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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4680918 | Packaging with cohesive coated materials Apparatus and method for folding cohesive coated material like corrugated paper and coated film about three dimensional solids like paper products, toys, machinery and books for transport is accomplished by a framework supporting a roll or other supply of... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4658894 | Well head pipe stripper A Pipe Guide Stripper Rubber stripper of modified Shaffer design has a resilient, molded frusto-conical stripper unit that mounts within a conventional standing compression shell supported on the drill or production platform. The molded stripper unit has ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4618419 | Liquid storage tank moisture filter A storage tank for liquids, such as a fuel tank, has inlet and outlet ports that liquid lines connect to input and output ports of a liquid pump, and a filter is connected between the pump outlet and the tank so that liquid from storage may be constantly ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4568901 | Magnetic fuel ion modifier Elongate magnets are arranged about a copper fuel duct with each magnet having a like pole adjacent a flattened or faceted portion of the duct. Each magnet has a flat pole face and bevelled end edges with the bevelled end edges being in contact with the s... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4550951 | Momentum responsive vehicle shoulder harness latch A latch housing attachable to a side wall of a vehicle frame holds a vertically movable cradle having a spring mounted sensing roller over which a loop or bight of a shoulder harness belt passes. The cradle is also spring mounted in the latch housing. The... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4534132 | Spring assisted doors for sidewalk, pit and floor openings A rectangular frame set into the concrete surround at the head of a shaft supports one or more slab doors that are hinged to the frame. Adjacent each hinge line brackets fixed to the frame support a fixed spindle upon which a helical spring is secured. Th... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4508352 | Mouse trap game A game board with a top surface divided into zones of differing colors radiating from a central release spot has downward apertures near the outer edge of each zone adjacent a fence that surrounds the board. A trap cup seals off each aperture to prevent t... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4502727 | Pivot mounted cycle seat with spring cradle A cycle seat with a back is moulded of either plastic or metal material and is fixed to a conventional cycle seat post with a standard racheting clamp and an unique spring cradle. The cradle accepts a horizontal pivot bolt journalled in the forward portio... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4478417 | Holder for game pieces A holder assembly has strips of contact engaging material on the backs of the playing pieces and compatible strips of contact engaging strips on an obverse face of a piece holder adapted to rest upon a planar support. A hand grip protrudes from the revers... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4461295 | Laser punctal occlusion A method for treating external eye conditions and nasal related physical conditions by closing or partially closing one or more eyelid punctal openings by first testing the efficacy of occlusion by a temporary test stitch to close a punctal canaliculus an... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4437015 | Method and apparatus for automobile actuated power generation A plurality of cylindrical rollers are embedded in a roadway over which wheeled vehicles move such that the vehicle wheels rotate the contacted rollers. A shaft transverse to the roadway supports the rollers and turns with them to transfer power from vehi... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4406285 | Manual radial and chordal keratotometry apparatus A cornea is altered in shape by providing a template body to guide a surgical blade, the body being formed in a semi-spherical hollow with the outer wall concentric with the inner surface of the cornea and the inner wall of the template body concentric wi... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4356992 | Earthquake protected vibration isolator An upper member to which a machine or other equipment piece to be protected is securable is supported directly or indirectly upon one or more resilient support columns, like coil springs. The resilient support columns are supported from a lower member whi... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4341055 | Method for forming paper boxes and the like A box blank with receptacle and cover sections each with side flaps and end flaps has a hinge panel joining the two sections. A vacuum pickup draws a flat blank from a supply stack to a feed carriage which transfers the blank past sprays that apply glue t... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4324025 | Clamp A spring steel wire is bent to have an open head from which criss-crossing limbs extend to form separated limbs each with two bearing points for gripping an object to be clamped. Preferably each limb is a tilted "L" which is normally crossed twice over th... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4308709 | Apparatus for forming paper boxes and the like A box blank with receptacle and cover sections each with side and end flaps has a hinge panel joining the sections. A vacuum pickup draws a flat blank from a stack to a feed carriage which delivers the glue coated blank to a former and a forming head havi... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4294131 | Tractor travelling system transmission mechanism A tractor travelling system transmission mechanism for providing tractor travelling system stepless speed change including the stop status of a tractor, and tractor forward/backward changeover, by using a friction type stepless transmission means, a plane... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4291525 | Rotary crop harvester with rapidly replaceable parts A rotatable wheel on a mobile frame carries radially extending pairs of movable, opposed crop-gripping arms which are spring-loaded toward each other. Brackets on each face of the wheel pivotably secure the arms. A roller on each arm moves onto and out of... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4283056 | Process for simulating game of golf The process utilizes a conventional golf practice driving range with added greens with flags for approach shots, the conventional practice putting greens and a computer with a viewing screen. The computer is programmable, as by a cassette tape, to show in... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4283190 | Method for forming paper boxes and the like A box blank with receptacle and cover sections each with side flaps and end flaps has a hinge panel joining the two sections. A vacuum pickup draws a flat blank from a supply stack to a feed carriage which transfers the blank past sprays that apply glue t... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4244232 | Tractor transmission mechanism A tractor transmission mechanism in which power ON/OFF operations of the travelling system and the PTO system may be carried out in succession by double action clutch means by utilizing a tractor transmission case of the type in which power ON/OFF operati... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4241792 | Tractor drawn ground sweeper The ground sweeper has an endless screen movably supported upon a screen carrier which is attached to a wheeled trailer chassis such that the screen run makes an acute angle to the ground. A hydraulic motor powered hydraulically from a hydraulic pump run ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4233634 | Video camera with adjustable mount and counterbalance A video camera tilt and pan head includes a bifurcated support which is free to pivot about a vertical axis for the "pan" action of the video camera. A camera cradle receives the video camera and the cradle is provided with slots and a tie-down bolt such ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4227692 | Dual game ball paddle Two paddle striking surfaces or panels are spaced an interval sufficient to receive a player's hand between the panels. The panels which define striking surfaces are similar in configuration one to another. Separable central posts secure the paddle panels... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4194441 | Method and apparatus for forming paper boxes and the like A box blank with receptacle and cover sections each with side and end-flaps has a hinge panel joining the sections. A vacuum pickup draws a flat blank from a stack to a feed carriage which delivers the glue coated blank to a former and a forming head havi... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4192510 | Apparatus for simulating game of golf The process utilizes a conventional golf practice driving range with added greens with flags for approach shots, the conventional practice putting greens and a computer with a viewing screen. The computer is programmable, as by a cassette tape, to show in... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4188985 | Structure for servicing a plurality of motor vehicles simultaneously A multi-level building has a plurality of service bays each having upper and lower work floors both surrounded by walls. The upper work floor has a floor aperture with roller mounted horizontal gates to open and close the aperture. The gates are capable o... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4178718 | Door assembly for a tub and shower enclosure A pair of roller and track suspended glass doors is assembled with a tub or shower enclosure without drilling or piercing the door panels. Compression clamps depending from the rollers grip the upper edge of each panel. Adhesive pads support combined hand... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4166438 | Machine with reciprocating pistons and rotating piston carrier A reciprocating piston machine useful as a pump, a hydraulic motor or an internal combustion engine has a plurality of cylinders in a carrier surrounding a central shaft. The carrier is in turn surrounded by a ported manifold. The carrier and manifold are... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4162037 | Automatic sprayer An automatic sprayer comprising a spray body, a prime mover mounted to the spray body, a geared eccentric drive operatively associated with the prime mover, a nozzle body to be driven into oscillating motion by means of the a geared eccentric drive, where... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4155509 | Foam spray for beauty treatment A foam spray for beauty treatment comprising a spray main body having a mount for attaching a container containing a beauty treatment solution, a gas cylinder mounted in the spray main body, a gas flow regulator including a knob member for operating a val... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4152793 | Flush tank water saver An inner tank or reservoir is mounted in the conventional flush tank of a sanitary toilet or commode. The tank may be rectangular and have an open top and a closed bottom. An outlet in a vertical wall is closable by a buoyant sphere. The sphere may be fre... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4141587 | Cycle seat with back support The seat has a base and a backrest with the backrest curving upwardly from the base. A pad of similar configuration is fixed to the base and the backrest. A pair of spaced leaf springs intervene between the pad and the seat in the zone where the base and ... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4126864 | Ice shield for micro-wave antenna Horizontally spaced arcuate frame members are supported directly or indirectly from the tower which supports the antenna. The interval between the arcuate members is spanned by a wind-permeable cover such that the frames and the cover surround the upper p... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4111307 | Display supporting merchandise section divider A divider for separating sections of merchandise display rows has a divider frame which may include a divider panel on the frame and a pair of static mounts also on the frame. A plurality of interchangeable display units each with a pair of attachment mea... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4101036 | Support column with ceiling thrusters A hollow support column raises from a floor pad and terminates in an adjustable shaft within the top of the column which in turn supports articulated ceiling thrust arms. The arms diverge from the axis of the column and are padded for contact with the cei... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4101005 | Water powered lift for speakers apparatus A vertically-oriented hydraulic cylinder has its piston rod attached to a pulpit or a lectern that is vertically guided as the piston is actuated. The hydraulic cylinder contains a column of oil in the cylinder between the piston and a supply line connect... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4101756 | Electrically heated curling iron and stand therefor A stand for holding one or more heatable hair curlers or curling irons has a well or receptacle for each curling iron, each well having two contact poles connecting through normally open switches to a source of power to the stand. Each curling iron has a ... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4095846 | Wheel with molded tire for carts A central hub which may contain a bearing or a bushing has a central radial web with reinforcing spokes on each side of the web. The web terminates in an outer rim. An inner rim slightly spaced from the outer rim extends from each side of the web and defi... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4092673 | Compatible composite image process The conventional chroma key television process is used to effect composite images by employing a master camera whose subject may be live action against a single hued background and a slave camera directed at a static background, such as a miniature set or... | 05/30/1978 |
