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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5014476 | Multicomponent panel system and method as assembly A multicomponent panel system including prefabricated, components machined to tight tolerances which can be assembled at a job site in a tight-fitting relationship.... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4973493 | Method of improving the biocompatibility of solid surfaces A method for modifying the solid surface to improve its biocompatibility is disclosed. The method employs molecules of a biocompatible agent and a chemical linking moiety possessing a photochemically reactive group capable upon activation of covalently bo... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4846669 | Continuous material heating oven The invention relates to a continuous material heating oven ideally suited for sterilizing and depyrogenating materials for introduction to a sterile environment. The oven includes a cool air supply means which is self-deprogenating eliminating the need f... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4838001 | Window grid latch A window grid attachment device for removably attaching a decorative window grid to a window sash, adjacent a window pane. The device comprises a tubular barrel, a forward opening carried by one end of the barrel, a pin means carried by the barrel which i... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4835101 | Luminescent analyses with enhanced storage stability The storage stability of peroxidase-reactive luminescent cocktails which employ chemiluminescent 2,3-dihydro-1,4-phthalazinediones, oxidants reactant therewith to cause light emission in peroxidase-mediated luminescent reactions, and phenolic sensitivity ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4826759 | Field assay for ligands Apparatuses and methods are disclosed which can be used in the field (i.e., outside the laboratory environment) to determine qualitatively and at least semiquantitatively the presence or absence of minute quantities of ligand. The apparatus can be in the ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4823958 | Serving tray A food and beverage serving device designed for one-handed use. The container comprises a beverage receptacle with a flange extending outwardly from the receptacle walls and having a generally horizontal upper surface for supporting food servings. A plura... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4805240 | Perspiration resistant garment and method for preparing same The underarm areas of shirts may be treated with a water-repellent material to render only the underarm areas of a shirt nonabsorbent of perspiration while yet permitting perspiration to transfer through the underarm fabric areas. A shirt so treated thus ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4799725 | Golf ball retriever The present invention relates to a golf ball retrieving device for removing golf balls from water hazards and other areas that otherwise would be difficult to access. The device comprises a uniquely shaped net particularly adapted to be removably attached... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4793950 | Carburetor water trap A water, ice and sediment trap attached to the lower portion of the fuel chamber of a carburetor for an internal combustion engine. The sediment trap receives and retain particles and fluids heavier than gasoline and stores them away from the fuel flow pa... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4784871 | Method for producing calcium fortified yogurt A method for producing a calcium fortified yogurt is disclosed wherein an acid soluble calcium salt is added to fruit flavoring which is subsequently combined with a yogurt base.... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4780164 | Method for producing gas-containing insulating glass assemblies The inventon relates to a method of producing a plurality of multi-pane insulating glass assemblies in which the assemblies are formed into a self-supporting unit for further fabrication. Each assembly is provided with at least one exteriorly accessible o... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4772283 | Corneal implant An implant prosthesis for replacing a full or partial thickness of a cornea. Prosthesis includes a transparent lens portion, and a carrier of preserved, denatured tissue. The lens is attached to the carrier which in turn is adapted for attachment to the e... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4770341 | Manifold A manifold which is useful in receiving a heated liquid such as warm water from a suitable source and for distributing that liquid to a plurality of floor heat exchangers and for receiving liquid from the heat exchangers and returning that liquid to the s... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4763377 | Swiveling scrub brush A swiveling, position-maintaining scrubbing brush is provided with a pivot body joined to a handle and having pivot members engaging bosses on the brush body. Means, exemplified by a wedge received in a cut in the body, are provided to spread apart the pi... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4746062 | Newspaper container A container for receiving and retaining newspapers and the like which is attached to the outside surface of a door. To receive singly folded newspapers downwardly inserted into it, the container has a slot opening in its upper horizontal surface. The cont... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4730710 | Clutch-brake assembly A clutch-brake assembly for use on a power-driven implement such as lawnmower having a stationary frame and a power-driven shaft. A driven member is rotatably attached to the shaft and carries a brake pad and a clutch pad on a spring permitting axial move... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4729246 | Product testing system A product testing system comprises a housing with at least one opening therein, the housing having an internal, environmentally controlled chamber. Products to be tested are mounted to a product carrier. The latter is carried, in turn, by a product carrie... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4721508 | Ostomy prosthesis An ostomy prosthesis comprising a drainage tube securable at one end within an ostomy stoma deep to the fascia, and a skin-contacting plate to which the other tube end is secured. The prosthesis includes an ostomy bag having a mouth securable to the plate... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4713179 | Removable culvert grate A removable culvert grate for placement adjacent the inflow end of a culvert. The grate includes a vertical grate having a plurality of slats to prevent the flow of beaver workings or similar debris therethrough, and a horizontal platform extending outwar... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4702035 | Line storage container A storage container for flexible lines having a bulky member on one end. The container has a cylinder with first and second flanges to form a spool. The spool has a discontinuity in the cylinder and in one of the flanges, so that the bulky member can be s... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4692265 | Drying composition and method Legumes and other plants can be dried quickly by contacting them with an aqueous solution of a mixture of carbonates consisting essentially of at least about 20% by weight of sodium sesquicarbonate, at least about 20% by weight of sodium carbonate and at ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4665912 | Skin marking device A skin marking device comprising a finger-held tubular barrel having a narrow opening at one end, and a needle carried in the barrel and having a pointed end extending outwardly through the narrow barrel opening, the needle and opening forming an annular ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665652 | Door frame structure A door having a peripheral frame. The frame includes a length having side walls and an outer wall defining a generally U-shaped channel. A slot is formed in the side wall of the channel adjacent the outer wall. An accessory, such as a handle, is carried b... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4662890 | Tubular medical prosthesis A tubular prosthesis comprising a tube having an inner end securable deeply within an outwardly-open body opening and an outer end affixed to a mounting plate. The outer tube end may be everted upon a circumferentially positioned rigid ring, the thus enla... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4661109 | Intraocular lens An intraocular lens for replacing the natural human eye lens during cataract surgery. The lens provides fixation struts for centering the lens within the eye, and is characterized by including posteriorly extending protrusions on portions of the struts. T... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4622857 | Pressure gauge and regulator A pressure gauge and regulator for use in dispensing compressed air and similar gases from pressurized vessels. The device includes a linear pressure gauge having a spring loaded plunger slidingly carried within a cylinder. The plunger has an O-ring to se... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4591096 | Centrifugal sprayer having interchangeable feed mechanism A centrifugal sprayer of the type having an electric motor driving a disc element, and coupled to a feed mechanism, wherein the feed mechanism is suspended in immersion in the liquid to be sprayed, including interchangeable hollow cone feed members having... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4559720 | Particle roaster A roaster for grain or other particulate material. A chute is provided to feed particles adjacent the bottom of a rotating drum to reduce particle bouncing and unwanted agglomeration and to improve roasting uniformity. Vanes are provided longitudinally wi... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4558657 | Spraying apparatus A spraying apparatus for spraying a particle-laden fluid upon a workpiece. The apparatus includes a spray compartment, spray gun means in the compartment, exhaust means for exhausting air-entrained particles, and means for flowing air past the spray gun m... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4553700 | Centrifugal sprayer having hollow cone feeder A centrifugal sprayer of the type having an electric motor driving a disc element, and coupled to a feed mechanism suspended in immersion in a container of liquid to be sprayed, including an external axially supporting bushing surface about the cone feede... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4540751 | High solids, high heat resistant polyester resins and coating compositions containing the same The production of novel polyester resins is disclosed as is the preparation of high solids coatings and paints containing the same. The polyester resins are produced by reacting a mixture comprising: (a) A saturated fatty acid having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms ... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4516450 | Slug-retaining die The die of a punch press is provided with at least one inwardly-extending protrusion elongated in the direction of travel of the punch and positioned to encounter and grip the edge of a punched slug of workpiece material during the punching step and to re... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4515561 | Fiber treatment oven A fiber treatment oven is disclosed in which hot gas is flowed parallel to and between fiber pathways within the oven to reduce deflection and breakage of fibers and to reduce end-to-end temperature variations in the oven. Hot gas is emitted centrally of ... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4514425 | Mold growth inhibitor and method A dry, powdery composition containing mold inhibiting quantities of sorbic acid or a salt thereof and sodium diacetate may be coated on grain or grain products to inhibit mold.... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4501831 | Aqueous coating compositions and process for their preparation from epoxy acidic acrylic polymer and polyfunctional amine Aqueous compositions suitable for use as sanitary container coatings are prepared by reacting epoxy resin and a carboxyl containing acrylic resin in the presence of a polyfunctional tertiary amine. The compositions made with polyfunctional amine have lowe... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4493588 | Non-clogging eaves trough A non-clogging eaves trough comprising an elongated sheet formed with a flange attachable to the roof of a building. The sheet includes a continuous smoothly curved portion extending outwardly, downwardly and then inwardly of the flange, and an upwardly o... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4486931 | Scarifying machine A scarifying machine is provided with a mounting plate having a plurality of downwardly open wells formed in it adjacent its periphery and that extend above the plane of the plate. Each well is defined and bounded by a pair of downwardly diverging, upward... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4481335 | Rubber compositions and method A rubber molding composition comprising cured rubber scrap (as from automobile tires), a liquid, sulfur-curable polymeric binder, and a curing agent for the polymeric binder. The composition employs from about one to about five parts by weight of the poly... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4465280 | Maze board game A maze game is provided which includes individual pieces that may be placed upon a gameboard, and markers that are moved along grooves formed in the upper surfaces of the individual pieces. The grooves of the individual pieces may be provided with gates e... | 08/14/1984 |
