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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7562398 | Hockey glove A hockey glove for receiving a hand of a player, the hand having a palm, index finger, middle finger, third finger and little finger, each finger having inner, dorsal, lateral and medial surfaces, proximate, middle and distal phalanges, one thumb with palm and dorsa... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562399 | Toilet flusher for water tanks with novel valves and dispensers A tank-type flusher is located in the water storage tank for flushing a toilet. The tank-type flusher includes an intake valve and a flush valve. The intake valve is connected to an external water source and constructed to close water flow to the water storage tank ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562400 | Mobile equipment for non-ambulatory people A mobile equipment service device for use by non-ambulatory persons. The device can be a manually movable commode for permitting such persons to independently access a system to contain waste, seal the waste, prevent odors for emanating into the room, and permit lat... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562401 | Wakeboard-only artificial pool system Disclosed herein is a wakeboard-only artificial pool system. The system includes an artificial pool. A model boat is installed at a front position in the artificial pool and is rotatably coupled at a lower end and both sides thereof to support members such that an i... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562402 | Bathtub hair wash recliner for toddler This patent discloses a reclining hair wash chair for a toddler in a bathtub. The bathtub hair wash recliner may include a torso support connected between a head support and a footrest. The torso support, the head support, and the foot may be hollow and have rubber ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562403 | Hospital bed apparatus for turning and repositioning plus shifting a patient to another bed A hospital bed apparatus includes a supporting frame, a lifting mechanism, and a horizontally moving mechanism; the lifting mechanism includes two horizontal rods on two sides of a hospital bed, and a sheet is disposed between and connected to the horizontal rods; e... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562404 | Fitted covering having diagonal elastic bands A fitted mattress covering for a mattress includes lower edge portions, which may be inverted J-shaped portions, mirror-image inverted J-shaped portions, portions that terminate at an end, or inverted U-shaped portions. The covering side and end portion lower edges ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562405 | Pillow with baffles within an outer pillow shell The pillow includes first and second substantially identical inner shell layers and first and second substantially identical outer shell layers. The first and second inner layers and first and second outer layers are secured together around the peripheries thereof. ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562406 | Reconfigurable support pillow with tandem wells A reconfigurable support pillow with tandem wells, each sized for receiving an infant or toddler. The pillow comprises a center section and two curved arms. Each arm is generally C-shaped having a first end continuous with one end of the center section, a free end, ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562407 | Air permeable fabric sheet member A fabric sheet member includes a cover cloth layer, an inner cloth layer, and two or more longitudinal fabric elements disposed between the cover cloth layer and the inner cloth layer, and secured to the cover cloth layer and the inner cloth layer for forming one or... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562408 | Sleeper storage apparatus The sleeper storage apparatus is partially made of a pliable rectangular panel substantially sized to match a length and width dimension of a bunk in a sleeper cab. The first round rigid spine is removably affixed within the panel top, with a plurality of spaced apa... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562409 | Adjusting structure for adjusting the rise and fall of a mattress by air spring An adjusting structure for adjusting the rise and fall of a mattress by air spring, comprises a plurality of air springs and a control device. The air springs are located under the mattress, and the control device controls the amount of air in the respective air spr... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562410 | System and method for managing a computer network A system and method for managing a distribution network is provided. A management system obtains a network topology of physical locations and usage data for each identified location. The management system displays a set of possible distribution configurations for ea... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562411 | Oral-care device and system A device with two or more regions configured to clean or treat a working surface is disclosed. Preferably, the device is an oral-care device with a power cleaning head. The power cleaning head comprises two or more regions, wherein at least one of the regions is con... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562412 | Battery powered riding floor stripping machine A floor stripping machine having the electric motor and hydraulic pump placed just aft of the blade engages adds weight to the blade and provides for a narrower more compact design with a lower center of gravity for better maneuverability and ease of access to narro... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562413 | Compact vehicle wash system A vehicle wash system is set forth that comprises a main carriage that is movable along a length of a vehicle that is to be washed and a carriage drive system disposed to move the main carriage along the length of the vehicle. A plurality of nozzles are disposed for... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562414 | Dust sensing unit for use in vacuum cleaner A dust sensing unit for use in a vacuum cleaner, which can detect whether there is dust or dirt on a surface to be cleaned and inform a user of the detected result in cleaning, is disclosed. The dust sensing unit includes a body having an air flowing passage therein... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562415 | Driving control apparatus of rotary brush for use in vacuum cleaner A driving control apparatus of a rotary brush, which controls a drive of the rotary brush disposed in a suction body of a vacuum cleaner, is disclosed. The driving control apparatus includes a fixing bracket disposed in a suction body of a vacuum cleaner, a link uni... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562416 | Damping device with a joint hinge The invention relates to a damping device for parts of furniture which are joined together by means of hinges and which can be pivoted in relation to each other. The housing contains a damping fluid in the cavity thereof and a resistance element which can be displac... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562417 | Hinge module A hinge module is described. A T-shaped frame is pivotally connected with a base portion at one end such that the T-shaped frame rotates around a first axis relative to the base portion. A pair of connection members are pivotally connected with the other two opposit... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562418 | Hinge mounting apparatus A hinge mounting apparatus (100) for mounting a hinge (80) of a portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes an accommodating cavity (904). The hinge mounting apparatus includes a base (10), a hinge tube... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562419 | Process for purification of cotton linters An improved process for the purification of raw cotton linters includes the cutting of a first, second, third or mill run cut raw cotton linters to a particle size that passes through a 2,500 micrometer screen and then mechanically separating the linters into clean ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562420 | Clip A clip (1) comprises a base (6), a shank (7) extending from the base (6), a pair of legs (9A, 9B) extending from an end of the shank towards the base and away from a side of the shank, and a pair of elastic fingers (11 | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562421 | Connecting clasp There is provided a connecting clasp for joining adjacing modular units of a solar collector mounted on roofs or other surfaces, including two substantially upright walls defining between them a space of a width capable of accommodating the end portions of spacer ba... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562422 | Locking fastener for a strap A locking fastener for a guitar strap which receives the end pin of a guitar includes a base plate and a locking plate which is reciprocatingly slidable on the base plate. The base plate has a pin receiving keyhole formed through its thickness which is defined by a ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562423 | Memory container and method of memorializing a life A personalizable memory container including a container portion having a cavity therein, a sealable capsule selectively disposable in the cavity, and mementos selectively presentable on reconfigurable spaces on the container portion. The mementos can conceal the cap... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562424 | Low-density, non-woven structures and methods of making the same Provided are fibrous, non-woven structures having a drapeability of greater than about 4 gsm/g and a density less than about 0.08 g/cc, personal care articles comprising such structures, methods of making such structures including methods comprising: stabilizing a t... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562425 | Pressurized steam-jetting nozzle, and method and apparatus for producing nonwoven fabric using the nozzle The present invention relates to a nozzle suitable for jetting high pressure and high temperature steam, and a method and an apparatus for producing an entangled nonwoven fabric using the nozzle. According to the apparatus, a steam inlet side main conduit and a stea... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562426 | Needling loops into carrier sheets Methods of forming a loop product are provided. Some methods include (a) introducing a sheet-form substrate and a layer of polymeric fibers into a needle loom, with the fibers disposed on a first surface of the substrate, and (b) needling the fibers through the subs... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562427 | Low-density, non-woven structures and methods of making the same Provided are fibrous, non-woven structures having a drapeability of greater than about 4 gsm/g and a density less than about 0.08 g/cc, personal care articles comprising such structures, and methods of making such structures including methods comprising: stabilizing... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562428 | Manufacturing an ink jet head A manufacturing method that includes the steps of forming an actuator unit, disposing a metallic bond and a thermosetting resin; pressing the land and the terminal; and heating the metallic bond and the thermosetting resin so that the land and the terminal are elect... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562429 | Suspended device and method of making A substrate defining a cavity comprising a wide, shallow first portion and a narrow, deep second portion is provided. The first portion of the cavity extends into the substrate from the front side of the substrate and is filled with sacrificial material. The second ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562430 | Pin changing device and method A pin removal assembly for use with an upper block of a crane includes a sheave support and a pin support. The upper block includes a frame, a plurality of sheaves, and a removable sheave pin that defines an axis of rotation for the sheaves and supports the sheaves ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562431 | Method for bringing in a strip forming a spring of a board A method for placing a locking element that forms the spring of a board that is provided with a spring/groove profiling, in particular, a floor panel, in a first groove that is present on one of the lateral edges of the board, where the locking element displays lock... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562432 | Method for manufacturing magnetostrictive torque sensor A method for manufacturing a magnetostrictive torque sensor having low nonuniformity of sensitivity characteristics. The residual austenite content in the rotating shaft of the torque sensor is measured first. A magnetic film is subsequently subjected to a heat trea... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562433 | Method for producing metal nanofibers, yarns and textiles A method for fabrication of nanometer scale metal fibers, followed by optional further processing into cables, yarns and textiles composed of the primary nanofibers. A multicomponent composite is first formed by drilling a billet of matrix metal, and inserting rods ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562434 | Method of assembling a carriage assembly When crimping suspensions to carriage arms using a metal ball by applying ultrasonic vibration to a crimping tool, the suspensions can be crimped to the carriage arms without causing deformation to the suspensions and the like. A method of assembling a carriage asse... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562435 | Method to improve crown sigma control of the slider in a hard disk drive The sensitivity of the ABS shape of a suspension mounted slider to temperature variations can be greatly reduced if the backside of the slider is lapped to a smooth convex contour that is similar to the ABS shape, rather than to a planar shape, prior to mounting the... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562436 | Deposition defined trackwidth for very narrow trackwidth CPP device In one embodiment, a method of forming a CPP sensor comprises providing a sensor having a hard mask disposed on a left side thereof and a right side with a portion of the sensor material removed therefrom, the hard mask having a vertical surface; forming a right die... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562437 | Method of manufacturing a wrap around shield for a perpendicular write pole using a laminated mask A method for constructing a magnetic write head for use in perpendicular magnetic recording, the write head having a write pole with a trailing shield that wraps around the write pole. The method allows the trailing shield to be constructed with a very well controll... | 07/21/2009 |
