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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4459053 | Serial dot printer for office machines The printer comprises a solid or liquid ink jet head 100 arranged to print one dot at a time on paper running over a platen 80. The head is carried by a carriage 48 movable transversely with simple harmonic reciprocating motion. In order to reduce the eff... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4444549 | Refrigerant compressor A refrigerant compressor having pistons reciprocated in respective cylinders by a wobble plate driven by an input rotor which is secured on a drive shaft, in which improved refrigerant gas flow within the housing is achieved. A balance hole is provided fo... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4442080 | Fluid bed SOX/NOX process--"hydrated calcine absorption" A process for simultaneous removal of sulfur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from gaseous mixtures (such as flue gases and industrial waste gases) containing them which comprises contacting the gaseous mixture with a particula... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4442079 | Process for removal of nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides from waste gases A process for removal of nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides from waste gases by contacting the waste gases with a particulate material comprising an alkaline earth based absorbent for sulfur oxides. Essential features are a reaction temperature of 85°-145... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4439797 | Recording tape for use in a recording and reproducing apparatus A recording and reproducing system which uses a recording medium having a plurality of information recording tracks for recording image information. And at least one index recording track is located on the recording medium for recording index information.... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4438206 | Method for determination of formaldehyde In a method of formaldehyde determination by measuring the fluorescence of a fluorescent substance formed by allowing a formaldehyde-containing solution to react with a reagent capable of forming said fluorescent substance from formaldehyde, the improveme... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4437820 | Scroll type fluid compressor unit with axial end surface sealing means In a scroll type fluid compressor having an orbiting scroll member and a fixed scroll member which form at least one pair of outer fluid pockets and a central pocket therebetween for fluid compression, the axial end surfaces of each spiral element of the ... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4436984 | Electric arc discharge apparatus This relates to electric arc discharge apparatus including at least two pair of electrodes and a single power source which comprises a multi-phase transformer, arc stabilization means and two or more rectifier bridges. Each rectifier bridge provides a pai... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4436801 | Electrophotographic recording element having an aniline sulphonephthelein charge generator The electrophotographic recording element comprises a charge generator compound formed from aniline sulphonephthelein derivatives, in which at least one phenyl ring comprises an amino group substituted by an aromatic or heterocyclic group. The recording e... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4436465 | Scroll manufacturing tool A manufacturing tool for finishing a preformed scroll for use in a scroll type fluid displacement apparatus is disclosed. The tool includes a working member having an end plate and a first involute element extending from one end surface of said end plate.... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4436182 | Apparatus for depositing valuables in envelopes with automatic envelope dispensing The apparatus comprises a reversible conveyor disposed between a deflection station and an access slot. The deflection station allows the dispensing of an empty envelope from a magazine 11 towards the conveyor and the deposition of an envelope containing ... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4435855 | Universal intraocular lens and a method of measuring an eye chamber size A universal intraocular lens that may be implanted in an eye, in an anterior chamber, in a posterior chamber and in any size eye chamber wherein a tangential flexible strand is attached to a lens at one end and the other free end is formed into a snag res... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4435795 | Celestial clock A clock for automatically indicating the time of day, the data of the year, the approximate time of sunrise and sunset, the approximate hours of darkness and daylight, the positions of the sun, Mercury, Venus, the earth's moon and phases of the moon, the ... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4435137 | Scroll-type fluid compressor with scroll stabilizing mechanism A scroll-type fluid compressor unit including a housing having a fluid inlet port and fluid outlet port and a fixed an an orbiting scroll member within the housing. Each scroll member has an end plate and a spiral element which are maintained angularly an... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4435136 | Orbiting piston type fluid displacement apparatus with shaft bearing and seal mechanisms A fluid displacement apparatus, in particular, a compressor unit, is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing having a front end plate member and a fixed member and an orbiting piston member. The members interfit to make a plurality of line contacts to... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4434324 | Reversal of connections of telegraphic line wires upon detection of unwanted polarity of the loop current The system comprises at least one teleprinter station (1) connected to an exchange (3) by means of a transmission-reception line (2) and comprising a polarity detector (31) for the line circulating current, and a device (30) for reversing the connection o... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4433656 | Automotive oil filter precharging arrangement A port proximate to an automotive oil filter, and a closure therefor, used to precharge a newly installed oil filter with oil. The port may be located either in an adaptor mounting plate, which is located between the filter and the engine block, or in the... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4433564 | Scroll manufacturing tool A manufacturing tool for finishing a preformed scroll for use in a scroll type fluid displacement apparatus is disclosed. The tool includes a working member having an end plate and a first involute element extending from one end surface of said end plate.... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4433352 | Device for recording and/or reading binary data on both faces of a flexible magnetic disk The device comprises a carriage mobile radially relative to the disk, and on which lower and upper opposing magnetic heads are mounted, each for recording and/or reading a corresponding disk face. The upper magnetic head is resiliently mounted at the end ... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4433317 | Controlled floating contactor switch A miniaturized switch particularly suitable for electronic keyboard control applications has a pair of contact members providing spaced contacts, a conductive floating contactor disposed in the space between such contacts adapted to engage both of the con... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4433268 | Deflection yoke for a color cathode ray tube A deflection yoke for a color cathode ray tube is disclosed which does not cause raster distortion and avoids electron beam convergence error. Both horizontal and vertical deflection coils generate fields having a pincushion distribution. Front end magnet... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4432708 | Scroll type fluid displacement apparatus with pressure communicating passage between pockets A scroll type fluid displacement apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing. A fixed scroll member is fixedly disposed within the housing and comprises a first end plate means from which a first wrap means extends. An orbiting scroll member ... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4432639 | Reciprocative original carrier locking mechanism This invention is directed to a clam shell type image forming device whereby the upper unit is pivotally mounted with respect to the lower unit. Conversely, the upper unit is latched into a lower portion with the lower unit. If desired, however, the upper... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4432261 | Severing web plies in multiple roll material dispensers A dispenser for rolled flexible sheet material, wherein several plies of material fed from multiple source rolls are jointly cut while passing over a feed roller associated with a cutter, has a retarding force applied to the exterior of one source roll at... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4432003 | Ink-jet printing device The device comprises an electrically insulating ink container containing one electrode and a counter-electrode disposed adjacent to the jet nozzle which is laser-bored through the container cover plate. The two electrodes are excited by a voltage pulse su... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4431316 | Metal fiber-containing textile materials and their use in containers to prevent voltage build up A fabric having anti-static properties being formed from a first woven layer of polymeric fabric, a second woven layer of polymeric fabric which contains spaced threads of staple metal fibres and an intermediate layer positioned between the first and seco... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4430936 | Striker mechanism for a high speed serial printer A striker mechanism for a high speed serial printer, for example of the daisy wheel type, includes a hammer movable axially towards the platen under the action of an electro-magnet whose armature carries a striker, and against the action of a return sprin... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4428693 | Serial dot printer for office machines The printer comprises a solid or liquid ink jet head 100 arranged to print open dot at a time on paper running over a platen 80. The head is carried by a carriage 48 movable transversely with simple harmonic reciprocating motion. In order to reduce the ef... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4428215 | Plate bending method There is disclosed a method of rolling flat plate using a cylindrical mandrel and a plate gripper to form a pipe having a low pipe diameter to plate thickness ratio by forming a notch or recess in the plate edge to be gripped so that the combined radial d... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4427949 | Signal intercepting circuit The muting circuit of the present invention comprises a first and second differential amplifier. The first differential amplifier comprises first and second transistors. The base electrode of the first transistor receives an input signal. The second diffe... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4427449 | Anionic bituminous emulsions An oil-in-water anionic bituminous emulsion is disclosed wherein an anionic emulsifier is prepared by reacting lignosulfonate with a sulfonyl chloride or bromide of benzene or toluene or substituted benzene or an aliphatic hydrocarbon with four or more ca... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4426448 | Novel hydroxy-cinnamic acid ester hydrolase and process for producing same A novel hydroxy-cinnamic acid ester hydrolase can be obtained by cultivating, in a medium, a mold strain belonging to Genus Aspergillus or Genus Botrytis and having an ability to produce a hydroxy-cinnamic acid ester hydrolase specifically hydrolyzing the... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4423845 | Refiner plates An improvement in refiner discs for mechanical pulping of wood and other material is disclosed which increases wood pulp production. The improvement has at least one refiner plate set mounted on a disc to form a pair of opposing refiner plate sets. The on... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4422794 | Coupling for earth boring units A coupling for coaxially joining pipe or rod sections employed with an earth boring drive unit includes telescopically interengageable male and female members having mating irregular cross sectional portions drivingly cooperable to transmit torque between... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4421597 | Method for recovering heat in an alkaline pulp digesting process A method and system for recovering heat in a pulp digesting process is disclosed. The method includes the steps of blowing a pulp and liquid mixture from a digester to a container such as a blow tank or blow cyclone; transferring flash vapor above a prede... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4421259 | Method and apparatus for handling hosiery A method and apparatus (12) for handling hosiery is disclosed. A generally flat form (14) dimensioned to be inserted into hosiery is supported for motion on a conveyor chain (18). The form (14) is driven by a loading station (34) where hosiery is placed u... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4421149 | Process for preparation of long wood strands A process is disclosed for making long wood strands. Long wood strands are required in structural lumber products and in order to obtain maximum strength should be split along the grain. A method of splitting a log into longitudinal-grain wood strands is ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4419749 | Magnetic reproducing apparatus capable of receiving radio broadcast programs A magnetic reproducing apparatus is disclosed which is capable of receiving radio broadcast programs. A tuner unit having approximately the same shape and size as a tape cassette is inserted in the magnetic reproducing apparatus. This tuner unit includes ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4418863 | Produce tray with reinforced corner construction A rectangular tray for produce such as cauliflower has a reinforced corner construction formed by a corner flap extending from one side wall of the tray blank that is folded into a columnar configuration at the end of such wall, an adjoining end wall havi... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4416866 | Diagnosis and treatment of fluke infections with monoclonal antibodies Antibodies and antigens are disclosed which provide a method of detecting and a method of combating flukes. Fluke infections are screened by determining presence of fluke antigens defined by antibodies produced by hybridomas ATCC HB-8086 and HB-8087. Chro... | 11/22/1983 |
