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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4113552 | Elutriation leg and method The transfer of agitational forces from a main vessel to an elutriation leg connected thereto is effectively minimized with a slurry inlet and liquor outlet device mounted in the upper end of the elutriation leg. The device includes a slurry flow directin... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4097611 | Sliced food package with side windows A folding paperboard carton having an improved window construction in an elongated rectangular side panel. A preferred embodiment is a rhomboidal carton for sliced and shingled bacon. The side window construction comprises an elongated rectangular piece o... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4097252 | Electrostatic precipitator A horizontal-flow electrostatic filter for gas passing from a boiler to a chimney and having separate flow chambers lying horizontally side-by-side has inlet and outlet ducting arranged such that flue gases are divided to flow in opposite directions throu... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4094779 | Water purification means and method A novel filtration system for purifying a relatively small volume of water, and especially for removing objectionable tastes and odors from drinking water. An inverted container of the water to be purified is supported above a filter which in turn is supp... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4094042 | Method for removing meat from bone fragments Apparatus for removing and recovering meat from trimmed and untrimmed bone fragments comprises a hollow sleeve open at one end for receiving a quantity of bone fragments to be processed. Hydraulic cylinders raise the sleeve to bring one end into engagemen... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4094233 | Automatic coffee maker with inlet water control means in response to cold water and hot water levels Cold water is supplied through an inlet water line from a source under pressure to a cold water basin from which it is siphoned to a hot water tank therebelow. The hot water is siphoned out of the tank for brewing coffee extract. A valve in the inlet wate... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4091944 | Front end loader refuse collection body A front end loader refuse collection body for a motor vehicle including vertically movable container lifting arms for raising refuse containers over the body and dumping the contents thereof through an opening in the top of the body. The improvements incl... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4089755 | Acid bright zinc plating Acid electroplating baths for bright zinc plating containing a zinc salt, ammonium chloride and bath additives which include a carrier component comprising an alkyl substituted ammonium propoxylate salt, preferably a trialkylammonium propoxylate salt, and... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4088617 | Phonographic record molding composition A phonograph record molding composition formed by copolymerizing a vinyl aromatic monomer with an acrylic ester monomer in the presence of one or more waxes which composition is especially suitable for injection and compression molding and which is charac... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4086732 | Apparatus and method for refinishing the end surface of a railroad axle A grinding apparatus for refinishing the end surface of a railroad locomotive axle without removal of the axle from its operative position in the locomotive which includes a frame having a mounting plate which is adapted to be detachably connected to the ... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4086741 | Impact undercap filler Undercap filler machine and method for cyclically vacuumizing product-containing, conventional spray can type aerosol containers, charging metered quantities of compressed gas propellant thereinto, and crimping valve cap assemblies thereon. By means of se... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4086529 | Fault indicator and means for resetting the same A fault indicator for alternating current distribution systems includes a pair of spaced pole pieces for receiving therebetween at one end the conductor and at the other end a pivoted permanent magnet carrying a target that is biased to a fault indicating... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4085778 | Packaging machine A packaging machine is provided in which wire is fed for cutting into predetermined lengths for subsequent formation into U-shaped clips for clinching about a constricted product filled tube. It includes means for varying the length of the cut off portion... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4085779 | Packaging machine A packaging machine is provided in which wire is fed for cutting into predetermined lengths for subsequent formation into U-shaped clips for clinching about a constricted product filled tube. It includes means for varying the length of the cut off portion... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4082638 | Apparatus for incremental electro-processing of large areas A dielectric processing chamber unit for use in electroprocessing large surface areas including electropolishing and electroplating. The processing chamber unit has an open face, an open top, a sealing strip, an electrolyte inlet and an electrode. The pro... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4081564 | Method and apparatus for continuously making loaf meat Method and apparatus for making a molded meat product on a continuous basis, including the stuffing of a meat material into molds, where a plurality of molds are arranged together in a magazine and a plurality of magazines are utilized in the continuous p... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4081726 | Electric motor An electric induction motor having at least two phases and including opposed slotted stator bodies or pole pieces with each slot receiving a radially extending leg or like portion of at least one coil winding, and with the stator being preferably of an an... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4076228 | Kerf clamp A clamp for securing in proper relationship portions of a piece or sheet of material on opposite sides of a kerf or other separation. The clamp has a base block or part and a pressure block or part the two of which engage a sheet or pieces of material fro... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4076290 | Hatch cover locking means A lock-down assembly for a hinged hatch cover having a lock strap with an arm portion projecting laterally over a hopper car roof on the side of the hatchway opposite the hatch cover hinge. An operating lever is pivotally mounted adjacent to one end betwe... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4075273 | Method of making a coil form by injection molding Method of making a precision injection-molded form for an inductance coil comprises a cylindrical core member having a surface of relatively low dimensional precision, and a thin plastic layer molded over the surface to provide a surface of high dimension... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4071242 | Electrically conductive tennis ball A tennis ball apparatus having an electrically conductive outer surface. The electrically conductive material is substantially uniformly distributed through a cloth covering which when bonded to the spherical core of the ball the electrically conductive m... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4070900 | Weighing apparatus A weighing apparatus for measuring loads having a movement with one or more vibrating strings where the mechanical elements of the movement are non-adjustable and further including an evaluating device with arithmetic logic units for introducing constants... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4068427 | Wall bracing assembly and method A temporary wall bracing system is disclosed which is suited for one-sided or two-sided wall application, which wall bracing system includes a framework attached to, and cooperatively associated with, a foundation and anchor plate for bracing a newly cons... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4067259 | Convertible rail-highway traction vehicle A weight transfer rail traction vehicle adapted for travel on alternate sets of rail or road wheels which is characterized by a number of features including: a spring and shock absorber system which cooperate to maintain the springs, while in a rail trave... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4067394 | Implement with automatic sequencing valve and system An implement such as a tractor-propelled, multi-row planter having row markers hingedly mounted on opposite sides is provided with an automatically operating hydraulic sequencing valve for alternately actuating the markers. The sequencing valve is adapted... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4068096 | Pressure monitoring system A system for monitoring respiratory pressure or other pressure-variable function at a remote location develops within a transmitter terminal a carrier tone frequency-modulated according to applied pressure. The carrier tone is conveyed over a conventional... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4067761 | Plastic web sealing apparatus using hot air heated sealing roller The overlapping edges of a continuously formed tubular configuration of plastic web are fused together between a backup ring and a sealing roller continuously heated by hot air directed against the periphery of the roller. When the heated roller is presse... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4066131 | Hitch assembly for garden tractor and independently operable ground tiller A hitch assembly for detachably connecting an independently operable rotary ground tiller to the rear of a garden tractor or other riding vehicle for towed operation therebehind. Remote tiller clutch and tilling depth controls are mounted on the tractor w... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4065241 | Molding apparatus and method Improvements in molding apparatus and method for forming a plurality of patties from a mass of agglomerable edible material such as, chopped meat, fish, poultry, vegetables, or the like. The molding apparatus includes a rotatable turret having a plurality... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4065266 | Apparatus for manufacturing phosphoric acid Apparatus for manufacture of wet process phosphoric acid wherein phosphate rock and sulfuric acid are separately added to a combination reactor and cooler unit at a rate of addition such that the increase in calcium content and sulfate content in the slur... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4063171 | Fault indicator responsive to flow of fault current in a conductor when power flow is in one direction only The occurrence of fault current flow in an alternating current carrying conductor is indicated if the power flow in the conductor is in one or a preferred direction and is not indicated if the power flow in the conductor is in the opposite direction.... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4059334 | Blade type fuse clip assembly An improved fuse clip assembly for receiving and retaining one end of a blade type fuse. The assembly includes an inexpensively produced extruded electrically conductive member which includes, both, an improved fuse blade contact surface, and a terminal c... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4057653 | Method of forming foodstuffs having a uniform cross-section The method of forming a uniform cross-sectionally dimensioned loaf of food in a mold by filling a mold, which has a moveable plug covering one end, with stuffable food, cooking the food which expands and pushes the plug in one direction, and thereafter sq... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4050158 | Arch form component Orthodontic arch form of wire, or other resilient materials, and method of making same, having a compound elliptical shape wherein the form is generated by plotting three foci falling at the apices of an isoceles triangle and utilizing a string or the lik... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4050594 | Refuse loading apparatus A refuse loading apparatus for use in the hopper of a tailgate loading assembly at the rear of a vehicle having a refuse storage body. The packer plate is powered by a hydraulic actuation system including a first pair of hydraulic cylinders which cause re... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4049017 | Adjustable relief valve An improved relief valve, particularly suited for interior use in refrigeration systems. The valve includes a valve body having an inlet, an outlet, and a passageway therebetween with a valve seat positioned in the passageway. Inside of the passageway are... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4048654 | Stereophonic television sound transmission system A compatable stereophonic television sound transmission system for transmitting left and right audio signals in conjunction with a television broadcast wherein video information is conveyed on an amplitude-modulated carrier in a frequency channel having d... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4045726 | Tool for manually tripping a fault indicator for high voltage electric power circuits and resetting same This invention relates, generally, to fault indicators and it has particular relation to tools for testing fault indicators of the kind and character disclosed in my U.S. Pat. No. 3,906,477, issued Sept. 16, 1975.... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4043054 | Teaching machine A teaching machine system for displaying selected frames from a multiple-frame film strip wherein instructional material is contained on a first portion of each frame and code indicia including an excursion instruction is contained on a second portion of ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043200 | Surface thermocouple A surface thermocouple assembly including a metal sheath having thermocouple conductors extending therethrough in spaced relation from each other and from the sheath by electrical insulating material, an opening in the sheath wall at the hot junction end ... | 08/23/1977 |
