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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4762995 | Monodisperse aerosol generator A monodisperse aerosol generator forms a stable jet of liquid at a velocity allowing columnar breakup into droplets of uniform size and spacing. To prevent degradation of the monodisperse aerosol, it is dispersed by entrainment in a high velocity gaseous ... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4754141 | Modulated infrared source A solid state infrared source is disclosed which is capable of modulation of the intensity of broadband infrared radiation. A silicon semiconductor body is provided with doped regions which have high emissivity for infrared and an intrinsic region which h... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4752791 | Camera mount An improved nose mount is disclosed that permits smooth and accurate pan and tilt of the camera by remote control and also provides an effective means for reducing to a minimum the vibration of a motion picture of TV camera mounted on a helicopter or othe... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4750737 | Bicycle training and exercise device A bicycle training and exercise device for stationary operation of a bicycle thereon, the device having roller and beltway members forming a riding platform for the bicycle, and a plurality of lever arms for supporting the bicycle on the device. The lever... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4750576 | Continuous flow weighing apparatus A continuous flow weighing apparatus including a support frame, a weighing drum rotatably mounted to an axle and having a plurality of weighing compartments each having an eccentric center of gravity. A balance beam is rotatably mounted on each side of th... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4748102 | Photoimaging process using water removable coatings Photographic images may be produced on a backing such as paper and polyester sheets, from photographic negatives which encompass line rendering, design comps, copy, complex color separation or the like with water-based varnishes and pigments, the resultin... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4746360 | Iron alloys, process and apparatus for introducing highly reactive metals into molten metal and process and product for removing impurities from molten metal A process for removing impurities from molten metal by propelling a bullet toward and into the molten metal at a velocity sufficient for the bullet to penetrate, vaporize, and react with the impurities. The bullet contains a reactive substance, is heavier... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4746401 | Process for extracting lignin from lignocellulosic material using an aqueous organic solvent and an acid neutralizing agent A process for the delignification of cellulosic materials, wherein a high-yield cellulose pulp and high-value by-product, such as reactive lignins of low molecular weight are produced, which comprises degassing lignocellulosic material, rapidly heating th... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4747016 | Tamper-resistant removable cover for a utility box assembly A tamper-resistant removable cover for a utility meter box assembly is disclosed, having a plate member with depending flange portions which engage the securing flange or ring normally used to secure a translucent cover over the viewing window or socket o... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4741461 | Housing for a liquid dispenser for dispensing liquid soap and the like A housing assembly has an upright back with side channels which carry a cartridge supporting bracket on which is mounted a removable liquid soap cartridge. A casing hinged at the bottom to the back and snapped to the top of the back, encompasses the cartr... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4738725 | Initially erasable ball pen ink A ball pen ink of transiently erasable type to be dispensed from a pressurized ball pen incorporates an elastommeric polymer, pigment and a mixed solvent system. The mixed solvent system includes a volatile solvent component, a non-volatile solvent compon... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4735562 | Apparatus for casting and inverting concrete products An apparatus and method for making a plurality of formed concrete products. The apparatus comprises a platform having a mold tray situated thereon, wherein the platform has a built in vibrator and the mold tray is attached to a hydraulic lift system. The ... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4734235 | Aerator An aerator for oxygenating the water in a pond or the like is disclosed, the aerator having a housing with a floatation collar therearound and a motor disposed in a vertically adjustable bracket mounted in the housing. A propeller is secured to the motor ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4734670 | Element for a current limiting fuse In a current limiting fuse, the combination of a plurality of metallic fuse strips and a packing of silica enveloping said strips, said strips being made of cadmium alloyed with a grain size stabilizing minor amount of a metal selected from the group cons... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4728361 | Iron alloys, process and apparatus for introducing highly reactive metals into molten metal and process and product for removing impurities from molten metal Magnesium bullets are shot into molten Ferrous alloys in a ladle to react with oxygen and sulfur to form magnesium gas and slag. Boron and ferro-boron bullets are also employed with magnesium bullets. The resulting iron alloys have superior physical prope... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4724581 | Eviscerating device Eviscerating device with a spoon at the end of an oblong carrier pivotable about an axis transversely on the longitudinal axis of the carrier, and with a rounded front edge and a longitudinal slot in the longitudinal direction of the spoon, opening into a... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4725545 | Aryl sulfonyl fluoride inhibitors of elastase and chymotrypsin-like enzymes Certain novel aryl sulfonyl fluorides, their preparation, and their use in inhibiting serine proteases with chymotrypsin-like and elastase-like specificity.... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4723768 | Jig for constructing pipe support brackets A jig for constructing pipe support brackets is disclosed, the brackets having a shank portion, an anchoring portion, and a pipe holding portion. The jig has a base member which receives the shank portion and first and second templates which receive the a... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4723339 | Breast skinner A device for removing the breast skin from a poultry carcass which is conveyed breast first and hanging by the legs from a conveyor track, comprising a V-shaped guide breast guide disposed below the conveyor track and being open towards the conveyor track... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4723841 | Variable transmission output coupler and deviationless tuner for tunable lasers A variable transmission output coupler and deviationless tuner forms a part of a tunable laser cavity. The device uses frustrated total internal reflection to provide variable output coupling and laser tunability simultaneously. Two Pellin-Broca prisms ar... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4722940 | Aminoalkyl phenyl selenides for the treatment of hypertension and nervous system dysfunctions The preparation of aminoalkyl phenyl selenides and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof is disclosed which are useful for the treatment of hypertension and related vascular diseases and the treatment of nervous system dysfunctions.... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4717239 | Stereoscopic process and apparatus using diffractive optical elements A method and apparatus for producing and viewing stereoscopic images through the use of a color coded image whereby the desired depth or distance is based upon the color of the portion of the image being viewed. Therefore the parts of the image which are ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4711036 | Pendulum operated oscillating bow sight A pendulum operated, oscillating bow sight is disclosed for use in aiming a bow and arrow. A sighting pin is moved through the range of sighting distances by a lever having a pendulum counterweight on one arm and a sighting pin operatively connected to th... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4708611 | Apparatus for casting and inverting concrete products An apparatus for making a plurality of formed concrete products. The apparatus comprises a platform having a series of mold cavities, wherein the platform is attached to a vibrator and a hydraulic lift system. The hydraulic lift system lifts and inverts t... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4704768 | Decropping apparatus Method and device for removing the crop from the neck of slaughtered poultry, using an extractor to be inserted into the neck of the poultry, having a number of radially projecting parts and surrounded by a sheath with a longitudinal cutout.... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4704881 | Barrel lock assembly A barrel lock assembly for use in securing a lock housing over the latch or access point of a securable enclosure, such as a utility meter box, is disclosed, having a bar member with a stop on the distal end for engaging a surface on the lock housing or o... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4703746 | Adjustable shutter grate for barbecue grills An adjustable shutter grate for barbecue grills is disclosed having a lower grate member and an upper grate member. The grate members have generally identical patterns of slots formed therethrough with generally identical patterns of bars delimiting the s... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4702710 | Waterproof seal assembly for electrical connector A waterproof seal assembly for electrical connectors is disclosed having an elastomeric sleeve which encircles a portion of the cable and the plug end of the electrical connector. An adaptor, used to secure the receiving jack, extends from the securing po... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4702198 | Birdhouse assembly A birdhouse for purple martins comprising a tubular enclosure having within a plurality of vertically stacked floors secured to at least one vertical partition forming at least two nesting compartments per tier, each compartment having an opening and a pe... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4698853 | Protective garment for hair and clothing A protective garment is disclosed which can be worn about the head and shoulders of a user to protect clothing that is being put on or removed from becoming damaged by contact with the user's cosmetics, coiffure, and facial oils or entanglement with the u... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4697451 | Automated interfacial tensiometer The interfacial tension in a liquid-liquid system is determined by estimating the flow rate of the heavier liquid as it is discharged under constant head through a capillary immersed in a body of the lighter liquid, or conversely, of the lighter liquid as... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4698321 | Regeneration of HDS catalysts Regeneration of HDS catalysts by sulfiding under controlled conditions and leaching the sulfided catalyst with an acidic aqueous ferric ion containing solution to remove contaminating nickel and vanadium compounds and recovering catalyst of increased BET ... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4696829 | Process for increasing the wear life of ceramic dies and parts A process for increasing the wear life of ceramic dies or other ceramic parts which entails firing a beam of nitrogen, carbon or carbon monoxide ions into the ceramic dies or other parts with an energy sufficient to implant the ions in the dies and other ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4693191 | Knife holder for tufting machine A cut pile tufting machine having a knife holder assembly. The knife holder assembly includes a knife bar bracket carrying a vertically adjustable knife bar slotted along its side. A tongue of an upstanding knife holder bracket is clamped in the slot and ... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4692432 | Two cycle process for producing fuel-grade ethanol from dilute aqueous mixtures The beer is fed to a first solvent extraction column together with an organic solvent for alcohol which solvent is immiscible in water. The alcohol-organic solvent phase is extracted a second time, vacuum distilled or stripped, dried and again vacuum stri... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691646 | Knife holder for tufting machine A cut pile tufting machine having a knife holder assembly. The knife holder assembly includes a knife bar bracket carrying a vertically adjustable knife bar slotted along its side. A tongue of an upstanding knife holder bracket is clamped in the slot and ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4692372 | Ceiling and wall tile A tile is disclosed for application to ceilings, walls, and the like, the tile having a thermoplastic or thermoset plastic film layer with a reflective backing applied thereto. The film layer is bonded to a pressed fiberboard, the finished tile exhibiting... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4688559 | Orthopedic leg brace with cable control The modular components of an orthopedic leg brace assembly are secured together around a flexible cable arrangement and the components are removable so that they may be dissambled for repair or for replacement with longer components to accommodate for a u... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4688295 | Vacuum cleaner attachment A longitudinally slotted straight tube extension for the wand of a canister-type vacuum cleaner has plugged into its slot or slots narrow elongated brush elements which enable effective cleaning of very narrow spaces between furniture pieces and between f... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4688497 | Yarn feed mechanism for tufting machine A yarn feed mechanism in which a counterlever frame extends forwardly from the tufting machine has high speed and low speed drive shafts driven, in synchronization, with the needle bar. Transversely aligned pairs of yarn feed rolls are suspended from the ... | 08/25/1987 |
