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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5355869 | Self-heating group meal assembly and method of using same A self-heating group meal assembly and method of using same. In one embodiment, the assembly comprises a plurality of heating trays, each heating tray having a plurality of standoffs extending upwardly from the bottom thereof. The assembly also comprises ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5322866 | Method of producing biodegradable starch-based product from unprocessed raw materials This invention discloses a method of preparing and extruding biodegradable starch blends into biodegradable products in such a way that preprocessing steps, such as gelatinizing or destructurizing of the starch, are not required. Unprocessed raw starch is... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5320164 | Body heating and cooling garment A body heating/cooling garment which utilizes fluid-carrying tubes and provides both air and vapor permeability to promote convective heat transfer while also providing conductive heat transfer.... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5260004 | Process of making Langmuir-Blodgett films having photo-electronic properties Langmuir-Blodgett films having photo-electronic properties and methods of making the same. The instant films may be made, for example, by spreading a mixture of one or more types of biotinylated lipids and one or more types of electrically-conductive lipi... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5254474 | Method of assessing thermal processing of food using intrinsically-created compounds A method of assessing the degree of thermal processing of a food by preparing an aqueous medium including at least a portion of the processed food and monitoring the medium for the presence of a thermally produced compound not present in the unprocessed f... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5254406 | Facepaint material A facepaint material for application to the skin of the human body to red the possibility of detection of the user by a thermal imaging device. The facepaint material comprises metallic particles embedded in a jelly-like vehicle having no strong radiatio... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5232732 | Dry soup mix A dry soup mix adapted to be combined with water and residual food items in ield ration tray packs to provide a soup, the soup mix comprising a uniformly blended and free flowing mix of substantially dry edible components, the mix being adapted to pass thr... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5143828 | Method for synthesizing an enzyme-catalyzed polymerized monolayer A method for synthesizing enzyme-catalyzed polymers using the Langmuir-Blodgett technique. In one embodiment, the process comprises spreading one or more enzyme-polymerizable monomers on a water-miscible solvent. The monomers are sufficiently surface acti... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5096412 | Combustion chamber for multi-fuel fired ovens and griddles A combustion chamber and burner apparatus designed to accept multiple types f liquid fuel for use in ovens and griddles including an outer chamber and an inner chamber. The outer chamber includes an air input conduit at one end and a fluid delivery conduit... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5089298 | Synergistic effect of amylopectin-permethrin in combination on textile fabrics The invention relates to the impregnation of clothing, specifically Battle ress Uniforms (BDUs) used by the U.S. Military, with amylopectin fabric wrinkle inhibitor and permethrin insect/arthropod repellent in combination. In one disclosed embodiment of th... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5059432 | Leavened breads with extended shelf life The shelf life of a bakery product is extended by including in the dough mixture, from which such product is formed, both a sucrose ester emulsifier and polyvinylpyrrolidone synthetic hydrocolloid. The storage characteristics of the product may be additio... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4999793 | Microcomputer real-time flash x-ray controller for data acquisition A microcomputer-based real-time flash x-ray controller, which completely eliminates the "guesswork" in capturing projectiles on radiographs. The microcomputer measures the projectile velocity with high precision, calculates the correct delays in real-time... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4941927 | Fabrication of 18% Ni maraging steel laminates by roll bonding A method of fabricating 18% Ni maraging steel laminates of varying alloy compositions by roll bonding. Laminates composed of a plurality of different grades of Cobalt-containing or Cobalt-free maraging steels are disclosed.... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941359 | Articulating flexure test fixture An articulating fixture for the flexure testing of ceramics, having a lower structure for supporting the bottom of a specimen to be tested and an upper structure for placing a load into the top surface of the specimen. Each such structure includes at leas... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4933003 | Metal alloy formation by reduction of polyheterometallic complexes A method for forming a single-phase, homogeneous and high surface area metal alloy by reducing a polyheterometallic complex at a low temperature in hydrogen-containing gas.... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4928368 | Method of diffusion bonding copper and titanium alloys to produce a projectile A method of diffusion bonding copper to titanium alloy employing hot isosic pressure by an inert gas in a sealed chamber. Use of niobium metal as an interfoil between the copper and titanium alloy and the application of the method to the manufacture of a... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4911060 | Reduced weight gun tube A gun tube having an outer sleeve of reduced weight from that of the base d having improved characteristics in firing accuracy. A method of fabrication pertaining to a selected titanium alloy sleeve in combination with a steel base is also disclosed.... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4830479 | Rotating doppler frequency shifter A rotating Doppler Frequency shifter comprises spiral members which surround a first mirror affixed to a rotating shaft, and a second mirror affixed to an arm which extends from the shaft and rotates therewith. Each spiral member has a reflective inner su... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4797639 | Low noise crystal controlled oscillator A low noise crystal controlled oscillator utilizes a single low impedance modular amplifier in conjunction with matching low impedance fixed element subcircuits to achieve predictable and repeatable frequency stability. A low component count enhances circ... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4792732 | Radio frequency plasma generator A plasma generator for exciting electrons in the plasma to a uniform energy evel. In a perferred embodiment, two sets of mutually perpendicular electrodes surround a container of gas, with one set being driven through a ninety degree phase shifter to estab... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4619501 | Charge isolation in a spatial light modulator A spatial light modulator having a lattice of microgrooves formed on the surface of the silicon photodiode nearest the electro-optic cyrstal to prevent lateral charge transfer at this surface.... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4618217 | Electron-bombarded silicon spatial light modulator An electron bombarded silicon spatial light modulator in which electrons leaving a microchannel plate amplifier are accelerated to penetrate a silicon photodiode forming electron-hole pairs therein and resulting in significant current gains.... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4616334 | Pipelined programmable charge domain device Programmable signal processing apparatus for multiplying a sampled analog signal by a multiple bit digital word coefficient. All signal processing operations are accomplished by the splitting, routing and combining of charge packets formed in a charge dom... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4616230 | Conformal phased array antenna pattern corrector The sum and difference ports of a conformal phased array monopulse antenna are fed in such a manner as to correct for the degraded radiation pattern which would otherwise occur as a function of scan angle.... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4613862 | Adaptive mutual interference suppression method A method is described which provides automatic self synchronization (in time) between multiple pulse repetition frequency (PRF), pulse doppler radars. The synchronization technique time aligns data within a coherent look transmission (a group of pulses--t... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4606743 | Two stage engine air breather filter An air filter for removing particulate matter from an airstream by cyclonic action and having replaceable primary and secondary filter elements.... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4604554 | Triggered spark gap discharger A triggered spark gap discharger having a small auxiliary gap in the trigger pulse path. The auxiliary gap provides ultraviolet radiation to liberate electrons at the trigger probe and allow prompt firing of the trigger gap and primary gap, particularly i... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4602832 | Multi-row connector with ground plane board A multi-row connector having a ground plane board mounted between rows of connector pins on the backside of the connector. Conductor shields of individual wires are soldered directly to conductor strips on the printed circuit ground plane board, and the s... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4599622 | Phase only adaptive nulling in a monopulse antenna A monopulse radar having a single set of phase shifters shared by both sum and difference channels. The radar utilizes an algorithm that effects simultaneous nulling in the sum and difference patterns of its phased array antenna. An algorithm is developed... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4599616 | Radar fuze system A radar fuzing system for use in a guided missile wherein the system is tuned in accordance with the estimated intercept closing velocity to permit the use of narrower bandpass filters and thereby reduce the probability of detecting pulse repetition frequ... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4595298 | Temperature detection system for use on film cooled turbine airfoils Improved temperature detection system for use on film cooled turbine airfoils having a showerhead assembly with a series of parallel slots defined in the leading edge of an airfoil, each slot having a multiplicity of film flow ports exiting therefrom. A p... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4590505 | Three dimensional optical receiver having programmable gain sensor stages A three dimensional optical image receiver having sensor stages with a programmable gain capability. Operation of the receiver occurs entirely in the charge domain upon the charge initially generated by the optical signal.... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4588988 | Intrusion barrier and detection apparatus A ported coaxial cable is positioned atop or wound around a coil of barbed wire and is coextensive therewith. Radio frequency energy applied to the cable is randomly dispersed about the exterior of the coil. Variations in the reflected energy caused by in... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4584524 | Missile control system test apparatus having video signal adapter Apparatus for testing the performance of an airborne missile control system, said apparatus including a video signal adapter providing prescribed video displays and interposed between a programmable test set and the host aircraft.... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4584431 | High voltage RF coaxial cable A high voltage coaxial cable wherein a corona-free configuration is produced by applying a room temperature-curable silicone elastomeric material under pressure to the outer surface of the cable braid so that the material is forced between the voids of th... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4582305 | Apparatus for cutting sheet material into predetermined shapes Apparatus for holding and facilitating the cutting of translucent sheet material into predetermined shapes. A transparent plate is placed over a plenum formed by a support frame. A plurality of suction holes are formed through the plate having an enlarged... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4580274 | Transceiver test device A device for testing the digital waveforms in a special purpose multi-channel transceiver system designed to operate in a tactical environment. As selected waveforms are presented to the test device, they are randomized over a fixed time period creating a... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4578680 | Feed displacement correction in a space fed lens antenna A space fed microwave lens antenna for deployment in outer space or other remote, hazardous or unattended location. Electronic means are provided for compensating for errors in the mechanical displacement of the phased array feed elements from the phased ... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4571594 | Directional antenna system having sidelobe suppression An electrostatically figured directional antenna array for deployment in outer space having means for suppressing sidelobe responses. A portion of the reflector surface symmetric about its center is vibrated by electrostatic controls to change the amplitu... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4571578 | Intrusion barrier and detection apparatus A ported coaxial cable is positioned within a coil of barbed wire and is coextensive therewith. Radio frequency energy applied to the cable is confined within the tubular volume of the coil. Variations in the reflected energy caused by physical disturbanc... | 02/18/1986 |
