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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4698937 | Traffic responsive control system for automatic swinging door An automatic door installation with two traffic sensors mounted on each side of the door adjacent the opposite side edges thereof, each having a reflected energy receiver and a plurality of radiant energy emitters with angularly spaced beam axes to provid... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4655705 | Power gas burner for wood stove A power burner adaptable for use in conjunction with a wood burning stove employs a blower to produce a forced flow of air and a fuel valve which provides selective fuel communication with a fuel nozzle. Forced air and fuel is mixed in the nozzle and prop... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4655030 | Side-folding packer for soft cigarette packs A method and apparatus for use in the packaging of cigarettes which eliminates interior package edges which interfere with reinsertion into a cigarette package of partially withdrawn cigarettes. The creation of interfering internal edges if avoided by emp... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4654214 | Method of treating respiratory disease in animals The symptoms of chronic alveolar emphysema in horses are palliated by daily feeding the effected horses a handful of the red berries from the staghorn sumac for a period of at least about two weeks.... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4653112 | Image data management system Digitized image data provided by plural diverse non-destructive test apparatus is organized in a common format and routed, via a high speed continuous ring-type data transmission network, to a mass data storage system for redundant storage. Stored image d... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4650072 | Magazine for sound recording media A magazine for sound recording media suitable for vehicle installation comprises an outer housing which defines, through the use of a plurality of inwardly extending ribs, a recess which receives the inner housing or housings which include the media recei... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4648299 | Apparatus for cutting off a tear-open strip A tear-open strip is severed from a band of material having a width equal to the desired length of the tear-open strip by cooperation between a stationary knife-edge defining member and a pivotal knife-edge defining member. The knife edges form chords of ... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4648235 | Apparatus for feeding cigarettes to a packaging station Cigarettes are transferred by a rotatable device from the exit ends of guide channels in a receiving funnel to a device which arranges the cigarettes in layers for subsequent formation of cigarette blocks to be wrapped. The rotatable transfer device consi... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4647117 | Container for storing recording media that are substantially plate-like A container suitable for storing compact discs conveyed in motor vehicles comprises a housing from which the stored discs can be ejected by means of a single transporter associated with a plurality of discs. The transporter may be selectively coupled to o... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4645072 | Container carrier A container carrier adapted for receiving a plurality of containers for transportation of same is assembled from a unitary sheet of plastic. The containers are captured between retainer edges of transverse members forming a supporting web at the lower por... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4644924 | Fuel injection pump with spill control mechanism A rotary fuel injection pump with a rotor having pumping plungers reciprocated for supplying high pressure charges of fuel for fuel injection and a spill control mechanism having one or two rotary spill valves mounted on the rotor and rotated in unison wi... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4644769 | Wire drawing method and apparatus A multi-stage steel wire drawing machine has, in each stage, two dies and a single drive motor for drawing the wire through the two dies. In a preferred arrangement the dies are mounted side-by-side and an idler wheel used to define part of the wire path ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4642605 | Power failure responsive warning device A warning device is responsive to the failure of an electric power supply for activation to a warning mode. The warning device includes an arm pivotally mounted to a frame member and latched by an electromagnet in a non-warning mode. In the non-warning mo... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4642557 | Method of and apparatus for detecting erosion A predetermined amount of erosion of a material conveying conduit or the like is detected by inserting a probe in the conduit wall, from the side opposite to that subjected to the wear, to a predetermined depth. The probe comprises an insulated conductor ... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4641789 | Compactor enhancement system An automatic compactor enhancement reduces the volume of compactable low-level radioactive wastes and transfers the reduced wastes to a nearby waste compactor. The wastes are shredded by a primary shredder assembly and a secondary shredder assembly. The s... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4637419 | Subsea control pod valve assembly A connector for use in establishing a flow path for a control fluid between a pressurized source and a hydraulically controllable device located at a subsea well head. The connector includes a control valve assembly which is reciprocal to establish a seal... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4634831 | Laser-machining apparatus A laser apparatus is disclosed comprising a resonator for emitting a laser beam, an assembly for circularly or elliptically polarizing the laser beam emitted from the resonator, a lens assembly for focusing the laser beam from the polarizer to a workpiece... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4634353 | Valve head for high-pressure pumps In a pump valve head for a high-pressure pump having at least three pistons, the axial support of the parts surrounding the inlet valve in the intake connection is hydrostatically enhanced. For this purpose, a fluid flow path is provided between the inter... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4634348 | Liquid ring compressor having a passageway in discharge port for introducing air In a liquid ring compressor, the erosion and cavitation damage occurring under certain operating conditions is avoided by adding air or gas from the outside, at a pressure which approximately corresponds to the compression pressure, into particular pressu... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4633649 | Process and device for positioning handles or rigidifying elements on a tubular sleeve A method for positioning handles on a sachet-type container made from a flexible synthetic material comprises attaching handles to a sleeve of synthetic material while the sleeve is on the mandrel. The sleeves are cut and flap-like corner portions are fol... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4632649 | Gas jet pump A gas jet pump having a housing and a mixing nozzle holder which, in the area of their flange connection, form a mounting for a mixing nozzle. The mounting comprises on the one hand a clamping groove formed by both flanges in their parting plane, and on t... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4632243 | Batch pack for silver filings for the preparation of dental amalgam A batch pack for silver filings is employed in the preparation of dental amalgam in a laboratory mixing apparatus. The batch pack comprises a foil bag which can be destroyed by the mixing vibration and a briquette or tablet of silver filings. The density ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4630693 | Rotary cutter assembly A rotary cutter assembly employs a wear sleeve to improve the durability of the drill head and to seal off a fluid passageway in the shank of a drill bit which is mounted to the drill head. The shank of the drill bit is releasably secured to the drill hea... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4630655 | Storage tank flow control valve assembly A passive flow control valve assembly for controlling the flow of fuel through the fill pipe of an underground fuel storage system is disclosed comprising a valve housing mounted to the discharge end of the fill pipe, a valve assembly for controlling flow... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4628898 | Secondary combustion system for wood burning stove A secondary combustion system for a wood burning stove employs an insulated passageway which is configured to substantially increase the turbulence of an exhaust stream passing therethrough. The insulated passageway comprises a generally transversely exte... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4623204 | Universal ground clamp A customer-ready universal ground clamp is provided for accommodating either grounding electrodes or ground wires of various sizes or diameters. The clamp includes a strap sub-assembly designed to provide full surface inter-engagement with the electrode a... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4621718 | Ratchet screwdriver A rotary hand tool of the ratchet type and method for assembling same comprises an elongated wide mouth ratchet housing provided with a shaft rotatably mounted therein having a ratchet mechanism operatively associated therewith and a bushing coaxially mou... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4621425 | Retractable knife handle A retractable knife handle employs a blade carrier mounting a blade for longitudinally moving the blade between retracted sheathed and extended unsheathed positions. A leaf spring extends from the blade carrier to engage an inwardly projecting cam surface... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4615148 | Orbital barrel finishing machine and automated system therefor An orbital barrel finishing machine employs rotatable drums which are removable from the machine. A coupling member mounting a plurality of angularly spaced axially extending pins engages slots of a second coupling member to provide a rotational drive eng... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4613412 | Evacuator system and process for an evaporative recovery system An evacuator system employed in an evaporative waste recovery system uses an eductor to create a partial vacuum. The partial vacuum is selectively employed to evacuate concentrate and distillate from an evaporator unit for transferal to respective concent... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4613196 | Telephone cord terminating plug An improved electrical connector for terminating a low current multi-wire telephone cord of the like is comprised of a one piece dielectric housing having a cord receiving aperture with a plurality of terminal receiving slots extending between the apertur... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4613130 | Resilient therapeutic device with timer and indicator An exercise device for use in dystrophy therapy employs a compression spring which provides an adjustable resistance force. Manual application of a push-type force to a handle actuates a cumulative timer circuit for recording the elapsed time at which an ... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4610318 | Rotary cutter assembly A rotary cutter assembly comprises a drill head having a plurality of receptacles which releasably receive rolling cutter bit assemblies. The bit assemblies are locked in position by a locking sleeve connecting transverse fluid passageways of the drill he... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610014 | Gas flow laser Gas flow laser, in particular a laser through which the gas flows transversely, or through which it flow rapidly in an axial direction, which possesses a main gas circuit embracing the resonator and a circulating pump, together with an auxiliary circuit f... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4603433 | Bag with handle usable as a stopper A bag made of flexible synthetic material is provided with a removable stiffening element that can serve as both a handle and a stopper element after the bag has been opened.... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4599861 | Internal combustion hydraulic engine An internal combustion hydraulic engine is powered by compression and ignition of pressurized fuel to pressurize hydraulic fluid. The timing and operation of the engine is controlled by a hydraulically driven distributor valve. A pair of starting valves a... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4599784 | Method of assembling flexible conduit and fitting A flexible plastic conduit having a pair of longitudinally extending reinforcement tapes to improve the resistance to elongation of the flexible plastic conduit is provided. A fitting is also provided to cooperate with the flexible tubing to provide the p... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4597205 | Snow plow clamp assembly A clamp assembly for mounting a snow plow to the lip of a loader bucket comprises a pair of receiving frames forming laterally extending slots. A ramp surface is disposed at the apex of the slots. Pivot arms mount a clamp engagement members which may be l... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4596277 | Additive metering system A metering pump employs a pump which is actuated by the fuel level gauge float assembly of the fuel tank to add metered quantities of an additive to the fuel tank. The quantity of metered additive is proportional to the quantity of fuel added to the tank.... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4594892 | Capacitance probe for liquid level measuring system A liquid level measurement capacitance probe is disclosed comprising an elongated outer capacitor tube, an elongated inner tube coaxially mounted within the outer capacitor tube to form a capacitor annulus therebetween with the inner tube having a plurali... | 06/17/1986 |
