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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4563892 | Total dissolved gas pressure measuring device The invention measures the total dissolved gas and fluid vapor pressure in liquids both aqueous and organic. It comprises a hydrostatically isolated gas phase of as low volume as possible isolated from the liquid being measured by a gas-permeable membrane... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4549652 | IUD Package A flexible transparent package for transporting and storing an IUD. The package (2) includes a specifically configured seal line such that the IUD (12) may be manipulated into the configured portion (14) of the package and by utilizing the IUD insertion d... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4549461 | Apparatus for restraining and fine tuning the strings of a musical instrument, particularly guitars The fine tuning apparatus functions as the bridge element (20) of a stringed instrument. The fine tuning apparatus includes a base element (22) and a series of fine tuning elements (40), one for each string. Each fine tuning element (40) includes a forwar... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4546441 | Method and apparatus for time based measurement of impedance Method and apparatus for time lapse based measurement of impedance wherein a series of time measurements are made by voltage transitions with respect to a reference voltage across an unknown component and across a reference component with a known impedanc... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4542929 | Articulating clam type grapple for a backhoe Articulating clam-type grapple for a backhoe which includes a mounting head member for connecting to the backhoe dipper stick and tool cylinder. A grapple mounting assembly is pivotally attached to the head mechanism which enables both grapple jaws to be ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4538777 | Low thrust detection system for aircraft engines Aircraft engine low thrust detection system having sensors for each engine mounted on the engine nacelle in the slip stream of each propeller. A given amount of decrease in engine thrust is detected by a thrust sensor and a signal is generated for a contr... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4537123 | Device for pressing garlic and the like Garlic press which includes a plastic transparent cylindrical body one end of which is closed and through which is threaded an elongated rod. The rod on the outside has a turning handle and on the inside detachably connects to a piston. An end piece threa... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4530702 | Method for producing fuel gas from organic material, capable of self-sustaining operation The apparatus includes a reaction chamber which in operation uses an organic fuel input, typically in the form of substantially uniform-sized pellets, to produce a tar-free fuel gas. Prior to initiating operation, the lower end of the reaction chamber is ... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4523913 | Buoyant emergency life saving device A safety flotation device comprising an emergency rescue and life saving buoy for boats which is formed of a flotation body having a ring-type, hollow plastic body generally filled with lightweight plastic foam and which also includes compartments for tet... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4510824 | Sharpener device with guide means A surface mounted sharpening tool having a generally rectangular body which may be formed of one or two sections and which body has blade cavity structure with sharpening blades forming a V-shaped sharpening notch. The body includes a pair of generally pa... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4503861 | Fetal heartbeat doppler transducer A doppler transducer which is particularly well adapted for use in fetal heartbeat measurements is comprised of a piston type transducer with a pair of lenses, which together provide both a divergent acoustic pattern and a flat surface for good acoustic c... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4501228 | Incubator with pyramidal top portion An enclosure (12) defines a lower compartment, while a pyramidal top portion (16) defines an adjacent upper compartment. A base plate (24) separates the upper and lower compartments. The base plate (24) includes a central opening (26), above which is moun... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4497236 | Apparatus for restraining and fine tuning the strings of a musical instrument, particularly guitars The fine tuning apparatus functions as the bridge element (20) of a stringed instrument. The fine tuning apparatus includes a base element (22) and a series of fine tuning elements (40), one for each string. Each fine tuning element (40) includes a forwar... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4494247 | Knee/elbow guard treated to increase durability and a process for producing same A portion of the exterior surface material of a knee-elbow protective guard is covered with a treatment mix comprising 4 parts of a polytetrafluorethylene/resin dispersion, one part of an acrylic polymer resin and 5% of a solution of ammonium sulfate. The... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4491388 | Support carriage for a solar concentrator A support system for a solar concentrator (10), the support system capable of rotating the solar concentrator (10) in both a horizontal, or azimuth plane, and in a vertical, or altitude, plane. The support system includes a footing (12) to which a spindle... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4487428 | Convertible stroller A stroller including the known and accepted structure of wheels, handle and a rigid frame which supports a baby containing seat, enhanced by the fact that several selected ones of the individual elements comprising the frame which are rigid when in use, a... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4483740 | Method for recovery of reusable chemicals from C102 generator effluent Method for the recovery of acidic effluent from pulp mill chlorine dioxide generators using the Mathieson or Solvay system. The spent generator acid is directed through a three-stage evaporation/crystallization process in which spent acid from the generat... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4483532 | Exercise machine An exericse machine primarily used in exercising and strengthening muscles and ligaments not normally affected by the standard dynamic and/or isometric approaches. The machine causes the user to work against a centrifugally operated brake which increases ... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4474440 | Slide projector having two image-projection systems which operate with a single slide tray The slide projector includes side-by-side image-projection systems and a circular slide tray, with slides passing in operation directly between the slide tray and either of two slide gates, the slide gates moving between a first position in which slides a... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4466716 | Slide projector having two image-projection systems which operate with a single slide tray The slide projector includes side-by-side image-projection systems and a circular slide tray, with slides passing in operation directly between the slide tray and either of two slide gates, the slide gates moving between a first position in which slides a... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4462184 | System for improving synthetic surfaces A synthetic surface, such as artificial turf, rubberized asphalt, concrete composition, particulate mixtures and the like, is applied on top of a subsurface base system, which in turn is on top of a subgrade. A liquid impervious membrane is positioned bet... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4441229 | Rotary cleaner-polisher A rotary flooring cleaner-polisher wherein a shroud overlies a plurality of floor contacting rotating wands. The operator is able to selectively supply fluid, a vacuum or both to the area beneath the shroud permitting both application and extraction withi... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4432178 | Composite steel and concrete floor construction A steel primary framing member, or truss, and concrete floor structure in which the top chord of the truss, regardless of cross-sectional configuration, is totally or at least partially embedded in the concrete to cause the concrete floor and steel truss ... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4422581 | Apparatus for recovering rubber from rubber tires One aspect of the invention is a tire debeading machine (10). A tire is supported on a guide apparatus (15) and raised to an operative position by the action of a support arm (21). A cutting blade (33) is moved against the sidewall of the tire, cutting of... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4421524 | Method for converting organic material into fuel In the method, organic, i.e. carbon-containing, material, such as straw, wood chips, sawdust, or dead bacterial waste from a sewage treatment plant, is heated in a pyrolytic reactor, thereby driving off volatiles from the organic material, including hydro... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4420741 | Trim tab position monitor and display device An electronic position monitor (10) and readout device (72, 90) for trim tabs on boats in which the monitor and readout device are connected to the trim tab controls. The device is electronic and position display is based on the time required for trim tab... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4418588 | Sharpening device for single edge type cutting blades Hand held sharpening device for tools and instruments having single cutting edge type blades such as lawnmowers and the like. A hand grip body has a forward nose section in which is located a recess for a single blade having two sharpening edges. A retain... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4417507 | Shrimp processing system A feed tank portion (11) of a conventional shrimp processing apparatus is divided into forward (35) and rear (33) sections by an intermediate baffle (31), which extends across the full width of the feed tank (11). The baffle (31) is configured so that the... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4416520 | Slide projector having two image-projection systems which operate with a single slide tray The slide projector includes side-by-side image-projection systems and a circular slide tray, with slides passing in operation directly between the slide tray and either of two slide gates, the slide gates moving between a first position in which slides a... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4408408 | Decorative mounting system Decorative and ornamental hanging and mounting system for art work, graphics and the like utilizing a fabric base material, a cloth edging material and decorative edge strips together with a decorative hanging means at the upper edge of and a decorative w... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4408206 | System for transmitting power from a solar satellite to earth and subsequent conversion to a 60 Hertz three phase signal Electrical power at microwave frequencies produced by solar cells or similar devices on satellite stations in space is phase modulated prior to its being beamed to earth. At the receiving station on earth, the power in the beamed signal is recovered at th... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4389103 | Slide projector having two image-projection systems which operate with a single slide tray The slide projector includes a side-by-side image-projection systems and a circular slide tray, with slides passing in operation directly between the slide tray and either of two slide gates, the slide gates moving between a first position in which slides... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4386355 | System for determining the location of an airborne vehicle to the earth using a satellite-base signal source A satellite in geosynchronous orbit includes a source of signal illumination which is directed toward the earth, covering a given area thereof. An airborne vehicle, such as a missile, traveling over the area covered by the signal illumination from the sat... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4386317 | Apparatus for testing, in-circuit, semiconductors shunted by a low resistance A signal source in the form of a 60 Hz voltage generator provides a 12 volt peak-to-peak signal to the primary winding of a transformer which has a secondary winding with upper and lower leads and a center tap lead. The voltage between the center tap lead... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4378110 | Continuous paper sorting machine Continuous paper sorter mechanism in which a receiver section is comprised of at least two columns of inclined side-by-side stacks of paper storage bins or shelves with entrances for receiving paper sheets from the feeder. The receiver is mounted for late... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4373647 | Valve for use with flexible dispensing tube A dispenser for use with bulk containers of milk or other refrigerated liquid products having a gravity feed, dispensing nozzle extending from the bottom of a bladder or other liquid container. The valve, through the use of an articulated linkage, serves ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4372772 | Parabolic reflector comprising a plurality of triangular reflecting members forming a reflecting surface supported by a framework having a particular geometric pattern The geometric pattern for the support framework is obtained by projecting a subdivided icosahedron onto a parabolic surface. The resulting framework has forty primary planar triangular faces or sections, each of which are, in the embodiment shown, subdivi... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4372640 | Line maker with laser source The cylindrical lens eccentrically mounted to a rotating shaft having a predetermined RPM for reciprocal movement in front of the laser beam generating and projecting a visually continuous line perpendicular to the axis of the cylindrical lens.... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4372216 | Dispensing system for use on a carrier missile for rearward ejection of submissiles The system includes an elongated support structure positioned substantially central of the carrier missile, wherein the support structure includes a gas-actuated piston-like device which moves between a start position and an extended position. A series of... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4370758 | Sound attenuator for use in conjunction with the motorcycle helmet or the like A motorcycle helmet having a modified exterior configuration to attenuate noise generated when passing through the air. The modified helmet begins flaring outwardly from the traditional helmet configuration at a point adjacent to the chin of the wearer, t... | 02/01/1983 |
