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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5433192 | Breathing mask having a cellulose heat and moisture exchanger formed therein The invention relates to a breathing mask comprising a mask portion (1) covering the mouth and nose of the wearer and a heat exchanger portion (2) made of a material capable of recovering heat and fitted in the mask portion (1), inhalation and exhalation ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5431785 | Multilayer head box for a paper machine The proposed multilayer head box for a paper machine or similar is constructed so that it can produce a wide jet consisting of at least three individual jets (5, 5', 5") The individual jets are fed through separate channels (3, 3", 3") and emitted out of ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5430523 | Image printer An image printer includes a projection-exposure section for projecting an image born on a film onto a photosensitive material, an image-exposure section for exposing the photosensitive material based on image information comprised of a plurality of image ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5425466 | Combination manway cover and emergency pressure relief apparatus A combination manway cover and pressure relief apparatus (2) for a tank (4) having a manway opening (14) and containing a fluid. A body (12) covers the manway opening and is guided and biased along a substantially vertical, linear path (16). The body is g... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5423752 | Variable proportion dispenser with cartridge replacement assembly A variable proportion dispenser (2c) includes a housing (12c) which houses two pharmaceutical cartridges (6b). A reciprocating drive assembly includes drive stems (36c) extending from the pistons (46b) of each cartridge, a limit guide (76c) removably moun... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5422594 | Multi-channel carrier wave generator A multi-channel carrier wave generator includes a signal source capable of generating a carrier wave having a frequency, a first input-match diode circuit receiving the carrier wave to correspondingly generate a plurality of harmonic waves, a first multi-... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5417903 | Manually operated, controlled dose pill press A pill press (2), allowing the user to personally press pills (78) of a desired dose, includes a housing (4) having an interior (14) within which a supply of powdered pharmaceutical (36) is contained and a pill cavity form (22) mounted to the housing. Pow... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5414867 | Disposable garment for use in emergency situations The invention relates to a disposable protective garment for protecting personnel when caring for potentially infectious victims in an emergency situation. The garment is adapted to be readily donned by the user and is provided with strategically located ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5411561 | Method for producing raisins A method for producing natural, sun-dried raisins from the Thompson seedless grape variety in vineyards located in the Central Valley of California, or similarly situated vineyards, having about 4000 to 5100 degree days during the growing and drying seaso... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5411515 | Obturator with rotating, self-locking and resettable safety shield An obturator (2) includes a hollow housing (4) with an obturator barrel (6) extending therefrom. The tip (172) of the obturator has a cutting element (40) and a safety shield (46). The safety shield is automatically rotatable from a cutting position, with... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5408176 | Monitoring and fault protection of high voltage switch yards The currents flowing through high voltage conductors in a network or switchyard are monitored by magnetic field sensors in the form of air-cored epoxy-filled coils which are electrostatically shielded by discontinuous shields. The magnetic field sensors a... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5405326 | Disposable safety syringe with retractable shuttle for luer lock needle A disposable safety syringe has a needle shuttle slidably located within a main syringe barrel. The shuttle has a pair of outwardly extending guide tabs which engage a guide slot formed in the barrel wall. The upper end of the needle shuttle is configured... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5405011 | Blister pack pill dispenser A dispenser for receiving and dispensing oral solid drugs from prior art a blister pack singulates and dispenses oral solid drugs. The dispenser for the blister pack includes a cylindrical cage defining at least one recess for keying to one or more of the... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5403326 | Method for performing a gastric wrap of the esophagus for use in the treatment of esophageal reflux The invention provides a method of fundoplication of the stomach to the esophagus comprising introducing an esophageal manipulator (72) into the stomach lumen (10), maneuvering the manipulator within the lumen so as to create an intussusception (48) of th... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5399957 | DC switched arc torch power supply A dc power supply (1) for a dc arc torch (6) comprising: an input port (4, 8) for connection to a source of direct current and an output port for connection to the electrodes (5, 7) of an arc torch; a controlled switch (2) and an inductance (3) connected ... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5399133 | Appendage interface assembly for exercise machine An appendage interface assembly, such as a hand grip assembly (2) or a foot pedal assembly (120), is used with an exercise machine to reduce skeletal misalignment problems while increasing the muscle working benefits of the exercise. The assembly includes... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5397304 | Shapable handle for steerable electrode catheter A steerable catheter suitable for radiofrequency ablation of cardiac tissue comprises a catheter shaft with a deflectable tip at the distal end of the shaft. The tip is deflected by means of a shapable handle coupled to pull wires fastened to the distal e... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5395326 | Pharmaceutical storage and mixing syringe having high pressure assisted discharge A hand held syringe has a stationary handle and a moving handle to enable both stored and transported pharmaceuticals to be mixed and injecting the mixed pharmaceuticals under high pressure immediately after mixing through a long needle to a site interior... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5393497 | Device for containing and opening a glass ampule and for transferring liquid within the ampule to a container A device (2) used to transfer the liquid contents (156) of a glass ampule (8) to a vial (10) includes a telescoping ampule body (12, 14) defining a collapsible, substantially air-tight region (22) within which the ampule is housed, which collapses when on... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392803 | Apparatus and method for installing valves Alignment and spacing apparatus for use in installing valves such as backflow preventer valves is provided. First and second couplers such as 90 degree elbow joints are each provided with alignment arms extending therefrom. The alignment arms have portion... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5391153 | Trocar with linear movement seal A trocar (2) includes a hollow body (4) defining a path between its proximal and distal ends with an obturator assembly (6) positioned along the path. The tip (34, 36) of the obturator assembly has a cutting element (38). A novel gas sealing assembly (114... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5387075 | Latching mechanism for a front end loading tractor A latching mechanism for connecting a working implement to a front end loading tractor or other heavy load carrying machinery. The latching mechanism has a plate assembly, a pivotal coupling device, a cross rod mounted on the tractor, a latch device, and ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5380087 | Pharmaceutical mixing container with rotationally mounted housing A pharmaceutical mixing container for storing a liquid having at least two factions which tend to separate during storage. A cartridge housing having an inner volume is closed at one end by a septum arrangement and at another end by a slidable sealing mem... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5378233 | Selected dose pharmaceutical dispenser A dispenser (2) includes a body (4), a needle (110) and one or more hollow cylinders (28) and pistons (144). The needle is movable between predelivery position and a delivery position, at which the inner needle end (112) opens a ball check valve (142) to ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5374249 | Pharmaceutical mixing container with combination stopper and pump A pharmaceutical mixing container for storing a liquid having at least two factions which tend to separate during storage. A housing has an inner volume and is closed at one end by a septum arrangement and at another end by a combination sealing and pumpi... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5372586 | Telescoping pharmaceutical storage and mixing syringe A unitary syringe assembly including a diluent syringe and a jell syringe stores and enables convenient transport of isolated components required for injection. A valve is placed between the two syringes. Immediately before required injection, the valve i... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5372128 | Fluidizing powder inhaler An inhaler (2) is used with dry pharmaceutical-containing capsules (8) carried by a cassette (6) within the body of the inhaler. The inhaler defines an air path from an air inlet (40) to an air/pharmaceutical outlet (36). The air path passes a dispensing ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371954 | Method and apparatus for the guiding of fibre webs A process for the guiding of fibre web or the like, in particular for paper production, especially in paper driers, wherein the suction applied can be varied both in real time operation and along the axes of the one or more suction rolls that is/are prese... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5368571 | Electrochemical controlled dispensing assembly and method A pump assembly (20) employs electrochemistry to selectively control the delivery rate of a dispensing fluid (21) from a dispensing reservoir (24) by selectively controlling the flow rate of a driving fluid (19) from a driving reservoir (23) to a receivin... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5366445 | Trocar with rotating safety shield A trocar (2) includes a hollow body (4) defining a path between its proximal and distal ends with an obturator assembly (6) positioned along the path. The distal and (22) of the obturator rod (14) has a cutting element or blade (24). A safety shield (46) ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5363491 | Data flow processor with data processing and next address determination being made in parallel A data flow processor which is so constructed that the destination node number in a program memory is stored at a relative address from, for example, a stored address of the present instruction, and a storing address for the next instruction is obtained b... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5356393 | Plural diameter syringe A one-piece syringe (2) includes an elongate frame (4) having front and back parts (6, 8) coupled by a hinge (10). A hollow barrel (12) extends from the front part and away from an outer surface (22). Plunger 14 has a pair of main bore gaskets 54 and an e... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5354280 | Trocar and seal arrangement A trocar (2) includes a hollow body (4) defining a path between its proximal and distal ends with an obturator assembly (6) positioned along the path. The tip (34, 36) of the obturator assembly has a cutting element (38). A novel gas sealing assembly (114... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353691 | Self-lubricating piston for pharmaceutical container A compressible seal member is provided with peripherally distributed and axially spaced lubricant retaining grooves, or with radially extending lubricant channels in communication with a central lubricant reservoir. The sealing member has land portions an... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353494 | Method for assembling a distribution transformer with conforming layers A distribution transformer (58) is assembled using a core (18) having a core surface (36) including an inner circumferential surface (40) defining an open eye region (38), an outer circumferential surface (42), and end surfaces (24, 26). Wedged-shaped cor... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5352036 | Method for mixing and dispensing a liquid pharmaceutical with a miscible component A pharmaceutical mixing container for storing a liquid having at least two factions which tend to separate during storage. A housing has an inner volume and is closed at one end by a septum arrangement and at another end by a slidable sealing member. A ma... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5349605 | DC arc torch power supply A DC power supply for producing plasma for a DC arc torch. The DC power supply includes a controlled switch for coupling and decoupling a direct current source from the DC arc torch. The DC power supply also includes an inductance for supplying current to... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5338631 | Method of forming color images A one-shot color scheme for forming a color image by one exposure cycle is characterized in that color toners consist of three kinds of color toners for transmitting cyan, magenta, and yellow color components and emitting the same colors as the transmitte... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5336986 | Voltage regulator for field programmable gate arrays A voltage regulator especially adaptable for use with field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA). The voltage regulator is configurable as a true voltage regulator or, alternatively, as a pseudo-voltage regulator. The voltage regulator includes circuitry to ra... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5336186 | Safety syringe with displaceable barrel hub A safety syringe (2) includes a hollow barrel (4) with a barrel hub (24) threadably mounted to and dismountable from the distal end (4) of the barrel. A plunger (10) has a piston (14) at its distal end (20). The plunger and the barrel hub are configured t... | 08/09/1994 |
