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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6253817 | Apparatus and method for preparing printing labels An apparatus for the processing and segmenting of a cover-forming laminate web or sheeting structure which is adapted to interconnect a plurality of containers, such as the base members of blister packages each of which is designed to contain a hydrophili... | 07/03/2001 |
| 5886332 | Beam shaping system with surface treated lens and methods for making same A system for focusing a light beam includes a housing having a sealed cavity filled with a pliable gel for receiving and focusing light rays from a light source. A housing having a hollow cavity is provided. The hollow cavity is filled with a pliable gel ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5764579 | System for controlling laboratories with fume hoods A system for controlling laboratories having fume hoods comprising a network along which information is carried. The system is also comprised of a controller in contact with the network for receiving information from and providing information to the netwo... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5760309 | Ultrasonic method for material monitoring An ultrasonic measurement method in an ultrasonic measurement system having an ultrasonic transducer includes emitting an ultrasonic pulse from the ultrasonic transducer. An ultrasonic pulse is received in accordance with a pulse travel time wherein the a... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5691834 | Ultra compact scanning system for a wide range of speeds, angles and field depth A non-contact light beam scan system small enough to fit into a hand holdable wand, pen or calculator size terminal incorporates a novel scan element which can scan at rates of ten to hundreds of scans per second in one or two dimensions. The device is im... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5635130 | Combined oxygen blowing/fuel burner lance assembly An improved oxygen blowing/fuel burner lance assembly for introducing, at selected times, a flow of oxygen and/or carbonaceous fuel material, such as fine-grained carbon or hydrocarbon gas (e.g., natural gas and the like), into an electric furnace vessel.... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5463858 | Mushroom harvester and method A method harvesting mushrooms comprises steps of engaging picked mushrooms with supporting pins, to place the mushrooms in a desired orientation for separation of caps from stumps, and cutting the caps from the stumps by relative movement of the supported... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5435324 | Apparatus for measuring psychotherapy outcomes A method and apparatus for measuring a patient's psychotherapy progress is provided. Initial patient mental health is measured by administering a questionnaire measuring three psychological variables. The three psychological variable measures are combined... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5267558 | Chemical cartridge for respirators A chemical cartridge for respirators for respirators, the cartridge containing a chemical, e.g., potassium hyperoxide, which when acted upon by carbon dioxide and moisture, produces oxygen from a stream of inhaled air. Two discharge nozzles are provided w... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5239995 | Sleep apnea treatment apparatus Improved methodology and apparatus for the treatment of sleep apnea through (1) application of alternating high and low level positive airway pressure within the airway of the patient with the high and low airway pressure being coordinated with the sponta... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5167586 | Apparatus and method for displaying miniature carousel figurines An apparatus and method for displaying miniature carousel figurines includes a plurality of bases, each having a miniature carousel figurine affixed to it. Each base is shaped such that a plurality of bases may be arranged to form a full or partial annula... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5161630 | Wheelchair drive assembly A motorized wheelchair rear wheel drive assembly is selectively engageable and disengageable by an occupant to permit the wheelchair to be used in either a motorized mode or an occupant self propelled mode. For each rear wheel a drive motor connects throu... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5146725 | Spacer member for construction elements A spacer member for maintaining substantially uniform joint spacing between construction elements during construction of a static structure comprising a plurality of construction elements bound to one another by curable matrix material. The spacer member ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5080423 | Segmented cover system The present invention provides a segmented cover system utilizing a series of cover sections, which can be of any size and shape, and a series of curved or straight supporting bows to form a cover assembly which allows for the easy replacement of a cover ... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5072926 | Device for conveying and positioning sheets A device for conveying and positioning sheets, comprising positioning apparatus for positioning one of the longitudinal sides of the sheets on the ideal transport line for said longitudinal side, the positioning apparatus being adapted to occupy an operat... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5050853 | Device for discharging sheets from the bottom of a stack A pneumatic sheet separating device is provided whereby sheets in a holder can be discharged one by one from the bottom of a stack and wherein the holder is provided with a carrier and lateral supports. The carrier is permanently bent or depressed transve... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5043743 | Method and apparatus for the image-wise exposure of light-sensitive medium by a plurality of light valves Method of and apparatus for the image-wise exposure of a moving light-sensitive medium by means of a light source and a number of switchable light valves disposed between the medium and the light source, each individual image dot being formed on the light... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5041718 | Method and device for fixing a powder image on a receiving support A device for fixing a powder image on a receiving support using heat that consists of an image transfer roller internally provided with a first heating element having the same heat-generating power over the entire length of the image transfer roller, and ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5021314 | Colored magnetically attractable toner powder A colored magnetically attractable toner powder comprising magnetically attractable material finely distributed in, or enveloped by, a coloring substance of thermoplastic resin and yellow fluorescent dye. The combination of yellow fluorescent dye and ther... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4993701 | Receiving tray for sheet form material A receiving tray for material in sheet form coming from a copying machine which includes a support that is rotatable about a pivot axis and which can be set to two positions by hand. The first position is for receiving loose sheets on a first support surf... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4957476 | Afterloading radioactive spiral implanter An apparatus for implanting a sealed radioactive source into a patient. The apparatus comprise a hollow member having a sealed end and an opening through which the radioactive source is introduced into the member. The member has a shape that defines an ax... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4943368 | Nonmetallic abrasive blasting material recovery process including an electrostatic separation step An electrostatic waste separation process for abrasive blasting residues containing an abrasive media and a hazardous material such as lead-based paint. A preconditioning stage as well as a postconditioning stage is used in addition to the electrostatic s... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4937677 | Method of enlarging/reducing dithered images The entire dithered image to be enlarged/reduced is divided into contiguous relatively small areas, called input areas, and the pixel pattern of each input area is represented by (i) an average gray level characterized by a standard pixel pattern and (ii)... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4903248 | Photo-acoustic detector The present invention pertains to a photo-acoustic apparatus for detecting energy that exits from the end of an optical fiber waveguide device. The photo-acoustic apparatus includes a housing having an opening through which the end of the optical waveguid... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4901981 | Device for removing a staple from a stapled bundle of sheets Device for removing a staple from a stapled bundle of sheets by moving the bundle over a supporting element past a staple removing strip. The strip extends above the supporting element at a small acute angle therewith and is fixed to an arm which is rotat... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4893972 | Cutting tool The present invention pertains to a cutting tool for removing upset from inside a tube and which does not force splatter into the inside surface of the tube. The cutting tool comprises a holder and means for enabling the tube to move along the holder. The... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4877231 | Device for feeding and discharging originals in sheet form A device which can feed originals from a holder via a feed path to an exposure window using a cooperating pair of rollers and a conveyor device, the direction of movement of which can be reversed to allow returning of the originals via a discharge path to... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4852487 | Method and device for printing images on halves of both sides of sheets The present invention provides a method and a device for printing images on halves of both sides of a group of receiving sheets by passing each sheet seriatim four times directly in succession through a printing station thereby printing the four halves of... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4848631 | Slide block feed apparatus for a press utilizing an oscillating cam A cam shaft of a press feed having a first pair of cam surfaces is rotated at a preselected speed depending upon the speed of the press. Continuous rotation of the cam surfaces is converted to intermittent oscillating rotational movement of an output shaf... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4848231 | Method and device for printing images on halves of both sides of sheets The present invention provides a method and a device for printing images on halves of both sides of a group of receiving sheets by passing each sheet seriatim four times directly in succession through a printing station thereby printing the four halves of... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4816793 | Solenoid with alternate current path for direct mounting on engines A solenoid is fitted with three dampers, two located on opposite sides of a flange in the solenoid and the third within the cell bore. The dampers allow movement of a plunger that supplies mechanical energy from electrical energy passed through the soleno... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4814477 | Dioxaphosphorinanes, their preparation and use for resolving optically active compounds A new family of compounds known as dioxaphosphorinanes having the formula: ##STR1## wherein, M represents a hydrogen atom, a metal ion or an ammonium ion; R1 and R2, individually, represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group having from... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4806314 | Organic fluid detection system and apparatus An organic fluid detection instrument having great sensitivity to low concentrations or organic fluids in a fluid stream comprise a conduit adapted for the one-way flow therethrough a mixture of an oxygen-containing carrier fluid and organic fluids; a fir... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4767126 | Motor vehicle with a pneumatic leveling unit A motor vehicle with a pneumatic leveling unit and an electrically operated compressor associated with the leveling unit which is energized only under specific pre-conditions, and with a trunk compartment with trunk lid, wherein the compressor is energize... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4627857 | Carbon molecular sieves and a process for their preparation and use The present invention relates to a process for separating mixtures of gases or liquids containing at least two different molecular characteristics which comprise passing the liquid or gas through a carbon molecular sieve prepared from a naturally occurrin... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4598201 | Infrared fluid analyzer employing a pneumatic detector An infrared fluid analyzer with an improved sensitivity and signal to noise ratio is provided. The device includes a capacitor microphone for detecting absorption by the sample of characteristic infrared wavelength lines, and utilizes an electret material... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4587953 | Sweetener solution purification process An improved process for purifying sweetener solutions is described. This process features passing crude sweetener solution through a series of adsorption materials, preferably arranged in the following order; cation exchange resin, microporous adsorbent, ... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4576576 | Measurement templates for a dental restoration An article of manufacture for planning the restoration of an irregular dentition and being adapted for bilateral use comprising a rigid, formed template presenting an upper concave surface to the viewer while it is positioned above the model of the lower ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4571186 | Precision attachment for denture construction A prosthesis construction assembly for use in placement and alignment of dental bridge components for the fabrication of human tooth replacements, having a female member adapted to be deposited in a cavity provided in the distal side of an anchor tooth, w... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4540675 | Carbon-containing refractories with superior erosion and oxidation resistance An elemental carbon-containing refractory composition having superior erosion and oxidation resistance due to the addition of prescribed amounts of boron carbide.... | 09/10/1985 |
