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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5252015 | Adjustable pre-load screw and nut assembly An adjustable pre-load screw and nut assembly is described including a screw with external helical threads and a nut having two separate portions each with internal threads complementary to those on the screw. An adjustment nut and adjacent O-ring can be ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5238303 | Method of and apparatus for mixing of fluent materials enclosed in a bag A method is described herein which provides for mixing of fluent materials enclosed in a flexible bag. The bags are conveyed in sequence along a conveying member which is vibrated to effect bag motion and turning thereof during the advance. Advance is blo... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5156486 | Traffic control marker and method of making the same A traffic control marker and marker base is described taking the form of a dome-shaped resilient body member whose ends lie in a flat plane and whose sides are outwardly flared. The marker can be formed by cutting a used pneumatic tire into arcuate segmen... | 10/20/1992 |
| 4986000 | Bag sealer and cutter Disclosed herein is a bag sealer and/or cutter including a hollow resilient core member over which the end of a paper or plastic bag can be folded, whereupon a resilient cover member can be applied thereover to effect sealing closure of the open end of a ... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4969707 | Fiber optics viewing device A high quality fiber optic viewing device is provided which includes a fiber optic bundle having two ends, each end being cut in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axes of the optical fibers and highly polished. At the input end of the device a len... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4890834 | Batting practice apparatus Disclosed is a self-contained batting practice apparatus including a cage or enclosure preferably formed by resilient flexible material supported within an exterior frame so that a batted ball only engages a flexible surface. A ball throwing unit is arran... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4854151 | Apparatus for realigning vehicle body and frame members Disclosed herein is an apparatus for realigning vehicle body and frame members including a movable platform on which a vehicle may rest and a movably supported carrier member connected to such platform and carrying force-exerting means for applying force ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4773690 | Caddy for food processor elements Disclosed herein is a caddy for the various detachable operating elements of a food processor. One section receives the blades or paddles and accomodates their mounting stems or shanks. Another section includes a plurality of narrow compartments for recei... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4737032 | Surface mensuration sensor The invention is an apparatus having an improved arrangement of sensing and illumination elements for high speed, non-contact, three-dimensional mensuration of a surface. The surface is illuminated by a single plane of light producing a contour line. The ... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4705401 | Rapid three-dimensional surface digitizer The invention is a method and apparatus for automatic mensuration of three-dimensional surfaces. The surface is sensed via non-contact optical triangulation means and the optically produced image measured by electronic means. The electronic measurements a... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4593597 | Page-turning apparatus Disclosed herein is a page-turning apparatus which includes a platform which can rest on a piano music rack or the like and upon which a book, sheet music or the like can be supported. Regardless of its size, adjustable clamps are arranged to hold the boo... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4579311 | Equipment lockdown apparatus An equipment lockdown apparatus for locking pieces of equipment such as computer modules, typewriters or the like is disclosed. The apparatus includes a sub-base suitably secured to a desk or other supporting structure and which supports the remainder of ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4465904 | Programmable alarm system The invention involves a programmable alarm system including a local communicator having one or more sensors responsive to problem situations such as illegal intrusion, fire, panic or the like, which can be installed in a residence, office or other premis... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4458658 | Sling shot A sling shot formed by two laterally-spaced guide members secured on a base member to project generally in the direction of propulsion and encompass a resilient member extending through the guide members and across the forward extremities thereof so as to... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4451923 | Method of and apparatus for measuring optical frequency variations Herein is disclosed a method of and apparatus for measuring optical frequency variations wherein linearly-polarized incident light generated by a tunable laser or the like is delivered to a passive resonant cavity incorporating a linear polarizer such as ... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4449219 | Free electron laser The invention involves a free electron laser having reduced sensitivity to variations in the energy of the input electrons. This effect is achieved by first laterally dispersing the electrons in accordance with their energies and thereafter injecting the ... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4400469 | Production of ethanol from Jerusalem Artichokes Discloed herein is a new method of producing ethanol from the Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) by removing the sugar juices from the stalk before the sugar moves down into the tubers and directly fermenting the sugar to produce ethanol, thereby ... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4370771 | Water-driven brush The invention provides a water-driven brush in the form of a hand-held unit having a water inlet that can be connected to a sink faucet to provide a power source for a rotary brush that can be used for scrubbing plates or pots in the sink. A portion of th... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4360232 | Aerodynamic drag reduction apparatus for vehicles or the like The invention involves an attachment for bluff forward surface vehicles including a curved inner fairing adjacent one or more rectangular corners of the vehicle together with a spaced air foil member providing high lift characteristics and a convergent pa... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4325257 | Real-time digital, synthetic-focus, acoustic imaging system The invention involves a digital synthetic-focus, acoustic imaging system which is operative in real time and includes one or more electro-acoustic transducers arranged to receive broadband pulses from a pulse generator for excitation of acoustic pulses w... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4293847 | Waterproof signal light A waterproof sealed signal light is mounted on a trailer frame. The signal light has two conductive leads with one of the conductive leads being a massive electrically conductive plate-like member which doubly serves as a mounting member. The mounted ligh... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4202056 | Toilet waterfall A toilet waterfall including a cover member arranged to fit on the open top of a flush tank of a conventional toilet and having a series of drip pans supported thereabove in superposed, staggered relationship so that water delivered upon flushing of the t... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4195614 | Rotatable coacting members for projecting a ball A ball throwing machine which includes a pair of rotary discs supported for rotation in angularly opposed relation so as to laterally engage a ball and effect propulsion thereof, each disc being composed of a back-up plate with an annular groove and a fla... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4191473 | Method of and apparatus for measuring the absolute wavelength of a source of unknown frequency radiation The invention constitutes a method of and apparatus for measuring the absolute wavelength of a source of unknown frequency radiation through directing radiant energy of known frequency against a diffraction grating of predetermined pattern so as to image ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4100712 | Hole repair kit A repair kit for holes in walls including a thin flexible support plate dimensioned to bridge a hole to be repaired, a cooperating reaction member also arranged to bridge the hole, and means for holding the plate and reaction member against opposed wall s... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4084618 | Spool valve A control valve for hydraulic systems including a sleeve and a spool supported for slidable motion therein, the sleeve and spool having control lands supported in slightly spaced relation to avoid chipping or abrasive contact and resultant imprecision in ... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4075087 | Continuous grader for fruits or the like A continuous grader for fruits or the like including a unit having a plurality of aligned V-troughs and projecting fingers secured to the terminal end of a shaker table across which the fruit moves in a single layer.... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4061122 | Spark plug A spark plug generally similar to standard design including a body member supporting a pair of electrodes to provide a spark gap in the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the side electrode carrying a projecting extension outside the spa... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4058103 | Electronic ignition unit An electronic ignition unit which can be installed as a simple replacement for a conventional distributor including a "breakerless" transector for supplying firing pulses in timed sequence to the spark plugs of a conventional internal combustion engine.... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4052129 | Method of and apparatus for measuring the wavelength of a source of radiant energy A method of and apparatus for measuring the wavelength of a source of radiant energy which includes passing split beams generated by such source along the same paths as those from a source of known wavelength and then comparing the number of interference ... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4049073 | Circuit breaker An automatic circuit breaker for a vehicle, such as an automobile, truck, boat, airplane, or the like, having an internal combustion engine with at least one associated electrical power circuit which includes a switch in such power circuit together with a... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4046339 | Landing gear for an aircraft including expansible wheels An auxiliary landing gear for an aircraft including a pair of auxiliary wheels mounted from the wings and including an exterior rim composed of segments connected to a hub by expansible members whereby expansion from a collapsed inoperative disposition to... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4025807 | Electromagnetic motor An electromagnetic motor including a rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets on its periphery and a stator closely encompassing the rotor and having a plurality of intervening permanent magnets and electromagnets positioned for interaction with the ... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4006444 | Acoustic imaging apparatus Acoustic imaging apparatus wherein a beam of high frequency acoustic energy is directed to the object to be imaged to create variations in the transmitted acoustic energy which variations are then detected by a plurality of small particles suspended in th... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3995601 | Rotary internal combustion engine A rotary internal combustion engine including a single shaft supporting two rotors recessed to form working chambers in adjacent sections of a housing with a cylindrical interior, one rotor performing the intake and compression functions and the other, th... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3986845 | Fuel compacting apparatus Apparatus for compacting sheet or other burnable material into log-like form including means for severing the sheet into small chips, applying glue to the chips and then compactng the chips in a chamber dimensioned to form a log-shaped compacted unit.... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3978536 | Collapsible watercraft A collapsible watercraft which can be readily transported along a highway when in its collapsed disposition but, upon arrival at a lake or other body of water, can be readily erected into an extended operative disposition capable of reception of a small t... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3976876 | Signal control apparatus Signal control apparatus which includes a control element in the form of a short section of fiber optic material which can be displaced by depression of a flexible plate or push button into alignment with adjoining sections of fiber optic material.... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3968818 | Tray loading apparatus Apparatus for loading trays with a single layer of prunes or other articles including a series of conveyors for moving the trays in sequence under a feed mechanism, the conveyor under such feed mechanism being vibrated so that the prunes are spread evenly... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3965514 | Adjustable and/or removable fin for surfboards A removable fin unit for a surfboard including a fin having integral fillets on opposite sides thereof together with thread members for removably joining such fillets to the surfboard.... | 06/29/1976 |
