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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5771670 | Balanced-wheeled grass and weed trimmer apparatus A two-wheeled lawn trimmer, controlled with a handle attached to a frame which receives a conventional gasoline or electric powered rotary lawn trimmer, and provides balanced maneuverability with low operator forces while providing complete trimming acces... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5367841 | Containing structure for abrasive blast head rigging and tank side cleaning apparatus A portable containment structure for abrasive blasting equipment is designed for particular application in the cleaning of large storage tanks and for bridges. The unit includes a portable blasting room which fully encloses the blasting apparatus and oper... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5350178 | Car racing game A board game simulating an automobile race for one or more players includes a flexible game board with a first race track depicted on one side and a second, generally smaller, track on the opposite side. A textured track surface on preferred embodiments e... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5343824 | Removable cover for boats and other objects A fastening device for a canoe cover consists of a set of elongated, interlocking rails that frictionally engage and trap a cover that can be comprised of waterproof "spray skirt" material or nylon "pack" material. The cover, secured over the otherwise op... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5318497 | Combing roll assembly An improved combing or opening roll assembly for open-end spinning machines includes means for cleaning the inner cavities by direct axial injection of compressed air into the cavity, and an outer surface configuration designed to inhibit or prevent accum... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5285953 | Beverage cup holder A cup holder includes a movable adapter ring for use in selectively reducing the inner diameter of the larger upper socket that is the primary cup support. The large upper socket is movably secured to an underlying base member having an outer diameter suf... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5249106 | Illuminated protective clothing In protective illuminated vests and jackets a light enhancement means improves visibility and protects the enclosed light emitting bulb or diode. The light enhancement means is comprised of a transparent casing for housing a preferably screwbase lamp. The... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5245255 | Energy saving system for flight simulators A control system and process method for reducing energy consumption of flight simulators includes electronic circuitry to automatically control the starting and stopping of the large motors that drive the hydraulic pumps for the motion system. The electro... | 09/14/1993 |
| 4908985 | System and apparatus for hydroponic gardening A hydroponic gardening system includes an apparatus for supporting the growth of selected plants, which apparatus includes a housing having a lower-level nutrient tank and a plant support tray with a dual-level aeration chamber therein. Seed germination c... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4840426 | Office chair An office chair in which a backrest and seat are articulated together and the resulting assembly pivotally suspended from the rear end of the side arms which form a pivot point positioned at or near the center of gravity of the chair when occupied. The pi... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4819790 | Leakproof endless belt conveyor The side edges and return end of an endless belt conveyor are sealed to prevent particulate material deposited thereon from leaking off the sides and being lost, or worse, from working its way beneath the belt, onto the slide pan, and into the pulleys and... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4810196 | Mannequin for use in teaching cosmetology A mannequin for use as a tool in demonstrating a variety of hair styling techniques such as hair cutting, permanent waving, blending, texturizing and the like includes a simulated human head having a skull, scalp, and human hair attached to the scalp. The... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4787218 | Hosiery dye bags Dye bags for hosiery and similar apparel formed from a tricot fabric made of 60 denier, 100% polypropylene yarn. Such bags in use exhibit non-staining, and anti-snagging characteristics, do not have to be scoured after each usage, and will eliminate the b... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787054 | Interdial compensation technique for angular position detectors A transducer formed of one or more electrode arrays is positioned in confronting relation and parallel to the plane of rotation of one or more rotating members. A binary interdial compensation value is generated to correct for errors in the mechanical mis... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4783193 | Composition and process for stripping color from synthetic polymer products The present invention provides a process that utilizes synergistic chemical systems for decolorizing synthetic polymer materials, such as polyester, in a variety of shapes including fibers, yarns, fabrics, sheets and films. These chemical systems are unst... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4778491 | Continuously operated and cleaned filter apparatus Dirty air contaminated with cotton dust or the like is alternately directed against the left-hand section of a filter screen, then the right-hand section by a pair of movable baffle plates or vanes. While the dirty air impinges upon one section of the fil... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4775276 | Loader attachment for handling and transporting utility poles and cylindrical articles A utility pole handling attachment for skid-steer type loaders includes an hydraulically operated gripper arm and support cradle for receiving and gripping a utility pole during pulling or setting operations or transporting. The attachment is adapted to p... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4775149 | Spring-type exercise device An elongated shaft includes a spring anchoring point at each end and in the center. A pair of sleeves are slidably positioned on the shaft, one between the central anchoring point and each end anchoring point. Each sleeve is joined to the anchor point on ... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4773202 | Portable newspaper folding and bagging system Method and apparatus, to be utilized by a newspaper carrier on a "vehicle route," for mechanically folding and bagging newspapers and like articles. A continuous length of heat-sealable polymeric film, wider than the newspaper or other article, is arrange... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4768451 | Apparatus for turning pocket-like fabric work pieces Method and apparatus for automatically and sequentially transferring and inverting preformed pocket-like fabric blanks from a first sewing station where a first seam is applied to an outturned marginal edge to a second sewing station where a second parall... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4768438 | Ink agitators A rodless linear drive cylinder includes a cylindrical hollow tube, sealed at the ends and containing a pneumatically driven piston. The drive cylinder is so mounted to extend across the ink fountain of a printing machine and includes an ink agitator susp... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4763890 | System for separating and transferring the uppermost fabric ply from a stack of fabric plies Stacks of fabric plies are sequentially positioned by a carousel feeding apparatus in an unloading position where the uppermost ply in a stack, so positioned, is individually and sequentially separated from the stack, and an edge thereof presented between... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4754411 | Angular position detector A transducer formed of one or more electrode arrays is positioned in confronting relation and parallel to the plane of rotation of one or more rotating members. A plurality of phase modulated, two-phase, square wave drive signals of the same amplitude and... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4744171 | Hanging pot suspension system A wire hanger assembly includes a hook member with at least three wire members depending therefrom, which wire members are specially designed for quick attachment to and release from a compatibly designed container. Each wire includes an enlarged protuber... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4732137 | Basting apparatus for barbecue grills An apparatus for dispensing a liquid basting sauce includes an elongated sauce delivery tube having multiple spray nozzles suspended in spaced relationship along the length of the tube. The sauce delivery tube is mounted on the barbecue grill in a positio... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4730802 | Detachable tray for stepladders One of the side walls of a tray is provided with a stepladder side rail engaging bracket which includes opposed diverging channel members. Such channel members rest, without any fasteners or the like, upon the exposed upper edges of the side rails or stri... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4729576 | Device for tandem movement of IV-pole and gurney A towing device for connecting an IV-pole to a gurney when transporting a patient from one hospital area to another. The device includes an elongated body portion with a hook means attached on each end thereof. A spring-biased locking member associated wi... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4720941 | Self-cooling, non-loading abrading tool A tool for sanding, grinding, or polishing ferrous or non-ferrous work pieces which includes a plurality of abrasive particles, such as silica sand or the like, embedded in a binder matrix formed primarily of polytetrafluoroethylene and equivalent polymer... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4720068 | Seat support column A seat is provided with a downwardly depending tubular casing having a generally open bottom except for a retainer therein. The base includes an open top support cylinder which receives the tubular casing therein. The piston of a gas or hydrapneumatic spr... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4718021 | Technique for fan cycling to maintain temperature within prescribed limits The temperature of a serviced area or zone is cost efficiently maintained within a prescribed range by establishing a prescribed fan cycle period, during which period the fan is both operative and non-operative at variable intervals. The temperature of th... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4714464 | Mechanism for coupling the aspirant line of an irrigation/aspiration machine to the pressure monitoring section A linking mechanism for irrigation/aspiration machines which includes a coupling member having a plug that is inserted into an opening in a receptacle on the face of the I/A machine. The plug projection is sealed in air tight relation to the wall surround... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4712369 | Yarn treating device for open-end spinning frames An improved navel member positioned in the cover of the spinning rotor of an open-end spinning frame includes a barrel having a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough. The axis of the passageway is substantially coincident with the thread path as ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4710889 | Angular position detector A transducer formed of one or more electrode arrays is positioned in confronting relation and parallel to the plane of rotation of one or more rotating members. A plurality of phase modulated, two-phase, square wave drive signals of the same amplitude and... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4708073 | Method for processing fabric pieces in a cut and sew operation Fabric pieces or panels are releasably mounted in a unique materials handling clip or cartridge to facilitate handling, identification, storage, transportation, and registration during subsequent sewing operations. The clips are mechanically assembled ont... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4707612 | Binary coding system A three channel, binary coding technique, especially adapted for identifying intermittently, erratically, or continuously moving objects along a linear path (conveyor track, roadway, or the like). Three parallel channels of coded information are each prov... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4704690 | Angular position detector A transducer formed of one or more electrode arrays is positioned in confronting relation and parallel to the plane of rotation of one or more rotating members. A plurality of phase modulated, two-phase, square wave drive signals of the same amplitude and... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4701338 | Salad dressing and method of making A multi-step process for making an oil and vinegar salad dressing wherein the ingredients are blended and incorporated into each other by means of a carefully controlled application of heating, cooling and resting steps with agitation. The resulting produ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4698880 | Device for retarding the position of bedclothing An assembly including a clasp member having a pair of opposing upper and lower gripping jaws which receive selected portions of sheets therein; and a wedge member for insertion between the inner surface of said gripping jaws along with the bedsheets for l... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4694582 | Blade setting tool for wood jointer/planer machines A blade setting tool for wood jointer/planer machines includes a jig member which is attached to the horizontal worktable of the machine and which supports a pair of vertically displaceable knife stops which are positioned in the path of rotation of the k... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4693949 | Storage battery housing The container or casing of a storage battery for automobiles and the like is so constructed as to be universally compatible for use with various types of securing mechanisms. Positive and negative terminals are provided on both the top and on one of the s... | 09/15/1987 |
