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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5791401 | Heat recovery device for showers A heat recovery device is disclosed which is adapted for use in the drain conduit of standard shower installations having a hot water line, a cold water line, means for mixing water from both lines to deliver water at a suitable temperature to a shower he... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5782377 | Article dispensing and positioning device An article dispensing and positioning device is disclosed in which a plurality of rectangular articles such as dominos or the like are placed on a flat surface in a plurality of parallel rows and in evenly spaced relationship with each other in each row. ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5727709 | Thermally insulated floating beverage container holding device A thermally insulated floating beverage container holding device is disclosed which has an elongate body member having a peripheral side wall and a bottom wall closing the side wall to form a chamber for receiving a typical round bottle or aluminum can be... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5691855 | Motor vehicle wide angle rear view mirror A wide angle rear view mirror assembly for a motor vehicle has a supplemental optically flat wide angle mirror element mounted in a frame which in turn is mounted on the main rear view mirror assembly of a motor vehicle in juxtaposition with the main fram... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5622400 | Apparatus and method for handling semiconductor wafers Disclosed is an apparatus and method for modifying standard semiconductor wafer tranfer apparatus and method to permit the standard semiconductor wafer transfer apparatus and method to function with wafers that are extremely thin and flexible and are warp... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5540468 | Door opening and closing device for handicapped persons A door opening and closing device for a handicapped person dependent on a wheel chair and or crutches for mobility is disclosed, which includes a housing generally sized for a person to hold in his hand, the housing having a peripheral opening. A reel is ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5475994 | High security gun lock device A high security gun lock device is disclosed which has an elongate gripping and locking assembly that is inserted into the muzzle end of the barrel of a revolver or pistol type hand gun and which is then connected to a dummy round located in a cylinder ch... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5348405 | Computer keyboard key depression inhibitor device A key depression inhibitor device for a computer keyboard is disclosed which is intended to prevent accidental or inadvertent manual depression of a certain key or combination of keys on a computer keyboard. The device has top, side and end walls which fo... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5348509 | Flying disk toy A flying disk toy is disclosed which includes a generally flat, circular body member surrounded by a radially curved annulus, such as in a typical FRISBEE™ toy, and which includes a liquid reservoir on the body member, and endless conduit around the bod... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5239767 | High security gun lock device A high security gun lock device is disclosed which has an elongate gripping and locking assembly that is inserted into the muzzle end of the barrel of a revolver or pistol type hand gun and which is then connected to a dummy round located in a cylinder ch... | 08/31/1993 |
| 4525788 | Scanner interface circuit for universal multi-station document inserter A method and associate apparatus for providing a scanner interface circuit for a universal multi-station document inserter having a plurality of document feeder stations has a central processor which stores a supervisory program and scanner interface circ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4517650 | Feeder interface circuit for universal multi-station document inserter A method and associate apparatus for providing a universal feeder interface circuit for a multi-station document inserter having a plurality of document feeder stations or modules and a central processor which stores a supervisory program is provided. Eac... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4503624 | Combination square, scribing tool and plumb level A combination tool is basically a carpenter's square in which an elongate blade is connected perpendicularly to an elongate handle. The blade has measuring scales on opposite edges each of which commence at the adjacent edge of the handle, and lines exten... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4372361 | Multi-purpose turning tool A novel screwdriver is disclosed which incorporates both the features of a directionally oriented hand grip for achieving greater turning force and storage pockets for holding a plurality of interchangeable tool bits. The handle portion has an outer cover... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4364696 | Edge finishing machine A material working machine for edge finishing of workpieces of different sizes and shapes and of different materials has a material work station supported by a table like construction with a mechanical cutting tool mounted at the work station. The machine... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4358183 | Solar reflecting panel A solar reflecting panel for use with a variety of apparatus for concentrating solar radiation on a close range or distant receiver for producing high temperatures at the receiver in order to commercially utilize the heat energy thereby generated. The sol... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4341945 | Fire extinguishing device for electrophotocopier A fire extinguishing device for use with a heat fusing apparatus in an electrophotocopying machine, comprising a roller movably mounted above a copy paper conveyor associated with and located downstream of the heat fusing apparatus, means for moving the r... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4339195 | Electrophotocopier roller assembly An improvement in an electrophotocopying machine having a photosensitive member. The improvement includes at least two rollers for charging the photosensitive member or at least two rollers for transferring a toned image from the photosensitive member to ... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4339196 | Eccentric cam for electrophotocopier developer unit An improvement in an electrophotocopying machine having a photoconductive surface and a retractable, pivotably mounted developer unit for developing an electrostatic image on the photoconductive surface. The improvement comprises at least one eccentric ca... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4332458 | Table top copy machine A compact, table top plain paper copy machine has a teardrop shaped photoreceptor belt. A reciprocating carriage scan exposes an original document to the photoreceptor through an optical system having a Z-shaped optical path. The optical system and a numb... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4311070 | Double ended adjustable wrench A double ended adjustable wrench for turning nuts, bolts, pipe and the like. The wrench is generally elongated in the manner of a conventional adjustable wrench, but the body of the wrench is made up of two substantially identical sections which are conne... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4310134 | Step ladder utility box A utility box for tools, parts and the like which is adapted to be placed upon and removably secured to the top platform typically provided at the top of a step ladder. The box includes a bottom wall, two side walls and two end walls forming a rectangular... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4303235 | Paper cassette A paper cassette for storing two different lengths of paper sheets. The cassette comprises a rear panel, a pair of side panels extending forward from the rear panel, a front panel operatively connected to the pair of side panels, a bottom panel extending ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4302095 | Clutch for electrophotocopier reciprocating carriage Apparatus in an electrophotocopying machine having a reciprocating carriage moved by an endless drive member for reversing the direction of the carriage output drive member without reversing the direction of the endless drive member. The apparatus include... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4288953 | Thermal and optical multi-mode window A thermal and optical multi-mode window is disclosed in which a window panel can be converted from thermally insulating but optically diffuse to optically clear but thermally semi-insulating, or at least much less insulating. The window panel is made of a... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4284081 | Urinary retention catheter Disclosed is an improved drainage catheter for insertion into and retention in the bladder of the human body, and a novel stylet for use in inserting the catheter through the urethra and into the bladder. The catheter is formed of an elongate flexible can... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4245756 | Article dispensing and positioning device A device for dispensing a plurality of rectangular objects and depositing the objects on a surface in uniformly spaced relationship with the objects standing upright on a short edge, more particularly, a device for setting up dominos in a row so that the ... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4214157 | Apparatus and method for correcting imperfection in a polygon used for laser scanning An electro-optical light scanning system using a modulated laser illumination source directed upon a multifaceted rotating polygonal mirror or polygon. The mirrored facets reflect the impinging light toward a moving photoreceptor and forms a raster of sca... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4210936 | Method and apparatus for reproducing an original gray scale image A method and apparatus are disclosed for reproducing an original gray scale image that may be divided into an array of discrete picture elements. The method comprises the steps of scanning each of the picture elements in the array on the original image to... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4205561 | Multiple drive train for small devices This invention relates to a drive train for small devices such as postage meters and the like wherein various speeds and drives to different sets of outputs are required during different phases of operation. The drive train of the invention negates the ne... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4202489 | Register resetting interface An interface for facilitating user resetting of a mechanical registering mechanism interconnects a decrementing register with a remote meter resetting lock. The user is provided with the current lock combination after debiting the user's account for the a... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4172653 | Actuator for a copy sheet feeder in a reciprocating carriage drive system An electrophotocopy machine has a web of copy paper that is stored on a supply reel in the machine. A pair of initial feed rollers draws the web off the supply reel and feeds the web past a knife that cuts the web into copy sheets of suitable length. The ... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4148319 | Urinary retention catheter Disclosed is an improved drainage catheter for insertion into and retention in the bladder of the human body, and a novel stylet for use in inserting the catheter through the urethra and into the bladder. The catheter is formed of an elongate flexible can... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4135808 | Document feeder for a copier A document feeder for an electrostatic copier of the type which includes instrumentalities for flash illuminating a document placed by an operator at the illuminating station of the copier. The document feeder includes an evacuatable enclosure having aper... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4101121 | Document folding apparatus A document folding apparatus is disclosed wherein means is provided for accomodating documents of various thickness. After the document thickness is determined, means is provided for actuating linkage means for varying the distance between rollers of the ... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4026754 | Double adhesive tape applying apparatus An apparatus for applying tape, having adhesive on both of its faces, to a surface comprises an applicator drum having a cylindrical periphery that receives the tape and a series of slots extending transversely to the periphery. The applicator drum is mou... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4018434 | Pneumatic feed device An endless conveyor belt having a series of perforations is positioned between a vacuum outlet and a carrier having a stack of substantially flat documents. The vacuum is operated only when the perforations in the belt are positioned in front of the vacuu... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3980295 | Skew eliminating sheet feeding mechanism The side portions of a sheet are fed equally and in synchronism with its central portion so that when any side portion of a skewed sheet leads the central portion along the path of movement of the sheet said side portion will be held back until the centra... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3972525 | Sheet jogging assembly Disclosed is a sheet jogging assembly for use in a sheet registering apparatus in which sheets are collected at a receiving station and arranged in registration with each other for performing an operation on the collected stack of sheets. The invention is... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3957220 | Sheet material receiving and storing apparatus An apparatus for receiving flat sheet material seriatim and storing the material in rolled configuration on a winding spool. A suitable winding spool is mounted on a frame for rotation, and a plurality of endless belts are mounted on the frame so that a p... | 05/18/1976 |
