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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7765608 | Face guard for a sports helmet A face guard for a sports helmet, comprising a plurality of wires arranged as a grid and wherein at least one of the wires has a cross-section with a periphery having a first maximal dimension in a first direction and a second maximal dimension in a second direction... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765609 | Specialized infant protective cover The invention is an apparatus and method for a protective cover to protect a user's shoulder area during such activities as burping, feeding, or playing with an infant. The cover has two grooves, one to contour around the user's neck region, and another to contour t... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765610 | Athletic protective device Embodiments of the invention relate to an athletic cup to direct forces away from soft tissue. In an embodiment, the athletic cup has a convex structure to direct a force associated with an impact to the athletic cup to a pelvic bone of a wearer and away from soft t... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765611 | Reversible water resistant garment A reversible and water resistant garment includes a first side comprising a fabric layer and a second side comprising a polymeric layer. The garment resembles a cape and may comprise a hood, wherein the hood may be integral with at least one of the two layers. The g... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765612 | Protective garment for use by a firefighter or other emergency worker wearing a weight-bearing harness over the exterior of the protective garment A protective garment (10) is provided for use by a firefighter or other emergency worker in connection with a weight-bearing harness (24, 30) worn by the firefighter or other emergency worker over the exterior of the protective garment (10). The... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765613 | Methods and apparatus to facilitate nursing an infant A nursing assembly for use in nursing an infant is provided. The nursing assembly includes a blanket and a strap. The strap includes a first end and an opposite second end, a tightening mechanism slidably coupled to the strap, the tightening mechanism configured to ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765614 | Disposable wearing article A disposable wearing diaper includes a front panel section and a rear panel section facing each other so as to define respective waist regions. The rear panel section overlaps the outer side of the front panel section and these front and rear panel sections are conn... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765615 | Chest protector in sports medicine A chest protector, in sports medicine, adapted for players of the athletic games, is light in weight and reasonably comfortable to wear. It will protect the heart and chest cavity area of players in such games as lacrosse, field hockey, and baseball. The chest prote... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765616 | Thermal transfer device with restriction-resistant tubing An apparatus for selectively heating and cooling a body via a garment and attached heat transfer tubing. Operation of the garment is unaffected by external loads applied to the garment, such as backpack straps or harnesses. The garment includes restriction-resistant... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765617 | Protective hand cover An apparatus including an inner face, an outer face coupled to the inner face, an opening for receiving a hand of a wearer, and means for separating the pocket created by the coupling of the inner and outer face such that the apparatus fits securely around the weare... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765618 | Clothing with detachable symbols An article of clothing comprises four layers. A first layer of fabric is in the form of a wearable garment. A second layer of synthetic tricot fabric is attached to the first layer. A third layer of foam has the same shape and size as the second layer, is aligned wi... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765619 | Corset A corset (100) includes a first portion (5) and a second portion (5′) with substantially the same shape as the first portion (5). Each portion (5, 5′) includes a solid band (50) and a plurality of laces (52) which... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765620 | Belt support A belt support for supporting a belt in position along a waistband adjacent a wait band clasp includes a first belt support member and a second belt support member adjustably mounted upon the first belt support member for movement relative thereto. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765621 | Removable modular padding for protective helmet and helmet equipped therewith Supplementary padding (8), for a protective helmet (1) includes a T-shaped envelope (9) designed to be removably affixed inside the helmet. The envelope is made of a flexible material and defines pockets for receiving supplemental padding elemen... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765622 | Advanced combat helmet (ACH) system replacement padding system A replacement pad kit for use in an Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) system helmet comprises a plurality of replacement pads for disposition within an ACH helmet. At least one of the replacement pads comprises a fabric layer for contacting the skin of a wearer, an anti-... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765623 | Head restraint device having a spacer for use with a high-performance vehicle A restraint device for controlling the head of a driver during a high-performance vehicle collision. The device includes a rigid spacer positioned along the back of the driver, a tether for attaching the spacer to the driver's helmet, and an anchor strap attached at... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765624 | Shoulder pad An epaulet system for shoulder pads, the system including an epaulet having an elongate epaulet projection extending outwardly therefrom, an epaulet restraining member having an elongate channel for receiving the epaulet projection, a flexible connector hingedly con... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765625 | Flush toilet assembly A flush toilet assembly includes a bowl assembly defining a bowl and a base supporting the bowl assembly. One of the bowl assembly and the base may include a male coupling element and the other may include a cooperating female coupling element. A flush lever may be ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765626 | Drain-clearing device A drain clearing device includes a first hollow tube having opposed first and second ends and a plunger head coupled to the first end. A second hollow tube includes a first end operatively coupled to the first end of the first tube, the first and second tubes being ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765627 | Sanitary ware with an annular mount A sanitary ware with an annular mount has a body, an inlet pipe and an annular mount. The inlet pipe is mounted inside the body. The annular mount is mounted through the body for hanging the sanitary ware. A structure of the annular mount is simple to prevent leakin... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765628 | Steam washing machine operation method having a dual speed spin pre-wash A method for operating a washing machine having a tub with a drum rotatably mounted in the tub and configured to hold a fabric load comprises a pre-wash step; a heating step comprising introducing steam into at least one of the tub and the drum; and a washing step. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765629 | Electric toothbrush and corresponding toothbrush head A toothbrush head of an electric toothbrush, which comprises a handpiece equipped with a drive, a brush head carrier that is connectible to the handpiece, and several bristle supports that carry a respective bristle set, are movably mounted on the brush head carrier... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765630 | Low-profile rotary sweeper A low-profile sweeper that employs rotary brushes. The low-profile sweeper is especially suited for low overhead clearance applications, as typically found in nut harvesting. The low-profile sweeper has an armature for locating one or more brushes in an array, or at... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765631 | Power tool A power tool (10) is provided having a plastic casing (12) and a scraper blade (14). The blade (14) is caused to reciprocate by an internal low power rotary motor (24) which drives a cylinder cam (28) having a sinusoidal cam... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765632 | Subsea conduit cleaning tool The invention is directed to a tool for cleaning subsea conduits, such as unjacketed risers or risers jacketed with strakes or other vortex induced vibration (“VIV”) suppression devices. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765633 | Broom provided with protective casing A broom (10) having a stick (20) insertable on a top side (11′) of a shaped batten (11) from the bottom side (11″) of which there extend bristles (12) adapted for sweeping surfaces. The broom (10) is provided with... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765634 | Surface-cleaning machine Machine for cleaning mainly vertical surfaces comprising a body attached to the cable of the crane, brushes with an actuator attached to the body with the possibility of rotation, three or more wheels attached to the body with the possibility of rotation, and the at... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765635 | Cleaning robot A cleaning robot is provided having a drop-off detector provided on a case. The drop-off detector may be configured to contact a surface to be cleaned during movement of the robot. In this regard, the drop-off detector determines the presence or absence of a drop-of... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765636 | Vacuum cleaner and dust bag for vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes a dust chamber, a dust bag provided in the dust chamber, and an electric blower for generating suction air flow for drawing and collecting dust and dirt in the dust bag. A deodorant is supplied into the dust bag by the suction air flow and ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765637 | Manually guided suction apparatus A manually guided suction apparatus for suctioning up material via a suction air stream, comprising a suction fan having a fan housing surrounding a fan wheel and provided with an intake opening. A removal opening for sucked up material is disposed upstream of the i... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765638 | Hybrid vacuum cleaner nozzle It is disclosed a vacuum cleaner nozzle comprising a housing, a rotatable brush which is adapted to brush a surface, and a turbine, wherein a suction air flow impacting on said turbine generates a first rotational torque for rotating said rotatable brush, wherein it... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765639 | Turbine brush of a vacuum cleaner A turbine brush for a vacuum cleaner according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises a turbine brush body connected to a cleaner body in which a suction force is generated and having a suction path therein, a brush member rotatably mounted to the turb... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765640 | Vacuum cleaner cord management system A cord management system operable to reduce or eliminate various forces exerted on a vacuum cleaner power cord. The system includes a swiveling strain relief incorporated into the vacuum handle and collars, used to connect sections of a dirty air conduit, having ext... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765641 | Central vacuum cleaning system battery housing and handle A central vacuum cleaning system hose handle uses a battery, and has a battery compartment and a battery housing. Battery housing is interchangeable with power plug housing. When housing is drawer then drawer and handle have slide mechanism on which drawer extends i... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765642 | Operating mechanism of movable member, and automobile storage apparatus An operation mechanism attaches a movable member to a main body to be rotatable between a first position and a second position. The movable member is held in the first position by a locking device. The operation mechanism includes a base attached to the main body, a... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765643 | Connection for hinge A connection for hinges of the type having two elements which can rotate relative to one another; the connection comprises a box-shaped body having a base wall and two parallel lateral walls, and can be stably connected to a fixed frame of an electrical appliance. | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765644 | Hinge device A hinge device having a first installation frame (10) installed on a first housing (2); a second installation frame (20) installed on a second housing (3); a third installation frame (30) for rotatably supporting a base end section... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765645 | Refrigerator A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes an opening assist. The opening assist includes a connecting rod and a push rod. The opening assist is disposed in a door handle. The opening assist can be rotated by a user so as to push an end of the opening ass... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765646 | Instrument for manual operation The present invention relates to an instrument for manual operation (1) comprising a stem (2), an attendant member (3) disposed at a distal end of the stem (2), and a hand grip (4) disposed at a proximal end of the stem (2),... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765647 | Non-woven fiber assemblies In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a non-woven fiber assembly comprising one or more fibers wherein each fiber contains: a hydrophilic component; and an elastomeric component, and wherein the non-woven fiber assembly further comprises an adhesive co... | 08/03/2010 |
