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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4867512 | Adjustable storage module A storage module for adjustable disposition within a cavity, bounded by opposed side walls, of a refrigerator unit. The module being secured therein by a spaced array of complimentary fixturing projections and fixturing cavities which are oriented angular... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4851250 | Method for sterilizing liquid food products A method and apparatus for sterilization of liquid food products utilizing a generally cylindrical pressure vessel. The liquid product to be treated is introduced at the top of the vessel in such a manner as to form an insulating barrier of liquid product... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4834460 | Baby seat restraint An infant/child chair restraint including a chair panel of flexible fabric material having hook-and-loop fastening strips at the ends of the panel for adjustably mounting the panel on the back of a chair, a child panel of flexible fabric material having a... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4833454 | Door chime An audio signal device for a door mounted advertising display, the device includes a signal unit, a battery connected to said signal unit, the unit including a tone generator, a pulse generator connected to control the tone generator, a timer connected to... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4818170 | Driveway truck restraining apparatus A driveway truck restraining apparatus including a sealed casing embedded partially in the ground, a ram mounted in the casing for movement between a storage position and an operative position blocking the travel of the ICC bar located on the back of a tr... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4817994 | Aseptic pipe joint An aseptic pipe joint for food processing pipe fittings of the type including a pair of frustoconical ferrules having radially extending surfaces, a "C" shaped metallic ring positioned between the surfaces in abutting relation therewith, a resilient O-rin... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4805372 | Contoured package cover dispenser A bottle packaging apparatus including a dual line bottle conveyor, a cover conveyor for feeding contoured covers to the bottles on the conveyor, a magazine positioned above the cover conveyor and including a pair of guide tubes for supporting a stack of ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4805783 | Slat wall advertising panel A slat wall display apparatus including a panel assembly formed from a number of panels having connecting channels formed on the panels and a connector for matingly engaging the connecting channels, the connector having "T" shaped, hook-shaped, or circula... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4804026 | Self-supporting funnel A funnel including a conical body having a spout formed at the narrow end of said body and three straps equaly spaced around the periphery of the body and connected to the top of the body and the bottom of the spout so that the strap is spaced outwardly f... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4794414 | Universal camera actuator bracket A camera actuator bracket including an elongated base removeably mounted on the bottom of the camera and having an upright post formed at one end of the base, a locking post adjustably mounted on said upright post to accomodate different height cameras, a... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4787304 | Apparatus for sterilization of liquids An infusion heating apparatus, including a hollow sealed vessel having a porous steam dispensing cylinder located along the central axis of the vessel, a number of spray nozzles mounted in a circle at the top of the vessel and arranged to introduce a liqu... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787632 | Golf club accessory for retrieving a golf ball A golf accessory for retrieving golf balls, repairing divots and placing ball markers, the accessory including a planar member having a ball holder section formed on one side and a flexible ball guide section on the opposite side for biasing the ball into... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4785683 | Hand operated brake actuator A brake actuator for an all-terrain vehicle, the actuator including a housing and a cover, a hand-operated lever arm pivotally mounted in the housing and projecting outwardly from the housing through said cover, the lever arm being operatively connected t... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4776268 | Apparatus for sterilization of liquids A method and apparatus for sterilization of liquid food products utilizing a generally cylindrical pressure vessel. The liquid product to be treated is introduced at the top of the vessel in such a manner as to form an insulating barrier of liquid product... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4774794 | Energy efficient building system A foam-cement building having the walls, roof and/or floor formed from a plurality of self supporting foam building blocks of varying density with a strong thin continuous structural and architectural coating on the surface of the blocks, the coating bein... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4774879 | Basting apparatus A pneumatic basting fluid injection apparatus including a fluid piston and cylinder assembly having a fluid inlet connected to a basting fluid source, and a fluid outlet connected to an injection apparatus, a pneumatic piston and cylinder assembly operati... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4770858 | Resilient dielectric electrode for corona discharge devices An electrode for an ozone generator of the type having a high tension electrode and a grounded electrode mounted in a spaced relation, one of the electrodes having a dielectric member applied to or mounted on one of the surfaces of the electrode, the diel... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4753541 | Sealed thrust bearing A sealed thrust bearing including a housing having a circular base, an outer cylindrical wall formed around the outer edge of the base, and a cylindrical hub at the center of the base spaced from and coaxial with the cylindrical wall, a thrust bearing pos... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4736571 | Envelope stacker An envelope stacking apparatus adapted to be positioned at the end of a discharge conveyor for an envelope insertion machine, the apparatus including an infeed conveyor for picking up envelopes from the discharge conveyor, a stacking assembly for stacking... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4735542 | Truck restraint A ground level truck restraint assembly, including a casing adapted to be buried in a driveway in front of a loading dock, a restraining member mounted in the casing for movement between a storage position in the casing to an operative position projecting... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4731180 | Water-solids separator and wiper blade A water-solids separator including a casing forming a reservoir and having an inlet and an outlet, a perforated filter screen assembly positioned in said casing between said inlet and said outlet, an overflow weir in front of the outlet to define the dept... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4718136 | Dockboards A dockboard comprising a ramp assembly, a frame for supporting the ramp assembly for pivotal movement in a pit formed in a loading dock, a hydraulic piston-cylinder assembly mounted on the bottom of the pit in the loading dock for pivoting the ramp assemb... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4715479 | Retraction type support assembly for a floating caliper disc brake A floating caliper disc brake including a fixed mounting block, a caliper mounted to float on the fixed mounting block and being located in a position to bridge the edge of a disc, a first friction pad supported by the caliper for movement into engagement... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4711092 | Light switch and brake line connector assembly A brake light switch and brake line connector assembly for a master cylinder, the assembly including a pressure actuated light switch having a threaded stem which is adapted to be connected to a threaded opening provided in the high pressure side of the m... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4709458 | Fastening overlaying sheets by punch and die apparatus A punch and die assembly for forming a spot clinch joint between two or more laminated sheets, the assembly including a frame having a die cartridge and a punch cartridge mounted thereon, the die cartridge including a housing having a slitting and forming... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4693818 | Ion exchange apparatus A moving bed ion exchange apparatus including a loading vessel having a resin inlet and a resin outlet and containing an ion exchange resin bed, a feed liquid inlet and outlet for passing a feed liquid through the resin bed in the loading vessel, a U-shap... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4689596 | Current-limiting fuses A low fault current interrupting fuse assembly for a full range current limiting fuse of the type having a high fault current interrupting fuse element connected in series with the low fault current interrupting fuse assembly, said assembly including a fi... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4684433 | Slitter tape applicator An apparatus for applying tape to a moving press board web including a base for carrying a press board web, a slitter mounted on the base for cutting the web into three strips, a tape applicator for applying a strip of tape to the center strip, the tape b... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4684803 | Electrode segments for corona discharge devices A corona discharge device having a roll electrode and a segmented corona discharge electrode assembly mounted in a spaced relation to the roll electrode, the electrode assembly including a number of electrode segments mounted in a staggered relation with ... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4675771 | Fault sensing system for a transformer network A fault sensing system for protecting a transformer, the system including a partial range current limiting fuse connected in series in the primary circuit for the network transformer, a normally open vacuum switch connected to the primary circuit and shun... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4670154 | Mixed resin bed deionizer A mixed resin bed deionizing apparatus for removing toxic or mineral substances from fluid passing through a loading vessel containing a mixed bed of cation and anion resins and a regeneration assembly for regenerating the cation and anion resins for retu... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4662021 | Dockboard with a tread plate lock mechanism An independent dockboard of the type adapted to be mounted in a pit in a loading dock, the dockboard including a main frame, a ramp pivotally mounted on the frame and including a tread plate assembly mounted for telescopic movement into and out of the ram... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4657655 | Foto/phoresis apparatus An apparatus for electrophoretically separating, visualizing and photographing DNA fragments in agarose gels, the apparatus including an electrophoresis chamber havng a platform and an electrode located on each side of the platform, a transilluminator hav... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4644112 | Linear transformer switch A linear transformer switch adaptable for connecting the transformer windings in series-parallel or Delta-Y, the switch including a pair of dielectric plates having a number of sets of fixed contacts mounted in a parallel spaced relation, each contact hav... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4641560 | Portable self-powered band saw A portable band saw assembly adapted to be driven by the rear wheel of a bicycle, the assembly including a base having a frame assembly for supporting a continuous saw blade mounted on a pair of grooved wheels, a wheel guide assembly having wheel rim stab... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4636640 | Corona discharge electrode assembly A corona discharge device includes a first electrode assembly comprising a roll formed of conductive material and a second electrode assembly including a conductive member having a ceramic element mounted on the conductive member in arranged generally par... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4620739 | Bingo chip bell A bingo chip retrieving device including a molded cylindrical casing having a bottom wall and an open top, a cover closing the open top of the casing and having a cylindrical guide tube, a plunger mounted for reciprocal motion in the guide tube, a magnet ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4617545 | Submersible primary circuit breaker A primary power circuit breaker adapted to be immersed in the dielectric fluid for a transformer, the breaker including an arc interrupting assembly for extinguishing the arc produced on load break; a trip free mechanism responsive to primary, secondary o... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4615114 | Method of manufacturing molded buswork for power distribution systems A molded buswork and method of manufacturing the buswork, including a conductive T-shaped member having openings at the ends, insulated cables having the insulation at the ends of the cables stripped away to expose the ends of the conductors, an individua... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4611189 | Underoil primary circuit breaker An underoil primary circuit breaker having a fixed contact assembly and a rod contact, a trip-free latch mechanism for moving the rod contact toward and away from the fixed contact, a temperature responsive magnetically controlled trip assembly for releas... | 09/09/1986 |
