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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5281440 | Method of depositing a metal film on a silyl hydride containing surface of a solid and products produced thereby A method of depositing a metal film on a silyl hydride surface of a solid such as silica gel, the solid normally having hydroxyl groups, the metal with a valence of zero being deposited on the surface by reaction of a metal ion in a solution with the hydr... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5281384 | Improved method for transfer of molding material in two stage injection molding units during molding of preforms An improved method for injection molding including the steps of plasticizing a shot of molding material with the extruder running at a high rpm, transferring the shot to an accumulator means with the extruder running at a low rpm, and injecting the shot i... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5279635 | Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of glass sheets in press bending A method of and apparatus for establishing a predetermined thermal profile in a glass sheet immediately prior to press bending outside the heating furnace. The press bending members are provided with arrays of heating elements that are individually or zon... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5279063 | Decoy with flexible neck A wild game decoy including a flexible reconfigurable neck interconnecting a head and a body. The neck may be manually reconfigured to position the head relative to the body, and the neck will remain in the selected position so as to cause the decoy to as... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5278108 | Neutral gray glass composition A neutral, gray colored, nickel having a medium visible light transmittance between about 30 and percent, and low total solar energy and ultraviolet radiation transmittance, is produced with colorants comprising 0.40 to 0.58 percent by weight total iron e... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5278888 | Intelligent alarm apparatus with interfacing to a telephone network An intelligent alarm apparatus with a telephone network interface. The alarm apparatus includes an alarm sensor, which is directly connected at a high impedance level through an integrator and a detector to the alarm signal input of a programmable process... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5273323 | Connection element for the rapid connection of a tube to a hose This invention relates to an element for rapid connection between a supple hose pipe, for example, made of rubber, and a tube made of rigid material, such as metal, or semi-rigid material, such as a plastic material. It is constituted by an assembly of an... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5272324 | Portable scanner system with transceiver for two-way radio frequency communication A hands free radio frequency terminal is worn on the body of the user. Components comprised of bar code scanner, key pads for communicating with a computer and LCD/LED display are attached to a sleeve device detachably worn on the forearm, and includes a ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5271391 | Apparatus for delivering a continuous positive airway pressure to an infant A method of and apparatus for delivering a continuous positive airway pressure to an infant by the use of a light-weight, flexible nasal cannula. The nasal cannula is connected to a source of positive air flow by a pair of flexible hoses. The soft nasal o... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5270013 | Reactive fluid mixing head An apparatus for mixing and dispensing two or more reactive liquids in a homogeneous stream. The device includes a mixing chamber with two or more inlets for introducing separate liquid components into the chamber, a recycle port associated with each inle... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5265621 | Apparatus for sampling blood An apparatus for taking a blood sample after a catheter has been inserted into a patient including a syringe-type apparatus provided with a control collar which cooperates with radially extending portions of the plunger to selectably fix the axial positio... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5263391 | Tool for installing and removing dock posts A tool for installing and removing dock posts which includes a short tubular ratchet head. The tubular ratchet head is generally circular in cross-section and has angled teeth formed in the outer edge of both ends. The inner diameter of the ratchet head i... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5261333 | Automated ballast door mechanism A discharge arrangement for dispensing the contents of a hopper. The discharge arrangement is particularly suitable for use as an automated ballast door operating mechanism on a railroad hopper car transporting ballast for use in roadbed restoration. The ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5262640 | Window mounted optical moisture sensor having light pipes with distal ends Mounting of a sensing unit upon the interior surface of a vehicle windshield for detecting the presence of moisture upon the exterior surface and controlling operation of windshield wipers in response thereto is disclosed. The sensing unit comprises a blo... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5254226 | Electrolytic cell assembly and process for production of bromine An easily installed, automatically operated sanitizing direct current, electrolytic cell canister assembly and a method of efficiently providing brominated water for swimming pools and the like, the method including furnishing d.c. power at a constant amp... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5254468 | Bilayer pellet containing immobilized xylose isomerase and urease for the simultaneous isomerization and fermentation of xylose to ethanol A bilayered immobilized enzyme pellet and a process to manufacture this pellet are provided for use in a process involving the simultaneous isomerization of xylose to xylulose and fermentation of xylulose to ethanol. The bilayered pellet is able to mainta... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5253499 | Method for straightening coupling shafts A method and apparatus are provided for straightening a coupling shaft comprising a tubular member having a midship tube shaft affixed at one end thereof, with the midship tube shaft mounted in a center shaft support bearing assembly. The coupling shaft i... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5252330 | Method of controling zebra mussels with extract of Phytolacca dodecandra Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are controlled by contacting the mussels with effective lethal amounts of an aqueous treating medium comprising molluscicidally effective portions of the berry from Phytolacca dodecandra.... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5249830 | Device for locking two coaxial tubes Device for locking two coaxial tubes designed to be fitted into each other, comprising a longitudinal tab which is elastically flexible in the radial direction, connected to the outer tube and presenting at least one area capable of coming into axial abut... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5244744 | Article with antique appearance and method of making same An article having a base, a base coating adhered to the base, the base coating being formed from a base coating composition having, in approximate volume, the following ingredients: ______________________________________ Ingredients Vol... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5242626 | Process for contacting gas and liquid In a process for contacting gas and liquid, gas and liquid are simultaneously passed through a layer of irregularly shaped pieces of foamed plastic material having diameters in a range between 1 mm and 50 mm. Since the gas and the liquid are passed throug... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5238712 | Method of preparing an internal combustion engine for use with engine oil substantially free of metallic and chemical friction modifiers A process for converting the lubrication system of an internal combustion engine from a system using an oil containing metallic and chemical friction modifiers, to an oil substantially devoid of such modifiers. A solvent and a perfluoroethylene resin are ... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5237492 | AC to DC converter system with ripple feedback circuit A ripple feedback circuit for use with a current-sourced rectifier system with a resonant load balancing filter. The ripple feedback circuit eliminates the oscillation of the rectifiers and improves the line-current waveform by sensing the low frequency A... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5235501 | High efficiency voltage converter A full bridge DC to DC converter which provides zero voltage switching (ZVS) for one leg of the bridge and zero current switching (ZCS) for the other leg of the bridge is described. ZVS is achieved with parallel capacitors, while ZCS is achieved by using ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5231767 | Warp sensing apparatus A warp sensing apparatus for measuring the displacement or warp in disk-shaped objects such as drum lids and the like. A drum lid or other disk-shaped object is centered on the apparatus and clamped at the axis of rotation of the disk-shaped object. After... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5232535 | Process for preparing embossed, coated paper Embossed, coated paper is prepared by a process in which a polymeric film is laminated to a paper web, utilizing an extrusion coated resin interlayer therebetween, and a pattern from an engraved chill roll is simultaneously embossed onto the exposed surfa... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5232291 | Axle carrier pinion bearing lube return A lubricating device for the inboard and outboard pinion bearings of a carrier comprises a pair of offset angularly disposed deflectors disposed within the carrier adjacent to the pinion shaft. One deflector is located in the lower portion of the carrier ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5228721 | Pipe fitting A crimp ring fitting for connection to plastic or composite piping, the fitting including a spigot having one or more circumferentially extending ribs for engagement with the inner surface of the piping, a shoulder from which the spigot extends, a resilie... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5227051 | System for processing organic waste liquid Waste liquid is cleaned or purified primarily by removing organic contaminants therefrom by combination of a floating filter layer and an anaerobic biological process. The floating filter layer consists of irregularly shaped small pieces of lipophilic sub... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5227934 | Device for making independently operable in time, a tape recording device and a device for playing back said tape The present invention relates to a tape recorder system with a tape recording device and a playback device independently operable in time. The tape recorder system includes a recording sub-assembly provided with a feeding reel and a recording device, and ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5223958 | Heat activated amusement device employing microencapsulated thermochromic liquid crystal A heat activated amusement device is stimulated, by the transfer of thermal energy from a person's body or a heated object, to reveal by color differentiation a hidden message or visual image.... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5221044 | Rail fastening system with gage adjustment means There is disclosed a rail fastening system for wood or concrete ties having provisions for rail gage adjustment and including a pair of shoulders removably secured to a railway tie plate or a shoulder retaining in a concrete tie with provisions for latera... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5217753 | Coated glass articles Coated glass articles, particularly useful as vehicle or architectural glazings, are prepared by a chemical vapor deposition process in which glass is coated with a first layer of titanium nitride, a second layer of a silicon complex, and optionally, a th... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5216783 | Band clamp This invention relates to a clamp constituted by a metal band wound on itself, of which the ends are respectively provided with complementary hooking means comprising, in particular a hook adapted to pass over a lug during the tightening operation, the in... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5217783 | Two-sided carpet construction and method of manufacture thereof The specification discloses a two-sided carpet construction and a method for the continuous manufacture thereof. The carpet manufacturing process begins by tufting a carpet yarn into a scrim layer. The process continues up to the point where the bonding m... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5217416 | Lock up/limited slip differential The present invention relates to a differential gear assembly including a rotatable case having an annular gear formed therein with first and second axle shafts journalled in the case for rotation relative thereto. A sun gear is connected to the first axl... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5215278 | Apparatus for laying turf An apparatus for laying large rolls of turf, including a conveyor mounted on a frame for supporting a large roll of turf. The frame is supported by ground engaging wheels and includes a motor for imparting rotational movement to the ground engaging wheels... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5214401 | Electromagnetic switch An electromagnetic switch suitable for controlling large electric current in starter motors or the likes comprising a rod which is actuated in a longitudinal direction by an electromagnet, a fixed contact member, and a moveable contact member carried by t... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5208949 | Elastic clamp fitting A clamp fitting is disclosed, constituted by a metal band wound on itself, whose ends are respectively provided with complementary hooking means, comprising a hook capable of passing behind a shoulder or ear during the clamping operation. The clamp fittin... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5208100 | Article with antique appearance and method of making same An article having a base, a base coating adhered to the base, the base coating being formed from a base coating composition having, in approximate volume, the following ingredients: ______________________________________ Ingredients ... | 05/04/1993 |
