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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7742497 | Access systems and methods for a shared communication medium Priority-based access systems and methods for shared communication media are provided. The priority and a corresponding weight of traffic to be transmitted on a shared communication medium are determined. This determination may be made, for example, before a first a... | 06/22/2010 |
| 5273124 | Earth drilling apparatus An earth drill for use with a vehicle of a type which performs utility pole hole drilling operations is disclosed. The drill attaches to an end of a movable boom mounted on the vehicle. An elongated guide is rotatably attachable to the boom via a rotatabl... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5261251 | Hydronic building cooling/heating system A temperature control device cools the air in a space bounded by a thermally conductive structure such as a floor structure having embedded coolant pipes. Liquid coolant is provided at a temperature lower than a temperature of the air space, for example u... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5224357 | Modular tube bundle heat exchanger and geothermal heat pump system A geothermal heat exchanger having modular tube bundles is provided in a novel heat pump system. The modular tube bundles are particularly adapted to be placed within a narrow excavation in the ground, such as a trench excavated using a backhoe bucket, wh... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5220988 | Coin slide with magnetic slug attracting means A coin slide with attracting magnets is disclosed which incorporates a coin slide body with integral mounting flange, a keeper secured rearwardly of the mounting flange to position a plurality of magnets in vertical, side-by-side relationship, the magnets... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5219057 | Conveyor ball unit A conveyor ball unit comprises a conveyor ball resting on mounting balls in a mounting shell. A retaining ring is provided to hold the conveyor ball on the mounting balls in the mounting shell. The mounting shell can be set into an opening in a supporting... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5219058 | Conveyor ball unit A conveyor ball unit comprises a conveyor ball mounted on a plurality of mounting balls in a mounting shell. A spring arrangement is provided to support the mounting shell resiliently in a housing and the conveyor ball is retained on the mounting balls by... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5215576 | Water based scratch-off ink for gaming forms A scratch-off coating composition and method for application of the coating to lottery forms and the like employs a water based dispersion of acrylic resin, at approximately equal proportions of resin and water, by weight. The dispersion is adjusted to a ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5202536 | EMI shielding seal with partial conductive sheath A seal for blocking propagation of electromagnetic energy through a gap between bodies having conductive surfaces at least adjacent the gap includes an elongated core element defining a resiliently compressible cross section which can be molded, extruded ... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5166779 | Subcarrier to horizontal phase measurement and display for multiple video signals A subcarrier to horizontal sync (SC/H) phase difference measurement and display device for multiple sources of composite video signals includes a sample clock generator providing a sampling clock at a fixed frequency, a digitizer providing numeric samples... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5148809 | Method and apparatus for detecting blood vessels and displaying an enhanced video image from an ultrasound scan The system for detecting blood vessels and displaying an enhanced video image from video images obtained from an ultrasound scanner includes, in one embodiment, a target filter which limits the area in the video image to a predetermined size and an edge d... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5146703 | Lenticular signs with discrete lens elements A lenticular or segmented sign for selectively viewing at least two separate images includes an image panel having at least two image fields subdivided into segments grouped in interleaved fields. A lens panel is provided by discrete and relatively movabl... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5134873 | Die exchange apparatus for the use of a press brake A press brake has upper dies and lower dies so as to be capable of attaching and detaching with an upper die exchange apparatus and a lower die exchange apparatus to a machine body of the press brake. And, the upper die and the lower die comprise the comb... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5126381 | Bead processor A process and apparatus are disclosed for producing polymerized beads containing actives such as perfumes and pesticides, by forming droplets from a solution of monomers and the actives. The solution is subjected to ultraviolet light to initiate polymeriz... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5120905 | Electrocarrier cable An electrocarrier cable has conductor elements and support or carrier elements. The conductors are lapped on insulating cores and are enclosed in fluorinated sheaths to form conductor elements which are stranded to an elongated central core, preferably wi... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5115976 | Lightweight, easily attachable dispensing device having interchangeable containers for holding a chemical to be dispensed A dispenser for agricultural chemicals generally has a small plastic plate defining an affixing enclosure for fitting the dispenser over or around branches, vines etc. The plate has an opening therein. A container for the chemicals having one unenclosed s... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5091998 | Funnel device to facilitate urination by women in an upright position A funnel device to facilitate urination by women in an upright position includes a semi-rigid funnel rim contoured to surround the female genital region. A flexible funnel body depends from the rim and is sealed to the rim around the circumference. The fu... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5090148 | Firearm safety mechanism A firearm safety mechanism includes a lock with engagement structure. The engagement structure has a locked position in which the engagement structure operatively engages a portion of the firing mechanism to prevent discharge of the firearm. The engagemen... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5088438 | Apparatus for flexible marine windows An apparatus to prevent singeing of flexible plastic windows in contact with hot supporting framework members includes connecting structure adapted to engage the framework members. An insulator is fixed to the connecting structure so as to be interposed b... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5085555 | Spring biased vehicle access ramp A vehicle access ramp especially for wheel chair access includes alternative horizontal and vertical pivot assemblies. A foldable ramp is pivotably attached to a horizontal axis hinge, and vertically pivotable around a vertical rod at a side of a doorway.... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5083520 | Mast, in particular for sailing boat A mast for a sailboat includes at least two mast components having a lower end attached to the boat on opposite sides of a longitudinal median plane of the boat. Upper ends of the mast components are connected to each other. Each of the mast components ha... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5072096 | Electric hotplate An electric hotplate with a hotplate body, forming a cooking surface having a flat or shallow depression in its center, has an assembly for securing the hotplate to a hob surface and has a removable cover, such as a flat head, for providing a smooth surfa... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5070945 | Fire fighting method and use of the method The invention relates to a fire fighting method, consisting of using non-propagative elements or of employing means for rendering combustible elements non-propagative in such a manner that the percentage of non-propagative sites which a fire front is like... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5050323 | Badge A badge for wearing on one's clothes or on any other surface, made of a body layer of synthetic foam and material of the type having no memory when compressed, the body layer carrying an image on its front face and fastening means at its back face. The bo... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5045635 | Conductive gasket with flame and abrasion resistant conductive coating A conductive gasket for sealing facing flange plates against passage of electromagnetic and environmental effets has a conductive sheath, for example supported on a molded, resilient foam core, and structure for affixing the seal to conductive elements to... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5045161 | Method and apparatus for electrolytically assisting the mechanical shaping of a workpiece A method and apparatus for electrolytically assisting the mechanical shaping of a workpiece is provided which is particularly useful for precision machining. A tool is used comprising an electrically conductive (copper alloy) tool shank, a cutting tool of... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5035798 | Filtration vessel and end cap lock by a flexible rod A water filtration device is provided with a vessel body having an open interior for containing activated carbon used to filter water flowing through the open interior of the vessel body. The vessel body is preferably tubular with at least one open end an... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5033619 | Light string carrier A light string carrier includes a lattice for holding a light string wrapped thereabout and a handle integral with the lattice. A carrier cover having two hinged members is provided to overfit the lattice with the handle protruding from the cover. Hinges ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5031839 | Volume controllable applicator A volume controllable applicator is disclosed in the form of a self-contained spot gun for the application of pesticides and the like. The applicator includes an elongate applicator tube where terminates forwardly in a spray nozzle and rearwardly in a con... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5028762 | Electric hotplate For an electric hotplate (2) is provided an assembly arrangement (1) using a bearing ring (10), which forms a continuous, one-piece, smooth-surface top extending from the outermost circumferential area of the hotplate body (23) located close to the cookin... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5015365 | Process for removing halogenated hydrocarbons and other solvents from a solvent laden air (SLA) stream A process for removing halogenated hydrocarbons and other solvents from a solvent laden air (SLA) stream, includes the step of passing the SLA from an SLA intake through at least three adsorbers each containing an activated carbon bed. At least one adsorb... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5010677 | Plug for shotgun or rifle barrel using black powder The plug for shotgun or rifle barrel using black powder is outstanding in that it has a means (2) likely to extract the primer (a) destined to ignite the black powder contained in a chamber (c) of the said plug (1), when the arm is being opened.... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5009348 | Knife sheath of tough flexible material A knife sheath of tough flexible material, comprises a back wall, a front wall attached at its periphery to said back wall to form a knife-receiving pouch, and a pair of laterally spaced slits in said front wall for receiving a wearer's belt, said slits b... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5004850 | Blended gasolines Blended gasolines are produced by the mixing of a butane-pentane rich component, a natural gasoline component, and a toluene component. The mix is weathered during the blending operation to remove light-weight hydrocarbons comprising two, three and four-c... | 04/02/1991 |
| 5001614 | Floor lamp apparatus A floor lamp apparatus is provided in which an elongated lightbulb, preferably a fluorescent lightbulb, is supported above the floor. The apparatus is preferably triangular, the first and second sides of the triangle forming a support structure, and the e... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4991617 | Gas inlet valve assembly for inflatable boats A gas inlet valve assembly for inflatable boats includes valve structure having at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening. A valve member is positionable between the inlet opening and the outlet opening to control the flow of gas through ... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4989328 | Dual headed razor assembly A razor assembly includes dual razor heads mounted on a single handle. One razor head is adapted to hold a conventional size blade. The other razor head is adapted to hold a much smaller blade for convenient shaving around one's nostrils and for trimming ... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4987693 | Firearm safety mechanism A firearm safety mechanism includes a lock with engagement structure. The engagement structure has a locked position in which the engagement structure operatively engages a portion of the firing mechanism to prevent discharge of the firearm. The engagemen... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4986107 | Rack for assembling, inspecting and repairing vehicle bodies A rack is disclosed for the assembly, inspection, and repairing of vehicle bodies. The rack is formed primarily of rectangular tubing and has two side members which are joined by two cross members. The side members have guide rails and grooves which allow... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4982683 | Hand-held traffic signaling device A hand-held traffic signaling device includes at least two information panels and structure for connecting the panels about adjacent edges of the panels. The panels have front and back sides, which can each have indicia thereon for visually communicating ... | 01/08/1991 |
