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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5305666 | Installation tool system for Hi-Lok-type fasteners The invention is a tool for installing Hi-Lok-type fasteners consisting of a pin component having a headed end and a threaded end with a hex recess therein, and a collar component having a threaded body and a torque-off nut. The tool has a drive head in w... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5241935 | Accumulator fuel injection system A series of method and apparatus advances in the accumulator-type fuel injector art, applicable to both intensified and unintensified accumulator injectors, which cooperate to provide major improvements in internal combustion engine fuel economy, reductio... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5197927 | Bicycle derailleur cable actuating system A bicycle gear shifting system having rotatable front and rear handgrip shift actuators operatively associated with control cables for shifting respective front and rear derailleur mechanisms. In some forms of the invention the control cable is directly a... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5167352 | Double wall tank system A full double wall tank, primarily for underground fluid storage, which is simpler and more economical to construct than conventional full double wall tanks. An inner tank shell, preferably of steel, provides primary fluid containment and is the principal... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5154312 | Tank secondary containment system Tank secondary containment system, principally for underground fluid storage tanks such as for fuel storage, which is applicable to both single wall tanks and double wall tanks for providing secondary, double wall fluid containment in the regions of acces... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5102372 | Bicycle derailleur cable actuating system A bicycle derailleur gear shifting system having a rotatable handgrip actuator cam which is coupled with the derailleur shifting mechanism through a control cable system so as to control the derailleur mechanism. Separate actuator cams are associated with... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5058485 | Ring valve pump An eccentric ring porting system for hydraulic pumps of the type having a rotating cylinder block. The rotating cylinder block has a flat annular port face with a small cluster of regularly spaced cylinder ports in the face circularly arrayed about the ax... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4997004 | High cycle solenoid valve The present invention is a solenoid-actuated fluid valve of the ball poppet type particularly suitable for use as a fuel injector actuator/timer, for which use the valve must be capable of withstanding high operating speeds and high fluid pressures for a ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4963366 | Mold and dust inhibiting method and product According to the invention, a liquid deliquescent composition is substantially uniformly applied to grain, animal feed, animal feed ingredients, hay or poultry litter product, inhibiting moisture migration or translocation in the product and thereby inhib... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4938733 | Bicycle gear shifting method and apparatus A bicycle derailleur gear shifting system having a rotatable handgrip actuator cam which is coupled with the derailleur shifting mechanism through a control cable system so as to control the derailleur mechanism. Separate actuator cams are associated with... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4930316 | Geothermal plant noncondensable gas removal and heat recovery system and method In a geothermal electric power generating plant of the type wherein a flow stream of hot geothermal brine from a production well is partially flashed to steam for turbine motive power, system and method for removing most of the entrained noncondensable ga... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4905473 | Geothermal power plant steam entrainments removal system and method In a geothermal electric power generating plant of the type wherein a flow stream of hot geothermal brine is partially flashed to steam for turbine motive power, a system and method for removing entrained brine droplets and particulates from the flashed s... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4900291 | Bicycle gear shifting method and apparatus A bicycle derailleur gear shifting system having a rotatable handgrip actuator cam which is coupled with the derailleur shifting mechanism through a control cable system so as to control the derailleur mechanism. Separate actuator cams are associated with... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4874177 | Horse racing game A horse racing game comprising a gameboard inscribed with the representation of a racetrack, a number of horse performance cards bearing personal information regarding actual horses, and a number matrix referring to that horse's performance in an actual r... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4871084 | Tank secondary containment system Tank secondary containment system, principally for underground fluid storage tanks such as for fuel storage, which is applicable to both single wall tanks and double wall tanks for providing secondary, double wall fluid containment in the regions of acces... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4869346 | Automatic crankcase oil change and makeup system Method and apparatus for automatically changing engine lubricating oil while the engine is running, in which small increments of used lubricating oil are periodically removed from the lubricating oil system, and substantially simultaneously with the remov... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4847067 | Mold and dust inhibiting product and method A mold and dust inhibiting composition which has particular utility in connection with the storage and handling of animal feeds, grains, and hay, and also in connection with the use of animal litter such as poultry litter, as well as having general utilit... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4837836 | Microphone pickup system A system for establishing a generally elongated and preferably also generally flat pattern of response for a microphone. A microphone pickup module according to the invention has a body with an elongated, preferably also generally flat, channel extending ... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4836062 | Universal tool adaptes for blind fastener installation tools and a universal method for installation of blind fasteners A blind fastener installation apparatus for making a plurality of different tools capable of installing a plurality of types and sizes of blind fasteners which have a stationary head element and a coaxial rotatable bolt element with a protruding wrench en... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4833171 | Synthesis gas system Method and apparatus for the production of synthesis gas from hydrocarbonaceous gases, wherein a hydrocarbonaceous gas is preheated, reacted with oxygen in the presence of steam, and quenched utilizing a rotating matrix comprising glassy ceramic fibers. A... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4806353 | Mold inhibiting product A mold inhibitor composition that has particular utility for the preservation of animal feeds, and a method of making such composition. The composition is an aqueous solution of one or more salts or propionic acid, one or more deliquescent materials, one ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4768500 | Knee protector An athletic knee protector is disclosed wherein a bowed leaf spring hinge structure is supported on load distribution pads or cuffs attached to the thigh and shin of the wearer and is spaced laterally from the lateral side of the knee to protect the knee ... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4764389 | Method of accelerating fruit respiration A fruit ripening system wherein a continuous inflow of fresh air and ethylene gas is provided into a fruit ripening chamber in correct proportions to form a fruit ripening gas mixture that will predictably ripen fruit in a very short period of time, regar... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4760210 | Partial oxidation system Method and apparatus for partial oxidation of hydrocarbonaceous gases, wherein a hydrocarbonaceous gas is preheated, reacted with oxygen, and quenched by means of a rotating matrix comprising glassy ceramic fibers. Such a rotating matrix may be constructe... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4752986 | Low profile wheel system According to the preferred form of the invention, a pair of thin wheels is rotatably mounted in the bottom of the body of a caster or other load supporting wheeled device in a bilaterally symmetrical array. Each of the wheels has a downwardly facing outer... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4736566 | Modular fabrication panel system The present invention discloses a modular fabrication panel unit comprising a horizontally-disposed corrugated gypsum board core, the corrugation forming a series of truncated crests and troughs, framed and braced by substantially U-shaped channel support... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4710142 | Propeller shaft bearing assembly A multi-layered sleeve bearing supports the propeller shaft of a propeller-driven water craft, the layered sleeves comprising an outer fixed master housing, an intermediate removable bearing housing, and an innermost bearing sleeve press-fitted in the rem... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4697583 | Four-point anterior cruciate ligament brace A knee brace for externally replacing the function of a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The brace has femur and tibia levers hinged proximal the knee joint. The femur lever has an upper high cuff which bears against the front of the thigh and a lower str... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4685585 | Double wall tank manway system A double wall manway assembly for double wall tanks intended primarily for underground use, wherein an inner wall provides primary fluid containment and an outer wall provides secondary fluid containment, and a monitor between the walls can detect leakage... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4681656 | IC carrier system A method of laser-machining IC carrier bodies from a sheet ceramic blank, and the IC carrier products produced from such laser-machining. The ceramic blank, preferably of alumina or beryllia, is high temperature fired to permanently fix its size and shape... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4665705 | Geothermal plant silica control apparatus and method Apparatus and method for minimizing silica scaling in steam flash vessels employed in a geothermal power plant energized by steam flashed from high temperature geothermal brine derived from a source such as the Salton Sea Geothermal Field or the Brawley G... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4644845 | Surveillance and weapon system A remote controlled surveillance and weapon system comprising a tubular, generally annularly symmetrical multiple fire weapon having an optical scope coaxially arranged in the throat thereof. An electronic image sensor is optically coupled with the scope ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4643176 | Athletic knee protector with bowed leaf spring structure A bowed leaf spring hinge structure is supported on pads attached to the thigh and shin of the wearer and is spaced laterally from the lateral side of the knee to protect the knee of an athlete against injury from lateral forces and impacts such as are li... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4637149 | Semi-permanent filing, flagging and indexing system A flag of unitary construction formed from a sheet of flexible, semi-rigid material having a central adhesive section on one side, flanked by two symmetrical adhesive free tabs which are printed so as to facilitate indexing or signaling of flagged materia... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4638258 | Reference load amplifier correction system A system which corrects for adverse characteristics such as reactance, inertia and resonances of a power amplifier driven load such as a speaker or multiple speaker system. Program voltage is applied to a reference load which has electrical characteristic... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4628420 | Water activated electric cell and survival lamp system A deferred action electric cell of the type having a magnesium anode and a silver halide cathode, wherein the electrolyte is supported in dried form intermediate the electrodes for rapidly developing full electrical potential upon the addition of any aque... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4617750 | Annularly symmetrical multiple fire weapon An annularly symmetrical multiple fire weapon having a unitary tubular barrel with a series of annularly arranged, regularly spaced firing bores and respective cartridge chambers therein. The unitary tubular barrel means is suitable for mounting of an opt... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4616468 | Harvesting/packing system A moveable on-site harvesting/packing plant is built on a framework comprising a floor area and table area elevated above and extending transversely over rows of crop to be harvested such that the table area is to the rear of the moveable plant as it is t... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4612987 | Directional drilling azimuth control system According to the invention, a downhole anchor assembly is employed for absorbing reaction torque from a downhole mud motor in a directional drill string so as to minimize azimuthal deviation from such reaction torque. The anchor assembly has as its main s... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4613146 | Monocoque bicycle frame A monocoque bicycle frame having a body defined by right and left side panels, top and bottom panels, and a bifurcated rearward portion defined by such panels and also by a rear wheel well insert. The body panels and insert completely enclose a continuous... | 09/23/1986 |
