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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5537692 | Snowboard glove with wrist protection A snowboard glove provides protection to the hand and wrist of the wearer. The glove includes a shell having a wrist portion, a palm portion, a back-of-hand portion, a thumb portion and a fingers portion. The shell is formed from at least an outer waterpr... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5536398 | Algal filter for water treatment An algal filter that purifies and oxygenates aquarium water comprises an elongated box with an inlet and an outlet at opposing ends with supports along the interior of the bottom wall. Trays having a lattice construction rest on the supports. Algae grow o... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536016 | Progressive system for a match number game and method therefor A progressive system for a match number game. An ante coin acceptor is located near each played card on each player's station. A progressive coin acceptor is also located on each player station. A player places an ante bet or a progressive bet by placing ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5533275 | Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of cargo within a container A method and apparatus for controlling the temperatures of cargo in a container, wherein cooling air is circulated over and beneath the cargo, then between the cargo and the door(s) of the container, for subsequent passage towards the front of the contain... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5533039 | Fault tolerant fiber optic protocol for determining beginning of data A fault tolerant protocol for determining the beginning of data despite the presence of burst errors in a frame of transmitted data. The fault tolerant protocol of the present invention provides in the frame of transmitted data a plurality of different pr... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5532766 | Foldable eyeglasses having locking means Foldable eyeglasses having a first frame holding a lens and a second frame for holding a lens. The first frame has a first leaf and a second leaf with a predetermined space therebetween. At least one of the first or second leaves has a protrusion for lock... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5532710 | Satellite dish stacking system A system is described for vertically stacking a plurality of satellite dishes for bulk transport and storage using minimal space. Each satellite dish has a parabolic dish with a stacking rim attached to its outer periphery at an angle of about 125 degrees... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531129 | Apparatus for extracting wear particles from used oil filters An apparatus extracts standardized samples of wear particles from a series of used oil filters by rotating each oil filter while spraying a solvent fluid into the opening at the base of the oil filter. The apparatus includes a housing to hold the filter h... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531050 | Drywall corner finishing device A finishing device used to form a corner between two panels of drywall has a flexible joint extending along a predetermined axis. Two wings are connected to and extend outwardly in a diverging relation from the flexible joint to form a corner having an ad... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5528856 | Biomass impoundment management system for purifying water A biomass management system using sunlight during the daytime for purifying water having impurities. The biomass management system of the present invention is adapted for use in an impoundment holding water which has an inlet for delivering impure water i... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5528250 | Deployable satellite antenna for use on vehicles A deployable satellite antenna system permits an antenna with elevation and azimuth control to be mounted to the roof of a vehicle. The elevation control assembly for the antenna system has a base with two parallel tracks and a slider that moves along the... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5516053 | Welded metal hardfacing pattern for cone crusher surfaces An improved cone crusher for crushing rock and the like has a welded metal hardfacing pattern made by welding beads of chromium carbide or similar hardfacing material to selected portions of its crushing surfaces. Tungsten carbide particles are introduced... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5515844 | Method and apparatus for weaning ventilator-dependent patients A method and apparatus for weaning a ventilator-dependent patient employs a transtracheal catheter that is inserted through the patient's tracheostomy tube to continuously augment the flow of oxygen to the lungs as the patient breathes spontaneously. The ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5515240 | Self-locking housing including tabs that bear against the sides of a printed circuit board to entrap the printed circuit board A self-locking housing for an electronic circuit such as a power supply. The self-locking housing includes a printed circuit board carrying an electronic circuit, a bottom housing half, and a top housing half. The bottom housing half has locator tabs plac... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5515065 | Deployable satellite antenna for use of vehicles A deployable satellite antenna system permits an antenna with elevation control to be mounted. The elevation control assembly for the antenna system has a base with two parallel tracks and a slider that moves along these tracks. The antenna is connected t... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5513908 | Modular system for assembling food service fixtures A modular system for assembling food service fixtures employs a plurality of leg assemblies each having a front leg, a rear member that can be selectively suspended at desired locations from a horizontal rail, and a substantially horizontal member extendi... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5513173 | Data link access unit for T1 spans supporting the extended superframe format (ESF) A data link access unit for insertion into a T1 span supporting the extended superframe (ESF) format includes an interface for accessing the frames of digital data carried by the T1 span in ESF format (including the data link bits) and calculating perform... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5507271 | Air-actuated ball-throwing device and method therefor Apparatus for propelling balls smaller than a baseball, such as a golf whiffle ball, at timed intervals from a storage bin. The bin contains a plate with a single hole that rotates at timed intervals and permits one ball to be delivered to a continuous ai... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507025 | Method and apparatus for satellite receiver with variable predetection bandwidth A satellite receiver having first and second stages that are serially coupled so that an output of the first stage feeds into an input of the second stage is provided. Each of the first and second stages includes a tunable oscillator for providing a refer... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5503814 | Processes for using bastnaesite/metal oxide compounds Bastnaesite materials and Mg A! (and/or Al B!) materials can be chemically reacted by use of reactions wherein a Al B! ingredient such as alumina is made into a sol by use of a mono-protonic acid before Mg A! (and/or Al B!) materials is (are) reacted with... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5498872 | Apparatus for remote analysis of vehicle emissions A gas analysis device for the remote detecting, measuring and recording of NO, CO, CO2, HC, and H2 O levels from the exhaust (30) of moving motor vehicles (28) utilizes a source (11) of collimated infrared and ultraviolet radiation (... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5493609 | Telecommunication system for automatic switching between voice and data communications A telecommunication system provides voice and data communications over a conventional telephone line that can be dynamically switched from voice mode to any of a plurality of data modes (e.g., fax, modem, or VoiceView protocols) during a single conversati... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492249 | Apparatus to vent high-pressure air to atmosphere in a frozen confection-dispensing apparatus A frozen dessert dispensing apparatus is comprised of a housing that receives at least one collapsible container for a frozen dessert wherein the collapsible container is provided with at least one opening for dispensing frozen dessert therefrom. A dispen... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5489777 | Apparatus for remote analysis of vehicle emissions using reflective thermography A system for remote analysis of vehicle emissions also determines whether each vehicle's engine and exhaust system are hot or cold by measuring infrared radiation reflected by the roadway beneath the vehicle. A source transmits a beam of radiation through... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489016 | Pusher bar apparatus to remove containers from a splice plate between conveyors An apparatus for removing containers from a splice plate between two conveyors employs a sensor to indicate when substantially all of the containers have moved from the first conveyor onto the splice plate. A pusher bar assembly is then activated by the s... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488413 | CATV telephony system using subsplit band for both directions of transmission A cable television (CATV) system is modified to provide two-way telephone communications in a subsplit band below the video signal, preferrably in the range of approximately 5-40 MHz. Each line amplifier in the coaxial cable network is equipped with a byp... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5486839 | Conical corrugated microwave feed horn A conical corrugated microwave feed horn. A conical flare section is formed at the aperture of the feed horn and a second smooth cylindrical section is formed at the throat of the feed horn. The conical flare section is formed with two regions. The first ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5479416 | Apparatus and method for error detection and correction in radio frequency identification device An RF identification system has a forward link that includes an encoder and decoder that utilize an (8, 13, 4) block code. The (8, 13, 4) block code has the ability to detect one bad bit in a thirteen-bit block, and can always detect two bad bits per bloc... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5476438 | Method and apparatus for neuromagnetic stimulation A method for neuromagnetic stimulation or functional neuromuscular stimulation comprises applying a magnetic field with a magnetic induction B to a subcutaneous nerve tissue to be stimulated, and simultaneously directing a focused beam of ultrasonic waves... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5473676 | Telephone handset interface for automatic switching between voice and data communications A telephone handset interface is inserted between the telephone handset and base for automatic switching between voice and data modes of communication. Each station includes a telephone set with a base and handset, interface circuitry, and modem. The inte... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5471219 | Method for automatically positioning a satellite dish antenna to satellites in a geosynchronous belt A receiver connected to the satellite dish antenna receives signals from an electronic compass for generating a magnetic direction signal. The approximate latitude and longitude values of the parked vehicle are displayed and the user of the system manuall... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5454625 | Ice cart A portable ice cart provides both elevation adjustment and tilt adjustment for the ice hopper. The ice cart includes a support frame that allows the ice hopper to be tilted to any of a plurality of orientations about a horizontal axis, and a scissors link... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5446472 | System for raising and lowering an antenna A system is described for raising and lowering an antenna without using an electric motor or hand crank. A shaft is attached to an antenna mounted to the roof of a recreational vehicle. A first adapter engages the shaft. A second adapter couples with the ... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5422332 | Processes for reacting bastnaesite with metal oxides Bastnaesite materials and Mg[A] (and/or Al[B]) materials can be chemically reacted by use of reactions wherein a Al[B] ingredient such as alumina is made into a sol by use of a mono-protonic acid before Mg[A] (and/or Al[B]) materials is (are) reacted with... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5420473 | Spark gap electrode assembly for lithotripters A spark gap electrode assembly for lithotripters allows easy replacement of both electrode tips without requiring manual adjustment of the spacing between the tips. The electrode assembly uses a housing with a conductive cage extending from its distal end... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419314 | Method and apparatus for weaning ventilator-dependent patients A method and apparatus for weaning a ventilator-dependent patient employs a transtracheal catheter that is inserted through the patient's tracheostomy tube to continuously augment the flow of oxygen to the lungs as the patient breathes spontaneously. In p... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5418542 | Deployable satellite antenna for use on vehicles A deployable satellite antenna system permits an antenna with elevation and azimuth control to be mounted to the roof of a vehicle. The elevation control assembly for the antenna system has a base with two parallel tracks and a slider that moves along the... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5418380 | Optical correlator using ferroelectric liquid crystal spatial light modulators and Fourier transform lenses An optical correlator uses ferroelectric liquid crystal spatial light modulators (FLC-SLM's) in both the reference and filter planes. The SLM's include an electrically addressable memory to store images in the form a two-dimensional array of reflective pi... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5409112 | Needle disposal system comprised of blood collection holder and companion biohazard receptacle A needle disposal system has a blood collection holder with an engaged blood collection needle and a companion biohazard receptacle for disposal of the needle after use. First, the blood collection needle engaged to the holder is irreversibly positively l... | 04/25/1995 |
