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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4365392 | Gas-tight exhaust clamp for tubing slip-joints A ring clamp capable of forming a gas-tight 360° indentation in a tubing slip-joint, the structure comprises a circular cross-section which is discontinuous over a minor portion of its circumference and has a threaded bolt leg extending from a first end ... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4247036 | Process for assembling aluminum-based members and steel members The invention concerns a process for assembling aluminum-based members and steel members. This process is characterized by: covering the steel member with a metal film on the part of the surface to be assembled, disposing grains of silicon at the aluminium-ste... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4244713 | Apparatus for analysis of absorbed gases A gas permeable probe for use in the analysis of absorbed gases in liquids, notably in the blood, by mass spectroscopy, comprises a flexible plastics capillary tube fitted at one end with a plug of porous material and covered with a protective layer of po... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4236075 | Apparatus for measuring components of liquid samples An apparatus for measuring components of liquid samples, such as milk samples, based on the ability of these components to absorb infrared radiation at certain frequencies. A single radiation beam is directed through a cuvette containing the sample, and t... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4233497 | Electric heating element An electric heating element for a cooking apparatus or other device requiring uniform heat generation over an extended area is presented in which the thickness (T) of the electrically resistive heating element increases from the outer edges of the general... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4231479 | Closure caps adapted for distribution in a channel Tear-off closure caps shaped for distribution at high speed in channels, the caps each comprising two tear-off tongue portions disposed in a flat V-shape in the plane of the rim portion, at the bottom of its skirt portion. The tongue portions have the out... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4229636 | Spark erosion machining process A process for the spark erosion machining of a workpiece having a cylindrical orifice, formed of any desired cross-section, the invention utilizes an electrode which is moved relative to the workpiece. According to the invention, a first rapid rough shapi... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4229341 | Method of making thermally expansible rubber tubes for use in self-closing gas pipes and pipe joints A method of manufacturing a thermally expansible rubber tube for use in gas pipes and gas pipe joints. About 2 to 30 parts by weight of oxidized, thermally expansible graphite powder is mixed with 100 parts by weight of raw rubber, and a predetermined qua... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4227621 | Sealed tub A stave for a tub has opposite elongate edges formed with formations each having a section transverse to the stave including an arcuate portion, and a rabbet for receiving a floor of the tub extending between the edges. The formations on each stave are de... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4226851 | Stable dental composition containing hydrogen peroxide A stable dental hygiene composition comprising a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and zinc chloride, the present mixture is stabilized by the addition of water-soluble vitamin E. The presence of water-soluble vitamin E in the mixture of hydrogen peroxide and ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4226390 | Mounting device A device for mounting an accessory on a generally vertical column. The column preferably forms part of a support for an anaesthetic or like machine. The mounting device comprises a ring clamp adapted to engage the column at a chosen location (which may be... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4224799 | Gas-operated motor systems A gas-operated motor system of the stored energy type--as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,092,830--in which the gas exhausted from the motor is ducted to a chamber during operation of the motor and thereafter compressed back into the gas reservoir vessel. Re... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4224978 | Method of manufacturing composite strips by continuous casting A method of plating a strip of a metal having a melting point and a mechanical resistance which are higher than those of aluminum. The metal strip which is to be plated onto the aluminum strip is interposed between the roll or rolls and the aluminum strip... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4225349 | Compositions for polishing synthetic resin A composition for polishing synthetic resin comprises a calcined alumina polishing agent and water. The polishing agent is prepared by burning boehmite, crushing it into particles and separating particles having a predetermined particle distribution. Also... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4224779 | Method for fabrication of coated metal packages by thermoforming A method for continuous packaging in metal packages produced in situ, the invention comprises the fabrication of aluminum containers from aluminum sheet immediately prior to packaging of a material in the containers, the operations being conducted as part... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4222753 | Suction cleaner A built-in suction cleaner has a waste bucket of translucent material to permit its contents to be seen. The bucket has handles and is secured to a body section by co-operating projections and recesses, facilitating removal and replacement of the bucket. ... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4220158 | Transcutaneous probe A transcutaneous probe for causing oxygen and other gases or vapors carried in the bloodstream of a mammal to be extracted from the blood through the skin and passed to a device, such as a mass spectrometer, for analyzing the extracted gas. The probe has ... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4215232 | Production of hydraulic cements and cement-forming materials Material for the production of hydraulic cements or for pozzolanic materials which develop cementatious characteristics after blending with an activator, is treated in an expanded precessive plasma in a plasma reactor of the type in which at least one pla... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4209277 | Method and apparatus for separating elongate elements Apparatus and a method for separating elongate elements one at a time from a batch of elements. The apparatus comprises a batch receiver means having an inclined support face to support the leading element of the batch, and element ejector means including... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4206754 | Lung ventilators A volume-cycled lung ventilator providing for both spontaneous breathing of a patient and intermittent mandatory ventilation, the invention provides two parallel inspiratory flow paths, one flow path including a demand valve for supplying gas to the patie... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4206246 | Process for flavoring peanuts Flavoring peanuts by impregnating the peanut meat with a selected flavoring material mixed with water just below boiling and in which the peanut is permitted to soak from 100 to 150 seconds to absorb approximately 10% of the mixture of flavoring material ... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4203357 | Oscillating cooking apparatus A cooking device including an open topped vessel having a prismatic form and a polygonal base which is mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis parallel to its length. Motor means for oscillating the vessel in a rocking motion about the axis and a hea... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4202147 | Silo The present invention relates to a circular storage silo comprising wall members connected to vertical columns, the arrangement being such that loads at the base of the silo are transferred evenly to base members secured to footings.... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4201487 | Device for making sauces Apparatus for mixing and improving the quality of sauces including a mixing vessel supported on a housing, said housing having a funnel shaped inlet through which the ingredients pass. An annular rotor is rotatable with respect to a stator member, the sau... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4200513 | Device for reducing magnetic disturbances in series of very high intensity electrolysis cells The invention relates to a device for reducing magnetic disturbances in a series of very high intensity electrolysis cells. The device is characterized by the supply of an anode bus bar both through its two ends and through at least one central riser supp... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4197096 | Fluid supply system including a pressure-swing adsorption plant A fluid supply system includes a pressure-swing adsorption plant e.g. for supplying oxygen-rich gas to an activated sludge reactor in a sewage works. The product gas from the plant is supplied to the utilization apparatus by a compressor at a rate depende... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4196060 | Method of surface treating an aluminum wire for electrical use A method is disclosed for coating aluminum electrical conductors with an oxide of a controlled thickness to minimize the subsequent in situ deposition of an insulating layer of an electrically resistive oxide at the junction of the aluminum conductor and ... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4194509 | Preconnected catheter drainage system A preconnection system wherein the catheter is sealed to the drainage tube adaptor by a "tamper-evident" shrink band or wrap during the manufacture and assembly of the components and prior to sterilization. The shrink band incorporates a tear strip with a... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4192730 | Carbonaceous luting paste and ambient temperature luting process A carbonaceous paste is disclosed which is used at ambient temperature without need for prior heating. The paste contains: at least 70% of calcined carbonaceous material; a low-temperature plasticizing agent such as molasses, a sugar, an alginate or a lig... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4190424 | Gas separation An air separation process using pressure swing adsorption techniques, for providing high purity oxygen. Two sections are employed one comprising beds of molecular sieve carbon and the other comprising beds of zeolite molecular sieve. Air is fed to a first... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4189334 | Process for thermal treatment of thin 7000 series aluminum alloys and products obtained A process for the thermal treatment of thin products made of 7000 series aluminum alloys comprising a solution heat treatment, quenching treatment and a tempering treatment in three stages: pretempering between 100° and 150° C. for 5 minutes to 24 hours... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4185178 | Control cover for power window or power door lock A safety cover for the control unit of an automobile power window or power door lock including a knob positionable over the actuating lever of the control unit so as to enclose the lever and the surrounding opening through which the lever projects. The co... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4184597 | Reclosable dispensing carton A folded-blank carton including opposed first and second face walls, opposed first and second side walls, and opposed first and second end walls. At least the first end wall is defined by inner and outer overlying panels, the inner panel being integral wi... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4183906 | Oxygen-enrichment columnar absorption process for making nitric acid An improved process for the manufacture of nitric acid involving catalytic oxidation of ammonia and passage of the resulting nitric oxide through columnar absorption zones, the improvement particularly comprising oxygen-enrichment of that gas passing thro... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4182747 | Process for preparation of anhydrous metallic chlorides from waste catalysts A process is disclosed for recovering metallic constituents of spent or waste catalysts containing metallic compounds fixed on an aluminous support. The process is particularly applicable for the recovery of metals such as Al, Mo, V, Ni and Co, contained ... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4181097 | Automatic feeding devices for domestic animals An automatic device for feeding domestic animals with liquefied food. The device comprises a canister containing powder for preparing liquefied food, a feeder connected thereto, a tank containing liquid for preparing the liquefied food, a valve for openin... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4177060 | Reduction of stable oxides In a process for the carbothermal reduction of alumina, carbon and alumina are supplied to a molten reaction bed in a hearth in the floor of a reactor. The reaction bed is supplied with energy by contact with plasma or with plasma effluents. For this purp... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4176018 | Electrolyte and process for electrolytic production of fluorine An electrolyte and process for the low temperature industrial electrolytic production of fluorine gas utilizing a ternary electrolyte having a composition of: wherein the working temperature of the electrolyte is maintained between about 50° C. and about... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4175393 | Rotary vane drive with rotating cylinder A drive apparatus incorporating a rotor rotatably received within the hollow interior of a cylindrical box which is in turn rotatably received within a cylindrical chamber defined within a casing. The rotor is eccentrically positioned within the concentri... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4175485 | Quick smoker A portable food smoker incorporating a cast aluminum base and a lid, of generally dome-shaped configuration, received over the base and defining an interior chamber therewith. The base includes a lid supporting side wall, a moisture retaining groove inwar... | 11/27/1979 |
