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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7197770 | Rolling kneepad device A rolling kneepad having a weight transfer support assembly with swivel casters to support a user, a kneepad cushion provided above the support assembly to comfortably receive a user's knee, and a shin guard peripherally attached to the support assembly and extendin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197771 | Garment for preventing muscle strain A garment adapted for wear by persons desiring to maintain their arms in a fixed position along their upper body. The garment includes an upper portion, such as a shirt, adapted for wear on the upper body, and at least one hand portion, such as a glove. The shirt is... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197772 | Self-opening vent or pocket An article with a flexible substrate has a pocket or vent opening with a resealable closure such as a zipper, snaps, or hook and loop fasteners, which is operable between a closed position, in which the opening in the substrate is closed, and an open position, in wh... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197773 | Lightweight, disassemblable and interchangable protective headgear for wrestlers This invention relates to a protective headgear for use by wrestlers and other athletes who require protective covers for their ears during practice and contests. The headgear provides shock absorbency and protection for the ears and forehead in an easily adjustable... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197774 | Supplied air helmet having face seal with differentiated permeability A supplied air helmet 10 comprises a visor 14 and a face seal 12 that is secured to the visor. The face seal 12 includes a sealing member 18 and a frame member 16. The sealing member 18 extends radially inward from th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197775 | Bath lift A bath lift apparatus locatable near a bath to raise or lower a person sitting thereon. The lift apparatus features a support for positioning on the floor and a canopy mounted above the bathtub. Extending from the support is an arm capable of both translation and ro... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197776 | Holder device for shower nozzle or the like A holder device for attaching to a pipe of a shower nozzle includes an attaching device having a hooking member extended from a block for attaching onto the tube, a pipe having an upper portion secured to said block, a seat slidably attached onto the pipe and having... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197777 | Collar for a water pipe supply A flexible, plastic collar for sealing the space between a water supply line or pipe and a wall aperture, the collar including an annular, generally conical surface, a convex front face, a concave rear face, a centered opening provided with a sleeve for receiving an... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197778 | Patient transfer system A patient transfer system for transferring a patient to an operating table in a prone position from a supine position, and vice versa. The patient transfer system includes a chassis, a platen, and restraint/support system. The chassis has wheels secured thereto for ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197779 | Side rail assembly for beds Side rail assemblies for beds are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to adjustable side rail assemblies. The side rail assemblies discussed herein have an under-mount frame support for supporting a brace member, which has a coupling asse... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197780 | Universal hospital bed designed for nursing the immobile patients with additional bathing equipment The universal hospital bed designed for nursing the immobile patients with additional bathing equipment” belongs to the category of the health equipment, intended for the health institutions, gerontology institutions and family households. The essence of the inven... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197781 | Neck support The present invention is directed at a neck support comprising a top portion for receiving a user's head; a bottom portion having a pair of wings for resting on shoulders of said user; a middle portion, connecting said top potion to said bottom portion; said top and... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197782 | Nursing aid device and methods of use An improved nursing aid device and methods of using the device provide support over a person's lower abdominal area while also providing support for the person's arm while nursing in a chair or in a bed. The shape of the nursing aid device acts like a substitute “... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197783 | Appliance having a driving mechanism An appliance having a driving mechanism is provided, the appliance (10) comprising two rotatable portions (32, 34) which are rotatable by the driving mechanism (50) about an axis (40). The driving mechanism (50) comprises a gearbox... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197784 | Electric toothbrush An electric toothbrush includes a casing having a handle and a neck extending from the handle. A motor is situated within the handle and has an output shaft with an eccentric cam on it. A tuft block is located at a remote end of the neck. A rocker arm extends longit... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197785 | Connecting assembly for sweeping and wringing apparatus A connecting assembly for a sweeping and wringing apparatus is used in conjunction with a sweeping and wringing apparatus having a cleaning head, a main rod and a U-shaped wringing rod and comprises a connecting rod, having an upper end that is hingedly connected wi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197786 | Automatic vehicle washing apparatus wash brush An automatic vehicle washing apparatus wash brush includes a cover encircling a rotatable shaft. Spokes extending radially from the shaft fix the cover relative to the shaft. Upon rotation of the shaft, centrifugal forces urge the cover radially outwardly away from ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197787 | Hang-on mop wringer A wall-supported conical wringer for round-based string mops and method of making said wringer is provided with some new features integrated into a special mounting system which permits the conical wringer to be attached and held in a usable position at any kitchen ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197788 | Range hood cleaning assembly A range hood cleaning assembly utilizes compressed air to drive accumulated grease on range hood surfaces towards drainage holes. A plurality of air dispensers, preferably air hoses and directional nozzles, through which compressed air from at least one source of co... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197789 | Rotating and oscillating beater bar assembly for vacuum cleaners A beater bar assembly for use within a vacuum cleaner is disclosed. The beater bar assembly is capable of both axial oscillation (horizontal motion) and axial rotation, thereby providing an efficient cleaning motion. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197790 | Hinge including a gas strut A hinge which includes a gas strut. The hinge in one embodiment further includes a first control arm and a second control arm which is coupled to the first control arm. The gas strut in this one embodiment is coupled to both first and second control arms. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197791 | Adjustable door stop system An adjustable door stop system and method for a hinge mounted door having at least one hinge leaf connected to the door and at least one hinge leaf connected to the doorway. The door stop system includes a hinge pin having an axis about which the hinge leaves rotate... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197792 | Door handle for refrigerator The present invention relates to a door handle for a refrigerator. According to the present invention, a bar holder 41 of a door handle 40 includes a fixing portion 42 fixed to a front surface of a refrigerator door 30 and a coupling port... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197793 | Former head with adjustable needle rollers A former head allows processing of long fibers while achieving a carding action and a fibre distribution fulfilling high quality standards. The former head contains at least one needle roller. A mixture of air and fibers are injected above the horizontal plane of a ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197794 | Modular drip tray A modular drip tray for use in a casket includes a plurality of modules and an overlapping member. The plurality of modules are placed into a casket adjacent to each other and the overlapping member creates an overlap region that spans a portion of the two modules a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197795 | Method for hydrodynamic impingement on a web continuous material with water jets and nozzle beams for producing liquid jets The nozzle beam on a device for producing liquid jets in order to impinge said jets upon the fibres of a web of continuous material guided along the beam consists of a beam housing extending along the working width of the continuous web of fibre material, whereby tw... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197796 | Yarn withdrawal apparatus A yarn withdrawal apparatus for continuously withdrawing a yarn from a feed yarn package and then from a reserve package, where the trailing yarn end on the feed package is knotted to the leading end of the yarn on the reserve package. The transition of the yarn fro... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197797 | Method for manufacturing a vehicle door hinge A method for manufacturing a vehicle door hinge having a hinge axis, the method including providing a first hinge part having a first arm and a second arm axially spaced from the first arm, the hinge axis passing through the first arm and the second arm. The method ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197798 | Method of fabricating a composite apparatus A method for fabricating a piezoelectric macro-fiber composite actuator comprises making a piezoelectric fiber sheet by providing a plurality of wafers of piezoelectric material, bonding the wafers together with an adhesive material to form a stack of alternating la... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197799 | Method for manufacturing a piezoelectric device A method is provided for effectively manufacturing a piezoelectric device equipped with a piezoelectric film with a crystal orientation that is aligned in a desired direction. An interlayer that is bi-axially oriented is formed on a surface of a substrate by conduct... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197800 | Method of making a high impedance surface A high impedance surface and a method of making same. The surface includes a molded structure having a repeating pattern of holes therein and a repeating pattern of sidewall surfaces, the holes penetrating the structure between first and second major surfaces thereo... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197801 | Automotive vehicle seat insert There is disclosed a method of manufacturing an insert suitable for placement within a seat of an automotive vehicle. The insert preferably includes multiple layers, one of which includes a heater for providing an occupant of the seat with warmth. The insert also pr... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197802 | Control method for a finishing train and a finishing train According to a method, initial temperatures (T1) of strip points (101) are detected when the hot-rolled strip (6) is fed to the production line. The strip points (101) are monitored on their way through the production line. The hot-rolled... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197803 | Fixture and method for aligning a transition Aspects of the invention relate to a fixture and a method to assist in the alignment of the inlet end of a transition duct and a combustor component in a turbine engine. Among other things, the fixture can include a flange adapted for mounting to a combustor compone... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197804 | Method of making copper and carbon nanotube thermal conductor A thermal conductor is made of copper and carbon nanotubes powders that are compressed together and then cold rolled into sheets for aligning the carbon nanotubes for providing a composite matrix having a low coefficient of thermal expansion, high thermal conductivi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197805 | Embedment removal method Draft tube embedments of a hydroelectric turbine are removed for replacement and/or upgrading. Several shafts for saw wire access, forming a horizontal polygonal shape are drilled outside the draft ring and a circular slot cut below the bottom ring to meet the shaft... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197806 | Fastener for variable mounting A fastener assembly comprising a first wedge portion having an angled end, a second wedge portion having an angled end, and a fastener extending through the first wedge portion and the second wedge portion, wherein a portion of the fastener protrudes from one of the... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197807 | Castellated snap ring retention system and method The present invention provides a system and method for releasably retaining at least one coil spring. The present invention utilizes a circumferential castellation formed within a housing operable to receive within the notches formed by the castellation a compliment... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197808 | Process for forming a groove in a friction layer Device for forming of at least one groove (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98) in a friction layer (91) of a covered disk (90) for a force transmission aggregate, in particular for a disk clutch, with a rolling device (1, 11, 21, 31) with at leas... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197809 | Method for fabricating an helical stranded cable, particularly for mechanical motion transmission, and cable produced by that method A method for fabricating a stranded cable particularly for mechanical motion transmission, which cable is composed of multiple strands or wires, helically wound around a common longitudinal axis, including the steps of: a—winding... | 04/03/2007 |
