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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4417634 | Elevating transporter with mechanical drive An elevating transport vehicle has its frame carried by steerable idler bogies and by drive wheels on an axle assembly having a mechanical drive via a telescopic drive shaft from an engine and transmission mounted on the frame. The drive axle assembly is ... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4409888 | Combined linear and rotary actuator and floating ring gear A ring gear of a helically splined rotary actuator is separately and independently joined to the outer cylindrical body of the actuator and meshes with the splined piston sleeve of the rotary actuator. The outer cylindrical body is a smooth, continuous bo... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4407436 | Metering and/or feeding device for materials A metering and/or feeding device for materials is disclosed. A plurality of vertically oriented, elastic-walled tubes are arranged at equal distances from the axis of a rotatable helical rod which, as it rotates, sequentially engages and constricts each o... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4407080 | Pivotally mounted ripping teeth assembly on dozer blade This invention is an attachment to heavy equipment blades and has a set of ripping teeth projecting downwardly from a pivoting support frame. The frame ordinarily extends downwardly from the pivotal hanger along the front of the blade, with the teeth proj... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4406998 | Non-verbal communication device A device for facilitating non-verbal communications between individuals. The device includes a two-sided panel containing a plurality of message blocks which are selectively illuminated by the individuals in a variety of modes. In a first mode, the messag... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4406966 | Isolating and temperature compensating system for resonators A mounting structure for crystal resonators used as frequency standards and transducers which maximizes performance and reduces the sensitivity to environmental errors. In one embodiment, force sensitive crystal resonators having inherent unmounted temper... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4404891 | Brake valve for a hydraulically powered winch An improved brake valve for a hydraulically powered winch which has one flow path permitting the relatively unrestricted flow of hydraulic fluid through the valve when the winch is being used to raise a load and a second flow path in which the flow of flu... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4405164 | Rattle-free door latch A door latch assembly in which thrust roller bearings are placed between the handles and escutcheons and axially loaded to eliminate all axial play of the handles relative to the escutcheons.... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4405930 | System for mapping a physical variable A system for photographically displaying the magnitude of a physical variable. In one embodiment, a sensor mounted on a movable probe produces an electrical signal indicative of the physical variable. The electrical signal then drives a lamp which is also... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4405313 | Figure-eight, dual-lumen catheter and method of using An improved figure-8, dual-lumen catheter preferably includes substantially convex, smooth, smoothly curving fill-in portions at the point of entry to the vessel and the point of entry to the skin to virtually eliminate blood leakage from the vessel and t... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4405275 | Unloading apparatus for log batch former A log unloading apparatus for a batch former in which a receiver platen is moved by a batch of logs as they are pushed out of the batch former. The logs are supported intermediate their lengths by an intermediate log support member which initially is abut... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4405225 | Collator A sophisticated collator having a general purpose microprocessor with a stored program is capable of intercommunicating with a sophisticated photocopier. In most operations, the collator functions as a slave to the photocopier. It processes a collator tas... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4403388 | Automatic pallet-making machine and method A pallet is automatically assembled and nailed together on a horizontally reciprocating carrier. The carrier moves in a forward direction beneath a slat dispenser. A first series of one-way trip dogs mounted on the carrier successively removes the bottom ... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4402380 | Apparatus and method for supporting a transmission A lightweight and inexpensive apparatus for supporting a transmission allows for standardized positioning of mounting brackets on a frame during assembly and readily accommodates minor variations in the positioning of transmissions during the assembly. Th... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4397346 | Insulated window shade A five-layer window shade fabric 100 especially useful in forming a Roman shade which will substantially increase the insulating factor (R) for a glass windowpane has a moisture-, light-, and mildew-resistant exterior layer 10; an insulation layer 12 adja... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4392060 | Wind and water power generator A wave-operated generator system utilizes flotation means for coupling the vertical movement of waves to an electrical generator using a rack and pinion assembly. Ratcheted pairs of gears convert the upward and the downward movement of the flotation means... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4391396 | Clothing travel bag A clothing travel bag adapted to be carried over the shoulder of the user. The bag includes a relatively thin, generally rectangular garment bag connected to a substantially smaller, generally rectangular clothes pouch by a relatively thin, flexible web. ... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4392137 | Radar system A radar system for continuously displaying target returns on a conventional television receiver. The radar includes a console connected to a rotating scanner unit through conventional slip rings. The scanner unit contains a radar antenna coupled to a rece... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4389795 | Pelting board A novel pelting board removes the need for pins or other tack-like fasteners and allows for better drying of the pelts along edges of the board. The board's frame of non-absorbent plastic has channels along its edges, a dam to direct air to the channels, ... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4389744 | System and method for securing bed coverings to the mattress of a bed A method and system are disclosed for attaching bed bed coverings to the mattress of a bed to prevent them from being pulled loose and to make the task of making the bed on a day-by-day basis easier and quicker. The spread for the bed includes a flap secu... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4390564 | Process and apparatus for finishing doors A process and apparatus allows continuous or semicontinuous finishing of doors. The doors are fed to the finishing machine and are conveyed through a series of finishing stages. Sanding, staining, drying, lacquering (finish-coating), drying, cooling, and ... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4390080 | Portable lift with ladder A multi-stage extensible tower on a wheeled base with a platform at the top has an extensible multi-sectioned ladder which slopes downwardly uniformly from the platform when the tower and ladder are in extended position. When the tower and ladder are in l... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4389908 | Partially fluid locked drive train Partial locking for a fluid-locked planetary gear used in a differential or the like is obtained by causing oil to be squeezed between the gears of a planetary gear train, thereby providing increased resistance to movement, or partial locking, of the gear... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4388876 | Ash removal system An ash removal apparatus for a burner which produces ash moved through a discharge passage in the floor of the burner, including a circumferential ash-removing opening surrounding the grate of the burner, with the surfaces forming the opening being circum... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4388772 | Adjustable sight for firearms An adjustable sight for firearms of the type having a trapezoidally shaped dovetail extending transversely across the upper rear end of the firearm and a sighting bead projecting upwardly at the front of the slide. The adjustable sight includes a trapezoi... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4389200 | Water ski binding A novel water ski binding clamps tongue, heel, and reinforcing strips to a sole plate with screws normal to the edges of the plate. Thus the strips initially extend substantially vertically from the edges rather than substantially horizontal (parallel to ... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4387631 | Strap tensioning apparatus A rough and final pull back tension are applied by moving the strap laterally of its path between a fixed strap end and a releasably anchored strap supply end, with the releasably anchored end being held by spaced pins biased together to obtain the rough ... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4387615 | Anti-kick saw chain and a kick-reducing method To reduce the possibility of a kick by a chain saw when cutting on the end of the bar, this invention provides cutter elements having spurs to cock the elements when the elements engage the idler sprocket on the end of the bar. As the elements begin to mo... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4388604 | Fused plug assembly with push-in fuse unit A fused electrical plug assembly is provided having a plug body with a fuse socket open to one side to hold a push-in fuse unit. The fuse unit has one pair of active fuse elements between which there is a spare pair which can be used by removing the fuse ... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4388352 | Method for preparing a controlled release composition Controlled release compositions are made by a distillation method to include chemical impregnants (such as animal repellants, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, plant growth stimulants, perfumes and deodorizers, fertilizers, and drugs) in biodegradable, ... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4388303 | Method to reduce animal browsing damage to plants employing selenium compound A method to reduce animal browsing damage to plants comprises the step of inducing a nonphytotoxic dosage of selenium into the foliage of the plants at a level sufficient to repel animals. The method is particularly suited for use in reforestation of pine... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4388254 | System for making a homogeneous aqueous slurry-type blasting composition A blasting composition, method and system for making such is disclosed. The blasting composition is a homogeneous slurry-type blasting agent containing a major amount of water and a relatively small amount of a particulate fuel, preferably a particulate m... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4387689 | Apparatus for converting a carburetor for gaseous fuel An attachment within the air cleaner housing of a liquid-fuel internal-combustion engine, the attachment having a circumferential venturi air passage and a gaseous fuel inlet slot inboard of the narrowest portion of the venturi air passage.... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4386614 | System for comparing a real-time waveform with a stored waveform A system for storing time-varying kinesiograph waveforms and continuously displaying the stored waveforms on the screen of a cathode-ray tube (CRT). In a recording mode, the waveforms are periodically sampled, digitized, and then stored in a block of rand... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4386762 | Fence A low-cost fence is essentially free from ground rot. The novel fence post of this invention capitalizes on the structural rigidity of rectangular tubular members. The fence post has a concrete reinforcing rod projecting downwardly into concrete from the ... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4386957 | Process for making nonmagnetic steel A method of making a nonmagnetic, austenitic, manganese-chromium-nickel-nitrogen stainless steel uses intermediate addition of ferroalloys and novel mixtures of oxygen and nitrogen to maintain the temperature of the melt below about 3150° F. (1732°... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4385905 | System and method for gasification of solid carbonaceous fuels A system is disclosed for the conversion of solid carbonaceous fuels to combustible gases having a high energy content. The system utilizes a two-stage reaction system where a particulate fuel is entrained in a high velocity, hot gas stream emanating from... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4385282 | Fused plug containing spare fuses having spare fuse elements A fused plug has a fuse cavity containing active and spare fuses which can be alternated between active and inactive positions. The fuses in turn preferably each have multiple fuse elements which can be alternatively placed in active position by changing ... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4384495 | Mounting system for applying forces to load-sensitive resonators A mounting structure for double-bar resonators to ensure symmetrical loading of the resonator responsive to external forces. In one embodiment, the resonator is connected to a pair of mounting pads through compliant coupling members. The coupling members ... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4384534 | Ash removal system and heating mechanism for wood waste burners Wood waste fuel is piled on a perforated grate within a combustion chamber. The fuel is burned by underfire air passing through the grate up through the pile. Ash forms at the bottom of the pile and is removed about a complete 360 degree perimeter where i... | 05/24/1983 |
