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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5516810 | Metallospheres and superclusters Unimolecular micelles, generally referred to as cascade polymers, are constructed via the addition of successive layers, or tiers, of designed monomers, or building blocks, that possess a predetermined, branched superstructure consisting of connected phys... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5473103 | Biopolymers derived from hydrolyzable diacid fats A monomeric diacid derivative includes at least two fatty acids coupled by a hydrolytically or enzymatically degradable bond. In a biological environment, the bond degrades forming naturally occurring fatty acid products thereby allowing elimination.... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5470077 | Golf board game apparatus A golf board game comprises a game board (10) marked out into a plurality of golf holes (12). Each of the golf holes (12) comprises a tee area (14), a fairway area (16), an obstruction area (20) and a golf green area (18) having a pin and a plurality of d... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5457900 | Footwear display device A piece of footwear (12) includes a stroboscopic display device (10). The display device (10) includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) (14) along a single array. The plurality of LEDs 14 are strobed or switched on and off through a set non-ran... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5452856 | Spray wand with spray fan control A nozzle assembly (16), for spraying a liquid such as a urethane prepolymer on a substrate, has a liquid spray nozzle (28) with a center line (56). Air nozzles (30), with center lines (62) that are substantially parallel to the center line (56) of the liq... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5447060 | Chasis dynamometer with improved torque measurement A chassis dynamometer is described which is especially adapted for road simulation. A torque transducer is connected in the roll assembly so that the torque signal is not influenced by bearing friction. The torque transducer outer element is rigidly attac... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5445430 | Collapsing arm rest construction A collapsible arm rest for a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle comprises a flexible skin or covering, a layer of foam material underlying the flexible skin to provide a cushion and soft feel for the collapsible arm rest, a back plate for securing t... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5443526 | Adjustable prosthetic connector assembly A prosthetic connector assembly (10) for adjustably connecting a socket (22) with a prosthetic limb includes an end plate (12) having a top side (16), a bottom side (18), and a central opening (14) therein. A socket (22) extends upwardly from the top side... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5443777 | Method for producing an invisible tear seam for an air bag deployment opening cover A method and apparatus is disclosed for forming a cover for an air bag deployment opening, the cover having a tear seam defined by a reduction in thickness of the cover. The cover can be formed as an unitary part of an outer skin layer for an automobile i... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5436989 | Optical fiber coupling A coupling between optical fibers, one of which rotates respective a light ensor coupled to another such fiber. The light emanating from the end of the fiber facing the sensor reaches such sensor directly or it is focused onto it by a lens. The area of the... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5430626 | Illuminated display construction A light display structure (10) includes a plurality of arm braces (12) mounted together with a decorative shield (22) fastened thereon. Each arm brace (12) includes a short arm (16) and long arm (15) angularly extending from a central bite section (14). T... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5425173 | Method of resupplying new replacement tubing in a medical cassette for ambulatory medical infusion pumps A method for resupplying a remote cassette assembly (14) for an ambulatory medical infusion pump (10) with a new replacement tube (22a) includes the steps of disassembling a used tube assembly (22) from the cassette assembly (14) by removing a luer lock (... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5425199 | Tree stand An assembly (10) for holding a tree (12) in an upright position above a level surface (14) includes a base (22) for supporting the tree (12). A rim (24) holds a quantity of water (20) on the base (22) and in contact with the tree's trunk end (16). Four re... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5425585 | Trolley wheel assembly A trolley wheel assembly (10) securely sealed to prevent loss of lubricant therefrom and entrance of contaminants therein. The assembly (10) comprises an inner race (12) disposed about an axis of rotation (14) and an outer race (16) concentrically dispose... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5422379 | Metallospheres and superclusters Unimolecular micelles, generally referred to as cascade polymers, are constructed via the addition of successive layers, or tiers, of designed monomers, or building blocks, that possess a predetermined, branched superstructure consisting of connected phys... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5421102 | Non-contacting drying system A drying apparatus (10) for a vehicle wash system maintains blower air bags (18) at a predetermined distance from the vehicle providing forced air against the vehicle for water removal. Ultrasonic sensors (66) are provided on the nozzles (26) of the bags ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5421608 | Trim panel having integral SIR door cover A laminated instrument panel has a door cover for concealing a supplemental inflatable restraint (SIR) system in a vehicle passenger compartment that includes a skin flap that is an integral part of the skin of the instrument panel. The skin flap is cast ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5419944 | Transfer sheet with abrasive particles for personally colored designs A transfer sheet (10) for heat transferring a temperature-responsive decal having personally applied crayon coloring (22) onto a section of fabric (20). The transfer sheet (10) includes a paper sheet (12) treated with a release agent and a printed image (... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419094 | Constant speed spindles for rotary capping machine A rotary capping machine (10) includes a nonrotating center shaft (26) about which a turret (28) is rotatably mounted. The turret (28) is rotated by a motor (30) whose speed can be adjusted to alter the bottle through put rate of the capping machine (10).... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419455 | Plate for use with stemware A plate (12) for use with stemware (14) that has a center portion (16) and an outer periphery (24) with a notch (28) therethrough that lead to an aperture (30) that passes through the plate. The aperture is substantially surrounded by a rim (32) that is c... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5417458 | Method for fabricating a coupon redemption card and assembly A method for fabricating a coupon redemption card (10) includes removing the half (37) of a backing liner (28) used to back a front half (12) of a layer of card stock (16). The layer of card stock (16) is then folded in half along a score line (40) so tha... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5416931 | Booth A booth, of general circular cross-section, includes a roof part 2, a base part and an intermediate part 6. The base is adapted to stand on the floor. Within the booth is a foldable chair 8. A person may gain access to the booth via a door 10 having a hin... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5415377 | Sheave assembly for a tire lift/carrier winch A two-piece sheave assembly is provided for a tire lift/carrier winch. The sheave assembly includes a molded plastic, one-piece sheave component that is molded to include a first sheave side plate, an integral sheave center hub with a cable-wrapping track... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5416203 | Steroid modified oligonucleotides An oligonucleotide conjugated to a steroid the oligonucleotide comprising: ##STR1## wherein A is selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic alkyl, branched aliphatic alkyl and an alkyl (branched) chain of 2 to 18 carbon atoms, R is selected f... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414406 | Self-tuning vehicle horn A vehicle horn is disclosed with an electronic switching circuit which operates at a switching frequency equal to the resonant frequency of the horn. A sweep frequency oscillator generates a switching pulse train. A transducer and signal conditioner produ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5413750 | Method of fabricating a preform A process for producing a preform includes the steps of retaining a glass fiber fabric (40) on a foraminous screen (14) by use of a vacuum draw and depositing chopped glass fibers (19) onto the glass fiber fabric with a binder that cures in place. The vac... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5413587 | Infrared heating apparatus and methods An apparatus (10,80,150) for heating an object with black body infrared radiation. The apparatus (10,80,150) comprises a radiation source (42,96,158) for generating black body infrared radiation and a honeycomb stagnating element (48,132,160) for preventi... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5413028 | Weapon stabilization system A weapon stabilization system for an unbalanced gun tube pivotally mounted on a tank turret or other movable platform is disclosed. The system includes a muzzle position controller which accounts for flexion of the gun tube and which comprises a muzzle re... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5413376 | Driver's side air bag cover door incorporating a horn actuator An air bag cover door for a steering wheel mounted air bag module includes an inner cover, an outer cover, a horn actuator attached to the inside surface of the outer cover, and one or more protrusions extending between the inner and outer covers about th... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5412542 | Down lighting systems and fixtures therefor An emergency illumination device for elevator cabs and the like that includes a low voltage power source defined by the secondary winding of a stepdown transformer having its primary winding connected across a primary power source. When the primary power ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5411893 | Dry slide for diagnostic tests A test slide (10) for performing diagnostic tests for detecting the presence of cells, their enzymes, metabolites and other cellular derivatives. The test slide (10) comprises a support strip (14), a coating (34) comprising a carrier and a diagnostic reag... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5410250 | Magnetic resonance imaging color composites The invention relates to an apparatus and method for producing a single color coded composite image from a plurality of multiparameter magnetic resonance image sets. The plurality of magnetic resonance image sets are spatially aligned and are acquired usi... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5409484 | Cautery with smoke removal apparatus A cautery, for performing surgical operations through the application of heat to soft tissue, is provided with a smoke removal apparatus to remove smoke and vapors from the immediate area of an operation during use. In a preferred embodiment, the smoke re... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5408394 | Down lighting systems and fixtures thereof A down lighting system for elevator cabs and the like includes halogen lights in standard and emergency light fixtures. Both types of fixtures are connected to the ceiling by a clamp arrangement which is universally adaptable to a wide variety of ceiling ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5406686 | Deflagration apparatus for making a cam shaft An assembly (10) is disclosed for making a cam shaft from a plurality of cam lobes (14) having apertures (16) disposed therethrough and a hollow tubular shaft (12). The assembly (10) comprises a support arrangement (18) for supporting the cam lobes (14) a... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5407631 | Casting process for making glass fiber preforms A method and apparatus are disclosed for making preforms from a fibrous material such as glass fibers. The apparatus includes a porous mold form that, in carrying out the method, is attached over the open face of a charge box. The charge box and mold form... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5404985 | Method and apparatus for electronically recognizing and counting coins A method and apparatus for recognizing and counting coins is disclosed. In one aspect, the apparatus is battery powered and includes a magnet which moves between two positions upon a coin moving along a coin path. Movement of the magnet activates a reed s... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404979 | Motor vehicle manual transmission modular clutch assembly A manual transmission modular clutch assembly has a flywheel, pressure plate and interposed clutch plate mounted in a cover that is adapted to be connected to an engine crankshaft and wherein separate spring-torque straps connect the pressure plate and th... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5403606 | Process of making enriched artificial rice A process of making an enriched artificial rice product comprising by dry weight 50% to 98% of at least one starch or starch derivative, 2% to 45% of at least one enriching material, and 0.1% to 10% of at least one gelling hydrocolloid whereby the enriche... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5401050 | Machinery transport trailer The machinery transport trailer (10) includes a main frame (12) with a pair of fore and aft extending parallel beams (34 and 36). A pair of axle assemblies (14) support the rear of the main frame (12) transverse beams (22) are attached to the bottom of th... | 03/28/1995 |
