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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4437711 | Movable storage unit controls A plurality of movable storage units each have a reversible motor for driving them in the proper direction in response to a user command to open an aisle between selected units. There is a microprocessor-based programmable control module on each unit and ... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4435008 | Police gripper A device to aid law enforcement officers to handle suspects or captives includes a strap with a loop which is connected at one end to the officer's finger and a wrist band portion which is wrapped around the wrist and fastened to a gripping portion which ... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4432589 | Mobile storage apparatus with cantilevered light fixtures Mobile storage apparatus which includes a plurality of carriages carrying shelving which are movable on a track system to open up an isle to provide access to adjacent faces includes cantilevered light fixtures which are supported from the top of the unit... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4425880 | Rotating cylinder internal combustion engine Internal combustion engine having a rotating closed cylinder housing mounted to a fixed frame and means to harness the rotation of the cylinder housing to rotate an output shaft. The cylinder housing contains a double ended piston to define two combustion... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4424767 | Instant hot water heater An instant hot water dispenser has an upper plastic tank section connected to a lower brass tank section by a safety clamping arrangement which includes outturned tabs on the upper plastic tank section which interfit in notches in the brass lower tank sec... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4424759 | Sailboard gooseneck A gooseneck for rigidly but detachably attaching the boom of a sail-powered vehicle to the mast. The gooseneck includes a mast collar which in the unassembled condition is freely slideable over the mast. A boom yoke receives the forward ends of the boom s... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4422585 | Toilet paper dispenser with sliding mandrels A toilet paper dispenser employs two cantilevered mandrels movable in a track. In one track position the lower mandrel is in a dispensing position and, when exhausted, can be moved rearwardly to enable the other cantilevered mandrel to be dropped into a d... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4410324 | Form fit diaper with inside seal and thickened crotch and method of making the same A form fit disposable diaper has an absorbent pad folded intermediate the ends to provide increased absorbent material in the crotch and has water impervious side seal strips folded over the pad in the crotch to minimize leakage along the edges of the dia... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4406421 | Paper towel dispenser with rack and gear drive A paper towel dispenser employs a rack and gear drive actuated by a lever to rotate a feed roll to dispense the web. The gear rack is slideably supported on the inside of the dispenser cover and has a lever extending through an opening in the cover. The g... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4396792 | Reusable thermocouple assembly A repeating use thermocouple assembly includes a refractory fiber protective sleeve with a dome-shaped end wall which encapsulates the assembly. A blanket of refractory fiber is wrapped around the thermocouple element to protect the components of the asse... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4391459 | Instant hot water dispenser An instant hot water dispenser has an upper plastic tank section connected to a lower brass tank section by a safety clamping arrangement which includes outturned tabs on the upper plastic tank section which interfit in notches in the brass lower tank sec... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4391078 | Loading blades for packaging apparatus A case loader for placing articles such as beverage packs in cases or cartons includes a supply conveyor for articles and a carton conveyor which merges into the article conveying path and pairs of spaced guide plates or loading plates supported on overhe... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4386804 | Chair ganging equipment Chairs with improved ganging equipment comprising a vertically disposed open-ended keyway on one side of each chair and an interfitting key on the other side of each chair to allow the chairs to be ganged by engaging the key of one chair in the keyway of ... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4383417 | Soft-serve freezer control A soft-serve freezer operates in a first mode, with both the auger and compressor operating, and a second energy saving mode in which only the refrigeration compressor operates. The control circuit monitors the power level to the auger to control the cons... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4378787 | Solar heating system Solar heating system employing a attic solar collector with a transparent wall facing the sun and a heat absorbing interior in order to heat the air within; a first heat pump to transmit heat from the collector to a remote storage reservoir; and a second ... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4378785 | Solar heating system Solar heating system employing a attic solar collector with a transparent wall facing the sun and a heat absorbing interior in order to heat the air within; a first heat pump to transmit heat from the collector to a remote storage reservoir; and a second ... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4367696 | Cat management chamber A cat management chamber for confining a cat during treatment or administration of anesthesia comprises a box-like structure with a vertically adjustable lid which is positioned at appropriate height above the cat with a series of vertical apertures in th... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4360398 | Method for applying elastic bands to webs The method and apparatus for applying elastic bands to a web for disposable products such as diapers includes the use of a rotating drum as a base or working surface to support the elastic bands and web while the bands are under tension and while adhesive... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4359702 | Relay for microwave oven Disclosed herein is a combination relay, suppression resistor and end of cycle bell in a compact unitary assembly intended for use in a microwave oven. The size of the relay is reduced by employing a bifurcated contact strip which has legs surrounding the... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4358630 | Replacement cap for repeating use thermocouple Disclosed herein is a field replaceable protective cap for a thermocouple assembly for measuring the temperature of a molten metal bath. The cap has projecting pins which pierce and frictionally engage the refractory fiber sleeve which protects the thermo... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4338691 | Bathtub aid for handicapped Disclosed herein is an appliance for transporting an invalid or handicapped patient to and from a bathtub and for supporting the patient while in a tub. An elongated generally rectangular frame is provided with a web having a pocket which forms a seat for... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4326426 | Molded sand insulated sampler A molten metal sampler which employs a jacket of sand-sodium silicate mix around the metal mold halves to prevent molten metal splash on the exterior of the mold halves, prevent leakage of molten metal from the mold halves and provide good venting. The sa... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4308989 | Signal flag for newspaper container A signal device for a newspaper delivery box includes a hinged actuator located within the box and in the path of movement of an inserted newspaper, and includes a latch portion which projects through an opening in the side wall of the newspaper box to re... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4276336 | Multi-apertured web with incremental orientation in one or more directions A thermoplastic non-woven net fabric and a method of making the same. The fabric includes a plurality of apertures with the apertures surrounded by axially drawn, biaxially drawn and undrawn areas. In one method, the web is perforated and then drawn by on... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4258534 | Aquatic harvesting apparatus Aquatic harvesting apparatus for removing waterborne vegetation from the water includes a harvesting barge with a pick-up conveyor, converging booms or pontoons pivotally connected to the barge to form a pick-up throat and a pump on the barge connected to... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4248033 | Thru-flow aquatic harvester Aquatic harvesting apparatus employs a harvesting barge with vertical and horizontal weed cutters and a tunnel extending from the cutting throat through the entire length of the harvesting barge for discharge of the cut weeds into a collection container c... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4230919 | Snap acting switch A snap acting switch has a switch blade which is pivotally mounted for movement between two positions and is normally held in one position by an actuator spring. An actuator lever is pivotally mounted on the switch housing and has an external lever arm po... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4228415 | Compact solenoid with pin terminals Disclosed herein is an inexpensive tubular electromagnetic solenoid which employs stamped and drawn parts with a minimum of machined parts. The tubular housing is deep drawn and has a relatively light gauge side wall and an integrally formed end wall with... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4227952 | Method and apparatus for making diapers with elastic bands Method and apparatus for making diapers with elastic bands in the leg-contacting zone of the diaper involves forming folds, tucks or festoons in the diaper backing sheet or facing sheet and applying elastic ribbon treated with adhesive over the web and ac... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4222269 | Molten metal sample ladle with vent tube A molten metal sampler includes opposed mold halves having recesses which form a fill passage and vent passage. The vent passage is positioned adjacent a supporting handle so that an elongated vent tube can be secured to the handle for support.... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4212203 | Molten metal stream sampler with fill gauge A stream sampler includes a cylindrical refractory wall with an elongated fill tube held in place against the inner surface of the wall by one or more refractory struts and a sight gauge which indicates the quantity of metal in the mold cavity.... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4208913 | Holder for a stream sampler Disclosed herein is a molten metal sampler having disc-shaped metal mold halves which join together to form a neck for a fill tube, and in which a cardboard shield is arranged around the neck. The sampler holder has a notch to wedge at right angles with t... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4179931 | Pneumatic metal sampler Disclosed herein is a pneumatic molten metal sampler for pneumatically obtaining a sample of metal which includes an elongated fill tube which is secured to the side of a paperboard sleeve by refractory cement and projects beyond the end of the paperboard... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4145829 | Protective stamp mount A protective stamp mount has a pair of opposed transparent glass plates which are hinged together by a silicone cement which is received in a recess formed by beveled adjacent edges of the plates. The other three edges of the plates can also be beveled to... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4142289 | Coil winder Coil winding apparatus includes wire tap pulling needles with the needles for pulling taps on each side of the bobbin mounted on separate mounting plates with a quick change cam mechanism and springs for spacing the plates and thus the needles to accommod... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4140019 | Molten metal sampler A molten metal sampler employs two refractory mold halves having circular openings covered with plates to mold a disc sample and recesses communicating with the circular openings for fill passages and the formation of pin samples. The recesses in the mold... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4132256 | Guide for cutting apparatus A cutting guide for urging work material against the rip fence of a circular saw, joiner, shaper, or the like, includes a mounting block which is clamped to the work table with the mounting block provided with two spring steel bands arranged in loops and ... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4077887 | Filter disc for vacuum filter system Disclosed herein is a filter sector for a vacuum disc slurry filter which is molded from an elastomer such as rubber and which is provided with a grid of reinforcing bands and a grid of ribs superimposed on the supporting bands to provide a supporting sur... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4077509 | Manure pump Pumping apparatus for conveying animal waste from a livestock housing to a remote storage area includes a hopper with one downwardly inclined hopper surface with the other surfaces of the hopper being vertical and in which the inclined surface supports an... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4070764 | Level and collapsible ruler A combination collapsible ruler and level includes a pre-stressed coilable and uncoilable spring strip ruler with a level tube mounting block mounted intermediate the strip ends. The mounting block has a foot portion which engages the supporting surface t... | 01/31/1978 |