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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4577905 | Vehicle armrest An armrest is provided for a vehicle having a seat mounted to the floor of the vehicle and a transmission hump which protrudes upwardly from the floor adjacent the seat. The armrest comprises a base which straddles the transmission hump and is secured to ... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4566676 | Short tip for a torch and a torch type tool A short nozzle tip for a torch for thermochemical cutting or flame machining has a central cutting oxygen feed bore comprising an intake portion, a reduced-section portion and a conically flaring discharge portion. Associated with the central oxygen feed ... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4554441 | Electric heating coil A delivery system is provided for use in conjunction with the metalurgical furnace of the type having an elongated furnace chamber with an access door at one end for delivering a coffin containing parts into the interior of the furnace chamber. The delive... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4434670 | Fluid flow meter A fluid flow meter is provided for indicating the fluid flow rate in two or more predetermined flow ranges. The flow meter comprises a housing having an inlet open to a cylindrical inlet chamber and an outlet open to a cylindrical outlet chamber. At least... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4431374 | Vortex controlled radial diffuser for centrifugal compressor The present invention is an improvement in radial diffusers employed in a turbine engine having a centrifugal compressor. The walls of the diffuser define at least one flow passage through the diffuser having a first portion with a first cross-sectional a... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4430066 | Resiliently supported connection unit for joining a transmission shaft to a transmission coupling element The unit comprises a connection element for connecting one end of a shaft to a coupling element, and provided with a set of active surfaces which comprise a portion of the lateral surface of a pyramid and are arranged to engage with corresponding active s... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4420997 | Apparatus for portioning meat A machine for portioning meat, comprising a rotatable meat containing drum which moves the meat in a circular path intersecting the cutting flight of a bandsaw, the meat sliding around on a table on to a depth stop in the form of a flush conveyor which as... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4420094 | Vent cap An improved vent cap is disclosed comprising a body having a top wall, bottom wall and a closed side wall which together define an interior chamber. A tubular threaded member extends outwardly from the bottom wall of the body for attaching the vent cap to... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4418336 | Alarm indicating dislocation of fire extinguisher An alarm device for a fire extinguisher to detect when the fire extinguisher is removed from its storage post includes a flexible cable which is slidably insertable within a guide passage between the permanent magnet and a reed switch. One end of the cabl... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4411355 | Automatic accumulating transfer mechanism An automatic accumulating transfer mechanism is provided comprising a frame having a pair of spaced and substantially parallel support rails secured near the top of the frame and upon which a series of workpieces are slidably mounted. Each workpiece is po... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4410071 | Vehicle transmission A novel transmission is provided for use with a vehicle having a drive train and an engine with a rotary drive output shaft. The transmission comprises a housing having a driven member rotatably mounted to the housing and the driven member is coupled to t... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4402441 | Musical instrument carrier A musical instrument carrier comprising a support frame having shoulder pads, a front body engaging pad and a support frame securing the shoulder pads rearwardly of and above the front body engaging pad. The frame includes a pair of tubular members extend... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4402105 | Vacuum cleaner attachment A unique vacuum cleaner attachment is disclosed which is particularly suitable for cleaning steps. The vacuum cleaner attachment comprises an elongated cylindrical body having a longitudinally chamber formed in it which is open to one end of the body. The... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4399033 | Fluid filtering device A fluid filtering device is provided for use with a fluid reservoir. The filtering device comprises a housing having an elongated tubular and cylindrical part defining an interior chamber. A fluid port is formed at one end of the housing and the port is o... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4398702 | Metallurgical furnace A metallurgical furnace is disclosed which carries out the several steps involved in the liquid phase sintering of preforms of powdered metals, ceramics, and/or combinations of these materials. The metallurgical furnace comprises a pressure vessel definin... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4388090 | Air scrubber A device for removing solid impurities from air comprising a housing defining an interior mixing chamber. The solid impurity laden air is conducted to the mixing chamber so that the air enters the chamber in a first direction. Simultaneously, water is pum... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4348838 | Broach sharpening machine Broach sharpening machine in which a slide mobile in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of a broach to be sharpened supports a sharpening slide provided with a grinding wheel head, and a feeler unit arranged to determine the position of each ... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4341836 | Surfacing for sports areas, more particularly tennis courts The invention relates to a surfacing for sports areas, more particularly tennis courts in which a bearing layer (2,2a) is applied to a surface (1) , fragments are then secured by means of the said bearing layer (2,2a) and arranged to leave voids and a top... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4326890 | Bedding anchorage rods A composition, cartridge, and process for bedding anchorage rods, particularly in mine galleries. A mixture of silicate solution and sand/powdered silica are provided in one chamber of an anchoring cartridge. A breakable liner is provided in the cartridge... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4319172 | Numerical control system A numerical control system is provided for a table having a relatively stationary member, a relatively movable member and a position transducer, such as an inductosyn, operatively positioned between them. The numerical control system comprises a high freq... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4314443 | Turbine engine construction A turbine engine construction comprising a support housing, a compressor, combustor and turbine expander contained within the support housing. The combustor includes a combustor housing defining an inner combustion chamber and an outer chamber between the... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4310963 | Method for the fabrication of an apparatus for the close fitting positioning of workpieces to be machined An apparatus for the close fitting and high precision positioning of workpieces to be machined, or constructed particularly for reducing deformations of a workpiece under influence of machine tools, drilling machines, milling machines, grinders, planars, ... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4309849 | Workpiece holder A workpiece holder is provided for holding a workpiece, such as an airfoil, during a machining operation. The holder comprises a first mold part having a first resilient member shaped to conform to one side of the workpiece and a second mold part having a... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4305385 | Solar collector Solar collector without outer glass isolation in the shape of a usual roof cover, especially a roof cover having undulations, comprising integral passageways on the lower side of the roof cover and spaced apart from each other, and crossing channels which... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4303359 | Deburring apparatus A deburring apparatus is provided for automatically deburring gears having a plurality of external or internal extending teeth formed therealong at predetermined intervals from each other. The apparatus comprises a frame having a spindle on which the gear... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4299146 | Clamping device A clamping device having a first jaw, a second jaw and means for urging said first jaw toward said second jaw wherein a clamping plate is rigidly secured to the first jaw and a second clamping plate is pivotally secured to the second jaw so that the devic... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4286430 | Gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine is provided and comprises a housing having an air inlet and an exhaust outlet with a fluid passageway formed through the housing for connecting the inlet to the outlet. A low pressure spool assembly comprises a first shaft rotatably m... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4281554 | Fluid flow meter A fluid flow meter is provided and comprises a tubular and cylindrical housing constructed of a transparent material and having an upper axial end, a lower axial end and defining an interior fluid chamber therebetween. A fluid inlet is fluidly connected t... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4277222 | Turbine engine compressor In a turbine engine of the type having a centrifugal air compressor open at one end to a combustion chamber, the improvement which comprises coating the back face of the air compressor with a thermal insulating material, such as zirconium oxide. The therm... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4269237 | Sump oil draining and collecting device A device for draining and collecting sump oil from a motor vehicle has a drain plug which is closed by a ball valve or rupturable membrane. Oil is drained from the sump by inserting a drain spigot into the plug body to open the valve, or to rupture the me... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4265761 | Fluid filtering device A fluid filtering device is provided for connection with a fluid line. The fluid device includes a housing having a fluid inlet on one end, a fluid outlet on the other end and a fluid passage formed through the housing. The fluid passage connects the inle... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4261181 | Conveyor system with cooling means A conveyor system with cooling means is provided and comprises an elongated frame defining a conveyor track. An elongated conveyor is mounted within the frame so that a portion of the conveyor extends longitudinally along the conveyor track while a suitab... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4256117 | Cardiac monitor with stop watch means A digital stop watch is provided in combination with a cardiac monitor wherein both the stop watch means and the cardiac monitor utilize a common display means and wherein the combination is adapted to be worn around the wrist. The stop watch is of conven... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4254879 | Phonograph record holder with locking means A unique phonograph record holder is provided with locking means to prevent the unauthorized removal of phonogrph records from the holder. The record holder comprises an elongated support which is maintained in a vertical and elevated position by either a... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4244338 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine is provided having a housing with a pair of crankshafts rotatably mounted within the housing in a spaced and parallel relationship. One or more throughbores, forming the cylinder for the engine, are provided in the housing be... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4242182 | Bright tin electroplating bath Improved electrolytic tin deposition from aqueous, acid electroplating baths is achieved by addition of a new formula of brighteners. These results are achieved by further addition of unsaturated aliphatic acids or their derivates and still better results... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4237783 | Storage and banding container A storage and banding container is provided having four side walls, a bottom wall, and an open top. Each of a pair of opposing side walls have a pair of vertically elongated slots dimensioned and adapted to receive the tines of a forklift vehicle. Scrap m... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4216600 | Telescopic sight mount A telescopic sight mount is provided in which no troque is applied to the telescope when mounted. The torque-free installation is accomplished by having a front and rear telescopic mount which engage the telescopic sight and float freely and also by havin... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4215752 | Vehicular fire suppressant system having a frangible fire extinguishant housing A fire suppressant system is provided for a vehicle having a body and a fuel tank mounted to the rear end of the body and rearwardly of a rear axle differential. The fire suppressant system comprises an elongated cylindrical housing defining a closed inte... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4215718 | Relief valve A novel relief valve is provided for connection with a fluid system. The relief valve includes an elongated housing having an inlet and an outlet with a fluid passage connecting the inlet to the outlet. Preferably, the housing is constructed of a number o... | 08/05/1980 |
