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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5727988 | Method and apparatus for locating and holding a work piece An apparatus and method for accurately positioning a wide tolerance work piece, wherein the work piece has a first portion with a known reference surface and a second portion whose position relative to the first portion is not exactly known. The apparatus... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5712210 | Nonwoven abrasive material roll A longitudinally extending web of lofty nonwoven abrasive surface treatment material is provided in a coreless roll form to the end user. Successive wraps of the nonwoven abrasive material have interengaging surfaces sufficient to maintain the material in... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5695559 | Apparatus for coating adhesive onto a core An abrasive flap brush including a central core, a layer of adhesive disposed on the peripheral surface of the core by a coater, and a plurality of abrasive flaps adhered to the core by the adhesive. The adhesive is uniformly distributed around the core b... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5692949 | Back-up pad for use with abrasive articles A back-up pad for supporting an abrasive article having projecting hooking stems. The back-up pad includes a support member and an engaging means provided on a major surface of the support member for releasably engaging the hooking stems of the abrasive a... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5679067 | Molded abrasive brush A molded abrasive brush having a backing with a plurality of bristles extending therefrom. The backing and bristles are preferably integrally molded. The brush is molded from a moldable polymer such a thermoset polymer, thermoplastic polymer, or thermopla... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5674121 | Core having an outer surface for receiving adhesive An abrasive flap brush including a central core, a layer of adhesive disposed on the peripheral surface of the core by a coater, and a plurality of abrasive flaps adhered to the core by the adhesive. The adhesive is uniformly distributed around the core b... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5672186 | Method of making an abrasive article A method for making an abrasive article is disclosed, including the steps of providing a substrate having abrasive means on one surface, and providing a plurality of hooking stems on the opposite surface thereof. Several illustrative variations of the inv... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5667303 | Time-temperature integrating indicator device A selectively activated time-temperature integrating device for providing a visually observable indication of cumulative thermal exposure, in which a viscoelastic material migrates into a diffusely light-reflective porous matrix at a rate which varies wit... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5643068 | Abrading wheel having individual sheet members The invention relates to an abrasive sheet member produced from the interstitial sheet material between circular abrasive discs during converting operations. The sheet material includes at least three projecting ends separated from each other by a boundar... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5632849 | Tab applicator for log roll winders The winding system includes several rollers and a rotating drum, around which the web winds before being wound on a core. A cutting and tabbing assembly cuts the web against the rotating drum and cuts and applies the tab on the web in registration with th... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5628846 | Method and apparatus for forming prefabricated self-forming self-adhering pull bow and pull bow formed thereby A self-forming self-adhering pull bow having a pressure sensitive adhesive coating on facing sides of the drawstrings. After the bow is formed, the drawstrings are separated to enable the pressure sensitive adhesive coated sides of the drawstrings to be a... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5619877 | Peening article with peening particles arranged to minimize tracking A peening particle support having a plurality of asymmetrically arranged peening particles positioned to minimize tracking on a workpiece. The peening particles are attached to an exposed surface of the peening particle support. The peening particle arran... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5618225 | Abrasive attachment system for rotative abrading applications The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for abrading a workpiece. The apparatus includes an abrasive tape having a microstructured surface on the back face thereof, and a support shoe having a microstructured surface on an exposed pressure... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5614274 | Preformed self-adhering bow A preformed self-adhering bow having a preformed bow member and at least one application band attached to the bow member. The at least one application band includes a layer of a pressure sensitive adhesive for adhering the bow to an object.... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5607345 | Abrading apparatus A back-up pad is provided for supporting an abrasive article during abrading. The back-up pad includes a support portion, such as a polymeric backing, and an engaging portion, such as a loop material, for engaging hooking stems projecting from the abrasiv... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5597677 | Photoimageable elements A photoimageable element comprising: a substrate; a layer of a photosensitive composition comprising a photosensitive material coated on the substrate; and a protective overcoating comprising an oxygen barrier component and a moisture resistant component;... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5563023 | Photoimageable elements A photoimageable element comprising: a substrate; a layer of a photosensitive composition comprising a photosensitive material coated on the substrate; and a protective overcoating comprising an oxygen barrier polymeric material and antiblocking particula... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5560989 | Multilayer innerseal facing An innerseal facing construction is disclosed which includes three layers. An induction heatable layer overlies a heat sink layer, which in turn overlies a bonding layer. The bonding layer has several strata of material of progressively higher melting poi... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5554068 | Abrasive flap brush and method and apparatus for making same An abrasive flap brush including a central core, a layer of adhesive disposed on the peripheral surface of the core by a coater, and a plurality of abrasive flaps adhered to the core by the adhesive. The adhesive is uniformly distributed around the core b... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5512009 | Method and apparatus for attenuating optical chatter marks on a finished surface A method and apparatus is provided for reducing optical chatter for use with a machine that is adapted to perform an operation on a surface of a workpiece by bringing a rotating roller into contact with the surface as the workpiece is advanced past the ro... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5505747 | Method of making an abrasive article A method for making an abrasive article is disclosed, including the steps of providing a substrate having abrasive means on one surface, and providing a plurality of hooking stems on the opposite surface thereof. Several illustrative variations of the inv... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5503325 | Pretaped container blanks A pretaped container blank which may be quickly and easily formed into a three-dimensional container without the need for additional components or tools. The container blank includes (i) a plurality of interconnected panels, and (ii) a plurality of closur... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502937 | Fire protective flexible composite insulating system Flexible composite materials which are suitable for use as fire barriers for either static or dynamic joints are cost effective and easy to install. In one preferred embodiment the flexible composite includes (a) a first layer material having first and se... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5495410 | Lead-through robot programming system A lead-through robot programming system for programming a robot to drive an end effector through a series of desired path points along a desired path with respect to a workstation. The system includes a six DOF digitizing arm having a working end, an end ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5490808 | Abrasive attachment system for rotative abrading applications The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for abrading a workpiece. The apparatus includes an abrasive tape having a microstructured surface on the back face thereof, and a support shoe having a microstructured surface on an exposed pressure... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5487293 | High intensity peening flaps with fastener, and wheels incorporating same A fastener for use with a rotary peening flap to secure at least two overlapping strap portions together. The fastener includes a shaft for extending through apertures in the overlapping strap portions, a head adjoining one end of the shaft, and an elasti... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5482496 | Automated random orbital abrading system and method The present invention relates to an automated random, orbital abrading apparatus and a method and apparatus for positioning the back-up pad of the apparatus at a known location within its range of motion at the end of an abrading cycle.... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5474586 | Candle filter assembly and filtration system Disclosed is candle filter assembly including a candle filter for the filtration of particulates from a fluid. The candle filter is constructed of ceramic fibers and includes a gimbal mount. The candle filter is pivotally supported, and is mounted so as t... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5465900 | Pretaped container blanks A self-contained container assembly which may be quickly and easily formed into a three-dimensional container without the need for additional components or tools which includes a container blank and a tape structure. The container blank includes (i) a plu... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5458726 | Apparatus for applying adhesive handles to loads The present invention provides an apparatus for applying an adhesive handle to a load, both if it is a pack of items kept together by a unitizing means such as heat-shrunk wrapping or if it is a single article such as a box. More specifically, the apparat... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5453116 | Self supporting hot gas filter assembly A device and method for maintaining a clean gas stream includes a particulate filter comprising of support tube made from a formed textile. The formed textile is constructed from a continuous filament inorganic yarn and is porous to allow gas and particul... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452551 | Tiered firestop assembly The invention relates to a firestop assembly for a pipe, comprising first and second intumescent firestop rings. The first intumescent firestop ring overlies the pipe, and extends along the pipe for a first distance, and the second intumescent firestop ri... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5439435 | Method for cutting a keyway in a mill roll The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming a longitudinally extending keyway portion in a mill roll having a central bore. The keyway portion may be either a keyway or a tab portion. A cutting head is provided, and includes a body... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5439335 | Apparatus for cutting a keyway in a mill roll The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming a longitudinally extending keyway portion in a mill roll having a central bore. The keyway portion may be either a keyway or a tab portion. A cutting head is provided, and includes a body... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5389032 | Abrasive article The present invention relates to an abrasive article for abrading material from a workpiece. In one embodiment, the abrasive article includes a back-up pad having first and second major surfaces. The first major surface includes a shaft adapted to connect... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5377455 | Automated random orbital abrading system and method The present invention relates to an automated random, orbital abrading apparatus and a method and apparatus for positioning the back-up pad of the apparatus at a known location within its range of motion at the end of an abrading cycle.... | 01/03/1995 |
