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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7523508 | Hockey pants Hockey pants for protecting a wearer having a lower spine region, lower ribs, a waist region, left and right hip regions, a crotch region, and left and right thighs, the pants comprising an inner protective unit comprising first, second and third left separate prote... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523509 | Combined auxiliary toilet seat and associated carrying bag A combined portable toilet seat and carrying bag includes a foldable toilet seat that has first and second coextensively shaped sections pivotally connected to each other. Each section has an arcuate shape provided with offset proximal and distal ends. The sections ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523510 | Sanitary plunger A sanitary plunger including a hollow tubular handle shaft having a flexible force cup attached to the lower end thereof. The flexible force cup has a central opening communicating the interior of the hollow tubular handle shaft and the interior of the force cup. A ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523511 | Kitchen mounting part A kitchen mounting-part (3) is provided which is to be mounted in a cut-out (1a) of a countertop, with the mounting-part extending with its edge region (31) beyond the cut-out in the countertop and having numerous mounting elements (8 | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523512 | System and method for cleaning restrooms A preferred embodiment of a system for cleaning a restroom includes a pump for pressurizing a fluid, and a spray device in fluid communication with the pump. The spray device has a nozzle for discharging a stream of the fluid. The system also includes a stand for su... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523513 | Crib shield system and other breathable apparatus A crib shield system includes one or more panels to be used with crib. The panels are formed, at least in part, of a mesh-type material (e.g., an integrated padded mesh material) that includes openings too small to permit an infant to insert a finger or toe therethr... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523514 | Accessory support for a stretcher An accessory support system adapted for use with a stretcher with a mattress, the mattress being supported by a frame. A segment of an elongated rail member is spaced apart from the mattress a sufficient distance to enable an accessory support mounted on the segment... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523515 | Hospital bed and mattress having a retractable foot section A patient support is disclosed having an adjustable length deck and a mattress positionable on the deck. The mattress includes a foot portion having an adjustable length. ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523516 | Extended water escape ramp device for animals An extended ramp device for helping animals to escape from a body of water includes: (a) a substantially planar upper, support portion including a central, climbing member and two bendable wing members connected to opposite sides of the central climbing member, each... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523517 | Window cleaning machine A machine for cleaning a window is provided which may comprise a chassis, window cleaning apparatus or mechanism, and a makeweight wherein the makeweight counterbalances the weight of the window cleaning apparatus by traversing the chassis in the first and second di... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523518 | Painting trim tool and tray system A trim tool and paint tray system for use in dispensing paint. The system includes a trim tool having a paint applicator to apply paint to a surface to be painted and at least one edge guard to shield adjacent surfaces that are to remain free of paint from the appli... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523519 | Wiper blade for cleaning motor vehicle windows A wiper blade for a wiper system for wiping motor vehicle windows includes a wiper blade rubber squeegee, which has a wiping lip that faces the window, a rear part that faces away from the window, and a tilting connecting element that joins the wiping lip to the rea... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523520 | Wiper lever with a driven wiper arm and a wiper blade Wiper lever (10) with a driven wiper arm (12) and a wiper blade (16) linked to it for cleaning windows, particularly those of motor vehicles, which is provided with a band-like, long-stretched-out, elastic supporting element (30), which f... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523521 | Wiper assembly for a vehicle The present invention provides a wiper assembly capable of minimizing the slant of a connecting rod interposed between wiper driving arms and a motor-driven arm by positioning the wiper driving arm to the substantially same height with the motor-driven arm. Further,... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523522 | Two-piece connector for flat blade windshield wiper A central connecting device (36) for a flat blade style wiper blade assembly (20) includes a plastic intermediate base (38) that is fixed, such as by ultrasonic welding, to a pair of flexors (26) extending the length of the wiper blade as... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523523 | Windshield wiper with scraper A windshield wiper for an automotive vehicle having an elongated base and an elongated flexible blade extending outwardly in a first direction from the base. The blade has a free edge adapted to contact a windshield on an automotive vehicle. An elongated scraper als... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523524 | Ultrasonic cleaner and wet treatment nozzle comprising the same A second housing whose center portion is depressed and whose end portion around the center portion is formed like a visor is arranged around a first housing whose center portion is depressed and whose end portion around the center portion is formed like a visor, and... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523525 | Pry bar ergonomic handle A pry bar has an ergonomic handle formed with a grip portion having convex upper grip surface and a concave lower grip with an inner hard thermoplastic core and an outer elastomeric molded over cover. The convex upper grip surface portion is more distantly disposed ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523526 | Flush surface mounting clip and its associated method of construction A mounting clip assembly for a portable consumer product. The mounting clip assembly has a clip body with a top surface and two ends. A hole is provided in a housing wall of the consumer product. The hole is sized to receive the clip body, wherein the clip body lays... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523527 | Clasp for chains and the like A clasp for securing two items together includes a first section, a second section, least one pin and a force mechanism. The first section defines a cylindrical passage opening to the first face. The cylindrical passage defines at least one longitudinal J-shaped gro... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523528 | Thumb release mounting apparatus A universal cradle apparatus having a pair of substantially rigid jaw structures each configured with a flange structure having a substantially planar mounting surface adapted for being secured to respective cooperating male and female portions of a spring-return cl... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523529 | Engagement mechanism The present invention proposes an engagement mechanism employed in a first assembly part and a cooperating second assembly part. The engagement mechanism comprises a pivot member assembled in the first assembly part; and an elastic member having a double-wedged surf... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523530 | Buckle device A buckle device is provided with a lock plate that engages with a tongue plate that is inserted into the device body and that holds the tongue plate inside the device body, and a lock member that engages with the lock plate and prevents the lock plate from moving to... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523531 | PMC with splittable fibres The invention relates to a fabric for a machine for producing and/or further processing a material web, in particular a fibrous web, having a carrier structure and a fiber batt, the fiber batt comprising fibers which, in order to form elongated fiber segments, can b... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523532 | Non-woven self-wrapping acoustic sleeve and method of construction thereof A non-woven acoustic sleeve and method of construction thereof provides routing and protection for elongate members and suppression of noise generation from the elongate members while in the sleeve. The sleeve has an elongate wall with opposite sides that are self-w... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523533 | Pipe joiner A pipe joiner includes a power assembly and first and second attachment retainers, each retainer configured to accept a pipe claw. A frame supports the first and second attachment retainers. The power assembly is coupled to the frame in such a manner that operating ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523534 | Method for assembling a closure tab to a lid A method and apparatus for assembling a first thermoformed workpiece, such as a tab closure, to a second thermoformed workpiece, such as a lid. ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523535 | Railcar truck bolster side bearing mounting pad milling machine and method A railcar truck bolster side bearing mounting pad milling machine and method. A milling machine of the present invention includes a pair of milling heads and associated cutters suspended from an overhead frame member. A sliding saddle unit is provided for transporti... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523536 | Disposable/reusable core adapters A core adapter formed as a hollow cylindrical sleeve. A plurality of apertures extend through the sleeve, parallel to the sleeve's longitudinal axis. A plurality of radial apertures are formed in the sleeve for each longitudinal aperture. Each radial aperture is per... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523537 | Method of manufacturing a tuning fork with reduced quadrature errror and symmetrical mass balancing Tuning fork and method in which a pair of elongated tines having front and rear surfaces are disposed symmetrically about an axis, and balancing masses on the front surface of one tine and on the rear surface of the other tine are trimmed to reduce quadrature error ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523538 | Method for mounting a gradient coil in a cylindrical magnet of a magnetic resonance system Method for mounting a gradient coil in a cylindrical magnet of a magnetic resonance system and associated magnetic resonance system, wherein the exterior of the gradient coil is foam-bonded flat against the inner wall of the magnet at least in sections, at least one... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523539 | Method of manufacturing a probe In a probe manufacturing method, after a metal material for a probe is deposited on a base table, the probe can be detached from the base table relatively easily without damaging the probe. A recess corresponding to a flat surface shape of a probe is formed by a res... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523540 | Device for positioning and affixing magnets to a magnetic yoke member of a motor A device for positioning and affixing magnets on a magnetic yoke member of an electric motor includes: a nonmagnetic support for receiving the magnets; a magnetic element for holding the magnets in position on the nonmagnetic support arranged on the other side of th... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523541 | Method for manufacturing radio frequency IC tag Method for manufacturing a small radio frequency IC tag, where the radio frequency IC tag which can obtain sufficiently long communication distance with radio wave in the microwave band even if an antenna is made small and the radio frequency IC tag is embedded in m... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523542 | Method of manufacturing a magnetic element There are provided a magnetic element capable of enhancing magnetic permeability of a magnetic member, improving a direct current superposition characteristic, and improving production efficiency and a method of manufacturing the magnetic element. The magnetic eleme... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523543 | Methods of forming magnetic memory devices including ferromagnetic spacers A magnetic memory device may include a digit line on a substrate, a first insulating layer on the digit line, and a magnetic tunnel junction memory cell on the first insulating layer so that the first insulating layer is between the digit line and the magnetic tunne... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523544 | Method for manufacturing keypad In a method for manufacturing compact keypad, a first molding die with bottom surface of smooth face, matted face or patterned layer is prepared. Colloid is injected into the first molding die and a first carrier covers the surface of the colloid. A rolling wheel pr... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523545 | Methods of manufacturing printed circuit boards with stacked micro vias Methods of manufacturing printed circuit boards having circuit layers laminated with stacked (or staggered) micro via(s). Aspects of embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board with Z-axis interconnect(s) or... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523546 | Method for manufacturing a composite layer for an electronic device A method is provided for manufacturing an electronically functional structural component adapted to integrate a plurality of electronic functions into a laminate cover, layer, and/or laminate component, for protecting, supporting, and/or forming a complete electroni... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523547 | Method for attaching a flexible structure to a device and a device having a flexible structure Techniques for producing a flexible structure attached to a device. One embodiment includes the steps of providing a first substrate, providing a second substrate with a releasably attached flexible structure, providing a bonding layer on at least one of the first s... | 04/28/2009 |
