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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5694850 | Composite ink fountain blade A composite ink fountain blade for a printing press wherein the blade has a multiplicity of blade segments fixed between an upper cleaning plate and a lower support bar. Each of the segments is provided with smooth, ground or polished, machine finished, s... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5689827 | Fastener assemblies for combination visor and eyeshield Various fasteners for connecting an eyeshield to the underside of a cap visor. In general, the fasteners contain one or more bases attached to the underside of the visor. A connector engages the base in such a way as to remain in a fixed position unless a... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5584766 | Method of playing a bumper bowling system A bumper bowling system is provided that eliminates the function of bowling lane gutters and uses bumpers to maintain a bowling ball within the confines of a bowling lane through to contact with the bowling pins. The bumper bowling system provides hardwar... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5582420 | Modified coupler system and method for retrofitting same A coupler system attachable to a hitchball and a method and kit for retrofitting existing couplers where a lock hasp receiving opening is provided in a free end of a closing lever on the coupler and a lock pin opening is provided in the coupler frame. A l... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5567146 | Disposable liquid fuel burner A disposable fuel burner 10 is disclosed which comprises a container 11 having a closed bottom wall 12, an enclosing sidewall 13 and an open top 14, and at least partially filled with a liquid fuel 15. A support member 16 is supported adjacent the open to... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5539649 | Automated design and manufacture of artificial limbs The system for automated design and construction of artificial limb sockets for amputees consists of an array of ultrasound transducers especially constructed to insonify the residual limb of an amputee. The time-of-flight information recovered from this ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5537459 | Multilevel cellular communication system for hospitals A protocol controlled, four level radio communication system for use in a local area such as a hospital, that provides transceivers for fixed users such as patients, transceivers for mobile users such as health care providers, transceiver stations for eac... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536004 | Batting training device A simple training device to teach a baseball batter to utilize a proper batting position. The training device is a mat marked with a first indicia designating home plate and a plurality of second indicia showing sequential segments for the batter to place... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5531054 | Reinforced wooden wall A method for reinforcing building structures so they may withstand strong winds. The method involves installing vertical tie rods to bolts anchored in the foundation of the building structure. The rods tie the horizontal beams, such as ceiling joists of t... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5526773 | Anchored pet dish A three-piece pet food water dish assembly is capable of withstanding spillage and inhibits the ability of crawling insects to access the food and water containers. The invention incorporates a feeder component with one or more container sections that is ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5527636 | Green power supply for a small calculator A calculator includes a shell defining two slots. The calculator uses a switch and a power supply. The switch includes two tubular portions projecting therefrom and being slidably received in the slots so that the switch can be moved between ON and OFF po... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5524293 | Cooling vest A cooling vest arranged with a pocket between a denim outer layer and a linen inner layer to receive a flexible vessel containing separate pockets filled with water. The vessel is releasably attachable to the vest and in use the water is cooled or frozen ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5522340 | Vessels having a double-walled laminated frame A vessel having a first set of side walls extending from an integral end member with both side walls and end member having a first inner wall spaced apart from a second outer wall and composed of resinous material; and an intermediate single woven member ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522421 | Fluid pressure regulator A fluid pressure regulator capable of adjustably setting a cut-off pressure between an upper and a lower limit having a two-piece valve body where the two pieces are threadably joined such that adjusting the distance between the two pieces of the valve bo... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5515344 | Menstrual cycle meter A menstrual cycle meter which comprises a casing microprocessor-based electronic circuitry including calendar keeping means and calculating means, a plurality of buttons provided on the casing to enable the microprocessor to receive user-input commands an... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5509249 | Combination column and panel barrier system and method of construction This invention relates to both a concrete wall having a series of slanted deflection surfaces to spread the force of impacting vehicles, to buttress against earth forces, and to abate noises and to a method of constructing such a wall. The wall can be eco... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5507564 | Baby deck chair having an adjustable back A baby deck chair having an adjustable back wherein the back has two distal ends each of which is inserted to a corresponding socket which is pivotally engaged to a block and the block is connected to a base, an extending portion connected between the two... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507048 | Lightweight floatation waterbed The present invention provides a lightweight waterbed structure composed of a foam base with a raised border around the perimeter containing a plurality of generally flat multiple bladders arranged horizontally in a configuration to cover the foam base an... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507142 | Hybrid steam engine A hybrid steam engine device which has a rotor fixed between two end plates with rotor shaft bearings which allow the rotor to move freely about its axis. A pair of guide bars rigidly connect one end plate to the other. A fixed piston pairs are rigidly at... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507185 | Adaptive scanning technique for ultrasonic testing utilizing realtime lift-off detection An adaptive scanning technique for ultrasonic testing of materials utilizing a realtime lift off detection system. The technique recognizes characteristic reflected/generated signals of partial and total lift off occurrences, wherein the ultrasonic transd... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5505076 | Vehicle fuel usage tracking device A device for recording the fuel usage of a vehicle capable of operating on multiple fuel types. The invention is a digital device which tracks time and/or distance parameters for each fuel type burned and stores these parameters in memory. In one embodime... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5495784 | Cutting depth setting device for a saw machine A cutting depth setting device is provided for a saw machine which includes a base portion having a positioning block protruding therefrom, a drive arm pivotally engaged with the base portion about a pivot axle, a protruding block projecting from the driv... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5491547 | Method and apparatus for inhibiting laser detection Applicant's invention is a method and apparatus for inhibiting laser detection wherein the infrared laser light from a laser gun is absorbed, diffused, and dispersed, hindering the quick response needed for accurate laser readings. The laser detection inh... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5486809 | Lever-tap-activated timed turn signaling Individual/driver-defined durations of lever-off automotive turn signaling are provided in response to the application of one or more "taps" to a vehicle's signal lever. A counter is incremented for each tap detected by monitoring circuitry. A non-zero ta... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5485835 | Ventilation system for diagnostic imaging The present invention is directed a ventilation system used in the diagnostic imaging of a patient's pulmonary function, and more particularly, is directed to a disposable radioactive inhalation adaptor to be used in conjunction with standard ventilation ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5482183 | Heater and dispenser for vials A device for heating and manually dispensing small vials or carpules. The device includes a generally rectangular housing having a top wall with a lid. The lid provides access to the interior of the housing. The interior of the housing includes a vial fee... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5480457 | Method for bleaching textiles A method for using a bleaching composition comprising a partially saturated carrier and a bleaching agent prepared by first mixing the dry carrier with the dry bleaching agent and then adding water while continuing mixing to produce a moist powder. This p... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5479302 | Single deck dual tape path VCR system A single deck dual tape path videocassette recorder/playback system enabling near simultaneous multiple functions with respect to a broadcast or cable communicated television signal. The system consists of standard elements which allow the receipt of a vi... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5478333 | Medical dressing for treating open chest injuries A medical dressing for treating open chest injuries, or other injuries that compromise or could possibly compromise the pleural space of the chest cavity. Specifically, a medical dressing used by first responders to treat an open pneumothorax, treat and/o... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5476072 | Fuel tolerant combustion engine with reduced knock sensitivity A supplemental cylinder head assembly for operation of an engine in a homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion mode. The supplemental cylinder head assembly provides a movable accumulator piston position above the main combustion chamber. The ac... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5473245 | Magnetostrictive linear displacement transmitter having improved piezoelectric sensor An improved magnetostrictive wire based position transducer that has applications in both liquid level measuring systems and in position indicating systems. A cylindrically structured and circularly polarized piezoelectric element directly measures the to... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5471811 | Combination traffic barrier and retaining wall and method of construction This invention relates to a combination precast concrete traffic barrier element and a precast C-shaped retaining wall, and a method of constructing a traffic barrier using the element on the vertical face of the retaining wall. The barrier element is a p... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5471198 | Device for monitoring the presence of a person using a reflective energy beam An electromagnetic (EM) radiant energy beam source transmits a beam of reflectable EM energy toward the space in a hospital bed normally occupied by a patient being monitored. In one embodiment, the beam is reflected by the patient if found within the con... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5465904 | Domestic watering and agricultural irrigation control system An improved watering/irrigation control system for use in conjunction with automatic domestic lawn and plant watering systems and/or automatic agricultural irrigation systems that utilizes historical rainfall data and/or predictive rainfall data or restri... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5464215 | Putter head A putter for striking a golf ball. The putter has a shaft, a grip (a hosel), and a putter head attached to the hosel. The putter head has cavities in the heel and toe portions that are open to the face.... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5464479 | Method for removing undesired material from internal spaces of parts A method and apparatus for removing undesired material from the internal spaces of parts and more particularly, air cooled gas turbine engine blades. The cleaning method employs a series of an immersion in water to saturate at least a portion of the mater... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5460372 | Golf club grip A grip for a golf club having a shaft. The grip has a generally tubular body portion for a length which extends along an upper section of the shaft. The body portion of the grip has a first end proximal to the shaft and a second capped end which is opposi... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5458599 | System for the use in the fixation of a fractured bone The present invention discloses a bone fixation device composed of two separate connectable sections: a compression device and an elongated member. The compression device is further composed of four interacting elements: a hollow, elongated body; a flexib... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5457994 | Nondestructive evaluation of non-ferromagnetic materials using magnetostrictively induced acoustic/ultrasonic waves and magnetostrictively detected acoustic emissions A method and apparatus for the nondestructive evaluation of ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic materials, particularly wire ropes, cables, and strands, and pipes utilizing the magnetostrictive effect for measuring minute variations in magnetic fields and... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5459042 | Procedure to preserve antigens of Entamoeba histolytica without enzymatic inhibitors The invention relates methods of determining Entamoeba histolytica antigenic reference patterns of proteins recognized by sera from patients having amebic liver abscesses, patients having intestinal amebiasis and patients negative for any amebic disease a... | 10/17/1995 |
