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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5409299 | Apparatus for removing floor covering A rotary cutting attachment for removing linoleum, tile, mastic, grout, adhesive and the like from floors. The cutting attachment includes a drive plate, an elastomeric ring, a cutter head, a block plate, six cutter blocks and three cutter inserts per cut... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5388760 | Thermostat bypass A water cooled engine includes a thermostat interposed in a water flow passage way. The thermostat operates a valve which opens and closes to regulate the temperature of water. A bypass structure assembly is associated with the thermostat for permitting t... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5387446 | Ribbon assembly forming curved segment for making a bow or ruffle A ribbon assembly including a strip of material divided into segments. A material having a stretched condition and an unstretched condition is disposed on one surface of the strip of material and extends along a length of the strip of material. In the str... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5387191 | Flushing needle A fine-needle aspirator for collecting a biosample from a subject into a closed sterile system. The aspirator is adapted for use with a variety of needles and comprises a motor driven pump capable of continuous suction in a biosample collection system. Th... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386847 | Top-entry check valve with threaded fasteners A top-entry check valve having a seat, cage, disc and removable bonnet utilizes threaded fasteners to prevent movement of the seat, cage and disc in the downstream direction. An annular shoulder in the valve body prevents movement of the seat, cage and di... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386758 | Apparatus and method for disarming pipe bombs A method and apparatus for disarming a pipe bomb wherein one of the end caps of the pipe bomb is knocked off with a sudden blow, such that the pipe bomb will be spun around somewhat in circles and the powder and/or contents employed in the bomb will be th... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5385581 | Magnetically suspended and rotated rotor The impellor of a blood pump is supported by permanent magnets on the impellor and pump housing and stabilized by an electromagnet on the housing. A control circuit supplies current to the electromagnet to maintain the axial position of the impellor at a ... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5385213 | Steering assembly for machine with working implement A machine including a frame with a working implement assembly connected thereto and a steering assembly for steeringly guiding the frame. The frame is movably supported on a first, second and third wheel. The steering assembly is connected to the first an... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5384438 | Torque bar suspension scale with strap assemblies A torque bar suspension scale having a platform for supporting objects to be weighed and a pair of torque bars with each torque bar being disposed at an opposite end of the platform. Strap assemblies are connected to the platform, the torque bars and a fr... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5384437 | Torque bar suspension scale with strap assemblies A torque bar suspension scale having a platform for supporting objects to be weighed and a pair of torque bars with each torque bar being disposed at an opposite end of the platform. Strap assemblies are connected to the platform, the torque bars and a fr... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5383743 | Vehicle having a drive train with two shock-absorbing couplings A vehicle with a drive train having two shock-absorbing couplings. The drive train includes an engine, a transmission, the two shock-absorbing couplings connected together, a differential, a drive assembly and a rotatable assembly, such as a cutter drum. ... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5383725 | Asphalt/dust/rubber processing equipment A closed, pressurized apparatus for introducing aggregate dust and rubber into a stream of liquid asphalt is provided. Aggregate dust and rubber are dispensed through a valve from a receiving chamber into a mixing housing. The aggregate dust and rubber en... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5383241 | Fluid control method A treatment control system using a fluid using system wherein fluid is passed from the fluid using system during dump cycles occurring at periodic time intervals over a total dumping cycle. The fluid passed from the fluid using system during each dumping ... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5381642 | Method of wrapping a floral grouping using a material having postioning marks A wrapping material for wrapping a floral arrangement, comprising a sheet of material having an angle cut, the sheet of material having tick marks to indicate where to dispose a floral arrangement thereupon. The sheet of material has a bonding material di... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5378081 | Milling machine with front-mounted cutter A milling machine having a rotary cutter drum which is movable both horizontally and vertically into operating position. The milling machine includes a mobile frame, a cutter rack, a cutter housing, a cutter drum and a pair of cutter skids. The cutter rac... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5377955 | Gate valve A gate valve comprising a valve body, a gate, a bonnet assembly and an actuator assembly. The gate having a closure area, a flow opening extending through the gate, and a recess circumscribing the flow opening and the closure area having a material dispos... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5375560 | Head gate assembly An animal head gate having a base with a first and a second rod pivotally supported on the base. First and second gates are connected to the respective first and second rods. The first and the second gates each have an open position and a closed position.... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5373943 | Packaging for wrapping a floral grouping with a wrap having a wrap opening A wrap having a wrap opening formed through a portion thereof for wrapping a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end. The stem end of the floral grouping is inserted through the wrap opening in the wrap and the wrap is formed about the floral gr... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5373942 | Spring strip wrapping and method for using same A wrapping having a sheet of material and an elongated spring strip. The spring strip has an internal bias for maintaining an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the spring strip is straight from one end to the other end and has an ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5372016 | Ground source heat pump system comprising modular subterranean heat exchange units with multiple parallel secondary conduits An improved ground source heat pump system wherein the subterranean piping installation comprises modular heat exchange units. Each modular heat exchange unit comprises a plurality of parallel secondary or branch conduits. The use of multiple parallel sec... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5370230 | Container and method for storing children's clothes A container and method for storing children's clothes. The method including the step of providing at least five (5) children's storage containers with each storage container being adapted to hold children's clothing items and being removably hangable on a... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5369934 | Method and apparatus for covering portions of an object with a sheet of material having a pressure sensitive adhesive coating applied to at least a portion of at least one surface of the sheet of material A method and apparatus for covering portions of an object having an outer peripheral surface with a sheet of material having an upper surface and a lower surface with a pressure sensitive adhesive on at least a portion of the lower surface by wrapping the... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5368066 | Valve with safety lock plate A locking structure for a valve of the type where the valve member is turned less than 360 degrees between fully open and fully closed positions as, for example, a ball valve. This structure employs a stop pin on the valve body positioned to be engaged by... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5366226 | Math game A math game having a game board with a plurality of defined spaces comprising goals. Some of the goals have goal playing math indicia associated with such goals. The math game includes playing pieces and each playing piece has a playing math indicia assoc... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365978 | Top entry flow control valve with two sets of orifices A top entry flow control valve having a body with an inlet port, an outlet port and an access opening. The body has a cavity connected with the access opening and communicating with the inlet port and outlet port to allow fluid flow through the valve body... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5363840 | Parallel laryngoscope with access opening A parallel laryngoscope with an access opening in the connecting member between the blade and the handle that permits manipulation of the tongue and avoids pressure on the lower teeth during intubation. The connecting member is removably connected to the ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5363630 | Floral grouping wrapper with reinforcing member A sheet of material having a closure bonding material disposed thereon and a reinforcing member associated with the sheet of material. The sheet of material is wrapped about a floral grouping to provide a wrapper. The reinforcing member cooperates to prov... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5363592 | Method for growing botanical items and providing a decorative cover for same A method for growing botanical items where a liner is disposed in a container. A growing medium is disposed in the liner and a propagule is disposed in the growing medium. When the botanical item has grown to the desired extent, the liner with the growing... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5361482 | Method of forming a flower pot cover with crimped portion A flower pot cover consisting of a base and a skirt. The base has an upper end and a lower end with a pot opening being formed through the upper end of the base providing access to a pot receiving space. The skirt is connected to the upper end of the base... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5359796 | Roof supported display A display supported on the roof comprising a case and a flexible panel. House number indicia is on the panel. The case is connected to the roof of a house structure and the panel is movable from a storage position wherein the panel is disposed in the case... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5358096 | Conveyor belt A spiral conveyor belt adapted to turn on a radius. The spiral conveyor belt comprises a plurality of link assemblies with each of the link assemblies having a plurality of forward link ends and a plurality of rearward link ends. Each link assembly is pos... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5354147 | Pulverizing machine having a cutter assembly towed in both forward and reverse directions A pulverizing machine with a cutter assembly adapted to be towed when the machine is moving either forward or in reverse. The machine includes a frame, a plurality of wheels supporting the frame, a cutter assembly carried by the frame and a pair of elevat... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5350349 | Flower pot cover apparatus having fingers suspended from male mold An apparatus having a male mold, a female mold and plurality of fingers suspended about the male mold for controlling a sheet of material being formed into a flower pot or flower pot cover. The female mold has a female opening defining a female forming su... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5349739 | Flower pot accessory An article and method for shaping a sheet of material around an object such as a flower pot, the article comprising a ring-shaped collar adapted to be secured around the object. The collar may comprise pinch rings or barbed piercing elements, disposed abo... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5347789 | Decorative material having a colored sticky element disposed thereon forming at least a portion of a decoration and method A decorative material comprising a sheet of material having a colored sticky element disposed upon a portion of a surface of the sheet of material, the colored sticky element comprising at least a portion of a decoration on the sheet of material. The shee... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5345745 | Wrapping material for providing a decorative covering A method of providing a decorative covering for an item wherein the wrapping material has a width and at least a first end. The first end of the wrapping material is positioned on the outer peripheral surface of the item to be wrapped and the wrapping mat... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5344241 | Bearing assembly with internal seal A tapered roller thrust bearing assembly with an internal seal. The seal is affixed to the inner surface of the closure cup and is totally enclosed thereby. A flexible flange portion on the seal prevents entry of debris into the bearing assembly, yet perm... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5344016 | Wrapping material for wrapping a floral grouping having staggered strips of adhesive material applied thereto and method A wrapping material for wrapping a floral grouping comprising a plurality of sheets of material connected together into a pad of sheets of material via staggered strips of adhesive disposed on each sheet of material in the pad. The pad has a top sheet of ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5342199 | Cylindrical dental implant An improved cylindrical dental implant for anchoring a dental prosthesis in a hole formed in a jawbone comprising an elongated cylindrical member having a first end adapted to be inserted into the hole and a second end adapted to receive the dental prosth... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5342124 | Mixer having blades arranged in a discontinuous helical pattern A mixer having an elongated housing with an upper wall, a curved lower wall, an inlet end and a discharge end. A rotatable shaft within the housing extends from the inlet end to the discharge end of the housing. A plurality of blades are attached to the s... | 08/30/1994 |
