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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5491980 | Reversible refrigerator/freezer system A refrigerator system having a refrigerating mechanism packaged in a separate case from the refrigerated cabinet and adapted to be attached to either side of the refrigerated cabinet. The refrigerated cabinet has discharge and return openings on each of o... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5476318 | Regrigerator/freezer thermal breaker and door handle A refrigerator cabinet is disclosed comprising a metallic cabinet case having a door opening in the front, a metallic cabinet liner mounted on the inside and thermal insulation separating the cabinet case and liner. A door is hingedly connected to the fro... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5215156 | Electric vehicle with downhill electro-generating system A vehicle having an electro-generating system which includes a dynamoelectric generator. The shaft of the dynamoelectric generator is linked directly or indirectly with the rotating axle of the road wheels of the vehicle, preferably via a mechanical turns... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5207221 | Aerated respiratory mouthpiece (oral gum separator) A respiratory mouthpiece for a toothless person comprising a conduit having an outside open end and an inside open end and adapted to pass untreated atmospheric air from the outside open end to the inside open end. A shield is connected to the conduit adj... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5193648 | Restaurant construction system A restaurant construction system comprising a building having a first floor. A second floor consists of a terrace on three sides of the building forming an atrium between the terrace and the fourth side of the building. Both floors have dining tables and ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5066021 | Arrow system An archery arrow system incorporating a series of arrowheads each of which is capable of dampening the inertial shock that it transmits to the shaft it is mounted on during acceleration. The system includes a lightweight hunting arrowhead configured to fo... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4976443 | Arrow system An archery arrow system incorporating a series of arrowheads each of which is capable of dampening the inertial shock that it transmits to the shaft it is mounted on during acceleration. The system includes a lightweight hunting arrowhead configured to fo... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4944164 | Convertible earring A convertible earring comprising a rigid earring body having a surface on one side and an ear attachment on the other side, with the surface having a raised portion and an adjacent decorated portion. When the earring body is attached to one ear by the ear... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4934981 | Swinging toy A swinging toy comprises a U-shaped frame having two spaced parallel support rods and a connecting fulcrum rod. A figure comprises a body member simulating a head and shoulders with two arm members rotationally connected to the body member at the simulate... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4909681 | Router for component mounted printed circuit boards A router for separating individual component mounted printed circuit boards from a panel consists of a routing machine and programmed control console which controls movement of a spindle assemblage in the routing machine in the Z direction and a table car... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4832605 | Teaching and demonstration system A teaching and demonstration system is disclosed comprising a looseleaf notebook with a clear plastic pocket attached to the outside of its front cover. A metallic sheet is inserted into the pocket and a nonmetallic sheet is inserted between the metallic ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4829421 | Data transfer regulating system for recording data at a varying recording A system for transferring data from a data source such as a host computer to a data utilization device such as a remote high-speed line printer comprises a transmitter, communications circuit and receiver. The transmitter has a central processor which con... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4811466 | Releasable pull cord engagement device A realeasable pull cord engagement device for venetian blinds having a mounting post consisting of a cylindrical pedestal extending from a base and a stud extending from the center of the outer end of the pedestal. A slider has end and side walls encompas... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4800438 | Telephone console for restaurant tables A restaurant telephone console comprising a U-shaped chassis mounted upwards on a pipe above a table and supporting a speaker, lamp bulbs, telephone chime and TV set over which fits a translucent circular lampshade support on which is mounted a telephone,... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4703964 | Tinted contact lens fitter Tinted contact lens fitter having a scissors type support to vary the spacing between pairs of tinted contact lenses mounted in rotatable discs, or in plug-in lens holders, or directly in openings in the support, so that the centers of the tinted contact ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4694486 | Combined telephone-table system The specfication and drawings disclose a combined telephone-lamp-speaker system for use in a restaurant having a telephone ordering system. An integral support structure is adapted to be supported on a table, or on a wall adjacent a table. Mounted on the ... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4688797 | System for generating groups of different numbers Disclosed is a system for generating six different numbers to bet in a lottery comprising a panel having six openings of the same square shape which is hand held for use with a board having building blocks containing different numbers in square spaces cor... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4682867 | Apparatus for the self-examination of the human eye Apparatus for self-examination of the human eye comprising a pen light for generating a beam of light, a reflecting sphere for orthogonally reflecting the beam through an opaque disc having a pin hole and a cylindrical head enclosing the reflecting sphere... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4641263 | Controller system or emulating local parallel minicomputer/printer interface and transferring serial data to remote line printer A remote line printer system is used for printing on a line-by-line printer at a remote location. Data stored in a minicomputer and fed in parallel format from a print port. The minicomputer, which thinks it is driving a local printer, is connected to a m... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4635540 | Baker's dough proofing and raising unit A baker's dough proofing and raising unit includes a vessel having a vacuum siphon and water-addition mechanism for respectively extracting residual water and adding new water. A temperature and humidity adjusting cabinet is connected by flow conduits to ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4518821 | Restaurant telephone entertainment system Disclosed are multiple combined telephone-speaker-lamp units for use in a restaurant having a telephone ordering system. A telephone switch board permits the feeding of a telephone conversation into the audio amplifier which drives the speakers so that a ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4448503 | Automatic high speed microfilm searching system An automatic high speed microfilm searching system is disclosed for locating a desired frame of microfilm. Each frame consists of information data and index data. The index data comprises a sequence of vertically-aligned data bar groups, each representing... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4447141 | Vision testing system A vision testing system is disclosed in which a collimated beam of coherent light waves is passed through a transparency of an object such as a grating, a Snellen letter or a portrait to produce the diffraction pattern of the object. Then the light waves ... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4443978 | Movable thermal barrier for solar heated building A movable thermal barrier for a two-story building having a glass wall facing in a southerly direction and comprising a thermally insulated horizontal stationary rail panel adjacent to the glass wall. A thermally insulated horizontal movable inner panel i... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4423725 | Multiple surgical cuff A multiple surgical cuff for introduction into a body passage such as a trachea, bladder and urethra opening or artery comprising a tubular base member encircled by proximal, distal and middle double cuff members. The middle double cuff member comprises a... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4417576 | Double-wall surgical cuff A surgical cuff for introduction into a body passage such as a trachea of a surgical fluid such as an anesthetic comprises a tubular base member with an imperforate inflatable tubular inner cuff member encircling the tubular base member and a distensible ... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4416279 | Capillary blood sampling device An improved capillary blood sampling device comprising a longitudinal body having a finger position area at one end and a longitudinal access opening to receive a spring-operated lancet holder. The lancet holder is moved longitudinally by a rotatable oper... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4384611 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger core is formed from a single foil strip folded into successive U-bends to define alternate fluid passages, with even-numbered passages being for hot fluid and odd-numbered passages being for cold fluid. The folded foil thus defines three ... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4340369 | Dental articulating paper forceps A dental articulating forceps has a pair of opposed long thin jaws extending from and offset from interconnected spring arms. The face of one jaw directed toward the other jaw has a central groove of determined shape extending therealong, and the other ja... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4306388 | Restaurant entertainment system The restaurant dining system disclosed in the specification comprises dining and bar areas, a cocktail lounge, a kitchen and an order-taking post separate from and adjacent the dining and bar areas to facilitate the direct delivery of food and drink order... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4302632 | Digitally-controlled telephone answering switching system A digitally controlled telephone answering switching system is disclosed which can economically and efficiently serve a large number of subscribers over a vast geographic area. The system utilizes a plurality of remote sites each of which is adjacent to a... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4275266 | Device to control machines by voice A device to control machines by voice is disclosed which responds to a plurality of predetermined musical tones in a sequence to generate a digital control output signal. Audio conversion means convert the sequence of tones into a corresponding sequence o... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4239961 | Photoelectric light curtain using retroreflector A low-cost photoelectric machine access safety device is technically disclosed in the specification and drawings comprising an integral support structure supporting a retrodirective reflective (RDR) material facing an enclosed area which is to be guarded.... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4210783 | Digitally controlled telephone answering switching system A computer controlled telephone answering system is disclosed which can economically and efficiently serve a large number of subscribers over a vast geographic area. The system utilizes a plurality of remote sites each of which is adjacent to a telephone ... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4200772 | Computer controlled telephone answering system A computer controlled telephone answering system to serve a large number of subscribers over a vast geographic area, utilizing a plurality of remote site trunk concentrators adjacent to each telephone company central office to reduce the number of trunk l... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4184050 | Drink service system The drink service system disclosed in the specification comprises dining and bar areas, a cocktail lounge, a kitchen and an order-taking post separate from and adjacent the dining and bar areas to facilitate the direct delivery of food and drink orders ta... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4164227 | Rate failure indicator A device for automatically indicating a rate failure condition in a pacer monitoring the intrinsic pacer rate in both demand and fixed rate modes, including a first limit circuit preset at a low level of activity coupled to the monitoring means, and a sec... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4144892 | Cardiac pacer and monitor system A pacer for cardiac pacing and condition monitoring in which the electrical characteristics of the pacer are altered upon a temporary or permanent charge in monitored conditions, such as the failures defined in a "loss of capture" or a "failure to sense",... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4139294 | Camera with pin registration for film and end-of-film indication means A standard 35mm single lens reflex camera is modified to include a pair of film frame registration pins located in the hinged rear cover plate, these pins being movable toward film covering the film aperture, with the ends of the pins being tapered to rea... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4104805 | Sequential drying system with isolated closed drying paths The sequential drying system comprises a plurality of drying stations each having an upper section arranged in sequence in a tunnel. Material holders which are movable are provided for holding the material to be dried. Moving means move the material holde... | 08/08/1978 |
