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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 3961562 | Multiple pump assembly A multiple pump assembly consisting of a series of two or more coaxial pumps the first of which is invariably a radial piston pump. The shaft of the prime mover drives the first pump by way of an Oldham coupling and an extension of this shaft extends thro... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3961695 | Manually activated apparatus for timing intervals of different magnitude A parking meter includes a timing unit, a coin receiver which can receive coins of different diameters, and a first and a second normally blocked lever which are biased for movement in mutually opposite directions about a joint axis of rotation into detec... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3962478 | Method and apparatus for producing beer wort Mash is separated into draff and clarified beer wort using a cylindrical upright vessel having an upper portion with a circumferential wall, a lower portion conically converging toward an apertured support forming the bottom of the vessel, and a suction c... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3962041 | Method and apparatus for measuring the opacity of fluids From a vessel in which micro-organisms grow in a liquid medium containing gas bubbles, a sample is withdrawn into an exterior measuring chamber by means of suction. Gas bubbles are allowed to escape from the sample and thereafter the opacity or turbidity ... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3961872 | Gear machine with fluid-biased end face sealing elements A hydraulic gear machine which may be utilized as a pump or motor has a housing forming a cavity in which a pair of gears having meshing teeth is mounted for rotation. Sealing elements are interposed between the axial ends of the gears and the bearings mo... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3962712 | Apparatus for transporting strip-shaped or sheet-shaped materials A plurality of strip-shaped material-engaging elements is moved by cranks in a path in which the elements sequentially move towards the material to be transported, engage it, move with it through a predetermined distance, and then release it and recede fr... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3962543 | Method and arrangement for controlling acoustical output of earphones in response to rotation of listener's head Sound signals are created at the eardrums of a listener to correspond to sound signals which would be created at the eardrums of the listener in a predetermined acoustical environment in response to first electrical signals applied to a loudspeaker having... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3962489 | Copy sheet and method of printing the same A copy sheet that is capable of being printed by a reaction which requires the presence of three components. One of these components is carried by a printing master and another of these components is supplied to the copy sheet immediately prior to the pri... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3962483 | Preparation of melt-resistant process cheese A method for making a process cheese resistant to melting is disclosed. This is accomplished by adding to the process cheese between 1 and 20% by weight of a protein which coagulates at temperatures in excess of about 70°C. The protein is added to the pr... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3962129 | Impregnation of coke with an organic compound to produce a molecular sieve Porous coke is impregnated with an organic compound which remains in the pores thereby causing a reduction in the effective size of the same. This results in molecular sieve coke capable of separating different gases, particularly oxygen and nitrogen, and... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3959853 | Fastening peg and method of making same This fastening device comprises a central internal plug formed with retaining notches and engageable in an external peg consisting of separate legs formed with internal and external notches and connected to the inner end of said plug by means of flexible ... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960716 | Magnetic separator A magnetic system is mounted for rotation in a housing along the inner surface thereof. The housing is stationarily supported in a jacket having an inlet and outlet and defining with the outer surface of the housing a passage for a material containing mag... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960769 | Carbon-containing molecular sieves Process for preparing carbon-containing molecular sieves adapted for separating small molecular gases, in particular oxygen, from nitrogen, which comprises treating coke having a content of volatile components of up to 5% at 600° - 900°C with a hydrocab... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960460 | Connector for elements made of structural foam Elements of structural foam are connected by pushing into each of them a substantially blade-shaped portion of a connector, which portion has at least one transverse hole, whereupon a nail-like or similar member is pushed into the structural-foam element ... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960487 | Liquid-treating of filamentary materials To liquid-treat filamentary materials, such as threads, yarns and textiles, a hollow package of the filamentary material is confined within a vessel so that the package subdivides the interior of the vessel in an inner and a separate outer chamber which c... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960522 | Carbon-containing molecular sieves Process for preparing carbon-containing molecular sieves adapted for separating small molecular gases, in particular oxygen, from nitrogen, which comprises treating coke having a content of volatile components of up to 5% at 600° - 900° C with a hydroca... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960693 | Device for electrochemically measuring the concentration of oxygen in combustion gases A housing of the device has a passage formed with two spaced open ends and with an inner circumferential shoulder. A tubular member of ion-conducting solid electrolyte material has a first closed-ended portion projecting from one of the open ends, and a s... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960185 | Ribbon weaving loom construction In a ribbon-weaving loom, in which at least two ribbons are being woven simultaneously and must be withdrawn in substantial parallelism, at least one withdrawing roller is provided for each of these ribbons and so located that the respective ribbon is tra... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960170 | Pressure regulating valve A main valve has a housing, a valve member slidable in the housing and defining at its opposite ends two pressure chambers, a high-pressure port and a low-pressure port of which one communicates with one of the chambers, a throttle connecting the chambers... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960266 | Apparatus for simultaneously transferring a plurality of articles from one conveyor to another A plurality of articles are to be transferred simultaneously from one position in which they travel on a first conveyor in a first direction to another position in which they travel on a second conveyor at a slower speed and in a second direction transver... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960394 | Pipe union A pair of pipes have respective end portions one of which is received within the other and defines therewith an annular clearance. Two axially spaced sealing elements are sealingly accommodated in the clearance, and an opening in the outer one of the end ... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960166 | Valve assembly kit A valve assembly kit permits the assembling of a plurality of different slide valves each having an elongated housing element formed with a main passage, fluid passages communicating with the main passage, and fluid ports which also communicate with the m... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960081 | Drying arrangement for drying inks, adhesives and analogous substances on sheet material Sheet material carrying ink, lacquer, adhesive or some other substance requiring to be dried, is advanced in a path in which its major surfaces are exposed. A drying arrangement, including a source of UV radiation and of incidental IR radiation, is locate... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960071 | Refuse compactor A refuse compactor, particularly for household refuse, has an upwardly open container mounted in a supporting frame and a pressure platen movable into and out of the container. A parallelogram drive for the platen is provided and includes a horizontal gui... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3960060 | Pressure responsive control body arrangement A pressure responsive control body in the housing of a fluid handling device has a control face which abuts against the control face at one axial end of a rotor which is provided with working chambers for the inflow and expulsion of a fluid. A portion of ... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3959976 | Excavation-roof support A base has one side facing towards and another side facing away from the face of the excavation. A shield has a first end portion and a second end portion, the latter being adjacent the other side and the shield extending upwardly and towards the one side... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3959969 | Apparatus for regulating the pressure and rate of flow of fluid supplied by a variable-delivery pump Apparatus which regulates the pressure and the rate of flow of fluid supplied by a variable-delivery radial piston or vane pump whose output can be changed by moving a ring-shaped slide block transversely of the rotor. The slide block is engaged by a rela... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3959847 | Floor cleaning apparatus A cylindrical brush, turnable about a horizontal axis in a housing, has hollow end portions extending along said axis. An arrangement for adjusting the brush relative to said housing and for removing it therefrom, is mounted in said hollow end portions of... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3959848 | Vacuum cleaner nozzle construction A housing of a vacuum cleaner nozzle has an opening in which a brush disk is located so that bristles of the disk extend outwardly of the opening. A journal pin for the brush disk extends with one end portion into a tubular socket formed in the housing, a... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3958891 | Aggregate elements for improving anti-skid and visibility properties of traffic regulating markings on roadway pavements There are described elements designed to be partially embedded and secured in a marking layer on a roadway pavement. Each element consists of an aggregate including a multiplicity of tiny hard and sharp particles, such as crystalline chips, and/or light r... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3958956 | Methane production process and arrangement therefor The gaseous product obtained by the partial oxidation of a fuel such as coal and/or oil is desulfurized and then admitted into a packed gas-liquid contact column. Here, the gas comes into contact with water so as to become at least partially saturated wit... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3958325 | Method and apparatus for making stators for electrical machines Annular metallic blanks which consist of packages of interconnected laminae or of sheet metal strips which are coiled edgewise and whose strata are riveted or otherwise secured to each other are converted into stators for electrical machines by cold formi... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3958643 | Sprinkler system and method of operating the same A sprinkler system having a pressurized sprinkler conduit which is separated from a water supply by a normally closed valve, and a fire alarm system having a circuit which is connected with this valve and opens the same in response to the detection of a f... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3958488 | Expansible anchor An expander member has a screw-threaded trailing shaft portion and a leading expander portion which is preferably of one piece with the shaft portion and diverges forwardly from the same. An expansion sleeve slidably surrounds the shaft portion of a part ... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3959105 | Process for the production of hydrophilic surfaces on silicon elastomer articles An article composed of a silicon elastomer and which includes activated silicon dioxide as a filler is subjected to ion bombardment. The nature and energy of the ions are such that certain regions of the outer silicone elastomer layers of the articles are... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3959086 | Multi-inlet hopper arrangement for filling successive ones of a battery of furnace chambers A plurality of coke oven chambers is provided with respective filling inlets arranged in a row. A coal conveyor arrangement is located above such row and extends in the direction of the row. The coal conveyor arrangement is provided with a plurality of ou... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3958507 | Counter-pressure beam for use in screen printing machines and stiffening means therefor A screen printing machine wherein the stencil rotates above a hollow counter-pressure beam having a rectangular profile and carrying a removable strip which engages the underside of the back cloth. The beam is stiffened by two tie rods which are adjacent ... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3958671 | Hydrodynamic brake system A hydrodynamic brake system for the wheel of a vehicle, particularly for the non-driven wheel of a trailer, forms an integral unit which is installed within the confines of the wheel rim at one side of the hub. The stator of the brake system is mounted on... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3958454 | Portable testing apparatus for testing of fluid-operated brake systems A housing of the apparatus has a device for connection to a source of pressurized air, and is provided with first and second connectors for connection to brake system lines. A compressed air tank is located in the housing, and at least three double manome... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3956818 | Method for securing a tube in a passage of a support A roller tool having material-deforming rollers the axis of rotation of which extends lengthwise of and forms an angle with the longitudinal axis of a tube to be secured, is inserted into that portion of the tube which is located within the confines of a ... | 05/18/1976 |
