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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4512134 | Universal type packing head A universal type packing or grid head for use in article packing apparatus wherein a plurality of articles are fed to the head for assembly into a group of articles for filling a case. The grouped articles are ultimately deposited into a packing case for ... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4489228 | Welding method and thermostat produced A method of welding electrical contacts onto conductive bodies including engaging a surface of the contact with the conductive body and passing a welding current through a pair of spaced surface areas of the contact to provide weld action and wherein a ri... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4488729 | Drill box The invention comprises a novel method for lubricating and cooling mechanical seals, particularly those seals used in a vertical drill box system. Specifically, the invention utilizes the driving force of the rotating gears in the gear box to convey fluid... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4486732 | Ambient compensated motor protector An ambient compensated motor protector comprising a case having at least one initially open end and an assembly of superimposed members positioned in an insulation sleeve compressed in and sealing the open end of the case, the members including a bimetal ... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4486572 | Synthesis of amphiphilic block copolymers and networks A novel terminally functional (i.e., telechelic) polymers having a polyisobutylene are described. The end groups are styryl and can be reacted with conventional monomers to form copolymers having unique physical properties. Copolymerizations with N-vinyl-... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4485201 | Method of modifying asphalt with thermoplastic polymers, ground rubber and composition produced A thermoplastic elastomer asphalt composition is a blend of 100 parts by weight of asphalt, from about 12 to about 20 parts by weight of ground rubber containing primarily SBR, natural rubber, or polybutadiene, and from about 2 to about 8 parts by weight ... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4482133 | Pneumatic winch A pneumatic winch apparatus applies a constant and non-jerking pull to a cable. The amount of pull or load applied to the cable is determined by the air pressure supplied to an air motor and the radius of a drive wheel connected thereto. A maximum cable-p... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4480731 | Vibration damping apparatus Disclosed is a vibration damping apparatus incorporated in the crossing of diagonal members such as braces of a framed structure for damping vibration imparted by external force such as an earthquake or a strong wind. The apparatus comprises a plurality o... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4480669 | Tire cooling structure The present invention relates to a novel means placed internally of a tubeless type pneumatic tire, placed upon the drop center rim to effectively transfer heat from the crown and shoulder portions to the sidewalls and the mounting rim during rotational o... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4480250 | Credit card carrier with alarm A credit card carrier includes a pair of flaps foldable upon each other. Each of the flaps carries clip switches adapted for receiving credit cards therein. The clip switches are arranged in parallel interconnection with each other, and in series intercon... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4478383 | Seat frame with an integrally built-in slide rail mechanism A seat frame with an integrally built-in slide rail mechanism, in which a seat-frame side member and a member corresponding to the upper member of the slide rail are integrally combined into a frame structure defining an internal space of closed section, ... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4478023 | Universal four flap opener Apparatus for automatically receiving and opening the four flaps of a cardboard case or the like. The invention includes a conveyor system for transporting cases in spaced relationship with each other past a pair of vacuum-actuated hinged shoes which enga... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4392127 | Moisture meters of a type especially suitable for estimating the moisture content of organic materials A grain moisture testing apparatus which can be used for testing of moisture content of other organic materials includes means to hold and crush the material against conductance measuring electrodes. These electrodes form one element of a voltage divider,... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4387701 | Fluid friction furnace A fluid friction furnace is provided having a water jacket surrounding an enclosure partially filled with a heat transfer fluid. A plurality of rotating discs sandwiched between a plurality of stationary plates are rotated inducing the heat transfer oil i... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4370392 | Chrome-halogen energy storage device and system A hybrid redox-halogen energy storage device and system has a housing divided into two chambers by an anionic membrane. One chamber has an inert negative electrode in an electrolyte solution containing chromium ions. The remaining chamber has an inert pos... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4369221 | Protective coating laminate A protective coating laminate and process for the application thereof contains a rust inhibitor layer which is applied to a metal substrate. A rust inhibitor-enamel layer resides thereon. An alkyd primer resides upon the rust inhibitor-enamel layer and in... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4368917 | Vehicle seat member integrally formed of synthetic resin material A seat member providing a support structure of a seat in a vehicle is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material and includes a seat base portion and wing or flap portions. The seat base portion is formed with a plurality of openings and is partly th... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4367416 | Random electric timer having a reversible motor A random timer including a reversible electric drive motor, an output means, and a power circuit connecting a power supply to the drive motor and output means and where two dissimilar cam type timing elements are controlled by the drive motor to provide i... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4367066 | Devices for displaying or performing operations in a two-valued system An apparatus for displaying and performing a complete set of the sixteen binary connectives in a two-valued notational system, the apparatus comprising at least one device in which at least one combination of a plurality of symbols has been placed in at l... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4365240 | Attitude change alarm An attitude change alarm for securing articles from theft or other undesired movement. The alarm includes a case having a wall which defines a hollow interior. Resistive elements are maintained within the wall in spaced relationship with each other and in... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4364043 | Efficient object identification system A system for the remote identification of objects using near-field electromagnetic coupling between an interrogator a transponder and a receiver in which a reply carrier at a subharmonic of the interrogation frequency is obtained by regulating, with minim... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4362295 | Log holding device A device for securing logs or flat work while said logs or flat work are being cut out of doors in situ. The device consists of a stand and a bow section mounted on a base which secures the log on flat work by means of judicious use of their center of gra... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4360557 | Phosphorescent abrasive coated product for safety tread A phosphorescent safety tread made from a laminate including a backing layer, a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive on the backing layer, and a carrier film and which includes, on the surface of the carrier film, a layer of light-colored grit bonded to a... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4360096 | Automatic centering system and method for using same with post-inflator apparatus An automatic centering system is disclosed for use in connection with any two work stations in an automated assembly line, where the workpiece must be transferred, centered, and manipulated at the second work station. The workpiece is transferred along ro... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4353962 | In-flight encapsulation of particles A method and composition for the in-flight encapsulation of particles such as insecticides, herbicides, molluscicides, acaricides, fungicides, nutrients, pheromones, odorants, fragrances, attractants, repellents, trace elements, plant regulants, and the l... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4353537 | Securing and clamping device A device for clamping or forceful engagement. Top and bottom casing members are maintained in restricted movable engagement with each other. Received within the casing members are a plurality of balls, arranged in layers. Certain of the balls are spring-b... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4352709 | Apparatus for producing seat cushion member A method of and an apparatus for producing a seat cushion member by laminating a sheet of decorative surface material, a sheet of usual polyurethane foam material and a reinforcing web of fabric material in the above order, and subjecting the laminate to ... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4352647 | Insulated tire press bag well and a method therefor A tire press bag well is insulated with at least one envelope. The envelope extends substantially around the bag well within the bag well housing and can be inflated. The envelope, in addition to its insulating properties, can have insulation thereon and ... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4352559 | Logarithmic primary testing system for security validation Apparatus for performing tests for determining the validity of a paper purported to be a valid instrument is presented. Fundamentally, the invention comprises a tray for receiving a paper offered as a valid instrument and maintaining the same in sliding r... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4352067 | Battery analyzer A battery analyzer for testing industrial batteries under a constant current load. The analyzer includes a load bank consisting of a plurality of resistors in selective parallel interconnection. The load bank is placed across the battery terminals. Sensor... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4351360 | Fluid timer A fluid timer to control the flow of water, the timer having a clock work control which controls the closing of a valve through which the water flows through the timer.... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4349188 | Re-registering feeder and method of registering A re-registering feeder machine which is also an improvement to a separating machine accepts sheets of paperboard or other material with various angles of skew, registers them and feeds them to a following machine. A conveyor deck moves the sheet in a fir... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4348656 | Security validator In the field of security validators, slot acceptors have been known which transport paper offered as a valid security past a testing station. Previously known acceptors have been susceptible to defeat by mosaics, stringing, shocking, photocopy duplication... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4348525 | Composition and a process for the preparation of [hydroxy(organosulfonyloxy)iodo]arenes and their use in a regiospecific synthesis of diaryliodonium salts [Hydroxy(organosulfonyloxy)iodo]arenes are synthesized in neutral organic solvents by the reaction of ring-substituted [hydroxy(organosulfonyloxy)iodo]benzenes with iodoarenes via ligand transfer. The produced compounds are reacted with (triorganosilyl) a... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4347260 | Method of separating almond kernels from almonds with shells A method and apparatus for separation of almond kernels where there is a mixture of almond kernels with almond kernels held with or within the shells the method comprising introducing the mixture onto two contra rotating rollers which are rotating upwardl... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4346677 | Combustion engine with substantially constant compression A variable length stroke piston is provided in an internal combustion engine having an engine block means including a toroidal shaped cylinder, a piston positioned in the cylinder for arcuate reciprocation therein, a piston rod means pivotally positioning... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4346189 | Agent for forming cleaner cutting pressure sensitive adhesives A pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising the solids deposited from a mixture of solvents, synthetic rubber and tackifiers and also including a polysiloxane additive in about 6 to 10 percent of the resultant composition, which composition has r... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4342849 | Novel telechelic polymers and processes for the preparation thereof Novel telechelic olefin and hydroxy polymers particularly those of polyisobutylene are prepared according to the process set forth herein. Preparation of a telechelic diolefin polyisobutylene includes the steps of refluxing a solution of telechelic dihalo... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4341367 | Roof mounted wire support A wire support including a U-shaped flat base portion with a support post carried by the flat base and extending perpendicularly from a plane defined by the support base, the support post having a wire engaging member provided at its upper end; the flat b... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4341304 | Tool tray A tray for use by diesel truck mechanics, designed and adapted for receipt and maintenance upon a tractor tire. Fundamentally, the invention includes a base comprising a rectangular box which is open at the bottom. Opposite ends of the base are each chara... | 07/27/1982 |
