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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331064 | Ventilated cap apparatus The ventilated cap apparatus provides for highly efficient cage fan ventilation from a housing fitted to the cap crown front and bill. The vertically oriented cage fan provides a slim profile housing with a vertical housing front, for advertising, team logos, and th... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331065 | Device to aid in shifting a pair of goggles A device to aid in shifting a pair of goggles is disclosed. The device comprises two belt-connecting units attached to two lateral edges of a goggles frame, respectively. Each of the belt-connecting units is composed of abutted rigid member and flexible member, whic... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331066 | Ventilation system for multiple toilets in a building Separate air evacuation opening and a separate manifold are formed in the toilet bowl rim for full and separate air evacuation of the toilet bowl before, during or after flushing. The exhaust assembly includes and is activated by a fan and motor exhaust assembly com... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331067 | Toilet seat lifting and lowering device A toilet seat lifting and lowering device for pivoting the seat to its raised position and for pivoting it back to its horizontal position without having to touch the seat. A first lever arm is rigidly attached at one end to a first part of a torque transfer mechani... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331068 | Water conserving urinal A wall mountable urinal having an ultra-low use of flush water, minimum material and a self-cleaning action. The urinal comprises an upright bowl that uses a flushing action provided by a misting water jet that is centered above the bowl and that provides a fine mis... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331069 | Water-saving flush toilet A water-saving flush toilet is disclosed. A discharge seal valve is arranged at a sewage discharge port, a discharge seal valve together with a valve cover are arranged at a valve seat. A water tap handle at the lower of the bowl is provided with a lever, a cord is ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331070 | Portable sink for the handicapped A portable sink includes first and second storage tanks for storing clean and dirty water respectively and a concave basin between the two tanks. The sink also includes a plastic base member that supports the clean water tank above and to one side of the base and th... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331071 | Method and apparatus for detecting the presence or absence of a person on a flexible support A method and apparatus is disclosed for sensing when a person is disposed on or arises from a support that flexes or sags when a person is disposed thereon. Such supports include beds, supports for a mattress or a seat, such as a sling-type seat found on wheelchairs... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331072 | Convertible bed having components serving multiple functions A bed assembly convertible from a crib to a toddler bed to a full size headboard or vice versa. Components of the bed assembly perform multiple, different functions in each of the bed arrangements. For example, the component which functions as a sidewall in the crib... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331073 | Back support attachment for nursing pillows A pillow system comprises a curved main pillow having a pillow body having a midsection and a pair of ends. The pillow body is curved and is both flexible and firm to permit it to wrap around a user. A curved lower back pillow is operably attached to one of the ends... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331074 | Inflatable pad assembly An inflatable pad assembly includes a connecting unit for interconnecting pivotally and detachably first and second inflatable pads such that the second inflatable pad is operable so as to pivot relative to the first inflatable pad between a first position, where on... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331075 | Spin-dry control method in washing machine A spin-dry control method in a washing machine includes sensing a first clothes amount contained in a washing tub, sensing an unbalance of the clothes and a second clothes, after execution of the sensing the first clothes amount, determining a final clothes amount, ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331076 | Electric tooth brush with a latitudely oscillating brush head An electric motor driven toothbrush is provided. The head of the toothbrush of the current application oscillates latitude to the body of the toothbrush. One end of a specially designed shaft, with an annular portion developed at that end, is connected to an electri... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331077 | Motorized telescopic cleaner A motorized telescoping cleaner with a plurality of varied attachments that removably attach to the top of the telescoping joints, the joints progressively telescoping such that the length of the invention can extend and contract, a top joint which also features a p... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331078 | Surface cleaning apparatus A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a body including a rear compartment, a forward compartment and an intermediate compartment arranged between the rear and forward compartments. An elongate rotatable brush arrangement is positioned within and extends across the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331079 | Liquid lubricated cleaning element for vehicle washing apparatus A vehicle washing apparatus includes a curtain cleaning element constructed of a main pipe for receiving a liquid from a supply source and having a plurality of openings therein and a plurality of secondary pipes connected to the openings in the main pipe for receiv... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331080 | Bathing brush A bathing handle, which detachably fastens a bathing ball with a fastening device thereon to be a bathing brush, comprises a bearing portion having a predetermined length, width and height, a connection portion provided on the bearing portion to fasten the bathing b... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331081 | Trowel blade A trowel blade includes a pre-finished, hardened and tempered blade having at least two apertures formed therethrough. Each aperture has a cross section tapering from a larger opening in a bottom of the blade to a smaller opening in a top of the blade. At least two ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331082 | Tank arrangement for a cleaning apparatus A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a surface in which cleaning solution is dispensed to the surface and substantially simultaneously extracted along with the dirt on the surface in a continuous operation is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a base portion for... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331083 | Lighted wand assembly with remote light source A floor cleaning apparatus includes a housing, a dirt collector, a suction generator, a wand, a hose, a light source, a light director and a light transmitter. The light source is provided on the apparatus at a first point while the light director is provided on the... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331084 | Dust collecting apparatus for cyclone type vacuum cleaner A dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner, which includes, a cyclonic chamber with an air inlet and a first outlet being formed therein, the cyclonic chamber causing air from the air inlet to spin therein, a dust receptacle connected to the cyclonic chamber, ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331085 | Horizontally adjustable hinge A horizontally adjustable hinge is disclosed. The hinge comprises a base member having a slot and a chemical generally perpendicular to the slot, an adjustment nut disposed in the channel, the adjustment nut having a generally circumferential recess and a threaded a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331086 | Arrangement at a draw frame comprising a suction device for removing dust, fibre dust and the like In an arrangement at a draw frame including a suction device for removing dust, fiber dust and the like, in which a funnel and a pair of draw-off rollers are present at the outlet of the draw frame immediately after a web-guiding element, the suction removal device ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331087 | Activatable fastening system and web having elevated regions and functional material members A web for use in applying a functional material is provided. The web includes a layer that has a plurality of elevated regions. The layer defines a plurality of cavities such that the cavities are located between adjacent elevated regions. A plurality of depressed r... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331088 | Buckle assembly A buckle assembly includes a first housing having first lateral walls, and a second housing having second lateral walls. The second housing securely retains said first housing in a mated position. The first housing disengages from the second housing through manipula... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331089 | Method and apparatus for dry forming of a fabric A method and apparatus is described for use in dry forming a fabric by at least two non-woven fabrics. The upper run of the transfer wire is used as a forming wire. A forming head is disposed above the transfer wire. An airlaid non-woven fabric is formed on the tran... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331090 | Hydroentangled textile and use in a personal cleansing implement A non-woven hydroentangled textile is described formed in cross-section with a central area of low mass fiber density surrounded on both sides by areas of higher mass density. Further, a personal cleansing article is described wherein the hydroentangled textile is a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331091 | Method of producing a nonwoven material A method of producing a patterned and/or apertured nonwoven material wherein a web of continuous filaments are formed on a forming member, the continuous filaments being free from each other without any thermal or adhesive bonds therebetween, and applying a wetforme... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331092 | Method and manufacturing surface acoustic wave device A method of manufacturing a surface acoustic device that has a surface acoustic wave filter including comb-like electrodes, electrode pads, and wiring patterns formed on a joined substrate produced by joining a piezoelectric substrate and a supporting substrate to e... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331093 | Pieces hold-unit for workstations, transfer machines and like A pieces hold-unit for machine tools such as workstations, transfer machines and milling machines is provided which comprises two parallel supports (12, 13) placed on a plane with at least a first of said support guided, controlled and movable with respect to... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331094 | Method and device for positioning components to be joined together A device for positioning components to be joined together, such as car body components, is characterized by at least one movable central module and a plurality of arms, movable in space and connected thereto and which in each case have at least one holding element f... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331095 | Method of hydroforming a workpiece The invention concerns a method whereby components are arranged in a mounting device, outside an internal high-pressure forming press, in accordance with their position and their function, such that they are linked to one another. The mounting device comprises an up... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331096 | Cutting tool The present invention relates to cutting tools and, more particularly, to cutting tools having inserts and insert-receiving recesses with curved surfaces. The cutting tool includes a toolholder having a recess and an insert adapted to be received in the recess. The ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331097 | Method of manufacturing a workpiece chuck A workpiece chuck includes an upper assembly on which can be mounted a flat workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer. A lower assembly is mountable to a base that supports the chuck. A non-constraining attachment means such as vacuum, springs or resilient washers app... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331098 | Fastener insertion apparatus Fastener insertion apparatus comprises a nose having a fastener delivery passage and side entry port. Fasteners such as rivets are supplied to the nose via a fastener supply passage and a fastener feeder assembly. A punch reciprocally disposed for movement in the de... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331099 | Machine tool and method for the correction or compensation of different tool lengths in a machine tool In order to provide a machine tool with at least one movable slide, which has a plurality of holders for tools and/or workpieces, and which can be corrected in a simple manner, the at least one slide has a plurality of separate subslides and the relative position of... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331100 | Process of manufacturing a seed/AFM combination for a CPP GMR device An improved seed/AFM structure is formed by first depositing a layer of tantalum on the lower shield. A NiCr layer is then deposited on the Ta followed by a layer of IrMn. The latter functions effectively as an AFM for thicknesses in the 40-80 Angstrom range, enabli... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331101 | Method of fabricating a micro-electromechanical actuating mechanism A method of fabricating a micro-electromechanical actuating mechanism on a wafer substrate includes the step of carrying out a CMOS fabrication process on the wafer to form transistor control and drive circuitry. Sacrificial material is deposited on the transistor c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331102 | Apparatus for detecting an amount of strain and method for manufacturing same An apparatus for detecting an amount of strain comprises a strain generating part, an electrical insulating layer and sensing elements. The strain generating part is a member to which strain is to be applied. The electrical insulating layer is formed on the strain g... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331103 | Magazine, tray component feeding device, and component mounting device A magazine is provided with two opening portions that enable insertion and extraction of a tray and are approximately orthogonal to each other, and a regulation portion for regulating insertion and extraction of the tray from the opening portions. A tray component f... | 02/19/2008 |
