"What can be more palpably absurd than the prospect held out of locomotives traveling twice as fast as stagecoaches?"
The Quarterly Review ; March edition, 1825
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5290550 | Method of treating asthma using IL-8 A method of treating asthma in a subject in need of such treatment comprises contacting Interleukin-8 or an active fragment thereof to the respiratory epithelium of the subject. The active agent is preferably human endothelial IL-8, and is preferably cont... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5258516 | Optically pure D,E ring intermediates useful for the synthesis of camptothecin and camptothecin analogs Processes for making compounds of Formulae XIV, XV, and XVII ##STR1## wherein R6 is lower alkyl, R7 is lower alkyl, R is lower alkyl, Y is H, F or Cl, R8 is a compound of Formula XVIII ##STR2## wherein n is 1, 2,... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5257424 | Foldable bed A foldable bed comprising a frame including a body section, a cavity section, a seat section, and a foot section, each of which includes a pair of side rails, each of which are pivotally interconnected and which are movable between an unfolded position an... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5247089 | Method of making intermediates useful for the manufacture of camptothecin and camptothecin analogs Compounds of Formula I ##STR1## are made in accordance with the following scheme: ##STR2## wherein R may be loweralkyl; Rt may be H, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy, or halo: R2, R3, R4, and R5 may ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5163452 | Rod making apparatus for use in the manufacture of smoking articles Rods for use in the manufacture of smoking products are provided using a rod-making apparatus. The apparatus includes (a) an unwind unit for continuously supplying a material having a continuous integrity; (b) a rod-forming unit for forming a rod-like com... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5162532 | Intermediates and method of making camptothecin and camptothecin analogs Compounds of Formula I ##STR1## are made in accordance with the following scheme: ##STR2## wherein R may be loweralkyl; R1 may be H, loweralkyl, loweralkoxy, or halo; R2, R3, R4, and R5 may ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5107785 | Floating dock and breakwater A concrete floatation module adapted for use as a floating dock, breakwater, and the like. The module includes thickened portions of concrete extending lengthwise in a concrete shell preferably in the corner portions of the shell. The shell surrounds a bu... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5025754 | Apparatus and method for providing drinking water to poultry A drinking water distribution system for poultry is disclosed providing poultry such as turkeys and chickens with fresh clean drinking water. The system utilizes gravity feed to distribute water from a reservoir through a conduit to a series of water cups... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5020721 | Rapid recovery gas hot water heater A rapid recovery gas water heating system having a water storage tank, a gas water heater separate from the storage tank and having a compact heat exchanger for the flow of water therethrough from the storage tank, a water pump for pumping of water from l... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4984606 | Terry fabrics with tucks and method of making A woven terry fabric having tucks formed therein for obtaining novel aesthetic effects in the fabric and the method of weaving such fabrics.... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4981428 | Apparatus for molding slotted concrete floor sections This invention relates to an apparatus for molding slotted concrete floor sections. The apparatus forms the concrete floor sections in an inverted position so as to avoid the need for hand finishing of the upper surface of the molded concrete floor sectio... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4971294 | Induction heated sliding gate valve for vacuum melting furnace An apparatus for melting and pouring metal alloys includes a vacuum melt furnace having a melt chamber to receive and melt metal in a vacuum. A valve cooperates with a pour opening located at the bottom of the furnace. The valve includes an upper stationa... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4927010 | Shipping bag for containers of potentially biohazardous liquids A shipping bag is disclosed for containers of potentially biohazardous materials wherein the bag has liquid impervious outer panels and pads within the bag to absorb any liquid should the container rupture. In the event of rupture of the container, person... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4915317 | Web winding apparatus having an automatic chain cutter tensioner and related method A winding apparatus for web material with severing device comprising a pair of power driven endless cutter chains wherein the tension of the cutter chains is adjusted during operation of the winding apparatus and thereby avoids the need for periodic manua... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4905981 | Apparatus for changing the position of printed products arranged in an imbricated formation The apparatus for changing the position of printed products arranged in an imbricated formation comprises two band conveyors arranged in tandem as viewed in the conveying direction, and a position-change device arranged in the end region of the conveying-... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4905986 | Transport apparatus for flat products with individually controllable grippers Grippers or gripper elements are attached at conveyor chain links of a revolvingly driven conveyor chain. The leading edges of each product of an imbricated product formation, in which each product bears upon the next following or trailing product, comes ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4895360 | Method and apparatus for processing products arriving in an imbricated formation, especially printed products At a conveyor device following an infeed conveyor, individually controllable grippers are arranged in spaced relationship at a revolvingly driven buffer chain. These grippers serve to engage folded printed products at their leading edges and which are inf... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4893805 | Transport apparatus for printed products and use of such transport apparatus An individual conveyor equipped with controlled grippers arranged at a mutual uniform spacing from one another delivers the arriving printed products up to the starting region of a removal conveyor. The removal conveyor is driven at this starting region s... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4892186 | Clock conveyor provided with a plurality of entrainment members A plurality of entrainment members can be individually summoned or called for by a release or summoning mechanism and can be individually and successively coupled at a substantially uniform spacing with respect to one another by a shuttle or transfer whee... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4765597 | Scarfing nozzle Apparatus for scarfing defects in a metal workpiece having an oxygen discharge nozzle terminating in a nozzle discharge orifice adapted to discharge a sheet-like stream of cutting oxygen of uniform intensity across the surface of a metal workpiece and mea... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4722500 | Flexible hose support A support for a flexible hose which is characterized by its ability to provide a gradually sloping trough into which a flexible hose is laid and which can be set up and removed with a minimal amount of effort and in a minimal amount of time. The support i... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4722320 | Cutting segment for circular cutting wheel A cutting segment adapted for mounting on a circular cutting wheel is disclosed, and which is characterized by its ability to provide a grooved cutting surface that accurately guides the circular wheel to which it is attached through stone, concrete or th... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4562675 | Window assembly with light transmissive insulator and method A window assembly which includes a light transmissive heat insulator. The insulator is comprised of a high loft body of bonded together synthetic staple fibers and a plastic film adhered thereto. The window assembly with its insulator has a heat resistanc... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4549880 | Silicone durable press textile treatment process with radiation curing and resulting product Textile materials containing cellulosic fibers are provided with durable press properties by reacting and crosslinking a silicone compound with the cellulosic fibers. The fabric is impregnated with a finishing bath containing the silicone compound and a s... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4534819 | Woven textile fabric having an ultrasonically cut and sealed edge and apparatus and process for producing same A woven textile fabric having at least 65% thermoplastic fibers therein with an ultrasonically cut and sealed edge characterized by a wash durability of preferably at least 25 to 50 washings without significant raveling. Apparatus and processes are provid... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4531955 | Flooded compressor separators A separator for a flooded liquid/gas compressor comprising a pressure vessel having an inlet for compressed liquid/gas mixture, a lower outlet for liquid and an upper outlet for clean gas, a filter element interposed between the liquid/gas mixture inlet a... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4526209 | Carpet loom The carpet loom has pile wires extending warpwise with associated pile yarn transfer hooks for positioning preselected pile yarns over the pile wires for forming pile loops. The pile wires are pivotally mounted so as to be restingly positioned on the base... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4494370 | Stop motion for textile machines A stop motion for textile machines for transmitting a signal for stopping a working station in case of a thread breakage or a used-up supply bobbin. The stop motion includes a thread guide eyelet secured to a thread sensor bar which is pivotable about a h... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4445346 | Apparatus for wet processing textile material in endless rope form An apparatus is provided for wet processing, preferably jet dyeing, textile material in endless rope form in an enclosed compact vessel by circulating the rope of material through a rope transport tube under the influence of a Venturi-induced jet of proce... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4404729 | Multi-spindle machine tools This invention relates to multi-spindle machine tools of the kind comprising a plurality of tool-carrying spindle heads stored in at least one magazine, said spindle heads being exchangeable as desired for the purpose of performing a tool change, a select... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4403633 | Woven pile fabric Tufted pile fabrics formed from two sets of pile yarns and groups of ground warp yarns wherein the number of pile yarns forming the face of the fabric remains constant throughout the fabric so as to normally provide a uniform pile density. Each of the set... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4381805 | Simulated grass pile fabric The simulated grass pile fabric of this invention is of the woven or warp knit type and is characterized by having a dense pile surface defining a playing surface on which a playing ball will roll substantially equally free in all directions and will boun... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4309236 | Process for attaching elastic strips during the manufacture of elastic leg disposable diapers An apparatus and process for attaching elastic strips in elastic leg disposable diapers having gathered and extendible side portions in the crotch area during manufacture of such diapers in an assembly machine including mechanisms for alternately stretchi... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4306509 | Vacuum drum planter An apparatus for continuously metering seeds onto a seedbed and simultaneously pressing the seeds into the soil. The seed planting apparatus includes a drum adapted to be moved in rolling contact across the seedbed, and which transports seeds on its perip... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4286007 | Repair patch for container and lorry sheets A repair patch made of fabric coated with weldable plastics material for repairing sheets and used as covers for goods vehicle or containers. The patch comprises a sealing strip of weldable plastics material for sealing the circumference of the material o... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4281508 | Yarn brake mechanism A yarn brake which may be utilized on a textile yarn processing machine, such as a two-for-one twister, for applying tension to a moving yarn and wherein a movable braking body is held in applied position against a braking surface and is separated therefr... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4280322 | Textile yarn processing machine with yarn break monitoring mechanism A textile yarn processing machine, such as a two-for-one twister or the like, having respective yarn processing stations is provided with an improved yarn monitoring system for stopping the operation of the yarn processing station in response to the absen... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4278255 | Board game apparatus This invention relates to a board game apparatus of the type wherein each player moves a plurality of playing pieces over the playing board from respective designated starting spaces to corresponding designated destination spaces. Located between the star... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4274330 | Ventilator and mounting frame assembly The mounting frame of the present invention is constructed for being easily installed in the wall of a building from the exterior side of the wall using only a simple hand tool, such as a screwdriver, and for slidingly receiving a ventilator in a quick an... | 06/23/1981 |
| 3999781 | Universal swivel hose coupling A universal swivel hose coupling which is adapted to be sealably connected to dissimilar externally threaded male fittings. The hose coupling includes a tubular stem having one end adapted to be received into the end of a hose and an opposite end having a... | 12/28/1976 |