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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5704727 | Ball and socket joint assembly with self-centering retainer ring An inventive ball and socket joint has a metallic socket with a cavity that receives a semi-rigid annular bearing, a ball stud, and an annular rigid metallic retainer ring. The retainer ring is self-centering within the socket cavity. It includes a lower ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5689705 | System for facilitating home construction and sales A system for facilitating the information transfer and processing associated with home construction and home sales. Various discrete software modules are disclosed each handling a specific task associated with home construction and sales. Also, a system f... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5680891 | Window covering A window covering comprises spaced collapsible cells secured to a pair of control cords which may be actuated to cause the cells to expand or contract their cross-sectional shape. In their collapsed and partially expanded conditions, the cells are spaced ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5672024 | Prepackaged ball joint A prepackaged ball joint subassembly is adapted to be installed into a final housing that is then closed to retain the subassembly. The subassembly comprises a bearing and a stud with stud head and a shank which are received in an encasement. The encaseme... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5657914 | Detachable load bearing utility rack A utility rack is provided for attachment to a vehicle luggage carrier. The utility rack includes a utility rail with first and second stanchions secured to the rail. Each stanchion includes an upper bracket and a lower bracket pivotally secured with resp... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5653004 | Plastic clip A clip comprising a bight portion separating first and second handle portions. The handle portions terminate in grip portions having teeth disposed on an outer surface thereof. In one preferred embodiment, the teeth form an acute angle with an outer surfa... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5642989 | Booster compressor system A booster compressor system modulates discharge pressure with a proportional regulator in fluid communication between the compressor discharge and a servo control for a valve to the compressor inlet. The servo control comprises a double acting piston conn... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5631465 | Method of interpreting thermographic data for non-destructive evaluation In connection with a method of interpreting thermographic data for nondestructive evaluation of subsurface structural irregularities in a sample object, the sample object is thermally excited and then allowed to cool. As the thermal energy level on the ob... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5624266 | Mechanical and/or electro-mechanical interconnect system for vehicle load carrying components/accessories A latch for removably securing one of a plurality of different accessories to an automobile is described. The latch includes a mounting structure which is permanently installed on the vehicle in a manner which assures that the static and dynamic loading e... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5615904 | Drawbar coupler for an automotive vehicle hitch rack The invention relates generally to an automotive vehicle hitch rack and more particularly to a drawbar coupler that provides a connection to a tow hitch on an automotive vehicle. The coupler comprises a drawbar which interfaces with the tow hitch to provi... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5611413 | Controllable valve arrangement for controllable two-tube vibration absorbers A controllable valve arrangement for controlling two-tube vibration absorbers comprises a power cylinder with an interior space subdivided into a first and a second power chambers by virtue of a slidable piston, and with a balancing chamber partly filled ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5601301 | Drive system for muscle-powered equipment and vehicles, in particular bicycles A muscle-powered drive mechanism for vehicles or other equipment with at least one drive component, the drive movement of which is adapted to be transmitted to a drive shaft using a movement transmission system. By means of the mechanism, a user can selec... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5600110 | Wear-resistant steering column switch with lever pivotable about two mutually parallel axes A steering column switch is contained within a switch housing and a control lever is rotatably supported in a carrier. The carrier is rotatable transversely to the motion plane of the control lever in the switch housing. The control lever is pivotable in ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5597168 | Single split oil seal A single split oil seal is disposed between and completely encircles a rotating journal and a corresponding journal case to prevent unwanted fluid leakage. The seal includes an annular seal body with an inner radial periphery and an outer radial periphery... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5588572 | Article carrier An article carrier for attachment to an automobile rooftop including a pair of luggage roof rails rhine to the rooftop, each roof rail having at least one detent disposed therein, an elongated crossbar having a first end and a second end, a pair of suppor... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5577649 | Hinged rail article carrier An article carrier includes spaced longitudinal rails, at least one of the rails having an upper arm coupled by a hinge to a lower arm. A crossbar having an end portion adapted to be entrained between the upper and lower arm portions includes a conforming... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5577650 | Split stanchion article carrier with pivoting thumbwheel A crossbar and article carrier are provided, the crossbar having stanchions at each end thereof. Each stanchion has a first jaw member affixed thereto and a second jaw member pivotally coupled thereto. The second jaw member includes a thumbwheel and stem,... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5575405 | Post-mix beverage dispenser with an associated simulated visual display of beverage A beverage dispenser provides a housing supporting a sealed transparent display bowl containing a permanent sterile and stable fluid simulating the color and texture of a beverage to be dispensed. A generally conventional post-mix system supplies pressuri... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5566962 | Truck step guard A device for preventing unauthorized access to the steps of vehicles. The invention includes a hinged door which covers the access steps. The door can be locked from within or without the vehicle cab. When unlocked, the door pivots, thereby allowing a foo... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5564853 | Ball and socket joint assembly A bearing set for a ball socket joint comprises an outer bearing and an inner bearing with a head of a ball stud engaging a spherical inner seat face of each of the bearings. A compression pre-load is applied when the inner bearing is inserted into a cavi... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5558344 | Exhaust pipe flange gasket A joint for mating exhaust pipes includes an exhaust pipe flange gasket with a metallic body having a planar portion extending laterally inwardly from an outer edge of the body, the planar portion having at least one bolt hole, and a shielding grommet int... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5557734 | Cache burst architecture for parallel processing, such as for image processing A parallel processing system for processing data matrices, such as images, is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of processing units, organized in four blocks of eight processing units per processing chip, and external cache burst memory, wherein ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5553345 | Clip-on towel A clip-on towel is disclosed for use in sports and other activities where a readily accessible towel is advantageous. A first embodiment of the clip-on towel includes a clip portion that fits through an aperture in a towel portion and is adapted to engage... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5553869 | Bonded valve stem seal with retainer tangs An inventive valve stem seal assembly includes a seal body bonded to a metal retainer without the need for a separate retaining ring or a garter spring. Compressive radial force between the seal body and a corresponding engagement surface of a valve stem ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5551709 | Multiple layer cylinder head gasket with a wire ring A cylinder head gasket for an internal combustion engine includes a substantially flat center plate and first and second spring plates disposed on opposite sides of the center plate. The center plate has an opening therein. Both the first and second sprin... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5547203 | Segmented ceramic inlay piston ring A piston ring comprises a generally annular ring body with a series of slots spaced circumferentially about an outer periphery of the ring body, each of the slots extending radially inwardly from the outer periphery. A hinge point is formed between adjace... | 08/20/1996 |
