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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7546643 | Mechanically enhanced self-donning gown The present invention relates to mechanical self-donning gowns that permit the wearer to don the gown without the assistance of another person while ensuring that the sterility of the gown and the hands of the wearer of the gown are not compromised during the donnin... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546644 | Protective glove The present invention provides a glove, in particular for housework, the glove being made integrally of silicone material comprising a main pocket designed to receive four fingers of a user, and a secondary pocket designed to receive the thumb, said secondary pocket... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546645 | Visor holder for a head protective helmet A visor holder for a head protective helmet whereby to secure a clear plastic visor thereto. The holder is a single molded plastic piece which has a narrow frontal curved portion and opposed depending rear visor attachment portions. The visor holder is adapted to be... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546646 | Shower head that can swivel freely A shower head includes a main body, a locking member, a water inlet tube, a water outlet tube, a water outlet sleeve, and a retaining cap. Thus, the water outlet sleeve is freely rotatable relative to the main body to adjust the water outlet directions of the shower... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546647 | Bedding foundation and support module therefor A support module for a bedding foundation comprises two wire-form elements each a single length of wire configured to have a central bridge portion, two spaced legs extending in a common direction therefrom, and feet at terminal ends of the legs. The bridge portion ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546648 | Stadium bed A bed, such as for a child, includes a plurality of block components releasably interconnected to form a ring with an open area therein large enough for a person to sleep in, the block components including inner and outer surfaces simulating a stadium for a professi... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546649 | Sheet securing apparatus A sheet securing apparatus includes an apparatus frame and a plurality of sheet engaging members adapted to detachably engage the apparatus frame. ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546650 | Adjustable surgical table A surgical table includes a horizontal patient support with a base extending therefrom and supporting the patient support at a desired height. The surgical table also includes an adjustment platform positioned upon the patient support. The adjustment platform includ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546651 | Head and upper neck support device The invention is a head and neck support apparatus comprised of a central portion with three primary sections 1) a shoulder ramp, 2) an inclined Atlanto-Axial support (AXS) section, and 3) a substantially level head support section. The apparatus also has side suppo... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546652 | Colic swing A standard child swing apparatus with a holder for supporting a baby on its abdomen. A vibration unit is also included within the holder. ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546653 | Air mattress An air mattress includes a mattress envelope having a compartment and comprising a thermal functional layer and an outer layer overlapped thereon and an air cushion including a plurality of individual air chambers evenly disposed in the compartment of the mattress e... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546654 | Mobile compression and tension bridge and shelter structure A mobile compression and tension bridge and shelter structure having a plurality of individual structural elements that are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the length of the bridge or shelter. The structural elements are flexibly connected to one another... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546655 | Formed front header for a dock leveler A dock leveler includes a pivotally extendable lip coupled to a pivotal deck by way of a front hinge, wherein the structure in the area of the front hinge optimizes the torsional flexibility of the deck; provides a well supported, durable crown (apex angle between a... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546656 | Method of installing prefabricated, segment concrete filled tube members A method of installing segmental concrete filled tube members. The prefabricated segmental concrete filled tube member has a hollow pipe filled therein with concrete, and a connection flange shaped in a ring radially extending from the peripheries of both ends of th... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546657 | Cleaning tool for mobile electronic devices A cleaning tool for cleaning mobile electronic devices includes a base member which is manufactured from a first predetermined material and which has a cleaning portion and an elongated handle portion which is attached to and extends from the cleaning portion. A cle... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546658 | Toothbrush A toothbrush head having elastomeric oral hygiene parts in the form of elastomeric strips aligned non-perpendicular to the length direction of the head. Preferably adjacent pairs of strips are linked to form a strip of “V” cross section. Preferably the head comp... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546659 | Golf ball cleaner The present invention relates to a portable golf ball cleaner to wipe off dirt attached to a surface of a golf ball during playing of golf. The golf ball cleaner comprises a cleaner body including a concave portion having a curved surface, a wipe-off part formed on ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546660 | Wiper blade with connecting part This invention relates to a wiper blade (20) having a connecting part (32) which is mounted on a carrying element (24) of the wiper blade (20) and has a pivot pin (42, 96, 106, 138, 146, 164, 178) of a joint (30) whose free ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546661 | Floor mat clip assembly A floor mat clip assembly adapted to attach a floor mat to the interior carpet of a vehicle is disclosed. The clip assembly includes a floor clip attached to the carpet and a mat clip attached to the floor mat. The floor clip includes a base member and a top member ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546662 | Caster with weight transferring tab The invention consists of a caster comprises a yoke having a weight transferring tab and a wheel with groove for receiving the tab. Preferably, the yoke and wheel are made out of plastic, and in some embodiments two different types of plastic. A tab and groove helps... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546663 | Hood hinge with coil spring A vehicle body hinge mechanism includes at least one hinge set carried by a support plate that retains a pivot pin and a retainer bar in a cantilevered manner. Preferably, the plate is stamped, and the pivot pin supports a lever, such as a gooseneck arm, that will b... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546664 | Safety tap handle An apparatus is disclosed for a tap handle for beverage dispensing comprising a ceramic, porcelain, or stoneware handle filled with a foam, preferably polyurethane foam which renders the tap handle more resilient and resistant to sharding. Ideally, polymeric dipheny... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546665 | Cinch for tether A cinch for a tether used to elevate equipment in the field. An element having a tapered section connects with either a rope or strap. The element is removably received in a receptacle through which the tether has been passed. The receptacle has a side notch to faci... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546666 | Retractable connection and seal between containers of a device for holding freight A device for holding freight is composed of two containers, which are connected to each other by at least two connecting elements. The area where the containers are connected to each other is sealed off from the environment by at least one sealing element. Each cont... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546667 | Latch-type tightening device structure A latch-type tightening device structure comprises a body constituted by a seat and a housing, wherein an interior of the body is provided with a one-way braking mechanism which enables a rope to glide in one direction. A rope enters into and reeves around the tight... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546668 | Method of making a candle Methods and apparatus for making decorative candles include a peg mounted to a mold. A tube with an expanded midsection between an open end and a closed end is mounted onto the peg to form a sealed connection. Candle matter, such as liquid wax, is poured into the mo... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546669 | Progressive and transfer die stamping Numerous embodiments of a method to form a base plate for a hard disk drive are described. In one embodiment, a blank base plate is advanced through plurality of die stations and parts of the base plate are press worked to form a disk drive base plate. In one embodi... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546670 | Method for producing thermally matched probe assembly A method to fabricate a high density, minimal pitch, thermally matched contactor assembly to maintain electrical contact with contact regions on fully processed semiconductors, preferably while still in wafer form, and throughout a range of temperatures. A guide pla... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546671 | Method of forming an inlay substrate having an antenna wire Forming an inlay comprising an antenna wire having two end portions and a site for a transponder chip, comprises: mounting the wire to a surface of substrate; and leaving the end portions of the antenna wire free-standing, as loops adjacent terminal areas of a site ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546672 | Methods for manufacturing a motor It is an object of the invention to provide a technique for easily installing many turns of a coil winding on a stator. Representative method for manufacturing a motor includes preparing the coil wound into a ring-like form and tied, preparing the split core such th... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546673 | Method for electric motor terminal welding isolation In a manufacturing method of an electric motor, at a time of in-sequence arc welding each of one end of a plurality of lined-up connector terminals to each of a plurality of lined-up detection signal output terminals by a welding rod provided in a torch of an arc we... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546674 | Method of rotor assembly without the hub A method of assembling a rotor assembly is provided, without the use of a rotor steel hub. The method comprises forming first, second and third lamination stacks by stacking individual rotor laminations together. The first, second and third lamination stacks are cas... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546675 | Method and system for manufacturing a wireless communication device A method for manufacturing wireless communication devices for use in tracking or identifying other items comprises a number of cutting techniques that allow the size of the antenna for the wireless communication device. Further, the chip for the wireless communicati... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546676 | Method for manufacturing micro-strip antenna element Methods, systems, and apparatuses for automated manufacturing microstrip element antennas is described. The microstrip element antenna comprises a printed circuit layer, a dielectric layer and a ground plane layer. Mass manufacturing process for such microstrip elem... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546677 | Method for fabricating a micro-electromechanical system switch A method includes forming a signal line on the substrate so as to have a predetermined opening portion; at least one supporting frame each formed on the substrate at both sides of the signal line; a ground line formed on the substrate between the supporting frame an... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546678 | Electronic component mounting apparatus This invention provides an electronic component mounting apparatus which can detects an electronic component held by a suction nozzle without fail after a mounting operation of electronic components on a printed board and perform various processes in a case where th... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546679 | High speed valve assembly Apparatus and associated systems or methods include a linear machine with an elongate, axially-slidable core member (i.e., shaft). In one embodiment, the shaft includes at least one radial aperture to provide fluid (e.g., air) communication from an interior volume o... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546680 | Systems, methods and apparatus for transmission line re-conductoring A method and associated equipment for replacing existing overhead transmission line conductors with new ones while the transmission line remains in service and carrying power. The invention uses the old conductor to pull the new conductor through a series of sheaves... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546681 | Manufacturing method for wiring circuit substrate A method of making a microelectronic element includes making a connection component by providing a metal layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, providing a dielectric layer over the top surface of the metal layer and forming openings in the dielectric laye... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546682 | Methods for repairing circuit board having defective pre-soldering bump A method for repairing a circuit board having defective pre-soldering bumps is proposed. Firstly, the circuit board having a plurality of pre-soldering bumps on a surface thereof is provided, wherein at least one of the pre-soldering bumps has a defect. Then, a micr... | 06/16/2009 |
