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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4474056 | Erythrocyte settling rate meter A novel meter is provided for measuring erythrocyte settling rates. It includes (a) a base supporting rack adapted to hold an array of tubes at an optimum settling angle and at least one tube adapted to contain blood samples, the tube including a window o... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4457462 | Tool holder A tool holder for supporting a tool and the tool holder for being supported by the belt of a worker, the tool holder is formed from a length of material, such as a length of galvanized, mild steel, with the end portions of the material formed into a confi... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4456354 | Exposure controller for a camera An exposure controller for a camera effects a correction of exposure toward overexposure by automatically displacing the point in time when an exposure period is determined, whenever there occurs a difference in the brightness between a main subject to be... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4456353 | Photometry controller for camera having an electronic flash controlling capability and capable of photometry of reflection from film surface A photometry controller is provided for a camera having an electronic flash controlling capability and capable of photometry of reflection from film surface. The controller is operative, whenever the difference in the brightness between a main subject and... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4442191 | Electrophotographic copying process for producing a plurality of copies An electrophotographic copying process utilizes a photosensitive member for electrophotography which comprises a first and a second photoconductive layer which are sensitive to radiation of a first and a second wavelength region, respectively. The photose... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4441799 | Camera with a lens protective cover A camera with a lens protective cover includes switching means which turns a power supply of an electronic flash on to establish a flash photography mode for the camera, and a connection mechanism providing an operational connection between the switching ... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4441131 | Magnetic head A magnetic head for vertical magnetization recording comprises a pair of magnetically coupled limbs one of which has a reduced reluctance, the other limb comprises a laminated structure comprising a magnetizable material of a greatly reduced thickness hel... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4440844 | Electrophotographic copying process involving simultaneous charging and imaging An electrophotographic copying process utilizes a photosensitive member for electrophotography which comprises a first and a second photoconductive layer which are sensitive to radiation of a first and a second wavelength region, respectively. The photose... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4440843 | Electrophotographic copying process for forming positive or negative images An electrophotographic copying process utilizes a photosensitive member for electrophotography which comprises a first and a second photoconductive layer which are sensitive to radiation of a first and a second wavelength region, respectively. The photose... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4440479 | Reflex photometric assembly for camera A reflex photometric assembly for a camera is integrally formed of a reflecting member for directing light reflected by a shutter blind and a film surface to a photoelectric transducer element for photometry and a shield member for preventing the light re... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4439060 | Marine circulator A cylindrical housing with either substantially straight or with inwardly tapering sidewalls is formed with a bottom portion that either tapers or curves inwardly until it meets a flat bottom area. A bracing section is connected within the housing to supp... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4438995 | Housing with frangible locking elements A housing with frangible locking elements includes at least one body portion having a cavity for containing an electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic fittig therein. The housing is provided with at least one tongue-like element engageable, in locking fashion,... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4437316 | Method and apparatus for recovering waste energy Method and apparatus for recovery of waste heat from thermomechanical pulping systems and the like in which waste heat in the form of steam exhausted from the mechanical pulper and latency chest portions of the thermomechanical pulping system are respecti... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4434444 | Tape cassette loading device for cassette tape recorder A tape cassette loading device for a cassette tape recorder comprises a brushless motor capable of immediately starting to rotate in response to an external starting drive in a direction determined by such drive and also capable of immediately stopping in... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4433038 | Electrophotographic copying process involving simultaneous charging and imaging An electrophotographic copying process utilizes a photosensitive member for electrophotography which comprises a first and a second photoconductive layer which are sensitive to radiation of a first and a second wavelength region, respectively. The photose... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4430286 | Variable density board having improved thermal and acoustical properties and method and apparatus for producing same Method for making a molded resin-impregnated fibrous article having relatively dense surface layers separated by a less dense region. The article is made by disposing curable resin-impregnated compressible fibrous layers in a mold cavity the layers being ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4429971 | Apparatus for testing automatic electronic flash An apparatus for testing an automatic electronic flash is used with the combination of a single lens reflex camera of TTL direct photometry type and a TTL automatic electronic flash. The apparatus includes a test switch which is connected in parallel with... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4426785 | Method and apparatus for detecting abnormal thickness conditions such as folded and/or missing corners of moving sheets Sheets moving in a feed direction and arranged at spaced intervals are fed through nips arranged to rollingly engage opposing sides of the sheet, each nip being formed by a roller rotating about a fixed axis and a cooperating swingably mounted roller. Res... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4426145 | Lens shutter camera A lens shutter camera includes a distance adjusting mechanism which is operated by the rotation of a single ring in one direction as it is driven by a drive source such as a motor. A distance adjustment is performed by a movement of a movable taking lens ... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4426144 | Power supply unit shared by camera's motor drive and electronic flash A power supply unit shared by a camera's motor drive and an electronic flash comprises a timing circuit which becomes operative at the termination of a shutter release operation, or a detector which detects the energization of a motor contained in the mot... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4426143 | Overexposure indicator for an automatic electronic flash An overexposure indicator for an automatic electronic flash produces a time factor signal of a given duration after an emission terminate signal is delivered to an electronic flash. When the amount of flashlight emitted by the electronic flash reaches an ... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4425974 | Method for counting signatures employing a weighing technique A stack of signatures is delivered to a weighing platform which measures bundle weight. A stored bundle weight is subtracted from the measured bundle weight to yield a difference which is compared against the stored reference weight of an individual signa... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4424416 | Acoustic reproducing apparatus An acoustic reproducing apparatus is provided which includes first and second channels and first and second speakers, all disposed in a housing with a sound path for acoustically coupling the first and second speakers. The sound path has disposed therein ... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4422994 | Method and apparatus for forming inverts in manhole assemblies, and the like Method and apparatus for forming inverts in the manhole base of a manhole assembly using a single pour technique. In the single pour technique, the invert is formed simultaneously with the formation of the manhole base through the use of apparatus includi... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422742 | Photographing mode switching device for a camera A photographing mode switching device for a camera includes a position detecting member associated with a mode switching member and a mounting detecting member which detects the mounting of an electronic flash on the camera. A flash photographing mode is ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4422447 | Percutaneous balloon An intra-aortic balloon designed for percutaneous insertion. An inflatable intra-aortic balloon of reduced diameter, when inflated, has its proximal end secured to a catheter. A stylet extends through said balloon and is anchored in a tip provided at the ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4420547 | Photosensitive member for electrophotography having ultraviolet absorption layer A photosensitive member for electrophotography comprises a first and a second photoconductive layer sequentially formed on a conductive layer. The first photoconductive layer has a spectral sensitivity extending over a range of light rays from ultraviolet... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4420153 | Document handling counting and examining device incorporating high speed rotary gating means Document handling apparatus for determing the fitness of documents such as paper sheets, paper currency and the like and including a feed mechanism for feeding documents in a single file through an examining location. Documents pass through the examining ... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4417585 | Liquid monitor A device to digitally meter, monitor and collect liquid, such as urine, from a catheterized patient. As such it is the successor to and improvement upon U.S. Pat. No. 3,769,497. An optional part prevents the migration of bacteria from the monitoring and c... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4417352 | Microphase stepper employing improved digital timing incrementer employing a rate multiplier Apparatus for imparting a delay to an input signal utilizing counter means comprised of a plurality of binary coded decimal counter stages connected in cascade. The high frequency input signal applied to the counter undergoes a divide-by 10N op... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4415254 | Electrophotographic copying apparatus with transfer bias voltage stabilizer An electrophotographic copying apparatus includes a charge retaining member carried by a conductive member and on which an electrostatic latent image is formed. The latent image is developed with toner, and the toner image is transferred onto a record she... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4413604 | Fuel blending installation A blending installation is described in which the grade of fuel is adjusted to enable an engine to use the most economical grade of fuel at any time. A circuit is connected to two reservoirs containing different grades of fuel. The fuel is constantly circ... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4413044 | Electrophotographic copying process An electrophotographic copying process employs a photosensitive member which includes a conductive layer carrying a sequential lamination of a photoconductive layer which is sensitive to visible light and a function layer different therefrom, forms an ele... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4407271 | Apparatus for left heart assist Apparatus for assisting the heart in the pumping of blood comprising a resilient umbrella-like member positioned within the aorta and adapted to permit the flow of blood in a normal direction and being moved to an open or expanded position to perform a pu... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4405156 | Reinforced hinge for book cover A book cover having a reinforced hinge including a reinforcing member secured to the edges of the leafboards of the book cover, a hinge member secured to the outer surface of the reinforcing member, and a central lining paper adhered to the inner surface ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4402587 | Photometric mode switching apparatus for cameras of automatic exposure control type A photometric mode switching apparatus for a camera of the automatic exposure control type includes a first switch which is used to select a particular photometric mode, and a second switch which is interlocked with a storage switch contained in a spotwis... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4401864 | Seesaw type switch mechanism A switch mechanism comprises an operating member having an outer surface including tabs formed on the left- and the right-hand half thereof, with switch operating protuberances formed on the rear surface thereof in alignment with the respective tabs. A re... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4399188 | Heat-sensitive recording sheet A heat-sensitive recording sheet containing in its color-forming layer a colorless or pale colored chromogenic fluoran-type dyestuff and p-hydroxybenzoic acid ester having the following general formula ##STR1## wherein R represents ##STR2## ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4396273 | Transfer unit for electrophotographic copying machine A transfer unit includes a pair of guide and field stabilizer members disposed adjacent to a transfer member and along a conveying path for a transfer sheet. A voltage is applied to the stabilizer members which is of the same polarity as a bias voltage ap... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4395115 | Conveyor unit for book carrier in electro-photographic copying machines A conveyor unit for a book carrier includes a book carrier on which an original having substantial thickness such as a book is placed, and conveys it to an exposure station in order to form an electrostatic latent image of the original in a copying machin... | 07/26/1983 |
