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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4531640 | Frame for supporting circuit boards An improvement to frames for supporting circuit boards is disclosed and includes a circuit board support member controllably positionable within the confines of the frame to support a circuit board which does not run the full length of the frame. The supp... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4524607 | System and method for locating leaking tubes A system and method for detecting, and then specifically locating, a leaking tube or tubes from among a plurality of tubes which extend through a chamber and are accessible at their opposite ends from outside the chamber, such as, for example, cooling tub... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4510124 | System for recovery of CO2 from flue gases containing SO2 An improved system for recovering CO2 from flue gases containing SO2 at low CO2 partial pressure. The system includes the use of K2 CO3 as the solvent, regeneration of the solvent, and removal of SO | 04/09/1985 |
| 4504757 | Contact-charge motor and generator An electro-mechanical device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy and vice versa, which advantageously utilizes the phenomenon known as contact charging. A metallic first member is urged into intimate abutting contact along a surface th... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4489425 | Means and method for determining residual stress on a polycrystalline sample by X-ray diffraction A polycrystalline sample is irradiated with a collimated beam of substantially monochromatic X-ray radiation to form a diffraction come which extends and expands outwardly from the sample. A substantially planar, two-dimensional, position sensitive detect... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4487675 | Magnetically-assisted sputtering method for producing vertical recording media Disclosed is a method for producing vertical recording media by using magnetically-assisted sputtering apparatus to sputter from a magnetic target while selected portions of the target are heated to a temperature at or above Curie. Also disclosed are impr... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4441783 | Vessel navigation lights Optical elements for vessel navigation lights, providing improved and inexpensive means for achieving uniform, luminous intensity over a sharply bounded horizontal arc of visibility, and also for achieving a desired vertical arc of visibility, comprise me... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4430089 | Process for imparting flame retardancy to fabrics A process for effecting flame retardation of fibrous structures, such as fabrics, particularly fabrics made from mixtures of natural and synthetic fibers, such as cotton and nylon. The process includes the steps of contacting the fabric to be treated with... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4426275 | Sputtering device adaptable for coating heat-sensitive substrates Disclosed herein is means adapted for use in combination with magnetically-enhanced sputtering devices whereby said devices are rendered more useful for sputter-coating substrates susceptible to heat-induced deterioration. Said means comprises a screen-li... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4425746 | Inverted roof system A roof structure wherein a water impermeable membrane is fabricated upon a roof deck and a thermal insulation layer affixed upon the membrane. The insulation layer is thereafter coated with a suitable adhesive material and particles of inorganic particula... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4414087 | Magnetically-assisted sputtering method for producing vertical recording media Disclosed is a method for producing vertical recording media by using magnetically-assisted sputtering apparatus to sputter from a magnetic target while selected portions of the target are heated to a temperature at or above Curie. Also disclosed are impr... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4395786 | Adjustable support frame for an adjustable bed or the like Disclosed herein is an adjustable support frame for an adjustable bed or the like comprising an articulable load-bearing portion having a head element articulably connected to said base, a middle element articulably connected to said head element, and a f... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4373508 | Adjustable means for supporting combustible material Disclosed herein is an improved means particularly adapted for supporting combustible material in a preferred geometrical relationship during the combustion thereof, said means being especially suited for burning logs, tightly rolled newspapers, or the li... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4369048 | Method for treating gaseous effluents emitted from a nuclear reactor A method is disclosed herein for treating the gaseous effluents emitted from a nuclear reactor, said method being adaptable for treating either gaseous effluents produced during normal reactor operations or combustible and fission product gases released a... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4367871 | Articulable training device for racquet sports and the like An articulable training device, particularly adapted for continuously reinforcing proper stroking or serving techniques necessary to successfully play various racquet sports such as tennis, is disclosed herein and comprises a tennis racquet having an elon... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4367519 | Vessel navigation lights Optical elements for vessel navigation lights, providing improved and inexpensive means for achieving uniform, luminous intensity over a sharply bounded horizontal arc of visibility, and also for achieving a desired vertical arc of visibility, comprise me... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4357704 | Disc or slab laser apparatus employing compound parabolic concentrator An improved laser apparatus is provided wherein a laser and a pump source comprising an array of GaAs or GaAlAs light emitting laser diodes or of excimer fluorescors or lasers which emits a large cross section beam of generally collimated pumping radiatio... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4345916 | Means and method for removing airborne particulates from an aerosol stream Disclosed herein is a method for removing airborne particulates from an aerosol stream by first humidifying said aerosol with steam, and then cooling said aerosol with water to saturation temperature. Thereafter, the saturated aerosol is adiabatically coo... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4337937 | Arm muscle exerciser device A rotatively manipulable arm, hand and wrist exercise device comprising at least two grippable handle elements surmounted upon a longitudinally extended shaft having means at one end thereof to retain said handles in abutting relationship. Said shaft furt... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4332348 | Currency reception and storage device A device adapted to receive and store all manner of currency, comprising an exterior housing providing security for the currency collected therein, a coin receptacle, a bill receptacle for stacking paper currency in a compact and aligned bundle or stack, ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4327565 | Combination lock mechanism An improved combination lock mechanism including a dial adapted for removable securement thereto. Mechanically connecting a conventional wheel pack and drive cam combination to a lock cam is a locking lever pivotally secured at a point intermediate the op... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4322276 | Method for producing an inhomogeneous film for selective reflection/transmission of solar radiation A sputtered thin film coating characterized by a stepwise and/or variable refractive index as a function of film depth. By means of an in-line assembly of planar magnetrons, each magnetron essentially isolated from the others but for a region of sputterin... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4303248 | Manually directed coin game Disclosed herein is an amusement game wherein coins are dropped onto a flat surface over which a vertical dam is horizontally translated. The vertical dam translates over a portion of the flat surface and will thus drop certain of the accumulated coins ov... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4278703 | Method and means for producing fluorocarbon finishes on fibrous structures An improved process and apparatus is provided for imparting chemically bonded fluorocarbon finishes to textiles. In the process, the textiles are contacted with a gaseous mixture of fluoroolefins in an inert diluent gas in the presence of ultraviolet ligh... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4272936 | Inverted roof system A roof structure wherein a water impermeable membrane is fabricated upon a roof deck and a thermal insulation layer affixed upon the membrane. The insulation layer is thereafter coated with a suitable adhesive material and particles of inorganic particula... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4272082 | Coin projecting amusement device An amusement device wherein coins may be controllably deposited upon a surface having a multiplicity of surface interruption means thereon. A vertical dam synchronously translates over at least a portion of said surface and pushes said deposited coins aga... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4261355 | Constant positive pressure breathing apparatus An anesthetist's device for inducing constant positive pressure within the airway passages of a patient, adaptable for use with a mouthpiece, a mask, or in conjunction with an endotracheal tube. Said device comprises a hollow, cylindrical channel serving ... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4252588 | Method for fabricating a reinforced composite An improved method for the fabrication of a reinforced composite. The method includes assembling rigid rods into a geometric structure such that all interstitial voids are interconnected, infiltrating the geometric structure with particles, impregnating t... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4246042 | Fixed solar energy concentrator An apparatus for the concentration of solar energy upon a fixed array of solar cells. A transparent material is overlayed upon the cell array, and a diffuse reflective coating is applied to the surface area of the transparent medium in between cells. Radi... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4237583 | Locking clips for security wallets and the like A security wallet be attached to the waistband of a person's garment for disposition between the person's body and the garment is securely but detachably mounted to the waistband by a locking device comprising an inverted U-shaped clip, at least one latch... | 12/09/1980 |
