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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5564242 | Expansion joint monitor A pair of members which are expandable and contractible with temperature have a flexible expansion joint therebetween. A first body is attached to one of the members and carries an elongated support having a pair of indicators slidably mounted thereon. Th... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5543619 | Vacuum inlet A sample inlet apparatus comprises a sample source (1) and a first enclosure (3), connected to the sample source via a first inlet (2). An analyser enclosure (7) is connected to the first enclosure (3) via a second inlet (5,15) substantially in alignment ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5541459 | Device for compensation of an alternating voltage which occurs between a medium and a metallic pipeline disposed in the medium In a metallic pipeline (1) disposed in the ground, voltages may be induced from adjacent transmission lines and cause corrosion. To reduce the risk of corrosion, voltages are induced in the pipeline with the aid of a transformer (8), which voltages counte... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5530729 | Fuel assembly and spacer for a boiling reactor A fuel assembly and a spacer for a boiling reactor comprises an elongated fuel channel which is connected to a coolant intended to flow therethrough. In the fuel channel there is arranged a bundle of also elongated fuel rods retained by a plurality of spa... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5528116 | Method and device for calibration of movement axes of an industrial robot In a calibration method for an industrial robot (2-6), a calibration tool (8) supported by the robot hand (6) is brought into contact with pairwise opposite side surfaces of a calibration body (7) with a known edge length. Thereafter, the output signals f... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5511872 | Building system for movables A bulding system for building movables formed one or more individual parts and modules. The module system is constructed on a frame (1) formed of four profiles (2, 3, 4, 5) which are joined in order to form a rectangle (7). Mounted on the frame are suppor... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5509414 | Apparatus and method for non-contacting detection of respiration Apparatus and method for detecting air flow at the mouth and nose of a subject, including a transducer for converting electrical signals into ultrasound waves and vice versa, means for directing the ultrasound waves toward the mouth and nose of the subjec... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509080 | Bass clipping circuit A clipping circuit is coupled across the bass feedback shunt capacitor in an amplifier circuit to effectively reduce only high level bass signals while allowing level high frequencies to pass and allowing full boost to low level, low frequency signals.... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5506557 | Radial anisotropic cylinder type ferrite magnets and their manufacturing methods and motors A high performance radial anisotropic cylinder-shape ferrite magnet for use in a motor to lower its noise and enable miniaturization thereof is formed of an integrated one-piece body formed of sintered Sr and/or Ba ferrite powders and has an axially-exten... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5503928 | Fibre reinforced composites In the manufacture of reinforced composites having reinforcing filaments within a matrix, a filament consisting of a staple yarn spun from discontinuous fibers with low twist is subject to controlled stretching to vary the weight per unit length of the ya... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5503803 | Miniaturized biological assembly A miniaturized biological assembly provides a miniature capillary environment in which a liquid medium containing microscopic-size particulate material can be placed for study under a microscope. The assembly includes components which do not wet relative ... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5502012 | Fused ceramic beads The invention relates to fused ceramic beads, which have the following chemical composition in % by weight on the basis of the oxides: 40 to 95% of ZrO2 and HfO2 ; at least one of Y2 O3 and CeO2, with the provi... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501419 | Chair leg assembly with three legs A chair leg assembly includes a tubular sleeve member rotatably mounted around a lower end of a seat post of a chair, three extension legs each having a first end fixedly mounted to the tubular sleeve member, three support members each horizontally formed... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501535 | Electronic marking instrument A hand-held marking device comprises an electrically actuated writing head for making marks on a writing surface and a sensor for detecting when the writing head is moving in any direction in a plane parallel to the surface. The device includes a mechanis... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5498488 | Container for rapid charge accumulator having channels molded in the lid for distributing the electrolyte The invention discloses an accumulator container comprising a box (2) presenting one or more element-containing cells (3), each of said cells presenting at least one tube (5) for the inlet of the electrolyte. Said tube (5) has one end connected with an op... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5496521 | Analyzing device including an ion-permeable channel connecting a sample chamber with a reaction space In a device for determining the concentration of a reagent from a group consisting of gases with acid or alkaline reaction in aqueous environments, and volatile acids and bases in liquid or gaseous samples, a sample chamber is situated in a housing and a ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5496256 | Ultrasonic bone healing device for dental application Non-invasive apparatus for accelerating the process of jawbone healing and regeneration, reattachment of traumatically loosened teeth to the jawbone, or osseointegration of implants in a patient, including at least one piezoelectric transducer and connect... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495964 | Measuring/dispensing device for granular or powder products A measuring and dispensing device for granular powder materials as disclosed. The device includes a first element having a holding chamber and a collecting chamber joined by an interconnecting wall having an opening. A second element is located within the... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5496660 | Polar element for storage batteries The invention discloses a polar element (1) for storage batteries comprising a pole (2) made of lead and electrically connected with the internal elements of the battery, an insert (4) lodged in said pole, supporting the connection (7) between the polar e... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5493492 | Device for recording billable time and services A portable timing device stores selectable user, client and activity data. The device has a memory which stores user selected information relating to a user, client and activity along with corresponding start and stop times. The system communicates with a... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492189 | Hybrid drive system A propulsion system includes an internal combustion engine predominantly operating in a steady-state mode and a driving engine operating in a transient mode, which act on the output shaft of a planetary gear train by first and second drive shafts. To obta... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5493228 | Method and device for measuring and recreating the load current in a power network in connection with the occurrence of faults A method and a device, after a fault has occurred in a power network, for measuring and recreating the phase currents IB prior to the occurrence of the fault by determining continuously, starting from sampled measured values of the phase curren... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5490958 | Filler for heat exchanger An improved filler for cooling tower is disclosed. The filler comprises a substantially rectangular frame (1) which includes several horizontally extending rods 1a and two vertically extending rods 1b each of which connects the ends of said horizontally e... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5490301 | Roller brush for sweeping machines A roller brush for sweeping machines includes an axle (1) which carries distance members (2, 3) which in turn carry profile bars (4) which are arranged along a circumference of the roller brush. The profile bars (4) in turn carry bristle bars (6) provided... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5490596 | Autoclave bag An autoclave bag having an outer ply of mesh fabric with interstices formed throughout the mesh, an inner ply of a film of synthetic polymer, and an intermediate, adhesive ply bonding the outer and inner plies and entering the interstices of the outer ply... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5489515 | Device for analyzing the metabolism of cells A device for analyzing the metabolism of cells includes a supporting base which carries a pH measuring electrode, a control electrode designed for proton exchange with the liquid, a reference electrode, and a counterelectrode, and which, together with at ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489084 | Method of configuring a carpet roll A method of bending a roll of carpet to reduce its length so that it may be transported by a single individual, which includes inserting a tube in each end of the roll, attaching a band to each tube, and then drawing the bands together to cause the carpet... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5489915 | Portable collapsible antenna A tubular mast has a tubular boom detachably mounted thereon, and a plurality of tubular antenna elements are detachably mounted on the boom. An elastic cord is disposed within and is connected to the boom. A further elastic cord is disposed within and is... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488632 | Transmission and reception in a hostile interference environment A low power OFDM signal may be transmitted in an environment where it is subject to interference from other transmissions, e.g. broadcast television services. In a receiver interference is reduced by ignoring information modulating OFDM carriers at the fr... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5487926 | Optical disk An optical disk includes a pair of disk substrates and a recording layer on at least one substrate, the disk substrates being mated by bonding the substrates at their inside surfaces through an adhesive layer such that the recording layer is internally en... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5487307 | Method and apparatus for testing concrete expansion A method and apparatus is disclosed for measuring on-site expansive volumetric changes in hardened, shrinkage-compensated concrete samples. The sample is disposed in a cylindrical container having a strain gauge for measuring hoop stress which is correlat... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5486537 | Topical anti-fungal composition for skin and keratinous tissue An antifungal composition which can be topically applied to skin and keratinous tissue and is active against the fungi Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Candida albicans includes griseofulvin dissolved in a solvent blend of cinnamic aldehyde and alcohol, pa... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5486339 | High-pressure melamine reactor According to the invention the non-catalytic high-pressure process for producing the melamine occurs in one single body having a vertical cylindrical shape divided into three sectors separated by means of diaphragms, each sector communicating with the oth... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5486015 | Human powered ground vehicle This invention discloses a front wheel steering, front wheel drive, light weight, foldable, ground transportation vehicle. The disclosed vehicle is constructed for convenient manual transformation between a deployed operating configuration, for transporti... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5485880 | Blade system for a scraped surface heat exchanger A blade system for a scraped surface heat exchanger includes a number of blade rows which each consists of a number of successively arranged blade scrapers (1) mounted in cut-outs (15) in the surface of a rotor (4) which is mounted in a heating/refrigerat... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5486722 | Lead frame having small pitch between outer leads A lead frame in which a bulgy portion is disposed to each of inner leads or outer leads at a position corresponding to a mold line, whereby a lead gap in the portion is defined as less than 0.15 mm. The lead frame has such a shape as causing less resin leakage... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5485137 | Method for manufacturing a fuse and a fuse made by that method A method for manufacturing a fuse comprising a fuse element (10), in the form of a single wire, which is formed together with at least one terminal (11,11a,11b), in the form of a number of twisted wires. The fuse element and the conductor(s) are formed fr... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5483996 | Heddle frame corner joint A heddle frame of spaced, horizontal hollow shafts and spaced hollow side supports are corner interconnected by an angled joint element having an elongated leg portion extending within the side supports at opposite ends and beyond open longitudinal slots ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5484635 | Multipurpose drip catcher Sanitary household or laboratory article in the form of a multi-purpose drip catcher of the apply-and-discard type, formed as a small, essentially flat pocket (1) made from water-proof non-transparent foil material (2), which pocket is open in its upward ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5483565 | Fuel assembly for a boiling water reactor A fuel assembly (16) for a boiling-water nuclear reactor arranged in groups with four fuel assemblies in each group and with a centrally placed control rod (17) forming a supercell. Each fuel assembly (16) includes a plurality of vertical fuel rods (12) w... | 01/09/1996 |
