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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 |
| 6893255 | Spray burner for the thermal decomposition of sulphur-containing residues The aim of the invention is to produce a spray burner, starting from a conventional spray burner, for the atomisation and combustion of sulphur-containing residues, comprising a residue nozzle, for the introduction of sulphur-containing residue, which is surrounded ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6564827 | Shut-off device for the filling device of a pressure tank The invention relates to a shut-off apparatus for the charging device of a pressure vessel, especially for the storage of cryogenic liquefied gases, having a shut-off valve with a valve housing and a valve body stressed by a closure spring which, in order... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6457424 | Cremation system The present invention concerns a cremation system for corpses located in coffins. The system comprises a combustion chamber in whose wall is disposed at least one burner to which auxiliary energy can be supplied, a line for discharging flue gas from the c... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6159307 | Method of annealing nonferrous metal parts without stickers Process to avoid adhesions during the annealing of non-ferrous metal alloys, comprising the heating, holding and cooling phases, whereby the material being annealed is exposed to an inert or oxidizing protective-gas atmosphere during the structure transfo... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5695695 | Manufacture of polymer fibrids The invention enables production of polymer fibrids comprising a polyester which is injected as a low-viscosity jet into a shear field formed by liquid jets, torn apart by the liquid jets and formed into fibrids having a fibril length of from 0.1 to 5 mm ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5558791 | Inert gas for the arc welding of aluminum In arc welding of aluminum using an inert gas, such as argon or a mixture of argon and helium, 80 to 250 ppm of a mixture of N2 and N2 O is added to the inert gas to improve the welding process and the welding result.... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5503548 | Method for reducing pollutant gas emissions in combustion and burner therefor The invention relates to a process and apparatus for reducing pollutant gas emissions in the combustion of fuel, which utilize oxygen or oxygen-enriched air while avoiding the resulting disadvantages of high flame temperature and low gas momentum resultin... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5498299 | Process for avoiding surface oxidation in the carburization of steels The surface oxidation under carburization temperatures of steels during the carburization with carbon-containing gas mixtures is avoided by heating the steels to the carburization temperature under a nitrogen/hydrogen mixture or pure hydrogen. For carburi... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5495717 | Insulated container for storing liquid helium The invention relates to an insulated container (1) for storing liquid helium (2). In order to simplify the installation of a draw-off siphon and to permit drawing-off in an economical manner, according to the invention the draw-off siphon (3, 4) is at le... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5292466 | Process for the production of barrier layers for admixtures of polar and non-polar materials on the inner surface of hollow molded parts made of thermoplastics For purposes of producing barrier layers on the surfaces of thermoplastics, the surfaces are exposed to a treatment gas containing fluorine. The barrier layers are effective against mixtures of polar or non-polar substances such as, for instance, fuels co... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5210388 | Inert gas for TIG, MIG, MAG and plasma welding Argon having a high degree of purity or else a mixture having a high degree of purity consisting of argon, helium, hydrogen, oxygen and/or carbon dioxide are used as the inert gas for TIG, MIG, MAG and plasma welding. For purposes of improving the welding... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5210389 | Shielding gas for arc welding of aluminum A shielding gas for the arc welding of aluminum consists of argon or mixtures of argon and helium. The shielding gas also includes an admixture of 80 ppm to 250 ppm of nitrogen.... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5197548 | Fire extinguishing device with storage tank for a low-boiling liquefied gas which serves as extinguishing agent A fire extinguishing device has a storage tank for a low-boiling liquefied gas which serves as the extinguishing agent. At least one connection line is equipped with a shut-off valve and an outlet nozzle leading from the storage tank into the area to be p... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5172687 | Treatment chamber for performing therapeutic procedures A temperable treatment chamber for performing therapeutic procedures for patients includes a gas supply unit located outside of the chamber for a breathable gas with at least one inhalation site opening into the patient treatment chamber. An activation de... | 12/22/1992 |
| 4841969 | Device for the production of a cold treatment-gas for cryotherapy A device for producing cyrotherapy with liquid nitrogen includes a container for the liquid nitrogen with electrical heating in its interior. The container has a maximum volume of 50 l and the electrical heating is a heating element comprising a self-regu... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4798614 | Process and device for cooling Products to be cooled are brought in the form of individual portions at least partially into contact with a refrigerant liquid for a sufficient time so that the liquid is almost completely evaporated when the portion has reached its required cooling tempe... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4694139 | Guidance device for a laser beam for three-dimensional machining of workpieces In a guidance device for a laser beam (17) repeatedly reflected at 45° mirrors at least six controllable movement axes (X, Y, Z, 4, 5, 7) are provided, of which two movement axes (5,7) are horizontal swiveling axes (11, 14), whereby the one swiveling axi... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4637174 | Device and method for the surface treatment of cold-embrittled parts Cold-embrittled parts are surface treated by an abrasive jet through the use of an arrangement which includes as a centrifuge wheel. The centrifuge wheel is self-priming and is connected to a granulate collecting tank via a suction pipe with a spray nozzl... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4630873 | Apparatus for low temperature storage of biological or pharmaceutical samples The low temperature storage of biological or pharmaceutical samples by means of ampullas in a low temperature container should be as compact and easy to handle as possible. For this purpose, cases are arranged in such a container into which boxes containi... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4604279 | Process for producing ozone Ozone is produced from oxygen in an ozone generator and is separated from the unconverted oxygen in a pressure swing adsorber. The ozone drawn off from the pressure swing adsorber passes through an equalizing tank at least partially filled with silica gel... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4586343 | Process and device for metering small amounts of a low boiling liquified gas The invention concerns a process and device for metering small amounts of a low boiling liquified gas which flows from an orifice of a cold-insulated vessel. In this process and device the orifice of the vessel is sealed off by a gas bubble.... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4573162 | Gas laser, particularly fast axial flow gas transport laser A fast axial flow gas transport laser has a discharge tube. The discharge tube has at least one sudden discontinuous enlargement of the cross section of the discharge tube.... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4561452 | Procedure for producing low nicotine tobacco by means of high pressure extraction High pressure of nicotine with a compressed gaseous solvent is used for producing low nicotine tobacco. A mixture of nitrogen and carbon dioxide with the nitrogen being 50-80 percent of the mixture is used. The extraction is carried out at pressures betwe... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4521996 | Centrifugal throwing wheel for ejection of blasting materials onto workpieces A centrifugal throwing blast wheel is made of two discs which are spaced from each to form a V-shaped outwardly widening slot forming an angle . Sets of diametrically opposed ejection vanes are between the discs. One set has straight throwing faces... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4515645 | Procedure for bright annealing of metallic work pieces using nitrogen as protective gas Metallic work pieces are annealed under protective gas in bright annealing furnaces with subsequent cooling line. Exogas or nitrogen is used as protective gas. In the latter case, liquid nitrogen is evaporated and introduced at several locations in the br... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4509977 | Process and device for scavenging a metal melt, in particular steel, in a casting ladle or the like provided with a plug closure The process is directed to scavenging a metal melt, particularly steel, in a casting ladle or the like wherein a plug closes an outlet from the inside at the bottom of the ladle whereby a scavenging gas, such as argon, is introduced into the melting bath ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4507699 | Protective device for the welding circuit of welding power sources A system to prevent a dangerous contact voltage in a welding apparatus by providing a protective device for cutting off the power for welding. The welding system has a power source including a primary circuit and a secondary circuit. An electrode receivin... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4495000 | Device for cutting a strip cast in a continuous casting machine A device for cutting a continuously cast strip conveyed on a roller bed includes a cutting machine having at least one flame cutting unit. A control unit controls the transverse movement of the flame cutting units in such a way that the flame cutting unit... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4481632 | Laser, particularly CO2 gas transport laser A gas transport laser has several discharge sections through which the laser gas flows and is attached on mounts. The mounts have borings for connection of the discharge tube sections, as well as for the intake and discharge in such a manner that the disc... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4471628 | Procedure for cooling of work pieces A procedure for cooling work pieces includes mixing solid matter in the form of microscopic particles with a low boiling liquefied gas wherein the particles are suspended therein due to their specific weight or by the turbulence in the gas.... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4463298 | Instrument for keeping the distance constant between a tool and a workpiece to be processed An instrument for maintaining a constant distance between a tool, such as a cutting torch, and a workpiece includes a sensing electrode connected to two different phase control system-building blocks one of which functions as an oscillator having its outp... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4457308 | Plastically deformable cooling agent A plastically deformable cooling agent consists of a mixture of liquid nitrogen with at least 8% by weight of fine-grained silica gel.... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4434935 | Powder, especially metallic powder for marking workpieces Powder, such as metallic powder for marking workpieces, consists of a blend of fine powder and of coarse powder.... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4409252 | Procedure for packaging of food under protective gas in synthetic containers with flexible tops Food is packaged under a protective gas in synthetic containers having flexible lids. The sequence of the packaging steps is product filling, lid application, flushing with a protective gas, and sealing the lid. The flushing takes place wherein the lid is... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4405382 | Scarfing burner arrangement During the flame cutting of a workpiece, a slag bead is produced and is removed by a scarfing burner directed only towards the cut surface of the workpiece.... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4396113 | Sliding sleeve for storage of samples Samples of materials, such as biological materials, are stored in liquid nitrogen in containers arranged as sliding sleeves wherein the outer sleeve is longer than the inner sleeve and has an apertured protruding edge so that a sealed wire can be threaded... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4368371 | Process for the submerged-arc welding of light metals such as aluminum and aluminum alloys A welding process for joining aluminum materials in a horizontal welding position, without preheating, this process being highly economical and characterized by minimal environmental pollution, good strength and toughness of the welded joint, in which pro... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4332143 | Device for cooling a gas to below its dew point A device for cooling a gas to below its dew point by heat exchange with a low-boiling gas includes a double-walled cooling pipe with an annular space between the walls having an inlet for the low-boiling liquefied gas and a drain pipe for the evaporated g... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4333052 | Resonant circuit with two partial inductances A control circuit for measuring the distance between a workpiece and an electrode which is formed as inductance and is part of a resonant circuit as a frequency-determining element whereby the frequency variations of the resonant circuit for producing vol... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4324389 | Device for scarfing the surface of a metal workpiece A scarfing device includes a powder supply apparatus having a plurality of discharge nozzles controlled by a shutoff valve and includes at least one extra scarfing nozzle associated with one of the powder discharge nozzles.... | 04/13/1982 |
