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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7272860 | Protective face shield adjustment system A system and apparatus for protecting the face of a user while allowing for adjustment of the size of the protected area are described. A protective face shield includes a substantially flat, at least partially transparent, waterproof sheet material of a shape confi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272861 | Face-mask neck sash A method to manufacture a neck sash of elastic insulating material unitarily formed with a face-mask so as to contour and comfortably shelter the user's throat and upper sternum area against adverse weather conditions. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272862 | Pant cuff protecting device and method A pant cuff protecting device includes a clip member that has a central section and a first leg and a second leg each attached to and extending away from the central section so that the clip member is U-shaped. Each of the first and second legs has an inner surface ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272863 | Handled toilet seat A toilet seat and handle combination comprising a toilet seat and at least one handle. The toilet seat has an upper side and a bottom side, right and left sides, and at least one groove located in the bottom side. The handle comprises at least one section that fits ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272864 | Flushing flow distributor for a flushing cistern, flushing system having a flushing flow distributor of this type and toilet system having a flushing flow distributor The flushing flow distributor has a first channel (21) which is to be connected to a discharge (45) of the flushing cistern (4), and a second and a third channel (24, 25, 69). The second channel (24) and the third channel (25 | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272865 | Support and method of using the same An apparatus or support having a frame that can be disposed in an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The frame includes a first end portion, a second end portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, and several connectors. Each of the con... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272866 | Attachment mechanism for medical patient platform A medical procedural patient platform includes a peripheral edge that can receive a medical patient platform extension. The medical procedural patient platform peripheral edge includes a generally male connecting portion that can receive a female connecting portion ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272867 | Windshield wiper system with drive arm This invention relates to windshield wiper system which utilizes a flexible drive arm for withstanding bending loads applied to a wiper. The drive arm may be made of a pull-molded composite material having a relatively low modulus of elasticity and a relatively high... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272868 | Robot cleaner and method for operating the same A robot cleaner includes a suction device installed within a cleaner body, that sucks dirt on a floor; a driver that moves the cleaner body; a detector mounted at the cleaner body, that detects a height between a bottom of the cleaner body and the floor; and a contr... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272869 | Ergonomic multi-functional cleaning machine The ergonomic multi-functional cleaning machine includes a fresh liquid tank, a waste recovery tank positioned atop the fresh liquid tank, and a vacuum source for enabling a soil-containing fluid to be vacuumed into the waste recovery tank. The machine further inclu... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272870 | Secondary introduction of fluid into vacuum system An apparatus and method for minimizing the accumulation of soil and debris within a vacuum system of a surface maintenance machine is disclosed. A secondary fluid, such as pressurized cleaning solution, is sprayed into the vacuum system in order to reduce soil and d... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272871 | Dirt vessel equipped with cleaning plunger A vacuum cleaner is provided including a housing, a nozzle inlet, a suction generator carried on the housing and a dirt vessel carried on the housing. The dirt vessel includes a sidewall and an open end. A plunger is received in the dirt vessel. The plunger is selec... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272872 | Vacuum cleaner with articulated suction port assembly A suction port assembly of a vacuum cleaner is connected with a cleaner body by an extended flow passage and draws in air and dust from a surface being cleaned when the cleaner is in operation. The suction port assembly includes a suction head having a suction hole ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272873 | Sill plate retainer A resilient clip is provided for engaging a dog house coupling feature of a trim component. The resilient clip has a mating member for engaging a hole defined in a body panel. The resilient clip includes a triangular mating feature that is positioned relative to the... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272874 | Cremation urn convertible into a birdhouse A cremation container convertible into a birdhouse includes an inner chamber for at least temporarily storing cremation ashes therein, an end face having a first opening in communication with the inner chamber, a peripheral side surface extending from the end face a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272875 | Decorative cover for casket shell flange A casket comprises a shell having a pair of opposed side walls, a pair of opposed end walls, and an upwardly facing flange, a lid closeable upon the edge of the shell, and a cover securable to the shell and concealing the flange when the lid is open, the cover being... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272876 | Method for fabricating laminate-type dielectric element A method of producing a laminated dielectric element of high quality, free of delamination. A method of producing a laminated dielectric element 1 by alternately laminating dielectric ceramic layers 12 and base metal electrode layers 13, compris... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272877 | Adjustment method and apparatus for a boring tool Method and apparatus for adjusting the position of a cutting tool. In one embodiment, a boring tool includes a coupling member which is driven by a CNC boring machine, and a sliding tool holder which is slidably coupled to the coupling member. A frictional force res... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272878 | Cam actuated clamp apparatus A cam actuating clamp. The clamp has first and second jaws, with one of the jaws including a surface forming a fulcrum and the other one of the jaws including a projecting arm which contacts the fulcrum when the clamp is in an open position. The clamp is moved from ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272879 | Glass molding die, renewal method thereof, and glass fabricated by the molding die A molding die for molding glass and renewal method thereof. The molding die includes a substrate, a nickel-phosphorous alloy layer, with phosphorous content 30 wt % or less, overlying the substrate, an intermediate layer overlying the nickel-phosphorous alloy layer,... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272880 | Distributed load edge clamp An arrangement for clamping a flat plate to a flat surface includes juxtaposing the plate to the flat surface. An axially-movable wedging element defining a surface fitted with wedges is fixed against motion in other than a direction of elongation, and is forced to ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272881 | Production installation A production installation comprises a loading transport means with a transport rail connecting processing machines. It also comprises workpiece grippers for supplying the processing machines with workpieces to be processed and for removing processed workpieces from ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272882 | Multiple table routing machine with roller hold-down A routing machine including a plurality of worktables for supporting at least a first workpiece and a second workpiece, a hold down assembly, and a toolhead assembly for machining the first workpiece on one of the worktables and then machining the second workpiece o... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272883 | Methods of forming an electrical connection in a magnetic head using a damascene process In one illustrative example disclosed, a method for use in making a magnetic head involves forming a thermal-assist heater for the magnetic head; forming a plurality of coil layers of a write coil using a damascene process; and simultaneously forming an electrical c... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272884 | Design and fabrication of inductors on a semiconductor substrate The present invention is directed to an inductor fabricated above a substrate surface comprising a first set of inductors in a lower dielectric layer, a second set of inductors in an upper dielectric layer, and interconnects extending between the first and second se... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272885 | Method of manufacturing surge arrestor The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing surge arrestors, the method including stacking varistors; and forming a coating of composite material on the stack. Between these steps, also included is placing a bead of flexible, adhesive, and dielectric ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272886 | Bearing press support adaptor A support adaptor assembly for a bearing press comprising a rectangular shaped header plate (1), a pair of adjustable support rods (4) each with an adaptor (9) on one end for providing a means of supporting an object (50) to be worked on ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272887 | Component placement device and method A component placement device includes at least two component pick and place units, which are connected to a movable frame, and at least two component feeding devices. The component placement device is suitable for simultaneously picking-up components supplied, by me... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272888 | Method of fabricating semiconductor chip assemblies A method of making a microelectronic package includes providing a first microelectronic element having electrically conductive parts and including first and second surfaces and providing a compliant element including a releasable adhesive over the first surface of t... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272889 | Production method of suspension board with circuit A production method of a suspension board with circuit that can provide reduced number of man-hour and complicated processes for forming the ground terminal, to provide production cost reduction. An insulating base layer 4 having a base opening portion 3 | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272890 | Method for producing a wiper arm A wiper arm (10), in particular for a wiper apparatus of a motor vehicle, having at least one joint part (12) and/or one fastening part (18) with a base (30) is proposed, from which at least one and preferably two lateral flanks (32 | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272891 | Automatic plumbing device This invention relates to an automatic or self plumbing device and method for maintaining survey or data collection or reflection equipment in a vertical plumb position despite horizontal and/or vertical changes of position of the device or vehicle with the device a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272892 | Device and method for arranging a flat panel display A device and method for arranging a display allows for the easy installation of a display in a home entertainment system. The flexibility of modern home entertainment/theater systems that include a digital display device permits many different installation options. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272893 | Rolling electronic length measuring device An electronic measuring device is disclosed which includes a pair of wheels connected to an axle that passes through a drive gear. The drive gear is enmeshed to a second gear which, in turn, is coaxially connected to an encoder disk. The encoder disk has spaced-apar... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272894 | Drum dryer A drum dryer provided with a liquid splash and scatter preventing equipment, which enables continuous operation by preventing a scattering liquid from making dry powder in the case in which the equipment is provided above a neighborhood of a liquid concentration sec... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272895 | Double flow cage compactor dryer apparatus and method of compacting and drying wastes A cage drying—compacting apparatus for wastes, includes a cylindrical shape and at least a pair of pressure plates, the cylindrical body having heating longitudinal tubes, coursed by a thermal carrier fluid, provided along the generatrixes of the cylinder and spac... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272896 | Data transfer between moisture sensors A method of monitoring electrical component moisture exposure includes calculating a remaining floor life value for a group of electrical component containers and a first container, based on an associated first moisture sensor's exposure to moisture; removing the fi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272897 | Sandal having a variety of lacing styles A sandal comprising a sole having a plurality of lace holes, grooves, and rings used for arranging at least one lace in a variety of styles when securing the sandal to the foot of the wearer. In other embodiments, the lace can be illuminated and the sole can have mu... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272898 | Shoe protection device A shoe protection device comprises a metal or plastic member having an arcuate backwall and integrally formed sidewalls which project toward curved distal ends. The device may be formed of an elastically deflectable core part having an outer coating or overmolded la... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272899 | Exchangeable strap shoes Shoes that are made to allow straps to be attached, removed, covered, or exchanged so that many different looks can be achieved. A properly equipped shoe base could be provided to which appropriate straps may be attached to the front or heel portion of the shoe base... | 09/25/2007 |
