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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4757897 | Drink bottle carton holder A bottle carton holder (10) includes a rectangular box assembly (12) having side and end walls (16a,b and 18a,b) and a bottom wall (20) to define a rectangular cavity (22). Divider members (28a,b) are positioned approximately midway between the end walls ... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4756075 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a preform for a flat coil dynamoelectric device A discoidal, flat coil armature for a flat disc motor is formed by winding coils of wire on mutually spaced inner and outer ring structures. The inner ring structure surrounds a commutator body having segments with tangs. Automatic apparatus, including a ... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4749088 | Doll pole A doll pole for suspending stuffed dolls has a pair of stiffening and filler rods made from resilient foam plastic that are coaxially aligned and housed in a hollow tube made from sheet material. The rods are slidable within the tube and have a combined l... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4710085 | Lamination stack selection method and apparatus A lamination stack selector for supporting a vertical column of laminations in a chute and for selecting a stack of laminations having a predetermined height from the bottom of the column. The selector includes a plurality of support pins biased to a firs... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4590089 | Medical electrodes and dispensing conditioner therefor Dispensable medical electrodes formed as separable segments of an indefinitely long substrate are formed by applying to the substrate a longitudinally extending stripe of a conductive paint and by overlaying the painted stripe at periodic intervals corres... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4588191 | Golf club weighting device A unitary, self-contained, self-clamping golf club weight includes a pair of substantially identical clamp jaws each made from high density material and formed as a generally hemispherical sector having a generally planar surface with an arcuate, shaft-re... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4587706 | Thermally responsive damper assembly having interfitting parts and method A thermally responsive damper assembly for mounting into a duct which is to be regulated by the damper assembly comprises a damper plate having oppositely disposed notch portions and arm portions one piece with said damper plate projecting outwardly in sa... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4584962 | Medical electrodes and dispensing conditioner therefor Dispensable medical electrodes formed as separable segments of an indefinitely long substrate are formed by applying to the substrate a longitudinally extending stripe of a conductive paint and by overlaying the painted stripe at periodic intervals corres... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4577382 | Snap ring tool A tool for installing and removing snap rings (40) of the type which includes a pliers-like implement (10) whose jaws (12b,14b) are separated when handgrip members (12a,14a) are urged together, includes a narrow projection (36) mounted on one jaw (12b) fo... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4558521 | Mechanism for checking three-dimensional bodies A measuring system for measuring bodies, such as vehicle bodies, is of a type which includes a main frame attached to and suspended under the body. Novel crossing clamps allow crossbars to be attached to the main frame at whatever position on the main fra... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4543958 | Medical electrode assembly Dispensable medical electrodes formed as separable segments of an indefinitely long substrate are formed by applying to the substrate a longitudinally extending stripe of a conductive paint and by overlaying the painted stripe at periodic intervals corres... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4538612 | Skin preparation method and product Epidermal tissue is prepared and marked prior to attachment thereto of an electrode, such as an electrocardiograph electrode, by gently stroking the epidermal surface with an abrader device having fibers adequately stiff to dislodge cells from the epiderm... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4538796 | Dolly A load supporting dolly is provided with foot portions having underlying and spaced apart rounded heads for engaging and seeking a position of stability on an underlying floor and provided with inclined heel portions supporting rollers to which the weight... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4526066 | Torsion spring adjusting tool and method A torsion spring adjusting tool comprises a hexagonal shank to one end of which are welded confronting plate portions which project longitudinally outwardly from said one end, the arrangement being such that wrench means engaging said hexagonal shaped sha... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4459742 | Armature winding machine and method To increase the slot fill of armatures wound on a flier type armature winding machine of the type having inner and outer commutator shields, the outer shield is retracted during a portion of each winding cycle for each coil to permit the rotating fliers t... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4457287 | Archery bow assembly having universally mounted handle An archery bow assembly includes a bow, a hand grip, and a ball and socket joint establishing a universal connection between the hand grip and the bow. The ball and socket joint is mounted on the bow by a piston movable in a cylindrical cavity formed in a... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4441501 | Medical electrode The eyelet of a snap fastener conductor extends both through an adhesively coated supporting sheet and a gel pad whereupon a flange on the eyelet cooperates with the gel pad to form a cuplike cavity in which electrolyte gel is placed. The supporting sheet... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4417398 | Tool for handling wire A tool for use in the reciprocating manipulation of wire to cut through an adhesive compound supporting a replaceable item such as an automobile windshield comprises a handle portion from which projects a blade having a curved marginal wall having a troug... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4380303 | Molded container and opening means therefore An essentially straight walled, minimally tapered or non-tapered container is provided with a radially outwardly projecting chime or bead formation which enables gripping of such container when molded to facilitate removal of the container from an injecti... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4370984 | X-Ray transparent medical electrode The signal conducting element of a medical electrode of the type bridged to skin by electrolyte and which is required to be X-ray transparent comprises a thin layer of a conductive paint adhered to a relatively thin supporting substrate, said substrate wi... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4361272 | Thermal damper for rectangular flue A thermally responsive damper for operation in a rectangular ventilation duct.... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4351355 | Drain valve A drain valve for use in a fuel tank and having a drain port and an axially movable poppet or valve member. The valve member has a first position for closing the port, a second position for opening the port to permit draining of liquid from the fuel tank,... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4319579 | Reusable medical electrode having disposable electrolyte carrier A medical electrode particularly suited for use as an EEG electrode comprises initially separated electrode conductor and electrolyte carrier components which are united prior to use of the electrode. The electrolyte carrier component comprises a disposab... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4312387 | Apparatus for making dynamoelectric field member A starter motor field winding comprises an uninterruptedly continuous conductor edge wound to encircle a plurality of core elements. The core elements are on a mandrel to which the leading end of a length of strapping is secured. The mandrel is rotated ab... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4291813 | Containers and closures A reusable closure for a container has a reversibly hinged annular pilferproof band integrally joined thereto by a relatively thin annular web serving as a hinge. When the parts are assembled, the band is pivoted about the web from a first position to a s... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4290552 | Damper control mechanism For use in a ventilation flue or the like, a damper positioning mechanism comprising a yieldable means biasing said damper toward a first position, motive means for opposing the bias of said yieldable means to drive said damper to a second position and th... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4279277 | Apparatus for manufacturing a dynamolelectric field member Apparatus for manufacturing dynamoelectric field windings having plural edge would coils formed from wire strapping includes a mandrel with a plurality of cores pieces. The mandrel is intermittently rotated about a first axis to present the core pieces to... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4267911 | Clutch-brake unit A rotary centrifuge basket or container is suspended from a center drive shaft depending from a part-spherical bearing assembly mounted on a frame whereby the rotating container may also gyrate about the center point of the bearing. An oil shear clutch-br... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4266216 | Combination portable intrusion alarm and flashlight A portable alarm device adapted to be actuated upon the movement of a door, a window, or other movable object. The alarm device includes a slidably supported actuating rod adapted to be engaged or moved by the movable object and that electrically closes a... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4257424 | X-ray transparent medical electrode The signal conducting element of a medical electrode of the type bridged to skin by electrolyte and which is required to be X-ray transparent comprises a thin layer of a conductive paint adhered to a relatively thin supporting substrate, said substrate wi... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4250038 | Screen device and method A sieve or screen of the type supported in an inclined position so that a slurry can cascade downwardly over a working surface of the screen is formed with spaced apart, generally parallel rods or wires which extend transversely to the direction of slurry... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4236668 | Thermal damper assembly having position controls A thermal damper assembly mounted to substantially close a flue at room temperature is equipped with thermally responsive coils to move the damper to an open position in response to heat generated by combustion. To allow commencement of combustion the dam... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4234123 | Centrifuge drive system A rotary centrifuge basket or container is suspended from a center drive shaft depending from a part-spherical bearing assembly mounted on a frame whereby the rotating container may also gyrate about the center point of the bearing. An oil shear clutch-br... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4215551 | Environmentally assisted heating and cooling system A heating and cooling system comprises a first reservoir containing liquid at an elevated temperature, solar collecting means exposed to solar radiation for collecting solar energy and means disposed in thermal exchange relationship with said first reserv... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4200752 | 4-Disubstituted amino, N-substituted naphthalimide dyestuffs The present disclosure is directed to novel quenchable, fluorescent dyestuffs which are substantially soluble in low surface tension, substantially non-polar oily solvents, e.g., refined kerosene, and are trisubstituted 4-aminonaphthalimides having the st... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4199115 | Wire control device for high speed stator winding machine The winding forms of a 2-pole stator winder located most remotely from the wire sources are encompassed within a wire control device that restricts outward ballooning of the wires from the winding head. The wire control device is movable to a position rem... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4193541 | Damper latch An automatic flue damper positioned respectively to open and closed positions by means of motive apparatus, such as a solenoid motor, is provided with mechanical means for automatically latching the damper in its open position.... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4190175 | Container and closure construction for resisting tampering A molded plastic container and closure assembly comprises a container having an upstanding wall adapted to be embraced by the depending skirt of a closure member. To resist tampering or unauthorized removal of the closure, the container has an integrally ... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4171062 | Container having closure fastening means A container has means hingedly supporting a reversible band which surrounds the container near the mouth of the container. The hinged support for the band is engaged to that side edge of the band which is closest to the mouth of the container. The opposit... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4163931 | Armature winding machine An armature winding machine of the type having a flier for winding wire onto a core is driven by a servo system, including a direct current servo motor. The servo system is under the direction of a wind sequence control mechanism. To convert command signa... | 08/07/1979 |