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"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5010721 | Arrangement for the generation of a yarn having fancy twists arranged and/or formed at random On a yarn, fancy twists arranged and formed at random shall be generated by a device added to the normal twisting device. To this end a fancy twist yarn thread is led through a pivotable fancy twist lever extending transversely to the moving direction of ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5007756 | Ballpoint pen with condom A ballpoint pen is provided with a discreetly packed condom and includes a writing head part having a point and filler for writing fluid with a cylindrical shell connected to the writing head part which discreetly contains at least one condom.... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5001971 | Shish kabob rotisserie A shish kabob rotisserie for placement over the firebox of an outdoor grill provides a motor-driven center drive chain assembly for rotationally driving a plurality of transversely arranged skewers having double skewer members releasably attached. The dou... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4993132 | Device for connecting a tool to a robot arm A tool is to be automatically connected to a robot arm in well-defined angular position such that a sufficiently high torque is transmitted. The robot arm has a conical recess extending over a tool cone. A threaded sleeve is rectilinearly guided in the to... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4990334 | Glycerol-chlorine matrix The present invention is a germicidal solution for sanitizing the human epidermis without irritation. The solution is a homogenous blend of glycerol, sodium hypochlorite, inert ingredients, soft water, scented oil, and isopropyl alchol, having a pH of 9.8... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4988374 | Method and apparatus for contaminant removal in manufacturing optical fibre An extrnal fibre drawing furnace is maintained at or close to its normal working temperature while contaminants are removed between fibre pulls. Either a removable insert, replaceable gas port assembly, or cleanable gas transfer duct, enable this to be ac... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4988994 | Traffic monitoring device A traffic monitoring device mounted in a moving monitoring vehicle comprises a radar device for measuring the relative speed of a vehicle to be detected with respect to the speed of the monitoring vehicle. A speedometer measures the speed of the monitorin... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4962942 | Minimum energy curb negotiating wheelchair A wheelchair which can negotiate curbs and other obstructions with a minimum of effort by the wheelchair occupant. The wheelchair has conventional front caster wheels and rear propulsion wheels, with first auxiliary support wheels located between the cast... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4956066 | Device for carrying out field supported ion exchange in plane-parallel plates Zones having an increased refractive index shall be created as optical wave guides, or the like, in plane-parallel plates by ion exchange from a salt melting. For this purpose the plate is clamped between two holding hodies made of metal. The holding bodi... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4951318 | Protective gown with integral tie straps A disposable protective gown with a pair of integral neck tie straps. The gown is composed of a body portion which extends over the shoulders of the wearer and which has a pair of sleeves which extend outwardly from opposite sides. Each sleeve is attached... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4916801 | Method of forming a stem with a groove and a snap ring A stem with a specially constructed groove and a snap ring is disclosed along with a method of forming the groove and assembling the snap ring whereby a snap ring is first assembled about a reduced diameter portion of a stem on which a support surface of ... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4917231 | Constant angle conveyor belt cleaner A conveyor belt cleaner for removing residue from the surface of a conveyor belt is disclosed. The conveyor belt cleaner is radially adjustable through connection with a rotatable support member positioned generally transverse to the direction of conveyor... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4884072 | Device for photographic monitoring of cross-roads In order to ensure the photographic monitoring of cross-roads a camera (26 or 28) is provided which covers an intersection (10). An initial sensor (22) responds when a vehicle (30 or 32) goes beyond a halt line during the stop phase of the traffic lights ... | 11/28/1989 |
