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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5353742 | Liquid feeder for birds An improved bird feeder for feeding liquid food to hummingbirds and the like having an integral liquid food shutoff and a liquid food metering receptacle to control, at the reservoir face, the amount of liquid food available to the hummingbirds responsive... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5104175 | Lift apparatus for rotatable truck bed cover An openable cover for a pickup truck body, or the like, that is rotatably operable about an internally mounted, stationary pivot means disposed adjacent the inside top, forward end of the cover so that the cover may be rotated about the pivot between open... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5097609 | Portable draft bar A portable draft bar is demountably attached to a horizontally disposed surface of an earth-working implement that is adjustably disposed on an earthmoving vehicle by providing an elongated draft bar that is adapted at its rear end to be driveably attache... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5034722 | Capacitance detection system A capacitance sensing security system in which comparison/reference and sensing oscillator are coupled together to operate in substantial frequency synchronism, each of the oscillators includes an amplifier having input and output terminals and a feedback... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5014683 | High efficiency fireplace and method of operation A fireplace combustion system in which a sealed firebox contains: a base having apertures connected to a source of combustion air and wherein a hollow grate is connected to one of the apertures to conduct combustion air to a quantity of fuel disposed on t... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4961401 | Manger divider A portable manger divider that is easily attached to, and removed from, a stall frame and stanchion for livestock which includes a flat rectangular divider provided with upper and lower mounting means which abut to, and engage, a vertical member and are m... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4957024 | Saw mount for use on a conventional workshop table The saw mount includes a support member having a vertical collar on its horizontal flange which encircles an upstanding tubular post on a flat base plate that can be bolted to a conventional workshop table. Projecting horizontally from the vertical flange... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4938243 | Ice fishing shelter A foldable shelter is disclosed having a flexible skin with an inner U-shaped support frame and a pair of resilient top support members attached to the exterior of the top of the skin.... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4893362 | Portable spa A portable spa having a vertically rigid side wall, and a flexible inner including inflatable seat chambers which may be connected in series for filling with a fluid and inflatable backrest chambers which are partially filled with fluid and air.... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4863084 | Hip holster gloves A portable, disposable glove dispensing system which can be worn by the user, having a support and attachment plate member to which are securely attached a plurality of gloves, and optionally, a frangible line of detachment, waist strap members, apertures... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4860725 | Power burner-fluid condensing mode furnace A condensing mode furnace fired by a gun-type, power fluid fuel burner, such as an oil or gas burner, as a heat exchanger with a combustion chamber therein and communicating therewith. A duct carries the products of combustion from the heat exchanger to a... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4818918 | High frequency lighting system for gas discharge lamps A high frequency system for gas discharge lamps includes a method of, and apparatus for, controlling the operation of a plurality of gas discharge lamps and provides; a reduction in starting and operating voltage and current; an increased range of dimming... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4811940 | Pile-height bar governor for printing press pile feeders An accessory for paper supply feeders on standard printing presses of the class utilizing a paper supply pile height sensor to position a platform having a substantial stack of paper to be fed to a printing press includes an adjustable, variable force bia... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4800667 | Illuminated fishing net An illuminated fish net is comprised of a central, substantial body structure which receives and provides operative inter-engagement between a loop for receiving a net and a handle as well as interiorally disposed illuminating means including a light, bat... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4761909 | Ice hole fishing plug A hollow, elongated tubular member, constructed of flexible resilient material and including an inlet-outlet for admitting and discharging fluid under pressure, is adapted to be disposed in a hole in a layer of ice so that the top and bottom ends extend u... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4748671 | Microphone boom hinge A microphone boom hinge is comprised of a pair of identical members disposed in locking interfitting relationship, each member having an end to be stationarily disposed on an end of a microphone boom and the other end having a pivot pin and an aperture on... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4747145 | Earcup suspension for headphone An earcup suspension for a headphone includes a housing, having a vertically oriented slot and stationarily mounted on the lower end of a headband to be disposed over the top of the headphone user, an earcup mounting includes a vertical member slidably ex... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4720208 | Aggregate leveling rake A rake for leveling aggregate, such as one-half to two-inch size aggregate used in roofing or landscaping applications, is comprised of a heavy, rigid, generally vertically disposed frame including a downwardly depending portion extending thereunder for i... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4701640 | Electret transducer and method of fabrication An electret transducer is comprised of a motor and signal processing apparatus, that may include an amplifier and/or impedance matching means, disposed within a sealed conductive housing. The motor is fabricated in place within a housing and the signal pr... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4684172 | Seating unit and ganging connector for releasably interconnecting a plurality of individual furniture units such as chairs A ganging system and connector for assembling a plurality of like, furniture elements such as stackable individual chairs into a stable, unitary, row of seats for use in an auditorium or the like. A stylized "G"-shaped connector extends through apertures ... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4669753 | Fingerprint record system and apparatus for and method of recording fingerprints A fingerprint, and the like, image-data records keeping system and apparatus provides for image-data review from each side of a transparent carrier base to allow an X-ray type of examination as by viewing an image-data record from the front and back. A me... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4552233 | Rotary drill bit seal An improved seal for a rotary drill bit includes a pair of ring seals comprised of dissimilar materials disposed axially, adjacently to one another intermediate a stationary journal and a rotating cutter to present multiple sealing interfaces so that one ... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4343288 | Furnace A furnace for the burning of wood in a combustion chamber to generate heat. Primary air is brought in at a grate level of the furnace. Secondary air is brought in through a secondary air inlet, past a preheat chamber and through a secondary air duct to be... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4294384 | Liquid dispenser holder A liquid dispenser holder includes a cradle and cradle attachment means the former of which receives and holds an air pot and the latter of which provides stationary attachment of the cradle to a vehicle seat, transmission shroud, or floor. In one embodim... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4294445 | Sighting device with means for reflecting and superimposing light flashes on a viewed object A sealed housing having a pair of axially aligned front and rear apertures defining a line of sight through the housing, with two facing mirrors disposed within the housing adjacent the front aperture, the mirrors being perpendicular to the line of sight ... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4276713 | Percolating bubble generator A percolating bubble generator in which a stream of air is utilized to form a succession of bubbles and launch them into the air. The stream of air under pressure utilized to effect the objects of this invention is divided into two streams; a main stream ... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4250812 | Undertrack fabric applicator A pair of spaced apart arms disposed on the side of a railway maintenance machine, the arms extending outwardly and carrying vertically positioned sleeves at their outer ends. Bars are slidably held in the sleeves for mounting of a fabric roll on their up... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4222725 | Electro-hydraulic ram control apparatus A control system for the ram of a hydraulic injection molding press, the injection speed or velocity of which is to be precisely controlled according to a predetermined velocity command signal. A programmable relief valve is used to effect accurate contro... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4218445 | N,N'Dibenzylethylenediamine-diacetylsalicylate, a novel chemotherapeutic agent for pain relief by external application N, N'-dibenzylethylenediamine-diacetylsalicylate for effecting an analgesic, antipyretic, spasmolytic or anti-inflammatory response in a mammalian host.... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4115007 | Vehicle wheel alignment system An electro-optical wheel alignment system for vehicles includes a coaxially disposed radiant energy source and detector in which the source and detector are axially spaced apart and the source is physically small and provides a modulated output. The sourc... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4114886 | Golf club A golf club having a shaft, a handle which affixes to one end of the shaft, and a club head which affixes to the other end of the shaft at an inverted right angle tee to the shaft. The club head is of the shape of a small trapezoid top portion symetricall... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4102419 | Rolling cutter drill bit with annular seal rings A rotary drill bit having a rolling cutter mounted on a journal by means of internal, anti-friction bearings is provided with a sealing ring between the journal and cutter. The journal and cutter have facing, circumferential surfaces of which one surface ... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4098358 | Drill bit with hard-faced bearing surfaces A rotary drill bit is provided with confronting large hard annular bearing surfaces on the journal-bearing body and on the journal-mounted conical cutter of the bit. The hard surfaces are generally normal to the axis of rotation of the cutter to bear axia... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4085619 | Electronic balancer for vehicle wheels This invention is directed to an off-the-vehicle type of wheel-tire balancer for vehicular wheels. A wheel and tire assembly which is to be balanced is disposed on a rotating shaft under the control of a signal responsive electronic control apparatus util... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4084878 | Connector A solderless connector having a plurality of contacts with provision for strain relief. The two-part connector has a first half in which a plurality of bifurcated contacts are disposed to extend upwardly therefrom. The second half includes wire receiving ... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4057931 | Stackable flower pot A molded stackable flower pot provided with an annular rim adjacent the bottom thereof, which supports the pot so that the bottom surface is spaced upwardly from a surface supporting the pot. The rim has a plurality of apertures defined therein positioned... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4034786 | Wheel chuck A wide range wheel chuck in which three wheel engaging chucks are disposed on the ends of three lever arms. The lever arms are rotatably journaled at the other end to a stationary base and at a point intermediate their ends to a base that is rotatable wit... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4020754 | Cap-type flue damper A cap-type flue damper mountable in the flue opening, the cap position relative to the flue opening being controllable from controls located at the hearth, the damper having a built-in brake which prevents the cap from closing in the event of a malfunctio... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4006626 | Method and apparatus for evaluating rebounding characteristics of objects A performance method and apparatus for evaluating the bouncing or rebounding characteristics of objects such as balls used in games, and for evaluating the energy-absorbing and surface characteristics of playing surfaces of games.... | 02/08/1977 |
| 4003356 | Vaporized fuel system for internal combustion engines A fuel system for providing fully vaporized, air-free gasoline to a carburetor of an internal combustion engine. The system includes an air-free liquid gasoline receptacle having means maintaining a liquid free space above the surface of liquid gasoline i... | 01/18/1977 |
