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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5814269 | Parison transporting device for blow molding machine A parison transporting device includes a conveyor system moveable either in longitudinal or transverse fashion relative to the direction of parison discharge in the tube receiving position below the tube forming head to receive, on the conveyor system, ei... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5803946 | Controlled release plant nutrients Plant nutrients that are released in soil over a controlled period of time are comprised of plant nutrient particles containing urea and on the surface of the particles a water insoluble, biodegradable, interpenetrating polymer network comprised of a biur... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5789023 | Method of applying coating to a web using centrifugal force A fountain applicator for applying coating liquid onto a web of paper carried past the applicator, has a coating liquid flow path that includes a curved surface along which a sheet of the coating liquid is flowed to subject the sheet to centrifugal force ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5769807 | IV catheter adhesive dressing A surgical dressing consisting of a film which carries an adhesive layer wherein the film has a hydration rate of at least 0.1 g/in2 /min.; becomes saturated when in contact with water in 3 minutes or less and absorbs at least its own weight of... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5748089 | Portable personal security system A battery powered portable personal alarm system is contained within a bag having a carrying theft-resistant strap to avoid theft of the alarm system while being carried. The bag houses a siren and a visual signal generator located proximate openings ther... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5746362 | Heavy duty vehicle rack A heavy duty vehicle rack for the attachment to the drip rails or gutters of a vehicle is useful for carrying heavy articles, such as pipes, ladders, etc. The vehicle rack has at least one crossmember which extends across the vehicle roof and has an end m... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5742034 | Digital deposit validating safe A paper currency deposit and validating safe includes a generally box like housing having walls forming a chamber comprising a safe for securing money, bill receiving apparatus on the housing for receiving and validating bills of various denominations and... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5728081 | Absorbent composite article having fluid acquisition sub-layer An absorbent article has an absorbent core and a liquid permeable top sheet made of polyolefin material. An acquisition layer is provided between the top sheet and the core. The acquisition layer is a nonwoven fabric made from polyolefin fibers bonded by ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5725274 | Bicycle seat Small conventional saddles squeeze the buttocks area strongly, whereas large conventional saddles have the effect that the buttocks area slips over the saddle during pedaling. When a bicycle is only used occasionally, both situations have unpleasant conse... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5725081 | Digital deposit and dispensing safe A combination money deposit and dispensing safe, includes a generally box-like housing having a front door, and back and side walls forming a chamber defining a safe for securing money, a bill receiving apparatus mounted in the front door of the safe for ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5718382 | Apparatus for cleaning vessels An apparatus for cleaning vessels is inserted into a vessel to automatically clean the interior thereof. The apparatus is particularly adapted to clean rail tank cars and similar vessels, and includes a spray nozzle that is moved at a controlled speed bac... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5701810 | Tofu making apparatus The apparatus of the invention comprises three stages. The first stage extracts soy milk from soybean go, and comprises a cylindrical pot, a cylindrical filter for receiving go held within the pot, there being an annular gap between the filter and the pot... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5701062 | Pulsing control for an inertial drive system for a multi-motor binary array vehicle A pulsing drive system delivers pulsed power signals to the driven wheels of a vehicle for improving the efficiency internal combustion or an electric motor driven vehicles. A controller receives signals such as velocity and demand, and communicates to a ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5695792 | Blow molding machine for making hollow plastic articles A blow-molding machine for producing hollow plastic articles comprises a blow mold having a plurality of cavities corresponding to the shape and dimension of the finished hollow articles. The blow mold has at least two closely adjacent and separate blow m... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5695711 | Device for transporting a parison from the tube forming head to the blow mold of a blow molding machine The parison transporting device includes a straight mold trough formed by pins which are arranged relative to one another in V-shaped configuration when viewed in cross-section and which can be retracted into pneumatic cylinders to open the bottom of the ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5692710 | Inflatable restraint An inflatable restraint is disclosed, and includes an elongated poncho having therein an air-tight bladder and a cervical aperture for insertion of the head of the individual. A front portion of the poncho is adapted for juxtaposition with a rear surface ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5667895 | Shock attenuation device A device contains a super absorbent hydrophilic polymer in combination with a compatible liquid to form a thick, viscous gel-like colloidal fluid to provide high durability, low cost, and ready manufacture in footwear, medical applications, including surg... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5660597 | Vibratory child pacifying device A portable, compact, self-contained child pacifying device is disclosed for use with infant support structures. The device may be attached to such infant support structures through attachment means allowing ready attachment and removal of the pacifying de... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5658258 | One piece disposable applicator The applicator is assembled from an integral injection-molded part which includes an elongated flat strap from which a piston member projects at a right angle to one side and, at some distance therefrom, a cylinder member including a canula molded thereon... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5657881 | Attachment device for long objects A device for attaching long objects, in particular bars, includes an element for attaching bars together and a tongue having hook means. The element for attaching the bars together includes four identical arms assembled in pairs at the ends of a central r... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5653921 | Method for producing shock attenuation device A super absorbent material in combination with a liquid to form a thick, viscous gel-like colloidal fluid of high durability, low cost, and ready manufacture for use in footwear, medical applications, including surgical padding, flotation sleeping devices... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5653561 | Swarf boot A swarf boot comprises a flexible and elastic, generally frusta-conical, unitary member for capturing swarf, cuttings, dust and debris from drilling operations. The boot has two open ends, namely a proximal end adapted to receive and hold a drill body, an... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5643237 | Facing material with improved stain resistance A nonwoven, stain resistant facing for absorbent articles is disclosed. The facing material is in the form of a nonwoven fabric including hydrophobic staple fibers bonded with an absorbent adhesive. The fabric is formed in such a manner as to have a plura... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5640857 | Decorations for watchbands and bracelets A decoration for a bracelet or a watchband, such as an expansion watchband, is characterized by a decorative chip and a bracket for attaching the chip to the watchband. The bracket is generally U-shaped and has a bottom wall on which a bottom surface of t... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5637808 | Liquid product sampler A sampling apparatus is characterized by a housing having a liquid product flow passage and an outlet port extending between the passage and the housing exterior. A plunger having a recess toward its nose extends across the passage and the nose of the plu... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5632428 | Restraining device A restraining strap includes a waistband for circumferentially transversing the waist of the user having thereon a yoke. The yoke comprises a first length and a second length when extended from the waistband, where each of the first and second lengths has... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5627438 | Pulsing control for an inertial drive system for a multi-motor binary array vehicle A pulsing drive system delivers pulsed power signal of the driven wheels of a vehicle for improving the efficiency internal combustion or an electric motor driven vehicles. A controller receives signals such as velocity and demand, and communicates to a m... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5624040 | Theft-preventive display hook system A security system for a display rack is provided in which merchandise in packages is threaded through an opening in the packaging over the free end of a hanger rod for display. The free end of the hanger rod is threaded, and a threaded cap is treated onto... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5620159 | Hanger assembly for liquid irrigator and sleeve A hanger assembly is provided for adjustably supporting an irrigator bag and allowing hanging and drying of an irrigator sleeve. The assembly includes a rod having two hooks at the top, a downwardly facing hook for hanging the rod and an upwardly facing h... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5614259 | Microwave interactive susceptors and methods of producing the same Microwave interactive susceptors in end product condition or form are produced by a continuous in-line production method wherein, under continuous vacuum, a paper or board substrate is first coated with a thin film of monomer which is cured to a polymer, ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5611418 | Apparatus for interfacing indexing and continuous motion machines and method of utilizing apparatus An apparatus and method for facilitating the interfacing between indexing motion and continuous motion machines wherein interfacing structure is provided by a continuous motion interfacing loop conveyor which is operatively interposed between the discharg... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5605549 | Battery electrolyte pad with gelling agents and method A gel-type storage battery is made by preparing porous electrolyte pads having internal pockets containing a dry powdered gelling agent, and inserting the pad between adjacent battery electrodes before addition of acid. The gelling agent may include acid ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5603767 | Apparatus for decreasing skip coating on a paper web A fountain applicator for applying coating liquid onto a web of paper carried past the applicator, has a coating liquid flow path that includes a curved surface along which a sheet of the coating liquid is flowed to subject the sheet to centrifugal force ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5595385 | Golf putter A golf putter comprising: a putter head having a longitudinal dimension between a rear and a front of said putter head and a ball striking club face extending along said longitudinal dimension; a putter shaft including a lower shaft section coupled at its lowe... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5585576 | Sampler for fluidized product A sampling apparatus is characterized by a housing having a bore communicating at one end with the interior of a vessel containing fluidized product. A plunger assembly in the bore has a sample chamber intermediate its ends and is reciprocated to project ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5573440 | Audio playback system for steering wheel of child's vehicle An audio playback system for the steering wheel of a child's vehicle is provided. A central housing is provided in the steering wheel, with the housing having an open top. An audio playback module is removably contained in the housing. The playback module... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5569418 | Method for making like-new golf balls from reclaimed golf balls Like-new golf balls are made from used golf balls by first reducing the diameter of the used ball, to provide an intermediate ball, and then molding a new dimpled cover on the ball. The diameter of the used ball is uniformly reduced by compression molding... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5561428 | Electromagnetic radiation absorber and method for the production thereof Disclosed herein is an electromagnetic radiation absorber comprising a filamentary, three-dimensional, porous substrate of dielectric material having a relatively thin layer of electrically conductive material deposited thereupon. The layer is characteriz... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5540171 | Slider assembly for sailing vessel A slider assembly useful as a working part on a sailing vessel includes a track and a slider mounted on the track. The slider includes a pair of U-shaped end pieces held in a spaced relationship by side pins and a central pin. Tubular bushings are mounted... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5538223 | Single line multiple purchase block and tackle system A block and tackle system having two different purchases is operated from a single line. The system includes a primary purchase system and a secondary system having a higher purchase than the primary system. The primary and secondary systems are separated... | 07/23/1996 |
