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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4973152 | Method and device for the noncontact optical measurement of paths, especially in the triangulation method A method and a device for the non-contact optical measurement of paths uses light of a monochromatic coherent light source (1) to generate a light spot (7) on the object (6) to be measured, having a diffusely scattering surface. An optical system (14) is ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4956883 | Shower fixture Apparatus is disclosed for dispensing liquid soap into or adjacent to a water stream emitted from a primary shower head mounted to a water line of a selected size. The apparatus has an auxiliary shower head from which a branch line extends of a size small... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4955358 | Barbecue grill cart assembly A barbecue grill cart assembly is provided having a unique leg locking system at each corner. The locking system provides a plurality of contact points for each leg to obviate any swaying or twisting of the legs. The lower shelf includes extruded bolt rec... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4947501 | Method and apparatus for continuous wet-in-wet processing The invention relates to a method and apparatus for continuous wet-in-wet processing of a length of material in which a continuously regulated additional dosaging occurs using a treatment both of low content, the quantity of treatment liquor added being a... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4946459 | Intramedullary device An intramedullary device for fixing and extending separated portions of a long bone within the body of a patient has a nail member within and affixed to one portion of the bone and an adjustment assembly within and affixed to a separate portion of the bon... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4945367 | Surveillance camera system A surveillance camera system comprises a spherical housing that has a partially transparent lower, hemispherically shaped gold coated dome with a geometric center. A camera mount is mounted in the housing for panning movements about a vertical pan axis an... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4941233 | Method and apparatus for processing shrimp Shrimp are conveyed in upright orientation upon a pair of spaced rails that revolve in upright planes and which strike bumpers. The shrimp may be size sorted by orienting the rails such that their spacing changes. The shrimp are deheaded by conveying then... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4940143 | Flatware case having clamping means A flatware case has a base and a hingedly attached lid. Spaced posts extend upwardly from the floor of the base adjacent one end thereof for maintaining utility ends of stacks of flatware in position. Spring biased clamps are positioned to releasibly clam... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4939813 | Apparatus for removing the legs from back portion of poultry An apparatus for removing the legs from the back portion of poultry includes a processing station (13) for use with an overhead conveyor from which the birds are suspended by their legs. The processing station (13) has a V-shaped guide plate (12) for rece... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4938343 | Preassembled display stand and container assembly A preassembled display stand and container assembly comprises a rectangular box container including side panels and a bottom formed from interleaved flaps. A display stand has front and back walls and accordian foldable side walls with the front and back ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4935984 | Vacuum refuse collecting vehicle A vacuum refuse collecting vehicle has a tank divided into two hermetically sealed compartments by an internal sloped wall. The forward compartment functions as a water tank and the rear compartment as a waste containment tank. The capacity of the compart... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4934937 | Combat training system and apparatus A system for training soldiers in the use of firearms under simulated combat conditions has an enemy representative target and a simulating enemy firearm fire generator to arrest simulated enemy fire in response to the target being shot with a round of li... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4934197 | Method of measuring pressures and forces acting on arbitrarily shaped bodies An indication is given of a method, and simultaneously of an apparatus, for measuring pressures and forces acting on arbitrarily shaped bodies. Employed in this connection is a piezoelectric film, which is provided on both sides with a metal coating. The ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4932717 | Pickup truck bed cap A truck cap [12] has an upper panel [13], rear panels [15, 15'], and an articulated door [16]. The door [16] comprises an upper section [17] and a rear section [18] and is capable of movement between a closed position, partly opened positions exposing a r... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4932515 | Shavings conveyor The invention relates to a shavings conveyor, consisting of a hinged belt and two side plate chains, in which the rims of the hinged belt at the same time form the inner side plates of the two side plate chains and the height of these inner side plates is... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4933528 | Bacon holder for microwave oven A meat holding tray for supporting strips of meat such as bacon as the meat is being cooked in a microwave oven comprises a tray having a plurality of separator plates extending upwardly parallel to one another above the surface of the tray mounted upon h... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4930161 | Medical examination garment A medical examination garment [10] has a trunk [11] which has front and rear portions [18,28], and a waist region [12] where an elastic waist-band [15] is located and crotch [16]. The trunk front portion has a rectangular opening intermediate the crotch a... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4931342 | Accordion folded laminate of fiber sheet reinforced with thermoplastic film An accordion folded laminate of a fiber sheet reinforced with a thermoplastic film and bonded together with adhesive is utilized as a window shade or as a shower curtain or other end use product. In the preferred form, the thermoplastic sheet comprises po... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4931064 | Method and apparatus for discontinuous wet processing of knitted or worked textile material The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the discontinuous wet processing of knitted or worked textile material (knitted fabric) (1) which circulates continuously in a tank (2), being passed through a resting zone (7) in the lower region of the... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4930706 | Water broom A water broom having nozzles that are at least partially made of a resilient material to ease removal, installation and alignment. The nozzles, being resilient, may be rotated in the apertures of the header to achieve proper alignment of the individual sp... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4930813 | Recipe collection for compiling menus A recipe collection for compiling menus is equipped with a large number of cards of the same format (1, 12, 16) which have on their upper edge (2) at least one tab (4) to be used for sorting purposes and on the surface of the card menu components, ingredi... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4930333 | Vehicle alignment apparatus A vehicle aligning apparatus has a support platform and means for securing a vehicle thereto. The platform has a transverse front end that is releasibly engageable by a stress bearing plate, a portion of which overlies the platform. An elongated flexible ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4930655 | Easy-open container with non-detachable closure An easy-open beverage container with a non-detachable closure assembly includes a container body and integral end wall. In one embodiment, the end wall is formed to defined an opening through which the container contents can be dispensed and a threaded li... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4928975 | Golf putting practice apparatus Apparatus for practicing golf putting has a pair of slide rails 12,13 supported along a common plane against which a putter shaft may be slid. The apparatus also has a support by which the rails are positioned above a playing surface at a height to contac... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4928446 | Break-away sign post and post ground anchor A break-away post is disclosed that has two channel members mounted together in mutually spaced alignment by a stud that is scored in its mid-portion that spans the two spaced channels.... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4926621 | Mowing tractor with towed mower The towed mower (22) is attached by a hitch (44) to the self propelled front mower (21). The front mower has its own forwardly positioned cutter unit (30). The towed mower has a centrally positioned frame segment (62) that does not include a cutting blade... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4926742 | Spiral drum magazine with elongated magazine clip and single piece last round follower The magazine includes a clip magazine (22) above a drum magazine (11) and connectable to an automatic weapon. Door (15) is hinged at its lower edge to open downwardly from clip magazine (22). The torsion spring (21) can be wound by external crank (20), an... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4925296 | Method of, and apparatus for measuring the flow velocity in wind tunnels A method of measuring the flow velocity in wind tunnels is indicated, in which a path covered by particles located in a flow is employed as a measure of the flow velocity. In a pre-determined time interval, the particles are illuminated twice in a plane b... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4924766 | Rotisserie assembly A rotisserie assembly for barbecue grills is disclosed in which the motor support bracket can be arranged to support the motor in a plurality of vertically adjusted positions and the rod support bracket includes a plurality of slots for receiving the roti... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4924826 | Temperature responsive engine compartment An improved motor vehicle engine compartment [10] for protecting the engine from cold by retaining engine heat includes conventional side walls [11,12], hood [13] and cowling [14]. A front wall [16] adjacent the radiator [R] includes a series of movable l... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4923447 | Syringe assembly A syringe assembly comprises an elongated tubular syringe barrel having a tubular needled mounted to one end and a plunger slidably disposed within the barrel. A hollow outer casing is mounted to and surrounds the syringe barrel with the barrel and the ca... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4923467 | Apparatus and process for application and adjustable reprofiling of synthetic lenticules for vision correction An apparatus and process for applying a synthetic lenticule to the cornea of a human eye is disclosed, the process also contemplating selective reprofiling of the lenticule while it is in place over the cornea. The process involves ablating a shallow peri... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4918787 | Poultry lung extractor and neck breaker Previously eviscerated birds are moved on an overhead conveyor in series to the lung extractor and neck breaker, with each bird moving into a poultry processing module (31). The lung extractor tube (48) moves downwardly to engage the lungs and the viscera... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4918897 | Construction system for detention structures and multiple story buildings A method of constructing multiple story buildings and particularly detention structures as disclosed in which the framing members are lightweight steel channel members which are generally similar and in certain applications, interchangeable. The walls and... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4918873 | Method and apparatus for refurbishing golf clubs Apparatus for refurbishing a golf club head has an enclosure in which a spray gun is located and a glove that is accessible from outside of the enclosure. A sealable club access channel is provided through which the golf club shaft may extend. The club he... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4916776 | Method and apparatus for processing shrimp Shrimp are conveyed in upright orientation upon a pair of spaced rails that revolve in upright planes and which strike bumpers. The shirmp may be size sorted by orienting the rails such that their spacing changes. The shirmp are deheaded by conveying then... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4918473 | Surveillance camera system A surveillance camera system comprises a spherical housing that has a lower, hemispherically shaped, gold coated dome 12 with a geometric center. A camera mount is mounted in the housing for panning movements about a pan axis that extends through the dome... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4915568 | Vehicle restraining apparatus A truck restraining apparatus has a vertically extending jackscrew (18) to which a follower nut (38) is mounted. A hook shaped restraining member (36) is resiliently coupled to the follower nut and moves therewith when the jackscrew is rotated. The hook s... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4915660 | Animal calling device having a restricted bore opening An animal calling device is disclosed having a main body portion with a cylindrical sound chamber end and a mouthpiece end generally continuous with the sound chamber. A groove formed in the mouthpiece is continuous with a bore formed in the sound chamber... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4913584 | Concrete screeding machine A screeding machine has mounted thereon, in a trailing position, a finishing roller 51 which is driven at a rotational speed sufficient to impart a polish or patina to the surface of the paving material.... | 04/03/1990 |
