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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132269 | Matched pair of protective baseball batting gloves for right handed and left handed batters to protect the side of the hand and the wrist facing a pitcher with protective shock absorbing members on the exterior of the glove A novel protective batting glove which is used specifically for protecting the most vulnerable parts of a batter's hands and wrists when the batter is standing at home plate and is gripping the end of a baseball bat and awaiting the arrival of a baseball which is th... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132270 | Headband device for an oxygen mask The invention relates to a headband means (1) used for applying a breathing mask (2) in a user's facial area. Said headband means (1) comprises a flexible band body that is provided with upper and lower band portions (3, 4) and is used fo... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132271 | Swimming goggles Swimming goggles are provided which include a hard combined frame, a soft left frame and a soft right frame receiving lenses therein, and hard buckles. The hard combined frame includes a first assembling frame, a second assembling frame, and a connecting member conn... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132272 | Toilet seat lifting system A toilet seat in a generally ring like configuration has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a peripheral edge. A slot has an input opening. The input opening is located adjacent to a peripheral edge of the toilet seat. A lift assembly has an interior section, an... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132273 | Toilet fill valve including leak prevention mechanism A toilet fill valve having a mechanism for preventing leakage from a tank of the toilet between flush cycles. The mechanism includes links that are normally locked to prevent the fill valve from opening. The links are operatively connected to a handle of the toilet ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132274 | Adjustable pool cover support A pool cover supporting unit includes a plurality of spokes connected to a central hub. The hub rests floats in the pool and the spokes can be lengthened as needed to accommodate pools of various shapes, such as an oval pool. The unit is easily collapsed for storage... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132275 | Tub enclosure with hinges between walls The present invention is a tub and shower enclosure formed from three pieces. A wet wall, back wall, and dry wall are each formed separately. Living hinges connects the wet wall to one end of the back wall and the dry wall to the opposing end of the back wall. The h... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132276 | Patient support apparatus A simplify mobile patient support apparatus which is suitable for an examination of a patient by a magnetic resonance tomography system is proposed. A first and second actuation facility and a control facility are used. Depending on the operating state of the patien... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132277 | Emergency response treatment bed system An emergency response treatment bed system. The emergency response beds may include a frame having a pair of opposing tubular stainless steel side supports and a pair of opposing tubular stainless steel end supports. The side supports and end supports are affixed ea... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132278 | Sterile operating table extension A flat table extension is removably attached to one end of an operating table via a support mechanism that is connected with one of the operating table support legs. The support mechanism includes a pair of support posts, one of which is rotated from a first ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132279 | Dishwasher that holds water for use during peak electricity demand and associated method of control A dishwasher and associated control method are provided wherein a water supply manifold supplies a wash chamber with wash liquid. The supply manifold includes a hot water inlet from an external hot water source and a separate inlet from a storage tank, and is config... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132280 | Loading dock leveler with lip extension mechanism A dock leveler with a deck and an extendable lip that hangs pendant when the deck is in a stored position. A lip extension mechanism engages when the deck is raised to a raised or cocked position. As the deck is lowered to an intermediate transition position, the ex... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132281 | Fold out ramp A ramp assembly for providing a transition surface from a vehicle floor to an alighting surface includes a ramp position that rotates between a stowed position and a deployed position. A panel is rotatably coupled about an axis to the ramp portion. The ramp assembly... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132282 | Mechanical sweeper The present invention generally pertains to a self-propelled mechanical sweeper. The mechanical sweeper comprises a pickup broom for lifting debris toward a first belt conveyor. The sweeper further comprises a second deployable conveyor assembly mounted on a turntab... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132283 | Cleaning apparatus A push broom that is constructed of a broom head that includes a broom plate for supporting bristles or the like and having a rest surface and a bristle support surface; an elongated handle attached to the broom plate of the broom head and for controlling a sweeping... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132284 | Toothbrush A toothbrush in which at least some of the bristles are linked together at their ends proximate to the head by a web in the toothbrush head, with a pad of a resilient elastomeric material adjacent to the web. When pressure is applied to the bristles this pressure is... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132285 | Brushes with retractable removable heads One embodiment of an applicator comprises a brush head with a ferrule, and a brush handle. The ferrule has the head at one end and the handle at the other end. Magnetic elements, at least one of which is a magnet, are attached to the brush handle and ferrule where t... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132286 | String cleaning system An apparatus may include a first support, a first cleaning material coupled to a first side of the first support, a second support rotatably coupled to the first support at a first edge of the second support, the second support defining a first opening disposed adja... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132287 | Cleaning device with cleaning means and a frame body The present invention relates to a cleaning device comprising cleaning means and a frame body. The frame body is provided with a plurality of connecting holes, wherein each connecting hole is constituted by a larger diameter hole and a smaller diameter hole, such th... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132288 | Surface treating head assembly A surface treating head assembly for an appliance such as a vacuum cleaner includes a head and a drivable agitator in the form of a brush bar, rotatably housed in the head. A cam arrangement is rotatably driven in the head. The cam arrangement includes a pair of cam... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132289 | Locking device for telescoping pole and appliance provided with such a locking device A locking device for a telescoping pole for use with a retractable handle system, the pole having at least one moveable section slideably mounted in a guide member having at least one opening. The locking device includes a body fixed to the movable section, a lockin... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132290 | Block and tackle balance assembly with rotatable shoe A balance assembly for a sliding sash window, where a spring-loaded pulley arrangement is interconnected between the window frame and the window, to counter the weight of the window, and permit ease of opening and closing the window. The spring-loaded pulley arrange... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132291 | Hinge device A hinge device includes a bearing seat, a spherical joint, a plurality of positioning pins, and a retaining ring. The bearing seat has a containing recess. The spherical joint is rotatably disposed in the containing recess, and the surface of the spherical joint has... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132292 | Hinge mechanism for a wireless communication device The present application is directed to a hinge for a clamshell-type wireless communication device or other electronic device. In one embodiment, the communication device includes a base portion and a flip portion. A hinge mechanism movably couples the flip portion t... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132293 | Portable computer clutch structures A portable computer is provided that has a housing. Upper and lower portions of the housing may be joined using a hinge. A clutch mechanism may be associated with the hinge. The clutch mechanism may exhibit asymmetrical friction during opening and closing of the por... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132294 | Snap hinge for furniture Snap hinge (10) for furniture comprising two articulated quadrilaterals elastically driven by at least two elastic means wherein at least one of said elastic means consists of a double spiral flexure spring stressed perpendicularly to the winding axis of the ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132295 | Interchangeable customizable pull mechanisms A pull mechanism that is attachable to a barrier structure having a sliding mounting panel and at least one base. The sliding mounting panel having a first sliding-retaining member and the at least one base have a second sliding-retaining member. The sliding mountin... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132296 | Auxiliary handle device The invention is based on an auxiliary handle device, in particular for hand-held power tools, comprising a fastening unit which comprises at least one fastening mechanism. It is proposed that the fastening mechanism is provided in an axial direction of a fastening ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132297 | Apparatus on a flat card or roller card having a cylinder and at least one doffer In an apparatus on a carding machine having a cylinder and at least one doffer, in which the cylinder and the doffer each have an all-steel clothing having saw teeth, the clothing on the cylinder and the clothing on the doffer each have a point density per square in... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132298 | Fastener for cord The present utility model relates to a fastener for cord comprising a cord lock mounted on a cord of an article for locking the cord, characterized in that said cord lock has a engaging portion which is provided with a hollow central zone having an inner diameter, s... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132299 | Cord safety device for a window covering A cord safety device for a window covering includes a first and a second body. The first body includes: a first pivot portion, disposed on a periphery; a first fixing portion, disposed on a periphery at a predetermined angle with respect to the first pivot portion; ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132300 | Gasket for fastening the automotive safety belt A gasket for fastening the automotive safety belt is disclosed. A plastic material is applied to form a one-piece body comprising a fixing part, a flexible part and a plug part. The plug part of the gasket is inlet into the hole of the suspension sheet of the safety... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132301 | Worm thread clamp Worm thread clamp and method of forming worm thread clamp. The worm thread clamp includes a tension strap having end sections arranged to overlap in a circumferential direction to form a radially inner end section and a radially outer end section, a housing connecte... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132302 | Cord organizer The present invention is an organizer device having a primary back strap 10, the primary back strap 10 having a first end, a second end and a middle portion. The first end having a first buckle portion 32 and a means for suspending the back stra... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132303 | Zipper slider A zipper slider includes a top plate and a bottom plate. A connecting portion is provided between the top plate and the bottom plate. Two guiding slots are formed between the top plate and the bottom plate. One side of the top plate and the bottom plate extends to f... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132304 | Method of manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator A method for producing a piezoelectric actuator has the following steps: providing a plurality of piezoelectric material layers (2) which can be assembled into a stack; applying electrode layers (3) each having a recess (4, 4′) to the pluralit... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132305 | Equipment and method for cutting package A package cutting apparatus includes at least two spindles installed at a sawing robot and cutting a frame including a plurality of packages into packages using cutting bits; a frame loading jig loading the frame so that the frame is cut; and a frame-and-unit picker... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132306 | Device for machining components, in particular of a vehicle body A device for machining components, in particular of a vehicle body has a transport and positioning unit for the component and several machining stations, which are arranged around said unit and to which the component held by a component holder of the transport and p... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132307 | Airbag covering having a weakened leather layer A process for producing an airbag covering having a leather layer, particularly for use in a motor vehicle, with a partial weakening for the initiation of a tear and/or the propagation thereof along a previously defined path is disclosed. In one embodiment, a skived... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132308 | Fastener extraction tool The hand tool is used to extract a fastener from a material by preferably gripping the fastener from a horizontal orientation. The hand tool has a head with two pivotally joined halves including at least one pair of gripping jaws. The tool head preferably includes t... | 03/13/2012 |
