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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4882537 | Method and apparatus for reducing interference in an electrical resistance probe during electrolytic plating Measurements made with an electrical resistance sensor that is used for monitoring electrolytic plating are isolated from adverse effects of the strong plating currents flowing in the bath by momentarily disconnecting the resistive sensing element from th... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4870849 | Method for tube bending with controlled clamp die arrangement A bend arm assembly pivotable about a given axis of a bending machine and including a clamp die mechanism with a clamp die for coaction witha rotary bend die for clamping a workpiece for bending, the bend arm assembly including the clamp die mechanism the... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4867835 | Waterstop splicing method and apparatus A waterstop splicing method and apparatus including a table having first and second coplanar aligned table top surfaces that simultaneously and equally, open and close by mechanical means driven by adjustable compression springs which provide equal forces... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4867463 | Quick release collet A pipe holding collet is provided with an insert assembly that can be readily and quickly changed without the use of tools so as to adapt the collet to hold tubes of different sizes. The insert assembly is formed of a number of identical longitudinally se... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4865078 | Manual control valve A manual control valve for a remotely operated munitions magazine sprinkler valve employs a compact body, a pressure input port and first and second output ports to which are secured tubular seat housings, each carrying a valve seat. First and second popp... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4863093 | Decorative portfolio-presentation folder that can be partially constructed by the user A portfolio presentation folder is made of a single blank sheet of cardboard for custom decoration and instant assembly by the user in a home, school or office environment. The blank sheet is separable into a pocket part and a front cover part so that the... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4852503 | Sliding door safe with anti-intrusion lock device A sliding door safe with an anti-intrusion locking mechanism, wherein a one or two door arrangement slides in a given direction on rails or ledges between first and second grooves of unequal depths in opposing walls of the valuables receiving chamber. The... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4850287 | Safe with double sliding door A safe having a valuables receiving chamber with a generally rectangular access opening with a first ledge arrangement for placement of two plate-shaped separable steel doors thereagainst, with first and second grooves formed on the opposite walls transve... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4849643 | Optical probe with overlapping detection fields An optical probe for measuring various parameters of bent pipe comprises a substantially U-shaped housing defining a sensitive area across which light is projected from within the housing toward first and second light sensors mounted to the legs of the pr... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4843250 | Wave action power generator A power generating apparatus including a watertight sealed buoyant vessel of cylindrical form having an external stabilizer for directing the vessel into the current. Internally, the vessel is provided with a supporting structure on the axial centerline f... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4839580 | Plated sensor for monitoring corrosion or electroplating A high sensitivity electroplating or corrosion sensor and method for sensing, employing a relatively strong, self-supporting electrically conductive substrate of high resistivity and a test coating that is electroplated directly onto the substrate. For co... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4835855 | Method and apparatus for crimping Automatic crimping apparatus for crimping contacts of different sizes on electrical wires is positioned at the side of a conveyor that moves successive wires to and from alignment with a crimping station which includes a shaker bowl furnishing contacts to... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4835933 | Rebar spacer assembly A spacer assembly including a spacer with a body having a base portion with a generally centrally disposed support post portion, one end which is formed as a planar surface with a centrally located generally concave saddle portion configured for receiving... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4822068 | Vehicle toy The vehicle toy includes a split central roller with end rollers on either side of it, a platform between the segments of the split central roller, side members along the ends of the rollers, and vertical members leading to handrails above the rollers to ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4822277 | Orthodontic trivider An orthodontic apparatus is disclosed comprising a divider like device with three arms. The outer arms operate in normal fashion while the central arm is coupled to the adjusting wheel so that its relative position with respect to the outer arm is constan... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4819625 | Nebulizer heater A nebulizer providing a moistened breathing mixture of aerosol for inhalation therapy is provided with an improved heater having a single heating element arranged in a heating housing, configured so as to support and heat the liquid in the nebulizer conta... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4800603 | Tissue fixation with vapor The invention provides for tissue fixation by subjecting the tissue to the vapor of a fixative while the tissue is unstressed. The tissue may be rotated during fixation to avoid collecting condensed fixative at localized areas of the tissue. Intermittent ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800110 | Hot melt glue binder A binder strip for home or office use in binding document pages includes a binder sheet having a full back cover section and a narrow front cover attaching flange section with a spine section interposed between the two. The spine section is provided with ... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4799325 | Auxiliary rifle sight An auxiliary rifle sight for attachment to the telescope mounting elements of a rifle, and having front and rear sight devices, which, along with couplers, are dimensioned, configured and arranged for being received within and/or coaction with the existin... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4798333 | Portable sprayer with improved combination of piston and diaphragm pump A backpack agricultural sprayer has a pressure vessel mounted within a container and connected to a high pressure piston pump to force liquid into the pressure vessel from which it may be discharged for spraying. Leakage of liquid past the sprayer pump is... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4795085 | Folding box construction A folding box is constructed in which there are end flaps on certain of the edge panels glued to adjacent edge panels so that the end flaps have free bottom edges. When folded, the edge panels overlie a central panel and the end flaps fit beneath certain ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4791715 | Method and apparatus for assembly of cassette pulley A cassette pulley is assembled from a flange part having three assembly pins which are received in corresponding holes of a hub part. The hub part has a number of reinforcing ribs which divide the bottom of the hub part into a number of recesses which are... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4787138 | Method and apparatus for contact insertion A contact on the end of a wire is inserted into an aperture of a multi-pin connector by a traveling insertion head that moves in three dimensions to fetch the wire from a wire holder, pull it from the holder and drive it into a selected aperture of the co... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4784564 | Reel unloading and handling structure A wire handling system removes a reel of wire from a conveyor, presents the reel to a terminal insertion head which grasps a wire on the reel, withdraws the wire from the reel while the reel is allowed to rotate, and inserts an end of the wire into a conn... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4782627 | Plant feeding and watering method and apparatus A plant watering system and method including a container for providing a reservoir of fluid, which may include liquid nutrients as well as water, the container being attachable to a plant receptacle adjacent the upper end thereof. A first absorbent wick m... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4768714 | Portable sprayer with leak control and agitator A pressure vessel for a backpack agricultural sprayer is mounted within a container of the sprayer and connected to the sprayer pump so that liquid from the container is forced under pressure into the pressure vessel for a spraying discharge therefrom. Le... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4767376 | Toy vehicle A self-righting flywheel motor operated toy vehicle includes attitude restoration components at the rear thereof, the vehicle having the center of gravity thereof along the longitudinal centerline thereof. A first component includes an attitude restoratio... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4767576 | Nebulizer with auxiliary gas input A nebulizer has a mixing chamber into which is projected a high velocity jet of oxygen that aspirates water from a container connected with the mixing chamber. A compressed air input port in the chamber projects a stream of compressed air adjacent to and ... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4768002 | Power filter resonant frequency modulation network A power filter resonant frequency modulation network for coupling between a load and a variable voltage direct current power source which is subjected to superposition of alternating current thereon at various frequencies and at various voltage levels, th... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4763597 | Folding anchor A folding anchor having a shank formed in two pieces and joined together with a keyhole fitting, and, upon pivoting the upper shank abuttingly overlies the lower shank. The fluke assemblies are pivotally connected via a coupling assembly at the lower end ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4762447 | Dual-plane high-speed collet The collet includes a compressible basket having a central opening to receive a tool shank and two exterior surfaces tapering in opposite directions. One tapered exterior surface engages a matching tapered interior surface of a hollow rotatable shaft that... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4760726 | Bend arm apparatus for tube bending machine with cammed clamp die arrangement A bend arm assembly pivotable about a given axis of a bending machine and including a clamp die mechanism with a clamp die for coaction with a rotary bend die for clamping a workpiece for bending, the bend arm assembly including the clamp die mechanism th... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4757606 | Method and apparatus for terminal insertion A movable working head carries a pair of drive rollers, an insertion quill, and a routing nozzle that are manipulated so that a first terminal on one end of a wire is grasped between the rollers and inserted into the quill which is then inserted partly in... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4757863 | Well cleaning method and apparatus An improved, simplified and less expensive apparatus and method for cleaning wells embodies an elongated tube of combustible material, sealed at its ends, that is ignited at one end to generate a pressure wave that travels along the length of the tube. Ou... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4755744 | Plated sensor for monitoring corrosion or electroplating A high sensitivity electroplating or corrosion sensor and method for sensing employing a relatively strong, self-supporting electrically conductive substrate of high resistivity and a test coating that is electroplated directly onto the substrate. For cor... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4750346 | Link drive for bending arm of tube bending machine A drive mechanism for the bend arm of bending apparatus wherein a drive motor has the drive shaft thereof generally parallel to the axis of pivoting of the bend arm assembly, and along a line at an angle to the feed direction of a tube. The drive shaft is... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4748279 | Liquid sterilizing composition A liquid sterlizing composition comprising the reaction product of a non-ionic surfactant, a gluteraldehyde and triethylene glycol.... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4743038 | Carrying case and cart This invention provides a carrying case made up of two sections of molded plastic which are identical except at their outer edges which meet when the case is closed. One edge includes a tongue with reinforcing ribs which enters a groove in the outer edge ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4735537 | Thread rolling and fastener This invention provides a fastener having a shank with a relatively abrupt transition from an unthreaded portion to a full thread dimension, the thread runout occupying no more than one pitch length of the thread in the axial dimension, and circumferentia... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4732318 | Velocity controlled forced air temperature control system A building temperature control system is velocity based, employing the velocity of air flowing into individual zones of temperature control to control temperature of the individual zones, total amount of air supplied to all zones from the air supply syste... | 03/22/1988 |
