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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6207406 | Microbial sampling apparatus and process A sampling apparatus and process for obtaining microbial samples from a suspect surface, such as a meat processing facility, animal carcass, and the like, wherein a agar saturated porous plastic foam strip is placed in contact with the suspect surface and... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6196620 | Aerodynamically responsive vehicular undercarriage safety spoiler system An undercarriage spoiler system for a race motor vehicle utilizes a first spoiler plate disposed parallel and adjacent to the horizontal slotted rear bumper of the vehicle and secondary spoiler plates disposed in the vehicle rear quarter panels and perpen... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5964739 | Safety disposable needle structure A disposable needle having individual, spring biased, first and second retractable, open protective sleeves. The first retractable sleeve covers the needle end employed to extract patient blood and the second retractable sleeve covers the needle end that ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5961563 | Anti-sway control for rotating boom cranes A process for anti-sway control of a rotating boom or other three-degree-of-freedom crane wherein the load is hoisted, at variable hoist lengths, by a cable suspended from a point that can be moved in space in three dimensions, either freely, or under kno... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5906450 | Short in-line turnbuckle A short in-line turnbuckle having telescoping threaded parts and including grip screw locking structure to apply frictional forces to prevent relative rotation of the turnbuckle parts once the turnbuckle is adjusted to the desired length. In one embodimen... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5895731 | Thin-film lithium battery and process A lithium battery and process of making same involves employing alternate layers of a lithium anode and an aluminum foil or NiAl expanded metal supported cathode assembly with a gel electrolyte contacting the alternate layers. The electrolyte includes a q... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5870854 | Gelatin-plastic foam seed germination and plant growth method A melted gelatin (specific example agar) is employed to saturate a plastic foam disk and, after solidification, to provide a medium to promote seed germination and plant growth. After germination, the seed and gelatin saturated disk are transferred to a g... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5826541 | Gelatin-plastic foam wire cage bird feeder and process A hanging wire cage bird feeder is provided with a plastic foam base supporting a gel structure saturated with bird seed that completely fills the wire cage. A pair of perch supports are provided at the base of the wire cage structure to support birds att... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5803835 | Musical hop scotch game kit A game kit including a pliable hop scotch mat, an electrical actuated sound producing component and a plurality of individual electrical switches disposed between layers of the mat and adapted to be individually closed by pressure from a game participant ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5782318 | Bearing lubrication apparatus A bearing lubrication apparatus, including a bearing support stand having a reverse conical stepped cavity therein to support a wheel or other friction bearing assembly, a grease applicator in the form of an open cylinder filled with lubricating grease, a... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5699752 | Gelatin-plastic foam bird feeding station and process A bird feeder station including a clear plastic canopy provided with a hanging line for suspension thereof from an overhead structure and three depending chain supports for wire baskets containing bird seed suspended under the protection of the canopy. Ea... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5695099 | Sportsman back pack A combination back pack and seat combination including a molded one piece chair seat and backrest with one aspect (FIGS. 1-3) of the invention including foldable legs pivotally supported on the bottom of the chair seat and another aspect (FIGS. 4-6) of th... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5692831 | High speed combined mixing and transport tool A blender mixing shaft and a high speed transport and mixing tool combination wherein the blender mixing shaft has a sidewall and a hollow interior and at least one transverse opening provided through the sidewall with an elongated, hollow, transport and ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5664587 | Exfoliation brush A grooming brush for cleansing and stimulating the human scalp or the skin of fur bearing animals wherein contaminants are scraped from the scalp or skin during grooming with the brush. The brush is provided with a plurality of hollow bristles that collec... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5626421 | Blender construction A blender construction employing a unitary cylindrical body and removable, semicircular segmented, end cap closures wherein a unitary blender body includes an inlet chute at a first end and an exit chute at a second end. A centrally disposed hollow mixing... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5606933 | Agar-plastic foam bird feeder and process An ornamental bird feeder composed of a plastic foam disk saturated with a melted agar that has one of more surfaces thereof covered with bird seed before the agar is permitted to cool to a gel state to entrap the bird seed. A hanging tab consisting of a ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5607235 | High speed combined mixing and transport tool A blender mixing shaft and a high speed transport and mixing tool combination wherein the blender mixing shaft has a sidewall and a hollow interior and at least one transverse opening provided through the sidewall with an elongated, hollow, transport and ... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5607089 | Sportsman back pack A combination back pack and seat combination including a molded one piece chair seat and backrest with one aspect (FIGS. 1-3) of the invention including foldable legs pivotally supported on the bottom of the chair seat and another aspect (FIGS. 4-6) of th... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5540797 | Pultrusion apparatus and process A pultrusion apparatus and process for impregnation of multiple fiber tows with a thermoplastic resin wherein an impregnation vessel having an entrance and an exit end is provided with a fiber control insert formed of spaced cylindrical rings suspended th... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5536112 | Breakwater generating apparatus and process for controlling coastal erosion A plurality of individual modules including individual support platforms for cylindrical hollow core risers are installed in side-by-side interlocked relationship to construct a semi-permeable barrier that is oriented in load distributing relationship app... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5526946 | Anti-sway control system for cantilever cranes A process employing a computer controlled crane system for controlling the motion of a movable trolley from which a load is suspended at a variable hoist length therefrom to meet a selected arbitrary horizontal velocity reference while preventing sway of ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5484081 | Releasable suction handle for beverage containers A portable handle for a beverage container wherein a hand graspable handle portion is releasably attached to a beverage container by suction cups. In one aspect of the invention an essentially C-shaped handle is provided with a suction cup at each end the... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5454619 | Aerodynamically responsive vehicular safety spoiler system A spoiler system for race car vehicles wherein a spoiler plate(s) is pivotally movable between a position spoiling the aerodynamic air flowing over the vehicle when traveling in a forward direction, to a position spoiling the aerodynamic air flowing over ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5440940 | Pipette-syringe-tubular microbial retrieval and sampler A pipette-syringe combination having a removable cover and employing a tubular sampling probe to take a bacterial sample from a culture includes a pipette cover provided over the pipette orifice and attached thereto via a stressed elastomeric strap. The c... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5438892 | Tool for srewing medication vials to IV-bags A tool for screwing medication vials (10) to IV-bags (28) comprises a socket (58) with a bowl-shaped hard shell (60) defining a mouth (86) with a resilient material insert (62) lining an interior surface thereof and being held therein by a removable retai... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5404850 | Rotary combustion engine with oppositely rotating discs A rotary internal combustion engine including a rotatable drive shaft, a first rotatable disc secured to and rotatable with the drive shaft, a second disc rotatably disposed through a geared connection about the drive shaft for opposite rotation relative ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5398690 | Slaved biopsy device, analysis apparatus, and process A computer controlled rectal biopsy probe is employed to receive an ultrasonic signal from an ultrasonic transmitter which may be carried by a prior art urethral examination and mapping probe. The mapping probe signal is employed by the biopsy probe to po... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5394468 | Adapter for telephone posts An adapter unit permitting installation of multiple pay telephone units on an existing telephone post that is designed to support only one or two telephone units, is disclosed. The adapter unit is provided with a hollow, rectangular, box housing having fo... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5390970 | Shipping container stacking pin tool A tool permitting a longshoreman to install and remove stacking pins from cargo containers without the necessity of using a ladder is disclosed. The stacking pin tool includes a segmented, elongated, handle with one end segment thereof terminating in a sp... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5360721 | Microbial retrieval and sampling method This invention (FIGS. 1-4) relates to a pipette-syringe combination employing a wire probe attached to the syringe plunger to remove a cover provided over the pipette orifice. One edge of the protective cover is attached via an elastomeric strap to the pi... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5347128 | Directional emittance surface measurement system and process Apparatus and process for measuring the variation of directional emittance of surfaces at various temperatures using a radiometric infrared imaging system. A surface test sample is coated onto a copper target plate provided with selective heating within t... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5339511 | Method for screwing medication vials to IV-bags A method of screwing medication vials to IV-bags utilizing a power tool having a socket (58) with a bowl-shaped hard shell (60) defining a mouth (86) with a resilient material insert (62) lining an interior surface thereof and being held therein by a remo... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5341121 | Differential score indicator system for basketball A separate differential score display unit is provided at each end of a basketball court, atop or beside of the shot time clock indicators presently used, and in position to be as visible to the players and coaches as is the shot time clock indicators. Th... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5300933 | Stick figure radar tracking process A process for reducing the likelihood of runway incursions wherein the major components of an aircraft are individually tracked by radar instead of tracking only the overall image of the aircraft to more accurately predict possible runway incursions due t... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5290701 | Microbial detection system and process The presence and a quantitative estimate of microorganisms in a sample is determined by monitoring the growth of vertical subsurface colonies in a soft agar medium. A culture cell containing the sample-agar mixture is positioned on a rotating circular ind... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5282472 | System and process for the detection, evaluation and treatment of prostate and urinary problems A compound system and process for mapping the urethra of a male patient to detect prostate and urinary problems; evaluation of any problems found; a reinforcement insert for the prostate custom fabricated from the mapped data to alleviate any problems fou... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5272926 | Microbial retrieval and sampling pipette with a removable cover This invention (FIGS. 1-4) relates to a pipette-syringe combination employing a wire probe attached to the syringe plunger to remove a cover provided over the pipette orifice. One edge of the protective cover is attached via an elastomeric strap to the pi... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5264886 | Film exposure indicator and process A system and process are disclosed for providing visual indication that a roll of photographic film has/has not been previously exposed to thereby reduce the likelihood of double exposure or the expense of processing unexposed film. A removable, color cod... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5265024 | Pilots automated weather support system A system and process for providing systematic, updated, weather information from the ground to the pilot of an aircraft are disclosed. A ground station receives and assimilates weather data for satellite broadcast as digital weather data that is received ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5255881 | Lift augmentation for highly swept wing aircraft A pair of spaced slots, disposed on each side of an aircraft centerline and spaced well inboard of the wing leading edges, are provided in the wing upper surfaces and directed tangentially spanwise toward thin sharp leading wing edges of a highly swept, d... | 10/26/1993 |
