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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5301791 | Vibratory pile conveyor system An improved vibratory pile conveyor system has an input chute with independently controlled pile covered feeder surfaces that directs elongated articles into an accumulator. The accumulator is also composed of independently controlled feeder surfaces cove... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5291100 | Low watt metal halide lamp apparatus A low DC input, low wattage, high efficacy metal halide arc discharge lamp apparatus is provided which has a simplified control system including a regulated power supply, a forty kilohertz oscillator and driver for powering the bulb a main power transform... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5289321 | Consolidated rear view camera and display system for motor vehicle A rear viewing arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle to permit the operator to view traffic conditions to rearward from left and right sides of the vehicle, as well as directly behind the vehicle. Left and right video cameras are mounted on the left... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5279216 | Tire compactor and method A machine for compacting a row of vehicle tires is provided in which the tires are compressed between a fixed and a movable compactor plate with the movable plate being actuated by an hydraulic cylinder. A safety mandrel is inserted through the center of ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5277932 | CVD method for forming metal boride films using metal borane cluster compounds Metal or metal boride films are deposited by CVD using a metal borane cluster compound as a precursor. For a nickel film, NiCl2 is vaporized in a reactor tube in the presence of B10 H14 or another polyborane. For an alumin... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5277030 | Preconditioning stand for cooling probe A cooling stand for preconditioning a cooling probe containing a refrigerant that includes a well in which the probe is removably mounted against a heat transfer interface and a heat pump in the stand for removing energy from a thermal storage material to... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5278642 | Color imaging system A color camera employs a monochrome imager and a color filter plate that is divided into a plurality of primary color filter sections. The filter sections can be individually shuttered electronically for transmitting color sequential images onto the image... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5275152 | Insertion tube terminator The insertion tube body of a borescope or endoscope is constructed to avoid leakage current. An inner coil is covered with a tubular urethane jacket over which a tubular braid is disposed. Terminators having sleeve portions are attached by inserting the s... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5273391 | Bow winch stand A bow stand for a boat trailer has a swingable bow arm assembly pivotally mounted on the bow stand post or column. A base plate permits mounting on the trailer tongue and a winch plate on the top of the post positions the boat winch above the base plate. ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5272811 | Hydraulically controlled self-contained multifunctional tool such as shears/separator A hydraulically controlled self-contained multi-functional hand tool including a hydraulic ram portion with a rod that activates two blades or arms. The blades articulate about a common pin and are mounted on a fork joint which is securely fixed to the bo... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5274160 | Method and apparatus for synthesis of highly isomerically pure stereoisomers of glycidol derivatives There is disclosed a process for producing an alkyl casylate by the reaction of a metal casylate or an enantiomer of a quaternary casylate with a trialkyl phosphite in the presence of a slight molar excess of sulfuric acid. According to one aspect of the ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5272649 | Video method and apparatus for measuring and controlling dimensional stability A method and apparatus for determining the location and stability of location of the edges of an object such as an extruded blown film polymeric material annulus. By real time detection of the edge location and mathematical and statistical manipulation of... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5271321 | Tire compacting machine A small vertical tire compacting machine is provided in which a series of sets, each set containing a small quantity of tires to be compacted are sequentially and incrementally compacted between compacting heads, at least one of which is moveable hydrauli... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5269914 | Undergravel filtration system An improved filtration system for an aquarium having a water-filled habitation area with the water being aerated and circulated. The filtration system comprises a perforated platform adapted to be placed on a bottom surface of the aquarium and covered by ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5268540 | Sound barrier absorption panel A sound absorbing noise barrier panel has a precast reinforced concrete skin with a series of integral horizontal reinforcing ribs that provide a structurally strong panel that will resist wind loading and other requirements. The ribs form compartments on... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5267430 | Apparatus for the continuous production of an elastane-based elastic yarn An apparatus for continuous production of a covered elastane-based yarn in which a partially stretched multi-filament yarn is twisted about a tensioned bare elastane yarn, at less than 500 revolutions per meter, and then heated and stretched again to comp... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5268583 | Homogenizing electrical signals generated by a detection system and transmitted to an exploiting system An exploiting or readout circuit for a linear or matrix type photodetector array is of the multiplex type, such as a charge-coupled device (CCD). The exploiting circuit has a number of input stages corresponding to the number of photodetectors or similar ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5259335 | Sequencing gate for milking parlor A sequencing gate for a side-by-side milking parlor employs a gate member formed as a loop having an open center. The gate member has lower and upper rail portions with a distal portion joining the distal ends of the upper and lower portions, and a proxim... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5257542 | Sensor for a capacitance pressure gauge A sensor for a capacitance pressure gauge having a diaphragm and a base is formed with a series of thin metallic electrode sections formed on the inside of the diaphragm and base. Electrical connection is made to the base electrode sections through the ba... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5256856 | Welding method for aluminum alloys This invention involves a MIG welding method for aluminum alloys to prevent the formation and deposition of black powder on or around the weldment's bead. By using pure aluminum wire or aluminum alloy wire containing less than 2.5 wt% the base of alloying... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5255556 | Air quality indicator and control for air quality machine A portable air quality indication unit senses and indicates at least the ambient concentration of aerosols and particulates, the ambient concentration of a gas such as CO, the ambient temperature and the relative humidity, and displays the same. The gas c... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5253676 | Low Bernoulli force control orifice A controlled orifice for a hydraulic pressure control valve has a plunger and a conic orifice seat. The plunger has a head which forms a stagnation zone, and a rim with surfaces that define a sharp edge, these surfaces making an angle of at least 30 degre... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5253638 | Right-angle detachable variable-position reflector assembly A side-looking reflector attachment has a helical thread on the borescope or endoscope the reflector attachment can be rotated to any angular position by drawing the housing distally to move a retaining pin in the housing out of engagement with a recess i... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5253228 | Interval timer An electronic interval timer in which a cylindrical shell having five rows of LEDs mounted at spaced intervals from top to bottom, formed every 72° about the circumference simulates an hourglass timer. Timer and control circuits are connected to select a... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5252077 | Process for materializing virtual interactivity between an individual and a data support The process permits virtual interaction between a user, and a data support, and generates in an electronic box a sequence of digits arranged according to a pseudorandom logic by the expedient of a pseudorandom generator. The user introduces into the elect... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5252023 | Lifting apparatus Apparatus for supporting and lifting a load that includes a pair of spaced-apart, L-shaped forks. The horizontal leg of each fork contains a series of longitudinally-extended grooves formed in the load contacting top surface thereof. The grooves reduce th... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5251525 | Conversion kit for portable bandsaw An apparatus and a cradle for converting a portable bandsaw into an upright table saw. The saw includes a casing, a pair of spaced apart pulleys mounted in opposed housings on the casing for rotatably supporting an endless saw blade, and a trigger guard a... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5253198 | Three-dimensional optical memory A high density rapid access data storage device employs a volume of field-oriented bacteriorhodopsin in a polymer medium, and contained in a vessel that can be accurately displace in three dimensions. X-axis and Y-axis laser illumination systems each conv... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5250254 | Compound and process for an injection molding A compound for producing sintered parts in an injection molding process and the molding process used to form the parts. The compound contains materials that allow the parts to be formed at lower temperatures and higher production rates when compared to mo... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5249740 | Method for regulating the conditioning of a gas and gas conditioning device Method and apparatus for regulating the conditioning of a gaseous flow that includes hearing the gas to a desired level and saturating it with a liquid at a reduced pressure and mixing the saturated gas with a second non-saturated gas in proportion to att... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5246443 | Clip and osteosynthesis plate with dynamic compression and self-retention Osteosynthesis plate, made of a thermoelastic martensitic alloy whose transformation temperatures are: martensitic transformation temperature Ms below 10° C.; austenitic transformation temperature As above 15° C., the cross-over from the martensitic temperature t... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5244223 | Wheelchair A wheelchair formed from a pair of handle pipes, seat pipes, front pipes, rear pipes and two pairs of front and rear cross pipes. The main body of the wheelchair can be folded simultaneously in a front-to-rear, a left-to-right, and up-and-down directions ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5244002 | Spool position indicator An electro hydraulic servo valve has a pair of oppositely polarized magnets mounted in the surface of the spool of the valve to be controlled. A Hall effect sensor is mounted in the housing adjacent the magnets to precisely measure the position of the spo... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5244796 | Cloned Leuconostoc mesenteroides glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase genes and method of making glucose-6-phospate dehydrogenase The Glc6PD genome of Leuconostoc mesenteroides is isolated. Oligonucleotides complementary to sequences upstream and downstream to the Glc6PD genome are prepared and used to amplify the genome by the polymerase chain reaction. The amplified gene is isolat... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5243327 | Audible alarm for motion detection using dual mode transducer A small, compact motion detector alarm is sensitive to low frequency vibration (20 to 250 Hz) and emits an alarm sound when this vibration is detected. A piezoelectric transducer element serves as a low frequency sensor and also produces an alarm sound ne... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5242097 | Integrated preforms A solder preform containing a series of islands that are joined together in a matrix by bridging bands. Each band has a reduced cross-sectional area in its midregion. In one form of this invention, at least some of the islands contain pin receiving holes ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5242214 | Traction enhancing device including flexible frame means for agricultural wheeled tractors and the like There is disclosed a traction enhancing device for a wheeled agricultural tractor, in which a flexible frame comprises a circular band, to which are welded a series of spade holders. The frame is bolted to the rim of the wheel by spacers, so that the fram... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5241175 | Method and equipment for prediction of volcanic eruption and earthquake This invention provides method and apparatus to predict accurately volcanic eruptions or the occurrence of earthquakes without the use of a seismometer or an incline level meter. The apparatus includes a neutron sensor, a counter and a displaying device t... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5237835 | Installation permitting the rapid chilling (or heating) of packaged products, in particular of bottles Installation permitting the rapid chilling of products stored, in particular, inside a bottle (5), consisting of a tank (1) arranged within an insulating chamber, and which contains a liquid (3) maintained at very low temperature by means of a chilling ci... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5232430 | Apparatus for piercing slits in plastic sheet material A piercing blade for perforating slits in a continuous tubular web of thermo-plastic material is shown. The blade is used in a machine to form individual bags from the tube by heat sealing the bottom and perforating the top of the next bag. The piercing t... | 08/03/1993 |
