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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4828430 | Control system A method of controlling the vertical position of a body in water, where the body has or is given a positive buoyancy, providing a structure which is of sufficient weight to give the body negative buoyancy, providing a structure which is separate from the ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4816000 | Stuffed toy with enclosed fluid container A stuffed toy animal including an enclosed flexible fluid container and a soft furry exterior having a head portion and a plurality of extremities stuffed with a non-flammable material and a body portion accessible via a zipper for accommodating the flexi... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4765906 | Cross-flow filtration The filter has a spiral of, or parallel, spaced lengths of, double-ply material whose plies are seamed together along spaced, longitudinal seams to provide an array of side-by-side tubes. The filter support material is highly flexible and has a thickness ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4725357 | Removing selenium from water Dissolved selenium is removed from water by treatment in a reactor containing microbial biomass to cause the hexavalent selenium to be converted to forms of selenium which can be readily removed from the water, and causing or allowing the removable forms ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4710163 | Detection of fluid flow faults in the parenteral administration of fluids This invention is directed to a method and system for evaluating the fluid communication between a parenteral fluid delivery system and a patient's blood vessel. In accordance with the invention, one or more fluid flow pulses are applied to the fluid with... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4705047 | Output circuit for physiological measuring instruments An output circuit for a digital physiological measuring instrument. The output circuit provides means for a digital signal indicative of a physiological parameter to operate on an excitation signal from a monitor to provide a response signal for driving t... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4695335 | Method for developing a predetermined fusing temperature in thermoplastic items A method and apparatus for thermal fusion of thermoplastic pipes. Heat is applied to a joint interface between thermoplastic pipes and a thermoplastic coupling at a slow rate to raise the temperature of the interface to a predetermined preheat temperature... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4687423 | Electrochemically-driven pulsatile drug dispenser An improved drug dispenser for the pulsatile or peristaltic delivery of drugs. The drug dispenser includes a fluid reservoir for storing the drug to be dispensed, an electrochemical pump for pumping the drug from the fluid reservoir, and a pump valve resp... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4680977 | Optical flow sensor An improved optical flow sensor for optically detecting and measuring the flow of a fluid through a drip chamber assembly. The sensor comprises an optical energy-emitting chip sealed within a first lens block having a refracting lens in one surface and an... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4648955 | Planar multi-junction electrochemical cell An improved arrangement of electrochemical cells wherein the individual cells are arranged on a single electrolytic membrane. The arrangement provides for the placement of many individual cells in one chamber, thereby eliminating the many chamber walls an... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4647892 | Dual magnetic sensor A dual magnetic sensor utilizing a pair of separate coils to generate separate and isolated signals from a single pickup point, each signal having a power output at least equal to that of a conventional single coil sensor, the dual sensor having physical ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4618420 | Filter bag for pool cleaners An improved filter bag is provided for swimming pool cleaners and the like particularly of the type designed for travel along submerged pool surfaces to dislodge and collect debris. The filter bag is formed from an elongated stretch of porous fabric, such... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4610311 | Method for reducing the aerial drift of aqueous preparations A polymeric drift control concentrate is provided for admixture with an aqueous mixture designed for application to vegetation or soil by aerial or ground spraying or discharge. The concentrate reduces the likelihood that the water or aqueous mixture will... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4588724 | Treatment for selective reduction of regional fat deposits A treatment for accelerating regional weight reduction in humans, wherein an active ingredient encouraging elimination of fatty deposits, preferably a beta adrenergic stimulator or an alpha-2 adrenergic inhibitor, is selectively delivered to a regional fa... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4561682 | Quick connect coupling A quick connect coupling is provided for quick and easy connection or disconnection of a pair of conduits, such as ordinary garden hose. The coupling comprises interlocking tubular male and female fittings adapted for respective connection to a pair of ho... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4554004 | Process for granulation of fertilizer materials A process for preparing granulated fertilizer materials, wherein urea phosphate is used as a granulating agent to assist in the agglomeration of finely divided solid particles into relatively uniformly sized granules. Urea phosphate, prepared by dissolvin... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4546767 | Cement injection device A device for controlling the injection of a cement into a cavity is provided which is particularly useful in the practice of total hip arthroplasty. A canister holds a standard cement syringe and supports a retracting assembly which withdraws a nozzle of ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4533390 | Ultra high carbon steel alloy and processing thereof An ultra high carbon steel having a composition of carbon in an amount of from about 0.8 weight percent up to the maximum solubility limit of carbon in austenite; silicon in an amount of from about 3 to about 7 weight percent; an effective amount of a sta... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4529668 | Electrodeposition of amorphous alloys and products so produced An electrodeposition process for depositing a boron-containing amorphous metallic layer onto a cathode from an electrodeposition bath having borophosphoric acid, dimethylamineborane or diethylamineborane; an ammonium salt of a hydroxycarboxylic acid or am... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4525359 | Treatment for selective weight control A treatment for accelerating regional weight reduction in humans, wherein an active ingredient encouraging elimination of fatty deposits, preferably a beta adrenergic stimulator or an alpha-2 adrenergic inhibitor, is selectively delivered to a regional fa... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4515591 | Disposable syringe cartridge for fluid delivery apparatus A disposable syringe cartridge including a molded plastic cylinder having an open end and a closed end with inlet and outlet nipples integrally formed in the closed end, and a plastic piston head slidably received in the open end of the cylinder and pivot... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4478224 | Artifact detector for heartbeat rate measuring system A heartbeat rate measuring system for monitoring a patient's EKG signal and estimating heartbeat rate. The system includes an artifact detection apparatus for filtering the EKG signal to detect the occurrence of a heartbeat artifact, and for inhibiting th... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4030996 | Electrode type glow discharge method and apparatus An electrode type glow discharge method and apparatus, such as that used for sputtering material from a cathode to provide a coating or the like on materials such as a substrate or substrates. Several exemplary embodiments are disclosed involving various ... | 06/21/1977 |
| 4029114 | Back filter automatic vehicle wash water reclaim system The back filter automatic vehicle wash water reclaim system of the present invention is adapted for receiving drain water from an automatic car wash bay and includes a plurality of pairs of back wash filter tanks which are connected together in a manner w... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4024983 | Safety locking cover assembly for tank domes A safety locking cover assembly for the dome of a tank truck of the type adapted to carry inflammable liquids. A cover is hinged upon a base attachable to the tank dome, and is moved between opened and closed positions by upward pivotal movement of a semi... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4020549 | Hair cutter comb There is disclosed a hair cutter comb including a plurality of parallel spaced apart metallic comb teeth formed along one edge of their one sides with cutting edges. A cutter mechanism overlies such one side and includes a plurality of blade members forme... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4016616 | Diver flotation apparatus Diver flotation apparatus including buoyancy compensation apparatus in the back pack over the diver's back, and including an inflatable portion connected to the diver's air supply through a diver operated valve for filling the inflatable portion to achiev... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4016988 | Apparatus for introducing waste or the like into a collecting container An apparatus for introducing waste or the like into a collecting container is associated with a load hopper adapted to receive the waste, and comprises a pair of gripping members for transferring the waste from the load hopper to the collecting container.... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4010778 | Automatic seed planting machine and method for planting seeds in planters A method and automatic machine for planting seeds in boxes which insures that uniform and consistent seed distribution will be present in each planted box, and comprising dispensing seeds continuously from a supply hopper in single height, side-by-side re... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4008827 | Container for vending machines A normally closed cartridge container for storing various vended articles and adapted for insertion into a vending machine. The container includes a hinged transverse door, proximate the bottom thereof, for allowing withdrawal of the articles from the int... | 02/22/1977 |
| 4007458 | Digital two-wire irrigation control system Apparatus for the control of a number of remotely located irrigation or sprinkler valves from a central location by means of control signals encoded onto a single pair of power transmission lines linking a central encoder and a number of remote decoders. ... | 02/08/1977 |
| 4006598 | Breakwater system A breakwater system comprising a generally plate-like structure disposed offshore and having an upper face which defines a raised sea floor above the natural bottom. Incoming waves are crested offshore over the breakwater where there is little or no damag... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3981104 | Grit blasting machine and method A grit blasting machine which projects particles of metal grit, having at least a soft magnetic property, against a surface to be cleaned to remove scale therefrom. The machine includes a vehicle movable along the surface. A housing mounted on the vehicle... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3969092 | Liquid degassing device A device for separating dissolved or entrained gas from a liquid and particularly for separating dissolved or entrained air from oil used in hydraulic systems or as electrical insulation. Contaminated oil, containing dissolved or entrained gas, is introdu... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3967579 | Telltale device A telltale device for perishable products including a layer of temperature sensitive material having a clearly defined melting point and an indicator layer separated by a diffusion barrier formed of natural and synthetic gels which permits diffusion of th... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3964106 | Three-part total knee prosthesis A prosthesis that replaces the articulating surfaces of the knee joint with mechanical devices which are designed to reproduce its function. A portion of the lower end of the femur is removed and replaced by a cap while the upper tibia is cut off and repl... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3963383 | Air driven pump The device is an air driven piston in a cylinder driving a pump. A shuttle valve is provided to control the admission of air under pressure to, and exhaust from the cylinder. The shuttle valve is a double ended piston operating in coaxial bores with a ste... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3964019 | Timer There is disclosed a timer for use with a turn signal electrical circuit of a vehicle such as an automobile. The timer includes an audio or visual alarm to indicate to the operator of the vehicle when the turn signals have been actuated for an excessively... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3961822 | Footrest for desks A footrest adapted to be removably mounted in the foot receiving area beneath the top of a desk. The footrest comprises an upper tubular member and a lower tubular member which are slidably connected to each other at one end. Their opposite ends have mean... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3959048 | Apparatus and method for repairing elongated flexible strips having damaged sprocket feed holes along the edge thereof Disclosed is an apparatus and method for automatically aligning and bonding a preperforated flexible repair tape to the side edge portion of an elongated strip, such as motion picture film, having damaged sprocket feed hole perforations located therealong... | 05/25/1976 |
