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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5800045 | Lantern A portable hand carried lantern comprising components which may be quickly snapped together without the use of tools. A battery contact platform separates the battery chamber and bulb chamber and includes a plurality of contact strips by which the electri... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5729938 | Wall penetrator sleeve system A wall penetrator sleeve system and method for using same provides an encasement for wires and cables passing through a wall or floor. The sleeve system is particularly useful in penetrating firewalls without violating the applicable fire codes. In one em... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5718351 | Flat bottom tank A flat bottom tank provides for complete drainage of liquid contents through sloped drainage in the bottom head. The bottom head has a raised center portion which is pyramidal shaped in one embodiment. The sides of the bottom head are broken upwardly to f... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5719785 | Detection and quantification of fluid leaks An apparatus and a method for quantifying the leak flow rate of a fluid from a fluid leak site in a piping system. An ultrasonic sound detector is used to accumulate sound level data for known leak sites in known piping system elements through which a kno... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5701776 | Sloped bottom tank An improved tank configuration includes a die employed to stamp a formed member. The formed member may be used as the bottom head for a portable liquid container, and is constructed so that all welding is eliminated in the corner portions of the container... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5703141 | UV curable coatings The present invention relates to oligomers or prepolymers which are formed by reacting an isocyanate, a lactone adduct and a hydroxyalkyl acrylate or methacrylate. These oligomers can be used to make UV curable coatings by adding acrylate monomers, photoi... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5678921 | Flashlight A flashlight having a reinforced tubular plastic casing including a battery compartment and a bulb compartment separated by a transverse wall integrally molded with the casing. A bulb is retained in a socket integrally molded with the wall by a bushing wh... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5673864 | Cereal milling machine A cereal milling machine comprising a base frame (100) to be fixedly mounted on a mill floor and at least one removable roll pack consisting of a pair of rolls (2, 4) mounted in fixed and movable bearing housing (1, 5) respectively and rotatable to form a... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5671786 | Apparatus for automatic refueling of vehicles Apparatus for the automatic fuelling of vehicles. A robot head that carries a fuel filler tube is movable to enable it to be brought into position to engage with a vehicle fuel-tank pipe. The robot head carries an opening device for opening a fuel-tank co... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5669864 | Rolling exercise bench A lightweight exercise device offers variable resistance, including assisted resistance, for strengthening and conditioning various parts of the body. The device may be strapped to the user's back and is provided with rollers for contact with a wall, door... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5665933 | Device for cladding tubes by means of an explosive process A device for internally cladding an outer tube with an inner tube by means of an explosion process. The device includes an outer tubular fixture (1) in which a workpiece in the form of the outer (2) and the inner (3) tubes can be placed; at least one end ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5657894 | Closure device for a container A closure device allows a welding rod container to be reclosed in an air and moisture tight manner after being opened. The device includes a frame member having an opening therein, and flanges extending downwardly from the frame member outer edges for sec... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5642833 | Composite package for scoopable products A composite package for scoopable products comprising an outer rectangular paperboard box having vertical front, rear, and side walls and an upper foldable flap assembly connected to said vertical walls. An inner thin-walled plastic jar has a lower genera... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5641201 | Universal lift frame for a chair A universal lift frame to which the bottom of a conventional chair, recliner or lounger is readily attachable. The frame includes a base and a platform which is moved vertically and tilted forward and backward to assist the occupant in getting in and out ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5638875 | Apparatus for automatic refuelling of vehicles Apparatus for the automatic refuelling of vehicles, primarily cars, including a robot which includes a robot head that is movable in relation to the robot so as to bring the robot head to a predetermined position in relation to the vehicle fuel tank pipe.... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5622389 | Bumper device and method A bumper device and method provide a hassle-free system for mounting and replacing bumper stickers. The device includes a clear, trimmable mounting sheet which can receive a bumper sticker and then be attached to the bumper of an automobile. In a preferre... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5619951 | System for launching a lifeboat A system for launching a lifeboat (11) from davits (12) on an offshore drilling platform (10) comprises a submerged buoyancy device (10) tethered to the bow of the lifeboat (11) by a cable (13) which passes between the buoyancy device and the lifeboat. Th... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5618153 | Arrangement pertaining to the transportation of goods An arrangement for the transportation of goods, such as paper rolls, having a load carrier which includes a goods-carrying bottom plate. The arrangement includes a lifting post (4) which is upstanding centrally from the bottom plate (2) and by which a loaded l... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5616068 | Method and apparatus for grinding peripheral grooves in rolling mill guide rollers The present invention relates to a method for grinding grooves in the peripheral surface of rollers roller guides for rolling mills. The roller (2) of a roller guide is caused to rotate while retained on its own bearing (8,9,10) as the peripheral groove i... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5599153 | Method and a system for transporting vehicles A method and apparatus for the transportation of vehicles, primarily cars, by a seagoing vessel. The vehicles are loaded onto cassettes that include at least one floor or story, with each floor or story including a vehicle driveway. The cassettes are load... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5597226 | Method and an arrangement for illuminating flags A method of illuminating flags raised on flagpoles, particularly advertising flags of the kind placed along roads and highways adjacent restaurants, hotels, and gasoline stations. One or more flags containing ultralight fluorescent material are illuminate... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5595442 | Tumbler loader assembly A tumbler loader assembly is capable of moving a container to be tumbled from a conveyor loading area into a tumbler device using a feed cart while maintaining a low cart profile. The feed cart is capable of moving the container on conveyor rollers along ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5594202 | Split sleeve system A sleeve system and method for using same provides an encasement for wires and cables passing through a wall or floor. The sleeve system is particularly useful in allowing the walls within a building to meet fire code requirements. The sleeve system can b... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5592788 | Cathedral ceiling fixture mounting system A fixture mount for providing a flush surface adjacent the ridge of a cathedral ceiling at the position where a ceiling fan or light fixture is to be supported is disclosed. The fixture mount is capable of fitting any common cathedral ceiling pitch and al... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5586514 | Mooring device A mooring device for securing a boat to a pole or other element at a mooring dock. The device includes an elongated tubular handle having attached at one end a flexible tubular piece which is looped back upon itself. A continuous mooring line or rope has ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5583096 | Superconductive compounds and process for producing said compounds A process of manufacturing a superconducting compound including mixing stoichiometric amounts of a metallic oxide, copper oxide and a metallic carbonate wherein the metal of the metallic oxide is one other than yttrium and is selected and identified by it... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5570756 | Anti-theft system for immobilizing a vehicle A vehicle security system for immobilizing a vehicle to prevent theft and other unauthorized movement of the vehicle. The system includes a brake blocking valve for selectively preventing fluid communication between the vehicle wheel brake cylinders and t... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5566848 | Sloped bottom tank An improved tank bottom configuration formed from a flat metal plate of square or rectangular shape is disclosed. The plate is sheared to provide two adjacent sides which are tapered along their lengths and a notch is cut in each corner portion. By the us... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5563453 | Method and arrangement for remotely controlling one or more functions of a motor-driven vehicle A method and apparatus for remotely controlling one or more vehicle functions. The method includes providing a first coded signal transmitted by a cordless transmitter. The signal is received in a receiver located in the vehicle. The receiver includes a d... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5560480 | Socket holder apparatus A socket holder for a set of wrench sockets can be magnetically attached to any metal surface while firmly securing the sockets therein. The socket holder has individual sleeves, each capable of receiving a socket, and a radial contracting member secured ... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5555866 | Rotary engine A rotary internal combustion engine has a double pivot center and allows for efficient communication between a central cylindrical intake/compression chamber and a crescent-shaped expansion chamber. Power packs rotating about the upper pivot location rece... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5554003 | Controllable pitch propeller for propulsor and hydroturbine A controllable pitch propeller for application principally to sailboats employing electric auxiliary power. The design addresses a highly efficient approach to performing four basic functions desirable on sailing vessels that have electrical, or internal ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5550681 | Rear-mounted vehicle mirror A mirror support structure for mounting at the rear of a vehicle to support a mirror for convenient viewing of a trailer hitch element positioned at the rear of the vehicle while the observer is seated in the vehicle driver's seat. The mirror support stru... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5550943 | Unitary, double-ended connector for optical fibres An optical fibre-connecting device includes a passageway which is funnel-shaped at both ends thereof and with which an optical fibre is intended to be inserted from either end into the passageway, so that the fibres will meet one another therein. The conn... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5542199 | Garment pressing apparatus with garment end rotator Pants pressing apparatus including a buck around which an operator turns the top or waist end of a pair of pants and cycles a pressing head with respect to the buck to perform the top end pressing operation. The apparatus includes a rotator mechanism incl... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5538466 | Mobile abattoir A mobile abattoir, particularly for slaughtering and processing sheep and members of the deer family. The abattoir is in the form of a towable, wheel-carried and covered vehicle which includes a machine room (11) that houses equipment for supplying electr... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5535136 | Detection and quantification of fluid leaks An apparatus and a method for quantifying the leak flow rate of a fluid from a fluid leak site in a piping system. An ultrasonic sound detector is used to accumulate sound level data for known leak sites in known piping system elements through which a kno... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5531176 | Method of making an applique A method for making applique elements without the need for a light box, and without the need for tracing outlines of the applique elements onto the applique fabric materials. A pre-printed paper sheet is provided having outlines of the applique elements p... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5521612 | Method and device for reduction of electric field radiation from a liquid crystal display unit A display unit of the LCD type having a display side and a rear side. The display side is provided with a first layer that is both transparent and electrically conductive, and the rear side is provided with a layer that is electrically conductive. Both of... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520010 | Apparatus for forming stacking surfaces on flexible film freezer bags Apparatus for forming substantially parallel upper and lower surfaces on flexible freezer bags containing freezable materials so that upon freezing the packages are readily stackable one above another. The apparatus includes a rigid base plate having a pl... | 05/28/1996 |
