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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5469769 | Soundboard for musical instruments In a laminated construction of a soundboard for use in musical instruments such as the piano, the use of a core having larger shearing elastic modulus and/or smaller shearing loss tangent than that of the fore and rear plates assures small shearing loss i... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5372594 | Colostomy pouche with vent valve A manual gas vent assembly for use in venting gas from the interior of a conventional unvented ostomy collection pouch include a valve assembly having an open position, which permits gas to pass therethrough and a closed position, for preventing gas to pa... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5367569 | Network interface modules A network interface module for providing connection between a customer's equipment and the telephone company owned portion of the customer loop is provided with a miniaturized easily removable module which includes the overvoltage protection device and th... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5360249 | Multifunctional end effectors A multifunctional end effector includes a quick release finger locking mechanism disposed in each of the pair of fingers which maintains system accuracy and integrity by providing a positive pressure force between the end effector finger and the mating lo... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5350999 | Measurement system and method for determining the amount of electromagnetic radiation energy being absorbed by living beings A measurement system and method for determining the amount of radiation absorbed by living beings includes a measurement device capable of measuring the amount of radiation emanating from power lines and any other source of radiation of electromagnetic en... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5346546 | Aggregate-TiO2 pigment products Aggregate-TiO2 pigment products comprising in each 100 parts, by weight, at least 50 parts, by weight, particulate TiO2 materials bound intrinsically with other pigmentary, subpigmentary and nonpigmentary components with the aid of i... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5312484 | TiO2 -containing composite pigment products Composite pigment products containing from 4.5% up to 50%, by weight, of particulate titanium dioxide in which particles of the latter and other particulate pigmentary, subpigmentary and nonpigmentary components are cemented intrinsically with the aid of ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5306108 | Self-sealing washers A self-sealing washer for use on a fluid containing housing includes a semi-rigid circular member having a horizontal portion and a relatively short vertical portion disposed at the distal edge thereof suitable to be received into a channel provided on a ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5307231 | Weatherproof station protection modules A weatherproof station protector module for communication systems includes a hollow housing on which is disposed a pair of weatherproof line terminals that extend into the hollow housing and a ground terminal. A holding assembly is affixed to the ground t... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5291553 | Weatherproof telephone network interface modules A weatherproof network interface module for providing connection between a customer's equipment and the telephone company owned portion of the customer loop includes an overvoltage protection device disposed therein in addition to the circuitry which prov... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5282109 | Back-up air gaps A miniature back-up overvoltage protection apparatus for use on an overvoltage protection device includes a housing adapted to be removably mounted on the first and second terminals of an overvoltage protection device. A dielectric is disposed within the ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5279663 | Low-refractive-index aggregate pigments products Aggregate pigment products made of low-refractive-index raw materials, in which pigmentary, subpigmentary and nonpigmentary components are cemented intrinsically with the aid of in-situ synthesized complex microgels.... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5246581 | Seamless filter bags with integral sealing means A seamless filter bag with integral sealing means for use in a filter housing utilizing a filter basket includes an integral sealing means, which is part of a semi-rigid ring member affixed to a filter bag. Upon closing the filter housing cover a complete... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5241779 | Apparatus for collecting and killing insects An apparatus for collecting and killing insects which includes a heat source for attracting the insects to a housing, electric conductor means, for connection to a power source, to stun or kill the insects, means for collecting the insects after they are ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5240561 | Acid-to-alkaline papermaking process A fundamentally new papermaking process for the manufacture of paper, board and other wet-laid products on a paper machine under conditions ranging from acidic to alkaline from aqueous furnishes treated with in-situ-synthesized complex functional microgel... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5237881 | Inertial dilution filter probe A filter probe for sampling components of a stack gas which includes means for extracting a flow sample of the stack gas, means for inertial filtering of the flowing stack gas sample extracted by the extracting means, means for collecting the flowing stac... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5227564 | Process for the preparation of tertiary olefins A process for the preparation of tertiary olefins by decomposition of a tertiary alkyl ether in the vapor phase in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst used is a composition of: (i) 5 to 95 percent by weight of a crystalline aluminosilicate ze... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5224012 | Solid state station protectors A miniature solid state surge protector apparatus for use in telephone central offices, or the like, that are provided with terminal blocks for communication lines which may include an in-line overcurrent coil arrangement that grounds each communication l... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5224013 | Miniature station protector modules A miniature station protector module for communication systems includes a hollow housing into which is disposed a pair of line terminals with a ground terminal therebetween. The line terminals extend into the hollow housing and include thereon a back-up s... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5218149 | Body unit for a string musical instrument In construction of a body unit for a string musical instrument such as an electric guitar, a planar pattern panel bearing a fashionable graphic design is interchangeably sandwiched between a body top of the musical instrument and a substantially transpare... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5214238 | Sabot for chambering conventional bullets in a shotgun A sabot for retaining therein a conventionally shaped tapered-nose bullet when the sabot is seated in place in a shotgun shell casing, so that the shotgun can be used to fire conventional lead or copper jacketed lead bullets in a shotgun. The sabot includ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5210677 | Solid state station protectors A miniature solid state surge protection device having an unsealed solid state device having first and second electrodes with the first electrode in contact with a fusible pellet is provided. When a surge occurs the pellet melts to thereby short the first... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5189214 | Production of acetic acid A process of preparing acetic acid by reacting a mixture of a methyl ester, an alcohol, and water preferably as a solution in aqueous acetic acid, with carbon monoxide, with or without hydrogen, at a selected partial pressure, in the presence of a catalys... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5153911 | Weatherproof telephone terminal apparatus A weatherproof telephone terminal apparatus includes a terminal assembly having a pair of terminal members included therein suitable for splicing insulated telephone wires of the same or different wire sizes in a single housing which is impervious to atmo... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5116418 | Process for making structural aggregate pigments Process for manufacturing of structural aggregate pigment products with intrinsically built-in functional properties, from aqueous dispersions of particulate matter treated with in-situ formed complex functional microgels with rapid formation kinetics.... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5083793 | Multiple choices mathematical game apparatus A mathematical game apparatus includes a game board having a plurality of concentric circles providing paths or playing paths divided into a plurality of sections, each section being provided with indicia (numerals) therein for the purpose of having the p... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5058777 | Automatic method and apparatus for scattering wood pieces in production of a decorative board In production of a decorative board with overlaid wood pieces used for surface covering of various furniture, building materials and car interior decoration, wood pieces supplied from an overhead hopper by gravity are dispersed on a flat feeder by applica... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5050033 | Back-up surge arresters A back-up surge arrester is combined with a conventional gas filled surge arrester in axial alignment. The size of the air gap is held to a predetermined distance by aid of the mechanical configuration specified herein and further includes a heat sensitiv... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5018192 | Utility meter to telephone line interface A telephone line to utility meter interface for use in connecting a telephone line pair to a plurality of utility meters, includes a weather sealed and lockable housing with a telephone line cord plug and receptacle and a terminal block disposed therein. ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5016614 | Endotracheal intubation apparatus A medical instrument for facilitating endotracheal intubation in a patient, the instrument including a handle and an elongated obturator element extending therefrom, the obturator element for releasably retaining thereon a selected endotracheal tube for p... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5002760 | Retinol skin care composition A skin care composition to prevent premature photoaging of the skin of the user includes in addition to basic ingredients, in combination, retinol, a UV absorber and a moisturizer.... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4991249 | Ultrasonic toothbrush An ultrasonic toothbrush for use in personal dental hygiene care includes an exchangeable toothbrush member which is removably attached to an ultrasonic power member and may be readily removed therefrom with less than one revolution and inserted on to the... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4936414 | Detachable self-contained-aerial-maintenance platform An apparatus for maintaining and inspecting a dockside container crane includes a framework and a base for supporting thereon a rotatable turret having a telescopic boom and platform member. The base and framework is removably attachable to a standard ISO... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4921606 | Seamless filter bags with a removable, refusable ring A seamless filter bag having a removable, reusable ring includes a heat sealed filter bag open on one end adapted to receive a removable ring therein. Openings are provided in the filter bag which receive inwardly extending protrusions on the ring thereby... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4917617 | Weatherproofing apparatus for telephone connectors A flexible boot adapted to receive a telphone cable plug includes an opening through which a telephone retaining lever projects. The boot receives the telephone cable through an opening provided therein and slips over the telephone plug. Upon insertion of... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4908076 | FE-B magnets containing Nd-Pr-Ce rare earth elements A rare earth magnet article of the Fe-B type is provided herein characterized by consisting essentially of the three rare earth elements Nd-Pr-Ce in combination within defined atom ratios of each in the formula: (Nd1-(p+q) Prp Ceq | 03/13/1990 |
| 4905870 | Combined filter housing and extractor therefor A combined filter housing for storing a plurality of filters therein and a combination cover and extractor for the stored filters includes a unitary extractor mechanism with cooperating arms removably disposed within a cover extending above and below the ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4894097 | Rare earth type magnet and a method for producing the same In production of rare earth type magnet, addition of Nd to Fe-Gd-metalloid base containing 2 or more of B, Si, and P, combined with solidification of molten alloy by abrupt cooling assures large coercive force and high susceptibility of the product.... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4888969 | Wheel locking apparatus A wheel locking apparatus for hampering the rotation of a vehicle wheel is mounted on the vehicle by utilizing a pair of mounting wheel studs and its locking nuts, includes a pair of rods extending beyond the diameter of the wheel that are connected by ro... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4890131 | Automatic film processors An automatic film processor for processing roll, sheet or disk film houses the film to be developed, which is disposed in a light tight housing, preheats the chemical solutions to the proper temperature and pumps them, in turn, into the reservoir formed b... | 12/26/1989 |
