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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5229225 | Solid electrolyte composition A solid electrolyte having solvent ligands and polymer ligands coordinated with metal ion exhibits improved stability and resistance to volatilization or migration of liquid phase components. The solid electrolyte of this invention comprises a metal salt ... | 07/20/1993 |
| 4989876 | Practice golf club and system This invention discloses a system for improving ones golf game by using a practice club with a very small head to hit practice balls that are light weight and preferably are very small in diameter. The novel practice golf club has a head or ball-hitting s... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4828380 | Anti-glare eyeglasses This invention provides anti-glare eyeglasses for drivers for shielding the glare of on-coming headlights and the glare of headlights of following vehicles reflected in rear view mirrors. The central vision area is bordered by a shaded area on the left si... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4823513 | Apparatus and process for vibratory finishing of parts This invention provides apparatus and processes for vibratory finishing of parts wherein the parts are attached to a vibrating head which has internal vibrating mechanism and mechanism for transmitting power to the vibrating mechanism in the vibrating hea... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4818011 | Anti-glare visor system This invention provides anti-glare visors for drivers for sheilding the glare of on-coming headlights and the glare of headlights of following vehicles reflected in rear view mirrors. The central vision area is bordered by a shaded area on the left side, ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4777063 | Curable organopolysiloxane composition The present invention provides novel curable organopolysiloxane composition comprising at least about 50% by weight of a general organopolysiloxane having no more than two vinyl groups and up to about 50% by weight of a crosslink additive which is a polys... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4716183 | Styrene-diene block copolymer compositions This invention comprises to styrene-diene block copolymer-oil-coupling agent compositions which are radiation cross-linked. In another aspect this invention relates to similar composition wherein the styrene-diene block copolymer is a blend of two differe... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4712721 | Solder delivery systems Mechanical means and methods for delivery of solder preforms arranged in generally rectilinear patterns and oriented so that the ends of the solder preforms may join two planar surfaces upon the application of heat are disclosed. Several embodiments facil... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4705205 | Chip carrier mounting device A chip carrier mounting device which is hereinafter also referred to as an "interconnection preform placement device" includes a retaining member having a predetermined pattern of apertures in which are positioned preforms of joint-forming material such a... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4695676 | Cable blocking and block splice protection This invention relates to an assembly of a splice between a cable containing paper insulation and a cable containing oil or petroleum based materials wherein the splice, or at least the end of the cable containing the oil or petroleum based material, is e... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4685683 | Flexible envelope seal and sealing method A seal between an object such as a cable, cable splice or branch-off, and a surface such as a recoverable sleeve by means of a flexible envelope containing a void-filling composition. The void-filling composition undergoes a change from a low viscosity on... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4684762 | Shielding fabric This invention provides a fabric for RFI/EMI shielding wherein the fabric is woven, braided or warp knitted from yarns which comprise conductive fibers and non-conductive fibers wherein the conductive fibers comprise from about 10% to about 80% by weight ... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4668545 | Articles comprising shaped woven fabrics A dimensionally-recoverable fabric having an angled or branched hollow region woven therein. The fabric may have conductive fibres by means of which it exhibits electromagnetic screening. Alternatively, or additionally it may have heat-softenable or hot-m... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4666164 | Method and means for sealing with heat-recoverable foam layer An aperture, for example a duct having a cable passing through it, is sealed by installing a laminate, comprising an adhesive layer, a heater layer, and a heat-recoverable foam layer, the thickness of which increases on heating, into the gap between the d... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4655382 | Materials for use in forming electronic interconnect This invention provides a device for placing elongate joint-forming preforms such as solder columns on electronic components such as chip carriers using a water soluble retaining member which positions and holds the preforms while they are attached to the... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4648919 | Protection of cable splice A splice between two multiconductor cables is protected from ingress of water by a closure which is filled with a sealant which is pressurized by a bladder inside the closure to a pressure sufficient to force the sealant into the interstices of the splice... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4637436 | Annular tube-like driver Annular tube-like driver for insertion into a tube insert which in turn is inserted into a tube. The driver is made of a shape-memory alloy which is capable of placing the tube insert in firm engagement with the inside of the tube.... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4629316 | Attenuation across optical fiber splice This invention provides a method and apparatus for making certain measurements across a splice of a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber, then calculating the actual decibel attenuation across the splice for optical signals transmitted through t... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4628989 | Device for heat recovery Recovery of a heat recoverable article can be carried out without a flame by wrapping around the article a flexible bag and introducing into the bag a liquid of sufficient temperature and heat capacity. Uniform recovery is ensured by maintaining a pressur... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4624720 | Dimensionally heat-recoverable article A recoverable article comprising a recoverable fabric having a recovery of at least 40% may be used for providing environmental protection.... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4619180 | Braider carrier A braider carrier for wide ribbon and/or composite strand is disclosed. The braider carrier guide pulley assembly includes a support, a pulley frame operatively, pivotly mounted to the support, a generally cylindrical guide pulley operatively, rotatably m... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4600804 | Crimp connector having gel between envelope and crimp body An electrical crimp connector includes a plurality of dimples disposed between an outer surface of a crimping body and an inner surface of a polymeric envelope, with an insulating gel being disposed in a space between the crimping body and the envelope fo... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4600261 | Apparatus and method for protection of electrical contacts An apparatus and method for protection of electrical contacts. The protection apparatus ensures that the electrical contacts are protected when they are otherwise located in an adverse environment. To this end, the protection apparatus includes an insulat... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4595635 | Organopolysiloxane materials having decreased surface tack This invention provides organopolysiloxane materials having cone penetration between about 100 and about 350 (10-1 mm) and ultimate elongation of at least 100% and having reduced surface tack. This invention provides three methods of obtaining ... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4593181 | Heating element having deformed buss bars A heating element having a positive temperature coefficient conductive polymer with positive and negative electrodes formed on opposite faces thereof includes a high tensile strength coating layer on the electrodes. Buss bars are electrically connected to... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4581853 | Apparatus for internal finishing of metal parts This invention provides a process and apparatus for internal deburring, definning, and other internal finishing of metal parts by immersing the metal parts in a finishing media such as aluminum oxide and vibrating the metal parts at frequencies up to abou... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4581265 | Wraparound closure A wraparound closure with closure means which can be easily re-opened, such as a zipper or Velcro-type closure, provides environmental protection for splices or branch-offs in elongate substrates, such as communications or other cables, which closure has ... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4576666 | Heat-recoverable article An article comprises two areas of heat-recoverable woven fabric which are joined together along a line by means of a mechanical joining arrangement, such as stitches, staples or a stitched or stapled zip, which penetrates the fabric. The direction of crim... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4573607 | Tube storage and delivery device This invention provides an article for storing and dispensing tubes open at two ends and containing materials which are pure or must be protected from the environment or which are present in premeasured amounts. The article of this invention comprises a f... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4557550 | Optical fiber taps An optical fiber tap which is especially useful as a node in a ring topology data processing system. The tap, which does not interrupt the physical continuity of the fiber, has an open position and a closed position. In the open position, a signal passing... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4537466 | Optical fiber chuck including a cover comprising an idler wheel and a V-shaped insert An optical fiber chuck for use in an optical fiber splicer may be both accurate and inexpensive because the fiber moves through a stationary chuck rather than a moving chuck carrying the fiber. The fiber slides between precision V-grooves, and is advanced... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4532164 | Heat-shrinkable article A heat-shrinkable article comprising (1) a heat-shrinkable layer of polymeric material, (2) a laminar heater which comprises a conductive polymer layer sandwiched between apertured metal electrodes and which is secured to the inner surface of the layer, a... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4521470 | Dimensionally heat recoverable article A dimensionally heat recoverable article carrying a thermoplastic polymeric material and a heat-softenable adhesive of smaller thickness and lower softening or melting point than the polymeric material is used to encapsulate objects such as joints in cabl... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4518448 | Closure assembly and method of using it An assembly for enclosing a telecommunication cable splice comprising a wraparound sleeve having longitudinal edges which can be brought together and secured by for example a metal channel. A seal is made between these edges by an internal sealing member ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4515831 | Coating recoverable sheets A heat-recoverable polymeric sheet is coated with a solid sheet of heat-activatable sealant by heating the sheet preferably to a temperature above the crystalline melt point of the polymer, applying, preferably by means of a roller, the sealant sheet to t... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4512833 | Aluminum-shielded coaxial cable repair Aluminum-shielded coaxial cable is repaired by using a wraparound metallic sheet, such as copper, having a contact means on the sheet, such as "dragon skin" brass strips, and a sealing means, such as a mastic. The metallic sheet provides the electrical co... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4504114 | Method of transmitting UV light through optical fibers A method of transmitting light which has a substantial component having a wavelength below 300 nm includes passing said light through an optical fiber which has a core of synthetic fused silica containing between 500 and 1500 ppm water and a cladding of f... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4499129 | Partially recoverable closure A wraparound recoverable closure, wherein a portion of the closure is not recovered against a substrate, which has a flap to seal across the gap between the abutting edge portions of the closure. Where the closure does not recover against and contact a su... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4498732 | Fiber optic splice organizer A method and device for organizing a bight of an optical fiber and the like at a splice or slack point is provided. The method comprises wrapping the bight about a cylindrical core to form a helix or a pair of helices of opposite handedness, thereby both ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4478486 | Fiber optic splice organizer A method and device for organizing the bight of an optical fiber and the like at a splice or slack point is provided. The method comprises laying the bight on a sheet in such a fashion that, when the sheet is wrapped about itself (and, generally, about a ... | 10/23/1984 |