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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5305195 | Interactive advertising system for on-line terminals There is disclosed a new system for providing advertising information into an interactive system having a plurality of remotely located terminals. Each terminal includes a video display unit, logic and a video storage medium such as a hard disc in additio... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5210969 | Moving advertising display A plurality of different advertising messages is displayed in a mechanical and repetitive manner. The size of the message is determined by the number of moveable panels used. A complete message can be shown on as little as two moveable panels or as many a... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5150949 | Simulated custom wheels A Simulated Custom Wheel suitable for vehicles having elongated studs, that can be removed and inserted without removing the wheel from the axle or requiring the insertion of a ring or plate between the lug nuts and wheel of the vehicle. The decorative wh... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5133750 | Synthetic sapphire intraocular lens There is disclosed a new and improved intraocular lens (IOL) for use by surgeons as a replacement for a person's cataractous lens. The disclosed lens is a synthetic sapphire lens having either a silicone or polyimide haptic thereby making the lens autocla... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5046492 | Clean room helmet system There is described an improved clean room helmet system including a helmet having an inlet port and an exhaust port. Connected to the inlet port is a portable and mobile pressure filtering system for suppling filtered air to the helmet. A separate portabl... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5042474 | Self-contained clean room respiration system with breathed air exhausting There is described an improved Clean Room System for use with a sterile surgical garment which includes a helmet having an inlet port and an exhaust port. Connected to the inlet port is a portable and mobile pressure filtering system for suppling filtered... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4986282 | Face shield system There is herein described an improved anti-infection shield system designed for the protection of all health care workers from accidental exposure to body fluids from virus infected patients whereby an ultra-light face shield protects the eyes, nose and o... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4942987 | Method of folding sterile surgical garments before and after sterilization A method for folding, sterilizing and using a garment of the type used in a lamina flow clean room without contaminating the sterile outside garment structure. The garment is folded in a preferred manner that places the garment more or less in a half insi... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4906247 | Intraocular lens insertion system A system and method for folding a soft, plastic intraocular lens (IOL) for use by surgeons as a replacement for a person's cataractic lens. The lens is placed on a jig. The surgeon inserts a pair of forceps into a hollow soft plastic tube which is stretch... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4901716 | Clean room helmet system There is described a portable and mobile clean room helmet system including a helmet having a removable face shield connected to a battery-powered filtering system for pulling air from within the helmet and exhausting filtered air to the outside environme... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4869044 | Method for applying heated roofing paper A method is described for applying roofing paper to a roof by first heating the roofing paper before the paper is applied to the roof, and then applying the heated roofing paper to the roof for final assembly. The applicator consists of a flat table bed a... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4851266 | Surface treatment of powderfree surgical gloves A method of halogenating the outer and inner surfaces of a latex article such as a glove or girdle to different degrees thereby providing different slippery coefficient surfaces on the outside and the inside of the article within the need of powders, resi... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4813083 | Helmet visor with water storage There is described a hollow visor capable of being removably attached to a safety helmet of the type used by motorcycle riders. The visor is filled with water and sealed. One end of small tube extends into the hollow portion of the visor with the other en... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4810269 | Point one micron filtering system A portable and mobile multi-stage filtering system is disclosed capable of filtering particulate of the size of one micron. An external canister filter capable of filtering down to at least 0.5 microns is connected to and located external to the cabinet o... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4806194 | Roofing paper applicator A method and apparatus is described for applying roofing paper to a roof by first heating and roofing paper before the paper is applied to the roof, and then applying the heated roofing paper to the roof for final assembly. The applicator consists of a fl... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4796783 | Dental floss dispenser There is described a Dental Floss Dispenser located in a unique holder capable of acting as a cap for a conventional tube of tooth paste. The cap contains an internal cylindrical member preferably having threads capable of mating with the threads on a tub... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4787681 | Simulated custom wheels A Simulated Custom Wheel suitable for automotive wheels or truck wheels is described and which is suitable for use on either Ford wheels of General Motor wheels. A unique retainer ring is placed against a decorative cover which is placed adjacent to the w... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4767359 | Safety electrical wall outlet A six plug safety receptacle is described that is designed to replace the standard double plug receptacle usually found in most homes and businesses. In one embodiment the receptacle is adapted to plug into a standard three prong receptacle. The face plat... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4748548 | Lighting fixture A linear lighting fixture primarily adapted for use with low voltage halogen lamps. The main fixture comprises a substantially U-shaped cross-section member having a pair of longitudinal ridges near the extremities and a plurality of identical light modul... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4742634 | Automatic slide guard An improved safety mechanism for an automatic pistol of the type using a slide for moving and ejecting cartridges. A substantially flat slide guard is fixedly attached to the safety lock and is mounted in a spaced apart relationship with respect to the mo... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4702658 | Apparatus for reducing installation forces and costs in a tapered bolt installation A stacked array comprising at least one or more similar or dissimilar metals or composites and having either a tapered bore or a tapered sleeve. A tapered bolt adapted to be inserted into the tapered bore and having a taper that is different from the tape... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4685920 | Intraocular lens A lens implant for use by surgeons as a replacement for a person's cataractic lens. The lens implant having a curved side and a plano side and in which the plano side has at least two arcuate ridges of variable height that varies from a minimum height at ... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4672377 | Check authorization system A check authorization and verification system for use by stores handling personal checks. A data base containing credit reference on all customers made accessible to the store and is accessed whenever the customer presents a card having a unique identifyi... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4667694 | Safety valve for compressed liquid gas A safety valve for compressed liquid gas fuel tanks that has no man-movable parts and is completely automatic during the filling procedure. A movable piston within the valve body is responsive to pressure developing within an expansion chamber. The expans... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4623367 | Smoke-free work area A smoke-free working area is described in connection with a table having a recirculating air system. The table base comprises a sealed air chamber pressurized by a motor and filter system. Openings located on the surface of the table allow air to be dispe... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4607622 | Fiber optic ocular endoscope An ocular endoscope having a minimum cross-section and designed primarily for use in treating, diagnosing and investigating problems associated with the eye. The probe associated with the endoscope comprises a first bundle of fiber optics carrying light f... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4597108 | Powderfree surgical gloves A latex article such as a glove or girdle having a halogenated outside surface to a first degree and a halogenated inside surface to a second degree thereby providing different slippery coefficient surfaces on the outside and the inside of the article wit... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4566449 | Elevated infant positioner A positioner for holding and supporting an infant in either a prone or supine position consisting of a wedge having a first plane at a given angle of at least 30 degrees that is contiguous with a second plane having an angle that is less than the angle of... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4554446 | Supermarket inventory control system and method A system and method for use in a supermarket utilizing code reading machine scanning equipment to verify compliance of coded redemption coupons and sale vouchers submitted by the public. All documents contain machine readable coded information defining th... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4413437 | Cartridge magazine An improved cartridge magazine constructed of high impact nylon resin and in which a spring urged follower pushes cartridges into a rifle into which the casing is inserted. The follower is attached to the spring which prevents fore and aft movement of the... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4413698 | Battery operated hydraulic vehicle This invention relates to a battery controlled vehicle having a long operating time between battery recharging cycles. The vehicle is hydraulically operated and controlled by means of a variable displacement control and at constant pressure. A battery ope... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4385322 | Pattern recognition apparatus and method Video information obtained in real time is clocked and digitized according to light intensity. Changing light intensities are adaptively determined to vary the threshold level for determining black and white signals. The scene to be used as a reference is... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4346917 | Checkbook accounting system A checkbook register and account record journal system having simplified parameters by utilizing the conventional checkbook entries as an essential part of the journal. The checkbook register sheets are detachably detached along one edge only and used in ... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4320637 | Key removable cylinder assembly from locket A cylinder assembly complete with cylinder plug is located within the outside door handle of a lockset. A washer having a diameter greater than the diameter of the plug is mounted on the rearmost portion of the plug so as to form a shoulder portion. A slo... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4318193 | Flexible deodorant ring holder A flexible arcuate shaped holder having an adjustable outside diameter for holding a rigid deodorant ring having a fixed outside diameter in a sink drain is described. The flexible holder is not continuous and has an open segment thereby allowing the outs... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4311435 | Balanced power transmission device A balanced power transmission device having specific utility for windmill applications utilizing conventional propellers on a horizontal shaft. The horizontal propeller shaft is located on a tower and drives a pair of freely rotating gears in opposite dir... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4300487 | Rotary engine A lightweight rotary engine of novel design having a sealed inner portion that allows the engine to assume any attitude during operation. The bottommost portion of each piston contains a bearing roller that is urged against a fixed eccentric post which ca... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4297690 | Earthquake alarm system An earthquake alarm system detects lateral impulse movements of a building or other structure and generates an audible sound as a result of the lateral detector moving beyond a preset limit. The lateral detector comprises a solid inertial mass that detect... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4285522 | Pattern game Two sets of rectangular shaped tiles in the form of dominoes are provided. Each set of tiles are divided in half to form perfect squares. Each square of the first set are provided with separate identifiable indicia such as color or touch. One square of ea... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4275015 | Carburetor with manual selectable fuel metering jets A modular addition to a modular constructed carburetor is disclosed having a manually adjustable control for selecting any of a plurality of fuel jets. A plurality of jets located in the modular addition are individually selectable from a remote location ... | 06/23/1981 |
