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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4500141 | Drill steel idler guide An idler guide for a rotary drilling rig has a plurality of spring-loaded floating bearings along the inside wall of a cylindrical bearing member for stabilizing and guiding the rotational and axial movement of drill pipe through the guide. The floating b... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4499666 | Universal framing layout tool A framing layout tool facilitates the accurate and quick layout of framing marking for a structure. A bidirectional measuring scale provides a means for measuring and marking the location of any size door or window opening. Window and door marking tabs ar... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4500291 | Method of fabricating dentures Impressions of the patient's upper and lower arches are prepared and a plaster of Paris model of each of the arches is cast. A wax plate is formed on each model around the palate and gingival areas surrounding the teeth. A tooth and the surrounding wax pl... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4500570 | Pipeline priming method and system Apparatus for applying a primer paint coating onto a pipe wherein a structure movable along the pipe forms an enclosed annular cavity about the pipe. Primer paint fills the cavity and wets the complete circumference of the pipe. The cavity is filled by me... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4496405 | Explosive Explosive composition of water-in-oil, containing as a continuous phase a carbonaceous fuel and as a discontinuous phase an oxygen-releasing aqueous salt solution, the continuous phase containing a water-insoluble lipophilic viscosity index improver for t... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4495132 | Method and apparatus for making antique brick An apparatus for treating the edges of pre-fired brick includes an extruder for extruding a column of clay and a wire cutter assembly for severing the column into individual bricks having their longitudinal axes substantially perpendicular to the directio... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4495400 | Method and apparatus for positioning a welding torch in automatic electric welding This invention relates to automatic welding of confronting edges of two bodies between which is a groove to be filled with filler material and, more particularly, to conditioning, processing and use of control signals for automatic operation.... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4493746 | Method for reduction of oxides and improving porosity of metalized zirconium oxide ceramics A method is provided for increasing the porosity of sintered metal coatings on zirconium oxide ceramics comprising the placing of the metallic coated zirconium oxide part in an acid solution, heating the solution to a temperature below the boiling tempera... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4493203 | Resilient internal mandrel An internal mandrel (10) is disclosed which is used for supporting the inner wall (30) of a pipe (12) during bending. The internal mandrel includes a urethane plug (31) which is compressed between the piston (60) of a hydraulic cylinder (56) and an end pl... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4491964 | Image processing integrated circuit An array of integrated photosensitive devices is used to lift an image of a printed character or symbol from a document or other surface, process the image to enhance character information and referencing it against a self adjusting threshold to produce a... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4491178 | Through tubing bridge plug A bridge plug for use in plugging a well at a subterranean location and adapted to be set in place by insertion through a tubing string. The bridge plug comprises an elongated vent tube supporting upper and lower petal basket structures, each of which com... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4491725 | Medical insurance verification and processing system A medical claim verification and processing system reads a medical information card (MEDICARD) to determine a patient's background medical and insurance information. The validity of the card is rapidly determined by accessing a central brokerage computer.... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4490622 | Turbocharger and adaptations thereof The invention provides a turbocharger (20), compressor (170) and turbine (172) rotors mounted on a shaft (160) supported by ball bearing assemblies (162, 164) such that the compressor rotor (172) and turbine rotor (170) are overhung to one side of the bea... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4489526 | Drill rig elevating floor structure An improved oil well drilling rig structure (10) is provided. The drilling rig structure (10) includes a base (32) for placement on the ground at a well site. The base (32) includes first and second ends (32a, 32b). A drill floor (14) supported on a floor... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4488115 | Low battery voltage indicator circuit for a metal detector A metal detector is disclosed which has a transmit coil, a receive coil, and circuit means for detecting metal objects due to a change in the magnetic coupling between the coils. Circuit board arrangement techniques are disclosed which enable the close pl... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4486204 | Filter casing for an air conditioning system A filter casing for an air conditioning system includes exterior walls (1, 2, 2', 3 and 4) together with a front cover which comprises a plurality of doors (34, 35, 36, 37 and 38). The walls (1, 2, 2', 3 and 4) and doors (34, 35, 36, 37 and 38) form the c... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4485078 | Process for producing wet process phosphoric acid from phosphate rocks containing fluochlorapatite and related minerals Phosphoric acid is produced by the wet process from phosphate rock containing fluochlorapatite. The rock is ground in a crusher (10) to a size such that from about 50% to about 90% by weight will be passed by a -200 mesh U.S.S. sieve before being passed i... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4484427 | Method and apparatus for attaching furring to columns A system for attaching furring adjacent a column includes a corner clip (140, 142) having a first leg (160) for attachment adjacent a column and a second leg (162) extending from the first leg. The second leg (162) extends substantially longitudinally of ... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4484625 | Well casing perforated zone washing apparatus A tool (20) for washing the perforated zone of a well casing in an oil or gas well includes a tubular mandrel (24) having a flow passage (26) with means for connecting one end of the mandrel to a drill string (160) and the second end to a flow blocking va... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4483462 | Water guard A water guard system is used in a gravel loadout structure wherein wet bulk material is stored in a bin (12) and released through a gate (14). Runoff water from the bulk material tends to leak through the gate (14) and drip on an underlying scale (22) as ... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4483367 | Stop fill valve A direct indicating automatic stop fill valve is mounted to the inlet to an LPG tank whereby inlet ports to the tank volume are covered by a slidably mounted cylinder which is raised through contact with a float/cam arrangement until the tank level reache... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4482130 | Vertical lifting and placing apparatus A vertical lifting device is provided to enable a single operator to lift and place materials, particularly where materials such as kitchen cabinets are to be installed along vertical walls or in vertical corners. Telescoping vertical columns enable a gro... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4481067 | Apparatus for adhesive strip application An apparatus (100) for applying a strip of adhesive (22) to a workpiece (10) is provided. The apparatus (100) includes an applicator (150) reciprocally mounted to a support member (108) such that a working position and a standby position are established. ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4480419 | Method for attaching furring adjacent to columns A method and structure for attaching furring around a steel I-beam column (C) includes attaching side corner angles (416, 418) to one face of a first sheet of furring adjacent the long edges of the furring. A corner angle (422) is attached adjacent the to... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4481574 | Programmable interface between remote terminals and a computer A data receiver providing an intelligent interface for a hand held computerized data entry terminal to communicate over telephone lines with a host computer. The data receiver has multiple microprocessor control receiver line cards connected to telephone ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4477046 | Apparatus for supporting a catheter drainage bag and tube A clip for supporting a catheter drainage bag having upper and lower elongated arms joined by a bend and a hook attached to one end of the lower arm is provided. The upper and lower arms have opposing surfaces spaced to grip the seat of a chair inserted t... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4474204 | Delivery and metering device control system A control system (10) is provided for maintaining a constant fluid level in a mixing container of a delivery and metering device. Structure (12) is provided for monitoring the fluid level in the mixing container and for generating a level signal (14) repr... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4472479 | Light barrier fluorescent ribbon A barrier pigment is added to a fluorescent ribbon to prevent light from being absorbed into the media upon which the pigment is applied during printing. The barrier pigment is added to the fluorescent layer or is applied over the fluorescent layer as an ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4472205 | Method for cleaning various surfaces of a single article A first high concentration acidic solution is applied over a dry and generally highly contaminated surface. A second less concentrated acidic solution is applied to at least the remaining surfaces. The second acidic solution concentrations are selected to... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4472368 | Neutralization of cooling pond water in phosphoric acid plants An economical process for treating the acidic pond water to be used in the internal grinding circuit of a wet process phosphoric acid plant. Water is added to a quantity of a hydratable calcium compound, such as quicklime, to form a slaked lime slurry. A ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4471165 | Portable keyboard operated telecommunications system A portable handheld battery operated telecommunications terminal (10) is acoustically coupled to a telephone hand set for the transmission and reception of alphanumeric information over ordinary telephone lines. A standard typewriter ASCII keyboard (34) e... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4470226 | Bathtub abrading system A portable system (10) for abrading the floor of a bathtub (26) to render it slip resistant. The system contains a portable power unit (12) containing an air compressor providing compressed air to abrading unit (14) via compressed air hose (20) and provid... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4469553 | System for manufacturing, changing, repairing, and testing printed circuit boards A printed circuit board operation system includes a work station for receiving, orienting and retaining a printed circuit board to be operated upon. A product storage array is located adjacent the work station and comprises structure for storing and desig... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4470052 | A-C Coupled, modulator based, phase-error sensing for IJP Disclosed is a drop modulator based phase error sensing circuit for use in drop-charge phase control circuitry in ink jet printers. A phase control is required to maintain the correct relationship between drop break off time and the drop charging signal. ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4468309 | Method for resisting galling A method for resisting galling of two coacting threaded members (10, 16) is provided. The method includes depositing a material film (36) by high energy level ion plating onto the machined surfaces (12, 14) of at least one of the threaded members (10, 16)... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4467682 | Rotary tubing cutter A tubing cutter (20) includes a rotary shaft member (22) having three hubs (28, 30, 32) extending therefrom to define three angularly spaced radial guideways (34, 36, 38) between the hubs. A radially slidable cutting wheel carrier (80) and two contact whe... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4467584 | Method and apparatus for attaching furring to columns A system for attaching furring to a column includes a corner clip (20) with a first portion (30) having a pair of notches (36, 38) therein and a second portion (40, 42) at an angle to the first portion. A band (22) encircles the column and bands the secon... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4467354 | Video format unit In high speed imaging systems wherein document images are lifted and stored, it is desirable to reduce the amount of information to be stored. A video format unit utilizing video information from a data lift enhances the video information and then compres... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4465777 | Composition and method for forming a protective coating on carbon-carbon substrates In accordance with the invention, a composition of matter is provided for forming a coating for protecting carbonaceous substrates from degradation at elevated temperatures. The composition is a mixture of particulate silicon, silicon carbide and boron. T... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4465629 | Method to increase color fastness of stabilized aloe vera A process for imparting color fastness to stabilized aloe vera gel. The process including the steps of admixing with a heated aloe vera gel the antioxidant effective to prevent oxidation of said gel, adjustment of the gel to a pH in the range of from abou... | 08/14/1984 |
