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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7509688 | Facial hair trimmings catcher A facial hair trimmings catcher useful during personal grooming that is collapsible or otherwise adapted for storing as a smaller unit. The catcher includes a bag comprising a closed bottom, closed side walls and an open top and further includes a support member tha... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509689 | Bathing poncho Disposable garments adapted to be donned while bathing or showering and drying off. The garments take the form of ponchos. The bathing or showering poncho will have a different color than the drying poncho. Also the bathing/showering poncho will have soap and shampo... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509690 | Water-soluble glove liners and composite gloves containing the same Water-soluble glove liners and methods of making, using and disposing of the water-soluble glove liners are disclosed. ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509691 | Head support system A head support system includes a helmet that has an upper surface and a bottom edge. A strap has a pair of ends. Each of the ends is attached to the bottom edge so that the strap traverses an open bottom side of the helmet. A plurality of belts is provided. Each of ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509692 | Wearable personal cooling and hydration system A heat transfer fluid pathway is provided driven by a pump which feeds the heat transfer fluid through a vest and cap or other heat transfer garment, where the heat transfer fluid draws heat away from the body of the wearer. A drinkable heat sink material is located... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509693 | Toilet cleaning apparatus The toilet cleaning apparatus provides for hinged fit to an existing toilet with rim. The seat of the apparatus has a top, a bottom, and a cavity therebetween. The motor with pulleys and belt is disposed within the cavity. A movable cleaning pad disposed outside of ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509694 | Combined crib and playpen assembly A combined crib and playpen assembly includes a playpen body, a hanging bed, and a bassinet unit. The playpen body has a first bottom wall, and a first surrounding wall connected to and cooperating with the first bottom wall to define a first receiving space. The ha... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509695 | Portable support assemblies An apparatus has a collapsible base that assumes a deployed position and a collapsed position where the base has a smaller size than in the deployed configuration. A surface is removably attached to the base. The base includes a frame system that includes a pluralit... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509696 | System, method, and apparatus for a retractable and concealable support for an item of furniture A device for providing a dining support that is extendable from and retractable and concealable on furniture is disclosed. The device has a platform that is movable between a deployed position for supporting food and drinks, and a retracted position beneath the furn... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509697 | Height-adjustable bed A bed, in particular a sickbed or nursing bed, comprises a height-adjustable bedstead having a frame comprising frame side parts and frame transverse parts and, in the region of the frame transverse parts, legs connected with each other in pairs by means of cross br... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509698 | Therapeutic mattress A therapeutic mattress is providing including an encasing housing a base layer and a patient support layer in a cavity of the encasing. The base layer has a foam base member and foam side panels connected to the base member. The patient support layer is provided abo... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509699 | Leveling camping pad An apparatus for placement under a sleeping bag useful in leveling or controlling the attitude of the sleeping bag includes a plurality of chambers, some of which extend along a longitudinal length of the leveling camping pad with respect to each other, and wherein ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509700 | Institutional mattress An institutional mattress includes a resilient core and a mattress covering sealing the core. The mattress covering has a ticking with a base fabric made of yarns with a denier value of at least 500 and has a thread count of at least 18 threads per inch in both warp... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509701 | Lifting system What is disclosed is a lifting apparatus, in particular a ferry landing stage, comprising a platform that is capable of being taken into a predetermined lift position with the aid of a hydraulic cylinder or of a cable winch. A safety stop by which the platform may b... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509702 | Barricade system and barricade bracket for use therein A protective barricade system to prevent persons from accidentally falling through holes in roofs or floors or from the edges of stairwells, balconies, or pitched roofs. The barricade system comprises a plurality of barricade brackets that are spaced apart and can b... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509703 | Roller hub with cover and loading device A liquid loading and application apparatus includes a hub, a paint roller support element, and the hub receives the paint roller support element. The hub includes first and second frusto-conical surfaces subtending an angle, and oppositely disposed annular end surfa... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509704 | Wiper blade The invention starts from a wiper blade (20) of a windshield wiper with a wiper strip support (22) and wiper strip (24), which feature end caps (28) on their ends, whose inner cross-sectional profile is adapted to the cross-sectional prof... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509705 | Dustpan having interlockable mating grooves and channels to facilitate stacking together at least two dustpans An improved dustpan having interlockable mating grooves and channels to facilitate stacking together at least two dustpans. The unique feature of the present invention is to form at least one groove in the sidewall of a dustpan, which groove has an interior chamber ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509706 | Battery-powered portable vacuum A vacuum cleaner comprises an elongated vacuum body, a battery-pack attached to the elongated vacuum body and shoulder straps attached directly to the elongated vacuum body and/or the battery-pack. The battery-pack is engaged with an exterior side face of the elonga... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509707 | Floor cleaning apparatus with dirt detection sensor A vacuum cleaner includes a housing that carries a suction inlet, a dirt collection vessel, a main filter compartment and a suction generator. The main filter is received in the main filter compartment. An airflow pathway connects the suction inlet, the dirt collect... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509708 | Concealed hinge A hinge for detachably anchoring a door to a frame of a piece of furniture includes a mounting and adjustment assembly mounted on the frame, a hinge cup attached to an arm and upper plate, and a locking mechanism attached to the upper plate. An embodiment of the mou... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509709 | Hinge A hinge is compact and can hold a monitor securely in an optimum angle even if it is long-term used. The hinge has a body, a pivoting member rotatably mounted on the body and has a pintle, a first positioning element and a second positioning element mounted on the p... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509710 | Damper apparatus A damper apparatus includes a stationary housing defining a cavity. A damper body rotatablely installed in the cavity has a head protruding to form a cylindrical guiding portion and a pushing portion defining two side ends apart from each other and rotatable sheets ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509711 | Stress-indicating rope-tightening apparatus A stress-indicating rope-tightening apparatus includes a rope-tightening unit and a stress-indicating unit. The rope-tightening unit includes a rotational joint. The stress-indicating unit includes two strain gauges disposed on two opposite sides of the rotational j... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509712 | Device for the connection of a band to a further part A device for the connection of a band to a further part. The device has a casing (3) fixable to the band, forming a unit with the band and receiving a locking element (1). The locking element (1) in the casing (3) is mounted about an axis... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509713 | Clamp assembly A clamp assembly selectively grips material. The clamp assembly includes a housing, a gripping assembly and means for connecting the clamp assembly to an object. The housing has a first end, a second end, a first portion and a second portion. The first and second po... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509714 | Needled glass mat A method for preparing a mat, including: a) deposition or projection of threads onto a traveling belt to form a lap of the threads that are driven by the belt, then b) needling by bearded needles passing through the lap and being displaced in the direction of the la... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509715 | Method of manufacturing ultrasound radiating members for a catheter A method comprises providing a substantially planar slab of piezoelectric material having a top surface. The method further comprises drilling a plurality of holes through the top surface and into the slab. The method further comprises making a plurality of cuts thr... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509716 | Method for manufacturing piezoelectric actuator In a method for manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator, a ceramic sintered body is prepared and a size of the ceramic sintered body is adjusted in a thickness direction defined below by grinding piezoelectric ceramic layers, included in the ceramic sintered body, lo... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509717 | Method of production of multilayer ceramic electronic device A method of production of a multilayer ceramic electronic device having dielectric layers with an interlayer thickness of 5 μm or less and internal electrode layers including a base metal, including the steps of firing, then annealing a stack comprised of a dielect... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509718 | Machine tool with selective drive motor positioning The frame of a machine tool forms a closed force loop design that surrounds a workzone containing the spindle head. The X, Y, and Z-axis drive systems are all mounted outside of the machine to shield them from contamination and debris generating during the machining... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509719 | Method and device for lubricating bearing positions, especially in machine tools or their parts In a device on machines, especially machine tools and their parts, such as tool holders comprising at least one rotating element, which is rotatably mounted at least in one bearing position arranged in a housing, a lubricating device is provided for this bearing pos... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509720 | Continuous tool rotation tool turret A continuous tool rotation tool turret is comprised of a turret head, a plurality of spindles and a motor. The spindles are attached to the turret head. Each spindle is adapted to secure and rotate a cutting tool. The motor simultaneously rotates each spindle. The s... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509721 | Punching and riveting tool The punching and riveting tool includes a pipe shaft, an energy storage spring, a weight control rod, a front cap, a collision head, a punching head, a rear cap, a pressing button, a binding spring and a lock nut. The pipe shaft is in the shape of a hollow pipe, and... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509722 | Positioning and spinning device The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for connecting a first tubular with a second tubular. The apparatus includes a gripping member for engaging the first tubular and a conveying member for positioning the gripping member. The apparatus ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509723 | Method of removing a center member from a disc pack coupling A disc pack coupling for transmitting torque between two shafts approximately aligned on a shaft axis includes a first hub assembly, a second hub assembly, and a center member extending between the first and second hub assemblies. Each hub assembly includes an axial... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509724 | Snap fit sealing gasket with precisely located internal retainer ring for square pipe grooves A pipe sealing gasket is shown which is designed to be received within a groove provided within the belled, socket end of a plastic pipe. The sealing gasket has a body formed of resilient material and has a retainer ring embedded therein which circumscribes the gask... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509725 | Design methodology to maximize the application of direct manufactured aerospace parts In accordance with the present invention a method for the direct manufacture of aerospace duct elements is provided comprising executing a single build run on a build chamber using direct fabrication technology to generate at least one duct section. The at least one... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509726 | Workpiece A workpiece according to the invention has a recess that is compressed by means of a plastic deformation, which reduces one dimension or an inner diameter of the workpiece and thus joins this workpiece to an inner piece in a positively and frictionally engaging mann... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509727 | Method of making a transformer A transformer and method of making includes first half primary and secondary windings as metallic circuits that are etched on a metallic cladding of a first liquid crystal polymer (LCP) sheet. Secondary windings are positioned in spaced relation to the primary windi... | 03/31/2009 |
