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| 5682738 | Heat engines and waste destruction mechanism A heat engine for the disposal of organic wastes and method of using the same. The invention includes structure for mixing the organic wastes, a substantially isentropic compression device, a substantially isentropic expansion device, fluid conduit betwee... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5676404 | Low profile flanged tee A one piece, low-profile hopper tee is provided having a transverse, elongated hollow pipe section with an inlet opening formed at a midpoint in the top side and an integral flange formed around the inlet opening for attaching the hopper tee to an outlet ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5667681 | Flight tip extensions for centrifugal separator A vertical or horizontal centrifugal separator comprises a drive mechanism including a drive shaft. A flight assembly is attached to the drive shaft and is rotatably driven by it as is a screen assembly which includes a rotor that also is attached to the ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5657740 | Archery bow pin sight and mount An archery bow sight of the present invention includes slide and a two-part mount secured to the slide for axial movement relative to the slide. A sight, preferably a pin sight, is secured to the sight mount. The slide includes a slide bar and a threaded ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5652999 | Handle for attachment to variable sized hand floats A universal float handle device having a central arched gripping portion and a single foot formed at each end, each foot has formed in it one or more apertures which allows for the handle to be readily attached to a hand trowel float. The base of each foo... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5653069 | Tubular socket drive earth anchor A socket drive adapter for retrofitting to a solid hub earth anchor to convert the solid hub earth anchor into a socket drive earth anchor. The socket drive adapter is formed from a trapezoidally shaped steel plate by a series of 90° bends. The bends cre... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5651377 | Laser adjustable suture A laser adjustable surgical suture and method of using the same. The adjustable suture comprises components that contract when exposed to laser energy and components that relax when exposed to laser energy. By selectively applying predetermined laser ener... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5647103 | Beveled clasp A clasp formed of beveled members, one a male member and the other a female member, which interengage together and are retained in their connection through capillary and frictional forces. The female member may contain a slot, to facilitate its resilient ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5644849 | Bow sight mount for absorbing the forces of shear An archery bow and bow string having a bowsight frame carried by the bow subject to vibration shock and shear forces on release of the bow string, including a vibration shock absorbing attachment for connection of the bowsight frame to its assembly, incor... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5645422 | Mandibular and maxillary arch ander A orthodontic appliance having a midarch expander positioned between two forward orthodontic bands to effect intercanine archlength development and bilateral spring-loaded rod and tube assemblies for molar distalization and added archlength development in... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5643144 | Lubrication system for treadmill A treadmill having continuous solid lubrication system between the inner surface of the endless belt and the support deck. The treadmill has an endless belt entrained around a drive roller and an idler roller. The belt has a first or upper reach and a sec... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5643250 | Laser probe hand piece A laser probe hand piece for use in laser eye surgery is disclosed having a housing fiber optic energy being fiber housed therein. The housing includes a infusion port whereby irrigating solution can be infused into the eye to cool and irrigate the surgic... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5638890 | Interlocking liner for a casting shake-out unit A casting shake-out unit has an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder. The inner cylinder is made of a plurality of interfitting segments which interlock and cooperate with each other to prevent a segment from falling out of the completed inner cylinder. E... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638887 | Tumbling unit having cylindrical liner A retaining rod is provided for forcing a tight interfit between adjacent segments of a liner of a casting shake-out unit, sand reclaimer, rotary media drum, or a tumbling unit. The adjacent edges of the liner segments have triangular grooves which combin... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5638761 | Foldable table leg A foldable table leg for use in combination with a tabletop, the combination having a table surface including a top surface and a bottom surface, at least one foldable leg, the foldable leg includes a leg connecting template fixed to the table surface bot... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5635898 | Fire sound simulator and related transmissions A fire sound simulator includes a random sequencer which produces random signals. The sequencer is connected to a sound synthesizer which transforms the sequencer's signals into random sounds. The synthesizer is in turn connected to a speaker which receiv... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5632612 | Scroll compressor having a tip seal A scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll member and an orbiting scroll. The orbiting scroll member is operatively connected to a motor to be driven in an orbiting motion by the motor. The scroll members each include a plate having an inboard surface an... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5633674 | Hand-held reading device for the visually impaired A magnifying device for magnifying an object and displaying the object on a monitor is disclosed. The magnifying device includes a hand held unit and a base unit. The hand held unit includes a solid state camera which is mounted in a housing. The housing ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5630279 | Bow sight having an adjustable level A cross-hair sight of the present invention includes a frame, a cross-hair or horizontal sighting pin secured in the frame, and a level mounted in the frame to be generally parallel to the horizontal sighting pin. A pair of generally circular openings are... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5628798 | Adjustable and removable intraocular lens implant An adjustable ocular IOL/insert to be implanted during refractive cataract surgery and clear (human) crystalline lens refractive surgery and adjusted post-surgically. The implant comprises relatively soft but compressible and resilient base annulus design... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5619801 | Fiber optic pin sight for a bow A fiber optic pin sight includes a fiber optic cable holder which grips the cable to secure the cable in the sight. The cable holder includes a threaded shaft having a bore through which the cable extends. The shaft is chamfered or sloped at its back end ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5617907 | Recessed nut bar A shallow conic shaped outlet fitting for containers having material to discharge through a valve fitting into a flow directing pipe. The conic fitting and the flow directing pipe each have flanges to hold the valve fitting in position, and headed bolts s... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5613902 | Sand reclaimer A tumbling mill includes an inlet area, an outlet area, and a tumbling area between the inlet and outlet areas. The mill is formed as a tri-cyclical member having an outer cylinder extending along the tumbling and outlet areas, and an inner cylinder conce... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5605389 | Cabinet, bookcase, locker and cubby structures A storage unit, in the category of a cabinet, bookcase, locker and cubby, as provided which includes a frame defining top, bottom, and side walls to the storage unit. At least one shelf member and at least one shelf supporting member are received in the f... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5599068 | Arcuately supported chair A safe and stackable molded plastic chair having a structurally reinforced molded plastic body portion comprised of an integral seat and back rest employing generally curvilinear lines. An integral molded plastic mounting boss, having a hole formed theret... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5597637 | Elastomeric backing for flock transfer A stretchable hot melt is applied to a transfer so that the transfer may stretch when it is applied to a stretchable substrate without cracking or splitting. The hot melt is made from an extrusion of polyester and urethane combined in a ratio of between 8... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5594573 | Image display glasses having an LCD for displaying an image wherein the image provides for viewing by others Glasses include lens assemblies held by a frame to be worn by a user. The lens assemblies have liquid crystal displays which are operatively connected to a PC board mounted on the frame. The printed circuit board drives the liquid crystal display to produ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5581902 | Rotary dryer drum A rotary drum dryer is provided which will dissipate heat from the drum and which will allow the drum to expand. The rotary drum dryer includes an elongate cylindrical drum which rotates on a base and a tire assembly mounted to the drum. The tire assembly... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5579905 | Gift package including candy A girl package includes a candy CD held in a CD holder. The candy CD is in the shape of an annular disc and has a central hole formed therein. The CD holder includes a base and a transparent cover. The base includes a centrally located securing element si... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5581349 | Method for biological cell and particulate analysis An analytical device for detecting and analyzing the population of neutral or electrically-charged solutes, including providing a light source for producing a collimated beam, providing a solution vessel containing the sample solution to be analyzed, dire... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5570577 | Anchor torque controller for anchor installing machines A torque controller which limits the output of a hydraulic motor is provided. The torque controller includes a by-pass circuit which allows the hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic fluid circuit to by-pass the motor. A valve manifold is placed in the by-pass ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5568922 | Composite telescoping baton A telescoping baton having a handle section, a middle section which collapses into the handle section or extends out of the handle section, and an end section which can collapse into the middle section or extend down the middle section. The handle and mid... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5562133 | Fuel dispensing nozzle A vacuum assist nozzle with a vapor recovery system is provided with an automatic vapor return shut-off mechanism to turn off or disable the nozzle's vapor recovery system when the nozzle is placed in the fill pipe of a vehicle having an on-board vapor re... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5561930 | Beverage and other product container display and mount An advertising display representative of an enlarged beverage or other product container, including a body portion of a part of a container, formed as an arcuate segment, including along its side edges integrally inturned flanges, for connecting thereto o... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5558770 | Centrifugal separator having a cone frustum A cone frustum is provided for a centrifugal separator to shield the area of the separator's screen at the top of the flight assembly from the initial impact of the material which is introduced into the separator. The cone frustum is spaced above the flig... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5549720 | Filter A pre-filter for an oxygen concentrator having enhanced filtering area. The pre-filter is positioned so that air entering the concentrator's air compressor is filtered to removed particulate contaminants. The pre-filter has an impermeable housing consisti... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549598 | Glaucoma laser trabeculodissection A method for performing a trabeculodissection comprising the steps of forming a scleral flap, determining the treatment arc of tissue located under the scleral flap, designating a number of discrete test areas along the treatment arc under the scleral fla... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549668 | In vivo modification of refractive power of an intraocular lens implant A method for changing the refractive power (spherical and astigmatical) of an intraocular implant of the type having a lens, either formed of a series of laminates of material, or having a lens that is coated with material, said material, when subject to ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5540465 | Pipe, valve and/or tee coupler A pipe coupler for interconnecting pipes and components together, for transferring bulk and fluid materials, and useful for connecting sections of pipe-end-to-end. The coupler connects grooved pipe to ground pipe, smooth pipe to grooved pipe or smooth pip... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5524854 | Structural supporting bracket A structural supporting system for the use as a temporary support in concrete overhang falsework construction and for the use as a support in concrete slab falsework truss construction and the like is disclosed. The structural supporting system includes a... | 06/11/1996 |
