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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4790440 | Revolving file with swivel base A card file of compact and efficient design which is fitted with a compact rotary base and separate stabilizers fastened to the bottom surface of the card file. A swivel base and stabilizers attached to the file housing provide a low profile, lighweight a... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4772170 | Automatic article handling methods and apparatus A method of stacking boxes, cases, cartons, crates or the like using a computer-controlled apparatus having a lifting grab fitted with two independently movable grippers between which a box to be lifted may be clamped. In a first step, the grab is positio... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4731009 | Spring-loaded platen rollers with a sealed axle Spring-loaded rollers for a mold have a sealed axle mount which passes through the roller into a supporting portion of the seats in the platen to prevent the roller from rotating, twisting or otherwise moving in the seat in the roller assembly and in the ... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4723569 | Lock mechanisms A lock mechanism for a rotatable stub such as the operating shaft of a fluid flow control valve has a main body 10 connected to a drive member 12 adapted for mounting on the rotatable stub. A locking sleeve 17 is adapted to fit closely to the machine (e.g... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4723673 | Tamper resistant cap with indicator A cap assembly for a threaded neck of a container includes an inner threaded cap which fits closely within an outer cap that is rotatable about the inner cap within defined limits. The outer cap includes a transparent window through which means are displa... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4716262 | Vandal-resistant telephone keypad switch A shielded electrical switch includes a pressure-actuated switch comprised of three layers, the top and bottom layer of which are electrically-conductive and the intermediate layer of which is a spacer layer containing apertures at the switch points. A se... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4712250 | Tape player adapter for car radio A portable stereo cassette tape player is connected to an FM automobile radio through an adapter having an input plug which is inserted into the audio signal output terminal of the tape player and an output plug which is inserted into the cigarette lighte... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4704207 | Filter cartridge including external cell separators A depth-type filter cartridge comprises an elongated fluid-conducting core, and a plurality of filter cells mounted generally parallel to one another along the length of the core. Fluid to be filtered passes from the exterior into the interior of the cell... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4690579 | Brush extension device An inflatable bladder and extendable diaphragm are affixed within the cap of a standard liquid container. The shaft and brush for removing the liquid from the container are attached to the diaphragm portion. The bladder can be compressed in a variety of w... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4687134 | Railway fastening A railway fastening, especially adapted for securing a bridge girder or cover plate of the girder to a cross-tie on a bridge, or like supporting structure, is in the form of a resilient clip having a substantially planar body portion with an opening for a... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4682511 | Gear assisted continuously variable transmission A CVT combined with a gearshift mechanism to permit shifting of power flow under conditions of zero load and synchronous speed. The CVT can adjust the output speed within a gear ratio without resetting of the CVT ratio during a shift. The full speed range... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4680668 | Anti-static device A device for dissipating electrostatic electricity from a person wearing a static protecting garment. The device comprises a means for continuously conducting electricity between the garment and the person; and means for continuously conducting electricit... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4671174 | Multicolor silk screen printing machine with moveable heating carriage Multi-colored designs are applied on a plurality of textile fabric or sheet materials with a silk screen printer having several platens arranged in two horizontal rows below a longitudinal heater which is movable across either row. The textiles, such as a... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4655361 | Containment tank A secondary containment tank and ground level manhole cover provide access to a fill pipe for a main underground storge tank and prevent overflow of excess volatile liquid such as gasoline into the ground. The containment tank includes an upper ring or ri... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4640009 | Co-axial cable stripping tool and end portion preparation method A tool for preparing the end portion of a co-axial cable has a blade which may pivot between two limiting positions, in one of which the cutting edge of the blade lies across a cable-receiving opening to a greater extent than in the other of which positio... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4638652 | Sealing cap A sealing cap is provided for a lock having a key receiving passage therein. The sealing cap comprises a sealing member which overlies the passage. The sealing member has a first slit therein extending from the outer surface of the sealing member to about... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4632256 | Adjustable article display apparatus An adjustable article display apparatus includes a plurality of mounting brackets which are detachably affixed to a carrier board. A plurality of support components are each carried on a mounting bracket in any one of a plurality of lateral positions. The... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4624451 | Equalizer clamp A clamping device which has a plurality of elongated clamping members joined to a clamp main frame by a pair of slideable side plates which allow the separate clamping members to be moved axially relative to each other and to the clamp main frame so that ... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4622253 | Thermal laminated lining and method of manufacture The present invention provides a textured non-woven insulating laminate lining material which is light weight. The material has a layer of flexible plastic material, on one side upon which is placed a thin layer of thermally reflective metal. Fiber waddin... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4598839 | Tamper evident squeeze tube A tamper evident squeeze tube is provided which comprises an elongated tube having flexible walls which is sealed at one end. An end cap is provided at the other end which comprises a neck having an opening therein to the interior of the tube and a frangi... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4583899 | Apparatus for inserting pouring spouts into container tops A machine for inserting pouring spouts in caps, provides for feeding the caps to an indexing work table through an inlet apparatus which coordinates the position of the caps with the position of the indexing table. Mounting apparatus is provided to mount ... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4580079 | Multifilament bulb with filament switching device A filament switching device is arranged to be mounted within the screw base of a conventional, dual-filament, incandescent light bulb. The device has a frame which branches around the evacuation tube of the bulb thereby allowing sufficient room for switch... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4576114 | Crystal plating slug apparatus An improved crystal plating device having a base containing a power circuit and an oscillating circuit. The base is provided with a chamber and has a sealed top enclosing the chamber. At least one pair of filament posts are fixed to the base and disposed ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4569258 | Power driven stud tensioning device A power driven stud tensioner device which connects to an engaging member integral with or connected to a stud to be placed in tension after which a nut on the stud is tightened. The device for placing the stud in tension is a cam actuated clamping assemb... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4569664 | Playhouse A playhouse, easily assembled by a child of tender years requiring a minimum of parts and no fastening elements, and having a sufficient structural rigidity that it can be picked up and moved without collapsing. The playhouse comprises a plurality of flat... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4563040 | Furniture assembly Articles of furniture are constructed of a unique rigid assembly of rods, rod caps, posts and rigid panels in an inter-locking relationship. A pair of rods nest in parallel coplanar grooves in top or top and bottom surfaces of the rigid panel, with the en... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4559226 | Self-emulsifying alkoxylate esters Novel self-emulsifying alkoxylate esters are described having a cloud point of less than about 15° C. the structural formula: ##STR1## R1 contains from 2 to 20 carbon atoms and is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic and aromat... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4555600 | Vandal-resistant shield for telephone keypad A standard keypad comprises a rigid support plate having a front face and formed with an array of throughgoing apertures, respective push-buttons projecting at the apertures through the plate past the front face thereof, and a continuous flexible membrane... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4550502 | Device for analysis of recorded electrocardiogram A gauge which facilitates the analysis of a recorded electrocardiogram which comprises a flat sheet of transparent material having a plurality or fan of straight diverging lines disposed on said sheet; a plurality of straight, parallel lines disposed on t... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550038 | Drapery A drapery is provided comprising a plurality of parallel rigidized panels. Adjacent panels are hingedly joined to each other along their adjacent edges. A means for hanging said drapery on a curtain rod is provided. When the drapery is folded, the adjacen... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4548103 | Stud drive tool A stud drive tool for threading and unthreading a stud in a head of a vessel, such as a reactor, including a base plate adapted to rest on a flange on the head of vessel. The tool includes means for inserting the stud into a hole in the vessel and to thre... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4535656 | Integral tensioner assembly for tensioning, inserting and removing a stud An integral tensioner assembly mountable on a stud selectively to insert and remove the stud as from a pressure vessel or the like, or to place the stud under tension so that a holding nut can be freely turned on the stud to tighten or loosen the stud con... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535854 | Calibration method and apparatus for an electronic weight indicator An electronic weight indicator adapted to convert an analog output of a load cell into a digital display which, after initial calibration, automatically corrects for dead load, drift and other calibration errors introduced by the circuitry. The meter can ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4524558 | Sheet holder for food dispenser A device for feeding sheets of paper to be interleaved with a stack of meat patties includes a vertical push rod within a tube which is slidable in a hole in one end of a feed arm. The feed arm is connected at the other end to a vertically oscillating sha... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4517918 | Crystal plating chamber apparatus An improved crystal plating device having a base containing a power circuit and an oscillating circuit. The base is provided with a chamber and has a sealed top enclosing the chamber. At least one pair of filament posts are fixed to the base and disposed ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4501936 | Protective cover for telephone A protective cover for the push-button array of a push-button telephone set having a planar surface through the push-buttons extend, comprise a flexible elastomeric sheet having at least one recessed portion with side walls forming a pocket which overlies... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4494389 | Continuous system for treating fabrics A continuous system applies chemical solutions to successive rolls of fabric from alternate applicators. The treated rolls pass through a plurality of stations within a common development chamber, emerging fully processed in one continuous movement. Radia... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4489925 | Equalizer clamp A clamping device which has a plurality of elongated clamping members joined to a clamp main frame by a pair of slideable side plates which allow the separate clamping members to be moved axially relative to each other and to the clamp main frame so that ... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4469080 | Ignition control bypass cable An auxiliary cable having a plurality of wires and connecting terminals at each end provides electrical connections between an electronic ignition control unit and engine starting elements to permit starting a vehicle internal combustion engine despite a ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4169119 | Method of molding an ocular membrane A composition which is hydrophobic but possesses excellent wettability comprising a copolymer of a polysiloxane and an ester of glycidyl alcohol and an organic acid. This copolymer is suitable for the manufacture of ocular membranes worn in contact with t... | 09/25/1979 |
