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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5058342 | Moulded components and their manufacture A glazing bead has an outer skin formed in two parts. The two parts are formed by moulding a cloth or paper of glass fibre or other suitable fibrous material impregnated with phenolic resin containing one or more frits and ceramic powder or fibre. The two... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4978257 | Safe drilling rig A drilling rig for boring holes in the door of a combination safe includes a bracket for clamping the rig to the door of the safe, an upstanding U-shaped drill frame carried by the clamping bracket and a bearing assembly including a drill shaft journaled ... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4948080 | Bicycle drink holder A new and improved drink holder for adjustable, detachable and stowable mounting upon a tubular member, the drink holder including an elongated connecting member and an adjustable strap which together define a receiving bore for releasable engagement of t... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4939328 | Quiet switching apparatus and method of operation A miniature ratchet type electrical switch exhibiting a reduced audible noise level operation having a damping spring incorporated in a ratchet mechanism switch construction for reducing the forces otherwise exerted on the ratcheting mechanism by a main s... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4932940 | Needle guard device A needle guard for use with hypodermic syringes and the like to prevent accidental puncturing of the skin of a person who comes in contact with a syringe after it has been used. The invention does not inhibit normal use of the syringe, and positively lock... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4931049 | Catheter coupling system A catheter coupling system for connecting branch catheters to selected lumens of a multiple-lumen primary catheter. The system comprises a plurality of couplers each including a body having a primary passageway for receiving the primary catheter and a bra... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4898289 | Method of handling a load with a crane vessel having movable load supports A crane vessel (20) has a temporary load support structure (23) on which to support a load (22) in transit. For installation, the load is hooked up to the vessel crane (21) and the temporary support structure is removed to enable the vessel to set down th... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4896848 | Satelite transfer vehicle A transfer vehicle for use in a system for transferring payloads from an earth-launch vehicle in one space trajectory to another space trajectory. The system includes a space launch vehicle (FIG. 9) with primary propulsion and guidance systems, a transfer... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4897802 | Method and apparatus for preparing and displaying visual displays A display system having a single-frame transparency which contains four independent images, each of the images having spaced apart groups of pixels interlaced with the groups of pixels from each of the other images, each of the images being selectable for... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4891737 | Quick fit diffuser lens apparatus A quick fit lens is provided including a lens body having a transparent face wall and formed with a channel disposed in confronting relationship with respect thereto for sliding receipt of a planar diffuser light panel.... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4889202 | Aircraft landing gear maintenance and weighing system A weighing table system in which load cells are disposed between support columns and the load-supporting platform. The load cells are isolated from torsional forces applied to the columns by hub members enclosing the tops of each of the columns. The horiz... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4887508 | Cleaning and polishing tool A cleaning tool for cleaning the exterior of tubular members comprising a tubular body having a longitudinal axis along which a central cavity extends with an open end and a closed end at opposite ends of the longitudinal axis. The side walls of the tubul... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4884924 | Fish hold construction A fish hold construction for a fishing vessel, wherein the vessel is provided with a longitudinally extending water flume fish alley. Fish move with the help of gravity and water or brine into such fish alley from a plurality of fish storage holds. Water ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4882792 | Auto-dump flow controller The automatic hydraulic valve control apparatus is intended for use in combination with a lavatory waste tank of a vehicle, such as an airplane. The waste tank includes a drain, a rinsing valve, and a fluid pressure charging inlet. The hydraulic valve con... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4881278 | Combination package for disinfecting and covering toilet seat A single-use unitary package for carrying toilet seat disinfecting/covering materials on the person. The package is constructed of flexible sheet material such as aluminum foil, sealed along edges and across the middle to form two compartments. One compar... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4881432 | Lid removing tool A tool for opening containers with a lid having an overlapping rim, engages the rim and levers the lid up. The tool avoids having to cut the lid and allows it to be removed without damage. The container has at least one peripheral rib extending around the... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4878878 | Method and apparatus for stabilizing and powering walking animated figures A system for stabilizing, powering and controlling walking animatronic figures or vehicles by magnetically attracting and/or repelling the feet of such structures, using various cooperative combinations of interacting ferromagnetic plates and electromagne... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4875489 | Extendable guidewire An extendable guidewire for introducing a dilatation catheter into the cardiovascular system. The guidewire has main and auxiliary sections with a connector which permits the two sections to be joined together and separated simply by pushing the two secti... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4873727 | Marine toilet deodorant dispenser A marine toilet deodorant dispenser having intake and discharge pipes for integration into the existing intake flushing line and having a threadedly connected to a cap portion carrying an anti-siphoning device for controlling the fluid during quiescent pe... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4872693 | Combination infant seat and stroller This invention is directed to a combination stroller-infant seat which can be easily and quickly converted from one form to the other. The invention comprises a shell suitably shaped to hold an infant, a frame assembly for supporting the shell and retract... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872798 | Vessel to dock cargo transfer apparatus A transfer frame mounted on a dock and formed with a pair of side by side elevator towers extending upwardly to about the level of the uppermost container on a ship to be unloaded and over on their sides facing such ship. Elevators are mounted in the towe... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4869715 | Ultrasonic cone and method of construction An ultrasonic cone and method of construction for the emulsification of cataract lenses employed in a hand-held surgical aspirator having an angle of incidence θ equal to or less than thirty degrees, the angle of incidence being located at the point of t... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4868699 | Microfloppy disc drive head cleaner Apparatus for cleaning microfloppy disc drive heads comprises two hinged leaves (38a, 38b) forming an openable shell (38) and a replaceable disc of cleaning material (70) sandwiched between the leaves. Each leaf has an aperture (16) through which a disc d... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4865094 | Long log waferizer A long log waferizer for converting logs into wafers comprising a base, with a reciprocating hydraulic cylinder for controlling a wheeled movable frame adapted for linear reciprocating movement on the base. A motor is mounted to the movable frame to drive... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4864757 | Portable kit for erecting sign with rigid panel A portable sign kit includes components for quickly and conveniently erecting lightweight signs, e.g. real estate sales and similar signs. The components include an open wire frame with a prejecting mounting stud. A rigid sign panel is received within the... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4861194 | Waste disposal system A waste disposal appartaus comprising a containment cage for holding conventional waste containers. The containment cage has a base platform with attached support feet. Upwardly extending members define the containment portion of the cage, the members hav... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4860814 | Stretcher frame assembly This invention is directed to a stretcher frame assembly for mounting fabrics such as are used by artists for mounting canvas for painting and other works. The stretcher frame comprises interconnected frame sections having ridges on the inner periphery th... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4858974 | Robotic gripper head A robotic gripper head includes mechanically actuated gripping fingers having gripping surfaces which are arcuately shaped to perpendicularly contact opposed grip ends of a flat part.... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4856762 | Fire retardant gas spring assembly for a passenger seat control A gas spring mechanism for adjusting and locking the inclination of one element with respect to another, such as the backrest on a passenger seat. The gas spring has a low melting point plug which melts in the event of a fire to discharge compressed gas i... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4857025 | Towable modified deep vee surfboard A towable surfboard including a hull formed in its fore portion with a bow having on its underside a modified deep-vee configuration and extending rearwardly to form on its underside of its aft section a flatter bottom configuration. A seat is mounted abo... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4852580 | Catheter for measuring bioimpedance This invention is directed to an improved impedance sensing system to measure blood flow and particularly cardiac output which comprise an elongated flexible catheter having two spaced apart sensing electrodes disposed on the surface thereof formed from a... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4852914 | Plastic pipeline having rapidly fusible joints and method of making same A polyethylene pipeline including a plurality of prefabricated pipes of predetermined diameter fused on one end to respective bell fittings to form prefabricated bell and spigot pipe assemblies. The bell connector includes an enlarged in diameter bell con... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4852510 | Scuba whistle A resonant tube having an inlet fitting at one end for connection to the regulator hose attached to an intermediate pressure port on the first stage of a scuba diver's regulator and containing therein a sound generator responsive to pressurized air for ge... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4850554 | Stabilizing parachute harness A parachute harness including a pair of shoulder straps having connected to the upper portion thereof at front and rear spaced apart locations a pair of riser straps which rise upwardly to connect with the canopy shroud lines. The forward and rearward ris... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4850145 | Sliding door frame and carriage assembly A sliding door frame and carriage assembly which includes a pair of upper corner connectors to clamp together the upper corners of the frame. Such connectors also serve as upper guides or glides. The assembly also includes a pair of lower corner connector... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4848968 | Stabilization system A method of stabilizing a floating body comprises applying to the body a vertical force so as to maintain the body in an equilibrium position which is spaced vertically from the normal floating position of the body, in which the vertical force comprises a... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4846193 | Extendable guide wire for vascular procedures An extendable guidewire and method for introducing and exchanging catheters in vascular procedures such as coronary angioplasty, angiography, and valvuloplasty. The guidewire has first and second interfitting sections movable between extended and retracte... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4843845 | Padlock shackle and hasp staple protector A protector for use with a conventional padlock having a lock body and a shackle of inverted U-shape characterized by a pair of legs shiftable inwardly of the lock body when the padlock is locked, and shiftable outwardly when the padlock is unlocked. With... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4842009 | Valve handle adaptor kit A valve handle adaptor formed on one end with a shank configured for complemental telescopical receipt in a pocket formed in a valve handle and formed on its opposite extremity with an adaptor socket. A plurality of extenders, each formed on one end for r... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4840714 | Electroblotting technique for transferring specimens from a polyacrylamide electrophoresis or like gel onto a membrane An apparatus especially suitable for transferring a particular specimen from a polyacrylamide electrophoresis or like gel onto a support sheet by means of electroblotting is disclosed herein along with its method of operation. This apparatus utilizes a pa... | 06/20/1989 |
