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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6102823 | Toothed power transmission belt A power transmission belt having a center belt with a length, an inside surface, and an outside surface. Upper and lower blocks are provided and each has a leading face, a trailing face, and laterally oppositely facing pulley-engaging side surfaces. The u... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5587641 | VSCF start system with precise voltage control The problem of maintaining precision control of a synchronous motor is solved in a motor start control which utilizes an estimate of the amplitude of the fundamental wave component as a feedback value. The motor receives power from a main inverter and an ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5543673 | High performance magnetic bearing A magnetic bearing system (24) supports a shaft (20). The bearing system (24) includes a magnetic rotor (34) and a stator element (36) positioned in proximity to the rotor (34). A plurality of first electromagnets (40, 41, 42) are mounted in the stator el... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5484043 | Speed responsive brake device In order to prevent serious damage to a flight control system in a failure mode, a failure protection unit includes an input shaft connected to a shaft of the flight control system with the input shaft normally being operably associated with a plunger hav... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5470027 | Antireverse assembly for a fishing reel An antireverse mechanism in a fishing reel of the type having a housing with a rear wall. The reel also includes a line carrying spool, a crank shaft that is rotatable about a first axis and a structure for directing line onto the spool as an incident of ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5456080 | Very high altitude turbine combustor A turbine engine (10) includes a turbine wheel (12) coupled to a compressor (14) for driven movement, a nozzle (16) for directing gases of combustion at the turbine wheel (12), and an annular combustor (18) defining an annular combustion space upstream of... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5450318 | Automatic bowling center system A bowling center system includes a plurality of bowling lanes and a plurality of bowling scoring systems each connected to a manager's control system. A video distribution system includes a memory device for storing data representing a plurality of video ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5413538 | Power transmission belt A power transmission belt having a belt body with a length and laterally oppositely facing pulley engaging side surfaces. A first plurality of short fibers, made from a first material, is embedded in the belt body and extends substantially in a lateral di... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5403478 | Oil-based fluid absorbent article An oil-based article absorbs oil-based fluid on a surface. The article is made of a cloth and a flotation material encased in the cloth to assist in the absorption of oil-based fluid and the flotation of the article. The cloth has at least one napped surf... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5403222 | Self-propelled amusement object An object that is selectively movable through a fluid in which the object is at least partially immersed and which is adapted to automatically change between different operating states without operator intervention. A movable object has a vessel / balloon... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5402968 | Collapsible fuel tank system A collapsible fuel tank system for use on aircraft and the like includes a plurality of nestable shell sections which, when assembled in proper edgewise orientation, form a shell for the fuel tank. A nose cone and a number of shell-reinforcing bulkheads a... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5394831 | Resistance milk flow sensor A non-intrusive milk flow sensor includes first and second cylindrical nipples of a conductive material. Each of the first and second cylindrical nipples has an inner diameter. A molded rubber body has a passage therethrough joining the first and second n... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5390321 | General purpose parallel port interface A general purpose interface is provided for connecting a floppy disk drive to a parallel port of a personal computer. The interface comprises an interface circuit and software driver circuit operated by the CPU. The interface circuit emulates the internal... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5387160 | Heat resistant rubber compositions and belts made therefrom A rubber composition includes hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (HNBR), a copper dithiocarbamate salt compound and sulfur. The use of the copper dithiocarbamate salt compound results in the vulcanized rubber composition exhibiting improved heat ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5381890 | Convertible package/shelf organizer In order to sell a multi-media product such as documentation and software in an effective yet unique manner, a convertible package/shelf organizer is provided. The convertible package/shelf organizer comprises a generally rectangular box having a top wall... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5380077 | Machining device for machining precision, in particular dental, workpieces in a machining chamber surrounded by a housing Machining device for machining precision, in particular dental, workpieces in a machining chamber surrounded by a housing. In a machining device for machining precision, in particular dental, workpieces in a machining chamber surrounded by a housing, having an... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5379734 | Starter to operate a decompression mechanism on an internal combustion engine An improvement in a starter of the type having a housing to be attached to an internal combustion engine and structure on the housing for rotating a crank shaft on the internal combustion engine to which the housing is attached. The improvement resides in... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5379724 | Ultrasound teat dip An ultrasound teat dip comprises a dip cup having a well adapted to receive a supply of a germicide and an upper opening for receiving a teat to be dipped in the germicide, in use. A sonic transducer is operatively coupled to the well to sonically vibrate... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5379722 | Control for a milker unit support A support for positioning a milker unit beneath a cow has a shaft which is vertically movably mounted on a base. An arm on the shaft supports a milker unit beneath a cow. Air pressure is applied to the shaft to hold the shaft and arm at a desired vertical... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5379476 | Skid assembly for conduit cleaner A conduit cleaner having a power unit that at least one of a) drives a cutter for foreign matter and b) discharges a working fluid under pressure to impinge upon a conduit within which the cleaner resides. First and second skids are removably and separate... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5378206 | Toothed belt having twisted core wire A toothed rubber belt has teeth, a rubber back and a core wire imbedded in the rubber back. The core wire has lower twists of about 10.5 to about 13.5 times/10 cm and an upper twist of about 6.5 to about 9.5 times/10 cm. Preferably, the wire core is made ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5377763 | Riser pipe assembly for marine applications A riser pipe assembly is provided for interconnecting a subsea wellhead on an ocean floor with an above-surface platform. The assembly includes at least one cable extending generally between the wellhead and the platform to provide vertical support for th... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5376418 | Image protected pressure sensitive label Smearing of indicia (30,36) or deterioration of a label may be eliminated in a label form that provides protection for the imaging (30,36) in a construction that includes a sheet of transparent face stock (12), a layer of transparent pressure sensitive ad... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5376199 | Method of making a composite filament reinforced clevis A composite filament reinforced clevis includes a pair of apertured ends and a central hub area with a pair of clevis arms extending between the hub area and the apertured ends. The clevis is fabricated by winding reinforcing filaments around a pair of en... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5375824 | Selectable pin spacing on gathering chain A binding line having selectable pin spacing on a gathering chain includes a gathering section including the gathering chain having a plurality of spaced pusher pins for transporting gathered signatures seriatim therealong to a signature exit end. A stitc... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5375722 | Carton monitoring system A carton glue monitoring system includes a conveyor moving a plurality of cartons in a first direction. An encoder provides pulses at a rate proportional to conveyor line speed. A glue applicator applies a glue strip having a fluorescent material added th... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5375544 | Undercut and strengthened posts for polymeric bobbin basket A polymeric bobbin basket having an increased mass with a partial undercut to engage a latching mechanism on a bobbin case. A dissimilar material of greater strength and fatigue resistance than the polymeric material used in the center post is embedded wi... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5372551 | Energy conserving pinsetter with minimized pin overflow Overflow of bowling pins in an automatic pinsetter (26) having a distributor (44) for distributing pins to a plurality of pin positions (90) may be substantially reduced by utilizing additional switches (150) in pin spotting cells (120) at each pin positi... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5372525 | Connector for fastener for Christmas light strings A connector and fastener are used particularly for a Christmas light string. The connector has a wire holding portion and a socket-engaging portion. Locking keys are formed on the wire holding portion and receiving holes are formed on the receiving portio... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5372188 | Heat exchanger for a refrigerant system An improved heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the ambient and a refrigerant that may be in a liquid or vapor phase. The same includes a pair of spaced headers with one of the headers having a refrigerant inlet and the other of the headers having ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5368626 | Growth medium and method A growth medium that is capable of supporting plant life includes a water retention component and soil. The water retention component can be a water retaining grain polish, bran or cut, short mineral wool fibers. A method of making the growth medium inclu... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5368598 | Method of manipulating an uterus using a bendable manipulator A method of repositioning at least one of an organ and a vessel by performing the steps of: providing an instrument having an elongate section with an exposed surface; directing the elongate section into one of an organ and a vessel with the elongate sect... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5366262 | Quick connect fluid fitting A quick connect fitting for connecting a plastic or metallic tube (42) in a fluid circuit includes a fitting body (20) having an interior cavity (22) opening to the exterior of the body (20) via a generally circular port (36). A peripheral step (48) is lo... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5366215 | Disabling mechanism for signature feeding apparatus In order to avoid disruption of a stack of signatures, particularly when a cyclically operable signature feeding apparatus is temporarily disabled, the utilization of a unique disabling arrangement is contemplated. The signature feeding apparatus will gen... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5364315 | V-ribbed belt An improvement in a power transmission belt of the type having at least one longitudinally extending rib with a side surface to engage a drive surface on a pulley. The side surface has at least a portion that is convex with a curvature at least approximat... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5364314 | Multi-position rubber pinsetter deck chute A molded rubber pin chute for mounting on the pin deck of an automatic bowling pinsetter. The pin chute comprises an upper conical section which is canted with respect to the pin deck, a cylindrical lower body portion which extends into a pin receiving ap... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5364240 | Fluid pump with pulsing feature A fluid pump having a casing defining a fluid inlet a fluid outlet and first and second cylinders, a first piston mounted to the casing for movement in first and second directions with the first piston causing fluid in the inlet to be drawn into the first... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5363644 | Annular combustor The expense of fabricating an annular combustor (10) for a gas turbine is minimized by providing a combustor housing (12) including a generally axially extending sleeve (14) and an annular liner (18) disposed within the housing (12) and about the sleeve (... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5362280 | Power transmission system A power transmission system having: a power transmission belt with a tensile strength such that a force of at least 17 kgf per 1 mm width is required to effect a 1% elongation of the belt; a plurality of pulleys with which the power transmission belt is o... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5361928 | Closure assembly A closure assembly for sealingly closing the open top end of a material holding drum includes a cover and a rubber gasket. The cover has a central circular wall of a size corresponding to the drum open end and a peripheral flange which defines a downwardl... | 11/08/1994 |
