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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5460266 | Security package A reusable plastic package for holding a rectangular article includes a housing having first and second rectangular-shaped storage compartments formed on opposite ends for selectively storing an article in one of the compartments. Each of the compartments... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5443310 | Method of merchandising cutter bits and display case therefor A merchandising case adapted for displaying and storing cutter bits includes a cabinet, storage rack within the cabinet, a door movably mounted on the cabinet for concealing the storage rack, and a display rack mounted on the front of the door for holding... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5441400 | Spring biased check valve for an injection molding machine An improved check valve assembly which is mounted on the front end of a feedscrew of an injection molding machine has a check ring which is slidably mounted on the shank of a retainer within the heated barrel of the molding machine. An annular-shaped flow... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5439225 | Swing training and exercise device An exercise device adapted for use by a person, comprising: a first ring having a predetermined diameter, an inner surface, and an outer surface; a second ring concentric to the first ring and rotatably retained by the first ring; and components for providing ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5433126 | Rotary controlled motion transmission assembly A rotary controlled motion transmission assembly is mounted behind the dashboard of a vehicle and has a knob that extends through the dashboard for rotary actuation by an occupant of the vehicle to move a bulkhead door for controlling the environment with... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5432967 | Multiple position support cushion A multiple position, resilient support cushion, has a generally triangular shape and may be used in any of three positions to create a lying, sitting and in-between resting position, and which provides support for the head and body of the user when in any... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5434338 | Process for conditioning waste materials and products therefrom A process for conditioning waste materials containing at least one waste material plastic, includes the steps of mixing the waste material to form a homogenous plurality of particulate waste material members; and, blending the homogenous plurality of part... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5423310 | Gas log burner assembly A gas log burner assembly produces a glowing effect by providing a cover wall over the heretofore open top of a usual burner pan. A gas supply pipe is buried within a non-combustible porous medium, such as sand, within a gas distribution chamber formed by... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5404689 | Anchor bolt sleeve An anchor bolt sleeve for sliding over an anchor bolt to create a void therearound when concrete is being poured to secure the anchor bolt in the concrete. The sleeve has a one piece hollow body with a generally cylindrical sidewall joined at each end by ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5397180 | Motionless mixer tube for resin dispensing equipment A motionless mixer tube for mounting on the end of a discharge nozzle of a dispensing device for mixing and dispensing extremely small volumes of a pair of liquid materials, such as chemical reacting resins. The mixer tube has an elongated housing with a ... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5390515 | Security container and release key therefor A recording medium security container and associated release key which disengages a lock mechanism of the security container enabling the security container to be moved to an open position for removing the contents thereof. The security container has a ba... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5388864 | Air brake hose coupling member A coupling member for detachably connecting together two sections of air brake hose between railroad cars. Each coupling member has a hollow tubular body with one end attached to a section of hose and with an opposite end having an arcuate body portion ex... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5388550 | Sanitary facility for animals An apron adapted to be fitted to an existing sanitary facility for animals having a pan containing litter and a cover. The apron includes a shallow tray which is divided into first and second compartments wherein the first compartment has a top wall forme... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5386106 | Integrated portable device for point of sale transactions A handheld, portable device (10) for processing point of sale transactions includes a housing (20), a magnetic card reader (40) for reading credit card information, the reader (40) carried within the housing (20) substantially adjacent to the first end (2... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5383557 | Cassette storage container with hub engaging fingers and adjacent stops A container for storing a tape cassette of the type having a pair of spaced tape reel hubs. Each hub has a cylindrical sidewall which defines a recess in the hub. The storage container includes enclosure means for receiving and enclosing a cassette in the... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5379466 | Portable privacy closet A portable privacy closet which may be selectively moved from a raised to a lowered position such that when the closet is in the raised position it provides a private area for use as a changing room or for housing a toilet facility, and when in the lowere... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5377963 | Machine vise A machine vise for securing a workpiece adjacent a cutting tool has a body with a variety of clamping recesses milled therein. The body of said vise has an aperture therethrough for slidably accepting a jaw bar. The jaw bar includes a moveable jaw and a g... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5375712 | Security container with a key A security container for storing various articles is formed with a groove along one edge of a cover which extends parallel with a similar groove formed on a base of the container, when the cover is in a closed position on the base. A generally U-shaped sl... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5372569 | Method and apparatus for positioning collapsed slotted boxes in a box erector A method and apparatus for accurately positioning a plurality of slotted boxes which are in a flat collapsed state, in a magazine of a box erector. The box erector handles and sets up the boxes into a position having an open top for subsequently receiving... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371348 | Portable device for handsfree data entry with variably-positionable display/scanner module detachable for handheld use A portable device (10) for data collection by an operator (11) includes a data entry unit (12) for entry of data other than by scanning and a module (14) having a display (50) for display of information and a scanner (51) or other auto-identification devi... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5363045 | Hand-held non-contacting electric field detection tool A portable hand held diagnostic tool which non-invasively detects an electric field when placed adjacent a component of a spark plug firing portion of an ignition system and provides a positive indication of the detected electric field. A printed circuit ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5358140 | Adhesive bandage dispensing system An adhesive bandage dispensing system includes an elongated strand of individually sterile-wrapped adhesive bandages and a reusable dispenser for storing and dispensing the bandages. Each bandage is contained in a separate sterile compartment of an otherw... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5357585 | Headphone assembly A headphone assembly adapted for engaging a user's head includes an adjustable headband having first and second ends. A right ear piece is attached to a first end, and a left ear piece is attached to a second end of the headband. Each ear piece is substan... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5350084 | Mixing, metering and dispensing device A positive displacement material mixing, metering and dispensing device having a housing with a pair of material inlet ports, and a pair of material outlet ports which are in communication with a pair of holding cavities, and a pair of valve chambers. A s... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5349534 | Automatic form dispensing system An automatic form dispensing system for a variety of transactions has a housing with an operator interface for receiving operator input, and has a form dispensing assembly in the housing and a roll of blank form stock and two rolls of a carrier web contai... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5339555 | Fish handler A device for the safe handling of a fish preferably is formed as a one-piece plastic member having a rectangular body formed by two pairs of spaced parallel frame members defining a central opening. A slender, elongated rod is attached to an extended end ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5324004 | Vehicle ramp A vehicle ramp is formed as a unitary sheet metal member and has a inclined ramp portion provided with longitudinally spaced rows of stiffening bosses and a flat reinforcement area at a lower end of the ramp. A raised wheel rest portion has a generally fl... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5308026 | Midline cable clamp construction This invention provides an improved cable clamp construction for telecommunication cables such as coaxial cables made from continuous filaments of optical glass fibers which are surrounded by an annulus of aramid material and contained within an outer pla... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5302078 | Audiocassette automatic unloading machine A machine and method for automatically unloading a cassette from a loaded security package of the type having a storage compartment and an access opening providing access into the compartment, and further having a lock plate movable over the access openin... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5293663 | Fluid cleaning system A fluid cleaning system for removing meat particles from a rotating roll of a meat stripping machine with a minimum amount of pressurized fluid and water by sequentially opening and closing individual groups of fixed fluid nozzles located closely adjacent... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5293110 | Bridge capacitor bank installation A capacitor bank installation for generating reactive power in high or extra high voltage electrical power systems, for example 345kV, to maintain the voltage level during heavy loading conditions or system contingencies. A three phase capacitor bank is c... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5290056 | Trailer hitch guide A trailer hitch guide with a first portion to be mounted on a tractor vehicle, and a second portion to be mounted on a trailer vehicle. The first portion having a guide telescopically mounted to the tractor such that it can be viewed by the tractor operat... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5289828 | Abduction pillow for orthopedic support An abduction pillow used to immobilize a patient's legs after hip surgery has a wedge-shaped body constructed of a resilient deformable material which positions the legs in a forgiving, fixed divergent position. The body is wedge-shaped and preferably air... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5285918 | Videocassette shipping container A container for shipping and storing an article such as a video cassette has a base formed by a pair of spaced end walls, and a pair of spaced side walls. Integrally molded to the base is a lid having at least one destructible locking tang formed thereon ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5279097 | Container for compact disc A container construction and method for displaying a compact disc for sale and for subsequent storage thereof after purchase by a consumer. The container comprises a base having a storage compartment, a tray pivotally mounted on the base for releasably ho... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5274940 | Pistol support A lightweight portable device for supporting a pistol in a stable shooting position on the ground or stationary object. A base has a smooth convex top surface which is slidably received in a concave recess formed in the bottom of a pistol butt supporting ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5272946 | Safety control system for power operated equipment A safety control system for power operated equipment which ensures operator safety by immediately disconnecting the power drive from a power driven rotating member, such as a toothed feed shaft of a meat skinning machine or a moving blade of a band saw, a... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5271888 | Ceramic log moulding process The present invention relates to an improved process and partible mold for forming a light-weight synthetic ceramic log for use in natural gas, propane and wood-burning fireplaces and stoves which are both fully-vented and non-vented depending upon the pa... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5265951 | Card reading terminal having protective shield for input port thereof An electronic terminal of the type employing a card reading device mounted within the interior thereof accessible through an input port formed in a wall of the terminal. A one-piece shield formed of an elastomeric material is mounted adjacent the input po... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5265165 | Multipurpose headwear Headwear that produces sound from a signal is provided by an audio device in addition to the normal features of the headwear. The audio headwear of the present invention may be configured as a visor, goggles or a headband. In a preferred embodiment, the p... | 11/23/1993 |
