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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281275 | Glove with improved comfort and method of making same A glove has a palm portion, a front ring finger portion unitary therewith, and a first sidewall thereof, a back portion fixed to the palm portion, a back pinky portion, a back ring finger portion, a separate pinky portion formed of a separate material from the palm ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281276 | Releasable toilet seat assembly A mounting assembly is disclosed for mounting a toilet seat and/or cover in a releasable fashion to the rear of a toilet bowl base. The assembly includes a fastener permanently affixed to the toilet base on which is mounted a cross shaped mount. The mount is engaged... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281277 | Foot operated toilet seat lifter A pedal actuated seat lifter has a mounting plate fastened between a toilet bowl and its seat using existing bolts holding the seat in place. A floor pedal transmits lifting force through a chain or the like to a lever and lifting arm hinged to the mounting plate. T... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281278 | Sanitary plunger A sanitary plunger including a hollow tubular handle shaft having a flexible force cup attached to the lower end thereof. The flexible force cup has a central opening communicating the interior of the hollow tubular handle shaft and the interior of the force cup. A ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281279 | Drain valve A drain valve, which is assembled on a rotating element of a water tank, is adapted to cooperate with a handle and a link element of the water tank for controlling opening or stopping a drain hole of the water tank. The drain valve includes a fixing base, a cover ab... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281280 | Spa cover removing device A spa cover removing device has improved rigidity and includes cross pieces that fit into elongate sleeves provided at each end of a center hinge between two half sections of a spa cover. The removing device has a substantially rigid frame with a pair of parallel si... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281281 | Dust ruffle stabilizer A dust ruffle stabilizer having a flexible covering for a foundation or box spring. Side sections of the covering include adhesive for removably engaging a corresponding inner side of a skirt of a bed skirt against the adhesive surface the side section. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281282 | Foot tent apparatus A device for supporting blankets on a bed, for creating a space to provide room for a person's feet to be unconstricted and unbothered by the weight of the blankets. The device may include a base member for positioning between a mattress and box springs in a convent... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281283 | Sleeping surface elevation device A sleeping surface elevation device having selectively adjustable height and tilt angle is described. The elevator includes base blocks for placing on the floor and for receiving the legs of an adult bed, hospital bed, cot, crib, toddler bed, or the like. The elevat... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281284 | Variable motion rocking bed A variable motion rocking bed is provided that includes a first support structure including a first threaded rod having a first section threaded in a first direction and a second section threaded in a second direction, a second support structure including a second t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281285 | Pediatric emergency transport device A device for emergency transport of pediatric patients that safely and efficiently transports a pediatric patient to a medical facility is described. The device enables the transport of pediatric trauma patients on a conventional stretcher while still enabling a bac... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281286 | Elastomeric sole for use with converted flatbed sewing machine The present invention addresses an elastomeric sole having a sidewall with a height less that 0.625 inch, forming a cavity and a horizontally disposed rim extending from the top surface of the sidewall. The sole includes at least two upstanding regions extending upw... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281287 | Prop-type damping device There is disclosed a prop-type damping device which effectively consumes energy of up-and-down vibration on a main girder of a bridge caused by earthquakes, winds, passing vehicles or the like to prolong a life of the bridge and improve comfort for bridge users with... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281288 | Cleaning apparatus with flexible connection between head and handle An improved cleaning tool is provided with a flexible connection between the head or spindle and the handle. The improved tool broadly includes a spindle or head, a handle and a flexible connection between the head and handle to permit relative pivotal movement ther... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281289 | Automatic pressure release toothbrush A toothbrush operable by a user has a handle having a distal end, a head having a proximal end extending from said handle's distal end and bristles extending generally in a first direction designated “forward”. The head has a first orientation relative to the ha... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281290 | Cleaning device for oil dipsticks A cleaning device for oil dipsticks includes two first parts which are pivotably connected with each other at a mediate portion thereof and a torsion spring is located between the two first parts so that the two handles are wide opened from each other. Each first pa... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281291 | Paint roller tool for corners A paint roller tool includes first and second paint rollers, mounted to extend from shaft portions of a frame and to turn about axes of rotation perpendicular to one another. Each of the paint rollers includes a peripheral cylindrical surface and a distal end covere... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281292 | Combination paint roller frame and scraper The combination paint roller frame and scraper allows a painter to accomplish two tasks with a single tool and includes a paint roller frame, an elongated scraper member, and a hinge or pivot mechanism attaching the scraper to the paint roller frame. The paint rolle... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281293 | Windshield wiper device, in particular, for a motor vehicle A windshield wiper device (10), in particular, for a motor vehicle, includes a wiper bearing (14), which includes a bearing housing (24), a wiper shaft 922), which is supported in the bearing housing (24) and which supports a wiper... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281294 | Wiper arm of a wiper apparatus for windows of motor vehicles The invention relates to an articulated wiper arm of a wiper apparatus for windows of motor vehicles with a device for a detachable connection to a pivoted wiper blade on one free end, in particular for connection to a non-articulated wiper blade, which includes at ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281295 | Canister vacuum cleaner with stair hugging swivel wheel assembly A canister vacuum cleaner has a canister assembly and a stair hugging swivel wheel assembly. The stair hugging swivel wheel assembly pivotally connects to the canister assembly and has both a pendulum and a wheel rotatably mounted to a housing thereof. During use, t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281296 | Debris collection systems, vehicles, and methods The invention provides debris collection devices that include a debris contacting mechanism, a debris transport mechanism that is configured to receive debris moved by the debris contacting mechanism at an inlet and move such debris towards a debris storage compartm... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281297 | Floor cleaning apparatus equipped with multiple agitators and an agitator hood with baffle A floor cleaning apparatus includes a nozzle assembly including a housing and a cooperating hood defining an agitator cavity. First and second agitators are carried by the nozzle assembly in the agitator cavity. A canister assembly is connected to the nozzle assembl... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281298 | Upright vacuum cleaner with foldable handle An upright-type vacuum cleaner having an improved, foldable handle structure to reduce the amount of storage space required when the cleaner is not in use. The upright vacuum cleaner is provided with a handle that is hinged at a pivot point to enable the handle to r... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281299 | Particularly reduced elastic hinge for the elastication of a side arm for glasses, structured for the reduction of clearance and with a highly slideable carriage Side arm for glasses structured for the reduction of clearance and with a highly slideable carriage, essentially including a small box, associated to the side arm by welding and preassembly. Two springs are housed on the inside the springs on one side having the end... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281300 | Hinge and use thereof A hinge for a child safety barrier, consisting of first (1, 9) and second (2, 10) bracket parts, wherein the first bracket part is formed with a pin (4) whose free end is formed with a shoulder (5). The second bracket part (2, 10) ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281301 | Fixing structure for a door handle A fixing structure for a door handle includes a grip portion, a first fixing portion connected to a first end of the grip portion and fixed to a side of a door, and a second fixing portion connected to a second end of the grip portion and fixed to the side of a door... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281302 | Cable tie A cable tie having an elongated tongue with two ends and two broad sides, a tip at one end of the tongue, a set of ratchet teeth extending along at least one broad side of the tongue, and a locking head at the other end of the tongue. The locking head has sides defi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281303 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly includes a grommet, a dampening subassembly, and a pin. The pin is secured to the grommet and the dampening subassembly. The pin is configured to rotate between a locked position and an unlocked position with respect to the grommet. The pin secur... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281304 | Method for fabricating a film bulk acoustic resonator A method for fabricating a film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) includes depositing a dielectric layer on a substrate, providing a sacrificial layer on part of the dielectric layer; providing a bottom electrode on part of the sacrificial layer on part of the dielectr... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281305 | Method of attaching a capacitor to a feedthrough assembly of a medical device A method for attaching a capacitor to the feedthrough assembly of a medical device having a terminal pin comprises threading a first washer over the terminal pin, and placing a body of epoxy in contact with the first washer. The capacitor is positioned over the term... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281306 | Machine tool A machine tool includes a tool spindle head for supporting a first side of a hob via an arbor, a turret, and a tool supporting unit including a movable section and a fixed section. The fixed section is fixedly mounted to the turret and slidably supporting the movabl... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281307 | Tap process for hard workpieces A process and apparatus for producing screw threads in hard material workpieces with a series of taps. The present invention employs a threaded bore formed in a bracket assembly to align and position multiple taps on a rotary machine. The taps are used in sequence t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281308 | Methods of generator rotor removal in a combined-cycle stag application Support feet of a generator are mounted on foundation columns spaced laterally one from the other, with one column having a block in a recess for receiving the feet on one side of the generator. Guides on a radius and supported by the generator foundation extend thr... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281309 | Explosion resistant waste container An explosion resistant waste container (10) includes an outer open-topped container (16). The outer open-topped container (16) is sized to receive an inner open-topped container (12) and leave a space therebetween. Both the outer open-top... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281310 | Baluster driver tool and method of using same A baluster driver tool for rotating a baluster to threadably secure it to a support. The driver tool includes a housing having a connector at one end for connecting it to a drill and a baluster-engaging member at the opposite end for receiving the baluster. The balu... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281311 | Method of attaching a transfer resistant RFID tag to a surface A transfer resistant RFID tag preferably includes an identification chip, a tag coil, a housing and a cap. The identification chip is electrically connected to the tag coil with two wires. A first quantity of bonding compound is applied to a surface that is slightly... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281312 | Method and apparatus for introducing wave windings into rotor and stator lamination packets of electrical machines A method and apparatus in which wave windings, cut from a continuously formed wave winding band, are brought with a defined number of waves essentially tangentially to a rotor or stator lamination packet or a rotorlike transfer tool having radially outwardly open sl... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281313 | Electric machines and methods related to assembling electric machines A method of assembling an electric machine generally includes heating a housing to thermally expand the housing. The housing is allowed to cool and thermally contract against an end shield and a rotor assembly such that interference fits are formed between the housi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281314 | Method for implementing an antenna system A system and method for implementing an antenna system for multiple antennas using a single core. The method may include providing a first core, a first winding would about the first core for transmitting/receiving electromagnetic signals, and a second winding for t... | 10/16/2007 |
