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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5792452 | Live salmonella vaccine having an increased stability A live Salmonella vaccine having an increased stability is disclosed. Further, immunization methods of a host such as chickens against Salmonella diseases are carried out by the use of the vaccine. The vaccine may be administered orally or parenterally an... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5423764 | Lavage apparatus Lavage apparatus including a tube member having a distal end portion and a proximate end, with a primary lumen extending axially through the tube member for flow communication between said distal end portion and the proximate end and secondary lumens exte... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5375399 | Lawn thatching device and process for removal of thatch Improved machines and devices for thatching lawns (thatch meaning grass blades, leaf fragments and particles, weed fragments and particles and the like that collect around and at the bases of blades of grass and the other plants that make up a lawn); a ne... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5372613 | Fuel compositions New and improved (1) hydrocarbon, per se (nonhydrosol), fuels and compositions plus, additionally, new and improved (2) hydrosol (water/hydrocarbon) fuels and fuel compositions made possible by the development and use of novel additives thereto and additi... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5261180 | Fish bite signal apparatus An improved fishing rod/line signalling device for attachment to a rod near the handle/reel thereof, the signalling device receiving the fishing line in such manner that an alarm, visual and/or audible will be activated when a fish strikes or takes the ba... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5228230 | Fishing lure with simulacrum An improved fishing lure accessory for use, unmodified, with may types of fishing lure base structure to aid in catching fish; the new said accessory associated with a multiplicity of types and structures of lures consisting of a cloth or cloth analogue o... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5217209 | Trailer hydraulic lift Improvements in the static trailer support system for a trailer normally pulled by a truck or cab/trailer assembly; retractable support legs for the front end of a trailer section of a truck/trailer or cab/trailer assembly enabling the ready separation of... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5201426 | Shopping cart corral Improvements in shopping cart corrals of the type used in parking lots of supermarket stores; provision of an improved shopping cart corral construction which is alternatively (a) pivotable at certain joints thereof and foldable upon itself for storage an... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5094417 | Handbag adaptable support Improvements in devices for receiving, hanging and supporting purses, handbags and other strap carried containers on the edge of a table, desk or other support; portable hanger devices for purses, handbags and the like able to engage the periphery of a ta... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5088377 | Hi-hat cymbal carrier and protector Containers for receiving, holding and transporting a pair of drummer's cymbals from a hi-hat stand; containers for receiving, holding and transporting large diameter circular, sectionally arcuate objects in pairs such as musical cymbals of identical diame... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5026064 | Golf club swing training device A golf club shaft is provided with a training head that, when the club is swung, strikes a movable, upright target composed of a yieldable, light-weight material. The target presents a relatively broad, laterally facing target surface and, when struck, be... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5008932 | Adjustable phone handset shoulder support Improvement in telephone handset supports or, more specifically, shoulder supports for telephone handsets; such a support versatilely adjustable for users of different physical conformations, particularly with respect to the configuration of the user's he... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4913131 | Facade/facing for zero clearance fireplace The provision of an add-on, complete, decorative front facing or facade for zero clearance metal fireplaces; a complete, decorative metal fit-on facade or facing for a zero clearance metal fireplace where the facing/facade is made up of individual, discre... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4902177 | Rapid change tool cutter and driving system Improvements in tool holders in the field of machine tools; quick change connectors for replacing one tool holder with another in chucks mounted on rotary machine tool drive shafts and spindles; tool changing attachment permitting rapidly changing or swit... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4896452 | Solar powered bait box Improvements in the use of solar cell panels with respect to certain fishing equipment; providing solar cell panel power for aerators used in water containing live bait held in bait buckets or containers; a solar cell panel or panels mounted on, in or in ... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4877414 | Fuel compositions Improved hydrocarbon fuel compositions with a catalyst package preferably containing around 6.1 weight percent of (1) coupling/dispersing agents (surfactant), (2) a mono (alpha) olefin, (3) a pour point depressant, (4) a toluene aromatic and (5) an alkyl ... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4869342 | Drive in manhole step Improvements in plastic coated, steel core reinforced manhole steps; particular improvements in the drive-in or hammer-in ends of a U-configuration manhole step construction, which improvements involve the provision of uniform outer diameter retainer elem... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4783028 | Devices for applying freight train air brakes on derailment Improvements in devices designed to actuate the air brakes of a freight car when a derailment occurs; a device which operates to immediately detect a wheel derailment of a railway train and automatically brings the air brake system of the train into a sta... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4773436 | Pot and pan washing machines Improvements in pot and pan washing machines (as opposed to dishwashing machines and drinking glass washing machines); a device adapted to receive large pots and pans used in cooking operations in a restaurant or the like which is downstream, typically, i... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4765338 | Reuseable heat transfer devices for the scalp Improvements in reuseable, heat exchanging head pieces for cooling or heating substantially the entire hair bearing (scalp) area of the human head; improvements in a blank form for use in the manufacture of such product for the said purposes for filling w... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4729256 | Handlebar grip and assembling facilitating strip Improvements in means of and methods for mounting grips (hand grips, for example) on handlebars of bicycles and motorcycles; improvements in means of and methods for mounting resilient sleeves on shafts, pipes, rods and the like; inserting a plastic sleev... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4712326 | Noisemaking fishing lure An improved jig type fishing lure, the weight including a noisemaker; a fishing hook having a lead weight cast on the end thereof opposite the bend and point, the weight having formed therein an elongate cavity to receive a noisemaking pellet, the noisema... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4701092 | Pallet dispenser Methods of and apparatus for first establishing an elongate vertical stack of pallets within a surrounding vertical frame on special supporting and dispensing apparatus and thereafter sequentially dispensing individual pallets from the low end of said sta... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4673130 | Spray boom mounting and carrying system Systems and structures for elongate boom mounting, deploying and recovery for agricultural equipment, such systems mountable either at the front or rear end of a powered or towed vehicle; mounting masts and frame structures associated therewith for pivota... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4658126 | Check identification system Improvements in aids to bad check control; use of a copying machine to print driver's licenses, state identification cards, social security cards or the like on the backside of a check when it is written; personalizing and identifying checks by copying id... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4653170 | Method for handlebar grip installation Improvements in means of and methods for mounting grips (hand grips, for example) on handlebars of bicycles and motorcycles; improvements in means of and methods for mounting resilient sleeves on shafts, pipes, rods and the like; inserting a plastic sleev... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4653713 | Ladder top tool tray mounting A mounting clip adapted to engage the top platform of a self standing or step ladder, such clip configured to be engaged by a specially shaped opening in the body parts of a tool tray or toolbox; a T section bar member resiliently fastenable to the top pl... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4653226 | Window security unit Improvements in guard devices for windows; a bar carrying frame removably fixable within the runs for the upper sash of a double hung sash window; improvements in guard and protective devices for double hung sash windows wherein the lower sash may be full... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4651823 | Centralizer A new well bore centralizer construction; a well bore centralizer construction which may be shipped in disassembled condition by the manufacturer, occupying the smallest volume of space, to be later assembled; a field-assembleable casing centralizer consi... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4638586 | Fishing lure Improvements in the lure elements of fishing lures including spinner baits and jig baits; a lure sheathing for the weights commonly employed with fishing lures (including spinner baits and jig baits) which sheathing covers a substantial portion of the lea... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4632067 | Vapor injection device A vapor generating and injection device for internal combustion engines; a vapor generating and injection system and device for vehicle engine systems having a turbo air compressor on the air intake line running from the air cleaner to the engine intake m... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4624447 | Hydraulic high lift jack A variable and high lift jack powered by a hydraulic cylinder for lifting heavy work objects from close to the ground to high levels away from the ground, initial engagement being optionally low, intermediate and high; an adjustable, variable, low and hig... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4622945 | Elevatable cooking device Improvements in outdoor cooking grills; an improved, vertically adjustable, food grill slideably mounted on a central vertical stake through a central collar on the grill; improvements in means for raising, lowering and fixing the vertical position of the... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4610330 | Drive-in manhole step construction Improvements in plastic coated, steel core reinforced manhole steps; particular improvements in the drive-in or hammer-in ends of a U-configuration manhole step construction, which improvements involve providing resilient, barb-like retainer elements in t... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4603737 | Line protector Improvements in protectors operative to carry and protect small diameter tubing, pipe or cables which are attached externally to oil well production tubing to control down hole devices such as safety valves, pressure and temperature sensors, electrical pu... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4545436 | Centralizer band-collar connection Improvements in well bore centralizers; improvements in centralizers which may be shipped by the manufacturer unassembled, occupying a small volume of space, and later assembled; a field-assemblable casing centralizer consisting of a pair of collars and c... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4544323 | Quick coupling and lift device The invention concerns improvements in universal vertical lift system couplings and attachments therefor; in vertical lift systems, improvements in wide engagement and narrow engagement universal couples and attachments; and improvements in couples of ver... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4525219 | Ampule cleaning and quality control system Ampules may be cleaned and quality controlled by submerging frangible, sealed, partly filled, floatable ampules in a container in an ultrasonic cleaning tank bath in such manner as to not only clean all the ampules but also break a large portion of any fl... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4487211 | Shearing comb Improvements in hairstyling and barbering tools; a single implement for hairstyling combining therein the functions of combing and cutting; a combing/blunt cutting/bevel blending/hairstyling tool with a reciprocable member controllably moving cutting tine... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4470372 | Animal (horse) confining stall Improvements in animal confining and holding devices, such particularly adapted to farm animals and most particularly to horses; an improved horse chute for receiving, holding, confining and effectively immobilizing a horse for trimming, washing, treating... | 09/11/1984 |
