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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5282337 | Garage door operator with pedestrian light control A garage door operator has a light which is turned on for a preset period by the controller each time the operator motor is operated. A pedestrian door is equipped with a magnetic switch which signals the controller when the door is opened, causing the li... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5282180 | Impulse clock system A master/secondary clock system of the impulse type consisting of stepper motor driven secondary clocks and a master control unit. At five minutes before a predetermined registration time, for example 6:00, the sensor of each secondary clock movement is a... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5281178 | Electrical connector with feature for increased contact area A conjugate electrical connector with improved contact conductivity having slots or grooves in one terminal and rounded protrusions on the opposite terminal. This contact feature provides for two lines of contact points per protrusion/slot pair where the ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5279507 | Connector for use in vehicles The connector includes a body, a resilient locking arm provided on the body and with a locking projection at its free end which engages in a connection hole in a panel to lock the connector to the panel, and a lock-up detector. The lock-up detector is pro... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5280042 | Disinfecting and sanitizing compositions This invention relates to sanitizing and disinfecting compositions. More particularly, the present invention concerns anhydrous sanitizing and disinfecting concentrate composition suitable for dilution in water to produce aqueous antimicrobial solutions, ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5280133 | Junction box for a solar panel A solar panel assembly (10) includes a power generating sheet (22) having two output terminals (30,32), and an electric cable (20) soldered at one end to terminals (30) and (32). A frame member is anchored to the solar panel in overlying relation to the t... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5279307 | Combination exo-endocervical sampler A combination exo-endocervical sampler. The sampler includes an elongated handle portion having a free end and a non-linearly tapered row of flags disposed proximate the end opposite the free end. The flags are preferably configured to have a flat samplin... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5279423 | Bulk container A container especially suitable for bulk materials and including a cardboard tubular sleeve having its lower edge portion positioned in upwardly opening groove means on a plastic pallet. The tubular sleeve is a sleeve assembly comprising inner and outer t... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5278296 | Production of hydroxysteryl glycoside compounds Novel glycosides, especially steroidal glycosides, and a novel method of their production, are provided. For the novel method of producing novel glycosides, hydroxysteryl compounds are glycosylated with tri-O-acyl glucal using molecular iodine as a reacti... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5277812 | Inter-penetrating network charge modified microporous membrane Hydrophilic inter-penetrating network charge modified microporous membranes are provided as well as a method of preparing the membranes by casting a membrane matrix blend containing matrix polymer, a solvent system, a wetting polymer compatible with the m... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5278181 | Soluble alkyl[5-[amino (phenyl)methyl]-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl] carbamate anthelmintics Soluble alkyl [5-(amino (phenyl)methyl)-2H-benzimidazol-2-yl]carbamates, their enantiomorphic forms, and acid addition salts thereof are well absorbed and possess curative anthelmintic activity, especially against filarial worms, when administered orally ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5278480 | Door opener control with adaptive limits and method therefor A garage door operator has a microcomputer based control which is programmed to measure door position from full open position by counting motor revolutions and to determine motor speed and deceleration for each revolution. The program learns the open and ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5277126 | Trolley roller assembly A trolley roller assembly for use with a conveyor system and including a roller for rolling engagement with a track of the conveyor system and having a central bore, a trolley hanger, a pin member having a shaft portion passing through an aperture in the ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5275267 | Closed loop launch and creep control for automatic clutch with robust algorithm An automatic clutch controller for a vehicle that reduces the oscillatory response to clutch engagement. The automatic clutch controller receives inputs from an engine speed sensor and a transmission input speed sensor and develops a clutch actuation sign... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275161 | Method of and apparatus for measuring sulfides within a periodontal pocket A method of and apparatus for diagnosing the presence and extent of disease activity within a periodontal pocket. A dual electrode probe having a first, working silver electrode and a second, reference silver/silver chloride electrode is inserted into the... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275460 | Motor vehicle protective cover A protective cover for a vehicle formed of a sheet of protective material having a plurality of magnetic portions distributed at intervals throughout the sheet to secure the cover to the vehicle. The sheet is pleated or otherwise adapted to be disposed in... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5273489 | Book of removable forms and corresponding record counterfoils A book of removable forms such as a cheque book, also comprises interleaved counterfoils, secured at the fold line of the book cover, on which a copy is produced when the cheque is written. Separators are provided between cheques and respective counterfoi... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5273688 | Carburetor air volume control An apparatus for controlling the flow of air in a conventional venturi-type carburetor. A small tube and a large tube connected by a tapered transition tube is placed inside and concentric to the venturi of a carburetor with the large tube being closer to... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5274328 | Temperature compensation for magnetostrictive position detector 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 as a position det... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5273587 | Igniter for microwave energized plasma processing apparatus An igniter for a plasma processing apparatus comprises a hollow, at least partially microwave transmissive, body having a gas inlet and gas outlet passing therethrough. The geometry of the inlet and outlet are selected so that the outlet provides a greate... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5273608 | Method of encapsulating a photovoltaic device A flexible encapsulated photovoltaic device is prepared by disposing photovoltaic devices on a sheet of thermoplastic material, disposing a front encapsulant material atop the devices, and disposing a bottom encapsulant layer so as to provide a multi-laye... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5271702 | Robotic substrate manipulator A robotic substrate manipulator constructed for substrate handling during thin film deposition in the vacuum of outer space. The robotic substrate manipulator includes a cassette holding a plurality of substrates preferably including six cassettes in a ca... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5270800 | Subliminal message generator A combined subliminal and supraliminal message generator for use with a television receiver permits complete control of subliminal messages and their manner of presentation. A video synchronization detector enables a video display generator to generate a ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5269396 | Brake assembly backing means There is disclosed a two-piece brake backing plate for the attachment of drum brake components thereto. The main plate includes an open channel extending from the axle opening, to the rim thereof, for receiving the axle of a vehicle. A separate cover plat... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5269931 | Cationic charge modified microporous membranes Cationic charged semihydrophobic polyethersulfone (CSfIP) membranes having hydrophilic and semihydrophobic properties are provided, as well as preparation of the same by post-treatment. Typically, as an illustration, a microporous hydrophilic polyethersul... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5267635 | Clutch actuator system A clutch actuation system for use in engaging and disengaging the clutch of a manual transmission motor vehicle. The system includes a sensor sensing the rotary movement of the clutch pedal, an electric motor having a screw output shaft driving a ball nut... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5267637 | Actuator with anti-rotation spring A concentric hydraulic clutch actuator including a coil spring arranged to be stressed in response to expansion and contraction of the actuator and including end portions which are bent radially inwardly and coact with circumferentially spaced lugs on the... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5268039 | Photovoltaic device including shunt preventing layer and method for the deposition thereof A photovoltaic device which is resistant to shunt and short circuit defects developing between the opposed electrodes thereof. The photovoltaic device comprises an electrically conductive substrate, a semiconductor body including a photogenerative region,... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5268037 | Monolithic, parallel connected photovoltaic array and method for its manufacture A monolithic array of photovoltaic devices includes a plurality of subcells electrically interconnected in a parallel relationship. The subcells are disposed upon a common, electrically conductive substrate and each includes an insulating region disposed ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5266343 | Pasteurization process for dairy products A continuous process is provided for the pasteurization of dairy products. The process incorporates a holding tube that contains a static mixer. Improved control over the residence time of the dairy product is thereby obtained.... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5265911 | Composite ski pole and method of making same A lightweight, flexible ski pole which is virtually indestructible comprises a filament-reinforced, polymeric matrix composite shaft having a diameter of less than 0.5 inches and a tensile strength on the order of 140,000 psi or higher. The shaft is of th... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5261928 | Greenhouse heating system A radiant heating system for a greenhouse utilizing radiator tubing formed from substantially gas impermeable plastic material. The system includes a radiator tube disposed overhead and formed from light transmitting material so that sunlight projecting i... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5260684 | Warning system for a child's restraining seat for use in a passenger vehicle A child warning system for use in an integrated or portable child restraining seat that includes an occupancy indicator, an emergency signal and warning indicators. An electrical circuit provides a warning indication until deactuation switches are actuate... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259102 | Clinching tool A clinching tool including a punch and a die. The die includes a sleeve, a riser, an elastomeric member, and a plurality of fingers. The riser is positioned within the sleeve and includes an upper reduced diameter anvil portion projecting upwardly through... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5260708 | Three dimensional interferometric synthetic aperture radar terrain mapping with unambiguous phase unwrapping employing subset bandwidth processing Synthetic aperture radar data is used to produce a terrain map. Two synthetic radar antennas are placed on an aircraft, which moves in a set of substantially parallel flight paths. At least one antenna repeatedly transmits radar signals whose return echoe... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5257942 | Lever-operated connector assembly A lever-operated connector assembly mainly used for connecting wire harness of an automobile, in which an operation lever is efficiently connected to pins projecting from a connector. The lever-operated connector assembly comprising: a connector; an opera... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5258707 | Method of noise rejection in a magnetostrictive position detector including determining a valid time range for propagation of sonic pulses over a reference distance A position detection probe having a magnetostrictive wire stretched between a head and a reflective foot end termination, and a magnet movable along the probe uses the sonic pulse propagation time from the magnet to the head as one parameter and the time ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5255613 | Rackable plastic pallet A plastic pallet in which a base structure is positioned beneath the plastic main body of the pallet to discourage warpage and failure of the pallet especially in racked, loaded storage situations. The plastic structure of the pallet includes a planar pla... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5256576 | Method of making pin junction semiconductor device with RF deposited intrinsic buffer layer A method for manufacturing thin film, photovoltaic devices of the type having an intrinsic semiconductor layer disposed between two oppositely charged doped, semiconductor layers. A buffer layer of intrinsic semiconductor material is RF deposited at the j... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5257066 | Pivoting film drive mount A mounting assembly for a film drive unit used with photographic film printers. A mount base having a central aperture is adapted to be secured proximate the optical stage of a photographic printer. A pair of substantially parallel rails are attached to t... | 10/26/1993 |
