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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4540138 | Textile yarn creel A textile yarn creel having a circular supporting framework and plural yarn package supporting members mounted removably and circumferentially slidably thereabout and axially thereof, the supporting members having plural radially inwardly extending pins f... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4540107 | Firewood storing and dispensing apparatus A firewood log storing and dispensing apparatus including a furniture-type cabinet housing having an upright log storage compartment in which logs are vertically stacked, a log delivery opening at the lower end of the compartment of a predetermined size a... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4539705 | Bag with carrying handle A bag formed of a flaccid material for receiving and containing merchandise, the bag being formed by a sheet of such material folded along a fold line to provide two juxtaposed or overlapping generally rectangular wall panels having the side edges thereof... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4537048 | Pile loop forming and cutting elements for circular knitting machines A process and apparatus for producing knitted cut-pile fabric on a conventional circular knitting machine having a cylinder containing conventional latch needles and a dial containing dial elements each having a hook, a yarn cutting edge spaced from the h... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4535827 | Molded shock-absorbing wheel assembly A shock-absorbing wheel assembly having an annular cast iron core member disposed concentrically about an annular bearing seat in spaced relation thereto, with the core member having passageways extending radially therethrough. A continuous integral mass ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4532036 | Self-cleaning filtering apparatus A self-cleaning filtering apparatus for use in a material treating system of the type in which treating fluid is recirculated through a treating vessel. The apparatus includes a filtering chamber through which treating fluid flows from a pump to a heat ex... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4523647 | Power hammer A power hammer for driving piles and the like which includes a housing having a ram carried therein for reciprocating vertical movement to strike, during its downward movement, an anvil slidably carried within the lower portion of the housing. The portion... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4523342 | Folding bed frame structure for sofa beds or the like A folding sofa bed frame structure including four bed sections pivotally connected end-to-end and an operatively associated linkage arrangement by which the bed sections are mounted and which controls their relative movement between a retracted, folded po... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4520530 | Fiber feeding apparatus with a pivoted air exhaust wall portion A chute feed having a vertically extending chute for collecting and densifying fiber therein, the chute being formed by a plurality of fixed, imperforate walls, and a perforated wall portion mounted adjacent the lower end of the chute for oscillating move... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4519114 | Apparatus and method for cleaning textile fiber Apparatus and method for supplementary cleaning of cotton fibers employing a housing having an interior dividing screen separating the housing into two chambers and a fan adapted to entrain the fibers in a moving airstream and direct them into the housing... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4510914 | Apparatus and method for preparing a mixture of combustible liquid fuel and air An apparatus and method of mixing liquid fuel and air for an internal combustion engine includes an assembly providing a plurality of venturi passageways for accelerative drawing of ambient air therethrough by the vacuum created by the engine and an assoc... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4510647 | Method and apparatus for controlling fiber density Method and apparatus for processing textile materials and, in particular, controlling the density of fiber in a carding system. A fiber feeder is provided which includes a blower and an oscillating plate, both of which act to compress fiber collected in t... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4507826 | Method and apparatus for opening fiber bales Apparatus for removing fiber from a plurality of bales including a carriage for movement along the bales and a head which is carried by the carriage for vertical movement to engage the bales and remove fiber therefrom during traverse movement of the carri... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4506429 | Method for preparing belt end portions for spliced mechanical interconnection, belt end portions prepared thereby and spliced interconnection formed therewith Apparatus and method for preparing belt end portions for mechanical interconnection includes a punch-press and jig assembly for precisely forming a square central opening in one end portion and opposed square side edge openings in another end portion and ... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4504994 | Apparatus for applying and working a cleansing preparation on contact lenses An apparatus for cleaning conventional contact lenses with a suitable cleansing preparation including a body formed of a soft, slightly abrasive material and having a recessed area formed therein for receiving a contact lens. A handle assembly includes a ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4501498 | Method and apparatus for extruding thermoplastic material A gear pump assisted screw conveyor extrusion system utilizing a cartridge heating device disposed axially within the screw and having the drives for the gear pump and the screw correlated in speed to create relatively little pressure in the thermoplastic... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4499741 | Stretchable knitted article with printed design A stretchable knitted article of predominately terry loop construction, e.g., an athletic headband, with a design printed thereon, includes a knitted fabric of single jersey construction the reverse side of which has a predominant terry loop region border... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4500069 | Hydraulic directional control valve An improvement in ball-type check valve arrangements including a valve body in which is formed a fluid passageway and a valve chamber communicating through a valve seat in the chamber, a ball in the chamber seated in the valve seat, and a reciprocal retai... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4498320 | Apparatus for locking a control device A locking device for a control valve having a valve body and an operating handle rotatably shiftable between two positions, including a base member mountable on the valve for swinging movement co-axially with the handle and a locking member mounted on the... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4497844 | Method for producing a restructured food product A method and apparatus for producing a restructured food product from small forms thereof, by comminuting such small forms to provide a fluent paste, injecting the paste under high pressure into mold cavities where the paste is rapidly heated while it is ... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4496999 | Video tape cassette and device therefor A spring clip for attachment to a conventional video tape cassette of the type having an antirecording opening in the cassette housing, the clip being adapted to resiliently engage the housing for sliding movement into and out of covering relation with th... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4495678 | Button for receiving and securing a fabric covering therefor and fabric-covered button assembly formed therewith A button for receiving and holding a fabric covering which includes a base element having a main body with a convex-shaped exterior surface, a flat underside and a tapered central opening and a cap member to be outwardly covered by a fabric piece and havi... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4489900 | Apparatus for automatically cutting and winding sheet material Apparatus for feeding a traveling sheet of fabric material to one receiver roll for winding thereon until it is full, and then cutting the fabric and feeding it onto another receiver roll without interruption of the fabric travel. The apparatus includes a... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4484724 | Forming element and forming apparatus for casting manhole inverts Apparatus for forming inverts in manhole floors between angularly-related pipeline sections includes a set of a plurality of wedge-shaped forming elements each having a molding surface of corresponding compound longitudinal and transverse arcuate curvatur... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4483260 | Hydraulically operated linear actuator and an electrical control system A needle bar shifter for a textile tufting machine having an operating rod connected to the needle bar and extending into an hydraulic cylinder for manipulation by movement of a spool in a bore in the rod, the rod having passages to permit flow of hydraul... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4480861 | Pipe joint and apparatus therefor Apparatus for forming a sealed joint between juxtaposed, axially aligned pipe ends includes a pair of annular flange members slidable in facing relation on the pipe ends and having tapered annular interior surfaces converging outwardly of a central axis f... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4478264 | Mortising apparatus A mortising machine adapted for connection to a conventional electric motor includes a frame having rotatably mounted therein a helically-grooved shaft on which is threadedly mounted a router assembly carrying a rotatable router bit for reciprocation alon... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4478539 | Multiple tool holder with retainer and drive socket A holder for taps and dies has an elongated holding portion having sockets for holding dies in fixed position for use, elongated recesses for storage of taps therein, a drive socket for reception of taps thereinto for use, a movable retainer secured over ... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4477107 | Rotating joint with separated bearings and seals A rotating joint for establishing supply and return fluid flow connections between stationary piping and a rotating drum and syphon pipe and in which separate bearings and seals are provided for a drum shaft and a syphon pipe.... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4476611 | Fiber feeding apparatus with fiber leveling means A chute feed having an opening roller and a vertical chute therebeneath for receiving and collecting fibers, the chute having one generally vertical side wall formed with an area of perforations extending above and below the normal level of fibers collect... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4473332 | Anchor device bolt A bolt for use in anchor devices in which a flat-sided head portion of the bolt is selectively received and held against rotation in a flat-sided opening of the anchor device, with the head portion of the bolt being outwardly flared with respect to the ax... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4473000 | Air blower with air directing vanes An air blower adapted to be mounted to the ceiling of a room to create a gentle circulation of air in such room. The blower includes a motor-driven impeller mounted in generally cylindrical housing and a vane unit having a first plurality of relatively la... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4471963 | Sealing member for rotating shaft and method of sealing therewith An improved sealing sleeve for the rotating drive shaft of a gear pump or other fluid conveying system has an internal axial bore for receiving the shaft, an intermediate cavity formed in the bore and oppositely-handed helical channels extending in the bo... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4463532 | Prefabricated wall unit for log building construction, method of producing same and method of constructing log building therewith A prefabricated wall unit for log building construction is produced on a specially-constructed assembly frame by sequentially stacking a plurality of individual log units co-planarly and joining each log unit in sequence to the previously stacked log unit... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4461275 | Apparatus and method for burning wood A thermostatically actuated arrangement for controlling opening and closing movement of the damper of a wood burning stove includes a duct arrangement extending through the combustion chamber of the stove between an air intake end opening through the stov... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4457909 | Oral rinse formulation and method of treating mouth and throat irritations therewith A formulation of a mixture of a salt, preferably sodium chloride, and ascorbic or isoascorbic acid, when mixed in proportions by weight of 90-92% salt and 8-10% acid and dissolved in a volume of water providing a solution concentration (weight per unit vo... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4455931 | Apparatus and method for processing raw fiber stock Apparatus and method for compressing raw fiber stock into a perforated basket for dyeing in a radial-flow dyeing machine. A hollow container is provided by a perforated cylinder section stacked separably on an imperforate section for loading fiber stock i... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4452338 | Tree climbing apparatus A portable tree climbing device for use by a hunter or observer waiting on game and using as the case may be, a bow and arrow, gun or camera. It comprises two assemblies, a main body supporting assembly and a foot supporting assembly, each assembly having... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4448272 | Method and apparatus for feeding, weighing and releasing fiber Method and apparatus for feeding, weighing and releasing a predetermined quantity of fiber in reoccurring cycles for use in a fiber blending operation or the like whereby the quantity of fiber released in each cycle is maintained at an essentially constan... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4438686 | Apparatus for mixing a comminuted food material and a liquid Apparatus and method of mixing a comminuted food material and a liquid to form a solid food article includes a rotary measuring wheel for dispensing the food material from a storage bin in discrete measured quantities and a rotary peristaltic pump for dis... | 03/27/1984 |
