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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5024347 | Adjustably controllable accuracy-enhancing pump arrangement and method An adjustably controllable accuracy-enhancing pump arrangement and method is disclosed, as embodied in a digitally pulse-driven rotary peristaltic pump having a rotor which acts on a fluid pumping conduit to effect pumped output of fluid. Inaccuracies in ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4976590 | Fluid conduit-responsively adjustable pump arrangement and pump/conduit arrangement and method, and fluid conduits therefor A rotary peristaltic pump arrangement and method, with a set of specially constructed tube set conduits interchangeably interconnectable in selectively responsively sensed and operationally affecting relationship with the pump. The pump is driven by a pul... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4964341 | Projectile with ram air-extendible probe and ram air-extendible probe assembly therefor An extendible probe projectile and an extendible probe assembly therefor, in which the extendible probe reduces drag on the projectile in its extended position and is moved to its extended locked drag-reducing position by ram air action which is converted... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4867315 | Vial filling, holding and serving tray arrangement and method An invertable tray/vial package assembly is disclosed formed of separable interlockably connected top and bottom vial holding and locating tray sections which tray enables and effects holding and spatial positioning of a plurality of vials therein for sel... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4863429 | Syringe driver/syringe/tube connecting set fluid delivery arrangement, and tube connecting sets therefor A syringe infusion or other patient health care fluid delivery arrangement or system having a substantially constant force syringe holder/driver for a fluid-dispensing, preferably disposable, syringe to which an on-off valve and effectively bendably flexi... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4823699 | Back-actuated forward ignition ammunition and method A back-actuated forward ignition cartridge having a case, a puller sabot and rod penetrator projectile in the forward mouth end of the case, and a combination compacted propellant solid mass and loose propellant charge ignitable by back ignition through a... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4788899 | Ammunition with internal light-settable pickup arrangement for digital memory storage A projectile having a light-settable photodetector assembly, in the form of a plurality of photovoltaic cell units mounted internally of the projectile, with corresponding respective light passageways, formed preferably by optical fibers, connecting betwe... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4755172 | Syringe holder/driver and syringe arrangement and syringe/holder driver therefor A syringe infusion or other patient health care fluid delivery arrangement or system having a substantially constant force syringe holder/driver for a fluid-dispensing syringe to which an on-off valve and effectively bendably flexible tube connecting set ... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4738202 | Cartridge case and cartridge arrangement and method A cartridge case and cartridge arrangement and method in which a base is joined along an annular intermating chevron-shaped joint with a sleeve. In the illustrated and preferred embodiment the base is metal and the sleeve is glass-fiber-reinforced plastic... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4726295 | Grenade arrangement for screening cloud A grenade arrangement for forming a visual and infrared screening cloud, having a frangible body, a hollow cylindrical solid compact cohesive mass of compacted generally mutually adhered fine metal flakes of a copper composition, particularly brass, and o... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4704966 | Method of forming IR smoke screen A visual and infrared screening cloud is formed, comprised of an aerosol of fine metal flakes of copper composition, particularly brass, in which the flakes are of submicron thickness and multimicron lateral face dimensions. The cloud is formed by aerosol... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4704967 | Method of assembly of compacted particulates and explosive charge A visual-and-infrared-screening cloud-forming product is made by forming a slurry of fine metal flakes of copper composition, particularly brass, of submicron thickness and multimicron lateral face dimensions, together with a volatile surface-wetting agen... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4700827 | Vibratory feeder arrangement A vibratory feeder arrangement includes a top segment removably connected to a bottom feed segment through a quick-release hinge arrangement, in which the hinge is freely movable when the top segment is disposed at angular positions away from its closed p... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4677614 | Data communication system and method and communication controller and method therefor, having a data/clock synchronizer and method A communication system and method is provided, in which synchronous (i.e., clocked) serial digital data may be sent and received from any given node to any other given node along a multinode loop of any desired mode quantity, with each node being capable ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4602613 | Solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement A solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement in which a plurality of laterally adjacent partial cylindrical oblong concave reflector-concentrators form the roof of a house, school or other building, particularly a heat utilization building, wit... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602853 | Solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement A multiple reflector solar energy reflecting arrangement has a pair of concavely arcuate reflectors constructed for side-by-side interlocking relation, the adjacent sides of the reflectors having respective interfitting connectors thereon, the connector o... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4472881 | Portable length probe with improved wheel pick-up arrangement A portable length probe having a length measuring wheel with light transmission holes at equally spaced angular intervals thereon, which wheel is rotatably mounted in an integral one piece nose body having a photo-responsive element and a light-emitting e... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4458955 | Suspension arm for upper and lower track runs A tracked vehicle having propulsion imparted by two driven continuous tracks, with a plurality of suspension arms each carrying a road wheel for engagement of the lower traction run of the respective track, and one or more of the suspension arms for each ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4397240 | Rocket assisted projectile and cartridge with time delay ignition and sealing arrangement A cartridge arrangement having a rocket assisted projectile for firing therefrom by ignition of propellant in the cartridge case and for subsequent ignition of a rocket grain within the projectile, in which the projectile has a sealed tubular chamber cavi... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4368519 | Energy utilization or consumption recording method Energy utilized or consumed at a given location or facility causes pulses to be generated as a function of the instant rate of energy use, and such pulses are counted during succeeding discrete time intervals. The succeeding interval summation count value... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4356570 | Differential thermal garment A garment having differential thermal properties for retaining heat adjacent to the arm and shoulder muscles of an athlete, while allowing the remaining body muscles to naturally cool. The garment comprises a sleeve for covering the arm and a skirt attach... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4329312 | Method of making gloves Method of forming a rubber latex glove having a textured interior surface and a textured exterior surface, one of the textured surfaces being transfer textured and the other textured surface being formed by impact spray on a molded rubber latex film with ... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4318342 | Ammunition with surface-mounted light-settable pickup arrangement for digital memory storage A projectile having a light-settable photodetector pickup assembly, in the form of a plurality of photovoltaic cell units, circumferentially mounted on the annular surface of the projectile, and also having an angular-position-indicating index reflector o... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4295425 | Rocket assisted projectile and cartridge arrangement with pressure relief skirt A cartridge arrangement having propellant therein and a rocket assisted projectile for firing therefrom by ignition of propellant in the cartridge case, the rocket assisted projectile having an annular securing skirt rearward of a nozzle block and surroun... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4275264 | Portable hand-held length probe with tracing-unit-actuated length signal output control switch A portable hand-held length probe with a length measuring wheel and a tracing unit which is mounted adjacent the wheel and is movable by pressing the tracing unit against a surface to be measured. A wheel movement indicative output signal is effected as f... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4267764 | Arrangement for use in projectile launch simulation A cartridge chamber housing and a breech block for a cartridge with side-mounted primer, in which the chamber housing has a firing pin and a spring-biased slidable firing pin interrupter which is in firing-prevent position and prevents firing pin actuatio... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4253239 | Length probe with tracing unit and switch arrangement A hand-held portable length probe having a length measuring wheel and a tracing unit disposed adjacent the measuring wheel, the tracing unit being slidably carried by the probe housing and acting to actuate a switch secured in fixed relation on the probe ... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4238826 | Method and apparatus for image signal generation and image display Method and apparatus for generating image-forming envelope and other wave forms for image display of an area or an object whose image is desired to be simulated. The image-forming envelope wave forms for complex objects and complex area silhouettes are fo... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4236217 | Energy utilization or consumption recording arrangement Energy utilized or consumed at a given location or facility causes pulses to be generated as a function of the instant rate of energy use, and such pulses are counted at succeeding discrete time intervals. The succeeding interval summation count values ar... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4228737 | Glide bomb 1. A glide bomb adapted to be carried in the bombay of an aircraft and released to glide along a predetermined path to a selected target for scattering units of destructive material over a relatively large area comprising, an elongated fuselage, a sustain... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4162645 | Method of making a cartridge A method of making a cartridge, in particular a blank or propellant gas cartridge which has a casing of generally tubular form with a telescopically reverse in-folded star-crimp-closed integral tubular end section, and within which is contained a blank pr... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162492 | Method and apparatus for image signal generation and image display Method and apparatus for generating image-forming envelope and other wave forms for image display of an area or an object whose image is desired to be simulated. The image-forming envelope wave forms for complex objects and complex area silhouettes are fo... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4159070 | Impact nailing arrangement An impact nailing arrangement having a nail with integral pointed target-penetration and securing forward section, rear hammer section, and medial compression shear section, the forward section having a threaded object-securing surface rearwardly of its p... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4147216 | Penetrator/nozzle arrangement A penetrator/nozzle arrangement, particularly for enabling fighting of fires in aircraft and other difficult access target units, in which the penetrator/nozzle arrangement has a telescopic nozzle formed by a spray nozzle tube section telescopically slida... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4147108 | Warhead 1. An explosive device comprising an explosive charge, a casing enclosing said charge, said casing being formed of rubber, a plurality of projectiles arranged around the exterior of said casing in juxtaposition therewith, means for detonating said explosi... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4111360 | Solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement and method A solar energy concentrating and collecting arrangement and method in which a semi-cylindrical oblong concave reflector/concentrator forms the roof of a house, school or other building, particularly a heat utilization building. A collector is movably supp... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4107862 | Cartridge magazine A cartridge magazine having a slidably removable bottom cover which slides on a pair of flange slide rails on the bottom end of the hollow main cartridge-holding body of the magazine, to enable assembly and removal of the cover. Cam stops and end stops ar... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4094717 | Method of assembly of an insulating panel arrangement A structural solar energy collection and transfer arrangement and method, and method of assembly, including an insulating light-transmitting honeycomb sandwich array and a lateral fluid flow solar energy collection and heat transfer honeycomb sandwich arr... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4062075 | Bed arrangement A bed having a torque-compensated parallelogram lifting arm arrangement. The bed has a subframe vertically adjustable by the parallelogram lifting arm arrangement and thereby retains a level relationship at all height adjustment levels. An articulated mat... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4060188 | Impact nailing arrangement An impact nailing arrangement having a nail with integral pointed target-penetration and securing forward section, rear hammer section, and medial compression shear section, the forward section having a threaded object-securing surface rearwardly of its p... | 11/29/1977 |
