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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5747074 | Apparatus for the manufacturing of prestressed reinforced concrete railroad ties and the like Apparatus for the manufacturing of prestressed reinforced concrete railroad ties and the like in which the apparatus consists of an elongated spine or compression member which has no foundation but rather is independent of the supporting surface upon whic... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5630477 | Downcrowdable telescopic augering apparatus A downcrowdable telescopic augering apparatus including a vehicle having a boom which carries a cradle in which a kelly tube is slidably mounted and on which a kelly winch and a service winch are mounted. A winch management system oversees the operation o... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5592139 | Air-convection-cooled dry well for high-voltage current-limiting fuse for use in liquid or gas insulated switchgear Methods and apparatus for fusing high-voltage electrical systems including fuse holding dry wells each of which includes a metallic outer wall, a fuse mount and a chimney tube located between the outer wall and a fuse in the mount. The dry wells may be mo... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5586409 | Safety vases for umbrella tables An untippable safety vase for use in connection with umbrella tables is disclosed, which vase is comprised of a central, generally cylindrical receptacle portion adapted to fit loosely in the umbrella pole receiving aperture of an umbrella table, and a pl... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5568709 | Simulated decorative architectural columns and method of making the same Simulated decorative architectural columns comprising an axial member and a jacket surrounding the axial member. The jacket is comprised of a plurality of elongated rigid foam material members of truncated wedge-shaped cross-section, or jacket wedges. Aft... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5559032 | Method and apparatus for post-transfer assaying of material on solid support A method and an apparatus useful as a secondary level assaying tool for qualitative and quantitative confirmation of results obtained by primary separation techniques and their correlation with a specific function or property of the tested sample. An appa... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5553403 | Skishoes with brakes and extension and retraction limit stops therefor A skishoe having a central, downwardly concave arch portion, an upwardly concave toe portion, an upwardly concave heel portion, and a snow gripping blade. The snow gripping blade is pivotable about an axis lying within the camber of the arch portion and e... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5547085 | Storage carousel for compact disc recording and the like Compact recording disc storage carousels each of which includes at least two circular platforms separated by fixed vertical pillars and having therebetween a pair of movable pillars each of which is so juxtaposed to a pair of said fixed pillars as to be c... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5526967 | Methods and devices for shaping garment collars and conveying discountcoupons and other advertising media Methods and devices for shaping garment collars and conveying discount coupons and other advertising media are disclosed in which the collar shaping devices consist of a single piece of paperboard or other resiliently flexible material, the paperboard bei... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5499618 | Lever action archery bow A lever action archery bow is disclosed which includes a central riser and a pair of working limbs attached to each end of the central riser. A rocking recurve lever is pivotably mounted at the outer end of each limb, and the bowstring is secured to the o... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5488835 | Methods and devices for energy conservation in refrigerated chambers Methods and devices for energy conservation to be retrofitted to refrigerated chambers or boxes of the type comprising an insulated chamber and an associated compression-type refrigeration system. The energy conservation devices disclosed are adapted to b... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5485657 | Garment hanging clip and method of using the same Four embodiments are disclosed of a garment-hanger clip having a central portion adapted to be received with a garment to be hung and manually bendable wing portions adapted to be manually bent into close confrontation with the opposite sides of the centr... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5483032 | High voltage load interrupter with safety system A high voltage load interrupter including an oil switch and a vacuum switch, an oil switch operating handle for manual operation of the oil switch, and a vacuum switch operating handle for manual operation of the vacuum switch, in which the oil switch ope... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5473520 | Flashlight holding mouthpiece A flashlight holding mouthpiece which consists of a receptacle portion adapted to grippingly embrace the rear end of an associated miniature flashlight and an outwardly projecting flange portion, the entire mouthpiece, including the receptacle portion and... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5434367 | Merchandise damper and protector for weighing scales What is disclosed is a merchandise damping and protecting cover for the platforms of weighing scales. In some embodiments of my invention the scale platform cover includes a core comprised of one or more bodies of resilient foam material, contained in a r... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5406466 | Decorative outdoor light A garden light in which the base is a segment of natural bamboo, the globe surrounding the incandescent lamp is a transparent food jar, and the shade includes an inverted rice bowl and an inverted wooden salad plate both of which are cemented to the botto... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5383508 | Valance structure A valance structure employing interchangeable facades or placards of a predetermined size utilizing a top portion which is mounted on a surface. The top portion possesses a flange and a groove on the flange of a certain depth. A bottom portion is also emp... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5331527 | Decorative outdoor light A garden light in which the base is a segment of natural bamboo, the globe surrounding the incandescent lamp is a transparent food jar, and the shade includes an inverted rice bowl and an inverted wooden salad plate both of which are cemented to the botto... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5263702 | Paper supply cassette insert for copying machines Paper supply cassette inserts for copy machines are disclosed which adapt cassettes for such machines for feeding sub-standard paper sizes. These inserts carry the sub-standard paper to be fed and are completely inserted in the paper cavity of existing pa... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5234224 | Multi-function baby support and transport apparatus Multi-function baby support and transport apparatus including a wheeled, vertically-extensible frame, the uppermost member of which is adapted to carry a baby seat. The frame includes locking means for locking it in several different configurations, in ea... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5228181 | Flange aligning device A flange aligning device including an elongated body having a transverse internally threaded passage at each end and a carriage which can be moved along the body. A jacking screw is threaded into each of the internally threaded passages so that the distan... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5226721 | Decorative outdoor light A garden light in which the base is a segment of natural bamboo, the globe surrounding the incandescent lamp is a transparent food jar, and the shade includes an inverted rice bowl and an inverted wooden salad plate both of which are cemented to the botto... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5222327 | Side mount garage door operator A side mount garage door operator capable of being positioned on either the ceiling or end wall of a garage at either side of the garage door on a frame unit, the operator providing a clutch for disengaging the drive motor from the garage door in the abse... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5219342 | Disposable diapers A diaper or incontinence shield having a liquid absorbent layer formed entirely of cellulose based material which is recyclable with paper products and, in another embodiment, a plastic liquid impermeable layer releasably held to the liquid absorbent laye... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5209481 | Golf swing muscle strengthener and swing developer device A golf swing muscle strengthener and swing developer device having a suitable structural member attached to a golf handle. The member may be curved or made up of L shaped members that are clamped to the handle. If L shaped members are used, they are slida... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209176 | Boat bottom flotation scrubber A flotation scrubber for cleaning boat bottoms while in the water having a cylindrical tubular head floatable in the water surrounded by removable and replaceable scrubbing material and operated by an elongated tubular handle providing a reinforced substa... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5195599 | Merchandise damper and protector for weighing scales What is disclosed is a merchandise damping and protecting cover for the platforms of weighing scales. In some embodiments of my invention the scale platform cover includes a core comprised of one or more bodies of resilient foam material, contained in a r... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5191159 | Electrical stringed musical instrument An electrical stringed musical instrument the machine heads of which are mounted in the body of the instrument closely adjacent the bridge with their tuning key shafts generally parallel to the upper face of the instrument and with the treble key shafts p... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5190270 | Apparatus for erecting foundation reinforcing bars and the like A rebar clamp for clamping rebars to templates during the pouring of footings and the like is disclosed. The disclosed rebar clamp includes a body in the form of a helical coil and a screw member threadedly engaged with the helical coil and having a trans... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5169255 | Method and apparatus for removing selected papers from file folders What is disclosed is methods and apparatus for removing selected submerged sheets of paper from stacks of paper fastened in file folders by Acco-type fasteners. The apparatus is a superincumbent sheet remover consisting of a rigid plate having a paper cla... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5168801 | Apparatus for slicing broccoli and the like into spears A method, apparatus and system for slicing broccoli and the like into relatively uniform spears suitable for packing and freezing by grasping the stem end of the broccoli in clamping jaws with the main portion of the broccoli head depending vertically, mo... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5161561 | Outdoor service system An outdoor service system is disclosed which is comprised of a segmented pole, a plurality of fixed split thrust bearing parts mounted on said pole, a split table mounted on a rotatable thrust bearing part which bears upon one of said fixed thrust bearing... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5159858 | Framing hammer construction A framing hammer construction in which a conventional hammer head is provided with a boss permanently secured to one side of the hammer head, this boss containing double tapered grooves for releasably holding laterally projecting nails, together with a fl... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5156058 | Method and apparatus for converting rotary motion to lineal motion An apparatus and method of orbiting a first mass unit alternately about spaced centers of rotation with the orbit around each of the spaced centers of rotation extending for approximately one-half of a complete circle, orbiting a second mass unit side-by-... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5156874 | Method for slicing broccoli and the like into spears A method, apparatus and system for slicing broccoli and the like into relatively uniform spears suitable for packing and freezing by grasping the stem end of the broccoli in clamping jaws with the main portion of the broccoli head depending vertically, mo... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5139298 | Binder for hanger-mounted garments A binder for binding together hanger-mounted garments is disclosed which includes an elongated spine of part-cylindrical cross-section, a pair of retainer mounting brackets carrying pins or tongues whereby a hanger hook retainer may be locked against the ... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5116648 | Christmas tree ornament What is disclosed is a Christmas tree ornament in the form of a folder of heavy paper, cardboard, or other sheet material, provided with slots adapted for receiving a photograph, a window opposite the location of the photograph, a locking tab and correspo... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5108169 | Contact lens bifocal with switch A bifocal contact lens which contains two optical powers and a structure which serves as a switch to determine which power is operative as the wearer looks alternatively at objects located at various distances. The lens switch is designed so as to be trig... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5105752 | Boat bottom flotation scrubber A floatation scrubber for cleaning boat bottoms while in the water having a cylindrical tubular head floatable in the water surrounded by a removable sleeve of scrubbing material and operated by an elongated tubular handle providing a reinforced substanti... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5095654 | Automatic operating system for swinging door An automatic operating system for swinging doors which is controlled by the user by means of a miniature, hand-held radio transmitter having a single operating pushbutton. Depression of the pushbutton results, sequentially, in the retraction of the deadbo... | 03/17/1992 |
