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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 3955537 | Feeder with timed batch mixing system An animal feeder for automatically preparing a fresh food batch of mixed liquids and solids in an animal's feeding dish, at pre-set timed intervals. The feeder is substantially a three-level structure. At the top level, a hopper compartment contains a hop... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955538 | Fuel reforming system for an internal combustion engine A fuel reforming system for use in an intake system of an internal combustion engine operable with a hydrocarbon fuel has a spark plug or plugs for intermittently producing spark discharges to cause imperfect combustion of a rich air-fuel mixture so that ... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955539 | Rotary piston internal combustion engine A rotary piston internal combustion engine, particularly of trochoidal construction, with a polygonal piston in a multi-arched housing casing in which the piston is provided with combustion space recesses in its piston flanks whereby the ignition takes pl... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955540 | Rotary internal combustion engine A rotary internal combustion engine which includes a housing having a cylindrical inner peripheral wall surface, a hollow, cylindrical rotor rotatably shaft-mounted in the housing in eccentric relationship with respect to the housing, a cylindrical vane t... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955541 | Rotary internal combustion engine with uniformly rotating pistons cooperating with reaction elements having a varying speed of rotation A rotary internal combustion engine comprising a stationary, water cooled housing having a large cylindrical bore in which a hollow cylinder with end walls rotates. On said cylinder a pair of wedge-shaped pistons is mounted diametrically opposed to simila... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955542 | Water injector valve and regulator A device that is in communication with the air intake valve of a carburetor of an internal combustion engine to inject a mist of water into the air fuel mixture formed by the carburetor, which water when in the zone of combustion in the engine reacts with... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955543 | Two stroke cycle internal combustion engine A double acting working piston drives a connecting rod and crankshaft. A smaller valve piston is fastened to each end of the working piston. Each valve piston withdraws briefly from its bore so as to introduce scavenge air into a respective annular workin... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955544 | Internal combustion engine A cylinder has a head and a bottom. A piston is reciprocable in the cylinder and defines a power chamber with said head and an air compression chamber with said bottom. Controlled intake and exhaust ports are formed in said cylinder and adapted to communi... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955545 | Post carburetor atomizer An ultrasonic fuel atomizer which is inserted between a standard carburetor and intake manifold of an internal combustion engine to cause a more uniform mixture of fuel and air to be attained, thereby promoting fuel economy and increasing the efficiency o... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955546 | Fuel heat generator for internal combustion engines A system for gasifying a mixture of fuel, air and recycling exhaust gases for induction into an internal combustion engine, comprising means interconnected between extant fuel pump and engine carburetor to preheat the mixture by bleeding heat from a heat ... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955547 | Fuel injection device for internal combustion engines A fuel injection device for internal combustion engines, comprising: a source of pressurized fuel supply, a fuel distributor-controller by means of a rotor rotating in a stationary sleeve and fuel injection valves each being integrally composed of a large... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955548 | Fuel/air mixing device for internal combustion engine carburetor In the device provided, air/fuel mixture for an internal combustion engine passes through a conventional carburetor where vaporized fuel and aspirated liquid fuel droplets are mixed witth the air. The device comprises a conduit for conveying the carburete... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955549 | CD ignition system with anti-reverse feature A capacitor-discharge ignition system for a two-stroke internal combustion engine has a trigger coil which during forward rotation of the crankshaft discharges a capacitor through the primary coil of an ignition transformer to produce an appropriately tim... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955550 | Flywheel magneto ignition device with capacitor-thyristor ignition combined with generator For an internal combustion engine, there is provided an electrical power generator system and an electronic ignition system both disposed under the flywheel casing. Permanent magnet means provide a rotating magnetic field for the generating coils of the g... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955551 | Diamond wheel mounting assembly Disclosed herein is a unique carrier for mounting on a rotatable spindle an annular saw blade possessing a cutting edge on its inner periphery and a plurality of annularly distributed mounting holes. The carrier includes a chuck for mounting on the spindl... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955552 | Heater for large flows at low pressure losses This disclosure teaches a heater which is especially well suited to handle large flows of a process stream at low pressure losses. A cylindrical sleeve is mounted by means of a bellows inwardly of a cylindrical shell to separate an inner hot gas flow spac... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955553 | Auxiliary heater for fireplaces A heat exchanger adapted to be readily assembled and installed in an existing fireplace to recover heat which would otherwise be lost up the fireplace chimney is comprised of a plurality of upright U-shaped tubes secured together in laterally spaced relat... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955554 | Solar heating system A solar heating method and apparatus including a system for storing solar heat is provided for heating a house, building or other area. A chamber is filled with calcium oxide which is fed on demand to a tank of water where it converts to calcium hydroxide... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955555 | Air and heat circulation system for buildings A building where the window openings in the facade and/or ceiling are provided with two spaced apart window panes at least one of which has the property of absorbing sun-heat radiation and between which air is allowed to pass, said building being provided... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955556 | Catalytic fluid heater A catalytic fluid heater formed of a number of nested fluid heating chambers spaced from one another to provide therebetween a heating zone having a chimney effect such that a mixture of fuel gas and air is caused to flow through the heating zone from the... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955557 | Blood pump for use in an artificial heart or such purpose This invention relates to a blood pump for use in an artificial heart including an inlet pump system and an output pump system in series with each pump including branch tubes communicating with first main inlet tube, each branch tube being equipped with a... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955558 | Instrument for spinal taps An instrument for performing a spinal tap includes a body member carrying a hypodermic needle of non-circular transverse cross section and a sharply beveled tip. A guide block has an obliquely extending complementary non-circular bore which is axially sli... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955559 | Method of cytological diagnosis of precancer conditions and cancer The method for cytological diagnosis for precancer conditions and cancer which consists in the fact that the coefficient of the cell size is calculated for each cell in the cytological sample from the area of the nucleus, and the area of the cytoplasm, an... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955560 | Implantable neural electrode A method and an implantable electrical unit are for use in effecting a direct connection between external apparatus and the nervous systems either to receive information contained in the electrical activity of selected nerve fibers or to transmit thereto ... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955561 | Cardioscan probe Ultrasonic probe apparatus for real time B-mode sector scan examination of a cross section of a structure such as the human heart. A transducer is pivotally mounted near an end of an elongated housing, and linkage means are provided in the housing for osc... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955562 | Apparatus for measuring range of motion The range of motion that an individual can move his head or other body portions can be measured and recorded in an apparatus having a base with a plurality of switches mounted thereto in a plurality of predetermined positions with each switch being actuat... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955563 | Pneumatic percussor A percussor, especially useful in the therapeutic treatment of cystic fibrosis and other lung disorders, employs pneumatic power to provide a given reciprocating motion. Such motion can, in turn, be regulated either by electronic pulse, or fluidic air, co... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955564 | Method of improving ocular fixation, sequential scanning and reading activity in dysmetric dyslexic children The use of an eye exercise to induce a mild and tolerable nystagmus in a dysmetric dyslexic child having a cerebellar-vestibular dysfunction, and in so doing call forth compensating mechanisms in the child which are effective in improving the child's ocul... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955565 | Orthopedic apparatus In accordance with the invention, there is provided a pair of complementary shaped half-shell members fabricated from a tough, relatively thin material such that each half-shell member is substantially flexible about its longitudinal axis yet is substanti... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955566 | System and method for rigid enclosures An improved system and method for producing lightweight and strong rigid enclosures formed by enclosing or wrapping the article in a dry peroxide catalyst-impregnated fabric and applying thereto an activated thermosetting vinyl type resin. The disclosed e... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955567 | Bone brace A three dimensional implantable bone brace having a pair of elongated integral flanges connected along one lengthwise edge of each and disposed substantially at right angles to each other. One of said flanges has a plurality of spaced transverse slots whi... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955568 | Tool and method for use in total hip implant A tool for inserting a prosthetic femoral head into and for removing it from a prosthetic hip socket, the tool including a handle, means for engaging a prosthetic femoral head and neck therebelow and a rod connecting the handle with the engaging means. A ... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955569 | Surgical drape A surgical drape of the invention has a main sheet with a cuff at the top end thereof. The cuff is secured to the upper surface of the main sheet along lines of attachment that are placed inwardly a substantial distance from the side edges of the main she... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955570 | Surgical exhaust mask Mask includes support member with head band arranged horizontally to fit head of wearer. Conduit sections are secured to each side of support member, and flexible ventilation conduit is connected to exhaust means. Transparent face plate is held to support... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955571 | Rechargeable applicator for dispensing substances A rechargeable applicator for dispensing substances especially substances in a foam or foam-like condition including dispensing them into body cavities or elsewhere, the applicator includes a pressurized container having one end which is normally closed b... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955572 | Disposable cap and float assembly A disposable cap and float assembly for a drainage container or receiver in a vacuum system for receiving drainage from the body of a patient after wounding of or surgery performed on the patient or for other liquid withdrawal procedures. The assembly inc... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955573 | Anticoagulant delivery device and method An anticoagulant delivery device forming part of an aspiration wand and method for use in connection with autologous blood transfusion wherein an anticoagulant is delivered to and intimately mixed with aspirated blood in the vicinity of the aspiration tip... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955574 | Pumping system for catheter suction units An improved pumping system for use with catheter suction units, is disclosed. A cyclical alternating of vacuum and pressure is applied to a catheter to have suction through the catheter interrupted by a predetermined period of blowing. A source of mist ma... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955575 | Diaper A diaper of tubular knitted form having a pile surface on the outside of the tubular body and a smooth surface on its inside. The upper half portion of the tubular diaper has a larger width than its lower half portion. The diaper is less bulky, has higher... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3955576 | Tape fastener system for disposable diapers A tape fastener system for disposable diapers in which the tape is disposed on the liner, or front cover, of the diaper, and is of a unitary composite construction such that an integral surface portion of the tape acts as a releasable protective means for... | 05/11/1976 |
