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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5070642 | Tree root deflector installation A tree root deflector is installed in a ground planting location between a tree and a sidewalk or other static structure for training tree rootlets downwardly so as to emerge beneath the deflector for subsequent lateral growth and enlargement at a safe de... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5046582 | Foldable ladder combination with truck cargo carrier Disclosed is a compact folding ladder having a lower runged ladder portion, the upper end of which is pivotally connected on a horizontal axis to the lower end of a upper open dual hand-rail ladder portion whereby the lower ladder portion nests in the upp... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4996863 | Radially convergent hot forging apparatus and method Disclosed is a method and apparatus for hot forging an elongated cylindrical hot billet formed of lightweight metal alloy or metal matrix composite material into an integral high strength structural member having at least two extensive walls projecting ou... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4955153 | Display sign holder and display sign therefor Disclosed is a display sign holder in the form of a semi-rigid rectangular sheet of optically clear plastic having elongated flat spacing structures extending along its top and bottom margin areas on one side so as to space the plastic sheet from a suppor... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4942802 | Convertible, belt/clip-fed automatic gun with positive shell casing ejection An automatic gun comprises a barrel, a receiver connected to the barrel and a bolt and bolt carrier mounted in the receiver for recoil and counterrecoil movement between the barrel breech and a recoil position rearwardly of a shell pick up position and a ... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4919777 | Electrostatic/mechanical emulsion treating method and apparatus A treater for electrostatically and/or mechanically separating emulsified brine from oil during longitudinal flow through a horizontally elongate metal tank, wherein coalescer elements are provided for enhancement of the de-emulsification process. Followi... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4875242 | Compact toilet seat cover Disclosed is a toilet seat cover in the form of a composite paper sheet which disintegrates when immersed in water, the paper sheet being of general rectangular configuration, of adequate size to cover the toilet seat, and having an opening formed central... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4872391 | Gun for firing telescoped ammunition, plus searing means A self-powered, belt-fed automatic gun for firing cylindrical, telescoped ammunition is described. Mounted in receiver portions of the gun, to which a barrel is connected, are a shell chamber, a chamber carrier assembly, a shell rammer assembly and shell ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4861469 | Fuel tank dewatering apparatus Described is a dewatering apparatus for insertion into and retrieval from an engine fuel tank through the tank inlet for removing water from the liquid fuel contained in the tank. The apparatus includes an elongate cylindrical container of fixed capacity ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4827829 | Recoil and counterrecoil buffer for automatic cannon A breech/receiver assembly for automatic cannon incorporates a rotating chamber and a recoil and counterrecoil buffer integrated within the breech. The breech, including the buffer means, recoils with the barrel and because the mass of the buffer is added... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4806770 | Germicidal toothbrush holder A germicidal toothbrush holder includes a substantially closed, upright cylindrical housing having a detachable top lid. The lid has an annular array of openings through which the bristled ends of toothbrushes may be inserted and removed. A UV lamp of low... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4791851 | Gun for firing telescoped ammunition A self-powered, belt-fed automatic gun for firing cylindrical, telescoped ammunition is described. Mounted in receiver portions of the gun, to which a barrel is connected, are a shell chamber, a chamber carrier assembly, a shell rammer assembly and shell ... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4790231 | Lightweight belt link for telescoped ammunition and belt formed therefrom A lightweight ammunition belt link comprises first, second and third elongate, tubular shell holding rings sized to slidingly receive cylindrical, telescoped amunition. First and second webs interconnect the three shell-holding rings so that the first and... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4777864 | Electronically controlled, externally powered, automatic gun An externally powered automatic gun or cannon system includes a gun with a pivoting chamber, a shell supply and a shell indexer and a shell rammer for feeding shells from the supply into the gun chamber for firing. Fluid pressure actuators are connected f... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4777863 | Shell feeding apparatus for guns Shell feeding apparatus for a rapid fire, gun, such as a medium caliber cannon, comprises an elongate, linear shell rammer having a relatively small diameter, surrounded by a carousel-type shell magazine configured for holding several, for example, about ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4776360 | Automatic lenses rinse machine An automatic contact lens cleaner, generally shaped in an inverted U, comprises a battery holder, an electric motor, a speed reduction gear, an intermittent reversing gear using levers which engage a boss on the drive gear, and a pair of contact lens hold... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4770098 | Telescoped ammunition round A telescoped ammunition round utilizing nonstrategic materials is light-weight and enables the use of conventional particulate propellants as well as conventional components such as projectiles and primers if desired. Webs molded into the case interior fa... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4770458 | Utility rack for pickup truck A utility rack for a pickup truck includes front and rear stanchions, each generally in the shape of an inverted "U", and left and right side rails extending between hinges at the upper corners of the stanchions. The front stanchion is permanently mounted... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4766835 | Rope cleat A rope cleat includes a rectangular plastic bottom plate and a nesting sheet steel top plate. Bolt holes in the corners of the plates allow bolts to retain the plates together and to mount the cleat onto a mounting surface. A pair of cam spindles and back... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4730739 | Open framework merchandise display system An open framework merchandise display system consists of triangular trusses joined by junction plates and junction flanges. Three rods protrude from one side of each junction plate and into the hollow longitudinal tubes of the truss. A post with a square ... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4727790 | Automated shell loading apparatus for externally mounted tank cannon Shell loading apparatus, particularly for an externally mounted tank cannon, provides automated loading of shells from a magazine in a vehicle to a cannon externally mounted to the vehicle. The shell loading apparatus includes a pair of opposed, generally... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4712828 | Convertible top apparatus for midengine automobiles Convertible top apparatus for midengine automobiles, such as the Pontiac Fiero and Toyota MR2, which have a far forwardly extending rear deck lid for accessing the engine, comprises a foldable frame assembly, a pliable top covering for the frame and means... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4690032 | Breech/receiver assembly for automatic cannons A breech/receiver assembly for automatic cannon incorporates a rotating chamber and a recoil and counterrecoil buffer integrated within the breech. The breech, including the buffer means, recoils with the barrel and because the mass of the buffer is added... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4683446 | PRF coherent, pulsed oscillator apparatus Phase locked, pulsed oscillator apparatus, for example, for radar use, comprises a pulsed r.f. oscillator, a pulse repetition frequency (PRF) generator and a pulse shaping network. The PRF generator pulsed output signal of frequency, f1, is res... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4671164 | Shell magazine for tanks Shell magazine apparatus for tanks having a gun crew basket rotably mounted within a vehicle and having a cannon mounted to the basket comprises a primary shell magazine mounted in the gun crew basket and a secondary shell magazine mounted in the vehicle.... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4640182 | Shell feeding apparatus for guns Shell feeding apparatus for a rapid fire, gun, such as a medium calibre cannon, comprises an elongate, linear shell rammer having a relatively small diameter, surrounded by a carousel-type shell magazine configured for holding several, for example, about ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4625621 | Compact foldable gun A foldable gun, useful in mob control and police undercover work because of small size and unassuming appearance when it is in folded configuration, includes a magazine housing and stock pivotally mounted to a receiver assembly in a manner in which the ma... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4599933 | Breech/receiver assembly for automatic cannon A breech/receiver assembly for automatic cannon incorporates a rotating chamber and a recoil and counterrecoil buffer integrated within the breech. The breech, including the buffer means, recoils with the barrel and because the mass of the buffer is added... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4573395 | Linkless ammunition magazine with shell buffer A linkless ammunition magazine for guns includes an endless, shell-holding conveyor having two, spaced apart bicycle-type chains which are entrained over several pairs of guides that confine the conveyor to a convoluted path within a housing. During firin... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4353568 | Programmable steering control apparatus for motor vehicles Programmable motor vehicle steering control apparatus, which enables zero settings of front wheel caster, camber, toe-in and steering axis inclination, comprises left and right pairs of first and second, tangentially loaded helical spring elements and mea... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4348938 | Two stage shell feeding apparatus with shell feeding path control Two stage shell feeding apparatus for a reciprocating bolt-type automatic cannon or gun, comprises a first stage shell rotor, having a plurality of shell cavities, rotatably mounted between a shell supply and a cannon shell pick up position, such that whe... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4346644 | Foldout cradle apparatus for mounting an automatic cannon to a turret exterior Cradle apparatus for mounting an automatic cannon to an elevationally rotatable plate positioned at an exterior region of a weapons system turret or cupola includes an elongate, rigid, box-like cradle and first, second and third universal ball connections... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4321765 | Two handed holding apparatus for firearms Two handed holding apparatus for all types of hand held firearms, including handguns, rifles, submachine guns and the like, includes a first handle fixed to the firearm to one side of a barrel bore axis and a second handle fixed to the firearm to an oppos... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4311081 | Dual, two stage shell feeding apparatus for guns Dual shell feeding apparatus for automatic guns having two shell supplies adapted for holding different types of shells, comprises a shell feeding rotor formed with first and second sets of three peripheral shell holding cavities each, the cavities being ... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4305032 | Broad band saturable reactor regulated power supply A saturable reactor regulated power supply utilizes a power oscillator to convert line voltage to a higher frequency voltage. The high frequency voltage is passed through the gate windings of a saturable reactor to an output circuit including an output po... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4286499 | Cross axis shell feeding apparatus for firearms Cross axis shell feeding apparatus for firearms comprises symmetrical shell pivoting or turnaround means having an internal pivoting chamber configured for receiving, and pivoting through 90°, shells from an associated linear shell magazine in which the ... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4283989 | Doppler-type projectile velocity measurement and communication apparatus, and method Projectile velocity measurement and communication apparatus comprises a microwave probe fixed to a projectile barrel near a muzzle end. An oscillator, having a reference frequency selected for exciting a fundamental electromagnetic mode in the barrel, is ... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4282796 | Double acting, pneumatic bolt and sear buffer for automatic cannon For an automatic cannon, a pneumatic bolt and sear buffer comprises a housing fixed rearwardly of a breech ring, a cylinder, an end plate and a low mass piston projecting forwardly through the cylinder. A pin transversely installed through the piston, int... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4271848 | Apparatus for electromagnetic radiation of living tissue and the like Apparatus for electromagnetic radiation of living tissue, such as human tissue, or tissue simulating matter, comprises an electromagnetic radiation source having a dynamic frequency range of at least about 5 to 1, and preferably 10 to 1. Electrically conn... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4269109 | Open-framework receiver automatic cannon An open-framework receiver automatic cannon comprises a cannon barrel and a breech ring mounting the barrel and through opposite sides of which intermediate regions of first and second elongate rigid tubular support members are received, with longitudinal... | 05/26/1981 |
