Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7188370 | Protective device A protective device is disclosed that may have the configuration of a leg protector, for example. As a leg protector, the protective device includes a knee portion, a first thigh portion, and a second thigh portion. The first thigh portion is positioned adjacent the... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188371 | Aquatic garment having an ergonomically curved opening A garment, such as an article of aquatic sportswear, that includes a torso-forming portion having a front surface and a rear surface, and which is provided with openings for the passage of the head, legs, and arms. The garment includes an opening in the form of a sl... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188372 | Infant-supporting privacy nursing apron A nursing apron that covers an infant being breastfed to thereby afford privacy to the nursing mother, and that also provides at least partial support to the nursing infant. The apron is made from a piece of material having a top end, a bottom end, and opposite side... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188373 | Fastening devices for chain mail protective gloves A mail chain protective glove consisting of a part designed to cover the hand, extended by a full sleeve-like part devoid of lateral slot, designed to be urged to cover part of the wrist zone, which wrist portion is extended optionally by a cuff protecting the forea... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188374 | Hat with scarf A hat member has a lower rim with a scarf attached thereto which extends between the temple areas around the back of the head. The scarf has and eye edge proximate the lower part of the eye sockets and extends from there to an area proximate the juncture of the neck... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188375 | Infant protective head covering A multi-component and multi-layer infant protective head covering including flexible layers and extensible connections. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188376 | Flexible sleeve for connection to a plumbing fixture An improved water closet flange for connection to a plumbing fixture is described. The improved flange comprises an anchoring element or outer flange, connected to a flexible conduit tube or flexible sleeve, in which is attached an O-ring type of gasket. The improve... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188377 | Hand-operable pump A pump having a vessel with a hollow interior. An adaptor may be associated with the vessel and include an opening that facilitates selective flow of fluid relative to the interior. A piston may be slidably mounted within the vessel's interior and movable relative t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188378 | Swimming pool immersed light fixture A lighting system for use with an above-ground swimming pool includes a water access fixture extending through an aperture in the pool wall, for connection with the pool circulation system; and incorporates a sealed light assembly with a translucent cover; secured i... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188379 | Combination air and spring mattress for a sofa sleeper This invention is directed to a mattress assembly for use in a sofa sleeper. The mattress assembly has an outer shell and an inner support received within the outer shell. The shell includes a lower panel, a sidewall, and a cover that fit together to form a cavity t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188380 | Fabricated bedstead member This invention relates to a fabricated bedstead, in particular a fabricated bedstead that is applicable to a metal sofa bed or a bunk bed. The invention mainly comprises a bedstead that is made of different lengths of cannular shafts. The invention enables respectiv... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188381 | Prayer cushion A portable prayer cushion comprises a top surface partitioned to a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion including first and second loop lines each having a foremost. A first imaginary line through the first foremost point toward the rear portion is su... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188382 | Ankle bolster This device is made to protect the bony surfaces of a foot from prolonged pressure and ultimate skin breakdown. It consists of a cylinder of dense foam that is fitted to encompass the lower leg of a user from the knee to the ankle. When in place on the leg a of a us... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188383 | Adaptable cab floor engagement assembly for commuter and conventional jet aircraft An engagement structure adapted for securement to the end of an aircraft boarding bridge includes a floor, a first floor panel rotatably associated with the floor, and a second floor panel displaceably associated with the floor. The second floor panel is preferably ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188384 | Lint removal apparatus with pull tab for adhesive coated sheets A pull tab is formed at a separable edge of each of a plurality of individually separable sheets of outwardly faced adhesive tape wound into a roll by a non-adhesive portion carried on the adhesive layer of the tape to facilitate gripping and removal of an outermost... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188385 | Pick brush A utility brush including a plastic body with plastic bristles and a grip portion. A stainless steel pick device is molded into the grip portion of the plastic brush body which may be used as either a pick or a scraper. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188386 | Manual cleaning device A manual cleaning device has a support and a cover therefor. The device improves upon currently used manual cleaning devices in such a way that it is more suitable for removing dirt from places which are difficult to access, such as edges or joints, and it can provi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188387 | Vehicle detailing attachment A vehicle cleaning apparatus adapted to be connected to a flexible hose of a wet vac, and having a separate connection for attaching a hose to a supply of water in which the working end of the attachment can be operated with one hand with great maneuverability insid... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188388 | Vacuum cleaner with detachable cyclonic vacuum module A multi-use vacuum cleaner capable of use as an upright vacuum or as a detachable vacuum module further comprising a cyclonic dirt separator has a detachable vacuum module selectively mounted to the base and support member of an upright vacuum cleaner. The vacuum mo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188389 | Dirt collecting system for a floor care appliance The invention is a floor care appliance such as vacuum cleaner having several embodiments of a dirt particle separating and collecting system removably inserted and sidewardly disposed into a recess in the floor care appliance's housing. One embodiment of the dirt p... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188390 | Adjustable hinge for a glass door An adjustable hinge is mounted on a doorframe, holds a glass door and has a stationary bracket and a clamp assembly. The stationary bracket is mounted securely on the doorframe and has a sliding actuator. The clamp assembly is mounted rotatably on the stationary bra... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188391 | Hinge assembly for flat panel display appliance Disclosed is a hinge assembly capable of adjusting a tilting angle of a display in a display appliance. The hinge assembly includes a movable plate fixed to a rear side of the display and having a through-hole, a stationary plate coupled to a stand for the display a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188392 | Spring fastener with highly improved lever/angle pulling force A spring fastener characterized by a structure having a cavity in which the rib of a first part, such as a plastic panel for example, like a pillar, may be engaged, and is also suitable to be engaged reversibly in a slot of second part, such as a metal sheet for exa... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188393 | Fastener device A fastener device for connecting a first component to a second component comprises a clip having a flange and a shank, and a retaining plate cooperable with the clip to embrace the first component between the flange and the retaining plate when the shank is passed t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188394 | Hollow ribbed slider for a reclosable pouch A slider is provided that may be oriented on a closure assembly of a reclosable pouch to open and/or close the pouch. The slider includes a top portion and at least two side walls. A channel is formed between the side walls for receiving the closure assembly of the ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188395 | Slide fastener A stopper portion has a minute protrusion on part of an outer peripheral face except a side face in the length direction of a fastener tape. This protrusion is a rib-like protrusion extended linearly in the length direction of the fastener tape formed on a vertex of... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188396 | Method for making a mushroom-type hook strip for a mechanical fastener A mushroom-type hook strip for a hook-and-loop fastener has a flexible backing of thermoplastic resin and, integral with backing, an array of upstanding stems distributed across at least one face of the backing, each having a mushroom head. The stems have a molecula... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188397 | Flame-retardant imaged nonwoven fabric A method of forming flame-retardant nonwoven fabrics by hydroentanglement includes providing a precursor web. The precursor web is subjected to hydroentanglement on a three-dimensional image transfer device to create a patterned and imaged fabric. Treatment with a f... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188398 | Method for improving the magnitude of compressive stress developed in the surface of a part This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for performing the method of inducing compressive residual stress along the surface of a part. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the method includes burnishing or deep rolling a surface using a first an... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188399 | Method of fitting flush glazing In the disclosed method of fitting a fixed flush glazed window of a high-speed rail vehicle, a first edge of the window is first placed from the exterior of the vehicle in a groove situated on a horizontal portion of the window frame, after which the window is tilte... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188400 | Method for mounting units for an avionic display An improved device and method for mounting an avionic system is shown. The design provides varying locations of key components, which allows a single mounting system to be used with several varieties and configurations of aircraft within the crowded confines of an i... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188401 | Motor case In a motor case 1, recesses 8 are formed in inner surfaces of upper and bottom surface portions 2 and 3 (which are spaced from each other by a distance smaller than the distance between left and right side surface portions 4 and | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188402 | Disc centering device A disc centering device includes a base plate, a chuck which is installed on the base plate, a hub unit which is detachably engaged to the chuck and in which a plurality of discs are stacked, disc pushers which are slidably provided outside the hub unit, and include... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188403 | Manufacturing method of armature comprising core constituted by assembling split core members The armature of a motor comprises a core constituted by assembling a plurality of split core members. Each split core member has at least two teeth. The method for manufacturing the armature comprises the steps of: winding a conductive wire on each tooth of each spl... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188404 | Method for fabricating a resistor An inexpensive fine resistor which do not require dimensional classifications of discrete substrates, eliminating a process of replacing a mask according to a dimensional ranking of each discrete substrate as in the prior art. The resistor includes discrete substrat... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188405 | Pin removal structure used in printed circuit board drilling machine A pin removal structure used in printed circuit board drilling machine comprised of a main body, a first driving member, a first driving rod, a collet member, a lower mounting cover, a socket, a second driving member, a plurality of second driving rods, and an air p... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188406 | Methods of manufacturing enhanced electrical cables Disclosed are methods of manufacturing electrical cables. In one embodiment of the invention, method for manufacturing a wellbore cable includes providing at least one insulated conductor, extruding a first polymeric material layer over the insulated conductor, serv... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188407 | Brush assembly A brush assembly (10) for a miniature electric motor has a beryllium copper strip brush arm (14) and a graphite material brush head (12) moulded to an end thereof. The brush arm (14) has a number of apertures. The brush head (12) h... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188408 | Method of making a straddle mount connector A method of making an electrical connector includes the steps of: providing a connector body (2) having an insert (5) defining a recessed area (54a) at one side and a number of channels (54b) at an opposite side; assembling ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188409 | Method for rejecting component during a placement cycle The present invention features a method wherein a component in a multi-head component placement machine is rejected during the placement cycle. A component is imaged and the image processed using an automated vision system. The image processing determines whether th... | 03/13/2007 |
