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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8043408 | Direct smelting of zinc bearing compounds to produce metallic zinc A process and apparatus for producing lead and zinc from concentrates of zinc and lead sulfides or oxides includes the steps of: (a) mixing lead ore and/or zinc ore concentrates, iron bearing and carbon containing materials, metall... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038767 | Method of recovering metal values from ores An improved method for processing of nickel bearing saprolite and limonite ores to recover the valuable minerals contained therein, comprising leaching the ore with nitric acid to form a slurry; separating the iron values by precipitation, removing the iron values; ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8016913 | Nickel-laterite process An improved method for processing of nickel-bearing ores, laterite ores, saprolite and limonite ores, oxidic and sulfide ores, metallurgical wastes, and other metal-bearing materials, to recover the valuable minerals contained therein, comprising comminuting ore to ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7985389 | Direct processing of ferrotitania ores and sands A method for producing pig iron by direct processing of ferrotitania sands, by the steps of: (a) mixing carbonaceous reductant, a fluxing agent, and a binder with titanium-containing materials selected from iron sands, metallic oxi... | 07/26/2011 |
| D634092 | Flooring jack | 03/08/2011 |
| 7854406 | Air separator for comminuted materials An air separator is provided with a rotor positioned above three concentric vessels. The rotor and a plurality of entry ports segregate comminuted material into the three vessels. An exit port from each vessel directs the separated comminuted material for further co... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7829817 | Device for removing solder material from a soldered joint In a basic variant of a soldering device whereby a laser device is used for melting solder material (3), a protective device is provided which protects the laser lens system (22) from suctioned liquid solder material. Protection of the laser lens syste... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7717316 | Method and device for applying a solder to a substrate A method for applying a solder to a substrate by positioning solder in a solid state, melting it and then impacting it against a substrate by the action of compressed gas. The method utilizes a holder having a capillary bore whose diameter, at the substrate end, has... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7661384 | Closure cap for a container having time-date indicators A closure cap for a product container such as a prescription medicine vial, that has a number time and date dials for reminding a user when to take the next dose. The cap's time and date dials are rotatable together or individually with the use of uniquely shaped tu... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7605318 | Gyro-JIG apparatus for repairing a stringed musical instrument An improved method and apparatus for safely and securely holding and manipulating a musical instrument for construction or repair, the apparatus for which consists of a base, a pedestal upstanding from the base having an associated vertically adjustable post, an ins... | 10/20/2009 |
| D602539 | Physical workout device | 10/20/2009 |
| 7578244 | Easily assembled and repairable plastic shipping pallet An easily assembled and repairable plastic shipping pallet includes two or more plastic runner rails and multiple plastic cross boards secured perpendicularly to the top and bottom of the runner rails by pins and pin receiver/retainers. The pins engage and retain th... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7451671 | Porta jack for flooring An improved method and apparatus for urging a flooring strip into close or tight engagement with the adjacent flooring strip, which has already been fixed into position, and holding the flooring strip securely in position for nailing or otherwise fixing the flooring... | 11/18/2008 |
| D554039 | Bicycle stabilizer wheel mounting bracket | 10/30/2007 |
| D553946 | Lock | 10/30/2007 |
| D549623 | Hitch step apparatus | 08/28/2007 |
| 7215833 | Method of matching a digital camera image to a database using a timestamp device The invention is a method for correlating and assigning digital camera images to a database file. The method enables a photographer to keep track of large numbers of subjects and items. The method uses a timestamp from a bar code reader to synchronize recorded swipe... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7101604 | Footwear sole having a natural grip The invention is footwear having an outer sole(s) with an ergonomic gripping or traction surface. More particularly, the ergonomic gripping or traction surface is a gripping and traction pattern, formed as an integral part of a shoe sole, that is based on a natural ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6993871 | Gutter cover having a unique interlocking bracket The invention is a bracket for installing a gutter cover for ducting rainwater to a rainwater gutter, where the gutter cover prevents debris from entering the gutter. The bracket is roughly shaped like three extended fingers, where each finger is a strut. The struts... | 02/07/2006 |
| D509093 | Towel with border | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929376 | Systems, devices and methods for lighting Systems, devices and methods for lighting include a lighting fixture having a first electrical system including a first set of electrical components operable by a first power source located remotely from the lighting fixture. A first light-emitting device is mountab... | 08/16/2005 |
| 5655706 | Reusable top for use with a disposable storage container An improved method and apparatus for the disposal of noxious and hot kitchen waste using a reusable, sealable top structure detachably fixed in a discarded paper half-gallon consumer grade liquid container. Once the carton has been emptied of the milk or ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5623601 | Apparatus and method for providing a secure gateway for communication and data exchanges between networks An apparatus and method for providing a secure firewall between a private network and a public network are disclosed. The apparatus is a gateway station having an operating system that is modified to disable communications packet forwarding, and further m... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5551462 | Cleaning and disinfection machine for medical devices having narrow channels, particularly endoscopes The cleaning and disinfection machine for medical devices with narrow channels particularly endoscopes, has a pressure chamber (1) in which the objects to be cleaned are inserted. A circulating pump of the machine supplies the pressure chamber with pressu... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5536217 | Clearance take-up articulation used in automobile seats An articulation used in automobile seats, comprising: a mobile flange having a mobile flange inner toothing; a double satellite; a fixed flange having a fixed flange inner toothing for cooperating with said double satellite, the toothings of which mesh on... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5447146 | Oven rack assembly An oven rack assembly to support cooking vessels within an oven that is capable of being pulled outwardly and upwardly exterior to the oven's interior heating chamber. The rack is situated within a frame generally conforming to the shape and size of the i... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5447551 | Method and apparatus for the removal of hydrogen sulfide from a process gas stream An improved method and apparatus for forming metallized iron by direct reduction of particulate iron oxide is disclosed. Spent reducing gas is recycled from the reduction furnace through a cooler-scrubber and a catalyst-containing stoichiometric gas refor... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5444384 | Method and device of contactless measurement of electric voltages in a unit under measurement with an insulating surface A method and device for contactless measurement of electric voltages in a unit under measurement with an insulating surface, a primary electron beam being directed onto the insulating surface of the unit. The energy of the secondary electrons in a seconda... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5437708 | Iron carbide production in shaft furnace A method and apparatus for the production of iron carbide in a shaft furnace, by reacting a carbon containing reducing gas as the process gas with particulate metal oxide material for an extended residence time at low temperature.... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5431057 | Integratable capacitative pressure sensor A process for manufacturing an integratable capacitative pressure sensor includes the following steps, starting from a semiconductor substrate (1): application of a guard film (2), precipitation of a polycrystalline semiconductor film (4), doping the poly... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5431311 | Rotary airlock valve using a single seat A vaneless rotor airlock valve using a single seat. In the preferred embodiment a hollow rotor is supported by two bearings to rotate within a first bore of the valve housing, which includes intersecting transverse bores. The rotor includes an opening whi... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5412912 | Modular slatwall assembly A slatwall assembly having modular channels formed independently of the wallboard material, which channels are slidably adjustable in both a horizontal and vertical manner, and which can be installed in any desired configuration, the slatwall assembly hav... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5413313 | Integrated power switch structure having a vertical thyristor controlled by a lateral MOS transistor An integrated power switch structure comprises a lateral MOS transistor (3) and a lateral or vertical thyristor (2). The drain-source path of the lateral MOS transistor (3) is in series with the cathode-anode path of the thyristor (2). In order to ensure ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5410823 | Replaceable golf cleat A replacement cleat or spike structure for attachment to the outer surface of a worn cleat or spike depending from the sole of a shoe, having a generally hollow, conical spike member attached at its base to a circular, dish-shaped flange. The hollow porti... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5406579 | Dynamic seal A method and apparatus for limiting the passage of a gas such as air through an opening, particularly an opening through which solid material passes, by providing a sealing chamber in advance of the entrance to the low pressure chamber having a large plen... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5400358 | Continuous scrap preheating A method and apparatus for reducing the production or emission of noxious gases while continuously preheating a mixture of iron-bearing scrap charge materials for an electric steelmaking furnace operation with off-gas from, the furnace, including provisio... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5374401 | Blood sampling apparatus A blood sampling apparatus includes a housing (1) closed off by a rotatable cover (4), which in turn seals off the housing completely with a seal (7). The cover has a threaded sleeve (9), which cooperates with a piston rod for axial displacement of a pist... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5366257 | Pipe connector An improved connecting device for of securing a pipe fitting of one material to a pipe of another. This invention provides a connector body with an insert fitting which does not leak therebetween. Further, the invented device has an integral annular flang... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5361972 | Purge strap for welding An improved method and apparatus for shielding inert gas from seeping out of metal pipes in a welding application wherein a high-temperature resistant purge strap is placed around the weld gap and the pipe ends. Advantageously, the purge strap is equipped... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5354019 | Holding means for mounting an electrical component actuated by a rotating spindle on an object Apparatus for mounting an electrical component actuated by a rotating spindle (e.g., a potentiometer or a selector switch) having a cross-slide guideway made of two slide components wherein a first slide component is displaceable relative to the second sl... | 10/11/1994 |
