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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4705268 | Toy exercizing machine for children A child's exercise toy includes a beam member receiving first and second support legs. The first support leg has two child foot supports associated therewith. A seat is slidably mounted along the beam member and an exercise bar is pivotally mounted with r... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4691398 | Shoe making machine A shoe making machine is disclosed. It comprises a base; a slide table movably mounted on the base; a supporting member fixedly mounted on the slide table and having a clamping device for clamping the heel portion of a shoe body; a pair of guide shafts br... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4688659 | Emergency descent device An emergency descent device includes a fluid-filled chamber with telescopic vanes of variable vane surface for self-adjusting the retarding force of the fluid, and an annular friction member in the chamber for simultaneous rotation with the vane members w... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4688985 | Rotary mechanism for robot arms A rotary mechanism for robot arms and the like includes a base and a shaft rotatably connected to the base and extending therefrom. A first sprocket is carried by the shaft and a second sprocket is rotatably connected to the base in alignment with the fir... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4683825 | Analog cam profile sensor system An apparatus for accurately positioning the support member which is carried by a movable member movable along a trackway or the like comprising a fixed cam having an arcuate surface, at least one cam follower engagable with said cam and means for sensing ... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4677033 | Ternary brass alloy coated steel elements for reinforcing rubber A steel reinforcing element for vulcanized rubber articles having a thermodiffused alloy coating consisting of from about 59.3% to about 70.7% copper, from about 0.2% to 10.4% manganese and with the balance being zinc.... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4677659 | Telephonic data access and transmission system A system for transmitting and accessing data through a standard telephone system. The system including activating a key or sequence of keys wherein each key represents a plurality of letters. Signals produced by activating the keys are compared to a data ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4674932 | Binding equipment Binding equipment is disclosed which binds loose sheets in covers which have thermoplastic adhesive at their backs to bind the sheets when such adhesive is heated. The equipment has two mutually spaced and parallel support walls to support the loose sheet... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4673597 | Sliding wax Sliding wax such as ski wax is made from gallium or molybdenum disulfide. The wax having a low melting point can be applied to sliding apparatuses readily at sites where they are used, and the wax is advantageously applicable to any snow conditions.... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4670785 | Synchronization interface circuit The synchronization of the computer sync signal and video or other signal input is provided by shifting the computer sync signal to bring it into alignment with the video sync signal by modifying the clock pulse output signal of the computer.... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4667697 | Unitized check valve A unitized check valve for use with corrosive fluid includes a generally cylindrical body. A valve seat is disposed in the body and a first set of angularly spaced apart arcuate flanges depends from the outlet end. A valve disk is coaxially associated wit... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4666227 | Female electrical contact element requiring relatively little connecting force and relative connector assembly Female electrical contact element comprising a first portion designed to receive a corresponding male electrical contact element with relatively little connecting force; the said first portion being essentially cylindrical in shape and presenting a sectio... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4664900 | Electrically conductive compositions An electrically conductive composition comprises 100 parts by weight of synthetic resin and/or rubber, 5 to 100 parts by weight of a conductivity-affording agent, and 1 to 100 parts by weight of carbon fiber. The agent used is carbon or acetylene black ha... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4662813 | Mechanism for rotating a robot arm on an axis A rotary mechanism for robot manipulators and the like has a housing and a shaft moveably disposed in the housing so that an end portion thereof is movable toward and away from the housing. A cylinder and piston assembly is connected to the shaft for movi... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4660610 | Insulating device for heated working tools such as welding torches and the like An insulating device is disclosed as suitable for encasing and supporting a welding torch. The device is L-shape when finally assembled being formed by two T-shape panel members of closely woven fabric material. These panels are stitched along their conti... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4660613 | Folding closure assembly A folding closure assembly has fewer components than existing designs and provides hinges which do not have to extend for the full height of the assembly and thus require less opening and closing force. The assembly comprises adjacent panels joined by a o... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4656856 | Method and apparatus for eliminating crescent formation in a reduction mill The apparatus and method for eliminating crescent formation in a steel strip reduction mill includes a strip tension monitor which measures the tension between the stands and transmits the measured tension to a controller. A roll speed monitor for the dri... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4656708 | Live tooling turret A live tooling turret assembly comprising a stationary housing, a turret top plate movably mounted on the housing for axial and rotational displacement with respect to the housing, the turret top plate including a drive shaft extending into the housing an... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4657612 | Method of making two-directional pop-up A method of fabricated double pop-up pamphlets from a continuous moving web applies glue binding strips for two sets of pop-up panels along a common transverse line of the web at an end of each printed pamphlet section.... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4655013 | Prefabricated modular building and method of assembly A prefabricated modular building includes a plurality of lightweight contoured panels which are interconnected. Each of the panels has arcuate top, bottom and side edges so that the panels provide identically sized and contoured segments of an oblate sphe... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4654988 | Method for displaying the availabilty of videocassette films for rental A method for displaying the availability of videocassette films for rental including the following steps: producing indicating cards having indicia printed thereon identifying the films available for rental; positioning indicating cards for various videoc... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4653491 | Water content sensing and informing system for a disposable diaper Water content sensing and informing system for a disposable diaper consisting of water permeable inner sheet, water absorber, and water impermeable outer sheet, comprises at least one pair of metal layers, one surface of one layer being covered with an el... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4653306 | Method for preparing tubular chills for continuous steel casting plants A method is described for the preparation of tubular copper or copper-alloy chills or ingot moulds shaped with their longitudinal axis substantially curved, and comprising a first stage in which the end of a tubular semi-finished product of rectilinear ax... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4654767 | Lampshade A lampshade made in accordance with this invention is characterized in that it consists solely of a plurality of comparatively thin sheets of a same shape corresponding to a front vertical cross-sectional view of the lampshade or a vertically cut out half... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4650068 | Reinforcing structure for elastomeric article and article thereby obtained A flat reinforcing structure for elastomeric objects such as conveyor belts comprises a first series of parallel cords covered on one side by a second series of parallel cords which with respect to the first series are transversely disposed and whereby th... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4649776 | Extension for socket tool drive system A torque transmitting wrench assembly comprises a plurality of serially arranged gears positioned between a first tool gear and a second tool gear in a housing. Each of the serially arranged gears includes gear teeth defining an outer idler gear tooth per... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4648981 | Penetrating oil and method of preparation A penetrating oil comprises from about 1 to about 5 parts of a formula oil comprising a lubricating oil and surface active agents, the lubricating oil having a viscosity of about 135 to about 220 SSU. The formula oil is mixed with 20 parts to about 30 par... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4645241 | Laminating envelope A laminating envelope has first, second and third rectangular panels which are sequentially secured together along longitudinal edges. Each of the panels has a front and a rear surface and at least one of the panels is transparent. The first and second pa... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4645718 | Ferrous substrate with rubber adherent metal coating and method of making the same A rubber adherable ferrous substrate for use in reinforcing vulcanizable elastomeric products includes a cold worked steel wire having a brass alloy coating of specified compact structure on its surface. There is provided also a process for covering a ste... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4643087 | Process for monitoring the fullness of a compactor A system for monitoring the fullness of a compactor waste receiving container utilizes the back pressure generated by the compacted waste for determining the fullness of the container. The compactor ram is stopped when in the forward compacting position a... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4642970 | Reusable insulated box and method of manufacture A reusable insulated box includes a shipping container having a plurality of interconnected sides integral with a closed bottom and a sealable top. Bottom, top and side insert members are comprised of a rigid insulating material having at least an inner o... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4637164 | Squirrel guard An animal guard for tree trunks comprising an annular flexible plate having a central circular opening and a skirt portion completely around the central opening; at least one slot extending through the skirt forming the plate into a separable member havin... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4635391 | Fishing line gripping and release assembly for attachment to a floatation member A fishing line clamping and release assembly for attachment to a floatation member used to transport a fishing line to a remote fishing area of a body of water. The assembly includes superimposed members held together by magnetic force between which an in... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4636184 | Arbor guiding apparatus An arbor guiding apparatus is disclosed. It has a plurality of arbors arranged at least in two rows of arbors and in tandem on a rotary packing drum with respect to its axial direction. It also has a guiding device of the arbors in the radial direction. T... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4632595 | Quick-change coupler A quick-change coupler for the work implements of an excavator beam with an adjustable support frame (4) at the beam, said support frame receiving by means of a hook jaw a cross-pipe fixed to the tool. The hook (6) widens starting at its tip and is provid... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4632541 | Method of using photographic montage to make portrait photos in particular In a method for preparing in partiuclar portrait photos by means of montage, a torso specimen is combined with a head specimen previously cut-out along its contour and fitted to scale, and this combination is photographed. In order to prepare in simple an... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4627577 | Flow control system in shredding machine A flow control system in a tobacco shredding machine or the like having a conveyor means for conveying raw material under compression up to a shredding port and a rotary drum cutter adapted to rotate in close proximity to the shredding port and shred the ... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4625916 | Cylindrical inset for a binary atomizing nozzle A cylindrical inset forming a mixing chamber in a binary atomizing nozzle is mounted in a housing ahead of the nozzle discharge and is provided with radial boreholes. The liquid to be atomized, for instance water, and the atomizing gas, for instance air, ... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4624685 | Method and apparatus for optimizing power consumption in an electrostatic precipitator A process for optimizing the power consumption of electrostatic precipitators communicating with a boiler or the like includes a load indexed signal fed forward to a field power controller to approximate the required power levels. An optical transducer is... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4622612 | Electrolytic capacitor An electrolytic capacitor comprises an anode foil, a cathode foil, and an electrolytic paper interposed between the anode foil and cathode foil. The electrolytic paper is formed with a plurality of discontinuous projections on its one side and recesses co... | 11/11/1986 |
