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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334269 | Tzitzioth garment The present invention provides garments in which the torso front panel and the torso back panel are stitched together along at least a portion of each side of the garment, and along a remaining portion of each side the torso front panel and the torso back panel are ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334270 | Strap for diving face mask A strap for diving face mask includes an upper branched sub-section and a lower branched sub-section forming together a loop section in a middle zone of the strap as viewed lengthwise. The upper branched sub-section has a circumferential length larger than a circumf... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334271 | Hands-free toilet seat control An improved toilet seat lifter is provided by a hands-free toilet seat control for controlling the positions of the toilet seat comprising a safety ratchet pedal connected to a gear/wheel unit which transmits the transitional or rotational ratchet movements of the p... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334272 | Flushing controlling mechanism A flushing controlling mechanism includes a toilet bowl having a trap, a room, a hollow cylinder, a first piston, an inlet, an outlet and a first opening. The room selectively communicates with the trap via a first waste pipe, and a second waste pipe alternately com... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334273 | Portable popup potty and disposable bag A portable collapsible potty has a seat that is supported on two wide hinged legs fitted with lever handles to effect a simple one step deployment of the unit into ready-for-use position. When collapsed, the unit may be contained in a decorative shell that disguises... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334274 | Swirling bathing tub A swirling bathing tub includes a bathing tub, a water ejecting device mounted on an inner side face of the bathing tub and having at least one water outlet defined in the casing and a water inlet for connection with a water source, a water pump mounted inside the c... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334275 | Mobility assistance device A mobility assistance device to assist a caregiver to lift and move the legs of a patient with limited mobility while maintaining the relative position of each leg with respect to the other. The mobility assistance device wraps around and stabilizes the patient's le... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334276 | Base for an operating table In a base for an operating table comprising a support column (10) and a patient support surface, which base has a support frame (18) that is used to receive the support column (10) and rests on steering rollers, the at least approximately rectan... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334277 | Low profile hospital bed A low profile hospital bed includes a mattress support frame and pivotably mounted wheel frames. Lift actuators connecting between the mattress support frame and the wheel frames move the wheel frames between a folded position and an unfolded position. When the whee... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334278 | Molded polyurethane foam product, seat pad for vehicle, and method for molding polyurethane foam product At least two urethane stock solutions capable of forming polyurethane foam segments having different physical characteristics are charged into a mold and foamed under a predetermined molding pressure P to mold a one-piece polyurethane product including at least two ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334279 | Mattress pad A mattress pad positionable atop a rectangular mattress which better accommodates diverse weights and sizes of the human anatomy for enhanced comfort. The mattress pad includes a flexible air tight bottom sheet having a size and shape substantially similar to that o... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334280 | Ventilated mattress and method A ventilated mattress includes a top foam layer having a plurality of spaced apart holes which extend through the thickness of the top foam layer. The top foam layer rests upon a bottom foam layer which has an upward facing side which has a convoluted surface contai... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334281 | Weather shield for underneath a dock leveler A shield system for shielding the area underneath a dock leveler allows a gap to be created either above or below the shield when the deck rises, whereby a shield of a given height dimension can used on dock levelers of various lift heights. In some embodiments, the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334282 | Cargo transfer assembly associated with a passenger boarding bridge A cargo transfer assembly structured to move baggage, handicapped vehicles such as wheelchairs, and other cargo between a passenger boarding bridge and the tarmac, ground or other supporting surface on which the boarding bridge is positioned. A lifting assembly havi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334283 | Power toothbrush In a power toothbrush, a brush base portion is provided at a top end of a brush attachment which is detachably engaged with a main body containing an actuator generating driving force for driving at least the brush base portion. The brush base portion can be recipro... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334284 | Surface cleaning apparatus A surface cleaning apparatus includes a surface cleaning strip and means responsive to movement of the surface cleaning apparatus over a surface to be cleaned for positioning the cleaning strip relative to the surface to be cleaned in dependence upon the direction o... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334285 | Attachment mechanism with an adapter to a metal mop head to removably and securely retain a cleaning implement attachment on a wringer mop A cleaning attachment which removably holds the cleaning implement such as a scrubber pad or a scrub brush in place on a wringer mop head and will not fall off during the vigorous scrubbing or brushing action because it is locked in place by means of a novel attachi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334286 | Toothbrush and methods of making and using same The disclosed embodiments relate to a toothbrush and methods of making and using it, wherein an elongated body has a bristle brush head portion and a handle portion. The body is composed of flexible material so that the handle portion can be grasped in the hand of t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334287 | Cleaning article There is disclosed a cleaning article including a brush portion. The brush portion has a plurality of strips and at least one layer of a fiber bundle. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334288 | Windshield wiper assembly with multiple separately activated wiper strips A windshield wiper blade assembly having a plurality of wiper strips on a support, one of the wiper strips being normally positioned to engage a windshield while leaving non-engaged the remainder of the plurality of wiper strips, and rotation means for moving the en... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334289 | Lubricant cleansing apparatus for dry-type wire drawing Disclosed herein is an apparatus for cleaning a lubricant for dry-type wire drawing. The apparatus comprises a case provided with a cover and piercing holes at opposite sides of the case such that a steel wire can pass through the case, a plurality of driving motors... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334290 | Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic air path An upright suction cleaner having a base, a body pivotally mounted on the base, a suction device, and a dirt separation system. The dirt separation system has a first and second dirt separators. the first of which may include an air-pervious shroud having a plate ex... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334291 | Suction brush assembly and a vacuum cleaner having the same A suction brush assembly comprises an assembly body having a suction inlet for drawing in dust on a surface being cleaned, a cover connected to the assembly body and having an opening for drawing in an external air, and a rotation body rotatably mounted to the assem... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334292 | Hinge device A connecting cylindrical part of a second hinge member is inserted between first and second support arm parts of a first hinge member such that an axis of the second hinge member is aligned with that of a rotation axis. A hinge cylinder is passed through the connect... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334293 | Vertically adjustable hinge A vertically adjustable hinge is disclosed. The hinge comprises a housing for attachment to a first structure. The housing has a housing cavity and an opening into the cavity. The cavity has an upper portion, a lower portion and a retaining portion forming a channel... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334294 | Hinge and foldable electronic device using the hinge A hinge (20) is for joining housings of a foldable electronic device together. The hinge includes an axle (22), a clip (220) at one end of the axle, a spring (24), and a block (26) at an opposite end of the axle. The axle has a scr... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334295 | Rotating structure and electronic device utilizing the same An electronic device and a rotating structure thereof. The rotating structure comprises a base, a shaft, a rotating assembly, and a movable assembly. The shaft comprises a first groove, and is disposed on the base. The rotating assembly comprises a second groove, an... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334296 | Hinge device and portable terminal having the same A hinge device for a portable terminal having a first housing and a second housing rotatably coupled to the first housing such that the second housing is moved between an opened position and a closed position with respect to the first housing is provided. The hinge ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334297 | Hinge assembly for foldable electronic device A hinge assembly (100) for a foldable electronic device includes a shaft (1), a housing (5) defining a guiding groove (56) therein, a spring (2), and a pin (7). A first end of the spring is coupled to the shaft, and an oppos... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334298 | Writing implement having deformable grip A deformable sleeve for attachment to various products for use as a grip and/or to provide a stylish appearance. The deformable sleeve features two membranes that define a cavity filled with a formable material. The deformation of the sleeve results in greater comfo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334299 | Device in a bundle tie A device in a cable tie is disclosed. The device includes an elongate band part of a certain width and thickness, which at one end has an elongate insertion narrower than the band part and terminates in a grip tab, and at its other end has a locking head. The lockin... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334300 | Clip used for clipping a hollow member A clip that is able to form a separate space in the hollow member such as flexible tube or bag-like article and the like or to block its opening part by clipping hollow member. The clip includes two plate-like members with one plate-like member having a groove forme... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334301 | Buckle A buckle includes a base made by pressing and formed with two walls, a cross member between the walls and a jaw between the walls. A jaw is made by rolling and formed with a cam, two non-circular blocks extending from the cam and two shafts extending from the non-ci... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334302 | Bottom end stop for slide fastener The invention provides a bottom end stop for a slide fastener having a sufficient strength and an excellent appearance, wherein bottom ends of fastener stringers provided with a first and a second member are inserted through shoulder mouths of a slider; the first an... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334303 | Water-jet web-treating apparatus An apparatus for the water-jet treatment of a textile web has a perforated drum having an outer surface, a coarse-mesh screen overlying the outer surface, and a fine-mesh screen or tube overlying the coarse-mesh screen. This fine-mesh tube has annularly continuous f... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334304 | Machine tool In order to improve a machine tool for machining a workpiece by a relative movement between the workpiece and a tool, comprising a first receiving device for the workpiece or the tool, a compound slide system with a second receiving device for the tool or the workpi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334305 | Bearing and seal installation device and method An installation device and method for installing engine components, such as bearings and seals, on an engine. The device including a first connection member that couples to an engine and a second moveable member configured to translate relative to the first connecti... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334306 | Methods and apparatus for fabricating a turbine nozzle assembly An apparatus enables a turbine nozzle, including at least two turbine nozzle singlets to be fabricated. Each singlet includes inner and outer bands and a vane extending therebetween. The vane also includes first and second sidewalls coupled together at a leading edg... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334307 | Disposable set screw system A disposable set screw system which comprises inserting the set screw to the desired depth, removing the excess shank portion, and multiple methods for removal of the set screw when desired that in turn improves efficiencies over fixture setup of prior art. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334308 | Method of securing a body mount support bracket on a vehicle body and frame assembly A body mount support bracket, including a central body portion having a pair of leg portions depending therefrom, is secured to a frame portion of a vehicle body and frame assembly by flexing the leg portions from a first, unstressed position to a second, stressed p... | 02/26/2008 |
