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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6460403 | Device for analysing preferably animal manure A device which may be carried by and part of an unmanned vehicle which measures characteristics of manure of animals such as dairy cows that are milked and fed in a stable provided for them. The vehicle is supported by three driven wheels and carries a me... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6439162 | Unmanned vehicle to be used in a stable or a meadow An unmanned vehicle for use in a stable such as a cowshed or for use in a meadow or for use in both which is provided with detection components for determining the health and behavior of the animals in the stable or meadow. The detection components compri... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6186207 | Press for transferring video prints to ceramic mugs and other surfaces A device and method that employs prints produced by video color system thermal printers as transfers for creating personalized ceramic mugs, tiles or the like articles. The method comprises creating a mirror image print by means of a color video system wi... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6041736 | Apparatus and method for automatically milking animals An apparatus and method for automatically milking animals which include a milking compartment or compartments which have a milking unit comprising an automatic milking machine secured to a robot arm which extends from under the teats of the animal being m... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5231236 | Safety lock for firearms A safety locking device for firearms disposed intermediate their firing pins and barrels which comprises a T-shaped casing with generally cylindrical, vertical and horizontal parts and having a diameter which is adapted to be received in firearms for whic... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5090888 | Die casting mold part A die casting mold part, which may be mounted on or applied to a die casting mold to provide for the molding and shaping of a variety of projections from the molded article and a simple and sure release from the mold of such projections including a plural... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5080040 | Milking plant A milking system for dairy animals comprising individual teat cups attachable to the respective teats of the animal's udder, a measuring device to determine the volume of milk discharged from individual teats, a central vacuum system to aid the discharge ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5066222 | Method and apparatus for heating and conveying plastic preforms prior to mold blowing operations A process and apparatus for heating injected, cold preform blanks to blow molding temperature on a conveyor path wherein they are thereafter fed to a blow mold, the preform blanks being first heated to a temperature below the blow moulding temperature, th... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5057347 | Apparatus and tape for splicing data processing webs and mounting material thereon A combined splicing tape and peg board for connecting ends of continuous feed computer paper to facilitate changing between different paper products or to add leaders so that the first serial numbered check or invoice is not lost to the feed process. The ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5052069 | Fabric treatment A process for the continuous permanent decatizing and fixing of textile materials in web form, such as woven, knitted fabrics or the like is described. In the process the textile material is damped to a range of 20 to 100%, and pressed against part of two... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5004163 | Devices for spreading granular and/or powdery material A device for spreading granular and/or powdery material comprising a hopper for material to be supported and at least two distributing members rotated in opposite directions about vertical rotary axes, material feeding means provided between the hopper an... | 04/02/1991 |
| 5000720 | Shear pin coupling A shear pin coupling between two members has shear pins accommodated in a holder which is releasably mounted on a coupling member. The pins extend through holes in a supporting flange ring which is a component of the member. Resilient packing is positione... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4874914 | Microwave ovens and methods of defrosting food therein A microwave oven defrosts a food item by subjecting the food item to a first defrosting stage during which a flow of air is forced through the oven cavity by a fan, and microwave power is simultaneously delivered to the cavity, ceasing the first stage whe... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4838013 | Mowing machine A mowing machine having a mobile frame, made up of a portion including the mower units and a support frame, which can be coupled by means of a pivotal arm to a prime mover. During operation, the mobile frame is located behind and offset to one side of the... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4771152 | Microwave ovens and methods for cooking primarily baked goods and frozen foods A microwave oven having a cavity for receiving food items to be cooked, primarily baked goods and frozen foods, a magnetron for delivering microwave power to the cavity, and a forced hot air system, including a fan and an electrical resistance heating ele... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4641491 | Agricultural machine A haymaking machine comprises a sub-assembly provided with two rake members, the sub-assembly being connected to a frame for pivotal movement about a pivotal axis that slopes upwardly to the rear. The center of gravity of the sub-assembly is ahead of such... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4609153 | Device for spreading granular and/or powdery material Distribution members of a spreading device are disposed closely adjacent to each other. The distance between the points of closest approach of the distribution members being about two centimeters with the outside diameter of each distribution member being... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4476666 | Mowing machine A mowing machine has a main frame made up of driving units and intermediate pieces which are mounted alternately on a tie member. The tie member is normally under tension to compress the driving units and the intermediate pieces together to make the main ... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4432427 | Agricultural tractors and other vehicles A tractor has three pairs of ground wheels: front and rear steerable pairs which cooperate to steer the tractor, and a central pair. The central pair of wheels each are connected to the frame through a hydraulic cylinder and piston assembly which can be c... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4429755 | Drill with polycrystalline diamond drill blanks for soft, medium-hard and hard formations Drill bit for drilling bore holes in earth formations, the bit's cutting face provided with cutter preforms composed of polycrystalline diamonds on a tungsten carbide substrate mounted in sets from the center of the bit's face to its periphery. The first ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4412588 | Soil cultivating implements A soil cultivating implement comprising soil working members having tines, the members being arranged in a row that extends transverse to the direction of travel. A ground roller is freely rotatable and positioned to the rear of the row of soil working me... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4390328 | Machine with rotary piston including a flexible annular member A fluid driving or fluid driven machine includes an outer cylinder housing stationary piston. The piston includes a generally annular flexible band of smaller circumference than the inner circumference of the cylinder, and a rotary body accommodated withi... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4372798 | Process for securing layers of material to surfaces An electrostatic field is created across a layer of material which has been placed on a surface with an adhesive layer therebetween to force the layer of material toward the surface, compressing the adhesive therebetween. To carry out this process, variou... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4344499 | Tractor with anti-slipping and overloading controls A tractor has an engine, a torque converter, a lifting device for attachment to an implement such as a plow, the torque converter being controlled automatically whereby if an engine-driven ground wheel starts slipping, the torque converter reduces the tra... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4286427 | Agricultural machine An agricultural machine, such as a haymaker, for the displacement of stalks, comprising a movable air-permeable screen and air displacing arrangement for inducing a pressure difference across the screen thereby to cause stalks to adhere to the screen unde... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4269427 | Lifting device and associated structure Removable lifting devices for tractors having horizontal front wheel axles which pivot relative to the contour of the ground, one device having tubes pivotably connected on each side of the tractor frame which rotatably and pivotably receive further tubes... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4148176 | Hay making machine A haymaking machine has two side-by-side rake wheels that are driven to rotate about upwardly extending axes and move crop between the wheels. Converging guide walls of horizontal rods are positioned in front of the rake wheels and some of the rods extend... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4144938 | Soil cultivating implements A cultivating implement has a row of soil working members that are driven to rotate about upwardly extending axes and work overlapping paths. The working members each have freely rotatable tools which turn about further upwardly extending axes responsive ... | 03/20/1979 |
