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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5753870 | Continuous flow earmold tubing connector with a filter A connector connects sound conduction tubing from a hearing aid to a sound conduction bore in an earmold. The connector is an elbow-shaped member with one end receiving a filter and an end of the sound conduction tubing while the other end has latching me... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5144759 | Shoe-covering members A shoe covering member comprises a covering member having a shape conforming to an upper section of a shoe over which it is to cover. A bottom section of the covering member is sealingly engaged with a sole of the shoe and the covering member is provided ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4572577 | Portable seat having slidable leg-supporting sections for leg amputees A portable seat for disposition in a chair comprises a seat section on which a leg amputee sits and slidable leg-supporting sections on which a residual limb is supported when the leg-supporting section is moved from a nonleg-supporting position within th... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4412749 | Programmable electronic time and tide clock According to the present invention, a programmable electronic timing device includes two sets of counter circuits that count minutes, hours, and twelve hour intervals. Both sets of counter circuits feed time data into a time or tide data selector circuit ... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4346268 | Automatic audiological analyzer An acoustical analyzer system analyzes the operating characteristics of an acoustical device by operator selection of frequencies and amplitudes of test tone signals, automatically generating test tone signals representative of the selected frequencies an... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4259608 | Direct viewing storage target having an array of fluorescent dots for a cathode ray tube An electron image storage tube is provided with a bistable storage target employing a transparent faceplate on the inside surface of which there is provided a transparent coating of conductive material. A layer of storage dielectric phosphor is disposed o... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4162823 | Lens mount for photographic recording apparatus A lens mount in a camera assembly for use with a cathode-ray tube is provided. In particular there is provided a single body section spacer for insertion from one end of the lens assembly to the other end for changing the optical characteristics.... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4159439 | Bistable storage cathode ray tube A bistable storage cathode ray tube wherein the bistable storage target thereof has a conductive layer provided on an insulating support member, the conductive layer including a multiplicity of collector electrode members having insulating material coveri... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4139800 | Bistable storage target having interdigitated target electrode for selective erasure A bistable storage target for use with a cathode ray storage tube is provided with electrode members forming an interdigitated electrode means. Electrode members connected to one bus bar are provided with collector electrode means which extend through a s... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4138605 | Thermal printing head A row of thick-film resistors connected by thick-film conductors on a ceramic substrate are suitably powered to form a thermal printing head. Thermally-sensitive paper is placed in intimate contact with the resistors, some of which are heated to a tempera... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4137479 | Cathode ray tube having an electron lens system including a meshless scan expansion post deflection acceleration lens A cathode ray tube includes first and second electrostatic quadrupole lens between the electron gun and the vertical deflection plates to properly focus the electron beam before it enters the vertical deflection plates. A third electrostatic quadrupole le... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4135201 | Dynamic damping for SECAM high-frequency de-emphasis A switching element is placed across a filter and controllably activated to dynamically change the response of the filter. Specifically, additional damping is switched into the "Bell" characteristic, interjected during blanking and removed after the begin... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4131821 | Aging resistant mixtures in bistable storage tubes An admixture of yttrium oxide, or yttrium oxysulfide, or yttrium oxide or yttrium oxysulfide activated by a rare earth element and P1 phosphor having metal oxide particles adhered or bonded at random locations on the surfaces of the P1 phosphor particles ... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4130334 | Ground termination and strain relief connector means A ground termination and strain relief connector means includes a termination plate to which an exposed section of a shield conductor means of a flat cable means is connected. The termination plate with the shield conductor means secured thereto is clampe... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4130775 | Charge image charge transfer cathode ray tube having a scan expansion electron lens system and collimation electrode means A cathode ray tube includes first and second electrostatic quadrupole lens between the electron gun and the vertical deflection plates to properly focus the electron beam before it enters the vertical deflection plates. A third electrostatic quadrupole le... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4129897 | Modular mounting apparatus for substrate means bearing planar circuit means A modular mounting apparatus for substrate means bearing planar circuit means is provided and includes a design of components that assemble into a housing package for microcircuit modules with means for locating, supporting, interconnecting and housing th... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4123705 | Oscillographic apparatus for measuring the magnitude and duration and for separately viewing an input signal An oscilloscope includes means for intermittently or periodically adding electrical values to the horizontal and vertical deflection signals thereby producing a convenient juxtaposition or superposition of selectable portions of an input signal.... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4123129 | Modular electronic instrument cabinets Modular electronic instrument cabinets are provided with supporting members extending between a front panel and a rear panel to form a frame. The supporting members have first grooves in which edges of closure members are slidably and removably positioned... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4121113 | Electric switch An electrical switch which can be remotely conditioned to an ON state or an OFF state for controlling the energization of a load with a single isolating component providing both control and power functions.... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4115655 | Electromagnetic interference shielding device An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding device for use in supporting members that receive enclosure covers of electrical or electronic instruments. The EMI device comprises a strip of metal having first spring means including first contact means w... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4037315 | Thermal printing head A row of thick-film resistors connected by thick-film conductors on a ceramic substrate are suitably powered to form a thermal printing head. Thermally-sensitive paper is placed in intimate contact with the resistors, some of which are heated to a tempera... | 07/26/1977 |
| 3964863 | Method for impregnating wood This invention relates to an apparatus and method for impregnating fibrous material, or members having organized capillary networks such as wood, with impregnating fluid and it comprises a pressure vessel in which material to be treated is placed. Impregn... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3949417 | Sequential color and memory decoder A SECAM decoder for deriving the signals for a color display from the composite color picture signal determined largely by digital means having digital line switching, multiple delay lines, decoder center frequency clamps and indicator of drift of encoded... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3939432 | FM limiter with input level sensing and TTL level output A system for limiting an FM signal to produce outputs which are TTL compatible, yet retain the zero crossings of the incoming FM signal as long as the amplitude of that signal remains above a chosen minimum and the frequency remains less than a chosen amo... | 02/17/1976 |