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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5442815 | Cut resistant protective glove A flexible, uncoated glove made from nonmetallic fabric comprising at least one fiber is disclosed. The glove is characterized by either weighing no more than about 30 g or having a thickness of no more than about 1.25 mm (0.05 inch), being cut resistant ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5406189 | Low input harmonic induced multiple use AC synchronous generator starter converter A synchronous generator start converter offers power conversion for performing multiple functions such as starting AC generators as a motor, charging batteries and also providing regulated DC output without degradation of input power quality. The converte... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5395997 | Process for the preparation of hydrofluorocarbons having 3 to 7 carbon atoms The invention relates to a process for preparing hydrofluorocarbons of the formulas CF3 (CH2 CF2)n F comprising reacting at least one reactant selected from CCl3 (CH2 CCl2)n | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394017 | Circuit for sustaining output power during input power interruption A circuit takes advantage of the voltage square times capacitance function of a capacitor to sustain output power during input power interruption with a smaller energy storage capacitor. The circuit comprises an N channel power MOSFET switch, a voltage bl... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5387859 | Stepped waveform VSCF system with engine start capability A power converter that can be used either as a start converter or as a variabe speed constant frequency converter is utilized within a stepped waveform VSCF system having engine start capability. Interfacing with the converter are a load bus, a contactor,... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5380449 | Stabilized dichlorotrifluoroethane refrigeration compositions Trichlorofluoromethane refrigeration systems use mineral oil to lubricate the compressor. We have found that the use of 1,1-dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane and mineral oil results in the formation of 1-chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane; in the absence of minera... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5378403 | High electrically conductive polyanaline complexes having polar substitutents This invention relates to thermally stable electrically conductive conjugated polymer comprising a conjugated polymer cation such as a substituted or unsubstituted polyaniline doped with a dopant anion substituted with one or more polar groups such as hyd... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5378404 | Process for forming dispersions or solutions of electrically conductive conjugated polymers in a polymeric or liquid phase This invention relates to a process of forming liquid or solid blends, solutions, or dispersions of electrically conductive doped conjugated polymer dissolved or dispersed in a liquid or polymeric matrix.... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5359013 | Polymer nylon compositions featuring improved rates of crystallization and method for forming the same Disclosed are compositions and process for the improving the rate of crystallization of polyamide containing compositions which comprise two polyamides having dissimilar melting temperatures, said process comprising the steps of heating the two polyamides... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5352375 | Azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,-heptafluoropentane, C1 -C3 alkanol and optionally nitromethane Stable azeotrope-like compositions of 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoropentane, C1 -C3 alkanol and optionally nitromethane have been discovered which are useful as degreasing agents and as solvents in a variety of industrial cleaning applica... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5344508 | Flow forming of aluminum alloy products Rapidly solidified aluminum base alloy is flow formed into tubes and tubular components using conventional flow forming equipment. A preform of preselected configuration and wall thickness for either forward or back spinning is fabricated. Flow forming is... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5342705 | Monolithic fuel cell having a multilayer interconnect A fuel cell comprises an anode, a cathode, a solid electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode, and interconnect means for providing an electrical connection located adjacent to either the cathode or the anode but not adjacent to the solid elec... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5336732 | Process for forming polyamide/poly(phenylene ether) blends A process for forming a blend comprising a poly(phenylene ether) domains dispersed in a polyamide matrix, said process comprising the steps of: (a) forming a reaction mixture comprising a substituted or unsubstituted poly(phenylene ether), preferably one or mo... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5316598 | Superplastically formed product from rolled magnesium base metal alloy sheet Magnesium base metal alloy sheet is produced by rolling the rolling stock extruded or forged from a billet at a temperature ranging from 200° C. to 300° C. The billet is consolidated from rapidly solidified magnesium based alloy powder that consists ess... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5307633 | Low carbon particle producing gas turbine combustor A combustion system for a gas turbine engine provides a reaction limiting means for preventing the combustion process within the combustion chamber of the engine from proceeding towards completion by limiting the reaction rate or duration of the reaction ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5304883 | Ring wound stator having variable cross section conductors Flux density in the air gap of an electrical machine is increased by varying the cross sectional area of conductors wound on the stator. Conductors of smaller cross sectional area are located within the air gap and conductors of larger cross sectional are... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5288378 | Guard membranes for use in electrodialysis cells The present invention relates to an improved apparatus of the type containing membranes which are selectively permeable to ion transport and a related method. The apparatus comprises at least one guard membrane located adjacent to a first membrane. A cond... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5289095 | Fuzzy switching logic for servo systems An actuator'rate is controlled by a rate servo and the actuator's position is controlled by a position control. The position control can be a position servo or a mechanical brake. Selection of either the rate servo or position control is made by fuzzy swi... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5287373 | Gradient doped solid state laser gain media Solid state laser gain media of the composition Cr+3 :XYZF6 wherein X is an alkali metal ion; Y is an alkaline earth metal ion, Cd+2 or Mg+2 ; and Z is Al+3, Ga+3 or Sc+3 are pro... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5286322 | Rapid thermal processing of multilayer tapes for fuel cell applications A method of constructing a fuel cell includes a sintering technique that improves the structure and performance of the fuel cell elements. The method includes furnishing a fuel cell core comprising trilayers of anode, cathode, and interconnect layers, and... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5281094 | Electromechanical apparatus for varying blade of variable-pitch fan blades Blade pitch of variable pitch blades is changed by an actuator having first and second ac machines. The first ac machine is excited with ac power to apply a motoring torque to a control shaft of the actuator, thereby causing blade pitch to change in one d... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5280702 | Method for rapidly changing the power output of a turbine engine A gas turbine engine comprised of a gas generator in flow series arrangement with a free turbine is provided, that includes a bleed port disposed between the gas generator and the free turbine. The flow of hot gas through the free turbine is controlled by... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5277717 | Rapidly solidified aluminum lithium alloys having zirconium for aircraft landing wheel applications A rapidly solidified, low density aluminum base alloy consists essentially of the formula Albal Lia Cub Mgc Zrd wherein "a" ranges from about 2.2 to 2.5 wt %, "b" ranges from about 0.8 to 1.2 wt %, "c... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5277858 | Production of high tenacity, low shrink polyester fiber In a continuous process for the production of high strength polyester yarn with enhanced low shrinkage the improvement comprising maintaining the traveling yarn about a pair of heated draw rolls for a period of at least 0.25 seconds, maintaining the air t... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5274992 | Integrated power unit combustion apparatus and method The invention relates to secondary power system apparatus and method for use aboard aircraft in place of conventional auxiliary power units (APU's) and emergency power units (EPU's). The invention integrated power unit (IPU) performs the function of both ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5274996 | Closed loop fuel control system A fuel control system for accurately controlling the fuel flow rate to a gas turbine engine during the initial stages of startup is provided. The fuel control system has a novel, closed control loop that measures the actual fuel flow rate to the primary n... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5274179 | Fluorinated photoinitiators and their application in UV curing of fluorinated monomers Photoinitiators having at least one terminal fluoroalkyl moiety are useful for photopolymerizing and photocuring fluorinated as well as non-fluorinated monomers, especially fluorinated acrylic monomers.... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5270601 | Superconducting composite magnetic bearings A composite includes granules of Type II superconducting material and granules of rare-earth permanent magnets that are distributed in a binder. The composite is a two-phase structure that combines the properties of the superconductor and magnets with the... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5267433 | Air turbine starter having a dual clutch This invention relates to a clutch mechanism for selective power transmission between starter means and an engine. More particularly, the invention discloses a dual clutch mechanism for use in selectively coupling a turbine driven starter assembly with a ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5257274 | High power laser employing fiber optic delivery means In a frequency-shifted, low gain pulsed tunable laser, spatial and temporal build-up of regions of high intensity in the fundamental frequency is minimized by generating a frequency-narrowed fundamental wavelength, preferentially frequency shifting high e... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5245820 | Air turbine starter with passive hydraulic capacitor An air turbine starter containing a liquid lubricant is provided with a passive hydraulic capacitor which is charged by operation of the starter. Charging the capacitor partially drains the lubricant reservoir contained in the starter. This partial draina... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245689 | Magneto-optical waveguides of aluminum garnet Magneto-optically active waveguides suitable for use in high temperature environments are constructed of a magneto-optically active waveguiding body composed of a first crystalline aluminum garnet, which is clad with an epitaxially deposited layer of a se... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5234511 | Rapidly solidified case toughend aluminum-lithium components A component composed of a rapidly solidified aluminum-lithium alloy is subjected to thermal treatment at a temperature greater than 500° C. for a time period greater than 5 hours under a protective atmosphere. Thus case toughened, the component exhibits ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5232754 | Barrier label for beverage bottle This invention relates to a gas barrier properties imparted label for polyethylene terephthalate bottles. In accordance with the present invention there is provided a barrier label for PET beverage bottles comprising an outer protective layer of a thermop... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5228962 | Separation/recovery of ammonium salts via electrodialytic water splitting The present invention is an improved process for electrodialytically generating salts of volatile acids and/or bases from a salt stream. The salt of the volatile base may either be generated from a similar salt, or may be recovered from a mixed salt solut... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228785 | Stepped foil journal foil bearing A journal bearing including a plurality of individual foils mounted to one of a pair of relatively rotatable members, and a plurality of undersprings which provide resilient support for the foils. The foils include a transition area defined for example by... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5225099 | Azeotrope-like compositions of 4-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,2,2,3,3,5,5,5-decafluoropentane Azeotrope-like compositions comprising 4-trifluoromethyl-1,1,1,2,2,3,3,5,5,5-decafluoropentane and a second component selected from the group consisting of methanol; ethanol; 1-propanol; 2-propanol; 2-methyl-2-propanol; 2-methyl-2-butanol; n-hexane; ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5223216 | Toughness enhancement of Al-Li-Cu-Mg-Zr alloys produced using the spray forming process An Al-Li alloy consists essentially of the formula Albal Lia Cub Mgc Zrd wherein "a" ranges from about 1.9 to 3.4 wt %, "b" ranges from about 0.5 to 2.0 wt %, "c" ranges from 0.2 to 2.0 wt % and "d" r... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5222932 | Air bag and method of manufacture A method of assembling an air bag comprising the steps of: providing at least one piece of material used to form the air bag; placing generally near a first edge of the material which is to be sewn a series of target markings; providing generally near a s... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5219710 | Polymeric nitrones having a styrene-derived backbone chain Polymer compositions having a styrene-derived backbone chain and having pendant side chains containing a nitrone functional group undergo changes in refractive index upon exposure to actinic radiation. Waveguides are "written" in films containing such pol... | 06/15/1993 |
