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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5372711 | Two stage system for skimming floating particles A first stage of a two stage apparatus for separating floating paint spray particulates from a collection tank that receives the waterfall backdrop from a commercial paint spray booth has a vertically pivotal weir hinged to a weir box that receives the re... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5216923 | Mobile laboratory for on-site testing of industrial sling The procedure heretofore of transporting industrial slings annually to and from the industrial site where the sling is used and a test facility for stress testing the sling, and the concomitant withdrawal of the sling from industrial use for a day or more... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5158355 | Simulated floral arrangement and method of making same A cluster of miniature electric lights is arranged above a rigid stake, with the electric wiring for the cluster extending below said cluster and wrapped tightly to said stake by an adhesive tape to simulate a stem for a potted flower having a stamen simu... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4915538 | Support for a bicycle type seat A support for a bicycle type seat provides a pair of brackets depending from the seat structure and clamped to opposite sides of a rigid block having a post receiving hole therethrough for freely receiving a seat supporting post. A sidewall of the post re... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4881348 | Ceramic brick An undeformed weldable insert is inserted into an undercut recess opening at an inner face of an abrasion resistant ceramic brick and thereafter deformed into the undercut and interlocked with the brick. The insert is then welded to a substrate either by ... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4815899 | Tool holder and gun drill or reamer A tool holder for a gun drill or reamer has internal and external cylindrical rear end pilot portions and a radial pilot flange for precisely connecting coaxially with a rotatable and axially moveable power source. A sleeve confined coaxially within the i... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4810139 | Quick-change over-spindle adapter An over-spindle quick-change assembly for releasably securing a tool holding adapter at an operative position with respect to a power rotatable shank spindle comprises a cylindrical sleeve sleeved over the tool holding end of the spindle. A collar rotatab... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4726891 | Flat plate bipolar cell A flat plate bipolar electrolytic cell frame unit has a plurality of connectors removably attachable to the centerboard. Anode and cathode plate supports or ribs have outer plate supporting edges and are cooperable with the connectors, when the latter are... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4722645 | Rotatable spindle and tool holding adapter A power driven rotatable spindle is provided with a conical recess tapering inwardly from one end of the spindle to receive a mating conical shaft of a tool holding adapter at a coaxial operative position whereat the spindle and adapter are splined for ro... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4713162 | Bipolar electrolytic cell A bipolar electrolytic cell comprises a plurality of side-by-side cell units, each unit having parallel anode and cathode plates spaced by a centerboard and electrically connected by a bipolar connection comprising a plurality of copper rods extending thr... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4573754 | Lamp assembly A lamp assembly for automotive tail lamps or the like comprising a base member of a relatively soft elastomeric material, a connector of a relatively hard material adapted to be sealingly but releasably plugged into a cavity opening in one face of the bas... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4572575 | Bicycle type seat A seat adapted for use on a bicycle has a major rump supporting portion and a central sagittal portion adapted to underlie the perineum of the occupant. A cantilevered portion extends forwardly from the sagittal portion and has sides parallel to and space... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4557219 | Chewable toy for animal A super-tough molded elastomeric chewable polyurethane toy for an animal. The toy may be shaped to simulate a dog bone and to make swallowing difficult when being chewed. It is also chemically inert in the animal's digestive system and is characterized by... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4513014 | Chewable toy for animal A super-tough molded elastomeric chewable polyurethane toy for an animal. The toy may be shaped to simulate a dog bone and to make swallowing difficult when being chewed. It is also chemically inert in the animal's digestive system and is characterized by... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4513183 | Gravity switch A gravity switch comprises a dielectric and a cup-shaped conductor pressed together in telescoping relationship to provide a hermetically sealed enclosure for a brass ball contact member rollable axially therein for selectively making or breaking an elect... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4472097 | Torque limiting elastomeric fastener and seal Torque limiting clamping and sealing means comprise a cylindrical unthreaded screw-thread engaging clamping member of elastomeric material screwed on a rigid screw threaded member at an interference fit. An annular abutment around the clamping member enga... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4472098 | Torque limiting elastomeric fastener for screw threaded member Torque limiting clamping means comprises a cylindrical unthreaded screw-thread engaging clamping member of elastomeric material screwed on a rigid screw threaded member at an interference fit. The interference fit, the pitch and dimensions of the screw th... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4467154 | Gravity switch and method of making same A molded cup-shaped dielectric member and a cup-shaped conductor member are pressed together to comprise an integral dimensionally stable sealed enclosure for a contact member movable axially therein for selectively making or breaking an electrical connec... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4457561 | Covers for the wheels of motor cars A cover of moulded plastics material for fitting to a pressed steel motor car wheel to simulate in a realistic manner a wire spoked wheel comprises two separate, but individually integral, injection mouldings 1, 2 of plastics material. The part 1 comprise... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4430786 | Method of making a wheel cover simulating a wire spoke wheel A multiple part wheel cover comprises a retainer plate, separate axially inner and outer one-piece spoke assemblies, having spokes extending to outer free-standing ends and a hub cover. The retainer plate and inner and outer spoke assemblies are supported... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4427238 | Vehicle wheel trim A vehicle wheel trim assembly comprises a molded flange member of hard, lightweight plastic material adapted to provide a form-sustaining backing and reinforcement for a thin outer ornamental layer and has an axial flange portion adapted to fit coaxially ... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4424190 | Rigid shell expansible blood reservoir, heater and hollow fiber membrane oxygenator assembly A closed, air-free blood oxygenator assembly having integrated into one self-supporting unit a rigid-shell blood reservoir having an easily visible, concavity which is closed by an attached expansible, flexible membrane which overlies the concavity and fo... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4414110 | Sealing for a hollow fiber separatory device A hollow fiber medical separatory device of the type including a shell containing a plurality of hollow semipermeable fibers extending through a central dialysate chamber and terminating in spaced apart blood chambers; the device is improved by tubesheets... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4412916 | Airless artificial kidney assembly The invention provides an artificial kidney extracorporeal circuit assembly including an artificial kidney having detachably attached multifunctional subassembly means for automatically venting gas bubbles from liquid flowing therethrough, for continuousl... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4411603 | Diaphragm type blood pump for medical use A positive displacement pump for delivery of blood, or the like, from patients to an extracorporeal circuit, for purification, as in hemodialysis treatments. The pump is small, and sufficiently inexpensive to be discarded after one use. The pump comprises... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4401208 | Accumulating conveyor system A torque limiting drive coupling adapted to rotate a conveyor roller of an accumulating conveyor system comprises inner and outer cylindrical driving and driven surfaces rotatable about a common axis and providing a space therebetween extending entirely a... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4397504 | Wheel cover simulating a wire spoke wheel A multiple part wheel cover adapted to simulate a wire spoke wheel when attached to a vehicle wheel comprises a retainer plate, separate inner and outer one-piece spoke assemblies, and a hub cover. The retainer plate has a peripheral rim around a central ... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4363520 | Wheel cover retention Two different types of retention devices for attaching a wheel trim to a vehicle wheel are provided alternately at circumferentially spaced locations on the trim. Each retention device of one type comprises a generally axially extending barbed retention a... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4348061 | Wheel cover retention A wheel cover is attached to a vehicle wheel by a plurality of spring steel clips secured to the cover at circumferentially spaced locations. Each clip is provided with a resilient arm cooperable with portions of the wheel cover to prevent excessive bendi... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4328997 | Vehicle wheel trim A vehicle wheel trim assembly comprises a molded flange member of hard, lightweight plastic material adapted to provide a form-sustaining backing and reinforcement for a thin outer ornamental layer and has an axial flange portion adapted to fit coaxially ... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4327563 | Torque-limiting drive coupling This torque-limiting drive coupling in the annular hub of a drive sprocket has an oppositely-disposed pair of oblique internal notches in one of which is tightly seated one end of a steel driving leaf spring, the opposite end of which loosely fits the opp... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4264296 | Control for furnace flue damper A pivotal vane carrying member secured to the damper for a furnace flue normally maintains the damper by gravity in an open position. An electric motor driven air blower discharges air against the vanes of the pivotal member to pivot the latter and damper... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4261185 | Ring with internal means for varying size An ornamental finger ring having in-built adjusting means enclosed within an interior slot in the shank and movable therein to constrict the opening and provide a plurality of selectable smaller finger openings to insure a snug fit and concurrently preser... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4235152 | Stabilizer for guns A stabilizer for a gun comprising a tubular element is adapted to fit on the muzzle end of a gun barrel or flash hider and is releasably secured in position by a stop carried by a lever pivoted on the element. The lever is yieldably urged by resilient mea... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4223541 | Ring with internal means for varying size An ornamental finger ring having in-built adjusting band enclosed within an interior slot in the shank and movable therein to constrict the opening and provide a plurality of selectable smaller finger openings to insure a snug fit and concurrently preserv... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4094072 | Golf club fixture A fixture to facilitate measuring and adjusting the loft and lie angles of a golf club or iron comprises a guide having a plane indexing surface pivotally adjustable to various standard loft angles, and having upper and lower shoes for clamping the head o... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4060719 | Computer for solving unknown parameters of geometrical figures The face of the keyboard of a typical minicomputer is provided with a triangle having its sides and angles closely associated with certain of the computer operating keys to facilitate determination of the dimension of an unknown side or angle when the dim... | 11/29/1977 |
| 3930667 | Inflatable garment for crash protection An inflatable garment or suit of clothing worn by a motorcycle rider is detachably connected with a source of pressurized gas operative to inflate the suit in response to a predetermined deceleration of the motorcycle, or manual operation of a trigger adj... | 01/06/1976 |
