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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4433869 | Baby walker A tray and seat are adjustable vertically with respect to a base on a baby walker. Connecting means extending from the tray to the base is associated with a pawl having teeth meshed with a rack on the bottom surface of the tray. The meshed teeth are shape... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4405651 | Process for continuously separating fat from butter This invention concerns a process for the continuous separation of fatty substance from butter, wherein molten butter is irradiated with microwaves. A layer of molten butter in a condition of laminar flow is irradiated, the thickness of said layer being l... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4405557 | Process for manufacture of hollow bodies from synthetic materials The conventional process of manufacturing hollow bodies with multi-layer walls using extrusion and blow molding techniques is improved by first making a preform of a thermoplastic carrier layer with an adhesive layer on one or both sides and then applying... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4395071 | Furniture with removable cushions Furnitrue in the form or a chair, love seat or couch is provided with a frame having at least one removable cushion. The cushion has oppositely disposed grooves. Each groove is adapted to receive a tongue on a frame. A latch mechanism is provided within t... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4395043 | Game chip A chip for a game such as bingo includes a transparent or translucent circular disk surrounded by a ring. The ring has discrete flanges overlying and contacting the outer periphery of the opposite side faces of the disk. The ring is made from a smooth mag... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4391103 | Fluidic cryogenic refrigerator The cryogenic refrigerator includes a movable displacer within an enclosure having first and second chambers of variable volume. A refrigerant fluid is circulated in a fluid path between said chambers by movement of the displacer. A spool valve controls i... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4389943 | Transfer truck A driverless transfer truck includes a chassis having two bogies for riding on rails. Each bogie is provided with at least one drive wheel which is pressed against a drive shaft so that the force for propelling the truck is produced by the friction engage... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4389941 | Driverless vehicle conveyor system In a driverless vehicle conveyor system wherein a driverless vehicle rides on tracks, two straight sections of the tracks have adjacent ends spaced by a gap. A transfer vehicle is provided in the gap for supporting and transferring driverless vehicles acr... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4389850 | Hybrid cryogenic refrigerator The cryogenic refrigerator includes a movable displacer within an enclosure having first and second chambers of variable volume. A refrigerant fluid is circulated in a fluid path between said chambers by movement of the displacer. A spool valve controls i... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4388809 | Cryogenic refrigerator The cryogenic refrigerator includes a movable displacer within an enclosure having first and second chambers of variable volume. A refrigerant fluid is circulated in a fluid path between said chambers by movement of the displacer. A spool valve controls i... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4387614 | Automated web chop-out control for cut-to-mark cut-off machine A moving web is divisible into a leader having a first set of registration marks and a trailer having a second set of registration marks. At a transition between the first and second sets of registration marks, a target is applied adjacent the initial mar... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4386392 | Lighting unit for providing indirect light of uniform intensity A lighting unit for indirect illumination of an area. The unit has first and second reflective surfaces contoured to direct reflected light rays from a source generally upward at predetermined angles for reflection by a surface above the lighting unit pro... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4385074 | Quick cooking rice and process for making the same A continuous process for producing quick cooking rice is provided herein. Such rice only requires approximately 5 minutes swelling time in hot, not boiling, water to prepare for consumption. The rice produced by this process is also high in nutrients in t... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4384533 | Adjustable height ironing board An ironing board has adjustable legs providing a multiplicity of heights of the ironing surface to suit the height of the ironer. The ironing board is compact and may be folded flat for easy storage in confined spaces.... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4384318 | Task light A task lighting apparatus produces glare-free illumination of a work area. The apparatus includes a light source, a reflector and light-directing louvers to provide a controlled light pattern of high illumination levels and high efficiency. The apparatus ... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4383618 | Childproof container A glass container has an opening closed by a quick-release plastic cap. Each of the cap and bottle have double pitch threads in mating engagement. Lugs on the cap are in contact with lugs on the bottle which interfere with unthreading the cap. A lower end... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4383546 | High temperature, high pressure valve A gate valve having a top inlet and bottom outlet is provided with a horizontally disposed head slidable between closed and open positions. The valve body includes a seat concentric with an inlet passage and adapted to cooperate with a sealing surface on ... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4382761 | Controlling an extrusion blowing process In extrusion blowing a hollow member, a preform is extruded and then blown in a mold to produce the final member. The weight of the hollow member is determined after its removal from the mold and compared to a reference value, thereby to adjust the size o... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4382060 | Radioactive fuel cell storage rack A radioactive fuel cell storage rack is comprised of structural elements including elements which are hollow and cruciform in section. Each leg of the cruciform structural element includes a neutron shield therein. The free end of the legs of the crucifor... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4381212 | Fingerless single facer A single facer machine for making a corrugated web is provided with a vacuum means for retaining a corrugated medium on one of the corrugating rolls. Said one corrugating roll has a core through which a heated fluid may flow. The core is surrounded by a s... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4380943 | Automated cut-to-mark control for cut-off machine At a transition between first and second sets of registration marks on a web, a target is applied adjacent the initial mark of the second set. The target is sensed and tracked electronically to a shear station. During an order change or a roll-to-roll cha... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4379254 | Dimmer circuit for fluorescent lamp An intensity control for fluorescent lamps of the type wherein a triac in series with the lamp provides control of the lamp current. Triac gating is controlled by a novel phase-lock circuit. In the phase-lock circuit, voltage squaring means are provided f... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4378902 | Apparatus for preventing wire sag in the wire bonding process for producing semiconductor devices In an apparatus for the assembly of microcomponents semiconductor devices, an improvement is provided for the step involving wire bonding of thin gold wires between conductor pads on the semiconductor chip and the external leads. In this type of apparatus... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4378872 | Article handling apparatus An article handling apparatus including a generally vertical plate is disclosed for contacting and pushing articles along a generally horizontal surface. The plate is connected to a movable endless cable which is carried about the periphery of a pair of s... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4378741 | Interfaced conveyor systems and driverless vehicle for use therein A conveyor system such as one having chain propelled driverless vehicles is interfaced with a conveyor system such as one having rotating shafts propelling a driverless vehicle. The last mentioned driverless vehicle is provided with a contact arm which ex... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4378392 | Laminate to extend the life of photographs A laminate to extend the life of photographs and prevent them from gradual deterioration due to environmental conditions comprises a laminate made of a transparent film of ultraviolet-stabilized polyethylene terephthalate or ultraviolet-stabilized acrylon... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4378162 | Process for making asphalt concrete A process for making asphalt concrete comprises mixing starting materials including aggregate and binder material and optionally, other additives, to a final temperature of about 60° C. to about 150° C. in an indirectly heated mixing chamber which is se... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4378066 | Case for holding magnetic tape cassette A case for holding a magnetic tape cassette comprises a case body and a cover pivotally joined together by a pair of pivots fitted in corresponding pivot-receiving holes, with arcuate protuberances formed respectively around the pivots and pivot holes in ... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4377285 | Playing card dispenser A playing card dispenser comprising: (a) at least two compartments each appropriately sized to accommodate a stack of playing cards; (b) an exterior opening leading from each compartment and from which playing cards can be withdrawn one at a time; (c) a c... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377051 | Flying devices A line controllable model airplane has a main delta wing to provide an aerodynamically induced lift force directed upwardly when the airplane is flying horizontally. An elevator is mounted on the airplane for pivotable movement in a manner to modify the a... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4376928 | Adjustable temperature sensor An adjustable temperature sensor control device wherein mercury in a well is displaced upwards in a capillary with one electrical contact within the well and another electrical contact positioned within the capillary. The displacement of the mercury is ac... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4376519 | Lubricant sheet for magnetic tape cassette A lubricant sheet for a magnetic tape cassette characterized in that at least one side of a base incorporating an antistatic agent is provided with a release type silicone coating. This lubricant sheet combines the transparency derived from the use of the... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4375979 | Glass forming apparatus First and second arms for holding a blank mold are pivotable about a shaft between an open position and a closed position by means of a motor. A motor operated cam cooperates with rollers on the arms to apply a clamping force to prevent premature movement... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4375194 | Extensible drive shaft The drive shaft assembly comprises first and second telescoping shafts supported above ground level. A motor is coupled to the first shaft for extending it in an axial direction. Another motor is connected to the second shaft for rotating the second shaft... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4373716 | Exercising device The exercising device includes a rigid central rod having transverse rigid headers fixedly connected at the ends of the rod. At least two strands of extensible cord are attached at their end portions to the rod. At least one end portion of each strand is ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4372075 | Apparatus for coupling and uncoupling toy tractors and semitrailers An improved reciprocating dock for coupling and uncoupling a toy semitrailer and a toy tractor. The dock includes a reciprocable slide and a rotary cam arrangement. During an uncoupling operation, the slide is contacted and displaced by the semitrailer fr... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4371093 | Vending machine with convertible shelves A vending machine containing horizontal pivotable shelves disposed side-by-side are adapted to support articles to be dispensed. A device is disclosed for selectively converting two adjacent shelves so that they function as a single shelf whereby an opera... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4371080 | Childproof package for multiple products A childproof package has multiple pharmaceutical products in spaced relation within a receptacle. An open side of the receptacle is closed by a tough closure layer sealed to a flange on the receptacle. The receptacle includes a wall which facilitates movi... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4368804 | Check out lane display barrier A check out lane is defined along one side by a stationary shelf display and a movable shelf display. The movable display is pivotable from a position parallel to a lane to a position blocking the lane and is then reciprocal along the lane in a direction ... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4368641 | Out-of-round detector A container such as a glass bottle is inspected for out-of-round condition while being rotated and moved in line through a test area. A transmitter transducer directs a signal such as a 40 Khz acoustic wave to the outer surface of the bottle. The signal (... | 01/18/1983 |
