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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5569885 | Insulated link An insulated link using new castable insulating materials and interim molds. A strong, insulating cast dielectric is assembled with metal plates to form a core assembly. A low viscosity bonding compound introduced into the core prior to casting an outer d... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5517419 | Advanced terrain mapping system A tractor and trailer together with a post-processing system that uses GPS satellites together with a dead reckoning system and associated cameras and sensors to determine the exact location of the system, translating this location information onto severa... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5403142 | Pallet handling adjustable conveyor A material handling adjustable conveyor comprising an adjustable boom, and front-end material handling device with four degrees of freedom to allow loads to be lifted and rotated into position and placed or removed from an over-the-road vehicle or unloade... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5299886 | Spill containment system A deployable spill containment boom which, when not in use, is stored along a shoreline. Attached to one end of the deployable boom is a floatation device. The boom is deployed into a moving waterway by means of a cable to which the boom is attached. The ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5228945 | Label placement machine The present invention discloses an apparatus which selects a label from a stack thereof, folds it on a predetermined fold line, and then applies the folded label in a predetermined location on a product.... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5216476 | Photogrammetric laser system The close range Photogrammetric Laser System ("PLS") is an all digital system designed to measure three dimensional ("3-D") surfaces at relatively close ranges. The PLS comprises two modified stereo cameras with associated analog video and digital recordi... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5193185 | Method and means for lineage tracing of a spatial information processing and database system A lineage information processor enables a user to obtain information concerning the various data layers in a spatial data base which contributed to any particular data layer of interest. The component software parses input commands and determines if those... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5180143 | Portable sport boundary fence A portable sport boundary fence is provided for use in a miniaturized baseball game wherein a hollow, perforated plastic ball is used with a hollow plastic bat wherein the fence comprises a plurality of hollow, tubular posts, each of which is slidably and... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5170592 | Honing stone and guide assemblies A honing stone and guide assembly is described comprising an abrasive honing stone bonded to a plastics shoe. The shoe is a snap fit on the platform of a stone holder. A similar plastic snap-on honing guide fits a platform of a guide holder.... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5148972 | Fast food container A food container for holding fast food or other similar article is disclosed. The container is constructed from a cardboard blank which is cut and scored to define a top and bottom portion joined by a common back panel which is hinged. The bottom side pan... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4947028 | Automated order and payment system An automated order and payment system for use by consumers to rapidly order products and services from any location at which the consumer is present at the time of ordering. The system receives information about the products/services to be ordered by mean... | 08/07/1990 |
