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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4249824 | Apparatus for measuring wheel alignment of motor vehicles The system of the present invention provides means for quick and accurate measurement of various wheel alignment parameters of motor vehicles by the use of reflected light beams. A laser source mounted near the front end of the vehicle provides a pair of ... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4205308 | Programmable alarm system for marine loading arms A system for sensing the positon in space of the outer end of an articulated fluid loading arm while it is connected to a marine tanker or other transport vessel, and for sounding an alarm if the arm's operating envelope is exceeded. The sensing system in... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4201285 | Automatic corn cutter feeder Husked ears of corn are fed individually between the flights of a forwardly moving flight conveyor and are supported by a rearwardly moving conveyor belt which spins the ears about their axes causing them to move in the direction of their axes until the s... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4190080 | Articulated loading arm control system An articulated fluid loading arm for delivery of gasoline or other liquids through a drop pipe into a tank truck or railway tank car. The arm is equipped with a control system comprising a hydraulic jack for regulating the angle defined by the inboard and... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4188050 | Remote-controlled flowline connector A remotely controllable connector for releasably interconnecting the ends of two oil well flowlines. The connector comprises two coupling members, one of which is extended into engagement with the other by actuation of fluid cylinders, and ball joints in ... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4185713 | Hydrostatic drive system A hydrostatic drive system for a four wheel drive vehicle such as a field harvesting machine which must accurately track the planting rows, includes an engine, a pump and individual hydraulic wheel motors connected to the pump and coupled to the wheels th... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4182420 | Root crop harvester and trimmer A harvester and trimmer for carrots, which can also be used on root crops such as red beets, turnips, parsnips and rutabaga, embodies a wheeled vehicle having a conventional plowshare and an upwardly and rearwardly extending harvesting frame. The harvesti... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4181201 | Spring actuated, solenoid released brake mechanism A brake mechanism is disclosed wherein a support lever is pivoted at a pivot end to a stationary end plate and is urged by a spring, which engages the support lever at its free end, toward the end plate to effect clamping of a rotatable friction disc betw... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4181072 | Continuous pressure cooking apparatus A continuous cooking or sterilizing process employs apparatus wherein particulate foods are cooked under pressure in and by the cooking sauce with which the food is eventually packed in containers. The sauce is externally heated in a heat exchanger to the... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4180326 | Angle measuring apparatus An apparatus and method for measuring the angle between two members is disclosed. A wheel aligner has a projector mounted on each front wheel of the vehicle to project a beam toward the other projector. Each projector has a detector to sense the presence ... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4143664 | Corn cutter jam clearing system A corn kernel cutter of known design has a rotating head upon which cutting knives are pivoted and which mounts a shiftable ring that makes a pin and slot connection with the knives so that they open and close simultaneously. The knives are formed with co... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4121660 | Well pressure test plug A test plug for use in pressure testing a Christmas tree and blowout preventer atop an oil or gas wellhead. The test plug includes a cylindrical body having an outer diameter slightly smaller than the bore of the wellhead, and a plurality of support dogs ... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4085668 | Heat exchange apparatus for products in containers A sterilizer for food products in containers receives carts having two tiers of channel-like trays, with water being circulated along the trays in direct contact with the containers. The underside of the bottom wall of each tray is welded to a pair of lon... | 04/25/1978 |
