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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4080239 | Automated label applicator An automated label applicator includes an elongated arm which is rotatable between a first position, in which the label applicator receives an adhesive-backed label as it is being separated from an elongated strip of label stock backing, and a second posi... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4078311 | Dental hygiene demonstration apparatus The apparatus and technique enable an instructor, for example, an elementary grade school teacher, to simulate good and band dental hygiene conditions, including the presence of plaque between the teeth and the removal of the same with flossing; the prese... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078195 | Adaptive control system for numerically controlled machine tools Prior art adaptive control systems for numerically-controlled milling machines are first discussed in which N/C instructions and adaptive control system data are obtained and stored in a storage medium utilizing a software routine which takes into conside... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4076453 | Bearing ring for blade of a controllable pitch propeller In a controllable pitch propeller assembly, a threaded and split bearing ring engages an internally threaded radial bore in the hub of the assembly. A plug for expanding the bearing ring is provided to interlock the threads of the ring with those of the r... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4073440 | Combination primary and fan air thrust reversal control systems for long duct fan jet engines Combination primary and fan air thrust reversal control systems for long duct fan jet engines are disclosed. In one form, the system spoils and expands primary air and, then, allows the spoiled, expanded air to exit from the fan air duct exhaust nozzle wh... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4071208 | Mechanical mixer for controlling aircraft spoilers In a system for positioning the spoilers on the port and starboard wings of an aircraft, a mechanical mixer that incorporates a three-dimensional cam receives pilot-controlled roll (control wheel) and speed-brake inputs and combines them to produce left a... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4071850 | Camera lens barrel suitable for flash photography A camera lens barrel suitable for flash photography, wherein flash guide numbers are marked either on the distance adjusting ring or the diaphragm value adjusting ring, is disclosed. The distance adjusting ring and the diaphragm value adjusting ring are s... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4069749 | Expansible drive shaft tool mechanism An expansible drive shaft tool mechanism is disclosed in which mutually cooperating parallel drive shafts carry tool elements that can be shifted into and locked by shaft expansion in any of selected positions along such drive shafts. Applied hydraulic pr... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4068859 | Combined fuel tank protective cover and thigh grip pad for motorcycles A combined protective cover and rider's safety leg grip pad device for removable mounting on a motorcycle fuel tank. A flexible pad panel enwrapping the fuel tank is maintained under tension by removable connector means extending between opposite side edg... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4068701 | Refractory materials A refractory shape is molded on a pattern by pouring over the pattern a mixture of two slurries each of which is stable but which together react to gell. The mixture is formed by merging two slurry streams immediately above the pattern.... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4069018 | Explosive gas monitoring method and apparatus Monitoring of the recirculated atmosphere of an oxygen pulping reactor to determine when the inflammability level of combustible gases in the reactor atmosphere has reached a predetermined percentage of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the reactor atmos... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4068121 | Light collector and prism light source for photoelectric readers A light collector and prism that collects light from a single bulb and produces a narrow strip light beam is disclosed. The light collector and prism is formed of an elongate, integral piece of transparent material (plastic) and includes a light collectin... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4067645 | Minimum mean-square error linear optical filter A method of forming a minimum mean-square error linear filter photographically is disclosed. The optimum filter may be obtained photographically. In one form, a first photographic negative of a monolayer of cells having a high percentage of cells of the g... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4067734 | Titanium alloys Disclosed are alloys of titanium possessing improved combinations of strength, toughness and stress corrosion resistance. These titanium alloys contain from 3.8 to 5.3% Al, up to 4.0% Zr, 2.5 to 4.25% Mo, 2.5 to 4.25% V, up to 1.25% Fe, up to 2.2% Cr and ... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4066214 | Gas turbine exhaust nozzle for controlled temperature flow across adjoining airfoils An exhaust nozzle for exhausting the effluent of a turbofan gas turbine engine across a portion of the upper surface of an aircraft wing wherein the exhaust nozzle is arranged to establish a temperature profile within the exhausted gases that prevents ove... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4067023 | Shutter speed digital display device for cameras A shutter speed digital display device for cameras equipped with both automatic and manual shutter speed controls is disclosed. A shutter speed display control circuit generates a first digital signal in accordance with the adjustment of the camera's shut... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4065724 | Balanced low impedance differential input line preamplifier A balanced low impedance differential input line preamplifier comprising a differential amplifier and a pair of high gain common base input stages. The input signal is directly applied to the emitters of the common base input stages and the collectors of ... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065722 | Demodulation method and circuit for discretely modulated ac signals Demodulation of an ac signal that has been modulated by discrete changes in its amplitude, frequency or phase, is effected by first feeding the modulated ac signal through an amplitude limiter and hence through a bandpass filter tuned to a preselected fre... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065576 | Method for using a ruminant repellent comprising oxidation precursors of aliphatic aldehydes A method for discouraging ruminants from browsing edible material normally eaten by such ruminants comprises contacting the material and/or the region adjacent such material with a repellent composition. The repellent composition contains as the active re... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065389 | Apparatus for detecting proportion of oil in oil/water mixtures Apparatus for separating oil from water in the process of transferring oil/water mixture at a predetermined rate from a source to an output includes means for indicating when the percentage of oil exceeds a predetermined value. By pumping the accumulating... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065577 | Method for using a ruminant repellent comprising aliphatic aldehydes A method for discouraging ruminants from browsing edible material normally eaten by such ruminants comprises contacting the material and/or the region adjacent such material with a repellent composition. The repellent composition contains as the active re... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4064485 | Digital load control circuit and method for power monitoring and limiting system To maintain power consumption within predetermined limits, the ON/OFF states of a plurality of electrical loads are controlled by a digital load control circuit that forms part of a closed-loop control system. The power consumed by the ON loads is monitor... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4064299 | Anti-friction composite with metal backing of rigid prongs and lubricant overlay Disclosed are heat-transmitting, anti-friction composites useful for example to reduce sliding friction between the stationary platens and moving belts of continuous hot presses used in the manufacture of consolidated board-like products such as fiberboar... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4063169 | Method and apparatus for microwave frequency counting A microwave input signal whose frequency is to be determined is mixed in a mixer with a local oscillator (LO) signal and the resultant difference signal is applied to a low pass filter. The frequency of the LO signal is controlled by a digital processor t... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4061965 | Method and apparatus for monitoring a cathodically protected corrodible hollow member A cathodic protection system for a buried, fluid pipeline that has an electrical lead or coil electrically coupled between the pipeline and a sacrificial anode. As the anode deteriorates by electrochemical reaction with its environment, a current flows th... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4061888 | Control unit mounting and interconnecting apparatus for telephone sets A control unit mounting and interconnecting apparatus for telephone desk sets is disclosed which includes a base member including a first plate portion for receiving a printed circuit board and configured to lie within and be supported by a metallic base ... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4061295 | Shock absorbing method and apparatus The damping coefficient and spring constant of shock absorbing struts for commercial jet aircraft landing gears are selected to allow optimum absorption of forces on the landing gears at touchdown for an aircraft that has been descending at the maximum pe... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4061007 | Electromagnetic dent remover with electromagnetic localized work coil An electromagnetic dent remover including a dent removal head containing an electromagnetic work coil capable of creating a locally concentrated magnetic field when first energized by a slow rising current followed by a fast pulsing counter current is dis... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4061996 | Status monitoring apparatus for BLC systems Apparatus for monitoring the operational status of the air delivery and momentum injection subsystems of a Boundary Layer Control (BLC) system of an aircraft, by sensing an air flow parameter in the supply duct supplying air to the BLC manifold is disclos... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4059321 | Pull-out receptacle for floor ducts After discussion of prior art electrical terminations for floor ducts in which a plurality of electrical cables are located, a pull-out receptacle for such floor ducts is disclosed which includes a sleeve configured to be received in an aperture extending... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4058228 | Passenger vehicle access stair and elevator apparatus A combination access stairstep and elevator means for use in a passenger vehicle entryway. In its retracted normal position a passenger elevator platform member projects freely into the entryway part of its width below passenger deck level to serve as an ... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4056431 | Resin-containing cellulosic overlays Disclosed are improved resin-containing cellulosic overlays for overlaying woody substrates and processes for preparing same. The overlays are produced by admixing an aqueous slurry of cellulosic fibers and a resole resin produced by reacting bisphenol A,... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4055737 | Terminal block assembly for mounting a switch or other electrical component The assembly includes a dielectric base having molded structural portions for receiving and mounting a manually operated switch, and for receiving and mounting a plurality of electrical connection terminals that serve to connect lead wires to the switch c... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4055317 | Aft main deck split level galley A galley for storing and preparing food for on-board service in a passenger aircraft has its main floor located in the aft portion of the fuselage and raised above the main passenger deck. The distance between the ceiling of the main passenger deck and th... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4055747 | Apparatus and method for the synchronous reading of data from a punched card An apparatus and method for reading punched cards having data columns parallel to one edge of the card with each data column containing a coded pattern of punches wherein the card is moved past an aligned array of sensors that are mounted to be in alignme... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4054477 | Method for forming a contoured insulated honeycomb core panel and panel produced A lightweight metallic honeycomb core panel structure having a high strength, a highly contoured surface and possessing relatively low thermal conductivity through the panel is prepared by bonding a first adhesive sheet and a peel-ply cloth to one edge su... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4052832 | Joint and method for connecting structural members Structural members, especially components of a modular building, are joined at longitudinally extending and abutting surfaces by a correspondingly elongate connector having a cross-shaped transverse section. Each such member surface is formed with a pair ... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4051944 | Capstan driven, endless printer ribbon cartridge A capstan driven, endless printer ribbon cartridge comprising an endless ribbon and a flat housing formed of a planar base and an enclosing planar top with downwardly projecting edge walls is disclosed. The housing includes an appendage within which a gui... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4051503 | Exposure display device for a single lens reflex camera An exposure display device for a single lens reflex camera including light display elements for displaying either shutter speed or diaphragm value is disclosed. Nominal values representing either shutter speed or diaphragm value are marked on a glass plat... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4051394 | Zero crossing AC relay control circuit An AC relay control circuit comprising a pair of back-to-back, series connected zener diodes control current flow through a control resistor. The control resistor is connected in parallel with parallel, reverse-connected light emitting diodes forming the ... | 09/27/1977 |
