Did You Know...
...In 1790, the cost to obtain a patent was between $4 and $5.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7305715 | Bathing suit with flotation survival feature A bathing suit incorporates two life-saving inflatable bladders stored in pockets located in the front of the suit at waist level. When needed, the bladders can be rapidly inflated and deployed to a collarlike configuration which will keep the wearer's head above wa... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305716 | Separable hospital gown A medical gown includes separable portions that can be joined using color coded fasteners. The garment includes a pair of sleeve portions each having a separable seam extending from a neck opening to a distal end of the sleeve portion. Disposed along each of two opp... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305717 | Clothing for autistic children This is specially designed clothing for autistic children. It may however also be used for children or adults who are physically or mentally infirm and provides a means to secure the clothing and provide a means to shorten the clothing. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305718 | Firearm safety gloves and wristbands A firearm safety retaining glove or wristband includes an adjustable wristband or wristband portion releasably securable about a users wrist, a safety retaining strap attached at one end to the wristband or wristband portion, and extendable forwardly to and between ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305719 | Protective lenses with a flexible gasket assembly Protective lenses with a flexible gasket assembly has a main lens, at least one peripheral lens, at least one hinge, a main lens gasket and at least one peripheral lens frame. Each hinge bonds to the main lens and one of the at least one peripheral lens to connect t... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305720 | Toilet seat device A toilet seat device includes a base portion, a toilet seat extending from the base portion in a forward direction, a connecting member fixed at a toilet bowl, at least one hinge member supporting the base portion and the toilet seat, the at least one hinge member l... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305721 | Toilet bowl device An object of the present invention is to enable provision of a toilet device in which a user can select a necessary toilet wash mode whenever necessary. According to the present invention, in a toilet device which comprises: water supply means for supplying water to... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305722 | Facial washer A facial washer is disclosed to include a basin, which has a plurality of water outlets symmetrically arranged on the inside wall thereof at two opposite lateral sides, a plurality of adjustable jet nozzles, which are respectively mounted in the water outlets inside... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305723 | Kitchen sink with integrated cutting board A sink with an integrally molded recessed dish drain area adjacent to the sink basin and which incorporates an integrated reversible utility board that may be hinged or unhinged with the under side of the utility board providing a cutting board/work station surface ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305724 | Stowable baby bathinette A baby changing, cleansing and bathing station with a basin hinged at the rear to pivot away from the wall overtop an existing toilet, a shower wand with adapter for connection to an existing faucet or shower, a front leg assembly for automatically deploying upon pi... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305725 | Apparatus for moving objects A lifting apparatus with a substantially horizontal crossbeam having a first end pivotally connected to a first side of a bed frame and a second end pivotally connected to a second side of the bed frame. A rod has a free first end and a second end fixedly connected ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305726 | Wheelchair with integrated transfer board An accessory device for use by an occupant in a wheelchair includes a platform and a reorientation mechanism that enables the rotation, pivoting, and sliding motion of the platform with respect to the wheelchair. The device is reconfigurable from a first, stowed pos... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305727 | Sick-bed A sick-bed includes a bedstead and a bed frame with an adjustable mattress support. The bed frame can be mounted cardanically on the bedstead for the decubitus prophylaxis and can be precessed by means of a drive unit. The bed frame is cardanically suspended on at l... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305728 | Plumbers support pillow Two identical support cushions are flexibly joined to provide ergonomic support to a person having to perform physical activities in a supine position, often in confined spaces, such as a plumber lying on his back under a sink inside a cabinet with the lower part of... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305729 | Combination tool for cutting and rolling A dual use hand tool apparatus has a handle portion of a length fully extensive over a palmer portion of a hand firmly gripping the handle portion. The apparatus also has a barrel portion that is integral and contiguous with the handle portion. The handle and barrel... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305730 | Freight loading bumper This is a bumper system which protects the area of the dock on a warehouse from unnecessary damage by trailers, forklifts and the like. The devices will be secured to the front of a loading dock and will have a rubber bumper to absorb the shock. The device is hinged... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305731 | Carpet brush for hair removal A fabric brush comprising a brush head having a top portion and a bottom portion. The bottom portion of the brush head has a plurality of projections extending downwardly therefrom. The plurality of projections comprise at least one row of aligned projections having... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305732 | Paint roller with shield A paint roller sleeve includes an inner tube, an outer pile surface, an end cap, a circular disk shaped shield disposed between the end cap and the inner tube, and a foam disk disposed between the shield and the pile surface. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305733 | Golf club head groove cleaning tool A foldable hand tool for use with cleaning golf club heads which has an open position and a closed position. The tool has a first section having a first inner side; a second section having a second inner side; and a connector section. The connector section is connec... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305734 | Windscreen wiper device A windscreen wiper device (1) comprising an elastic, elongated carrier element, as well as an elongated wiper blade (2) of a flexible material, which can be placed in abutment with a widescreen to be wiped, which wiper blade (2) includes opposin... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305735 | Vacuum cleaner equipped with dirt cup and separate filter drawer A vacuum cleaner includes a housing, a nozzle inlet, a suction generator, a dirt cup and a filter assembly. The suction generator, dirt cup and filter assembly are all carried on the housing. The dirt cup includes an inlet and an outlet that provide fluid communicat... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305736 | Height adjustment apparatus for a rotatable component of a vacuum cleaner A height adjustment apparatus for a rotatable component of a vacuum cleaner is provided. The apparatus includes a rotatable wheel and a retainer device. The rotatable wheel includes a central axis, a wheel portion, a hub portion including an offset axle aperture tha... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305737 | Roller/foot device castor A roller/foot device (1) comprising a cylindrical outer sleeve (10), a guide sleeve (20) arranged inside the outer sleeve (10), locking sleeve (30) arranged inside the outer sleeve (10), a spring device where one end abuts a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305738 | Handles for attachment to wired products Various aspects of the invention provide handles that can be attached to wire-like members. In one exemplary embodiment, a handle generally includes a handle portion, a retaining member, and a key member. The handle portion has a channel and an aperture extending fr... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305739 | Apparatus for tow opening An apparatus for opening a crimped multifilament tow comprising: a source of crimped multifilament tow; at least one pair of opposed gripping rollers comprising a first roller which is a metal roller and a second roller which is a smooth-surfaced roller made of a ma... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305740 | Self-locking clamp for a hose A self-locking clamp (1, 1′) is described, which comprises a body (9) formed by a profile bent so as to have a substantially cylindrical shape and provided with a first end (6) and a second end (2), substantially overlapping each other ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305741 | Binder clip A binder clip, having a structure that removably binds several sheets of documents rotating and pressing hinged pressing levers that function to open or close the mouth of a clip body, thereby binding the documents prior to keeping them in a desired place, is disclo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305742 | Seal for zippered bag The present invention provides a recloseable bag, the bag having a mouth and including a closure at the mouth, the closure having a first end and a second end. The recloseable bag also includes a first crushed section at the first end of the closure, the closure fur... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305743 | Method of producing piezoelectric ceramic device A piezoelectric ceramic compound expressed by a basic formula of Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)aZrxTiyO3 (where 0.90 | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305744 | Apparatus for forming a power transmission belt An apparatus for forming a power transmission belt/belt sleeve with first and second shafts around which a belt/belt sleeve preform is trained. The belt/belt sleeve preform is guided and driven in an endless path around the shaft. A cutter bears against the belt/bel... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305745 | Method and device for controlling tool selecting operation of turret tool post A method of optimizing the tool selecting operation of a turret according to the contents of a machining program in a turret tool rest allowing a rotating tool to be fitted thereto, including a step (101) for determining whether the rotating tool is contained... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305746 | System for removing heat transfer fins from, and beveling the ends of, boiler tubes A system is disclosed to use a first rotary milling head to break or cut the bond of a heat transfer fin base to a boiler tube, thereby removing the heat transfer fins from the boiler tube, and a second rotary milling head to bevel the exposed end of the boiler tube... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305747 | 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... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305748 | Automated floor assembly machine An automated floor assembly machine is provided for attaching longitudinally aligned floor boards to transverse positioned cross-members of a wheeled trailer. The machine comprises a carriage for longitudinal movement relative to the floor boards, a drill mounted on... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305749 | Wire terminal crimper A wire terminal crimper is comprised of a frame, a crimping bolt, an anvil, a detent pin and a wire guide. The frame has an anvil bore, a threaded bolt opening and a detent pin opening. The bolt is screwed into the bolt opening. In use, the bolt is tightened upon a ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305750 | Method of assembling a loudspeaker A loudspeaker and method of assembly according to this invention provides for precise alignment between the frame and motor structure before they are connected to one another, and employs a fixture to form the moving assembly of the speaker, i.e. the voice coil, upp... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305751 | Electrical contact between thin varnished wires of the secondary winding of an ignition coil An electrical connection set-up for manufacturing an ignition coil is provided, which includes, on the side of the low-voltage outlet, a contact spring which is installed by being lifted over corresponding secondary windings without touching them and which then snap... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305752 | Method for fabricating an inductive coil A method of fabricating an inductive coil having inner and outer winding portions formed from one or more metal sheets. The method includes wrapping a fiber strand around an outer surface of the inner winding portion, positioning the outer winding portion around the... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305753 | Method for manufacturing a magnetic head A first magnetic layer is formed on a first magnetic layer formation surface, and then a first material layer-forming layer is deposited on the first magnetic layer formation surface and on the sides and the top of the first magnetic layer and is etched to form firs... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305754 | Method of manufacturing chip resistor In manufacturing a chip resistor by dividing a chip resistance substrate which includes an insulator, resistance film formed on a surface of the insulator, and a plurality of conductive strips disposed on the resistance film at fixed intervals, grooves are formed by... | 12/11/2007 |
