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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4932941 | Non-reusable disposable syringe There is disclosed a disposable and non-reusable syringe which has its piston locked in its forward dispense position after it is used, and the plunger is pulled out from the piston if the plunger is sought to be retracted from the syringe. The non-reusab... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4924849 | Portable heating appliance having fuel cartridge with on/off switch A portable heating appliance having a member to be heated, includes first and second burners for heating the member; a portable fuel cartridge for supplying fuel to the burners, the furel cartridge including a fuel delivery valve for controlling the flow ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4903840 | Self adhesive nail coatings A method of manufacturing adhesively-securable, fingernail coatings and an adhesively-securable fingernail covering product, too. The nail polish-like material is provided in semi-solid form on a sheet of adhesive-backed peel-off paper, which, when remove... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4893816 | Competitive dice and cube game Dice game methods involving three dice and a doubling cube. The methods involve the providing of an objective total count to be reached to win the game, assigning a value to each face of the dice, permitting a first player to continue rolling as long as a... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4878484 | Water-tight endoscope A water-tight endoscope comprising a flexible tube zone, a handle zone and a guide tube zone is disclosed. Each of the flexible tube zone, the handle zone and the guide tube zone has a water-tight structure, and moreover, a connecting part for each zone h... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4878364 | Double faced jewelry setting A double face jewelry setting includes a base formed by a first base section and a second base section in parallel, spaced relation to said first base section, each base section including a plurality of through bores for holding a plurality of gemstones o... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4862101 | System for producing spectrally pure optical pumping light A system for producing spectrally pure optical pumping light at a resonant frequency is disclosed for molecular species and atomic isotopes. A Faraday filter is used as a transmission filter, and the frequency overlap between the output of a light source ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4841951 | Angle portion of encoscope An angle portion of an endoscope comprising a flexible tube having a polydirectional distal tip. A series of four-directional rings are arranged to form the rear part of the angle portion, a series of two-directional rings are subsequently arranged to for... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4836555 | Combination glove and slap ball A combination of a glove worn by a user and a ball and stretchable member removably attached to the glove is disclosed. The ball is permanently attached to one end of the stretchable member, and the other end is attached to an anchor which is removably at... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4830364 | Interactive baton and dumbbell type amusement device An amusement device is comprised of a dumbbell arrangement including a first thin semi-spherical half shell having a first open end, a second thin semi-spherical half shell having a second open end, a first foam filler material secured in the first half s... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4793218 | Method of forming knife blades by photo-chemical etching A method of forming knife blades from a flat section of pre-hardened metal such that each blade has a predetermined shape, includes the steps of photo-chemically etching a plurality of blanks from the section of metal so that each blank has a respective p... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4777996 | Self-sealing plastic base and a cylindrical flask for lost wax process A plastic base for use with a cylindrical flask for the elimination of wax patterns prepared for making metal castings by the lost wax process is identified. The base is made of a plastic material which is used in place of conventionally found rubber base... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4776321 | Hair roller heating device A portable hair roller heating device for heating flexible hair rollers, includes an enclosed heating chamber defined by a top wall, side wall and bottom wall, the top wall having a plurality of apertures through which the hair rollers to be heated can be... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4773338 | Transaction security system and modular transaction processing center A transaction security device comprising a booth of a material and construction capable of selective voluntary entry and involuntary personnel retention and incorporating a transaction interface; entrance means for said booth; a closure for said entrance ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4770188 | Guide tube assembly for an endoscope A guide tube assembly for an endoscope is disclosed which is usually flexible and which can be stiffened when necessary. The assembly comprises a flexible body which is usually flexible because its components are separable from each other, while the assembly c... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4767000 | Jewelry display and packaging box and blank therefor A display and packaging box formed from a blank includes a bottom wall; first and second end walls extending upward from the bottom wall and defining with the bottom wall an upwardly open container, each end wall having an upper edge; a cover flap pivotal... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4761328 | Process for producing a low density foamed polyethylene A foamed and expanded low density polyethylene sheet or tube possesses both superior buoyancy and thermal resistance characteristics. The sheet or tube is made by a process comprising mixing a low density polyethylene with a blowing agent, surface activat... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4759343 | Portable curling iron A portable curling iron having a barrel to be heated, includes first and second burners which heat the barrel; a fuel supply cartridge which supplies fuel to the first and second burners, the cartridge including a fuel delivery valve which controls the fl... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4748915 | Insulating apparatus and composite laminates employed therein Transaction processing enclosures for containment of electronic data processing equipment, banking apparatus and the like incorporating a housing comprising a composite laminate composed of reflective, refractory and structural elements to provide an encl... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4746564 | Process for producing a low density foamed polyethylene A foamed and expanded low density polyethylene sheet or tube possesses both superior buoyancy and thermal resistance characteristics. The sheet or tube is made by a process comprising mixing a low density polyethylene with a blowing agent, surface activat... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4733651 | Portable curling iron A portable curling iron having a barrel to be heated, includes first and second burners which heat the barrel; a fuel supply cartridge which supplies fuel to the first and second burners, the cartridge including a fuel delivery valve which controls the fl... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4732462 | Safety viewing apparatus for crane car A window is provided in the floor of the crane cab and a reflecting mirror is located in front of the operator which is positioned such that the operator can look through the window without leaving his seat. With the orientation of the mirror and window, ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4716885 | Dual input to single burner solder iron A portable solder iron includes a hollow barrel having a free tapered end; first and second burners positioned in a free tapered end; a burner having separate, independently controlled gas supply paths positioned in the barrel, the supply paths including ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4713843 | Self-supporting ear protector A self-supporting ear protector includes a flexible core member formed from a flat, elongated rectangular sheet of a resilient, flexible plastic material substantially impervious to cold weather conditions, the sheet having opposite edges and the opposite... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4714432 | Hermetic seal for electrical coaxial connector A hermetic seal is formed of a compound which is applied with low viscosity to a form located between a center contact and a body of a coaxial connector. The compound is cured without heat or pressure by subjecting it to ultraviolet light. The viscous mat... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4700433 | Device of the clevis type for handling operations The device of the clevis type for handling materials, notably lifting or hauling operations, comprises two clevis branches connected by at least two stems which have non aligned parallel axes and at least one of which is slit longitudinally, a flat flexib... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4699123 | Portable heating appliance A portable heating appliance having a member to be heated, includes burner tubes for heating the member; a fuel supply cartridge for supplying fuel to the burner tubes, the cartridge including a stationary fuel delivery valve for controlling the flow of f... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4696767 | Surfactant compositions A surfactant composition comprising an aqueous solution of an alkali metal salt of a fatty acyloxy alkane sulfonate and a polyol; a cleansing combination of this surfactant composition and neat soap and the processes of preparing both the surfactant compo... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4688343 | Message dome for automotive vehicles A message dome for a roof of an automotive vehicle in which the message portion of the dome is attached to a base and the base is independently attached to the roof. The base includes four corner support sections having a first plurality of bores for prov... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4688876 | Connector for coaxial cable A connector for a coaxial cable has a central conductor adapted to be connected to the central conductor of a coaxial connector. A first insulator is fixedly held on a central conductor and has an outwardly extending ridge. A pair of other insulators are ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4680914 | Method of installing marble panels A method of installing marble panels on a flat wall, includes the steps of cutting a slab of marble having a front face and opposite ends, into a plurality of thin marble sheets; attaching a backing panel to opposite sides of each marble sheet; cutting ea... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4667509 | Digital tester for measuring the hardness of the material An automatic tester for the hardness of materials is disclosed in which the operations are automated and in which the possibility of human error is significantly eliminated. Particularly, a linear digital encoder is employed which is attached to the capst... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4667368 | Backbone inner guiding device for splitting butchery animals The device includes a rocker lever pivoted on a support and carrying at one end a first guiding surface for cooperating directly with the inner face of the backbone at at least one point and, at the other end, a pad pivoted on the rocking lever and having... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4662288 | Insulating apparatus and burglary resistant composite laminates employed therein A transaction enclosure for housing electronic data processing equipment, documentation, valuable articles, banking pay-out and receiving apparatus and the like including a heat resistant housing, and an access and closure with various insulating layers a... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4655153 | Portable stanchion for ships A portable stanchion for containerized ships is set forth. The portable stanchion includes a vertical post which is attached to a lock shoe, and the vertical post contains rings through which ropes may be passed. The portable stanchion may be locked in po... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4640076 | Assembly system with clip for installing marble panels A system for installing individual marble panels on flat wall surfaces is disclosed which eliminates the need for skilled artisans to do the installation. The marble individual panels are formed of a thin marble layer which is attached to a backing layer.... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4635833 | Portable bootjack A portable bootjack comprising a frame formed of articulated metal members enables the heel of a boot to be effective grabbed and held by pressure applied on a pedal plate to assist in the removal of the boot. The pedal plate moves a moveable rear grippin... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4632579 | Printing system in dot printer The present invention relates to a dot printer for printing letters or symbols by aggregated dots, which is characterized in that the second dot matrix pattern is generated from a basic dot matrix pattern by a simple algorithm so that gaps between dots in... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4631457 | Method of leading a moving body driven by a direct current brushless motor to a starting position The present invention relates to a method of leading a moving body, such as a print head carrier of a printer of the like, which is driven by a direct current brushless motor, to a starting position. The direct current brushless motor, which forms part of... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4626760 | Control circuit for a stepping motor The control circuit comprises means for measuring current flow in the motor winding including an auxiliary transistor and means to form periodically a current mirror from such auxiliary transistor and one of the transistors coupled to the winding for appl... | 12/02/1986 |
