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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7406718 | Nursing cover A nursing cover is described, including a fabric having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a first side edge and a second side edge, wherein a strap is coupled to the top edge of the fabric and a plurality of D-rings are coupled using another strap to the top edge of th... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406719 | Glove A glove according to the present invention comprises a main body wearable with respect to a hand, the main body comprising finger parts, a back-of-hand part connected to the finger parts, a wrist part connected to the back-of-hand part and serving to protect a wrist... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406720 | Glove with support for hyper-extension resistance A hand glove for the participant of an active sport in which at least one of the participants fingers maybe subjected to hyper-extension from contact received from participating in that sport. The glove has respectively oppositely disposed palm and dorsal faces, a p... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406721 | Protection attachment for a safety helmet A safety construction helmet is provided with an attachment which extends over the top of the helmet and provides sun protection. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406722 | Automatic faucet for lavatory unit of aircraft The invention provides an improved automatic faucet for a lavatory unit of an aircraft. A body 110 of an automatic faucet 100 has on its lower left side (seen from the front) a liquid soap dispenser outlet 200, and the dispenser outlet 200 | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406723 | Inflatable mattress and method for positioning a patient An inflatable mattress having an inflated torso support pad, a first leg extending out from a first portion of the inflated torso support pad, and a second leg spaced from the first leg and extending out from a second portion of the inflated torso support pad. The f... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406724 | Twin baby bed A generally rectangular baby bed comprised of a vertical headboard, a vertical footboard, a pair of vertical side panels connecting from the headboard to the footboard, a flat horizontal supporting surface extending between the headboard and the footboard for suppor... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406725 | Bedside bassinettes A bassinette having a front wall that may selectively be set at a height substantially equal to the height of other walls of the bassinette, or alternatively released to allow the front wall to have a lower height than remaining walls, wherein the method of attachme... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406726 | Folding hammock stand or frame Four cross member struts, two on each long side of an open hammock frame, permit full collapse of the frame for closure and transportation when the cross member struts are composed of an unbroken tube pivotally connected with a second tube divided into two overlappi... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406727 | Foldable foundation for a mattress A foldable bedding foundation comprising a first section is hingedly secured to a second section so that the bedding foundation may be folded for storage or transportation purposes. Each section has base, a plurality of wire struts pivotally secured to the base, an ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406728 | Three-section blanket set A three-panel blanket set is described in which any two panels are releasably attachable to form a complete blanket. The first panel has a first insulation value and a first fastener section on its lower surface extending along the right side edge. The second panel ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406729 | Patient support having powered adjustable width A patient support for supporting a patient in a horizontal position is provided. The patient support includes a frame and a deck. The deck includes first and second ends and longitudinal sides extending therebetween. The deck also includes a first portion configured... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406730 | Examination table An examination and treatment table having a base (1) adapted to lift and lower a table (2) attached thereto, the table comprises a seat cushion (4) and a back cushion (3), which are individually movable. The table (2) is only attac... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406731 | Hospital bed A patient support including a frame and a mattress supported by the frame. The frame includes a deck support and a deck supporting the mattress. ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406732 | Arm headrest An Airway Management Apparatus (AMA) and method for aiding in airway patency/preventing airway obstruction under sedation in the supine position and other situations where tongue and jaw relaxation occurs, by maintaining the jaw thrust/chin lift position and neck ex... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406733 | Elastomeric fabric load bearing surface An elastomeric fabric load bearing surface having a non-linear force/deflection profile. In one embodiment, the load bearing surface includes multiple layers, at least one of which is an elastomeric fabric. The various layers cooperate with one another to define a n... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406734 | Air inflation cushion with cells having helical edges An air inflation cushion with cells having helical edges comprises a lower sheet; an upper cushion portion adhered upon the lower sheet; the upper cushion portion including at least one air inflation cell; each air inflation cell having an approximate rectangular cr... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406735 | Air-inflated mattress An air-inflated mattress, comprising a top layer, an outer shroud band, a plurality of anchor separators and a bottom layer, wherein said shroud band connects the top and bottom layers together to form an inflatable bladder; further comprising a middle layer below s... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406736 | Stand alone integrated cushion The present invention is directed to a stand alone integrated mattress. The system has a self-contained mattress unit, at least one inflatable bladder, at least one fluid source, at least one dispersion unit and at least one control unit. The self-contained mattress... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406737 | Washing machine and control method thereof A drum type washing machine in which wash water and laundry contained in a rotating tub are heated by steam supplied into the rotating tub, so as to rapidly increase the temperature of the wash water and laundry, thereby being capable of reducing the total wash time... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406738 | Thruster pig A thruster pig for sending through a pipe from an entrance facility to a receiving location, for servicing or monitoring, by pumping a thrusting fluid into the pipe to force the pig forward is disclosed. The thruster pig includes a body having a front end and a back... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406739 | Grout tool for use with an all surface cleaning apparatus The present invention relates to an improved grout tool generally employed with a multi-functional surface cleaning machine having a fluid tank, a pump, and at least one receptacle for holding concentrated cleaning chemicals. In one embodiment, the grout tool employ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406740 | Dusting and cleaning device The invention is a cleaning device comprising of a shaft. The shaft has a hollow section and a lower end with a rim. The rim defines an opening at the bottom end of the shaft. The opening is located about the longitudinal axis and is in communication with the hollow... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406741 | Water-retention coating for a windscreen wiper blade, wiper blade provided with same and method for coating a blade with same A coating for a rubber or elastomer wiper blade of a vehicle windscreen wiper, of the type comprising an additive for reducing the coefficient of friction between the blade and the window, characterised in that it comprises cavities with microscopic dimensions which... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406742 | Vacuum device/blower An apparatus comprising a blower fan, a motor for driving the blower fan, a blower tube for conveying an air stream from the blower fan, and a potential compensation device that is electrically connected with the motor. The potential compensation device includes a c... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406743 | Handle unit for vacuum cleaner The present disclosure relates to a handle unit for a vacuum cleaner. The handle unit for the vacuum cleaner for controlling a cleaner body of the vacuum cleaner includes a handle body of the vacuum cleaner; and a supporting unit projected from one side of the handl... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406744 | Central vacuum system with secondary airflow path A central vacuum system includes a motor-cooling airflow path that provides sufficient cooling for the motor and its drive components even though the cooling air is partially restricted by a downstream filter that captures airborne carbon dust emitted from the motor... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406745 | Wheel assembly A wheel assembly has a swiveling shaft, a support member movably assembled with the swiveling shaft, an arresting member and wheels. The swiveling shaft includes a swiveling sleeve, a pressing element disposed on the swiveling sleeve, and a first gear bracket and a ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406746 | Slider for heavy loads A slider and method of using the same is provided for facilitating the sliding of a load on a supporting surface. The slider includes a support platform having an upper surface for receiving the load thereon and a lower surface. A plurality of slider elements depend... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406747 | Hinge apparatus for cover of image forming apparatus A hinge apparatus for a cover of an image forming apparatus has a hinge body with supporting brackets, movably inserted into a coupling hole positioned in a main body of the image forming apparatus, a hinge cam connected to the cover and pivotably connected to the s... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406748 | Hinge with stiffened leaf A hinge including a stiffened leaf. The hinge may generally comprise a first longitudinally-extending leaf having a base portion and a mounting portion offset and preferably parallel to the base portion that defines a cavity. The mounting portion may contain at leas... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406749 | Multi-link hinge The invention relates to a multi-link hinge (10) for hinging a door leaf (12) to the body of a piece of furniture with a body fitting which may be fixed to the support wall (14) of the body and a door leaf fitting (20) connected to the ab... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406750 | Apparatus at a spinning room machine for visual signal display An apparatus at a spinning room machine, especially a spinning preparation machine, for example a carding machine or draw frame, for visual signal display, has at least two light sources in the form of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), each of which is associated with a... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406751 | Line tensioning systems and methods A tensioning device for applying tension to a line extending between first and second objects. The tensioning device comprises a first engaging portion, a support surface, and first and second gripping portions defining a gripping notch. The first engaging portion i... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406752 | Stretching means for filiform elements A stretching device for filiform elements comprises a main body member (1) having ends, with one of the ends having a connection opening (2) and the opposite end of the plate member having a rotating mounting opening (3) in the rotating mounting... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406753 | Two-piece tie down clip for sheet material A two-piece clip for tying down a sheet of material has an elongated triple tapered wedge insertable in a mating triple tapered groove. The two components bind the covering material therebetween with a tight friction fit and compress a relatively large area of mater... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406754 | Combined headstone and columbarium A combination memorial and columbarium having a headstone, and a base supporting the headstone. At least one chamber for holding a cremation urn and/or the cremated remains of an individual is formed either in the headstone or the base. The chamber has an opening wh... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406755 | Hydroentanglement of continuous polymer filaments A nonwoven fabric comprises continuous polymer filaments of 0.5 to 3 denier that have been hydroentangled in a complex matrix for interconnecting filament loops, and that is otherwise substantially free of knotting, or of otherwise wrapping about one another. A proc... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406756 | Method for manufacturing a piezoelectric resonator A method for manufacturing a piezoelectric resonator is provided including: forming a resonator element having a plate-like base and a plurality of arms extending laterally from the base on a substrate made of crystal; emitting laser light for irradiating one surfac... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406757 | Method of manufacturing liquid ejection head The method manufactures a liquid ejection head comprising: a plurality of nozzles which eject liquid; a plurality of pressure chambers which are connected to the nozzles, respectively; a diaphragm which forms wall faces of the pressure chambers; and piezoelectric el... | 08/05/2008 |
