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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5154381 | Microphone boom holder Microphone boom holder assembly comprising a short, solid base rod or tube member adapted to be receivingly engaged in a tubular supporting leg of a music stand or an A-frame recording assembly, a top shoulder, a securing member, preferably a rollpin or k... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5082586 | SOx NOx pollution control composition SOx /NOx pollution control reagent composition comprising from 0.1 to 25% urea in intimate admixture with dry, finely divided Nahcolite, a naturally occurring form of sodium bicarbonate. The composition is used in a process of removi... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5076490 | Combination index card/post card Combination mailer comprising postcard-weight stock having therein at least two areas, a first right hand area for an address and postage and a left hand area which includes a partially perfed (die cut) index card which may be removed from the combination... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5063376 | Numeric mouse one hand controllable computer peripheral pointing device A hand controlled peripheral pointing device having an optional analog switch to permit the user to dynamically and continuously change the value of an attribute, for example, the width of a line or color saturation value, when the device is moved. Activa... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5050924 | Expandable tarpaulin assembly The invention relates to an expandable tarpaulin comprising plastic or canvas materials, an X-pattern array of elasticized reinforcing and tie down straps or cords, and one or more elasticized perimeter cords. A problem with previous tarpaulins is that th... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5013435 | Clarifying system for liquids A system for removing impurities from liquids wherein the liquid is forced upward through several zones, the first zone being a bundle of tubes having a helical shape to present an inclined path where settling of particulates back down the tube occurs, th... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5002741 | Method for SOX /NOX pollution control SOx /NOx pollution control process comprising injecting into flue gas from 1 to 50% carbon (preferably 5-15%) along with a dry, finely divided sodium sorbent, preferably sodium bicarbonate or Nahcolite, a naturally occurring form of ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4999209 | Low and non-alcoholic beverages produced by simultaneous double reverse osmosis Simultaneous double reverse osmosis process for production of low and non-alcoholic beverages, particularly wines, from any traditionally fermented table wine feedstock. A portion of the feed wine is subjected to remove alcohol and water as a permeate, wi... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4997997 | Coiled article retainer assembly A coiled article retainer assembly comprising a generally planar rectangular body, including a main body portion having an outlet member secured thereon for an electric cord, garden hose, or other like transmission member for initial power, fluid, or sign... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4997000 | Wetsuit washing and drying assembly and method An apparatus and method for washing and drying (cleaning) a wetsuit. The system employs a two-tiered, fluid piping structure having an upper and lower hanger portions. The upper hanger portion is directly or indirectly connected to a hose which is connect... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4996043 | Advanced equine hoof preparation A composition for correcting dry hoof in equines and thereafter maintaining the hooves in healthy condition which comprises an aqueous dispersion of trigylceride, polysaccharide, silicone oil and an antifreeze and the process for using the composition whi... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4981124 | Method of operating a knock-controlled internal combustion engine Method for improving the operation of a knock-controlled internal combustion engine of the type having a fault recognition system for detecting failed knock sensors comprising the steps of incrementally shifting ignition timing in response to an appropria... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4979425 | Armor plate assembly An armor plate assembly comprising a plurality of U-shaped or J-shaped redirecting members for intercepting and guidingly redirecting incoming small arms fire. The preferred embodiment comprises a closely packed, rigidly held array of tubular members, eac... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4972529 | Protective blanket for a solar pool cover Heavy duty weather and actinic resistant protective blanket for pool covers which is attachable at the leading edge of a pool cover so that upon furling the cover, the blanket surrounds, both longitudinally and laterally, the pool cover. Fastening means t... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4972368 | Intelligent serial I/O subsystem An I/O subsystem is provided for a series of terminals that communicate via a system bus with a host PC, supporting a series of UNIX.RTM. based PC application programs. The I/O subsystem includes a plurality of I/O subassemblies, each having a series of p... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970746 | Golf ball washer A washer for balls such as golf balls including an entry tube having an open entrance end and a second end joined at an angle to an adjoining end of an exit tube thereby forming an elbow-shaped housing. The exit tube has an inner wall lined with brushes n... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4969750 | Method of shipment and containment of hazardous liquids The present invention pertains to a method of packaging hazardous liquids for shipment or containment, and to the structure and composition of the packaging which can be used to practice the method. The method comprises packaging a hazardous liquid for shipmen... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4954324 | Method of baghouse brown plume pollution control Baghouse SOx /NOx pollution control process comprising injecting from 1 to 25% urea or ammonia along with dry, finely divided sodium bicarbonate or Nahcolite, a naturally occurring form of sodium bicarbonate. The process removes both... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4946311 | Co-disposal pollution control method-II Process for disposal of a waste ash by addition thereto of sodium salts, preferably sodium sulfur oxide salt Na2 SOx where x is 3 and/or 4, in an amount ranging from 5-85 weight percent (dry basis) and adjusting the water percentage ... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4934393 | Spray gun cleaning apparatus A spray gun cleaning apparatus for containing and collecting toxic materials resulting from cleaning a spray gun with a cleaning fluid is disclosed. The apparatus includes an interior airflow passageway, a receptacle at an inflow end of the passageway for... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4920354 | Manually extendable telescoping antenna Manually extendable telescoping antenna for a vehicle or vessel having a continuous core provided in the interior of the antenna to reduce mechanical/wind generated vibration noises. With the antenna extended, the core loosely touches the insides of the h... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4916679 | Sports watch protector A sports wrist watch protector comprising a continuous band portion, dependent side portions and a central aperture transverse to the length of the band through which the watch crystal and encircling bezel may be accessed. The band portion comprises an el... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4908194 | Method for baghouse brown plume pollution control Baghouse SOx /NOx pollution control process comprising injecting from 1 to 25% urea or ammonia along with dry, finely divided sodium bicarbonate or Nahcolite, a naturally occurring form of sodium bicarbonate. The process removes both... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4868982 | Disposable razor using piston movement for dispensing shaving materials An all in one disposable razor assembly comprising a hollow-shafted handle having a blade-attached razor head at a first end and an opening at a second, opposite end of the handle. The handle includes a central cavity therein with an elongated cavity lip ... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4843994 | Boat fender cover and hanger assembly A combined protective and suspending assembly for fenders, more particularly to an abrasion and weather resistant cover for pneumatic or foam boat fenders of the cylindrical double-ended-eye type. The cover is a generally rectangular sheet of material pre... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4841923 | Method for operating I.C. engine inlet valves Methods for operating an inlet valve for internal combustion engines to improve fuel efficiency and reduce pollution, more particularly for operating electromagnetically operated inlet valves for optimum fuel-air mixture filling at low loads (up to about ... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4826029 | Stopper and method of use in association with wine barrels In accordance with the invention a frustoconically shaped stopper formed of silicone rubber approved by the FDA for use in wine making (such as methylvinylpolysiloxane elastomers) can be releasably sealed to a wine barrel, but still provide for sampling o... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4815790 | Nahcolite solution mining process Nahcolite solution mining process comprising drilling at least one well into a Nahcolite bed, circulating hot barren aqueous liquor in a cavity in said Nahcolite bed for a time sufficient to produce a pregnant liquor having an increase in the concentratio... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4805624 | Low-potential electrochemical redox sensors Improved low-potential electrochemical sensors and method for rapid, accurate, in vitro and in vivo measurement of the concentration of carbohydrates in organic or biological fluids by cyclic voltammetric or coulometric scan within a restricted voltage do... | 02/21/1989 |
