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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4758123 | Multi-purpose container handling device The present invention pertains to a platform having a front trestle that is designed for the handling of containers. This platform includes four ISO Standard corner fittings. The platform includes at its rear tiltable extension arms which selectively prov... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4667990 | Electrically actuated lock mechanism An electrically actuated rear deck lock mechanism which may be locked or unlocked in a conventional manner or by a remotely actuated solenoid located in the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The lock mechanism latches the deck lid by engaging a lock b... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4620512 | Glow plug having a conductive film heater A glow plug for a compression ignited or Diesel engine having a base member, an axial electrode and a heater member. The heater member comprising a conductive surface film heater element disposed on the surface of a dielectric substrate. The surface film ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620511 | Glow plug having a conductive film heater A glow plug for a compression ignited or Diesel engine having a base member, an axial electrode and a heater member. The heater member comprising a conductive surface film heater element disposed on the surface of a dielectric substrate. The surface film ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4584475 | Surface acoustic wave infrared line imaging array A surface acoustic wave infrared line imaging array having a first interdigital transducer generating a first surface acoustic wave train amplitude modulated by the temperature profile of the substrate in response to a line segment of a received infrared ... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4557857 | High conducting polymer-metal alloy blends A high conducting polymer-alloy blend is prepared by stress blending a polymer having Non-Newtonian rheological behavior with a low melting temperature alloy to form an interpenetrating polymer-alloy network. The blend is performed at a temperature interm... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4537363 | Lock-up mechanism for a vehicle sensitive automotive seat belt retractor A lock-up mechanism for a vehicle sensitive automotive seat belt retractor having a shuttle displaceable with the winding and unwinding of the seat belt webbing from the retractor's spool and a lock pawl activated by the shuttle to pivot the retractor's l... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4411634 | Flexible coupling having molded plastic flexible diaphragms A flexible coupling having molded plastic flexible diaphragms and a molded composite spacer shaft is disclosed. The flexible diaphragms have an axially formed convoluted bore shrunk fit onto a mating convoluted surface of the spacer shaft. The flexible di... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4383647 | Integrated hydraulic control circuit for jet engine thrust reverser and variable exhaust nozzle The invention is an integrated hydraulic control circuit for actuating the thrust reversers and variable exhaust nozzle on high performance gas turbine engine powered aircraft. The hydraulic circuits for both systems are integrated into a single housing a... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4375668 | Timing optimization control A closed loop timing optimization control for an internal combustion engine closed about the instantaneous rotational velocity of the engine's crankshaft is disclosed herein. The optimization control computes from the instantaneous rotational velocity of ... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4357925 | Distributor injection pump for diesel engines A distributor injection pump for diesel engines is disclosed. The pump includes a hydraulically balanced distributor head housing the moving parts of a cam actuated opposed piston injection pump rotatably driven in synchronization of the engine. A single ... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4357662 | Closed loop timing and fuel distribution controls Closed loop timing and fuel distribution controls for an internal combustion engine operative to control the timing and fuel delivery to each engine combustion chamber is disclosed herein. The closed loop timing and fuel distribution controls are closed a... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4347571 | Integrated closed loop engine control An integrated closed loop engine control is disclosed in which the fuel delivery and timing functions of the engine are closed about a measurement of the engine's instantaneous rotational velocity. Signals indicative of the profile of each torque impulse ... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4327527 | Apparatus and method for adjusting the torsional output of a flexible pivot An apparatus for adjusting the torsional output of a flexible pivot assembly is provided. The apparatus precisely rotates the flexible pivot to a maximum rotational angle at which the torsional output of the flexible pivot is trimmed to a predetermined va... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4327689 | Combined warm-up enrichment, engine roughness and exhaust gas sensor control for EFI engine In an electronic fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine an oxygen sensor tests the exhaust gas for oxygen content and provides a feedback signal for fuel/air mixture control. During cold start and engine warm-up the oxygen sensor is inope... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4221974 | Lumber inspection and optimization system A lumber inspection and optimization system is disclosed combining the speed of electro-optic scanning for flaw detection with electronic data manipulation and computation for optimizing the utilization of the lumber in accordance with an order entry list... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4199424 | Protective shield for sensing means A shield for introducing fluid, such as the gas within the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, to a sensing means such as a zirconium dioxide element of an oxygen concentration sensor. The shield forms a chamber which surrounds the element an... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4184934 | Protective shield having omni-directional diverter for sensing means A shield for introducing fluid, such as the gas within the exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, to a sensing means such as a zirconium dioxide element of an oxygen concentration sensor. The shield forms a chamber which surrounds the element an... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4034354 | Programmable interface controller for numerical machine systems A programmable interface controller capable of assuming specific sequential control functions is disclosed. The disclosed controller is a slave device under the direct control of the numerical control computer and is effectively transparent to numerical c... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4033272 | Electronic ignition timing system for an internal combustion engine An electronic ignition timing system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The system integrates for a first time interval a time dependent charge signal indicative of the ignition advance as a function of engine speed, then dissipates the integ... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4031369 | Interpolation and control apparatus and method for a numerical control system A numerical control system having both linear and circular interpolating capabilities is described. Data from a permanent storage medium such as tape are input to a preprocessor. The preprocesor processes the data into a form acceptable to the system logi... | 06/21/1977 |
| 4025197 | Novel technique for spot position measurement An optical device having a diffraction grating displaced from the focal point of a converging monochromatic beam of light for encoding the position of or measuring the displacement of an object or the light beam is disclosed. The diffraction grating, disp... | 05/24/1977 |
| 3982503 | Air density computer for an internal combustion engine fuel control system An air density computer is disclosed herein for controlling the fuel injected into an internal combustion engine to maintain a desired air to fuel ratio during the engine's warm-up period. The air density computer responds to a temperature sensor, mounted... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3973243 | Digital image processor An address modifier for providing addresses for accessing data elements from a memory by addressing memory locations in a special order different from the order in which the data elements are stored in the memory. An address integrator is provided for eac... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3971354 | Increasing warm up enrichment as a function of manifold absolute pressure An electronic fuel control system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed capable of providing an enriched fuel/air mixture to the engine as a function of the engine's temperature and the engine's load during the transient warm up period. The fuel ... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3960130 | Start air control system An auxiliary air control system is disclosed for automatically controlling the air flow to an internal combustion engine during the starting phase of the engine's operational cycle to facilitate clean consistant starts under both hot and cold engine condi... | 06/01/1976 |
