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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7565703 | Soccer glove The invention relates to an athletic glove for supporting a hand of a wearer. The soccer glove improves performance through the use a three dimensional finger cap which forms at least a portion of at least one digit of the wearer's hand. The athletic glove also comp... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565704 | Sports helmet A safe protective sports helmet is provided which includes a hat body, the hat body is provided therein with a circle of a head encircling element, and is provided rotatably thereon with a rotatable adjusting button. The head encircling elements and the rotatable ad... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565705 | Garment for a cooling and hydration system A garment is provided which is worn by a wearer and which actively cools the wearer. A heat transfer fluid pathway is provided which feeds the heat transfer fluid through a vest and cap or other heat transfer garment, where the heat transfer fluid draws heat away fr... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565706 | Pressure assisted flush assembly and installation methods A pressure assisted flush assembly for use with a toilet includes a compressed air assisted flush water tank that includes a plunger device. One or more plumbing lines are used to connect an incoming water line to the flush water tank and the flush water tank to a t... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565707 | 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 ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565708 | Patient positioning support structure A patient support system includes independently adjustable end columns supporting a centrally hinged, jointed or breaking patient support structure. At least one column includes a powered rotation assembly. The patient support includes at least two sections. A coord... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565709 | Double chambered air mattress A double chambered transfer mattress is provided capable of partial deflation that that includes a top inflatable mattress and a bottom inflatable mattress that are separated by a common wall from one another. A selectable inlet/outlet valve is arranged for airflow ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565710 | Support surface with inflatable width adjustment portion A mattress includes a core portion and a width adjustment portion extending laterally away from the core portion. The mattress has independently inflatable head, seat and foot zones. ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565711 | Combination firefighting tool A firefighting demolition tool having an elongate pole as a handle. The upper end of the pole carries a head with a piercing point. The sides of the head have teeth for sawing. A hook projects from the head for tearing away material and which may also be an arrestin... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565712 | Powered cleaner/polisher A motorized cleaning/polishing device includes a housing and a carrier with a detachable cleaning/polishing attachment. The housing contains a rechargeable battery, motor and flex mount having flexible pillars to which the carrier is mounted. The carrier is also cou... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565713 | Scrubbing spray device A scrubbing spray device includes a housing coupled to a base by a flexible hose for transferring fluid from the base to the housing. The base is preferably coupled to a building's hot and cold water supply lines. A brush member removably attaches to one end of the ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565714 | Applicator, and packaging and applicator device including applicator An applicator for applying a substance to a keratinous surface may include a stem and an applicator member associated with a distal end of the stem. The stem may include a portion extending around at least part of the applicator member. The portion may have a proxim... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565715 | Cleaning implement A cleaning implement is provided for cleaning surfaces with a cleaning substrate. The cleaning implement includes a handle connected via a universal joint to a support head. The support head includes a substantially transparent top piece having a plurality of protru... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565716 | Cleaning method and device for objective lens of optical disc device A cleaning method for an objective lens of an optical disc device that rotatable drives an optical disc medium by a spindle motor and records and/or playbacks data to/from the optical disc medium by the objective lens of an optical-pick up, includes: an airflow gene... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565717 | Hinge assembly A hinge assembly (100) is provided for joining a flip cover (204) to a main body (202) of a foldable electronic device. A hinge assembly includes a hinge shaft (10), a follower (12), and a cam (20). The follower has an outer... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565718 | Automatic opening hinge assembly for portable electronic devices A hinge assembly (200) includes a retaining member (101), a fixing seat (5), a control member (6), a first spring (7), a follower (300), a cam (400), a second spring (9) and a shaft (20). The button has ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565719 | Hinge for anchoring and folding on a small pintle A hinge for anchoring and folding on a small pintle which has a diameter between 3 and 7.9 mm to form a stepless swiveling and anchoring by increasing the friction resistant force to counter the torque. It includes a maneuvering structure which has a rotary member a... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565720 | Hinge mechanism with clutching function In embodiments of the present invention, hinge mechanisms for use in a portable computing device having a base and a lid are presented, the hinge mechanism including: a base link pivotally connected with a base such that the base link rotates about a first axis of r... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565721 | Non-rotating sandwich button The present invention provides a sandwich button including: (1) a collet having a generally cylindrically shaped stem having at a first end a first annular flange extending about a peripheral portion of the first end and extending axially away therefrom; (2) a back ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565722 | Top end stops for slide fastener Various embodiments of top end stops for a slide fastener are made of resin and are each formed adjacent to an end portion of each of two rows of coupling elements provided along edge portions of a pair of fastener tapes. Each of the top end stops has a concave port... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565723 | Piezoelectric actuator and method of fabricating piezoelectric actuator A piezoelectric material layer is easily formed on a partial region of the substrate surface. By forming a different hardness material layer that has a different hardness from that of the substrate in the form of a pattern on the surface of the substrate, a film-dep... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565724 | Method of manufacturing a piezoelectric element A method for manufacturing a piezoelectric element includes the steps of forming a first electrode above a substrate, forming, above the first electrode, a piezoelectric layer composed of a piezoelectric material having a perovskite structure, and forming a second e... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565725 | Method for forming a variable capacitor A method for forming a variable capacitor including a conductive strip covering the inside of a cavity, and a flexible conductive membrane placed above the cavity, the cavity being formed according to the steps of: forming a recess in the substrate; placing a mallea... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565726 | Two-handled blind riveting tool with spent mandrel collecting device A two-handled blind riveting tool with a spent mandrel collecting device has a rivet setting assembly and a driving handle and a spent mandrel collecting device being separately mounted on a housing of the rivet setting assembly. A stationary handle of the spent man... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565727 | Method of tube stub removal The invention is related to an improved method of removing tubes from tubes sheets. The improved method softens and elongates a tube circumferentially surround by tube sheet, wherein the softening and elongating steps allow for quick and easy removal of the tube fro... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565728 | Method for adjusting a wiping angle The invention relates to a method for adjusting a wiping angle (φ1, φ2) between a park position and a reversal position (28, 30) of a wiper lever (16, 18) of a windshield wiper system for a motor vehicle with at least one wiper ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565729 | Methods of manufacturing a segmented brush seal for sealing between stationary and rotary components A method of forming brush seal segments includes mounting a pair of full form plates having opposite arcuate edges in back-to-back relation and wrapping wire about the form plates in multiple passes to form wire runs at angles, e.g., 35-45° relative to radii of the... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565730 | Method of connecting a tubing component to a pipe of an air-conditioning system A kit of parts includes a tubing component having at least two in-line sections with different external diameters and a set of connection devices. Each connection device is dimensioned such that it may be joined to the tubing component at a respective section. ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565731 | Methods of manufacturing a rotor assembly A method for manufacturing a rotor assembly. The method includes providing a stub shaft having a first part and a second part, providing a magnet between the first part and the second part, and compressing the magnet between the first part and the second part using ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565732 | Method of manufacturing a write pole A method of fabricating a magnetic write head, in accordance with one embodiment, includes forming a beveled write pole. A conformal spacer may be formed upon a portion of a flare length proximate a tip of the write pole. A shield layer may also be formed upon the c... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565733 | Process for the fabrication of multilayer thin film magnetoresistive sensors An improved method for the manufacture of magnetoresistive multilayer sensors is disclosed. The method is particularly advantageous for the production of magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) sensors, which can be damaged at the air bearing surface by conventional lapping ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565734 | Replaceable induction forging coil An induction forging coil apparatus which makes induction forge coils easier and faster to change on a forge-line. The coil insert is a separate independent unit by itself which slides into the frame to connect to the frame via bus connections and other components. ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565735 | Terminal applicator apparatus, system, and method Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for automatically crimping terminals or connectors to wires wherein the terminals or connectors are provided in strip form and may be of varying sizes, shapes, and pitches. An apparatus according to the present inventio... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565736 | Process for manufacturing printed circuit boards and a machine for this purpose Process and machine for manufacturing printed circuit boards wherein a press packet comprised of at least two press plates of metal material between which is arranged a printed circuit board composition formed by one or more metal sheets, by one or more layers of in... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565737 | Manufacturing method of package substrate A package substrate for carrying a chip with a plurality of bumps thereon is provided. The package substrate includes a first substrate, and an interposer. The first substrate has a first circuit layer disposed on a surface thereof. The interposer includes a second ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565738 | Method for manufacturing circuit device A method for manufacturing a circuit device, which is suitable for connecting a plurality of laminated wiring layers to each other through an insulating layer, is provided. In a method for manufacturing a hybrid integrated circuit device of the present invention, a ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565739 | Method of making zinc-aluminum alloy connection A conductor is at least partially exposed on the surface of a body. A wiring is formed for connection to the conductor. The conductor is made of a Zn—Al alloy. Heat is then applied to the conductor and the wiring. A chemical reaction is accelerated between the con... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565740 | Method for standardizing coaxial cable jacket diameters A method of preparing the end of a coaxial cable for insertion within a coaxial cable connector involves stripping the cable jacket from the end of the cable, and reducing the outer diameter of the cable jacket portion lying adjacent the stripped portion of the jack... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565741 | Methods for designing lobe-type rotors The present invention provides a method for designing lobe-type rotors which enables a defined rotor and a conjugate rotor having three or more than three lobes intermeshing and conjugating to each other and by setting suitable parameters to generate curve portions ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565742 | Methods for designing lobe-type rotors The present invention provides a method for designing lobe-type rotors which enables a defined rotor and a conjugate rotor with three or more than three lobes intermeshing and conjugating to each other; by setting suitable parameters to generate a curve portion of a... | 07/28/2009 |
