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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5788755 | Method and equipment for producing foam bitumen The invention relates to a method and equipment for producing foam bitumen. Water is mixed to hot bitumen under a pressure which is lower than the prevailing absolute pressure, and after this the pressure is allowed to rise and the flow rate to drop.... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5773557 | Acrylic/lactam resin compositions and method of producing same An acrylic/lactam monomer based polymeric resin is provided which has excellent weatherability, outstanding transparency and optical clarity, improved heath and solvent resistance, as well as improved impact strength. The acrylic/lactam monomer based poly... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5718554 | Truck trailer with removable racks A truck trailer with a removable rack adapted for loading and unloading livestock without a loading chute. The trailer and rack have pivotable rear sections to define a loading ramp when pivoted to the ground. A pair of slide rails on the upper surface of... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5577745 | Personal material handling system A hand dolly or personal material handling system is provided having a removable reel holder which can be loaded with reels of wire in an extended position, or retracted. The handling system is adapted to carry attachments, including a long stock holder f... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5538501 | Wrist support An improved wrist support for protection against development of carpal tunnel syndrome. The support includes a body member having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion having variable stretch sections for providing variable amounts of su... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5537799 | Method for providing a wrapper for a floral grouping having a flap for closing the upper end or the lower end of the wrapper A wrapper for a floral grouping formed from a sheet of material having a closure bonding material on a portion thereof. The sheet of material is wrapped about the floral grouping with the closure bonding material securing the sheet of material in a wrappe... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5537800 | Wrapping a floral grouping with sheets having adhesive or cohesive material applied thereto A method for wrapping a floral grouping wherein a plurality of sheets of material are connected into a pad of sheets of material. The pad has a top sheet of material with the other sheets of material being disposed under the top sheet of material. The flo... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5535548 | Apparatus for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot using a collar Apparatus for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot comprising a collar wherein the collar clamps a sheet of material to the flower pot or wherein the sheet of material is connected to the collar and the collar is connectable to the flower pot.... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535549 | Apparatus for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot using a collar Apparatus for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot comprising a collar wherein the collar clamps a sheet of material to the flower pot or wherein the sheet of material is connected to the collar and the collar is connectable to the flower pot.... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535574 | Method for providing a wrapper for a floral grouping having a flap for closing the upper end or the lower end of the wrapper A wrapper for a floral grouping formed from a sheet of material having a closure bonding material on a portion thereof. The sheet of material is wrapped about the floral grouping with the closure bonding material securing the sheet of material in a wrappe... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5533320 | Method of wrapping a floral grouping with a wrapper having varying adhesion A wrapping material for wrapping a floral grouping comprised of a pad of sheets of material. Each sheet of material has adhesive unevenly disposed across the upper surface of the material with the amount of adhesive being greater near one end of the adhes... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5533294 | Fishing rod holder A fishing rod holder utilizing a single supporting flat bar and a tubular member pivotally secured to the upper end of the flat bar by means of a square cross-section shaft extending through a combination circular aperture and rectangular slot in the sing... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5533301 | Apparatus for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot using a collar Apparatus for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot comprising a collar wherein the collar clamps a sheet of material to the flower pot or wherein the sheet of material is connected to the collar and the collar is connectable to the flower pot.... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5533319 | Method of wrapping a floral grouping with a sheet of wrapping material having information choice blocks Sheets and rolls of sheets with labels having multiple choice blocks and information areas corresponding to the choice blocks. The sheets include a closure bonding material for securing the sheets around items to be wrapped. The labels are detachably conn... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5534159 | Portable wastewater treatment method A portable wastewater treatment system for recycling an aqueous surfactant solution utilized in a parts washer assembly for cleaning parts. The system including a contaminated solution storage tank, a treated solution storage tank, and a portable wastewat... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5531058 | Means for securing a decorative cover about a flower pot A method and apparatus for securing a sheet of material about a flower pot for providing a decorative cover to the flower pot, using a band applicator with an object opening. The sheet of material is held in place on the flower pot and the flower pot with... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5529434 | Paving material machine having hopper capacity and compensating tunnel capacity A paving material machine having a frame with an end-to-end tunnel for paving material capacity. The machine also includes an electro-hydraulic drive system using rotary transducers. In a configuration for laying down paving material, the machine has a fr... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5530254 | Fluorokinetic analysis of diffusion from a diffusion matrix vessel The present invention comprises an in vitro system called the Diffusion Matrix Vessel and a method of using fluorokinetic analysis for quantifying the diffusion of a fluorescent material through the vessel and thereby characterizing the permeability of th... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5526932 | Flower pot assembly formed from a sheet with an opening A decorative plant assembly and a method for making such including a flower pot or other pot or plant container, a sheet of material having an opening formed through a portion of the sheet of material and a bonding means for holding the sheet of material ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5526933 | Floral wrapping material with varying adhesion A wrapping material for wrapping a floral grouping comprised of a pad of sheets of material. Each sheet of material has adhesive unevenly disposed across the upper surface of the material with the amount of adhesive being greater near one end of the adhes... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5526632 | Method for wrapping a floral grouping A material dispenser for dispensing sheets of material with an adhesive applied thereto. The material is passed through a material applicator and the material applicator includes a contact portion with adhesive in contact with a portion of the material fo... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5524384 | Apparatus for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot using a collar Apparatus for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot comprising a collar wherein the collar clamps a sheet of material to the flower pot or wherein the sheet of material is connected to the collar and the collar is connectable to the flower pot.... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5525129 | Apparatus for stemming flowers A method and apparatus for stemming a flower in which the flower stem is cut substantially simultaneously with attaching a flower pick to the flower stem, thereby eliminating the separate steps of cutting the flower stem and subsequently attaching a stem ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5522201 | Method for providing a wrapper for a floral grouping having a flap for closing the upper end or the lower end of the wrapper A wrapper for a floral grouping formed from a sheet of material having a closure bonding material on a portion thereof. The sheet of material is wrapped about the floral grouping with the closure bonding material securing the sheet of material in a wrappe... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522202 | Method for wrapping a floral grouping with water holding and releasing material Several embodiments of a method for wrapping a floral grouping, to form a wrapper with a water holding and releasing material disposed in the wrapper in contact with a portion of the floral grouping, are disclosed. Several embodiments of wrappers are also... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522345 | Livestock feeder A livestock feeder for retaining hay so that livestock can consume the hay without trampling thereon is disclosed which includes a plurality of spatially disposed leg member and a plurality of substantially horizontally, spatially disposed retainer member... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5523046 | Method of using a female tool with movable plates to form a sheet of material into a flower pot or flower pot cover having outward fins An apparatus with pivoting blades and closable surfaces for forming a sheet of material into a flower pot or flower pot cover having fins. In an embodiment for forming outwardly extending fins, the apparatus includes a male mold and a plurality of plates ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522205 | Method for transporting items in a carton A method for delivering an item or plurality of items to a predetermined destination. Packaging a plurality of items within a carton wherein the items are connectingly bonded to interior walls or inserts within the carton, and transporting the carton with... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5519967 | Apparatus for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot using a collar Apparatus for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot comprising a collar wherein the collar clamps a sheet of material to the flower pot or wherein the sheet of material is connected to the collar and the collar is connectable to the flower pot.... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520130 | Boat having hull members with separate fore and aft planing surfaces A boat having a pair of hull members with separate fore and after planing surfaces. Each one of the hulls has a forebottom surface, an aftbottom surface and a midbottom surface. The forebottom surfaces and the aftbottom surfaces have positive trim angles.... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5518894 | Rapid coliform detection system A rapid presence-absence method for determining if fecal coliform cells are present in a sample. Portions of the original sample are filtered and retained upon microporous filters which are placed in incubation containers having an actuating medium contai... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5517802 | Sticky element upon which insects adhere and materials and methods A sticky element, comprising a sticky element having an insect-attracting color and an insect-attracting scent, the sticky element comprising sufficient sticky qualities to cause an insect to become permanently attached to the sticky element when any port... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5515644 | Floral container having a water-impermeable external layer A floral container having a water-impermeable external layer for a floral grouping comprising a holding material and having a water-impermeable external surface layer. The holding material is constructed of a material capable of receiving a portion of a f... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5515647 | Apparatus for providing a decorative for a flower pot using a collar Apparatus for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot comprising a collar wherein the collar clamps a sheet of material to the flower pot or wherein the sheet of material is connected to the collar and the collar is connectable to the flower pot.... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5515635 | Apparatus for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot using a collar Apparatus for providing a decorative cover for a flower pot comprising a collar wherein the collar clamps a sheet of material to the flower pot or wherein the sheet of material is connected to the collar and the collar is connectable to the flower pot.... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5511706 | Handcuff carrying apparatus An apparatus for carrying multiple pairs of handcuffs comprising a wristlet retaining member attachable to a belt. The retaining member shaped to define a wristlet receiving slot dimensioned to slidably receive a portion of one of the handcuffs. The retai... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5513276 | Apparatus and method for three-dimensional perspective imaging of objects An apparatus for creating a three-dimensional perspective image of an object surface. The apparatus includes a laser, a computer system and a video camera with a sensor matrix. The laser is moved to a plurality of positions to project a light ray upon an ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5512627 | Acrylic/lactam resin composition and method of production same An acrylic/lactam monomer based polymeric resin is provided which has excellent weatherability, outstanding transparency and optical clarity, improved heath and solvent resistance, as well as improved impact strength. The acrylic/lactam monomer based poly... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5509251 | Method of wrapping a floral grouping using a wrapper with a handle A wrapper for wrapping about a floral grouping and a method for wrapping the floral grouping, the wrapper having a handle formed from a portion of the sheet of material for carrying the wrapper with the floral grouping disposed therein. The wrapper may co... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509188 | 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... | 04/23/1996 |
