Abstract: A dry cleaning apparatus including a housing having a door and an internal rotatable drum for receiving clothes to be cleaned, a motor and pulley system for rotating the drum, and a heating element having an air circulation blower for heating the clothes in the drum. The dry cleaning apparatus further includes a first hose connected to the housing for supplying pressurized air to the drum, a second hose connected to the housing for supplying water or water vapor to the clothes in the drum, and a third hose and vacuum pump connected to the housing for evacuating air and/or fine particulate matter from the drum.

Abstract: A counterfeit detection viewer apparatus for detecting security markings in paper currency. The counterfeit detection viewer apparatus includes a viewer housing having a detection opening on the bottom thereof for receiving the paper currency to be inspected and a viewing opening on the top thereof for inspecting the paper currency. The counterfeit detection viewer apparatus further includes a pair of holding brackets for detachably holding the counterfeit detector unit within the viewer housing which is usable within the housing and is removable for use as a hand-held counterfeit detector unit in a dark room or dark area. The counterfeit detector unit includes a UV light fixture mounted in the counterfeit detector unit having a UV fluorescent lamp for projecting UV light rays toward the detection opening and the paper currency to be inspected. The UV fluorescent lamp being less than 0.5 cm from the detection opening.

Abstract: A concentrated deicing and anti-icing composition which is diluted and is primarily used for aircraft surfaces being a mixture including a deicing and anti-icing base compound being propylene glycol and/or ethylene glycol in the overall range of 78.0% to 95.0% by weight of the deicing and anti-icing composition. A diluent is included in the form of water for use as a carrier fluid of the glycol in the overall range of 5.0% to 22.0% by weight of the deicing and anti-icing composition. A first nonionic surfactant agent is included having an HLB in the overall range of 4 to 17; and used in a weight proportion where the overall range is 1 ppm to 0.5% by weight of the deicing and anti-icing composition. A second nonionic surfactant agent is included having an HLB in the overall range of 5 to 18; and used in a weight proportion where the overall range is 1 ppm to 0.5% by weight of the deicing and anti-icing composition.

Abstract: Headgear having fiber optic lighting for illumination of the headgear to be worn on a person's head. The headgear includes a fiber optic lighting assembly having a light source and a plurality of fiber optic lines for transmitting light from the light source. The headgear includes an exterior surface wall having one or more grooves formed therein for holding the fiber optic lines therein. The headgear includes an interior surface wall having a first compartment for a receiving power source in the form of a battery pack and a second compartment for receiving the light source. An electrical conduit is used for connecting the battery pack to the light source. The headgear also includes an interior padding for covering the interior surface wall so as to protect the wearer's head from injury; and a closure strap having a tightening component mounted on the headgear for holding the headgear on the wearer's head.

Abstract: An anti-static tension device for maintaining tension and drag on yarn and for reducing static on the yarn, as the yarn is supplied from a yarn bobbin supply to the creel of a knitting or weaving machine. The anti-static tension device includes a mounting clip for mounting the anti-static tension device on a creel; and an anti-static disc having a hole therein for receiving a collar. The collar has a first passageway for receiving yarn from a yarn bobbin supply, and the anti-static disc is formed of a non-static plastic material to reduce static on the yarn. The anti-static tension device further includes a tension assembly connected at one end to the mounting clip for mounting to a creel and at the other end thereof to the anti-static disc.

Abstract: An insulated holder for providing cool air to a beverage container and to a lunch box. The holder includes a bottom wall and sidewalls being integrally connected to form an open end and an interior cavity for receiving a beverage container therein. The bottom wall and the side walls are formed of a composite structure including a first outer layer of a plastic material, a second inner layer of a conductive material, an inner core third layer of a refrigerant material, a fourth inner layer of the conductive material, and a fifth outer layer of the plastic material. This composite structure allows cool air to flow in an inwardly direction from the inner core of refrigerant material through the fourth inner layer and the fifth outer layer to the interior cavity for cooling the beverage container.

Abstract: An anti-snoring device including a moldable dental overlay for covering the lower teeth of the user and for maintaining the tongue in contact with the palate to prevent air flow from causing the palate to reverberate during mouth breathing; an extension member fixedly connected to the front of said dental overlay; a moldable oral shield worn outside the mouth and being conformable to the user's upper lip for preventing the lower jaw from drifting inferiorly and posteriorly during sleep; and a connecting member being slidably connected to the oral shield, and having an opening for slidably receiving said extension member. The anti-snoring device may be made of thermoplastic or elastomeric resin materials for moldability to the user's mouth.

Abstract: A strapless respiratory facial mask for attachment to the wearer's face including a mask having a central section and three edges forming a generally triangular configuration for covering and surrounding the nose of the wearer; wherein the first and second edges of the mask extend along the opposite sides of the nose of the wearer, and the third edge extends across the upper lip area of the wearer. The central section of the mask is formed of a thermoplastic material and has a first central opening formed therein for making an external connection to the mask, and having a second central opening below the first central opening and an external tubular section connected to the second central opening for making a connection to a gas supply. The mask further includes an elastic and moldable cushioning material connected to the first, second and third edges of the mask to form a peripheral sealing section for engaging the facial contours and skin of the wearer's face.

Abstract: An interchangeable attachment assembly for a wristwatch having a removable and interchangeable watchband and watchcasing. The interchangeable attachment assembly includes a watchcasing having a housing with first and second attachment modules that include first and second pairs of attachment pin assemblies located on opposite sides of the housing. The interchangeable attachment assembly further includes a watchband having first and second ends with first and second attachment members, respectively, for removably attaching the watchband to the first and second pairs of attachment pin assemblies, respectively, of the watch casing. An alternate embodiment discloses the attachment assembly for removably connecting a bracelet to a jewelry attachment, such as a setting for a gem stone.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a shoe having an outersole with a removable protective covering, including the steps of applying a sheet of protective covering to a sheet of outersole material with adhesive to form a composite sheet; applying printed indicia on the protective covering at predetermined locations; stamping out the composite sheet to form a plurality of outersoles, each having the protective covering and the printed indicia to form finished outersoles; and attaching each of the finished outersoles to a shoe upper to form a shoe so that the protective covering is removable.

Abstract: A frozen hamburger patty separator for separating a single hamburger patty from a frozen hamburger block including a U-shaped holding member having a bottom wall connected to front and rear walls for holding a frozen hamburger block in place. A U-shaped handle support component is connected to the holding member, and a blade support component is pivotally mounted on the handle support component. A separator blade is connected to the blade support component and is less than 2 inches from the pivotal mounting. A handle is connected to the blade support component for pivotally moving the separator blade between a separating position for separating hamburger patties from the frozen hamburger block and a non-separating position for allowing the frozen hamburger block to be moved along the holding member for holding the frozen hamburger block.