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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5470108 | Ski pole grip assembly A ski pole assembly and a ski pole and ski glove combination. The grip includes a central core member of a relatively hard low friction material and an outer sheath member of a relatively soft high friction material. The core member includes raised pads p... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5450140 | Personal-computer-based video production system In a multimedia video production control system, equipment supplied by various manufacturers is integrated to allow a consumer to control the equipment and edit a production at a centralized location. An adapter unit, interfaced to each camera and pan/til... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5416279 | Receptacle weight indicator Force-releasable elements are used in association with imprinted numerical values of weight to provide a visual indication of the weight of the contents of a receptacle. The system is extremely easy to manufacture and highly affordable, thus enabling it t... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5408899 | Foot pedal devices for controlling engines An accelerator pedal for electronic, "by wire" control which provides the customary feel of mechanical control systems heretofore predominantly in use including a hysteresis effect. Readily available simple mechanical components coupled to a sensing and t... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5407052 | Snubber assembly An improved snubber assembly for interconnecting a driving conveyor assembly to a driven conveyor assembly. The snubber assembly includes a shield tube adapted to be attached to the driven conveyor assembly, a cylinder structure, a piston, and a piston ro... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5406200 | Method and apparatus for temperature compensation of magnetostrictive position detection In a position detection probe having a magnetostrictive wire stretched between a head and a reflective foot end termination, and a magnet displaceable along the probe and using the sonic pulse propagation time from the magnet to the foot end termination a... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5395143 | Post assembly permitting only limited opening of a portal A locking assembly consisting of a post device is positionable in floor adjacent to a door permitting the door to be no more than partially opened. The locking assembly comprises a base fixture permanently mounted in the floor, and a post in the base asse... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5393934 | Busbar conductor In making busbar conductors, this invention saves the material of busbars that form the circuits on the boards to lower the cost, and improves the workability of the busbars to be punched. In busbar conductors each having a plurality of busbars of desired... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5385447 | Axial flow pump for debris-laden oil An axial flow pump for handling debris-laden viscous fluid flow, for example of the type encountered in cleaning up oil spills in off-loading stricken oil tankers. The pump includes a bell- or venturi-shaped intake, rotating impeller mounted in the intake... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5384817 | X-ray optical element and method for its manufacture X-ray dispersive elements comprise a stacked array of layer pairs of boron nitride and either nickel, tungsten, chromium, vanadium, iron, manganese, cobalt and combinations thereof. The boron nitride is preferably deposited through a planar magnetron sput... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5381993 | Rimmed vessel suspension device A device for suspending a vessel from its rim includes a vertically oriented member having at least one notch to receive a section of the rim, the geometry of the notch being characterized in that if a user of the device inserts the rim section and lets g... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5381263 | Five-degree-of-freedom ocular mounting assembly An ocular mounting assembly for adjustably mounting a pair of ocular devices, such as telemicroscopic loupes, to an eyeglass frame or head mount with linear and rotational adjustments through five degrees of freedom. The ocular mounting assembly includes ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5377836 | Blister card display package A blister card display package including a display card and a blister pack mounted on the card and including a blister portion for containing an article to be displayed. The card is folded in half to define identical front and rear portions having free ed... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5378211 | Clutch mode control logic A friction clutch coupling an engine and a gear transmission of a vehicle is controlled by a microprocessor based circuit using logic which defines operating modes according to engine and clutch conditions. During the time of clutch closure, when the vehi... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5377004 | Remote optical measurement probe A holographic probe facilitates the measurement of radiative effects such as Raman scattering or fluorescence of a remotely disposed sample. Improving upon prior-art techniques, the probe teaches a substantially in-line path between the sample and an outp... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5377074 | Utility meter mounting pedestal An improved meter mounting pedestal for use in providing underground utility service, particularly electric service to a building construction site after a foundation has been constructed but before the building has been erected. The pedestal comprises a ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5372153 | Pallet cleaner A pallet cleaner especially suitable for use in cleaning plastic pallets. The cleaner includes a vertically oriented horizontally extending chamber having a vertically oriented entry opening at one end of the chamber and a vertically oriented exit opening... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5373330 | Remote-controlled VCR using an associated TV for audible feedback In a video cassette recorder (VCR) adapted for use in conjunction with a television (TV) receiver, a audio signal generator is used to produce an audio signal in response to key closures made on the VCR's remote unit with the TV speaker being used as an a... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371933 | Fastener setting tool with offset nose assembly A fastener setting tool including an anvil housing having an offset anvil portion and a collet positioned slidably in the anvil housing and including an offset portion coacting with the offset anvil portion of the anvil housing to defined an offset nose a... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5372193 | Completion test tool A completion test tool for location in a tubular string comprises: a body for mounting on the string and having a wall defining a longitudinal bore and a port for fluid communication between the bore and the exterior of the tool. A valve member in the for... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5363776 | Exhauster inlet venturi An inlet venturi for coal-side exhauster fan structure used to deliver pulverized coal to a combustion chamber. Generally, the inlet venturi has an axial length comparable to that of the exhauster fan inlet, resulting in a shallow, smooth transition angle... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5363523 | Surgical pillow with removable weight A post-operative pillow includes a weight and means to removably secure the weight to the pillow, the function of the weight being to assist in the application of pressure to a localized area of the patient's body, for example to the chest area following ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5364046 | Automatic compliant capture and docking mechanism for spacecraft This invention is an automatic capture and docking mechanism for a pair of spacecraft. A largely passive capture mechanism disposed on a first spacecraft includes a concave cone section with the narrower interior end to admit a ball of a predetermined dia... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5364112 | Wheel assembly for combination folding lawn chair and cart A pair of wheel assemblies adapted to attach to the rear legs of a folding lawn chair so that the chair can be used to transport heavy or bulky items from a car to a picnic site. The cargo is carried on the seat of the chair. The chair can be used for con... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5365282 | Television system module with remote control code determination A video recorder, adapted for use in conjunction with a remotely controllable unit associated with television recording and/or viewing, contains a remote-control signal transmitter to transmit control codes to the associated unit, and means to analyze the... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5365378 | Convex reflective sign The invention is a convex mirror for surveillance purposes, in combination with an advertising message, and the method of fabricating same. A removable mask is attached to the interior of the surface to be mirrored, and a non-reactive removable liquid mas... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5363907 | Hose cover and hose assembly A hose assembly suited for delivering viscous material to a dispenser nozzle at a controlled viscosity and temperature. The hose assembly includes a jacketed hose including an outer hose positioned around an inner hose carrying the mastic and defining an ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5362018 | Reversible clip for wiring harness A T-shaped molded clip has an elongated base which can be taped at its ends to a harness, and a fastener stem extending from the middle of the base for attachment to a support. The base has a resilient longitudinal web allowing the base to be bent or hing... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5359322 | Method and apparatus for interconnected electronic locks A group of cabinets or other units each have a solenoid operated lock controlled by an electronic lock accessible by one or more electronic keys. The locks are linked together in a chain by power and data lines so that power is supplied through a single 1... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5359387 | Photographic process utilizing combined print and order form A photographic process for institutional groups in which several exposures are taken of each subject in the group. After the film is developed, the negatives are printed in proof form on a single sheet of proof paper and an order form is simultaneously pr... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5358137 | Liquid bulk container with tensioning straps A bulk liquid container including a pallet defining an annular outer peripheral portion defining an upwardly facing annular seat and a central platform portion within the outer peripheral portion; an annular cage including an annular sidewall structure an... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5356400 | Large bore drainage apparatus An apparatus for draining a biological substance from a collection bag attached to a patient. The apparatus includes a large bore, thin walled drainage tube which expands to have a substantially circular cross-sectional configuration when a biological sub... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5355728 | Tire balance measuring machine for various tire sizes A balancing station includes a vertical spindle having a collet for frictionally engaging the center hole of a wheel. A motor driven drum is mounted on an arm which is moved by an actuator to urge the drum against the wheel with a radial force so that it ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5355767 | Radio emission locator employing cannon launched transceiver A system for locating microwave radiation sources such as radar, jamming equipment and the like, employs a cannon launched shell including a frequency scanning receiver for the microwave emissions. Received information is processed on the shell and can de... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5355215 | Method and apparatus for quantitative fluorescence measurements Measurement of the fluorescence of a layer of cells, disposed in a well, with supernatant liquid thereabove, is greatly enhanced in sensitivity by illuminating the cell layer with a beam of light incident thereupon at a first angle and detecting fluoresce... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5354994 | Method and apparatus for detecting film edges and film optical centers A method and apparatus for determining the edge of an individual frame of photographic film on a strip of photographic film being moved along a photographic film transport path. A plurality of light sensors are positioned in a substantially linear array s... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5352465 | Disposable, microwaveable, food storage container A disposable package assembly for storage and subsequent microwave heating of a food item. The package assembly includes a container body having one or more raised lands integrally formed on the bottom surface thereof. The one or more raised lands support... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5352076 | Quick release tool holder A quick release tool holder assembly including a tool holder defining a circular well, a pair of pads positioned on the tool holder and presenting inboard faces intruding into the well, and a wedge block member movable radially into and out of the well in... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5349939 | Semi-automatic gun A gun for firing pellets using compressed gas having a breech, a hammer mechanism slidably mounted in the breech, which mechanism includes a hammer and a spring mounted to drive the hammer forwards when the gun is fired, and a trigger pivotally connected ... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5347704 | Apparatus for progressive broaching A progressive broaching apparatus comprising a base, an index table mounted on the base and defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced work stations, first and second columns mounted on and independently upstanding from the base, and first and secon... | 09/20/1994 |
