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| 4493048 | Systolic array apparatuses for matrix computations A systolic array system of inner product step processors is provided in the form of a mesh connected network which rhythmically compute and pass data through the system. Each processor in the system regularly feeds data in and out, each time performing so... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491387 | Overhead electric and optical transmission systems A flexible stranded body, such as an electric conductor of an overhead electric transmission or distribution system, comprises at least one stranded layer of elongate elements of metal or metal alloy, at least one elongate compartment within and extending... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4488419 | Skew rolling mill for tubes A skew rolling mill for tubes is provided having a stand upright in two parts laterally separable along a vertical parting line, one part being fixed and the other movable horizontally transverse to the pass line of the mill, a pair of driven skew rolls j... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4487997 | Electric cable A readily strippable electric wiring cable comprises two electrically insulated line conductors arranged substantially parallel to one another and transversely spaced apart within a surrounding extruded insulating sheath and a bare earth conductor which i... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4486095 | Movement measuring apparatus and landmarks for use therewith Movement of a body part or other movable object is measured by attaching a retro-reflecting landmark (8) to the body part. An observation field (4) containing the landmark (8) is scanned using a beam (20) of radiation from a lamp (10) and reflecting it wi... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4485472 | Testable interface circuit The interface circuit is intended to be connected between a module terminal and a module itself and provides means for stimulating and sensing signals between the module and its terminal. The interface circuit comprises a decoupling section which connects... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4484876 | Apparatus for continuous friction-actuated extrusion In a modified "Conform" machine for continuous friction-actuated extrusion of metals, especially particulate copper, the abutment at the outlet end of the working passageway does not fully block the end of the wheel groove. Instead a substantial clearance... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4480515 | Article ejection apparatus Apparatus for laterally ejecting elongate articles, such as tube lengths, from a channel defined by a roller bed, the channel extending beyond a flying saw for severing continuous lengths into said elongate articles, said apparatus being operated by a sig... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4480457 | Plants for manufacturing seamless tubes A plant for the manufacture of seamless tubes is provided having successively a roughing unit and a finishing push bench unit which finish push bench unit includes all sizing passes which are simultaneously in operation with the finishing passes on a tube... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4476678 | Control mechanism for pneumatic apparatus The control mechanism is for pneumatic apparatus of the kind comprising a piston-and-cylinder motor coupled between two relatively-movable parts (such as door-leaves) for driving them, when energized, to a predetermined relative position. A pilot valve is... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4475443 | Axial piston machine with suction line impurity trap An axial piston pump is provided having a cylinder drum, the end face of which lies against a control bottom pickup element, in which an approximately semi-circular suction channel and an approximately semi-circular pressure channel are located, where eac... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4475311 | Custodial latch assembly for windows and the like A window construction having fixed and movable frames and an associated latch assembly. The latch assembly includes a latch housing, a latch member reciprocable within said housing and a cam lock. The cam lock is rotatably mounted within the housing and h... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4475079 | Apparatus for locating faults in electric cables Apparatus for detecting and locating a fault in an electric cable using a pulse-echo technique comprises means for injecting step function or single pulses into a cable, means for digitizing and storing the pulse-echo signal obtained under two different c... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4474508 | Marine structures An earthquake-resistant off-shore gravity structure which can stand on the sea bed under its own weight and the weight of any ballast carried by the structure has coupled to its undersurface a separately formed substantially flat concrete foundation grid ... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4474458 | Photographic film printer A photographic film printer including a housing, a lamphouse, negative handling portions, filters, paper handling portions and a reflex viewing mirror which permits viewing of the negatives while they are positioned at the printing station. In addition, t... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4471973 | Trailer hitch for motorcycle The hitch comprises a tow bar section, which is connected to the motorcycle, and a tongue section, which is connected to the trailer. The two sections are connected by a swivel which permits rotation therebetween about their common longitudinal axis. Betw... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4470776 | Methods and apparatus for gear pump lubrication A gear pump structure is provided having a housing with a pump chamber, a suction chamber and a discharge chamber communicating with said pump chamber on opposite sides thereof, a suction port and a discharge port in said housing communicating respectivel... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4469030 | Structural joints A tubular member 10 has another tubular member 12 slidable therein, and an insert 20 for locating the member 12 inside the member 10. A flange 14 on the member 12 carries a work top 16 of a work bench. The insert 20 prevents movement of the lower end of t... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4468945 | Friction-actuated extrusion In continuous friction-actuated extrusion, especially Conform extrusion of copper, at least part of the tooling is made from aged nickel-chromium base alloy (which is preferably cold-worked before aging to give a yield strength of at least 1500 MN/m2... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4468530 | Loudspeaker system One aspect of the invention is an integrated induction speaker which produces coherent high frequency and low frequency output. In this embodiment, the high frequency unit is centered between the two split halves of the low frequency unit. Another aspect ... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4467699 | Pneumatic motor A valveless, pneumatic motor including a cylinder within which a hammer piston reciprocates and a buffer ring fixedly secured within the cylinder. A source of motive fluid under pressure cooperates with the buffer ring which through supply porting provide... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4467604 | Hydrostatic drive system for an excavator A hydrostatic drive system for an excavator is provided having a primary energy source on the excavator, at least one pump installed in a housing for supplying several consumers, a connection between each pump and consumer effected through at least one co... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4465255 | Bedside book holder The invention comprises a flat base member which is inserted between the mattress and spring of a bed, a pair of arms of different lengths, each of which is pivoted at one end in an end of the base member, and at the other end to an end of a preferably tr... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4465129 | Heat exchanger core assembly construction and methods of making the same A heat exchanger core and header of the fin and tube type is provided having a plurality of tubes disposed in generally axially parallel and spaced apart relation, a fin assembly between adjacent tubes, a header plate at one end of said tubes, said header... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4464979 | Drive flange swash plate machines A drive-flange axial piston machine is provided with a drive-flange shaft that is supported in two radial bearings supported at a distance from each other, and an axial bearing, in which case an element transmitting a torque to the shaft, preferably a gea... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4463738 | Fuel system heating apparatus for diesel engines The apparatus includes an inverter connected with the vehicle battery and/or generator and/or alternator for supplying power at external power source voltage and frequency, a resistance heater positioned adjacent the vehicle fuel tank and/or fuel lines, a... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463438 | Shaft alignment calculator The specification discloses a calculator for determining the distance that a machine coupled to a second machine must be moved so that the coupled shafts between the machines will be properly aligned. The calculator employs a series of lights and associat... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4462869 | Pipeline charging entry into coke ovens A method and apparatus for conveying preheated coal particles to a coking chamber through an enclosed pipeline by means of a pressurized inert carrier gas, wherein the coal particles are charged into the top of the coking chamber through a portion of the ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4462867 | Paper incorporating a partially embedded strip A method of forming a paper comprises depositing paper fibres onto a support surface from a furnish by drainage, laying a strip having fibre deposition blocking regions and fibre deposition permitting regions onto the deposited fibres and continuing depos... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4462866 | Sheet materials A sheet material such as paper is provided during manufacture with an elongate element partially disposed within the thickness of the paper sheet but exposed at spaced locations one one side of the sheet. The paper may be used in making security documents... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4461806 | Shaped articles of non-fibrous carbonaceous material A shaped article of a carbonaceous material characterized in that the carbonaceous material is impregnated with a borosilicate glass comprising 25 to 50 wt. % of SiO2 and 20 to 45 wt. % of B2 O3 as effective components.... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4461505 | Suspended load rotating lifter The invention comprises a load-supporting beam provided with plates at each end which are pivotally mounted to pendants at each end, to which pendants are attached the suspending cables. Each pendant carries a hydraulic cylinder attached at one end to the... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4461148 | Hydrostatic drive systems A hydrostatic drive system consisting of at least two component systems is provided, each component consisting of an adjustable pump, where the loading of the pump adjusting cylinder is regulated by a hydraulically controlled servo control valve, one side... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4460888 | Fuse A simple and inexpensive low current fuse consists solely of a rigid rod of electrically insulating material and, extending throughout the length of and carried by the rod, at least one longitudinally continuous layer of electrically conductive material. ... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4458741 | Method of aspiration casting A method for forming metal articles, such as rods and tubes by aspiration casting is provided in which a hollow frangible mold, such as a glass tube, is immersed at one end in a molten metal bath, a vacuum is applied to the other end controlled with respe... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4458485 | Controls for differential speed controlled vehicle A control is provided for the drive of a motor vehicle with differential-speed steering and with a hydrostatic power transmission unit on each side of the vehicle, where the adjusting element of each of the two power transmission units is provided with a ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4457155 | Overhung bar rolling mill stand and two-axis gauge control system The mill stand houses a pair of upper backup rolls and a pair of lower backup rolls between which pairs the upper and lower roll drive shafts are journalled. The overhung work rolls are affixed to the ends of the drive shafts. Apparatus is provided for au... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4456405 | Mine roof truss assembly and associated method A mine roof truss assembly includes a mine roof, an underlying elongated support member, an elongated tension member secured in underlying relationship with respect to the support member, roof bolts passing angularly upwardly and outwardly through the ten... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4456228 | Radius attachment for automated welding and cutting torch carriages A radius attachment is provided for use with a conventional welding or cutting torch carriage incorporating a segment of the guide rail carrying a drive means and balancing means, the drive means being driven by the drive of the torch carriage and a conne... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4454876 | Pelvic fixation plate and method of implanting same An implantable pelvic fixation plate having an elongated body provided with a central portion and a pair of iliac supporting portions disposed on opposite sides of said central portion. Said iliac supporting portions having a greater average transverse wi... | 06/19/1984 |
