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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4782834 | Dual lumen dilatation catheter and method of manufacturing the same Dual lumen dilatation catheter and method of manufacture in which the catheter shaft is formed in a plurality of sections of different stiffness to provide optimum strength and flexibility at different points along the length of the catheter.... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4778965 | Switch construction with integral mounting clips An electrical switch mounting structure includes a housing for the switch, terminals on the exterior of the housing, a substrate incorporating an opening into which the housing is inserted, conductive elements on the base which contact the terminals upon ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4777333 | Rocker switch A rocker switch incorporating a sliding contact that provides both the detent action and high current capacity desirable in such switches. The sliding contact is in the shape of a shoe with an essentially inverted wedge shape in which the angle of the wed... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4775341 | Foil system for jet propelled aquatic vehicle Water directing apparatus for the jet pump inlet of a watercraft having a planing surface within which the inlet is formed. The apparatus is carried by the planing surface and includes a pair of laterally spaced apart, longitudinally extending side fins p... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4775371 | Stiffened dilatation catheter and method of manufacture Stiffened dilation catheter and method of manufacturing the same. The catheter has a relatively stiff proximal end portion formed by bonding a relatively stiff tubular member coaxially within the proximal end portion of a relatively soft outer tubular mem... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4775416 | Timber branding Freshly sawn green timber is branded with identification or grading symbols sing an aqueous acid solution of ferric ions to produce blue-black markings. A suspension of iron oxides in a solution of ferric chloride and ferric nitrate produced by dissolving ... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4774015 | Carburetor cleaner The invention is a carburetor cleaner containing ingredients which are not listed as hazardous by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Said cleaner comprises water, sodium meta silicate, trisodium phosphate, the tetrasodium s... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4772216 | Light fixture with reversible mounting end caps A light fixture including a channel-shape open ended housing having a top wall and opposed walls. End caps are provided for the housing, each including an end plate with a pair of longitudinally extending tabs spaced laterally apart and formed on their pr... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771777 | Perfusion type balloon dilatation catheter, apparatus and method Perfusion-type balloon dilatation apparatus having a guiding catheter with proximal and distal extremities and with a flow passage extending therethrough. A balloon dilatation catheter is disposed in the guiding catheter. The balloon dilatation catheter i... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771776 | Dilatation catheter with angled balloon and method Angled balloon dilatation catheter having a flexible elongate tubular member with first and second lumens extending therethrough and with proximal and distal extremities. An angled balloon is carried by the distal extremity of the tubular member. The elon... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771733 | Chewable object having flavor or odor extract incorporated therein This invention relates to an improved chewable object or toy formed from a polyurethane resin having an aqueous based flavor or odor incorporated therein after the object or toy has been formed. The object or toy is particularly suitable for domestic anim... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771485 | Faucet fixture A faucet fixture for mounting over the faucet opening in sink structure and including a valve body capable of being pulled upwardly of the faucet fixture housing to an elevated position for inspection or maintenance. The faucet fixture includes an upper m... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771778 | Steerable low profile balloon dilatation catheter Steerable low profile dilatation catheter having a flexible elongate tubular member with proximal and distal extremities and with a flow passage extending therethrough. An adapter is secured to the proximal extremity of the tubular member. A separate ball... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4770275 | Leveller for ladders and other apparatus A leveller for a ladder has a pair of sliding legs telescopically engagable in respective up-right tubes (which may constitute the stiles of the ladder or separate tubes to be fixed to the stile of a ladder), and a substantially uniform continuous flexibl... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4763786 | Locking device for a roll A retaining device for retaining a roll of material in a box. The roll has a hollow inner core and the box has side and end walls. The device includes a base and a projection extending outwardly from the base and able to extend into the hollow core of the... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4762449 | Tie down fitting A tie down fitting adapted to fit within a stake hole in a side wall section of a pickup truck. The fitting includes a clamping plate dimensioned for insertion through the stake hole for engagement with the underside of the wall section. A cover plate eng... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4757238 | Low voltage fluorescent lighting system This invention is directed to an improved low voltage fluorescent lighting system having two elongated fluorescent lamps. The invention provides an improved simple switching system which allows one or both lamps to be turned on. The improved switching sys... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4754790 | Convertible purse A convertible purse includes an outer purse having a plurality of panels defining an interior cavity, an inner purse, sized to be received within the interior cavity, the inner purse having a plurality of panels defining various compartments therein, some... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4753238 | Proximal manifold and adapter Proximal manifold and adapter device for use with a catheter having first and second lumens. A manifold having a plurality of arms is provided. One of the arms has a passage therein in communication with the first lumen. Another of the arms is in communic... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4753408 | Adjustable attitude speaker stand An adjustable attitude speaker stand including a base in the form of a pair of laterally spaced apart elongated rails having longitudinal slots formed therein. A pair of posts rise upwardly from the slots and are coupled thereto by followers for forward a... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4750536 | Router vacuum attachment A waste attachment for a router. A first housing is connected to a vacuum source and attached to a router base. A second housing is slidably attached to the first housing. An arm extends from the second housing and ends in an inlet to receive router waste... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4748986 | Floppy guide wire with opaque tip Floppy guide wire comprising an elongate flexible element formed of a metallic material. The element has a cylindrical proximal portion, a tapered intermediate portion and a flattened distal portion. A coil formed of a substantially radiopaque material is... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4748982 | Reinforced balloon dilatation catheter with slitted exchange sleeve and method Balloon dilatation catheter adapted to be utilized in connection with a guiding catheter and a guide wire. The catheter comprises a flexible elongate tubular member having proximal and distal extremities and having a lumen extending therethrough. An infla... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4747939 | Particle classifier The invention is directed to a method and system for classifying particulate matter wherein unclassified particulate is projected into a spiraling fluid stream passing through an annular classifying zone. The particulate is projected into the fluid stream... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4746084 | Tandem parachute harness A student's parachute harness attaches to an instructor's parachute harness allowing both to descend in tandem. Detaching snaps at the shoulders and waist of the student's harness detachably engage fittings on generally corresponding portions of the instr... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4745783 | Tamper proof padlock hasp apparatus A tamper proof hasp apparatus for use with a conventional padlock incorporating a U-shaped attached shackle pivotable, when unlocked, about a shackle pivot leg. The apparatus includes first and second hasps incorporating respective first and second hasp p... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4747133 | Telephone light adapter A telephone light adapter comprised of an electronic control box connected to a standard telephone and light fixture, the adapter energizing the light fixture when the control box is in an automatic mode for announcing an incoming telephone call, the ligh... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4744697 | Installation and removal vessel A vessel (10) is provided for installing or removing a module (16) on or from a support structure (30) erected in a body of water. The vessel is able to suspend the module over the support structure by cranes (14, 15), enabling installation or removal of ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4744379 | Conveyor system for washing apparatus This invention is directed to a washing system designed primarily for washing automotive parts, and in addition to a washer having a cabinet, a working chamber within the cabinet, and a support table within the cabinet, an improved conveying system is pro... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4743981 | System for synchronizing audiotape and videotape machines A method and apparatus for regulating the speed of a multitrack audiotape machine while recording audio from a multitrack audiotape onto a videotape. The speed of the audiotape machine is regulated by correlating a video synchronization signal previously ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4743228 | Fluid flow monitoring method and system The invention is directed to a fluid flow monitoring method and system for parenteral fluid delivery systems for use in situations, such as with sedentary patients, when wide pressure variations are not expected. The resistance of the fluid delivery syste... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4743230 | Inflating and deflating device for balloon dilatation catheters Inflating and deflating device for a balloon dilatation catheter comprising a housing and a syringe carried by the housing. The syringe has an outlet adapted to be connected to the catheter. The syringe includes a container and a piston which is slidably ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4739788 | Faucet repair kit A faucet repair kit for replacing a faulty valve stem, handle and escutcheon. The kit includes an adapter ring for fitting over the replacement valve stem and including an adhesively backed ring for mounting directly on the tile work surrounding the stem ... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4738878 | In situ preservative treatment of railroad tie In situ wood preservative treatment of a wooden railroad tie. The method includes the steps of injecting a paste-like preparation having a water soluble fungicide into one or more unoccupied spike holes in the rail supporting tie plate. The preparation lo... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4738604 | Tubeless tire curing apparatus Tubeless tire curing rim apparatus having rim bodies which telescope together under spring pressure to form an initial seal between a tire bead and sealing rim flanges on the rim bodies and which telescope apart as the tire is inflated to form the convent... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4737367 | Fruit drink with vitamins An improved, tasty fruit flavored beverage containing all or a substantial portion of the U.S. Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamins. The beverage is predominantly a mixture of about 10% to 60% (by volume) orange juice and about 20% to 70% (by volume) p... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4736111 | Cogeneration system A cogeneration system utilizing a liquid cooled prime mover for on-site generation of electrical and thermal energy. A radiant heat retardant material surrounds the prime mover to prevent its cooling through radiation whereby the heat otherwise radiated i... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4734092 | Ambulatory drug delivery device A device for infusing a drug into an ambulatory patient, the drug being contained in a transparent spiral conduit which is embedded in a disposable flexible casting conformingly adhered to the patient's body, includes a reusable micropump module which is ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4730616 | Multiple probe angioplasty apparatus and method Hemostatic valve and method for positioning a plurality of elongated elements such as dilatation catheters and guide wires in the cardiovascular system. The hemostatic valve has two or more separately sealable access ports through which the elongated elem... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4731113 | Method for the recovery of precious metals from ores A process for the recovery of precious metals from ore containing the same is disclosed. The process includes the formation of a lixiviant solution including a thiourea compound, urea and an alkali lignin sulfonate. The ore is then exposed to this lixivia... | 03/15/1988 |
