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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5493306 | Phased array antenna system to produce wide-open coverage of a wide angular section with high directive gain and moderate capability to resolve multiple signals A phased array antenna system capable of scanning at rates faster than the information rate of signals being received to prevent the loss of information during the scanning process. The phased array is configured to add the capability to provide moderate ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5482745 | Spray coating process and apparatus A continuous spray coating apparatus and process generally comprises a housing defining a closed coating chamber, the coating chamber having inlet and outlet openings. Automatic doors are provided to cover the inlet and outlet openings, and the opening an... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5473847 | Ventilated insulated roofing system A ventilated insulated roofing system comprises a rigid roof deck, a roof comprising a rigid roof support member or sheathing which is above and spaced from the roof deck, and an exterior covering layer supported on the sheathing, and an insulation course... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5472059 | Wheel end assembly A wheel end assembly for driving an individual wheel of a motor vehicle, with the assembly comprising a stationary, annular spindle which is operably affixable to the vehicle, a wheel hub rotatably mounted to and coaxial with the spindle, and an electric ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5454993 | Method for immobilizing the inferior portion of the human anatomy An apparatus for immobilizing and positioning the lower or inferior portion of the human for radiographic examination or treatment. The device consists of a framework made from a base board, a plurality of siderails, a foot board and a pair of leg support... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5454551 | Clamping device An improved bar clamp has a slide bar with a first jaw and a second jaw, the jaws set in opposing relationship along the slide bar. The first jaw may be advanced towards the second jaw by a setting mechanism that is removably attachable to the first jaw. ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5454272 | Cable tensioning device A non-destructive method for tensioning a cable under tension is described whereby the cable is contacted with an impact stimulus with a force transverse to the length of the cable thereby creating an incident vibrational wave in the cable and propagating... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5452890 | Golf club head having protecting insert Golf club of the metal wood type and club head therefor. The golf club comprises a metallic club head having a shaft-receiving bore, and a metallic shaft which is inserted into the bore. An insert, which is less hard than the shaft, is inserted into the u... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5452849 | Easy open tab sealer for packages A method and apparatus for a pull tab opening mechanism utilized in container systems for easy opening and convenient manufacturing. The method and apparatus therefor comprising a base paper stock in which a pour hole is die cut. The paper stock being lam... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5441293 | Draw-bar couplings for vehicles A draw-bar coupling for a vehicle combination incorporates a sensor assembly for sensing the loads acting on the coupling in more than one plane, specifically two or three planes at right angles to each other.... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5440972 | Portable beverage brewing device A portable beverage brewing device for brewing a single cup or other individual portion of a beverage in an automobile, boat, van, or other vehicle without distracting attention from driving or operating responsibilities. An anchored mounting base, a leve... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5438086 | Hydrolytically stable pentaerythritol diphosphites A class of hydrolytically stable bis(aralkylphenyl)pentaerythritol diphosphites is disclosed, which is suitable as an antioxidant additives in polyolefins, particularly, in polypropylene. The diphosphites are of low volatility, have a high thermal decompo... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5433508 | Powered headrest for automotive seat A powered headrest for an automotive seat, which includes, within a seat back of the seat, a slider member engageable with a stay of the headrest, the slider member being moved vertically by operation of a motor, a rotatable guide rod, and a lock member t... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5430506 | Indirect ophthalmoscopy lens for use with slit lamp biomicroscope The lens of the invention is specifically designed for use with a slit lamp biomicroscope or operating microscope in the examination or treatment of a patient's eye. The invention consists of one or more coaxial lens elements, with at least one of the len... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5429423 | Fabricated front axle I-beam A non-driven tubular vehicle axle assembly in which the axle body is formed from the mating of opposing axle sections constructed of sheet material formed into channel members. The utilization of channel members of differing lengths combined in the constr... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5429308 | Apparatus for mixing and dispensing and mixing nozzle therefore An improved multi-component mixing and dispensing apparatus having a replaceable nozzle associated therewith in which plural components are mixed before dispensing thereof. The apparatus includes improved component feed systems to maintain each component ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5429212 | Parking lock mechanism A parking lock mechanism for use in a vehicle drivetrain subassembly having an electric motor coupled to a reduction gear set with the gear set including a rotatable output member having a plurality of circumferentially spaced locking holes. The mechanism... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5427849 | Pressure sensitive adhesive tape with central release liner and its use on a jacket portion of insulation member A sandwich type composite adhesive construction in a simpler form, composed of a central release liner having a permanent adhesive layer on one side thereof and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on the other side preferably separated therefrom by a rele... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5424039 | Method and apparatus for producing active carbon by feeding electricity to rotary reactor To produce active carbon particles by carbonizing a carbon based raw material in a steam atmosphere while feeding electricity to the raw material received in a rotary reactor, a plurality of electrical receiving rods are secured to the inner wall surface ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5411213 | Method for treatment of solid materials A process for comminuting a commercial and/or municipal waste material, having an anti-agglomeration or partitioning agent thereon, by subjecting the material to a compressive shear force. The process can be applied successively until a desired particle s... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5402798 | Disposable skin perforator and blood testing device A device (20) that pierces the skin due to the collapsing of dome (1) between the fingertips. Immediately after a puncture is made, a blood or exudate sample can be collected. A shutter device (50) is incorporated into the skin perforator to prevent repea... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5400860 | Apparatus for reducing vibration transmission in hand-held tool An air-operated percussive tool incorporates apparatus for reducing vibration transmission from a working end portion (1) to a hand grip (2), thereby to reduce vibration transmission to the hand/arm of the user. The apparatus includes a male frustoconical... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5399405 | Trunk security seal A tamper-evident seal for application to interior surfaces of motor vehicle hoods, trunks and other portals, the seal formed as an elongate strip of stock material having a band of pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) affixed to a side of the strip near each... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5398967 | Air bag inflator An inflator for a vehicular air bag. The inflator has a metal cover and metal base sealingly connected to each other by a weldless joint. The cover or the base has a circumferential lip defining a channel and a rim of the other of the cover and base is re... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5395885 | Multi-arm cationic star-polymers The first synthesis of a multi-arm radial-star polyisobutylene is described. The synthesis occurred by the addition of excess divinylbenzene (DVB) linking reagent to a living polyisobutylene (PIB.sym.), charge, i.e., by the "arm first" method u... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5386857 | Method of and apparatus for introducing pulverulent material into a tire A method of and apparatus for introducing pulverulent material into a tire through a tire valve stem is performed by confining a predetermined amount of pulverulent material in a cylindrical chamber having axially spaced and radially offset inlets and out... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386802 | Animal excrement collector A device to be worn by a dog or other animal to accept and retain primarily feces. The device includes a contact member contoured to the general shape of the animal buttocks and designed to be secured adjacent to the buttocks of the animal. The contact me... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386622 | Device for chucking a zigzag spring A device for chucking a zigzag spring, which comprises a pair of pawl elements, a drive source, and a detector. One of the two pawl elements may be moved and stoped at at least one position by operation of the drive source through detection of the detecto... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5377614 | Reminder device for pill containers A reminder device with circular dials similar to the face of a clock for pill and medicine containers is adapted for attaching to a pill bottle or other container. The rotatable dials may be manually set to indicators showing the weekday, date and time fo... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5375816 | Slag detecting device and method A device for detecting slag in molten metal comprises a ladle shroud with a hollow passage that communicates a ladle containing the molten metal to a tundish to allow the molten metal to flow from the ladle to the tundish, and an electrically conductive e... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5372311 | Spray type pressure dispensing container A pressurized liquid dispensing container and valve assembly comprises an essentially upright container for containing under pressure a liquid to be dispensed and a discharge valve assembly above the container. The valve assembly includes a valve body and... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5370911 | Method of depositing and fusing charged polymer particles on continuous filaments Process for making a tow pre-preg (or tow-preg) comprising long continuous fibers coated with a thermoplastic polymer. A spread tow of long continuous fibers, preferably carbon or glass, is grounded and coated with electrostatically charged particles. The... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5368930 | Thin elastomeric article having increasing puncture resistance A thin elastomeric sheet material with enhanced puncture resistance is prepared by embedding thin plate-like non-elastomeric particles in an elastomeric matrix so that the non-elastomeric particles form lamellae of overlapping plates. The interaction of t... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5364657 | Method of depositing and fusing polymer particles onto moistened continuous filaments Process for making a tow pre-preg comprising long continuous fibers coated with a thermoplastic polymer. A continuously moving spread tow of long continuous fibers, preferably carbon or glass, is humidified in an atmosphere of essentially 100% relative hu... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5364167 | Structure of seat cushion frame in a vehicle seat A structure of seat cushion frame in a vehicle seat, which has a pair of upwardly projected side frames, one of them being disposed at the side of a door of the vehicle, wherein such one of the side frames is formed with a cut-away portion at the rearward... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5362535 | Location board in a covering member of automotive seat A location board in a covering member of a vehicle seat, which is used in such a seat assemblage which involves bonding at least two cover sections of a covering member to a cushion member and is of such type that can be teared along the sewn jointed port... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5356202 | Arrangement for mounting a headrest in seat An arrangement for mounting a cantilever-type headrest in a seat, in which the headrest is inclined at an angle compensating for an illusional headrest inclination which occurs in the eyes of a person looking at such cantilever-type headrest appearance. F... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5352214 | Tubing clamb to control flow through compressible tubing A tubing clamp controlling flow within compressible tubing passing through the clamp which is adapted for inserting the tubing sidewise into the clamp upon opening of a hinged side wall. An adjustable flow controller overlies the tubing and is adapted to ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5351647 | Avian or animal cage cross member A cross member for use as an avian or animal perch or as a support member for additional cage accessories. The cross member comprises an elongated beam member removably attachable to opposing sides of an open wire or bar cage via corresponding open slots ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5348517 | Torque transfer case for a full time four-wheel drive system A full time four-wheel-drive system for a vehicle is described which uses a unique torque-transfer case assembly. The transfer case includes a torque input shaft for receiving output torque from the transmission assembly of the vehicle, and front- and rea... | 09/20/1994 |
