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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4772186 | Automatic fluid torque responsive shut-off mechanism for an air tool An improved torque control mechanism for a rotary vane, air motor tool includes acceleration and speed responsive slidable elements positioned in grooves that lie in a plane transverse to the spin axis of the motor and which form an angle with the radii e... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771996 | MacPherson strut with floating striker plate An improved MacPherson strut configuration for use in an automobile suspension system is disclosed. The strut includes a strut cylinder and a pressure cylinder having an upper end, and a piston with a piston rod extending from within the pressure cylinder... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4759561 | Wheelchair with tilting seat part Wheelchair comprising an underframe with front and rear wheels, and a seat part (1) which is adjustable relative to the underframe, which seat part (1) can be tilted forward and backward relative to the underframe in such a way that the overall center of ... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4757676 | Pneumatic splicer with thread twisting means A yarn splicer having a closable pneumatic chamber which is permanently open at each end so as to receive the yarns to be spliced from opposite ends, discrete yarn rolling means arranged on either side of the splicer adjacent each end of the chamber to en... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4756657 | Stacker bin shuttle A carriage is mounted for longitudinal movement on the elevator of a stacker crane and carries a rod adapted to engage the flange on the container drawer to move the drawer in and out of the storage rack. The rod is mounted on a pair of chains trained on ... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4756247 | Apparatus for conversion of a printing press to offset printing An apparatus and method converts an existing printing press to offset printing. An auxiliary frame and two auxiliary impression cylinders are mounted to the press and existing cylinders are adapted for offset printing. A new web path is defined to the cyl... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4751813 | Pneumatic yarn splicing equipment A slot forming a splicing chamber is closed by sliding action between contacting surfaces of two bodies linked at a point which is perpendicularly spaced from both surfaces. The closure surface comprises the crown of a piston. The piston has a central ori... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4748815 | Steam turbine system An extraction turbine system in which the condenser connects to a venting system to remove non-condensing air flows penetrating the system and gases entrained in the steam and condensate and a portion of exhaust steam. The venting system has a steam jet c... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4748747 | Dimension-measuring probe with a pivoted probing arm A dimension-measuring probe for fine measurements having a probe lever pivoted between its ends to provide an indicator arm and a sensing arm on opposite sides of the pivot. The sensing arm terminates in a pivot point. Spring means separate from the probe... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4745276 | Device for the detection of fluorescent substances on the surface of the earth A device for detecting fluorescence on the surface of the earth is disclosed. The device includes a laser installed in a vehicle, means for irradiating an essentially linear surface area in front of and transverse to the vehicle, a directing device for di... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4744854 | Apparatus for continuous manufacture of an endless strip of chipboard An apparatus for the continuous manufacture of an endless strip of thin chipboard includes means for depositing wood chips mixed with a bonding agent onto a horizontally-disposed section of a continuously revolving pretensioned conveyor belt. This apparat... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4744759 | Inserts for composite dental restorations Means to decrease the effects of polymerization shrinkage, increase stiffness, decrease the coefficient of thermal expansion and improve the durability of composite restorations by use of inserts are disclosed. Pieces of an aluminoborosilicate glass are p... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4744661 | Device for measuring small distances A device for measuring small distances, provided with a sensing tip mounted to be movable in the direction of the length to be measured, a transducer for converting the movements of the sensing tip into corresponding electric signals, and indicating means... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4742736 | Band clamp pliers Disclosed is a pliers for contracting CV boot band clamps having crossed lever arms, with each lever arm having a jaw at one end, a grippable handle at the other, and a drive socket between the handle and jaw. The pliers also has a thrust plate with an an... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4742652 | Air restraint device for burnishing machine A high speed floor burnishing machine in which fine particles generated by the burnishing action are confined, having a burnishing disc which is completely enclosed in a housing. The housing has a peripheral domed flange terminating in a sponge rubber ski... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4739577 | Tackle box A molded plastic tackle box is adapted for use by fishermen to store and transport items of tackle, bait, fishing accessories and other equipment. The box has a selectively movable storage deck adapted to temporarily and safely hold a limited number of su... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4738541 | Apparatus for mixing fluids An apparatus for mixing fluids in accurate predetermined quantities has a feed line for a first fluid (water) under pressure, a suction line for a second fluid (disinfectant) which is to be mixed to the first fluid, and an injector in the form of a fluid ... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4737365 | Method of feeding cattle to improve protein utilization Zinc oxide and zinc carbonate are dry blended with proteinaceous feeds for dairy cattle and beef cattle to protect the protein against rumen digestion. Although zinc oxide and zinc carbonate have limited water solubility and are not prereacted with the pr... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4736208 | Device for measuring the contour of a surface along a scanning line A device for measuring the contour of a surface along a scanning line. The device includes an electro-mechanical transducer with a scanner arm on whose free end there is a sensing tip. The other end of the arm is connected, via a pivot bearing whose axis ... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4736196 | Electronic monitoring system A system for monitoring the location of an individual is disclosed and includes a band to be strapped to the individual's wrist or ankle. A trigger, transmitter, and antenna are incorporated into the band. The trigger controls operation of the transmitter... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4735392 | Collapsible support platform A collapsible support platform having a table, two collapsible support legs interconnected by a pivot rod, two pivot brackets secured to the table and cooperating with the pivot rod, and a latch spring and latch lever also secured to the table to guide mo... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4733983 | Dispenser toothbrush A fillable toothbrush provided with a handle containing a dispenser for toothpaste is disclosed. One end of the handle is provided with a stem through which a duct is provided from a storage chamber to an outlet adjacent to a brush arranged at the free en... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4733663 | Medical instrument for removing bone There is provided an improved rongeur having a jaw mechanism comprised of a barrel member having a honed cutting edge on one extremity thereof and having a shaft member located within and arranged for reciprocal motion. On the shaft member there is provid... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4733513 | Tying bar for concrete joints An improved dowel or tying bar and joint construction for transferring stresses across a joint between concrete slabs or structures and accommodating for shrinkage and expansion of concrete. The bar has a resilient facing attached to at least one side of ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4733450 | Front wheel axle puller A front wheel axle pulling tool includes a clamp secured to a flexible cable and a slider hammer secured to the flexible cable by a slide nut.... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4731936 | Gauging system for vehicle alignment equipment An improved measuring system for use in combination with vehicle repair equipment includes a pair of transverse bars mounted at a fixed position in space relative to the vehicle with a longitudinally extending and laterally movable bar assembly attached b... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4731554 | Low profile ring-shaped motor A low profile ring-shaped motor has a housing, a bearing support attached to the housing and supporting a rotating shaft carrying a ring-shaped rotor. A ring-shaped stator is secured to the housing and is concentric and between the legs of the U-shaped ro... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4729328 | Trap assembly for a condensing fossil fuel furnace An improved trap assembly for a high efficiency fossil fuel furnace includes a vertical tube closed at its lower end with a condensate inlet immediately above the lower end and a condensate outlet above the inlet. A flue gas inlet is provided at the top e... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729451 | Receiver suspension and acoustic porting system A system for suspending a receiver in a hearing aid and acoustically linking the receiver with the region external to the hearing aid. A shaped mandrel is placed inside the shell of the hearing aid and a liquid material is poured into the shell. The liqui... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729945 | Multilayer photographic support material A method for making a support paper for a photographic emulsion having a smooth unmottled surface which comprises applying to the top side of a photographic base paper pigmented monomeric liquid, acrylic coating mixture, hardening the mixture by bombardin... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729484 | Pallet rack construction A pallet rack construction comprising beam and upright members which can be locked together rigidly to form a storage rack of superior strength. The improved rigidity is attributable to a novel connector on the end of the beam member which fits into a slo... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4727883 | Jewelry mounting construction An improved jewelry mounting construction for use in adapted piered-ear earrings into earrings capable of being clamped on unpierced ears. Also disclosed is a construction for adapting pierced-ear earings into stickpins. The improved construction comprise... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4723599 | Lanced fin heat exchanger In this heat exchanger, an improvement comprises the following. The fin plates each have louvered portions interposing the aligned openings in the fin plates. The louvered portions in each fin plate define a nominal plane and include a plurality of louver... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4723842 | Stereoscopic surgery microscope for eye surgery with selective image reversal The subassembly arranged between a zoom system and the ocular telescope of a stereoscopic surgery microscope for eye surgery comprises a prism system, arranged in a casing, for a complete image reversal with a beam displacement and a direction-invariable ... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4722674 | Combustion air blower motor isolating spring A combustion air blower assembly for a furnace includes a casing, a blower in said casing and a motor for driving said blower secured to said casing. This invention provides unique mounting means for securing the motor in close proximity to the casing, wh... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4722338 | Medical instrument for removing bone There is provided an improved forcep or rongeur having a jaw mechanism comprised of a barrel member having a honed cutting edge on one extremity thereof and having a shaft member located within and arranged for reciprocal motion. On the shaft member there... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4722637 | Automatic tilt adjusting bracket for a concrete finishing float An automatic tilt adjusting bracket for connection between a pole handle and a concrete float blade. The bracket includes a base member, a cover member and mechanical linkage interconnecting the base and cover members. As the pole handle is pushed and pul... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4721091 | Ball projectile machine A ball projecting machine comprises a ball striker in the form of a bar secured to a shaft rotatably mounted by bearings in a part of a machine frame. The striker carries a pin on the same side of the shaft as the end of the striker which strikes the ball... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4720295 | Controlled process for making a chemically homogeneous melt for producing mineral wool insulation A process for making a homogeneous melt for producing mineral wool insulation. This insulating material is made from waste products namely, bottom ash, cement kiln dust, slag, and waste from mineral wool production. These materials, along with a binder, a... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4718330 | Hydraulic cylinder A hydraulic cylinder usable as a shock-absorbing trim and tilt cylinder for adjusting the position of an outboard motor or outdrive unit of a boat, is provided with a piston including pilot-operated valve means which stepwise responds at a precisely setab... | 01/12/1988 |
