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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5538362 | Shield excavator A shield excavator for constructing a tunnel, a hole, a groove and the like having a polygonal, preferably, square section. The excavator (10) comprises: a cylindrical shield body (12) having a polygonal sectional shape; a cutter assembly (18) disposed at... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5537481 | Horn driver A horn driver includes a driver body and pole piece positioned therein. A throat extends through the pole piece along a longitudinal axis through the horn driver. A housing, attached to the driver body, is positioned above an upper portion of the pole pie... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536307 | Pavement rejuvenator and dressing conditioner emulsions and jellies A pavement rejuvenating and/or conditioning composition in the form of an aqueous-based emulsion or jelly. More particularly, bituminous pavement rejuvenators and pavement dressing conditioners are made into emulsions or jellies by agitating the rejuvenat... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536219 | Rear axle apparatus for a tractor A rear axle apparatus for a tractor having differential gear shafts driven by power transmitted from a transmission, rear axles connected to the differential gear shafts through planetary reduction mechanisms, and brakes for braking the differential gear ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536134 | Working implement coupling apparatus A front loader coupling apparatus for a front loader having masts attachable to mast mounts of a tractor, and booms, boom cylinders and braces. The front loader coupling apparatus includes a first coupling device provided on the masts and mast mounts, a s... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5533867 | Method and hydrostatic drive system for operating an adjustable hydrostatic pump A hydrostatic drive system including an adjustable pump and a hydraulic fluid delivery line connecting the outlet of the pump to the inlet of a hydraulic energy consuming device. An adjustable throttle is located in the hydraulic fluid delivery line betwe... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5533865 | Wind turbine In order to reduce the noise nuisance caused during operation by rotor blades of a rotor of a wind turbine the rear edge of each blade is irregularly formed. In particular the saw-tooth form with a top angle smaller than about 150° and preferably 10° is... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5533857 | Turntable for manipulating paper rolls A lightweight turntable for use in manipulating printing paper rolls of 1,500 pounds in weight or more is disclosed. The device includes a stationary base plate having one or more circular bearing raceways formed therein. A rotatable upper plate having ma... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5533248 | Method of steel processing using an inline grinder A method and apparatus of making coiled plate, sheet in coiled form or discrete plate. The apparatus is a slab caster and inline surface conditioner, hot strip and plate line. The apparatus includes a continuous strip caster forming a strand; a cutoff for... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5532572 | Storage capacitor power supply A long-lived, lightweight, and quickly and precisely charged storage capacitor power supply capable of stably supplying electric power to a load. The power supply has a capacitor block consisting of capacitors connected in series, in parallel or in any co... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531709 | Syringe for the controlled discharge of viscous materials A syringe in which a discharge nozzle is connected to a cartridge of the syringe by ultrasonic welding. The discharge nozzle includes a triangular flow indicator configured to abut a triangular encircling groove located on the cartridge.... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531466 | Vehicle having a four-wheel steering device A four-wheel steering vehicle having a body frame, front and rear wheels steerable by a steering wheel, and a connecting mechanism for transmitting movement of the steering wheel to the front and wheels. The connecting mechanism includes a pitman arm over... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531141 | Drain nut pliers Cross pivoted handled pliers are disclosed having two elongated members joined together by a fixed pivot pin, and each having an arcuate jaw portion and a handle portion. The arcuate jaw portions have circular grooves and recesses therein to receive ribs ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5529132 | Hydraulic control circuit for pile driver A pile driver arrangement including a reciprocal impact member connected to a piston rod which is also connected to a reciprocal piston located in a hydraulic cylinder having a lower rod end and an upper blind end. A hydraulic fluid tank and a pump for su... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5528978 | Hydromechanical drive assembly A hydromechanical drive assembly having a hydrostatic axial piston motor with a housing and a swash plate and a cylindrical drum located in the housing. A transmission having a housing is located downstream of and coaxial with the axial piston motor and a... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5528889 | Riding lawn tractor A coupling mechanism for connecting a working unit to a tractor body is disclosed which includes an engaging device and receiver brackets for coupling the working unit which is suspended from a lawn tractor body to links extending from the tractor body. T... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5528121 | Storage capacitor power supply A storage capacitor power supply adapted to be used as a power source for an electric vehicle. The storage capacitor power supply is equipped with a charging control circuit which stops charging when the voltage developed across the terminals of the capac... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5527900 | N3-alkyl-2',5'-0-silylated-3'-spiro-thymidine derivatives Nucleoside analogs possessing anti-HIV activity and having a 3'-spiro moiety and blocking groups at the 2'- and 5'-positions. The preferred species is shown in the structure below: ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl.... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5520748 | Process for manufacturing Alnico system permanent magnet A process for manufacturing an Alnico system permanent magnet is disclosed in which the alloy powder of the Alnico system having the proper composition is manufactured through a rapid solidification process, so that the crushability and the formability sh... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520714 | Liquid seal apparatus A liquid seal for installation upstream of a flare stack or of a waste gas combustion installation to protect against flashback and to function as a pressure lock. During the operation of the seal, liquid is ejected upwardly from an inner annular chamber ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5518909 | Flexion enhanced transfection of genetic material A method of enhancing transfection of genetic material by subjecting the cells to be transfected to elongation or flexion. Preferably, the elongation or flexion is cyclical. Improved efficiency of transfection of genetic material is demonstrated in cells ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5518425 | Decorative bulb socket A socket assembly which includes a socket, an annular positioner and two leaf conductors. The socket includes two slots defined in a bottom and a groove defined in an internal surface. The annular positioner includes an opening defined therein and a ridge... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5518107 | Stripper element mounted on a system of a stripping device The invention relates to a stripping element (4) for placing on a system support or carrier (3) of a stripping device (1) for the discharge and of a conveyor belt (2), which has a stripping plate (8), which is in the ready-to-operate position engages in s... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5518085 | Assembly for applying solid material to wheels An assembly for applying a solid material, such as a lubricant or an anti-slip material, to wheels. The system includes a pair of spring actuated members located on opposite ends of a holder for the solid material to urge the holder upwardly along guide p... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5517697 | Non-slip uniform belt and method of manufacture A belt for use with a clamp type buckle having a sliding cinch bar and a method of making the belt. The belt includes an elongated outer fabric piece having a tab end, a buckle attachment end opposite the tab end and a pair of substantially parallel outer... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5515879 | Load sensed multi-purpose pressure control valve A pressure control valve having a housing with a main inlet passage and a bypass outlet passage. A combined control is located in the housing to control the flow of fluid from the main inlet passage to the bypass outlet passage. The combined control inclu... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5515752 | Apparatus for tightening loosening a screw member for fastening a form A tightening/loosening apparatus comprises a displacing mechanism (170) for forcibly displacing a wrench (74) from a screw member (18) with the movement of a processing mechanism (42) due to a movement of the wrench for rotating the screw member, while en... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5515674 | Exhaust afterburner An exhaust afterburner for positioning in an exhaust duct or the like of an internal combustion engine through which partially reacted gases are circulated is disclosed. The exhaust afterburner includes a venturi induction member which has a circumferenti... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5514580 | In vitro leaf petiole multiplication of pelargoniums A process for propagating Pelargonium x domesticum varieties by tissue culture propagation of petiole sections taken from a mother plant. In addition to tissue culture propagation steps and growth media constituents which are known in the art, an essentia... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5511942 | Axial mini ventilator with parabolic guide vanes An axial mini ventilator having an air conduction housing with an impeller wheel on the suction-side end of a tubular flow channel. Formed on the inside of the air conduction housing are air baffles which support the stator of an electric drive motor for ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5511909 | Cable bolt and method of use in supporting a rock formation A flexible multi-strand steel cable of a preselected length is inserted in a bore hole drilled in a rock formation above an underground excavation. The cable includes an anchor end portion positioned in the bore hole for frictionally engaging the cable to... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5511631 | Running control structure for a lawn tractor A running control structure for a lawn tractor switchable between a two-wheel drive mode and a four-wheel drive mode. The control structure includes a first driving device for driving a first pair of wheels, a second driving device for driving a second pa... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5511303 | Intermediate thickness and multiple furnace process line A method and apparatus of making coiled plate, sheet in coiled form or discrete plate. The apparatus includes a continuous strip caster forming a strand of intermediate thickness; a shear for cutting the strand into a slab of desired length; a slab table ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5508838 | Slit system A small-sized, simple, high-resolution slit system adapted for use in a mass spectrometer. The slit system forms a slit whose width can be electrically controlled. The slit system comprises two displacement-enlarging mechanisms disposed in rotation symmet... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5508301 | Ketorolac derivatives with considerably reduced gastro-intestinal irritation and ulceration The present invention concerns compounds of formula (I) which is the novel 2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)ethylester of (&#b1;)-5-benzoyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrrolizine-1-carboxyl- or ketorolac-acid, the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts thereof, preferably ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5508175 | Environmentally safe parasitology fixative and stain A fixative-stain system, which gives superior preservation of nuclear detail, is free from toxic mercury compounds, and which is simple and easy to use, includes a zinc salt and a cobalt salt, in combination, as a fixative, and at least one of Chlorazol B... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507688 | Method and device for separating the skull and the vertebral column of a slaughtered animal The invention relates to a method for processing the neck of a slaughtered animal such that the skull is separated from the vertebral column, which method comprises the steps of: (1) positioning a slaughtered animal for processing; (2) providing a separating d... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507381 | Method for unloading a space and device for performing this method The invention provides a method for unloading a space filled with bulk material using at least one grab supported by a chassis, wherein the chassis is displaced in lengthwise direction of the space and wherein the grab is emptied above a cross conveyor, c... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507189 | Apparatus for evaluating plane strain stretch formability, and method therefor Apparatus and a method for evaluating the plane strain stretch formability for thin steel sheets used in automotive bodies to provide easy evaluation of the plane strain stretch formability. The apparatus includes: a lower die and an upper die with a lock... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5505910 | Catalytic combustion apparatus A catalytic combustion apparatus has a cylindrical housing defining a fluid passage, and a plurality of combustion catalyst bodies arranged face to face along the fluid passage in the cylindrical housing. The catalyst bodies are loosely fired in the cylin... | 04/09/1996 |
