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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5386726 | Vibratory gyroscope A vibratory gyroscope comprises, with respect to an XYZ coordinate system, a tuning fork having two arm members extending from a base member in the direction of the Z-axis, a support member extending from the base member in the direction of the Z-axis, an... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5253305 | Character boundary identification method and system An optical recognition method and system utilizes a scanner to digitize a complex document comprising regions of text and graphics. A recognition engine, illustratively in the form of a general purpose computer, separates regions of text and graphics and ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5248109 | Positioning apparatus for coils, more particularly of metal strip, to be fitted on to a reeling drum The invention relates to a positioning apparatus for coils, more particularly of metal strip, to be fitted on to a reeling drum. To determine on all sides the internal diameter of the coil 1 and its vertical and lateral position in relation to the reeling... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5245301 | Mobile microwave link using waveguides This microwave link connects a fixed set of electronic equipment to a mobile set of electronic equipment that can be shifted between two extreme positions, at least one of which is an operating position. The link is, for example, one between a radar trans... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5245278 | Device for the processing of a signal coming from a sensor with a derivative type of response The disclosure relates to devices for the measurement of signals in the field of wideband phenomena. More precisely, a device is disclosed for the processing of electrical signals coming from a derivative type of sensor designed to measure an electrical o... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5242118 | Fuel injector for internal combustion engines A fuel injector for internal combustion engines comprises a nozzle body, having at one end a hollow nozzle tip and a pintle which is axially movable in the nozzle body. The inside surface of the hollow nozzle tip constitutes a conical valve seat which coo... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5235477 | Track position detecting mechanism A track position detecting mechanism is used to detect an outermost peripheral track position of a magnetic disc for use as a reference point in making various accesses to the magnetic disc. The track position detecting mechanism has an optical detector i... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5231462 | Optical spectrophotometer with wavelength modulation A spectrophotometer useful for measuring absorption or emission bands of a substance irradiated with optical radiation, comprises a light source for producing the optical radiation, a monochromator for isolating light of wavelength (W) from the optical ra... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5225832 | High speed variable length decoder A high speed variable length decoder can decode more than one code word in one cycle. A PLA used in the decoder includes extra product lines and extra output lines in order to detect and decode two successive short length code words in one cycle. When two... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5226002 | Matrix multiplier circuit A matrix multiplier circuit which is based on distributed arithmetic is disclosed. In the conventional matrix multiplier circuit, one row of J elements from a data matrix is multiplied in parallel with K columns of elements from a transform matrix to form... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5222726 | Process and device for suspended conveying of material in sheets or bands over a conveying path, in particular a curved conveying path The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the floatable guiding of material in the form of sheets or webs. The material in the form of sheets or webs (1a, 1b, 1c) is guided over floating nozzles disposed on one side and operating on the air cush... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5218742 | Clip closure for bags A clip closure for bags, more particularly a band consists of such clip closures which can be processed in a bag-closing machine. The clip closure takes the form of a flat, elongate strip 1 having reinforced longitudinal edges. The strip 1, together with ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5218324 | Device for the control of a phase-locked loop with frequency changing A device for the control of a phase-locked loop with frequency changing comprises an oscillator (10), a mixer (20) of signals, and a phase/frequency detector (40). The control device comprises a frequency comparator (60) to compare the frequency Fv of the... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5211697 | Upper seat part The upper seat part according to the instant invention is provided with several ridges 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 extending from its bottom part 1 upward, said ridges being approximately parallel to each other as well as transversal to the seating direction, whereby t... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5210924 | Method for the manufacture of a roller shutter slat The invention refers to a dimensionally stable roller shutter slat consisting of an aluminium strip plastic-coated on one side at least in part, and roll-formed into a hollow section 18 with the coated side inwards, the hollow section featuring upper and ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5207658 | Prick resistant medical needle for intravenous injections A medical intravenous injection needle which resists accidental skin pricks is disclosed. The needle tip is designed to be sharp enough to easily puncture medication bottle membranes and intravenous tubing but resists puncturing the skin. Illustratively, ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5207855 | Apparatus for sticking on stamps from an embossing foil The operation of sticking stamps from a foil in strip form at predetermined locations on a substrate which has motifs printed thereon and which is pulled through at least one sticking station at a predetermined forward feed speed is effected by means of p... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5205218 | Tamping machine and method for consolidating the ballast of a track A method for continuously consolidating ballast under a track comprising rails and sleepers which are arranged transversely to the rails by a machine having tamping picks, comprises causing the tamping picks to pick up the ballast in front of the sleeper ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5204830 | Fast pipelined matrix multiplier A circuit and algorithm for multiplying three matrices is disclosed having a first multiplication stage for multiplying a first matrix with a second matrix to produce an intermediate product matrix. Additionally, the circuit and algorithm have a second st... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5203439 | Adjustable viscous shear coupling An adjustable viscous shear coupling comprises a housing containing a viscous fluid therein, an inner part such as a shaft extending into the housing, a set of outer disks non-rotatably connected to the housing, a set of inner disks non-rotatably connecte... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5204147 | Roller shutter rod of stable shape and method for its manufacture The invention refers to a roller shutter rod of stable shape, consisting of an aluminum strip plastic-coated on one side at least in part, and roll-formed into a hollow section 18 with the coated side inwards, the hollow section featuring upper and lower ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5202781 | Arrangement for the waveguide-free bidirectional light or infrared transmission of electrical signals A waveguide-free, simultaneous, bidirectional optical transmission system is disclosed. Each device includes one oscillator for generating a frequency modulated signal. This frequency modulated signal is used for both transmitting a local information sign... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5202545 | Process for point-welding a highly corrosion resistant metal cover plate on a metal support The instant invention relates to the point welding of a highly corrosion-resistant metal cover plate to a less corrosion-resistant support and provides for the highly corrosion-resistant cover plate to be provided with holes and to be bonded at the same t... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5199673 | Cross-type clamp and connection produced thereby between two crossed wire cables, and wire cable net with cross-type clamps Cross-type clamp (1) for connecting two crossed wire cables (5,6) at the points of crossing of the wire cables or wire cable sections of wire cable nets, in particular rockfall nets, by means of two clamp parts (4, 11) which are held together by claws (9)... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5196645 | Process and device for the detection of the sectorial proximity of a target, and weapon using the device Optical device rotational about an axis XX', and making use of a set of detectors suitably arranged to detect the presence of a target in a determined solid angle, of the type which includes in longitudinal section in a plane P in which lies the axis XX',... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5194750 | High precision ccd magnetic field sensor A magnetic field sensor, having a charge-coupled device formed in a semiconductor region is disclosed. The magnetic field sensor has first and second contact zones, made of a heavily doped semiconductor material of a first conductivity type, located on an... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5189428 | Method for the processing of a digitally encoded pulse signal Disclosed is a method for the processing of a signal received directly or indirectly from a transmitter, sending out pulses that are digitally encoded according to a transmission code of N instants; said processing comprising notably an operation of filte... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5182995 | Rerailing device A device for rerailing a tool frame having first and second flange wheels onto the rails of a track, the tool frame being movably connected to a machine frame of a track laying machine, the rerailing device comprising a pair of levers mounted directly on ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5177648 | Track position detecting mechanism A track position detecting mechanism is used to detect an outermost peripheral track position of a magnetic disc for use as a reference point in making various accesses to the magnetic disc. The track position detecting mechanism has an optical detector i... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5172959 | Anti-lock braking system for all-wheel drive vehicles An anti-lock braking system for a two-axle all-wheel drive vehicle having two intra-axle differentials and an engageable central inter-axle differential comprises a wheel sensor associated with each of the wheels for determining the rotational behavior of... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5170036 | Resistance heating arrangement The instant invention relates to the arrangement of one or several connection layers for an electric resistance heating system installed on the film-laminated inside of covering fabrics, said heating system being sealingly connected by bonded or glued add... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5169650 | Calibration unit for extruded plastic material A calibrating unit for an extruder includes an inner calibrating member, and a plurality of outer calibrating members at least partially surrounding the inner calibrating member and forming a gap therebetween through which a plastic material may be extrud... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5170364 | Feedback system for load bearing surface An electronic system for adjusting a load bearing surface such as a chair or bed to provide a desired level of comfort comprises an array of pressure sensors located within the load bearing surface. The pressure sensors generate data indicating the actual... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5161714 | Feed device for bulk material in a mass throughout weighing system The invention relates to a feed device for bulk material, comprising a more particularly funnel-shaped storage tank 4, which is borne freely movable by measuring members 3 as a weighing tank of a mass throughput weighing system and is disposed with its ou... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5161400 | Process for levelling continuously moving metal strips The invention relates to a process for levelling continuously moving metal strips exclusively by tensile rolling levelling. The strip to be levelled is subjected to two successive tensile rolling operations in the direction in which it moves. In the first... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5160008 | Adjustable viscous shear coupling An adjustable viscous shear coupling suitable for use in a high performance four-wheel drive vehicle comprises a housing containing a viscous fluid therein, a shaft extending into the housing, a set of outer disks non-rotatably connected to the housing, a... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5160694 | Fusion reactor Fusion reactor (36) based on the cusped geometry concept in which the problem of indefinite tight plasma containment with inherent stability and high compression of the contained plasma in the reaction zone (19) is solved by an electric potential pot (22)... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5158010 | Portioning device for parallelpipedic slabs of deep-frozen foodstuffs, more particularly fish The invention relates to a portioning device for deep-frozen foodstuffs, more particularly fish. The portioning device is adapted to the portioning of parallelpipedic slabs (3). The slabs (3) are fed lying flat in the transverse position via a conveying p... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5158779 | Particles of hydrophobic or sparingly soluble substance The surface of micronized and hydrophilized powder particles of a hydrophobic or sparingly soluble substance is covered with a cohesive layer of not more than 0.1 part by weight of surfactant in not more than 10 parts by weight of a binder (based on 100 p... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5159071 | Process for the manufacture of 7-amino-3-exomethylene-3-cepham-4-carboxylic acid ester A one-pot process for preparing 7-amino-3-exomethylene-3-cepham-4-carboxylic acid ester (II) comprises: (a) reacting 7-acylamino-3-exomethylene-3-cepham-1-oxide-4-carboxylic acid ester (I) with a silylating agent in an inert solvent and in the presence ... | 10/27/1992 |
