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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4311520 | Process for the recovery of nickel, cobalt and manganese from their oxides and silicates A process for the recovery of nickel, cobalt or manganese from their oxides or silicates wherein such process, which requires the application of heat, is improved by utilizing microwave energy as the source of heat. The microwave energy may be utilized to... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4306280 | Multi-adjustable supporting device An adjustable device is provided for supporting articles, such as lamps and potted plants. The device includes a stationary support member which is fixedly attached to a wall or other upstanding foundation. A coupling mechanism is movably connected at a f... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4304388 | Dual purpose form tie lock tool A form tie lock tool is provided which includes the combination of a cam lock member for use with hand set concrete panels and an anchor lock member for use with gang form concrete panels. The tool includes a frame having a first opening and a second open... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4301981 | Aircraft with rotary wing An aircraft is provided with a wing in the form of an annulus having an airfoil shape in radial section, the wing being concentrically mounted on a vertical axle shaft which in turn is rotatably carried by a mounting on the fuselage. Rotation of the wing ... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4293231 | Bearingless vibrator A pneumatic vibrator is provided which operates without the use of bearings. The vibrator includes a generally cylindrically formed housing and a cylindrical shaped rotor contained within the housing. The housing includes an inlet for receiving pressurize... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4289528 | Process for beneficiating sulfide ores One or more mineral values of sulfide ores are beneficiated by cotreating the sulfide ore with a metal containing compound and a reducing gas under conditions such as to selectively enhance the magnetic susceptibility of the mineral values to the exclusio... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4289529 | Process for beneficiating sulfide ores In a process for beneficiating one or more mineral values of sulfide ores by treating the sulfide ore with a metal containing compound under conditions such as to selectively enhance the magnetic susceptibility of the mineral values to the exclusion of th... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4288414 | Process for chlorinating clays and bauxite A process for recovering aluminum from clays associated with coal or bauxite containing iron, siliceous material and titanium which comprises: (a) chlorinating the clay or bauxite in an oxidizing atmosphere to selectively chlorinate and vaporize iron chlo... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4287516 | Minimal energy dissipating detector A combustion products detection apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus is powered by an energy source which provides a relatively low DC output voltage. This DC voltage is multiplied by a voltage multiplier circuit in conjunction with a first os... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4285548 | Underground in situ leaching of ore An underground method for in situ leaching of mineral resource bodies is used to recover the mineral. The method comprises running a drift close to the resource body in such a manner as to minimize any effect on subsurface water; drilling long holes from ... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4284079 | Method for applying a male incontinence device A male incontinence device is provided including a flexible, thin sheet including a rim positioned along the outer edge of the sheet and a covering layer overlying the space within the rim. The rim comprises a first surface and a second surface with a foa... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4282690 | Precast building construction A precast building construction unit is provided for forming a substantially complete building. The unit includes a wall tree unit having a vertically extending wall segment and at least one cantilever member joined at right angles thereto. Pairs of wall ... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4281657 | Tool for attaching identification device A tool is provided for installing a tag in an element to be tagged, such as an animal's ear, wherein the tool releasably holds a tag on one side of the ear and a blade on the other side of the ear is moved so as to pierce the ear to form an incision there... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4276084 | Hydrometallurgical process for the recovery of lead A hydrometallurgical process is used to recover lead from a lead-bearing ore concentrate. The lead-bearing ore concentrate is leached with a solution of cupric chloride in order to precipitate lead as lead chloride, produce elemental sulfur and substantia... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4276081 | Process for beneficiating ores In a process for beneficiating one or more mineral values of sulfide ores and/or metal oxide ores selected from the group consisting of bauxite, taconite, apatite, titanium oxides and the metal oxides of Groups IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIIIB, IB, IIB and... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4274402 | Nose splint A nose splint is provided which has a resilient layer having an adhesive coating on one side and a malleable metal layer permanently attached to the opposite side. The splint is applied after a traumatized nose has been taped with adhesive tape by applyin... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4270873 | Pivotable delineator post A delineator pole is provided which pivots when a force is applied thereto and returns to its original position upon release of the force. The pole includes upper and lower segments with a biasing spring completely housed within the lower pole segment whi... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4269174 | Transcutaneous vasectomy apparatus and method An apparatus and method is provided for initially anesthesizing the vas deferens of a male patient and then cauterizing the vas deferens to thereby permanently sterilize the male. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a container to house an anestheti... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4268392 | Disposable plastic trap bag A device is provided for removing and containing debris present in a fluid as the fluid moves through the device. The device includes a cover member attachable to an inlet pipe for receiving the fluid-carrying debris and an outlet pipe for removing the de... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4268751 | Infrared breath analyzer A breath analyzer is provided to test for the presence of an unknown infrared energy absorbing compound in a breath sample collected from an individual. Infrared energy of at least two wavelengths is passed through the collected sample. The first waveleng... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4267446 | Dual scintillation detector for determining grade of uranium ore A dual scintillation radiation detector having two different scintillation detector materials arranged and shaped in order to detect and determine the quantity of the two different radiations such as beta and gamma present within an unknown sample. The de... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4262711 | Microplate filler An apparatus is provided for filling the wells of an antibiotic plate with different concentrations of fluid including an array of fluid containers, each having a single needle valve inserted through a stopper member which is held in an open end of the co... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4262801 | Container for fragile articles The total container comprises inner and outer container bodies, each closed at the bottom and sides and open at the top. The side margins of the inner container body are sealingly connected to the side margins of the outer container body, and the bottom m... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4258015 | Recovering uranium from wet process phosphoric acid with alkylphenyl phosphates An improvement in the process for the recovery of uranium from a phosphoric acid solution derived from the acidification of uraniferous phosphate ores including the steps of reducing the uranium in the phosphoric acid solution to the uranous form and cont... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4258014 | Process for recovering uranium from wet process phosphoric acid The invention is an improvement in the process for recovering uranyl uranium from solutions in which the uranyl uranium is recovered with an liquid-liquid solvent extraction agent dissolved in an inert solvent, the loaded agent scrubbed with water, the sc... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4258013 | Uranium recovery from wet process phosphoric acid Improvement in the process for recovering uranium from wet-process phosphoric acid solution derived from the acidulation of uraniferous phosphate ores by the use of two ion exchange liquid-liquid solvent extraction circuits in which in the first circuit (... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4257881 | Process for beneficiating oxide ores One or more mineral values of metal oxide ores selected from the group consisting of bauxite, taconite, apatite, titanium oxides and the metal oxides of Groups, IIIB, IVB, VB VIB, VIIB, VIIIB, IB, IIB and IVA are beneficiated by treating the ore with a me... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4257781 | Process for enhancing the fuel value of low BTU gas In the field of chemical fuels, prior art coal gasification produces a fuel value of a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen which has a lower BTU than methane. The present process uses coal resources more economically for industry by converting part of... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4256811 | Coating composition for steel containing zinc metal, zinc oxide, molybdenum sulfide, a resin and a solvent A coating composition which exhibits lubricating and corrosion resistance properties and is particularly suitable for coating bolts and fasteners. The composition comprises 5 to 20 parts by weight of zinc metal, 1 to 20 parts by weight of zinc oxide and 1... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4252597 | Splicing machine and method The machine comprises a splicing table with a stacking table at each end together with a vertical backboard. The splicing table fixedly abuts the backboard and the stacking tables are vertically movable in substantial abutment with the backboard. Bundles ... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4250882 | Wound drainage device A drainage device for attachment to a portion of the skin of an individual is provided. The device comprises a flange which sealingly engages the skin and has an opening therein to overlie a wound in the skin tissue. A ring member having a channel formed ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4248548 | Sewage disposal system and apparatus System includes transport means to carry sewage to holding pits or tanks in open areas remote from community and delivery from tanks to tunnels plowed in ground. Transport may be by tankers or pipeline. Tender tankers receive batches of sewage from storag... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4244927 | Process for recovering arsenic compounds by sodium hydroxide leaching An arsenic-recovery process primarily for use in conjunction with the hydrometallurgical processing of arsenic-containing materials for metal recovery. Arsenic is recovered from ferric arsenate by reaction with sodium hydroxide in accordance with the foll... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4244734 | Process for recovering metal values from materials containing arsenic An improvement in hydrometallurgical recovery of metals, i.e. copper, zinc, cadmium, germanium, indium, lead, silver, gold, antimony and bismuth from materials such as flue dust containing arsenic in which the metals are selectively separated in successiv... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4239529 | Process for beneficiating sulfide ores One or more mineral values of sulfide ores are beneficiated by treating the sulfide ore with a metal containing compound under conditions such as to selectively enhance the magnetic susceptibility of the mineral values to the exclusion of the gangue in or... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4236918 | Recovery of elemental sulfur and metal values from tailings from copper recovery processes Process for recovery of copper, molybdenum, gold and elemental sulfur in tailings from hydrometallurgical processing of copper sulfide ores, particularly chalcopyrite. The tailings are usually discarded, and thus the recovery of valuable elements therefro... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4233988 | High resolution rotating head ultrasonic scanner An improved high resolution rotating head ultrasonic scanner is provided for use in an ultrasonic scanning subsystem of an ultrasonic breast scanning system. The scanning subsystem of the breast scanning system includes a pair of high resolution ultrasoni... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4234014 | Bowl for compressed air or gas filter or lubricator A processing apparatus for compressed air comprises a body defining inlet and outlet passages leading to a bowl supported by the body. The bowl is of composite construction comprising a flexible inner bowl and a high impact strength outer bowl formed from... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4231039 | Radar speedometer Method and apparatus for measuring the speed of a land vehicle over a surface. A narrow beam of RF energy is directed toward the surface at a substantial angle. Reflected RF energy is mixed with that transmitted to produce Doppler signals having a spectru... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4230162 | Wood working machine In accordance with this invention a wood working machine is provided which facilitates the sequential working of opposite sides of a wooden work piece to form a flange for a cable reel. The work piece is grippingly held against a work piece support while ... | 10/28/1980 |
