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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4618484 | Composition and method for treatment of melanomas A composition and method for the treatment of melanomas in human beings wherein the composition comprises at least one O-phosphorylated derivative of 3-(3,4-dihydroxy)phenylalanine.... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4612333 | Foamed gypsum filter containing carbonaceous material A filter composition is formed from a foamed gypsum combined with fine particulate carbonaceous material such as activated carbon, dried blood and comminuted vegetable matter. The combination of activated carbon with dried blood provides a particularly ef... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4574408 | Lifting device for use in a bath tub The lifting device for use in a bath tub consists of a bottom frame, lying on the ground of a bath tub, and an upper frame which is in parallel to the bottom frame and adjustable in height, and a supporting plate being fixed on the upper frame. Between th... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4558796 | Animal proof storage container apparatus A storage container forming a compartment for storing garbage or edibles. The compartment is kept sealed from entry by a wild animal by the lid member being threadable onto the container member. A plurality of vertically extending hand grips are connected... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4555831 | Catch for safety belts of air, water, and land transport means An improved catch for safety belts embodying releasable locking of the catch tongue with a releasing element which by means of a pushbutton is manually movable to slide counter to a return spring and release a locking mechanism, and an automatic release s... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4546680 | Long nose locking pliers A long nose locking hand tool having a pair of opposing jaw members, a fixed handle and a movable handle and lever locking means therebetween for maintaining a toggle relationship between the jaws when in a closed position; and wherein each of said jaw me... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4542738 | Appliance A massage appliance embodying a support frame adapted to be located adjacent the back of a user for supporting the user in a prone position and having pressure applying means mounted for movement relative to the support frame along the spine of the user. ... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4541312 | Long nose locking plier A long nose locking hand tool having a pair of opposing jaw members, a fixed handle and a movable handle and lever locking means therebetween for maintaining a toggle relationship between the jaws when in a closed position; and wherein each of said jaw me... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4538602 | Leg wrap An animal leg wrap having both an inner and an outer layer are disclosed. The outer end of the inner layer is connected to the inner end of the outer layer. The inner layer is wrapped several times around the leg of the animal and when the outer end of th... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4522353 | Automatic cassette ejecting device An automatic tape ejecting device for a tape rewinding apparatus responsive to an increase of the tension difference between the tight side strand and the slack side strand of the transmission belt which drives the pulley to perform the tape rewinding. Th... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4516981 | Residual oil sludge dispersant A non-ionic composition for dispersing sludge and causing rapid separation of water for easy removal, in residual oils is formed from a blend of N-hexanol, diethylene glycol methyl ether and isooctyl phenyl polyethoxy ethanol. The dispersant, when used in... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4507277 | Composition and method for stimulating the synthesis of the melanotic pigment of the skin A composition useful in the treatment of vitiligo, a method for preparing said composition and a method of treating vitiligo with said composition wherein said composition comprises a placental alpha lipoprotein component extracted from placental cotyledo... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4501682 | Cleaning and protective composition and method An improved cleaning and protecting solution comprising an admixture of poly(methylhydrosiloxane) and zinc and tin octoates in 1, 1, 1-trichloroethane, wherein the improvement consists of replacing all or part of the trichloroethane by at least one solven... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4501556 | Apparatus and method for fabrication of dental prostheses A device for use with an articulator in the construction of artificial dentures, comprising a base adapted to be placed on the articulator, a tabletop on the base, the height of which is adjustable; and a removable template adapted to be pivotably mounted... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4500917 | Method of filing set-up data for a photo-electric scanner and an apparatus for reading such data in the form of graphs Set-up data for a photo-electric scanner are prepared in the form of graphs using an X-Y recorder or the like for the convenience of storage, modification and recognition. Such a method according to this invention is conveniently and accurately carried ou... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4488883 | Vacuum bag cleaning system A vacuum cleaner bag cleaning system that provides a receptacle compartment having a removable top wall having a cylindrical cleaning member extending through it into the compartment for holding an inverted cloth vacuum bag. An exhaust fan motor unit also... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4487581 | Orthodontic bracket An improved orthodontic bracket is formed of a wire gripping block secured within a spring metal base having wings or string tabs which set within tab receiving slots on opposite ends of the block. A slot within the face of the block is configured for gri... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4486991 | Tie-anchor for reinforcing cable A wire cable is unravelled at one end wherein the unravelled individual wire strands are formed into a pear-shaped construction whereby concrete is formed within and without the pear-shaped configuration so as to form a tie-anchor thereof. The invention r... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4485494 | Garment A garment is formed with a body encircling portion which encircles and encloses the body, either temporarily or permanently, for about one-third or less the length of the garment, with two-thirds or more of the garment being open, and yet the garment give... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4477702 | Closure indicator for the door of a baling press A closure indicator for the door of a baling press, comprising at least one switch finger disposed on the swingable part of the door, which switch finger is adapted to actuate one or more switching cams of electrical switches disposed in said baling press... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4476856 | Process for the production of a solar collector panel assembly and a panel assembly produced thereby In a process for the production of a solar collector panel assembly, a pipe arrangement for carrying a heat exchange fluid and a carrier panel for carrying same and for absorbing solar energy are intimately jointed together as by soldering or brazing. The... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4470075 | Method and apparatus for recording a reproduction picture having a substantially continuous tone in a picture scanning and recording system In a picture scanning and recording system such as a color scanner wherein a reproduction picture is recorded by modulating a plurality of light beams each independently according to a picture signal by means of light modulator elements, a method and appa... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4468421 | Artificial Christmas tree for quick folding and display An artificial Christmas tree for quick folding and display comprises a hollow trunk having reinforced ribs integrally formed along the inner wall within the hollow section and it is erected and mounted on a base support, with a plurality of forked branch-... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4468022 | Sit-up exercise apparatus A sit-up exercise apparatus having a structure that can be secured to the bottom of a door which comprises, means for restraining feet of an exerciser when performing a sit-up exercise, support means for supporting the foot restraining means at a height a... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4462067 | Spotlight and adjusting system The present invention provides a spotlight adjusting system for controlling the beam of a spotlight. A ellipsoidal reflector-lamp assembly is movable to a plurality of positions relative to the iris. The diaphragm of the iris is independently adjustable t... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4462015 | Electromagnetic pick-off control handle A joystick mechanism generates output signals corresponding to the X and Y components of a manual command. A transducer mounted in a housing includes a ferromagnetic vane member connected to the bottom of a handle extending into the housing. The transduce... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4454652 | Method of processing end portions of covered wires A wire harness manufactured by a new method and a new apparatus is provided. A covered wire paid out from a selected one of reels is extended in a predetermined lay-out and fixed. The thus fixed wire is cut-off from the reel. Then, another wire is paid ou... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4452486 | Chair type furniture The invention relates to a chair type furniture characterized by a frame on which a seat area may be guided forward and backward in about horizontal direction, furtheron by a tiltable back rest the lower end of which is articulated to the seat area the mi... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4451991 | Vertical indicating method and device A vertical indicating device is comprised of a compound pendulum immersed in a liquid and one or more paddles attached to the pendulum to couple its motion to the liquid. The effective length of the equivalent pendulum is much longer than the physical dim... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4451421 | Continuous casting of stringers for sliding clasp fasteners The continuous casting of scoops upon tapes for a sliding clasp fastener which includes two casting rollers with peripheral cavities and an extrusion nozzle with juxtaposed tapes introduced between the nozzle and a first one of the rollers. The arrangemen... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4447042 | Vehicle lift A vehicle lift having a platform mounted on a base for supporting a vehicle, and having a first link which moves the platform up and down. A table is mounted to the platform and supports the chassis of the vehicle by moving the table up and down by a seco... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4443989 | Dance floor construction A dance floor construction is provided by a spaced, webbed, network of planks which are uniquely layered so that an air cushion space is provided at every cross-sectional area of the construction. The construction is unitized with tongue and groove interf... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4443734 | High intensity discharge lamp with arc spreading means A high pressure discharge lamp having cylindrical or elliptical envelope containing a rare gas atmosphere as the starter gas and mercury and other volatile metals. The luminous output of this high intensity discharge lamp is increased by the presence of a... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4443191 | Apparatus for the confection of maxillar models through cephalometic analysis An apparatus for the production of maxillar models through cephalometric analysis with auxiliary graduated occlusal plane by simplifying the construction of maxillar models and its anatomic relation, obtaining greater exactness in the correction of the de... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4440458 | Holder for video game and computer cartridges, video film cartridges, audio/video cassettes and their storage cases This invention relates generally to storage devices, and more particularly to a holder having a plurality of tandem storage compartments or bins each of which can securely hold and store many differently-sized audio/video cassettes, TV game and computer c... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4440053 | Wire-laying head A wire harness manufactured by a new method and a new apparatus is provided. A covered wire paid out from a selected one of reels is extended in a predetermined lay-out and fixed. The thus fixed wire is cut-off from the reel. Then, another wire is paid ou... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4439021 | Motor vehicle rear viewing system One or more Fresnel prisms appropriately mounted integrally in the rear window (or windows) of a motor vehicle expands the drivers' field of view, eliminating blind spots both to the right and left rear areas of the vehicle. The viewing system, used in co... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4437677 | Hand and/or foot propelled vehicle A wheeled vehicle propelled by a rider comprises a frame, front and rear wheels rotatably mounted on the frame; and a tiller tube, provided with handle bars and foot pedals which may be used separately or together for providing oscillatory movement thereo... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4437463 | Securing device for tube insertable in body cavity A securing device for securing endotracheal tubes to a person, and for securing similar tubes extending from body cavities, is formed of a noose in a thin-walled elastomeric tubing by means of the passage of ends of the tubing through a ring of a thick-wa... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4433479 | Method of making a wire harness A wire harness manufactured by a new method and a new apparatus is provided. A covered wire paid out from a selected one of reels is extended in a predetermined lay-out and fixed. The thus fixed wire is cut-off from the reel. Then, another wire is paid ou... | 02/28/1984 |
