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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4810951 | Capacitative device for measuring lengths and angles The device consists of a slider (2) operating in a sliding manner with respect to a ruler (1). Slider (2) is fitted with emitting electrodes (10) and receiving electrodes (19,20) connected to an electronic assembly (50). Ruler (1) is provided with L and i... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4788649 | Portable vocalizing device A portable speech vocalizer in which a user can select phonemes and phoneme combinations for display and sounding. Switches on keyboard or joystick allow selection of sounds in two different scanning modes, as well as selection of volume and inflection of... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4785624 | Turbine engine blade variable cooling means A turbine engine, having a cooling passage diverting a part of the airflow from the turbine compressor for impingement upon the turbine blades, includes a concentric pair of apertured rings disposed in the passage for variably obstructing flow through the... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4784305 | Golf accessory A golf accessory having a housing with two elongated tubes which are open at which end. Each tube is dimensioned to receive a plurality of golf balls therein and each tube has a longitudinally extending slot extending along one side and between its ends. ... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4784552 | Nuts for channeled structural members A special nut is used for affixing parts to a channeled structural member. The nut has an improved positioning means protruding from the top surface of the nut for properly positioning the nut in the channel member.... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4784554 | T-bolt assembly A T-bolt assembly having a first elongated stud with a cross bar at one end adapted to be positioned within the T-slot of a machine table and externally threaded at its other end. A second elongated stud is externally threaded at both ends while an intern... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4783190 | Apparatus for transferring load units between two carriers An apparatus for transferring load units between two carriers having at least one transferring device movable between the carriers, the transferring device being adapted to carry the load unit during the transfer, and a bridging device being movable in or... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4783586 | Heating element made of carbon A heating element made of carbon, comprising a heating member including carbon powder and an insulating resin, the powder being kneaded with the resin, and a core member formed of an insulating material and having a higher fusing point than the heating me... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4781314 | Fluid container A fluid container has a housing arranged in a box-like fashion with two square side walls, each having four edges and four corners, two top walls adjoining one another at a corner and extending between adjacent corresponding edges of the sidewalls, and tw... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4780001 | Bearing assembly The present invention provides a bearing assembly for use in a display assembly having a plurality of louvers which rotate in synchronism with each other and, in doing, displays different advertising messages. The bearing assembly includes a housing havin... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4780049 | Compressor A compressor with a rotary driven centrifugal impeller which receives inlet air from an inlet passageway and this discharges compressed air through a radially extending diffuser passageway. Moveable vanes are provided both in the inlet passageway and diff... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4779474 | Power unit A power unit of the type varying its length comprises three members movable in relation to each other. The power unit is used for transferring load from a first load carrier to a second one. In order to make this transfer possible in a satisfying manner, ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4780172 | Tape dispenser An improved tape dispenser includes a housing having parallel spaced sidewalls which have lower edges defining a housing base. The sidewalls may be joined at the top, front and rear of the dispenser but remain open at the lower edges. A resilient tongue e... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4778088 | Garment carrier A garment carrier which is particularly suited for holding scarves, mufflers, gloves and the like. The garment carrier of the present invention includes a hanger adapted to be hung on a conventional closet bar. At least one set of rings having a plurality... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4778290 | Printer for printing of a full line in several colors by interchangeable ribbon cartridges A printer having a printing head provided with a plurality of printing elements disposed substantially along a line, a cylinder supporting a print sheet such as a sheet of paper held by an edge clamp and an ink ribbon changer. Four ink ribbons, for exampl... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4778972 | Method and apparatus for repeatedly and automatically threading the wire electrode of an EDM apparatus A method and apparatus for automatically rethreading the electrode wire of a traveling wire EDM apparatus through a pair of close tolerance wire support and guide members, one disposed on one side of a workpiece and the other on the other side of the work... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4777796 | Heat recovery muffler system An improved muffler system for internal combustion engines recovers heat energy of exhaust gases by spraying a fluid into the exhaust stream in order to absorb the heat energy of the exhaust gases. The heated fluid is collected at the bottom of the muffle... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4778092 | Vehicle roof rack A roof rack for a motor vehicle, the roof rack has a roof bar to extend transverse of the vehicle and a mounting assembly to secure the roof bar to the roof gutter of the vehicle, a mounting assembly secures the roof rack to the gutter by means of a gutte... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4776901 | Nitrocarburizing and nitriding process for hardening ferrous surfaces A process for surface hardening a ferrous article such as an aircraft engine rocker lever shaft includes the steps of creating a nitrocarburized oxide layer atop the ferrous core, and subsequently creating a nitrogen enriched case between the oxide layer ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776241 | Cutting tool A cutting tool comprising a shank having a substantially diametrical cut through one end of the shank and having the diametrically opposed limbs formed by such a cut bent radially outwardly from the axis of the shank. Cutting blades are secured to the fla... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776123 | Safety plug for firing chambers of guns A safety device for use with a gun of a type which fires a conventional cartridge casing having an annular rim portion which cooperates with an ejector mechanism of the gun to unload the cartridges. The safety device includes a body portion having a neck ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776588 | Coin or token-operated tennis net A coin- or token-operated game duration controller for a game utilizing a net stretched across a court between a pair of posts. The controller is attached to one of the posts and comprises an electrically driven winch winding and unwinding the net cord ca... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4775250 | Replaceable shim A replaceable shim is provided for a planetary gear arrangement of the type having planetary gears each of which is rotatably mounted to a frame by a shaft. The shim includes an elongated flat body having a generally U-shaped recess at one end and which i... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4773437 | Portable blind A portable blind for hunting having a support structure which is laterally expandable by interconnecting identical frames to each other and to a standard member, each frame having a connecting portion adapted to be received within a loop of an adjacent fr... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4774444 | Speed control circuit for an electric motor A speed motor control circuit for an electric motor of the type which drives a louvered sign assembly between predetermined rotational positions. The speed control includes a silicon controlled rectifier which is connected in series between the motor and ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773030 | Method and apparatus for determining the deviation of an electrode wire in a travelling wire EDM apparatus A method and apparatus for determining the amount of deflection, or curvature height, of an electrode wire during machining of a workpiece by the electrode wire in a travelling wire EDM apparatus. A parametr affecting the curvature height of the electrode... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4772237 | Paddle boat The present invention provides a paddle boat having a hull and a closed loop flexible member which is rotatably mounted to the hull while a pedal assembly longitudinally drives the flexible member around its loop. A plurality of substantially planar paddl... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4772299 | Debris separator for brake cooler An apparatus for cooling racing car brake assemblies removes entrained contaminants from the airstream prior to allowing the cooling airstream to impinge upon the brake assembly. The apparatus first comprises a rectangular or cylindrical housing for direc... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4769996 | Fuel transfer system for multiple concentric shaft gas turbine engines A fuel pumping and transfer system for a multiple concentric shaft gas turbine engine which has the capability to handle contaminated or slurry fuels. The fuel is introduced into the innermost shaft at any desired low pressure thereby eliminating the need... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4769520 | Apparatus and method for electrical discharge machining of a workpiece with an inclined electrode wire An apparatus and method for preventing machining errors due to changes in the inclination of the electrode wire in a travelling wire EDM apparatus wherein the electrode wire effectuates a cut on a workpiece such that the workpiece is provided with a bevel... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4766869 | Housing system for a central electronic processing unit of a heat engine A housing system for a central electronic processing unit of a heat engine, including a first part connected with heat-developing component elements of the processing unit, this first part contacting over at least a substantial part of its surface, an out... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4766660 | Process for elongating vehicle doors A process for forming elongated vehicle doors includes the steps of removing the sheet metal skin from the existing door, severing the door substructure into two portions and inserting appropriately sized extension sections into the door substructure. A n... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4765306 | Combustion engine stroke identification system A system for stroke identification of an internal combustion engine, comprising first sensor means for detecting given angles of a drive shaft; second sensor means for detecting given angles of a distributor shaft; third processing means for receiving sig... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4765251 | Railway car truck with multiple effective spring rates The specification discloses an improved railway car truck providing increased dampening for high volume rail cars by the use of bolster pocket wear plates in combination with five different types of springs in the spring baskets of the railway car trucks.... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4765048 | Valve stem inserter A tool for inserting valve stems in the wheel rim of a tubeless tire and wheel combination comprises a tubular body having a tapered inner peripheral wall and an end portion adapted to be received in the stem hole of the wheel rim. The other end of the tu... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4765569 | Passenger safety device for high speed vehicles The specification discloses a passive restraint system for high speed vehicles utilizing inflatable bags placed in the backs of the seats of the vehicle. The bags are connected by headers to a manifold which communicates with the exterior of the vehicle a... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4764078 | Automated system for feeding production and/or packing material from a store onto manufacturing lines A system for feeding production and/or packing material onto manufacturing lines, which system has compartment for storing the material; guide tapes for mobile trucks traveling between a storage area and manufacturing lines. The guide tapes define routes ... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4763709 | Tire inflation system The present invention discloses a system for varying the inflation pressure in the tires of a vehicle in order to obtain an operator selected tire deflection. The system includes a source of pressure which is fluidly connected through an inflation valve t... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4762108 | Non-linear position transducer for detecting the position of a valve controlling the rate of flow of air inducted to the cylinders of a heat engine A non-linear position transducer for detecting the position of a valve controlling the rate of flow of air inducted to the cylinders of a heat engine comprising a first means for detecting the position of this valve, and second means coupled to the first ... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4761083 | Compound bearing A compound bearing consisting of an outer and an inner member movable relative to each other and between which are disposed load carrying annular members. The load carrying annular members comprise a pair of elastomeric rings held between the outer and in... | 08/02/1988 |
