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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5699580 | Adjustable trowel and method of producing An adjustable trowel which is suitable for both internal and external abutting comers is provided. The trowel includes first and second blade members, each having a plurality of arcuate slots formed therein and a blade angle between the sides of the blade... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5697876 | Ninety degree pouring spout A spout for a container is provided with depending wings extending down from a bottom edge of the spout. The depending wings terminate in a point for piercing a container. The depending wings permit the spout to pivot ninety degrees from the container to ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5697239 | Pin tumbler cylinder lock with shearable assembly pins and method and apparatus of manufacture A turnable lock operable with driver and tumbler pins when positioned by a key at a shear line in which shearable assembly pins are assembled in the lock and thereafter sheared to form such driver and tumbler pins for operation thereon. Each assembly pin ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5697140 | Method of attaching a sunshade to a vehicle A sunshade mounting bracket assembly for mounting a sunshade to a vehicle without the use of tools or fasteners. The bracket assembly includes an outer bracket, an inner bracket, and an elbow to which the sunshade is attached. The outer bracket is mountab... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5694694 | Rideless scissors with an adjustable load transverse to the pivot axis on a pivot joint and a hinged handle An improved scissors includes a pivot joint having a pivot axis, a first blade member having a first cutting edge and a longitudinal axis, and a second blade member having a second cutting edge. The second blade member is pivotally coupled by the pivot jo... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5685068 | Method for mounting bearings with tapered bore and bearing constructed to achieve desired internal bearing clearance A method and device for establishing the correct amount that a bearing should be driven up a shaft involves measuring the strain on at least one of the side faces of the bearing ring through use of a sensor arranged on the side face of the bearing ring. T... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5665045 | Ninety degree pouring spout A spout for a container is provided with depending wings extending down from a bottom edge of the spout. The depending wings terminate in a point for piercing a container. The depending wings permit the spout to pivot ninety degrees from the container to ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5661890 | Method of assembling a position sensor to a shaft and a fixed structure The rotor of a rotary position sensor mounts directly upon the rotary shaft to be sensed. The rotor prior to installation is retained in position by a pair of small protrusions extending from the rotor that cooperatively engage a pair of small indentation... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5659940 | Method for the conversion of a board manufacturing plant A method for converting a board manufacturing plant from a discontinuous method of operation to a continuous one. A pre-assembly and trial start-up of the to-be-installed continuous press is performed at a close-by location during operation of the to-be-r... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5651438 | Roller clutch having interlocking cage segments A cage segment for use in a clutch having a cam race and a pathway race. The cage segment has at least one engaging member which engages a receiving member on an adjacent cage segment. The cage segment is secured to the adjacent cage segment in the radial... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5649348 | Method of assembling and mounting a torque transmitting apparatus A multiple-component torque transmitting apparatus for attachment to the crankshaft of an engine is assembled by: (a) moving the pressure plate of an assembled friction clutch by a force applying device axially in a first direction toward a clutch housing... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5649781 | Linkage mechanism between structural members A connecting linkage is provided between two structural members which includes a pinned connection to allow rotation of one structural member with respect to the other and which permits adjustment and alignment before locking the device in position withou... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5647082 | Golf ball washing device with internal overflow A golf ball washing device is provided which includes an internal overflow. The golf ball washing device includes a shell having an cavity which holds cleaning liquid, an agitator movably connected within the cavity, a stand having a hollow portion attach... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647113 | Method for assembling photo film cassette A cassette (110), to be loaded with a photo film strip, has a photo film passageway (119) through which a leader (123) of the photo film strip (23, 111) is drawn out of a cassette shell. On a spool (112) is retained a trailer (124) of the photo film strip... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5636551 | Method of making a mechanical cable A method of making a mechanical cable having a steel wire core, a layer of fluoropolymer adhesive covering the steel wire core, and an outer layer of porous PTFE covering the layer of fluoropolymer adhesive. The mechanical cable may be a component of a me... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636424 | Safety seat The vehicle safety seat supports an occupant and includes structure interconnecting the seat and the vehicle. The interconnecting structure is adapted to constrain the seat, upon vehicle deceleration, to follow a trajectory with respect to the vehicle whi... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5619785 | Method of making a metal casket A method of fabricating a metal casket by assembling a body containment mold and a lid mold. Each of the molds has inner and outer surfaces. A release mechanism is separately applied to the surfaces of each of the molds. A body containment compartment is ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5617625 | Method for assembling photographic film cassette A method and an apparatus for assembling photographic film cassettes each comprising a spool assembly and a pair of shell halves. A plurality of pallets are stepwise conveyed on a pallet conveyer. Each pallet has a spool holder, an intermediate holder and... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5613290 | Apparatus and method for attaching a sensor to an object An apparatus and method is provided for attaching a gear tooth sensor to an object, such as an engine block of an automobile. A clamping bar and a deformable conical washer are associated with a tubular portion of the sensor in such a way that rigid attac... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5608956 | System for automatically assembling a seat A system for automatically connecting a seat back to a seat cushion to assemble a seat, which includes a first setting device for setting the seat back upright, a second setting device for setting a seat cushion horizontally, and a robot hand device. The ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5608971 | Apparatus and procedure for the mounting of a journal box The invention relates to an apparatus and a procedure for mounting a bearing wheel journal box (6) in a supporting structure. The supporting structure consists of a supporter side plate (4) having a seating (21) for the journal box (6). The seating has an... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5608960 | Apparatus and method for mounting a support column to a chair base and tilt control housing An apparatus and method is provided for mounting a support column to a chair base having a cavity formed therein and tilt-control housing having a hub defining a core. The support column has a top portion and a bottom portion. The apparatus includes a sup... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5600876 | Method of assembly for vehicle seat latch incorporating backlash reduction mechanism A backlash reduction mechanism for incorporation into a selectively latchable vehicle seat hinge assembly for reducing the backlash between a plurality of interconnecting movably operative latch members positioned seriatim with respect to one another in t... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5596805 | Method of manufacturing a plain bearing for a movable functional part of synthetic resin material, while retaining an unperturbed molecular structure A method of manufacturing a functional part of synthetic resin material in a bearing plate so as to have good bearing properties. The functional part is formed at a bearing plate by a synthetic-resin injection-molding technique (outsert molding technique)... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5592728 | Slide assembly for machine tools and method of making same A slide assembly for a machine tool generally consisting of a first member having at least one guide slot disposed parallel to a given line of travel, provided with at least one wall portion, a second member disposed in a predetermined spatial relation re... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5592727 | Method of making arthroscopic shaver with rotatable collet and slide aspiration control valve A rotatable surgical shaver handpiece having a rotating elongated inner member within a fixed outer member is provided with a means for varying the cutting window orientation of the outer tubular member. The window orientation is adjusted by providing a r... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5592726 | Axial swage tool having a stabilizing pin A swaging tool for swaging a fitting to a tube includes a tubular housing having a first jaw unit on a first end portion of the housing and a closed cylinder at a second end portion of the housing. The closed cylinder has a port for receiving pressurized ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5586381 | Method for the production of a device for the transmission of a signal between two end points A method is described for the production of a device for transmitting a signal between two end points, at least one of which is movable relative to the other, and between which a wound line which forms a coil and is contained in a substantially circular c... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5586379 | Stabilizing of CAM in automated beverage filling machinery A modified beverage fill valve cam assembly and related methods are disclosed, which provide for a quick, inexpensive, and effective solution to fill valve cam rotational eccentricity. A supplemental support is provided for the camming end of the cam whic... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5584112 | Process for the production of a whisk for an electric kitchen beater A process for the production of a whisk for an electric kitchen beater, comprising a rod (12) having at one of its ends a hub (15) carrying at least two loops (19, 20) each forming an agitator and made from a metallic wire whose ends are secured to the hu... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5575318 | Slide assembly for machine tools and method of making same A slide assembly for a machine tool generally consisting of a first member having at least one guide slot disposed parallel to a given line of travel, provided with at least one wall portion, a second member disposed in a predetermined spatial relation re... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5564188 | Rolling guide unit production process The present invention relates to a rolling guide unit wherein spatter scattered as a result of arc welding, gas welding and so forth does not adhere to the track rail. The effect is obtained by forming a fluororesin coating layer on the surface of the tra... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5561893 | Method of forming a hinge structure A personal computer includes a metallic main chassis section and a metallic subchassis hinged thereto. The subchassis includes a side wall and a floor forming a corner therebetween. The corner is formed by integral pieces of the subchassis extending betwe... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5553382 | Method for producing a shaft clutch component A shaft clutch mechanism, and method and apparatus for its production are disclosed. The shaft clutch mechanism has an upper body folded into a polygonal cross section with a plurality of fingers, each finger attached to and extending from a flat section ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5551137 | Method for assembling waste materials filtering apparatus A method for assembling an apparatus that removes solid waste material from a stream of water. The apparatus sits in a channel within which the water containing waste material flows. A plurality of vertically oriented, laterally spaced apart, rotating scr... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5531306 | Spacer for worn clutch brakes This invention is a spacer that has a plate portion with a U-shaped opening in one end and a foot portion attached to the opposite end. This spacer can be passed through the inspection opening or port of the bell housing of a transmission with the plate p... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5526559 | Method of making a cigarette package A method for forming an aluminum cigarette package includes the step of cutting elliptical blanks from an aluminum sheet and shaping the blanks by progressive drawing operations into a lid and a body. The lid and body are joined by a flexible label that s... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5524343 | Press-fit glueless bearing pivot assembly A pivot assembly for an actuator arm of a disk drive is disclosed. The housing of the actuator arm is supported on a shaft by two or more bearings. An assembly load is applied to the housing relative to the shaft such that the assembly load is carried by ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5519930 | Apparatus and method of assembling an inner tube into an outer tube An apparatus and method of assembling an inner tube into a hollow outer tube is disclosed for forming a tampon applicator. The apparatus includes a first member configured to mate with the outer tube and a second member configured to mate with the inner t... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5515594 | Method of inserting a coin return housing into a telephone paystation An improved method of inserting a coin return into an opening in a telephone paystation enclosure including the steps of inserting the housing of the coin return into an opening until a pivot area of the housing is aligned with and placed over a lower par... | 05/14/1996 |
