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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6286569 | Material dispensing and recovery system A material handling system for dispensing and recovering particulate material, such as, packaging material, known as "Peanuts", includes a supply container for the material having a valve for controlling the dispensing of the material into shipping carton... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6045457 | Golf club shaft with an inner member The golf club according to the invention consists, besides a grip and a head, of a compound shaft which has at least an outer shaft defining a hollow portion, a head end, a head end section, a grip end section and a butt end; and an inner shaft partially ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6027420 | Sports racket having a frame with discontinuous boundary A sports racket, particularly a tennis racket, comprises a handle and a frame, including a head part, a middle part, a throat element and a shank element, and a string system composed of a lateral string segments and a longitudinal string segments, wherei... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5747719 | Armed terrorist immobilization (ATI) system A surveillance system is disclosed for preventing violence which may occur during attempts of armed robberies or acts of terrorism, thereby improving the security of persons within public buildings, governmental and industrial facilities. The system utili... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5588920 | Handle of golf club with improved control In a golf club an outer tube is installed between the soft grip and the shaft. The outer tube is a rigid, hollow tubular structure, which covers at least partially the handle portion of the shaft, the improvement comprising a provision of space for bendin... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5470066 | String fixer in sports racket A conventional sports racket is disclosed as having interwoven string systems in its string network whose midplane coincides with the midplane of the frame of the racket, wherein strings of one system which are approximately parallel among themselves are ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5398934 | Golf club and grip therefor In a golf club having a shaft with one end for the hand to hold and the other end leads to a head, the shaft is equipped with a sleeve unit comprising a rigid sleeve member and an elastic media element, covering the shaft end, wherein the inner surface of... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5335919 | Movable end cap for the handle of a sports racket The invention is for an improvement of a conventional sports racket, especially the tennis racket, and is directed to the end cap on the racket handle. The end cap is made into two parts, one an end closure fixed at the butt end of the handle of the racke... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5323468 | Bone-conductive stereo headphones An arrangement was devised for the delivery of stereophonic soundwaves through the mastoid bone structure of the human skull. The system allows for the partial bypassing of the use of the auditory canals, and for the conduction of audio output signals gen... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5306004 | Sports rackets having all strings dampened for vibration A sports racket having a top portion, two lateral portions connecting the top portion to a throat, a shank portion, a handle, and a string network of longitudinal and cross strings defining a string network, is disclosed as having a frame structure with a... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5275407 | Grip of sports racket having raised ridges A sports racket having a handle comprising a shaft with an end cap at its butt end and a gripping device wrapped spirally over the shaft. The gripping device contains a grip strip which has multiple raised ridges embossed at the surface of the grip strip,... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5276620 | Automatic countersteering system for motor vehicles A countersteering system is disclosed for a road vehicle including sensors arranged to sense the speed of steerable wheels in response to changes in road surface texture, the lateral movement of the wheels in response to skid movement, and the rotational ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5259617 | Golf club having swivel facilitating means A golfclub is disclosed as having a shaft connecting a golf head at one end to a handle at the other end. The golf head has a hitting face arranged for contact with a golfball, and is connected to the end of the shaft by a hinge having its pivot axis arra... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5169146 | Damping device for sports rackets An improvement for application to the string network of a sports racket in the form of an elastic band held in moving contact with one or more strings in the network for damping the shock produced on the network by a ball coming in playing contact therewi... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5166681 | Passive vehicle presence detection system A passive optical system (POS) is disclosed for detecting the presence of an object, such as a vehicle, in one or more areas of surveillance. The system includes one or more sensor tubes, each having one or more photosensitive devices arranged interiorly ... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5165687 | Damping layer assembly with constraining plate layer for sports racket A damping assembly for a sports racket is disclosed as being applied between a grommet or grommet strip associated with the racket and the racket frame to which the grommet or grommet strip is attached. The damping assembly includes a layer surrounding th... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5160139 | Handle device for sports equipment shafts A sports equipment having a shaft connected between a handle for gripping by a user during play and a working end such as a head against which a ball may be impacted wherein the handle is formed with a rigid sleeve member adapted to encircle one end of th... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5158286 | Damping device for sports rackets An improvement for application to the string network of a sports racket is disclosed as being in the form of an elastic band held in moving contact with one or more strings in the network for damping the shock produced on the network by a ball coming in p... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5152526 | Frame for sports rackets A frame is disclosed for use as a sports racket, the frame being closed to surround and support a string network comprising longitudinal and cross strings to define a ball hitting region. The midplane of the frame or that plane which extends through the c... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5141228 | Shock absorbing string post for sports rackets A damping device is disclosed for application to longitudinal strings of a string network used in sports rackets having a frame comprising a head, side portions and a throat section supporting the side portions. At least some of the longitudinal strings a... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5137274 | Extensible grommet strip for sports rackets An extensible grommet strip used in sports rackets is disclosed as having a strip connecting a multiple of grommets along its length, each grommet having a flaring end being connected to the strip, and a stem having an inside hole for passing the string, ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5092016 | Removable grommet pad and method of use A grommet pad for use with a sports racket having a frame formed with string holes for a string network and utilizing hollow grommets, having a flared end connecting to a long stem to support and guide strings through the frame, the grommet pad is adapted... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5080363 | Sports equipment with enhanced flexibility A sports equipment such as a golf club, for example, is described as having a handle, a head and a shaft connecting the handle to the head. The handle is formed as a hollow shaft segment into which a reduced diameter segment of the shaft, referred to as t... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5073062 | Apparatus for texturing bridge decks, runways and the like A method and apparatus is disclosed for producing grooves in plastic concrete bridge decks, airport runways and the like having a cutter bar supporting a plurality of parallel cutter blades adapted to be imbedded in the surface of a deck. The cutter bar i... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5054781 | Sports equipment with enhanced flexibility A sports equipment is disclosed as having a handle, a head and a shaft connecting the head to the handle wherein the shaft has at its butt end of the handle a segment which is partially hollow and an insertion point. The equipment includes a central membe... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5031684 | Vehicle windshield shade A windshield blind or shade adaptable for application to any of the window areas of a vehicle is disclosed as being made of flexible insulative fabric material having at least one suction cup adjacent each side edge for attachment to the surface of a wind... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5014987 | Frame for sports racket A sports racket frame shaped to extend around a ball-hitting region covered by a string network has an outer perimeter region forming an anchorage for the strings, which otherwise clear the frame inward of their anchorage. Support regions of the frame ext... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5009422 | Sports racket A sports racket is disclosed as having an oval-shaped frame supporting a string network. The frame has a generally flat horizontal member arranged in the plane of the network and a generally flat vertical member having a leg extending on both sides of the... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4988101 | Shock absorbing string post for sports rackets A damping device for application to longitudinal network strings used in sports rackets having a frame comprising a head, side portions and a throat section supporting the side portions. At least some of the longitudinal strings are directed toward and ar... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4984932 | Apparatus for continuous formation of concrete curbs A curb forming apparatus is disclosed as having a concrete extruding mold device arranged for continuously receiving concrete and discharging the same to form a standard height curb. Elements of the mold device are connected to a power driven actuator and... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4947722 | Music box arrangements for cakes, toys, ornaments, and the like A novel cake layer is disclosed for use in a single or multi-layer cake arrangement of the type served at wedding receptions, anniversaries or other special occasions. The layer is a simulated cake layer made of plastic foam material sold under the tradem... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4744694 | Method and apparatus for texturing bridge decks and the like An apparatus for producing grooves in plastic concrete bridge decks and the like having a cutter bar supporting a plurality of parallel cutter blades adapted to be embedded in the surface of a deck and a driving mechanism for imparting reciprocal movement... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4690392 | Envelope configuration for use in a high speed copier with envelope printing capability An envelope construction for use in a copy sheet feeding apparatus of a copying machine. The envelope having panels which, before closure and sealing, have only two overlapping layers of material and straight side edges which are equal to or greater than ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4684240 | Document scanning drum and flash exposure copier An electrostatographic printing system is disclosed as having a document supporting drum and an optical means for scanning a document for exposing the same to a moving photoreceptor belt. The belt and the drum have their surfaces moved in synchronism by a... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4678179 | Copying machine with a rotary sorter having sheet gripping devices A sorting apparatus arranged to receive a stream of sheets for collating the same into booklets having a rotary sorter comprised of a plurality of bins each of which includes a sheet clamping device to hold sheets in registered orientation in the bins. Co... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4641952 | Selective development control for electrostatic reproduction machines A control system for use with an electrostatic developing system of a reproduction machine that normally remains in developing condition during machine operation. The control includes a lamp and circuit therefor which becomes energized to dissipate the ch... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4630722 | Electromagnetic wrap spring clutch An electromagnetic wrap spring clutch is disclosed as having the clutch energizing electromagnetic coil of a diameter which is smaller than the diameter of the wrap spring clutching coil and located at least partially therein. In this arrangement, the spr... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4630787 | Airframe and propulsion system An aircraft is disclosed as having the components of a high wing airframe, a single engine of the 360 type, and a propeller formed with airfoil cross sections along the blades thereof having profiles which, when particularly matched with the designated en... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4610386 | Stapler having a variable stop member for limiting stapling stroke and staple leg length A stapler apparatus having a member for limiting the angular relationship between a fixed base member and the pivotal magazine therefor. The limiting member includes a stepped stop member positionable between the base member and magazine, and is formed so... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4602776 | Insertion apparatus for use with copier/sorter system An apparatus and method in conjunction with a copier and/or a collator is disclosed for providing on-line and off-line insertion of sheet material or collation, respectively. The apparatus includes a single supply tray and sheet feeder therefor. The suppl... | 07/29/1986 |
