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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5961900 | Method of manufacturing composite board A method of manufacturing composite board whereby a continuous coat of mortar reinforced with glass cloth or a similar material is laid onto a continuous core. The still fluid mortar dribbles onto the core at a specific viscosity and is distributed over t... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5842077 | Device for the automatic removal of a photographic film from a cartridge A device for the automatic removal of a photographic film from a cartridge in which the film has been wound onto a spool. A guide opening for the cartridge has a cross-section which allows the receiving of the cartridge in only one orientation is provided... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5812220 | Television transmission system having signal and antenna element redundancy A television (TV) transmission system is adapted to receive a plurality of TV signals and to transmit these TV signals at a plurality of channel frequencies using multi-bay antenna. The system includes a plurality of exciters, each exciter receiving a one... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5781819 | Device for feeding film cartridges A device for feeding film cartridges into a processing and/or handling apparatus, having a first feed channel so laid out that the cartridge moves by its own weight in the direction of its longitudinal axis through the channel. The cartridges lie one behi... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5767947 | Process and device for the production of so- called index cards A method and apparatus for the production of individual prints and index prints from films which contain recorded data regarding the circumstances surrounding the exposure of the individual pictures stored on the film. Recorded data on the film is read, t... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5767943 | Photographic printing apparatus having multiple film entry points Photographic printing apparatus is disclosed with a common guidance and transport device for the films. Several entry points are adapted in size and shape to various films and/or cartridges. Each of these input points has a separate guidance and transport... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5755444 | Lipped sealing ring having wax packed in helical grooves to facilitate testing upon installation A lipped sealing ring for a mechanical component that moves relatively to it. The lip is of a polymeric material, is flexible, and is forced subject to resilient compression against the component in the vicinity of a sealing gap. A helical shoulder extend... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5752484 | Throttle valve device The invention relates to a throttle valve device including a housing (4; 54; 54'; 98), a throttle valve spindle (3; 53; 53'; 99) on which a throttle valve (2; 52; 52'; 100) movable in the housing (4; 54; 54'; 98) between a first air passage chamber (62; 6... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5751074 | Non-metallic liquid tilt switch and circuitry An electrical switch sensitive to an externally applied inertial and gravitational force, having an enclosure with a closed space; a conductive fluid filing a first portion of the space and a non-conductive medium filling a second portion of the space, th... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5748286 | Method and apparatus for printing photographs of different formats A method and apparatus for producing prints of different formats from negatives in the form of strips. The negative images are printed in one reproduction scale on one section of a strip of stock during a first pass of the strip through the printing mecha... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5739479 | Gentle-bevel flat acoustic wave touch sensor An acoustic wave touch sensor comprising an acoustic wave transducer, for transducing an acoustic wave; a substrate, having a front surface. A surface bound acoustic wave interface, having at one least bevel edge, is provided, having an transmitted acoust... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5730869 | Porous ceramic filter A porous ceramic filter obtainable from a thin and flat green filter material, wherein round components are punched out of the green material and stacked, leaving at least one hollow interior that can communicates with an outlet, and the stack is then sin... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5722591 | Apparatus for spreading bulk materials A spreading apparatus for hitching to a helicopter includes a hopper suspended from a ring, three tubular legs with upper ends releasably attached to the ring, and a strut between each pair of legs. A plurality of tension cables are provided, each cable h... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5721486 | Method and device for determining the position of a rotating cogwheel The device proposed comprises a Hall sensor (101) with an associated magnet (102), a pulse-generation wheel (104) rotating at an angular speed w and fitted with teeth having a rising and falling face, the wheel turning in front of the sensor to generate a... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5708905 | Device for automatic removal of a photographic film from a cartridge A device for automatic removal of a photographic film from a cartridge, in which the film is rolled up on a spool. The feed channel for the cartridge is disposed so that the cartridge moves through the channel by its own weight in the direction of its spo... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5708461 | Acoustic touch position sensor using a low-loss transparent substrate A touch position sensor or "touchscreen" utilizes acoustic waves within a sensor substrate to determine the position of touch. The substrate is made of a transparent material, such as borosilicate glass or a barium glass, which exhibits substantially less... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5704880 | Device for an arm free inclined treadmill workout The present invention provides for a device for an arm free treadmill workout. It has a belt having a left side and a right side. There is a left loop attached to the left side of the belt. The device has a right loop attached to the right side of the bel... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704110 | Device for crimping a plastically deforming metal pole shoe around the end of a cable A device for crimping a plastically deforming metal pole shoe (1) around the end (2) of a cable that has been inserted into it. The device comprises an anvil (3), a die (4), a sensor (5), and a comparator (6). The shoe is placed on the anvil and the die i... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5695535 | Pocket filter A pocket filter includes a front frame which accommodates at least two filter bags. The top of each bag accommodates a reinforcing frame. The bags are secured dust-tight to one another, to the reinforcing frames, and to the front frame. The front frame is... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694150 | Multiuser/multi pointing device graphical user interface system A graphical user interface system is provided having an event-driven control program with a unified user input pointing event stream without distinction of source and a graphical user interface having a virtual display space containing objects. The contro... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5668625 | Apparatus for and method for handling film in a photographic printer An apparatus and method for handling photographic film within the print-exposure section of a photographic printer. A mask matches the film frame (negative) and has a window for the passage of the exposure light. The mask also has holes through which air ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5667319 | Simplified computer keyboard A simplified keyboard arrangement for use by a child. The simplified keyboard arrangement has a matrix of keys which are so situated to facilitate interaction between the child and a device, such as a computer. The simplified keyboard arrangement also dev... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5654693 | Layered structure for a transponder tag A transponder antenna is carried by a substrate and is sandwiched between the substrate and a cover sheet. A rectangular opening extends through the cover sheet and receives a signal processing chip adhesively carried in a recess below a cap which covers ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5648998 | Camera that projects data A camera that projects data onto an X-ray film (2). The film is accommodated in a light-tight cassette (3). The data is imaged onto the film with light projected along a row (A) through an open window (4) in the cassette. The camera is characterized by me... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5645283 | Radial shaft seal having dust lip with notches A radial shaft seal comprises a gasket and an anti-dust lip made of polymer and resting axially separated against the shaft with concentric sealing edges around it. The anti-dust lip has at least two sealing edges separated by a gap. Each edge is interrup... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5623587 | Method and apparatus for producing an electronic image A method for producing a composite electronic image of a subject comprises the steps of converting a set of representations of the first images into an another set of representations of the first image which are dependent upon the size information defined... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5612733 | Optics orienting arrangement for videoconferencing system A video camera adapted for use with a computer monitor, the video camera including a first housing and an optical video sensor mounted in the first housing and arranged to view the face of a computer operator, the monitor including a second housing and a ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5609184 | Regulating device The proposed device is intended for use in motor vehicles and permits a high level of accuracy in measurement and simple and cost-effective manufacture. It comprises a shaft component (12) arranged adjustably in a housing element (21) and a rotating unit ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5608784 | Method of personnel verification using voice recognition There is provided computerized method of enrollment in a computerized system and the verification of the location of employees. Each employee, using a predetermined set of instructions, telephones a computer which, under the control of a program and a voi... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5607285 | Pump drive apparatus A pump drive apparatus comprises a housing (1) that accommodates a shaft (2) and a pump impeller (3). Both rotate around the same axis (4). The impeller rotates against the housing on at least one bearing (5). There is an eccentric journal (6) on the end ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5594774 | Holder for receiving a sheet-like medium for X-ray images A holder (3) for retaining a sheet of X-ray sensitive film (24) for making X-ray pictures includes (1) an outer cassette (5) with a low-friction shape and surface and (2) an inner cassette (20) that can be opened and closed, that is lightproof when closed... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5594525 | Method of printing photographs and apparatus for carrying out the method A method of and printer for printing photographs on light-sensitive paper of a particular format from transparent masters on a roll of film by means of a projector. Both the film and a strip of the paper are advanced through a printing point. The paper is... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5592537 | Method of providing message service for limited access telecommunications The present invention is a method of operating a telecommunication system for providing a limited access message service to a plurality of end users. Existing telecommunication lines with a telecommunication switching network and a computerized central sw... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5591945 | Acoustic touch position sensor using higher order horizontally polarized shear wave propagation An acoustic touch position sensor having a transducer which imparts a wave, propagating along a first axis. A reflective array disposed along the first axis which reflects the wave as a set of waves having a horizontally polarized component and a non-unif... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5565910 | Data and television network for digital computer workstations A data and television network for digital computer workstations that operate on a local area network (LAN) to exchange data. The network includes a private branch exchange (PBX) having a plurality of television ports for transmitting and receiving televis... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5564642 | Device for winding strips of photographic film A device for winding strips of photographic film inside a housing. A film-guide slot opens into the housing's approximately cylindrical interior. A film reel rotates freely in the housing interior without a positive drive and demarcates, in conjunction wi... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5542909 | Water jet appliance A hand-held, self-contained, self-powered, submersible, portable water pump appliance having physical dimensions and weight enabling it to be hand-held and transportable by a person. The appliance can recirculate water in a pool of water, as in a bathtub ... | 08/06/1996 |
