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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5969615 | System for monitoring and encumbering use of a hand-operated machine by an impaired individual through detection of toxins in the individual A portion a the machine which the operator regularly engages with his or her hands has incorporated therein a plurality of passageways (14) through which a vacuum is applied to draw vapor which is emitted by the hands of the individual. Vapor from the ind... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5819717 | Launcher for a toy projectile or similar launchable object A launching chamber (20) with an exhaust orifice (32) covered by an obstruction member (34, 36) is in fluid-pressure dependent mechanical communication with an equilibrium chamber (40) such that when the two chambers are in fluid pressure equilibrium and ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5793292 | System for inhibiting use of a hand-operated machine by an impaired individual through detection of toxins in the individual A system for inhibiting use of a hand-operated machine by an impaired individual through detection of toxins in the individual has affixed to a portion of the machine which the operator regularly engages with his or her hands a porous membrane (5) impregn... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5707270 | System for detonating a percussion cap in a toy projectile A firing post is generally positioned at the center of the top end of the body of a toy projectile to receive a percussion cap cartridge. The toy projectile has a soft outer body made of light-weight, pliable, compressible material such as polystyrene. Th... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5642415 | Modular attenuator A modular signal attenuator is provided by resistors (R1, R2 and R3, R4) connected in respective series for connection in each branch of tip and ring telephone circuitry. A pair of capacitors (C1, C2) connected to equate to a non-polar capacitor and a res... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5614450 | Spout-filling composition and method for applying A spout-filling composition has from about 50% to about 70% by weight magnesium-aluminate spinel aggregate, from about 50% to about 30% by weight quartz sand, and lampblack in an additional amount of from about 0.25% to about 5.00% by weight of the magnes... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5553598 | Pneumatic launcher for a toy projectile and the like A plunger (34) directs pumped fluid through a conduit (40) into a piston sleeve (60) having a piston (66) that is reciprocally translatable within the piston sleeve (60). The conduit (40) terminates in a nozzle (49) which projects into one end, a posterio... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5499940 | Fluid powering and launching system for a toy vehicle A system (10) simultaneously directs compressed fluid to a turbine while compressing fluid to disengage a locking mechanism that restrains movement of the toy vehicle (11). A primary tube (20), attached to the toy vehicle body (12), forms a primary chambe... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5493824 | Rotatably mounted skylight having reflectors A housing (20) has an opening for receiving sunlight (54). The opening is covered with an ultraviolet-deflecting lens (50). The housing (20) contains reflectors (80, 82, 84) which direct sunlight (54) through a conduit (91) to a diffuser (98). The housing... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5429157 | Blade type drop wire An elongated blade (20) has a slot (22) for receiving a contact bar (15) and an eyelet (30) at one end for receiving passing yarn (11). The eyelet (30) has a curled lip (34). The upper end of the slot has a slanted, or oblique, edge (23) which forms an an... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5398873 | Fluid pulsator with accumulator for frequency control A fluid pulsator (10) has a main housing (20) having an outlet conduit (24) projecting into a chamber (25) defined by the front of the main housing (20). A primary piston (30) is reciprocally translatable within the main housing (20) and has fluid conduit... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5395656 | Method and composition for treating wood A wood preservative composition which contains poly ethylene oxide along with poly vinyl pyrrolidone is applied to wood in a four-step process. In the first step, moisture and excess resin are removed from the wood. In the second step, the preservative co... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5392985 | Container for shipping storing and displaying articles A box-like container (10) is formed from a scored blank (12) which has a base panel (20) which serves as the bottom of the box, base side panels (22, 24) connected to the sides of the base panel (20), a rear panel (40) connected to the rear edge of the ba... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5382209 | Apparatus for adjusting inclination of an exercise machine A front portion of a pyramid-shaped base (20) has a pair of steps (26,28). Each step (22) has a recessed area (24) that receives the leg (13 ) of an exercise machine (11 ) . A member (30 ) connecting the pair of steps (26,28 ) provides stability.... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5380438 | Treatment of wastewater through enhanced biological phosphorus removal Wastewater is treated by promoting the presence and growth of BPR organisms, which have the ability to absorb and retain an amount of phosphorus in excess of the amount required by the BPR organisms for metabolism and cell growth. In the process, a mixtur... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5375929 | Article for storing fruits, vegetables and similar items An article for storing fruits and vegetables (10) is formed from a sheet of mesh material (20) which has two edges (22) placed next to one another to form a tubular bag. The ends of elastic strips (24) parallely affixed along the length of the sheet (20) ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5324037 | Mobius strip puzzle A completed, solved game puzzle 10 is a mobius strip made of multiple columns 24 and rows 22 of blocks 20, or block-like pieces. Each block 20 has opposing display surfaces and opposing connecting surfaces which are orthogonal to the display surfaces. The... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5309926 | Restraint for changing an infant A restraint for changing an infant (10) has a major band (20) and a restricting band (40). The ends of the major band (20) are adapted to wrap around a surface (11) upon which an infant (13) will be changed and connect to one another. A second band, a res... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5309812 | Method and device to aid in learning to play chords on a harmonica An elongated flexible sheet (20) contains numbers (22, 26) and corresponding parallel lines (24) that are aligned with the holes (13) of a harmonica (11). The top portion of the sheet (20) contains rows (30, 37, 40, 47) of respective color-coded blocks (3... | 05/10/1994 |
