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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4273476 | Reinforcement of armored earth work constructions The outer skin of armored earthwork constructions is attached to bands and the traction is transmitted to the ground by friction. The bands are made of a corrosion resistant, high strength weave or netting of reinforced organic, glass or carbon fibres or ... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4269545 | Retaining wall structure and method of constructing same A modular retaining wall structure comprises preformed reinforced concrete beams assembled with vertical post members to form the load supporting portion of the retaining wall. Portions of reinforcing bars extending from the beams engage the post members.... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4260296 | Adjustable cap for retaining walls An elongate concrete element is adjustably secured to the top of a retaining wall to provide a cap which may be adjusted for elevation and inclination relative to the wall. The element is provided with a skirt which extends over the side of the wall to sp... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4222684 | Method of driving sheet piles into a rock substratum Problems arise when erecting a sheet pile on rock substratum and subsequently anchoring the piles. If a channel is blasted, this has the draw-back that the over burden has to be initially cleared prior to blasting and then replaced subsequently. In additi... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4220423 | High strength corrugated metal plate and method of fabricating same Corrugated steel plate is formed from a flat plate stock and has a length of at least about 12 feet, a corrugation pitch of at least about 12 inches, and a corrugation depth of at least four inches. The plate has thicknesses of up to 1/2 inch and more. Al... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4211504 | High strength corrugated metal plate and method of fabricating same Corrugated steel plate is formed from a flat plate stock and has a length of at least about 12 feet, a corrugation pitch of at least about 12 inches, and a corrugation depth of at least four inches. The plate has thicknesses of up to 1/2 inch and more. Al... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4189891 | Method for anchoring and straightening walls A method for anchoring and straightening a wall which extends below the ground including the steps of forming a hole in the ground at a distance from the wall, forming an opening in the wall from one side of the wall at a level below the ground, driving a... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4190384 | Concrete construction element system for erecting plant accommodating walls Disclosed is a system of construction elements for the erection of plant-accommodating, slope-retaining walls comprising L-shaped longitudinal elements arranged in multilevel relationship, having a horizontally extending base plate portion and an upwardly... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4132498 | Earth anchor and method of setting and removing same An anchor removing device is constituted by providing a wedge shaped breaking means tapered in the drawing-out direction, which is temporarily secured to the tip portion of an anchor steel member and a tension steel member encompassed with sheath coupled ... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4125970 | Bulk storage facility A bulk storage facility for pulverulent friable or fungible material, such as coal, is disclosed having a slot defined by downwardly convergent inclined walls each of which are fabricated from a plurality of wall panels. The wall panels are the facing for... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4117686 | Fabric structures for earth retaining walls Low-cost and very effective retaining walls are constructed with stacked, generally rectangular, trays of steel wire fabric sheets, each with one end bent up to form a portion of the wall face. In constructing a wall, a first course of trays is set in pla... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4099359 | High strength corrugated metal plate and method of fabricating same Corrugated steel plate is formed from a flat plate stock and has a length of at least about 12 feet, a corrugation pitch of at least about 12 inches, and a corrugation depth of at least four inches. The plate has thicknesses of up to one-half inch and mor... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4090364 | Mounting device for fixedly fastening a pile to a sheet piling A beam-type pile such as a double-T beam is secured to a sheet piling after driving a pile into the ground in a usually slanted position. The pile is secured to the sheet piling by welding a pull bar to the web of the pile so as to protrude from the head ... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4074538 | Wall structures The invention relates to an acoustic barrier wall made of prefabricated parts, preferably of artificial stone, concrete or the like, characterized in that the prefabricated parts comprise transverse supporting structures and longitudinal wall panels, thes... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4067166 | Retaining block The block is preferably used in the construction of a retaining wall which would be constructed from a plurality of these blocks laid in a similar manner to the laying of conventional concrete blocks. The block of this invention is generally T-shaped havi... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4003207 | Method of and device for anchoring a reinforcement beam to a sheet piling There is disclosed a method of and a device for strengthening a sheet piling by means of one or more beams, particularly double T- or I-beams. Such strengthening is effected by driving a beam adjacent to one side of the sheet piling into the ground. The b... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3981038 | Bridge and abutment therefor A bridge construction is disclosed in which the ends of a bridge deck are supported by an abutment comprising a mass of internally stabilized earth. A plurality of elongate reinforcing members are arranged in vertically spaced horizontal layers. Within ea... | 09/21/1976 |
