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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4325371 | Loquat-leaf moxibustion therapy and a moxa stick for use in the therapy A loquat-leaf moxibustion therapy in which a green leaf of loquat and thereupon mattings of vegetable fibers such as for example the combination of a mat of cotton fabric and a mat of paper are placed preferably in this sequence on the surface of the body... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4261176 | Thermodynamic assembly A thermodynamic installation with a closed circuit for a working medium employing a compressor and an expansion machine connected thereto; or by a transmission linked by a first heat exchanger and second heat exchanger having the working medium in the hea... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4260175 | Safety binding adapted to be mounted on a ski A safety binding adapted to be mounted on a ski comprises a one-piece jaw in which engages and is maintained one end of the sole of a ski boot, this jaw being urged under the action of a resilient device against two support lines provided on a rear transv... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4258482 | Ski boot A ski boot comprises an upper, of which the stiffness is adjustable, and a strap surrounding the upper of the boot in the zone advantageously corresponding to the bottom of the leg. Means are provided to fix the strap on said upper. The strap comprises at leas... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4251695 | Pickup cartridge having means for producing magnetic fields of opposite directions for coil plate A moving-coil type pickup cartridge comprises a vibration system including a stylus for tracing a sound groove of a record disc, at least one coil plate adapted to vibrate in response to vibration of the stylus of the vibration system, and an arrangement ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4251472 | Carburetor for combustion engines A carburetor for combustion engines with a mixing chamber in the carburetor housing, the mixing chamber being bounded downstream by a randomly actuated mixture throttle and upstream by an air throttle controlling the intake air cross section and actuated ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4250852 | Fuel injection internal combustion engine with prechamber torch ignition A fuel-injection engine with prechamber-torch ignition is of particular advantage in vehicular transport. In this engine, an injector nozzle and a nozzle connecting the precombustion chamber with the combustion chamber are arranged opposite to each other,... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4250979 | Disc brake apparatus There is disclosed a disc brake apparatus exhibiting an arrangement in which a pair of side panels are disposed on either side of the exterior of a wheel hub. These panels are provided, at their inner surfaces, with a pair of brake pistons, each of the pi... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4249064 | Heat fixing device for electrographic apparatus A heat fixing device for electrographic apparatus comprising a pair of opposed electrically conductive guide members between which passes a record sheet with a toner image transferred thereon, a floating potential or bias voltage being applied to at least... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4247295 | Discharge printing of textiles dyed with indigo blue The discharge printing past contains the sodium or calcium salt of a sulfonated derivative of an N-alkylated benzylphenyl ammonium halide which acts as a sequestering and solubilizing agent for the indigo blue. It is used in conjunction with a reducing ag... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4247628 | Color photographic material improved in fading properties The stability of a cyan dye image formed by phenol and naphthol couplers is improved with respect to "dark fading" by incorporating in the silver halide color photographic material in which the dye image is formed at least one 2-phenyl benzotriazole compo... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4246541 | System for removing interference distortion in the demodulated signal of a frequency-modulated signal A system comprising a demodulator for demodulating an input FM signal which has been subjected to interference by another FM signal, an envelope detector for detecting the envelope of fluctuation of the amplitude of the input signal, an AGC circuit for co... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4244750 | Photovoltaic generator A basic photovoltaic stack is constituted by a semiconducting layer interposed between a layer forming an ohmic contact and a layer forming a Schottky contact. A second photovoltaic stack having the same structure as the basic stack is formed on this latt... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4244616 | Tool for exchanging and transporting irradiation capsules of a nuclear reactor A tool for exchanging and transporting irradiation capsules of a nuclear reactor using water, which capsules contain samples experiencing, during the operation of the reactor, comparable irradiation to that experienced by the reactor vessel, between the v... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4244235 | Apparatus for attaching a brake lever stay to a handle bar of a bicycle Apparatus for attaching a stay for a brake lever to a handle bar of a bicycle in which a non-ferrous metal or synthetic resin stay pivotably supports a brake lever through a pivot shaft by a fastening band mounted in a cavity portion formed in the bottom ... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4244179 | Annular combustion chamber for gas turbine engines An annular combustion chamber which has structural elements for delivery of primary air to sustain and stabilize burning and elements for admission of secondary air into the dilution zone. The primary air delivery elements intended for stabilization of bu... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4245240 | Color camera having linear scanning arrays and vertical scanning mirror A picking-up apparatus such as a color television camera for converting an image of an object to be picked-up into an electrical picture signal comprises a lens system such as an objective lens system for forming the image of the object on an image plane,... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4243837 | Telephone transmission installation between interlocutors in a noisy environment An arrangement for controlling a telephone transmission line having an input linked to a sound detection device located in a noisy environment. The transmission line operates only for the transmission of words received by the sound detection device. The t... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4243565 | Aqueous dispersion type coating composition This invention relates to an aqueous dispersion type coating composition comprising a homogeneous mixture of an aqueous medium, synthetic resin particles and a scaly aluminum pigment.... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4243485 | Recirculating drainage channel for the safety circuits of a nuclear reactor In a nuclear reactor, a drainage channel for the safety injection and spray circuits of the reactor is arranged in the bottom of the annular gap between two substantially vertical walls surrounding the pressure vessel of the reactor, the drainage channel ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4243233 | Seal ring having a tapered surface, and a sealing device A novel sealing device of extremely simple and durable construction particularly adapted for use in sealing between the opposed flat end surfaces of two mutually movable members, for example, one for a rotary member and the other for a stationary member. ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4242814 | Cutter wheel for a dredging apparatus A cutter wheel for a dredging apparatus mounted for rotation about a shaft and having outwardly projecting cutting blades mounted on openings formed in the cylindrical peripheral plane of said wheel, while a stationary suction mouth is provided inside sai... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4242703 | Projection apparatus for optical systems A projection apparatus for optical systems such as a projection type microscope or the like, which is adapted to project an image of a sample disposed on a movable stage onto a television monitor screen and display it thereon, and which comprises an image... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4242541 | Composite type acoustic transducer A composite type acoustic transducer of a flat drive type electrodynamic transducer and a piezoelectric type transducer. A diaphragm has a membrane of any suitable shape made of high molecular piezoelectric material such as polyvinylidene fluoride, an ele... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4241615 | Vibrating device A vibrating device having a mass rotated about a first shaft while the first shaft is rotated about a second shaft.... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4242539 | Telephone information displaying device A calling party's telephone number displaying device in which, while the telephone set of a subscriber is ringing in response to calling signals from a telephone exchange office, the telephone number of a calling party and information are displayed on dig... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4242200 | Filters for purifying fluids containing ferromagnetic particles A filter for purifying a fluid containing ferromagnetic particles, e.g. water in the primary circuit of a nuclear reactor using pressurized water, comprises a cylindrical envelope containing steel beads and provided with a coil for magnetizing the beads. ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4242151 | Chromizing of steels by gaseous method The object of the present invention is an improvement in chromizing methods, constituted by a method of chromizing steels to a depth e greater than 30 microns, usable for steels with a carbon content of at least 0.2%, especially for steels for constructio... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4241364 | Program-selecting device in a reproducing apparatus A program-selecting device is used for a reproducing apparatus for reproducing at fast-forward speed or normal speed a recording medium on which a plurality of programs are respectively and distinctively recorded. The program-selecting device comprises a ... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4240668 | Driving device for mining machine A driving device for a mining machine comprising an endless link chain exded on a drive wheel, a reversible wheel and a plurality of directing wheels and co-operating with a rack fixed alongside the conveyor. The directing wheels are each composed of two... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4240667 | Driving gear rack cleaner for a mining machine A driving gear for a mining machine comprising a coil chain wound over a driving wheel and a jockey wheel and co-operating with a rack mounted along a conveyor. A sweep-off gear is pivotably mounted in front of a slide of the machine at a level above the ... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4240572 | Combined punching and stapling device In a hand-operated punching device such as that incorporated with a stapler to enable the same both to staple and perforate sheets of paper or the like, an improved punch element is provided which is movable into and out of a hole in a die for perforation... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4240494 | Method for centrifugal casting of tubular metal blanks The present invention is intended for the production of long, large diameter tubular blanks (over 5 m in length and over 800 mm in diameter). According to the method, positive pressure of an inert gas is created inside a spinning mold and maintained there... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4240331 | Power steering apparatus for vehicle A power steering apparatus for a vehicle comprising a valve housing provided with a rotary type valve body rotatable in one direction or another by a turning operation of a steering shaft. An oil supply port is connected to an oil pressure pump that is se... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4240182 | Arrangement for opening textile fiber bales An arrangement for opening textile fiber bales, particularly hard-pressed cotton bales. The fiber material is removed from above and moved by layers in the horizontal plane of the layer, and delivered to an opening element to break up the layer into fiber... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4240666 | Device for mining of thick strata of useful minerals A device for mining thick coal strata comprising a plough pressed in the ion of the floor by a ram, whereas in the vicinity of the roof the plough is pressed by a unit fixed to a canopy of the lining. The unit is provided with guides on which the plough ... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4239713 | Method and machine for expanding tubes in a tube wall A method of assembling tubular heat exchangers and particularly of expanding tubes in the tube walls of various heat exchangers and steam generators in the petrochemical, gas-processing, chemical, power, metallurgical and shipbuilding industries including... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4238744 | Frequency band dividing filter using delay-line filter A frequency band dividing filter comprises a delay-line filter which is supplied with an input signal and produces a divided frequency band signal as an output, a circuit for deriving a delayed signal in which the input signal has been delayed by a predet... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4238670 | Method and device for regulating the cleaning temperature of an oven Regulation of the temperature of a pyrolitically cleaned cooking oven during cleaning to avoid local overheating of the oven base plate enamel. A heating-up power level is used until near the pyrolitic temperature, and then a lower power level is used for... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4237748 | Reversing hydromechanical transmission A reversing hydromechanical transmission designed for transmitting power from the engine to the power consumer, i.e. the driven mechanism, of road building machines. The transmission comprises a reversing gear with at least two controlled clutches, a gear... | 12/09/1980 |
