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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5215775 | Method of packaging and treating dough shells A pizza dough shell container which makes up into a package having a plurality of similar containers supporting a single pizza dough shell in each container so that by forming a package of many containers the pizza dough shells are protected during transi... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5167286 | Disc harrow implement A disc harrow implement having a wheel supported frame to carry the gang discs for transport over-the-road operating mechanism in the frame to selectively extend the wheels and to retract the wheels during ground discing, a shiftable bar to support a flui... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5161792 | Machine for transforming a stack of signatures into a shingled stream A machine for converting a group of marginally registered signatures into a shingled stream which is fed to the hopper of a binding machine includes a main frame and several conveyors located in succession along the frame. The first is a feed conveyor hav... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5144774 | Dry wall sander A dry wall power sander having a reciprocating sanding head driven by pulsing solenoids with a ball and socket connection between the head and an elongated handle to allow movement of the head in two directions but not rotatary motion. Brake means are pro... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5137296 | Power operated apparatus for adjusting the position of a bogie on a trailer A power operated apparatus for permitting repositioning adjustments of a bogie position in its support of a trailer for enabling changes in the axle loading of the bogie by shifting the bogie forward or rearward on the trailer to meet highway axle loading... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5129744 | Two component bearing seal with bumpers A seal for a roll neck bearing has a two interlocked components - a rotating component fitted to the inner race of the bearing and a stationary component fitted to the outer race. The rotating component includes a shield which fits around the end of the i... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5125156 | Process for setting bearings The indirectly mounted tapered roller bearings which support a pinion shaft in a differential housing are set by turning a nut at the end of the shaft down to reduce the spacing between the cones of the two bearings. Initially, the bearings exist in end p... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5125506 | Carriers of multiples of flanged containers A fiber carrier for ringing beverage containers has upstanding walls to engage a flange or chime on a beverage container. The walls extend circumferentially around container engaging apertures in the carrier. The carrier may have concentric strengthening ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5125585 | Reversible hammer mill with compound breaker plate adjustments A hammer mill having a rotor carrying a series of hammers for the reduction of material entering the hammer mill, a casing forming a material receiving inlet opening into a throat space from outside the mill, a rotor having hammers traveling in a circular... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5123566 | Facial tissue dispenser A one-piece facial tissue dispenser having a hinged top and bottom with a releasible clasp opposite the hinge. The top has a transverse slot adjacent to one end and is provided with space for printing, advertizing or other indicia adjacent to the slot. A ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5121998 | Bearing assembly capable of monitoring angular velocity A bearing assembly monitors angular velocity about its axis of rotation. The bearing assembly includes an outer race having a pair of tapered raceways presented inwardly, and two inner races in the form of cones, each having a tapered raceway presented ou... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5114281 | Machine for blowing thermal insulation A machine for blowing loose thermal insulation into cavities in the walls, ceilings, and floors of buildings is contained within a smooth box-like housing that is easily moved about within a house on its own wheels and is easily transported to and from a ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5114730 | Process for making dark cocoa A process for making brown, red, dark red or black cocoa from natural cocoa powder using spray drying, short cocking times, low pressures and temperature.... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5111544 | Cover with elastic top and frictional bottom for a cushion A cover, which fits over a cushion, has a top panel formed from a highly elastic fabric and bottom panel formed from a high friction mesh. The top panel easily conforms to the shape of the user's buttocks with exerting shear on the skin. The bottom panel ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5100315 | Pocket wheel furnace apparatus A pocket wheel furnace having a furnace housing provided with a heat source in the side walls to project heat upon the components requiring heat treatment. The components are loaded into the pockets on the wheel at a first station and travel through the p... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5095827 | Apparatus for reducing the moisture content in combustible material by utilizing the heat from combustion of such material Apparatus for preparing in a circulating fluid bed boiler fuel material that is fed to the boiler with a moisture content that is normally high enough to plug grinding apparatus needed to grind the fuel material to a particulate size for combustion, opera... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5094446 | Rowing exercise machine An exercise machine in the form of a rowing machine having opposed cylinders to reduce heat build-up in the cylinders and to exercise most of the user's muscles during forward and backward movement. The machine has a slidable seat with a stop limiting for... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5092893 | Human orthopedic vertebra implant A vertebra structural implant for connecting two or more vertebral bodies in axial and lateral directions having implant plates attached to opposed sides of the spinal column by studs with a cross brace between the implant plates to prevent slipping or ro... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5091077 | Trommel material air classifier A waste material classifier apparatus which employs a rotary trommel for stirring up the waste material in an air stream so that the conglomeration of waste is easily sorted into dirt and small particles easily sifted through the trommel pores, with air s... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5085519 | Bearing assembly with speed sensor and process for assembling the same A double row tapered roller bearing, which has the capacity to produce a pulsating electrical signal, the frequency of which reflects angular velocity, includes an outer race having a pair of tapered raceways that are presented inwardly, two cones, each h... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5076782 | Control device for a fuel valve A control device, which is interposed between a modulating motor and a valve, includes a control arm which is mounted on the shaft of the valve and a roller follower that is on the arm. In addition, the control device includes a bracket which is mounted o... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5076434 | Supporting container for pizza dough shells and a package for the same formed by the container A pizza dough shell container which makes up into a package having a plurality of similar containers supporting a single pizza dough shell in each container so that by forming a package of many containers the pizza dough shells are protected during transi... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5070667 | Easily assembled building A small building is constructed from components erected on a non-progressive basis. Among these components are base plates laid out in a rectangular configuration such that the ends of the plates form corners, posts which extend upwardly from the base pla... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5059116 | Apparatus and process for removing volatile coatings from scrap metal Both aluminum scrap covered with a volatile coating and a heated airstream having a low oxygen content pass through a kiln where the airstream causes the coating to volatilize. The temperature of the airstream, where it enters the kiln, is maintained esse... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5056467 | Swinging feeder for livestock with insecticide application apparatus An animal operated insecticide spray delivery system operably enclosed in a barrel housing having an access opening to a feed source inside the barrel. The barrel is suspended in space such that the animal must thrust the head into the access opening to o... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5052068 | Contoured seat cushion A contoured cellular cushion has a base and flexible cells, which are inflatable, projecting upwardly from the base. The base is rectangular and the cells are arranged in front-to-rear and transverse rows upon its. Moreover, the cells are preferably organ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5052601 | Truck-mounted rack for cargo holders A tractor-trailer combination carries cargo holders which extend across the cargo compartment of the trailer, bearing at their ends against the trailer side walls to thereby confine cargo when the compartment is less than fully filled. When not in use, th... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5048660 | Controlled flow gravity conveyor The invention herein is concerned with not only limiting the velocity of packages on a downwardly inclined conveyor trackway, but effecting a cyclically operable system of brake assemblies that not only brake the flow of packages down the trackway but eff... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5039566 | Transparent composite material A transparent composite material, which may take the form of a plate, includes a polymeric matrix and glass fibers embedded within the matrix. The polymer of the matrix and the glass of the fibers are transparent and have substantially the same index of r... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5037214 | Double row tapered roller bearing assembly A unitary bearing assembly having two rows of rolling elements between a first body with internal raceways angularly diverging from each other, and a second body formed with external raceways inclined toward each other, the bearing assembly being adapted ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5037686 | Dry wall tape A dry wall tape having a curved center section, reversely curved intermediate sections and outwardly tapering wings terminating in a thin edge. The tape can be used on inside and outside corner joints to obtain a straight line. Preferably the tape has tri... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5035406 | Variable rate secondary spring for a primary leaf suspension spring A vehicle spring suspension system comprising a primary spring and a secondary spring attached to the primary spring for aiding the primary spring to restore vehicle height and to carry increasing loads placed on or in the vehicle. The secondary spring is... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5035335 | Stackable and nestible backs A stackable and nestable rack construction formed essentially of wire stock so as to be capable of use in displaying articles on one or a stack of racks, or capable of being nested in groups of two or more to avoid using an unnecessary amount of space. Ea... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5029395 | Electronically aided compensation apparatus and method A wobble run-out compensation system includes a compensation plate mountable with respect to a vehicle wheel. First and second manually operable adjusting members allow for independently adjusting the orientation of the compensation plate in first and sec... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5028152 | Machine with thermally compensated bearings An aluminum transmission or transaxle case contains a steel shaft which is supported in the case on two directly mounted tapered roller bearings, so that the two bearings confine the shaft both radially and axially. To compensate for the differences in ex... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5026003 | Lighter-than-air aircraft A lighter-than-air aircraft includes a rigid platform having cargo and passenger compartments and gas bags attached to the platform for holding a gas having a density less than air, thus imparting lift to the platform. The bags are arranged in pairs, ther... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5024449 | Seal assembly for use with an overhang A seal is particularly suited for closing the ends of an antifriction bearing which is located on a journal where its inner races are captured between wear rings and backing elements having overhangs which are directed back toward the end of the bearings ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5022659 | Seal assembly for antifriction bearings A seal assembly for antifriction bearings in which a cone and a cup have raceways for roller bearings, a seal case carried by the cone and by the cup for supporting a seal element on each of the seal cases to provide a space therebetween for retention of ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5021246 | Step mashing process for producing low alcohol beer A low alcohol reduced calorie beer is produced by a mashing technique wherein a main mash at a temperature below the activity range for beta-amylase is added incrementally to a brewing liquid at a temperature above the deactivation temperature of beta-amy... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5021035 | Traction drive unit A traction drive unit for transmitting rotary motion about an axis of rotation has an inner sun roller, an outer ring and planet rollers arranged in two circular rows between the sun roller and outer ring. The sun roller takes the form of a double cone ha... | 06/04/1991 |
