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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7591023 | Hockey glove A hockey glove for receiving a hand of a player, the hand having a palm, a dorsal side, four fingers, each finger having palm and dorsal surfaces, lateral and medial surfaces, a proximate articulation, proximate, middle and distal phalanges with middle and distal ar... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591024 | Dorag for pressing on the hair A dorag head covering including tie straps attached at the front region and being tied around the head. The front region includes a flap which is shaped generally as an inverted V triangle. The straps extend laterally off the front such that upon pulling on or tying... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591025 | Adjustable bandana The adjustable bandana is adapted for covering a body part and includes a fabric sheet having an upper surface and a lower surface, with an absorbent layer being secured to the lower surface. The absorbent layer absorbs perspiration when the adjustable bandana cover... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591026 | Headwear item with associated shaping item A method of using wearable items. The method includes the step of: providing a headwear item having a crown that engages a wearer's head and a rim/bill projecting angularly away from the crown; providing a second item; attaching the second item to the rim/bill; sepa... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591027 | Flushette partial and full toilet flush devices Toilet flapper valves with multiple volume flush capability which can be quickly and easily installed to replace existing flapper valves in old or new toilets to give such toilets the capability of providing selectable amounts of flushing water. ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591028 | Automatic futon frame An automatically adjustable futon frame includes a back and a seat pivotally joined to one another for folding about a transverse axis extending between opposite sides of the frame. A single motor is mounted on the seat and includes a transversely extending drive sh... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591029 | Patient transfer mattress having garment-type patient engagement portion A patient transfer device includes an inflatable pad and a flap attached to the inflatable pad. The flap engages a patient such that the flap is worn by the patient. The flap may be attached to a front end of the pad and include a pair of spaced notches for receivin... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591030 | Patient transfer device A retractor assembly for engaging a sheet on which a patient is disposed includes a transverse member and a pair of tethers coupled to the transverse member and extending from the transverse member for coupling to a winding assembly. A pair of sheet clamps are mount... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591031 | Control device of lower frame assembly for a playpen A control device is pivotally connected with a lower frame assembly of a playpen. The control device has a pair of sleeves, a positioner, a resilient element, a push-button, a driving element, a string. Each of the pair of sleeves has a locking groove with a space f... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591032 | Beach cabana The present invention is a beach cabana that provides a central corridor between two lounge portions and a frame rotatable about an axis. ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591033 | Self storing seating comfort article A compact self-storing seating comfort article is described for providing comfortable seating accommodation to individuals. The seating comfort article is particularly useful to individuals attending indoor or outdoor events, in which bleacher or ground seating is t... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591034 | Apparatus and method for closing hospital bed gaps A patient support including a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and a set of siderails configured to block egress of a patient from the patient support. The siderails are configured to reduce gaps defined between the siderails and the other components of the... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591035 | Bed with movable matress A bed comprises a plurality of cables allowing a plate to be suspended in the air, a mattress sitting on the plate, a skeleton supporting the plate, a foundation supporting all of the above components and the human body or bodies lying on the bed. The cables may be ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591036 | Air-inflated mattress A double air-inflated mattress having an upper chamber and a lower chamber, the upper chamber having a top layer, an outer shroud band, a plurality of anchor separators and a bottom layer, the outer shroud band connecting the top and bottom layers to form an inflata... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591037 | Four-in-one multi-component combination tool to facilitate forming and sealing cartons and boxes A four-in-one multi-component combination tool which has a combination of four features all combined into one tool to facilitate enclosing cartons and boxes such as parcel packages and also has the added features of a box cutter to cut up unused boxes and also a mar... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591038 | Method and system for operating a clothes washing machine A clothes washing machine system and control methods. The washing machine system includes a cabinet having a drum rotatably mounted therein. A motor is coupled to the drum for rotating the drum within the cabinet. A memory device is accessible by a processor, such a... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591039 | Gaskets for floor sweeper A light weight floor sweeper has a sweeper head mounted to an elongated handle by means of a universal pivot or universal joint which allows the floor sweeper head to easily pivot about the handle in any direction to pick up debris under over hanging cabinets or und... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591040 | Cleaning tool for removing larger and smaller sized particles A cleaning tool, which in some instances may be a mop, for use in cleaning a surface is provided. The cleaning tool includes a frame and a primary cleaning member that is carried by the frame. The primary cleaning member is configured for removing generally smaller ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591041 | Pneumatic cleaning module for magnetic ruler of position measurement system A pneumatic cleaning module for a magnetic ruler of a position measurement system is combined with a displacement transducer of the position measurement system by a screw so that when the displacement transducer moves along the magnetic ruler, the pneumatic cleaning... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591042 | Upright vacuum cleaner Provided is an upright vacuum cleaner including a carrying handle formed at an upper surface of the vacuum cleaner and conveniently gripped by a user while being transferred, the carrying handle having a hose seat surface on which a hose is seated such that a user c... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591043 | Vacuum cleaner and device having ion generator When the electrically driven fan (14) of a vacuum cleaner is driven, air containing dust is drawn into the cleaner main body (1) through a hose (7) connected to a hose socket (8) and is exhausted into the outside of the cleaner main body ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591044 | Hinge for furniture with a low thickness and improved structure A hinge for furniture of the “frame” type comprises a base portion to be mounted to the frame of the piece of furniture and a portion for fastening to the furniture door and articulated on the base portion. The base portion comprises a lower element intended for... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591045 | Buffer apparatus for a ceiling screen A buffer apparatus for a ceiling screen includes a case and a lid pivotally coupled with one lateral end of the case for holding a screen. The lateral end has two sides forming a first action side and a second action side that correspond to each other. The first act... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591046 | Sprung hinge for supporting a closure element A sprung hinge for supporting closure elements, comprising: a first articulated quadrilateral and a second articulated quadrilateral, which share a first lever and a second lever and have as their base element respectively a plate for coupling to a fixed element and... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591047 | Bidirectional pivot structure A bidirectional pivot structure includes a horizontal rotation axis module, a rotation switching device and a vertical rotation axis module. The rotation switching device is pivotally connected to the horizontal rotation axis module and the vertical rotation axis mo... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591048 | Moisture conditioner for lint cotton An apparatus for processing a fibrous material batt like lint cotton to increase the moisture content of the material and to compress the batt of humidified fibers to increase the batt density. A stream of warm humid air is passed through the moving batt of fiber th... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591049 | Textile lapping machine A textile lapping machine has an inclined reciprocating comb which deposits a vertically descending fibrous web onto a mesh belt of an endless conveyor which travels through an oven. A reciprocating presser bar pushes the pleats formed by the comb into a shark unit ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591050 | Footwear lacing system Disclosed is a footwear lacing system comprising a lace attached to a tightening mechanism. The lace extends through a series of guide members positioned along two opposing footwear closure portions. The lace and guides preferably have low friction surfaces to facil... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591051 | Waterproof top end stop of slide fastener The invention provides a waterproof top end stop for a slide fastener for enhancing its waterproof and airproof properties, wherein fastener elements are attached to opposing side edges of a pair of waterproof fastener tapes, an elastic top end stop is attached adja... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591052 | Quick change casket ornament attachment mechanism A casket comprises a casket shell, a casket lid closeable on the shell, an ornament, a magnet attached to one of the ornament and the shell, a magnetic object attached to the other of the ornament and shell, and a rotation obstruction on at least one of the ornament... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591053 | Modular structure for cemetery constructions The invention refers to a modular structure for cemetery constructions comprising at least one module of substantially parallelepiped form comprising four panels, each forming one wall of the module; at least one cover forming one end of the module; and four joints,... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591054 | Insertion die tooling for flange installation and the method of use Insertion die tooling for the installation of a flange into a drum end embossment according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a stationary work station constructed and arranged to receive an internally-threaded metal flange and a portion of a meta... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591055 | Method of securing facing end portions of pipe elements A preassembled mechanical pipe coupling for joining pipe elements in end-to-end relationship is disclosed. The coupling is formed from a plurality of interconnectable segments that are initially maintained in spaced apart relation. The segments have arcuate surfaces... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591056 | Method for adapting two-post rack systems to support four-post rack mounted equipment Two-post rack systems may be adapted to support four-post rack mounted equipment. In one implementation, the system includes a coupling member for modifying a two-post equipment rack. The coupling member may include a vertical support member with first and second la... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591057 | Method of repairing spline and seal teeth of a mated component A method of repairing spline and seal teeth of a mated component is disclosed. The method includes a low energy input weld to deposit a repair material on the non-worn, non-pressure face of the splines while minimizing the HAZ grain size. The splined area of the com... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591058 | Nonwoven amorphous fibrous webs and methods for making them Nonwoven fibrous webs including amorphous polymeric fibers with improved and/or more convenient bondability are disclosed. The nonwoven fibrous webs may include only amorphous polymeric fibers or they may include additional components in addition to amorphous polyme... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591059 | Expansion activated anti-rotation device Methods and apparatus for making a connection that can be rotationally locked by expansion are disclosed. Threaded tubular ends include a slot cut across a thread at a location along the circumference of the thread. Threading two tubular members that have the slot d... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591060 | Trash bag removal system A trash bag removal system is disclosed. The system includes one or more flexible liners arranged within a trash can. An overfilled trash bag may force the liner against one or more of the internal walls of the trash can such that the liner will slide upwardly along... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591061 | Method for securing a subpad to a subpad support A subpad support for use in a web format or belt format polishing apparatus for polishing one or more layers of semiconductor device structures. The subpad support includes a subpad retention element for nonadhesively securing the subpad thereto. The subpad support ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591062 | Cutting assemblies and methods Cutting assemblies are disclosed that include an entrance portion and a receiving portion, with the receiving portion defining a receiving opening configured to be axially aligned with an entrance opening of the entrance portion when mounted to the surface of a cutt... | 09/22/2009 |
