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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7146967 | Fuel supply apparatus for engine and method thereof When a pressure of fuel supplied to an engine is higher than a target, the fuel is carried in a reverse direction by rotating a fuel pump in reverse, and in accordance therewith, the fuel pressure is made to fall with good responsiveness. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146968 | In-line type fuel supply device in fuel injection device In an in-line type fuel supply device suitable for a motorcycle, a fuel flow-in chamber 7 with a fuel flow-in passage 2 is formed at a bottom portion 1a of a first case body 1, and a pump intake passage 55 is opened in the f... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146969 | Motor vehicle comprising an activated carbon filter and method for regenerating an activated carbon filter 1. Motor vehicle having an activated carbon filter and method for regenerating an activated carbon filter. 2. A motor vehicle (1) is proposed, comprising an, in particular, direct-injection internal combustion engine (2), a fuel tank (3) ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146970 | Integrated vapor control valve and sensor An evaporative fuel vapor control system, purge valve and methods are described. The system includes a fuel supply, internal combustion engine, vapor canister, a bypass passage, and a purge valve. The bypass passage includes a sensor disposed in the bypass passage a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146971 | Impeller and a supercharger for an internal combustion engine An impeller for a supercharger for an internal combustion engine and a supercharger incorporating such an impeller is disclosed. The impeller includes a molded upper part having a top wall defining a top opening. The top wall extends outwardly to a lateral edge and ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146972 | Exhaust gas sensor activation judgment and air fuel ratio control system/method An air fuel ratio control system includes an exhaust gas sensor to sense an oxygen concentration in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine, and a controller. The controller is configured to judge that the exhaust gas sensor is in an active state, by mon... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146973 | Launching device A launching device of the present invention includes a launch unit having a first coupling element and a second coupling element. A barrel may be releasably connected to one of the first and second coupling elements and a cylinder may be releasably connected to the ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146974 | Block splitting assembly and method A concrete block is produced from a workpiece that is split by a plurality of splitting assemblies, each of which comprises a multiplicity of peaks, for example alternating ridges and valleys. A splitting assembly is positioned to engage each of the top, bottom and ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146975 | Gas fire log system with collapsing logs A realistic gas fire log system providing log movement during use to enhance the realism of a fireplace system, comprising a ceramic fiber top, molded to look like charred embers or ash ported with one or more holes and recessed at the bottom to form a cavity, a ste... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146976 | Nasal cannula retainer A nasal cannula apparatus is provided for use by patients desiring a comfortable arrangement. The nasal cannula apparatus is particularly suited for long-term oxygen users, for extended wear in both standing, resting and supine positions. The nasal cannula apparatus... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146977 | Valve system and method for aerosol delivery An apparatus comprises a variable acoustic source and a microphone, both acoustically coupled to a volume having a fluid region and an air region. The apparatus also can include a processor to determine a volume of the air region based on signals received from the m... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146978 | Inhalation device and method Inhalation device and associated method for facilitating inhalation by a patient of powder medicaments contained in a receptacle. The inhalation device has a chamber for receiving the receptacle. A ring is circumferentially coupled to an inner surface of the chamber... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146979 | Humidifier with parallel gas flow paths A humidifier and humidity sensor is disclosed for use with a breathing assistance apparatus. The humidity sensor preferably includes means to sense absolute humidity, relative humidity and/or temperature at both the patient end and humidifier end. The humidifier may... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146980 | Tube for use in an anesthetic system A tube for use in an anesthetic system has an essentially cylindrical housing. More effective take-up of carbon dioxide is achieved by an absorbent for carbon dioxide that is arranged within the tube. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146981 | Pharyngeal wall treatment A patient's pharyngeal wall is treated by inserting an expander member into the airway and positioning an active portion of the expander member in opposition to portions of the pharyngeal wall to be treated. The expander member is activated to urge the wall portions... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146982 | Intraoral orthosis for preventing snoring The invention concerns an intraoral orthosis comprising an upper groove (2) and a lower groove (3) designed to line respectively an upper jaw and a lower jaw, said grooves (2, 3) being linked together by two tie rods (4) of such length th... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146983 | Iris recognition and tracking for optical treatment A system and method are provided in which an iris or eye image is taken during a refractive diagnostic analysis. The image is employed for aligning data from the analysis with data from other refractive analysis instruments, as well as aligning a refractive surgical... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146984 | Method and apparatus for modifying the exit orifice of a satiation pouch A prosthetic device is described that is positionable within the gastro-esophageal junction region of a patient. The prosthetic device includes a proximal opening and a distal orifice that is adjustable in size prior to and/or following implantation. During use, the... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146985 | Method and apparatus for a curling iron shield An apparatus and method for a curling iron shield 12. The curling iron shield 10 is comprised of a planar shield formed from a pliable material having a body 12 with a straight edge 16 and a built-in handle 14. The curling iron shi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146986 | Method for forming an artificial fingernail on a natural fingernail A method for forming an artificial fingernail on a natural fingernail comprises the steps of preparing a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol solution; applying the solution on natural fingernail 2 to form an adhesive layer 3 thereon; putting artificial fin... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146987 | Assembly for flossing teeth A dental floss assembly including a dental floss with terminal ends; a hermetically sealed compartment for containing the dental floss; a first loop and a second loop, each loop attached to a different terminal end of the dental floss, and each loop outlining an ope... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146988 | Locking element for flosser apparatus having a detachable and positionable floss element A flosser apparatus has a handle with a first slot formed into a surface adjacent one end of the handle and a second slot formed into the surface of the handle adjacent the first slot and in transverse relationship thereto. A locking member is slidably mounted to th... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146989 | Dental floss holder A dental floss holder comprises a handle (11) and a cartridge (15, 40, 41, 42). The cartridge is U-formed and has a dental floss (20) fastened between its two legs (17, 18). The base (16) of the cartridge is somewhat bow-formed and... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146990 | Process for repairing sulfidation damaged turbine components A process is provided for cleaning a surface of an internal cavity of a gas turbine component having sulfidation or sulfur bearing deposits comprising: inserting into the internal cavity a fluoride salt; and heating the fluoride salt and the component in an inert at... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146991 | Parts washer system An industrial parts washer system includes washing fluid, an assembly operable to apply the washing fluid to the part, a turbidity sensor coupled to the assembly operable to sense a condition of the washing fluid after the fluid washes the part, and a control unit c... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146992 | Dishwasher pump and filtration system A dishwasher includes a pump assembly which functions to chop all fluid entrained soil prior to directing fluid to upper and lower wash anms. A flow conduit leading to the upper wash arm is provided with a sampling port which directs a percentage of the fluid flow i... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146993 | Bracket for dishwasher tub A bracket is provided for mounting an object to a tub of a dishwasher. The bracket is mounted on the annulus edge of the pump opening in the bottom of the tub adjacent the pump seal ring. No other fasteners are used to secure the bracket to the tub. The bracket is m... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146994 | Active rinse shield for electrofill chemical bath and method of use An active rinse shield designed to protect electrofill chemical baths from excessive dilution during rinse sprays on the semiconductor wafer. The shield uses overlapping blades to cover the bath, making a physical barrier between the bath chemistry and the wafer rin... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146995 | Tent frame fitted for multiple canopies The tent frame supports a traditional canopy, a tension canopy and a pagoda canopy and can be configured as a tent assembly kit. The tent frame includes uprights removably fitted into respective corner fittings along with generally horizontal tent frame cross member... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146996 | Lightweight shelter A nominally floorless hikers' shelter having a raised, tensioned waterproof canopy supported off the ground by pole supports at the front and rear, in which the canopy has a catenary curved ridgeline tensioned between a higher vertical front support and a lower, out... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146997 | Regulator with flow diffuser A flow-through pressure regulator having a housing, and a divider. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet disposed along a longitudinal axis. The divider separates the housing into a first chamber and a second chamber, and includes a seat, a diaphragm, a retain... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146998 | Hydraulic valve A stepped down groove 53 is provided around the peripheral surface of a rod portion 43 of a spool 40 which faces a third oil groove 33. Both the axial ends 53a and 53b of the stepped down groove 53 are l... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146999 | Modular fluid handling device A modular fluid handling device includes at least one block having opposing block faces shaped as tessellating regular polygons, and a series of block sides therebetween. Each block includes a central bore extending between the block faces, and channels extending in... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147000 | Covering device for drain A covering device for a drain includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover defines a plurality of openings. The second cover defines a plurality of openings corresponding to the openings of the first cover. The second cover is rotationally connected to... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147001 | Fuel-transfer system A fuel-transfer system is provided for a fuel system of a vehicle. The fuel-transfer system includes a filler neck and a fuel tank having top and bottom walls. The fuel-transfer system includes a tube and a fuel conductor. The fuel conductor includes a housing and a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147002 | Modular multi-function fluid flow control device A multi-function fluid flow control device is disclosed. A body houses a filter screen, a check valve and an orifice plate mounted on a frame which is removable from the body as a unit through an opening in the body sealed by a removable plug. The orifice plate is r... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147003 | Coaxial quick disconnect coupling A quick disconnect coupler apparatus fluidly connecting coaxially aligned first and second couplings (50, 130), wherein the both couplings (50, 130) have an inner high pressure passage (26) and a coaxial outer lower pressure passage (53).... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147004 | Check valve for cam lock fitting An apparatus discloses a cam lock fitting having a check valve which can be opened or closed inside the male or female end of the cam lock fitting so that when the check valve is closed the flow from either end of the cam lock fitting can be stopped by the check val... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147005 | Sanitary device with mechanical single hole mixer for horizontal top A sanitary device with a mechanical single hole (15) mixer (5) for horizontal top (13), said mixer (5) including an axially extended mixer body (17), a mixer cartridge (19), a housing (25) for the mixer cartridge (... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147006 | Pilot operated valve A valve assembly having a fluid switch and a main valve for controlling fluid pressure in a working volume in three control states wherein the main valve has three ports for fluid, flow of fluid through a first port and a second port being controlled by the fluid sw... | 12/12/2006 |
