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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4823530 | Thermic insulating covers for facade and the like walls A facade is heat-insulated by a number of synthetic resin foam panels extending in at least two horizontal facade regions one above the other, and being internally ventilated by ducts extending preferably at an angle of about 45° with a horizontal plane ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4822958 | Electric rotary power tool apparatus holdable by hand during operation, kit comprising the same; and novel switch means therefor A switch for controlling electric D.C., especially for a power tool held by hand during operation, for heavy duty work, preferably from an automobile battery, of 8 to 40 volts and sufficient amperage for at least about 180 watt-input into the idling tool ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4749130 | Liquid-spraying system A shower system comprising an elongated tubular conduit having several windings arranged in helix formation with a central helix axis disposed vertically is used by persons to shower. Perforations having an outlet size of about 0.8 mm2 are loca... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4619162 | Hand-holdable electric power tool apparatus An electric rotary power tool apparatus is adapted for loosening jammed or seized automobile wheel nuts or bolts and holdable by hand during operation. It comprises (1) an electric motor laid out to be driven by an electric direct current having an operat... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4585353 | Apparatus for the preparation and application in situ of blends of structural material A process for the preparation and immediate use in situ of ready to use blends of structural material, such as plaster, mortar, stucco, tile adhesive or similar blends, which, in contrast to the usual methods does not use as a raw material a dry mixture o... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4541550 | Self-closing tilting valve A self-closing tilting valve sealingly insertable in a lid for a container fillable with product under excess pressure and provided with a valve mounting, comprises a mandrel having a base part and a tip part, and an enveloping nozzle surrounding the mand... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4532690 | Process for producing a valve-and-lid assembly A process is described for producing a valve-and-lid assembly composed of a lid and a valve body each of which has a determined configuration and is produced separately in finished condition, the valve body from a synthetic resin of physical properties si... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4524502 | Tongs for inserting a curtain-carrying sliding member into a profiled curtain rail A tongs for inserting curtain carriers into a curtain rail comprises two arms having inward end faces turned toward one another. A cross bar of the curtain carrier rests upon rail shoulders to the left and right of a rail slot, and an upright bar of the c... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4522318 | Discharge valve for use in a pressurized container A self-closing discharge valve for use in a pressurized container from which a liquid product is to be dispensed, with the aid of a propellant, in liquid, pasty or foamy condition, which valve opens automatically when an external part thereof is moved in ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4505170 | Hand-holdable electric power tool apparatus An electric rotary power tool apparatus is adapted for loosening jammed or seized automobile wheel nuts or bolts and holdable by hand during operation. It comprises (1) an electric motor laid out to be driven by an electric direct current having an operat... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4493444 | Self-closing valve-and-lid assembly A valve-and-lid assembly comprises a self-closing discharge valve constituted by a dome part, having a central opening, of a lid closing the open top end of a pressurized container and serving as the obturating member of the valve by obturating ducts thro... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4487334 | Thrust control means mountable in a pressurized container By the displacement, depending on the pressure change in the container (22), of a piston (8) in order to open or obturate a bore (9) in the product conduit (7), the amount of product flowing per unit of time through the opened valve (1) is maintained cons... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4458830 | Appliance for discharging a non-compressible liquid, creamy or pasty product under pressure A container of rigid material comprises an appliance which employs the contractional force of an expanded rubber hose and expanded product container for the discharge of a medium stored therein. A hollow body of elastic material located in the axis of the... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4448776 | Method of using certain substituted aliphatic secondary amines or their salts for easing breathing Compounds of the formula I in which R1 is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl, R2 is hydrogen lower alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted phenyl or free or esterified carboxy, and in which R3 is hydrogen or lower alkyl and R... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4442959 | Self-closing valve-and-lid assembly A valve-and-lid assembly adapted for closing off the open top end of a pressurized container comprises a lid having a dome part protruding on an upper or lower face of the lid and having a central opening. A valve disc of elastically resilient material is... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4437592 | Self-sealing actuating device for mounting on a discharge valve of a pressurized container A self-sealing actuating device is adapted for being mounted on the valve-body of a conventional pressurized container valve from which liquid product is dispensed with a propellant, in liquid, pasty or foamy condition. The device opens automatically when... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4410110 | Valve-and-lid assembly for a container A valve-and-lid assembly comprises a self-closing discharge valve constituted by a dome part, having a central opening, of a lid closing the open top end of a pressurized container and serving as the obturating member of the valve by obturating ducts thro... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4390217 | Container for articles of daily use, having two enclosable chambers A container having two chambers when assembled, comprises two container halves with each at least four walls rigidly connected with one another. Pairs of the outer chamber walls of each chamber are disposed parallel with one another, one pair forming righ... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4389004 | Self-closing tilting valve A self-closing tilting valve which is insertable in a valve mounting provided in the lid of a container filled with product under pressure, comprises a substantially rigid mandrel member having a base part and a tip part, and an enveloping member surround... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4381009 | Hand-held device for the local heat-treatment of the skin A hand-held device for the local heat treatment of a patient's skin comprises a casing composed of a lower treatment part having a bottom wall with an external treatment face, and an upper handle part, and an electric heating unit in the treatment part co... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4351588 | Process and means for controlling the radiant energies of the entire spectral range in rooms Using windows with reflectors and roof elements with a triangular pyramidal structure, the natural sun rays of the entire spectral range from infra-red to ultra-violet are spread at least in a major part of the room in a controlled diffuse manner. Local e... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4333585 | Deep-drawn preformed closure for the hermetic sealing of a can or similar container A sealed can or similar container having a can body the wall of which is internally lined with a coating is sealed with a deep-drawn membrane in a manner which leaves on the inside of the can wall surrounding a can top opening an annular zone uncovered by... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4320843 | For bottle or the like, comprising tearable tensioning means as warranty The invention relates to a closure means for instance seated on a bottle and hermetically sealing it. The closure means preferably is shaped like a cap comprising at least one slitting by means of which the side wall of the cap spreads when being set. The... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4302122 | Rotary brush including stationary guide means with slidable bearing means A rotary brush for applying paint to surfaces comprises a housing, a rotatable hollow cylindrical body which bears on the cylindrical surface a plurality of brush units, motor means, passage means for supplying paint from a supply channel to the bristles ... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4300675 | Box for cigarettes, cigars and the like smoking units A box for cigarettes, cigars or the like smoking units comprises a box body having a longitudinally displaceable slide cover. A lifting hoop or stirrup of spring wire serves for lifting the smoking units at one end, while the cover has been partly removed... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4260110 | Spray nozzle, devices containing the same and apparatus for making such devices A spray nozzle comprises, in a housing, a hollow nozzle interior comprising a discharge chamber containing a nozzle outlet and, as a first stage of turbulence, an annular chamber coaxially about the central axis of the nozzle outlet, and feed channels whi... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4257613 | Dart and dartboard therefor A dart game is described which consists essentially of a dart comprising (a) a cone-shaped nose part having a base and a rounded tip, (b) a tail part bearing fins, (c) a stem part connecting the tail part with the base of the nose part, and (d) a ballast member int... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4251032 | Appliance for discharging gaseous, liquid or pasty product, and process of its manufacture An appliance for discharging gaseous, liquid or pasty product is described which comprises an inner pouch of deformable non-extensible material for holding the product, an outer enveloping element of caoutchouc-type macromolecular material about the inner... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4242919 | Variable speed transmission of the friction-drive type A variable speed transmission of the friction-drive type comprises a driving shaft; at least two ball-driving elements; the driving shaft having drive means associated therewith for rotation of the ball-driving elements; first torque-transmitting means co... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4229123 | Inclined retaining wall and element therefor An inclined retaining wall for retaining and securing the slope of an inclined piece of terrain comprises a plurality of horizontal rows of prism-shaped elements, which rows of elements are superimposed one upon the other in a relationship staggered rearw... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4222091 | Lighting system A lighting system having a high output lamp constituting an approximately point-shaped light source and a plurality of transparent shells disposed about the high output lamp, each of which shells has a central opening, an inner rim face about the opening ... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4171000 | Smoking device A smoking device for aspirating gas-containing mixtures is described which comprises a mouthpiece with at least one suction duct connected to an intermediate chamber, a pressure vessel filled with a mixture disposed next to the intermediate chamber and in... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4168551 | Toilet flush water colorizer A toilet flush water colorizer comprises a container adapted for receiving therein a flush water-coloring block and having at least one entry opening for admitting flush water thereinto, and outlet means for the discharge of colored flush water from the c... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4128349 | Fountain brush A fountain brush has a bristle carrier and a set of bristles on one end thereof, a handle attached to the other end of the bristle carrier and a reservoir a channel extends axially through the bristle carrier from the reservoir into the bristle-bearing en... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4118050 | Ski having a three-dimensional running surface A ski is described which has a running surface and a profiling transverse to the longitudinal axis of the ski in at least one region of the underside of the ski intermediate the tip and the rear end of the latter. The ski comprises a rifling of grooves ex... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117110 | Solid air-improving composition A solid air-improving composition comprising a carrier material, a volatile active material gradually evaporating therefrom and a gel formed by a paraffin component and a gelifying metal soap is improved by providing a deodorant agent or an odorant agent ... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4091119 | Method for uniform heating of a foodstuff for preservation and apparatus therefor A foodstuff is located in a container open at its top end in which ambient gas (air) occupies the space inside the container above the product. The container is immersed into a liquid having a low dielectric loss factor, such as water, to such an extent t... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4081068 | Keyboard actuable with the aid of the fingers of at least one hand A keyboard, actuatable with the aid of fingers of at least one hand is described which keyboard includes a support frame, a normal row of keys therein, each of which can be moved out of an initial position of the fingers by the tips of the index finger, m... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4078687 | Child-proof screw-cap closure A child-proof screw-cap closure is described which can be screwed onto a bottle or the like container and comprises an inner cap, an outer cap, a coupling member and a sealing member, which inner cap possesses an inner chamber and a cavity, connected with... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4077295 | Fine tuning peg Fine-tuning peg for a stringed instrument having a holder for holding the peg firmly in a peg box of the instrument. The peg has a head which is partly hollow, a tuning wheel in the interior of the peg head, a neck part, a rotatable tuning shaft is suppor... | 03/07/1978 |
