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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6340213 | Collapsible astronomy station A fully collapsible and portable astronomy work station comprising a foldable base and a foldable table assembly wherein the table assembly is attached to the folded base section when desired to be transported or attached to the unfolded base section when... | 01/22/2002 |
| 5899452 | Stacker mechanism for stacking bank notes A crank assembly has a rotary motor mounted on the top of the trough forming the storage unit in a stacker, the drive shaft of the motor extends parallel to the pathway in which the bank note moves from the acceptor. A first crank member is centrally secu... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5882255 | Apparatus for the reduction of tobacco smoke A box like base is hung from the under surface of a table and is slidable outwardly therefrom to a position adjacent the patron. A chimney assembly is mounted in the container and extendible upward in use for capturing tobacco smoke. A fan disposed in the... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5865880 | Air cleaning system having forced negative pressure generating function An air cleaning system having a forced negative pressure generating function is provided for defining a space in a room for utilizing the space as a smoking area or the like in which contaminated air such as smoke is prevented from flowing out of the spac... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5862825 | Walker A collapsible walker that includes a front frame, a pair of side frames, and a pair of levers. The front frame has a pair of skewed surfaces. The pair of side frames are hingedly attached to the front frame and are parallel thereto when the collapsible wa... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5848710 | Merchandise display stand A vertical post assembly is mounted on a substantially horizontal base and has at the upper end a plurality of spokes upon which the merchandise is hung and a separate continuous ring. The spokes and/or the ring are selectively movable relative to each ot... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5845719 | Vibrating cutting machine An elongated rod is journalled in a housing to reciprocate substantially vertical therefrom and has a cutting blade fixed on the tip of the lower end of the rod. A rotary motor is located at the upper end of the housing and is provided with an eccentric c... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5842879 | Electrical switch connectors A pair of terminals is provided, each terminal being identical to the other and being formed of an insulating body having a plurality of electrical conductive contacts partially embedded therein. The frontal sections of the contacts are exposed from the s... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5844758 | Tape cartridge reinsertion device A VCR player tape cartridge reinsertion device for automatically reinserting a conventional tape cartridge back into a tape input slot in a conventional VCR player after the conventional tape cartridge has rewound and been partially ejected therefrom so a... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842228 | Napkin holder A neck band for holding napkins, bibs and the like on the chest of the user. The neck band is formed of a strip of disposable material, such as paper provided with a tab of self-adhesive material at each end, by which the strip can be attached to the napk... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5836109 | Hanging flower planter A hanging planter having a bowl shaped container and a suspension assembly is provided. The suspension assembly comprises a plurality of stringers the lower ends of which are attached to the rim of the container. The upper end of the stringers are joined ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5836695 | Bag with inverted loop handle A plastic flat bottom bag is provided with a handle, which is attached while the handle is flat against the surface of the bag and is directed downwardly toward the flat bottom.... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5821420 | Vibration-type gyro apparatus for calculating angular velocity This invention relates to a vibration-type gyro apparatus for measuring an angular velocity using the Coriolis force exerted on a tuning fork. The tuning fork has two vibrational members symmetric about a Z axis. The two vibrational members vibrate along ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5806649 | Paper currency validator Individual sheets of paper currency or bills are conveyed in line in a path from a receiving inlet slot through a verification station and outputting verified currency through a storage slot. The verification station senses the value and authenticity of t... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5806215 | Excavator tooth retaining assembly Retaining pin assemblies for use in releasably securing an excavating tooth or point to a mounting adaptor. Each pin assembly includes one or more holders insertable lengthwise in registering apertures in the adaptor and tooth and movable thereafter width... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5803028 | Fluid actuated engines and engine mechanisms A fluid actuator for use in a fluid injector assembly including a piston arranged for reciprocation in a chamber, the piston including a connected plunger operating in an injection chamber. A control valve member is actuated to apply fluid to the chamber ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5802784 | Window apparatus for providing and directing glare-free sunlight to a room A stack of light-deflecting elements are installed in a window. Each deflecting element has a solar ray inlet, a curved middle section and an end comprising a ray outlet into the room. Each element is rectilinear at the outlet end so that rays are dispers... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5801300 | Method for determining glycol and formaldehyde contaminants in ground water samples A method for the qualitative determination of the visible levels of glycol and/or formaldehyde at significant concentrations greater than 10 ppm (10 ppm-10,000 ppm range) in a water sample, in which the sample is treated first with periodic acid, then wit... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5795538 | Apparatus for steel hardening and process therefor In a method for quenching metal parts, a quenching chamber is provided in which the quenching oil is continuously supplied from below the steel parts and circulated upward through the parts in a laminar flow. The circulation is accomplished by feeding the... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5793649 | Apparatus for measuring the operation of vehicular engines The operation of a machine, varying with time, is sensed and the signals fed to a micro-computer for processing. The processed signals are stored, varying with time. The stored signals are transmitted to an external computer having display means to displa... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5788144 | Combined picture frame and mailer A combined picture frame and mailer is formed of a single piece of reinforced paper folded along a horizontal axis into two substantially equal halves forming front and back panels. The front panel has a central cutout providing a window behind which the ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5784717 | Cleanroom coverall A garment is constructed by forming panels of first and second matching layers of two new and useful polyester fabrics sewn together along their edges. The composite panels are sewn together in such a fashion as to create a garment that will provide an ef... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5781985 | Method of making a gyro apparatus An acceleration detection gyro apparatus is of the electrostatic supporting type. This gyro apparatus call be made inexpensive, long in life, excellent in durability and can be applied to a wide variety of fields. A gyro rotor (20) is supported relative t... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5781296 | Closed loop type fiber optic gyroscope for measuring absolute rotation by delta serrodyne wave phase modulation A fiber optic gyro can overcome the defects encountered with conventional fiber optic gyros of phase-modulation method, closed-loop system with serrodyne modulation and digital modulation. A reference phase difference Ɗଲ and a ramp phase difference... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5760574 | Engine revolution counter having mode setting terminals and a detachable body An engine revolution counter comprising a mount 2 having first electric source terminals 20 for supply of electric power from outside and first measuring mode setting terminals 21 through 23, and a measuring part main body 1 provided on said mount in free... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5756407 | Stain resistant polyamide substrate treated with sulfonated phosphated resol resin A treated fibrous polyamide substrate having durable resistance to staining by acid colorants comprising a fibrous polyamide substrate having applied thereto an aqueous solution of a sulfonated, phosphated resol resin; which aqueous solution may include a... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5747752 | Stethoscope with disposable chestpiece A removable and disposable chestpiece for a stethoscope. The chestpiece comprises a unitary disk-like chamber have opposed walls connected by a peripheral wall. One of the opposed walls is provided with a central opening. The head of the stethoscope is pr... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5743429 | Device for dispensing credit cards A credit card dispensing device is disclosed which includes a frame with a central processing mounted to the frame. The central processing unit contains programming information pertaining to the operation of the device and serves to signal other component... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5744909 | Discharge display apparatus with memory sheets and with a common display electrode A discharge display apparatus includes a plurality of first address electrodes (1) and a plurality of second address electrodes (2) both of which are disposed adjacent to each other so as to cross each other through a partition (6) and memory electrodes (... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5727802 | Suspension wheelchair and wheelchair frame A wheelchair frame includes a pair of side frame assemblies, a connector connecting the two side frame assemblies, a seat, caster wheel mountings, drive wheel mountings, and a leg rest mounting. Each of the side frame assemblies have an upper frame member... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5719335 | Electrostatic rate gyroscope An acceleration detection gyro apparatus is of the electrostatic supporting type. This gyro apparatus can be made inexpensive, long in life, excellent in durability and can be applied to a wide variety of fields. A gyro rotor (20) is supported relative to... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5719213 | Auxiliary agent for processing plastics, a method for preparing the agent and a method for producing unsaturated polyester resins characterized by supressed vaporization of the monomer component The present invention relates to an auxiliary agent for use in the synthesis of unsaturated polyester resins comprising a compound of the general formula BCOO--A--COOB' and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of fatty acid amides, fat... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5713492 | Mouthwash dispensing device The mouthwash dispensing device includes a frame having first and second reservoirs secured thereto, the first reservoir having a first port and the second reservoir having a second port, the first and second reservoirs adapted to contain mouthwash therei... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5711430 | Hanging rail assembly An elongated hanging rail assembly (10) of the type including a rail (12) having spaced front and rear downwardly converging substantially rigid walls (15,16) defining a longitudinal recess (14) with an open mouth (18) at the bottom, and a plurality of we... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5709914 | Thermal storage and transfer device A selected endothermic agent having a heat of reaction is embedded within an absorbent supporting open cell network matrix. The matrix is capable of being shaped into a form retaining body for the controlled transfer of heat by radiation, convection, and ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5697747 | Binding machine using a tape and a binding tape A boring mechanism bores an aperture through a stack of papers and a binding mechanism inserts a bonding tape having adhesive on one side through the aperture and partially about the stack of papers.... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5698783 | Acceleration-detection type gyro An electrostatic supporting type acceleration detecting gyro apparatus is formed as an active type so as to be able to positively cancel a displacement of a gyro rotor. Control DC voltages for generating electrostatic supporting forces and displacement de... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5692261 | Hand held lotion applicator A foldable, elongated handle is provided at one end with a pad to which may be applied a lotion or cream.... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5680473 | Surface inspection device Apparatus for inspecting the surface of objects such as band-like running material, which may be metal, paper, or textile, without stopping or reducing the speed of the inspection line, to determine the occurrence of defects. The inspected object surface ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5679428 | Binding machine using a tape and a binding tape The binding machine (1) using the tape employs the binding tape (6) having the bonding tape (7) coated on its rear surface with the adhesive and consists of the boring mechanism (2) for boring the aperture (h) through the papers (P) to be bound and the bi... | 10/21/1997 |
