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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7284280 | Energy weapon protection device An energy weapon protection device to be worn by a live potential target includes a generally flexible main panel having three main elements, a generally flexible, generally planar electrically non-conductive outer insulator panel, an electrically conductive inner c... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284281 | Welding helmet having cartridge coupling structure Disclosed herein is a welding helmet having a cartridge coupling structure. The welding helmet comprises a helmet body configured to cover and protect the welder's head, an opening being formed at a front surface of the helmet body, a protective cover provided along... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284282 | Hybrid ventilated garment A hybrid, ventilated garment is provided. Another aspect of the present invention employs a jacket having a body portion with sleeves and a torso, and a removable shell portion having sleeve and torso segments. A further aspect of the present invention provides wind... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284283 | Integrated glove and method for manufacturing same The disclosure is directed to an integrated glove including first and second substrate layers. The first substrate layer overlies the second substrate layer to define a volume therebetween configured to receive a wearer's hand. The integrated glove also includes fir... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284284 | Headgear article incorporating a bottle opener A headgear article is disclosed including a head-engaging portion, a brim attached to the head-engaging portion, and a bottle opener forming a portion of either the head-engaging portion or the brim. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284285 | Toilet and bidet system A combined toilet and bidet system that may be manufactured with a toilet or mounted and adapted to the design of an existing toilet comprising a first adjustable nozzle mountable near the front end of a toilet bowl, second adjustable nozzle mountable near the back ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284286 | Toilet discharge valve Disclosed are valve assemblies for controlling flow from a toilet bowl to a trap way. In one form there is a cartridge unit in which a pivotable gate is mounted. The gate can swing from a blocking/closing position to a position in which it is essentially hidden away... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284287 | Dual purpose lavatory Dual purpose lavatory units are disclosed. In one embodiment, a lavatory unit includes a first section, a second section, and a divider wall separating the first and second sections. The first section includes a commode and the second section includes at least one o... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284288 | Structure of a moving joint of a folding baby bed with meshes A moving joint of a folding baby bed is pivoted to two connecting rods, and includes a support part, a pressing member, and two stopping members; the support part has two lateral plates, and a curved slot on each lateral plate; the pressing member is movable to and ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284289 | Infant travel bed A collapsible infant travel bed includes four hoops, preferably all the same or similar size. One hoop is placed on the bottom and is connected to two side hoops and one hoop is connected to the tops of the side hoops. The side hoops are preferably covered with a se... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284290 | Dual-modal-shape bed lounge Dual-modal-shaping capability is added as a new feature in bed lounges of the type having a fabric slip-cover enclosing foam padding on a main structure formed from plastic sheet material. User adjustment is provided for back tilt, head-rest tilt and height, arm-res... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284291 | Inflatable product with an integrated pump An inflatable product includes an inflatable body with a recess. A pump matching the recess is installed in the recess. Whereby, the inflatable body and pump are integrated together, and it is very convenient to use and carry. Furthermore, the pump is concealed in t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284292 | Scrub brush implement A manually operated scrub brush implement uses batteries to drive a motor, through gearing to rotate a first scrub brush mounted on the implement for rotational brush cleaning of soiled surfaces. A second, stationary scrub brush, mounted at an angle in relation to t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284293 | Article and method for cleaning uneven, variable geometry surfaces of electronic devices, internal electronic assemblies, or the like This disclosure relates to an article for cleaning uneven, variable geometry surfaces of electronic devices, internal electronic assemblies, or the like. The article comprises a housing having opposing faces with a support mounted to a first of the faces and a clean... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284294 | Disposable low cost toilet bowl cleaning implement A disposable toilet bowl cleaning implement for discarding after one use, towards eliminating problems associated with the sanitary storage of toilet bowl cleaning products, the implement having a handle in the form of an elongated member with a reinforcement ridge ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284295 | Cleaning element for brooms or brushes A cleaning element, in particular for brooms or brushes, comprises: a plurality of bundles of fibers, a fastening element attached to each bundle to hold the relative fibers, a support for the bundles which has an inner cavity designed to house the fastening element... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284296 | Car wash blower control A valve plate (54) is slidably moved on a frame (52) by an actuator (62) between open and closed positions to control the supply of air sucked into the inlet (44) of a blower system (40) that supplies pressurized air through an out... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284297 | Holder for alternately receiving wand or cleaning tool A tool holder is provided for a floor cleaning apparatus. The tool holder includes a body having both a wand receiver and a cleaning tool receiver. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284298 | Exhaust filter arrangement for vacuum cleaner housing An exhaust filter unit is arranged outwardly surrounding at least a major portion of a housing of a vacuum cleaner. The dirt-laden incoming airflow is filtered through a primary filter, then blown by a suction motor unit into an annular exhaust air space between the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284299 | Caster A moveable body includes at least one caster. The caster has a yoke, a wheel supported on the yoke, and an interface member for attaching the caster to the moveable body. Additionally, the caster is configured so that a noise level of the moveable body as the moveab... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284300 | Grip for a handle A grip for improving the mechanics of any hand function comprises a body having dorsal, ventral and two side surfaces, wherein the dorsal surface has a depression for the placement of the heel of the hand, a prominence fitting the palm of the hand, a ridge separatin... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284301 | Hand tools with ergonomic hand grip An ergonomic hand grip for a hand operated tool has a pair of spaced apart curvilinear side beams having first ends and second ends, the first ends being coupled to each other; a forearm brace coupling the second ends of the side beams to each other, the forearm bra... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284302 | Band clamp A band clamp can be movably applied to an elongated object, such as a hose, conduit or the like, when the band clamp is in an open or non-engaged position. In one embodiment, the elongated object is gripped between a pair of arms which project inwardly from opposite... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284303 | Clip type system for bags and methods of manufacture The clip system to close/open bag mouth, comprises in combination:—female-male-elements;—means of articulation acting as snap free spring;—anti-tampering means;—sealing means;—means to smoothly tear cutting;—handle means to transport the container;—and... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284304 | Retaining assembly A retaining assembly includes a first portion capable of being attached a strap, a second portion capable of being secured to the first portion, the second portion including a retaining portion capable of cooperating with a harnessing member; and a member capable of... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284305 | Apparatus and process for automatically cutting textile web with reduced wrinkling The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and process for automatically cutting a textile web with reduced wrinkling. The process includes passing the textile web across a first guide roller having a first guide surface directing the textile web to the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284306 | 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... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284307 | Method for manufacturing wiring board A method for manufacturing a wiring board, comprising the steps of: forming a first electrode layer having first and second opening portions, forming a dielectric layer formed on the first electrode layer and having third and fourth opening portions, forming a secon... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284308 | Method for manufacturing a leaf spring Leaf springs have improved durability in spite of using inexpensive spring steel such as SUP9 and SUP11 as materials. While a spring main body, made of the spring steel in which Brinell hardness is under 555 HBW and not less than 388 HBW (corresponding to a diameter... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284309 | Shock absorber replacement apparatus An apparatus for replacing a shock absorber for another for automobiles, which supports and compresses a coil spring in a strut type suspension, in correspondence to various dimensions of shock absorbers is provided. The shock absorber replacement apparatus includes... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284310 | Method of manufacturing a seal and restraining system A method and apparatus for restraining pipe against both internal and external forces at a pipe or fitting connection and to join and seal at least two pipes to form a pipeline is shown featuring an improved restraining and sealing mechanism. The restraining and sea... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284311 | Multilayer wiring board, manufacturing method therefor and test apparatus thereof A built-in component type multilayer wiring board includes at least one resin layer and at least one frame resin layer. The resin layer includes electronic components buried therein. The frame resin layer includes at least one of glass cloth, filler and nonwoven fab... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284312 | Method for manufacturing a dynamoelectric stator A method for varnish application to a dynamoelectric stator is disclosed. The method includes a varnish treatment process and application by preheating the stator; adjusting a viscosity of the varnish; dripping the varnish onto a coil end of the stator from radially... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284313 | Method for assembling a hybrid electro-mechanical transmission A hybrid transmission including two electric motors and a plurality of planetary gear sets operatively connectable to the motors and to an engine is provided. Novel motor features are provided including structure adapted to improve reliability and to facilitate asse... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284314 | Method of manufacturing rotor of rotary electric machine In a method of manufacturing a rotor of a rotary electric machine, a rotor core is formed by preparing a material sheet in a form of a belt. The material sheet has teeth extending from a first side of a middle portion of the material sheet and projections projecting... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284315 | Method of forming a magnetic tunnel junction A method of forming a magnetic tunnel junction memory element and the resulting structure are disclosed. A magnetic tunnel junction memory element comprising a thick nonmagnetic layer between two ferromagnetic layers. The thick nonmagnetic layer has an opening in wh... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284316 | Method for forming a hard bias structure in a magnetoresistive sensor A method for forming a hard bias structure in a magnetoresistive sensor is disclosed. A magnetoresistive sensor having a soft magnetic bias layer, spacer layer, and a magnetoresistive layer, is formed over a substrate having a gap layer. A mask is formed over a port... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284317 | Method of producing printed circuit board with embedded resistor Disclosed is a method of producing a printed circuit board (PCB) with an embedded resistor, in which a resistor with a desired shape and volume is precisely formed using a resistor paste so that resistance values according to a position of the PCB are uniform, there... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284318 | Apparatus for mounting semiconductor chips An apparatus for mounting semiconductor chips has a pick and place system arranged stationary in vertical direction for the picking, transport and placement of a semiconductor chip onto a substrate. The pick and place system comprises a bondhead with a chip gripper ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284319 | Self-piercing rivet setting die and apparatus A die (18) for use in a self-piercing rivet setting apparatus comprises a cavity (25) for receiving therein a protruded workpiece zone consisting of respective portions of the workpieces (2, 3) to be protrudingly deformed toward the die through ... | 10/23/2007 |
