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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4085473 | Deck platform extension for boats A removable deck platform is attached to the stern transom of a boat for extending the effective deck space of the boat rearwardly. Hinges are used to removably attach the deck platform to the transom. Triangular support braces attached to the bottom of t... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4085313 | Automatic product-dispensing system An automatic fuel-dispensing system for dispensing fuel at unattended fueling sites includes a number of fuel pumps capable of dispensing different types of fuel. A common control console is used to control the operation of the fuel pumps and to record th... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4084603 | Fluid-blending system A fluid-blending system supplies a constant preestablished ratio of two or more fluids through a common output conduit over a wide range of variations of the flow rate established through the output conduit by a pump controlling such flow rate. This const... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4079479 | Sliding door closure and locking mechanism A closure for sliding arcadia doors utilizes a pair of telescoping tubes biased to their telescoped or closed position by an internal interconnecting tension spring and employs a pneumatic system and a bleeder valve to control the rate of closing or teles... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4074662 | Cooling fan control An electromagnetically controlled clutch is used to engage and disengage the cooling fan of a water cooled motor vehicle engine. The clutch and fan assembly in the form of an adapter kit may be attached to the existing fan mountings normally located on th... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4073395 | Trunk loading apparatus An automobile trunk loading apparatus for loading wheelchairs, outboard motors and the like into the trunk of an automobile comprises a carrier frame on which the object to be located may be removably attached. The frame is connected at the end which is t... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4074323 | Television receiver protection system A television receiver protection system providing X-ray protection to the viewer responds to rectified horizontal flyback pulses supplied to the gate electrode of a silicon controlled rectifier through a zener diode to trigger the silicon controlled recti... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4073328 | Arrow quiver An arrow quiver particularly suited for use by hunters and worn on the back comprises an open, elongated frame with an abutment at its upper end against which the arrow heads are pressed. The arrows are aligned and spaced from one another by a pair of bri... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4072078 | System for automatically producing tone patterns A tone pattern generating system for use with an electronic musical instrument, such as an electronic organ, responds to depression of a pedalboard key and a preselected rhythm and chordal pattern in an ROM memory to produce a "walking bass" automatically... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4066880 | System for pretesting electronic memory locations and automatically identifying faulty memory sections An MOS RAM read/write memory system has thirty-two 1 × 512 bit RAM memory chips arranged in a matrix. The system pretests all data bit locations for each address prior to the entry of any data into that address, and automatically skips an address having ... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4053755 | Pedometer distance-measuring device An electronic pedometer is constructed by a combination of a calculator of the hand-held type and a weighted balance switch closed in response to the strides taken by the person wearing or carrying the pedometer. The stride-actuated switch is connected in... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4051532 | Auxiliary signal processing circuit for television receivers A low level video auxiliary signal is transmitted in addition to the conventional composite black and white or color television signal. The auxiliary signal is in the form of redundant, opposite-polarity signal portions during pairs of time successive sig... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4048949 | Planetary turret indicator A turret indicator for a television receiver includes a stationary gear attached to a mounting base with a shaft passing through it. A rotatable carrier turret is mounted on the shaft and it carries five rotatable planetary indicator turrets which are pro... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4050050 | Adjustable potentiometer assembly A potentiometer assembly particularly suited for supplying tuning voltages for all of the bands of signals capable of receipt by a television receiver or the like, includes three segments of resistive material arranged in a circle on a support member. Eac... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4047475 | Ventilating damper assembly A ventilating damper assembly particularly adapted for use in conjunction with an evaporative cooler system for architectural structures includes a duct inserted into the ceilings of rooms cooled by the evaporative cooling system to discharge air from wit... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4047227 | Auxiliary signal processing circuit A television receiver includes a provision for processing auxiliary signals in addition to the conventional information signals. The auxiliary signals comprise various combinations of N signals out of a total of M possible signals, where N and M are posit... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4046995 | Memory fullness indicator A digital card reader is connected to supply input data to a random access memory corresponding to pre-coded information on cards inserted into the reader. The insertion of a card into the reader causes a binary counter to advance one binary count to addr... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4040390 | Animal grooming tool A multi-purpose grooming and shedding tool suitable for removing dirt and shedding hair and simultaneously grooming animals, such as horses, is made in the form of an oval-shaped, molded plastic body member having depending grooming teeth formed in a port... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4041535 | Frequency synthesizer tuning system with signal seek control A television tuning system employs a frequency synthesizer system for establishing the tuning of the receiver. A first programmable frequency divider controlled by a reversible counter is connected between the output of a reference oscillator and a phase ... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4038689 | Frequency synthesizer tuning system with manual fine tuning control A television tuning system employs a frequency synthesizer system for establishing the tuning of the receiver. A first programmable frequency divider controlled by a reversible counter is connected between the output of a reference oscillator and a phase ... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4035834 | Beam landing indicator for color cathode ray tube A system for quickly and easily making accurate purity and yoke adjustments of a color cathode ray tube of a television receiver utilizes a separate oscilloscope display of vector beam landing errors. Photocells, provided with filters to cause them to be ... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4025953 | Frequency synthesizer tuning system for television receivers A television tuning system employs a frequency synthesizer system for establishing the tuning of the receiver. A programmable frequency divider, controlled by a reversible counter, is connected between the output of a reference oscillator and a phase comp... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4022361 | Holster for a concealed weapon A holster for carrying a concealed weapon is disclosed. A holster case is secured to a sling. The upper end of the sling carries fastening means which can be detachably secured to the inner side of the belt of the wearer with the holster and gun concealed... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4018235 | Ash tray An upright vessel provided with a removable lid having a downwardly directed funnel member which depends through an opening in the top of the vessel. A disposable receptacle detachably suspended from the funnel member for receiving cigarette or cigar butt... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4017998 | Fishing rod holder A frame carries a tubular socket which receives the handle of a fishing rod. Camming means secure the handle within the socket. The socket is retained in a vertical position by a detent and pivotal therefrom to the inclined position against a stop. Mounti... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4015297 | Safety canopy for crib A generally horizontal, rectangular panel has end and side panels depending therefrom which are adjoined along respective vertical edges to form a shallow box-like structure which closely receives the top of a crib or similar enclosure. Attachment means a... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4014477 | Kite reel A kite reel is disclosed. The reel has a spool formed from two or more axial rods joined by a cross member. The outer ends of the rods carry a rotating sleeve which serves as a crank. An axially extending elongated handle which can be engaged along the fl... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4014238 | Tone signal waveform control network for musical instrument keying system A digital keying system for an electronic organ comprises a voltage divider network consisting of weighted value resistors switched into or out of the circuit by corresponding switches. The network is connected to a tone signal output terminal, and a circ... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4014170 | Thermal engine A thermal motor is disclosed for converting heat energy to hydramechanical energy. A plurality of heat-responsive elements are mounted on a rotor to periodically expose the elements to heating and cooling. Thermally responsive elements generate a mechanic... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4012982 | Percussion processor for electronic musical instrument A percussion processor for an electronic musical instrument, such as an electronic organ in which information representative of the actuation of selected switches corresponding to associated notes of the musical scale is furnished in the form of a time-di... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4010585 | Structural frame - window pane assembly A structural frame - window pane assembly includes a single-piece frame member shaped and dimensioned to receive and enclose the periphery of the window pane, and a window pane retained within the frame by a pair of spaced inwardly projecting resiliently ... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4007859 | Auxiliary hopper apparatus for reloading press A reserve supply of shot or powder is held in an elevated receptacle and is delivered through a gravity feed conduit to a valve at the primary hopper of a reloading press. The valve includes a spool for operatively and selectively replenishing the primary... | 02/15/1977 |
| 4006775 | Automatic positive anti-aeration system for engine cooling system An automatic, positive anti-aeration system is assembled to function cooperatively with an engine cooling system radiator as an integral unit. An accumulator, vented to the atmosphere and containing a substantial amount of coolant liquid, is positioned ad... | 02/08/1977 |
| 4006473 | Irrigation signal A housing having an electrically conductive probe depending therefrom is supported by an electrically conductive shaft which is inserted into the ground. A perceptible signal, carried by the housing, which has a source of electrical energy stored therein,... | 02/01/1977 |
| 4002136 | Marine exhaust system A marine exhaust system for boats powered by an internal combustion engine is disclosed. An exhaust chamber is located in the stern of the boat and is connected to the engine exhaust manifold. A submerged exhaust port emits exhaust gases below the water l... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3999222 | Necktie knot simulator A knot simulator for a four-in-hand necktie includes a panel generally shaped, contoured and dimensioned to correspond to the front and side surfaces of a four-in-hand necktie knot and clamp means on the rear of the panel for engaging the free ends of the... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3995389 | Reference index system A reference system index system for locating information compiled and arranged in alphabetical sequence such as dictionaries is disclosed. Key numbers are assigned to individual letters of the alphabet or to combinations of letters and appear on a guide p... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3994437 | Broadcast dissemination of trace quantities of biologically active chemicals A method and apparatus are provided for evenly disseminating by broadcast techniques trace quantities of biologically active chemicals such as nutrients, insecticides, fungicides, growth regulators and the like. The biologically active chemical is encapsu... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3990250 | Method and apparatus for construction of retaining walls A method for constructing retaining shore line walls in situ having the appearance of natural rock formations is disclosed. The method comprises excavating a trench in the desired location. At least one trench side wall is scraped or carved during excavat... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3988850 | Fishing line tensioner and tackle holder A ferrule encircles a continuous elastic band to form two loops therein. One of the loops is received about a fishing pole. The other loop engages tackle at the end of the fishing line. Tension exerted by the elastic band holds the line tautly.... | 11/02/1976 |
