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One pet-friendly inventor patented "a device for watering pets, e.g., a dog or cat." The device, he helpfully noted, "has the general shape of a toilet."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7373673 | Target built into a toilet or urinal A target permanently manufactured into a toilet or urinal. The target is used as a self competitive game, that triggers the subconscious mind as a training aide to revolutionize the world in health and hygiene. The user scores points by hitting the target in differe... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373674 | Tub spout installation system An improved system for attaching a tub spout to the rough in water supply pipe or stub-out which typically extends out of a tub wall. The improved tub spout includes a vertical ring clamp inside the spout for receiving the stub-out. The stub-out passes through an ap... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373675 | Convertible sofa bed Disclosed is a convertible sofa bed including a seat frame, a back frame, a support structure, a first and second linkage assembly pivotally coupling the seat frame to the back frame pivotally coupling the seat frame to the support structure and pivotally coupling t... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373676 | Patient support apparatus and method therefor A rotatably adjustable patient support apparatus including a lower base assembly for mounting to a pedestal and an upper base assembly for mounting to a patient couch. The upper and lower base assemblies are connected by three spaced apart connectors, each of which ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373677 | Rotary bed comprising an improved rotary hinge A nursing bed is provided that has a height adjustable base, in which a rotary hinge is attached in a substantially countersunk arrangement. The rotary hinge connects the base to an intermediate frame on which the actual reclining frame is installed. In this way, a ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373678 | Seat cushion with adjustable contour and method of adjusting the contour of a seat cushion A flexible support structure of a seat cushion, such as a wheelchair cushion, has an upper surface with a support contour having relief areas for establishing relatively less pressure on skin adjacent to bony prominences of a user's pelvis and having a support area ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373679 | Adjustable mobility assistance device An adjustable mobility assistance device providing support for a user on a bed or similar furniture is disclosed. The mobility assistance device may include a base that can fit under a mattress and a support rail that extends upright relative to the base. The longit... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373680 | Air mattress with single perimeter seam A transfer mattress is provided including a top sheet having a width, a length, and longitudinally oriented peripheral edges and a bottom sheet having the same width, the same length, longitudinally oriented peripheral edges and a plurality of perforations. The long... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373681 | Pocket tool The invention specifies a pocket tool, particularly a pocket knife (1) or plate-like tool card, comprising a housing (2) with at least one receiving area (10), and at least two functional components (11) movable from a storage position wi... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373682 | Tapeler A combination device incorporating stapling and tape dispensing functions. The combination device has a conventional stapler comprising stapling and staple-forming legs, and a roll-shaped tape dispenser disposed within a cavity defined on an upper surface of the sta... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373683 | Construction method for prestressed concrete girder bridges A construction method for simple bridges or continuous bridges using prestressed concrete girder (PSC girder) and precast slabs (PSC slabs) where prestress is applied to the lower portion of the center of the girder. bridges of low clearance and long span are constr... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373684 | Eyeglass cleaner kit This device is used to clean and dry lens of eyewear. The entire device is contained in one unit and will provide the appropriate motion or movement to accomplish the cleaning of the eyewear using brushes and drying pads. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373685 | Mechanical sweeper configuration A mechanical sweeper is disclosed. The mechanical sweeper includes a front housing and a rotating brush secured to the front housing having tangentially extending bristles adapted to engage a surface at an oblique angle. The mechanical sweeper further includes a fra... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373686 | Basting brush A brush for basting and applying sauces to food features a head, a handle attached to the head and a number of bristles positioned on the head. Each of the bristles features a crescent-shaped cross section. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373687 | Windshield wiper having reduced friction characteristics A wiper blade made of a compound having a methyl vinyl silicone polymer, a filler, and a friction-reducing additive is provided. The friction-reducing additive is present in an amount from between about 5 and 42 weight percent, preferably 11 percent. The average par... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373688 | Wiper blade provided with detachable blade rubber and wiper system having the same A wiper blade of a wiper system of a vehicle includes a blade rubber, two backing plates, a holder and a resilient fin. The backing plates are received in backing grooves of the blade rubber. The holder is rotatably connected to a wiper arm of the wiper system and d... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373689 | Floor care apparatus having visual dirt indicator with flexible membrane circuit A floor care apparatus has a housing with a wall having a contour. A flexible membrane circuit includes an adhesive side that attaches the circuit to the wall to generally follow the contour. A controller connects to the circuit and illuminates a visual indicator as... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373690 | Floor cleaning device with collapsible handle A floor cleaning device having a base assembly and an operating handle selectively movable between an extended position and a collapsed position. The operating handle has a lower handle connected to the base assembly and an upper handle connected to the lower handle... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373691 | Eraser dispenser An eraser dispenser is provided which can store in a dispenser body an eraser longer than the overall length of the dispenser body. The eraser dispenser enables the eraser to be used without replacement with a new one for a long period of time. The eraser dispenser ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373692 | Parallel plane rotation hinge for a portable device Parallel plane rotation hinge for a portable device. The hinge includes a pin defining a rotational axis and a cam having an inner cam track and an outer cam track. A bushing is rotationally fixed and axially slidable with respect to the pin, and includes inner and ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373693 | Hinge assembly A hinge assembly includes a door hinge housing configured to be mounted to a door, a body hinge housing configured to be mounted to a stationary object, and a check assembly including a spring. The body hinge housing is pivotally secured to the door hinge housing. T... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373694 | Door handgrip negating suicidal attempt A handgrip that is restricted to only being partially gripped thereabout and by reason of sloped sides causing the slippage therefrom of a closed loop, and consequently is effective in negating its use in suicidal attempts. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373695 | Displacement lock MLT A metal locking tie formed from a locking head and an elongate strap extending through the locking head. The locking head is defined by a top wall, a bottom wall and two sides. The locking head includes a strap passageway that extends through the locking head from a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373696 | Apparatus and method for holding garments An improved apparatus and method for holding garments, such as neckties, is disclosed. The device comprises a magnet, preferably made of a rare Earth material and magnetized to about Grade N35 or better, and a faceplate. In one embodiment, the magnet is positioned u... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373697 | Device for securing non-magnetic sheet material A device for securing non-magnetic sheet material including a first base inferior planar sheet and a second superior planar sheet. Each of the planar sheets include a longitudinally oriented magnetic material, wherein at least one of the planar sheets has permanentl... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373698 | Closure tabs for absorbent articles A closure tab is provided and includes a first substrate. A second substrate is adhesively attached to the first substrate. The second substrate has mechanical closure material formed thereon. A compression bond pattern is applied to the first substrate and the seco... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373699 | Plastic sheet reinforcement A strip-form touch fastener component includes a resin base having a front surface from which an array of molded plastic fastener elements project, and a reinforcing knit fabric directly laminated to a side of the resin base opposite the fastener elements, the fabri... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373700 | Skin-friendly hook fastening component A skin-friendly hook component of a hook and loop fastener that reduces or eliminates the occurrence of red-marking and/or irritation if brought into contact with a wearer's skin. In one embodiment, the hook component can have a relatively large top surface area amo... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373701 | Quick release buckle A quick release buckle assembly having a housing, two cams, a knurl bar, and two springs. Each spring is operatively arranged to engage both a respective cam and the knurl bar. The housing includes integral bearing walls for the cams. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373702 | Tree mounted cremation ash urn A cremation container designed to be mounted on a living tree includes an inner chamber for cremation ashes therein, a front face having a first opening on the top in communication with the inner chamber. The opening is for insertion of the cremation ashes in the in... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373703 | Memorial picture frame A memorial picture frame has an outer frame that houses an image of a decedent and a hollow frame configured to house the decedent's cremated remains. The translucent hollow frame is connected to a front surface of the outer frame so as to frame the housed image and... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373704 | Method and apparatus for lifting objects for transferring the objects to another location A mechanical lifting mechanism for lifting bodies and/or objects for transport. The lifting mechanism has a pair of spaced vertical arms and a horizontal arm connecting the vertical arms and arranged in an inverted U. The vertical arms are adjustable in length in ac... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373705 | Method and an installation for needling a fibre fleece using two needle bars The installation includes two needling apparatuses (2, 3) which succeed each other on one side of the path (1) for the fleece to be needled. The needles (47) have an “elliptical” movement, i.e. their reciprocating movement of penetration is ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373706 | Apparatus and method for generating an optical surface on a workpiece An apparatus (10) for generating a surface (S) on a workpiece (W) is proposed, which comprises a workpiece chuck (17) having a longitudinal axis (L), a spindle (18) for rotating a fly cutting tool (20) having a tool tip (48), and a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373707 | Milling apparatus The milling apparatus (10) is arranged in such a manner that the deep groove cutter (21) is attached to the milling cutter (20) and the rotational drive shaft (23a) is approximately orthogonal to a spine (16a) of a sh... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373708 | Method for manual adjustment of the length of a mop handle A locking device for two units (1), (3) displaceable one inside the other, such as the handle of an implement with variable length, comprising a locking member (4) arranged at one end of the outer element (3), said locking member (4 | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373709 | Method of installing a blind threaded fastener A method of installing a threaded fastener from one side of a hole through a substrate. The fastener includes a collar and a bolt having a head, a threaded tail portion and a tool engagement portion extending from the tail. The method includes: (a) engaging the tool... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373710 | Toolbox apparatus to which power tools may be mounted to provide a workstation A portable toolbox has a compartment closed by a lid, the lid being configured to mount a powered saw module to an inner face thereof such that the saw blade extends from an outer side of the lid which provides a flat sawbench. The toolbox is used with powered hand ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373711 | Motor armature manufacturing method An insulator covering the teeth (31) of an armature (3) in an inner-rotor motor is composed of a tooth insulator (321), outer-side insulator (322), upper-end insulator (323), and lower-end insulator (324). The tooth insulato... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373712 | Method for making an antenna structure A method for making a feed structure for an antenna may include providing a polarizer body having a polarizer sidewall extending longitudinally between spaced apart ends. A portion of the polarizer sidewall is deformed to provide at least one polarizing structure th... | 05/20/2008 |
