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A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5852826 | Parallel merge sort method and apparatus A parallel sorting technique for external and internal sorting which maximizes the use of multiple processes to sort records from an input data set. Performance of the sort linearly scales with the number of processors because multiple processors can perf... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5728383 | Treatment of tumors of the central nervous system with immunotoxins Potent and specific immunotoxins are prepared by conjugation of moieties binding to receptors on the surface of tumor cells to a mutant diphtheria toxin having A-chain translocation activity, but lacking membrane-binding activity. The immunotoxins are use... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5606823 | Cover crop system The present invention provides cover crop systems which employ hybrid lethal plant varieties. Hybrid lethal cover crops such as hybrid lethal wheat varieties are useful, for example, in reducing soil erosion and inhibiting weed growth during the winter se... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5555920 | Method and apparatus for aliquotting blood serum or blood plasma An apparatus and method for dispensing a predetermined volume of liquid from a closed, liquid-containing blood collection tube is described. The apparatus includes a dual conduit providing a passageway for liquid to be dispensed from a closed blood collec... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5551028 | Design data management system and associated method A system and method for organizing design data in a computer system so that multiple data files can be represented and manipulated as a single entity, referred to herein as a design object. Each design object is represented graphically by a symbol on a co... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5542578 | Dispensing gun for ratio sensitive two-part material A drive linkage (22) connects to pumps (24, 26) and is movable by an actuator (28) for operating those pumps to pump a constant ratio output. The ratio is precisely controlled by adjustment mechanisms (140, 164). Also provided is a dispensing gun (32) tha... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5540472 | Reinforcing sleeve for long-handled tools A retrofittable reinforcing tubular sleeve that is operable to reinforce a variety of long-handled implements. The sleeve is slid over the free end of the handle and toward the implement head to establish a snug fit between the wall of the sleeve bore and... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5535869 | Pulse actuated clutch for vehicle drive lines An impulse actuated clutch with latch for a drive line of a vehicle. The impulse actuated clutch has a coupling member that is permanently engaged with one of a driven member and a driving member. The coupling member is movable in a first direction to eng... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5531850 | Apparatus and method for applying transverse tensioned elastic An apparatus in which material to have elastic applied thereto is carried by a first conveyor in one direction along a flow path. An elastic conveyor extending transversely of the material flow path is operable to continuously draw elastic from storage, t... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5522582 | Remote controlled winch A remote controlled winch operable by a hand held remote control. The winch has a single piece drum that is reversibly driven by a drive motor through a planetary gear arrangement for winding cable onto the drum and unwinding cable off the drum. A remote ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5520694 | Apparatus and method for aligning knee prostheses An apparatus for aligning a surgical instrument having a connection device attached to the femur in the vicinity of the knee joint at a point chosen to be on the mechanical axis. An adjustable vertical suspension device attached to the femur for counterac... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520272 | Combination manual-automatic hub lock A hub lock device for converting a vehicle between four-wheel and two-wheel drive, the hub lock being actuated by automatic actuation or manual actuation. A sliding clutch ring that engages and disengages the wheel and axle is trapped in a cage. An extend... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5503085 | Pallet and method for manufacture A pallet constructed of a base sheet of material formed to provide elongate, laterally spaced, channel-shaped support members and projecting outer edge margin portions. Elongate reinforcing beams of folded sheet material and upright cylindrical tubular me... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5497981 | Miter clamp A clamping device operable to clamp work pieces together at an obtuse angle. The device includes an elongate support bar having an angle element attached thereto and projecting outwardly at the obtuse angle from the support member. A clamping projection i... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5482255 | Winch having heat dissipating braking A winch wherein braking is achieved by cam actuation, the cam actuation, in a static condition, frictionally interlocking the drive shaft to the cable drum. A gear reduction mechanism is provided between the shaft and drum and is prevented by such interlo... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5463824 | Arch support system and method for manufacture and use An arch support having an upper surface portion, a formed elastomeric lower cushion portion, and a stretch-resisting mat of interwoven nonelastic fibers integrally attached between the upper surface and lower cushion portions to resist lateral and longitu... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5450689 | Elongated sinker A sinker for use in trolling comprising an elongated piece of metal or other structural material having a bend and a twist with an angle above the forward portion of said sinker which imparts a side to side motion of the sinker which imparts a side to sid... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5449259 | Thread locking device A thread locking device for securing a male threaded member to a female threaded member at a desired interengaged position. A nut, threaded internally, and a spiral spring in combination form the thread locking device. The spring is mounted in the nut wit... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5445258 | Pulse actuated hub locks and control arrangement A pulse actuated clutch and control arrangement for coupling and decoupling a drive line of a vehicle relative to a wheel such as when shifting between two-wheel and four-wheel drive modes. The pulse actuated clutch has a coupling member that is permanent... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5443641 | Wood-treating device A docking sleeve is provided for insertion into a bore in the side of a work-piece. A sealed chemical-holding cylinder is passed through the docking sleeve into the bore and an actuator is screwed into the docking sleeve to pierce a seal of a the cylinder... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5443501 | Method for making an artificial heart valve A method for making bileaflet heart valve prostheses wherein leaflets with unacceptably rough leading edges are identified during production. The leaflet leading edge surfaces are subjected to optical surface profilometry so that leaflets with undesirable... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5435524 | Impact fence An impact fence including an expanse of chain link fencing supported on a plurality of spaced posts. An elongate cable assembly extends between the posts, and the fencing is connected to the cable assembly. The cable assembly includes cable portions forme... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5435223 | Cartridge priming device with safety guard A cartridge priming device having a cartridge receiver for holding a cartridge to have a primer inserted therein, a primer receiving station for holding a single primer for insertion into a cartridge, a primer reservoir operable to hold a plurality of pri... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5429694 | Apparatus and method for applying tensioned elastic to material Apparatus for applying tensioned elastic to material including a first conveyor for carrying material in one direction along a flow path, a second conveyor operable to draw elastic from a storage container, tension the elastic, and move the elastic longit... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5417691 | Apparatus and method for manipulating and anchoring tissue An apparatus and method for manipulating and anchoring tissue is provided. The invention is directed to solving the problem of manipulating and anchoring tissue within a joint when access to that tissue is limited, for example, during arthroscopic surgery... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5415738 | Wet-laid non-woven fabric and method for making same Non-woven fabrics and methods and apparatus for their manufacture are disclosed. The fabrics have excellent mechanical strength and hand, and have a substantial uniformity of constituent fibers even at low basis weights. The fabric comprises chopped fiber... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5407001 | Yttria-zirconia slurries and mold facecoats for casting reactive metals The disclosure describes an aqueous ceramic slurry having from about 70-weight percent to about 85 weight-percent of a fused yttria-zirconia material. The weight percent of zirconia in the fused yttria-zirconia preferably varies from about 1.0 weight perc... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5402076 | Meter with probe for measuring the moisture content of stacked wood A meter for measuring the moisture content of wood in the center of a stack of wood has a probe with an electromagnetic wave sensor mounted near a forward end and a meter mounted at an opposite end. An extendable member is also mounted at the forward end ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5398120 | Ordered dither image rendering with non-linear luminance distribution palette A high color resolution image is accurately approximated with a low resolution image through ordered dithering to colors of a displayable color palette. The colors of the displayable color palette are located at points of a grid aligned with three orthogo... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5396938 | Apparatus and method for producing surfaced lumber Apparatus and method for, in one continuous operation, receiving a slab sawn from a log, sensing the thickness of the slab and setting the apparatus to plane its upper and lower surfaces to produce a desired thickness slab which then is sawn into boards o... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5378004 | Device for removing brake drum and hub assembly The device attaches to and carries the brake drum and/or hub assembly of a vehicle, especially large vehicles such as commercial trucks and including semi-tractors and trailers. The device includes a hand truck, a jack that is attached to the hand truck, ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5373794 | Furniture extension mechanism An article of furniture, such as a table, is convertible between a compact usable state and an extended usable state. A movable support surface (4) is extendable from a frame (21, 22). The movable support surface (4) has at least one leg (8) pivotally att... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5372404 | Setting device for a tiltable armchair Adjustment device for tiltable sitting furniture with a stand (1) and a seat board (9) pivoting at the front side of the stand, as well as a driving device (16) arranged to convey the seat board (9) its tilt motion, where the seat board (9) at the front i... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5367717 | Cuspidor A cuspidor having a substantially rounded basin with a bottom, a substantially upright surrounding sidewall and a fluid inlet spaced above the bottom adjacent one end of the basin for directing flushing fluid into the basin. The juncture between the botto... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5368666 | Elastic band heat activation system An elastic band activation apparatus for activating a heat-sensitive thermal film attached to an edge of a body of an article to form an elastic band along the edge of the article. The apparatus has at least one chamber with a heating zone having a shrink... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5368471 | Method and apparatus for use in monitoring and controlling a black liquor recovery furnace A system for monitoring, controlling, and optimizing the operation of a kraft chemical recovery furnace which includes a mechanism for determining carryover particle counts, bed profile information, and temperature information of a smelt the bed over a ma... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5361495 | Roof truss fabrication method A roof truss fabrication method and apparatus are disclosed in which multiple parallel guideways, or tracks, are laid out along the X axis in an X-Y coordinate system. Multiple pressing stands are mounted for movement on the tracks. A head portion of each... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5359448 | Infrared signal transmitter An infrared signal transmitter which has a signal generator enclosed in a housing, and a transmitter head which is removably attached thereto. The transmitter head includes a plurality of infrared transmitting elements arrayed in selected patterns to prov... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5356538 | Supercritical fluid extraction A method of extracting metalloid and metal species from a solid or liquid material by exposing the material to a supercritical fluid solvent containing a chelating agent. The chelating agent forms chelates that are soluble in the supercritical fluid to al... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5351835 | Device for storing cassettes for cd-records A device for storing parallelepipedic cassettes (K) for CD records comprises a plurality of supporting means (1) disposed on a wall. The cassettes are supported side by side and above each other on the supporting means for forming a wall picture made up o... | 10/04/1994 |
