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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4242802 | Drawing pattern for the human form A stencil plate provides the outline of front, side and top views of a normalized human body in outline form, pivot holes corresponding to each joint and additional holes indicating the natural range of swing about each joint, particularly in the top view... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4239465 | Rotary motor with alternating pistons A rotary internal combustion motor comprises a toroidal chamber with symmetry of rotation to the rotor axis, in which pistons travel and comprising locking and unlocking means for making the said pistons alternately solid with the rotor and the housing. T... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4224258 | Method and apparatus for producing spherical particles of uniform size of nuclear fuels or breeder materials A vibrating nozzle produces a stream of drops of a nitrate solution that attain spherical drop shape before entering an ammonia gas phase where gas supply nozzles direct streams of ammonia gas obliquely against the drop stream with a component of motion i... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4224313 | Physiological preparation containing loaded cells in suspension and an agent for counteraction of cell membrane disintegration A material capable of forming hydrogen bonds or covalent bonds with loading materials incorporated in loaded cells is introduced into the cells with the loading materials to inhibit the destruction of the cell membranes by the loading material after the p... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4222372 | Solar collector assembly Individual collector cells are fitted together in series along a heat transfer medium tube. The cells have a cylindrical housing with mating interconnecting flanges at the ends, through which the tube also passes. The flanges may have sealing gaskets. The... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4213297 | Vehicular propulsion gas turbine motor Elongated ceramic heat exchange units are arranged with each such unit axly oriented and all arranged parallel to each other in a ring surrounding the compressor, gas turbine and combustion chamber of a gas turbine motor. Each heat exchange unit has a mu... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4208367 | Process and apparatus for making rod-shaped bodies from sinterable granular material Granular material, gaseous fuel and air are preheated to just below the sintering temperature of the granular material. The hot granular material is passed through a mold in which a reticular device for distributing the fuel is provided to define a conica... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4203272 | Mechanism for closing egg containers Rod-like tools mounted on gears so as to be swung together and apart by a reciprocating drive and running across a conveyor intermittently moving loaded egg containers, likewise oriented across the conveyor, are moved together to fold over the top corruga... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4202336 | Cauterizing probes for cryosurgery A heating coil close to the freezing tip of a cryosurgical probe operates through a highly heat conductive portion of the probe wall so as to cauterize previously frozen tissues. The liquid nitrogen supply is continued long enough to cool the cauterizing ... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4189717 | Synchronous control apparatus in multi-circuit system A synchronous control apparatus in a multi-circuit system is provided with a first circuit which operates receiving a constant power supply and a second circuit which operates receiving a power supply at need, with a plurality of operation modes. The oper... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4182113 | Electronic time keeping device with time-shared timing indicator The device includes indicator elements capable of sequentially indicating the output of a counter in the forming of a plurality of time bands; an operation command signal distributor capable of generating an output for the performance of an operation havi... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4181715 | Novel antibiotic substance SF-1540 and its derivative, and process for the production thereof A novel antibiotic substance SF-1540 and a process for preparing the same which comprises culturing a substance SF-1540-producing microorganism belonging to the genus Streptomyces in a medium and isolating and recovering the substance SF-1540 from a cultu... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4181963 | Electronic calculator with time counting function An electronic calculator with a time counting function has an input section for inputting various data control signals. When the input section inputs given data or control signals, a given calculating operation is performed in a calculating circuit in acc... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4179659 | Signal transmission system A transmission signal train-forming circuit is supplied with a differential pulse mode modulated signal train (a DPCM signal train) and a predictive signal train, both signal trains being coded from an input signal by an input signal coding circuit; a tra... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4178687 | Clamp, particularly for orthodontia A clamp, particularly suitable for orthodontia, comprises a threaded screw member and a threaded nut member which is threadably engageable therewith. The screw member has a notch thereacross to receive a wire therethrough, the notch being directed general... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4177915 | Method for manufacturing large tanks A method for manufacturing large tanks according to the "from the top and down" method, comprising manufacturing the roof of the tank first at ground level and then successively attaching generally cylindrical plates one below the other as the completed p... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4177463 | Method and device for measuring the velocity of an object relative to a reference A method and apparatus for measuring the velocity of an object relative to a reference wherein the object has receivers thereon which scan a spatial function which originates from the reference. A signal is developed in each receiver, the value of which i... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4176290 | Superconductive Josephson circuit device A superconductive Josephson circuit device for shift register comprises at least three superconductive quantum interference closed loops magnetically connected to each other in series configuration. The superconductive quantum interference loops each incl... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4175958 | Dry planographic printing method and plate made by electrophotographic method using conductive toner This invention provides a dry planographic printing plate prepared by forming on an electrically conductive support a photoconductive layer composed of a binder and photoconductive powder dispersed in the binder, charging and then image-exposing a resulta... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4174484 | Motor with a disk rotor A cup-shaped shell with a re-entrant bearing member surrounds the rotor on the bottom side and has a rim which is substantially flush with the top of the rotor. On a balcony or shoulder in the outer portion of the shell, the coils of an iron-less stator w... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4173740 | Speaker protection circuit A speaker protection circuit comprises a detection circuit connected to the output of a power amplifier circuit and detecting overvoltage exceeding a predetermined level developing at the output, and a first relay circuit to disconnect a loudspeaker from ... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4172973 | Seesaw switch with light emitting diode element Disclosed is a seesaw switch with a light emitting diode element in which a light emitting portion of the light emitting diode element is disposed on the surface of a seesaw button. The base of the light emitting diode element is attached to a holder, lea... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4172426 | Folding outrigger releasable brace for trimaran Outriggers of a trimaran mounted on hinged arms for swinging from a sailing position to an alongside position are braced in sailing position in each case by a tension cable having its ends fixed with respect to the outrigger at the connection with the arm... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4171497 | Sealed beam lamp for automobile A sealed beam lamp for an automobile comprises a halogen bulb mounted on a reflector. A bracket is mounted on the reflector and has a socket recess in which a pinch sealed portion of the halogen bulb is inserted and held, for example with an adhesive agen... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4169733 | Process for forming high-contrast silver images Process for forming high-contrast silver images which comprises treating a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material provided with a hydrophilic colloidal layer containing a silver halide emulsion layer coated on a support and containing a tetra... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4169520 | Method and system of lubricating a plurality of compressed air operated devices The various air motors of a rock drilling rig are supplied with oil through oil lines which are furnished with predetermined metered oil flows from positive displacement pumps that are operated in synchronism with each other by an air operated oscillator.... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4168754 | Impact tool A vibration damper for an impact tool comprises a damping material which at least partly surrounds the working part of the tool, a heat shrinkable sleeve for holding the damping material in place on the working part of the tool.... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4168497 | Fire and smoke sensing system At least two sensors are used, providing electrical output signals to indicate alarm conditions, one of the sensors being a bipolar ion sensor having a shielded ion chamber formed to slow or brake atmospheric currents therethrough, and a second sensor whi... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4167063 | Orthodontic threading tool An orthodontic threading tool comprises a handle portion having at one or both ends thereof a shank portion extending from the handle portion, a loop portion extending from the shank portion and a threading portion extending from the loop portion. The loo... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4166712 | Lift truck with tiltable and rotatable lifting yoke A lift truck comprising an open-frame carriage having at least two longitudinal frame girders, two lifting arms, each of which is pivotally mounted relative to its respective longitudinal frame girder for pivotal movement relative to its respective frame ... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4165705 | Coupling mechanism for coupling together a pusher tug and a barge The coupling mechanism comprises a pair of spaced connecting rods secured to the stern of a barge and apparatus mounted on the tug for receiving the connecting rods. The rod receiving apparatus comprises a pair of vertical circular disc members each havin... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165341 | Process for preparing protocatechualdehyde and its derivatives A process for preparing protocatechualdehyde or a 3-alkoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde which comprises subjecting catechol or a 2-alkoxyphenol to reaction with glyoxylic acid in a basic aqueous medium in the presence of a catalyst containing one or more compoun... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4165386 | Bread and a method of producing the same Flour bread or rye bread containing a suitable amount of rice vinegar. The production steps of the bread comprise adding rice vinegar to flour or rye powder together with a predetermined amount of water in the dough kneading step in an amount of 180ml to ... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4164263 | Vibration rejecting impact sensor, particularly to trigger a vehicular collision safety system A moveable mass is part of a resilient spring system, in which the spring is a leaf spring restrained in a housing. Strain gauges are applied to the leaf spring, the outputs of which are integrated in a bi-polar integrator. Vibration of the leaf spring wi... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4164637 | Dual tread plate foot switch A foot switch includes a lower case made of a synthetic resin and having an engaging bent portion on an integrally formed strip; and a tread plate made of a synthetic resin and having an integrally formed strip with an engaging slit in which the engaging ... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4162251 | Process for the preparation of ଲ-lactam compounds Alkoxylated ଲ-lactam compound useful as an intermediate for various cephalosporin (or penicillin) derivatives which may be prepared by reacting a 7-sulfenylaminocephem compound (or a 6-sulfenylaminopenam compound) with an oxidizing agent or reacting... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4161220 | Method and apparatus for pretensioning screw joints A method and apparatus for tightening a screw joint to a predetermined axial load Fp providing the spring constant k=F/$c; of the joint is known, wherein the joint stiffness or torque/rotation radient dM/d$c; is calculated during the tigh... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4161538 | Substituted phenylacetic acid derivatives and process for the preparation thereof 4-(2-Oxo- or hydroxyimino-cycloalkan-1-ylmethyl)phenylacetic acid derivative and nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are useful as an anti-inflammatory agent. The above 2-oxo-compound may be prepared by (a) hydrolyzing and decarboxylating ... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4160447 | Device for detecting particular point of human body A device for detecting the impedance of the skin of a human body as a change of electric current comprises a time limit circuit which permits actuation of the device only one time according to a signal detected. A searching bar is coupled to the time limi... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4160287 | Electrolyzer power supply The invention concerns an electrolyzer power supply, especially for use in the industrial production of hydrogen. It is constituted by four sub-assemblies placed side-by-side in a filter-press type structure. These sub-assemblies each comprise electrodes ... | 07/03/1979 |
