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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7634983 | Fuel inducted and injected inlet runners for combustion engine with flow modifiers for subdividing fuel droplets A fuel delivery system for an internal combustion engine includes induction conduits of effectively equal flow resistance for guiding separate air and fuel streams to each of the cylinders of the engine. Each induction conduit includes at its entrance a sleeve ventu... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7401454 | Saddle fitting system and method A method of customizing a saddle to fit the back of a particular horse by using shims of various shapes and sizes between the underside of the saddle and pad. These shims are attached to the underside of the saddle and to the pad by a hook and loop fastening system.... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7348604 | Light-emitting module The light-emitting module according to the present invention comprises a heat dissipation element, a substrate for example a metal core printed circuit board (MCPCB), or FR4 board which is coupled to one or more light-emitting elements and provides a means for opera... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7303519 | Automatic machine and method for forming a corrugated pallet A folding and gluing machine is provided for converting a corrugated blank into a panel having at least two parallel struts formed from the blank. The machine forms the struts by having compression chains on each side that exert pressure on the sides of the blank so... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292085 | Timing delay generator and method using temperature stabilisation A timing delay generator for supplying a signal delayed by a predetermined period comprises a vernier that provides variable delays for a main signal, the delays being sensitive to temperature variation, a sensor for sensing the vernier's temperature and a feedback ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7184751 | System for detecting, tracking, and translating changing identification codes Disclosed herein are systems, apparatus and methods for (1) detecting codes assigned to utility meters that have frequently changing codes and (2) translating codes between the central data acquisition system that contains a fixed identification code for each utilit... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7155907 | Electro-hydraulic fan drive cooling and steering system for vehicle An electro-hydraulic system for operating a cooling fan and providing hydraulic fluid to a power steering system of the vehicle includes a hydraulic pump unit including first and second fixed displacement pumps and a common drive shaft for these pumps. A hydraulic f... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143556 | Cap for a fence post A cap for the top end of a fence post with four sides is provided. The cap has two parts, a base which is designed to fit over the end of the post and which has a locking section on each side consisting of a ramp above the top of the side which slopes downwardly to ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7127748 | Incinerating commode An improved incinerating commode for the disposal of human waste through injection of a combustible fluid into the chamber where the waste is incinerated, separation of the urine component from the fecal component of human waste, and use of the urine component mixed... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6475737 | Method of automatically selecting oligonucleotide hybridization probes A method for automatically selecting oligonucleotide hybridization probes for detecting a mutation causing a mismatch in a DNA duplex is based on a thermodynamic nearest-neighbour model for calculating a melting point, which is a temperature at which a pr... | 11/05/2002 |
| 5425296 | Saw blade A saw blade having a basic body (1) and unset teeth (21, 22, etc.) having recurring cycles of teeth, each cycle having at least one group of teeth with at least three teeth, and where tooth height decreases from tooth to tooth while ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 4693388 | Cover arrangement The invention relates to a cover arrangement for industrial equipment in which individual cover elements are telescopically arranged and one cover element has a groove running in the direction of relative movement of the cover elements with respect to eac... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4473350 | Oxy-fuel burner An oxygen-fuel burner of the rocket burner type includes a graphite burner block for direct exposure to the interior of a furnace, and a cylindrical combustion chamber formed through the hot face of the burner block and extending into the burner block. An... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4459635 | Multi-turn trimmer An electronic device such as a multi-turn trimming capacitor and potentiometer has two conductive elements and means for rotating one element with respect to the other. The rotating means includes a drive member coupled with one conductive element such th... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4454181 | Resiliently deformable safety covering tile Resiliently deformable safety covering tiles have a base 2 made of rigid material such as concrete, and a cover body 3 provided on the top side of the base made of resiliently deformable material such as rubber. These safety covering tiles should be easy ... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4437369 | Sheet material cutting method and apparatus Sheet material 14, such as a continuous supply of terry cloth towel 16, is moved along its length through a path and toward a cutting station 15 where it is cut into lengths 139. The sheet material is formed with bands 166 extending across its length, suc... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4436234 | Frame fastener A clamp assembly 11 holds two frame elements 2, 3 in a common plane and in angled abutment to form a mitered joint 1. A fastener tool 13 is held with its discharge opening 125 positioned on one side of the location where the mitered joint is to be formed,... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4432726 | Centralized ladle heating and drying system Several ladles 11-14 for receiving hot metals are preheated by applying a lid 40, 42 to the rim of each ladle and directing an open flame through the lid into the ladle. The hot exhaust gases move back through the lid and through a heat exchanger 35-38 to... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4429412 | X-Ray film marker A film support defines an x-ray permeable path and indicia such as the letters L and R are carried by an indicia support and the indicia support is movably mounted to the film support and overlies the x-ray path. The indicia are opaque to x-rays and the i... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4424236 | Method of separating a viscous flowable paste material Dough which is to be formed into small volumes for later baking into bread, etc. is moved from a mass of dough in the lower portion of a hopper by a pair of helical screws, through a conduit, first to a metering means and then through a dispensing nozzle.... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4406473 | Safety stabilizer for vehicle steering linkage A self-centering shock dampening stabilizer is connected between a fixed point on a vehicle main frame member and a moving point in the steering linkage which interconnects the vehicle steerable wheels and steering gear. The stabilizer embodies an hydraul... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4403507 | Wheel balance indicator A chuck is mounted to the hub of an out-of-balance wheel and an indicator stem is connected by means of a ball joint to the chuck. When the wheel is rotated and reaches a velocity such that it tends to oscillate, the indicator stem is moved to an attitude... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4395795 | Poultry gizzard processing system Poultry gizzards with gut and stomach attached thereto are moved in sequence along a processing path, first along a pair of helically threaded conveyor rolls which supports the gizzards and permits the stomach and gut to hang freely below the gizzards bet... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4395968 | Continuous flow glue pot for glue applicator The glue pot is attached to a glue applicator to supply a continuous flow of hot liquid glue to the applicator rolls of the glue applicator. The glue pot comprises an upright cylindrical glue container with an opening formed in the central portion of its ... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4392273 | Poultry processing apparatus As a series of birds are conveyed in a suspended, inverted attitude through a poultry processing plant the neck of each bird is received in a rotating helical rotor formed by a pair of helical bars arranged in overlapping, coaxial relationship and which f... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4386724 | Camera strap A support strap for supporting cameras, binoculars and similar items from the human body includes a flexible strap with connector means at one or both ends of the strap for connection to the camera, etc. The connector means includes a flexible string form... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4382314 | Poultry eviscerator with movable work cylinder A plurality of birds suspended from an overhead conveyor are received in series at the work stations 30 of the outer rotatable work cylinder 29 of the eviscerator. Bird holders 105 are moved by stationary cams 100 and 119 to hold the birds at each work st... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4373856 | Tie butt handler The self-propelled load carrying vehicle includes a vehicle framework supported by road wheels, and railroad wheels are mounted on the framework and are movable up and down with respect to the framework for supporting the vehicle from the railroad track. ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4369723 | Needle lubricator system The pointed tip of a sewing machine needle is immersed in a liquid lubricant as it reaches the lower end of its downward stroke through the material being sewn, so as to coat the tip of the needle with a lubricant and reduce the friction and therefore the... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4361241 | Hanger support A hanger strip is mounted on a rectilinear tubular hanger bar and includes a series of equally spaced duplicate projections longitudinally aligned along the strip which define a series of duplicate recesses therebetween for receiving the curved hooks of h... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4361117 | Poultry feeder with automatic cutoff A poultry feed hopper for distributing feed along an elongate feeding trough includes a feed container portion having a discharge outlet, a helical auger for urging feed from the container towards the discharge outlet, and a feed level detector paddle whi... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4358972 | Self adjusting wrench The self adjusting pipe wrench includes a movable jaw that is spring urged to its closed position with respect to its fixed jaw. A lock element holds the movable jaw in a open, fixed position until it is disengaged from the movable jaw, whereupon the mova... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4353316 | Sheet production system with hem expander Sheet material is taken from a supply, moved along its length to a cutting station, the sheet material is cut into segments, and the cut segments are moved parallel to their cut edges, the cut edges are hemmed, and the segments are folded. At the cutting ... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4350244 | Push grid The invention relates to a push grid comprising grid panels which overlap one another and which are alternately fixed and reciprocable longitudinally of the push grid; grid panel supports provided with a slot-like opening for holding the grid panels; tie ... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4340058 | Sanitary napkin A plurality of elongate absorbent pads, each of approximately circular cross-section, are arranged parallel to one another in a pyramid shaped bundle, with a first layer of pads arranged in parallel, side-by-side relationship, the layers of pads above the... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4337714 | Sailboat mast displacement system The mast displacement system is mounted on the hull of a sailboat and holds the mast in a movable, upstanding relationship on the hull. A rectilinear mast guide track is rigidly mounted to the hull of a sailboat and extends in an approximately horizontal ... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4335715 | Osteotomy guide A pair of guide blocks are movable along an arcuate track of a substantially constant radius and each defines at least one rectilinear pin opening therethrough which extends parallel to the radius of the arcuate track for receiving rectilinear alignment p... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4332538 | Dough divider Dough which is to be formed into small volumes for later baking into bread, etc. is moved from a mass of dough in the lower portion of a hopper by a pair of helical screws, through a conduit, first to a metering means and then through a dispensing nozzle.... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4326362 | Shot blast machine Shot moves from the shot propelling device against articles to be cleaned and then falls through the floors of the blast housing and vestibules and accumulates on a canopy over a central auger conveyor. The shot moves about the canopy to the central auger... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4325321 | Glue applicator Wipers are mounted on the opposite ends of a cylindrical glue wetting roll which direct the glue adhering to and moving upwardly with the flat end surfaces of the glue wetting roll first inwardly toward the axis of rotation of the glue wetting roll and th... | 04/20/1982 |
