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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5932274 | Sweetened natural cheese A cheese which is natural, resists melting, includes a pH of between about 5.9 and about 6.35, is made in the absence of and includes no cheese culture, is packaged in block form and is sliceable with a knife without crumbling, and includes a nonlactose s... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5813436 | Faucet device A faucet device has a main body, a handle disposed on the main body, a positioning hole formed on the main body, an annular cushion disposed on the main body, a plunger inserted in the positioning hole, a valve seat covering the positioning hole, and a co... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5720490 | Transmission assembly of a bicycle A transmission assembly has a front transmission device, a rear transmission device, and a soft shaft connected to the front and rear transmission devices. Each transmission device has a fixed disk, a driving disk, a transmission gear, a casing, a connect... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5693349 | Method for making a sweetened natural cheese A cheese which is natural, resists melting, includes a pH of between about 5.9 and about 6.35, is made in the absence of and includes no cheese culture, is packaged in block form and is sliceable with a knife without crumbling, and includes a nonlactose s... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5609244 | Interlock device An interlock device (76) is disclosed in connection with an electric circuit actuating mechanism (10). A latch (88) is rotatably fixed to the shaft (86) extending between a knob (80) and a master switch (78). The latch (88) includes an arcuate arm (94) wh... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5535975 | Cushion for removable attachment to rigid, planar supports A cushion which can be removably attached to rigid, planar supports is disclosed according to the preferred teachings of the present invention including a flexible insulator removably received within a flexible bag-like covering. The insulator in its pref... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5533601 | Hidden type retractable handle assembly for a suitcase A handle assembly is provided for a suitcase having first and second half bodies and includes a bracket fixedly mounted in an opening defined in a top wall of the first half body. A hidden base is fixedly received in the bracket and has two legs each resp... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5533593 | Mobile lifter A mobile lifter including a cylindrical casing supported on a stand, a plurality of inner tubes that slide one inside another and received in the cylindrical casing, a set of pulleys respectively mounted on the inner tubes at different elevations, a winch... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5530981 | Toothbrush having a tongue scraper disposed therein A toothbrush having a scraper disposed therein includes a handle and a bristle portion which has a barrel connected therewith and is pivotally engaged to the handle with a cylinder disposed to the barrel pivotally engaged between two ears extending from a... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5529328 | Shock absorbing device for a bicycle A shock absorbing device for a bicycle, which includes a front fork and two cylinders, the front fork including a frame and two columns each of which has a slot defined therein, the frame having two side plates each of which has at least two rollers rotat... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5524365 | Shoe with exchangeable heel A shoe (10) is disclosed including a pin member (18) projecting outwardly from a head portion (20) secured to the sole (12) by a screw (256) extending through a bore (254) and threaded in a nut (252) imbedded in the head portion (20), with the bore (254) ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5521757 | Adjustment lever for attachment to a scope adjustment ring An apparatus (10) for removable attachment to the adjustment ring (26) of telescope sights (12) for firearms (14) or the like is disclosed including a pinch clamping band (28) having an integral, elongated linear projection (42) extending axially therefro... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5515929 | Dual disc cultivtor cutaway A dual disc cultivator cutaway (10) is disclosed including a frame (30) pivotally mounted to a cultivator tool bar (14) through a bar mount (22). A spindle (38) is pivotally mounted to the opposite end of the frame (30) and slideably mounts first and seco... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5510587 | Electric circuit actuating mechanism A mechanism (10) for actuating an electric circuit is shown including a switch box (11) fastened to a housing (26) to which a cover (60) is movably mounted. The threaded stems (54) of four de-energizing momentary switches (52) extend through and are held ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5494340 | Wheel-mounting assembly for a handcart A handcart wheel-mounting assembly includes a mount member which has a first tubular portion, a pair of first lug portions formed on an outer periphery of the first tubular portion and each having a slot defined therein, a first socket vertically defined ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5491925 | Bait insert apparatus A device (10) for catching fish is disclosed in its most preferred form including first and second housing halves (14) of identical construction which are secured together. Troughs (26,28) are formed in the abutment surface (22) of each of the housing hal... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492261 | Stapler having protecting means for prevention of injury to fingers of a user A stapler having protecting devices for preventing injury to fingers of a user generally includes a base having two side walls extending upwardly therefrom, a staple magazine pivotally engaged between the side walls, a connecting portion engaged to an end... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5486031 | Slideable mounting assembly for pickup truck toppers An assembly (10) is disclosed including first slides (38) secured by bolts (64) to a topper (26) and second slides (36) secured by bolts (68) to the side walls (18) of a pickup truck (12). The first and second slides (36, 38) are of a tubular shape, with ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5479764 | Nonpowered disc scalping apparatus for sugar beets and like plants A scalping apparatus (10) is disclosed including a disc (32) having a circular periphery rotatably mounted upon a pivot post (46) located below and behind the lower surface of the disc (32). The axis (34) of the disc (32) is tilted at an acute angle in th... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5480339 | Automatically inflatable toy Disclosed is an automatically inflatable toy which mainly includes an inflatable toy made of multi-layered laminated material consisting of nylon, LLDPE, PET, etc., an adequate amount of powder type sodium bi-carbonate contained in a cloth bag and dispose... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5478104 | Cantilevered leaf spring assembly A cantilevered leaf spring suspension is disclosed for two separate pairs of wheels (16) which are independently sprung from each other via free ends of respective leaf springs (20) cantilevered from a cross beam (18) of the frame (12) of the top dresser ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5460455 | Pedal crank bearing assembly for bicycles A pedal crank bearing assembly includes a housing, a tube, two races, two bearings and an axle. The axle is rotatably engaged within the tube by two bearings and at least one bearing is received in an inner side of one of the races which is threadedly eng... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5455982 | Hard and soft floor surface cleaning apparatus Apparatus (10) is disclosed including an interchangeable brush (88) and either a removable vacuum shoe (38) for soft floor surfaces or removable squeegee and carriage assemblies (56, 68) for hard floor surfaces. A spindle (32) is rotatably mounted in the ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5454433 | High frequency, low amplitude, sod harvesting apparatus A sod harvesting apparatus (10) is disclosed including a cut-off device (14), a cutting unit (16) and a roll-up and core carrying device (18) mounted to a tractor (12). The cut-off device (14) includes an H-shaped slide (20) including a blade (26) pivotab... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5452925 | Tightening latching device A tightening latching device includes a housing having a pair of curved slots. A roller is rotatably engaged in the housing and includes an actuating piece. A latch is engaged on the roller and has an opening for engaging with the actuating piece. The lat... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5445590 | Collapsed, tubular carton erecting apparatus An apparatus (10) for erecting collapsed, tubular cartons (12) is disclosed including a device (32) for removing the top carton (12) of a vertical stack of cartons (12) in a hopper (26) and moving it in a horizontal orientation to an operative position. I... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5436633 | Adjustable antenna assembly for a portable telephone An adjustable antenna assembly for a portable telephone includes a tubular base removably attached to a portable telephone, a socket securely received in the tubular base and having an outer periphery which is threaded in an upper end thereof, a coil rece... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5433314 | Separable receptacle for receiving contact lenses A separable receptacle for receiving contact lenses includes a left part and a right part in both of which a recess is defined and the left and right parts are engaged by an engaging device. The engaging means includes a first plate projecting from the le... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5430973 | Configuration of flower pots The present invention concerns an improvement in the configuration of flower pots, and, more particularly, a flower pot with a novel design for allowing said flower pot to be moved easily for purposes such as allowing the plant to be exposed to more sunli... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5429565 | Strength exercise apparatus for use with stationary bicycles Apparatus (10) is disclosed including first and second supports (24) for supporting a stationary bicycle, with the supports (24) secured at adjustable longitudinal locations between first and second longitudinal rails (12). Cords (50) having grips (52, 54... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5427609 | Device for cleaning and drying compressed gas A device (10) for removing contaminants from truck air systems or the like includes an assembly including a desiccant canister (100), a carrier (46), and a bottom closure (28) vertically removable in a passage (14) of a collar (12) mounted to the truck. T... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5423472 | Delivery device for a solder wire A delivery device for a solder wire includes a main body, an operating element and an attaching device. The main body has a front end, a mediate portion and a rear end, the front end having a defined exit and the rear end having a defined entrance and the... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5413241 | Easy-open can end A can end is provided for a tubular easy-open can which includes an upper panel having a rim portion and a central portion. The can end includes a pressing seam portion which is formed on the upper panel and defines an open-ended loop, thereby defining a ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5406339 | Spring hinge for spectacle frame A pair of spectacles includes a mechanism for securing a spectacle temple to the frame. The mechanism includes a rod having one end pivotally coupled to the frame and one or more recesses formed in the other end. A block has one end contacted with the rod... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5405254 | Rotary fluid displacement apparatus A rotary fluid displacement apparatus (100) with an orbiting toothed ring member (30) is shown with an improved casing (60) and rolling support between the faces of the valve discs (46, 47) and the first and second fluid transfer elements (21, 35). Partic... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5398794 | Overheating protection device for rotational control apparatus A device (110) for protecting a clutch (C) against overheating from externally caused problems such as rapid cycling is disclosed including a heat conductive plug (120) sealed in an escape port (116) of a fitting (112) by fuse material (124) such as lead.... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5399806 | Modular electrical wiring system A modular electrical wiring system (10) is shown including a hanger (12) and an electrical connection block (26) independently and adjustably held from the hanger (12) by four adjustment screws (106). The electrical connection block (26) is formed from th... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5392971 | Bottle holder for a bicycle A bottle holder for a bicycle includes a plate, two sleeves formed in the side edges of the plate, a top frame and a bottom frame each having two legs engaged in the sleeves respectively so as to form a frame for holding the bottle. The number of dents ar... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5377376 | Mobile surface cleaning machine A surface cleaning machine (10) is disclosed in the preferred form as a combination sweeping-scrubbing apparatus including a sweeping brush (18) for sweeping debris into a hopper (20) and a one piece squeegee (112) for picking up solution after four stagg... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5377947 | Battery holddown A battery holddown (10) is disclosed including first and second brackets (16, 18) of identical construction. The brackets (16, 18) each includes a generally L-shaped clamp (20) having top and side plates (22, 24) for abutting with the top and sides of the... | 01/03/1995 |
