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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5337949 | Photo or art easel and self-mailer A combination photo or art easel and self-mailer comprising a main central four-sided panel having four contiguous sub-panels respectively reversibly foldably-connected to the edges of said central panel, one sub-panel having assembly instructions on one ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5316065 | Burglar and storm-resistant cover for windows and doors A burglar and storm-resistant cover for windows or doors and the like comprising a frame including an upper frame member and a pair of vertical U-shaped channels connected to the ends of the upper frame member and spaced to receive for vertical movement r... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5275558 | Dental handpiece, bur mount operating system A dental handpiece provided with a handle and a head on one end thereof in which a turbine rotates at high speeds and accommodates a cutting bur having an axial through opening to direct a preferably hygienic coolant directly through the cutting end of th... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5262048 | Apparatus to recover petroleum from slicks and spills This invention comprises an apparatus and a method of using it to recover petroleum from a spill or the like floating, for example, on a body of water. Powder particles which have a strong affinity for combining physically with petroleum are adapted eithe... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5197236 | Waterproof cover for piles of bales of hay and the like A waterproof cover for a multiple bale stack of forage material arranged in a peaked pile of bales, the cover having opposite edges provided with hems having spaced notch-like openings therein along the edges of the hems which respectively receive a serie... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5161826 | Composite medical information and identity card A composite medical information and identity card adapted to be carried by a person who has had surgery resulting in installation of one or more metallic elements in his or her body of the type which, when passing through an X-ray inspection unit, results... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5150477 | Hospital gown The invention comprises a gown of the type such as used in hospitals or offices of a physician to cover the torso and shoulder region of an otherwise relatively nude person, the gown including a relatively narrow front panel connected at one end to a subs... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5095870 | Rotary valve four-cycle engine An internal combustion engine which includes a combustion head adapted to be bolted to the top of a cylinder block and includes a solid cylindrical rotary valve extending longitudinally in a complementary bore in the head which is parallel to the axis of ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5081781 | Gun loading device A gun-loading device comprising a base member having a socket to receive the muzzle of a gun to be loaded with a charge of powder and/or a bullet, a storage cylinder provided with a plurality of bores in a circular pattern which receive such charges and i... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5076193 | Receptacle for essential accouterments on pleasure boat This invention pertains to an elongated tubular receptacle adapted and arranged to contain one or more essential accouterments available on pleasure boats, such as signal flares and compressed gas cylinders, and the receptacle includes mechanism to secure... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5041050 | Doll head and detachable wig A doll head and wig combination in which the head has a groove in the rear surface thereof extending between the ears and the wig has a rim of which a limited extent thereof is elastic and is tightly received in the groove in the head and the forward port... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5005544 | Rocker shaft support system for internal combustion engine A system and method for reducing or eliminating the flexing of an engine rocker shaft at high RPM conditions. In one aspect of the invention, an elongated block stud is utilized in conjunction with a rocker shaft pillar mount to more securely hold the roc... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4997152 | Hoist-type support for game A hoist-type support for use by hunters to support game objects and including a top head having circumferentially-spaced notches in excess of two and each notch pivotally receiving the upper end of a leg in a manner to limit the outward movement of the le... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4934319 | Combination bird feeder and post with connection device A combination bird feeder, tubular post and a connection device which includes a bracket having similar ends attachable to the bottom of the feeder, a compressible member insertable in the upper end of the post, and a nut and bolt extendable through the b... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4920603 | Industrial-type washing machine An industrial-type washing machine having a washing compartment and a rinsing compartment in immediate longitudinal alignment with each other and having spray jets respectively receiving washing and rinsing solutions from separate reservoirs and applied u... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4871154 | Work holding device for handicapped persons A work holding device to support objects for the use of handicapped persons and, more particularly, persons haivng only one hand, the device being attachable to a wheelchair or similar supporting items upon which a handicapped person may sit or lie and it... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4869668 | Dental bur cooling and control systems An air-turbine type dental handpiece in which the handle has separate passages for air and water under pressure respectively to drive the turbine to rotate a bur and furnish cooling water to the bur which has an axial passage entirely therethrough to dire... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4850754 | Automatic drilling machine A drilling machine operable to drill holes in desired patterns and diameters in circuit boards and similar items and the machine is provided with a base upon which a planar support is movable parallel to the base respectively in directions transverse to e... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4846700 | Lead frame for semi-conductor device A lead frame having opposite rows of leads to be connected to the edges of a semi-conductor device and heads on one end of the leads provided with similar angularly related legs between which the edges of the device are received for ultimate soldered conn... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4816427 | Process for connecting lead frame to semiconductor device A lead frame having opposite rows of leads to be connected to the edges of a semi-conductor device and heads on one end of said leads provided with similar angularly related legs between which the edges of the device are received for ultimate soldered con... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4804327 | Magnetic tracing apparatus A magnetic tracing apparatus comprising an enclosure within which a mixture of nonmagnetic particles and magnetically attractive fragments are contained, at least one surface member of the enclosure being provided for the formation of a design image upon ... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4792017 | Adjustable support for ladders, scaffolds and the like An elongated longitudinally adjustable load-supporting unit attachable to one end of one or both legs of a ladder or at least selected legs of a scaffold to permit using the ladder or scaffold on uneven surfaces, the load-supporting unit comprising an elo... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4782589 | Process of connecting lead frame to a semi-conductor device and a device to effect same A lead frame having opposite rows of leads to be connected to the edges of a semi-conductor device and heads on one end of the leads provided with similar angularly related legs between which the edges of the device are received for ultimate soldered conn... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4771980 | Stand and support for small engines A stand or support for various kinds and types of small motors, generators and air compressors while servicing them, as well as testing them under running conditions, the stand or support having a bracket attachable to a bench or vertical post and a simpl... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4770592 | Transport truck for vehicles A truck having a deck unit pivotally connected to the rearward end of a truck chassis rearwardly of the rear wheels, expansible power mechanism connected to the forward end of the deck unit and operable to elevate it to dispose the unit at an acute angle ... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4766478 | Lead frame for semi-conductor device and process of connecting same A lead frame having opposite rows of leads to be connected to the edges of a semi-conductor device and heads on one end of said leads provided with similar angularly related legs between which the edges of the device are received for ultimate soldered con... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4759092 | Industrial-type scraper An industrial-type scraper provided with an elongated handle to one end of which a flat support plate of substantially less length than the handle is connected to the handle at an obtuse angle thereto in side view and also at an additional obtuse angle to... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4703745 | Arrow retention attachment for bow An attachment for a bow to be used in cooperation with known supports which engage respectively a side of an arrow and also the lower surface of an arrow. The attachment has a flexible leaf and a cam head. An arrow is mounted to the known supports by movi... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4681543 | Rapid denture technique A technique by which a denture formed from light-curable plastic material, and including individually positioned artificial teeth, is produced by the use of a custom, substantially U-shaped, matrix formed from an elongated shape of light-curable plastic m... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4674925 | Gang drill and method for clearing patterns of holes in tubular members A gang drill head having a row of drills spaced according to repeated patterns of holes in a tubular member such as a suction roll in a paper-making machine which are clogged and are to be cleared by drilling the same, the drill head being guided for long... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4609351 | Apparatus to produce artificial dentures A dental articulator comprising upper and lower bows connected by vertical support members, the upper bow being pivotally connected to the support members for raising and lowering relative to a planar mounting table which is positionable between the bows ... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4606452 | Conveyor and work station for turning bakery products A conveyor and work station operable to support and convey elongated bakery products such as hot dog rolls and rotate them from one position upon the conveyor to another position thereon to deliver them more suitably to be received in packages, the rotati... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4596261 | Hair dressing comb A hair dressing comb assembly comprising a generally cylindrical housing from one end of which a handle extends, and a plurality of similar longitudinally extending slots are arranged in circumferentially spaced relation around the housing respectively to... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4561781 | Agricultural feed blending apparatus An agricultural feed mixing and blending machine including a plurality of bins for different feed materials, variable speed metering augers in the bottoms of each bin to feed individual materials respectively to a confluence and mixing auger beneath the b... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4561477 | Woodworking machine and blades therefor A woodworking machine to form finished dimensional lumber from cants by a single pass of the cants through the machine and comprising compression and feed rollers above and below a longitudinal path and parallel longitudinally offset arbors respectively a... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4553936 | Dental impression tray and method of use A dental impression tray and method of using it to form in a light-polymerizable impression material an impression of a portion of dental anatomy in an oral cavity, the tray being formed of transparent substantially rigid material, preferably clear plasti... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4551486 | Interpenetrating polymer network compositions This invention provides hardenable compositions useful as construction media for a wide range of applications. Particular utility is found in the dental and medical arts where such compositions are highly suitable for the formation and construction of den... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4508973 | Wind turbine electric generator A wind-operated electric generator system of simple design incuding a stationary circular arrangement of segmental wind inlet passages extending around a vertical axis and having vertical inlet openings at the outer ends, the inlet openings having inwardl... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4508516 | Steering system and reversible drive for toy vehicles A remote control toy vehicle having a chassis with a pair of wheels respectively adjacent opposite ends thereof, a pair of electric motors of reversible polarity, drive mechanism respectively between said motors and the fore and aft wheels on opposite sid... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4506317 | Magnetic support for flashlight A service light for motor vehicle use and the like having a magnetic base attachable to an iron-containing object for support, a C-shaped resilient clamp support for a battery-type flashlight, an elongated arm pivotally connected at one end to the base, a... | 03/19/1985 |
