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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4600827 | Dual-powered pyrolysis probe driving circuit A dual power-supply system is used to produce a sharp rise-time characteristic and a high steady-state temperature in a platinum ribbon pyrolysis probe. First, a small "boost" power supply generates a very short, high power pulse that is applied to the pr... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4592690 | Hot melt gasketing compositions and processes for applying them Compositions from 25% to 65% of a synthetic rubber block copolymer and from 75% to 35% plasticizer by weight are heated and mixed and applied, usually with a curing agent, to the lid or cover of a container such as a drum or pail. The application may take... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4591950 | Circuit board-terminal-housing assembly An insulating housing has a circuit board mounted on its interior with separate conductive tab end portions of the board protruding outwardly through apertures in the housing. The tab portions have printed thereon conductive parts which connect with selec... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4585622 | Chemical microreactor having close temperature control A reactor tube of a microreactor assembly including a first central temperature sensor and a channel formed in its outer surface to circulate a coolant. A tightly fitting conductive core surrounds the cooling channel and is sealed to the reactor tube at b... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4563869 | Rope with reduced lash-back construction A synthetic plastic rope includes a selected number of first components having a relatively high elongation characteristic and second components whose elongation characteristic is considerably lower. In one form of the invention, the rope has a central co... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4561320 | Two-way pawl-ratchet wheel assembly An assembly which involves a ratchet wheel adapted to be rotated by incremental steps to drive a shaft connected thereto. A rotatable pushbutton is mounted through a hole in the chassis and is connected to a rod to which a flexible pawl is mounted paralle... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4541695 | Zoom lens for cameras A camera zoom lens system comprising; means for generating and storing a first information signal representing a predetermined position of the first movable lens group, means for generating a second information signal whose value determines a relationship... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4522057 | Printing ink proofer A method and apparatus for preparing a proof or sample of an ink (as herein defined) as a preliminary to its being employed in a printing or coating process to enable its color and coating capability to be determined. A quantity of the ink is applied to a... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4516712 | Cutting devices for tiles A tile cutter for separating into parts a ceramic tile or the like after scoring a break line, comprised of a pair of blocks hinged by stop hinges and having proximate edge faces cut away to provide clearance for folding the blocks about the hinge. Slots ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4515779 | Skin tumor removal and healing compositions and processes A composition which comprises principally powdered bloodroot powdered ginger root, and zinc chloride in relatively equal parts by weight, is applied in a number of treatments to skin lesions such as epithelioma tumors. After a short time, the growth comes... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4493290 | Milk yield recording and concentrate feed ration calculation for dairy cows System for determining supplementary feed rations for dairy cows, which comprises the steps of: (a) recording in a hand-holdable microprocessor-based recorder (1) information relating to the cow identity of each of a plurality of cows which are to use a m... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4474118 | Vertical, in-line regenerative heat exchange apparatus In one embodiment, the incinerator has three or more aligned stationary, vertical adjacent structures, each of which has a heat-exchange section covered partially by respective plates which are so arranged as to provide between adjacent ones of the sectio... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4471517 | Ball bearing puller A ball bearing puller comprising a head member with a central force applying bolt and a number of extractor bars rotatably and slidably mounted at first ends in slots radiating from the bolt. The extractor bars can be clamped at any position along the slo... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4457839 | Vibratory screening apparatus Vibratory screening apparatus wherein a filtrating cradle incorporating screens is vibrated on a machine base, and wherein a bottom screen (56) in said cradle (12) can be withdrawn between an upper support (64) on said cradle and an intermediate support (... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4454826 | Vertical flow incinerator having regenerative heat exchange A vertical incinerator has three or more adjacent, stationary, heat-exchange sections which communicate, via respective plenums, with a common high-temperature combustion chamber positioned above them. Inlet and outlet valving to each heat-exchange sectio... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4448410 | Electrically-powered baby swing A baby swing has a seat suspended from a horizontal rocking bar by two hangers. Mounted to the bar is a generally horizontally-mounted wheel or disc having a predetermined unequal weight distribution. A stationary DC motor drives the rim of the wheel whic... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4433714 | Roller shutter doors A roller shutter door comprised of a plurality of horizontal panels with interengaged curled longitudinal edges to provide hinge action between the panels. There are strips of resilient material under a compressive load in the hinge joints to substantiall... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4428444 | Variable damping subassembly for weigh cell A damping subassembly for a weigh cell or the like comprises a sprocket wheel, a spool-like valve and a perforated piston disc assembled coaxially, the sprocket and the valve being mounted for movement in unison as the sprocket is rotated about its axis. ... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4426360 | Thermal regeneration outlet by-pass system and process In a thermal regeneration anti-pollution system in which there are a plurality of heat-exchange beds communicating with a high temperature incineration zone, excessive temperatures in the zone and danger to equipment in the installation are prevented by d... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4410774 | Single knob variable range timer A timer has a single knob which is normally used to set a desired timing cycle within a given range and also, when pulled out, to set a selected one of a plurality of ranges. When the knob is pulled out, projections formed on the control shaft engage a co... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4386718 | Liquid dispensing means with novel air bleed valve A dispenser of liquid from an inverted rigid screw neck container, the dispenser comprising a base with an upwardly directed socket to receive the container neck in a liquid tight manner, a port to discharge liquid to a threaded nose to be coupled to a ta... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4377311 | Multi-purpose mining machine A multi-purpose mining machine comprising a self-propelling power unit with a boom pivotally connected to the power unit for raising and lowering movements, the boom having two parts one connected to the power unit and the other being connected to said on... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4373889 | Hydraulic press assembly A hydraulic press having an upper ram-die subassembly is lowered hydraulically toward a mold cavity at a relatively high speed while resting by gravity on lower sets of nuts attached to the lower ends of piston rods. When the upper die comes to rest on th... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4368020 | Mold box wedging assembly In presses such as hydraulic presses used for forming tiles or bricks from ceramic or other materials, a mold box is mounted in alignment with the upper and lower dies. To hold the mold box without keying it to the mold case, a wedging assembly comprises ... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4365591 | Livestock handling system and apparatus therefor Apparatus for handling small livestock such as chickens comprising open topped slideable drawers (12) in a rectangular housing (10) from which they are slid to allow for loading and subsequently for unloading onto a transfer conveyor (20). A roof (34) ove... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4362491 | Tablet making machines A tablet making machine includes a rotor, one end, preferably the lower end, of which is detachably secured to a rotatable member of the machine so that the rotor rotates with the rotatable member in use of the machine; the configuration of the rotor bein... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4346366 | System for generating and modifying designs for automatic knitting machinery and the like A computerized pattern generating system for producing a knit or a woven pattern has been found. Any desired pattern can be obtained without drafting a picture. The system has at least a digital memory and an arithmetic unit. On the digital memory, each c... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4341387 | Board word game apparatus and method A playing board is divided into a number of discrete playing areas bearing respective numerals in a reading sequence. A plurality of game pieces such as cards or tiles, whose aggregate number approximates the number of the areas, respectively bear letters... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4302426 | Thermal regeneration outlet by-pass system In a thermal regeneration anti-pollution system in which there are a plurality of heat-exchange beds communicating with a high temperature incineration zone, excessive temperatures in the zone and danger to equipment in the installation are prevented by d... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4289819 | Step tread plate The tread plate comprises a substantially flat, elongated metal portion coated on its upper side with a layer of resilient, dark-colored, plastic material through which gritty material is dispersed substantially uniformly throughout its thickness. The fir... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4267152 | Anti-pollution thermal regeneration apparatus An incineration system for industrial effluents and the like in which, to promote more uniform heat distribution in a large combustion chamber ordinarily heated by a single burner, some of the primary fuel gas for the burner is fed to the combustion chamb... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4264904 | Fire and absence detection and alarm system for bed occupants A bed mat having a sensor for detecting abnormally high temperatures and for detecting when the occupant of the bed is not in it is connected to a control console which has circuits for producing a first electrical signal having a first characteristic in ... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4263259 | Hatch and hatch cover for thermal regeneration apparatus In thermal regenerative apparatus having at least one heat-exchange section which includes a plurality of ceramic refractory elements, an upstanding hatch is provided to permit additional elements to be inserted after settling of the original charge due t... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4252070 | Double valve anti-leak system for thermal regeneration incinerators In a system for purifying effluents from industrial processes in which there are a plurality of sections containing heat-exchange beds communicating with a high temperature incineration zone, the flow of effluent through the beds and the direction of flow... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4251034 | System for reclaiming plastic from metal plated plastic scrap Chrome plated plastic scrap is chopped into small pieces and then, while subjected to sub-zero temperatures, is centrifugally impacted thereby producing a mixture of particles of chrome and plastic. Most of the chrome particles are removed by subjecting t... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4248841 | Anti-leak valve flushing system for thermal regeneration apparatus In thermal regeneration incineration apparatus having a main combustion chamber in communication with at least one heat-exchange section to which inlet and outlet ducts are connected, each duct having an associated valve, purified effluent from the output... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4232837 | Retractable cord reel A retractable cord reel, especially for electrical cord. The cord is carried by a pair of lightweight, electrically non-conductive hub-and-flange members secured together in sheave-like configuration. A tandem spring motor provides even tensioning of the ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4228488 | Luminaire raising and lowering system The luminaire raising and lowering system includes a mast head in which a plurality of sets of pulleys are located. A carrier ring containing a number of lighting fixtures is suspended from the top head mast by a plurality of cables associated with respec... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4204876 | Cement coloring composition and method of producing same Thixotropic compositions for coloring cement or concrete or similar products comprise particulate pigment particles (about 20-80% by weight), at least one stabilizer (about 0.4-15%), a dispersent (about 0.1-3.0%) and water (about 12-77%). Methods of makin... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4195287 | Fire and absence detection and alarm system for bed occupants A bed mat having a sensor for detecting abnormally high temperatures and for detecting when the occupant of the bed is not in it is connected to a control console which has circuits for producing a first electrical signal having a first characteristic in ... | 03/25/1980 |
