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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5536121 | Anchor insert An anchor, for inserting into a wall structure, having a cylindrical body, a flanged end, a cutting end and a through bore adapted to receive a support fastener. The outer surface of the body is threaded. The cutting end comprising a single cutter extendi... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5505334 | Trash container liner dispensing system A storage rod for temporarily supporting liners for a container is mounted by one end of the rod to the bottom side of a wall having a slot for passing the liners through the wall from the bottom side to the top side of the wall. The attachment to the wal... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5496179 | System for teaching music reading Musical notes in the form of representations of objects or creatures familiar to young children and which connote the name of a tone and are depicted on the musical staff and on instrumentalities which generate the tone.... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5486004 | Relevant chess pieces A chess set in which each statuesque chess piece is respectively structured to be authentically relevant to the entitle directional mobility permitted the piece. Precise angular position of indicators radially diverging about a horizontal axis and structu... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5485068 | Multiple plug-in programmable sensory device system A control housing for operating in sequence a variety of remote, plug-in decorative sensory devices such as a Christmas ornamental closure which opens to a scene and other electromechanical ornaments, includes a power supply, audio amplifier, speakers, in... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5459968 | Office floor system An office floor system effectively and clearly accommodating complex and varieties of wires and providing a delightful atmosphere for an automated office. The system includes a floor panel. The top surface of the panel has a plurality of bolt adjusting ho... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5450430 | High power laser diode driver utilizing a monolithic semiconductor device A high power laser diode driver utilizing a monolithic semiconductor device capable of eliminating the stray resistance and the stray capacitance at interconnections between an energy storage medium and an optically activated semiconductor switch, thereby... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5449969 | Cathode ray tube deflector yoke assembly A deflection yoke assembly with an annular magnetic core to energize a magnetic deflection field within a CRT and an annular array of pole pieces to define the length and shape of the magnetic deflection field mounted within and concentric with the annula... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5444729 | High power, high pulse repetition frequency, compact, pulsed laser diode driver A high power, pulsed laser driver including a low impedance energy storage capacitor having a non-uniform stripline structure or a uniform stripline structure, thereby capable of greatly reducing the loss of electrical energy of the laser array while main... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5423441 | Closure system for a container and cap Tamper indicating, child proof system includes annular tear strip on the cap; and a rotatably indexing latch finger on the cap which engages a raised annular retainer ridge with bypass opening on the neck of the container. A tactile indicator of the rotat... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5418807 | High power, high pulse repetition frequency, compact, pulsed laser diode driver A high power, high PRF, pulsed laser diode driver including an optically activated three terminal semiconductor switch, capable of generating high peak power light pulses with an ultra-narrow pulsewidth at a high PRF. The semiconductor laser driver includ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5399947 | Dynamic color separation display A Dynamic Color Separation (DCS) color display system employs signals which provide timing, luminance, and chrominance information of the display output. The display system includes a timing circuit which produces unique signals for correcting errors prod... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5388356 | Changeable numerical characters for a display sign A numeric display has a background and seven panels positioned to form a stylized FIG. 8. The seven panels include four vertical panels, each revoluably mounted about a horizontal axle, and three horizontal panels each revoluably mounted about a vertical ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5373664 | Self-contained automatic gate system A self-contained automatic gate system is disclosed wherein all system components are built into the gate system itself thereby allowing the user to simply provide a footing for mounting the system and then mounting it with no need for further assembly.... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5345153 | Ornamental closure An ornamental closure which opens to a scene and includes animated scenes moved into view from within the closure. Mechanisms and electrical circuitry provide the power to operate the closure and to provide music during operation. A plurality of such clos... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5337897 | Sampler cartridge display case and unit sampler A cartridge containing a stack of samplers, dispensed one by one through an end slot in the cartridge and a display case to contain a plurality of such cartridges together with identifying indicia and actual product and a unitized structure constituting a... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5333797 | Commingled recyclables recovery and recycling process and related apparatuses An improved method of recovering recyclable materials from commingled recyclables is described as well as apparatuses for doing same. Ferrous materials recovery is achieved using the unique combination of a magnetic belt and a vibratory conveyor. Other ma... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5308203 | Saw tipped anchor insert A wall anchor for insertion in wall board and having a cylindrical body with an outer thread and an axial through passage extending from a flanged proximal end to a saw-tipped distal end. The cylindrical body comprises a proximal extension and a distal ex... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5305914 | Pressurized gas bottle discharge device A pyrotechnic device drives a ram to a stop. The ram cuts off the neck of a gas bottle which is received in an area below the ram stop. The ram is disposed over the open neck of the gas bottle and may provide gas channels through the ram or around the ram... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5288414 | Pool skimming device A pool skimming device is stably secured to the peripheral structure of a pool so that the hoop and net are situated in the path of the water surface current caused by the water input of a pool's circulation system.... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5275079 | Cam capo and stringed instrument system A stringed instrument system comprising a body having a headward edge, a tailward edge, an upper edge, a lower edge, a front and a back. A first fingerboard extends beyond the headward edge of the body and a second fingerboard is located entirely on the b... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5273001 | Quadrangular type multi-tube once-through boiler A quadrangular type multi-tube once-through boiler having an arrangement in which a feed path combuation air, combuation chamber, and an exhaust gas channel passing through a flue are alined in substantially the same plane, and provided with a burner duct... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5265738 | Shelf display dispenser for packaged merchandise A shelf display dispenser for packaged merchandise in which there are a plurality of display unit suitable for placement on a flat surface, each comprising an elongated base, a longitudinal slot formed in the base suitable to guide a pusher mechanism, an ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5257527 | Method and apparatus for measuring components of an ambient fluid A system for measuring components of an ambient fluid such as air. A syringe includes an intake fitting which provides sealed fluid coupling to a chromatographic intake tube. The syringe includes exhaust ports near the intake end of the syringe. The ports... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5248035 | Collection and storage unit for recyclable containers A carrier moldable from plastic, aluminum, paper mache and the like for collecting and transporting empty containers such as soda bottles or cans.... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5239727 | Central vacuum system A central vacuum system for workspaces such as auto body or wood shops. A vacuum generating unit is rotatably mounted at a level above the heads of the shop workers and integrated with a rigid boom having a flexible vacuum hose at its distal end such that... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5221169 | Anchor assembly for fastener An anchor assembly for retaining an elongated fastener member within an opening defined by a support wall having at least one concealed side. At least two elongated wire-like legs are positioned in parallel relation and a threaded apertured anchor member ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5202070 | Method for making composite products having an integral knit matrix A method of forming a rigid composite varishaped product by knitting an integral fabric piece in the desired shape and impregnating the knitted piece with a selected settable impregnate which is then set; the products made from the method including the in... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5199384 | Quadrangular type multi-tube once-through boiler A quadrangular type multi-tube once-through boiler having an arrangement in which a feed path combuation air, combuation chamber, and an exhaust gas channel passing through a flue are aligned in substantially the same plane, and provided with a burner duc... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5195856 | Deformable fastening device A fastening device of the type having a stem, toggle arms at the opposite end of the stem, extending outwardly from an extended axis of the stem, a toggle hinge forming a part of the toggle arms and connecting the toggle arms to the stem and elastically b... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5190186 | Multi-package adjustable shelf display dispenser A display comprising a package pusher operated by coiled springs and slidable along guides to push packages forward on a shelf. The guides are adjustably laterally movable in a feed structure to accommodate packages of varied size. The feed structure incl... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5178127 | Flare fitting to pump of oil burner for receiving blow out tool Means and method to reconstruct the terminal end of the fluid line adjacent the pump of an oil furnace to provide a coupling that may be opened to receive the delivery end of a pressure fluid gun to substantially eliminate oil seepage and the necessity of... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5135281 | Sunshade This invention relates to chair sunshades, especially to chair sunshades where the sunshade is intended to be collapsible and detachable from its frame, and is made of a disposable, replaceable, and imprintable type of material.... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5131563 | Structure and method of making an article dispensing apparatus A structure and method of making a compartmented display dispenser comprising two molded halves directly joinable to form the case and having formed guideways to receive a moldable pusher in each compartment for dispensing merchandise stored and displayed... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5131307 | Stringed instrument system A stringed instrument system comprising a body having a headward edge, a tailward edge, a upper edge, a lower edge, a front and a back. A first fingerboard extends beyond the headward edge of the body and a second fingerboard is located entirely on the bo... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5127292 | Apparatus and method for cutting and removing thin transverse strips from a moving web In a printed web strip cutting machine, the cutting cylinder is divided diagonally by a formed septum into two isolated chambers. The cylinder is mounted on hollow shafts connected to an exhaust system. Each hollow shaft communicates with only one of the ... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5125813 | Molding plate A composite material for use as a molding plate in a method of shaping molding compounds in the repair and restoration of damaged surfaces. In the preferred embodiment, a layer of expanded metal is bonded to a plurality of perforated plastic strips.... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5068924 | Shoulder pad assembly A shoulder pad assembly for fashionably shaping the shoulders beneath a wearer's clothing. A shoulder pad assembly is worn independently of the wearer's clothing beneath a blouse, shirt, dress or sweater. The invention includes a pair of fashionably shape... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5057688 | Method for the determination of the element concentration in electron beam melting A method for determining the element concentration in electron beam melting is used for the continous measurement during the melting process especially for melting alloys. According to the invention, the X-radiation generated during melting is utilized by... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5046734 | Table hockey game A table hockey game has a playing surface, goals, and a plurality of toy hockey players. Two of the toy hockey players on each side are movable to and from positions behind their opponent's goal. The hockey players move along guides comprising vertically ... | 09/10/1991 |
