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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7278170 | Glove apparatus and method A glove apparatus having a front shell for fielding a ball and a back shell joined to the front shell. The front and back shells cooperate to define a finger region, a heel region, and a thumb region. The ball glove provides more comfort and control than previous gl... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278171 | Clothing protector system A clothing protector system includes a bib for protecting an article of clothing of a user and a scarf. The bib has a front side configured to face outwardly from a user, a back side configured to contact the user, and opposite longitudinal sides. The scarf is attac... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278172 | Sweatband using micro fiber yarn for a cap A sweatband using micro fiber yarn for headwear that is made to 0.5˜1.05 denier thickness of micro fiber yarn and woven of 100% polyester warp-way and weft-way, made to single or two-ply without any polyurethane and additional stitched portion. The resulting sweatb... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278173 | Adjustable baseball cap The invention is an article of headwear that incorporates an adjustment system for accommodating individuals with various head dimensions. The headwear may be formed of a crown and a visor. With respect to the crown, the adjustment system includes a first elastic ma... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278174 | Adjustable garment waistband and method of manufacture A figure defining and contouring garment, which outlines and defines a wearer's body contours in a fashionable and comfortable manner, includes a waistband coupled to a body with a rear tunnel that extends along the inside rear of the garment from the lower rise or ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278175 | Tub skirt panel system A system is provided for aesthetically covering access openings in a tub skirt when access to the interior of the skirt is not required. The system includes a bracket affixable to the tub skirt and a panel easily attachable to and detachable from the bracket. The pa... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278176 | Fiberglass reinforced fixture with finished polymeric cap Polymeric plumbing fixtures such as sinks, lavatories and tubs are disclosed that comprise a thermoformed or molded interior shell having a top side with a relatively smooth, polymeric surface; a polymeric reinforcing layer bonded to the underside of the shell; and ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278177 | Emergency eye wash station A self-contained eye wash station for dispensing flushing fluid having two rigid rectangular containers and a base unit supporting the rigid containers at a fixed height. Each container has an integral fluid/air chamber and is filled with flushing fluid. The contain... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278178 | Tub filler and overflow combination device A tub filler and overflow combination device is supported within a common opening formed in a tub wall. Both a flow passage and a drain passage extend through the body of the device to communicate through the common opening in the tub wall. A backflow preventer of t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278179 | Inflatable decubitis mat with vent structures controlled by heat sensors A decubitis mat includes a plurality of individual cells (16 which are pressurized by air. A polymer sensor/vent structure (20) is mounted on the top surface of each cell and defines a plurality of polymer filled channels (28) and a vent valve (... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278180 | Device for protecting motor in vacuum cleaner A device for protecting a motor in a vacuum cleaner is provided. The device includes a lower casing for forming a lower portion of a main body of the cleaner, a motor housing, which is installed in the lower casing and includes the driving motor therein and an upper... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278181 | Vacuum cleaner with air bleed A vacuum cleaner comprises a cyclonic separator (116) for separating dirt and dust from an incoming airflow. A tool (300) and a suction conduit (114) connect the tool (300) to the separator (116). The tool (300) comprises a ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278182 | Handle structure The handle structure includes a main body and a gripping device. The gripping device is disposed on the bottom of the main body, including an outer layer and a soft member layer. The outer layer covers the soft member layer, and the soft member layer is a soft rubbe... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278183 | Pivot hinge assembly A pivot hinge assembly for mounting a cabinet to a frame. The assembly includes a first hinge pin bushing adapted to mount to the cabinet and a second hinge pin bushing adapted to mount to the frame. The hinge pin bushings each have a hole formed through it for rece... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278184 | Slide hinge for small-sized information terminal A slide hinge for a small-sized information terminal having a first casing with keyboard and a relatively slid second casing with display. The slide hinge has a linear slide between the first and second casings, and a turning mechanism for a turning operation of the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278185 | Restricting device The invention provides a restricting device for a closure including a vent hingedly connected to a frame, the restricting device comprising a plate (1,4) for mounting on a frame, an arm (7) for pivotally mounting on a vent and means for releasably inte... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278186 | Ultra low frequency moisture sensor An apparatus for measuring a moisture content value within a volume. A frequency generator generates at least one source signal at frequencies of no more than about one kilohertz. Probes are disposed with surfaces in physical contact with the volume, where no direct... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278187 | Manufacture of a multi-layer fabric A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a multi-layer fabric including at least one fibre layer formed by airlaying combined with at least one further layer which is formed by different technologies, including carding, spunlacing, meitblowing, spunbonding, or ai... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278188 | Array and method for tying cable trees and the like and method for the production of strips Tying arrangement comprising a strip, which is serrated at least on one side, and a lock, which is intended for receiving two ends of a portion of the strip and contains at least one blocking device, which is serrated in such a way as to match the serration of the s... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278189 | Spring fastener with side spacer A spring fastener characterized by a structure having a top portion and a cavity in which the rib of a first article, such as a plastic panel for example having a lower side, may be engaged, and is also suitable to be engaged reversibly in a slot of a second article... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278190 | Two component fuel and brake line clip A two component line clip for fixing a line therein includes a body defining an aperture. The body is formed from a material having a first hardness. The aperture is defined in part by a rib. An insert is secured within the aperture. The insert is formed from a mate... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278191 | Apparatus and method for texturizing yarn A texturizing apparatus comprising a drive housing having a false twist inlet to allow a plurality of yarns to enter the drive housing, a pair of opposing counter-rotating nip rollers positioned downstream of the false twist inlet, each nip roller having a circumfer... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278192 | Lathe for machining optical workpieces A lathe for machining optical workpieces, in particular spectacle lenses, comprises a fast tool arrangement and a workpiece spindle arrangement. A machine frame is cast monolithically from polymer concrete and on and in which all the functional surfaces, functional ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278193 | Device for coupling PCB sheet A device is provided for coupling (i) a PCB sheet, which includes a first PCB and a space formed after removing a defective PCB from the PCB sheet, with (ii) a replacement second PCB received in the space and has a connecting part spaced from a periphery of the spac... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278194 | Method and apparatus for fixing tools in clamping chucks A tool, in particular a shaft tool, is inserted into and fixed in a clamping chuck. The actual position of the tool, particularly in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the tool or in the direction of insertion, is determined before and/or during the insertion... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278195 | Method for producing a coated medical support device Method for producing a coated medical support device capable of insertion into the body, the method including the procedures of applying a coating to a section of a work-piece, positioning the work-piece in the vicinity of an electromagnetic field generator, and sub... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278196 | Interlocking tool holder An end mill chucking structure for chucking an end mill. The chucking structure includes an end mill holder; a shank receivable in an axial opening in the holder; a cone having an exterior cone shape adapted to be received in a drive spindle and an axial opening tha... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278197 | Method for producing a tool A tool 10 which is made by a method which efficiently allows internal passageways, such as passageway 50, which are at least partially circumscribed by thermally conductive material 103, to be formed in the tool 10, thereby allowing for e... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278198 | Mandrel segment loader A mandrel segment loader provides a reliable means of assembling the segments of a large multi-piece mandrel designed for the lay-up of composite materials in the manufacture of large structures such as one-piece fuselage barrels for wide-body aircraft and can also ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278199 | Method of making a thermoelectric device In order to provide a highly reliable thermoelectric device, in a thermoelectric device, a plurality of heat-radiating-side electrodes, arranged in accordance with positions where respective thermoelectric elements are to be arranged, are arrayed in an array fashion... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278200 | Method of tensioning a diaphragm for an electro-dynamic loudspeaker Electro-dynamic loudspeakers typically include a diaphragm having a conductor applied to one of its surfaces. The diaphragm is secured to a frame. The conductor is connected to a power supply for providing electrical current through linear traces of the conductor th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278201 | Method of manufacturing a resistor A high precision power resistor having the improved property of reduced resistance change due to power is disclosed. The resistor includes a substrate having first and second flat surfaces and having a shape and a composition; a resistive foil having a low TCR of ab... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278202 | Method for making overlay surface mount resistor A surface mount resistor includes an elongated piece of resistive material having strips of conductive material attached to its opposite ends. The strips of conductive material are separated to create an exposed central portion of the resistive material therebetween... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278203 | Random-period chip transfer apparatus A chip transfer apparatus includes a first carrier for feeding chips and a second carrier for carrying works on it. The transfer apparatus also includes a transfer engine including two or more coaxial revolvers, which can revolve coaxially with each other. Each of t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278204 | Electric-component holding apparatus An electric-component holding apparatus including a component holder which holds an electric component and includes an engaging portion, a holder-holding member to which the component holder is detachably attached, a lock member which consists of a substantially rig... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278205 | Multilayer printed wiring board and production method therefor A multilayer printed wiring board (PWB) including via holes with satisfactory quality without defective shapes like swelling or recession on the end faces is provided. The multilayer PWB includes a build-up board of plural insulation layers as the main structure. In... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278206 | Method of preparing terminal board A terminal board having a plurality of terminals on which ball electrodes are formed can be prepared efficiently and economically without having any short-circuiting between terminals when its terminals formed in very close proximity to one another, as on an interpo... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278207 | Method of making an electronic package An electronic package and method of making the electronic package is provided. A layer of dielectric material is positioned on a first surface of a substrate which includes a plurality of conductive contacts. At least one through hole is formed in the layer of diele... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278208 | Method of replacing an abradable portion on the casing on a turbojet fan A simple and low cost method of replacing an abradable portion on the fan casing of a turbojet includes an inside heating belt together with holding sectors therefor are put into place against the abradable portion, each holding sector including an inflatable bladde... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278209 | Method for manufacturing heat sink for use in heat sink fan A method for manufacturing a heat sink for use in a heat sink fan is provided. A heat-sink base portion defining a central axis and a circumferential surface is formed. A plurality of heat-radiating fins is formed on the circumferential surface of the base portion. ... | 10/09/2007 |
