Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4075744 | Thread testing apparatus for textile machines The thread testing apparatus of a textile spooling machine is equipped with a thread inserter which is responsive to knots formed in the thread. In a typical thread testing apparatus a flaw is detected in a fault sensing zone whereupon the thread is cut, ... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4076627 | Mesh weave filter The invention relates to a filter fabric, particularly of single-strand metal- or plastics filaments, in which one system of the two intersecting systems of filaments consists of filaments of thicker, mutually equidistantly spaced filaments extending in a... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4070485 | Alkoxy anilides process for preparing the same and pharmaceutical compositions This invention relates to ortho-alkoxy anilines having the amino group substituted with an amino lower alkyl carboxylic residue, as well as their physiologically-compatible acid-addition salts and their optically-active isomers. This invention also relate... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4070382 | Intermediates for polycyclic quinoid antibiotics There is provided a novel method of synthesizing certain tetracyclic quinones. In particular, there is provided a novel route to the synthesis of (&#b1;)-7-deoxydaunomycinone and analogs thereof, which includes the provision of novel tri- and tetracyclic ... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4069077 | Towel tabbing machine and method A tabbing machine is employed to place a tab between the release layer and the adhesive layer of an adhesive strip. The adhesive layer of the adhesive strip is double backed and adapted to be placed upon a surgical towel or the like. The tab allows the us... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4067327 | Tabbed towel A tabbed surgical towel includes a double-backed adhesive layer, a release layer attached thereto and a pair of tabs located between the release layer and the adhesive layer and situated at opposite extreme edges of the towel. The release layer and the do... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4067575 | Player figure for a tabletop hockey game There is provided a figure for tabletop hockey games comprising the player figure and a spring loaded hockey stick attached thereto. Upon activation of said spring, said hockey stick moves in a manner simulative of a hockey stick in real play. The hockey ... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4067953 | Process for upgrading ores containing baddeleyite Minerals, for example, zirconium minerals, are subjected to a chemical process of comminution, in particular with the aid of strong acids. These acids dissolve the carbonatic and silicious cements which hold together the crystalline forms of different min... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4067290 | Purse theft alarm A theft alarm device adapted to be utilized between a lady's purse and the strap associated therewith, and constructed of a housing means including a whistle forming a part thereof, with an aerosol container having a valve at one end thereof and mounted w... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4065263 | Analytical test strip apparatus Analytical test strip apparatus for chemical, physical and biological experiments on small samples of fluids or fluid-like materials, consists of a thin, flat, hollow, pliable strip the interior including a channel completely filled with a thin layer of a... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4064245 | N-Phenoxyphenyl-piperazines Phenoxy compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R', which are the same or different, are hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, nitro, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethylthio, trifluoromethoxy, lower alkoxy-carbonyl or ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063471 | Method of grinding the teeth of a circular saw to an improved contour A cup-shaped wheel having an abrasive rim is employed to grind the teeth of a circular saw to an improved contour. Only point or edge contact takes place between the abrasive rim and the tooth. This technique is preferably utilized in conjunction with tri... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063313 | Belt apparatus for covering belt loops A belt apparatus including a substantially rigid inner belt means and a wider decorative outer belt means is adapted to conceal the belt loops of a garment such as a pair of trousers. The inner belt means passes through the belt loops in the normal fashio... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4061310 | Lifting cushion for the lifting, supporting and moving of heavy objects A lifting cushion apparatus is equipped with a plurality of inflatable chambers at least one of which is adapted to have a wedge-like shape when inflated. The wedge chambers may be preformed through the use of wedge-shaped sidewalls and interior separator... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4060880 | Circular saw having an improved tooth geometry and method of making the same A cup-shaped wheel having an abrasive rim is employed to grind the teeth of a circular saw to an improved contour. Only point or edge contact takes place between the abrasive rim and the tooth. This technique is preferably utilized in conjunction with tri... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4059869 | Animal holder An animal holder to fix the abdominal portion of an animal in a hanging position with the head down for treatment restrained from movement. The holder comprises a stand and a tongs-like clamping member mounted thereon and comprising two clamps adapted to ... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4059575 | Process for the preparation of 17(20)ene-21-steroid aldehydes There is disclosed a process for the efficient conversion of 17--ethynyl 17-ଲ- hydroxy steroids into the corresponding 17(20) ଲ-unsaturated 21-steroid aldehydes. The process comprises the sequential steps of reacting the ethynyl ... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4059621 | Substituted benzamido propanolamines This invention relates to propanol derivatives and to a process for their preparation.... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4059406 | Electrochemical detector system An electrochemical detector has an electrochemical thin-layer flow cell whose operation is based on the so-called wall-jet principle, in combination with a controller unit. The controller unit can apply a periodically changing voltage having a square wave... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4056012 | Linkage system for warp knitting machine A warp knitting machine includes a linkage system for translating the rotational motion of a drive crank into a back and forth movement suitable for a weft inserting mechanism. The linkage system includes five separate linkage elements. A first linkage el... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4056115 | Adapter for manipulating a spring loaded pushbutton An adapter is employed to assist in the releasing of spring-loaded pushbuttons of the sort frequently associated with invalid equipment. The adapter comprises a collar, a plunger which passes through a hole in the collar, and a pressure plate connected at... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4055969 | Method and apparatus for producing terry cloth toweling on a warp knitting machine A displacing means is used to move at least one guide bar by at least one needle space in order to remove the loops on a terry cloth towel material such as knitted on a warp knitting machine. The displacing device basically comprises a transfer means for ... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4048313 | Benzene sulphonamides processes for producing the same and pharmaceutical compositions incorporating them This application relates to benzenesulphonamides and more specifically to 1-acylamino 2- alcoxy or alcenyloxy 5-morpholinylsulfonyl benzenes and their salts with a mineral or organic acid. It also relates to processes for producing these compounds. The di... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4045741 | Scanning receiver for use in a tour guide system A tour guide system includes a radio receiver section adapted to receive a plurality of preselected signal frequencies and an automatic frequency selecting means for tuning the receiver only to one of the preselected frequencies whose signal strength exce... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4040364 | Table apparatus including a lockable, rotatable tray A rotatable tray fits in the circular, central depression of a tabletop. The periphery of the tray includes four semicircular cutout sections which respectively align with four semicircular cutout sections on the edge of the depression to form locking ape... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4039658 | Fibrinolytic substances A new fibrinolytic enzymatic product having also anticoagulant properties is recovered from bile. It can be further purified to yield several fractions, all having similar activities, their molecular weights varying between about 5,000 and 50,000. The pro... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4034980 | Magnetic game board and playing pieces A game board having two playing surfaces each symmetrically divided into a plurality of like regions which are arranged to form rows, columns, and diagonals of the regions in the fashion of a checkerboard. The game is played by moving pieces having bar ma... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4034630 | Method for grinding circular saw teeth to an improved metal breaking geometry A circular saw includes a plurality of teeth having an improved metal breaking geometry. The saw is especially adapted to cut hard, brittle materials such as steel bars and the like. The saw teeth are generated by a cup shaped grinding wheel having a grin... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4034629 | Method and apparatus for automatic edge grinding of the teeth of a circular saw to an improved contour A cup-shaped wheel having an abrasive rim is employed to edge grind the teeth of a circular saw to an improved contour. The grinding wheel is carried by a slide means which brings the grinding wheel into contact with the teeth of the circular saw. The sli... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4034582 | Steering compensation means for guide bars utilized in warp knitting machines having two needle beds The guide bars of a warp knitting machine include a compensation means which allows the guides on the guide bar to pass more precisely between the gaps in the needles of an associated needle bed. The compensation means is located between a pattern wheel f... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4032075 | Multi-chambered scrubber having polygonal cross-section A multi-chambered scrubber is employed to thoroughly wash gravels or materials bearing heavy precious metals. The apparatus includes a multi-chambered scrubber drum which is supported at an angle by a frame and adapted to be driven by a variable speed dri... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4021457 | Intermediates for polycyclic quinonoid antibiotics There is provided a novel method of synthesizing certain tetracyclic quinones. In particular, there is provided a novel route to the synthesis of certain analogs of (+)-7-deoxydaunomycinone which includes the provision of novel tri- and tetracyclic quinon... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4021352 | Filter device for separating blood fractions The invention relates to a filter device for separating blood fractions into a specifically heavier non-filtratable and a specifically lighter filtratable fraction, characterized by a piston of a soft resilient material, preferably a thermoplastic materia... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4021124 | Vessels for the optical observation of liquids A vessel is provided for receiving a small quantity of a liquid to be observed optically. The vessel has a body provided with four upstanding side walls of which two opposite walls are transparent and optically true and are intended to lie in the optical ... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4021039 | Miniature simulated tennis game A miniature tennis game apparatus includes a small simulated tennis court, a tennis ball suspended by a wire from an overhead mast and at least one hand manipulatable figure on each side of the simulated tennis court. The tennis ball is situated at one en... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4019680 | Steam generating system including means for reinitiating the operation of a steam bound boiler feed pump An improved steam boiler system includes an automatic means for injecting cool water into a steam bound boiler feed pump. In a first embodiment a pressure sensitive check valve detects the drop of pressure in the steam bound pump and in response thereto d... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4016149 | Selective removal of albumin from blood fluid and compositions therefore Certain compositions have been prepared by the reaction of certain dyes of the class generally known as Color Index reactive dyes with certain support phases. The dyes utilized for said compositions all possess the general sulfanilido-triazidinyl-sulfoary... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4015719 | Floating net display apparatus A display apparatus includes a base, a mast supported thereon and a net attached to the top of the mast. The net is approximately square in shape and formed from a plastic material having large gaps therein. The mast passes through the center of the net a... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4014367 | Pipe cap An improved pipe cap comprises a cover and a U-shaped handle pivotally connected thereto. The handle includes a pair of rounded lugs which are adapted to engage an annular groove in the pipe end when the pipe cap handle is rotated toward its locking posit... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4013243 | Magazine apparatus for run off spools A magazine apparatus adapted for presenting run off spools to a rewinding machine comprising a drive mechanism, a rotating means driven by said drive mechanism, a plurality of free hanging arm means pivotally connected to a said rotating means and a spool... | 03/22/1977 |
