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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5396170 | Single chip IC tester architecture An integrated circuit (IC) test architecture and technique which can be used in conformity with the IEEE 1149.1 test standard and configured on a single chip. This chip can be remotely controlled via a PC or workstation to generate stimulus and collect re... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5320190 | Arrangement for cooling the battery of a motor vehicle A motor vehicle battery cooling arrangement wherein the battery is enclosed by a housing which includes an air inlet port connected to an air guide disposed in front of the vehicle's radiator and cooling fan and an air outlet port connected to the outside... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5318145 | Side window safety device for a motor vehicle A safety device in a motor vehicle having side windows fabricated from toughened laminated safety glass with an intermediate plastic film layer. The safety device includes a sensor device for detecting a side collision, and a window striker device for bre... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5312315 | Pneumatic variable resistance rehabilitation/therapy apparatus A pneumatic variable resistance rehabilitation/therapy apparatus for the balanced strengthening of musculature surrounding injured, weakened, and post-operative ligaments associated with the major joints of the lower extremities. In a preferred embodiment... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5310087 | Continuous feed, chemical switching unit Continuous feed, chemical switching unit for supplying an uninterrupted flow of chemical fluid to a processing system including a control unit and a reservoir for containing a predetermined volume of chemical fluid wherein the reservoir is in hydraulic co... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5303975 | Convertible backpack chair A chair conversion device for a backpack of the type having an external H-bar frame configuration which includes a pair of generally straight tubular side members each of which are pivotally connected adjacent their middle portions to existing side frame ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5269585 | Motor vehicle body A motor vehicle body assembled from a plurality of metal frame profiles held together by node connector elements. Each metal frame profile includes an extruded metal portion and a pre-shaped sheet metal portion attached thereto to form a portion of the ou... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5269269 | Adjusting device for gas exchange valves An improved adjusting device for gas changing valves for use in internal combustion engines comprising a spring system and two electrically-operated, opposed actuating solenoids which are alternately excited to move a reduced mass actuator assembly back a... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5261779 | Dual hydraulic, parallelogram arm wheelchair lift An improved dual hydraulic, parallelogram arm wheel chair lift assembly for use in commercial vehicles, such as vans or buses. The lift assembly includes a platform connected at one end to a pair of parallelogram linkages, each of which is provided with a... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5257703 | Vertically expandable merchandise display stand A rotatable and vertically expandable/contractible merchandise display stand including a base assembly, an intermediate display assembly and a top mounted crown assembly all arranged coaxially about a longitudinally oriented center shaft member. The inter... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5246083 | Inflatable air bag for motor vehicles Vehicle passenger collision protection device comprising an inflatable air bag and an acceleration sensor for determining the event of an impending accident and triggering the inflation of the air bag. The acceleration sensor is connected to the air bag i... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5231636 | Asynchronous glitchless digital MUX Circuit and method of glitchless switching between asynchronous data inputs to a digital multiplexer (MUX) by maintaining and conditioning the width of the clock pulse corresponding to a first data input signal so that an output pulse is produced having a... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5226696 | Motor vehicle chassis A vehicle chassis constructed of metal frame elements which are joined together by connecting node elements (connectors). The node elements are configured as upwardly open molded pieces (shells) When assembled, a bottom surface portion of each node elemen... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5223812 | Adjusting device for gas exchange valves An method and apparatus for damping the impact and noise of the anchor plate against the pole surfaces of the electromagnets in a electromagnetically-actuated, spring biased adjusting device for gas exchange valves wherein the actuator assembly is provide... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5200648 | Emulator circuit and method for generating CMOS level clock input A method and apparatus for generating a CMOS level clock signal from RC components for use in a microcontroller. The emulator includes an emulation chip and an emulation circuit. The emulation chip includes means for supporting RC clock input to accuratel... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199392 | Electromagnetically operated adjusting device An actuator assembly for an electromagnetically-actuated, spring-loaded positioning system in displacement engines, such as for lifting valves in internal combustion engines. The positioning mechanism comprises a three-spring system and two electrically-o... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5180275 | Rotary bus lift with power stowable platform Passive rotary wheelchair lift that is retrofittable in transit vehicles on either the forward or rearward edge of a side double-door step well. The lift employs in its preferred embodiment a double slide tube having a box frame with a cross header. A hyd... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5178434 | Rear floor for motor vehicle An improved floor configuration for the interior rear portion of a motor vehicle wherein at least one region, made of a fracture-prone material such as plastic and typically the spare tire cavity or foot recess cavity region, is covered by a sealing cover... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5176553 | Sailboard fin box adapter A fin box adapter for securing narrow based fins in cavity-type sailboard fin boxes comprising a generally trapezoidal block member having an outer surface configuration corresponding to an inner cavity surface configuration of a cavity fin box, and an in... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5174344 | Aerosol can recycling apparatus A multi-stage, batch or continuous, manual or automated process and apparatus for safely depressurizing, de-capping (decrimping plus pulling caps), and recycling aerosol cans, propellants, solvents, chemicals, dip tubes, and can tops. The apparatus includ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5169364 | Weight attachable leg exercise device A leg exercise device for permitting isolated exercises of selected muscle groups of the lower extremity comprising a generally tubular ankle collar or boot having an inner surface conformingly fitted to a user's ankle region. The outer forward facing sur... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5164998 | Apparatus and method for image pattern analysis Apparatus systems and methods for image analysis, including identification, location and analysis of both patterns of distribution of target images and tracking of a high speed target image. An example is scanning shotgun targets. A target, representing a... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5163451 | Rehabilitation patient positioning method Patient support and positioning system for continuous passive motion (CPM) machines comprising a fully adjustable chair to which is attached a horizontal telescoping arm having a coupling member for fastening the vertical stand of a CPM machine thereto. T... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5161820 | Inflatable air bag safety device for motor vehicles An improved inflatable passenger side air bag safety device for motor vehicles for detecting the presence or absence of a passenger positioned on or in front of a particular passenger vehicle seat. The safety device comprises a control unit for the intell... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5161441 | Circle shears A circle shear device for cutting holes and rings in sheet metal wherein a pair of spaced apart, coaxially aligned center shafts are each provided with a cutter wheel which is mounted on a radially extended arm. In operation a metal blank is inserted betw... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5158074 | Rehabilitation patient positioning device Patient support and positioning system for continuous passive motion (CPM) machines comprising a fully adjustable chair to which is attached a horizontal telescoping arm having a coupling member for fastening the vertical stand of a CPM machine thereto. T... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5156041 | Method and apparatus for determining permeation behavior of foreign molecules through solids Methods and apparatus for determining the permeation behavior of foreign fluid molecules into solids whereby the results are typically obtained in less than one day. In a principal embodiment, information about the relationship between the saturation conc... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5142161 | Hand-held optical scanner and highlighter Special holder for combination of an umbilical type scanner with an inking highlighter in an integral or piggy back unit, which upon use provides a visual record of what has been scanned as well as "scan field verification" which obviates the need to cont... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5134661 | Method of capture and analysis of digitized image data Computer programs for capture and analysis of digitized image data signals comprising frame, scan line and digitizer stripe numbers, and edge-detection or bright-spot data relating to images in a field of interest, which includes the steps of converting t... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5100039 | Curled document management device Curl management device for assisting in the uncurling and proper alignment of fax sheets on photocopier glass surfaces comprising a rigid sheet of plastic or other material (preferably not metal), having a weight on the order of from about 1 to about 5 ou... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5092010 | Bedclothes Bedclothes with fasteners to hold them in place on a bed and maintain a neat appearance of the bed. The bedclothes comprises casings which slip over the foot and head of the bed. A top surface of the bedclothes attached to the casing with a fastener such ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5083313 | Video signal digitizer Video signal digitizer for processing scan line information representing image information from a video camera scanning a field of view having multiple images distributed therein. The digitizer defines by number digitizer stripes corresponding to image br... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5083122 | Programmable individualized security system for door locks A battery-powered security device for controlling access through a door by authorized uses which includes a lock operated by a low power driven motor; a keyboard by which a user enters codes or programming; a programmable circuit including a microprocesso... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5080323 | Adjusting device for gas exchange valves An improved adjusting device for an electromagnetically-actuated, spring-loaded positioning system in displacement engines, such as for lifting gas exchange valves in internal combustion engines. The adjusting device comprises a spring system and two elec... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5080225 | Universal diagnostic sample packaging tray and pouch A diagnostic sample packaging tray and pouch for holding a variety of commonly used sample containers, such as tube, needle and slide combinations which are required for various testing procedures in medical practice. The tray is preferably constructed of... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5076231 | Method and apparatus for mechanical override control of electronic throttle valve operation during emergencies Mechanical emergency override assembly for an electronic throttle valve assembly of the type having a servomotor to control the closure of the throttle valve flap in the range of from 0° to about 4°-15° in accord with predetermined criteria. The mechan... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5035655 | Light bulb receptacle and method of assembly Bulb receptacle assembly and method and apparatus for assembling the bulb receptacle. The bulb receptacle assembly comprises a housing having one open end to receive a bulb base, and a second open end to receive a pair of spaced bulb clamps disposed in th... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5018496 | Method and apparatus for throttle valve control in internal combustion engines Throttle valve assembly having a servomotor to control the closure of the throttle valve flap in the range of from 0° to about 4°-15° in accord with predetermined criteria. Wider opening is controlled by the driver actuating the gas pedal. Upon sudden ... | 05/28/1991 |
