US Patents Published on 15-Dec-2009

This invention pertains to a novel dry-suit design that has a smooth elastomeric outer shell which envelopes a separate element proof inner shell. The dry-suit has a smooth integral outer appearance thereby enabling ready movement and comfortable use...

A ballistic face guard (100) for providing additional protection to a wearer's face and neck. A ballistic face guard (100) in combination with a ballistic visor (1000) for providing additional protection to a wearer's face, neck, and eyes. A...

A garment for a part of the body, and in particular a sport pant, includes an elasticity element, or a number of such elements, disposed on a portion of the garment, while another portion of the garment is free of elasticity elements. As a result,...

An athletic supporter is provided having a stability anchor located between a groin portion and a back portion, which extend from the front and back, respectively, of a waistband. The stability anchor is formed of a non-stretch fabric and provides...

A survival kit for use in disaster areas where there is a loss of sanitation facilities. The kit is a watertight container that includes one or more survival kit items including food and water and in addition includes a packet containing a chemical...

A roll-in cot having a patient support attached to a wheeled transporter wherein the wheeled transporter comprises leading and trailing collapsible legs having respective proximal ends pivotally connected to a frame and distal ends including wheels...

A bed base for supporting a mattress, a mattress foundation or combination thereof or any other support structure has intersecting and interlocking side walls. Each side wall has an upper and lower web with configurations which engage and lock with...

A ventilating system for a bed for selectively venting either ambient air or heated air into the bed linen of a bed approximate the foot of the bed through a pair of vents clipped to the mattress in spaced apart fashion. with a pliable partition...

A bed comprises a main frame, a leg comprising at least one leg member and at least one link, and a stabilizer connecting the leg member to the main frame. At least portions of the main frame, the leg, the link, and the stabilizer form a four bar...

A mattress core unit, such as an innerspring, is placed inside a foam envelope, which in turn is covered with fabric. The side and end rails of the envelope overlap the bottom panel, to provide good support for all edges of the mattress. The top...

A waterproofed and breathable sole for shoes, which comprises a tread made of leather, or similar breathable and water-permeable material, which is at least partially covered in an upward region by a membrane made of a material that is breathable and...

The present invention is directed to an automotive cleaning device that includes an elongated base member having a first end and a second end. A brush assembly is connected to the second end. The brush assembly includes three brush members connected...

A cleaning device has an elongated handle attached to a housing. The housing includes a stationary brush extending through the housing. Also, the housing includes a rotatable brush, as well as a debris collector. In a first position the cleaning...

An apparatus includes a handle having a first end and a second end; an actuator attached to the handle; a tool plate for receiving a tool; a connector attached to the second end of the handle for pivotally connecting the handle to the tool plate; a...

A head (1) for a strip mop comprises a hollow dome-shaped body (3) which is attachable at its top to one end of an elongate mop handle (4). Web material is secured within the body (3) so that a portion hangs down from the base of the dome-shaped body...

A vacuum cleaning apparatus includes a vacuum cleaner base and a handle configured to be attached to the base. A nozzle is configured for the base to draw air through the nozzle to clean the floor as the nozzle is moved along the floor by a user...

The present disclosure relates to a suction nozzle for a vacuum cleaner, which includes a nozzle body having a contaminants suction port formed on a bottom surface thereof, and a fur-removing member having a fur-removing body rotatably disposed at a...

A hinge includes a housing. A sliding cam slideably received in the housing defines concave portions and an axial hole. A rotatable cam mating with the sliding cam has a base portion extending downward to form pushing portions disposed in the concave...

A cable holder is provided with an attachment portion to be attached to a strap retainer of a portable device, and a holder plate portion having a plurality of supporting projections. The attachment portion is provided with at least one claw to...

A buckle structure includes a housing including a top plate and two side plates, a sliding wedge and a pivotal piece. Each side plate has a guiding slot. The sliding wedge is positioned below the housing and has projection portions projecting from...

An improved latch for spring wire supported articles of jewelry in which a wire loop is pivoted about an axis perpendicular to that of the spring wire for movement through substantially 180 degrees and engages a free end of the spring wire at...

Dense, highly stable, high performance ballistic material comprises at least one woven layer of ballistic grade fiber (preferably a stack of such layers) and at least one nonwoven layer of fabric which is entangled with the woven or unidirectional...

A machine tool for cutting machining of work pieces has a tool spindle and a work piece spindle. The work piece spindle is a hollow spindle having a through hole extending through the spindle and a holding mechanism for holding a work piece at one...

The disclosure is of a method of batch assembly of temporary fence panels and anchor blocks of a temporary fence in which shells of anchor blocks for support of temporary fence panel posts are manufactured at a first location, with manufacture at a...

A technique is provided for manufacturing a support structure for a source of magnetic field in a magnetic resonance imaging system. The technique includes assembling a plurality of layers of a material permeable to magnetic field to form a first...

A method of manufacturing armature windings for an electro-mechanical machine, includes manufacturing a band of conductor elements with at least one layer, formation of windings on a tool and installation of the windings into an armature. The method...

A method for assembling a programmer for a medical device includes assembling a housing member, a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a plate member in a stacked z-axis configuration.

Methods and structures for the fabrication of perpendicular thin film heads are disclosed. Prior to the deposition of shield structures, seed layers having anti-reflective properties are utilized, eliminating the need to deposit, then remove,...

A disk processing device holds and rotates a disk with a spindle. Processing tapes are supplied out and wound up by a tape reel unit so as to sandwich and be pressed on both surfaces of the disk through contact rollers. As a crankshaft is rotated, a...

A structure of fixing a printed circuit board includes a mold frame coupled with a display panel, a printed circuit board positioned at a rear surface of the display panel and electrically connected to a pad portion of the display panel, and an...

A method is provided for fabricating a multilayer printed circuit board, including embedded electrically conductive elements formed as part of the fabrication of the layers of the printed circuit board. An insulating layer and a conductive layer are...

A method for manufacturing according to the present invention includes a step of obtaining a bent workpiece 13 with prepared apertures 21 and 21, wherein the bent work piece 13 includes a pair of side walls 20 and 20 disposed in parallel with each...

A method of producing a pagewidth inkjet printhead is disclosed. The method comprises forming a substrate having defined therein a nozzle chamber operable to receive and store a fluid, the chamber fed at one side by an inlet passage; forming a nozzle...

A handheld peeler with removable multi-blade holder for peeling, or slicing food products. The tool includes a main handle made from steel or any other suitable tough metal or plastic, a button, a blade cartridge, two or more blades, a top blade...

An eyeglass frame measurement apparatus includes: a measurement unit which includes a tracing stylus to be inserted into a groove of a rim of an eyeglass frame, a moving mechanism for moving the tracing stylus along the groove of the rim, and a...

A sighting device for a bow. A light emitting diode (LED) or other initiator of light emits light to form a bright sight point in a line of sight of the bow when the bow is held in a position for shooting, wherein the initiator is spaced from the...

The invention relates generally to plumbing control joints in masonry walls, and apparatus for plumbing a control joint in a brick wall surface. A mounting bracket supports a bracket rod and cylindrical collar which may slide axially along and pivot...

An electronic ruler has a generally rectangular-solid shape defining a length, width, and thickness. A straight edge exists along the length as do distance markings in at least one unit of measurement. A user input interface 1) receives user inputs...

A reference chart apparatus for determining cutting angles of molding strips provides a tape housing containing a pair of tape coils. The top and bottom surfaces of the tape coils are imprinted with cutting guide charts providing miter angle and...

A wearing edge attachment system including a mounting assembly having a first portion adapted to engage a support on a vehicle, and a second portion. The wearing edge attachment system further includes at least one wearing edge, a flexible device...

Various exemplary embodiments are provided of hinge apparatus, which may be used, for example, to hingedly connect upper and lower frame members of a device or tool. In one embodiment of a hinge apparatus, first and second linking members each...

A system for use in conjunction with an underwater dredging apparatus having a power shovel with a bucket connected to a power housing by two articulated manipulator arms. The articulation of the manipulator arms relative to each other as well as one...

A device for marking a location. The device coming in two separate pieces, namely a ground stake and a marking post. The ground stake configured for insertion into a ground surface. The marking post configured for attachment to the ground stake. The...

A wristband and clasp for securing the wristband to a person is disclosed. The wristband includes at least one attachment aperture. The clasp includes a folding base having a first triangular section connected to a second triangular section and a...

A contoured framed artwork comprises a picture frame surrounding a support member. The support member is a three-dimensional support member that has a raised, carved, or contoured portion surrounding a planar portion. A two-dimensional artwork is...

A semi-automatic rifle kit comprises a receiver; first and second bolt assemblies that can be interchangeably inserted inside the receiver when no barrel is coupled to the receiver; and first and second barrels that can be interchangeably coupled to...

A bipod mounting device for mounting a bipod support to a forearm stock of a firearm or other bipod mounted device permits a user or shooter to selectively allow panning (or altering the aim point along an azimuth), tilting (or altering the...

A plant potting includes a base, a magnet mounted in the base and connected to an electric cord, a damper mounted on the magnet, a vibration absorber mounted in the base and located above the damper, a vibrator protruding outwardly from the base and...

A gate regulator assists in unloading agricultural material from forage boxes by enabling a box gate to swing open without restriction, but the controlled the gate for slow swinging closed. At a gate release position, the gate regulator releases...

A roofing member provides improved thermal expansion relief characteristics when mounted adjacent to other roofing members in laterally extending courses on a roof surface. According to one arrangement, the roofing member has a main body with top and...