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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7191470 | Torso garment The present invention provides a garment for playing paintball which is a torso-covering garment having at least two mirror-image gripping regions each containing one or more gripping areas that bear a plurality of raised tacky protrusions on one or more portions of... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191471 | Item of apparel A machine washable suit jacket or other tailored garment having a machine washable outer material with crease memory. Sections of the outer material may be sewn together with machine washable thread, and seams of such sections may have pucker preventing tapes fused ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191472 | Cold proof glove and glove provided wear A cold proof glove characterized in that a receiving bag portion is provided in a hand back portion of a glove member, a mitten type cover member for covering substantially all of the glove member from its finger tip to its bottom portion is arranged and received in... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191473 | Sanitary washing apparatus When a user sets water power using a water power adjustment switch in a remote control device, a controller controls the period of pressure fluctuations, the width of pressure fluctuations, and the central pressure of the discharge pressure of a pump on the basis of... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191474 | Automatic shampoo machine There is a demand for an automatic shampoo machine used in beauty solons and the like which dispenses with an all-purpose chair to be prepared separately and has a better appearance and an improved feeling of use. In an automatic shampoo machine 1, a s... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191475 | Retractable showerhead A showerhead is connected to a length of flexible weighed hose which is run through the shower wall. The showerhead may be pulled away from the wall and the hose extended out from the wall accordingly. When showerhead is replaced in a bracket against the wall the ho... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191476 | Multi-functional switching apparatus for bathroom showers A multi-functional switching apparatus for bathroom showers comprises first/second control valves, first/second adjusting valve units, first/second control valve spindle units, and first/second handle units wherein the second control valve has a coupling portion flu... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191477 | Medical assist device A medical assist device relocates patients from a first support such as a bed to a second support such as a chair or wheelchair. Upon location of the assist device to a position adjacent such first support, the patient may stand on a rotatable platform of the assist... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191478 | Sleeping devices comprising a combination of down filling and a temperature regulating material The present invention relates to a sleeping device, such as a pillow, mattress or quilt, wherein the sleeping device is adapted to be used by a person during rest and comprises a first layer of a material having temperature regulating properties and a second layer o... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191479 | Hospital bed capable of changing bed sheet without moving the patient A hospital bed that changes bed sheets without moving the patient. It is composed of a bedstead (including a headboard, a footboard and a bed frame), a deformable bed top, a spool rack and roller shafts on both sides; the ends of the deformable bed top are fixed on ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191480 | Mattress or cushion structure An apparatus is configured to support at least a portion of a body thereon. The apparatus includes a base portion and a three dimensional engineered material, the three dimensional engineered material and the base cooperate to provide support for the body. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191481 | Airbed This invention provides an improved bed. The bed comprises a top sheet, a bottom sheet connected with the top sheet, and at least one coil beam. The coil beam further comprises a first fastener attached to the top sheet, a second fastener attached to the bottom shee... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191482 | Patient support A patient support is disclosed including a spacing structure and a base portion. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191483 | Composite foam mattress assembly A method of building and marketing composite foam mattress assemblies and a resulting bed in which the properties of the mattress may be modified in the sectors of the mattress and in the zones of the mattress. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191484 | Laundry appliance A laundry appliance comprises a drum for receiving a load of articles. The drum comprises at least two rotatable drum portions and a drive which is capable of rotating the drum so as to cause relative rotation between the drum portions. A controller monitors and con... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191485 | Lawn waste sweeper with recirculating airstream A vacuum sweeper includes a blower for pulling debris in a stream of air through a vacuum duct, past the blower, out a blower discharge duct and into a hopper. Debris settles to the bottom of the hopper and the air exits the hopper through a return air duct having a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191486 | Cleaning pad A cleaning pad is adapted to be releasably retained on a cleaning implement which includes on its cleaning head either multiple strips of pile-type fastener material or a plurality of attachment structures. The cleaning pad includes a top layer constructed of polyet... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191487 | Vehicle wiper apparatus with energy absorption collapsible pivot shaft A wiper apparatus for a vehicle window has a wiper arm pivot rotatably mounted in a pivot holder fixedly securable to vehicle structure. An end portion of the wiper arm pivot normally extends exteriorly of an impact line defined by vehicle structure. The wiper arm p... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191488 | Device for setting up central vacuum cleaning installations A device for simple setting up of stationary central vacuum cleaning installations in dwellings or the like. The device is in the form of a housing (6) with the purpose of accommodating a conventional vacuum cleaner (7) of the type that comprises an in... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191489 | Integrated cleaning apparatus An integrated apparatus for carpet cleaning, pressure washing, air duct cleaning and inspection, portable welding, moisture abatement and other building maintenance and repair services, in which a gas engine mounts to a frame and has a drive shaft that extends from ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191490 | Soil collection receptacle attaching/detaching apparatus for cyclone vacuum cleaner and vacuum cleaner having the same Disclosed is a soil collection receptacle attaching/detaching apparatus for a cyclone vacuum cleaner, which allows only a soil collection receptacle to be attached to or detached from a cyclone unit that includes a cyclone body as well as the soil collection recepta... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191491 | Hinge connector having a shaft member of a simple structure and electronic apparatus including the hinge connector In a hinge connector including a shaft member and a flexible board coupled thereto, the shaft member has a first shaft extending in a first direction and a second shaft extending from the first shaft in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The fl... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191492 | Swivel structure having direction indication A swivel structure having direction indication is described. The swivel structure includes a first swivel base and a second swivel base. The first swivel base has at least a window and the second swivel base has at least a first direction indication mark and at leas... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191493 | Grab handle and bezel assembly A grab handle and bezel assembly includes a bezel and a grab handle capable of being received within the bezel. The grab handle is generally non-circular in cross section for properly locating the grab handle within the bezel and for preventing rotation of the grab ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191494 | Stabilizer for rotary tools The stabilizer apparatus for a power head attachment for rotationally powered tools in which a housing supports a stabilizer apparatus including a stabilizer collar rotatable to selected positions relative to the input shaft of the head attachment and a stabilizer a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191495 | Device for fastening, quick unfastening, safety release and adjustment of straps for walking sticks, ski poles, hiking canes and the like A device is provided for the fastening, quick unfastening, safety release and adjustment of straps for the handles of walking sticks, ski poles, hiking canes and the like. The device includes a buckle (2), on which are wound the strap (3) and a wedge (... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191496 | Formed wire dead-end appliance for high temperature linear bodies An appliance is provided for terminating high temperature conductors. The appliance includes a clevis member, a first set of aluminum elongate helically formed reinforcement members, and first and second U-shaped dead-end members having leg portions formed of an alu... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191497 | Assembly of waterproof zip and tapes A method of sealing the join between two tapes to which the teeth of a waterproof zip are attached and two edges of a garment composed of a first or waterproof layer and a second or fabric layer, which comprises: a) applying to a first side of each tape, a strip of ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191498 | Cremation urn Cremation urns for storing and displaying cremated remains, including methods of forming such devices, are disclosed. A cremation urn in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention may include an urn assembly coupled to an extending below a mineral slab. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191499 | Memorial urn A combination memorial and storage urn for cremated remains is disclosed, and may include a separate container/support and a pedestal for displaying the memorial. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191500 | Disposable nonwoven undergarments The present invention relates to a soft feeling, aesthetically pleasing, and form-fitting disposable nonwoven undergarment for men, women, and youths, and optionally comprises a protective panel for those individuals with mild incontinence conditions. It is the obje... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191501 | Differentially entangled nonwoven fabric The invention is directed to a hydroentangled nonwoven fabric, the outer surface of which exhibits highly entangled fibers whereas the inner layer exhibits lightly entangled fibers. In particular, the present invention contemplates that a fabric is formed from a fib... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191502 | Current collector with penetrating holes of complicated shape for use in a secondary battery and manufacturing process thereof There is provided a current collector for use in a secondary battery on which active material coated on both sides of a metal foil are difficult to drop out. The metal foil is provided with a large number of penetrating holes, the periphery of which are forme... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191503 | Method of manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator A method for making a piezoelectric actuator comprises coating at least one of a first surface and a second surface of a piezoelectric element with a polyimide adhesive. The piezoelectric element is then heated to dry the adhesive. Afterwards, the piezoelectric elem... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191504 | Universal bushing tool and method of use A universal bushing tool for removing bushings of various diameters from machine assemblies is disclosed. The present tool comprises a handle, a plurality of interchangeable handle extensions, a plurality of sets of interchangeable wedge segments, and a plurality of... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191505 | Sealed sensor housing and method of making A sealed sensor housing for use in measuring the concentration of an additive or impurity in gasoline comprises a housing body of metal formed by a deformation process with no substantial machining, and the housing body is joined together with an inlet tube, an outl... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191506 | Method of installing an electronic display device on a vehicle Disclosed is a display device, elongate mount, and display module for displaying alphanumeric information to passengers of a mass transit vehicle. The display modules are mounted along a single edge to a elongate mount. The elongate mount includes at least one end c... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191507 | Method of producing a wireless communication device A method for manufacturing wireless communication devices for use in tracking or identifying other items comprises a number of cutting techniques that allow the size of the antenna for the wireless communication device. Further, the chip for the wireless communicati... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191508 | Method for manufacturing thin-film magnetic head sliders A method for manufacturing thin-film magnetic head sliders is disclosed. Initially, an elastic layer, which may be made of poly-dimethyl siloxane (PDMS), is spun on a wafer and is thermally cured. Then, a resist layer is spun on the elastic layer. Both the resist la... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191509 | Method for adjusting the switch-gap between the contact tongues of a reeds switch The invention relates to a method for adjusting the switch-gap between the overlapping metal tongues of a reed switch contained in a glass envelope, in which a beam of radiation energy is directed through the envelope onto a localised area of at least one of the ton... | 03/20/2007 |
