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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4809858 | Composite closure cap with removal torque control A composite closure cap is described comprising a molded plastic ring and a separate disc-like cover. The cover includes a gasket for sealing. Tapered friction surfaces on the plastic ring and on the cover interact to provide for the control of the closur... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4803031 | Method and apparatus for molding a closure cap An improved molded closure cap is described which has a softer sealing portion and a relatively hard closure engaging portion. The cap is molded using two differing plastics where the container engaging portion is molded of a softer seal-forming plastic a... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4799915 | Radio-controlled robot operator for battery-powered toys A radio-controlled, battery-powered robot operator for interchangeable operation of battery-powered toys. The robot operator performs the operations performed by actual operators of actual vehicles and other machines, e.g., the operation of a gear shift l... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4799663 | Feeding mechanism A feeding mechanism for stacking and moving sheets of paper and the like in which sheets are moved to a stacking area where they are held stationary and accumulate in a stack. The stack is released and moved away from the stacking area after a predetermin... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4787192 | Mechanism for folding an envelope around an insert A mechanism for automatically feeding individual pre-cut sheets and stuffing a personalized letter or some other pre-cut insert into a personalized envelope. The mechanism has means to permit additional inserts to be automatically added to the envelope an... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4784139 | Needle guide instrument A surgical instrument having a suture needle guide at one end and an instrument gripping and guiding handle at the other end. The instrument has a general longitudinal axis. The handle is elongated and curved along its length away from the longitudinal ax... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4782968 | Composite closure and method of manufacture An improved composite closure is described which has a cover portion which is at least partially plastic and a molded plastic ring portion. The molded ring also permits the cover to be inserted from the top of the ring rather than just upwardly over the r... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4781112 | Apparatus for printing hollow containers Apparatus for printing or decorating containers including generally rectangular containers with labels or other decoration and for operating at high speeds using two or more in-feeding lines of the containers. The containers are supported on rotatable hol... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4772166 | Dual expansion anchor A dual expansion anchor comprising a pair of inner and outer expansion fasteners connected to each other by means of a screw-threaded connecting tie, said expansion fasteners being adjustable on the connecting tie to adjust to the spaced positions of an i... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4772004 | Feeding mechanism A mechanism for feeding sheets having a feed belt on front and rear rollers. A singulator assembly overlying and in contact with the feed belt. An auxiliary roller interposed between said front and rear rollers, with the singulation assembly in contact wi... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4760866 | Combination stop and pressure reducing valve and stop cock version For purposes of the stop of flow of water and the reduction of excess pressure in potable or sanitary water supply pipe lines, a Combination Stop and Pressure Reducing valve having one bonnet only. This combination valve, of the same size as the conventio... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4748735 | Method of manufacturing tamper evident composite closure An improved composite closure is described which includes a cover portion and a molded plastic ring portion. The plastic ring portion is molded by a new method with top tool core removal which permits formation of inwardly directed tabs or fishhooks on th... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4748746 | Recoilable tape shock absorber A tape measure having a recoilable tape mounted within a cartridge. The free end of the recoilable tape extends out of the mouth and has a finger-grip extending therefrom to permit the tape to be extended from within the cartridge through said mouth. A sp... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4746014 | Golf club protective device A tubular protective device for storing golf clubs in golf bags which is adapted to rise above the level of the other tubes in the bag when a golf club is removed from the tube thereby permitting the user to readily locate the tube to which the golf club ... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4733856 | Mechanism for forming personalized envelopes and inserts A mechanism in which a personalized letter assembly is printed with a name and a personalized insert assembly is printed with the same name and the two are united into an envelope and in which the insert may be either a personalized letter or a personaliz... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4731717 | Support structure for plate glass lamp shades An insert strip which is detachably insertable into a receiver strip so as to form a plate shelf to retain the side walls of the plate glass panels of a lampshade. A lower support which has a retainer ridge which conforms to the shape of the lower wall of... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4729741 | Safety socket An upper and a lower body having three sockets, two on the upper portion and one on the center of the bottom face of the lower body. Each socket has a slide cover which fits into a track and which can slide back and forth to align and disalign with conduc... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4716708 | Means for sealing containers Improved means are described for sealing thin-walled and relatively flexible containers. The improvements are made in straight line sealing machines which include side belt arrangements which encapsulate the filled containers and which also provide means ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4708683 | Toy car carrier A toy car carrier having handles which are movable between inoperative and operative positions. When in operative positions, the handles may be held to carry or propel the toy car carrier and to confine the toy cars to the toy car carrier. When the handle... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4705551 | Test tube making and end coating A machine for making and painting test tubes by painting open-ended tubes and then fusing and severing them to form individual test tubes. Substitutable paint applicators varying in width, adjustable in location relative to the open-ended tubes, apply paint th... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4700858 | Plastic enclosure having living hinges A hollow vertical cyliner is open at its lower end. A deck having an opening communicating with the interior of the cylinder seals the upper end of the cylinder. A cap for the top end has essentially the same shape and size as the top end. The cap has a f... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4694632 | Mechanism for folding an envelope around an insert A mechanism for automatically feeding individual pre-cut sheets and stuffing a personalized letter or some other pre-cut insert into a personalized envelope. The mechanism has means to permit additional inserts to be automatically added to the envelope an... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4694970 | Tamper evident composite closure An improved composite closure is described which includes a cover portion and a molded plastic ring portion. The plastic ring portion is molded by a new method with top tool core removal which permits formation of inwardly directed tabs or fishhooks on th... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4694631 | Mechanism for folding an envelope around an insert A mechanism for automatically feeding individual pre-cut sheets and stuff a personalized letter or some other pre-cut inset into a personalized envelope. The mechanism has means to permit additional inserts to be automatically added to the envelope and to... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4693609 | Mechanism for and method of agricultural chemical formulation A mechanism for agricultural chemical formulation including a mixing tank and a dispersion tank. A rotatable shar blade is mounted within the dispersion tank which has a bottom wall and a side wall. The formulation is transferred from the mixing tank into... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4690481 | Coaxial coupling A coaxial connector is described which has an improved plug pin and shell construction wherein the conventional machined pins and shells are replaced with stamped and drawn members providing for simpler manufacture, improved electrical and spring retentio... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4687636 | Separative scintillation proximity assay This invention relates to the use of differential separative properties and modified assay containers in improving the convenience of separative scintillation proximity assay (SSPA) and extending its range of practical application.... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4680835 | Sport shoe lacing device A lacing device in which the adjusting and maintaining of the vamp can be conveniently achieved. The device is slidably attached at an appropriate position to a lace such that it can be moved upward or downward as desired.... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4674375 | Mechanism for slitting and merging sheets A mechanism for slitting a sheet into a number of individual smaller sheets and thereafter merging the smaller sheets together and mechanism for adjusting the angle of merge.... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4669561 | Motor-driven cart transmission mechanism A main transmission gear secured to the end of the main transmission shaft which transmits power to another shaft by engaging a bevel gear secured to that shaft. The power is subsequently transmitted to the driving wheel by means of a chain to two sprocke... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4669622 | Plastic enclosure for container employing three living hinges A hollow vertical cylinder is open at its lower end. A deck having an open communicating with the interior of the cylinder seals the upper end of the cylinder. A cap for the upper end has essentially the same shape and size as the top end. The cap has a f... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4662363 | Accupressure probe positioner An acupressure probe positioner having a frame assembly with a plurality of acupressure probes mounted therein. Each probe being adjustable vertically and horizontally to conform to the body contours of a patient.... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4660720 | Modular display package A package is described which includes individual paperboard packages folded from blanks and which contain and display articles such as glass tumblers or goblets. The individual packages are assembled in sleeves also folded from paperboard blanks which acc... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4657153 | Tamper-evident closure A tamper-evident closure cap is described which is easily applied to a cantilever and which thereafter may not be removed without the separation of a tamper indicating band. Locking tabs on the tamper indicating band are hinged to the band with and over-c... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4641989 | Pipe hanger extension clip An extension clip is disclosed for attaching threaded end portions to a plain rod. The clip is cut from flat metal plate and is shaped into a hollow form having clinch-type ears at one end for gripping the plain rod and inwardly bent tabs at its opposite ... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4629069 | Modular display package A package is described which includes individual paperboard packages folded from blanks and which contain and display articles such as glass tumblers or goblets. The individual packages are assembled in sleeves also folded from paperboard blanks which acc... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4586339 | Thermal energy conversion In heat transfer from a warm water source, efficiency is improved in a thermal energy conversion (TEC) by increasing the temperature of heat supplied to a turbine system substantially above the water temperature. This temperature increase is accomplished ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4582003 | Folding corrugated board display shelving A unitary multiple-shelved folding display stand intended to be made principally from corrugated board comprising a pair of triple-layer board side wall members hingedly affixed to a double-board rear wall panel and able to fold backwardly flat against th... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4578001 | Air conveying hopper An improved mechanism is disclosed for receiving a supply of randomly oriented articles and for continuously feeding the articles into a single file line in a feed chute. The mechanism includes a rotating disc within a hopper with a series of air vents po... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4573685 | Golf club head with transparent striking face A golf club head construction in which the head is transparent from front to back, over at least a major portion of the face of the head, the transparent portion being surrounded on at least three sides with a structure which supports, or is integral with... | 03/04/1986 |
