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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5058415 | Rolling bearing seal ring crimp tooling A stamping press tool assembly for delivering parallel forces to a plurality of points angularly spaced around a ring-shaped workpiece, whereby the ring-shaped workpiece is positioned beneath a shouldered hub centered inside the tool assembly, and having ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5003829 | Energy absorbing device and torque measuring apparatus therefor In a dynamometer, an internally cooled disc is utilized in a braking system which can apply a large amount of torque for an extended period of time. A hollowed braking disc comprising individual cooling cells is employed. Cooling liquid is injected into t... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4994449 | Method for increasing bone density in humans A method of increasing the bone density of post-menopausal women employs a calendar-oriented regimen of estrogen, progesterone and calcium. Such a regimen may be dispensed from a calendar-oriented pill dispenser having numerical indicia identifying each p... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4974981 | Cosmetic powder brush with metered powder dispenser A cosmetic powder brush dispenser for depositing cosmetic powder onto a brush within the unitary structure of the dispenser. The dispenser incorporates a deformable container for storing the cosmetic powder and a spray-head at the end of the container wit... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4973204 | Arrangement in cutting inserts, especially for turning tools A cutting insert, especially for turning tools, comprising an insert body having a transverse front cutting edge portion and a rear portion for mounting on and clamping to an insert holder, a cutting surface which connects with said cutting edge being pro... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4971080 | Permanent waving and hair conditioning composition By incorporating corn syrup or glucose syrup into a conventional permanent hair waving solution, a unique permanent waving and hair conditioning composition is achieved which conditions the hair while simultaneously permanently waving the hair, in a singl... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4969309 | Method and apparatus for producing resealable packages A resealable package using zipper material and a corresponding method and apparatus are disclosed. In the package, the zipper material beads terminate entirely inboard of the outer periphery of the sealed area. The package is formed by forming a lateral l... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4955951 | Boring apparatus An apparatus for boring a hole, which affords communication between a first member and a second member connected to the first member, in the first member, comprises cutting means hvaing a rotary axis, first drive means for shifting the cutting means along... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4953376 | Metal spinning process and apparatus and product made thereby In a metal spinning process and apparatus for necking down a container having an open end, a closed end and generally cylindrical inner and outer surfaces, a resilient pressure bladder is inserted into the container prior to the necking down operation. Pr... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4952450 | Foam panel and block constructions By providing a plurality of elongated, independent members and securely integrally affixing said members to each other by adhering or welding, a unique panel and/or block construction is attained having any desired size or shape needed for a particular ap... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4941433 | Milking method and related apparatus Milking machine methods and apparatus facilitating automatic attachment to the dairy cow's udder, incorporate upstanding thin-walled flexible conical teat cup entrance portals, with the four teat cups preferably positioned upright in a trapezoidal configu... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4939978 | Ammunition chuting for a machine gun A flexible ammunition chuting (14) for a machine gun (10) includes a flexible spine (26) made up of spring steel strips (27, 29) which are anchored at two spaced and fixed positions, typically at the chuting ends, so as precisely to define the length of t... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4938724 | Line cutting device In a line cutting device of the type adapted to be mounted on the propeller shaft of a water-borne vessel for the purpose of cutting lines, ropes, nets, plastic bags or other debris which may foul the blades of a propeller on the shaft, a stationary cutti... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4932104 | Separable buckle A separable buckle for interconnecting two parts of a strap or other tension member comprises a first buckle member adapted to be attached to the first strap part and a second buckle member adapted to be interconnected with the first buckle member and to ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4928944 | High speed sheet feeder singulator High speed sheet feeders receive blocks or bricks of paper sheets, cards or folders stacked edgewise on a downsloping supply ramp, and singulate these for edgewise feeding in rapid succession. The frontmost sheets ready for feeding are buckled and fanned ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4926933 | Method and apparatus relating to heat exchangers A heat exchanger element in the form of a cylindrical tube with an integral external helical fin extending along at least the major part of the tube length; the integral finned tube being formed by an extrusion or injection moulding process from a rigid s... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4924921 | Liquid delivery/filling system By employing two independent, separate and distinct flow paths which are controllably sequentially opened during use in a single actuation operation, an error-free, flame and explosion proof liquid delivery/filling system is achieved. In the preferred emb... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4920096 | Method for extracting cedar wood oil High quality cedar wood oil is recovered from raw cedar wood with substantially improved efficiency employing the solvent extraction method of this invention. By submerging cedar wood pulp or sawdust in a suitable water insoluble solvent for a predefined ... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4919807 | Ultrasonic vibrator tray apparatus Processes and apparatus for treatment of flowing slurries of particulate material mixed in liquid employ a wide, elongated downwardly-slanted, metal tray with upturned edge flanges, cable-suspended for unrestrained vibratory flexing and undulation. The tr... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4915543 | Existing pipeline renewing method and apparatus therefor A method for renewing an existing pipeline comprises the steps of advancing a shield tunnelling machine from one end of an existing pipe defining the existing pipeline to the other end thereof, excavating at least the existing pipe by the machine and disp... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4911320 | Prize holding container assemblies By providing prize award holding means cooperatingly associated with a container shell which is closed in the conventional manner, a container assembly is achieved for randomly distributing prize awards to consumers in association with any liquid, semi-li... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4910416 | Power switch monitor to improve switching time The present invention provides an improved device for minimizing the time delays associated with turning on and off the power switches or power transistors in a standard totem pole configuration. An improved saturation detector monitors each transistor to... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4909052 | Door safe for delivery and pick-up of articles A secure box or safe having a mounting plate with a channel-shaped flange at the top thereof such that the safe may be hung from the top edge of an outer door of a residence and, when the door is closed, the safe is captured in place between the top of th... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4910066 | Reinforced paper and method for making the same A reinforced paper and method for making the paper. The method involves applying to finished paper or the areas of finished paper to be reinforced a reinforcing medium dissolved in water with a surface tension reducing agent added. The solution rapidly im... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908016 | Water jet massage apparatus and method A water jet massage apparatus comprises a platform having a bench mounted thereon, and an overlying lid arranged for pivotal movement between an open position in which a person may gain access to the bench and a closed position in which the lid is lowered... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4898498 | Thrust transmitting device A device for transmitting a thrust from one of a pair of adjacent pipes so as to propel the other comprises a pair of annular members adapted to be slidable relatively to each other along their spherical surfaces.... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4896125 | Dielectric notch resonator A dielectric notch resonator particularly suitable for use in a band reject filter operable at ultra-high frequencies comprises a dielectric resonator and an associated housing which results in a reactance having an imaginary component effectively nulled ... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4893424 | Method and apparatus for identification of histology samples An identification marker (17) is described for use in permanently identifying an individual histology sample (21), the marker including columnar indicia (18) mounted on a base (19) having a location flange (20). A specially adapted cassette having a slot ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4890415 | Timing device for live animal traps A timing device for use with live animal traps accurately and easily maintains the elapsed time since an entering animal caused the trap door to close. The timing device uses a switch that senses trap door closure to activate a timing module. All componen... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4886396 | Existing pipeline renewing method and apparatus therefor A method for renewing an existing pipeline comprises the steps of advancing a shield tunnelling machine from one end of an existing pipe defining the existing pipeline to the other end thereof, excavating at least the existing pipe by the machine and disp... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4886394 | Shield tunneling machine A shield tunneling machine comprises a shield body, a rotor disposed in a front portion of the shield body, support is provided behind the rotor in the shield body and for supporting the rotor to be eccentrically movable around the center axis of the shie... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4885474 | Connector assembly for plug-in energization and battery activation of an associated electrical apparatus An emergency lighting fixture, for plug-in installation in a wall connector mounted protruding from a fixed wall plate, has a back plate secured to its wall-engaging face. The back plate and the wall plate are provided with interfitting flanges and a pivo... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4874268 | Method and apparatus for building pipeline and shield tunnelling machine An apparatus for building a new pipeline while breaking a plurality of existing pipelines extending parallel to each other, comprises: a shield tunnelling machine for performing the excavating operation while breaking opposed portions of a plurality of ex... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4869382 | Securement system for telescopically engageable members By providing a bottle with a plurality of sets of ribs formed about the outer surface thereof and providing a cooperating telescopically engageable decorative portion with a plurality of sets of fins extending from the inside surface thereof, a unique sec... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4869619 | Method for excavating hole and apparatus therefor A method for excavating a hole and an apparatus therefore are suitable for the operation of excavating a hole used for laying a lateral sewer or mounting pipe, which extends from a main sewer pipe toward the ground surface, on the main sewer pipe. The met... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4868648 | Method and apparatus for inspecting a pipeline in order to determine eccentricity thereof A system for inspecting a pipeline in order to determine eccentricity thereof comprises the steps of directing a beam from one end of the pipeline to the other end, disposing a detecting means, which is provided with a light receiving body having a light ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4843797 | Dairy casing method and apparatus High speed dairy casing methods and apparatus assemble columns of filled containers arriving on two infeed conveyors, transfer one, two or more columns to an assembly ramp adjoining each conveyor, and then sweep the assembled columns from the conveyor and... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4843300 | Improved power supply for intermittently energizing an external device requiring high power during intermittent periods of time from an input power source with relatively lower instantaneous power capability An improved power supply capable of driving an external device at relatively high power levels for intermittent periods of time with the power supply driven by relatively low current input power which can vary widely in voltage. The power supply incorpora... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4837779 | Communicator and communication method and system A communication method and system for determining the transmission speed of a communicating remote unit with respect to a host communicator. The communication method uses a start of message header containing a known number of timing intervals, called tick... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4834110 | Suction clamped treatment cup saliva sampler A selective collector of a human patient's saliva for monitoring or analysis is formed as a substantially conical flat concave cup of resilient molded polymer with tubing connections at an apex portal, and a large entrance portal having a soft compliant f... | 05/30/1989 |
