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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5197696 | Leading edge canopy A canopy with an improved leading edge structure is provided. The canopy will include a top and bottom surface connected at their respective trailing edges. A plurality of rib members will extend from the trailing edge to the leading edge of the canopy. A... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5192092 | Recycling bin cart A recycling bin cart having a pair of wheels and rigid vertical support coupled to at least two horizontally supported shelves sized and spaced apart to receive recycling bins with the lower shelf being located close to the ground. The cart is used to tra... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5190300 | Top jaw and wedge connector A top jaw system for securing a top jaw in position above a chuck on a milling machine, lathe or the like is provided. The system generally includes a base jaw, top jaw, master jaw, and a conventional jaw nut. The base jaw includes a bottom portion and a ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5190283 | Reversible golf cup hole protector and method of manufacture A reversible protective device for the bottom of a golf cup formed from a single sheet of flexible material into a conical shape for directional insertion into a conventional golf cup. The device incorporates a method of manufacture that is low in cost an... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5184921 | Apparatus for bulkhead buoyancy and pipe differential pressure A pipeline test bulkhead that can be neutrally buoyant under water for ease of transport under water is disclosed. The bulkhead is manually transportable under water without a crane regardless of the dry weight of the bulkhead out of the water and necessa... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5184599 | Multiple door/tray cooker, smoker and grill A self-contained cooker and grill having quadrilateral doors with a separate cooking grate attached to each door. Closure of all doors provide a conventional barbecue type cooker or smoker with a full sized grate and a common area for support of solid fue... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5174468 | Trash organizer An improved trash organizer for expeditious separation of paper, aluminum, glass, plastic or other separable trash items that provides for a small, compact primary trash container with separate compartments that includes reusable net bags and a drainage s... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5172804 | Pallet bridge device A bridge device spanning the distance between a set-up station and a machining center for transporting pallets between the two locations. The bridge is pivotedly coupled to the set-up station allowing the bridge to rotate between a horizontal operating po... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5168612 | Needle eliminator A machine for destroying, disinfecting and collecting in safe, removable, disposable containers hypodermic needles and syringes containing medical contaminants. The device includes a compact housing which is easily portable, a shear housing containing rem... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5167973 | Comestibles container The instant invention is a single unit providing both breakfast cereal, milk, and bowl including, in addition, means for mixing the milk with the cereal. The breakfast cereal is stored in a cereal cavity which later serves as the bowl. The milk is stored ... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5163693 | Top jaw and wedge connector A top jaw system for securing a top jaw in position above a chuck on a milling machine, lathe or the like is provided. A protrusion extends upward from the chuck and is preferably attached to the chuck by rigid attachment to a jaw nut which is positioned ... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5163492 | Vertical blind vane tilt control lock A vertical blind vane tilt control lock for manually locking in a rigid position the vane tilt chain actuating mechanism for vertical blinds to prevent undesired movement of the vertical blind vanes by wind or air passing through the vanes. The control ch... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5163887 | Weight collar An improved quick release weight collar for securing removable weights on a weight bar. The collar has two connected cylindrical members integrally joined by one or more steel balls that can be locked in a first position against the bar radially and rotat... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5150728 | Umbrella with magnetic fasteners An umbrella having one or more magnetic fasteners attached thereto strategically located to provide support of an open umbrella to a metallic surface on a vehicle so that the umbrella can be self-supported adjacent the opening of a vehicle such as the doo... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5149226 | Flexible oil spill containment boom An oil spill containment boom deployable normally by one person between a pier and vessel especially useful for oil transfer operations from ship to shore that will remain in position on the water regardless of changes in the ship draft comprising a float... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5144974 | Purge valve assembly An apparatus having an automatic purge valve assembly for draining condensate out of a compressed air storage tank. An air pressure switch, upon the presence of a predetermined atmospheric pressure in the air storage tank, will energize a relay which in t... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5145182 | Board game with laser beam paths A board type game which utilizes lasers where players selectively divert the path of laser beams. The board apparatus comprises an enclosed chamber formed by a top and bottom piece and a frame piece within which laser beams are directed down symbolic rows... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5141650 | Pressure screen A portable pressure screen apparatus is disclosed having a cylindrical shaped pressure housing defining upper and lower hingedly connected halves. The housing includes a slurry inlet aperture raised relative to a filtered slurry discharge port situated at... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5140833 | Security and storage enclosure for portable cooler An enclosure for providing security and extra storage space for a portable cooler comprised of a rugged non-tearable fabric enclosure having an opening along one end to permit insertion or removal of the cooler, and a separate security cable that can be a... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5139167 | Blade dispenser A safety blade magazine for storing, transporting and dispensing individually a large number of single edge safety blades. The magazine is essentially an elongated rectangular box having an opening or slot at the base of one wall and a thumb shaped recess... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5137236 | Tripod A tripod especially suited for use by a court reporter for supporting a court reporter's stenographic machine, the tripod providing an adjustable support leg that allows the stenographic machine to be firmly and stably supported in space at different loca... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5136784 | Vehicle electronic level measuring and display device A vehicle level and measuring and display device for use especially in recreational vehicles or the like for ensuring that the vehicle is in a gravitationally level position comprising a sensing unit remotely connected to a display unit. The display unit ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5137413 | Expanded interior space and improved access mini-van An improvement in a vehicle such as a mini-van for transporting wheel chair bound people or large and bulky items is disclosed. A mini-van having a rear dropped axle and a door openable to the rear of the mini-van is converted into the improved mini-van. ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5135015 | Pressurized fluid cleaning device A surface cleaning device utilizing a pressurized flow of cleaning fluid from opposite ends of a rotatable shaft disposed under a generally cylindrical shallow housing, said nozzles being disposed at transverse angles to the elongate axis of said rotatabl... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5135132 | Collapsible inflatable beverage container An inflatable beverage container defined by concentric inner and outer cylindrical walls which further define an annular chamber therebetween, the cylindrical walls terminating in a semi-rigid inverted "V shaped" upper lip which defines a top end of the c... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5131151 | Children's sanitary strap A children's sanitary strap to assist in eating and preventing unsanitary conditions by maintaining eating utensils within close proximity of a child's hand. The invention is a strap that couples to the child's wrist, clothing, or high chair while the opp... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5129536 | Time actuated lockable food storage container Sealable food storage containers having a time actuated locking mechanism to prevent access to food stored except at a predetermined time. The purpose of the invention is to aid dieters, children and compulsive snack or dessert consuming persons by permit... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5128188 | Forms splicer A Forms Splicer is disclosed for use in splicing continuous feed computer forms whose separation prevents their continuous feed into a tractor feed printing device. The Forms Splicer is a single sheet of rectangular flexible material having an alignment/f... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5128104 | Cuvette for automated testing machine A consumable, non-reuseable cuvette for containing a sample or specimen during an automated test thereof, primarily for medical diagnostic purposes. The cuvette has a single, main reaction chamber that is pre-loaded at the factory with the precise quantit... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5124528 | Gas tungsten and plasma arc welding electrode having a carbide emitter end An improved welding electrode with a high current capacity that is non-consumable for use in gas tungsten arc welding and in plasma arc welding in which the electron emission capability of the electrode is increased and enhanced by the material compositio... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123570 | Container for inverted dispensing A container for dispensing engine oil including a self-contained plunger with a cutting head that permits dispensing of the oil in an inverted position in cramped spaces. The container includes a foil or other frangible seal across the spout opening that ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5122042 | Windshield repair apparatus An apparatus for repairing cracks in a windshield is provided. The apparatus includes a mounting bracket having a plurality of arms. Each arm has a suction cup attached to it for securing the mounting bracket to the windshield to be repaired. One suction ... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5120156 | Submerged breakwater and barrier reef The invention is a combination submerged breakwater and barrier reef comprised of a plurality of modules. Each module is placed upon the seabed, and includes angle base with gripping toes to prevent movement. The base supports a generally crescent shaped,... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5120003 | Changeable fishing reel cartridge with line A fishing reel and changeable cartridge spool that is especially useable with a fly fishing reel or a spinning reel which allows cartridges containing fishing lines of different weights and densities to be quickly and readily interchanged onto the spool o... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5120435 | Pre-treatment sewer discharge system A system for purifying water is provided having a series of filtering systems connected in series in a predetermined order along a flow path of the water to be purified. The filtering systems used in the invention include air striping, aeration, gravity s... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5115804 | Protective hood and oral-nasal mask The instant invention is a respiratory system for use on aircraft or similar compartments to temporarily prevent asphxiation and suffocation due to the presence of smoke, toxic gases and/or noxious gases resulting from aircraft fire or similar such. The r... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5109564 | Manual valve cleaner for removing deposits from intake and outtake valves of internal combustion engines The invention is directed to a apparatus that facilitates the removal of excess combustion deposits from combustion chamber valves of conventional internal combustion engines. The apparatus has a handle at one end of a hollow cylinder and a plurality of r... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5107899 | Pneumatic control system This is a dental air and water supply apparatus for selectively and automatically controlling the supply of drive air and/or air and water coolants to any one dental drill or dental handpiece in a dental tool system. The dental apparatus includes a plural... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5108385 | Diaper with disposable insert and reusable cover A diaper having a disposable insert and a reusable cover is provided. The insert is held in place relative to the cover by a hook and loop closure system operating through apertures extending through the insert. The insert may include a liquid absorbant l... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5104279 | Aircraft towing vehicle A towing vehicle for towing a large aircraft that lifts, supports and moves the nose wheel of and consequently the aircraft itself, is provided. The towing vehicle has a frame which internally receives the aircraft's nose wheels. Forward and rear arcuate ... | 04/14/1992 |
