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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4498329 | Apparatus for measurement of sliding friction using gyroscopic mass A sphere with a hole through one diameter is held in a spherical chamber hin a tube. The axis of the tube and the hole through the sphere are out of alignment by some predetermined angle, θ. The sphere is held within the chamber and the entire unit is c... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4458328 | Adaptive filter using an ASW storage correlator An analog adaptive filter for deconvolving distorted signals. A clipped vion of the least mean square algorithm is implemented in a first embodiment by placing an acoustic surface wave storage correlator in a feedback loop and performing an iterative two... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4447811 | Dielectric loaded horn antennas having improved radiation characteristics An H-plane sectoral horn antenna is loaded with low-loss dielectric inserts n alternative embodiments so as to reduce beamwidth, increase axial gain and to achieve non-mechanical beam scanning. In one embodiment, the antenna is transversely loaded with a m... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4447083 | Net recovery device and method A net recovery system for recovering torpedoes or the like from the surface f the water. The net recovery system consists of a net shaped into the configuration of the surface of a cone having a closed apex and an open circular base. A rigid hoop is attach... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4439980 | Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) control of fuel injection in gas turbines In a gas turbine engine of the type wherein the fuel is injected through a pray injection nozzle into a combustion chamber, the improvement is a method and apparatus for modifying the characteristics of the fuel spray from the fuel injection nozzle so that... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4438513 | Short wavelength free electron laser using low energy electrons A method and apparatus for constructing a continuous wave (CW) free elect laser (FEL) system capable of providing tunable high power laser radiation at short wavelengths using low-energy recirculating DC electron beams. This method replaces the static pe... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4426685 | Solid state delay device A solid state delay device for delaying digital data for short periods of me. Serial digital data is converted into parallel data and input to a number of parallel memory paths. The data is shifted through the memory paths by a clock synchronized with the... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4425649 | FEL Gain enhancement effect by a static transverse magnetic field with a longitudinal gradient An apparatus and method is described for greatly enhancing the power output f a free electron laser. To enhance the electron kinetic energy that is converted to laser radiation, the wave amplification resonance condition is continuously changed along the l... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4425544 | Dual-gate deep-depletion technique for carrier-generation-lifetime measurement A method for investigating the quality of dielectrically isolated thin film emiconductor layers in inversion-mode MOS devices having dual-gate control capabilities which allow two channels to be created in the semiconductor film. With one channel conductin... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4419230 | Apparatus for containing a leakage of PCB compound Apparatus for confining a leakage of polychlorinated byphenyl (PCB) from an utdoor electrical substation while permitting rain water to be discharged into the outside environment when no PCB is present. The electrical equipment is disposed on a walled pad ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4417313 | Method for optimizing the design of a finite noise barrier A method for optimizing the design of finite noise barriers by using an extension of the Biot-Tolstoy rigorous closed form impulse solution for diffraction of an acoustic pressure pulse by an infinite rigid wedge. An initial finite barrier is defined and ... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4414181 | Gas generator outlet having controlled temperature transition A gas generator outlet manufactured of different metals, each possessing ferent thermal capability, welded together with a tapered internal insulation system. The generator outlet is designed to contain a high-pressure gas having a flame temperature of 3... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4413782 | Jet excitation by an oscillating vane To achieve rapid mixing between a jet flow and its surrounding medium a v is mounted in the jet downstream of the jet nozzle exit. The vane is oscillated in either pitch or plunge by an appropriate excitation mechanism at a constant frequency. The amplit... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4408536 | Method of re-entry body separation and ejection A method of separating and ejecting a re-entry body from a booster rocket thout tip-off by igniting a pair of diametrically opposed rockets attached to the base of the re-entry body which provide thrust at an angle, and then firing a plurality of pyrotech... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4402516 | Fully consumable remotely operated seal A method for sealing ports, ducts and the like using a fully consumable mrial as the sealing medium and utilizing the consumable capability to provide remote removal of the seal without damage to the sealed areas and with no remaining obstruction in the ... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4399764 | Passive shock mitigation system with sea water metering shock absorber Passive apparatus for absorbing the kinetic energy of a collision to prot an underwater structure from damage in a collision which includes a ring suspended by a ring support system so that the ring is positioned between the structure and the expected pa... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4396893 | Frequency selective limiter A frequency selective limiter comprising a plurality of LC series-resonant filters having resonant frequencies uniformly spaced over the passband. Each filter is formed of two identical LC series-resonant sections with a diode limiter coupled between the ... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4394579 | Laser induced plasma production for isotope separation In a system for isotope enrichment, a method and apparatus for separating atoms of one isotope type from an environment containing plural isotope types. Tunable lasers or laser systems are used to selectively pump atoms of the desired isotope to a metasta... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4389274 | Electrochemical deoxygenation for liquid phase epitaxial growth A method for removing residual oxygen from a growth solution prior to liq phase epitaxial crystal growth comprising the steps of disposing the materials in a containment vessel of a solid oxide electrolyte material under a protective atmosphere, heating ... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4388598 | Loss-of-phase-lock indicator circuit A loss-of-phase-lock indicator circuit is described which detects an out-limit voltage, whether steady or transitory. A pair of comparators, one for the high limit and the other for the low limit, are inserted in series between the tuning voltage and the... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4387865 | Method for steering a solid propellant ballistic vehicle A method for steering solid propellant ballistic vehicles during powered flight which eliminates the requirement for cutoff control by allowing simultaneous fuel depletion and velocity-to-be-gained, VG, nulling. The vehicle booster is steered a... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4388032 | Lifting and stowage system A lifting and stowage system for lifting and stowing containers within a ited magazine area. The system provides a sway bracing feature during lifting which also functions as a stowage member when completely assembled. The system also includes a pair of ... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4386855 | High pressure mechanical mixer for epoxy compounds Apparatus for mixing viscous, curable liquid materials in which the compots to be mixed are fed at high pressure (up to 5000 psi) into the central longitudinal chamber of a mixing head. The inlet ducts are on opposing sides of the chamber and displaced l... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4383300 | Multiple scanivalve control device A controller featuring digital address display, manual control functions, signal conditioning, transducer outputs and computer address interrogation for a plurality of multi-port devices. For address interrogation the controller is compatible with a stand... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4383061 | Epoxy smoothing compound A coating for smoothing rough surfaces of steel, masonry, and concrete hag desirable application and curing characteristics comprising component A and component B in a ratio of 4:5 to 5:4 by weight. Component A includes by weight, polyamide adduct resin ... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4380745 | Digitally controlled temperature compensated oscillator system A crystal oscillator that is temperature compensated by digitally substrang a correction frequency from the running frequency of the crystal oscillator to provide the required operating frequency. The correction frequency is generated by a digital freque... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4372803 | Method for etch thinning silicon devices An improved method for etch-thinning silicon devices using three sequential tches. The device is pre-thinned in a hot KOH-H2 O etch. The thinning etch is a hydrofluoric, nitric, acetic acids (1:3:10) and a precise amount of hydrogen peroxide mix... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4371420 | Method for controlling impurities in liquid phase epitaxial growth In a process for growth of a layer of semiconductor material by precipitation from a solution of the semiconductor material in a solvent by liquid phase epitaxial growth (LPE), the improvement is the step of adding from approximately 0.01% to 1.0% by weig... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4369679 | Portable rotary machining device A portable machining device that is particularly useful for removing excess peripheral weld from the flat surface of welded-in valves such as breech lock gate valves. The portable machining device includes a housing, a cutting tool, a vertical feed mechan... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4354770 | Wedge assembly A wedge assembly for securing a circuit board in an electronic package gi positive surface contact and excellent heat transfer between the multi-layer board and the electronic package as well as positive lock under vibration and shock. A housing, which m... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4339678 | Multistaged electrohydrodynamic (EHD) generator with parallel outputs A multistage EHD generator with parallel outputs to produce a usable output urrent. A single injector injects particles or droplets into a fluid flow which traverses a plurality of EHD generator stages in series. At each generator stage there is a means fo... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4335987 | Apparatus for vertically stacking flat weights A system for loading/unloading a series of vertically stacked weights, each eight being substantially flat and having a central aperture. Two parallel aligned spatially separated c-tubes receive a weight and are caused to rotate via a right angle drive sys... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4332365 | Flexure mounted gimbal support assembly A flexure mounted gimbal support assembly for limited angular rotation hag a flexure assembly of an open web construction mounted between a platform and a gimbal assembly via a ball bearing assembly. The flexure assembly has a plurality of flexure elemen... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4330699 | Laser/ultrasonic welding technique A non-contact laser/ultrasonic welding technique for strengthening the con laser weld by the addition of ultrasonic cavitation and cleaning. A high powered laser applies heat to a weld joint to produce a melt. The output of the laser, or a second laser, ... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4328436 | Optimally loaded electrohydrodynamic power generator An optimally loaded electrohydrodynamic power generator which provides a form maximum loading throughout an EHD conversion channel. The channel between the injector and collector is in the form of a slender, converging-diverging nozzle of a shape defined... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4326015 | Battery activate assembly A battery activate assembly having an enclosed box with multiple cavities d a storage area. A valve is attached to the lid of the box for connection to a vacuum pump. Each cavity has a needle nozzle projecting beyond the box for connection to tubing which... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4324140 | Electronically simulated rotating prism for ultrasonic beam scanning A method and apparatus are described for electronically scanning a spherily focused beam in a c-scan mode using a spiral path rather than a traditional raster scan pattern. Essential to the technique is an electronically simulated rotating ultrasonic pri... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4317797 | Resin purger A resin purger which reliably determines when purging is completed and prnts humid air from re-entering the purged material. A sealed container has an inlet valve attached to a source of inert purge gas and an outlet valve. A diffuser is connected to the... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4315326 | Inertial measurement underwater tracking system An inertial measurement underwater tracking system which determines range sition onboard an underwater vehicle using inertial navigation techniques. The system uses acoustic telemetry to relay the range position from the vehicle to an operations site. The... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4315169 | Staircase electrode-wall configuration for MHD generators A staircase electrode-wall configuration for a MHD generator which uses fd dynamic means to protect the electrodes from substantial damage due to arcing and chemical attack. The electrode walls of a MHD generator duct have periodic conductor/insulator el... | 02/09/1982 |
