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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7575018 | Alignment device for valve bonnet An alignment device for maintaining the relative alignment between a gate valve assembly and a valve bonnet positioned over the gate valve assembly wherein the valve bonnet has an interior surface. The alignment device includes a pair of substantially identical comp... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7487616 | Rail car door sealing gasket A sealing gasket that provides a seal between two members. The gasket includes a base at one end of the gasket and a gutter-forming surface at the opposite other end of the gasket. There is a pair of sides that join the one end and the opposite other end of the gask... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7137434 | Continuous roll casting of ferrous and non-ferrous metals A method of continuously casting metal strip, as well as an apparatus for carrying out the process, wherein the process includes the steps of: providing a pair of casting rolls operating at a selected rotational speed and the two casting rolls being spaced apart fro... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7052357 | Toy submersible projectile A submersible projectile includes an elongate body. The elongate body has an axial forward end and an axial rearward end and a peripheral surface. The elongate body has a generally elliptical cross-section along substantially all of the axial length of the elongate ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6189527 | Adjustable grid assembly for a barbecue grill An adjustable depth grid assembly for a barbecue grid. The assembly includes a grid body which has a plurality of grid cross wires whereby the grid cross wires provide support for food, as well as optionally cooking briquettes, lava rocks, and/or other fl... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6062716 | Front-end discharge concrete mixer truck A front-end discharge concrete mixer truck which includes a truck chassis with frame rails wherein the frame rails are spaced apart a distance greater than 34 inches. The truck chassis having a front end and a rear end. An engine is mounted to the truck c... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5685397 | Wheel chock for chocking railroad car wheel A wheel chock assembly for chocking the wheel of a railroad car including a chock having at least one inclined ramp surface, a bottom surface, and opposite side surfaces. Each one of the opposite side surfaces of the chock contains a bore. A positioner pr... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5586678 | Bulk hopper tank lid opener assembly A bulk hopper tank assembly which has a bulk hopper tank containing an opening at the top end thereof wherein a lid assembly selectively covers the opening. The lid assembly includes a lid, a generally vertical arm extending along the exterior side of the... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5315254 | Method and apparatus for non-contact charge measurement A method and apparatus for the accurate non-contact detection and measurement of static electric charge on an object using a reciprocating sensing probe that moves relative to the object. A monitor measures the signal generated as a result of this cyclica... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5215688 | Apparatus and method for aerodynamic levitation An apparatus for the levitation of a liquid drop by a fluid flow comprising a profile generator, a fluid flow supply means operatively connected to the profile generator. The profile generator includes an elongate cylindrical shell in which is contained a... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5131565 | Tongue depressor dispenser A tongue depressor dispenser having a support base to which an upper cover detachably mounts. A dispenser assembly mounts to the support base. The dispenser assembly includes an ejector assembly that is movable to dispense a single tongue depressor at a t... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5120017 | Vehicle seat adapter A device for adapting a detachably mounted vehicle seat for direct use when not attached to the vehicle. The device includes a base member which engages the brackets of the detached vehicle seat to thereby provide support for the vehicle seat.... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5037123 | Automatic trailer hitch A hitch device adapted to be mounted on a draft vehicle for towing a trailer vehicle having a tongue with a latch pin hole, including a rearward biased yoke member normally engaging and retaining a downward biased latch pin in an elevated armed position. ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5012791 | Chafing dish burner A chafing dish burner including an open-topped cylindrical base, a cover having an opening therein selectively occludable by a linearly sliding valve, and an annular windscreen mounted to the cover in spaced relationship thereto by a plurality of legs.... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4963066 | Grain hopper assembly A grain hopper assembly to receive grain unloaded from a bottom unloading grain transport vehicle. The assembly comprises a shell having opposite ends. An auger is mounted to the shell and conveys grain toward one end of the shell. A hopper tube has an au... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4922754 | Acoustic emission transducer and mounting adapter for monitoring metalcutting tools An acoustic emission transducer has an improved design and mounting arrangements for using it to monitor machine tool operating condition. The transducer has a hollow housing with external threads capable of making a threaded mounting connection through w... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4923197 | Set of golf clubs A set of golf club irons including a plurality of clubs of a common length, lie and head weight comprising a basis club wherein the length, lie and head weight of the basis club is the same as its conventional counterpart club, said basis club having a pr... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4883749 | Children's toilet training device with differentiating means A toilet training device for rewarding the toilet user when excrement enters or is placed in an excrement container by the toilet user. The toilet training device includes an excrement container having an entrance area and a plurality of infrared light-em... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4872327 | Locking device for a valve A locking device for a valve to be used in conjunction with a lock having a hasp comprising a pair of detachably connected corresponding members that when assembled engage the flow valve to substantially prevent its movement. The members include a means t... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4847004 | Aqueous cleaning solution containing chelating agents and surfactants A cleaning composition particularly adapted for the cleaning of hard surfaces, and more particularly for use in car washes for the cleaning and brightening of automotive vehicle surfaces without the use of cleaning implements, such as brushes and buffers.... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4843846 | Locking device for a valve A locking device for a valve to be used in conjunction with a lock having an elongated barrel portion comprising a pair of detachably connected corresponding members that engage the flow valve to substantially prevent its movement. The members include cov... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4838505 | Remote control holder A portable device used to retain and consolidate multiple remote controls of home electronic entertainment devices, having a means which enables the user to operate a single remote control while it and the other remote controls are attached to said portab... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4835910 | Honing device A honing device for simultaneously honing a plurality of commonly mounted discrete cutting elements such as multi-blade broadheads, treble fishhooks, and replaceable multi-blade broadheads. The honing device includes spaced-apart honing surfaces disposed ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4828421 | Personalized loose-leaf album cover A loose-leaf personalized album comprising a top cover having an exterior surface and an interior surface. The top cover contains a recess in the exterior surface thereof. A personal indicia is positioned within the recess so as to permanently maintain th... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4822317 | Undergarment having brassiere and abdominal support sections The invention relates to a maternity undergarment having a brassiere and a rectangular abdominal support section. The above combination further includes a means to detachably connect the brassiere section to abdominal section, and the connecting means inc... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4696129 | Honing device A honing device for simultaneously honing a plurality of commonly mounted discrete cutting elements such as multi-blade broadheads, treble fishhooks, and replaceable multi-blade broadheads. The honing device includes spaced-apart honing surfaces disposed ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4635454 | Latch gear lock assembly A latch gear lock device adapted to releasably secure together relatively movable members has a base and a latch bolt member pivotally mounted on the base. The latch bolt member has a dentate surface, a cam surface and means for receiving a keeper. A latc... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4621762 | Device for building up a workpiece by deposit welding A device for building up a workpiece of any shape by deposit welding comprising a support device for the workpiece and a welding head for depositing the filler material. A form shoe is arranged on both sides of the workpiece wall that it being built up. E... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4619571 | Installation for the distribution of sheets A method for the distribution of sheets, especially glued together sheets of paper, cardboard, corrugated cardboard and the like, from individual small sheet stacks. The method provides for alternating ones of small sheet stacks proceeding from a machine ... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4612152 | Method for production of water-proofing sheet A method for the production of a water-proofing sheet by mixing a thermoplastic rubber with asphalt, and then shaping the mixture directly into sheet having exhaust grooves on its surface. The vapor coming from water contained in foundation which is covered wi... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4610097 | Device for threading a transfer strip of a paper web through the drying cylinder section of a paper machine A narrow guide belt runs in the edge area of the paper web width across the drying cylinder of a paper machine and serves to thread the transfer strip through the drying cylinder section. On each drying cylinder, about in the center of the looping zone fo... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4601105 | Vehicle measuring instrument A vehicle measuring instrument to measure a position-deviation of any selected vehicle reference point as when a person such as a car mechanic performs repair and maintenance of a car. With the well known vehicle measuring instrument of such type, an erro... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4601977 | Method for measuring the activity of plasma factor XIII In determining blood coagulation factor XIII in plasma, the activity of XIIIa, an activated form of the factor XIII, is measured by a method using casein and a fluorescent cadaverine derivative as the substrate and also featuring use of molecular sieve ch... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4598841 | Thermoplastic dispensing gun having a self-contained filter and flow control valve A modular apparatus for extruding a pressurized molten thermoplastic material comprising a service block module which defines a first passage for the material and includes front and rear surfaces. A removable gun module is attachable to the front surface ... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4580740 | Double transport drum-roller machine A double drum winder machine for web-formed material, especially paper webs, including a support. The machine further includes two winder drums which are disposed on the support and form therebetween a drum bed. A wound roll is operatively supported in th... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4576681 | Machine for making a fiber web with sharply defined edges A machine for making a fiber web with sharply defined edges, specifically a paper or tissue web, between a felt and a wire, features a headbox that dispenses the fiber suspension into a feed-in area formed between the felt and wire. The wire has a smaller... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4576343 | Double supporting roller winding machine In a double supporting roller winding machine for winding material webs, especially paper or board webs, onto core tubes, a core tube insertion device is provided for inserting individual ones of the core tubes in a roller bed. The core tube insertion dev... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4574823 | Dental floss instrument This invention is a dental instrument for flossing teeth. It is formed from a suitable thermoplastic material which may be molded in the shape of a circular container provided with a tangentially or radially extending shaft member for supporting a part of... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4567793 | Method for making a nib for a drawing die A nib for a drawing die, and a method of its manufacture, is provided wherein subsequent nibs recut from the original nib are geometrically similar to the original nib, thereby minimizing the increase in the lengths of the reduction cavity and bearing cav... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4561331 | Wheel rim wrench A tool for use in rotating a nut threadedly received on a mediately disposed threaded portion of an elongate connector having a contoured outside end and the tool simultaneously holding the connector stationary. The nut in conjunction with the connector a... | 12/31/1985 |
