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Number of patents: 80
Last date: June 11, 1996

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5524662	Fuel tank vent system and diaphragm valve for such system A diaphragm-activated control valve and system for both refuel and running loss venting of a fuel tank to a vapor trap. The control valve is connected to fill control and rollover valves in the fuel tank, and defines a separate venting flow path for each ...	06/11/1996
5516150	Ski glove/grip interlock system A novel ski glove/grip interlock system is disclosed in which the ski pole grip is releasably attached to the glove in a manner to maintain it in proper reflexive grasping position with a preferred swing angle relative to the skier's hand. In one embodime...	05/14/1996
5512144	Pulse method for sulfur dioxide electrolysis A process is provided for removing sulfur dioxide (SO2) from a waste gas stream by electrolysis using a pulsed electric current and recovering the sulfur values as sulfuric acid. The sources of the waste gas stream include effluent vent, flue o...	04/30/1996
5511272	Pre-engineered failure link for brush shaft A sacrificial link is disclosed for the shaft of a vehicle-cleaning brush unit, which link is pre-engineered to fail prior to the remainder of the shaft in response to bending forces exerted on the brush by a vehicle, for example. The shaft itself is ther...	04/30/1996
5509538	Paperless order picking system A system and method for paperless, self-contained partial case picking of goods in a distribution center for cartons or containers subsequently shipped to a customer store. A set of cartons or containers is moved along a pick face in a series of move cycl...	04/23/1996
5507077	Interlocking connector system A slide lock system allows one or more connector bodies to be mounted at various locations on a mounting surface. A plurality of parallel, uniformly spaced rails are formed on the mounting surface. The rails define a plurality of parallel, uniformly space...	04/16/1996
5505245	Channeled, foam cornice window treatment A foam cornice window treatment which is mountable on a curtain rod assembly including one or more flat, slat-like members. The foam cornice is formed of resilient foam material and includes a front non-planar surface which meets a rear, planar surface. O...	04/09/1996
5503432	Tapered ski pole made of thermoplastic material An improved fiber/resin composite tapered ski pole shaft and a method for making it. The shaft is hollow and is formed from a fiber/resin composite in which the resin is a thermoplastic material capable of being reheated and reformed. A straight, non-tape...	04/02/1996
5496806	Glycoside compounds and production and use thereof Novel glycosides 7-ketosteryl di-O-acyl-pyranoside and 7-ଲ-hydroxycholesteryl 2,3-dideoxy-଱-D-erythro-hex-2-enopyranoside. The glycosides possess valuable pharmacological properties as a medicament. In particular, the cholesterol glycosid...	03/05/1996
5494254	Rotary shut off valve A rotary flow control valve including a valve spool which is rotated back and forth to move a port in the valve spool into and out of alignment with the main fluid passageway of the valve to selectively open and close the valve. The spool has a pinion gea...	02/27/1996
5494245	Wiring harness retainer clip A wiring harness retainer clip for securing a wiring harness to a vehicle body panel. The retainer clip includes a first clip portion and a second clip portion connected together using one or more flexible webs. The first clip portion includes an extendin...	02/27/1996
5493494	Method and apparatus for operating compacting machinery relative to a work site A method and apparatus for operating compacting machinery such as landfill, earth or asphalt compactors relative to a work site to compact the site material toward a desired degree of compaction. A first model representing the desired degree of compaction...	02/20/1996
5492022	Method for automatically testing machine safety system An apparatus for testing an industrial machine safety system that allows the machine to begin operation only when a plurality of safety push buttons have all been depressed, and that stops the machine's operation when any safety push button is released. T...	02/20/1996
5492006	Method of testing internal combustion engine A method of testing an internal combustion engine to detect engine defects. After the engine has been assembled, the engine is cranked, gas under pressure is injected into the intake ports, and the pressures developed at the exhaust ports as the engine is...	02/20/1996
5491320	Method and apparatus for welding ventilation A method and apparatus for ventilating a robotic welding enclosure. A hood is positioned on the welding head structure of each robotic welder and includes an annular skirt portion in surrounding relation to the feed axis of the welding materials. The skir...	02/13/1996
5489246	Electronic park lock An electronic transmission shifter interlock system in which an electronic module is mounted directly on a shift lever for pivotal movement therewith. The module contains two electromagnetic devices which operate on the spring-biased, shift lever core rod...	02/06/1996
5487781	Mastic applicator system A mastic applicator system for delivering a mastic material to a surface in a precisely controlled manner. The system includes a mastic pump, a regulator receiving the mastic from the pump, a nozzle, and a jacketed hose assembly interconnecting the regula...	01/30/1996
5485727	Fastener installation tool A fastener installation tool of the push/pull type including an air piston driving a hydraulic piston and further including a head piston driven by the hydraulic piston and coacting with the hydraulic piston to form a closed loop hydraulic circuit. The hy...	01/23/1996
5481922	Elastic transducer designs incorporating finite length measurement paths The design of transducers utilizing finite length sensor paths is discussed. Within the framework of linear elastostatics of an isotropic homogeneous material the normal, transverse, and shear components of strain along a path can be integrated over a fin...	01/09/1996
5479988	Mud check valves in drilling apparatus (wells) A check valve for connection with the top end of a drillstring as a mud saver comprises a tubular valve member (18) which is axially shiftable within a tubular body (10) through a sleeve seal (19) which is mounted in the body (10) and which cooperates wit...	01/02/1996
5477010	Safety plate assembly A safety plate assembly for use with a conventional electric outlet of the type adapted to be fitted in a panel opening and including an outlet box and an outlet mounted in the box and including a receptacle defining a pair of sockets receiving the prongs...	12/19/1995
5474123	Tube shield A tube shield for protecting the tubes of heat exchangers, such as boilers and condensers, from hostile elements. The tube shield includes an axially elongated arcuate protector member and a plurality of spring clips secured to the axial free edges of the...	12/12/1995
5473318	Secure remote control system with receiver controlled to add and delete identity codes A door operator provides enhanced security for controlled vehicle access by employing transmitters having unique identity codes that are fixed in manufacture. A receiver includes a nonvolatile read/write identity code memory for storing the authorized ide...	12/05/1995
5472179	Insert for cooling bed plate transfer grid An insert for use with a cooling bed plate transfer grid including a plurality of longitudinal side grid members and a plurality of transverse cross grid members extending between the side grid members and coacting therewith to define a plurality of grid ...	12/05/1995
5471391	Method and apparatus for operating compacting machinery relative to a work site A method and apparatus for operating compacting machinery such as landfill, earth or asphalt compactors relative to a work site to compact the site material toward a desired degree of compaction. A first model representing the desired degree of compaction...	11/28/1995
5470641	Panel structure A panel structure including four plastic sheets arranged in layered relationship and including an upper sheet, a lower sheet, an upper intermediate sheet positioned beneath the upper sheet, and a lower intermediate sheet positioned between the upper inter...	11/28/1995
5469490	Cold-cathode X-ray emitter and tube therefor A light weight battery powered x-ray source capable of producing high intensity x-ray emissions with low power consumption. A modular construction locates all high voltage components including the x-ray tube, spark gap trigger, spiral capacitor and the se...	11/21/1995
5463715	Method and apparatus for speech generation from phonetic codes Speech generation from phonetic code is carried out by a microcomputer based system which stores digitized waveform segments and appropriately joins the segments and outputs them to a digital to analog converter and then to a speaker. An allophone is gene...	10/31/1995
5462431	Ignitor with metering orifice insert A fuel enriched ignitor for a fuel gas burner appliance wherein a fuel enricher tube is provided with a coupling having a threaded insert which, by way of a metering orifice, matches the enricher tube to the particular fuel gas being used. By both two-ele...	10/31/1995
5462313	Quick connect coupling A quick connect coupling for tubing. The coupling includes a tubular male connector member adapted to be telescopically received within a tubular female connector member. The female connector member includes a tubular housing and a tubular retainer cap wh...	10/31/1995
5460358	Power clamp A power clamp including a clamp assembly which is moved by a power cylinder rapidly to an approximate clamping position and is thereafter moved by the power cylinder with an intensified force to the final clamp position. The clamp includes a support struc...	10/24/1995
5460061	Adjustable control pedal apparatus An adjustable control pedal apparatus for a motor vehicle including an accelerator control pedal assembly and a brake control pedal assembly. A motor is positioned between the control pedal assemblies and includes a motor drive shaft driving first and sec...	10/24/1995
5458372	Composite ski pole & method of making same A lightweight, flexible ski pole which is virtually indestructible comprises a filament-reinforced, polymeric matrix composite shaft having a diameter of less than 0.5 inches and a tensile strength on the order of 140,000 psi or higher. The shaft is of th...	10/17/1995
5455655	Lamphouse for use with photographic printer A lamphouse for use with a photographic printer for controlling the exposure time of the additive primary colors in the lamphouse and thereby controlling the time of exposure of the light sensitive color print paper. The lamphouse includes a housing adapt...	10/03/1995
5454179	Cassette display frame A frame for the display of a video cassette, audio cassette, or other similar item such as a compact disc....	10/03/1995
5454136	Forced air vehicle dryer and proximity control system therefor A non-contacting forced air dryer mechanism for vehicle laundering operations wherein the nozzles move rectilinearly relative to the vehicle surfaces and under the control of a sonar transducer which detects the vehicle surface and measures the distance b...	10/03/1995
5453500	Water-soluble glycosylated derivatives of 1,2-dithiin compounds Novel water-soluble mono and disaccharides of 1,2-dithiins, as well as methods for their synthesis and the synthesis of 3,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,2-dithiin, are provided. The water-soluble compounds have useful medicinal applications, e.g., as an antifunga...	09/26/1995
5452051	Film tabbing apparatus A film tabbing apparatus and methodology for processing supply of photographic film including single frame chips and multiple frame strips. The chips and strips are moved along a linear feed path in a single file through the apparatus, a tabbing tape is m...	09/19/1995
5449860	Safety plate assembly A safety plate assembly for use with a conventional electric outlet of the type adapted to be fitted in a panel opening and including an outlet box and an outlet mounted in the box and including a receptacle defining a pair of sockets receiving the prongs...	09/12/1995
5442677	Cold-cathode x-ray emitter and tube therefor A light weight battery powered x-ray source capable of producing high intensity x-ray emissions with low power consumption. A modular construction locates all high voltage components including the x-ray tube, spark gap trigger, spiral capacitor and the se...	08/15/1995

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