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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4946756 | Method for fixing a powdered developer deposited on a sheet, and apparatus for fixing the developer by this method The invention relates to a method and an apparatus with which a powdered developer deposited onto a sheet of paper can be fixed. The method comprises moving the sheet in such a manner that its leading edge (BV) comes to face a source (47) integral with a ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4883570 | Apparatus and method for enhanced chemical processing in high pressure and atmospheric plasmas produced by high frequency electromagnetic waves An apparatus and method for creating high temperature plasmas for enhanced chemical processing of gaseous fluids, toxic chemicals, and the like, at a wide range of pressures, especially at atmospheric and high pressures includes an electro-magnetic resona... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4873989 | Fluid flow sensing apparatus for in vivo and industrial applications employing novel optical fiber pressure sensors A fiber optical fiber fluid flow measuring device is provided for in vivo determination of blood flow in arteries. The device includes a fiber optical fluid differential pressure measuring device having at least one optical fiber sensor which optical fibe... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4868495 | Fiber optic A single mode optical fiber is used to detect electrical currents or magnetic fields from a source to a high degree of accuracy. Phase modulation of an optical beam is used to determine the changes of physical properties of a magnetostrictive material whi... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4800267 | Optical fiber microbend horizontal accelerometer A highly sensitive microbend horizontal fiber-optic accelerometer has been conceived, particularly useful in seismological research where minute accelerations must be detected. The device uses a cantilever beam and the compliance of an optical fiber mount... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4725214 | Apparatus for the fabrication of construction blocks Apparatus for forming a constructional block in which a lower die is filled with a given and at least substantially excess amount of material after substantially closing the lower die with an upper die for forming a mold by drawing the dies together, the ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4704673 | Phase-adjusting device for parallel-resonant circuit frequency converters The invention relates to a phase-adjusting device for the inverter, having controllable semiconductors, of a parallel-resonant circuit frequency converter. The phase-adjusting device, operating on the PLL principle, compares a signal derived from the inve... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4699457 | Optical fiber switch and method of making same An inexpensive and efficient switching device for use with optical fibers is disclosed wherein at least three optical fibers are mounted in the switching device with one of the at least three fibers mounted in a fixed magnetic block and the at least two f... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4691639 | Rail tie plate placing vehicle and method A railroad tie plate placing vehicle uses a crawler track to place plates upon rail ties. The crawler track is meshed to a magnetic wheel which holds tie plates to the crawler track until the tie plates have actually contacted a tie. The crawler track at ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4642667 | Integrated circuits A bipolar lateral transistor is formed in a highly doped p- -type well (13) the base contained in a lightly doped n- -type well (12) the collector in a very lightly doped p-- -type substrate (11). The arrangement is such t... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4630358 | Method of making an electrostatic transducer of the moving coil type A moving coil capsule for a telephone handset is designed for high speed mass production. It consists of a carrier ring (1) and diaphragm (2) formed as an interim sub-assembly in a first buffer store. A coil (6) preparation and finishing stage applies the... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4629897 | Automatic high insulation switch Proportional detector intended to detect ionizing radiations for 2-dimension localization. This detector consists of a network of conducting wires (2) forming the anodes of an ionization chamber and operating under avalanche conditions and is characterize... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4626348 | End cap which will accommodate flow reversal A filter unit uses an end cap design to allow flow reversal from inside-out or outside-in and accommodates a dual collection zone or sump collection bowl. The spin-on filter unit has relieved portions on the end cap to define contaminant channels such tha... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4622204 | Spacer grid for nuclear reactor fuel assembly A spacer grid for a nuclear reactor fuel assembly, comprising an assembly of two families of thin partitions which are respectively parallel in each family and perpendicular from one family to the next and which bound pockets of square section through eac... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4619764 | Repelling-action filter unit and assembly A filter assembly and associated filter unit includes a repelling-action filter media for use in vacuum or suction side fuel filter applications. In particular, the filter unit is a screw on unit with centrally located threads at opposite ends of the filt... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4619177 | Musical instrument pneumatic actuator A musical instrument pneumatic actuator uses valve seats and a vacuum tube which are integral with one of two plastic main body pieces. An anti-warp brace and curved recessed portion are respectively used to minimize warpage and wear on the bellows. A bev... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4618271 | Serial bearing assembly Bearing assemblies use serial bearings in order to extend the operational speeds for the bearings. Speed distribution planetary gears are mounted upon an intermediate ring disposed between two other rings. Each of the rings has bearing surfaces which are ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4608155 | Magnetic separator Magnetic separator in which the particles forming the mixture to be separated drop from an opening into a separating space, where they are exposed to the action of a magnetic field having a gradient in the horizontal plane and produced outside the separat... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4583619 | Automatic gate for checkout lane A gate for a checkout lane is controlled by the cash register lock key. A cashier may insert the key to obtain access to the cash register and when the cash register is unlocked, the gate will automatically open allowing customers free egress from a check... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4571323 | Cooling device Device for the post-accident cooling of the confinement enclosure of a pressurized water nuclear reactor, wherein it comprises in series a turbine supplied by the hot, humid air contained in the enclosure, a condenser in which the air from the turbine is ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4565629 | Filter assembly A filter cartridge uses two annular concentric filter media with a first contaminant outlet upstream from both media and a plurality of second contaminant outlets between the two filter media. A mating portion on the filter cartridge mates with a wall of ... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4561198 | Method and apparatus for scarifying a railroad crib A railroad scarifying device is adapted to automatically distinguish between ballast and ties. The device includes a mounting piece or drum on which a plurality of hammer arms are pivotably attached. The hammer arms are pulled outwardly by the centrifugal... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4522156 | Steam generator Steam generator of the type comprising within a vertically axed type enclosure a plurality of U-tubes in which circulates a primary liquid and on the outer wall of which flows a secondary liquid, a cylindrical envelope surrounding the said tubes and defin... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4444155 | Sealed heat exchanger chamber with disposition of longitudinal water tubes concentrically disposed to a central burner A gas-tight chamber for a heat exchanger has a shell (12) forming the gas-tight chamber made of a light flexible or semirigid material such as rubber or thin silicone-treated sheet material which, because of its low weight and relative flexibility, absorb... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4437221 | Process for inserting points in a mandrel A process for inserting points (38) on a mandrel (36) and a machine for performing this process. A working head (40) simultaneously ensures the insertion of a point and the making of a perforation (112) in the mandrel by means of a punch (94). The perfora... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4432028 | Shielded magnetoresistance transducer high data density applications A magnetoresistance transducer for reading data from the tracks of a record carrier comprises at least one magnetoresistance perpendicular to the direction of travel of the data of each track P. First and second plane magnetic means are situated at either... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4420729 | Microwave phase-shifting apparatus Microwave phase-shifting apparatus includes a section (20) of waveguide of circular cross-section having a closed end (23) and an open end. A fixed phase-shifting member (20) is located within the section to convert plane-polarized incident energy to circ... | 12/13/1983 |
