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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4245980 | Burner for reduced NOx emission and control of flame spread and length A burner for reduced NOx emission and also for the control of the shape of the flame as regards its length and spread, comprises a first combustion zone, which is contained within a cylindrical chamber lined with refractory material. A burner tube is inse... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4227067 | Heater adapter for making polyethylene pipe connections A platen assembly for simultaneously contact heating surface portions of two polyethylene thick-walled pipes that are to be joined together in a heat bonding process is provided with opposed platen surfaces configured to match the respective pipe surface ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4188183 | Better use of gas discharge energy for smoke suppression Apparatus for the smokeless combustion of gases, supplied at substantial pressure, such that they will aspirate the required combustion air when discharged to atmospheric pressure. The apparatus comprises a plurality of spaced apart burner assemblies, eac... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4182103 | Window tucker wheels Tucker wheelers for use on a hay baler in which hay is picked up from a window in the field, the tucker wheels being mounted on each side of the hay baler, the planes of the wheels being at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the hay baler. Each of... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4180948 | Internal pipeline cleaning device A device adapted to move through a pipeline for cleaning the inner periphery thereof and comprising a rotatable central hub member constructed of an abrasive resistant material and having a chamber therein for receiving a supply of abrasive material, a pl... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4179692 | Apparatus to indicate when a patient has evacuated a bed or demonstrates a restless condition A switch placed in a bed under a patient, includes contacts which can make or break a connection to a signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit charges a capacitor at a selected rate, when the switch is in a first state and discharges the c... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4176714 | Shock absorber for oil well pumping unit A shock absorber for use to interconnect the polish rod of an oil well with the pumping unit in which the pumping unit includes a hanger bar having an opening therein receiving the polish rod, the shock absorber employing a tubular body axially receiving ... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4174943 | Fuel gas preheat for excess oxygen maintenance A system of preheating of gaseous fuels to a furnace in which the fuels have a wide range of molecular weights, and corresponding calorific values, and in which all of the combustion air is provided by inspiration, due to the flow energy of the fuel. The ... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4173212 | Self-contained solar greenhouse A solar heated greenhouse formed with a rectangular floor having parallel sides and ends, a quonset type roof structure supported above the floor, the roof extending to the floor sides, the roof being formed of an inner and an outer spaced apart light pen... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173210 | Bow string release device A trigger device for facilitating pulling of a bow string and for quick release of the taut bow string for propelling an arrow from the bow, said trigger device comprising a main body portion provided with suitable finger receiving recesses and a secondar... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4170795 | Portable shower A portable shower including an open top vessel having a circumferential periphery defining an area of sufficient size to accommodate a bather thereunder, the vessel having an opening and means from underneath the vessel for controlling flow of water throu... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4168675 | Machine to prepare logs for log houses Method and machine and a log product for log house construction includes improvements in apparatus to shape, and finish the logs, divide into halves or quarter sections for tongue-and-groove assembly construction of floors, walls, or ceilings appurtenant ... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4168768 | Braking system for cable spooling drums A hydraulic back-up system for use in combination with an equalizer beam of a drawworks brake system during the drilling of an oil and/or gas well bore for reducing the hazards in the event of failure of the drawworks braking system by automatically locki... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4168413 | Piston detector switch A piston detector switch adapted to be positioned on a pipe having an orifice in the wall thereof which may be briefly described as comprising a plate securable to the pipe having a bore extending therethrough in open communication with the pipe orifice, ... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4166834 | Air injector nozzle for secondary reformer An improved air injector for use in feed preparation in the primary reformer of a HABER processor for ammonia synthesis. In the HABER process, process gas is introduced at relatively high velocity downwardly in a process reactor through a vertical conduit... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4165903 | Mine enhanced hydrocarbon recovery technique A method of extracting hydrocarbon from an underground strata, wherein the hydrocarbon has high in situ viscosity, by the steps of forming a vertical access hole from the earth's surface to a point below the strata, the diameter of the access hole being s... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165544 | Odorless toilet stool A system for eliminating odorous air from a bathroom stool of the type including a toilet bowl, a water tank connected by a discharge pipe to the toilet bowl, the water tank including a vertical open top overflow passageway connected to the discharge pipe... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4163576 | Means for suspending articles from a ceiling A device for suspending articles from a ceiling and comprising a sleeve member having an external hook secured at one end thereof for receiving the article thereon, a pair of pivotal gripping members secured to the sleeve at a common pivot point and pivot... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4162140 | NOx abatement in burning of gaseous or liquid fuels A burner system for burning gaseous or liquid fuel, comprises a primary burner system, which includes a liquid burner tube closed at one end and provided with a plurality of primary combustion ports symmetrically arranged to provide a plurality of jets fo... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4158870 | Reflecting means for visual inspection of magnetic tape head This invention relates to improvements in magnetic tape transport mechanisms and provides means for facilitating the visual inspection of the magnetic head for use in combination with a flux shield for the magnetic tape. Reflector means is disposed in suc... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4158433 | Method of and apparatus for securing and storing personal information Secured computerized credit cards of the ferromagnetic storage variety, and a computer system that makes use of such cards at more than one location. The card comprises a plurality of ferromagnetic elements, within a continuous ferromagnetic medium, capab... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4157890 | NOx abatement in gas burning where air is premixed with gaseous fuels prior to burning An improved gaseous fuel burner system for minimizing the production of NOx in a gas burner, comprising a primary burner, including a burner tube and a primary burner head, having a plurality of primary burner ports, in a two dimensional array, over a sel... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4157239 | Molecular seal improvement action This invention is an improvement over the conventional molecular seal, used for the purpose of preventing the reverse flow of air into the top of a flare stack system upon cessation of flow of the lighter-than-air waste or dump combustible gases. A cylind... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4155516 | Web cutting and splicing apparatus A web cutter and splicer for cutting a continuous web of material into relatively short lengths and winding the cut lengths onto a storage roll and which comprises a pulley for initially receiving the continuous moving web thereover and a solenoid actuate... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4154351 | Canted roller apparatus for moving objects Apparatus for moving objects which comprises at least one roller journalled for engagement with the object to be moved whereby rotation of the roller causes the object to move in a longitudinal and/or rotational direction. The axis of the roller may be ca... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4154570 | Gaseous molecular seal for flare stack An improved molecular seal for installation in a flare stack system designed for burning of waste gases of lesser density than air, and for installation at an intermediate point in the flare stack, comprising a housing of larger cross-section than that of... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4154572 | Access for flared gas to steam in flares An improved flare system in which steam is injected into the column of gas to be burned, from circumferential nozzles at at least two spaced levels, above the tip of the flare stack. A circular manifold surrounds the stack just below the tip and an even n... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4152108 | Steam injection to zone of onset of combustion in fuel burner Apparatus for burning gaseous and liquid fuels in a furnace, to retard formation of NOx, comprising a fuel tube of selected length and diameter, closed at the end which is inserted into a combustion zone. There are a plurality of ports drilled ... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4150909 | Breakwater system A floating breakwater made up of an array of interlocking annular buoyant members of noncorrosive material and including a method of splicing scrap vehicle tires using only tire material or other nondeteriorating material to construct said array of interl... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4150865 | Magneto to spark plug aircraft wiring harness An improved moisture proof harness lead assembly for use with a magneto distributor housing block having a plurality of threaded bores therein for connection to one end of said harness.... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4150694 | Rotary plug valve An improved rotary plug valve which has a housing having an axial, tapered inner wall forming a tapered inner cavity, with a plurality of radial openings in a transverse plane, at selected angles, leading into the tapered inner cavity. A rotatable tapered... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4150370 | Smoke detector A detector for smoke and/or selected gases includes a sensor means to which the smoke or gas is applied. The sensor is connected at one terminal to ground, the other terminal going through a current meter, through a control potentiometer to a selected pos... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4150276 | Holder for air carbon arc electrode A holder for a cylindrical carbon arc electrode, comprising an elongated body of selected metal, having a forward and a rearward end, and a tubular handle attached to the bottom surface, at a selected angle. The top surface of the body has a longitudinal ... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4149453 | No-plume device An apparatus for discharging to the atmosphere, combustion gases containing sulphur trioxide, means are provided for injecting into the stream, prior to venting to the atmosphere, a selected quantity of diluting gas. The diluting gas and sulphur containin... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4148599 | Method to mix liquid fuels with diluent gas for a gaseous fuel burner Apparatus to burn liquid fuels in a gaseous fuel burner, which includes preparatory apparatus for the atomization of liquid fuel oil preferably by a diluent gas, and the heating of the fuel droplets and diluent gas so as to completely vaporize the liquid ... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4144953 | Rotary drive disc brake for drawworks A disc-type brake apparatus adapted for installation in combination with the drawworks of a well bore drilling operation for automatically sensing any reverse torque situation in the drill pipe and quickly set the brake for precluding transmission of any ... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4142644 | Telescoping vehicles Telescoping vehicles particularly designed and constructed for supporting the opposite ends of elongated members whereby one elongated member is suspended between a pair of the vehicles and a succeeding elongated member is suspended between a succeeding p... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4142603 | Adjustable speaker cabinet A cabinet for improving the sound output of an amplifier, the cabinet being in the form of an upright rectangular housing with a horizontal partition dividing the interior into an upper and lower portion, the partition having a speaker opening and a baffl... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4142283 | Torsion spring wrench A C-shaped or ring-shaped collar member having a groove along the inner periphery of one end in combination with an adjustable pin insert for engaging the end of a torsion spring threaded on a cone. Apertures are provided in the collar for accepting a win... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4142215 | Tape drive tester A portable tester for testing tape drive units, which provides means for generating a selective repetitive composite data pattern, which includes a direct pattern and a reverse pattern which is an inverted image of the direct pattern, and writing the comp... | 02/27/1979 |
