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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5471783 | Tree guard A tree guard for young trees, seedlings, sapling and other plants such as vines which can be laid flat for storage and rolled into a cylinder for placing around a tree. The guard may include tapes for holding by means of a stake and light and air admissio... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5462052 | Apparatus and method for use in measuring a compositional parameter of blood A sensor cassette for use in measuring a compositional parameter of blood comprising a housing having a wall defining a passage which is adapted to receive blood. The wall is at least somewhat permeable to the compositional parameter. A support element, w... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5421948 | Box corner labeler having a force reducer A label applicator for applying a label to an article comprising a supporting structure, a label carrier adapted to receive and releasably retain a label and a carrier mount. The label carrier is mounted for rotation on the carrier mount. The carrier moun... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5419775 | Syringe flange adapter and method A syringe comprising a barrel having a longitudinal passage extending through the barrel and a plunger slidable in the passage of the barrel. The barrel has connector adjacent one end of the barrel for attaching a cannula to the barrel and a flange adjace... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5413282 | Pressure compensating emitter with shut down flush An emitter for use in irrigation comprising a housing and a flow restrictor in the housing. The housing has an inlet which can be connected to a source of irrigation liquid and an outlet. The flow restrictor reduces the pressure of the irrigation liquid t... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5413371 | Ski binding block A binding block for elevating the binding on a snow ski in order to achieve increased turning leverage has a mid-region wherein maximum ski flexibility is permitted. In one embodiment, the binding block is comprised of two separate elements forming a gap ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5389100 | Controller for manipulation of instruments within a catheter An everting catheter system which includes an elongated outer catheter having an outer catheter lumen and an opening, an elongated inner catheter movable in the outer catheter lumen and having the inner catheter lumen adapted to receive an elongated instr... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5389089 | Catheter with angled ball tip for fallopian tube access and method A catheter for fallopian tube access comprising an elongated catheter body having a proximal region, a distal end and an elongated passage extending from the proximal region to the distal end. The elongated passage terminates in a distal opening at the di... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5384606 | Diffractive/refractive spectacle and intraocular lens system for age-related macular degeneration An ophthalmic lens system (11), including an IOL (15) having a negative IOL lens portion (22) and a positive lens (13) adapted to be outside the eye and direct light toward the negative IOL lens portion. At least one of the surfaces of at least one of the... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5380428 | Pump for reverse osmosis system A hot water system comprising a hot water heater and conduit means coupled to feedwater under pressure for conducting water to and from the hot water heater. The system also includes an injector pump and a reverse osmosis module which has an inlet port, a... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5379795 | Venting apparatus A venting apparatus comprising a housing having a chamber, an inlet through which fluid can be supplied to the chamber, a liquid outlet through which liquid can leave the chamber and a gas vent through which gas can leave the chamber. The apparatus also i... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5376084 | Catheter with internal mandrel and method A catheter comprising an elongated, flexible catheter body having a distal end portion which is curved in an unstressed condition. The catheter body has a through lumen and a mandrel lumen. A mandrel is provided in the mandrel lumen, and the mandrel has a... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5374062 | Swing weight with locking feature and golf club and method utilizing the same A swing weight for a golf club wherein the swing weight includes a main body sized and adapted to be received in a tubular shaft of the golf club, a flange adjacent one end of the main body and having larger cross-sectional dimensions than the main body, ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5374247 | Method of delivering a substance to a fallopian tube A method of delivering a substance to a fallopian tube of a patient which includes obtaining transcervical access to a fallopian tube with an everting catheter. Access to the fallopian tube is obtained by everting an everting element of the everting cathe... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5346498 | Controller for manipulation of instruments within a catheter A controller for moving an elongated medical instrument in a catheter comprising a supporting structure including a mounting section adapted to be coupled to a catheter and a drive section. The controller also includes a drive wheel and a secondary wheel ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5344176 | Ski binding block A binding block for elevating the binding on a snow ski in order to achieve increased turning leverage has a midregion wherein maximum ski flexibility is permitted. In one embodiment, the binding block is comprised of two separate elements forming a gap b... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5336183 | Inflator An inflator for use with a catheter having an inflatable component wherein the inflator includes a housing having an elongated plunger passage and an elongated gage passage. The housing includes a one piece main body which defines at least major lengths o... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5304073 | Electrical connector and pump assembly utilizing same An electrical connector for connecting first and second conductors of a cable to first and second electrically conductive leads comprising first and second connector members with each of the connector members including a connector body and first and secon... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5303023 | Apparatus and method for inspecting a test lens, method of making a test lens An apparatus for inspecting a test lens, such as an intraocular lens, comprising a light source and collimating lens positioned to receive light from the light source and direct collimated light to the test lens. A plurality of targets are positionable at... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5300023 | Apparatus and method for independent movement of an instrument within a linear catheter A method of positioning an elongated instrument in an everting catheter is disclosed. The everting catheter includes an inflatable everting element which circumscribes a region of the instrument and which is inflated to grip the instrument. The everting c... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5291884 | Apparatus for measuring a blood parameter An apparatus for measuring a blood parameter comprising a red light source and an infrared light source for directing light toward a blood-receiving location and a detector, for receiving light from the first and second light sources which has been back s... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5289255 | Cuvette for use in making a measurement of a blood parameter and assembly utilizing the same A cuvette comprising a housing having a passage therethrough and being adapted to receive blood. The housing has a wall with an outer face. An optical window leads from the outer face to the passage and the optical window is transmissive to an optical sig... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5288200 | Bottled water installer An installer comprising a supporting structure and a carriage adapted to carry a water bottle. The carriage is mounted on the supporting structure for movement along a path between a loading position in which the carriage is adapted to receive the water b... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5281227 | Lens case with IOL folding device A lens case for an intraocular lens having a deformable optic, including a folder for receiving the intraocular lens and folding the deformable optic about a fold axis. A retainer adjacent the folder holds the intraocular lens against substantial pivotal ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5279280 | Endoscope with grooved outer surface An endoscope comprising an elongated endoscope body having a proximal end and a distal end. The endoscope body is sized and adapted for insertion into an interior body region of a patient. Optical components are carried by the endoscope body to enable vie... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5279241 | Inflatable sail An inflatable sail comprising an inflatable enclosure having opposed flexible walls. The enclosure has a sail shape when the enclosure is inflated with an inflation medium. The walls are movable toward each other when the enclosure is deflated. A porous c... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5278258 | Cross-linked silicone polymers, fast curing silicone precursor compositions, and injectable intraocular lenses Polymeric materials which are optically clear and resistant to discoloration are disclosed. In one embodiment, such compositions comprise optically clear, cross-linked polymers derived from a mixture comprising (A) a vinyl-containing polyorganosiloxane co... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5270744 | Multifocal ophthalmic lens An improved opthalmic lens is disclosed which has a plurality of alternating power zones with a continuously varying power within each zone, as well as in transition from one zone to another. In other words, a plurality of concentric zones (at least two) ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5263281 | Vertically pivotal security gate A security gate system including a supporting structure and a gate mounted on the supporting structure for pivotal movement about a generally horizontal pivot axis between a closed position and an open position. A drive wheel is rotatably mounted on the s... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5262097 | Methods for attaching fixation members to optics of intraocular lenses New intraocular lenses, fixation member assemblies for use in such lenses and methods for making the same. In one embodiment, the present invention involves a method for producing a fixation member assembly which includes exposing a fixation member compon... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261669 | Weighted golf club and method of making the same A golf club comprising a golf club head having a passage terminating in the head and an elongated shaft having a generally axially extending bore and counterbore. The counterbore opens at one end of the shaft. An end portion of the shaft is received in th... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5256279 | Liquid storage system with unpressurized reservoir engagable with level sensors A liquid storage system comprising a flexible, closed and freely expandable reservoir for storing liquid medium-containing material. A supply conduit conducts liquid, for example, from a reverse osmosis module, to the reservoir to expand the reservoir. A ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5249002 | Teledioptric system A spectacle system for individuals having impaired vision having at least one ocular implant lens is provided which includes an objective lens for forming a magnified image of a distant object on the individual's retina and a spectacle frame for suporting... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5244361 | Pump for reverse osmosis system A pump connectible to fluid under pressure comprising a housing having a cavity and a differential area piston reciprocable in the cavity on pumping and reset strokes and dividing the cavity into an inlet chamber, an outlet chamber and a reversing chamber... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5244346 | Portable wind machine A portable wind machine comprising a vehicle movable along the ground and a support carried by the vehicle and extending upwardly substantially above the vehicle. A transverse member is coupled to the support at a location substantially above the vehicle,... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5242281 | Wobble plate pump A pump assembly comprising a housing having a cavity therein, an inlet leading to the cavity and an outlet leading from the cavity and a wobble plate mounted for nutating movement in the cavity. The wobble plate divides the cavity into first and second pu... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5232591 | Storage tank and reverse osmosis system utilizing the same A storage tank comprising a container having an interior space and a pressure responsive wall defining a fluid storage chamber. The pressure responsive wall is displaceable as fluid is supplied to the storage chamber to increase the volume of the storage ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5233007 | Polysiloxanes, methods of making same and high refractive index silicones made from same A new class of polysiloxanes is disclosed. Such polysiloxanes have the formula ##STR1## wherein each R and R4 is independently selected from alkyl radicals, substituted alkyl radicals, aryl radicals and substituted aryl radicals; each... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5225858 | Multifocal ophthalmic lens A multifocal ophthalmic lens adapted for implantation in the eye or to be disposed on or in the cornea. The lens has an optical axis, a central zone and a plurality of annular zones circumscribing the central zone. Two of the annular zones have a first re... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5222972 | Small incision intraocular lens insertion apparatus A forceps comprising first and second elongated elements having proximal and distal end portions. The proximal end portions are joined together so that the distal end portions are movable toward and away from each other. The distal end portion of the firs... | 06/29/1993 |
