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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7512993 | Car seat baby bib A car seat baby bib having a bib portion with a partial opening and fastening ends that are releasably secured to opposed ends of a seat belt harness of a car seat. Fastening straps are provided for attachment to the opposed ends of the seat belt harness allowing th... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512994 | Shirts having neck size adjusting function A second buttonhole 6 is provided on a front cloth 3a of an inner fold of a neckband 3 of a dress shirt 1. A left end of a rubber tape 8 is stitched on a rear cloth 3b. A left end of a padding 7a ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512995 | Riding breeches A leg garment comprises two legs joined by a central seam. A piece material is disposed in the crotch area portion of the garment such that no central seam is present in the crotch portion. In one example, the inner thighs of the garment have an inserted material th... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512996 | Protective knee covering A protective knee covering which provides motion guidance and orthotic support for a knee. The protective knee covering is made from a layer of rigid material, such as a plastic or a composite material. A central portion of the protective knee covering covers the kn... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512997 | Shower curtain bar In some embodiments an apparatus to hold shower curtains is disclosed. The apparatus includes a shower bar and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets are connected to at least one wall to receive the shower bar. The shower bar may be made of a flexible material th... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512998 | Examination table A wheelchair and an examination table is provided wherein there is provided a connector or connector assembly for connecting the wheelchair to the examination table. Once connected to the examination table, the wheelchair and patient sitting therein can be elevated,... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512999 | Bed surface with improved structure A bed plane with improved structure, comprising a plurality of slats, arranged transversally to the frame (10) of the bed and connected to it through slat-holders, includes a series of stems or pistons (11), each connected with one or more of the afore... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513000 | Medical examination table A medical examination table is provided. The medical examination table comprises a base providing a storage area, a patient support movable independent of the base between a lowered position and a raised position, and a lift mechanism coupled to the patient support ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513001 | Multi-purpose pillow with attached blanket A multi-purpose pillow with attached blanket. The pillow comprises a body with one or more inwardly-turned arms. One edge of the blanket is attached to the pillow, and a pouch is formed in the pillow so that blanket is stowable inside. A pocket may be included for h... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513002 | Inflatable pillow stiffener with stabilizing web and arms The pillow stiffener has an elongated cushion with a large rounded shape; two elongated arms each having a small rounded shape and being connected to and extending away from a long side of the elongated cushion. A flexible dull-finished web extends between the arms ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513003 | Anti-snore bed having inflatable members A bedding product having a pocketed spring assembly comprising a plurality of parallel strings of springs joined to each other. Each of the strings of springs has a length and a width and comprises a row of interconnected pockets. Each of the pockets contains at lea... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513004 | Method for fluid recovery in a semi-aqueous wash process A method for fluid recovery in a semi-aqueous wash process including the steps of receiving semi-aqueous wash liquor from a wash container; pretreating the semi-aqueous wash liquor and separating it into aqueous-rich working fluid phase and non-aqueous working fluid... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513005 | Washing method for a dishwasher, and dishwasher for carrying out one such method A method for washing and drying items in a dishwasher and a dishwasher are provided. After the dishwasher is placed in a program execution readiness state in which a given washing or drying program can be executed, a washing program and then a drying program are exe... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513006 | Hairbrush, comb and makeup brush cleaning device The present invention thoroughly cleans hairbrushes and combs and comprises an upper portion with at least two openings for containing a hair remover and an item to be cleaned, a rotating roller brush, and a housing portion. The roller brush, together with the hair ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513007 | Vehicle storage console A storage console for a vehicle includes a vacuum cleaner. In an exemplary embodiment, the console includes an interface at which the vacuum cleaner is releasably affixed to the console. The console may include a hose operatively connected to the vacuum cleaner wher... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513008 | Sand wand assembly An apparatus and method for removing sediment from a waterway using a high pressure water spray and a suction line (22) is disclosed. The high pressure water is directed through a pressure line (20) that may be mounted inside the suction line (22 | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513009 | Glitter vacuum A glitter vacuum for reclaiming otherwise wasted glitter particles includes a hollow housing having a motorized vacuum impeller therein. A vacuum nozzle is secured to an air intake port on a first end of the housing. A removable glitter receiving jar is secured to a... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513010 | Automatic opening hinge assembly for portable electronic device A hinge assembly (200) includes a retaining member (4), a fixing seat (5), a control member (6), a first spring (7), a follower element (10), a rotating element (20), a second spring (9) and a shaft (30)... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513011 | Hinge with multiple torsion springs A hinge has a first bracket, a pivot pin, a second bracket and two torsion spring assemblies. The first bracket has a support and two holders. The pivot pin is mounted rotatably through the support and the holders on the base of the first bracket. The second bracket... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513012 | Split barrel structure of hinge A split barrel structure of a hinge includes a first partial barrel and an adjoining first complementary curved part extended from a first leaf portion in a first circular direction, and a second partial barrel and an adjoining second complementary curved part exten... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513013 | Hinge A hinge has a mounting bracket, a hinge assembly, a limit and positioning element, a bushing assembly, a supplementary positioning element and an end cap. The mounting bracket has two limits and a mounting hole. The hinge assembly is mounted rotatably through the mo... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513014 | Hinge assembly A hinge assembly is mounted in an electronic appliance such as a notebook and has a stationary leaf, a pintle and a pivoting leaf. The notebook has a base and a cover. The stationary leaf is mounted securely on the base and has a pivoting sleeve having an outer edge... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513015 | Gripping handle for supporting a rotating tool extension A handle for a rotating tool extension is disclosed. The handle includes a body member having a central portion with first and second end portions. The body member is positionable along an axis of rotation of the rotating tool extension and includes a bore formed in... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513016 | Inclined milling machine A milling machine for working off several textile bales in a wedge shape includes a pendulum or a sliding bed for moving the bales forward in the cutting zone, wherein the bales are worked off in a wedge shape under at least two different angles. That is, the angle ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513017 | Adjustable bundling device An adjustable bundling device is disclosed that aids in the cinching and un-cinching of one or more items, such as the wrapping of food items in preparation for cooking. A cavity element and a stop element are attached to opposing ends of a length of flexible textur... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513018 | Animate load bearer radial adjuster device for cargo transport carriers A radial adjuster device is provided for use in conjunction with cargo transport carriers worn by animate load bearers. The radial adjuster device allows an animate load bearer to adjust each laterally positioned cargo transport carrier shoulder strap or other such ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513019 | Fastening mechanisms maintaining electrical connections among fastened components Fastening mechanisms are disclosed for engaging and disengaging device components while maintaining electrical connections among engaged components. A male fastening mechanism may include a front male head portion with a larger circumference than a relatively narrow... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513020 | Safety buckle with multiple orientation clasp A child resistant buckle has two separate operations that are completed to permit the buckle to be disengaged. The buckle is provided as two interfitting components, which can be joined in at least two orientations while permitting the two operation disengagement to... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513021 | Variable coring of twisted yarn A method and apparatus for entangling two or more strands of yarn together in accordance with a pre-selected and changeable pattern so as to obtain twisted yarn with a selected coring level extending for a selected length of the yarn and other selected coring levels... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513022 | Method for manufacturing surface acoustic wave device A surface acoustic wave device is disclosed, which comprises a surface acoustic wave element including a lithium tantalate piezoelectric substrate 10 with one principal surface thereof formed with an IDT electrode 11, a connector electrode 12 an... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513023 | Method for repairing broken conduit Broken conduit is repaired by enlarging the inner diameter at the broken end portion to provide a socket for receiving a coupling that has a male end portion with a reduced radial wall thickness and is configured so that the external diameter of the male end portion... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513024 | Method for repairing structural cracks A crack repair method includes forming a pair of holes into a surface of a structural workpiece on opposite sides of the crack, forming a slot into the surface of the structural workpiece to connect the holes on opposite sides of a crack, installing the cammed drawb... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513025 | Magnetic field concentrator for electromagnetic forming A magnetic forming system (10) for creating a fluid circuit joint between a tube and a fitting includes an induction coil (12). The induction coil (12) may form a first stage electromagnetic current. A field concentrator (132) may focus t... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513026 | Method for rolling thin and thick slabs made of steel materials into hot-rolled strip A method for rolling thin and/or thick slabs made of steel materials into hot-rolled strip, which were previously cast as thin or thick slabs in a continuous casting machine, heated to rolling temperature in a pusher furnace or in a walking-beam furnace, and rolled ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513027 | Process and apparatus for producing service blades A process for machining a blank from all directions with a machine tool, such as a milling machine, involves the machining from all directions being based on a three-dimensional template. In a first step, the three-dimensional form and, if need be, also the surface ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513028 | Systems and methods for repairing a rotor system keyway A method to repair a rotor system having a coupling, a coupling keyway, a shaft, a shaft keyway, and a key. The method may include the steps of machining a shaft relief on the shaft adjacent to the coupling, providing fillet radii to the coupling keyway and the shaf... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513029 | Tool for manufacturing coils for dynamoelectric machines and method therefor A tool and method for winding and forming a field coil for field assembly, such as a stator, includes separable tool halves defining a winding cavity therebetween. The winding cavity receives magnet wire that is wound therein, such as by rotating the tool or a windi... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513030 | Method of assembling an actuator arm system for a hard disk One embodiment of the invention can include a method of assembling an actuator arm system for a hard disk drive. The method can include: placing a lower bearing on a shaft; placing an actuator arm on the lower bearing; placing an upper bearing on the shaft; applying... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513031 | Method for forming an inductor in a ceramic substrate A method for making an embedded toroidal inductor (118) includes forming in a ceramic substrate (100) a first plurality of conductive vias (102) radially spaced a first distance from a central axis (101) so as to define an inner circumfer... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513032 | Method of mounting an electronic part to a substrate A method of mounting an electronic part to a substrate, comprising: a substrate feed transporting step transporting the substrate 10 supplied to a substrate transport start position to a mounting unit 12; an electronic part supplying step supplying the... | 04/07/2009 |
