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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6181287 | Reactively coupled elements in circuits on flexible substrates An RFID circuit for incorporation in an identification device which includes a polymeric substrate, the circuit being formed or integrally connected with said substrate whereby said substrate becomes a component of the RFID circuit. Ax embodiment of the c... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5986892 | Mount for a circuit board including a mounting bracket and receptor for the bracket A mount for a circuit board includes a mounting bracket having an elongated shank which has tab incorporating detents. Receptors incorporate receptacles for the reception of the tabs and have latches engagable in the detents to locate the tabs in the rece... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980403 | Devices and method for maintaining string tension Racket string tension-maintaining means includes a plurality of surface areas between the string receiving openings in the frame of said racket, the surfaces incorporating frictional means engagable with the bights of said strings to prevent the movement ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979941 | Linkage identification system An identification and information system for establishing a nexus between discrete entities includes primary and secondary information regarding primary and secondary entities borne by primary and secondary information means. The primary and secondary inf... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5973600 | Laminated radio frequency identification device An RFID wristband incorporates identification circuitry which may be of a read only, a read/write, a passive, or an active configuration. The wristband consists of a plurality of laminae which bear components of the RFID circuitry and which encapsulate sa... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5973598 | Radio frequency identification tag on flexible substrate An enhanced identification tag produces an identification (ID) signal, i.e., a radio frequency (RF) signal carrying identification information, capable of being interpreted by an electronic reader device. An identification tag in accordance with the inven... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5901931 | Retractable supporting arm A supporting arm includes a plurality of links coiled upon one another in retracted position in a housing. When the support arm is withdrawn from the housing, an extension means then urges the links of the arm into load-supporting position. A latch holds ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5836041 | Ice scraper An ice scraper having a handle with a representational element mounted at its lower extremity, said representational element having a scraper blade incorporated in its lower extremity. The handle incorporates reinforcing means which extend downwardly into... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5826606 | Cane tip A cane tip having a body incorporating a resilient, shock-absorbing member which has radial projections extending to the surface of the cane tip.... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5823417 | Laser pressure foot Pressure feet for association with a laser welder head to apply pressure as closely as possible to workpieces adjacent the welding zone whereby maximum weld penetration and quality are achieved. Welding pressure feet includes roller means engagable with t... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5799426 | Uniform thickness adhesive closure identification bracelet formed from relatively permanently bonded laminates, and related method of identification An identification bracelet includes an integral adhesive closure which permits the bracelet to be formed in a virtually uniform thickness. The bracelet is formed of laminates that are relatively permanently bonded to each other over a majority of the body... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5792299 | Method of making wristband having exposed adhesive fastener A method for fabricating an instantaneous use identification bracelet is provided whereby, during the process of issuing and manufacturing the identification bracelet, the necessary information to be incorporated on the bracelet and the fastening means th... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5740623 | Tubular identification wristband An identification wristband is fabricated from transparent synthetic plastic and has a flattened central area wherein the inner surfaces of the central area are relatively close to each other and opposite edges communicating with the central area, which a... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5615504 | Identification band for machine imprinting An identification device which includes blank band having an imprintable surface upon which information in the form of a bar code or the like can be imprinted in a conventional bar code imprinting machine. Various bands are provided with separate fastener... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5609716 | Apparatus for manufacturing and dispensing identification bracelets An apparatus for fabricating an identification bracelet intended for immediate application without modification to an object to be identified upon the issuance of the bracelet from the apparatus incorporates a source of bracelet strip material; informatio... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5609288 | Honeycomb core structure and method and apparatus relating thereto "A method for fabricating a sheet assemblage ultimately extensible into a honeycomb core structure, including the steps of locating upper and lower metallic foil sheets with their confronting surfaces in uniform continuous engagement with each other and f... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5581924 | Pocket-style identification bracelet A laminated identification bracelet which incorporates a window type pocket created by not adhering the pocket area of the lamina which incorporates it to the underlying lamina.... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5493805 | Memory chip holder and method of using same A housing or holder for a memory chip button is useful as part of an identification bracelet assembly. The housing or holder preferably includes a body portion and a closure portion, such as an integral snap-type closure or sliding cover to overly the bod... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5448846 | Identification device for machine imprinting An identification device which includes a band having a blank imprintable surface upon which information in the form of a bar code or the like can be imprinted on a conventional bar code imprinting machine. Various bands are provided with separate fastene... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5437936 | Honeycomb core structure and method and apparatus relating thereto A core structure, apparatus, and method which utilize laser bonding to fabricate the core structure. The core structure is characterized by laser bonds in patterns between adjacent sheets of aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium foil which create honeyc... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5380153 | Method and apparatus for installation of honeycomb core seals A honeycomb seal construction which includes said seal and a mounting ring therefor, said seal having honeycomb cells and being in a press-fit relationship with said mounting ring, there being a brazed joint between the seal and said ring defined by brazi... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5372375 | Coiled bicycle stand A bicycle stand includes a flexible supporting arm adapted to be retracted into coiled condition within an associated housing. When extended from the housing, the arm is angularly oriented by guide means on the housing. A brake keeps the supporting arm ex... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5348209 | Apparatus for brazing and installing honeycomb core seals Apparatus for installation of honeycomb core seals in jet engine mounting rings, including spray deposition of brazing alloy in seals and establishment of compressive relationships between seal and ring prior to brazing of seal in ring.... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5344041 | Bail for container and attachment means therefor A container bail incorporates securement means cooperative with retaining means on a container, said securement means having a head receivable in a receptor opening in the retaining means which is of totally different size and configuration from the recep... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5226809 | Security fastener application A security fastener for non-releasably securing an identification band to a person or object which includes carrier means located inside the lower extremity of said band, the carrier means incorporating fastener means insertable through openings in the up... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5224644 | Method and apparatus for installation of honeycomb core seals Method and apparatus for installation of honeycomb core seals in jet engine mounting rings, including spray deposition of brazing alloy in seals and establishment of compressive relationships between seal and ring prior to brazing of seal in ring.... | 07/06/1993 |
| 4950066 | Eyeglasses having demountable functional and decorative elements Eyeglasses incorporating interchangeable functional and decorative elements affecting every aspect of the glasses, including the lenses, bridge and temples. All of the elements are readily demountable and reinsertable in operative relationship with one an... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4883378 | Control system for sheet-feeding device for printing apparatus A sheet-feeding device for feeding individual sheets to the platen of a printing apparatus from a single storage unit or a plurality of storage units is provided. The sheet-feeding device incorporates selecting discs incorporating a switching arrangement ... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4863153 | Control system for sheet-feeding device for printing apparatus A sheet-feeding device for feeding individual sheets to the platen of a printing apparatus from a single storage unit or a plurality of storage units is provided. The sheet-feeding device incorporates a selecting disc incorporating a switching arrangement... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4837756 | Perimetrical watch protector A perimetrical watch protector has a protector or guard portion located perimetrically of the face of the watch and has resilient retainer lugs formed integrally with said protector or guard portion. The retainer lugs include downwardly extending resilien... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4822363 | Modular composite prosthetic foot and leg A prosthesis fabricated from filamentary laminates including a pylon having an upper extremity, a shin portion, an ankle portion and a forwardly extending foot portion, all integral with one another. A separate heel portion is secured directly to the foot... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4799737 | Shoulder belt adjuster An auxiliary adjusting device for the shoulder belt of a vehicular seat restraint system having a first, upper attachment point and a second, lower attachment point which includes engagement means engageable with said shoulder belt between said upper and ... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4766737 | Refrigerated storage and display device with multiple pan dissipator array The device may be of the type having a horizontally open display section along the major portion of at least one side thereof which is maintained cool by a cool air flow stream passing downwardly through the display section, rearwardly of the section, and... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4696797 | Suspension liquid separator A liquid suspension separator of simple, one-piece construction is provided for field tests such as bovine testing. The liquid suspension separator includes a housing having a separator chamber incorporating a filter body characterized by its ability to l... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4648590 | Transport device for paper sheets A transport device for paper sheets incorporates driven rollers which frictionally engage the paper sheets and are mounted on shafts arranged parallel with one another in the transport direction. Filaments extending in the transport direction are utilized... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4635923 | Device for the feeding of individual sheets to the platen of an office machine A sheet-feeding device for feeding individual sheets to the platen of an office machine is supported on top of the office machine by means of a contact section or sections engaging the shaft of the platen. The lower extremity of the contact section is lat... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4618152 | Honeycomb seal structure An elongated metallic strip is provided which has oppositely disposed convolutions constituted by sinuosities, corrugations, nodes, or the like, and said convolutions are constituted by nadir and zenith convolutions. Provided on the nadir and zenith convo... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4608845 | Apparatus for fabricating honeycomb core strip An apparatus for forming honeycomb-type core strip includes a source of metallic ribbon, form gears for forming a desired configuration in the ribbon and take-up means for taking up the core strip as it is issued from the form gears. Interposed between th... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4587963 | Instrument for positioning a cerclage fixation device around fractured bone parts To hold mating bone parts or sections together during osteosynthesis, the ends of a piece of wire for holding the bone parts together are passed through narrow boreholes of one or more plates and are deformed at that section to retain them in the borehole... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4574415 | Convertible blind cleaner A convertible dusting and cleaning brush for venetian blinds and the like having a brush frame with a handle thereupon, said frame mounting a plurality of juxtaposed, finger-like, bristle dusting brushes extending longitudinally therefrom. Demountably ass... | 03/11/1986 |
