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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6315159 | Impact dampening system for vending machine chute This impact dampening system for a vending machine chute includes a resilient sheet disposed above a fixed support and a cushioning arrangement disposed between the resilient sheet and the fixed support. In one embodiment, a sheet metal chute provides the... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6248132 | Hip replacement prosthesis A hip joint prosthesis including a stem assembly attached to the femur and having a generally spherical head and a cup assembly having an outer casing received within the hip socket. The cup assembly outer casing includes threadedly attached upper and low... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6213353 | Solid bowl feeder and equipment tray assembly This solid bowl feeder and equipment tray assembly includes a bowl having an outer wall providing a seating rim and an inner wall defining a bowl, and an equipment tray having an outer wall providing an upper end attachable to the underside of the bowl. T... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6186162 | Leak detection and shut-off apparatus A water shut-off system incorporates a water shut-off valve utilizing a pair of adjacently disposed electrodes, a transmitter and a receiving means. The water shut-off valve is in the form of a ball valve. A timing logic causes current to flow to a valve ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6125642 | Oil level control system This oil level control device is for a refrigeration system, the control device being attached between the compressor and the oil supply. The control device includes a housing having an inlet communicating with the oil supply and an outlet communicating w... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6119936 | Bill validator having a magnetic read head with pressurizing device This bill validator (10) includes a bill inlet area (30) defined by opposed upper and lower surfaces (24, 26) and having a magnetic read head (50). A pressure device (60) is provided below the magnetic read head (50) and urges a bill B received by the inl... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6026746 | Lock-up assembly for plate cylinders of rotary presses In offset presses in which the printing cylinder is provided with a tensioning spindle or reel rod the printing plate usually has a hooked edge which is inserted in a gap in the printing cylinder. The printing plate is then wrapped around the plate cylind... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5988573 | Stand for article Telescopic stands for articles such as microphones used by entertainers, hospital intravenous packets and cameras are widely used. Some telescoping microphone and hospital intravenous stands require many turns of a ring in order to hold the microphone, fo... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5951189 | Binder with label holder This binder (10) includes a front cover (12), a rear cover (14) and a spine (16) and is provided with a transparent label holder (50) which extends across the spine (16) and is attached to at least one of the covers (12,14). The label holder (50) provides... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5937666 | Refrigerator unit with lighted door This refrigerator unit (10) with a lighted door (20) includes a cabinet (12) defining a front opening (18). The door (20) is mounted to the cabinet (12) and includes a door frame (22) having top and bottom framing members (26 and 28) and side framing memb... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5903339 | Light transmissive device for optical testing of transported bills This optical scanner for testing the validity of a bill transported through a bill validator includes lower and upper members spaced to allow a bill to pass therebetween, at least one member including a light transmissive area. A light emitting element is... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5892210 | Smart card reader with liquid diverter system This credit card reader (10) with a liquid diverting system (50, 52) includes a reader housing having lower and upper housing portions (12) and (14) and having an outwardly disposed entry portion (36, 46) defining an opening leading to a credit card enclo... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5848724 | Anti-bridging device for vending machines This anti-bridging system for vending machine storage compartments having a relatively tapered walls leading to an exit, includes a relatively narrow elongate member attached to one of the walls and arranged to tilt the longitudinal axis of a container in... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5836331 | Ventilating device A ventilation device for tents with at least one roof top (8) and a place for an open fire under this roof top, the tent cloth (4) having an upper boundary (12) at a distance below the apex of this roof top, so that an opening (9) for discharging flue gas... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5832744 | Distributor for refrigeration system This refrigerant distributor (20) is used in a refrigeration system (10) for delivering refrigerant from a thermostatic expansion valve (18) to a multi-circuit evaporator (22). The distributor (20) includes a body (30) having an inlet (32) providing a noz... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5833061 | Applicator mitt This applicator mitt includes an inner pouch and an outer pouch providing a cover for the inner pouch. The inner pouch includes an outer face receiving a treating substance and is formed from a pair of panels, attached on two sides and one end and having ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5803560 | Curved front construction for a merchandiser This curved front construction for a merchandiser (10) includes a door (22) having opposed side framing members (30) upper and lower framing members (31) and (32) and a flat glass panel (48) held in place by said members. Each of the side members (30) has... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5797420 | Proportioner This proportioner (10) is used in conjunction with a water supply connector (12) to provide a fluid mixing device for water and liquid detergent. The proportioner (10) includes a valve body (20) providing an inlet nozzle (14) and an air gap chamber (15) a... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5756985 | Cash box system for bill validator An improved cash box system for a bill validator (11) which includes bill inlet (16) a sensor (OS) associated with the opening, a bill transporting assembly (21) and a bill stacking assembly (30). A cash box (10) associated with the bill validator (11) re... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5735493 | Adaptor mounting bracket for clocks This universal adaptor mounting bracket is used for mounting clocks to a wall panel. The bracket includes multiple mounting portions provided by offset bracket portions and/or slots, break away portions and auxiliary bracket portions suitable for mounting... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5718404 | Adaptor kit for a toilet paper roll holder This adaptor kit (30) is adapted for use with a conventional toilet paper roll holder (10) of the type including a rear portion (14), opposed side mounting portions (20) having sockets (22) receiving the ends of the spring-loaded core support (24). The ad... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5704093 | Handle for refrigeration unit door This recessed handle (10) may find particular use for refrigeration units, such as freezers and coolers, and includes a front wall (14) having a cut-out wall portion (30) bent to extend inwardly about a bend line (42) to leave a compatibly configurated op... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5699676 | Refrigerator unit with lighted door This refrigerator unit (10) with a lighted door (20) includes a cabinet (12) defining a front opening (18). The door (20) is mounted to the cabinet (12) and includes a door frame (22) having top and bottom framing members (26 and 28) and side framing memb... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5698604 | Durable case formed from an expanded high-density polyethylene A receptacle (10), such as an attache case or brief case, has a cover panel (22), back panel (24), front panel (26), top panel (30), bottom panel (32) opposing tabs (34) and opposing side panels (36). The case is made from a unitary sheet of expanded poly... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5687819 | Portfolio with sliding organizer panel This portfolio (10) includes a fixed panel (14) and a sliding panel (12), with at least one storage area (16), and an attachment (18) between the sliding panel (12) and the fixed panel (14) to permit the sliding panel (12) to be moved outwardly from a ret... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5529207 | Adjustable retainer system for vending machine storage compartments This retainer system for vending machine storage compartments includes opposed compartment walls and opposed elongate retainers selectively connected to associated compartment walls in adjustable relation lengthwise of the containers to engage selected co... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5524819 | Expansion and check valve combination This combination expansion valve and check valve (18) includes a valve body (22) having an inlet (24) and a outlet (26). A control-valve (28) is disposed between the inlet and the outlet which controls flow through the valve when refrigerant flow is norma... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5518020 | Proportioner This proportioner (10) is used in conjunction with a water supply connector (12) to provide a fluid mixing device for water and liquid detergent. The proportioner (10) includes a valve body (20) providing an inlet nozzle (14) and an air gap chamber (15) a... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5511688 | Vending machine dispensing system This vending machine dispensing assembly (10) for dispensing containers of different diameter includes a storage compartment (1) having an exit passage defined by a turnstile member (20) on one side and an arcuate stop member (30) on the other side. The s... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5502946 | Applicator mitt This applicator mitt includes an inner pouch and an outer pouch providing a cover for the inner pouch. The inner pouch includes an outer face receiving a treating substance and is formed from a pair of panels, attached on two sides and one end and having ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5474541 | Valved nozzle for re-usable reservoir of a flowable product A re-usable nozzle for dispensing a flowable product from a resilient container has a removable one-way valve which facilitates cleaning and sterilisation of the nozzle. When the nozzle is used for dispensing a flowable pharmaceutical, the nozzle controls... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5454207 | Applicator mitt This applicator mitt includes an inner pouch and an outer pouch providing a cover for the inner pouch. The inner pouch includes an outer face receiving a treating substance and is formed from a pair of panels, attached on two sides and one end and having ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5451031 | Quick-connect-disconnect non-mar coupling This fluid coupling (10) includes a metallic tubular body (12) having an inlet end (14) and an outlet end (16), the outlet end being adapted to receive a quick-connect-disconnect plug (20). A metallic actuating sleeve (32, 38) is mounted to the body (12) ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5450996 | Seamer with improved back-up assembly This seamer (10) with back-up assembly (50) includes a first table (30) supporting one of the workpieces W1, a second table (32) supporting the other of the workpieces W2, fingers (40, 42) clamping the workpieces to the table, and an improved back-up asse... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5448793 | Window cleaning device A window cleaning device of the type having a handle, a head attached to the handle and a sponge mounted in a longitudinal channel in the head of the washer is provided. A net-like web envelops the sponge. The cleaning device includes an improved stiffene... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5445251 | Binder or portfolio A portfolio (10) includes a first panel (12), a second panel (14) hingedly attached to one side of the first panel (12) and a third panel (16) hingedly attached to the other side of the first panel (12). The first panel (12) includes provision in the form... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5440898 | Filter-dryer unit This refrigerant filter-drier core is molded from a permeable matrix which includes desiccant particles, a binder and reinforcing fibers, the fibers being fixed in place by the binder and being effective to impart strength and permeability to the filter-d... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5433082 | Refrigeration system for a cooler This cooler refrigeration system is for a cooler (10) having a storage compartment (12) including opposed side walls (16) an upper wall (18), a lower wall (20), and front and rear walls (22, 24) at least one of said front and rear walls (22, 24) providing... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5411293 | Double cover ring binder This ring binder (10) includes a first cover (12) and a second cover (14) interconnected by a ring element (16). The first cover (12) is divided into mirror image sections (24) each having a pocket (30) on at least one face (20). The second cover (14) is ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5371914 | Window cleaning device A window cleaning device of the type having a handle, a head attached to the handle and a sponge mounted in a longitudinal channel in the head of the washer is provided. A net-like web envelops the sponge. The cleaning device includes an improved stiffene... | 12/13/1994 |
