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A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299943 | Automatic dispensing tip supply apparatus An automatic dispensing tip supply apparatus includes a tip storing box whose bottom has a tapered surface having a tip collecting position in a lowermost part thereof to collect a plurality of inserted dispensing tips in one spot, a tip individually-sending mechani... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284934 | Method for supplying a component and a component supplying device A method is provided for supplying a component to a pick-up position located near a stop by means of a component supplying device. The component supplying device includes a guide provided with the stop, at least one air inlet connected to the guide, and at least one... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7162962 | Pneumatic distribution system for air seeders The primary distribution hoses on the tillage implement of a pneumatic seeding machine are of different lengths as needed to reach distribution heads or splitters on the implement that further divide the primary streams of materials into individual streams leading d... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7149600 | Pipe storage and inventory control chest A materials storage chest system stores and selectively dispenses pipe in response to a controller which selectively limits access thereto. A material dispensing opening prevents access to the chest other than through the controller. A communication system provides ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7076866 | Simultaneous riveting system of flat surfaces for riveters A riveting system for hammering a set of nails along a path having a rotatable upper table with a plurality of riveting mechanisms positioned along a plurality of radii on the upper table and a lower table having a plurality of upset members positioned along a plura... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066351 | Sanitized dispensing mechanism A sanitized dispensing mechanism mounted to a vending machine includes a receptacle, a barrier and an actuating device. The receptacle has an interior chamber and a rear opening behind the interior chamber through which an item discharged from an exterior opening of... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6951298 | Fastener delivery apparatus A fastener delivery tube (1) is connected between a supply of fasteners, such as rivets (2), and the nose of a fastener setting machine. The delivery tube (1) is connected to an outlet tube (7) of a source of compressed air (3), th... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6908022 | Washer feeding and positioning attachment for fastener driver A pneumatically operated washer feeding attachment for use with a fastener driver of the type having a driver stroke axis and an exit barrel. A delivery channel has an acceleration chamber at one end for receiving washers one at a time from a magazine, and a retenti... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6427867 | Sewing pin dispensing device A sewing pin dispensing device for placing the head of a stick pin in an upright position. The sewing pin dispensing device includes a housing. A cavity is in the housing. A first opening in the housing allows for the entry of pins to be dispensed into th... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6203249 | Particulate objects conveying apparatus for conveying particles of a predetermined size A particulate object conveying device is provided, and the conveying device includes a stagnating portion. A rotor has an outer circumference having a plurality of grooves formed equidistantly about the outer circumference, the grooves being of a size and... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5865342 | Medication filling apparatus A medication filling apparatus is equipped with a tablet case for holding medications and a dispensing drum which lets the medications fall through an outlet from the tablet case as it rotates, thereby dispensing the medications; it is further equipped wi... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5758798 | Parts orientor and method An improved machine and method for properly orienting two or more sets of parts having different lengths. An escapement mechanism and a length adjusting rod are employed in conjunction with a reciprocating shuttle block. The shuttle block houses a single ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5722470 | Bead dispensing device and methods The invention provides methods and apparatus for transporting articles held within a liquid medium from one location to another. Apparatus according to the invention comprise a hopper having a top end, a bottom end, and at least one side wall extending th... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5702224 | Gravitational IC package transfer mechanism An IC package transfer mechanism for transferring molded IC packages to and from a flat tray with a large number of IC holder nests in an array and an IC magazine adapted to accommodate a large number of IC packages in a row within a tubular housing to be... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5624054 | Method and apparatus for feeding balls at a uniform rate A compact and lightweight ball bearing feeding device for use in connection with a production process. The device is easily adapted to be mounted at any point along such production process and includes a canister for maintaining a supply of ball bearings,... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5570812 | Component supply apparatus A component supply apparatus includes a component feeding device for feeding components to a component feeding path, with the components arranged in a row while the components are being agitated by air, and a path forming member having a curved path exten... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5519981 | Twist-wrapping machine A twist-wrapping machine comprising an aligner for aligning candies in compartments of a rotary disk, a takeout means having a pushup member adapted to pass through the compartments and take out the candy in an upward direction, a paper feeder which suppl... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5344043 | Dispenser especially adapted for dispensing medication units A dispenser for medication units such as pills, tablets, caplets, and capsules which allows dispensing of a single medication unit upon the simple push of a button or verbal request includes a control system which allows convenient changes, optionally res... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5301831 | Newspaper rack with improved one-at-a-time dispensing assembly The present invention comprises a one-at-a-time dispensing assembly for newspaper racks of tetrahedral shape in which the assembly is positioned within and spans the walls of the rack. The dispensing assembly of the invention includes a fixed support base... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5259531 | Device for storing and dispensing pills A hollow vertical cylinder has a closed vertical side wall and closed upper and lower ends. The cylinder has an upper region for receiving pills and a lower region from which pills are dispensed. A portion of the upper region is removable. The lower regio... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5193717 | Fastener feed system A rivet feed system which includes a base feeder assembly (28), having a rivet passageway (30) extendign lengthwise therethrough. The base feeder assembly (28) includes cutout regions to receive rivet injectors (24) which are moved in operation between a ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5160940 | Ink-jet printing device for straws to contain biological fluids An ink jet printing machine for elongate cylindrical articles such as tubes or straws for biological fluids, includes an automatically controlled ink-jet printing station. The printing station includes a printing head, handling apparatus for the straws or... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5048226 | Appartus for selecting and discharging seeds A seeding machine has a drum and roller urged together to define a seed trough. Bristles close one end of the trough and a hopper adjacent that end feeds a continuous supply of seeds to the trough. The seeds flow along the length of the trough and are dis... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5044350 | Pitching machine A machine for pitching baseballs includes two discs which are mounted on independently rotatable shafts. The discs have urethane at their peripheries. The spacing between the shafts can be adjusted in order to set the width of a gap between the discs. A b... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5014876 | Fastener feed assembly A fastener driving apparatus is disclosed which comprises a vibrating feed hopper, a fastener feed assembly for receiving the fasteners from the hopper and serially delivering the fasteners to a discharge tube which leads to an automatic screwdriver. The ... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5007161 | Apparatus for feeding and transferring discrete coupling elements An apparatus for feeding and transferring discrete coupling elements successively one at a time for attachment onto a stringer tape comprises a feed unit including a vertically disposed feed chute and a transfer unit including first and second slides both... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4953749 | Chip separation and alignment apparatus A chip separation and alignment apparatus capable of accurately and readily accomplishing separation and alignment of chips with a simple construction. The apparatus includes a chip separation and alignment section and a chip separation section. The chip ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4881919 | Bulk coin hopper A bulk coin hopper has an angled rotating disk positioned at the bottom of a chamber. A circumferential edge of the rotating disk communicates with an exit slot, from which coins are ejected. Overlapping such disk at the opening is a dispensing disk which... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4830547 | Rivet manifold feed device A rivet manifold feed device (10) including a manifold body (12) that receives a rivet feed passageway (22). The manifold body (12) includes a plurality of rivet feed members or spools (14, 16, 18, 20), a plurality of air feed ports (84), and a plurality ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4813573 | Shuttle actuated singulation apparatus A shuttle-actuated singulation apparatus (10) for use in handling integrated circuit devices (16). A shuttle (39), acting to isolate or singulate an individual integrated circuit device (16) for transfer to a test apparatus, is included. A shuttle assembl... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4790451 | Apparatus for dispensing cylindrical capsules A dispenser for dispensing and conveying capsules to a printer for receiving indicia comprises a sloping ramp and a complementary guide which define a conveying passageway having an inlet and an outlet. A vertically movable slide member is associated with... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4664289 | Drug dispensing apparatus A drug dispensing apparatus includes a drug dispensing unit and a control unit. The apparatus dispenses an individual drug dose or doses to a common collection area from one or more drug dispensing cartridges for packaging. The drug dispensing unit of the... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4650093 | Apparatus for separating and distributing granular goods Apparatus for separating and distributing granular goods includes a housing and a bucket wheel rotatable in the housing, the bucket wheel having an outer receiving side and an inner side along with a plurality of spaced-through holes extending between the... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4567997 | Stick delivery mechanism Stick delivery mechanism especially for but not limited to use in a candy floss machine for delivering a stick from a storage facility to a feed position from which the stick can enter a device which rotates the stick about its own axis.... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4526269 | Singulator A rotary turntable has an upward step and a peripheral rim divided into pockets by upstanding radial walls. Objects deposited at random near the center of the turntable move by centrifugal force and some gravitional pull toward the step. They are individu... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4516690 | Apparatus for planting seeds in drills at predetermined intervals An apparatus for planting seeds in drills at predetermined intervals is adapted to transport the seeds one by one by means of spoons (8) from a seed store to an outlet duct (10). To ensure a reliable, selective discharge of the seeds from the spoons (8), ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4511058 | Spoke dispenser for spoked wheels in a spoke-fitting machine A dispenser is provided having a reservoir, a knife driven with a vertical reciprocal translational movement, and an inclinded ramp feeding the spokes into abutment against a drum provided with peripheral grooves. The rotation of the drum feeds the spokes... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4463889 | Special screw feed mechanism for screws, bolts, rivets, nails, etc. A screw feed mechanism includes a pivoting magazine positioned in a housing. The magazine includes a single throughbore which receives a single screw from a feeder hose and then pivots into alignment with a drive tool. The magazine is driven by a pneumati... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4458401 | Sleeving method and apparatus An apparatus and method for securing a tubular member onto a post extending from the body of a jewelry piece supported at a work station wherein the member is positioned with its axis parallel to a preselected axis at the work station and, in response to ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4278184 | Escapement mechanism for automatic fastener insert mechanisms A fluid operated reciprocal slide picks off fasteners, one at a time, from a delivery slide and delivers the fasteners to a flexible conduit. The same fluid that moves the aforementioned slide drives the fastener into the flexible conduit and on to an aut... | 07/14/1981 |
