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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4943992 | Pediatric X-ray post Apparatus is described for immobilizing a child and shielding its gonads during X-ray examination. The child is held on the upper surface of an X-ray transparent horizontal platform with its legs straddling a vertical post bearing a laterally extending le... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4762424 | Low temperature dilatometer Low temperature dilatometers are described which employ a combination cryostat/furnace made from an elongated block of metal by drilling separate longitudinal tubular chambers for insertion of a specimen tube containing a specimen and at least one electri... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4739796 | Fluid flow diverter Fluid flow diverter apparatus is described for reversing the direction of fluid flow through a process loop, such as a bundle of heat exchange tubes in an air conditioning system. The apparatus utilizes a housing enclosing a rotary valve in which the dive... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4687343 | Deformation dilatometer platens Deformation dilatometers are described for heating, deforming and cooling a test specimen, as well as for measuring changes in the linear dimensions of that specimen. A ferrous metal specimen, that is held between a fixed and a movable fused silica or qua... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4667732 | Heat exchanger tube cleaning system Apparatus is disclosed which is attached to the ends of a heat exchanger tube to capture a tube cleaning brush or sponge that has been propelled back and forth through the tube by reversing the direction of flow of the circulating cooling fluid. The appar... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4636090 | Low temperature dilatometer Low temperature dilatometers are described which employ a combination cryostat/furnace made from an elongated block of metal by drilling separate longitudinal tubular chambers for insertion of a specimen tube containing a specimen and at least one electri... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4618274 | Dilatometer housing Dilatometers in which the dilation sensor, pushrod or rods and the specimen holder all are enclosed within a unitary hermetically sealed housing, including an elongated protective tube for the portion of the specimen holder that is inserted in an electric... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4548515 | Multiple sensor dilatometer Dilatometers are described which employ measuring heads having multiple linear variable differential transformer dilation sensors for concurrently measuring the thermal dilation of multiple specimens within a single conventional electric tube furnace. The... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4521119 | Constant load dilatometers Differential dilatometers are described which employ a linear variable differential transformer dilation sensor in which the core and/or coil is independently supported to accommodate the imposition of a constant load on a specimen abutting a pushrod coup... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4503047 | Compositions for stimulating keratin formation in hair bulbs employing horseradish and mustard seed extracts The invention relates to a hair growth stimulating composition with improved properties, which contains horse radish extract in an aqueous-alcoholic solution optionally together with additives commonly applied in the preparation of hair growth stimulating... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4322989 | Power-operated gear-driven box wrench An improved power operated gear-driven box wrench is described in which a tool module containing the work engaging ring gear and both its drive gear and drive shaft can readily be slipped on or off a separate power module containing a motor and drive shaf... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4304380 | Instrument support apparatus An improved stand is described for supporting the scientific instrument and accessories, such as a dilatometer and electric furnace, comprising a box base and an upright inverted U or box frame. Means also are described for varying the point of attachment... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4286142 | Electric tube furnace An improved electric tube furnace is described in which a compressible leaf-spring attachment between the heating element tube and at least one of its supporting electric terminals compensates for linear thermal expansion of the tube without restricting a... | 08/25/1981 |
