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A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6086083 | Trailer hitch and method of coupling A coupling device which can be readily transferred to other pairs of powered vehicles and unpowered trailer vehicles for over-the-road towing of the trailer vehicle. The device involves modified male and female contoured members such as complemental ball ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5505162 | Dog restraining device An animal restraining device especially useful for valuable and treasured dogs comprising an elongated flexible main cable member with each end having doubled-over portions joined to itself, each doubled-over portion having a sidearm end extension member ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5021087 | Process and apparatus for treating molten aluminum to add hydrogen gas This invention relates to a process and apparatus for treating molten aluminum prior to casting by adding a hydrogen-containing treating gas to the atmosphere over the molten aluminum during melting. A preferred treating gas is finely-atomized water vapor... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4865897 | Molded take-out tong inserts for handling hot glass articles This invention relates to rigid molded tong inserts for take-out tong members for handling hot glass articles and the like immediately following their molding. The inserts are utilized in pairs being heat and wear-resistant with exposed metallic working s... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4364701 | Combined hay bale transporting and unrolling mechanism This invention relates to a combined vehicle-mounted carrier and dispenser for a cylindrical hay bale of substantial size and weight. An elongated finger-support member is pivotally mounted on the bed of a pick-up truck, a tractor hitch or other vehicle. ... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4059669 | Method of making aluminum phosphate Aluminum phosphate is made in ultrapure form by reaction between phosphoric acid and an aluminum alkoxide. Cast articles may be made by using the liquid reaction intermediate product as a binder in sintering of particles of aluminum phospate.... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4049631 | Isophthalic acid/p,p-sulfonyldibenzoic acid/ethylene glycol/neopentyl glycol polyester compositions and containers made therefrom Copolyesters having an oxygen permeability of less than 15 cc.mil/100 in.2. day. atm. (at 50% relative humidity and about 73° F.) and a glass transition temperature in excess of 72° C. and having the following four (4) repeating un... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4041215 | Method for forming solid electrolyte composite A solid electrolyte composite is provided which is suitable for use as the separating member between a sodium reservoir source and a sulfur reservoir source in a sodium-sulfur battery; the solid electrolyte composite is manufactured by providing a membran... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4038091 | Sealing glass vehicle and composition and method for making same A sealing glass and a sealing glass paste for sealing the face plate and funnel portion of a color television tube wherein PbO-containing sealing glass frit contains from an effective amount of a powder, such as Pb3 O4 powder, which ... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4030938 | Method for the manufacture of borosilicate glasses A process is provided for producing carbon free borosilicate glass compositions by hydrolyzing a silicon tetraalkoxide so as to form an at least partially hydrolyzed silicon tetraalkoxide which is then combined with a boron alkoxide and sufficient water t... | 06/21/1977 |
| 4025378 | Apparatus and method for welding a polyethylene sleeve label to a polyethylene bottle, the label having heat-absorbing areas There is disclosed a method for attaching a polyethylene sleeve label to a polyethylene bottle, the label having on the outer surface thereof means for absorbing heat in local, discrete areas of the label at a rate greater than that of other areas of the ... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4024009 | Apparatus and method for welding a polyethylene sleeve label to a polyethylene bottle There is disclosed an apparatus and method for attaching securely a polyethylene sleeve label to a polyethylene bottle, the bottle having a neck, a body and a bottom. The apparatus comprises means for holding the polyethylene bottle with the sleeve label,... | 05/17/1977 |
| 4019798 | Flexible electrical circuit connections A system for the connection of flexible electrical circuits to electrical components, particularly gas discharge panels. Flexible circuits are used to carry electrical signals to and/or from various electrical components. In the case of gas discharge pane... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4018342 | Article transfer apparatus An automatically operable article transfer apparatus for successively picking up and transporting articles, such as the funnel components of cathode-ray tube assemblies, from a loading station to an article unloading station, and which during the course o... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4018717 | Arc suppression in a cathode ray tube Internal arcing in a cathode ray tube is substantially prevented by coating a portion of the interior of the funnel and neck of the tube with an electrically conductive composition, and coating a portion of the interior of the funnel and neck of the tube ... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4015967 | Method for shearing and turning the glass gob A method and apparatus for shearing an elongated gob of glass from the end of a vertically flowing stream of molten glass and tilting the severed gob from its vertical orientation toward a horizontal orientation. A pair of shear blades are mounted for hor... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4010243 | Preparation for potassium bicarbonate from potassium halide A process is provided for converting potassium chloride to potassium bicarbonate with desirable conversions which bicarbonate can then be calcined to potassium carbonate. In one embodiment the potassium bicarbonate is formed in a reaction medium which is ... | 03/01/1977 |
| 4005249 | Polymerization of vinyl chloride Homopolymers and copolymers of vinyl chloride are produced in the form of a powder by a bulk polymerization process which involves a dual temperature operation. Vinyl chloride (either alone or admixed with other copolymerizable monomers) is contacted with... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3998320 | Plastic bottle escapement device and method A method and apparatus for controllably dispensing upright bottles onto a continuous conveyor is provided wherein the bottles are supplied from a duct and there is provided at least two opposed pivotal members each of the pivotal members carrying bottle s... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3998985 | Method of improving adhesion of vinyl polymers to glass An exceptional increase in adhesion between vinyl polymers and glass is obtained when the polymer is mixed with a primer plus an aminosilane containing more than one amino group and applied to a glass surface in combination as a single coating rather than... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3984027 | Food service package An improved two piece food package. The package includes lid and dish members. The lid has formed in its perimeter three slots, two on one side and a single slot on the opposite side. The dish member has three locking tabs designed to engage the slots in ... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3982584 | Gas temperature and flow control system Apparatus for the control of flow and temperature of a working gas to allow temperature control of meal components carried by a two-compartment tray. The components of a meal are carried in an insulated, two-compartment tray. Both compartments are cooled ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3979000 | Container with improved heat-shrunk cellular sleeve There is disclosed herein improved packages, and methods of forming same, of the type wherein a container, such as for example a glass container, like a bottle or jar, is provided externally thereof with a heat-shrunk, cellular thermoplastic member, circu... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3971471 | Close-nesting, light-weight, one-piece drinking cup and apparatus for the manufacture thereof A closely nestable one-piece cup molded from expanded or expandable beads of polystyrene, the cup sidewall having a major portion which extends from a point which is spaced no further from the larger, open end of the cup than the desired stacking space be... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3968368 | Inspection apparatus and method for hot glass containers Apparatus and method for inspecting hot glass containers by sensing the heat radiation from the bottles. Newly formed glass containers are moved past the apparatus of this invention in a single file immediately after leaving the bottle forming machines. A... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3964635 | Recessed, rim-locking container closure A recessed, rim-locking closure for attachment to a wide-mouth container of the type having an externally projecting curled rim or bead surrounding the open mouth thereof, such as the well-known one-piece nestable container produced from thermoplastic she... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3960136 | Solar energy collection system A system for the collection and utilization of solar energy. A manifold is mounted on the roof of a building with a major portion of the manifold being contained within the building. A plurality of double-walled, glass solar energy collector tubes are ins... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3958758 | Spraying apparatus Apparatus for spraying powdered materials. A spray gun for applying hot powdered thermoplastic materials to a substrate to be coated may be constructed in such a fashion as to have no moving parts. A first fluid amplifier section inspirates the powdered m... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3959533 | Method of improving adhesion of rubbery copolymers to glass The adhesion of rubbery copolymers such as styrene-butadiene and styrene-isoprene rubbers to glass is vastly improved by first applying to the glass surface a combination of two primers within specified ratios and separately applying the copolymer thereov... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3957478 | Cooling pressed glass articles An improved glass pressing machine which captures exhausting cooling gas to reduce noise in the vicinity of the machine. A glass press for making television face plates includes a cooling station where large quantities of a gas, such as air, are blown on ... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3957592 | Measurement of polarographic current Apparatus and method for the measurement of a cell current. A polarographic cell, which may be a two or three electrode system, furnishes a cell current which is a measure of a particular constituent of a material under test in the cell. The electrodes ar... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3955699 | Close nesting, tamperproof container closure A close nesting, single element, easy-opening tamper-proof closure for wide-mouth containers, especially externally beaded, round, nestable cup-like containers formed from paper or plastic, the closure comprising a central panel adapted to substantially s... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3952794 | Food service tray A food service tray which allows selective heating and/or cooling of meal components carried thereby. A base member of a thermally insulating material has a plurality of compartments divided into serially connected flow chambers having inlet and outlet op... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3952898 | Preparation of crystalline hot melt composition Thermoplastic adhesive polycarbonamide-ester compositions having molecular weights ranging from about 2000 to 7000, a viscosity of about 2000 to 5000 centipoise at 160°C. and a tensile shear strength of about 75 to 140 pounds per 1 inch × 1/2 inch lap, ... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3950199 | Bottle coating method Method and apparatus for providing a completely encircling coating of an organic polymeric material on a localized region of a glass container. At a coating station, a glass container is rotated through at least 360°. During the rotation, a material appl... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3946102 | Liquid octa 2-lower alkoxy ethoxides of aluminum and (magnesium or calcium) Alkoxy ethoxides, for example 2-methoxy ethoxide, of aluminum and magnesium or aluminum and calcium, are provided. These compounds are of the formula MAl2 (O--CH2 --CH2 --O--R)8 wherein M is calcium or magnesium... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3946056 | Method for producing stannic tertiary alkoxide A method is disclosed for forming stannic tetra-(tertiary-alkoxides) wherein the alkoxide groups contain from 4 to 8 carbon atoms, which process includes starting with a tin tetrahalide and involves reactions with an alkylamine and a tertiary alcohol. The... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3944658 | Transparent activated nonparticulate alumina and method of preparing same A transparent, activated, nonparticulate alumina with a total porosity of about 63% which consists of a unique pore morphology and size distribution and is thermally stable up to about 1,200°C. at which temperature it can be nondestructively converted to... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3941686 | Inspection machine memory An improved memory for a glass container inspection machine. In one common form of glass container inspection machines, the containers are indexed through multiple stations where they are inspected for various attributes. Rejection of defective containers... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3941719 | Transparent activated nonparticulate alumina and method of preparing same A transparent, activated, nonparticulate alumina with a total porosity of about 63% which consists of a unique pore morphology and size distribution and is thermally stable up to about 1200°C. at which temperature it can be nondestructively converted to ... | 03/02/1976 |
