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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7260850 | Banded goggles for a winter sports helmet Eyewear, such as goggles, includes a frame, a lens supported by the frame, and an outrigger that is pivotally mounted to sides of the frame. An elastic band is mounted to the outrigger. The elastic band is made from two band arms that are connected on one end to for... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260851 | Apron and method for using the same An apron and method for using the same is provided. In one embodiment, the apron includes a body covering having an exterior facing side and an interior facing side. An elastic strap is attached to the interior facing side along a first side edge of the body coverin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260852 | Wraparound swimsuit A swimsuit especially adapted for use by elderly and physically challenged women includes a one-piece body having an upper wraparound portion and a lower trunk portion. The upper portion includes first and second panels or flaps that overlap one another and include ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260853 | Odor absorbing system and method An odor absorbing system for use by a person to reduce odor emanation from the person into an environment surrounding the person includes an article of clothing that is configured to be worn by the person and an odor absorbing insert removably attached to the articl... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260854 | Protective eyewear A protective eyewear apparatus including a base substantially oval in shape, an upper bar connected to the base, a lower bar connected to the base, and a main support bar connected to the upper bar and the lower bar. Another embodiment includes two eyepieces attache... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260855 | Portable individual collapsible latrine A portable, individual, collapsible latrine especially suitable for outdoor use including military personnel. The latrine comprises a pair of generally rectangular shaped members, preferably of a molded plastic material, fitting one inside the other and hingedly con... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260856 | Stackable cot assembly In certain preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a cot assembly that includes side pieces, supporting end pieces and bedding material. Preferably the cot assembly holds the end pieces a spaced apart distance, and in one feature allows a side piece to... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260857 | Conformable blanket The present invention is directed to a blanket having at least one snap stick inserted into or onto the blanket to maximize the surface area of the blanket that contacts the user. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260858 | Toddler bed safety top sheet A bed safety sheet for use on mattresses and particularly beneficial for use on a toddler bed is disclosed. The bed safety sheet includes a securement pocket at one end and side flaps along opposed sides which drape down over opposed sides of the mattress. The side ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260859 | Baby diaper changing station A diaper changing station includes a support platform configured for supporting a child and having a bottom surface and side surfaces. The support platform is hingedly fixable at an edge with respect to a wall to move between an open position and a closed position a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260860 | Mattress system for a hospital bed A mattress system for a hospital bed including a mattress and a control system. The mattress system may include a mattress including a core bladder, a width bladder and a vacuum device to apply a vacuum to the width bladder. The mattress is adapted to support a heav... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260861 | Pallet-ramp coupling apparatus and method An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for integrating the steps of securing and aligning a ramp to the pallet. A pallet mounting bracket secures to a pallet and mates with a corresponding ramp mounting bracket secured to a ramp. A pallet mounting bracket in... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260862 | Baby bottle and nipple cleaning apparatus Apparatus 10 discloses a baby bottle 44 and nipple 46 cleaner having a plurality of interchangeable brush members 14 that attach to an electrically operated handle 12 that serves to oscillate or rotate the brushes to more effective... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260863 | Surgical scrub brush and cleaner apparatus A scrub brush-sponge includes a base provided with a recessed peripheral lip, which has a plurality of attenuated regions configured to minimize the resistance of the base to external bending forces, and a sponge coupled to the base and made from polymeric material,... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260864 | Attachment mechanism to removably and securely retain a cleaning implement attachment on a wringer mop A cleaning attachment which removably holds the cleaning implement such as a scrubber pad or a scrub brush in place on a wringer mop head and will not fall off during the vigorous scrubbing or brushing action because it is locked in place by means of a novel attachi... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260865 | Twist mop Disclosed is a twist mop having a shaft, an operating member a rotatable with respect to the shaft, a mop element, and a device for releasably restricting relative rotation of the shaft and the operating member to one direction during the wringing operation. The dev... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260866 | Device for clearing rain gutters A gutter-clearing tool having a scoop-plate and a top-plate where the front end of the top-plate is pivotally attached to the top end of the scoop-plate, and the top plate is attached to a rod. A pivot joint allows the scoop-plate to close upwardly toward the top pl... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260867 | Bagless dust box for vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner is provided including a housing, a nozzle inlet, a suction generator carried on the housing and a dust box carried on the housing. Additionally, a partition is provided dividing the dust box into a coarse particle dirt collecting chamber and a fine ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260868 | Simple dust collector A simple dust collector includes a housing, a base plate horizontally separating the interior of the housing to form a motor chamber for fix a motor to rotate a fan covered by a fan cover under the base plate. A sucking passageway and a wind-exhausting hole are form... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260869 | Accessory assembly for vacuum cleaners An accessory assembly for a vacuum cleaner comprises: an accessory body; a crevice attachment and an upholstery attachment, both formed integrally with the accessory body; and a dusting attachment disposed on the accessory body, the dusting attachment being slidably... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260870 | Associated strap of a composite restraint system for securing freight A composite restraint system composed of a composite restraint strap, a patch and a tensioning tool for restraining freight during transportation. The composite restraint strap includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a plurality of strand... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260871 | Ventable interlocking closure strip The invention generally relates to interlocking closure devices including two closure elements arranged to be interlocked over a predetermined length. The closure elements permit the venting of fluids when the closure elements are in their occluded vented position. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260872 | Casket ornament attachment system and method A decorative ornament is attached to a casket having an ornament attachment plate. The ornament may be attached to corner member or other portion of the casket. Each ornament attachment plate has a pair of grooves including a straight groove and a curved groove for ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260873 | Method of setting up a beam winder An apparatus and method for winding a sheet of aligned parallel yarns onto a beam is described. The beam winder utilizes a circularly arced yarn spool rack that feeds each yarn with air flow to an alignment comb through associated guide tubes. The distance between e... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260874 | System, apparatus, and method of reducing production loss for textured yarn and other related methods A yarn texturizing system, apparatus, and methods of reducing production loss or increasing production speed in a continuous textured yarn production process are provided. The system includes a yarn supply, a yarn stuffing container to produce textured yarn periodic... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260875 | Ceramic nozzle and apparatus for stuffer box crimping a synthetic multifilament yarn A stuffer box yarn crimping apparatus for crimping a synthetic multifilament yarn 14. The apparatus includes a feed nozzle 2 which comprises a divided nozzle body, consisting of two molded ceramic components 1. Preferably, the molded ceramic com... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260877 | Boring and turning mill A boring and turning mill, comprising a nonrotatable tool ram, a rotationally drivable tool spindle in the tool ram, an auxiliary head which can be attached to the tool ram in a nonrotatable manner, two work slides arranged in opposition to each other and displaceab... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260878 | Ball joint A ball joint includes: a ball stud having a spherical ball part and a shank part extending from the spherical ball part; a bearing cupping the spherical ball part of the ball stud; and a housing holding the bearing therein. The housing is provided with a recess in a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260879 | Wheel bearing on an axle body for vehicles The invention concerns a method for mounting a wheel on an axle housing in the form of an axle tube for vehicles, in particular commercial vehicles. The wheel is fixed with, for example, wheel bolts to a wheel hub, pivoting on the axle stub of the axle tube, and the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260880 | Method for manufacturing a stator core for a dynamoelectric machine A method of manufacturing a stator core for a dynamo-electric machine by preparing a cylindrical laminated body by winding into a helical shape a continuous first sheet formed by press-punching from a strip-shaped first magnetic steel sheet material, preparing a plu... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260881 | Method for manufacturing a stator core for a dynamoelectric machine A method of manufacturing a stator core for a dynamo-electric machine, by preparing a cylindrical laminated body by winding into a helical shape a continuous first sheet formed by press-punching from a first magnetic steel sheet material. Preparing a plurality of se... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260882 | Methods for making electronic devices with small functional elements supported on a carriers Methods for making electronic devices with small functional elements supported on a carrier are presented. One method of making an electronic assembly is by first providing the following: a web of flexible material having a plurality of recesses, where each of the r... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260883 | Method for forming a winding for a three-phase transformer A preferred embodiment of a three-phase transformer includes a first, a second, and a third winding leg, and a first, a second, and a third winding positioned around the respective first, second, and third winding legs. The first, second, and third windings each inc... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260884 | Method of manufacturing a drum assembly associated with video tape machine A method of manufacturing a drum assembly associated with a digital betacam video tape machine is disclosed. The method includes providing a helical scan drum assembly having a stationary upper drum, a stationary lower drum and a plurality of rotating read/write hea... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260885 | System and method for rigidly coupling a disk drive to a chassis of a computer Embodiments of the present invention pertain to a method of manufacturing a disk drive coupling apparatus for rigidly coupling a disk drive to a chassis of a computer. In one embodiment, a disk drive to chassis coupler is formed and a disk drive to chassis coupler e... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260886 | Fastening a magnetic disk to a hub structure Embodiments of the invention provide a clamping mechanism capable of clamping a magnetic disk by an accurate fastening force. In one embodiment, a magnetic disk fastening method includes the steps of: mounting a magnetic disk on a hub structure, setting a thin plate... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260887 | Apparatus for controlling the lapping of a slider based on an amplitude of a readback signal produced from an externally applied magnetic field The lapping of a slider is controlled based on an amplitude of a readback signal which is produced from an externally applied magnetic field. A lapping plate is used to lap a slider which includes at least one magnetic head having a read sensor. During the lapping, ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260888 | Fabricating method of keypad assembly A keypad assembly including a substrate, a metal layer, a patterned light-shielding layer, a light-transparent material layer and a keypad circuit module is provided. Said substrate has a first surface and a second surface and the metal layer is disposed on the firs... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260889 | Coating compositions having antiseize properties for disassemblable socket/pin and/or threaded connections The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising a) at least one binder and b) at least one substance which releases gases at elevated temperature, and c) at least one friction-reducing additive. With the aid of the coating compositions of th... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260890 | Methods for fabricating three-dimensional all organic interconnect structures The present invention includes methods for making liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) interconnect structures using a high temperature and low temperature single sided liquid crystalline polymer LCP where both the high and low temperature LCP are drilled to form a z-ax... | 08/28/2007 |
