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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7485172 | Oxygen supply system A method of providing gas to a system which separates from a pressurized supply gas, product gas, includes conditioning the supply gas by both cooling and drying the supply gas. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7010385 | Method of monitoring operation of an automated tool and associated apparatus A method of monitoring operation of an automated tool includes positioning a wireless sensor or microelectromechanical system device having at least one sensor in close proximity to the automated tool, monitoring at least one condition of the automated tool, emittin... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6983573 | Method of applying a slider device to an open closure mechanism on a resealable bag A method of applying a slider to a closure mechanism for a resealable package is provided. The method comprises providing a closure mechanism having first and second closure profiles, both having upper flanges and interlocking members. The method further comprises p... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6948849 | Resealable closure mechanism having a slider device and methods A slider device having contoured top and sidewalls is disclosed for use with a resealable package. In a first embodiment, the slider device includes an engagement structure for engaging and interlocking first and second closure profiles of a resealable closure mecha... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6915620 | Shrink tunnel assembly A shrink tunnel assembly for wrapping an article with polymeric shrink film includes a shrink tunnel having a heating zone, and conveyor means for carrying an article to the heating zone and away from it. While in the heating zone, polymeric shrink film covering an ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6902639 | Seaming plastic film using solvent-based adhesive bead A solvent-based adhesive is used to form a continuous, adhesively bonded and welded seam at the longitudinal edge portions of plastic film which have been overlapped. First, a bead of the adhesive is disposed on the edge portion of a web of film passing over an appl... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6866454 | Security bar for use with vehicle having a hauling bed A security bar for use with a truck having a hauling bed includes an elongated cross bar, a pair of end plates, and a pair of fastening elements used to attach the security bar to the hauling bed. The elongated cross bar defines openings at each end. The pair of end... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6866420 | Reclosable package having a zipper closure, slider device and tamper-evident structure A flexible, reclosable package having a reclosable zipper construction openable and closeable by a slider device, and a tamper-evident structure disposed over the zipper construction to provide indication whether access has been gained to the interior of the package... | 03/15/2005 |
| 5971604 | Mixing valve with adjustable regulating elements and central chamber A mixer for a fluid flow in a pipe connection, especially for homogenizing a multiphase flow, has a housing to be inserted in the pipe connection for the fluid to flow through. In the housing there are at least one and preferably two or more adjoining and... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5908302 | Inguinal hernia model The invention provides a model for simulating inguinal hernias including a frame and a plurality of sheets supported by the frame in overlapping relation to one another to create an anatomically accurate simulation of a portion of a patient's abdomen. Eac... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5868078 | Road and rail vehicle using rail wheel drive and apparatus A road and rail vehicle has a truck tractor vehicle frame such that it is street legal, but also provides sufficient power to move freight cars on low density rail lines or at other desired locations. The vehicle has a transfer case to provide front wheel... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5863617 | Portable metal bonded anti-slip coating application process A method for applying a rough slip resistant non-skid surface to a substrate in the field at the cite of use, comprising applying at least one base coat of metal to a surface of the substrate; wetting the surface of the substrate with a surfactant; spread... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5845506 | Drink dispenser with improved cooling The invention relates to drink dispensers, particularly such dispensers in which the drink is stored in readily mixed or premixed form in a reservoir. The invention provides an improved heat or cold transmission for such dispensers. The thermal conduction... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5842500 | Overfill preventing valve An overfill preventing valve (20) is adapted to be operatively interposed in a flow path between a fluid source (21) and a compressed fluid storage cylinder (22) to prevent the cylinder from being overly filled. The improved valve includes an elongated tu... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5829559 | Article for attaching an item to luggage An article for attaching an item to a wheeled suitcase includes a flexible member or strap with one end removably attached to a handle of the suitcase and the other end carrying a collapsible hook, suspended from the handle for holding an auxiliary item s... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5826728 | Container and blank for making same A shipping and display container is formed from an integral piece of corrugated board, paperboard, or the like. The container has a top which includes two opposing flaps allowing access to the contained space of the container for loading. The two flaps ar... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5823436 | Micro orifice nozzle having fan spray pattern A fan spray nozzle provides a linear spray pattern of very fine droplets suitable for spraying thin invert emulsions containing active agents such as herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, growth regulators and the like, especially using an array of nozzles ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5820609 | Medical hollow needle and a method of producing thereof A medical hollow needle has a cylindrical member 2. At the top edge portion 10 of the cylindrical member 2, an open bevel edge face 11 is provided, open in an oblique direction with respect to the extending direction of the cylindrical member 2. A sub bev... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5809895 | Split tool mechanical vibrator A tamping assembly uses a split tool mechanical vibrator having corresponding front and back vibrator units powered by a single motor. A tamping tool provides easy connection to a tamping tool holder in such a way that two tamping tools may be mounted to ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5810782 | Hub for syringe, connecting structure of hub, syringe, syringe assembly and method of assembling syringe assembly A hub to be attachably and detachably inserted into a hub insertion hole of a syringe body having a hub insertion hole cylindrically formed at a top thereof has a cylindrical hub body through which the hub can be inserted into the hub insertion hole and c... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5806197 | Method and apparatus for obtaining parallel lines on inclined planes A level tool is arranged to facilitate gradient measurement and matching of lines on inclined surfaces, such as to establish parallel reference lines when installing roofing materials. The tool has a rule-like base member defining an elongated reference e... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5806451 | Rigging, particulary for bicycles Rigging for a land or water vehicle comprises a symmetrical sail and a support therefore which is fitted with a tension member, the frame supporting the sail comprises two vertical uprights assembled together by hinged transverse bars, the rigging becomin... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5799448 | Adjustable closed-riser metal staircase system A closed-riser, adjustable rise, staircase system is provided which allows a plurality of stair treads to be assembled into staircases having different rise heights, for example, from six inches to seven inches, while maintaining the closed-riser nature o... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5800021 | Shingle remover and method of removing A shingle remover with a reciprocating material stripping assembly removes roofing shingles and nails with reduced effort. The shingle remover has a metal frame carrying an electric motor coupled to a material stripping tooth assembly for driving reciproc... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5791338 | Endotracheal intubation apparatus A tool assists in placing an endotracheal tube into the trachea of a patient by controllable diverting of the end of the tube. A tool with at least one endmost link that can be manually diverted exclusively at the distal end using a lever handle, is place... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5788672 | Hub for syringe, connecting structure of hub, syringe, piston, needle assembly unit, connecting structure between needle assembly unit and syringe, syringe assembly and method of assembling syringe assembly A syringe assembly has a hub body which can be inserted into a hub insertion hole and pulled out thereof into inside a syringe body. A chamfer portion is formed at the hub body, being capable of engaging with the hub insertion hole. A needle insertion hol... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5788858 | Mobile water purification unit with modular dechlorination input stage A transportable water purification unit with a reverse osmosis water purification unit (ROWPU), particularly for military use, is arranged to process municipal and other chlorinated water without damage to the reverse osmosis filtration elements. A modula... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5788198 | Bracket for mounting ladder shelf A bracket is attachable to a ladder to form a convenience support or other attachment that attaches to the rails or rungs of a ladder, and is readily reconfigured, moved or adjusted as to angular orientation, without substantial assembly steps or tools. T... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5785687 | Syringe assembly A projection for holding 10 is formed in an installation space 4b. A wall face 7a is formed in the installation space 4b on an arrow A side rather than the projection for holding 10. A main body 15a is provided so as to be linearly inserted in and pulled ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5779553 | Waterslide with uphill runs and progressive gravity feed For managing water flow in a waterslide, drains are provided at one or more points between a top and bottom of a course, coupled to conduits providing gravity flow paths bypassing portions of the course. The course is defined by a sluice with a generally ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5775195 | Rotary braider machine A rotary braiding machine interweaves strands to form a braid for a work piece, such as a hydraulic hose or the like. A frame has a central axis about which strands of fiber are braided. Inner bobbin-carrier assemblies and outer bobbin-carrier assemblies ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5772687 | Hub for syringe, connecting structure of hub, syringe, syringe assembly and method of assembling syringe assembly A hub to be attachably and detachably inserted into a hub insertion hole of a syringe body having a hub insertion hole cylindrically formed at a top thereof has a cylindrical hub body through which the hub can be inserted into the hub insertion hole and c... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5769922 | Method for producing vanadium-aluminum-ruthenium master alloys and master alloy compositions Vanadium-aluminum master alloys with small amounts of refractory metals such as ruthenium, are made substantially free of refractory inclusions and with a substantially homogeneous microstructure by reacting vanadium oxides with excess aluminum through an... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5767083 | Tri-, tetra-, penta-, and polypeptides and their therapeutic use as an antidepressant agent The present invention discloses novel peptides utilized to treat patients suffering from depression. These novel peptides are modifications of the tripeptide hormone MIF, including modification of amino terminus residues, carboxyl terminus residues and in... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5762417 | High solidity counterflow impeller system A mixing apparatus has a tank for holding a material to be mixed, a drive shaft rotatable in the tank, a radially inner impeller on the drive shaft with blades pitched to produce axial flow of the material in a first direction, and a radially outer impell... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5762096 | Computer controlled portable gravity flow conduit cleaner A portable cleaning and flushing device for beverage conduits such as draft beer distribution coils includes a manifold, couplings and a number of valves which are controllable so as to sequence the supply of detergent from a reservoir, mixing with water ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5760301 | Flow meter for a gas pressure regulator A gas pressure regulator includes a pressure regulator for connection to a source of high pressure gas, and flow meter or flow regulator that selectively varies the flow rate of delivered gas. The flow meter includes a ring with orifices of varying sizes ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5752439 | Reconfigurable vertical compactor A vertical compactor has a frame with legs spaced to receive an upwardly opening dumpster or similar container. A compactor head mountable on top of the frame has a feed inlet for receiving material and a ram pivotable downwardly into the container. The f... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5750577 | Chromotropic acid-formaldehyde and 1-naphthol-formaldehyde polymeric compounds Novel medicinally-useful compounds are provided herein. These compounds include isomeric cyclic tetramers of formaldehyde and 1-naphthol, and the derivatives or analogues of such cyclic tetramers, and linear oligomers of chromotropic acid, or its derivati... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5747886 | Pneumatic antitheft apparatus with alarm An antitheft device is provided for a vehicle such as a tractor/trailer combination, with an engine operable to develop pneumatic pressure in a reservoir during operation of the engine, and a pneumatic conduit leading from the reservoir to an operational ... | 05/05/1998 |
