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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4831508 | Power supply system having improved input power factor A circuit and method using a low frequency active switch for improving input power factor in power supplies utilizing a full wave rectifier and capacitor filter for supplying a filtered DC voltage from an AC power source. A switch control activates and de... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4815434 | Hydraulic inertia governor An inertia governor mechanism applicable to a power unit providing a uniform preselected RPM when the power unit is subjected to variable loads. A pump means provides a constant supply of fluid at a constant pressure to a fluid circuit. A rotary disc valv... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4803907 | Drum beater ball A drum engaging device having a hollow interior and a freely movable body enclosed therein for imparting resonant frequency high sound pressure level with longer (extended) compression domain of member first engagement to the membrane of a drum by varying... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4753260 | Fluid device A pressure wave motor that may be a fluid driven device with a continuous reciprocating driven member, the sole moving part, for connection into an appropriate non compressable fluid supply system that sustains pressure waves and that allows the reciproca... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4750768 | Gripper device This all pneumatic vacuum gripper which utilizes a fluid amp sensor senses an object when the object comes in contact with vacuum cup. This activates the main venturi vacuum generator which provides the vacuum force necessary to `grip` the object to be li... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4732193 | Fluid driven device connected into a fluid supply system A pressure wave motor that may be a fluid driven device with a continuous reciprocating driven member, the sole moving part, for connection into an appropriate non compressable fluid supply system that sustains pressure waves and that allows the reciproca... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4713055 | Artificially vascularized graft Apparatus and method for temporarily keeping alive animal flaps or grafts by perfusing artificial blood initially through a tubular semi-permeable membrance including a plurality of capillaries and thereafter perfusing the artificial blood into the flaps ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4666147 | Invert diving platform An invert diving platform affixed to the structure of a common pool ladder anchored to the deck of a pool for providing an elevated platform above the water level for diving. The platform is rigidly attached to the parallel railings of the ladder in a gen... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4655328 | Hydraulic brake bleeding apparatus A hydraulic fluid bleeding apparatus for removing air from a closed hydraulic brake system. The invention includes a container, a sealable lid for the container, and two conduits air tightly mounted through the lid. The first conduit includes a liquid lev... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4653121 | Ski strap system Disclosed herein is a combination ski glove and ski strap. The glove has the hook portion of a fastener extending back on the backside thereof from the thumb and forefinger junction. The strap has the loop portion of the fastener materials are pressed tog... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4648783 | Educational and laboratory work cell for a robotic device A robotic cell, or work area, especially useful for education. The cell has a plurality of interchangable work surfaces for mounting objects that the robot manipulates. Students, researchers, or other workers can thus set up separate experiments that need... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4646682 | Worm container A worm container cover including a planar cover extending inward from the sides with a central aperture. The aperture includes aperture sides projecting downwardly from said planar cover to provide access to a worm container covered by the container cover... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4644645 | Razor holder A razor mountable on a can of shaving soap, or other suitable surface, the purpose of which is to provide storage for the razor between uses. Various schemes to attach the razor to the can are disclosed, including resilient clips that can either lodge on,... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4642893 | Shaving cooler A method and apparatus for improving the performance of razors. Immediately before use, the razor's edge is cooled to cause the metal of the razor to contract thermally, causing microscopic irregularities on the blade edge to recede, resulting in a sharpe... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4637235 | Opto electric combination lock A opto-electric combination lock is described in which a single light emitting diode provides light to a phototransistor through a path which can be created by pulling and rotating a plurality of plunger assemblies. Each of the plunger assemblies have an ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4628857 | Rotary screen printing apparatus A screen printing drum and machine including said drum for applying a coating to various shaped substrates, more particularly, slender-like substrates, more particularly writing implements.... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4625535 | Method of forming truss plates A method for quickly manufacturing a connector plate of varying design strength in a minimum size plate for joining wooden members which approximates the ideal connector plate for that particular design, thereby making it unnecessary to use plates of grea... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4621388 | Waterproof scouring glove with flange There is herein disclosed a cleaning and scouring glove having a flexible body including a palm, a thumb, and finger stalls. Disposed upon the stalls are scouring or cleaning units with flanges around the units. Also disclosed is a sponge for the attachme... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4619618 | Fresh water flushing kit A fresh water flushing kit easily adaptable for insertion in various types of inboard/outboard marine engines cooling systems. The kit includes a conduit system so constructed for utility in an inboard/outboard marine engine having one water pump adjacent... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4617560 | Smoke or fire detector This invention is a smoke or fire detector that first utilizes a signal that is indicative of a detected smoke or fire condition to operate an air moving device to purge the detectors photocell or ionization chamber and to thereafter allow an additional s... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4617270 | Alcohol and distillers grain recovery process A process for producing alcohol and dried distillers grain from a source material containing starch or sugar by cooking, by saccharification, fermentation, evaporation, distillation, and wherein the distillers grain is dried by heat produced by flash cool... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4613136 | Pool side hoop game backboard A free standing, self-contained, poolside, hoop game device is disclosed. The device includes three basic components including a ballast fillable base, a height adjustable backboard surface and a hoop. The device is comprised of a lightweight, corrosion r... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4608916 | Beverage brewing apparatus A semi-automatic beverage brewing apparatus for brewing a cup to a pot of beverage such as coffee. The apparatus passes a selected quantity of water after heating the water, through a preselected quantity of beverage making material such as freshly ground... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4608734 | Snap connector, lever A snap connector lever for mating threadless buttons or fasteners for securing overlapping sections of materials such as garments such as men's shirts or women's blouses that are usually secured by buttons. The snap connector lever may be a replacement fo... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4606691 | Beam bending compensation A system designed to reduce cantilever beam deflections is disclosed. Beam deflection is reduced by neutralizing the force causing such deflection. The neutralizing force is achieved by employing a second cantilever beam parallel with the first and connec... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4606233 | Bag sampler A simple nonmetallic device allowing the gentle enclosure of a few hundred liters of water from discrete depths in flexible plastic bags for in situ time series studies. The disposable bags close without rigid moving parts, remain in situ and are pump sam... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4578891 | Rod holder A fishing rod holder in the shape of a frusto-conical cylinder, having the larger frustrum open for receiving the fishing rod handle. Near the opposite frustrum from the opening is a pivotally mounted cup having a horizontally mounted pin rigidly fixed to... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4575951 | Closed chamber dryer Disclosed is a dryer for drying articles, such as laboratory glassware. The dryer is in the form of a sealable cabinet having an internal heater, and ducting in the form of a closed circulatory loop connected to an external blower. By recirculating air th... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4573476 | Angiographic catheter An angiographic catheter for delivery of radio opaque contrast media having intra-vacularly means for reducing the pressure of the radio opaque contrast media through the terminal end while maintaining sufficient volume for avoiding dilution. This improve... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4569312 | Hot water tank warning system An electrical overflow warning system for a hot water tank. There is provided a cavity within an overflow line leading from the tank. Within the cavity is located an electrical probe. When an overflow occurs the probe comes in contact with water causing a... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4569148 | Hook positioner and rig A fish hook rig including a combination hook positioner, hooks and line connector. The hook positioner includes a bent wire main body with transverse portions at generally various angles or parallel to another transverse portion along the longitudinal por... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4563010 | Training device for golfers A golf teaching device for right- and left-handed golfers to assist in assuming a consistent stance when addressing the ball for a swing. A system of mirrors connected to the base frame allows the golfer to view the position of his body in the stance and ... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4558930 | Truck mirror adjustable in the horizontal direction There is disclosed herein an adjustable mirror for use with a vehicle such as a semi-trailer truck. The mirror can be adjustable by being rotated or by being moved horizontally inward or outward from the truck. The control mechanism to move the mirror is ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4557478 | Heavy bag stand A heavy body bag support stand mounted partially under a platform on which the user stands to anchor the body bag to the floor by the use of the boxers weight, when the heavy body bag is used. The stand supports the platform along one edge to provide a re... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4557426 | Dispenser for toilet paper and the like Disclosed is an especially convenient system for dispensing rolled sheet material such as toilet paper or the like. The system has a vertically mounted rotary member disposed for rotation about a horizontal axis with several vertically disposed cantilever... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4556059 | Spring operated tracheotome A tracheotome for the automatic mechanical performance of an emergency tracheostomy. An incision into the trachea is made upon release of a power-operated cannula with a cutting blade by a triggering mechanism. The device consists of a powered, hollow can... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4554847 | Open end ratchet wrench Disclosed herein is an open-ended ratchet wrench which can turn a nut in one direction in a conventional manner and which can have the open-ended jaws expanded to allow the wrench to ratchet back around the nut. This is accomplished by providing a lower j... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4546947 | Keyboard dust cover having integral copyholder A cover and copyholder for a keyboard housing includes a planar cover body pivotally attached by one edge to a rear edge of the keyboard housing, and movable between a first position in which the cover body protectively overlies the keyboard as a dust cov... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4537099 | Tensioning and braking pliers A combination tensioning and braking tool providing an improved mechanical means for removing interior portions from plates of plate vitreous material, such as glass. The tool includes a spring-loaded handle and a pair of cooperating jaws, both of which c... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4533018 | Ladder support A ladder support erectable onto a ladder for supporting workmen or materials. The ladder support includes a platform and at least two tensionable chain members. The platform is connectable in a generally horizontal position to a ladder rung, after which o... | 08/06/1985 |
