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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7461411 | Toilet training system A toilet training system is usable in both a child's sit-down toilet mode and a child's stand-up urinal mode. The system includes a child-sized toilet seat, a vertical curvilinear element, and a padded liner for the curvilinear element. The vertical curvilinear elem... | 12/09/2008 |
| D568203 | Short-stemmed flower vase | 05/06/2008 |
| D531692 | Pirate's assault catapult | 11/07/2006 |
| 6634687 | In-line skate maintenance rack An in-line skate maintenance rack has a pair of rests for a pair of in-line skates and inclined receptacles for holding wheels removed from the skates. The pair of rests and the inclined receptacles are so positioned that removed wheels are substantially ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 5536523 | Spread A butter-like spread containing 35-80% w/w fat is formed into an oil-in-water emulsion. The fat portion is said to contain 10% w/w saturated fatty acids and 80% w/w unsaturated fatty acids with no trans fatty acids.... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5377887 | Multi-purpose luggage convertible from a backpack to a handbag Multi-purpose luggage, convertible from a backpack to a handbag, by turning the luggage inside-out, has a plurality of walls, including a peripherally-disposed, laterally-arranged side wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall. The side wall incorporates a long... | 01/03/1995 |
| 4477373 | Molten salt hazardous waste disposal process utilizing gas/liquid contact for salt recovery The products of a molten salt combustion of hazardous wastes are converted into a cooled gas, which can be filtered to remove hazardous particulate material, and a dry flowable mixture of salts, which can be recycled for use in the molten salt combustion,... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4447262 | Destruction of halogen-containing materials An organic waste containing halogen is destroyed by treatment in a molten salt pool comprising a mixture of a basic alkaline earth metal compound with an alkaline earth metal halide. An oxygen-containing gas is introduced into the pool containing the wast... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4437980 | Molten salt hydrotreatment process A carbonaceous material is subjected to a hydrotreating process in which it is desulfurized, deasphalted and demetallized by reaction with hydrogen in a molten medium in the presence of potassium hydroxide and water. The water is present in an amount suff... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4420464 | Recovery of vanadium from carbonaceous materials A carbonaceous material containing vanadium is reacted with an oxidizing gas in a molten salt pool containing an alkali metal carbonate. Vanadium values present in the carbonaceous material are converted to water-soluble vanadium compounds which are recov... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4396594 | Sulfur dioxide reduction process Sulfur dioxide is converted to elemental surfur by reduction with a carbonaceous material in a reaction zone containing a molten salt. Heat is provided by reacting a portion of the carbonaceous material with oxygen. In a preferred embodiment alkali metal ... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4382393 | Retrofittable overdrive assembly An overdrive assembly is adapted to be retrofitted into an automobile between the engine and the automatic transmission. The overdrive can be retrofitted to most domestic cars and light trucks equipped with automatic transmissions. The overdrive can be re... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4314557 | Dissolution controlled active agent dispenser Drug dispensers comprising a flat body composed of a drug solute phase dispersed in a continuous polymer matrix phase in which the release rate of drug from the body is substantially constant and is controlled by the rate at which the drug solute phase di... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4201466 | Photoprinter with self-locating roll spreader In an elongate exposure assembly in a copying machine, an illumination cylinder is nested in an array of elongate rolls which cooperate with endless elastic belts to drive the cylinder and feed the originals and copy sheets around the same. The rolls are ... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4168092 | Multiple paper stack unloader The device shown is a dual purpose unloader for the sheet holder bins of a paper distribution system, such as a collator. The bins of a collator are sometimes sloped to allow gravitational settling of the sheets as they are fed into the pockets. The illus... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4163550 | Pressure roller assembly A pressure roll assembly for applying pressure forces to sheet material articles being driven by a conveyor. A pressure roll is mounted for rotation about a central axis. A longitudinally extending leaf spring has a first portion which supports the pressu... | 08/07/1979 |
| 4163273 | Corona discharge apparatus and method having means for improved mounting of corona discharge wire There is provided a corona filament assembly which is characterized by parallel rails each having a plurality of binding posts secured thereto. Each post is formed of a button about which the filament turns and having a lip spaced from the rail and an O-r... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4158496 | Dry silver processor for phototypesetters A processor for developing the encoded output medium of a business machine, wherein the processing rate is greater than the encoding production rate but must proceed uninterrupted once started. The medium, usually a web of paper or other film, is projecte... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4157870 | Exposure station A microfiche duplicator exposure station where a copy sheet lies facewise over a master while an elongated lamp shines light through the master to expose the copy sheet. A shutter that controls exposure, includes two plates lying over the lamp and a solen... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4157682 | Ink and moisture control system with run-length compensation A lithographic ink and moisture control system as provided for maintaining copy quality over a wide range of operating and environmental conditions without special operator assistance. The control system, among other things, adjusts the ink and moisture f... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4156388 | Ink and moisture control system with evaporation compensation A lithographic ink and moisture control system is provided for maintaining copy quality over a wide range of operating and environmental conditions without special operator assistance. The control system, among other things, adjusts the ink and moisture f... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4122474 | Photocopy developing apparatus for diazo film An apparatus for developing diazotype copy sheets is provided and comprises a duct element having an ingress and an egress end, a distribution element having an ingress end and a closed end, a manifold at the ingress ends of the duct and the distribution ... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4122473 | Developer residue waste eliminator for diazo machines The present invention provides a device for eliminating the residue waste of aqueous ammonia solution, comprising a first portion of ammonia gas and a second portion of steam, of a developer system in an ammonia type diazo machine. The device provides for... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4122475 | Microfiche developer A microfiche developer of a type which includes upper and lower walls that are slightly spaced to receive a microfiche, and which also includes a seal extending around a region between the plates where the microfiche lies, to seal this region when pressur... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4106871 | Contact printer holder Apparatus for holding a master microfiche in contact with a copy sheet of film in a machine that includes rollers for moving the copy sheet onto the master and then off of it towards a developing station. The holder includes a base or lower frame containi... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4106062 | Apparatus for producing magnetically encoded articles An apparatus is provided for producing magnetically encoded articles such as credit cards. Data from a master or other source is recorded on an elongated web carrying magnetically encodable material which is secured to a card blank or other article. Data ... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4097617 | Phosphonitrile fluoroelastomer coated carrier particles for use in electrophotographic process Coated carrier particles for use in an electrophotographic process are prepared by applying a thin coating of a phosphonitrile fluoroelastomer to the surface of the carrier particles. The coated carriers are long lived and capable of imparting a negative ... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4093459 | Treated carrier particles used in electrophotographic process Carrier particles for use in an electrophotographic process are prepared by applying a mixture of a perfluoro acid and molybdenum disulfide to the surface of the carrier particle. The resulting carriers have a very thin and effective film deposited on the... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4092526 | Secure property device A secure property device utilizing radiant energy reflectors applied to a magnetic data member is provided in which the specularity of reflections from the reflectors is enhanced by means of a polymeric primer which is chemically and optically compatible ... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4092160 | Ion modulator having bias electrode for regulating control fields An ion modulator having a bias electrode is capable of producing copies in which the contrast and background are controllable. Such modulator functions in a process which utilizes an adjustable charge density applied to set up uniform fringing fields of t... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4086202 | Non-aqueous polymeric dispersion and matte coatings produced therefrom A non-aqueous polymeric dispersion of an acrylic or methacrylic polymer in a non-aqueous continuous phase having a hydrogen bonding index, δ, greater than 10, a dipole moment, μ, between 0.5 and 2.5 and a solubility parameter, δ, less than 8 dries to p... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4082206 | Cap assembly for aqueous ammonia container A cap assembly is provided for use with a container for storing and supplying aqueous ammonia to a diazo type copying machine. The cap assembly comprises a closure member mounted on the container and a key device associated with free ends of an ammonia fe... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4080208 | Photosensitive diazomicrofilm adapted to be readable but nonreproducible upon processing A translucent sheet bearing opaque graphic intelligence thereon coated with a film which absorbs ultraviolet light, whereby the passage of visible light therethrough projects a legible image while light in the ultraviolet range is not transmitted so that ... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4073980 | Chemically treated carrier particles for use in electrophotography Carrier particles for use in an electrophotographic process are prepared by applying a mixture of a perfluoro acid and molybdenum disulfide to the surface of the carrier particle. The resulting carriers have a very thin and effective film deposited on the... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4068017 | Coated carrier particles for use in electrophotographic process Carrier particles for use in an electrophotographic process are prepared by applying a mixture of a perfluoro acid and polyvinylidene fluoride to the surface of the carrier particle. The resulting carriers are long lived, abrasion resistant and capable of... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4055684 | Coated carrier particles for use in electrophotographic process Carrier particles for use in an electrophotographic process are prepared by coating a particulate matrix with an ion exchange resin dispersed in a polymeric binder. The resulting coated carrier particles are long lived and depending upon the choice of ion... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4052327 | Compositions for eradicating electrophotographic images from translucent paper Compositions useful for eradicating images which have been produced upon paper by electrophotographic or similar means are provided. Suitable formulations include an alcohol having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a nitrile having 2 to 3 carbon atoms and are derive... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4046565 | Amorphous selenium coating A photoconductive coating having an improved charge acceptance is produced by vacuum evaporation of amorphous selenium in the presence of an inert gas.... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4025177 | Microfiche viewer A microfiche viewer is provided with means for selecting one microfiche carrier from a plurality of microfiche carriers contained within a magazine for holding the same, means for positioning such selected microfiche carrier along a first axis, means for ... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4023592 | Pump and metering device A self-priming pump is provided for metering a positive controlled amount of a volatile liquid to a utilization device. The pump comprises a piston means for pumping the liquid from a liquid supply container to a chamber, and from the chamber to a reservo... | 05/17/1977 |
