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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5255819 | Method and apparatus for manual dispensing from discrete vessels with electronic system control and dispensing data generation on each vessel, data transmission by radio or interrogator, and remote data recording A liquid dispensing method and apparatus has a system with new individual dispensing heads connectible one each to a plurality of different liquid bottles, i.e. liquor, and a remote dispensing data receiver and computer that receives data from each head. ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5186326 | Injection molded thermoplastic measuring scale holder An injection molded thermoplastic holder for a metal measuring scale has an elongate tubular body of rectangular cross-section, a very slender internal scale pocket precisely sized to receive and protectively store and release the scale in a slip-fit rela... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5157859 | Fishing jig A fishing jig has a hook and a body rigidly secured to the hook. The hook has an elongate longitudinal shank, an upturned curved tail end with a forward facing point, and an upright front shank section that extends up to a generally oval shape as seen in ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5088299 | Industrial liquid circulating and cooling machine An industrial liquid circulating and cooling machine for hydraulic fluids, lubricants, cutting oil, chemicals and the like has a chassis, an electro-mechanical refrigeration system with a compressor and condenser and evaporator, a I/O communication bulkhe... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5069041 | Method and apparatus for electromechanical air conditioning of industrial electronics An industrial electronics air conditioner has a cabinet with top, bottom, side and end panels, an electromechanical refrigeration system within the cabinet, an easily removable elongate condenser blower and motor module which comes out and goes in transve... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5044688 | Method and apparatus for vehicle body resurfacing A kit having a plurality of reinforced rigid resurfacing panels for conformal application upon and over damaged and/or corroded original body panels of a motor vehicle, with an improved method of securement utilizing spaced apart upper edge and central ar... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5036677 | Air conditioner having improved structure for cooling electronics An air conditioner having improved internal structure and intended specifically for cooling electronic enclosures has a cabinet containing a compresser, evaporator and condenser coils, a load air blower, an ambient air blower, and a single motor connected... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5035281 | Heat exchanger for cooling and method of servicing same A heat exchanger for cooling enclosures, typically electronic enclosures, has a box with a heat pipe type exchange element and upper and lower fan units. A novel element holder and box structure and arrangement of components provides for safety, NEMA-12 s... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5022667 | Multiple configuration seating device A seating device which is shown embodied in a hobby horse is easily changeable between a normal rocker configuration and a normal vehicular configuration. The device has a seat, a base with runners, a lock pedestal and a swivel pedestal connecting the sea... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5007484 | Method and apparatus for changing cultivator plow blades A soil cultivator has a new cultivator shank and a new plow blade which has a fixed lock structure. The plow blade is held to the shank by a movable snap action lock mechanism in a working end of the shank. A new method of quickly changing plow blades wit... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007819 | Dough dispenser A dough dispenser for donuts, donut holes, fritters and so forth has a frame and dispensing hopper with a novel quick change hopper lock, a novel piston and adjustable dispensing valve for donut holes, and a novel structure for quick change of different s... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5006391 | Honeycomb structure and method of making same A new and improved honeycomb core and honeycomb panel are provided with a new method of making honeycomb cores and panels. The honeycomb core is fabricated from conventional or higher quality corrugated fiberglass sheet and the honeycomb panel has a resin... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5003994 | Oral appliance for improving breathing and methods of using and making same A new and improved oral appliance for improving breathing, reducing or eliminating snoring, and preventing sleep apnea has a rigid shell with an upper tray, a lower cam structure to advance the mandible structure forward with respect to the maxilla struct... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4997013 | Liquid fill level indicator An apparatus and a method for filling vessels with liquid has a non-electric fill indicator having an air passageway leading up and out of the vessel to an air flow indicator, air escaping during filling causes the indicator to whistle and when the whistl... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4996899 | Method and apparatus for opening hay bales A hay bale cutter and a method of cutting a hay bale open, particularly suited for large round bales. The cutter has an elongate generally horizontal blade with a sharpened cutting leading edge, a skid on a lower edge for keeping the blade above ground, a... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4995344 | Apparatus for cleaning with aqueous solution A method and apparatus for scrubbing mammals and inanimate objects having a cover with a handle and a tubular section, a perforate scrubbing platen with a finger or sponge or abrasive or other structure to contact the mammal or object, a scrubbing compoun... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4980986 | Fishing apparatus Fishing apparatus intended primarily for ice fishing has a housing, a windowed door on the housing, an angling aperture in a bottom of the housing, a reel inside the housing, a flagpole and an electric light on the outside of the housing, and discrete act... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4977684 | Apparatus and method for measuring length with a tape and a rule A device and a method for measuring linear lengths has a tape housing, a flexible measuring tape, and a rigid rule movably fastened to the housing. The rule can by itself accurately and directly measure relatively small structures and the tape and rule ar... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4976297 | Funnel having improved liquid fill level indicator An apparatus and a method for filling vessels with liquid has a non-electric fill indicator having an air passageway leading up and out of the vessel to an air flow indicator, air escaping during filling causes the indicator to whistle and when the whistl... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4971169 | Method and apparatus for scaffolding An improved method and apparatus of scaffolding during building has a scaffold with folding hanger and work frames, storable bumpers on the work frame for propping the scaffold off of a wall, and a hanger structure in the hanger frame for suspending the s... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4961504 | Double strength pegbar An improved pegbar has a double strength peg mounted therein. The new and improved peg for the pegbar has a generally U-shaped configuration with a pair of elongate adjacent bodies extending from a common front nose, and a key on the back end of each body... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4954011 | Powered method and apparatus for lifting a boat A powered method and apparatus for raising and lowering a boat in a boat lift with quick connection to and use of the boat battery to power a DC electric motor on the lift. A method of converting a manual lift to a powered lift is provided. The lift drive... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4944332 | Beverage dispenser for filling cups and extra-large receptacles with automatic dispensing shut off An improved drip tray for a beverage dispenser, an improved cold carbonated beverage dispenser and a kit for retrofitting existing beverage dispensers into the improved beverage dispenser have a drip tray with a front nose which is extended and spaced upw... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4943040 | Adjustable work stand An adjustable work stand has fixed and hinged legs connected to a leg bracket, a table having a table bracket connected to a fulcrum in the leg bracket and fixed leg, a lock bolt in the hinged leg indexes both legs and the tables in several configurations... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4940165 | Method of and dispensing head for increased carbonation A beverage dispensing head and a method of dispensing that provides increased carbonation in a dispensed fountain beverage. The dispensing head has a discrete carbonated water decompression chamber in-between an upstream volumetric flow control body and a... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4938030 | Ice cube maker with new freeze and harvest control An ice cube makes has a generally upright gridded evaporator, a hot gas defrost for harvest of cubes, a storage bin below the evaporator, a hinged cube and water curtain between the evaporator and the bin, a new and improved control for the freeze cycle, ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4936565 | Display device A pegbar display device has a pegbar and a display sign, the sign is a decour frame around a perimeter of the pegbar and is formed of several lengths of an extruded plastic channel and discrete connectors, the decour frame is held in position and supporte... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4936488 | Beverage dispensing valve A beverage dispensing valve primarily for post-mix has a valve body that will accept all known types of beverage flow controls, water and syrup valves that are interchangeable in either of two fluid ports, a reversible block between the valves and a nozzl... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4932564 | Multiple flavor post-mix beverage dispensing head A two flavor post-mix carbonated beverage dispensing head has a mounting block and valve body with a treble quick disconnect for water and two syrups, three flow controls in a first triangular structure, three valves and solenoids in a second triangular s... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4920874 | Method and apparatus for cooking and advertising food products A combination food cooking and advertising machine has a deep fat fryer, mechanical food manipulators in the fryer for dispensing, flipping and removing the food product, and motionless advertising signs which are mechanically connected to and are given m... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4881339 | Method of and apparatus for fishing with a backwards hook A weedless artificial fishing lure and method of fishing has a lure body, a floppy mounted hook, and a resiliently flexible hook holder mounted to the body, the hook holder has structure for normally holding the hook backwards as the lure is pulled throug... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4872102 | D.C. to A.C. inverter having improved structure providing improved thermal dissipation A DC to AC power inverter has an improved construction providing for substantially improved thermal disipation, reliability, and efficiency; the inverter has a unitary combination frame and heat diffuser with a pair of opposed U-shaped sections at right a... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4854299 | Deep fat food cooker having a fat pre-warmer A deep fat food cooker has a vat for cooking oil, a pre-warmer container on the outside of the vat for cooking oil to be pre-warmed before use in the cooker, and a thermal extractor to extract heat from heated oil in the vat and to transfer the extracted ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4852337 | Method and apparatus for removing aquatic plants A method of and rake for removal of aquatic plants; the method has the steps of pulling a rake over an underwater bottom, engaging aquatic plants with flexible, resilient teeth and a flexible, resilient filament strung between the teeth, pulling the plant... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4846400 | Method of and apparatus for automatic damper control A method of and apparatus for automatic flue damper control of a solid fuel burning stove has a driveshaft connected to the damper, a plurality of cams on the driveshaft, a plurality of thermoswitches on the chimney pipe, a plurality of selection switches... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4803850 | Apparatus and method of dispensing particulate ice and cold beverage with irreversible separation of cooling ice A method of and apparatus for dispensing both particulate ice and cold beverage wherein a common supply of ice is used firstly for dispensing and then secondly for cooling of the beverage. A pair of co-axial rotors are co-rotated about a common vertical a... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4799648 | Trailer jack using full sized spare tire An improved trailer jack has a castor structure enabling use of a full size spare trailer wheel and tire on the jack; the jack has a gear box mechanism, a lift post drivable up and down by the gearbox, and a lift element pivotally journaled inside the pos... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4781309 | Dispenser with improved carbonated water manifold A carbonated beverage dispenser has an improved carbonated water distribution manifold for evenly and reliably distributing carbonated water from a single carbonator and cooling structure to a plurality of post-mix dispensing valves without decarbonation,... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4779345 | Collapsible bucksaw A collapsible bucksaw has an elongate straight sawblade and a collapsible H-shape frame with a central compression frame, a pair of end frames pivotally mounted to ends of the blade, a looped cord for a tightener and a rod to tighten the cord, the coil is... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4765513 | Post-mix beverage dispenser with nozzle A post-mix beverage dispensing system has a structure for flushing the dispensing valve and its nozzle of syrup using diluent water from the water supply; the dispensing valve has a nozzle, syrup and water valves and an actuator for the syrup and water va... | 08/23/1988 |
