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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4542756 | Portable non-powered dishwasher A non-powered portable dishwasher, especially suited for insertion within a sink, has an enclosed dish-holding container with a rack for separating dirty dishes and a sealable top member for creating an enclosed washing chamber. Suspended from the top mem... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4541616 | Thermal burning rod An improved rod for a thermal cutting or burning torch, especially suited for underwater use, is shown to have a metallic outer tube sheath containing exothermic fuel elements within the interior of the tube, providing an open region for the passage of ga... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4540420 | Dehumidifier for flexible envelopes A dehumidifier for flexible envelopes having a process side for dehumidifying air from the flexible envelope and a regeneration side for regenerating the dessicant used for dehumidification. A regeneration wheel containing a dessicant is rotatably mounted... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4540370 | Retriever for submerged objects A retriever for submerged objects is disclosed in which a cap is connected to a canister by a retrieval line, and the canister is in turn connected to an object by an anchoring line. When the object and attached canister are dropped into the water, the wa... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4524490 | Crawfish peeler A hand-held tool for removing the meat from a crawfish tail having a handle adapted to the human hand containing a pair of spring biased opposed elongated concave tongs with curved inward tips. In operation an individual crawfish is broken to separate the... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4520900 | Fire escape apparatus for use in high-rise buildings and the like A personnel escape mechanism for emergency evacuation of a high-rise building. An escape support for personnel in the form of harnesses or a protective cage is suspended from a trolley, riding on a rail extending externally from the building. The escape s... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4517082 | Advanced dual-filtering apparatus A filtering system for deep fat fryers includes a filter tub for receiving contaminated oil from fat frying vats, a primary filtering means mounted in a covering relationship to bottom wall of said tub, and a fine filter cannister to effect removal of con... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4514871 | Waterbed convertible cap A universal, convertible, padded end cap for a water bed railing permits the joining of a supplementary end rail to any of a number of available padded water bed side rail designs providing in each case a smooth, decorative, functional corner joint and se... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4513545 | Apparatus for and method of constructing, transporting and erecting a structure of two or more stories comprised of a plurality of prefabricated core modules and panelized room elements A prefabricated structure of at least two stories comprised of a vertically stacked modular core and interlocking system of panelized component room elements erected upon a monolithic concrete slab. The subject modular core is composed of three units each... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4511291 | Vacuum material conveying apparatus An adaptor is disclosed for conveying fluidizable material to a pressurizer tank provided with a removable lid which selectively seals the tank. The adaptor comprises a lid for replacing the removable lid, a venturi mounted on the adaptor, a pipe for intr... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4502554 | Expansible tool for reaming frustoconical undercuts in cylindrical holes An improved expansible rotary power tool for reaming frustoconical undercuts in cylindrical holes contained in dense concrete, such as flint and chert aggregates, comprises a tool having a hollow elongated sheath provided with a pair of opposing longitudi... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502004 | Current pulse monitor An apparatus for measuring varying current levels is particularly suited to the measurement of distinct current pulses. The apparatus couples by means of an inductive sensor to a current carrying conductor. A current pulse in the conductor induces a volta... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4499399 | Anti-pollutant spark plug adaptor A spark plug adaptor for an internal combustion engine is provided with two chambers, an upper preliminary chamber and a lower secondary chamber. The upper chamber encompasses the spark plug electrodes and communicates with the lower chamber through an ac... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4495669 | Dual-grip handle brush for painting and the like A paint brush which has an elongated handle defining a sheath for holding a brushing means, an enlarged portion attached to the sheath, a neck portion, and a hand gripping portion connected to said neck portion. A pistol-grip handle is connected to the ne... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4492156 | Apparatus for compacting refuse An apparatus for compacting refuse in a drum or in a bag, or of drums themselves, is provided with a frame mounted above a platform. The platform provides a base supporting a cylindrical jacket which encloses the media to be compacted. The jacket is mount... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491148 | Automatic choke valve An automatic storm choke valve having two vertically spaced-apart valve members movable longitudinally within a valve housing to open and close the valve. A pair of vanes pivotally affixed to an upper valve member at its lower end are kept in a preset obl... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4483057 | Stuffing box removal apparatus An apparatus for removing the stuffing box in a down hole mud pump, which includes a substantially elongated mounting frame having at least a pair of retainer rings in spaced relation from and coaxially mounted in relation to a threaded collar member, wit... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4480819 | Attachable/detachable railing device The present invention relates to a protective railing device having posts for supporting a barrier means and with the posts having foot portions which are attachable to the grating of an offshore platform.... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4456149 | Water dispensing system The invention relates to portable apparatuses for dispensing purified water from conventional five gallon water bottles directly into a spigot mounted on a sink or an ice maker of a refrigerator. The bottle of water does not have to be mounted on any know... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4455019 | Exerciser for finger, hand, wrist and forearm An improved exerciser for finger, hand, wrist and forearm is provided with a frame having a hand supporting portion, a first set of pulleys mounted on a frame adjacent the hand supporting portion, and a second second set of pulleys mounted on said frame r... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4454859 | Collapsible burner support apparatus A collapsable burner support apparatus having a vertically disposed hub member. The member having a flow conveying opening through its entire length, a plurality of leg members, each of the leg members including a lower foot portion resting on a support s... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4452180 | Indirect counterflow heat recovery system of the regenerative type for steam generators, gas turbines, and furnaces and engines in general A heat regenerator indirectly utilizes the hot gases exhausted by a furnace or engine to heat the air supply to it, through the use of heat transfer fluids which function as an efficient heat transfer medium to implementation of the counterflow and direct... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4452033 | Lawn mowing and trimming apparatus A lawn which includes a mower housing carrying a motor and including plural shafts carrying donut-like members with cutters attached thereto. The deck includes a forward portion have a protective skirt, a portion of which extends at approximately 45° to ... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4449324 | Wind vane hanging plant container A hanging planter having a support arm rigidly attached to the bottom of the container at its bottom portion, a medial portion attached to the sidewall of the container and an upper portion comprising a wind-vane-like support arm to limit rotational movem... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4449101 | Jet wash for ultrasonic streaming current detector An ultrasonic streaming current detector for developing, on a continuous basis, an electric signal which is a function of the charge condition existing in a stream containing charged particles. The present invention has a cross shaped housing having a cro... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4446435 | Ultrasonic streaming current detector An ultrasonic streaming current detector for developing on a continuous basis, electrical signal which is a function of the charge condition existing in the stream containing charged particles therein, for thereby facilitating the determination of the dos... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4442585 | Method of construction for thermal and acoustic insulation blankets An improved method of construction for thermal and acoustic insulation blankets is provided wherein a ceramic fiber thermal insulation core is cut along pattern lines and a acoustically insulating thin sheet of lead is molded in conformance with the shape... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4442860 | Pilot control relay valve apparatus An improved pilot control relay valve is disclosed to monitor pressure conditions in a system and to shut down in response to the detection of pilot pressure outside a predetermined range. Dual piston action actuates a visual indicator mounted on the slid... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4437709 | Yoke apparatus The present invention provides for a two piece, circular yoke apparatus which would be substantially U-shaped in cross section which is adapted to fit around the flange of a splined coupling to shift the coupling between the splined shafts of a hydro-brak... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4430762 | Aquassage An aquassage apparatus for agitating water in a bath tub has a flexible, soft tubing which is pliable enough to be bent into different configurations. Suction cups are glued to the bottom of the tubing for secure attachment to the bottom of the bath tub. ... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4410024 | Apparatus and method of assembling barge fenders A method of and apparatus for assembling barge fenders which includes chain conveyors for conveying the workpiece through a series of work stations. Spaced pairs of saws are positioned to make angled cuts. Downstream of the saws drilling mechanism provide... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4385874 | Rotary pump apparatus with plural abutting pumping segments A rotary pump apparatus with plural abutting pumping segments has a wafer-like housing with an inner elliptical pumping chamber with intake and discharge ports for a fluid flow. A plurality of identical fluid moving cylindrical segments are movably dispos... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4357302 | Paraffin wrinkle and bubble remover apparatus A hand held apparatus for removing wrinkles and bubbles in a thin paraffin ribbon having a pair of normally flexible handles and a pair of elongated strut members with the handles, disposed at an angle in relation to the handles and movable with respect t... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4347733 | Blowout preventor test system A blowout preventor test system utilizes a pipe nipple being threaded, for example, at both ends, and having a central bore through which fluid can be conveyed. At the central portion of the bore is a reduced orifice which constricts flow through the bore... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4330401 | Dynamic clarifier system A continuous clarification apparatus provides a vessel having a bottom portion and a preferably cylindrical and upwardly extending sidewall defining therewithin a liquid retaining space at least partially filled with a "floc" carrier forming a moving medi... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4326587 | Casing hanger and stabilizer apparatus and method A method and apparatus for stabilizing an interior surface pipe within an exterior casing pipe are disclosed. The casing stabilizer apparatus comprises a cylindrical separable hanger body made up of a pair of body half-sections. Each body half-section inc... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4326435 | Hydraulic power tong A power tong apparatus provides a housing having a vertical U-shaped slot allowing a vertically supported length of drill pipe to be inserted into the slot coincident with a provided vertical axis of the slot. An upper and lower jaw assembly is provided i... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4313987 | Polystyrene vehicle body protector system The present invention relates to the packaging and/or protecting consumer products such as automobiles during shipping thereof with polystyrene panels.... | 02/02/1982 |
