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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5205325 | Flow control valve A flow control valve assembly is provided which, when connected to a rotatable drill string, prevents drainage of fluid from a standpipe and rotary hose of a drilling rig when fluid flow through the drill string is interrupted. The flow control valve asse... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5202094 | Specimen cup holder An specimen cup holder is provided which permits a person to position a conventional specimen gathering device, such as a specimen cup, for receipt of a specimen without contact with the specimen. The specimen cup holder is provided with a specimen cup en... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5195445 | Companionway enclosure assembly A companionway enclosure assembly is provided for enclosing the companionway of a boat. The companionway enclosure assembly comprises a flexible cover, a support rod, a weight member, and a plurality of fastening assemblies. The flexible cover is extendib... | 03/23/1993 |
| 4955391 | Fluid monitoring apparatus A fluid monitoring apparatus has a canister into which fluid is introduced via an entry port at the top of the canister, a conventional volume measuring assembly within the canister and a flow control assembly that receives the fluid from the entry port a... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4916445 | Obstruction proximity indication system for an aircraft Visually observable safe limits for the proximity of an aircraft, such as a helicopter, to obstructions are provided by pairs of lights which provide collimated beams intersecting at limit points located radially outwardly of the arc of the helicopter rot... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4893787 | Fence corner post A unitary fence corner post assembly having a brace member welded to medial portions of a main post to extend laterally therefrom and a strut welded between the main post and brace member. The main post, brace member, and strut are constructed of square s... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4840157 | Engine speed control circuit for drag racing A circuit for decreasing the engine speed of a drag racer for a selected interval during a race has a programmable first down counter for setting the time the interval begins, a programmable second down counter for setting the duration of the interval and... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4832345 | Golf ball teeing apparatus An improved golf teeing apparatus adapted to automatically tee a predetermined number of golf balls in time sequences selected by the golfing participant. The apparatus comprises a housing having a ball inlet opening in a side portion thereof, a housing c... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4825473 | Disposable eye guard A disposable protective eye guard positionable over a person's head to protect the person's eyes from airborne particles and spray mist, the eye guard comprising a tubular hood member fabricated of an open mesh knitted fabric having sufficient stretching ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4812671 | Transmission brake disengagement circuit for a racing automobile A circuit for disengaging an electrically actuated transmission brake of a racing car has a bank of transistors in series with the brake to hold the brake on at the beginning of a race. The bases of the transistors are connected through normally open cont... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4811758 | Pressurized check valve An improved pressurized fluid check valve is provided which, when incorporated into a drill string powered by a rotary table of a drilling rig, prevents drainage of fluid from the stand pipe and rotary hose when the flow of fluid through the drill string ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4801167 | Downhole well fishing assembly A fishing assembly for use in retrieving a separated or broken sucker rod from a well comprising a body member having a cavity in which a slide member is disposed therein for reciprocation within the body member. An entrance port is formed in the lower en... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4779931 | Safety support and stop assembly A safety support and stop assembly for securing a dump body pivotally mounted on a truck chassis frame in an elevated position above the chassis frame so as to permit a mechanic to work safely on components of the truck while the dump bed is in the elevat... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4713859 | Portable cleaning container An improved portable cleaning station for use with a conventional mop device and wringer device to clean floors and other surfaces. The portable cleaning station comprises a bucket assembly for containing a cleaning solution and having a drain opening for... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4704991 | Livestock watering system A livestock watering system is provided which is adapted to selectively circulate water in a basin in response to temperature differentials of the water in a lower reservoir portion of the basin and an upper drinking portion of the basin utilizing a therm... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4690294 | Beverage container An improved container for beverages where the contents of the container can be removed through the use of a flexible tubular member extendible through a pour opening formed in the container when a closure strip of the container is separated therefrom. The... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4667884 | Paint gun tip filter, atomizer and gasket combination In an improved paint spray gun combination having a spray discharge portion with a discharge orifice for pressurized spray discharge of liquid paint, a paint gun tip filter, atomizer and gasket combination comprising a resilient gasket ring having an axia... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4664227 | Portable balustrade and platform assembly A portable balustrade and platform assembly for a structure, such as a recreational vehicle, is provided for stabilizing and assisting a person entering and exiting the structure via a door thereof. The balustrade and platform assembly, which is detachabl... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4627322 | Circular saw blade assembly A circular saw blade assembly adapted to be secured to a power-driven saw arbor and rotated thereby, which comprises a circular saw blade formed of first and second discs, the discs defining a central bore extending through a medial portion thereof and di... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4617917 | Foot hygiene device A foot hygiene device is provided which comprises a foundation member, a ventral brush supported by the foundation member for applying a scrubbing force to a ventral surface of the foot upon movement of the foot thereagainst; a lateral brush assembly supp... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4531655 | Container for fluids An improved container for the storage and dispensing of fluids comprising a substantially rigid support container having a pouring and receiving mouth, a collapsible, fluid impermeable container disposed within and supported by the support container, the ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4483887 | Metal plating iron-containing substrates An improved plating solution for metal plating iron-containing metallic substrates comprising from about 1 to about 35 weight percent of an aqueous solution containing metal ions to be deposited on the substrate, and from about 65 to about 99 weight perce... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4477364 | Acidic glass cleaning composition An acidic glass cleaning composition for removal of residue, deposits and impurities from glassware is provided, the improved acidic glass cleaning composition comprising from about 1 to about 15 weight percent hydrofluoric acid and from about 85 to about... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4459202 | Recovery of bituminous products from tar sands Acidic solvent compositions and method for separating bituminous products from tar sands which do not require a high shear environment employing such acidic solvent compositions are disclosed. The acidic solvent compositions comprise from about 15 to abou... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4226437 | Axle-load distributing apparatus An improved axle load-distributing device detachably mounted on the rear of a vehicle for transferring a portion of a load from the rear axles of the vehicle to the wheel supported axle of the load-distributing device. The device, which includes a wheel m... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4113721 | Water-soluble, non-polar solvent-soluble ethyleneoxy-propyleneoxy containing fugitial tints A water-soluble, non-polar solvent-soluble fugitive tint for textile materials is provided having the formula wherein R is an organic dyestuff radical, [(ethyleneoxy)n (Propyleneoxy)m ] is a polymer obtained by combining n moles of e... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4043348 | Smoking pipe tamper means An improved smoking pipe tamper means is provided wherein the tamper means is attached externally to any conventional lighter mechanism, said tamper means being adapted to slideably move between a first position wherein an enlarged tamper head means of th... | 08/23/1977 |
