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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4545007 | Luminaire with lenticular lens A luminaire includes a lenticular lens. Each lentical comprises a convex lens having a highly polished aspheric curved surface. The aspheric surface is divided into a plurality of coaxial zones, each designed to accept a specific quantity of parallel ligh... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4537391 | Rotary collating and/or inserting machines and method of collating and/or inserting sheet material In a rotary collating and/or inserting machine where individual sheets are peeled from the bottom of a plurality of stacks of sheets arranged spaced around a circle on a table and are moved down through one or more radial slots in the table, the separatio... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4530687 | Dual cutoff system having diverging web paths A dual cutoff machine system is provided for cutting two continuously moving rigid webs into sheets by way of first and second cutting devices at different elevations. The cutting devices are along first and second web paths which diverge in a downstream ... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4530498 | Amusement and/or exercising device First and second pads are connected by a member which is wider at the bottom than at the top. Each pad has a ground engaging element associated therewith. A generally semi-spherical bearing is provided between each ground engaging element and its associat... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4529462 | Apparatus and method for processing corrugated paperboard At a location between a single facer machine and a glue machine, a web of corrugated paperboard has the flutes crushed in a narrow zone longitudinally of the web. A bonding agent is applied only to the uncrushed flutes. Preprinted liners are applied to th... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4528942 | Set of cages for animals (a) A set of cages for animals. (b) A set characterized in that it is subdivided into groups (4) of four cages (3) each comprising two adjacent cages of a row and two opposite cages in the other row, the central part of each group (4) of four cages having... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4527559 | Endotracheal tube anchoring mechanism An endotracheal tube is provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced transverse apertures along its outer end portion. The apertures are formed by securing a latex rubber strip to the outer surface of the tube at spaced locations or the apertures ar... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4526102 | Ink circulation and wash up system for a press A printing press has an ink circulation and wash up system wherein excess ink is received in a receptacle associated with fountain rollers. Ink and/or wash up liquid flows by gravity from the receptacle to a valve below the elevation of the receptacle. Fr... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4525909 | Roller for screen tensioning and printing frame A screen tensioning and printing frame includes sets of parallel rollers coupled at their ends to corner members. Each roller has a longitudinally extending peripheral fabric locking groove defined in part by straight surfaces which converge outwardly. Ad... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4522033 | Cryogenic refrigerator with gas spring loaded valve In a cryogenic refrigerator, a valve member reciprocates to control fluid to and from chambers of variable volume. The valve member is moved in one direction by a cam and in the opposite direction by a fluid spring.... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4519604 | Exercise machine An exercise machine including a set of pedals which are rotatable by the user, and a crib for supporting the user in the supine position. The crib and pedals oscillate simultaneously in opposite directions under motive power of the pedals.... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4518273 | Instrument for writing and drawing with pivotable cover An instrument for writing or drawing comprises a main body containing a writing element and a closing member pivotally connected to the former by resilient means allowing for a reciprocal rotation of the parts.... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4515485 | Molten metal sample cup A molten metal sample cup is provided with a temperature sensor to detect phase change in molten metal within the cup as the sample solidifies. A blob of material which promotes the formation of carbides is disposed within the cup. The exposed surface of ... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4515153 | Stabilizer for cervical collar A front piece adapted to overlie part of a person's chest is rigidly and removably connected to a front half of a cervical collar. A rear piece adapted to overlie part of a person's back is rigidly and removably connected to a rear half of a cervical coll... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4515084 | Track for driverless vehicles The track for driverless vehicles has a low profile with a rail extending along one side edge portion of the track structure and a drive shaft extending along the opposite side edge portion of the track structure. The drive shaft performs the dual functio... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4514294 | Apparatus for decontaminating hydrocarbons containing PCB A mobile vehicle is utilized to process hydrocarbons having high toxicity due to the presence of PCB. Hydrocarbons containing PCB are blended with metallic sodium at a temperature of about 130° C. and thereafter the mixture is separated into its componen... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4511629 | Magnetic recording medium In a magnetic recording medium made by applying a non-magnetic undercoat and a magnetic top coat on a base, the undercoat comprises a radiation-curable coating material which contains a compound with a molecular weight of not less than 400, having one typ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4511077 | Cookware and method of making the same The outer surface of a stainless steel utensil and one surface of an aluminum disk are cleaned and then separately heated at different temperatures. Thereafter, the disk is superimposed over the utensil and metallurgically bonded directly thereto by the a... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4510953 | Hair curler A hair curler for subjecting hair to steam to effect a curling action includes a hollow perforated core surrounded by a compressible porous foam pad. A generally semicylindrical shield has notches in end walls for receiving the core.... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4508333 | Sheet stacking apparatus A method is disclosed for forming a stack of sheets from a succession of sheets, in which the stack is formed of portions each containing the desired number of sheets and the portions are displaced horizontally in the stack in relation to adjacent portion... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4506607 | Shelf-type driverless vehicle A driverless vehicle having a plurality of shelves is provided with at least one trough supported by the shelves and separate therefrom. Each trough is open at the top and is open at each end thereof. A discrete puller member extends between side walls of... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4506131 | Multiple zone induction coil power control apparatus and method A plurality of zones of an induction heating coil are individually controlled by varying the current through one or more zones of the coil to obtain a desired temperature profile in a workpiece. The current flow through a zone of the coil is determined by... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4504997 | Brushing tool A brushing tool for metal working has a circular disc perforated adjacent the rim with a plurality of holes through which wire bundles are passed and then twisted to form radially-extending knots. A plurality of notches are provided in the rim adjacent th... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4504894 | Lighting unit for providing indirect light A lighting unit for indirect illumination of an area. The unit has a reflective surface contoured to direct reflected light rays from a source generally upward at predetermined angles for reflection by a surface above the lighting unit providing a symmetr... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4504017 | Apparatus for comminuting materials to extremely fine size using a circulating stream jet mill and a discrete but interconnected and interdependent rotating anvil-jet impact mill Apparatus for comminuting materials to extremely fine size includes a circulating stream jet mill and a discrete but functionally interconnected and interdependent rotating anvil-jet impact mill. New material is injected into the impact mill against a rot... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4504882 | Regulated-current source and controlled-voltage generator This invention concerns a regulated-current source and a controlled-voltage generator comprising an injector (Ir) kept at a constant potential (U1) by a regulation loop (D1, C1) which by means of a unit (C.G.) controls the... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4502714 | Vacuum spool piece and joint A joint is made from first and second vacuum spool pieces connected end to end. Each spool piece includes an inner conduit surrounded by and spaced from an outer jacket. Each outer jacket includes an expansion-contraction portion adjacent each end thereof... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4502471 | Stabilizer for cervical collar A front piece adapted to overlie part of a person's chest is rigidly and removably connected to a front portion of a cervical collar. A rear piece adapted to overlie part of a person's back is rigidly and removably connected to a rear portion of a cervica... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4501208 | Process for the bidirectional feeding of fabrics in quilting machines, and a machine utilizing this process In a quilting machine two or more series of stitches are applied to the product, the product to which stitches have already been applied being moved forward and/or backward, even over a considerable distance, while the exact superposition of the fabrics i... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4500236 | Engraving apparatus An engraving spindle assembly is removably mounted on one of two links of pantograph to change the magnification of indicia to be engraved on a work piece. The spindle assembly is pivotable about the mounting means on each of said links to facilitate left... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4500334 | Glass stream cutting apparatus A quadruple gob glass feeder and cooperating shear mechanism are disclosed. The shear mechanism has two arms reciprocal toward and away from each other. Each arm has four blades arranged in mating pairs to cooperate with each other for cutting four stream... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4498302 | Thermomechanical-conversion engine, especially an engine working with a low-boiling-point fluid A thermomechanical-conversion engine, especially an engine working with a low-boiling-point fluid, which is composed of a circuit for the circulation of a fluid having a relatively low boiling point and including a cylinder provided with a position subdiv... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4497829 | Process for preparing perfluorochemical emulsion artificial blood Particles of perfluoro compound with a lipid coating are emulsified by sonification in aqueous medium, wherein the proportion of perfluoro compound in the emulsion is preferably about 30-75% (w/v) and the proportion of lipid is preferably about 7-9% (w/v)... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4497712 | Absorbent pillow An expendable pillow in the form of a container having at least one pocket partially filled with a granular absorbent material is disclosed. The container is a fabric of high permeability coated with a surfactant. The granular material is highly absorbent... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4496154 | Whirley balls amusement device A hand held housing can be manipulated to cause a pair of balls to move in opposite directions along a groove in the housing. The groove has upstanding inner and outer walls. These walls have a rough surface and the balls have a snug fit in the groove.... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4495836 | Automotive vehicle power drive system A differential has a first element operatively connected to the output shaft for driving the wheels of the vehicle and a second element operatively connected to a prime mover. The differential includes a third element operatively connected to a fly wheel.... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4496716 | Draw-textured, base-dyeable polyester yarn The invention relates to a thread with a proportion of a basic-dyeable, texturized polyester filament which contains a metal sulphonate containing the structural unit ##STR1## where M is equal to Na or K and a compound A containing structural units ... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4495985 | Disassociative/reassociative chemical heat pump A heat pump system includes a chemical which is disassociated into lower molecular weight species in the liquid state upon exposure to radiation such as ultraviolet light. The disassociated species then spontaneously change to the gaseous phase with a sim... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4494656 | Down and stuck ware inspection method and apparatus Inspection of a procession of ware such as bottles on a moving conveyor for "down" bottles and bottles which are "stuck" and tilted is accomplished by maintaining an average of detected dimensions for acceptable bottles and by comparing a sensor signal wh... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4491182 | Automatic sprinkler An automatic sprinkler head is disclosed for the discharge of water for extinguishing a fire in which the delivery of water to and through the head is controlled by a fusible element to which heat is supplied by a plurality of vanes.... | 01/01/1985 |
