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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4920912 | Time dial for pharmaceutical containers A time dial for a pharmaceutical container, preferably the container cap, is disclosed. The time dial comprises a disk rotatably mounted on the top surface of the cap; a window in the disk; and a plurality of numerals representing hours arranged in a ring... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4918821 | Method of determining wheel alignment A method for determining wheel alignment of an automobile includes the initial step of clamping the chassis of the automobile in a measuring bench. After determining a centerline and datum plane for the automobile, a measuring system calibrated to the cen... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4916825 | Work-contacting probe system for a coordinate-measuring instrument A work-contacting probe system is selectively operable as a single-stage or as a two-stage system. The system consists of a first central probe head of large diameter and of one or more small or auxiliary probe heads of dimensions which are reduced as com... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4916824 | Method for measuring roll profile and apparatus therefor The disclosed method and apparatus measures radial deviations along the axial length of a work roll with a number of axially spaced displacement detectors and at least three axially spaced motion detectors mounted ona detector mount that moves axially alo... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4914824 | Parallel rule A parallel rule including a rule body, a gripping attachment and two rolling devices which are installed at each end of the rule body. The rolling device has a cylindrical roller and a pair of anchorage portions extending from its end so that the roller i... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4908948 | Precision optical square instrument A precision optical square instrument for accurately determining lines and planes respectively perpendicular to reference lines and planes comprising, a substantially hollow housing containing first and second reflectors arranged at different vertical pos... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4907347 | Swivel head counter A swivel head counter for accurately measuring line in tension, such as a downrigger line passing over a pulley and the pulley driving a compact gear train. The gear train drives a counter wheel or knob so that actual depth or extension of downrigger line... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4907895 | Optical chopper for infrared thermometer The infrared thermometer optical chopper includes a planar shutter having infrared radiation transmissive and infrared reflective portions arranged on the shutter, and a mechanism for rotating the shutter sequentially through a series of stop positions in... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4907345 | Apparatus for checking diametral dimensions of mechanical pieces An apparatus for checking diametral dimensions comprises a resilient protection element, with a substantially tubular shape, for protecting an internal arm-set by preventing any foreign matter, like chips, from entering inside. In order to obtain a protec... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4905377 | Traveler's direction finder A unit comprising a base on which is mounted an atlas of maps each with an arrow thereon indicating the relation of the map area to north, and on which base is also mounted a compass having in a container a liquid on which floats a magnet bearing disk on ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4906107 | Fibre-optic thermometer or temperature alarm device A theremometer or temperature alarm device making use of fibre optics. The measuring instrument has a fibre-optic light transmitter (1), which sends out light along an optic fibre (2) to a measuring head (5) on the end of the transmitting fibre (2), and a... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4901442 | Vehicle wheel toe-in testing device The present invention is drawn to a vehicle wheel testing device for detecting the alignment of a vehicle wheel rotating at a testing position on support rollers. The device includes a base plate slidably mounted in the device for sliding toward and away ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4899456 | Surface contour measuring tracer The present invention relates to a surface contour measuring tracer permitting a probe element to move in the directions of X-, Y- and Z-axes. A support structure includes a base supporting thereon an X-slider and a Y-slider which are movable in the direc... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4899448 | Basic formula for active sketch pattern drawing in upper body tailoring The present invention provides a method of preparing a pattern drawing in upper body tailoring by making use of the data obtained from the measure of shoulder depth, arm girth at armpit, shoulder width, back width, neck base girth, back waist length, fron... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4899458 | Process and device for centering a guide mandrel A process and apparatus for centering a pilot shaft which is inserted into a valve guide of a valve seat to be machined, and serves therein as a guide mandrel for a rotary shaping tool. By electronically controlled drive mechanisms, the pilot shaft is sup... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4899585 | Liquid level detector and method for a vapor deposition container An optical probe is sealingly mounted in an access port of a pressurized container. The probe comprises a glass rod of a predetermined thickness having a conical end tip. An optical transmitter and receiver is connected to the glass rod. The fiber optic t... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4899582 | Air system analyzer An air system analyzer device comprising a flowmeter having a plurality of selectable output ports of respective diameters and a plurality of float members selectively mountable within the flowmeter, together with a method for calibrating the output of a ... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4897926 | Vehicle wheel turning angle gauge A vehicle wheel turning angle gauge having a base to support a wheel engaging turnable plate which supports an optical encoder device mounted in non-rotary position so an operating shaft can engage and turn with the turnable plate to generate signals of t... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4896429 | Sole measuring device A sole measuring device, more particularly for soles of ski boots, having a rail which is attached to a stationary stop for the sole, on which rail there is slidably mounted a slide provided with another stop or which is formed as such. In such a device, ... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4896973 | Thermomechanical analysis apparatus A thermomechanical analysis apparatus includes a probe assembly supported in substantially weightless contact with a sample material over a range of displacement of the probe by means of a linear motor controlled from a constant current source. The probe ... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4896428 | Card gage A gage for use by collectors of picture cards of sports celebrities adapted to gage the uniformity of margins on such cards without damage to the edges or the corners thereof.... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4896623 | Signal flag The invention relates to a signal flag with a flagstaff and an adjoining grip part, the flagstaff being capable of being folded into the case and the case forming a housing for containing the folded flagstaff and the flag atached thereto. It is characteri... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4894926 | Dipstick guide A dipstick guide to aid in the insertion of a dipstick into a dipstick tube when measuring the level of oil in the engine or replacing the dipstick in the dipstick tube comprising an upper frusto-conical body whose side converges into one end of a smaller... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4894925 | Extendable level An extendable level consists of two interslidable parts having a track and slide strips in a simple construction, wherein there is always a planar relationship between the level edges. The slidable extension rests within the length of the main body when u... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4894920 | Tread height measuring device An apparatus and/or method of measuring the height of a tread element 52 of a tire. The device 50 spans or straddles the tread element 52 to be measured. Two support members 65,66 are disposed to either side of the tread element to be measured in the adja... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4894918 | Basic pattern sketch drawing technique for sleeve tailoring In a process of preparing a sketch to be used as a pattern for custom-tailoring at least a portion of a garment from selected material to fit a human figure of predetermined dimensions, the sketch is derived from a basic configuration for the desired port... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4891889 | Apparatus for measure and/or check the position and orientation of characteristic spots or areas in structures, particularly in motor-vehicle bodies An apparatus 1 to measure and/or check the spatial position and angular orientation of characteristic spots or areas 3 in mechanical structures or members, particularly in motor-vehicle structural components such as bodies or wheels. The apparatus substan... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4890393 | Measuring tape guide attachment An attachment for a tape measure that provides a guide for marking when moving the tape along the work piece. The attachment is in the form of a T-square with a stem part that projects at one end thereof into the tape dispensing opening of the casing for ... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4890490 | Liquid level monitoring Ultrasonic Lamb waves are launched into a thin-section metal plate (10) which extends generally vertically above the contents of a vessel. As long as the lower end (18) of the plate (10) is above the liquid level, the Lamb waves are reflected at the lower... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4888880 | Electrician's level An electrician's tool is disclosed which comprises a combination template and spirit level. A pair of locating pins stored in the housing carrying at least one spirit level are removable and relocatable in a pair of pin-receiving openings which are spaced... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4888875 | Level for weightlifting An instrument used to level equipment, particularly useful with exercise equipment like a barbell. In preferred form, the instrument includes a tapered tube filled with a liquid and having a ball therein indicating level. The tube is supported and is magn... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4884444 | Motor-driven material level indicator Apparatus for indicating level of fluent materials, such as gasoline in an automobile tank, which comprises an impeller extending vertically through at least a major portion of the vessel in physical contact with material in the vessel. An electric motor ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4881823 | Radiation thermometry A method of determining true temperatures of a heated target material by its radiation based on prior knowledge of an emissivity function which describes the relationship between two spectral emissivities for the target material, comprising measuring two ... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4880314 | Pyrometric measurement procedure and multi-channel pyrometer A pyrometric measurement method and a multi-channel pyrometer for determining the temperature To of surfaces with different emissivities by measuring the spectral signal voltages Uj at j=1 to n effective wavelengths. The invention ob... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4879815 | Alignment apparatus Alignment apparatus for use in conjunction with other equipment for alignment rolls on processing equipment comprising a housing having a central longitudinal axis and a coaxial central bore having a generally cylindrical inner surface and a plug having a... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4876799 | Level sensing unit and a level indicating device thereon A level sensing unit, designed to be incorporated in a carpenter's level, is relatively insensitive to the expansion and contraction of the buoyant fluid, independent of the specific gravity of the fluid, and virtually free of oscillations accompanying a ... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4877333 | Electronic thermometer An electronic thermometer includes sensing member for sensing a temperature to be taken thereby, storage member for storing the sensed temperature from the sensing member, judging member for judging whether the change of the sensed temperature is a predet... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4876981 | Bicycle safety flag A combination bicycle safety flag and kite is disclosed which offers greater visibility than previous designs. As a bicycle safety flag, it is fastened atop a pole which is bolted to the bicycle. The flag may also be removed for use as a full-fledged smal... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4875290 | Windage locking apparatus for an archery bow sight Windage locking apparatus for an archery bow sight. The apparatus includes aperture, barrel, and body members concentrically positioned within each other about an axis and common locking structure to selectively lock these member together to prevent relat... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4874250 | Apparatus for examination of heats of transformation of material samples The automatic serial testing of the heats of transformation of material samples is accomplished. The samples are enclosed in capsules which are placed into sample carriers on a turntable. A transfer mechanism transfers the capsules from the turntable to a... | 10/17/1989 |
