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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5406874 | Melamine sheet guitar A stringed instrument having a neck coupled to a hollow body portion, the hollow body portion being constructed primarily utilizing synthetic resin laminate sheets.... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5287872 | Portable umbrella shelter A portable collapsible shelter for use at sporting events and the like includes a flexible enclosure having a viewing window in one wall thereof. The enclosure is supported by a frame which includes a vertical support pole and a plurality of ribs hinged f... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5280831 | Information panels for use on conveyor systems and method of use A base plate having a top surface, wear blocks attached to at least two sides of the top surface defining a recess, and attachment member for attaching the base plate to an endless conveyor. A graphic cover plate containing indicia, aligned within the rec... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5277599 | Lockable container for securing an electrical connector An inner housing telescopingly receivable by an outer housing for movement between an extended and a retracted position, biasing means for urging the inner housing into the extended position, and a lockable latch assembly for retaining the inner housing i... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5273444 | Tamper-resistant cable terminator system A tamper-resistant terminator includes a connector body rotatably encapsulated within a shield. A port in the shield receives a terminal of a cable transmission system therethrough for rotational engagement with a threaded bore within the connector body. ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5271273 | Oil level indicator An oil level indicator having an oil container and an indicator tube extending therefrom. The indicator tube is inserted through a dip stick tube of an engine into the oil pan.... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5263323 | Heat-activated drug delivery system and thermal actuators therefor A thermal actuator, also known as a heat capacitance motor, derives its energy from the physical expansion of paraffin wax as it changes from solid to liquid when heated within an enclosure such as a cylinder. This energy is converted into mechanical forc... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5259790 | Insulators for coaxial cable connectors Improved insulator configurations are provided for retarding corrosion of the central conductor pin of a coaxial cable connector. In a first embodiment of the invention, the distal end of the dielectric which surrounds the pin is provided with a domed pro... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5253913 | Truck bed partition A truck bed partition including a cargo cage pivotally mounted to a truck bed by mounting members. Truck bed partition 10 is pivotally mounted to side walls of the truck bed proximate the front wall or the rear wall.... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5247322 | Dual film single lens reflex camera A camera housing having a photographic lens set extending through one side allowing light to enter a camera interior along a light axis, a first film structure, a second film structure and a viewfinder system formed in the remaining sides of the camera ho... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5245878 | Vegetation maintenance system A vegetation maintenance system includes a soil extraction tool, used to diagnose and treat the soil surrounding an ailing plant, and a plant guard, for protecting the plant from external damage before, during and after treatment. The soil extraction tool... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5237123 | Velocity, position and direction-tracking sensor for moving components of musical instruments In order to obtain speed and position information about a moving component of a musical instrument a fin extending in the direction of travel of the moving component is coupled thereto as, for example, by affixing the fin to the hammer shank of a piano. T... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5226666 | Golf club rack A golf club carrier including an inverted U-shaped frame having a pair of spaced apart legs extending from a common cross member. A brace extends between the legs proximate the lower ends thereof. A tripod leg, secured to the cross member, is moveable bet... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5218749 | Punch tool assembly with removable punch segments A handheld punch tool assembly having individual removable punch segments formed of a high strength material capable of being struck repeatedly by a striking instrument, each of the individual punch segments including a substantially flat punch surface on... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5182956 | Protective boot A protective boot for preventing contamination of the oil in a hydraulic piston-cylinder assembly consists of an elongate flexible sleeve having a first end removably securable to the head of the cylinder and a second end removably securable to the distal... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5165526 | Conveyor system with panels containing visual information A conveyor, such as a baggage carousel, includes a plurality of transparent panels, each having a thin layer containing visual information affixed to its bottom surface. A series of adjacent panels can produce one complete visual unit such as an advertise... | 11/24/1992 |
