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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4823623 | Device for transfer of fluid into sealable vials A fluid sample transfer device made of non-toxic inert material and preferably of virgin fluorocarbon material provides a sealed closed system for transferring a sample of the fluid to be analyzed for contaminants into a vial sealed by a self-sealing sept... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4814029 | Process for making ceramic bodies with open channels Processes for making rigid ceramic bodies with one or more channels therein includes forming an outer tube of extrudable ceramic mix about an inner core of extrudable organic mix within the chamber of a piston type extrusion barrel composite, simultaneous... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4776790 | Refractory shields for curved and straight superheater tubes Straight and arcuately curved superheater tube shields of refractory material comprising a pair of elongated half shields of identical interchangeable interfitting and interlocking size and shape, each half shield having a semicircular sidewall of corresp... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4740334 | Tower packing element with embossed surfaces An efficient embossed packing element for exchange columns is made up of a plurality of preformed embossed vertical sheets, each having a plurality of elongated inclined troughs including converging embossed sidewalls, valleys, and ridges extending betwee... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4698794 | Device for remote transmission of information In a device for the transmission of information from a borehole to the surface during the operation of a drilling device which comprises a rotary drill bit, a tubular housing and a pump which delivers a drilling fluid downwards through the tubular housing... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4682568 | Refractory shield for superheater tubes A superheater tube shield of refractory material comprises a pair of elongated half shields of identical interchangeable interlocking size and shape, each half shield having a semi-circular sidewall portion extending between and to diametrically opposite ... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4678560 | Screening device and process A cyclic screening apparatus (10) and method utilizes multiple air flows and differential air pressures to separate undersize and oversize particles from a mixture of 5 to 50 micron size particles. The apparatus (10) comprises a support (12) including a f... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4670196 | Tower packing element An efficient low pressure drop packing element for exchange columns is made up of a plurality of preformed vertical sheets, each having a plurality of inclined rows of adjacent relatively short inclined troughs including valleys and ridges extending betwe... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4629013 | Drive device for a drill bit A drive device for driving a drill bit for drilling bore holes in underground formations comprises a tubular housing for attachment to a drill string with a rotary drive means in the housing arranged to be driven by fluid forced through the housing. The r... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4614232 | Device for delivering flowable material A device for delivering flowable materials from a production bore (2), consisting of a source of pressurized medium (1), a pressurized medium conduit (3) for conducting the pressurized medium into the bottom area of the bore, the pressurized medium being ... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4610307 | Method and apparatus for selectively straight or directional drilling in subsurface rock formation A device for use in underground drilling comprising: a tubular housing, a down-hole motor mounted within the housing and having an output shaft, means for connecting said output shaft to a drill bit, means for connecting said housing to a drill string, first and second ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4582486 | Support and guide means for firing elongated ceramic ware A supporting and guiding means comprises a centrally disposed support column (6) at the upper end of which at least one slide tube (1) is secured paraxially. A holding and guiding device (2) is arranged on said slide tube and retaining plates (4) act at t... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4553614 | Compensation device for insertion in a drill string for deep-well drilling tools A compensation device for deep-well drilling tools with a transversely divided outer pipe, the pipe members (1 and 2) of which can be rigidly connected to one another by a screw thread (8) and comprise adjacent end faces (5 and 6) as stop faces which appr... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4523765 | High pressure sealing means for longitudinally movable parts of deep-well drilling tools A high-pressure sealing means for two parts of deep-well drilling tools which are longitudinally movable in relation to one another consists of a wearing sealing ring (7) which is disposed in an annular groove in a first part (1) and bears against the sec... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4519574 | Auxiliary controlled valve disposed in a drilling string An auxiliary controlled valve including a valve body (8) displaceable against a valve seat (9) disposed in a drilling string (6) to produce pressure pulses in drilling fluid renders possible a selective closing or opening of a low-resistance transmission ... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4511007 | Locking device for a tool with telescopically displaceable parts A locking device for a tool with telescopically displaceable parts such as the various tools including a drilling jar used in the deep-well drilling art comprises thickened spindle portion (1) and a sleeve portion (2) with a displaceable sleeve (11) displ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4511519 | Tower packing elements A randomly dumpable self orienting or orderly stackable hollow or cellular plastic packing elements of uniformly distributed high surface area and open cells comprised of adjacent first and second hollow triangular structures angularly displaced 60° rela... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4497224 | Apparatus for making and breaking screw couplings Apparatus for making and breaking screw couplings between pipe members of pipe and drilling strings, includes a rotatable chuck (9) and a fixed chuck (17), the rotatable chuck being provided with a fluid reservoir (111) which maintains the pressure in the... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4497383 | Undercutting device for anchor holes A bore hole wall undercutting or reaming device in which a rotatable tubular support housing (1) (61) is adapted for rotation by drive means, has at least one circumferential guide slot in its side wall for receiving and guidingly supporting a cutting too... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4475887 | Lavatory setter A hollow lavatory setter (10, 10', 10", 10'") of recrystallized silicon carbide has a continuous wall of predetermined cross sectional size and shape including an outer wall portion (14, 14', 14", 14'") spaced from a bowl engaging inner wall portion (16, ... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4474164 | Sawing machine for stone blocks Machine for stone blocks' sawing. The sawing machine includes a frame mounted in order to pivot around a horizontal axis (6) and wearing two saw blades (8) on each side of this frame, the cutting edge of the blades (8) having an arc shape which center coi... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4463815 | Mechanical jarring tool Adjustable torsional type latching means (5) for triggering a mechanical well jar tool comprises torsionally actuated gear racks (20,22) including acme threads or teeth which extend axially on opposite adjacent side portions of telescopic parts (1,2). The... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4462798 | Kiln car furniture module(s) A stable lightweight low mass recrystallized silicon carbide kiln furniture module (M&M') adapted for mounting on a kiln car (C, C') has a plurality of triangularly arranged post support blocks (20, 20') and hollow one piece vertical posts (30, 30', 30", ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4429741 | Self powered downhole tool anchor A self powered downhole tool anchor device (10) preattached to a downhole tool (T) and unitarily supported by a drill string (DS) for a single trip into a well bore, actuated by forceful engagement with the bottom or plug (P) in the well bore and attachme... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4391328 | Drill string safety valve A multi position safety valve retainable within an internal portion of a drill string casing (s) and responsive to the greater differential pressure in an internal fluid passage to displace a valve head (32) relative to a valve seat (VS) from its normal p... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4356872 | Downhole core barrel flushing system A core barrel flushing device and method is disclosed particularly for flushing drilling fluid, mud and other undesirable material from a pressure core barrel downhole at existing conditions and pressure. The flushing device (F) comprises an outer barrel attac... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4352400 | Drill bit A drill bit (10) comprises a cast body (12) with full length wide overlapping integral spiral stabilizer lands (14) between intervening spiral grooves (16), integral short, strong, stubby spiral fingers (18) reinforced by additional web portions (12a) ang... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4347631 | Ear muff accessory for safety hard hat A device (10) is disclosed for mounting a hearing protector (90) on each side of a hard hat, pressing the hearing protectors at a substantially constant force about the ears and moving them in oppositely incline planes between an operative wearing positio... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4325512 | Flame spray gun A flame spray gun (10) for feeding and melting rods (R) of heat fusible material and spraying molten droplets thereof onto a substrate comprising an improved main supply valve connected to air, fuel gas and oxidant conduits (14-22) (44-48) including air, ... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4316290 | Ear muff accessory for safety hard hat A device (10) is disclosed for mounting a hearing protector (90) on each side of a hard hat, pressing the hearing protectors at a substantially constant force about the ears and moving them in oppositely incline planes between an operative wearing positio... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4276657 | Accessory to hard hat attaching means Protective unit (10) including a hard hat (12) with a lower rim or flange (12c), an accessory such as goggles (20), a goggle or accessory band or cord (22) attached to a plurality of accessory band attaching and retaining clips (30) attached to the lower ... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4272987 | Pressure core barrel flushing system This invention relates to improvements in pressure core barrels of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,548,958 wherein a controlled pressure is maintained on a core sample during surfacing. Among the improvements provided by the present invention are an... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4271538 | Safety spectacles Safety spectacles (10) comprising a one piece flanged and curved front face piece (12) adapted to wrap around the forehead to the wearers temples. The face piece (12) is provided with a nose piece (14), a substantially distortion free spherical viewing an... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4264538 | Liquid distributor A low flow liquid distributor and redistributor for a liquid/gas contact tower comprises: one or more receptacles each extending over a cross sectional area of the tower chamber and adapted to receive a source of liquid supplied either directly thereto or... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4253850 | Resin bonded abrasive bodies for snagging metal containing low abrasive and high filler content Organic bonded abrasive bodies such as snagging wheels and wheel segments for conditioning billets, slabs, and castings have abrading portions with 0 to 8% pores by volume, a low abrasive content of from 24 to 45% by volume of 4 to 36 grit size abrasive, ... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4218851 | High speed rotatable abrasive body and mounting A high speed rotatable elongated holeless reinforced resin bonded abrasive body (10) comprising a central mounting portion (12) including diametrically opposite arcuate segments (14) with arcuate inclined surfaces (16) angularly displaced normal to diamet... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4219018 | Earplug unit with inserter and tie Earplug unit with inserter and tie adapted to be worn as a unit which can be folded and compacted into a relatively small carrying case, comprises one or a pair of earplugs (10) (30) each having an outer end attached to one or both ends of a tie member (2... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4212137 | Segmental grinding wheel and composite abrading segments therefor A segmental grinding wheel includes abutting, interfitting and interchangeable composite abrading segments clamped to a rotary chuck, each of which comprises a preformed bonded abrasive segment of simple shape with at least a portion of each side, except ... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4195043 | Randomly dumpable self orienting spiral packing elements Precision molded plastic cellular packing elements (10 and 40) of polygonal and curvilinear spriral shape are provided for mass transfer and effluent treatment apparatus. Each spiral element (10 and 40) has more than one convolution (16 and 46), a maximum... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4171333 | Tower packing support A fluid injection packing support with improved directional fluid flow characteristics, increased strength, rigidity and load carrying capacity includes a plurality of adjoining elongated hollow sections extending across a tower chamber and supported at o... | 10/16/1979 |
