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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 3982278 | Alignment device for artificial limbs The invention provides an alignment device for use between a tube socket and a weight-bearing element of an artificial limb in which a desired angular relationship set by jacking screws and maintained by a controlled degree of friction between concentric ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982279 | Mechanical prosthesis of the knee A mechanical prosthesis of the knee to be locked by a brake system, and formed by the thigh and a leg joined by a brake means pierced by a spindle. In the thigh a drum is integral with an inverted U-shaped support, the base of which is fixed to a rigid me... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982280 | Functional ankle for a prosthetic limb A functional ankle for a prosthetic limb comprising an elastomeric member and a flexible member. The elastomeric member separates the prosthetic foot from the shin. The elastomeric member allows the foot to move relative to the shin while providing planta... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982281 | Hip-joint prosthesis device The patented prosthesis device of U.S. Pat. No. 3,813,699 is effectively limited in its drifting movement deeper into its cooperating acetabular opening, which could cause rupture of the acetabular floor, by a laterally oriented lip, even though the size ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982282 | Reducing water consumption in water closets Apparatus for reducing water consumption of a water closet cistern. The apparatus consists of a structure comprising two lateral webs connected to a cross-piece. The height of the lateral webs is substantially equal to or less than the normal water level.... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982283 | Water conserving device for flushing apparatus A device for conserving water used in a conventional water closet comprises a heavy metal cylindrical disc having parallel opposed surfaces and an eccentrically disposed hole extending parallel to the axis. A slot extends radially from the exterior of the... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982284 | Portable wash stand Portable wash stand for use primarily outdoors comprising base means, an elongated vertical support member mounted on the base means, basin and soap dish means mounted on the support member, and faucet means mounted on the upper portion of the support mem... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982285 | Combined grab bar and shower head fixture An assembly which is designed to function both as a grab bar and as a shower head fixture. A grab bar structure which is adapted to be fixed to a wall has opposed end regions at least one of which has a hollow interior space while a shower head which is t... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982286 | Swimming pool cover A flexible cover is stored in rolled condition on a reel at one end of a swimming pool. Cables extend along the pool sides and over a reversing pulley for attachment to a trolley secured to the free cover end. The cable cover reels are driven at the same ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982287 | Device for attaching a sink rim to a drainboard A device for attaching a sink rim, which is either integral with a sink or which is a discrete structure attached to the sink, to an aperture in a drainboard includes a rotatable member appropriately attached to the sink rim which rotatable member engages... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982288 | Night light toilet seat An improved toilet seat which additionally serves as a night light and which aids a person in finding a toilet seat in a darkened bathroom during a night time, the toilet seat being made of resins or plastics that is clear or colored-tinted and the toilet... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982289 | Disposable sink strainer A disposable sink strainer comprising a cylindrical portion having a plurality of openings therein and a bottom portion substantially constituting a disc and integrally connected to and depending from a lowermost portion of the cylindrical portion, the bo... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982290 | Mattress edge stiffener Disclosed herein is an edge stiffener for mattresses. The stiffener is of single piece construction and includes a pair of oppositely projecting lateral mounting arms which are adapted to be carried by the upper and lower border wires of the mattress and ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982291 | Bed frame locking assembly and method The specification discloses a locking apparatus and method for assembling bed frames which simplifies assembly of such frames allowing the same to be easily and quickly accomplished by one person. Included in the apparatus are opposing rigid bracket membe... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982292 | Boat trailer A boat which becomes a wheeled trailer by use of attachable wheels and an attachable tow rod. The boat is fitted with female fittings which engage mating male members fitted on the attachable tow rod and attachable wheel assemblies, with one such female f... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982293 | Foot rests for kayaks This is an adjustable foot rest assembly for kayaks, including a pair of channel members, with indexing slots and an inverted T-slot along the base, serving as a track along which a pair of foot pad assemblies are slidably moved. The channel members, or g... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982294 | Retriever A retriever device for locating a submerged object comprises a base member axially threaded with left hand threads, a spool positionable upon the base member and internally axially threaded with left hand threads, a screw member having contiguous right an... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982295 | Dock leveling apparatus A loading dock leveling apparatus including a ramp pivotable about its rear end and having a pivotable lip on its forward end. Apparatus is provided for projecting the lip outwardly after the ramp is raised beginning when the ramp is walked down to provid... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982296 | Hair brush and comb cleaning apparatus Presented is a mechanized apparatus for use in commercial establishments such as beauty parlors and barber shops for cleaning and disinfecting hair brushes and hair combs.... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982297 | Automatic cleaner An electrical appliance in which a motor-driven roller is rotated, the roller being fitted with any type sleeve designed for a specific task such as washing a window glass, sanding a car body or buffing a surface of an object.... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982298 | Mitt type shoe cleaner A mitt type shoe cleaner having first and second brushes secured to non-expandable flexible thumb and finger receiving sections, respectively. The said sections are secured together by a central section made from elastic material so that the mitt may acco... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982299 | Meat cutter A meat cutter for removing the backbone of a pork loin consisting of a conveyor apparatus and a cutter assembly for cutting the backbone portion from a pork loin as the pork loin is moved through a cutting station. The cutter assembly consists of a cutter... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982300 | Hanger for smoke house A support bar for a hanger, in which the bar has a guide rod member extending substantially parallel thereto along all of or at least the major portion of its length, and connecting with catch means at one end of the bar, there being an eye at the other e... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982301 | Variable drive mechanism for carding machine A high production textile card system is provided with an automatic variable speed drive system for driving the doffing cylinder from the main cylinder at a slow speed during system start-up and then progressively increasing the speed of the doffing cylin... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982302 | Web forming apparatus and method Web forming apparatus of this invention includes a fiberizing roll for separating fibers from a feed mat and entraining them in a gaseous medium, a foraminous forming surface through which the gaseous medium passes and upon which the fibers are condensed ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982303 | Corsage holder A corsage holder embodied in a solid elongated plastic molding includes a first longitudinal side adapted to be fitted against the stems of flowers arranged in a corsage. An opposite side of the molding receives tape ordinarily utilized to bind the stems ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982304 | Plastic clamping apparatus Integrally molded plastic clamping apparatus including a body portion having a plurality of recesses formed therein for receiving longitudinally extending members and including a mounting member and a hinge portion formed between the body portion and the ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982305 | Shoulder strap holder pin A pin assembly adaptable for fastening to the exterior shoulder section of a garment for the detachable retention of a shoulder strap of a bag worn simultaneously with the garment. The assembly is formed of a U-shaped frame to the underside of which a pin... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982306 | Fastener for plastic film sheeting and the like An extruded plastic channel receives the plastic film and a plastic locking strip is then engaged within the channel and under opposed overhanging beads on each side of the channel to clamp the film in position. One of the beads on the channel extends dow... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982307 | Fabric clamp A fabric clamp suitable for holding together pieces of fabric, such as surgical drapes, towels and the like, which is relatively compact and inexpensive. The clamp has two resilient arcuate members which are joined together at one end of each member with ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982308 | Semiconductor device clamping apparatus A clamping apparatus for holding semiconductor devices in compression is described in which supporting plates are disposed at opposite ends of the apparatus and supporting shafts extend the length of the apparatus connecting the supporting plates. The sup... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982309 | Method of providing cut loop pile fabrics Method to cut or shear loop pile fabric by moving the loop pile fabric to be cut or sheared over a rotating cutting member which cuts the loops in the fabric but prevents the fabric backing material from being cut by the use of guard members for the cutti... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982310 | Yarn crimping process and apparatus Process and apparatus for controlling a pad of yarn in the stuffing chamber of a steam jet crimper by means of mechanical restricting means and a counterpressure of cold fluid.... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982311 | Convector for heating buildings and tools and method for manufacturing convector modules for such convectors A convector for heating buildings consisting of horizontal convector modules spaced a distance apart, one above the other. Each convector module has heat-conducting tubes, onto which are forced lamella bodies, the side lugs of said lamella bodies being be... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982312 | Tubular roller sleeve A rubber-sleeved roller including a tubular sleeve preferably fabricated from a plastic material and formed with a smooth internal surface to fit on the smooth outer peripheral surface of a metal core and having a tubular rubber sleeve formed on the outer... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982313 | Method for automatically fastening deck boards to stringers An automatic fastening system and method is disclosed for use in fastening deck boards to stringers in a pallet-making machine or the like. The automatic fastening system of the preferred embodiment comprises an adjustable frame having a plurality of stap... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982314 | Method of producing tin coated steel sheet used for seamless steel container Tin coated steel sheet used for seamless steel containers by applying of a coating at least one material selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, copper, nickel oxide, cobalt oxide, copper oxide, tin oxide, copper-tin compound, cobalt-copper ... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982315 | Photoelectric device An n-type epitaxial layer is grown on a p-type silicon substrate. The epitaxial layer is photo-etched to provide a plurality of isolated regions of n-type conductivity. A silicon dioxide layer is provided on a surface covering the isolated regions and etc... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982316 | Multilayer insulation integrated circuit structure A planar semiconductor integrated circuit chip structure containing a planar surface from which a plurality of regions of different types and concentrations of conductivity-determining impurities extends into the chip to provide the active and passive dev... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3982317 | Method for continuous assembly and batch molding of transistor packages A method is described for continuously assembling transistors to a lead frame, capable of high speed production by automatic machinery. A carrier ribbon bearing transistor chips is fed to a work station to which a lead frame is also fed at about right ang... | 09/28/1976 |
