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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4437849 | Replacement drive belt A belt is described for use as an emergency replacement for a regular drive or timing belt. The belt comprises an elongated flexible member which has an integral ratchet type connecting means provided on its opposite ends. The flexible member is cut to fo... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4436479 | Method and means for orienting bevel tipped needles and the like A device is described for orienting intravenous needles or other similar articles having relatively long shank portions which terminates in bevelled or flat tips. The device has a fixture for supporting the needles at an angle to the horizontal and with t... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4429802 | Linerless closure cap A one-piece molded closure cap having a cover and a depending skirt. There are container engaging means on the skirt for engaging cap engaging means on the container. There is a downwardly projecting sealing rim on the underside of the cap cover positione... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4429702 | Apparatus for measurement of acoustic volume Improvements are described for apparatus used in the measurement of acoustic admittance in ear canals including circuit means for permitting the measurement of relatively small acoustic volumes with an accuracy of better than one percent.... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4423208 | Affinity gel-adsorbent An improved affinity gel-adsorbent for use in an improved method of purifying glucocorticoid receptor by affinity chromatography and having the formula: ##STR1## R1 : H or OH or .dbd.O R2 : H or F R3 : H or F R4 | 12/27/1983 |
| 4417100 | Emergency dialer system The present invention is directed to a means of alerting a distant party through a telephone call and a predetermined alarm that a distressed party has activated a distress button. The distressed party indicates an emergency and summons help by pressing a... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4411251 | Fireplace insert A fireplace insert comprising a frame having a plurality of arms pivotally mounted on the frame. The arms are adapted to move relative to each other in order to form an X-shaped configuration or a V-shaped configuration which will provide spaces to hold l... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4406921 | Apparatus for improving linearity of electromechanical transducers An improved circuit for a transducer or loud-speaker as used in the measurement of acoustic quantities such as in impedance audiometers for providing accurate linear read outs.... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4405668 | One piece binder-carpet construction A pressure sensitive one piece carpet-binder construction for releasably adhering working pieces, such as carpets or similar articles, to holding surfaces, such as a floor substrate.... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4392580 | Closure cap A metal closure cap is described for sealing containers. It is of the lug type having a metal shell with a flowed-in gasket. The cap differs from prior twist caps of this general type by having a tapered corner between the cap top and the cap skirt. This ... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4388736 | Tank flushing means An improvement is described for a tank type toilet flushing system. A positive coupling is provided between the flushing handle and the tank emptying flushing valve including a rigid flush control rod. This permits the flush to be terminated at will and b... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4388296 | Energy-emitting latex-particulates This invention relates to improved energy-emitting latex-particulates for use in a non-destructive method of biological assay, wherein the biological material under assay links the distinct and different particulates in such a manner that their proximity ... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4383134 | Loudspeaker systems An improved loudspeaker system is disclosed which includes a passive electrical network between the speaker input and the output of a speaker driver for reproducing bass frequencies. The loudspeaker uses a closed box system and obtains an extended low fre... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4382074 | Scintillation proximity assay An indirect, non-destructive, quantitative assay for the presence of antigens or antibodies in a biological fluid. The assay is based on the interfunctional behavior of a known biological material with the material whose presence is quantitatively sought.... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4380336 | Bird house and method of making same A method is described for manufacturing articles from solid member using a series of cuts whereby a finished article such as a hollow bird house or other article is formed by an efficient and material saving process. The method is characterized by the use... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4378892 | Closure cap with metallic innerseal and sealed package A molded plastic closure is described for particular use on packages employing a metallic innerseal and where the package is sealed using induction heating for softening a heat sensitive adhesive on the under surface of the innerseal while pressure is app... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4376456 | Hack saw frame A hack saw frame having a handle assembly, a body assembly and a front assembly adapted to hold a hack saw therebetween. The front assembly is pivotly mounted on the body assembly with manual means for pivoting the front assembly. When the manual means is... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4361226 | Display package and the like A display package in which a number of articles are packaged in a container and wherein a single article may be viewed through the cover of the container.... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4343129 | Mechanism of making an envelope An improved machine and method of making and folding an insert and an envelope.... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4341238 | Flushing means An improved flushing device is disclosed for use in tanks such as are used for flushing toilets. The flushing device has an inlet means including an improved two-stage valve which uses inlet line pressure in operating each of the two stages. A float is mo... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4327250 | Dynamic speaker equalizer A dynamic equalizer circuit is disclosed for the driver system of an electro-mechanical transducer such as a loudspeaker. The circuit provides an improved or leveled audio output and includes a protective arrangement which protects the transducer against ... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4321952 | Strap tightening hand tool An improved hand tool is disclosed for tightening strap fasteners such as money bag seals or cable ties or the like. The tool is a plier-like device having a pair of jaws including a pawl mechanism which engages teeth on the strap. After the fastener is d... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4312169 | Mechanism for making an envelope around an insert An improved machine and method of making and folding an insert and a personalized envelope therefor.... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4303113 | Cutting tool The disclosure relates to a tool consisting of a tool body and cutter bits which are each secured in a slot in the body. By means of a tension screw which engages with the end portion of the bit located most proximal the bottom of the slot, the bit is fix... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4299073 | Machine and method for packaging travelers checks A machine and method for packaging travelers checks in which the checks are automatically packaged in predetermined denominations and in predetermined amounts.... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4299328 | Tamperproof bottle closure cap A tamperproof closure is described for sealing containers such as soda, liquor or other bottles. The closure is a unitary molded closure cap which includes a tamper indicating band. The indicating band is applied with the closure cap and is locked onto a ... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4297447 | Compound for coating containing fluorocarbonpolymer and method for its manufacture A fluorocarbonpolymer material for coating flexible and other surfaces, said material comprising an elastic material and adhesive, and the process for making the said material.... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4284201 | Child proof cap A safety closure cap is disclosed for sealing medicine packages and the like where it is desirable that children cannot open the package. The closure cap has an inner shell having thread means for engaging a container and has an outer shell rotatably atta... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4283184 | Non-metallic silent chain A toothed transmission chain or belt is described for use in coupling spaced sprockets or gears. The chain is formed of molded polyurethane or other plastic having sprocket engaging teeth molded onto a supporting unitary molded backing. The molded portion... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4279115 | High speed straight line container sealing machine A sealing machine is disclosed of the type which applies closure caps to containers at extremely high speeds by moving filled containers successively through a cap feeding station, a cap applying station, and a cap sealing station. The machine is characte... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4271139 | Scintillation proximity assay A concept and various means of immunological assay are disclosed wherein two different classes of particles which interact at short distances to produce characteristic detectable signals are employed in a modification of the usual latex fixation test. In ... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4262890 | Ski holder A holder is described for temporarily mounting a ski on a work surface for permitting the ski to be tuned or otherwise routinely maintained by filing the ski edges and bottoms and for coating the ski bottoms etc. Each holder has a threaded clamp for mount... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4259059 | Extension lighter An extension lighter is described for the ignition of hard to reach material such as fireplaces, grills and the like. A conventional self contained lighter having a switch-on and switch-off control is mounted on an extension comprising a lighter holder an... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4256116 | Transcutaneous pain reliever A transcutaneous pain reliever which utilizes a plurality of battery powered inductive energy generators, which are sequentially and individually activated, a clocking system which has means for automatically inhibiting pulsing of an energy generator unti... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4253259 | Carpet display system A portable carpet display system in which the colors of a particular line of carpeting are displayed on a single card which has the specifications of that line of carpeting on the reverse side, with a plurality of said cards being mounted together.... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4234649 | Binder material seam A binder material, such as a sheet or ribbon, including a grid construction of pressure sensitive adhesive for strippably adhering a work piece, such as carpeting, to a holding surface, such as a floor, and/or seaming the work pieces together over the hol... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4205664 | Tooth and gum massaging implement An improved dental implement is disclosed for daily or periodic gum massage. The implement has massaging heads with particular shapes or curvatures for effective gum massage to stimulate and to promote the health of the user's gums. The preferred shapes f... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4194703 | Tape measure A tape measure comprising a housing having a top wall and a front wall. A tape spool is mounted within the housing and a tape wound around said tape spool. An opening is provided in the casing to permit the tape to protrudce from the housing. Spring press... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4194098 | Lineman's hand test set The present invention comprises a lineman's hand test set which will simultaneously generate both tone impulses for tone dialing as well as dial pulses for rotary dialing, the rotary dialing or the tone dialing being inhibited depending on the type of tel... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4187964 | Combined closure cap and pour-out fitment This invention is a combined closure cap and pour-out fitment of the type used to seal glass or plastic or similar containers and particularly containers containing dispensible products such as salad dressings. The combination contains a pour-out fitment ... | 02/12/1980 |
