c... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003830 | Support structure for supporting a portion of a body A support structure for supporting a portion of a body, the support structure including a support member having a support surface, wherein said support surface is divided into a plurality of pieces; and a mechanism configured to couple said plurality of pieces to ea... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003831 | Secured position pillow A pillow is disclosed for securely maintaining a user at a predetermined angle from a flat surface. The pillow includes an angled member having a triangular shape. The pillow further includes a securing member and means for connecting the securing member to the angl... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003832 | Changing pad cover A changing pad cover having two generally parallel vinylized/fabric layers spaced-apart and four upright sides connecting each spaced-apart layer. One or both ends of the cover may have its raised sides contoured-shaped on its upper edge to allow for the upper layer... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003833 | Hand-held carpenters tool A tool assembly includes a handle and a plurality of tools mounted to the handle. Several of the tools can be rotated between a closed position and an open position relative to the handle. The tools include a utility knife, a keyhole saw, a pry bar and a punch. Addi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003834 | Color-recovering agent This invention provides a composition and a means being capable of easily recovering the color of faded clothes in home. The composition is a color recovering agent which comprises (a) a water-insoluble polymer with a refractive index of 1.20 to 1.45 at 25° C., (b)... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003835 | Cable-stay cradle system A cable-stay cradle system (“cradle system”) for cable stayed bridges is mounted onto a cable stay, the opposite ends of which are attached to anchors on a bridge deck. The cradle system is disposed along the length of the cable stay and located in a pre-formed ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003836 | Portable car ramp This portable car ramp has two structural components coupled longitudinally together, while allowing limited relative vertical movement when each's bottom edge rest on a medium surface. The first component has an elevated wheel run while the second component has an ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003837 | Bridge construction system A method of constructing a bridge including forming a concrete slab remote from the bridge, the slab having a side with at least one bolt hole therein, orienting the side of the concrete slab substantially parallel to the side of a girder so that the bolt hole of th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003838 | Hydraulic pig advance system comprising a control volume chamber containing hydraulic fluid and a force transmitting member This invention relates to a hydraulic pig advance system comprising a control volume chamber containing hydraulic fluid and a force transmitting member. The system further comprises two directional control valves which can be selectively repositioned to cause hydrau... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003839 | Interdental treatment device with vibrating head part An interdental treatment device, such as a toothbrush, includes a handle configured to accommodate an electric power source, a head carrying an interdental treatment tool, and a neck between the handle and the head. The head or neck includes a mechanical motorized v... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003840 | Cleaning device In a cleaning device, the scraping up body and the rotating body rolling the adhesive roll are rotatably supported to the frame, and the adhesive roll is rotatably arranged on the scraping up body and the rotating body in parallel. ... | 02/28/2006 |
