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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4372539 | Renewable, strand centering annealer sheave Disclosed is an improved system for annealing strand of the type comprising at least two sheaves across which the strand passes and becomes electrically annealed, the improvement comprising a first flange member, a second flange member concentric with the... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4352530 | Rotary feed for tonographic scanning apparatus Scanning apparatus is disclosed for use in computerized axial tomography systems. The apparatus includes an assembly rotatable about an axis extending along a central opening defined therein, and means for positioning the body portion to be examined withi... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4336974 | Coaxial rotary joint An improved rotary joint which is embodied, in a preferred version, in an electrical coaxial rotary connector having relatively rotatable male and female housings defining an outer conductor and means defining an inner conductor. One of the housings carri... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4335927 | Multi-circuit rotary electrical conductor assembly A full or partial rotational, substantially zero friction electrical conductor assembly conducts the electrical currents of a large number of electrical circuits between a pair of relatively rotatable members in a minimum axial length. A plurality of conc... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4273969 | Communications headset mountable over the ear This headset includes a capsule intended for mounting over either ear of the wearer. The surface of the headset capsule adjacent to the ear is contoured to fit snugly behind either ear. A microphone is mounted on a boom projecting from the front end of th... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4241273 | Compliant cage for raceway-type liquid metal current collector for high-speed acyclic machines An electrical current collector for an acyclic machine employs a stator collector ring which encircles a rotor collector ring and includes a plurality of fins protruding radially-inward from the stator collector ring into a plurality of compliant containm... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4217628 | Electrical lighting system for rotating chair A lighting system for installation in a swivel chair of the type commonly found in van vehicles. The system is to display the van owner's CB "handle" or code designation and includes a bracket, attached insulated box, a nested metal container to which is ... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4215264 | Telescoping hair curler There is provided a telescoping hand-held hair curler in which a heatable barrel slides longitudinally with respect to a hollow handle. The electrical wires carrying power to heat the barrel enter the rearward end of the handle and connect to a swivel cou... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4114802 | Centrifugal apparatus with biaxial connector Centrifugal processing apparatus in which a processing chamber is rotatably mounted with respect to a stationary base. An umbilical cable segment is fixed at one end substantially along the axis of the processsing chamber at one side thereof, with the oth... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4106831 | Revolving cable-to-housing connection A revolving feed through connection has a socket member to which are connected mechanically the electrical conductors; a pair of coaxial conductors are mounted on the socket member and electrically to the said cable conductors while being insulated from e... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4091299 | Device to electrically connect rotor winding of synchronous electrical machine to exciter The device to electrically connect the rotor winding of a synchronous electrical machine to an exciter comprises at least two pairs of conductors constructed in the form of current-conducting rods, one of the pairs extending from the rotor winding of the ... | 05/23/1978 |
| 4062609 | Spring contact for high frequency electrical signals A spring contact element is soldered to the end section of a plate holder hub in a high frequency tuneable cavity. The spring contact extends outwardly transverse to the shaft's principle direction and terminates in a plurality of radially extending conta... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4049351 | Contact means for a weather resistance and solar radiation tester Improved contact means for use in a weather resistance and solar radiation tester having a specimen rotating frame having leads extending through the shaft and a meter for indicating the amount of light received by the light receiving element. The improve... | 09/20/1977 |
| 3976903 | Slip ring assembly for A.C. machines A slip ring assembly for an a.c. machine comprises a pair of copper rings mounted on an electrically insulating sleeve formed of two arcuate portions, each of which extends for less than the true semi-circle so that the sleeve is not a true cylinder of ci... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3971460 | Apparatus for electrically connecting two conductors between two rotatable elements Electrical connection apparatus for two conductors respectively connected to an electrical supply source and to a utilization device, the conductors being respectively secured to first and second elements which are relatively rotatable with respect to one... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3949302 | Radio receiver A radio receiver having a cabinet consisting of a plurality of cabinet sections, which are joined to one another and can be brought to and held in a doughnut-like state. Adjacent sections of the cabinet are rotatably joined together by means of a coupling... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3936026 | Swivel base assembly A swivel base assembly for supporting a device such as a video display terminal (including a video monitor and a keyboard) and including means for rotating the device through a large angle, for example, 270°. The swivel base assembly includes a tray on w... | 02/03/1976 |
