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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5004248 | Unitized seal with unitizing joint remote from seal lip A unitized seal includes a unitizing joint which is remotely spaced from a seal lip. The seal requires only two stampings with one elastomeric element bonded to one of the stampings. The remaining stamping forms a one piece wear sleeve having a first sect... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4944275 | Fuel injector train with variable injection rate A fuel injector train having a variable injection rate includes a fuel injector having a plunger and a plunger biasing device having a predetermined spring rate for controlling the injection rate of the injector. A cam assembly is mounted to impart force ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4759708 | Apparatus for extrusion blow molding of compartmented containers using dual cooled blow pins An extrusion blow molding apparatus of the type having a parison tube extruder and at least one blowing station for producing a dual-compartment container as an improvement for increasing the rate at which containers can be produced, wherein a cooling liq... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4751430 | Spark plug connector having transformer, capacitor, and spark gap In a spark plug connector for a high-voltage distributor-less high-voltage capacitor ignition system, comprising an ignition transformer and a storage capacitor connected on the secondary side to the ignition transformer, the spark plug connector is made ... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4751125 | Composite panel having a drip groove In a composite panel with a core plate (1), a cover plate (2) glued to the upper side of core plate (1), an edge strip glued to an edge (4) of the core plate (1) and a protective sheet (3) or the like glued to the underside of the core plate (1) in which ... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4749227 | Preassembled installation unit for sliding and lifting roofs of motor vehicles Preassembled installation unit for sliding and lifting roofs of motor vehicles of the type wherein a fixed roof surface has a roof opening that is openable and closable by a cover, the opening being surrounded in front and on the sides by a frame, which e... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4749338 | Side channel blower A side channel blower of the type used as a combustion air blower for motor vehicle heaters wherein a vaned impeller compresses air within a channel formed in a blower. The blower housing has an inlet opening and a discharge opening, between which there i... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4749225 | Vehicle roof Vehicle roof, particularly for passenger vehicles, connected to whose roof there are side panels forming roof struts. The connection areas between the roof panel and side panels are downwardly offset and are respectively covered by a molded strip. The roo... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4749142 | Webbing retractor A webbing retractor for use in a seatbelt system for a vehicle designed to protect an occupant when an emergency situation of the vehicle occurs. When the occupant has a webbing fastened after it has been substantially fully rewound, if an acceleration se... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4748780 | Composite panels and methods of making composite panels A composite panel, with a core member; a cover plate glued to the upper side of the core member, and also a cover plate glued to the lower side; and with an edge strip secured to the rim of the core member. The composite panel substantially avoids dimensi... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4747274 | Device for cooling beverage containers, particularly bottles A device for cooling beverage containers, particularly bottles, having a receiver unit with an inclined upper surface, and at least one cooling element that is removable from the receiver unit. A receiving chamber is located beneath the upper support surf... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4746421 | Density classification of particulate materials by elutriation methods This specification relates to a counter-flow sedimentation separator and process which is designed to separate mixed particulate materials on either side of a present cutoff density and to a method of separating such materials. The separator has been desi... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4746165 | Vehicle roof having an operating device for swinging and sliding a cover Vehicle roof with an operating device of the type having a cover arrangement with at least one cover which, from a position in which it closes a roof opening, can be swung into a raised position from which it can then be slid back. On both sides of the ro... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4744217 | Particle separator arrangement in an exhaust pipe of a diesel engine In an exhaust gas pipe of a diesel engine, a particle separator serving for reduction of the particle emission of the diesel engine by exhaust gas aftertreatment, a burner by which the particle separator can be regenerated by means of hot fuel gases deliv... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4743179 | Electromagnetically activated piston pump A piston pump, in accordance with several embodiments, comprises a suction chamber into which fluid medium enters from an inlet line via a suction valve, beginning at the outset of a delivery stroke of the piston pump, without a build-up of intake negativ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4742586 | Elevation system for a bed assembly A system for elevating the head portion of a bed assembly defined by a mattress and a box spring foundation, including a double pivot hinge secured to the border wires on either side of the mattress, a double linkage hinge secured to the upper border wire... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4742203 | Package assembly and method for storing and microwave heating of food A packaged arrangement (1) contains a tray (4) which is convertible into a heating stand by inversion thereof. The walls of the tray are of a material that is transparent to microwave energy, but a support wall (10) which forms a bottom of the tray and to... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4741063 | Suspension bridge structure with flutter damping means The invention concerns a suspension bridge comprising an essentially flat main structure, the upper surface of which forms the roadway for the transport means crossing the bridge, and a suspension structure formed of a plurality of catenary wires connecte... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4740156 | Ignition spark emitter and fuel operated heating device equipped therewith An ignition spark emitter for a fuel operated heating device has two electrodes which are addressed by a transformer and deliver ignition sparks. The ignition electrodes are secured at a housing of the ignition spark emitter which also contains the transf... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4738470 | Automatic seatbelt system for vehicle An automatic seatbelt system for a vehicle, which is designed to restrain the body of an occupant when an emergency situation of the vehicle occurs, has a slider which retains one end of a webbing and which is movable along a guide rail laid on the body o... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4738323 | Thrust bearing and cone locking assembly for rock drill bit A thrust bearing and cone locking assembly for rotatably mounting the cutter cones on a rock drill bit is provided. The assembly includes a dual function thrust bearing and cone retainer capable of absorbing radial thrust and axial thrust in opposite dire... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4736312 | Arrangement for the determination of movement sequences in running disciplines A system with pressure sensors (5, 12), transmitters (8, 16, 18) and receivers (10, 21) provided in running shoes (2, 3) that upon the shoes (2, 3) leaving or contacting the ground (14) emit and/or receive respective signals (S1, S2, S3, S4). Signals (S1,... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4735106 | Brake operating device for bicycles A brake operating device comprising a housing having a bearing portion, an operating lever supported by a pivot on the bearing portion, and a coiled return spring having a pair of engaging portions extending from the axial opposite ends of its coil portio... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4733053 | Glow element In a glow element with a glow tube (30) closed at the outer end, in which there at least two series-connected resistors (10, 11), whereby one of the at least two resistors being conductively connected by one end to the closed end of the glow tube and the ... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4732346 | Lock mechanism for webbing retractor A lock mechanism for a webbing retractor is designed to prevent unwinding of an occupant restraining webbing for a vehicle when an emergency situation of the vehicle occurs. The lock mechanism has a lock wheel adapted to rotate by means of biasing force i... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4730874 | Seat for vehicle A seat for use in a vehicle equipped with an automatic seatbelt system includes a seat cushion for supporting the buttocks of an occupant. The seat cushion is provided with a passage for a webbing of the seatbelt system. Accordingly, it is possible to pre... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4729523 | Locking mechanism for webbing retractor A lock mechanism for a webbing retractor prevents an occupant restraining webbing from being wound off from a webbing takeup shaft when a vehicular emergency occurs. The lock mechanism is provided with a member to which the rotational force of the takeup ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4729443 | Weighing scale with protection and secondary checking system A protection and secondary checking system for a weighing scale having a scale platform which is spaced peripherally from a support to form an intervening space. The protection and secondary checking system is supported on both the scale platform and the ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4728146 | Lifting and/or sliding roof for installation in vehicles A roof having a cover that is displaceable by lifting and/or sliding and/or removable for vehicles has a frame that, as a whole, is disposed below the solid roof skin of the vehicle and is supported against the interior side thereof. A seal, running along... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4727857 | Device for producing pulsating magnetic fields for therapeutic purposes A device for producing pulsating magnetic fields comprises a substrate rotatable about an axis and having disposed thereon at least one pair of magnets with a direction of magnetization substantially parallel to the rotational axis such that rotation of t... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4727814 | Interchangeable driveable leading or trailing railway car An inseparable railroad train unit comprises three cars and is adapted for use selectively as a self propelled unit and as an after-coupled unit in a passenger train of the through-passage type. At least the front end of the train unit has a central windo... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4727660 | Shoe for rehabilitation purposes A shoe for rehabilitation purposes, particularly for wear in connection with foot injuries and/or after foot surgery is designed such that patients with foot injuries or after foot surgery can remove rigid supports like plaster casts, orthotics, or the li... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4727891 | Ignition system An ignition system having a low voltage source serving as a starting point for producing of an ignition voltage at least one ignition spark gap via at least one ignition branch, said branch including a said ignition spark gap, a high voltage capacitor, a ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4726514 | Heating device A heating device, particularly an auxiliary vehicle heating device, in which there are disposed, a first temperature sensor at the inlet, and a second temperature sensor at the outlet of the heating device. The outputs of the two temperature sensors are c... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4726126 | Shoe, particularly intended for rehabilitation purposes A shoe having an upper portion with a slit opening, through which an insert is placed or placeable into the shoe upper between its upper material and the lining portion, specifically intended for the purpose of rehabilitation, which shoe is designed such ... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4724152 | Low fat cream cheese product and method for making An imitation cream cheese product suitable for low calorie and low fat diets, having a fat content of about 2 to 9% by weight, preferably 6 to 9% by weight, and a method for making such a product having the appearance, texture and taste of cream cheese is... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4722476 | Apparatus for axially aligning a vehicle An apparatus for positioning an automobile in an extremely limited area such as that in a parking lot. The apparatus has a pair of carriages for carrying left and right wheels of the vehicle and movable in the breadthwise direction of the vehicle, a pair ... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4722552 | Apparatus for retaining intermediate portion of webbing A webbing intermediate portion retaining apparatus for use in an automatic seatbelt system for a vehicle arranged such that, when an occupant enters the vehicle, an occupant restraining webbing is automatically fastened to the occupant's body, whereas, wh... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4721247 | High pressure unit fuel injector A fuel injector of the open nozzle type, which is capable of achieving SAC pressures in excess of 30,000 psi during injection. The injector assembly of the preferred embodiments includes a plunger assembly having three plungers arranged to form a hydrauli... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4719934 | Stable lightweight shelter structure A lightweight, portable shelter structure is provided having an aerodynamically stable configuration which is particularly resistant to wind loads. The stability of the shelter structure results from the construction of the canopy portion wall panels and ... | 01/19/1988 |
