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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5247874 | High-volume cooking A gas-fired, double-sided griddle apparatus for high-volume commercial cooking comprises double-sided griddles, each having a lower platen having a horizontal lower cooking surface and an upper platen having an upper cooking surface; a positioning mechani... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5236010 | Weight controlled valve A pressure regulating valve 10 is provided in a housing 11 filled with oil 23 and having an inlet port 12 and an outlet port 13. A straight elongate vertical tube 14 having a lengthwise slot 19 near its lower end 15 is affixed to the housing and communica... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5132227 | Monitoring formaldehyde Methods and apparatus for monitoring formaldehyde vapor in a gas, comprising directing the gas into contact with an aqueous acidic solution that can dissolve the vapor and thus collect it therein, separating the gas from the solution, reacting the solutio... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5093147 | Providing intelligible markings A method for providing intelligible markings that are virtually invisible to the unaided eye on the surface of an article, comprises: applying onto the surface, by a jet printing process, a marking medium comprising a compatible liquid or viscous substanc... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5075893 | Unpolarized laser oscillators Apparatus 10 (FIG. 2) for providing coherent radiation 12 that is not polarized, comprises a laser pump cavity 14 for providing a beam of unpolarized coherent radiation 12 in a predetermined first direction (upward); a polarizer 15, for breaking down the ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5056329 | Heat pump systems Heat pump systems (principally FIG. 3; also FIGS. 5, 7 or 9) comprising, in circuit of fluid, an injected compressor 113, communicating a compressed gas discharge 137 to a condenser 100, communicating an at least partly liquid output 130 to an expansion v... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5045741 | Dual-motion apparatus Apparatus for providing selectively from time to time in the same member 11 either rotary motion 12 about an axis 13 or linear movement 14 in an axial direction from one position to another comprises: an electric motor 15 including a stator 16 comprising ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5015052 | Optical modulation at millimeter-wave frequencies Apparatus for modulation of optical signals at millimeter-wave frequencies comprises a thin elongate dielectric slab (1) of lithium niobate to partially confine and guide therein a polarized electrical signal (8) at millimeter-wave frequencies; a thinner ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4983517 | Reacting materials Methods and apparatus for reacting materials to provide a product. In a reactor (20) having an inner column (A) and an adjacent coaxial outer column (B), and having an upper zone (II) and an adjacent lower zone (I), both zones (I,II) are filled with a liq... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4983817 | Background compensating bar code readers Methods and apparatus for reading a luminescent and substantially transparent bar code 1 on a background surface 2 whose reflectance may vary over the coded area. Light 7 scans (70), and excites luminescence 8 in, the bar code 1. The light 7 also reflects... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4927435 | Rotating drum filter A perforated drum (10) rotates in a coaxial cylindrical housing (18) having three circumferential ports (19,22,23), and an axial outlet (24) at one end. The axis (11) is horizontal. A fibrous filter medium (20) is fed through a port (19) on or near the to... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4885009 | Coaxial screen filter Methods and apparatus for removing a pollutant such as dust (33) from a fluid stream (34). A nested array of fibers (35) is provided in a substantially annular container (36) having openings in its inner (32) and outer (31) cylindrical sides of such size ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4878727 | Multimode channel waveguide optical coupling devices and methods A waveguide, approximately Y-shaped in plan view, provides coupling between first and second optical fibers, each attached to an end of the waveguide on the branched portion of the Y, and a third fiber attached to the single end of the Y. A fourth fiber, ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4869136 | Fastener gripping mechanism for bolt running operations A fully automated tool for holding threaded fasteners during fastener insertion, removal, or transport is described. The device is capable of handling different sized fasteners and can be used with remote manipulator systems or in hand-held operations.... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4861354 | Removing pollutant Methods and apparatus for removing a pollutant from a fluid stream. A nested array of fibers (1) is provided in a substantially confined region (2). The pollutant-containing fluid stream (4) is passed through a substantial portion of the nested array (1) ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4811594 | Topography sensor An apparatus and methods for use in measuring the topography of a surface by contact which comprises a piezoelectric polymer film sensor, such as polyvinyldiene difluoride film, with a body portion and a tip portion, with electrically conductive films adh... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4788406 | Microattachment of optical fibers One or more optical fibers are attached to an optical component element or supporting substrate by coating the peripheral surface of the optical fiber with a metallic layer and then positioning the metallic layer in electrical contact with a metal surface... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4785574 | Apparatus for the production of billet and extruded products from particulate materials Methods and apparatus are disclosed for consolidating loose or pre-compressed particulate materials, such as metal powder or metal flakes, in press equipment utilizing a reusable canister means that is sealed in vacuum from the atmosphere and heated prior... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4770483 | Electrooptic sampling apparatus for sampling electrical and optical signals High speed integrated optic devices for sampling transient RF and microwave signals. A series of electrooptic couplers are spaced apart along an integrated-optic waveguide beneath a coplanar RF stripline. A traveling wave electrical signal propagetes on t... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4712089 | All-optical A/D conversion using integrated nonlinear guided wave optical circuitry Methods and apparatus for all-optical analog to digital conversion. An analog optical input signal is directed along a path comprising a series of level sensing means for determining whether its intensity is above or below a threshold value. The optical s... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4701866 | Wheel load measurement Apparatus for measuring loads transmitted via wheels to a track from vehicles travelling thereon, comprises means responsive to load at a plurality of approximately equally spaced locations on a selected portion of the track at least about equal in length... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4663533 | Storage and shipping cask for spent nuclear fuel A cylindrical cask (1) for nuclear reactor fuel comprises a bottom portion (3), a side portion (5), and a top portion (4), each comprising material for shielding against escape of electromagnetic radiation and nuclear particles and for transfer of heat as... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4658358 | Underwater computer An apparatus for carrying by a diver while under water (and at the surface between dives) provides information useful for enabling the diver to ascend therefrom both expeditiously and safely in order to avoid decompression sickness. A corrosion-resistant ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4647426 | Production of billet and extruded products from particulate materials Methods and apparatus are disclosed for consolidating loose or pre-compressed particulate materials, such as metal powder or metal flakes, in press equipment utilizing a reusable canister means that is sealed in vacuum from the atmosphere and heated prior... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4641027 | Indicating positions Typical apparatus as shown in FIGS. 1 and 12 for indicating the relative positions in a given direction between a reference point (24,59) and a test point (29,68) spaced therefrom and movable relative thereto is useful for measurement of the magnitude and... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4613204 | D/A conversion apparatus including electrooptical multipliers Apparatus (FIG. 1) receives electrical input potentials (11A-11D) representing components, e.g. coefficients (zero or one), of weighted digital input data, and provides analog optical output (12) proportional to the sum of the weighted digital values in t... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4595994 | Optical engagement array multiplication Method and apparatus provide a series of optical analog intensities that are approximately proportional respectively to the components of a third array that is the product of a first array of components multiplied by a second array of components in a pred... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4567569 | Optical systolic array processing Provided are a series of analog quantities that are approximately proportional respectively to the components of a third array that is the product of a first array of components multiplied by a second array of components in a predetermined order. Light of... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4561728 | Electrooptical comparators Apparatus receives light (11) in an input direction (12) and controls the directions in which portions of it travel through adjacent regions (13,14,15,16) in a waveguide (19) to emerge (at 17) in an output direction (18) with intensity responsive to a plu... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4559600 | Monitoring machine tool conditions by measuring a force component and a vibration component at a fundamental natural frequency Methods and apparatus for monitoring, during machining of a workpiece (30,30'), the wear condition of a cutting tool (31,31') having its cutting portion in a structure (32,32') that is held by substantially more massive means (33,33'). A dynamometer (35,3... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4554034 | Bonding capsules Methods and apparatus for bonding an overlapping portion of the outer cap (7,7') and inner body (6, 6') of a closed cylindrical capsule (5). A flexible tubular coupling (13,14,20) positioned around the circumference of the capsule (5) is compressed to exe... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4548771 | Ultrasonic vulcanization Methods and apparatus for vulcanizing rubber and like material (10). Ultrasonic energy at about 10 to 100 kilohertz is applied to the material (10) at an energy intensity sufficient to generate heat to a temperature in the range of about 200 to 300 degree... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4544230 | Method of evaluating a polynomial function using an array of optical modules Methods and apparatus for providing an optical analog quantity proportional to ##EQU1## Input light (a4) of intensity proportional to an is directed (21,31) to the input end of an nth optical module comprising a modulator (... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4544229 | Apparatus for evaluating a polynomial function using an array of optical modules Methods and apparatus for providing an optical analog quantity proportional to ##EQU1## Input light (a4) of intensity proportional to an is directed (21,31) to the input end of an nth optical module comprising a modulator (... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4494865 | Providing patterns Apparatus and methods for providing patterns of materials, as for color printing. A support member (30) has groups of surface areas (40A,40B, etc.) with each surface area in a given group (e.g. 40A) facing generally in a direction different from that face... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4484339 | Providing X-rays Apparatus for providing X-rays (11) to an object (12) in air. A lens (13) directs energy (14) from a laser (27) onto a target (15) to produce X-rays (11) of a selected spectrum and intensity. A substantially fluid-tight first enclosure (16) around the tar... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4461533 | Forming and reading holograms A method of forming and reading a hologram, useful for instance as a lens, is disclosed which eliminates chromatic aberrations usually present when a hologram is recorded using light of a higher frequency than that for which the hologram is to be used on ... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4458125 | Repair method and apparatus A method and apparatus for repairing rails and other structural elements which have become cracked or have defects, in and by which the rail or other element is gripped and held to a substantially fixed distance between the gripping points while being hea... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4451568 | Composition for binding bioactive substances An acrylic-acid- based photopolymerizable composition is prepared which is capable of binding bioactive substances after being photopolymerized. The composition may be applied as a coating on a carrier substrate, photopolymerized and a bioactive substance... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4441332 | Absorption refrigeration and heat pump system An absorption refrigeration and heat pump system in which a higher temperature subsystem and a lower temperature subsystem are combined with the desorber means of the higher temperature subsystem in heat exchange relationship with the condenser means of t... | 04/10/1984 |
