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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7401363 | Adjustable concealed body armor A body armor for protecting a user from penetration comprising: a front protective section for overlying the chest region of the user; a rear protective section for overlying the back of the user; a pair of flexible right and left shoulder straps fastened to right a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401364 | Vehicle airbag apparatus A wearing type airbag apparatus that is worn by a passenger in advance of a collision, wherein the passenger is not prevented from normal movement during normal travel of a vehicle. Upon the vehicle having a collision, an airbag body is immediately inflated and depl... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401365 | Emergency information system for safety helmets An emergency information system for a helmet for providing first attenders, paramedics and police emergency with emergency contact and medical information in the event a user is involved in an accident. The emergency information system includes an information carrie... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401366 | Children's play yard and elastic, removable liner Various embodiments of the invention are directed towards a baby play yard cover or lining that lines the walls and floor of a baby play yard in order that the play yard is protected from soiling by the baby. Various embodiments of the invention are re-attachable su... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401367 | Playard A collapsible frame structure, movable between an open arrangement and a folded arrangement, includes a plurality of legs, a plurality of cross members arranged in pairs, a plurality of slider joints and pivot joints, and at least one latch mechanism. Each pair of c... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401368 | Tractor bed system A tractor bed system for allowing a driver to sleep while another driver drives a tractor includes the present invention meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a base being coupled to a floor of a sleeper cab. A frame is attached to the base and is ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401369 | Fluid-filled bladder for footwear and other applications A fluid-filled structure, such as a bladder, is disclosed. The bladder has a first surface and an opposite second surface that are peripherally joined to define various edges. The bladder encloses a fluid between the first surface and the second surface. A portion o... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401370 | Self-storing airbed An airbed with an integral sleeve. After deflation of the airbed, the airbed is rolled or folded into a tight formation, and the sleeve is extended around the airbed for storage. The sleeve may be a flat fabric material that is attached to a seam of the airbed, for ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401371 | Method and installation for constructing an expressway A method and installation for constructing highways. The object is to extend operational capabilities of a mobile installation for constructing a highway in a space-limited environment without reducing the traffic intensity and construct the highway above an existin... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401372 | Swimming pool cleaning apparatus A submersible cleaner includes a valve within a flow passage for interrupting fluid flow and thus drive the cleaned over submerged surfaces to be cleaned. An element moveable between the valve and a wall surface within the passage reduces a gap formed between them s... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401373 | Powered toothbrush with associated oral solution dispenser mechanism An oral solution dispenser apparatus for attachment to a powered toothbrush handle having a drive coupling mounted thereon, includes a housing adapted for attachment to the handle, the housing having a recess therein for receiving a cartridge containing the oral sol... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401374 | Article for cleaning optical fibers A composition for cleaning the ferrule end surface of an optical fiber that has been installed in a connector, such as a connector coupler or bulkhead receptacle, is made from sintered polymeric particles and/or stranded fibers and is formed into a cleaning head ( | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401375 | Lint removal apparatus A disposable lint removal device that is a ring shape with a flat square, rectangular, circular or other shaped piece of adhesive mounted onto it. Any finger slides into the ring with the mount piece either on top or bottom of the hand. A protective layer is removed... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401376 | Disposable nonwoven cleansing mitt A disposable nonwoven cleansing mitt adapted to be retained on a user's hand during use is provided. The disposable nonwoven cleansing mitt is releasably carrying a personal care composition. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401377 | Battery-operated toothbrush and related methods A battery-operated toothbrush includes a drive unit, a housing defining an accommodation chamber configured to receive the drive unit, and a thermoplastic elastomer seal disposed on an outer surface of the housing. The housing includes a front end configured to rece... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401378 | Vacuum attachment for a yard vacuum apparatus An outdoor yard vacuum apparatus is provided with a removable vacuum attachment. The vacuum attachment adapts the yard vacuum for cleaning and debris removal of a variety of both indoor and outdoor surfaces in a variety of environments beyond the original capabiliti... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401379 | Windshield wiper system for a motor vehicle including a heating mechanism A windshield-wiper system for a motor vehicle with a wiper-blade carrier, a wiper blade held on the wiper-blade carrier, which wiper blade has an elastically flexible wiper element, includes a heating mechanism for the wiper blade. The wiper-blade carrier has at lea... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401380 | Low overhead hinge assembly A low overhead hinge assembly comprising a stationary hinge plate and a rotating hinge plate. The stationary hinge plate having a stationary hinge plate body portion and a plurality of stationary hinge plate digits coupled to the stationary hinge plate body portion,... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401381 | Folding mechanism A folding mechanism is provided in which a rotor substantially tubelike is arranged between the stationary body and movable body; cams with given gaps are arranged at both ends of the rotor and on the facing surfaces of the stationary body and movable body; and a lu... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401382 | Hinge assembly for a foldable electronic device A hinge assembly (100) includes a shaft (10), a rotary cam (20), a follower cam (30), a positioning member (50), and an urging means (40). The shaft includes a securing portion (12) at one end thereof and has a slot (... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401383 | Hinge connector for folding-type electronic apparatus The invention provides a hinge connector for a folding-type electronic apparatus including a first housing, a second housing, a first electronic unit disposed in the first housing, and a second electronic unit disposed in the second housing. The hinge connector, acc... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401384 | Pliable handle A pliable handle includes a core member, an outer sheath, and gel disposed between the core member and the outer sheath. There is an outer annular flange around its top. The outer sheath has an opening on its top and a closed bottom, an inner annular flange on its t... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401385 | Molded instrument handle and method of manufacturing A handle for an electronic instrument housing includes an elongated grip portion. The grip portion includes two elongated elements each having opposed ends. The elements are connected to each other to form an elongated chamber. An elastomeric layer encompasses an in... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401386 | Dental bib holding device and method of using same There is disclosed an improved bib retaining device. The bib retaining device comprises an elongate resilient member having a central portion and opposite end portions, the central portion of the elongate resilient member being formed into a neck engaging portion, t... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401387 | Clip for joining structural parts and fastening systems using a clip A clip for joining structural parts comprises a disk having an inner portion and an outer portion forming a rim about the inner portion. The inner portion has a depression with a recess extending downwardly from the depression and provided with a laterally-extending... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401388 | Rib clip A rib clip for connecting first and second components is provided with first and second legs deflectable relative to each other. One leg is substantially straight and includes a shelf. The other leg is bent and includes inner and outer arms biased against a componen... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401389 | Tongue interlocking detachable anchorage Disclosed are interlocking safety restraint mechanisms and safety restraint systems incorporating such mechanisms. Embodiments of the safety restraint mechanisms include a first locking mechanism adapted to receive and lock into place a buckle tongue and a second lo... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401390 | Tenter device and method for drying film A clip (10) has a frame (31) and a flapper (32). Two dry bearings (37) are inserted into a hole (32d) formed in the flapper. Then an attaching shaft (35) is inserted from one of the holes (34a) in the fr... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401391 | Dish assembly for casket cap and method A dish assembly for a casket cap comprises a cap panel having a pair of opposed sides, a puffing member attached to each side of the pair of sides of the cap panel along respective adjacent edges of the puffing member and cap panel side, a cap panel insert having a ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401392 | Jack for single-handed garbage disposer installation An exemplary embodiment provides one or more improvements which makes it possible for a single person to easily install a garbage disposal under a sink. Embodiments include a base with wheels, a hydraulic jack attached to the base, an extensible column extended by t... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401393 | Method for removing solder bumps from LSI The present invention provides a method for removing solder adhering to an LSI. In this method, a plate-shaped first member for causing molten solder to adhere thereto is mounted on top of a heater. An LSI is placed on top of the first member with the surface on whi... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401394 | Method of attaching a fastener element to a metal panel In a method for inserting a bolt element (10) having a head portion (12) and a shaft portion (16) into a sheet metal component (52) the bolt element is passed through the sheet metal component by means of a setting head (38), with ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401395 | Molding apparatus for vehicles and methods for use A molding apparatus and method for use are provided for covering a seam extending between roof and side panels of a vehicle, the panels including opposing shoulders adjacent the seam defining a ditch. The apparatus includes a section of molding including first and s... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401396 | Methods of making microstructured lamina and apparatus The present invention relates to methods of making microstructured laminae for replication and apparatus. In a preferred embodiment, the invention relates to machining V-shaped grooves on individual lamina forming cube-corner microstructures. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401397 | Method of producing an inertial sensor The present invention discloses an inertial sensor comprising a planar mechanical resonator with embedded sensing and actuation for substantially in-plane vibration and having a central rigid support for the resonator. At least one excitation or torquer electrode is... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401398 | Method of manufacturing a magnetic element for multi-phase A magnetic element for multi-phase is composed by burying a plurality of coils in a composite magnetic material such that a negative coupling of magnetic fluxes or a positive coupling of magnetic fluxes exists between at least two coils. This structure more miniatur... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401399 | Method of manufacturing a substrate heating device A manufacturing method for a substrate heating device comprises forming a base plate having a substrate heating surface in which a resistance heating element is buried, forming a tubular member, joining the tubular member to the base plate, measuring temperature dis... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401400 | System for mounting a snap ring A system for mounting a snap ring to a workpiece includes: a supporting structure; a snap ring guide unit mounted to the supporting structure by a first actuating device; a snap ring assembling unit including a supporting portion connected to the supporting structur... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401401 | Mounting head of electronic component mounting apparatus The invention is directed to reduction of torque by reduction of an outside diameter of a mounting head. A cylindrical cam rotation motor is provided under a nozzle rotation motor. A first rotation axis member as a rotor of the nozzle rotation motor is provided alon... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401402 | Method for high-frequency tuning an electrical device, and a printed circuit board suitable therefor The invention relates to a method for high-frequency tuning a high-frequency plug connector, comprising a printed circuit board that has both contact points for high-frequency contacts as well as contact points for insulation displacement contacts. Each contact poin... | 07/22/2008 |