Patents Issued in February 26, 2002
  • Patent number: D453972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Quoizel, Inc.
    Inventor: Todd L. Phillips
  • Patent number: D453973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: American Home Products Corporation
    Inventor: Jee Loon Look
  • Patent number: D453974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: American Home Products Corporation
    Inventor: Jee Loon Look
  • Patent number: D453975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Chang-Hsien Ho
  • Patent number: D453976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: FLA Orthopedics, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald E. Slautterback
  • Patent number: D453977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventors: Tiffany Park, Joseph M. Kornick
  • Patent number: D453978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventors: Tiffany Park, Joseph M. Kornick
  • Patent number: D453979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventors: Tiffany Park, Joseph M. Kornick
  • Patent number: D453980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventors: Jim Shoemaker, Joseph M. Kornick
  • Patent number: D453981
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Colin W. Brown
  • Patent number: D453982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Parker Metals, Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan Levy, Noah B. Caney
  • Patent number: D453983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Lai-Shun Lin
  • Patent number: D453984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Mitchell Z. Dziekonski
  • Patent number: PP12416
    Abstract: A new Kalanchoe cultivar named ‘Forever Maxi Salmon’ characterized by its salmon colored flowers, tall and upright growth habit and good lateral and basal branching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Oglevee, Ltd.
    Inventor: Lyndon W. Drewlow
  • Patent number: PP12417
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of cherry tree (Prunus avium) with the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Mahaleb’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Hanford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., and with standard commercial cultural fruit growing practices, such as, pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. 1. Heavy and regular production of fruit. 2. Fruit maturing in the early season. 3. Very firm fruit with good handling and storage ability. 4. The ability of the fruit to remain firm on the tree 14 days after maturity (shipping ripe). 5. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 6. Fruit with attractive red skin color. 7. A low winter chilling requirement of approximately 500 hours at or below 45° F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventors: Chris Floyd Zaiger, Gary Neil Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner, Grant Gene Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP12418
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of nectarine tree (Prunus persica var. nucipersica). The features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices such as, pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation, and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety: 1. Heavy and regular production of fruit. 2. Fruit with a sweet, mild, sub-acid flavor. 3. Fruit with a high degree of attractive red skin color. 4. Relatively uniform size fruit throughout the tree. 5. Fruit holding firm on the tree 7 to 8 days after maturity (shipping ripe). 6. A tree with a relatively low winter chilling requirement of approximately 400 to 450 hours below 45° F. 7. Fruit ripening in the early maturity season.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventors: Chris Floyd Zaiger, Gary Neil Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner, Grant Gene Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP12419
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of peach tree (Prunus persica); the features of the tree and its fruit are characterized by the tree budded on Nemaguard (non-patented) rootstock, which is the primary rootstock used for peaches in California. The new peach tree was grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in the USDA hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commerical fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consists of the following combination of features that are desirable in a new variety: 1. Fruit having firm flesh with good storage and shipping quality. 2. Early maturity of medium to large size fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 3. Fruit having a high degree of attractive red skin color. 4. Regular and heavy production of fruit. 5. The tree having the ability to produce commercially quality fruit in areas with only 250 to 300 winter chilling hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventors: Chris Floyd Zaiger, Gary Neil Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner, Grant Gene Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP12420
    Abstract: A new Calibrachoa plant which combines a decumbent and compact growth habit with large funnelform flowers, having mostly white lobes and throat with a reddish-purple, star-like ring at the base of the throat. The plant grows vigorously, branching only moderately. The petals are united and each has a fissure and a slight indent. Fully-opened flowers have a diameter between 3.0-3.5 cm. The throat and limbs of the petals are mostly white (R.H.S. 155D). There is a reddish-purple, star-like ring (R.H.S. 72B) around the base of the corolla throat. The ring occurs at the point where the throat and limbs of the flower abruptly flare from the tube in the fully mature flower. The tube is bright yellow (R.H.S. 9A). Typically, young flowers will close under low light and low temperature conditions such as late in the day and at night, giving them their generally funnelform appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Sakata Seed Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Bessho, Toshimi Ohga
  • Patent number: PP12421
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apple tree having a strong vigor, rounded and serrate leaves, exhibiting excellent resistance to Alternaria blotch, bearing a medium size fruit maturing mid-season and having high productivity with little early fruit drop and preharvest fruit drop. The fruit has a rounded shape with good appearance, having solid, deep red colored skin and having relatively good storage quality, which is slightly inferior to the seed parent. The flesh of the fruit is yellowish white, juicy and firm, and further, has a moderate sweetness, weak sourness and an aroma, thereby providing a good sweet-sour balance, and an excellent eating quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: National Institute of Fruit Tree Science Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries
    Inventors: Yoshio Yoshida, Shichiro Tsuchiya, Junichi Soejima, Tadayuki Haniuda, Tetsuro Sanada, Yoshiki Kashimura, Tetsuo Masuda, Hideo Bessho, Sadao Komori, Yuji Ito, Kazuyuki Abe, Nobuhiro Kotoda, Hidenori Kato
  • Patent number: PP12422
    Abstract: A new and distinct Gypsophilia plant named ‘Dangypflash’ characterized by having upright, uniform growth habit yielding 8-10 stems per plant; stable, conic-shaped inflorescence; white, large, 10-11 mm, semi-to-full double flower depending on growing conditions; absence of deformation or discoloration; early flowering plant, 8-9 weeks in summer; and year-round growing season under regular cultural practices which makes the new cultivar suitable for both indoor and outdoor cultivation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Danziger “Dan” Flower Farm
    Inventor: Gabriel Danziger
  • Patent number: PP12423
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named ‘Cal Giant 4’ that produces equivalent yields of exceptionally high quality fruit in both fumigated and non-fumigated conditions, is tolerant of many common root, foliar, and fruit diseases and pests, produces exceptionally well-pollinated fruit in inclement conditions, maintains exceptional size and shape throughout the harvest season, and has exceptional flavor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: California Giant, Inc.
    Inventor: David W. Small
  • Patent number: PP12424
    Abstract: A new Anthurium plant named ‘Purple Plum’ particularly distinguished by its abundant, small, purple spathes which are clustered in the center of the plant and held high above the foliage. The foliage is medium-green and moderately glossy. Plants of ‘Purple Plum’ are short in stature, but well-branched, and best suited for cultivation in 15-cm pots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Twyford Plant Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Ann E. Lamb
  • Patent number: PP12425
    Abstract: The invention is related to the development of a new and distinct geranium plant called e ‘Narmada’ yeilding perfumery oil having higher content of rhodinol, total alcohol and high citronellol/geraniol ratio and lower content of undesirable isomenthone and 10-epi-&ggr;-eudesmol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Raghavendra Narayanrao Kulkarni, Nagawara Seshagirirao Ravindra, Srinivas Iyer Ramesh, Gopal Rao Mallavarapu, Suman Preet Singh Khanuja, Mahendra Pandurang Darokar, Ajit Kumar Shasany, Sushil Kumar
  • Patent number: PP12426
    Abstract: A novel mint plant ‘Kosi’ characterized by its high menthol content, high biomass and high oil yield with symmetrical branching giving globular shape to the canopy for equal distribution of sunlight to the lower leaves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Sushil Kumar, Nirmal Kumar Patra, Hemendra Pratap Singh, Alok Kalra, Harikesh Bahadur Singh, Paltoo Ram, Ved Ram Singh, Nareshwar Mengi, Vijay Pal Singh, Muni Ram, Ram Sajivan Shukla, Kambod Singh, Aparbal Singh, Suman Preet Singh Khanuja, Ajit Kumar Shasany, Arif Ali Naqvi, Birendra Kumar, Man Singh, Dharmendra Kumar Rajput, Raja Ram, Jitendra Pal Singh, Vijay Kumar, Hasan Tanveer, Sheo Ram Sharma
  • Patent number: PP12427
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Double Impatiens plant named ‘Boddblpin’, characterized by its compact, mounded and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; dark green leaves; large dark pink-colored flowers; fully double flower form; freely flowering habit; and flowers positioned above the foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: John Bodger & Sons Co.
    Inventor: Michael R. Heffner
  • Patent number: PP12428
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Double Impatiens plant named ‘Boddblpas’, characterized by its compact, mounded and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; dark green leaves; large red purple-colored flowers; fully double flower form; freely flowering habit; and flowers positioned above the foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: John Bodger & Sons Co.
    Inventor: Michael R. Heffner
  • Patent number: PP12429
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Double Impatiens plant named ‘Boddblros’, characterized by its compact, mounded and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; dark green leaves; large purple-colored flowers; fully double flower form; freely flowering habit; and flowers positioned above the foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: John Bodger & Sons Co.
    Inventor: Michael R. Heffner
  • Patent number: PP12430
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Double Impatiens plant named ‘Boddblorg’, characterized by its compact, mounded and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; dark green leaves; large scarlet orange-colored flowers; fully double flower form; freely flowering habit; and flowers positioned above the foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: John Bodger & Sons Co.
    Inventor: Michael R. Heffner
  • Patent number: RE37557
    Abstract: In order to dry boards, the boards are guided on racks through a drier and brought into contact with drying air in two stages. In a stage A with a higher drying power, the drying air is supplied at a higher temperature and with an at least average humidity, and in the other stage B, it is supplied at an average temperature and with a low humidity. The waste heat of the outgoing air from stage A is used for preheating the drying air. This process should reduce the consumption of primary energy. For that purpose, a process is known that consists of also using the outgoing air condensation heat. This has the inconvenience, however, of requiring substantially more secondary energy, as important air mass flows are required to transfer heat because of the low condensation temperature. Primary energy should be reduced by using condensation heat without substantially increasing secondary energy requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Babcock BSH AG
    Inventors: Freidrich Bahner, Manfred Braun, Gerhard Lehn, Karl Maurer, Manfred Schmidt, Josef Steinkuhl, Karl-Friedrich Lang
  • Patent number: RE37558
    Abstract: A packaging arrangement for the containment of at least one hydrophilic contact lens in a sterile aqueous solution. More specifically, pursuant to the packaging arrangement, a plurality of disposable hydrophilic contact lenses are contained in a specific number of individual packaging arrangements collectively housed in a box-like container or carton so as to provide a specified or essentially measured supply of contact lenses for use by a consumer over a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Wayne Abrams, Ture Kindt-Larsen, Wallace Anthony Martin
  • Patent number: RE37559
    Abstract: In an integrated telescoping mast-payload assembly, the payload forms the top telescoping section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventors: Edward A. Marue, Kenneth J. Pereira
  • Patent number: RE37560
    Abstract: A method of controlling a scanner, particularly a scanner for use in scanning probe microscopes such as an atomic force microscope, including the steps of generating a scan voltage which varies as a parametric function of time, applying the scan voltage to the scanner, sensing plural positions of the scanner upon application of the scan voltage, fitting a parametric function to the sensed scanner positions, and controlling at least one parameter of the scan voltage function based on the parametric function fitted to the sensed scanner positions in the fitting step. In a preferred embodiment, the scan voltage is a polynomial parametric function of time and the order of terms of the polynomial is set in relation to the size of the scan being controlled, with small scans having at least one order term and relatively larger scans having plural order terms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Veeco Instruments INC
    Inventor: Virgil B. Elings
  • Patent number: RE37561
    Abstract: New apparatus comprise a comprises an optical fiber based RF signal train generator for storing transient RF pulses and regenerating the identical replicas for analysis. The apparatus further comprise comprises an RF receivers receiver to process one stored pulse with a reference to other another stored pulse. The present invention drastically increases our abilities to investigate acoustical, electromagnetic, and optical transient phenomena.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Ming-Chiang Li
  • Patent number: RE37562
    Abstract: System for repairing worn surfaces of steam turbine components and especially high pressure turbine rotors, are disclosed. These systems include depositing a first layer of weld metal on a worn surface of the component, whereby a heat-affected zone is created. A second layer of weld metal is then deposited over the first layer using a greater amount of heat to temper at least a portion of the heat-affected zone produced by the first layer. The preferred embodiments include the use of gas tungsten arc welding for providing fine-grain size and more creep resistance, especially in the weld and heat-affected zone. The resulting build-up can be machined, for example into a blade fastening to produce a component having properties equal to or better than the base-metal alloy. The invention also provides a longer lasting turbine system, including rotors which have serrated steeples that are more resistant to failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Clark, Dennis R. Amos
  • Patent number: RE37563
    Abstract: An adhesive composition is provided comprising: (a) a plurality of polymeric, elastomeric microspheres wherein the microspheres are the reaction product of reactants comprising polymerizable starting materials comprising at least one C4-C14 alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer and optionally at least one comonomer and have a solvent soluble portion that is 30-98% of the microsphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Terrence E. Cooprider, Michael D. Crandall, James E. Garbe, Richard J. Goetz, Michael R. Kesti
  • Patent number: RE37564
    Abstract: A combination product for oral contraception is disclosed comprising an estrogen selected from 2.0 to 6.0 mg of 17&bgr;-estradiol and 0.020 mg of ethinylestradiol; and a gestagen selected from 0.25 to 0.30 2.5 to 3.0 mg of drospirenone and 0.1 to 0.2 1 to 2 mg of cyproterone acetate, followed by 5 or 4 pill-free or sugar pill days.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Schering Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jürgen Spona, Bernd Düsterberg, Frank Lüdicke
  • Patent number: 6349411
    Abstract: A cape comprising a rear panel made of flexible material, two front panels made of flexible materials and secured along one side to one side of the rear panel. An elastic drawstring is extended through an elongated opening at the top ends of the rear panel and the two front panels so that the drawstring can extend about the neck of a wearer. The rear panel and the two front panels extend over the shoulders, torso, and legs of the wearer. A vertical fastener closes open sides of the two front panels together. Each front panel contains a pocket in the form of a bag on the inside, which pocket opens to the outside by an opening in its mouth. A drawstring surrounds the opening allowing the bag to be opened or secured. Each front panel contains an arm hole which may be opened or closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Vicky Tyler
  • Patent number: 6349412
    Abstract: Leakage problems in a cooling system for use by medical personnel during surgery are avoided in a vest that includes a sealed, coolant receiving space through which coolant may pass. A source of liquid coolant at ambient pressure is connected to the space and a suction producing device is connected to an outlet for the space for drawing coolant from the source through the space at sub-atmospheric pressure. As a consequence, coolant will not leak from the vest in the event a leak develops. The vest may be formed of two flexible membranes sealed to each other to define the space and is provided with a coolant permeable spacer within the coolant space within the vest to prevent the membranes from collapsing upon each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: W. Clark Dean
  • Patent number: 6349413
    Abstract: A garment for providing a user with multiple looks and comfort levels from a single pair of pants and a shirt. The garment includes a main portion designed for covering a portion of the body of the user. A pair of appendage portions each is designed for receiving an appendage of the user. Each of the appendage portions is coupled to the main portion. Each of the appendage portions has an upper portion and a lower portion such that the lower portion is removably coupled to the upper portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventors: Selborn Rose, Romania Sutherland-Rose
  • Patent number: 6349414
    Abstract: A powder dispensing device for dispensing moisture absorbing powder to a person during the play of a sport or other physical activity is claimed. The device includes a wrist band that is worn around the wrist. The wrist band supports a pocket, wherein the pocket defines a confined area. Contained within the confined area of the pocket is a volume of powder. The powder can be contained in a bag or can be directly poured into the pocket. As least a portion of the structure of the pocket is porous to the powder. As such, when the pocket on the wrist band is contacted, a small amount of powder is dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Dorothea Tillman
  • Patent number: 6349415
    Abstract: A baseball cap designed to be collapsible in order to be compact enough to conveniently fit in a shirt pocket or a pair of pants. A retractable element of the membrane in the frame of the cap allows the cap to return to its recognizable baseball shape, when the cap is not restricted in its compacted form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Clifford Gong
  • Patent number: 6349416
    Abstract: Protective headguard to be worn by an athlete having (i) a protective central pad, (ii) a rear pad, (iii) an adjustable strap system interconnecting the rear pad and the central pad, and (iv) one or more of (a) a lack of any protective padding which would cover the side of the athlete's head when the headguard is worn, (b) a channel defined by the central pad extending substantially horizontally above the athlete's brow ridges and below the athlete's frontal bone when the headguard is worn, (c) a slot in the rear pad extending substantially vertically from the athlete's occipital bone and accommodating passage of a ponytail when the headguard is worn, (d) a single unitary liner, (e) bands encircling the central pad and releasably securing a liner to the central pad, (f) a removable sleeve, (g) a spine pad extending from the front panel to the rear pad (h) perceptible lines of demarcation on the exterior surface of the central pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Soccordocs, Inc.
    Inventors: John K. Lampe, Robert C. Long, George C. Halvorson
  • Patent number: 6349417
    Abstract: A type of swimming goggles, comprising: two lens frame units, each lens frame unit accommodating a lens, and, at its two opposite ends are a first joining unit and a second joining unit, on each joining unit are two accommodating holes with clasp openings; at least one string that is pulled through the accommodating holes on the first and second joining units on the two lens frame units, maintaining an appropriate distance between the two lens frames; and a headband device that is joined to the two joining units on the outside of the two lens frame units, by such features in configuration, the user can regulate the length of string between the two lens frames, and adjust the span of the nose bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6349418
    Abstract: The invention relates to an innovated type of swimming goggles, including: a monobloc formation of lens frame main units, nose bridge and protective pad that are made of a flexible material, and two lenses made of a rigid material that are joined by a joint part, wherein in each of the frame openings of the two lens frame main units is an inserted groove, edges are on the rims of the two lenses, and, between the frame openings of the lens frame main units is at least one positioning groove, while on the joint part between the two lenses and opposite to the positioning groove is a stop unit, to enable firmer and more convenient assembling of the two lenses and the lens frame main units. Furthermore, the protective pad has a face mask with the function of single covering space to combine two lens frames as one space, and provide comfortable contact with the user's face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6349419
    Abstract: This invention relates to a type of swimming goggles, comprising: a lens frame main unit, a protective pad, lenses and a headband device, characterized in that: the lens and the protective pad of the swimming goggles are assembled as one unit by compression to the lens frame main unit, wherein the lens frame main unit comprises a frame unit with a center connector at its center part, embedding grooves on the inside rims of the frame unit, and compressing devices on the sides of the frame units, and, the protective pad has a face contact part and a lens accommodating part, wherein the face contact part is for close contact with areas above the eyebrows and below the lower eye sockets of the user, the two eye frames are encompassed in the same one space, while the lens accommodating part accommodating the lenses is assembled in the embedding grooves of the lens frame main unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6349420
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a swimming goggle comprising a lens frame, a padding member, a lens and a head strap, characterized in that the lens and the padding member are fixed as a whole piece with tight pressing engagement with the lens frame of such swimming goggle, wherein the lens frame comprising a frame having a bridging portion disposed at the center of the lens frame; an inlaid groove being disposed at the internal rim of the frame; and a suppressing means being disposed at the lateral side of the frame. Further, the padding member comprises a face fitting part and a lens retaining part, wherein the face fitting part attaches the upper section of the eyebrows and the lower section of the eye socket such that both eyes are cupped in the same enclosed space, and the lens retaining part can accommodate and mount the lens to the inlaid groove of the lens frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Herman Chiang
  • Patent number: 6349421
    Abstract: Swimming goggles includes a fastener part provided at a rear end of each lens frame of the swimming goggles for holding an end of a head strap firmly in position. The fastener part includes a guide member around which the head strap can be passed and a protrusion. The head strap has at its end a plurality of through-holes arranged in a lengthwise direction of the head strap for receiving the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Tabata Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunji Fukasawa, Hiromasa Satou
  • Patent number: 6349422
    Abstract: Facial protective wear including a facial shield member having a substantially transparent portion for allowing visible light to pass to the wearer's eyes and a support coupled to the facial shield for supporting the facial shield on the wearer's head. The facial shield member further has a nose protective portion extending over and protecting substantially the wearer's entire nose from in front of and from above and preferably has side portions protecting the wearer's eyes in a direction from the sides of the wearer's head. The facial shield member transparent portion preferably substantially prevents ultraviolet solar radiation from reaching the wearer's eyes and facial features, such as the nose and cheeks, and also from reaching the eyes in a direction from the sides of the head. The facial protective wear also can be used to protect the wearer from the wind and from injury due to flying objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventors: Linda Schleger, Mary Wittman
  • Patent number: 6349423
    Abstract: A toilet bowl (2) having a seat (7) held by bolts passing through a rear portion (4) of toilet bowl (2) is provided with a grab rail support comprising a mounting portion (3) secured by the bolts and side rails (8) rigidly connected to mounting portion (3) and extending forwardly close to the outer surface of the toilet bowl (2). Near the front of the toilet bowl (2), side rails (8) curve upwardly and are configured to form rigid hand pieces which can be gripped by persons lowering themselves onto and raising themselves from the toilet seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Inventor: Helen Joy Kelleher
  • Patent number: 6349424
    Abstract: A rinse fluid valve for use in a vacuum toilet system is disclosed. The vacuum toilet system includes a waste receptacle with a rinse fluid dispenser associated therewith and a source of rinse fluid. The rinse fluid valve has a housing with an inlet in fluid communication with the rinse fluid source and an outlet in fluid communication with the rinse fluid dispenser. A flow path extends from the inlet to the outlet. A moveable rinse fluid valve member is disposed in the flow path and movable between open and closed positions. A fuse valve is disposed in the flow path upstream of the rinse fluid valve and has a normally open position to allow fluid flow therethrough. The fuse valve is actuatable to a closed position after a desired volume of fluid has passed therethrough, thereby to cease rinse fluid flow through the flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Evac International Oy
    Inventors: Jay D. Stradinger, William Bruce Anderson, Mark A. Pondelick, Douglas M. Wallace, Michael B. Hancock, Arthur J. McGowan, Jr., Ian Tinkler