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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7168095 | Face protector and method of use A method of using a face protector includes providing a face protector including a lens and a face plate configured to protect the forehead, eyes, cheeks, jaw, chin, mouth, ears, and nose of a user without protecting substantially the remainder of the user's head; a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168096 | Bikini assembly A bikini assembly includes a bikini top having a first panel and a second panel. A first strap and a second strap are each elongated and each has a first end and a second end. The first strap extends through the first panel. The second strap extends through the seco... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168097 | Protective garment having reversible shell for military or paramilitary firefighter or emergency worker For a military or paramilitary firefighter or emergency worker, a protective garment has an outer shell, an inner liner providing thermal insulation, and a moisture barrier between the outer shell and the inner liner. The outer shell has a surface of high visibility... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168098 | Display system for a garment The invention is directed to a garment comprising a first and second sleeves, a flap, and a pocket. The arms of a wearer are fitted through the first and second sleeves. The first and second sleeves have first and second openings, respectively. The flap is provided ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168099 | Basket web and ball catching tool using the same A basket web comprising a front web in which a plurality of slits are laterally formed in a substantially central part excluding a peripheral part thereof and stripes are formed between these slits; a back web in which a plurality of slits are formed from an upper s... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168100 | Headwear piece with associated rim A headwear piece has a crown defining a receptacle for the head of a wearer and a rim projecting angularly away from the crown. The rim has a core layer that is made from at least one of an animal hide and a synthetic animal hide, and a second layer. The core layer ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168101 | Security underwear device for sexual organs Security underwear is a protective cover for female genital and anal opening against illicit sex and risk of contracting venereal diseases. It is made up of a unit for the genital which has an opening for urine passage and another unit for anal opening which allows ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168102 | Moisture barrier cone Closed air space devices and methods of use for full body bio hazard type suits that eliminates condensation and fogging from forming on the face masks and the window visors of the suit. The devices and methods have a sealed closed air space that can be formed from ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168103 | Height adjustable protective garment A height adjustable protective garment including an outer shell shaped to fit about the chest, torso and legs of a wearer and having a waist portion shaped to be located at or adjacent to a waist of a wearer. The garment further includes an adjusting strip having an... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168104 | Football shoulder pads Breathable, lightweight football shoulder pads include left and right torso pads which present a foam body. The foam body includes a hard inner layer, and first and second layers of breathable, lightweight foam secured to opposing surfaces of the hard, inner layer. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168105 | Convertible multi-use writing instrument In one embodiment, a convertible multi-use writing instrument includes a quick-use arrangement including a quick-use writing instrument and a quick-use cap for encapsulating the quick-use writing instrument. The quick-use arrangement is convertible to a full-size ar... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168106 | Cam-actuated toilet seat lifting device A toilet seat lifter means is described, using a minimally simple lever and cam means with a counterweight balanced action arm. The device is adaptable to all standard toilets available today, an improved version of these inventor's prior invention. The new lifter o... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168107 | Spa apparatus A spa apparatus and method for cleaning the same are disclosed. The spa apparatus includes a basin for retaining fluid, a removable foot rest plate positioned within the basin, an impeller coupled to the basin, and a motor drivably coupled to the impeller. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168108 | Shower system A shower system includes a shower area defined by a shower stall or primary wall having at least one misting nozzle coupled thereto. The primary wall is enclosed by a shower stall housing or a secondary wall, whereby an air channel is defined between the shower stal... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168109 | Self-priming siphon tube for use with a toilet tank and bowl for maintaining a steady trickle flow of water through a supplying and unheated service line associated with the tank and bowl and method for installing the same A self-priming siphon tube for maintaining a trickle flow of fluid through a toilet tank reservoir and a toilet bowl. A water supply line is in fluid communication with the tank by virtue of a ball cock valve, the tank reservoir fluidly interconnects with the bowl b... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168110 | Paramedical transfer stretcher, harness and method This invention describes a transfer stretcher, harness and method designed to lift, transfer or support a person, more specifically a heavy weight, large size (oversize) person. Stretchers are generally used by hospitals or by rescue/emergency units to lift or carry... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168111 | Jacknife bed and couch for mobile vehicle A combination jackknife bed and couch for a mobile vehicle. The jackknife bed and couch allows drivers to wake up and fold their sheets and pillow away from a seamless sleeping surface without the need to remove the sheets, blankets, pillows or other bedding materia... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168113 | Adjustable dust ruffle A versatile dust ruffle includes means for vertically adjusting the position of the dust ruffle on any box spring and bed frame combination. Further, the dust ruffle includes means for adjusting the dust ruffle to fit the perimeter of any size mattress. One or more ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168114 | Medical device arm rest An arm positioning device for scanning devices and the like is described. The device has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first leg and a second leg. Each of the legs has a first end and a second end. The first end of each leg has a height less than the height of ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168115 | Lifting cushion and method for transferring a patient from a chair An inflatable lifting cushion for an articulated chair including a five-sided polygon capable that is longitudinally aligned on the seat and back of the chair. The cushion includes triangular side walls and at least one interior plenum having an air inlet port enabl... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168116 | Patient support apparatus having an air cell grid and associated method An apparatus (10) for supporting a patient during a medical procedure includes a bead bag (18) that is filled with compressible beads (20) and that forms a lower layer of the apparatus (10). The apparatus (10) also includes a layer... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168117 | Multi-stranded coil spring A spring assembly including a helical coil formed from a multi-strand cord. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168118 | Method for controlling spinning speed in drum-type washing machine Object of the present invention lies on improving a system stability by reducing an allowable eccentricity of laundry below a preset value when a spinning speed reaches to a maximum even if a voltage higher than a rated voltage is applied, by varying a maximum limit... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168119 | Aircraft passenger boarding bridge having a chute for transport of baggage between boarding bridge and ground level An improved aircraft passenger boarding bridge is constructed wherein the bridge cabin has at least one side wall in which is installed a baggage chute assembly pivotally attached at its lower end to the bridge cabin wall to permit the assembly to be pivoted outward... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168120 | Pressure-fed vacuum swimming pool cleaning robot An automatic swimming pool cleaning robot is disclosed, comprising a body, a suction head, an unstable valve, a suction pipe having an upper end, a recuperating filter connected to the upper end, and a venturi injector, wherein the unstable valve is activated to act... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168121 | Electric folding toothbrush An electric folding toothbrush in accordance with the present invention includes a handle and a power supply contained within the handle, an arm movably joined to the handle and having bristles disposed at one end thereof, a motor mechanism contained within the arm ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168122 | Reciprocating germicidal toothbrush and system A germicidal toothbrush that includes a head with perpendicularly aligned bristles made of an optical fiber capable of transmitting germicidal ultraviolet light. The toothbrush includes a main optical fiber that extends longitudinally inside the handle and terminate... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168123 | Flexible coupling for a brush assembly of a vehicle washing apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A flexible coupling device for connecting a motor to a shaft having a rotary brush mounted thereon in a vehicle washing apparatus includes a rubber sleeve, a metal cable embedded in the sleeve and a coil spring mounted around an outside of the sleeve. Connecting mea... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168124 | Grill brush and grill cleaning system An improved grill brush for cleaning grill grates and a cleaning system including a grill grate specifically adapted for use with the disclosed grill brush includes a head portion and a handle portion. A plurality of metallic bristles is mounted to and extends from ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168125 | Toothbrush A toothbrush includes a head and a handle, wherein the head has a plurality of dense packs of bristles surrounded by a plurality of tufts. The tufts can be inclined, extended farther from the head than the cleaning members to retain dentifrice, and at either end or ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168126 | Central vacuum cleaner having an energy recovery ventilator system A central vacuum assembly including a vacuum cleaning apparatus, a ventilation apparatus, a heat exchanger for transferring heat energy between air in the vacuum cleaning apparatus and air in the ventilation apparatus. Optionally, a fan for circulating air within th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168127 | Vacuum cleaner handle assemblies and adapters mating therewith Handle assembly for a vacuum cleaner including a handle portion having a tubular hand-gripping portion, a tubular wand-engaging portion and a metal tube extending from the wand-engaging portion. The handle portion defines a cavity at a rear for receiving an adapter ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168128 | Wand assembly for a domestic appliance A wand for a domestic appliance (e.g., a vacuum cleaner) includes a plurality of tubes which are dimensioned to telescope inside one another. Each tube is associated with a securing mechanism for securing the tube in an extended position with respect to another of t... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168129 | Surface cleaning device A surface cleaning device used with a vacuum cleaner nozzle inlet to clean a selected surface profile, includes a housing with a surrounding sidewall defining a housing interior. A divider is disposed within the housing interior, to separate into a first and second ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168130 | Gap adjustable bumper for glove box A bumper for absorbing impact when a glove box is opened/closed. The bumper is screwed on a crash pad so as to adjust a protruded degree, thereby being capable of easily regulating a T coordinate when a gap problem occurs. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168131 | Curtain corner supports An improved curtain corner support, is disclosed, which is slidably attached to a standard enclosure curtain rod in order to support and extend a curtain inward around the side corner, where the curtain meets the wall, of a shower stall, a booth or a similar enclosu... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168132 | Portable handheld work apparatus having thumb supports The invention relates to a portable handheld work apparatus including a chain saw, a vacuum/blower apparatus or the like. The work apparatus has a handle (2) for carrying and guiding the work apparatus (1). Thumb supports (4, 5) are provided on ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168133 | Hinge for a portable electronic device A hinge (300) includes a cam (32), a cam follower (30), a torsional spring (31), and a can (33). The cam includes a round flange (321), with a notch (321b) defined therein. The cam follower connects with the ca... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168134 | Opening and closing device An opening and closing device includes a fixed member, a movable member, a spring and a case. The fixed member is provided at a side with a fixed cam. The movable member is disposed so that it can rotate with respect to the fixed member, and provided at the side opp... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168135 | Rotary hinge mechanism of portable phone Disclosed is a hinge mechanism of portable phone having an advanced configuration, which can perform the opening operation and the rotating operation of a phone cover. The hinge mechanism comprises a housing to connect a phone body and a phone cover, which has a rot... | 01/30/2007 |
