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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5775508 | Disk package for rotating memory disks A package for storing and shipping memory disks is disclosed. The package includes a base and cover designed to enclose and seal a plurality of disks held in a cassette. The base and cover include re-enforcing gussets and members for securely retaining th... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5536396 | Water filtration kit A kit for preparing batches of filtered water includes a container, a reservoir/funnel and a filter cartridge. The reservoir funnel is dimensioned to conform to a predetermined surface of the container to fit thereon during storage of the kit and the rese... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536245 | Laryngoscope pressure sensor and alarm A replaceable pressure sensing system for detecting undue pressure applied to a patient's teeth by a laryngoscope. The system includes a cushioned, elongated pressure sensor electrically connectable to a battery and an alarm, such as an audible or visible... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5534963 | Posing station A posing station for a portrait studio which allows for great flexibility in the taking of subjects' portraits. The posing station can be converted between a seating area with an aisle behind it for group photographs and an expansive surface for baby and ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5533393 | Determination of dew point or absolute humidity A microsensor system for determining water vapor content of the ambient atmosphere that uses a thin film suspended ceramic diaphragm structure featuring an embedded, patterned thin film heater, temperature sensor and an external film of an hygroscopic sal... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5533274 | Gauge to measure proper positioning of starter motors on engines A gauge for releasable attachment to internal combustion engines at the starter motor mounting point for determining proper positioning and selection of starter motor housings for the individual engine. The gauge includes a housing with a base surface por... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5531779 | Stent-type defibrillation electrode structures Implantable electrode structures for use in apparatus for applying electrical therapy to a patient's heart in the treatment of arrhythmias such as tachycardias and fibrillations of the heart are herein disclosed. The electrode structures are made in the f... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531500 | Protective shield for vehicle door A bullet-proofing panel for attachment to the exterior door surfaces of a police cruiser or the like comprising an outer polymeric skin having a contour corresponding to the contour of the sheet metal of the vehicle's doors. The polymeric skin member when... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5530302 | Circuit module with hot-swap control circuitry A circuit board capable of live-insertion or hot-swapping into a live chassis backplane. The circuit board is provided with a power control circuitry for gracefully ramping up board power after insertion, or gracefully removing power just prior to physica... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5528409 | Fiber-optic interface system A fiber-optic data-link used to interface a remote process variable sensor/transmitter to a local process control system includes a local light source module and a remote interface module interconnected by one or more optical fibers. Energy for operating ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5525764 | Laser scanning graphic input system A graphic input system for digitizing the location of an object moving on a planar surface and utilizing two or more primary laser light beams, the output beam of each scanning the planar surface through interposed controllably pivotally mounted beam defl... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5524304 | Bed rail mounted drive unit for patient positioner A patient positioning device for manipulating mobility impaired patients. A specially dimensioned corset is adapted to be positioned around the torso of the patient and is coupled to two flexible straps which are individually routed to two drive assemblie... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5520756 | Stable plasticizers for nitrocellulose nitroguanidine-type compositions Stable plasticizer system and corresponding nitrocellulose/nitroguanidine nitramine-type LOVA propellant compositions utilizing such system.... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520006 | Airflow and defrosting system for refrigeration systems and apparatus An automated processing freezer system is described that provides a plurality of cooling units to chill the air within a freezing enclosure, whereby the coils of each cooling unit may be defrosted independently, without louvers or other moving mechanisms,... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5518351 | Self-tapping screw having threaded nut as a head An article of manufacture consisting of a self-tapping screw with a hex nut, joined to the head thereof where the hex nut including an internally threaded central bore, is used to facilitate the suspension of water pipes from a ceiling member in a buildin... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5517907 | Refuse compactor with folding compaction plate A refuse compactor especially designed for fast food restaurants is of a predetermined limited height dimension allowing its upper surface to function as a serving tray storage rack. The refuse compactor is characterized by having a foldable compaction pl... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5516135 | Tag axle latching mechanism A tag axle latching mechanism is disclosed that includes opposed matching engaging components wherein a first is attached to a tag axle system and a second is attached to a truck frame. The components cooperate to direct supporting forces associated with ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5514134 | Bipolar electrosurgical scissors A hand operable bipolar scissors instrument comprising two interfacing pivotal blade members which are each an electrode electrically insulated from the other and individually pivotable in relation to each other. Each blade member comprises a substrate ba... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5511559 | Exchangeable guidewire A guidewire for guiding and exchanging body insertable catheters includes a body insertable guide section and an exchange section, both formed of flexible wire. In one embodiment, a pin connector at the distal end of the exchange section includes a trunca... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5511364 | Apparatus for packing products in preformed bags A packaging machine for penny packing products, such as bagels, bread, donuts, in pre-made plastic bags includes an endless chain carrying a plurality of regularly spaced bag grippers, the chain being entrained about sprocket wheels to define first and se... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5508622 | Coating defect detector system A detector for continuously monitoring the integrity of a coating on a piece of material. The detector includes an upper bar and a lower bar held near the surfaces of the material. Each bar carries multiple conductive probes in contact with the correspond... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5503638 | Soft tissue stapling buttress A prosthetic article for surgical implantation within the body of a host in a surgical stapling procedure comprises a strip of host-tissue-compatible animal tissue material that is initially removably affixed between the spaced-apart legs a U-shaped buttr... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502660 | Dynamic gas density compensation in pulmonary gas analyzer systems A method is described for dynamically calibrating a flowmeter used in cardiopulmonary performance analyzing equipment which takes into account the ambient conditions at the test site in terms of relative humidity, barometric pressure and temperature. At t... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501759 | Laser bonding of angioplasty balloon catheters A process for assembling a balloon catheter involves selectively concentrating laser energy along an annular fusion bond site at contiguous surface portions of a length of catheter tubing and a shaft or neck portion of a dilatation balloon. The laser ener... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5498067 | Lifting latch hinge for tailgate on refuse hauler/compactor A combination lifting hinge and latching mechanism for a tailgate used on a refuse hauler and compactor. A hydraulically operated lifting hinge is comprised of three principle components, namely, a hydraulic cylinder, a bell crank and a cam plate secured ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5498021 | Tag axle mounting system A dual attachment arm auxiliary or tag axle system for a work vehicle of the class including transit concrete mixer trucks utilizes an improved pivotal mounting system that is more rugged and dependable than previous systems and reduces associated pivot m... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5497894 | Clamshell container for food items A container for storing, transporting and displaying food products such as asparagus is disclosed. The container is a single molded piece of plastic having a base and a pair of cover members pivotally secured to the base by a living hinge. The base provid... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5496277 | Radially expandable body implantable device An open weave fixation device is secured to a distal end region of a catheter or other diagnostic or treatment device, for either temporarily or permanently fixing the device within a body cavity. In one approach, the fixation element is constructed of br... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495243 | Emergency vehicle alarm system for vehicles A light activated alarm system for indicating to the occupants of a second vehicle the presence of a first vehicle. The alarm system comprising a photosensitive cell, a receiver circuit and indicators. The photosensitive cell is mounted in one of a variet... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5494481 | Rectal plug and method of introducing same into a slaughtered animal Fecal leakage and contamination from the vent opening of an animal carcass during slaughtering and processing is eliminated by injecting a highly viscous material comprising a mixture of food grade constituents through the vent opening so as to create a s... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5494112 | System for introduction of concentrated liquid chemical foamant into a water stream for fighting fires A fire fighting system introduces a liquid chemical foam concentrate into a water stream. The system may incorporate either or both of a hydraulic motor driven pump under control of a microprocessor-based hydraulic valve driver and an electric motor drive... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5487752 | Automated programmable stimulating device to optimize pacing parameters and method A method and apparatus for automatically optimizing a cardiac performance parameter of the heart, such as its cardiac output mean arterial pressure pO2 or pCO2. The performance parameter is optimized by periodically pacing the heart ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5487385 | Atrial mapping and ablation catheter system A recording and ablation catheter system for creating linear lesions in the right atrial chamber of a heart is disclosed which includes an array of readily controlled electroded arcuate distal working catheter shapes that are easily deployed to contact th... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5484236 | Method of forming concrete retaining wall block A method for forming concrete retaining wall blocks from a single mold with selectable dimensions such that a retaining wall of a desired setback can be defined. One of a plurality of core bars is implemented with the mold during the manufacturing process... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5481563 | Jitter measurement using a statistically locked loop A jitter measurement system for a serial digital data link includes a clock recovery element effective to separate a clock signal from the digital data bits being transmitted. The clock signal is applied first to a programmable delay element whose output ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5479750 | Joist cap An elongated water impermeable joist cap adapted to be disposed upon the top of a joist and used in outdoor structures, such as decks and gazebos. The joist cap is adapted to be disposed between the joist or stringers and the supported flooring, such as d... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5476176 | Reinforced semiconductor wafer holder An enclosed semiconductor wafer holder, and a cover providing isolation control of semiconductor wafers that is simple, lower cost, and non-obtrusive is described. The device includes a cover with a sealing perimeter that creates a hermetic seal when enga... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5473501 | Long range electrical stun gun A wire-less dart adapted to be projected by a gun and capable of applying an electrical pulse of sufficient energy to stun a target. The dart includes a photovoltaic cell responsive to a coherent electromagnetic energy source, such as a laser, for convert... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5472523 | Method and composition for treatment of phosphate coated metal surfaces A final seal rinse or pre-treatment for improving the adhesion and corrosion protection afforded by application of organic coatings to metallic substrates, with the seal rinse comprising an aqueous solution of comprising an effective concentration of (2-b... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5472086 | Enclosed sealable purgible semiconductor wafer holder An enclosed semiconductor wafer holder, and a cover providing isolation control of semiconductor wafers that is simple, lower cost, and non-obtrusive is described. The cover includes a sealing perimeter that creates a hermetic seal when engaged with the s... | 12/05/1995 |
