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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7587862 | Movable support armature for a curved reflector A movable support armature for a curved reflector of electromagnetic radiation is defined substantially as a double layer grid space frame. The armature has plural parallel major chord framing members each having an elongate axis and disposed in a frame major surfac... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7578109 | Space frames and connection node arrangement for them A node connector in a double layer grid-type of space frame preferably is an extrusion which includes an open-ended tubular portion for snugly at least substantially encircling a frame chord member of desired cross-sectional configuration which is disposable in the ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 6427691 | Medical valve The disclosure is of a medical valve for handling oxygen and suction and including a suction flow path in which there is a means for throttling down the flow to a level at which there are no, possibly damaging, surges.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6203939 | High temperature battery and electrolytes A high temperature battery of one or more cells is disclosed in which each cell is made by holding an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, of different metallic substances, together through a fused flux wetted to an electrode, which fused flux is an e... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6139526 | Single use self disabling safety syringe The disclosure is of a syringe including a barrel containing an injectibe fluid and a plunger for moving the fluid. The barrel is made up of two parts which are held together in the barrel during an injection and after the injection has been made, the plu... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6022637 | High temperature battery A high temperature battery of one or more cells is disclosed in which each cell is made by holding an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, of different metallic substances, together through a fused flux wetted to an electrode, which fused flux is an e... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6005891 | System for testing signal transmission/reception apparatus The system operates with a signal transmission/reception apparatus such as a receive antenna, or a coaxial system or the like, while the antenna is receiving information signals and it operates by injecting a low power pseudo-noise digital signal into the... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5813402 | Valve for pulmonary catheter The disclosure is of apparatus for transporting treatment means to a pulmonary patient and including sealing means embedded in parts thereof to prevent leakage of the treatment means.... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5808720 | Modular universal eyeglass frame The disclosure is of an eyeglass frame having two lens receiving portions each having an annular channel in which a circular lens may be mounted. The annular channel includes a rear wall which faces the wearer and a frant wall which faces someone who look... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5764331 | Combination of spectacle lenses and frames therefor The disclosure is of a lens having a bevelled rim and a frame having a channel for receiving the lens and carrying a bevel which is complementary to the bevel of the lens. The lens also carries on its rim a plurality of wedge-like positioning members whic... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5511545 | Valve for pulmonary medical use A valve for pulmonary medical use includes first and second valve portions which are coupled together so that they can rotate with respect to each other and feed oxygen or suction to a patient. The two portions are held together by locking means made up o... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5496287 | Pulmonary suction catheter The disclosure is of a suction catheter having a valve body including a vertical plunger in a vertical bore and two horizontal tubes, one for connection to a source of suction and one for connection to a patient. In one position of the plunger, the two tu... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5487381 | Closed system for treating pulmonary patient The apparatus comprises a T-shaped member adapted to be inserted into the mouth of a patient and feeding oxygen thereto. The T-shaped member is divided into front and rear portions by an apertured wall into which a catheter assembly is to be inserted for ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5459534 | Modular universal eyeglass frame The disclosure is of an eyeglass frame having two lens receiving portions removably coupled to a coupling member which permits the spacing between the two lens receiving portions to be adjusted. The lens receiving portions have markings and notches to per... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5404160 | System and method for identifying a television program The disclosure is of a system and method of detecting or identifying a received TV program by forming a database of identifying digital bits for a plurality of programs, processing a TV program by modulating the luminance of pairs of lines of the program ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5401242 | Apparatus for injecting a substance into the skin Apparatus for injecting a substance into the skin including vibrating means and a hollow needle coupled thereto and receiving an injectable substance from a source thereof coupled into the open end thereof. A peristaltic pump pumps the substance to the ta... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5346478 | Pulmonary catheter The disclosure is of a pulmonary catheter assembly including a tube assembly for insertion into a patient for providing oxygen and suction thereto and a flexible sleeve enclosing said tube assembly. The sleeve is secured to one end of the tube assembly an... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5337888 | Contact lens case The package of the invention includes cup-shaped bottom and a cover sealed thereto, both being transparent and of a rigid material. A storage solution and a contact lens are contained within the package. The package includes means for determining the diam... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5320318 | Monitor filter screen mounting device A monitor filter screen mounting device has a mounting block, a slide block slidably connected to the locating block by an adjusting screw to hold a filter screen in front of a monitor by a suspension arm, the suspension arm having one end pivoted to a cr... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5289702 | Load balance indicator for top loading automatic clothes washing machines The disclosure is of washing machine apparatus including a ring, within the clothes basket, and imbalance indicators coupled thereto and adapted to provide a visual indication to an operator when an imbalance occurs and provides problems in the spin cycle... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5255672 | Dual-purpose catheter assembly A dual-purpose catheter assembly including a valve having two outlet tubes for providing oxygen and suction to a patient and a coupling manifold adapter coupled to the two outlet tubes and having a single small diameter lumen coupled to a pediatric patien... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5242084 | Fluid dispensing apparatus Fluid dispensing apparatus comprising a housing containing two box-like members, an upper and a lower with the lower box being adapted to slide into the upper box to provide a space beneath it for receiving a plastic bag containing a fluid to be fed there... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5202010 | Automated capillary electrophoresis apparatus Apparatus comprises an analyte concentrator (one or more) for insertion into a capillary tube and containing various structures for carrying chemical substances in the flow path for attraction or repulsion of samples passed through the capillary.... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5168511 | Manchester data recorder with synchronously adjustable clock A synchronous digital decoding circuit decodes Manchester-encoded data using a clock regenerating circuit which produces a decoding clock that is continuously adjusted in accordance with detected phase deviations in the received data signal. The Mancheste... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5140983 | Multi purpose catheter assembly The disclosure is of a catheter assembly including a hollow T-shaped member having a patient end and a rear end which is blocked from the patient end by a wall. A catheter is adapted to be introduced through the rear end of the member into a patient and t... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5088486 | Closed system reusable dual purpose catheter A dual-purpose catheter for performing suction or oxygen feed on a patient including two cylindrical bodies rotatably coupled together and held together by a spring which is biased to hold the bodies in a first position with respect to each other but perm... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5089770 | Frequency measuring system The disclosure is of a system for measuring the frequency of an audio signal by converting the signal to a rectangular wave, counting the number of oscillator pulses which can be generated during one cycle of said wave and decoding the number of pulses to... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5083288 | Apparatus for configuring a remote process sensor and signal transmitter The disclosure is of a remote process sensor and signal transmitter including apparatus for configuring the sensor and transmitter to perform various functions. The transmitter includes a program and apparatus for cycling through the program and the syste... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5076783 | Safety lighter The disclosure is of a safety lighter including the usual lighter mechanism having a finger-operated activating lever which is coupled to a vertical rod which extends into the body of the lighter or a sleeve which encloses the lighter. The lower end of th... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5054339 | Tattooing assembly Tattooing apparatus including a vibratable housing carrying a tattooing needle and a source of tattooing pigment coupled by flexible tubing to said needle through a peristaltic pump by which the flow of pigment to the needle is controlled.... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5045172 | Capillary electrophoresis apparatus The apparatus includes a capillary tube having input and output ends and having a detector coupled thereto. A rotatable table is provided at each end of the capillary tube and each table includes sample cups for containing samples to be analyzed, and, if ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4997267 | Universal eyeglass frame The disclosure is an eyeglass frame including a straight relatively rigid bar having a plurality of notches disposed along its length, and carrying a generally U-shaped nose piece having a tab adapted to be inserted in and locked in the central notch in t... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4995387 | Dual-purpose catheter A two-tube dual purpose catheter comprising two flexible tubes, an oxygen tube and a suction tube secured together by a rupturable bridging member, the two tubes having different diameters. An adapter is also provided for coupling the two tubes to means f... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4958149 | Display panel A display panel includes a group of cathode segments, each segment comprising two cathode bars adapted to glow simultaneously to produce a single segment and circuits for coupling energizing signals to each bar of a segment separately and simultaneously s... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4869663 | Child proof cigarette lighter A lighter comprises a body containing lighter fuel and a vertically slidable fuel tube by means of which fuel can be brought from within the body to the vicinity of the sparking wheel of the lighter. The lighter includes a pivotable lever which raises and... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4856506 | Apparatus for mouth-to-mouth resuscitation The apparatus includes a tube having a mouthpiece for a medical technician and a mouthpiece for insertion into the mouth of a patient. Means in the tube provides a first flow path for air to flow from a patient into the tube and to the surrounding atmosphere, ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4846250 | Method of casting a handle for a surgical blade The handle is made by casting in a two part mold. The lower mold part includes a vertical split post having two vertical spaced posts with their upper ends in the form of lateral tabs. The upper mold part has a flat wall member cooperating with the latera... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4798000 | Cutting blade assembly A detachable cutting blade assembly includes an elongated handle having a rear end and a front end on which a cutting blade can be detachably supported and a blade-locking member, in the form of a wall, is secured to the top surface of the front end of th... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4775313 | Screed operating apparatus The apparatus comprises a first horizontal bar adapted to be coupled to a building column and a second horizontal bar is rotatably coupled to and beneath the first bar. A bracket which can be coupled to a screed is coupled to the second bar so that it can... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4771660 | Needle holder A tattoo needle and holder assembly comprising a tubular holder having a continuous needle-supporting trough extending therethrough to its lower end, the trough being open to the user and readily adapted to receive a tattoo needle. The lower end of the tr... | 09/20/1988 |
