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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4444004 | Hand-held traversable yarn splicer A portable hand-held traversable yarn end splicer adapted to be carried and operated by one hand of an operator while freeing the other hand to serve the splicer preparatory to, during, or after a splicing operation as conditions may require. The inventio... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4405109 | Portable bathroom hangers for hygienic irrigation equipment A portable bathroom accessory adapted to be detachably supported along the length of the lintel or head bar of a bath stall doorway while suspending many types of hygienic equipment such as syringe and stoma irrigation devices during use or for bathroom s... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4376603 | Deburring machines for shop and screw machine parts Apparatus for removing shop or screw machine part or workpiece. More specifically, the apparatus comprises a bushing with a hole therein for axially guiding the burred end of the part into engagement with a disintegrating mechanism such as a saw, grinder ... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4336418 | Laminated junction box module and laminated plug-in accessory modules selectively usable therewith A unitary rectangular junction box module composed of a back rectangular base block molded from non-conductive material and having parallel bus bars laid edgewise in its front face and arranged lengthwise of its opposite side walls, the opposite ends of t... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4281624 | Animal feeder for flowable materials A pet feeding device composed of a horizontally upright serving container having an opening in its upper end and an inverted feed-supply container having an opening in its lower end, wherein the open ends are axially inserted in overlapped position and th... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4269149 | Passive restrainer for small animals A passive restraining apparatus for use in the administration to small animals of anaesthetics, intravenous fluids, and the like consisting of a housing for loosely confining the animal's body. The housing is provided with a front wall which has (1) an up... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4213605 | Neckbone and shoulder protective apparel for barbell lifters A weightlifter's protective gear adapted to releasably support a barbell assembly behind the neck and adjacently above the shoulders during exercises. Specifically, the gear comprises a pair of cushion-lined shield straddling the neck and fitting snugly a... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4199324 | Match container having a remotely operable striking chamber A combination match retainer and igniter provided with an elongated striking chamber which is laterally expanded to receive an unlighted match in response to relative sliding movement in one direction between the retainer and its cover, and which is later... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4187978 | Mailbox protective apparatus Apparatus for protecting cantilevered mailboxes from damage caused by collision with passing vehicles, maintenance equipment and other objects thrown by the plows against the boxes while clearing the roadways. More specifically, the apparatus includes a v... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4151671 | Mechanism for remotely operating variable choke devices for shotguns A mechanism for remotely manipulating a rotary adjustable choke device on the muzzle of a shotgun barrel. Specifically, the mechanism consists of a reciprocatory operating arm positioned intermediate the choke device and the breech end of the barrel, in c... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4125049 | Laterally engageable and releasable nut assembly for threaded shafts A nut assembly for threaded shafts capable of being quickly released from threaded engagement with a shaft, and then moved longitudinally to a selected position on and re-engaged with the shaft. The assembly is characterized by a pair of collar members re... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4117557 | Horizontally adjustable curtain rods for bathroom stalls A bathroom stall having a doorway and a catch basin or bath tub with a wall thereof lying substantially in the plane of the doorway, in combination with a U-shaped cantilevered rod for suspending the intermediate portion of the curtain over the doorway wh... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4069615 | Screen for deterring flying insects A flying insect deterring screen composed of flexible tapes or strips suspended over an entry to a closed environment, wherein fluctuation throughout the length of the tapes is initiated by a prime mover acting at the points of suspension thereof. The pri... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4055666 | Animal feed yeast supplement from dried whey yeast bran process A method of producing an animal food supplement by growing a yeast that utilizes lactose on a mixture of wheat bran or husks from different grains which are mixed with dried whey, moistened with water, cooled and inoculated with yeast, a dairy culture use... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4055207 | Unitary club retainer for golf bags A unitary golf bag head for arranging a set of golf clubs in a series of downwardly and forwardly pitched tiers, and for releasably securing and/or resiliently clamping the heads of the clubs in fixed staggered positions relative to one another.... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4048897 | Laterally engagable and releasable nut assembly A nut provided with a U-shaped slot laterally and threadably engagable with a rod or shaft, in combination with a C-shaped retainer member mounted on the nut and manually rotatable thereon to selectively: (a) confine the nut on the shaft in relatively rot... | 09/20/1977 |
| 3999317 | Credential display holders A credential holder adapted to display identification data while worn upon an upper horizontally disposed border or selvage of an upright garment layer, or to display the data while manually held. The holder is composed of three flat data-bearing rectangu... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3988903 | Dual acting defrost system for ice makers and controls therefor A reversible cycle ice making machine provided with a tube-in-tube evaporator having disposed between the tubes thereof an annular chamber through which a refrigerant is adapted to flow and bond a hollow ice column upon the inside surface of the inner tub... | 11/02/1976 |
| 3931688 | Pocket-size combination storage and display cases for insignia members A combination identification storage and display case adapted to serve the dual purpose of storing an attached insignia member therein and of fitting in a garment pocket while displaying the member on the pocket exterior.... | 01/13/1976 |
