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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5421667 | Apparatus for connecting a security cable to a consumer article An apparatus for connecting a security cable to a consumer article. The apparatus is a body having a cavity with an entry opening in communication with the cavity. Structure is provided for mounting the body to the wall of a consumer article in an operati... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5357890 | Boat keel/hull protector In order to prevent damage to the keel and/or hull of a boat during beached landings on gravel, sand, mud or rocky shorelines, a boat keel/hull protector is provided. It comprises a flexible, elongated body member having a central portion and a pair of op... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5337763 | Multi-use hair piece A multi-use hair piece kit is disclosed. The kit includes a support to be worn across the head of a wearer from near one ear to near the other ear, said support being generally conformable to the shape of the head of the wearer. The kit also includes a ha... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5335456 | Method of forming rib surfaces on a power transmission belt A method of forming a rib on a power transmission belt including the steps of providing an endless belt body having an elastic material to define at least part of a longitudinal rib on a completed power transmission belt, providing a grinding wheel with a... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5325540 | Headwear piece with crown opening A headwear piece with a crown for placement on the head of a wearer and having a front and rear and a top and bottom. The crown grips the head of the wearer to maintain the headwear piece in place. The crown has a front wall with a forwardly facing surfac... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5322870 | Additive package for in situ phosphatizing paint, paint and method An additive package can be used in a single-coat, in situ self-phosphatizing paint to provide a phosphate layer that inhibits corrosion of a surface on which the paint is applied. The additive package includes an amine and a phosphatizing reagent that can... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5315525 | Method for simulating the machining of workpieces In a method for simulating the machining of workpieces on lathes utilizing a data processor, the unmachined contour of the workpiece to be machined, the finished contour of the workpiece and the contour of the tool are shown two-dimensionally on the scree... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5311855 | Bow launcher and arrow system In order to provide enhanced performance from fletching, a stabilizer is operatively associated with an arrow shaft to be moveable from a launch position near the tip of an arrow at one end thereof to a flight position near the nock of the arrow at the ot... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5309893 | Solar energy collecting apparatus A radiant energy collecting apparatus including a fluid reservoir, a platform floating on said fluid reservoir, a drive structure for moving the platform on the reservoir, radiant energy collectors supported on the platform, reflectors for concentrating r... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5307539 | Adjustable casement hinge A connection for adjustably holding two window hardware members in pivotally connected relationship, including a first hardware member with a first cylindrical opening, a second hardware member with a second cylindrical opening, and a stud. The stud has a... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5289656 | Geared casement window hinges A hinge structure for supporting a window sash on a window frame. The hinge structure includes sash arms secured to opposite sash sides, and a shaft having gears fixed to its ends and supported by tracks for longitudinal movement along opposite sides of t... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5277021 | Very high altitude turbine combustor In order to facilitate enhanced starting of gas turbines at very high altitudes where the cost must be low and the design must be simple, a turbine engine (10) is disclosed. It includes a turbine wheel (12) coupled to a compressor (14) for driven movement... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5272837 | Operator for an awning type window An operator for an awning type window having a sash pivotable about its top side relative to a window frame, with the operator controlling opening and closing movement of the sash relative to the frame. The operator includes a drive gear secured to a base... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5267821 | Bindery line book accumulator In order to improve binding line output by reducing equipment downtime effects, a book accumulator for a binding line is provided. The binding line book accumulator includes a book accumulating table for accumulating books from and returning books to a bi... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5264816 | Electrical winding termination structure The cutting or crushing of electrical wire during a tang termination process is avoided by the method that includes the steps of providing a post (28) of a thermoplastic material in adjacency to a terminal mounting structure (22, 24) wrapping an electrica... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5253345 | Point of sale register system A register system for facilitating point of sale transactions of any of a plurality of products, each of the products having a bar code encoded product identification associated therewith, is disclosed. The register system comprises a central computer for... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5251271 | Method for automatic registration of digitized multi-plane images A method is provided for registering digitized multi-plane color images. The method designates one plane as the reference plane and registers each of the other warped planes with the reference plane. Each plane comprises pixels representing luminosity val... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5250894 | Current sensing system having electronic compensation circuits for conditioning the outputs of current sensors A current sensing system includes a number of remote current sensors for measuring the magnetic field surrounding each conductor of an electrical transmission system to independently monitor the current flowing through the conductors. A generally U-shaped... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5246721 | Method and apparatus for forming a food article An apparatus and method is provided for forming a food article having a spheroidal shell with a filling. The apparatus includes a female mold body with a cavity which has walls that define the bottom and lateral shape of the spheroidal shell. A plurality ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5241818 | Fuel injector for a gas turbine engine Difficulties with fuel atomization at low fuel flow rates in gas turbine fuel injection systems may be overcome by use of an impingement injector (52) including a cylindrical orifice (64, 94, 114) that is smooth, straight and uninterrupted by burrs or oth... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5239724 | Mechanism for advancing a rotating cylindrical member A mechanism for advancing a rotating cylindrical member which has a frame and opening to accept a cylindrical member extending therethrough in a first line, and an advancing roller for engagement with a cylindrical member extending through the frame openi... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5235803 | Auxiliary power unit for use in an aircraft Inefficiencies in the operation of auxiliary power units producing electric and hydraulic power along with bleed air resulting from independence in the demand for power may be minimized in a system including at least one bleed air consuming system (84, 86... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5232409 | Power transmission v-belt A power transmission belt having a tension section and a compression section, with at least a portion of one of the tension and compression sections being formed from rubber of a first color. A rubber coated canvas covers at least a part of at least one o... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5230667 | Aramid fiber cord for power transmission belt and method of manufacturing the same An aramid fiber cord for use as a component in a power transmission belt, which aramid fiber cord has a plurality of aramid fiber filaments of 300 to 3100 denier adhesively treated and formed into a strand with a primary twist factor (Y) in a range of -1 ... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5224694 | Selectively disabled 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 latch arrangement is contemplated. The feeding apparatus will generally include... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5217182 | Bearing assembly for a spool shaft in a bait casting fishing reel A casting type fishing reel is disclosed and includes a spool having a transverse spool shaft and a frame about the area of the spool. The frame includes a plurality of spacer posts joining a pair of side frame plates and interengaged to maintain the fram... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5211304 | Closure assembly A closure assembly has a closure element which is releasably engaged with a shipping and storage container for selectively restricting the flow of fluid through a discharge outlet in the container. The closure element has a longitudinal axis with a first ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5209184 | Pet travel bowl In order to make it possible especially during travel for there to be water and/or food available for a pet such as a dog, a bowl has been provided which has a container portion with an open top surrounded by a skirt portion. The open top of the container... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5206897 | Home incarceration system An incarceree identifying circuit used in an incarceree monitoring system includes an incarceree identifier worn by the incarceree at a remote location with an electrical component having a selected electrical characteristic. A comparator circuit measures... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205633 | Vehicle lamp with universal mounting capability A vehicle headlamp consisting of a casing containing an illumination source, a bracket for connection to a vehicle, and structure for selectively attaching the bracket to the casing at different locations on the casing to facilitate connection of the casi... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205531 | Solenoid operated cartridge valve A lower cost valve results from the use of a single machined part for a valve housing. The housing is made of a non-magnetic material which can be less expensive and eliminates the requirement for screens or filters in automotive applications. A threadabl... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205391 | Adhesive attaching system A system is provided for adhesively attaching a first member to a generally planar portion of a second member. The system includes an attachment clip having a first, generally planar portion and a second portion remote from the first portion adapted for a... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5201331 | Vapor containment apparatus and method A vapor containment apparatus for washing an ink pump and sucker tube with a volatile ink solvent has a closed receptacle with a liquid solvent sump. An elongated sleeve encases the sucker tube within the receptacle and positions an inlet end of the sucke... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5199160 | Method of terminating electrical windings The cutting or crushing of electrical wire during a tang termination process is avoided by the method that includes the steps of providing a post (28) of a thermoplastic material in adjacency to a terminal mounting structure (22, 24) wrapping an electrica... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199129 | Torque monitoring system for rotary drain and sewer cleaning apparatus A rotary drain and sewer cleaning apparatus includes a flexible elongate cable insertable into a line. An end of the elongate cable is attached in a drum and a portion of the elongate cable is wound in the drum. A motor rotates the drum. A power supply an... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5195932 | Compact coil spring tensioner An apparatus is provided for tensioning a drive belt, which apparatus consists of tensioner arm having an idler pulley thereon for engagement with the surface of a drive belt, structure for mounting the tensioner arm to a support for pivoting movement in ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5193054 | DC content control in a dual VSCF converter system The problem of minimizing DC content in a dual converter system (18) is addressed with dual inverters (36,38) having outputs connected in parallel through an interphase transformer (42). The outputs for each phase are connected through a neutral forming t... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5187941 | Method for controlling a refrigerator in low ambient temperature conditions A method of refrigerator control for operating a refrigerator which may experience an abnormal temperature condition due to operation in low ambient temperatures includes a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of a portion of a refrigerator comp... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5187932 | Stored energy combustor To control cooling by oxidant surrounding a combustion chamber (20, 20'), a stored energy combustor (10, 10') includes an oxidant flow path (28) which extends about the combustion chamber (20, 20'). The stored energy combustor (10, 10') comprises a vessel... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5181815 | Collapsible structure for unitizing and bracing a load in a trailer A collapsible bracing structure for bracing a load against shifting a surface bearing the load, including a pair of upright side frames extending longitudinally of the load-bearing surface and a plurality of elongated cross-braces each having opposite end... | 01/26/1993 |
