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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5991978 | Bar for attaching a watch wristlet and watch fitted with such a bar Bar (6) for attaching a watch wristlet (4) intended to be engaged by sliding into a passage (12, 14) of a watch case (2) and inserted in one of the ends of a wristlet (4), the bar (6) including an elongated body (22) and including a locking device, the lo... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5978010 | Printing plate exposure apparatus for recording image data spirally Distortions, wherein a recording image is inclined relative to a printing plate, are removed when image data from a computer are recorded spirally in recording bands, having a predetermined band width, of a plurality of picture elements on the printing pl... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5952912 | Electrical rotary potentiometer Rotary potentiometers known in the art having sensitive adjustment of the control knob require a stepdown gearing and have differing moments of friction that vary between devices. By contrast, in a rotary potentiometer of this invention a control knob (3)... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5948660 | DNA fragment encoding D-amino acid oxidase The invention relates to a DNA fragment encoding the gene for D-amino acid oxidase, a method for the preparation of said fragment and the uses of the enzyme expressed by said fragment.... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5922573 | IL-1 receptor antagonists with enhanced inhibitory activity DNA molecules that code for IL-1 antagonists with improved biological activity arc described. DNA molecules coding for improved IL-1 antagonists inserted into expression vectors and host cells transformed with the said vectors containing the DNA coding fo... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5911669 | Vision-based crop line tracking for harvesters A self-propelled harvester is provided with apparatus for tracking a crop line and steering the harvester along the crop line without operator assistance. The apparatus includes a video camera for viewing the landscape in front of the harvester and formin... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5901117 | Watch frame comprising a case and a supporting device A watch case has a water-tight casing (1) capable of being manufactured economically in hard materials, the casing parts being held assembled by an external support device (2) having structure for attaching the-case to a wristlet or other fixing apparatus... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5889738 | Clockwork movement comprising a guiding tube between a plate and a bridge The invention concerns a clockwork movement comprising a lower plate (1) situated on the side of the dial (19), a bridge (2), an upper plate (3) and a rotary shaft (10) which passes through a guiding tube (15) mounted in the bridge (2) and the lower plate... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5887525 | Machine for simultaneously making two printing plates for newspaper printing A news-printing photoengraving machine of this invention increases photoengraving speed without unduly increasing size or manufacturing costs of a CPT-type photoengraving machine by decreasing waiting time for form plates transferred from a plate feed sec... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5854654 | System and method for high frequency transmission of television shots The invention concerns a high frequency image transmission system comprising several shooting units (Ci) comprising a camera, a receiver (HFR) and a transmitter (HFE) able to transmit a video signal to a central production unit (S), and two video channels... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5847520 | Method and apparatus for adjusting the electric power distribution in a motor vehicle, in patricular a hybrid-powered vehicle The invention concerns a method for adjusting the electric power distribution in a direct voltage supply circuit (2) in a motor vehicle, e.g. a hybrid-powered vehicle comprising an electric generator set (1) and one or several electric elements (3, 6, 7, ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5845631 | Heat exchanger for convection baking ovens An oven (1) for baking foods having a baking cabinet (2), at least one door (3), a plurality of burners (4), a plurality of annular heat exchange tubes (6) for receiving in an annulus (7) at an intake end (8) combustion gases (5) from the burners (4), a f... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5838206 | Active hydrogen maser atomic frequency standard An atomic maser includes a circuit (25) for effecting a shift in the frequency of a signal injected into a resonant cavity (4) so as to generate alternately a first and a second signal portion having respectively a frequency greater than and less than the... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5824640 | Substances of polypeptide nature useful in human therapy Substances of polypeptide nature are obtainable by extraction with HClO4 and 3M KCl from animal tissue homogenates. The substances have the characteristics of (a) molecular weights ranging from 10,000 to 50,000 daltons (by polyacrylamide gel el... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5816285 | Pressure type flow rate control apparatus A pressure type flow rate control apparatus (1) controls flow rate of a fluid in an environment where a ratio of P2/P1 between an absolute pressure P1 at an upstream side of an orifice and an absolute pressure P2 at a downstream side of the orifice is mai... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5803358 | Air conditioner for motor vehicle A regulating apparatus for a motor vehicle air conditioner which automatically influences a cab temperature set by a vehicle operator dependent upon sunshine striking the vehicle, wherein, an intensity of sun rays is determined from, an intensity of dayli... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5798984 | Timepiece including a receiving and/or transmitting antenna for radio broadcast signals Timepiece including a case, a bezel and a transponder including a radio broadcast signal transmitting and/or receiving circuit and an antenna connected to that circuit, the antenna and the transmitting and/or receiving circuit being both fixed to the beze... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797628 | Conduit vibration-decoupling device A conduit vibration decoupling device, particularly for installation in exhaust conduit systems of internal combustion engines, comprises a pair of axially spaced conduit connector members connected with each other by a flexible bellows-type sealing condu... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5795057 | Asymmetrical lamp An asymmetrical lamp has a main lens (2), a reflector (3) and at least one light source arranged between the reflector (3) and the main lens (2). In order to achieve a uniform illumination of all areas of an object, even when the lamp is not positioned on... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5795056 | Arrangement of a lamp in an opening of a reflector of a motor vehicle headlight A lamp can be mounted in an opening of a reflector of a vehicle headlight from the rear side of the reflector. The lamp has a socket which lies against a support surface of the reflector and is covered by a cover mounted on the reflector. The lamp is held... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5792713 | Glass fabric produced with zero-twist yarn A woven glass fabric reinforcement for paper or resinous articles made of continuous glass filament warp yarns and weft yarns is provided. At least one of the warp yarns and the weft yarns is a zero-twist yarn made of continuous glass filaments having a d... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5791369 | Pressure type flow rate control apparatus A pressure type flow rate control apparatus (1) for controlling flow rate of a fluid maintains an upstream side pressure P1 of an orifice at more than about twice a downstream side pressure P2. In addition to an orifice-forming member (5) the apparatus in... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5781968 | Unfolding buckle clasp The clasp wristlet is of the unfolding buckle type comprising first (4) and second (3) strips hinged to each other and comprising a catch fastening (17, 23). At one end (25) of the second strip (3) a cover (19) is mounted so as to pivot, said cover having... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5779729 | Coated stent A coated stent, particularly a biocompatible polymeric material coated stent, and a coating process are herein described.... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5776533 | Process and apparatus for preparing precut solid water-in-oil emulsion Precut, solid water-in-oil emulsion compositions are prepared by providing a mold having an outer frame and a plurality of configured partitioning plates disposed within the outer frame. The mold is at least partially filled with a fluid form of the emuls... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5776439 | Sun protecting cosmetic compositions comprising derivatives of dibenzoylmethane and of benzophenone Cosmetic compositions containing sunscreens against sun radiation ranging from 280 to 380 nm, and their use for the protection of the skin from UV radiation. The sunscreens comprise, with respect to the weight of the composition: a) from 1 to 10% of one o... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5775009 | Non-rigid shoe for a snow board There is provided a snow board shoe having a non- rigid structure so that bending and rotation are permitted in the area of the ankle but resistance to release loads, without substantial deformation of the sole, and the transmission of the forces applied ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5774066 | Programmably operable system for the delayed locking/unlocking of a security installation A programmable activation system for the timed locking/unlocking of a security installation includes at least one activation module (10a, 10b) for unlocking an opening element (4) and apparatus for controlling the module to program a time value correspond... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5773914 | Piezoelectric resonator A piezoelectric resonator of small dimensions comprises a vibrating element mounted in a tight sealed housing (1) of elongated shape. The housing comprises a base (10) onto which a metal cap (9) is fixed, and coupling conductors (11) which pass through th... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5766382 | Thermal treatment method and installation for the implementation of this method A thermal treatment installation for treating and quenching pieces (22) of small dimensions comprises a treatment line (LT) including a treatment furnace (2) for bringing the pieces to treatment temperatures, a quenching cell (4) located downstream from t... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5763421 | Heparin derivatives having antimetastatic activity Heparin derivatives are disclosed which may be used to inhibit formation of metastases. The heparin derivatives of the invention are N-acylated with mono- or dicarboxylic acids, have a molecular weight from about 1,000 to about 30,000 Daltons, and have at... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5762271 | Windshield washing system for motor vehicles, particularly for headlights A windshield washing system for a motor vehicle which moves a jet nozzle (1) from an inward rest position to an outward working position by pressure applied to a cleaning liquid. A valve cover (4) of a valve is moved, together with a nozzle support (2) by... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5759525 | Concentrated solutions of a 1,3,5-triazine derivative sunscreen and their use for the preparation of cosmetic compositions It is disclosed a solution consisting of from 15 to 60% by weight of a compound of formula (I) ##STR1## and from 40 to 85% by weight of at least an ester of formula (II) A-(COO-B)n (II) wherein: n is t... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5756737 | Process for the preparation of 9-(2-hydroxy)-ethoxymethyl-guanine A process for the preparation of acyclovir by alkylation of N2 -formylguanine with 2-oxa-1,4-diacyloxybutane and hydrolysis of the resulting intermediate is described.... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5753286 | Coated food and method of coating A food having an oil absorption and moisture transmission retarding, clear, crunchy coating and process for preparing is provided. The coating includes a predust adhered to the food and has at least about 50% of a starch and from about 0.1% to 5% of an at... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752550 | Warpwise unidirectional glass fabric with leno binding threads A unidirectional fabric produced with a continuous glass yarn which is twisted, plied or has zero twisting turns, with different gram weights. Interlacings of thin glass binding yarns for stabilizing the fabric extend warpwise to engage weft yarns in a le... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5749586 | Gasket for sanitary piping and method of manufacturing the same A gasket for use in sealing sanitary piping comprises an annular plate of porous polytetrafluoroethylene, the inner surface layer of the gasket being heat treated to form a pore-free fused solidified layer for directly contacting a fluid to be sealed. The... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5749128 | Extensible clasp for a bracelet The extensible bracelet clasp is of the unfolding buckle type. It includes a first assembly (1) comprising a cap (3) and a push-piece (5) adapted to slide on a second assembly (2) in order to adjust the length of the clasp. Such second assembly (2) compri... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5745208 | Electrical cell of the type comprising two plastic parallel support plates, set apart from each other, carrying electrodes on their faces In order to avoid any risk of detachment where conductors or current paths are provided through the sealing frame (7) which, with the support plates (1,2) defines a chamber (11) enclosed in a seal tight manner at the centre of the cell, the electrodes (3A... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5743443 | Slit valve for closing off containers A self sealing slit valve for closing off a container opening comprises a diaphragm part having a slit-shaped pour opening. The diaphragm part is made of a first thermoplastic elastomer material having resilient property, which is integrally formed to a b... | 04/28/1998 |
