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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4570749 | Suspended scaffold A portable suspended scaffold utilizes a carriage having circumferentially grooved rollers which engage upturned flanges on a set of purlins. A suspension structure depends from the carriage such that workers may affix overhead fixtures such as roof panel... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4569264 | Apparatus for cutting elongated material into shorter lengths An outside-in tow cutter having a horizontal axis of rotation for its cutter reel assembly which includes an inner plate and an outer ring carrying radially disposed cutter blades, the outer ring having an inner diameter slightly smaller than the diameter... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4566308 | Portable pressure gauge tester A gas pressure gauge tester utilizes the pressure equalization perforations in the face of a gas pressure gauge to introduce pressurized gas into the gauge to counterbalance the gas pressure exerted on the gauge from the gas within a storage cylinder asso... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4563826 | Apparatus for removing ballast from beneath a railroad track A method and apparatus for removing ballast from beneath railroad tracks utilizes a horizontal undercutter disposed beneath the track to remove the ballast therefrom into a trench excavated by a cooperatively mounted trencher wheel. A horizontally dispose... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4563794 | Self-cleaning roller gin Disclosed is an improved roller gin having means for cleaning debris from the knife, and a process of operating such gin. Specifically, the gin includes means to rotate the roll in reverse, periodically, if desired, whereby any cotton, leaf, or other tras... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4550519 | Fishing rod holder with automatic hook setter A fishing rod holder with automatic hook setter embodies a supporting frame having a rod holder operatively connected thereto and adapted for vertical pivotal movement. One end of a trigger rod is pivotally connected to the supporting frame with the other... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4547325 | Carburetor for internal combustion engines Disclosed is a carburetor for internal combustion engines which minimizes the effect on the engine of carburetor ice. To overcome the effect of ice build-up the throttle valve on the side adjacent the idle jet, is bent upstream, thus providing a greater openin... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4547115 | Apparatus for transporting and aligning panel-like members Panel-like members are aligned as they are transferred sequentially from a pick-up station to a discharge station by a primary carriage mounted for linear movement selectively to the pick-up position and to a position adjacent the discharge station. At le... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4540495 | Process for treating municipal solid waste A process for treating municipal solid waste material in the presence of moisture for the separation and recovery of inorganic matter and organic matter wherein the waste material is fed into a pressure chamber and is agitated therein. The contents of the... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4538309 | Portable playpen A portable playpen embodies a disassemblable base frame having elongated upright members connected thereto and defining upstanding corner posts for a rectangular enclosure in the form of a one piece fabric unit having rectangular panels defining a box-lik... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4531263 | Guy attaching device for attachment to a utility line pole A guy attaching device embodies a body having an upper hub with a horizontal passageway therethrough for receiving a bolt. A forward bearing surface on the hub engages the head of the bolt to align it with a horizontal hole through a pole. An upstanding n... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4529838 | Support bracket for electrical insulator An insulator support bracket embodies an elongated insulating rod-like member connected at one end to an electrically conductive metallic end fitting and connected at its other end to an electrically conductive metallic base fitting. An electrical conduct... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4529141 | Method and apparatus for rewinding, severing and transferring web-like material A method and apparatus for rewinding and severing a web delivered to a winding core and then transferring the leading end of the remaining web to an empty core while the winding core is being filled. The web to be rewound and severed is passed between a v... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4505445 | Apparatus for de-icing the leading edge of an airfoil section of an aircraft Method and apparatus for de-icing the leading edges of airfoil sections of aircraft embodies a closed circuit conduit having a heat conductive section extending along the leading edge of each airfoil section. The rear side of each heat conductive section ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4505284 | Apparatus for solvent cleaning machinery parts and the like and for cleaning used solvent A method and apparatus for solvent cleaning machinery parts and for cleaning the used solvent includes a washbasin for receiving the machinery parts and a container beneath the washbasin for receiving the used cleaning solvent. An elongated drain pipe com... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4498516 | Tubeless tire bead seater and method of employing the same A tubeless tire bead seater and method of employing the same embodies a resilient, inflatable, endless tubular member which is adapted to be placed within an annular gap between a tire bead and its adjacent wheel rim flange. The construction and arrangeme... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4497085 | Apparatus for feeding modules of seed cotton into disperser apparatus Disclosed is apparatus for feeding modules of seed cotton to disperser apparatus. The apparatus is capable of picking up, moving and delivering to the disperser the modules of cotton to be ginned, and further is constructed and arranged to load or dischar... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4496093 | Apparatus for aligning abutting pipes Abutting ends of pipes are aligned by apparatus embodying a body having a threaded opening therein extending axially of the abutting pipes. A threaded actuator member engages the threaded opening and has a conical end defining a cam surface. A radially ex... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4493128 | Window sash positioner A positioner for a movable window sash embodies a guide bracket carried by the sash with one side of the guide bracket spaced from and facing an adjacent side of a window frame and extending in a plane which is inclined relative to a plane extending in th... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4486307 | Filter apparatus having filter bed back-washing means Filter apparatus embodying a filter bed back-washing unit comprising a raisable and lowerable suction bell, the side walls of which define division walls to compart the respective partial volume of the filter bed to be cleaned. The side walls of the sucti... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4486306 | Filter press with filter plates mutually locked and individually consecutively slidable after release of locking means A filter press with filter plates slidable individually by a transport element has on each filter plate a locking hook which cooperates for locking with a locking bolt of the adjacent filter plate. A pivotable blocking element, which in the blocked positi... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4465230 | Method and apparatus for making snow Method and apparatus for making snow wherein water under pressure is introduced into a water receiving passageway within a closed inner housing. The inner housing is mounted within a closed outer housing to define an air receiving passageway therebetween.... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4463669 | System for baling textile waste from a plurality of sources A system for segregating and baling textile wastes supplied from a plurality of separate sources embodies a plurality of filling stations which receive the wastes from the separate sources. An upwardly opening portable waste receiving bin is mounted withi... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4458381 | Cotton ginning system embodying a lint cleaner A cotton ginning system embodying a lint cleaner in which the batt of cotton delivered to the lint cleaner is maintained at an optimum thickness even though the rate of ginning varies. The batt thickness is maintained by correlating the same with the rate... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4448221 | Spraying apparatus for cleaning filter plates Spraying apparatus for cleaning filter plates embodies a support frame which is mounted for movement beneath the filter plates and is adapted to align with each space formed between adjacent filter plates to be cleaned. A spraying unit is mounted for pivo... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4445294 | Fishing lure having a paddle-like member A paddle-like member for a fishing lure embodies a flat, planar member that extends forwardly from the front end portion of the fishing lure. At least one outwardly opening cavity is provided in the front end portion of the planar member with the cavity d... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4440600 | Spring adjusting device for a self-sealing coke oven door A spring adjusting device for a self-sealing coke oven door embodies a plurality of elongated, outwardly projecting housings carried by the outer side of the door. Each housing is provided with an elongated passageway therethrough in alignment with an ope... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4432157 | Fishing lure A fishing lure embodies an elongated body having a fishing line attached to its front end portion and a rearwardly and upwardly extending hook carried by its rear end portion. A plurality of movable weights are mounted within an enclosed cavity provided i... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4432156 | Fishing lure A fishing lure for surface water fishing includes an elongated body having the natural appearance and swimming characteristics of a small bait fish. A plurality of movable weights are carried by the body within an elongated cavity adjacent the rear end of... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4428583 | Airborne target for generating an exhaust plume simulating that of a jet powered aircraft An airborne target for generating an exhaust plume simulating that of a jet powered aircraft embodies an elongated target body having an elongated combustion chamber therein. An air receiving inlet which faces in the direction of travel of the body commun... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4428097 | Process and apparatus for stopping draw frames and the like Disclosed is a process and apparatus for stopping the drawing action of a draw frame whenever sliver breaks. The sliver is pneumatically conveyed into the field of influence of a sensor which generates a signal indicating the presence of the broken sliver... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4428154 | Window safety lock A safety lock for a window mounted for pivotal movement about a centrally disposed vertical axis embodies a lock assembly housing mounted on the window sill intermediate the vertical axis and a window jamb. An elongated vertically extending locking member... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4427554 | Method for applying a secondary filter layer or precoat layer in a plate filter press, and plate filter press for performing the method To equalize the precoat application over the length of the filter press and/or over the height of each filter cloth, the drainage of at least a part of the carrier medium occurs at at least one, and preferably at a plurality of regularly distributed, drai... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4421231 | Display and storage package for an elongated flat article A display and storage package for an elongated flat article embodies a generally rectangular pocket defined by superimposed flexible sheets of a width greater than the width of the elongated article. The flexible sheets are joined to each other along spac... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4417983 | Scraper apparatus for settling basins and the like Scraper apparatus for settling basins embodies a translatable bridge which is mounted above the basin and carries a pivot arm and a loading device that generates a return force for loading a scraper blade carried by the pivot arm into the scraping positio... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4417680 | Lumber feeder Apparatus for feeding pieces of lumber along a path with the center lines of the pieces extending along a preselected datum plane in the direction of the path. A plurality of spaced apart, upper and lower transverse members are mounted for rotation about ... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4416664 | Catheter securing device A catheter securing device embodies a supporting pad-like member having a first flexible strap extending laterally therefrom to encircle a leg of a person. Cooperating fastener members are carried by facing surfaces of the strap when encircling the leg to... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4407047 | Cotton ginning system embodying a lint cleaner and process of operating the same A cotton ginning system embodying a lint cleaner and a process of operating the same in which the batt of cotton delivered to the lint cleaner is maintained at an optimum thickness even though the rate of ginning varies. The batt thickness is maintained b... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4405457 | Plate-type filter press with a cleaning truck A plate-type filter press having a cleaning truck movable in the direction of movement of the slidable filter plates embodies a drive and a pusher adapted to be brought into engagement with the filter plates. The cleaning truck has a releasable brake and ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4405148 | Insert for vehicle tow bar A tow bar insert for use with a conventional Volkswagen tow bar for towing a towed vehicle, such as a Volkswagen Super Beetle, embodies a U-shaped member adapted to fit within upstanding brackets at the end of the tow bar which is connected to the towed v... | 09/20/1983 |
