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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7559093 | Bottom clothes According to the present girdle 1, when a wearer walks and a leg is moved backward, a forward load is applied to gluteus maximus muscle by a first tightening portion. Then, a reflective action of a muscle (muscle stimulation) to resist this load acts on the g... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559094 | Ventilated adjustable cap A ventilated adjustable cap for wearing on a user's head, the cap having a crown and a perimeter band surrounding a circumferential edge of the crown. The perimeter band has a forehead offset, which projects from the remainder of the perimeter band such that the for... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559095 | Thermotherapic sauna apparatus In order to attain adequate thermotherapic effect in a sauna room without forcing any extra burden on a patent, an aged person or a disabled person, an intake/exhaust fan, a room temperature sensor for measuring the room temperature, and a planar heater radiating in... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559096 | Soaking basin and disposable liner A soaking apparatus utilizing a soaking basin and a disposable liner configured to fit within the basin cavity. The basin is comprised of a material layer formed to define an integral floor and a peripheral wall projecting upwardly therefrom. The basin floor and per... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559097 | So-called fold-away bed The invention concerns a so-called fold-away bed, to be used in the fields of camping, seamanship, furnishing of bedsits and in all other dwellings where there is a lack of space, for which reason the components of the furniture must take up a minimum amount of spac... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559098 | Motion control apparatus for hospital bed A motion control apparatus for a hospital bed includes an axial shaft passing through two wheel modules. Three pedals capable of swinging upwardly and downwardly are pivotally disposed on the chassis in parallel. Driving components are fixedly disposed in opposite d... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559099 | Method and system for providing conveniently accessible resting area A method and apparatus for providing a resting area for an infant or a pet is disclosed. The resting area includes a support structure and a holding structure for holding the resting area over, or at least partially above an adult sleeping area. This enables the res... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559100 | Cover attachment device There is described an attachment system for attaching a plurality of elements to a resilient body, preferably for attachment of a trim cover to a foam element. The system comprising a first element having attached thereto a first attachment portion and a second elem... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559101 | Side rail pad/panel system for patient support apparatus Methods and apparatus to occlude openings and spaces of side rails are provided. One embodiment includes a pad body panel having attachment openings each defining a pivot axis. The embodiment includes follower slots in the pad body panel each to receive a bracket pi... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559102 | Adjustable bed with sliding subframe for torso section A sliding subframe mounted to the derriere-supporting section of an articulating bed is adapted to translate the rotational axis of the torso-supporting section of the bed toward the headframe as the torso-supporting section is raised to an inclined position, and ba... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559103 | Patient removal system Various embodiments of a patient removal system are provided for evacuating a patient during an emergency. The patient removal systems may be used to transport the patient while the patient is on a mattress, or the patient removal systems may be used to transport th... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559104 | Child stabilizer A child stabilizer includes a frame portion having a first elongate frame member extending in a generally vertical direction and having upper and lower ends. The frame portion includes a second and third frame member extending outwardly from the lower end of the fir... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559105 | Apparatus and system for supporting an individual during repositioning An apparatus and system are disclosed for supporting an individual during repositioning. A handle permits a user facing a first direction to traverse the perimeter of the handle to face a second direction. Thus, the user can move from a first position to a second po... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559106 | Dynamic pressure relieving mattresses An ergonomic passive support surface comprising a set of foam support elements and a pressure equalization layer which is preferably a fibrous fill material layer or foam layer. Pressure distribution is controlled by the characteristics and shape of a foam material.... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559107 | Article of footwear having a fluid-filled bladder with a reinforcing structure A sole component and a method of manufacturing the sole component are disclosed. In general, the sole component includes a fluid-filled bladder and a reinforcing structure extending around the bladder. The reinforcing structure is bonded to the exterior of the bladd... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559108 | Multi-position extendable lint and pet hair remover A rolling lint and pet and human hair remover will function in at least two different positions and with the option of extending the handle in order to reach hard to reach places for use in automobiles, homes, and other locations, as well as on a person's clothing. ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559109 | Wiper arm for a window wiping device Disclosed is a wiper arm (10) for a windshield wiper device, in particular for a motor vehicle. It is comprised of at least one fastening part (12) for fastening the wiper arm (10) to the windshield wiper device, one articulated part (16)... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559110 | Wiper blade for cleaning vehicle panes and method for mounting said wiper blade A wiper blade is suggested for cleaning window panes in motor vehicles. The wiper blade (10) has an elongated rubber-elastic wiping strip (20) which can contact the window pane (18) and is provided at both of its longitudinal sides (30) w... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559111 | Apparatus for cleaning a rubbing cloth An apparatus for cleaning a rubbing cloth disposed on an alignment roller includes: a first support member to be disposed parallel to the alignment roller; a second support member to be disposed parallel to the alignment roller and spaced apart from the first suppor... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559112 | Passage conversion valve assembly for a vacuum cleaner Disclosed is a passage-conversion valve assembly for a vacuum cleaner, having a valve member having a socket for a hose nozzle and mounted in an air passage in a cleaner body, a resilient member mounted in the air passage to resiliently bias the valve member in one ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559113 | Water recovery system A system for remote washing, such as for truck washing, including a mat that can wick liquid run-off, a water suction system that includes multiple modules for resting on the mat, and a vacuum. ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559114 | Hinge attachable door stop insert A door stop releasably secured to an upper edge location of a door hinge assembly to hold a door in an open position relative to a surrounding door jamb. The door stop includes a seating portion releasably securing over a top edge of a sleeve portion associated with... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559115 | Retractable luggage pull rod with rotating hook A retractable luggage pull rod adapted with a rotating hook includes an annular handle, a single post, and a hook disposed between the handle and the single post. The hook is concealed when not in use and rotated to be exposed when in use to hang an object thereon. ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559116 | Arm for a pantographic hinge device In a motor vehicle a door and the body are connected by a pantographic hinge device, the arm of which is substantially constructed from a housing module, from which rotatable shaft sections coupled in two end regions project and which has an open side, and a couplin... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559117 | Dual-axis hinge A dual-axis hinge, comprises a body, a pintle, a mounting leaf, a resilient element and a mounting bracket. The body is tubular and has two ends. The pintle is mounted inside and protrudes transversely from the body and has an upper end and a flange that protrudes r... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559118 | Sag preventing hinge and its assembly A hinge is mounted between a panel and a main frame of a horizontal monitor and has two turning modules, a central bracket, a tilting module and two supporting modules. The turning modules are mounted on the main frame. The central bracket is mounted pivotally betwe... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559119 | Refrigerator handle mounting arrangement A refrigerator includes a universal handle that may be selectively mounted to a front face portion or a side edge of a refrigerator door. The universal handle includes first and second handle ends separated by an intermediate portion, wherein each of the handle ends... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559120 | Vehicle outer handle system In a vehicle outer handle system including a circuit board which includes an electric part and which is contained in an operating handle, the operating handle is die-formed of a synthetic resin in such a manner that a protecting means covering the circuit board is m... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559121 | Stretch break method and product A method for stretch breaking fibers to produce a staple yarn and operating a staple fiber spinning machine that enables the production of a plurality of products of lot size smaller than a large denier tow product. The process includes at least two break zones and ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559122 | Method for fixing a clothing strip on a flat rod, clothing clip and pressing tool for machining a clothing clip A method is proposed for fixing a clothing strip on a base surface of a flat rod by means of at least one clothing clip which comprises a first terminal section for attachment to the flat rod and a second terminal section for attachment to the clothing strip. The me... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559123 | Side release buckle A side release buckle includes a female buckle member, which has two female coupling arms each having a forwardly extending coupling hole and a side opening, a male buckle member, which has two forwardly extending spring arms and two male coupling arms respectively ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559124 | Hook and loop connector piece A hook and loop connector piece includes a support band (10) with hooking elements (12) arranged on one side and at least one cover strip (20) on an opposite side. The cover strip forms at least one free lateral edge region (21) extending... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559125 | Clip having a sheath for holding tubing or cords A clip for use in holding cords or tubing, comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw, each of them having a grasping part and articulated with respect to the other about a hinge between a closed position and an open position; a spring biasing the jaws into the closed ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559126 | Safety buckle with multiple orientation clasp A double action reversible safety buckle is disengaged by pinching side arms together to be free of the socket, while depressing a button or other device to free an internal latch from a catch on the socket. The plug or the socket is symmetrical with respect to the ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559127 | Shoe clip A shoe clip (100) includes two members (10, 12) that attach together in positions above and beneath shoe laces (20), to grip the shoe laces (20) between them and position the clip (100) on the shoe (22). A first member (1... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559128 | Method of manufacturing a piezoelectric/electrostrictive device A piezoelectric/electrostrictive device is provided including a substrate section and an operation section disposed on the substrate section. The operation section includes a piezoelectric/electrostrictive film and an electrode film, and the device operates by displ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559129 | Apparatus for enhancing hobby servo performance A method is disclosed for enhancing the operational capacity of a hobby servo having an internal potentiometer and internal components that limit a rotational capacity. The method comprises disconnecting the internal potentiometer, modifying the internal components ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559130 | Method for fabricating quartz-based nanoresonators A method for fabricating a quartz nanoresonator which can be integrated on a substrate, along with other electronics is disclosed. In this method a quartz substrate is bonded to a base substrate. The quartz substrate is metallized so that a bias voltage is applied t... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559131 | Method of making a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag Methods of making a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. A flexible strap is provided by disposing a plurality of RFID chips on a first web of flexible material and removing the flexible strap from the first web and attaching the flexible strap to an antenna o... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559132 | Method for manufacturing a shock absorber that allows a disk drive to move with respect to the chassis of a computer system Embodiments of the present invention pertain to method for manufacturing a shock absorber that allows a disk drive to move with respect to the chassis of a computer system. In one embodiment, a flexure is formed that is capable of being coupled to an assembly joint.... | 07/14/2009 |
