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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5411685 | Gas control unit and process for gas-assisted injection molding A gas control unit for a gas-assisted injection molding system, wherein a quantity of gas is introduced into a mold cavity in combination with a quantity of plastic material during the molding process. The gas control unit operates on the basis of regulat... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5398834 | Container, in particular container for vegetables, made from plastic material and having foldable side walls In a container made from plastic material, including a container bottom and four side walls foldable in the inside in direction to the container bottom, the container is formed in one piece and the folding joints of the four side walls are formed by film-... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5376020 | Canopy for an exit light A method and apparatus for use in connecting a fixture, such as an exit sign, to an electric box in a ceiling. The apparatus is a two-piece canopy, an upper portion of which is connected to the electric box in the ceiling and a lower portion of which is c... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5375503 | Blanking-off element for a munition launching tube and a launching tube comprising it A blanking-off element, intended to be mounted on one end of a tube for storing and launching a munition to protect its interior from external attacks, embodies a cap intended to extend over the entire section of the tube end and to be fixed in a tight ma... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5375327 | Method of manufacturing a receiver dryer A receiver dryer for an automobile air conditioning system embodies a cylindrical housing having a spin-closed top end; an inlet tube and an outlet tube inserted in holes drilled in the top end of the housing and both extending through the housing to thei... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5368416 | Building component for a noise barrier retaining wall A building component for a noise barrier retaining wall which is structurally suitable for retaining materials such as earth or wind. The building component is formed to assist in the construction of the noise barrier retaining wall, and more specifically... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5367371 | Observation space vehicle having a laser-based measurement system An observation spacecraft designed for the quantitative evaluation of the activity within a fluid mass borne by a planet embodying a platform adapted to follow an orbit around the planet and including a roll axis designed to be parallel with that orbit an... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5367174 | Defect detecting device for two-layer parts, in particular for solar cells A defect detecting device for checking by light reflection parts constituted by a substrate covered with a clear coat. The device includes a reference surface wherein the inspected parts are located; a polychromatic spotlight whose light beam direction in... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5355785 | Dejuicer for dejuicing harvested grapes A grape dejuicer comprises a closed tank provided with a dejuicer grid and a membrane in the tank which is pressurized to force juice out of the harvested grapes through the grid. Conveyor means in the tank remove the dejuicer grapes from the tank. Harves... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5353780 | Archery training device An archery training device for teaching an archer proper muscular control, muscle force and body positioning before, during, and after release of an arrow for promoting accurate shooting of the arrow with a bow. The archery training device promotes a push... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5352068 | Broach apparatus A shell-type internal broach assembly including a number of annular insert mounting shells interleaved with a number of annular spacers, and mounted on an arbor. The annular insert mounting shells are sufficiently short so as to permit the use of travelli... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5351573 | Adjustable automobile pedal system An adjustment device for an automobile control pedal which is capable of pivotably adjusting the control pedal relative to a datum point, such as the eyelet of a cylinder pushrod. The adjustment device allows the control pedal to be optimally positioned t... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5349151 | Low impact flow control device A flow control system which is capable of selectively operating at least one pneumatic cylinder between high and low pressures. The flow control system allows the cylinder to engage a workpiece while under the influence of the lower pressure so as to mini... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5341519 | Sanitary flexible toilet seat handle A sanitary flexible lifting handle for lifting the seat of a toilet. The seat has a bore extending therethrough for retaining the sanitary flexible lifting handle. The handle includes a first peg portion located in the bore in the seat, a spring connected... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5337189 | Scannig emitter-receiver optical device A scanning optical device for emitting and receiving which embodies an optical source adapted to emit a primary beam along an emission axis, a deflecting mirror arranged on an emission axis so as to intercept and deflect the primary beam, a telescope havi... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5335006 | Method and device for transmitting video signals in confined spaces A UHF carrier signal modulated by a video signal, where the frequency and the format of a line synchronization signal are known, is transmitted in a transmission region in a confined medium by a microwave link. In a reception region, two signals are recei... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5328736 | Apparatus and process for impregnating fibers with an aerosol of electrostatically charged polymer powder particles Apparatus and continuous process for impregnating fibers with polymer powders in which the fibers are caused to circulate in an aerosol passed through a fluidized bed contained in an earthed fluidization vessel. The particles constituting the fluidized be... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5320208 | Reciprocating lift mechanism The present invention teaches method and apparatus for a single stroke kinematic system, having a required mid stroke dwell, which permits positioning of the mid stroke dwell with respect to both space and time. A four bar linkage mechanism is disclosed h... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5316505 | Stamped battery terminal connector A battery terminal connector which is capable of reliably maintaining an electrical cable or harness in electrical contact with a battery, while having the added benefit of having an economical two-piece construction whose individual members are formed by... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5315750 | Loading/unloading system for broaching machine A blind spline broaching machine for machining splines as well as sprockets, keyways, gears, cams and contours on workpieces, such as shafts. The blind spline broaching machine of the preferred embodiment has dual rams reciprocable relative to a rotary di... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5312073 | Method for controlling the pitch attitude of a satellite by means of solar radiation pressure and satellite, in particular an electric propulsion satellite, suitable for implementation of the method A satellite embodying at least one surface intended mainly for exposure to solar radiation and extending away from the satellite in a predetermined direction (Y), an on-board computer having connected thereto an attitude sensing system, an orbit control s... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5312057 | Cable dispensing device with means for lifting and conveying reel and method A cable dispensing apparatus for dispensing a length of cable from a payout reel to a take-up reel. The cable dispensing apparatus has a transfer system which both lifts and moves the payout reel to a predetermined distance from the operator without requi... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5311774 | Method and installation for generating a high mass flow of unpolluted high enthalpy air To generate an unpolluted high enthalpy air blast of several seconds duration a mass of feed air intended to constitute the high enthalpy air blast is preheated to a given temperature and stored at a given pressure in an elongate confinement tunnel with t... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5308285 | Method of making a bolt and washer assembly A method for fabricating a fastener and washer assembly wherein the washer is permanently retained on the fastener by an annular raised portion on the shank of the fastener. The annular raised portion and the inner diameter of the washer are mutually form... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5303508 | Access door, especially for an aircraft engine cowling, provided with synchronized pivoting articulated flap A device for tight closure of an opening in a wall including a panel which closes the opening partially and opens to one side of the opening by pivoting about a substantially fixed axis on the other side of the opening at a substantial distance therefrom.... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5302225 | Method of joining dissimilar materials A composite intermediate structure for joining two dissimilar materials together. The structure has a non-porous base with two bonding faces. A porous member is bonded to each of the faces. The base may be a metallic foil and the porous members may each b... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5302044 | Temporary mechanical attachment device flexible in bending and designed to fracture at a predetermined tensile load, and method of manufacturing it A unitary construction device for temporarily attaching an object to a support of generally elongate shape along a reference axis, has a first part attached to the support and a second part attached to the object and joined to the first part by a coupling... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5288167 | Laser beam guidance device for civil engineering/earthmoving plant A device for guiding a civil engineering/earthmoving machine using laser beams having a laser emitter and two laser receivers each mounted on a displacement unit mobile with two degrees of freedom. Two receiver position sensors are associated with each un... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5284266 | Structure such as a container or mobile shelter A structure adapted to be loaded onto a vehicle provided with a hydraulic lifting arm type handling mechanism including two longitudinal bottom rails adapted to cooperate with guide rollers at the rear of the vehicle, and means for moving the rails betwee... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5282370 | Air-conditioning system accumulator and method of making same An accumulator for use in an air-conditioning system wherein a refrigerant fluid is circulated. The accumulator embodies an enclosed housing defining an internal vapor chamber, an inlet tube, an outlet tube having a vapor inlet end in an upper portion of ... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5281072 | Wagon for carrying a lifting cradle and a cradle therefor A wagon for carrying a lifting cradle having a wagon chassis and at least one pivotable body mounted to pivot about an axis for pivoting and guides for receiving at least one lifting cradle. Components for locking the lifting cradle to the chassis include... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5279483 | Attitude control system for a three-axis stabilized satellite especially a remote sensing satellite An attitude control device for a three-axis stabilized satellite in terrestrial orbit embodies an attitude sensing system adapted to deliver roll, yaw and pitch attitude signals, a set of at least three non-parallel axis momentum wheels and a set of at le... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5277170 | Archery training device An archery training device for teaching an archer proper muscular control, muscle force and body positioning before, during, and after release of an arrow for promoting accurate shooting of the arrow with the bow. The archery training device promotes a pu... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5277385 | Method of attitude reacquisition for three-axis stabilized satellites using star recognition To reacquire the attitude of a satellite wholly or partially stabilized on three axes a test is executed to determine if a terrestrial sensor is sensing the Earth (test 1) and if a star sensor is sensing a star whose magnitude is at least approximately eq... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5269483 | Continuously acting one-way satellite roll-yaw attitude control method and device Roll and yaw attitude control method for a satellite stabilized about its roll, yaw and pitch axes embodying a momentum wheel system generating a continuous angular momentum substantially parallel to the pitch axis and having a variable component at least... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5270961 | Stepper motor simulator device A control low simulator device for testing a stepper motor with N windings. The device has a digital signal generator stage constituted by a computation unit having a central unit to which are connected an input/output peripheral device module for use by ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5265317 | Geometry station The method and apparatus for the manufacture of product subassemblies by computer programmed robots is an end effector fixture assembly, or geometry station wherein at least two individual elements of the particular subassembly are dimensionally positione... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5263538 | Equipment support, fixing and heat conditioning panel A panel embodying a honeycomb layer between two plates and a fluid circulation network with tubes in contact internally with one plate and fluid inlet and outlet manifolds. Grooves are formed in the honeycomb layer to accommodate the tubes. On the panel i... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5259577 | Attitude control system for three-axis stabilized satellite in near-equatorial orbit A roll/yaw attitude control system for a three-axis stabilized satellite in an at least approximately Equatorial orbit embodies a processor circuit connected between a roll, yaw and pitch attitude sensing device including a terrestrial sensor and a stella... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5258874 | Friction-free bistable device for use in space application, in particular for closing an aperture of a space application optical instrument Device for the assembly and movement control of a mobile element that moves with respect to a support between two extreme positions, characterized in that it includes an arm pivotable around a rotation axis which supports the mobile element; an elastic to... | 11/02/1993 |
