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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5659901 | Water closet-mounted bidet kit A personal hygiene fixture is provided as a retrofit unit designed to mount directly onto a toilet tank inlet, being interposed in the fresh water supply line where it attaches to the tank. The appliance has a diversion valve which diverts water from the ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5647488 | Suspended sphere novelty A ball preferably configured to resemble a sports ball such as a golf ball has a lightweight shell with a relatively heavy mass anchored eccentrically to the inside of the shell to establish a serious non-spherically-symmetric weight distribution. The bal... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5634909 | Auto-retracting needle injector system A hypodermic injection system utilizes disposable medicament ampules having self-contained needles operated by a re-useable actuator to extend the needle from complete enclosure within the ampule out and into the flesh and inject the medicament as it move... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5631661 | Geometrically optimized anechoic chamber A radio frequency anechoic chamber utilizes an expanded central volume defined by two flared pyramidal horns with their outer rims joined together, with the flared sections tapering into rectangular cross-sectioned end volumes on opposite ends of the over... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5628068 | Pitching glove having webbed fingers A pitching glove is provided primarily for baseball and softball, in which the ball is thrown as in few other games. The glove has a body and only two fingers, the index and the middle finger, with a web spanning between them. The web serves both to train... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5620421 | Syringe injector system An injector system utilizes a disposal ampule or, in one instance, a disposal syringe, in all cases being characterized by "tracked" injection wherein the medicament within the ampule or syringe is dispensed as a linear function of needle penetration, and... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5597233 | Light fixture A lighting system is designed to replace incandescent lighting by alternatively adapting existing recessed incandescent fixtures to accept more efficient lamps such as fluorescents, or using specially designed surface mount housings. In either case the in... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5568956 | Truck hub carrier A carrier for a large truck wheel hub and drum combination defines a pair of spaced sleeves which engage two of the ten wheel-mounting lugs extending from the hub, enabling it to be carried with ease by two men. The metal sleeves are fixed to a pair of hi... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5567496 | Martial arts board A breakaway board for practicing chops and kicks in karate and other martial arts improves upon the prior an by increasing control over the board by the board holder. The paired mortise- and-tenon interlock between the two breakaway halves is modified by ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5471375 | Fluorescent light ballast lamp mounting socket construction A mounting base assembly is adapted to mount a specific commercially available fluorescent lamp. The unit is characterized by the design of the ballast housing to fit inside the space defined by the fluorescent lamp internally of the surrounding, somewhat... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5462105 | Adjustments for window shades A variety of methods and devices providing for the angular and lateral adjustment of some types window shades is disclosed. As window openings often reveal a variety of geometric irregularities, several window covering systems, particularly roller type wi... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5455987 | One-piece hinge A simple hinge is defined from a single-part component which is used in pairs as hinge halves which mutually engage to define a tough, long-lasting hinge. The hinge pin, and hinge sleeve which engages the pin, are in effect separated into component length... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5447184 | Portable transmission fluid exchanging system A portable fluid exchanger for flushing the used transmission fluid from a vehicle engine as it replaces it with new fluid is mounted on a wheeled undercarriage and contains a tank of new transmission fluid, hoses, and a 12-volt electrical system which co... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5441017 | Pet leash with integral waste bag dispenser An accessory for use with pets, particularly dogs, has a leash of conventional construction to which is mounted to a preferably removable disposable bag dispenser which houses a roll of disposable bags dispensed through a slit in the side of the housing a... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5435256 | Refrigerator safe box A box for containing valuables and particularly paper valuables and such which are susceptible to heat damage. It is made in the shape of a food item and kept in the refrigerator. The sidewalls, as well as optionally the bottom or top of the box, are pref... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5429390 | Vaccination scheduler A vaccination scheduler is used by health professionals to easily and unequivocally establish the appropriate timing and dosage for vaccinations routinely given to children. The invention clarifies the maze of instructions and caveats that otherwise must ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5426891 | Door knocker with invisible lenticular breast plate A combined door knocker and viewer utilizes the from portion of the central breast plate area of the body of a door knocker as the forwardmost element of a lens system, permitting the viewer wide angle viewing of the area forward of the door undetected by... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5423290 | Parakeet nesting facility and amusement device A nesting facility designed specifically for parakeets but possibly being adaptable for other birds comprises an elongated tree-like length which is solid throughout, having a hard cylindrical wall and a soft inside that can be pecked out by the bird to s... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5375561 | Bicycle mounted pet restraint A restraint for a dog or other pet is mounted on a bicycle so that the dog can run along with its master while the master rides, while maintaining the dog just far enough to the rear to avoid the bicycle's pedals and prevent the dog from dashing between t... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5367801 | Multi-layer three-dimensional display A multi-layer three-dimensional display has three layers which are spaced apart in a common frame, with the front two being semi-transparent. Each layer is painted with a portion of an image, with the foreground details being on the front panel and the ba... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5366182 | Kiteski A wind powered system utilizes a free-flying airfoil tethered to a conveyance device such as a water ski, a skegged hull slab or a wheeled land vehicle which either defines or inherently has tracking means defining a preferred traverse vector across an un... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5364214 | Self adjusting construction tie-down A uni-directional slack adjuster is incorporated into a hold-down tension rod or strap, such as a hold-down anchor bolt for bolting a shear wall on one floor to a shear wall or foundation wall below, when a wood floor joist assembly is in between. The sla... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5364296 | Simultaneous double-bladed kayak paddle A paddle for a narrow canoe or kayak-type boat has a crossbar the end portions of which extend downwardly to create an inverted U-shape, with the blades being at the lower ends of U. Handgrips, preferably including either forearm rests or wrist rests for ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5362246 | Convertible fluorescent adaptor with compacted installation mode A fluorescent adaptor designed to engage incandescent light bulb sockets such as the typical threaded socket, has movable parts which house all or part of the ballast. The parts are slidably or pivotally connected, and move into a low-profile configuratio... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5319901 | Bifurcated column joint system for electrical transmission tower A column and beam joint system is used to make possible the construction of a large tower such as an electrical transmission tower, which has at least three and probably four corner legs or columns which are interconnected and supported by a lattice struc... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5319857 | Construction board miter guide A simple miter guide uses planar sheet material to define an overlay panel, a saw guiderail and depending lumber guides and spacers which orient the lumber at a predetermined angle relative to the saw blade and space the guide over an underlying surface. ... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5315859 | Custom flow restrictor A set of selectable custom water flow restrictors is provided to limit water flow to a predetermined selected gallons-per-minute rate. The restrictor is inserted in-line upstream of the faucet, shower or other water appliance to which water passing throug... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5313850 | Earth/gyro power transducer This specification describes a completely new and different concept, method, mechanization, apparatus configuration and sequencing procedure for obtaining commercially useful energy and power, namely: the use of a gyroscope to generate output power from t... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5303618 | Via hole punch A punch die used to punch minute via holes in ceramic wafers used in integrated circuit construction is created by photoetching holes too small to be mechanically drilled into a pair of thin sheets that sandwich therebetween a thicker spacer slab having s... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5303709 | Retinal eye disease diagnostic system Means and Method are provided for determining both the topography and the thickness of the nerve fiber layer at the fundus of the eye by measuring the polarization shift of the reflected probing light. The technique is greatly enhanced in the accuracy of ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5301778 | Bicycle hub and freewheel assembly A bicycle wheel hub has identical endwalls which mount outwardly directed bosses for engaging in mating recesses of a self-contained freewheel mechanism to enable the freewheel mechanism to be mounted to the hub with a positive engagement to the hub rathe... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5289837 | Engine cleaning system An internal combustion engine purging system cleans out deposits of carbon and other substances that accumulate over time in the fuel system by delivering a mixture of fuel and cleaning solution into the fuel intake ports while the engine is running, so t... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5289846 | Automatic liquid replenishing system An automatic water replenishing system is designed for use with multiple dye vats used for tinting eyeglass lenses, but the broad principles of the invention could apply to other systems used for replenishing individual ones of plural vats or reservoirs w... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5288557 | Portable hood ornament structure A removable hood ornament is created in a manner which renders it virtually impervious to the wearing and corrosive action of time. A stock hood ornament and ornament seat element are both milled slightly. A shaft which will seat in a socket mounted on th... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5285612 | Interlocking joint with notch reinforcement In an interlocking beam construction in which hollow beams are notched and interlocked to define a completely rigid joint without fasteners, reinforcement inserts are slid into the beam to the notched area. The inserts are notched to conform to the notche... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285613 | Pultruded joint system and tower structure made therewith This joint system is provided primarily for connecting elongated structural members which are made of materials which deter the use of conventional fastening techniques, and specifically for joining pultruded composite structural members composed of, for ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5279514 | Gift with personalized audio message A gift item which is illustrated in the form of a stuffed teddy bear houses a control system which incorporates a re-programmable solid state analog memory device which is used to record a message. In the illustrated embodiment, a write switch is housed i... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5278393 | Electrically heated desoldering unit having adjustable stop means preventing circuit board damage for desoldering electronic components having rows of leads A specialized desoldering unit head is provided for the limited purpose of removing high-density solid state electronic components from circuit boards in a single step, without damaging the circuit board. In the typical case of a four-sided component with... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5269207 | Single-handed lashless reversible socket wrench A drive mechanism which would ordinarily be used as a socket wrench drive mechanism utilizes internal roller bearings confined in ramp spaces which ramp in opposite directions between the internal socket wrench-mounting rotor and an external cylindrical c... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5263646 | High-pressure paint sprayer wand A wand is used to attach to the output of a high-pressure spray gun, with the nozzle or sprayer connected to the other end of the wand. The wand has the characteristics of containing the high-pressure delivered by the spray gun at about 3000 PSI in an int... | 11/23/1993 |
