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"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367515 | Device for applying marks to a playing field An auxiliary device for marking marks on a surface of a field playing surface. The device includes a frame attachable to a field line marking machine that includes a paint supply. A guide system having a length dimension is carried by the frame member. The guide sys... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7266936 | Agricultural bagger with shielded hopper agitation and method An agricultural bagger apparatus and method for compacting feed into a horizontally deployed bag including a moving hopper wall and+ mechanism for moving the wall at an input end of hopper. The wall moving mechanism and the moving wall of the hopper sweeps the feed ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7175106 | Paint striper and methods of construction A series of improved paint stripers and methods for their construction, the use of lightweight, inexpensive, readily available construction materials, and specialized nozzles and actuators. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163353 | Adapter for coupling a paint marking stick to a digital counter An adapter by which a conventional paint marking stick that carries a can of spray paint to mark a roadway surface in need of repair is detachably connected to a conventional digital counter having at least one wheel to roll over the surface so as to measure the siz... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6851633 | Auto-tracking dispenser A liquid dispenser. The dispenser includes a base structure, a plurality of cartridges releasably mounted to the base structure, and a valve fluidly coupled with an applicator head to allow continued contact with and selective deposition of the liquid to a product p... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6062443 | Movable device for applying a marking composition from an aerosol container onto a surface A movable marking device including a wheeled chassis on which a plurality of aerosol container discharging mechanisms may be selectively mounted in provided. Each of the aerosol container discharging mechanisms is adapted to allow for the remote discharge... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5601237 | Actuator assembly for agricultural sprayers An actuator assembly is connectable to a lift arm of an agricultural vehicle to sense whether the lift arm is in a raised or lowered position and thereby responsively disable or enable the flow of agricultural chemicals to a spray head associated with the... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5573148 | Air powered caulking apparatus An apparatus and method for caulking a large surface area with a large caulking apparatus is provided. A caulking tank is mounted on a frame which is connected to a source of air and to a nozzle assembly. The caulking tank includes a lid, an air inlet, a ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5292040 | Apparatus for applying seamless flooring material An applicator for applying seamless flooring material is disclosed. The preferred embodiment includes a chassis steerably mounted on wheels. A hydraulic pump pumps fluid in series through hydraulic motors on the wheels to provide propulsion. A dispensing ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5234128 | Aggregate material spreader A material spreader consisting of a hopper, attached to a motor vehicle, which receives and dispenses an aggregate material in predetermined quantities and in a layer having substantial uniformity in thickness. The rate of dispensing the aggregate materia... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5228605 | Automatically guidable hand tool for applying free-flowing pasty materials to a base The hand tool for applying free-flowing pasty materials includes a container with a displaceable base and a nozzle, a piston engagable with the displaceable base to force the free-flowing pasty material from the container, and a guide device for supportin... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5037266 | Compost supplement spreader A compost supplement spreader for delivering supplement to the top of an elongated compost pile, the spreader being formed of a frame having spaced apart sides, wheels mounted on the frame for movement of the frame on the earth with the compost pile being... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4629094 | Adhesive applicator An apparatus for applying adhesive or adhesive pastes in strips on construction or building surfaces comprising a heated hopper container for adhesive mounted on a traveling positive displacement pump, a manifold at the pump outlet provided with a plurali... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4545531 | Wheeled spraying device A versatile manually operated striping device has a wheeled base and a handle for pushing the base. The base is in a block Y configuration which provide a U-shaped front end. The front wheels are mounted on separate axles that are extra long. A disk shape... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4535920 | Apparatus for applying lap sealant An apparatus for applying lap sealant including a frame having wheels and supporting a container of lap sealant and a pressurized agent for delivering the sealant to a nozzle. The nozzle is positioned beyond the side of one wheel to permit a lap seam to b... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4262821 | Marking apparatus A marking apparatus includes a wheel-equipped base and a handle for pushing the base. A can holder is adjustably mounted on the handle for holding a can of marking material. The can holder includes a stop plate which engages the actuator of the can and th... | 04/21/1981 |
