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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4350878 | Conception control calendar A calculating device is provided to aid in predicting the periods of fertility and non-fertility during a menstrual cycle of a user. The device includes a first disc having indicia thereon representing the calender days of the present month and the next m... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4342988 | Rupture disc alarm system A monitor system for sensing the failure of a rupture disc and activating an alarm in response to such a failure. The system also senses potential failure of a rupture disc. The system includes a failsafe signal carrying loop which is broken when the rupt... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4342953 | Battery protection circuit A battery protection circuit particularly for portable lamps employing rechargeable batteries is provided to prevent overdischarge of the batteries and includes a bulb drive transistor connecting a bulb across the battery with a switch interposed between ... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4342457 | Method of playing a mass circulation publication bingo type game A game for a plurality of players wherein each player is provided with a playing card that is common to all, said playing card being presented to the players by means of a mass distribution publication. The playing card comprises a matrix of delineated ar... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4342452 | Treadmill device A treadmill exercising device comprises a rigid frame having spaced first and second side members and front and rear end members with a plurality of rollers positioned laterally across the frame. The rollers are rotatably supported in plate members affixe... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4340487 | Process for purifying water A process is provided for removing suspended solids from a waste water stream exiting from a wet rendering plant, a centrifugal rendering plant and/or a hide curing brine system before the stream enters a public sewer system. Such waste water typically ha... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4338027 | Line of sight wheel alignment apparatus for vehicles An apparatus for detecting the alignment of the wheels of vehicles such as automobiles, truck tractors and trailers, includes an adjustable, wheel-engaging and target supporting structure mountable upon a vehicle wheel rim and has spaced arms extended lat... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4337581 | Target structure for use with an alignment apparatus A target structure for use with an alignment apparatus, such as a line of sight alignment apparatus for detecting the alignment of wheels of vehicles such as automobiles, truck tractors and trailers comprises an adjustable, wheel engaging and target suppo... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4336427 | Outlet assembly for a vacuum cleaning system An outlet assembly for a vacuum cleaning system includes a face plate for mounting on the exterior surface of a building wall, an annular inlet bushing or socket open from the face plate and extending through the building wall and a back plate positioned ... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4334381 | Fishhook and worm lure combination A fishhook and worm lure combination wherein an eye of the fishhook is located adjacent a head portion of a plastic worm lure with the shank extending exteriorly of and adjacent to a body portion of the lure with a barbed point of the hook embedded into t... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4331245 | Carpet sample display rack A rack structure for use in a store for storage and display of samples of material such as of carpet, fabrics, and the like comprises opposite end members positioned in spaced, upright relationship for display of large samples, such as sample books thereo... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4330945 | Vehicle frame and body alignment apparatus An alignment checking and measuring apparatus for vehicle frame and body portions includes two or more measurement scale carriers which have connectors on opposite end portions thereof for attachment transversely to the vehicle. One of the measurement sca... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4329865 | Material engaging apparatus A material engaging apparatus, such as a press brake or shear, has first and second jaw members pivotally mounted together and with coordinating material engaging and working members in the jaw members. An extensible ram positioned along and between the r... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4326491 | Fuel heater A fuel heater is provided for internal combustion engines utilized on motorized vehicles and utilizing a fuel stored as a liquid. The fuel passes through a frusto-conically shaped coil within a heat exchanger wherein heat is transferred thereto from engin... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4321971 | Field cultivator tool support mounting apparatus A mounting apparatus for pivotally connecting a soil working tool to an agricultural tool bar. The mounting apparatus comprises a support bracket fastened to the tool bar by a U-bolt, a tool holding member which wraps around the tool and is pivotally conn... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4321916 | Eyelid retractor An eyelid retractor is provided for maintaining the eyelids of a patient in an open position during ocular surgery or the like. The retractor comprises a loop having a smooth surface with eyelid restraining blades positioned on opposite sides thereof. The... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4320536 | Subharmonic pumped mixer circuit A subharmonic pumped mixer circuit utilizes quarter wavelength transmission lines at a local oscillator (LO) frequency to provide high radio frequency (RF) to local oscillator (LO) port isolation while allowing the RF and LO ports, as well as an intermedi... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4319601 | Trigger mechanism for siphon apparatus In a siphon apparatus having at least two legs with a liquid trap therebetween, a liquid holding chamber is provided which communicates with the liquid trap through a restrictive orifice and which fills the liquid trap after the siphon is used, thereby in... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4319445 | Guide and deflecting device A device is provided for use in detasseling corn comprising tassel guides acting in conjunction with a hood to guide the tassles of the corn plant into the detasseling mechanism and deflectors to deflect the leaves of the corn plant away from the detassel... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4318444 | Telescoping hinge member on rearwardly folding tool bar An agricultural implement is disclosed which includes a center section and a plurality of wing sections foldable with respect to each other. A plurality of ground-working tools extend downwardly and rearwardly from the sections of the implement at spaced ... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4317693 | Method and apparatus for forming fiber reinforced coupling sleeves An apparatus and method is provided for fabricating plain-end pipe couplings. Ribbons of resin-soaked fiber reinforced plastic strands are wrapped about a rotating operably expandable mandrel which has placed therearound a pliable resilient form collar wh... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4314671 | Pressure jet spray apparatus A pressure jet spray cleaning apparatus having a body member or structure with an elongate passageway for air having an inlet for connection to a source of air pressure and a water passageway having an inlet for connection to a source of water supply with... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4313433 | Ankle stabilizer An ankle stabilizer is provided which comprises a flexible jacket, a first strap, a second strap, a first fastener member associated with the first strap and a second fastener member associated with the second strap. The jacket snugly receives a rear port... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4313336 | Anchor structure An anchor structure for exerting a pulling force against a vehicle structural member for straightening operations utilizes a lever arm including a bar member for positioning in an upright relationship and a base member affixed thereto. The bar member has ... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4313335 | Vehicle work rack structure A work rack structure for correcting and aligning misshapen vehicle frame and body portions comprises a rack structure having a vehicle supportive upper surface and a lower surface and with generally continuous front and rear end and opposite side rack po... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4312409 | Rotary hoe implement A rotary hoe implement includes upstanding spacer members for connection to a tool bar for drafting by a tractor. A rotary hoe supporting arm is pivotally connected to a lower end of the spacer member and an elongate adjustment rod extends from a rear end... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4311593 | Process for treatment of waste water A method is provided for reducing the oxygen demand of waste water having a partial organic composition, especially a solution commonly known as mostos which is the waste effluent of a molasses fermentation and distillation process. The waste water is fed... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4306235 | Multiple frequency microwave antenna A microwave antenna for use at a limited number of non-harmonically related frequencies, particularly two, includes a pair of reflectors, a detector diode, and a modulator diode mounted on a waveguide in operative spatial relationships which are compromis... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4304424 | Rapid installation fitting for plain end pipe A fitting for connection to a metal plain end pipe includes a generally cylindrical sleeve section sized to receive and cradle a pipe end portion, an annular seal in the sleeve section for forming a liquid tight connection between the pipe end portion and... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4303129 | Furrow damming implement A damming implement for depositing a series of earthen dams across a furrow to provide a line of catch or ponding basins which inhibit run-off of water includes a wheel structure having radially opposed blades oriented transversely to a line of draft for ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4303040 | Protected feeder for livestock A protected feeder is provided for livestock which comprises a receptacle with an open top supported at a selected position above a ground surface and adapted to contain a livestock attracting material therein, such as feed, salt or a mineral. A flexible ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4303039 | Animal feeder with fluted joint An animal feeder is provided which has a bin portion for storing feed and a trough portion. The two portions have mating ribs and grooves forming a fluted joint which when used with a suitable adhesive agent bonds the two portions together. Located in the... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4301954 | Spare tire carrier A spare tire carrier for use on a motor vehicle. The carrier comprises a swing arm having a spare tire holding a basket attached thereto. The swing arm is pivotally connected to a frame of the motor vehicle by a hinge. The hinge is tilted rearwardly at th... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4297116 | Apparatus for separating foreign matter from a gas stream A separator is described which includes an elongate vessel defining a chamber having a wall therein dividing the vessel into a gravity chamber and a filter chamber with the gravity chamber communicating with an inlet for receiving a contaminated gas strea... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4295966 | Apparatus for removing contaminants from lubricating oil An oil refiner is provided with a fluid containment vessel which is divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber by a domed plate. The vessel also has a top with a fluid channel therein. The vessel lower chamber contains a filter media preferably enc... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4294500 | Rotary electrical junction assembly A rotary electrical junction assembly includes a rotor and a stator separable into halves for installation and maintenance. Preferably, the rotor has brushes and the stator has split slip rings engaged by the brushes. The slip ring halves are interconnect... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4294393 | Method of manufacturing a wire spoke automotive wheel A wire spoke, non-suspension type, automotive wheel in which the spokes are operably untensioned prior to vehicle loads being placed upon the wheel. An outer tubeless tire rim with a drop center is mounted to a wheel center which includes a substantially ... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4289339 | Fitting with tangential locking rod for coupling pipes A fitting for connection to a metal plain end pipe includes a generally cylindrical sleeve section sized to receive and cradle a pipe end portion, an annular seal in the sleeve section for forming a fluid-tight connection between the pipe end portion and ... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4288942 | Aerodynamic device An aerodynamic device having a concave-convex disk member with a rim and a substantially flat portion terminating in a downwardly curved portion adjacent the rim forming an upper convex surface with vanes on the disk to effect outward air flow in response... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4288114 | Fitting with biased locking device for coupling pipes A fitting for connection to a metal plain end pipe includes a generally cylindrical socket section sized to receive and cradle a pipe end portion, an annular seal in the socket section for forming a fluid-tight connection between the pipe end portion and ... | 09/08/1981 |
