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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6698834 | Seat connection mechanism A seat connection mechanism having a saddle bracket portion and a pin portion is provided. The saddle bracket portion includes an inner pivot channel, an occupied position stop, an unoccupied position stop, and an outer surface which extends between the o... | 03/02/2004 |
| 5491092 | Sterilizer test method and apparatus The operation of a steam sterilizer is monitored by a test unit and a controller which together comprise a system which can be operated in two principal method schemes: (1) the testing for completeness of air removal from a sterilizer chamber, and (2) the... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5469964 | Multiple syringe unsheathing and resheathing device A device for unsheathing and resheathing multiple syringe needles is disclosed. The syringe has a needle and a removable sheath covering the needle. The sheath has a predetermined cross sectional dimension. The device has a housing having a plurality of s... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5394503 | Optical fiber connection monitoring apparatus, patch panel control system and method of using same An optical patch panel system is described wherein incoming and outgoing optical fibers are connected to fixed port locations of an optical fiber patch panel. This panel has a plurality of ports formed of optical fiber and electrical couplings. A pluralit... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5285968 | Water distribution yoke for tree cultivation A one-piece molded water chamber in the form of an annulus having a large open segment which permits the chamber to serve as a yoke which can be positioned on the ground surrounding the trunk of small trees at the base of the trunk. The water chamber is m... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5246314 | Bottle air conveyor with adjustable guides An air conveyor for articles having outwardly extending flanges. The air conveyor includes a plenum chamber having a base portion, walls extending from said base portion to form a conveying channel, flange guides mounted to said walls for supporting artic... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5210498 | Detector for locating underground cables and faults therein using high-powered electromagnet A method and an apparatus for locating from above the ground or water the position of or cable fault in a cable buried underground or underwater. An alternating magnetic field generated by high-powered electromagnet or a rotating magnet induces an indicat... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5199255 | Selective gas-phase nox reduction in gas turbines Nitrogen oxides are reduced in gas turbines by selective, gas-phase reaction with urea. This is enabled in a preferred embodiment by injecting urea as an aqueous solution of droplet sizes and concentration effective to assure selective gas phase reactions... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5198050 | Composite combination bead and bead filler A pneumatic tire having an annular band is provided, the annular band for reinforcing a bead portion and a sidewall portion of the pneumatic tire. In one embodiment, the annular band comprises a plurality of filaments having a high extensional modulus of ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5194140 | Electroplating composition and process The invention presented relates to (a) novel complexes of cobalt salts and copolymers of maleic anhydride, ethylenediamine and epichlorohydrin; (b) electroplating compositions for deposit of zinc-cobalt alloys wherein the cobalt is employed in the form of... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5160579 | Process for manufacturing printed circuit employing selective provision of solderable coating The areas of a printed circuit where electrical components are to be solder connected, such as throughholes, surrounding pads and surface mount areas, are selectively provided with a metal coating (e.g., tin-lead) which preserves and promotes solderabilit... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5132038 | Composition for preparing printed circuit through-holes for metallization Disclosed herein are compositions for use in a process for preparing the surfaces of through-holes in printed circuit boards (especially multilayer printed circuit boards) preparatory to a treatment of the through-holes with an alkaline permanganate solut... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5129765 | Air conveyor deck having protuberances An air conveyor is provided comprising a plenum chamber including a deck plate, a plurality of first apertures in the deck plate for directing air from the plenum chamber to convey articles, and a plurality of protuberances extending from the deck plate f... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5126933 | Self-learning memory unit for process controller and self-updating function generator A device and method are described with which a function generator output can be automatically obtained based on a meaningful reference input signal and updated as required in conjunction with a controller which regulates a process such as a variable eleme... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5074744 | Apparatus for article handling An article handling apparatus is provided for arranging a mass of randomly supplied articles into a group and moving the group from a group arranging area to a group loading area. The apparatus comprises retractable pattern forming pins closable to halt a... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5074117 | Air handling system The invention provided relates to a process and system for treating the air in a building involving providing a series of air passages through the building; generating a flow of air through said series of air passages; cooling said air flow by means of at... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5044088 | Concentricity measuring device The invention provides an improved device for checking the concentricity of a cylindrical workpiece. The device comprises replaceable pin members detachably mounted in parallel V-shaped supporting members, the upper surfaces of the pin members forming lin... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5029757 | Auto-fold sprayer The invention herein discloses an improved and unique new sprayer implement for spraying crops. The sprayer comprises two wing booms, a left and a right which are controlled independently from one another by hydraulic cylinders. The sprayer is capable of ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5023727 | Method and device for producing a substantially continuous composite video signal This invention relates to methods for forming a substantially continuous composite video signal. A method for forming a composite signal comprises providing a video signal preprogrammed with data, reading or decoding and storing the data, determining wher... | 06/11/1991 |
| 5009306 | Printed circuit board conveyor and method This invention relates to a conveyor having endless ropes for frictionally transporting articles. The conveyor comprises at least one linear conveyor and a transfer mechanism. Each linear conveyor includes endless conveying ropes and at least two conveyor... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4983059 | Dispenser for cosmetic preparations An improved cosmetic preparation dispenser is provided which comprises a hollow body forming an elongated chamber for containing the preparation therein in a shape corresponding to the chamber. A holder member is slidably mounted inside the hollow body fo... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4978275 | Computer controlled article handling device An improved palletizer is provided for receiving successive groups of articles in a pattern forming area and transferring the groups in succession to a stacking area on a pallet. A servocontrolled sweep system transfers article groups from the pattern for... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4976760 | Porous ceramic article for use as a filter for removing particulates from diesel exhaust gases A filtering element for use in trapping particulates from a diesel exhaust gas, made up of a porous refractory ceramic body of predominant open-cell porosity prepared by firing an aluminosilicate hydrogel-bonded porous ceramic composition, and preferably ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4965431 | Sweep welding method and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for welding a tube to a tube plate such as in a vehicular radiator core are provided wherein a tube end formed by a tube end sidewall protrudes through an aperture in the plate to provide a joint for welding the sidewall to the plat... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4961492 | Article carrying conveyor and wearstrip set therefor A set of rail facing strips is provided for use with an article carrying conveyor system, the facing strip set comprising a rail facing member for affixing to opposing conveyor guide rails for establishing at least one section of said conveyor where a con... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4931148 | Method for manufacture of printed circuit boards Printed circuit boards containing thru-holes requiring metallization are manufactured by first applying to the board material an alkaline strippable resist in a predetermined desired pattern, thereafter applying material catalytic to subsequent metallizat... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4924578 | Adaptor to convert a screw gun to a rotary cutter The present invention relates to an adaptor for converting a rotary power tool with a driving bit to a rotary cutter. The adaptor is particularly useful for making a conventional rotary screw gun into a gypsum wall board cutter. On one end of the adaptor ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4900572 | Multi-orifice coextrusion method The present invention presents a dual-textured pet food as well as a multi-orifice coextrusion apparatus and method for the use of the multi-orifice coextrusion apparatus for preparing the dual-textured pet food of the invention. The multi-orifice coextru... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4897005 | Gutted U-nut A fastener clip is adapted to be pushed onto an edge of sheet materials of varying thicknesses. The clip has two legs. The first leg has cut from it a U-shaped elongated tongue with an elongate aperture which is between the two legs; the tongue is gutted ... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4892562 | Diesel fuel additives and diesel fuels containing soluble platinum group metal compounds and use in diesel engines The invention provides diesel fuel additive compositions comprising solutions of diesel fuel-soluble platinum group metal compounds in solvents miscible in the fuel, the platinum group metal complex being present in an amount sufficient to supply from 0.0... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4878947 | Method for manufacture of porous refractory articles The alkali metal content of unfired porous ceramic shapes is substantially reduced by treatment with water to remove excess alkali and treatment with a dilute aqueous solution of an ammonium salt, preferably ammonium chloride, to exchange ammonium ion for... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4863758 | Catalyst solutions for activating non-conductive substrates and electroless plating process Disclosed are an improved activation composition for preparing substrates for metallization in an electroless plating bath. Also disclosed is an improved process for activating substrates prior to metallization and an improved process for metallizing empl... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4858273 | Door stop having multiple mounting positions A door stop for mounting on a hinge pin of a hinged door is disclosed and comprises a body including at one end portion thereof at least two apertures for receiving the hinge pin. Two bumpers are secured with respect to said body, each bumper being spaced... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4854485 | Pistons for pressure-dispensing containers A piston for a pressure-dispensing container such as a cartridge for an extrusion gun has its closure panel formed of a central portion (34) arranged to receive the applied extrusion forces, and an annular and frustoconical outer portion (40) arranged to ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4846906 | Methods for the manufacture of porous ceramic shapes containing membraneous surfaces Described herein are porous ceramic articles comprised of a porous ceramic body portion (of either predominantly open- or predominantly closed-cell porosity) having, integral with pre-selected surfaces thereof, a thin porous ceramic membrane layer which i... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4843297 | Microprocessor speed controller An AC Motor Speed Controller used to control the Speed, Torque and Horsepower of an AC motor. It allows the speed of the motor to be adjusted to the desired level and is calibrated to develop the desired torque, either automatically through load feedback ... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4834625 | Ceramic sound dampening encasement for fluid pump An improved fluid pump provided with a ceramic encasement that substantially reduces noise and vibration, resulting in improved acoustic characteristics.... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4832234 | Plug An improved plug for an aperture such as the paint drain hole in an automotive body comprises an integral flat body having two opposed aligning protuberances and two opposed engaging protuberances formed adjacent the edge of the body. At least one engagin... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4803059 | Process for the reduction of nitrogen oxides in an effluent using a hydroxy amino hydrocarbon A process for the reduction of the concentration of nitrogen oxides is in effluent from the combustion of a carbonaceous fuel is presented. The process comprises injecting a treatment agent comprising a hydroxy amino hydrocarbon into an effluent at an eff... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4770357 | Arrangement for storage of the fibers of glass-fiber cables in distribution devices in a telecommunication network An apparatus is described for the storage of the fibers of glass-fiber cables (23) in distribution devices in a telecommunication network, such as, for example, in casings (9) of end distributors or distribution frames (10). In order to be able to store, ... | 09/13/1988 |
