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20090165185 | HOCKEY GLOVE - A hockey glove having a thumb member comprising a top layer and a bottom layer affixed together at their respective peripheries for defining a cavity, a thumb pocket for receiving the thumb, and a rigid thumb skeleton enclosed in the cavity, the rigid thumb skeleton comprising a first section for covering at least partially the proximal phalanx of the thumb, a second section for covering at least partially the middle phalanx of the thumb and a third section for covering at least partially the distal phalanx of the thumb, wherein the second section comprises a proximal slot extending between first and second ends and a distal slot extending between first and second ends. The rigid thumb skeleton further comprises a proximal pin passing through the proximal slot of the second section and a distal pin passing through the distal slot of the second section. In use, when the second section pivots relative to the first section towards the closed position, the proximal pin abuts the second end of the proximal slot to prevent overbending of the thumb, and when the third section pivots relative to the second section towards the closed position, the distal pin abuts the first end of the distal slot to prevent overbending of the thumb; and when the second section pivots relative to the first section towards the open position, the proximal pin abuts the first end of the proximal slot to prevent hyperextension of the thumb, and when the third section pivots relative to the second section towards the open position, the distal pin abuts the second end of the distal slot to prevent hyperextension of the thumb. | 07-02-2009 |
20100050323 | HOCKEY HELMET COMPRISING AN OCCIPITAL ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - Hockey helmet for receiving a head of a wearer, the helmet comprising: (a) a front shell for facing the crown region of the head; (b) a rear shell for facing the left and right side regions, the back region and the occipital region of the head, the rear shell comprising outer and inner surfaces and left and light elongated slots positioned symmetrically about a longitudinal axis of the helmet; (e) a rear inner pad for facing the back and left and right side regions of the head, the rear inner pad being affixed to the inner surface of the rear shell; (d) an occipital inner pad located between the rear shell and the occipital region of the head; (e) a central member extending along the longitudinal axis of the helmet, the central member comprising an upper part that is hingely mounted with respect to the rear shell and a lower part that is mounted to the occipital inner pad; and (f) left and right wedging members located between the occipital inner pad and the inner surface of the rear shell, each of the left and right wedging members being movable from a first position to a second position wherein, in use, in the second position, the occipital inner pad applies pressure upon the occipital region of the head for urging the front shell towards the crown region of the head. The rear shell of the helmet has a curvature, the occipital inner pad has a rear surface that extends generally perpendicularly about the longitudinal axis of the helmet, each of the left and right wedging members has a front portion contacting the rear surface of the occipital inner pad and movement of each of the left and right wedging members away from the longitudinal axis follows the curvature of the rear shell such that the occipital inner pad moves towards the second position. | 03-04-2010 |
20130025032 | SPORTS HELMET WITH ROTATIONAL IMPACT PROTECTION - A sports helmet for protecting a head of a wearer, comprising: an outer shell comprising an external surface of the sports helmet; inner padding disposed between the outer shell and the wearer's head; an adjustment mechanism operable by the wearer to vary an internal volume of the cavity to adjust a fit of the sports helmet on the wearer's head; and a rotational impact protection device disposed between the external surface of the sports helmet and the wearer's head when the sports helmet is worn, the rotational impact protection device comprising a surface movable relative to the external surface of the sports helmet in response to a rotational impact on the outer shell to absorb rotational energy from the rotational impact, the surface of the rotational impact protection device undergoing displacement when the adjustment mechanism is operated by the wearer to vary the internal volume of the cavity. | 01-31-2013 |
20130025033 | ADJUSTABLE HELMET FOR A HOCKEY OR LACROSSE PLAYER - An adjustable helmet having first and second shells and a single actuator comprising at least one tooth, the single actuator being moveable between: a first locked position, wherein the at least one tooth retains the first and second shells and the first and second shells define a first hollow space; a released position, wherein the at least one tooth no longer retains the first and second shells such that one of the first and second shells is moveable relative to the other of the first and second shells; and a second locked position, wherein the at least one tooth retains the first and second shells and the first and second shells define a second hollow space, the second hollow space being different than the first hollow space. | 01-31-2013 |
20140109300 | SPORTS HELMET WITH ROTATIONAL IMPACT PROTECTION - A sports helmet for protecting a head of a wearer, comprising: an outer shell comprising an external surface of the sports helmet; inner padding disposed between the outer shell and the wearer's head; an adjustment mechanism operable by the wearer to vary an internal volume of the cavity to adjust a fit of the sports helmet on the wearer's head; and a rotational impact protection device disposed between the external surface of the sports helmet and the wearer's head when the sports helmet is worn, the rotational impact protection device comprising a surface movable relative to the external surface of the sports helmet in response to a rotational impact on the outer shell to absorb rotational energy from the rotational impact, the surface of the rotational impact protection device undergoing displacement when the adjustment mechanism is operated by the wearer to vary the internal volume of the cavity. | 04-24-2014 |
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20090188022 | HOCKEY HELMET WITH AN OUTER SHELL MADE OF TWO DIFFERENT MATERIALS - The present invention covers a hockey helmet for receiving a head of a player. The helmet comprises an outer shell made of first and second materials having respective first and second flexibilities. The outer shell comprises a front portion for at least partially facing the crown region of the head, a top portion for at least partially facing the top region of the head, a back portion for at least partially facing the back region of the head, an occipital portion for at least partially facing the occipital region of the head, and left and right portions for at least partially facing the left and right side regions of the head, the left and right portions comprising respective left and right projections that extend downwardly in front of the respective left and right ears and left and right sections located above and behind the respective left and right ears wherein one of the occipital portion, left and right projections and left and right sections is made of the second material and wherein the second flexibility is greater from the first flexibility. | 07-30-2009 |
20130305424 | LEG PAD FOR A HOCKEY PLAYER - The invention relates to a leg pad for a hockey player. The leg pad extends along a longitudinal axis and comprises an upper portion, a lower portion and a band. The upper portion has a knee cap for covering a knee joint of the player. The lower portion has an upper shell for covering a substantial part of a shin of the hockey player and a lower shell for at least partially covering the shin and ankle of the hockey player. The band extends along part of a periphery of the upper shell and part of a periphery of the lower shell. The band interconnects the upper shell and the lower shell to one another wherein the lower shell is movable relative to the upper shell between a first position and a second position in response to flexion of the ankle. | 11-21-2013 |
20130305439 | PROTECTIVE ATHLETIC GARMENT - A protective athletic garment comprising a protective cap for protecting a body part of the user. The protective cap comprises a shell for overlying the user's body part. The shell comprises a first shell member and a second shell member. The protective cap comprises a liner mounted under the shell for being disposed between the shell and the user's body part. The protective cap also comprises a link interconnecting the first shell member and the second shell member to hold the first shell member and the second shell member together. The link extends along at least part of a periphery of the first shell member and at least part of a periphery of the second shell member such that the first shell member and the second shell member are movable relative to one another in response to movement of the user's body part. | 11-21-2013 |
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20130184516 | RELAXATION INDUCING SLEEP MASK - A relaxation inducing sleep mask includes a comfortable eye mask and a sleep module carried by the eye mask providing audible and/or visible patterns each intended to promote relaxation and to induce sleep. | 07-18-2013 |
20130189129 | Low Noise Air Movement Generator - A low noise air generator possessing improved characteristics thereby reducing noise while maintaining or improving air flow generation and output is provided. The device may include an impeller with multiple blades, a noise reduction structure connected to a distal end of the multiple blades, an impeller housing, a tapered motor mounting surface, a heating element, a mechanical air filter, and/or an electrostatic precipitation air filter. | 07-25-2013 |
20130233172 | Portable Air Cleaner With Improved Multi-Stage Electrostatic Precipitator - An electrostatic precipitation air cleaner to reduce ozone output is provided. The electrostatic precipitation air cleaner includes a housing with an air inlet and outlet. Located in the housing are an air mover for moving a stream of air along an airflow path between the inlet and the outlet, an ion emitter electrode positioned in the airflow path downstream of the inlet for ionizing particulates entrained in the stream of air, a collector electrode having an inlet downstream of the ion emitter electrode, and an intermediate element intermediate the ion emitter electrode and the collector electrode. The collector electrode is comprised of a plurality of collector plates spaced apart in a direction transverse to the airflow path. The plates are electrically biased to create and maintain an electric field in the space therebetween to precipitate ionized particulates entrained in the stream of air onto a confronting surfaces of the plates. | 09-12-2013 |
20140249359 | SOUND MACHINE WITH PSEUDO RANDOM WHITE NOISE GENERATOR - A sound machine having a pseudo random white noise generator provides white noise sound therapy of selectable tone/texture, bandwidth and/or peak frequency to those suffering from tinnitus or others seeking noise-masking or sleep or relaxation. The sound machine having a pseudo random white noise generator includes a user input interface having a tone/texture user input control, a band pass user input control and a peak select user input control. The tone/texture user input control selects the tone/texture of the white noise sound generated, the bandpass user input control the bandpass of the white noise sound generated and the peak select user input control provides the ability to select frequency peaks of the white noise sound generated. | 09-04-2014 |
20140275741 | SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING ALL-NIGHT SLEEP MANAGEMENT - System and method of all-night sleep management integrates the sleep cycle into the wake cycle with the result that the individual's sense of wholeness and overall well-being is promoted and improved day-in-day-out. In different embodiments, the system and method of all-night sleep management provides audio that a media player plays without potentially disruptive transitions to help people to manage tinittus or help babies or others to fall and stay asleep or to prevent failing to fall asleep or to prevent waking up of otherwise sensitive sleepers and provides an audio, video or other signal that an audio, video or other media player plays incorporating pacing, binaural beats, waveform manipulation, brainwave entrainment, light frequency, amplitude and color modulation or other techniques to draw people from the awake state, through one or more initial, staged intermediate sleep stages and back into the awake state. The media may be prerecorded media or may be provided by a programmed controller in response to user input selection. | 09-18-2014 |
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20100228122 | MICROBUBBLE MEDICAL DEVICES - Method and medical devices for generating and stabilizing micro- or nano-bubbles, and systems and methods for therapeutic applications using the bubbles, are provided. The micro-bubbles may be used to enhance therapeutic benefits such as ultrasound-guided precision drug delivery and real-time verification, acoustic activation of large tumour masses, enhanced acoustic activation through longer retention of therapeutic agents at the point of interest, enhancement of high intensity focused ultrasound treatments, light activation of photodynamic drugs at a depth within a patient using extracorporeal light sources, probes, or sonoluminescence, and initiation of time reversal acoustics focused ultrasound to permit highly localized treatment. | 09-09-2010 |
20140148687 | MICROBUBBLE MEDICAL DEVICES - Method and medical devices for generating and stabilizing micro or nano bubbles, and systems and methods for therapeutic applications using the bubbles, is provided. Two novel bubble generating means are provided: in-line capillary tubes and mix chambers flow focusing, and cross flow bubble generation with optimized bubble detachment means. A method and medical device to stabilize bubble sizes and improve bubble size homogeneity through rectified diffusion is disclosed. A method and system to facilitate acoustic activation of therapeutic agents using ultrasound energy is provided. | 05-29-2014 |
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20080269668 | Medical Microbubble Generation - Medical apparatus and processes controllably generate medically useful micro or nano bubbles of medically desirable and controllably selectable size, size distribution, homogeneity and concentration (and/or other key bubble parameters) for patient infusion, and/or which may incorporate therapeutic or other agents for patient infusion and/or may be combined with therapeutic or other agents prior to infusion into patients. The bubble generation apparatus and processes controllably permit the adjustment and selection of key bubble parameters through bubble generation actuation and orientation techniques and through selection of bubble fluid compositions in order to facilitate medical research and/or to optimize treatment for imaging, therapy, sonoporation, inertial and non-inertial cavitation, and acoustic activation, among other medical uses. Disposable cartridges containing such bubbles are provided and may include means for patient infusion. | 10-30-2008 |
20120296208 | Medical Microbubble Generation - Medical apparatus and processes controllably generate medically useful micro or nano bubbles of medically desirable and controllably selectable size, size distribution, homogeneity and concentration (and/or other key bubble parameters) for patient infusion, and/or which may incorporate therapeutic or other agents for patient infusion and/or may be combined with therapeutic or other agents prior to infusion into patients. The bubble generation apparatus and processes controllably permit the adjustment and selection of key bubble parameters through bubble generation actuation and orientation techniques and through selection of bubble fluid compositions in order to facilitate medical research and/or to optimize treatment for imaging, therapy, sonoporation, inertial and non-inertial cavitation, and acoustic activation, among other medical uses. Disposable cartridges containing such bubbles are provided and may include means for patient infusion. | 11-22-2012 |