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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5660533 | Vacuum assisted priming and cooling system for a pump A vacuum assisted pump priming system which includes a vacuum chamber communicating with a pump inlet via a transfer passage. A valve assembly within the vacuum chamber controls the communication of a vacuum source with the chamber. The valve assembly inc... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5360246 | Latch plate for storage lockers A storage locker is shown having a frame supporting a hinged door. A latch plate is fixed to the inner frame for latching the door and enabling it to be locked. The latch plate includes a security finger which is notched, and which engages a rim of the do... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5164599 | Ion beam neutralization means generating diffuse secondary emission electron shower An ion implantation featuring an improved beam neutralizer. A cylindrical electron source encircles the ion beam at a location just before the ion beam enters an implantation chamber. Regularly spaced cavities in the electron source contain wire filaments... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5120087 | Bulkhead door locking An apparatus and method is disclosed for selectively locking and unlocking a large, heavy bulkhead door at several points about its periphery. A plurality of locking fingers are slidably mounted on the door for selective extension and retraction with resp... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5047597 | Vacuum cleaner switch A control switch is disclosed for a two-speed vacuum cleaner motor and the like. The switch provides three sensors which operate in response to the mounting of three different types of accessories on a vacuum cleaner. One sensor causes low motor speed ope... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5023953 | Garment and protective sleeve A sleeveless shirt and a detachable cut-resistant full length protective sleeve. The sleeveless shirt has a neck, a front panel, a back panel, a yoke panel and two elongated tabs secured to the yoke panel, one on each shoulder of the wearer. The tabs each... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4988838 | Line protecting apparatus For protecting cables, service lines and the like particularly in longwall face mining, an articulated arrangement is formed from a plurality of interconnected links. Each link has a central web (10) forming the common base for a pair of laterally open ch... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4968316 | Arthroscopic ankle joint distraction method An ankle joint distractor and method for spreading an ankle joint in preparation for arthroscopic surgery. The distractor comprises a pair of external fixation pins for transfixing bones adjacent the ankle joint so as to pass parallel to one another and d... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4944825 | Labeling apparatus Apparatus and method for applying tubular labels to empty or filled product containers at a labeling station including a reciprocally moveable labeling assembly and a container advancing mechanism including a pair of confronting, rotatable star wheels. Th... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4944328 | Solenoid controlled valve A normally open pilot pressure relief valve wherein the opening pressure can be readily controlled by small amounts of electrical power, which does not employ a spring, has improved pressure versus flow characteristics at both high and low pressures. The ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4943110 | Curtainside truck trailer access system and lock assembly A system for accessing interior portions of a curtainside truck trailer including a flexible curtain, upper and lower roller assemblies secured to the curtain for engagement with upper and lower rails mounted on the truck trailer for supporting the curtai... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4941232 | Slip resistant, cushioning cover for handles A slip-resistant, flexible, cushioning wrap for a handle comprising a laminate suitable for covering the handle. The laminate has a base layer of cushioning, non-absorbent closed-cell foam having an outer layer of washable, grip-enhancing, random and open... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4908983 | Tree injector An apparatus for injecting fluid under pressure into trees having a base and a plurality of cylinders supported by the base for receiving injection fluid. Each cylinder has a first end, a piston reciprocable in the cylinder for injecting fluid from the cy... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4881057 | Temperature sensing apparatus and method of making same A temperature sensor. Two thick film resistor elements are mounted to a substrate and then a thermistor coupled to those elments to form a voltage divider. The resistance of the thermistor is determined at a reference temperature and the thick film resist... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4854325 | Reciprocating guidewire method Guidewire insertion method and apparatus. A guidewire can be inserted into an obstructed blood vessel. A proximal portion of the guidewire is driven back and forth at high speed by a hand-held drive unit containing a battery, a D.C. motor and a transmissi... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4844523 | Door control mechanism A door control mechanism for use with a pivoted door and associated frame in a truck trailer. The door control mechanism comprised of cam latch members on opposite ends of a rotatable shaft connected to a pivoted door by bearing members, and keeper member... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4842703 | Magnetron cathode and method for sputter coating A magnetron sputter coating assembly. The assembly includes a concave consumable target spaced closely to a substrate coating position. Coating uniformity is maintained by controlling ion formation between the substrate and the target. This is accomplishe... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4825385 | Speech processor method and apparatus A speech synthesizer circuit for use in an automobile. The circuit includes a dedicated microprocessor and a speech synthesizer integrated circuit which has an output couplable to the speakers of the automobile's radio. The microprocessor monitors various... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4822044 | Moving surface magnetic game A game of manual dexterity having a hand manipulatable housing with a wall that presents a curved playing surface, an operating member having a magnetic portion and a weighted portion, and an object member separate from the housing, made of a ferromagneti... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4812604 | Torsion spring contact switch A push button switch assembly. A switch housing supports two parallel conductive switch contacts. A torsion spring wiper member carried by a push button switch actuator selectively bridges the gap between the conductive switch contacts. The torsion spring... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4729404 | Receptacle for collecting fluid A receptacle 10 for collecting fluid, especially suitable for use on the floor of an operating room for collecting irrigating fluid during a surgical procedure, for example, during arthroscopic surgery on a joint, such as the knee. The receptacle is thin ... | 03/08/1988 |
