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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5577645 | Shoulder guard with positive mechanical lock and visual indicators A shoulder guard for a garment hanger is erected from an essentially flat sheet of material to include a first panel and a second panel, with at least the first panel following a desired convex contour configuration to complement the garment to be hung on... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5546697 | Floral water tube for mounting a flower at a selected elevation A floral water tube has a piercing projection for mounting the floral water tube on a retaining base, the piercing projection having a socket extending along the piercing projection and an extension post selectively coupled to the socket along the piercin... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5539955 | Adhesive mounted plastic hinges A plastic hinge is attached to selected substrates by adhesion between the plastic hinge and the substrates to effect a hinged connection between the substrates and includes a hinge member of a synthetic polymeric material having desired hinge characteris... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5527267 | Method for supporting body joints and brace therefor The invention is directed toward providing a method and a brace for supporting a joint of the body to permit movement of the joint in first selected directions and to restrain movement in second selected directions. The brace comprises a flexible sheet an... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5520042 | Apparatus and method for the simultaneous measurement of rheological and thermal characteristics of materials and measuring cell therefor Apparatus and method for the simultaneous measurement of rheological and thermal characteristics of a test specimen subjects the test specimen to stress for rheological measurements, while at the same time subjecting the same test specimen to controlled t... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520342 | Apparatus for recycling asphalt materials Apparatus for processing recyclable asphalt material includes an elongate drum having a generally cylindrical wall, a central axis, a first end and a second end, and being mounted for rotation about the central axis, with the central axis tilted at an acu... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5515595 | Method of making personal computer cards An enclosure for a personal computer card is constructed by folding a single sheet of material into confronting upper and lower enclosure members which are then secured together in the confronting arrangement by nested side walls and channels formed along... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5509934 | Prosthetic knee tibial component constructed of synthetic polymeric material A tibial component for use in a prosthetic knee implant is constructed of a one-piece unitary member of synthetic polymeric material including a bearing portion having bearing surfaces for accepting the load imposed by the femoral component of the prosthe... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5497729 | Collapsible whelping box A whelping box is constructed of a selectively foldable bottom wall member and a selectively foldable tubular wall member joined together with selectively engaged fastener elements enabling the component parts of the whelping box to be collapsed into a hi... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5497948 | Basket media mill with extended impeller A media basket mill for dispersing a selected constituent into a liquid vehicle to produce a mixture of the constituent and the liquid vehicle within a mixing vessel includes a basket extending in an axial direction between a upper end and a lower end, a ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5495664 | Apparatus for making personal computer cards Apparatus for making personal computer cards nests side walls with side channels and end walls with end channels to close an enclosure of a personal computer card and then qualifies the dimensions of the closed enclosure by forming the nested walls and ch... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5486178 | Femoral preparation instrumentation system and method A femoral preparation instrumentation system and method employs a multi-purpose sizing guide for placement at the distal femur, secured to an intramedullary alignment rod seated within the femur, enabling the determination of the appropriate size for the ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5482489 | Folding assembled article, such as a toy airplane, with locking member A folding assembled article in the form of a toy airplane has a fuselage of paper folded along a longitudinal line, a paper wing assembled with the fuselage and movable between a folded configuration, wherein the assembly is flat for packaging purposes, a... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5474312 | Cart for equestrian equipment and supplies A cart provides facilities for handling and transporting a wide variety of equestrian equipment and supplies, including a saddle, tack containers, bales, packages and buckets, and includes a wheeled frame, a foot pivoted on the frame for retraction to a c... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5467539 | Reducing the concentration of solvent vapors in drycleaning machines Apparatus and method for reducing the concentration of solvent vapor in the drum of a drycleaning machine upon completion of a cleaning and drying operation, during which articles are cleaned in the drycleaning machine, the drycleaning machine being of th... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5433102 | Ultrasonic wave energy detection and identification Apparatus and method for detecting the presence of ultrasonic wave energy at a selected location within a volume of material provides a visual display indicative of the ultrasonic wave energy at the selected location, and certain characteristics of the de... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5433642 | Toy marking device with changing display An improvement in a toy marking device of the type in which a writing tip is carried by a housing, and an oscillating mechanism in the housing is selectively actuated to impart oscillatory motion to the writing tip, the improvement including a visible dis... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5425768 | Reinforced spacer for stem-type prosthetic implants A spacer for use in the centering of the far end portion of the stem of a prosthetic implant is molded of a synthetic polymeric material compatible with the cement employed to affix the prosthetic implant within the natural bone and includes a post for co... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5413604 | Prosthetic knee implant for an anterior cruciate ligament deficient total knee replacement A prosthetic knee implant accommodates and enhances articulation in an anterior cruciate ligament deficient total knee replacement, throughout flexion and extension, by enabling relative axial rotational movement between the femoral component of the impla... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5396979 | Apparatus for orienting cap assemblies Apparatus for orienting cap assemblies presented serially in a stream of random oriented cap assemblies, each cap assembly having a span between a leading edge and a trailing edge and an axis located intermediate the leading and trailing edges, the appara... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5397360 | Modular components for prosthetic implants A modular component for a prosthetic implant includes a first member, in the form of a tibial tray member, and a second member, in the form of a stem member, joined together by the insertion of a tapered post on the stem member into a tapered receptacle i... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5397987 | Method and apparatus for analyzing samples using nuclear magnetic resonance A magnetic resonance analyzing apparatus includes a sampling region; a first temperature stabilization assembly for maintaining the sampling region at a predetermined temperature; a magnet for applying a base magnetic field to the sampling region; a coil ... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5397006 | Storage tray system A storage tray system includes a plurality of storage trays each of which has a receptacle bounded by vertical walls, each having an inner surface, and a lip extending along at least one of the walls of the receptacle and projecting upwardly to be engaged... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5388734 | Garment hanger shoulder guard with simulated bow-tie ornamental device A shoulder guard for a wire hanger is erected from a flat blank of card stock and includes a contour configuration complementary to a jacket to be hung on the hanger so that the jacket is draped appropriately over the shoulder guard, and an ornamental dev... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5386340 | Enclosure for personal computer card GPT An enclosure for a personal computer card is constructed of a single sheet of material folded into confronting upper and lower enclosure members secured together in the confronting arrangement by nested side walls and channels formed along peripheral edge... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5378287 | Compact ultrasonic cleaning and drying machine and method An ultrasonic cleaning and drying machine and method in which batches of articles to be cleaned and dried are indexed along a path of travel which follows a compact loop through an ultrasonic cleaning and rinsing station, where the articles are cleaned an... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5378224 | Method for supporting body joints and brace therefor The invention is directed toward providing a method and a brace for supporting a joint of the body to permit movement of the joint in a first selected direction and to restrain movement in a second selected direction. The brace comprises a flexible sheet ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5361937 | Articulated gravity feed module An articulated gravity feed module includes a curved chute for holding items for sale, the chute having a curved bottom wall with a radius of curvature decreasing from a rear portion to a front portion, and side walls connected with the bottom wall; a mou... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5360209 | Batting training device A batting training device includes a handle and a weighted member movable relative to the handle along a longitudinally extending rod in response to acceleration of the batting training device along a portion of a contact hitting swing so as to provide a ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5357783 | Dynamic shear rheometer and method An improvement in a rheometer and the method for measuring rheological properties of a viscoelastic test specimen at different temperatures, at which different temperatures the viscoelastic properties exhibit a relatively wide difference, wherein the test... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5356414 | Prosthetic knee tibial component with axially ribbed keel and apparatus for effecting implant A tibial component of a prosthetic knee implant has a tibial tray, a post extending axially downwardly from a generally laterally central location beneath the tibial tray, and a keel including flanges extending laterally outwardly from the post and making... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5347852 | On-line rheological measurements for process control On-line rheological measurements are made utilizing a rheometer of the type in which a first metering pump delivers diverted melt from a process main stream to a capillary passage and a second metering pump returns the diverted melt from the capillary pas... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5326292 | Lubrication adaptor for a marine steering system An improvement in a lubrication adaptor for a marine steering system in which the lubrication adaptor is threaded onto a control cable housing and provides for the lubricated telescopic movement of a tubular member relative to the control cable housing, t... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5320155 | Vertical blind and slat structure therefor A vertical blind structure includes a plurality of slats, each slat including an elongated, substantially rectangular, center panel having opposite longitudinal edges, a small thickness and a center longitudinal axis, each center panel being formed of a f... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5318194 | Overhead pack dispensing apparatus An overhead pack dispensing apparatus includes a plurality of trays holding an extensive inventory of packs in an array of altitudinal stacks of packs with the lowermost pack of each stack in a field of lateral rows and longitudinal columns, the apparatus... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5299099 | Safety retainer for an electrical receptacle A safety retainer for retaining an electrical device connected to an electrical receptacle against inadvertent disconnection includes a cover plate having opposed raised bars secured to the cover plate adjacent the electrical connector of the receptacle a... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5294062 | Apparatus for recycling asphalt materials Apparatus for processing asphalt material to be recycled by introducing used asphalt material from the field in relatively large pieces, as received from the field, into one end of a cage-like array of tubular breaker members while simultaneously heating ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5291921 | Drainage platform for the draining of residual contents of a container for collection and subsequent disposal A drainage platform supports an expendable container on a receptacle in a stable and appropriate orientation to assist in draining residual contents from the mouth of the container into the receptacle for the separate disposal of the container and the res... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5285989 | Industrial drum dispensing stand with drip catch basin A dispensing stand for supporting an industrial drum in a dispensing attitude, the industrial drum having a dispensing device for dispensing selected volumes of contents poured from the industrial drum along a dispensing path to a receptacle placed at a d... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5282453 | Toy slingshot device for launching a projectile A slingshot device includes a missile and a launcher for launching the missile, the launcher including a handle adapted to be grasped by a user, an elastic strap for projecting the missile, the elastic strap having a first end connected with the handle an... | 02/01/1994 |
