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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7296300 | Finger guard A finger guarding device, in combination a culinary finger guard plate, two finger guards upstanding from a side of the plate and having spacing therebetween to receive a user's middle finger to extend generally parallel to the plate, each finger guard having a fing... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296301 | Disposable detachable adhesive knee-pad A disposable, adhesively attachable knee-pad comprises a durable, impermeable outer casing, within which is contained a resilient padding layer, which is in turn bonded to a temporary adhesive layer. The knee-pad is attached to a pants leg by means of the temporary ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296302 | Hooded garment with built-in skull cap, gloves, and lower face covering with mouth opening A garmet has a hood with an inside front base and a pair of lower front hood portions each having upper and lower projections projecting toward the other lower front hood portion and a securing device connected to each of the projections for connecting the lower pro... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296303 | Garment with pet carrying pouch An apparatus worn by a user for carrying a pet comprising a garment worn on a torso of the user having a pouch having a first open end attached on a first side of the garment wherein the pet is received through the open end and retained within the pouch. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296304 | Crash helmet with thermoelectric cooling An conditioning system is shown for a helmet having an impact resistant body with an exterior, an interior which defines a head receiving cavity, a front region and having a back region which is located adjacent a lower edge of the helmet body. A first opening is pr... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296305 | Adjustable headband A headband for use in a headgear support includes a first end section having a plurality of spaced connectors and a second end section including a fastener attached adjacent the end thereof. The fastener includes a connecting member to which at least one cooperating... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296306 | Length-adjusting device for head strap of swimming/diving goggles A pair of swimming/diving goggles includes a goggle body, a buckle, and a head strap. A wall delimiting a through-hole in the goggle body includes a pressing face. A pin is mounted to the buckle. An end of the head strap extends through the through-hole, a gap betwe... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296307 | Athletic protector convertible from hard-cup to soft-cup configuration An athletic cup that is convertible from a hard cup configuration to a soft cup configuration. The hard cup configuration can be used for contact sports or ball sports where maximum protection is needed. The cup can be converted to the soft cup configuration for non... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296308 | Swimming pool water circulator The invention comprises, in one form thereof, a water circulator that connects to the pressurized water inlet in a swimming pool. Water from the pool is pumped through the pool's filter system and into the water circulator through the pool inlet. The water circulato... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296309 | Leak proof shower enclosure support structure A method of constructing shower enclosure support structures which decreases the probability of mold growth by utilizing interior and/or exterior corner directional flow flashings between the joints of the sheets of synthetic marble, tile or other porous or non-poro... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296310 | Adjustable mattress foundation An adjustable mattress foundation comprises a lower frame, an upper frame, and a plurality of movable supports attached to the lower frame or the upper frame. The movable supports are adapted to maintain the upper and lower frames in spaced apart relation and are fu... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296311 | Mattress supported frame and tray A tray is supported by a tubular frame residing between a mattress and box spring. The frame is a single continuous loop of tubing having a substantially horizontally residing supported portion, a vertical center portion, and a substantially horizontal tray support ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296312 | Hospital bed A patient support including a frame and a mattress supported by the frame. The frame includes a deck support and a deck supporting the mattress. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296313 | Inflatable knee pillow having thin profile and foldability when deflated In some embodiments, an inflatable knee pillow including a body having an outer fabric surface, and an inflation valve, wherein the body defines straps (preferably two pairs of straps) and encloses a bladder (an inflatable volume), and the inflation valve is in flui... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296314 | Patient support surface A support surface (10) is disclosed which includes a foam perimeter (18), a truncated-triangular shaped core (19), a foam topper (21), and a coverlet (22). The foam perimeter includes an interior well (25) defined by a floor... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296315 | Air-powered low interface pressure support surface An air inflatable mattress and mattress coverlet are provided for the prevention and treatment of decubitus ulcers (i.e., pressure sores or bedsores). The mattress incorporates a user selectable static or alternating air powered support surface for more uniformly re... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296316 | Multipurpose tool device A tool device includes a number of tool members and enclosing members selectively attachable to either of two ends of a housing, a tool element slidably received in the housing and movable out through the enclosing member, and a moving device attached to the tool el... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296317 | Box beam bridge and method of construction An improved box beam bridge and a method of construction are disclosed. The box beam bridge comprises a plurality of box beams for each lane structure of the bridge. Each of these lane structures are separately secured together and post-tensioned by means of a compo... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296318 | Toothbrush employing an acoustic waveguide A power toothbrush (10) is disclosed having a handle (15) containing a rechargeable battery (12), an ultrasonic drive circuit (14), a sonic component (16) such as a motor, and a control unit (18). The handle is connected to ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296319 | Hairbrush, comb and makeup brush cleaning device The present invention thoroughly cleans hairbrushes and combs and comprises an upper portion with at least two openings for containing a hair remover and an item to be cleaned, a rotating roller brush, and a housing portion. The roller brush, together with the hair ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296320 | Rotary buffing device using extending material A polishing, buffing, compounding, and cleaning device incorporating rotary motion. The outer body of the invention includes two components. At least one of the components has a base and a plurality of projection members extending in a uniform direction away from th... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296321 | Tabletop wood-waste-collecting machine A tabletop wood-waste-collecting machine includes a support frame, a machine base, a guide shade, a work faceplate and a dust-collecting unit. The machine base has its opposite upper side bored with plural transverse assistant guide grooves and its central portion b... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296322 | Hose assembly for a cleaner and upright-type vacuum cleaner using the same A hose connection assembly for a vacuum cleaner comprises a flexible hose having one end connected to the dust-collecting chamber, a hose holder connected to the other end of the flexible hose and removably connected to a connection part of the suction brush, and a ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296323 | Dust collector A dust collector includes: a motor functioning as a driving source; a drive unit for driving a motor; a dust collection fan rotated by the motor; a head section for accommodating the dust collection fan; a switch provided on the head section to control the starting ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296324 | Vacuum cleaner brush assembly A locking unit of a brush assembly for use with a vacuum cleaner has a release preventing member so that if the brush assembly accidentally falls, the release preventing member conveniently keeps upper and lower housings of the assembly assembled. The brush assembly... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296325 | Hinge members and hinge assemblies A hinge member comprises a mounting portion to be secured to a vehicle body panel, and an extension portion having a fixed orientation relative to the mounting portion. The extension portion has a pivot-receiving slot defining a hinge pivot hole to receive a hinge p... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296326 | Cargo tightener and strap collector A cargo tightener and strap collector is shown having a rotatable shaft provided on the lever portion of the cargo tightener and strap collector. A slot is provided in the shaft so that the free end of a strap may be inserted in the slot and wound on the shaft to se... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296327 | Buckle assembly A buckle assembly includes a clip configured to be secured to a structure, a strap frame rotatably secured to the clip, and a spring member. The strap frame may be rotated with respect to the clip. The spring member exerts a constant force into the strap frame, wher... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296328 | Apparatus and method for increasing the air permeability of a textile web The invention relates to a treatment apparatus and process for increasing the air permeability of a textile web, and the airbag fabrics made by such process. The process includes passing the textile web across a first guide having a first guide surface directing the... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296329 | Method of isolation for acoustic resonator device A method of isolating piezoelectric thin film acoustic resonator devices to prevent laterally propagating waves generated by the device from leaving the device and/or interfering with adjacent devices or systems. Specifically, this isolation technique involves the m... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296330 | Automotive wheel assembly removal apparatus A wheel assembly removal apparatus for use in the automotive maintenance and repair industry. The apparatus is adapted to remove a wheel assembly, and components thereof that may have become seized together, from a vehicle chassis for maintenance and repair while mi... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296331 | Apparatus and method for centering a workpiece on a machine tool A method is provided for centering a workpiece on a metal shaping machine. First and second guide plates have respective first and second aligned bores therein for supporting a centering pin mounted therein for axial movement between a retracted position and a use p... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296332 | Brake rotor assembly and method for making same A method for forming a brake assembly for a motor vehicle includes a wheel hub, a knuckle, and a brake rotor. The wheel hub includes a neck portion and a flange portion having a flange face. The flange face has a plurality of bolt receiving holes formed therein. The... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296333 | Process for providing composite radiopaque intracorporeal product The invention is directed to a guidewire having a distal flexible member, such as a helical coil, which is formed with at least one highly radiopaque component and at least one high strength component. In a presently preferred embodiment, the highly radiopaque compo... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296334 | Method and device for manufacturing wire harness A wiring harness manufacturing method and a wiring harness manufacturing apparatus is provided, wherein manufacturing costs of a wiring harness is reduced. The wiring harness manufacturing apparatus (1) has a pair of wire stocking units (10a, | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296335 | Method of detaching of magnetic head slider from head gimbal assembly A method is provided for reworking a head gimbal assembly (HGA). An ultrasonic probe is used to stress the connection between the slider component of an HGA to remove the slider from its mounting position. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296336 | Method to protect a GMR head from electrostatic damage during the manufacturing process A simple method is provided for protecting slider mounted read/write transducers from electrostatic discharge damage during the manufacture of disk drives. The method involves placing a ball of conducting thermoplastic resin, such as a gold or silver epoxy, between ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296337 | Notched trailing shield for perpendicular write head During fabrication of a perpendicular write head in a wafer, at least two sides of a write pole are defined (e.g. by ion milling) while a third side of the write pole is protected by a masking material. At this stage, a material that is to be located in the write ga... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296338 | Method and apparatus for providing a reverse air bearing surface head with trailing shield design for perpendicular recording A method and apparatus for providing a reverse air bearing surface head with trailing shield design for perpendicular recording. A reverse air bearing surface head for perpendicular recording is provided with an inversed bevel shape to handle skew when recording dat... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296339 | Method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording head A method and system for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording head is disclosed. The method and system include providing a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) uniformity structure having an aperture therein and forming a perpendicular magnetic recordi... | 11/20/2007 |
