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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4136754 | Process for seismic exploration by means of a directive source The invention concerns a process for seismic exploration. It consists in simultaneously emitting disturbances from a plurality of sources S1 . . . Sn immersed at various depths and positions chosen so as to maximize the power transmitted vertically and to... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4136326 | Apparatus for obtaining seismic data Apparatus for obtaining seismic data or information in the field comprises electrical communication paths established between seismic detectors distributed over the ground, and a digital seismic data recorder. Each of the paths comprises a pre-amplifier, ... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4131432 | Apparatus for the treatment of gas turbine exhaust gas A reducing agent such as ammonia, urea or hydrazine effecting selective reduction reaction with an exhaust gas from a gas turbine is injected into a duct of the turbine along with water, and at the same time compressed air from a compressor for the turbin... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4131790 | Biorhythm indicator The 23 day physical biorhythmic cycle, 28 day sensitive biorhythmic cycle, and 33 day intellectual biorhythmic cycle are commonly plotted in phase relationship with each other from a point where they commonly start on the neutral axis representing birth t... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4131870 | Slide resistor An elongate bar of electrically conductive material and having a generally U-shaped cross-section carries on the inner side of one of its legs a support with a resistance layer facing towards the other leg. A slider is guided between the two legs of the b... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4130378 | Side propellers for the propulsion of fast boats and aircraft A propeller hub rotatable about an axis is provided with a plurality of airfoil surfaces peripherally arranged about the axis and defining a first pitch angle that is acute and adjustable with respect to the tangent on the circular arc described by rotati... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4128380 | Fluid pressure actuated drive for the closing unit of an injection moulding machine A fluid pressure actuated drive for providing for the closing unit of an injection moulding machine a to and fro traversing motion of a movable part of the unit with little force and a clamping of the closed unit with a greater force. The device has at le... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4127331 | Twin screw extruders A twin screw extruder comprising a cylinder having twin bores therein to receive the twin screw of the extruder and a circular casing with at least one passage to permit heating or cooling fluid to flow between the cylinder and the casing, in which the cy... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4125083 | Drive for submerged floating bodies A drive for submerged portions of floating bodies, i.e. watercraft comprising a pulsating nozzle including a control device for pulsating the nozzle by expansion and contraction of an open inner nozzle diameter portion. The control device contracts and ex... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4125366 | Infra-red heated spray paint booth The infra-red heated spray paint booth has positioned in the roof thereof an infra-red heater which extends the length of the booth. The heater includes a black radiant pipe to which is supplied high temperature combustion gases at one end thereof while t... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4124088 | Safety device for a vehicle A velocity at the time when the accelerator of a vehicle is released is stored under a certain condition in advance, and the stored vehicle velocity and an actual vehicle velocity are compared. When the actual vehicle velocity becomes greater than the sto... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4124331 | Automatic control systems for a well pump installation For a well pump installation, automatic control of the starting and stopping of the pump motor relies upon a simultaneous detection of the suction and delivery heads so that a single switch may perform the functions of both delivery pressure control and d... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4119082 | Subaqueous heater apparatus A subaqueous heater apparatus of simple construction adapted for use by a human diver who in underwater activities needs to maintain his vital warmth. The apparatus contains uncombined calcium which under the gradual, controlled supply of water effects ch... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4119190 | Low temperature rollerway brake For cold temperature storage on a gravity rollerway conveyor, the parallel flights of rollers of the rollerway conveyor each have a first group of rollers engaging the pallets in their storage position with surfaces having no appreciable compression set c... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4119489 | Method of using nuclear reactor fuel assembly A nuclear fuel assembly having a bundle of longitudinal fuel elements vertically disposed in a reactor vessel, an upper and a lower tie plate supporting the top and the bottom of the bundle of the fuel elements, a fully ended tubular channel covering arou... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4117296 | Process and apparatus for welding sheet metal coated with layers A method for the connection of sheet metal panels coated on at least one surface with a layer by the electrical fusin of a metal, wherein the improvement comprises the steps of supplying an electric current for the fusion of metal indirectly along the she... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4112729 | Coupling device of oil feeding pipe for rolling mill Coupling for piping for a roll chock in a rolling mill, which allows quick exchange of rolls and automatic coupling of piping in the roll chock for supplying lubricating oil. In this rolling mill, male and female tubular couplings are secured to a roll ch... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4113608 | Apparatus for separating non-magnetic materials of different densities An apparatus for separating non-magnetic materials of different densities, which apparatus includes a material separating portion, in which a magnetic fluid is retained in a magnetic field having a gradient in a vertical direction. In this apparatus, a si... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4113618 | Method of and apparatus for solid-liquid separation Method of and apparatus for separation of solids from a liquid employs an elastic sheet filter which has pores of diameter larger than an average diameter of the solid and smaller than the maximum diameter thereof. The liquid is filtered under pressure by... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4108363 | Record controlled mechanical store A vending machine which measures the weights of a retaining vessel, having commodities, so as to determine the difference in weight before and after the removal of commodities as an electrical signal. An in-line system includes a locking access door for t... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4106952 | Solar panel unit The elements of the solar panel are arranged generally in parallel planes that, starting from the top, include a transparent sheet, a plurality of converging lenses, a plurality of solar cells arranged in electrical series respectively aligned with the co... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4106627 | Method and apparatus for use in separation and recovery of non-magnetic metal pieces An apparatus for use in separation and recovery of pieces of different materials according to the difference in electric conductivity of each kind of materials, by utilizing the interaction between a magnetic field, induced by the eddy current and an exte... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4106307 | Reverse-flow air conditioner A reverse-flow air conditioner comprises a compressor for delivering a hot compressed refrigerant gas, a four-way valve for shifting the flow direction of the refrigerant, indoor and outdoor heat exchangers for separately accomplishing the condensation an... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4106134 | Lifting floors for swimming pools Lifting floor for swimming pool comprising a height adjustable selfsupporting plate which is carried by lifting columns extending substantially the whole height of the swimming pool, the lifting columns being formed as supporting columns of corrosion resi... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4107355 | Process for the production of highly heat-resistant insulating coatings on electrical conductors This invention relates to a process and composition for the production of highly heat-resistant insulating coatings on electrical conductors by coating the conductors with solutions containing catalysts and, levelling agents of thermosetting amide and/or ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4103872 | Overload protection apparatus for hoisting machine The disclosure relates to an overload protection apparatus for hoisting machine such as rope hoists or chain blocks. The apparatus has a slipping gear unit and a ratchet gear unit which are arranged on a shaft in a reduction gear assembly. The ratchet gea... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4100410 | Apparatus for selecting the field of view of a sample Electric pulses are counted, and are converted into an electric signal proportional to the number of the counted pulses. An electron beam for irradiating a sample is deflected in response to the electric signal. The counting can be voluntarily stopped wit... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4098375 | Silicone putty retarder A retarder roller for limiting the speed of a free running load on an inclined conveyor. The roller comprises a stator and a rotor rotatable mounted on the stator and forming a housing for the stator. The housing is filled with silicone putty. The stator ... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4097349 | Photochemical process for fossil fuel combustion products recovery and utilization Sulfur dioxide (SO2) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) are effectively and economically removed from a gaseous combustion products stream by photochemical conversion of the gaseous SO2 and NOx components into particu... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4096418 | Automatic change-gear control device for use in electromobile An electromobile equipped with an automatic transmission which may detect a running condition of a vehicle and selects a gear ratio suited for the running condition. In this electromobile, a build-up characteristic of an electric motor current immediately... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4094505 | Tennis racket The shaft of the tennis racket is split between the handle and the head into two basic parts, so that a first part cantilevered from the grip supports the head, preferably with a journal, at its inner end while the second part supports the head at its out... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4093527 | Hydrogen generating apparatus A hydrogen generating apparatus comprising a cell having a plurality of chambers defined in the cell by cation exchange membranes and anion exchange membranes arranged alternately, a high concentration electrolyte and a low concentration electrolyte being... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4088179 | Cooling guide system for continuous casting machine A continuous casting machine comprising a tundish for pouring molten metal to be cast into a mould, a mould for cooling the supplied molten metal into a billet in a semi-solidified state to be withdrawn downward, and a cooling guide provided immediately b... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4088183 | Thermal energy storage tank A thermal energy storage tank charged with a phase changeable thermal energy storage material produces a partial pressure variation due to the flow of a heat transfer medium, when passing through the thermal energy storage material. An attempt is made to ... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4084537 | Flank drive for planing hull and displacement craft The invention relates to a flank drive for propelling a boat wherein a plurality of propeller housings are rotatably mounted in a wheel body about and in driving engagement with a normally stationary guide wheel centrally of the wheel body, which wheel bo... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4083640 | Builders scaffolding In builders scaffolding of the kind wherein cross-members are detachably connected to upright members by connecting means comprising a plurality of open-ended vertically disposed sockets on the upright member and connector means on the cross-members each ... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4082615 | Thermal decomposition process and apparatus for organic solid materials A thermal decomposition process and apparatus of the fluidized bed type for organic solid materials, particularly organic solid waste material contained in urban rubbish comprising a fluidized bed thermal decomposition furnace, the interior of which is di... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4079930 | Swimming pool diving tower A height adjustable swimming pool diving tower comprising a well-like foundation, a diving board, a central support column partially accommodated and guided in the foundation shaft and carrying the dive board, and a hydraulic stroke device for lifting or ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4080202 | Cobalt base alloy A cobalt base alloy consisting essentially of, in weight percent, about 0.1% to about 0.5% carbon, about 0.3% to about 2.0% silicon, about 0.3% to about 2.0% manganese, about 5.0% to about 15.0% nickel, about 26.0% to about 35.0% chromium, about 3.0% to a... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4078623 | Scaling device for an elevator car A scaling device for weighing load applied on an elevator car floor to prevent overloading operated by detecting the amount of deformation of rubber insulators mounted under the car floor. Load detecting beams are provided under the car floor to detect the ... | 03/14/1978 |
