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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4972242 | Silicon avalanche photodiode with low multiplication noise There is provided an n+ -p-π-p+ APD having a shallow and abrupt p-n junction located about 1 to 2 μm into the APD and having a p-type conductivity region containing acceptors in an uncompensated excess concentration corresponding t... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4914494 | Avalanche photodiode with central zone in active and absorptive layers The invention relates to an avalanche photodetector having a charge-multiplication region which is spatially separated from the detector surface. This photodetector includes a light-absorptive region, an active region overlying the absorptive region formi... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4859010 | Refrigerator door tray assembly A refrigerator door tray assembly includes a refrigerator door with an inner liner having a cavity defined by a rear wall and two forwardly projecting supporting side walls. Each of the side walls includes an inwardly projecting shoulder having an upwardl... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4842000 | Fabric cleaning The fabric cleaning system for cleaning a fabric such as the wire on a paper machine includes a cleaning station through which the fabric continuously passes. In the station cleaning fluid is directed onto a surface of the fabric, contacts the fabric to r... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4802954 | Forming board for papermaking machine A papermaking machine having a forming wire, a headbox and a forming board is disclosed. The headbox includes a lower slice having an apron positioned substantially in alignment with and closely adjacent the forming board such that as the forming wire tra... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4769684 | Angle mount header There is disclosed a light emitting device which includes a header and an angle stripe light emitting diode. The header has a longitudinal axis and a forward mounting surface. The forward mounting surface includes a leading edge portion which extends perp... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4764732 | Switchable mode amplifier for wide dynamic range There is disclosed an amplifier device for use with a photodetector for amplifying wave energy signals received by the photodetector and converted into electrical signals. The amplifier device includes a first amplifier having its input connected to a jun... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4744156 | Drier felting arrangement A web drier wherein the fabric carries the web to be dried around a plurality of drier drums in a sequence with at least one turning roll positioned between each roll in the sequence so that the web carried on the fabric is in direct face-to-face contact ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4744720 | Reel bar loading device A reel bar loading device is provided with a pair of lowering arms onto which reel bars are rolled one at a time, the lowering arms being pivotally movable from an upper position adapted to receive a reel bar on a supporting surface thereof and a lower tr... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4745451 | Photodetector array and a method of making same A photodetector array having reflector means positioned over the low response regions between elements of the array. Light incident on the reflector means is reflected into a high response region of the array. The invention also includes a method of formi... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4744526 | Constant tension reel with automatic reel bar loader A reel bar loading device is provided having sloping storage rails located above the driving roll. The storage rails have lower ends that collapse bringing the reel into the initial winding contact with the driving roll. Once initial winding contact has b... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4738505 | Fiber optic cable termination A method is disclosed for making a termination between (a) a fiber optic cable having an optical fiber, a plurality of reinforcement strands positioned about the optical fiber, and a jacket positioned about the reinforcement strands; with (b) an electro-o... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4724579 | Hinge including slots and tabs structure A hinge structure is formed by at least two ears projecting from one side edge of a panel with each of the ears being provided with a lobe extending in the same direction from its respective ear and spaced from the edge of the panel to provide an undercut... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4712862 | Optical fiber connector and method of assembling same Fiber optic connectors typically have a light reflection occurring at the fiber to air interface. This reflection may be minimized by a connector having a supporting means with an opening therethrough, a pellicle and having first and second major surfaces... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4699524 | Supplementary cooling system for thrust bearing Apparatus for providing supplementary cooling to the thrust bearing of a vertical shaft machine, without requiring an additional exterior pump and motor, has an oil conducting path formed by grooves in the engaging surfaces of an upper and a lower portion... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4700209 | Avalanche photodiode and a method of making same The invention relates to an avalanche photodetector having a charge-multiplication region which is spatially separated from the detector surface. This photodetector includes a light-absorptive region, an active region overlying the absorptive region and h... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4687262 | Anti-tilt system for appliances The cabinet of an appliance with a downwardly opening door is stabilized by a pair of legs each pivotally mounted to the cabinet on an axis fixed to the cabinet and oriental relative to the cabinet so that pivotal movement of each leg above its respective... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4677760 | Drier storable rack A conventional clothes drier is provided with a rack structure mounted on the bulkhead that extends into and plugs the access opening to the drum of the drier. The rack is selectively mountable in either an operative extended position projecting cantileve... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4678271 | Apparatus for aligning a fiber and a device An apparatus for providing and maintaining the alignment between a fiber and a device during the bonding of the fiber to the device and the subsequent assembly of a housing thereover is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a base, including means for holdin... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4677762 | Drier felting arrangement A web drier wherein the fabric carries the web to be dried around a plurality of drier drums in a sequence with at least one turning roll positioned between each roll in the sequence so that the web carried on the fabric is in direct face-to-face contact ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4657411 | Hydraulically supported thrust bearings A thrust bearing particularly suitable for use with a vertical shaft machine has a rotating ring mounted to the shaft for rotation with the shaft and having a downwardly directed bearing surface. A base ring is positioned around the shaft and fixedly moun... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656340 | Heater coil mounting A heater coil mounting is provided by means of a bracket having seats formed at or adjacent each axial end and into which an insulator through which the heater element passes, is adapted to be received. The bracket is mounted in position on a wall using t... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4648943 | Vibrating forming shoe in a twin wire former A twin wire paper former incorporating a forming shoe having a curved solid forming surface across which the forming wires pass with one of the wires in direct contact therewith and the other sandwiching the stock from which the paper is to be formed ther... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4641569 | Calender self-locking loading mechanism An improved pressure actuator particularly suited to loading of rolls in the calender stack is disclosed. The actuator is formed by a pair of spaced arms interconnected by a link. A pressure absorbing locking bar is interposed between a pair of adjacent e... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4635769 | Gear protection system for grinding mills A clutch is interposed between the driving gears of a grinding mill and the driving motor to protect the gears from damage by mechanical overloading. The clutch is set to slip at torques below those required to structurally damage the gears yet higher tha... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4636910 | Varistor overvoltage protection system with temperature systems A system having a bus protected against overvoltage by a plurality of series connected zinc oxide varistors in a column, uses temperature sensors to protect the varistors from damage. First temperature sensors detect that a safety tripping temperature has... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4608962 | Glass countertop range mounting A glass top countertop range is mounted on a structure formed by a first box structure that fits through a hole in the countertop and is supported by a peripheral flange and a second, but inverted, box structure significantly smaller than the first box st... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4594880 | Apparatus for determining finished roll density in a mill In the prior art it is known to determine the density of a roll of paper as it is being wound on a paper receiving roll. The determination is made each time the paper receiving roll makes a constant predetermined number of revolutions. Because the diamete... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4593441 | Retainer clip A one piece substantially W-shaped plastic clip has a pair of outer legs that are flexible and can move in a first direction toward an intermediate member that in turn is movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction of movemen... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4586269 | Drier bearing A drier drum bearing structure formed from a single piece of molded plastic to provide a right cylindrical outer bearing wall. The bearing structure is mounted on a non-circular access opening through the drier cabinet wall on a peripheral flange extendin... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4571283 | Reversible slice lip A reversible slice lip for paper machine is formed with two discrete slice edges extending substantially parallel and forming opposite longitudinal edges of the slice lip. The slice lip is provided with a mounting means and is formed substantially symmetr... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4561599 | Mill load sensing system There is disclosed a system for sensing and controlling the mill load in a grinding mill. The system includes a load cell located in the region of the mill that is subjected to reaction axial thrust forces developed during mill operation. The load cell se... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561239 | Pivotal handle mount A motor operated gardening appliance having a multi-position, swing-over handle is provided with a handle attachment wherein the pivotal center of the handle may be readily adjusted, so as to achieve a locked-up rigidly secured handle in the selected oper... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4556830 | Speed controller for mill drives and the like A speed controller for a mill drive has two control portions. The first control portion has a first speed of response for controlling mill speed during normal operation. The second control portion has a second speed of response, faster than the first spee... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4555827 | Convertible cabinet support The present invention relates to a retractable undercarriage formed preferably by three supporting members, two of which are leg members and the third a wheel member. The support members are moved to either move the leg members into supporting position an... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4556826 | Inching supply torque control In a drive system for a grinding mill the load torque plus frictional torque may increase considerably as a loaded mill is inched from its rest position and will suddenly decrease when the load tumbles or cascades. The applied torque or driving torque mus... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4544830 | Thermostatically controlled electric kettle An electric kettle having an unrestricted spout opening is provided with an electric heating element controlled by a thermostatic simmer control or boil cutout, the thermostatic element of which is located exteriorly of the kettle body above the top there... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4538769 | Grinding mill construction There is disclosed a mill head structure for a large grinding mill. The mill head structure includes a conical head portion having a central axis and including a rib portion and a gear flange portion integrally cast therewith. The rib portion extends radi... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4538202 | Current transformer secondary voltage limiter A device for protecting the secondary winding of a current transformer against destructive or dangerous overvoltages when connected across the secondary, has a transparent tubular casing with a stud support and conductive stud within one end. The stud is ... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4520910 | Grinding mill control using controlled pulsing of air clutches There is provided a control apparatus for stopping a large grinding mill driven by two synchronous motors coupled to the mill through respective air clutches. The control includes a clutch actuator control which applies a predetermined amount of pressure ... | 06/04/1985 |
