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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4036164 | Twin controllable pitch propellers operated from single prime mover The invention relates to improved control systems for controllable pitch propellers of a twin screw vessel driven by a single prime mover operating at a predetermined rotational speed while the vessel is in the at sea mode, with provisions for maintaining... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036165 | Parking guide A guide to assist a driver to park in an enclosure such as a residential garage. This includes a vertically depending lever which, when contacted by the bumper of the approaching vehicle, simultaneously actuates an audible and a visible signal to apprise ... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036166 | Remote high temperature indicating apparatus Apparatus for indicating at a visually accessible location remote from an object whether the temperature of that object is then at or has at some time exceeded a certain predetermined temperature including a sensor assembly adapted to be fastened to the o... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036167 | Apparatus for monitoring vacuum deposition processes Apparatus is disclosed for utilizing a low energy electron beam to permit monitoring the rate of deposition and composition of the evaporant particles in a vacuum deposition system. This is accomplished by passing a sample of the evaporant employed in the... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036168 | Apparatus for coating articles Apparatus for applying a synthetic resin coating of predetermined thickness to various articles of different sizes and shapes from a relatively rapidly deteriorating solution of the resin in which an intermittently driven conveyor housed in a controlled a... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036169 | Apparatus for coating articles A layer of plastics material is applied to at least one selected surface of a metal article by a method in which the article is heated and positioned in such a way that the selected surface or surfaces is or are lowermost; a table having an upper surface ... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036170 | Means for applying zinc stearate coatings to the bore surfaces of ferrous alloy tubes In order to form an adherent coating of zinc stearate on the bore surfaces of a plurality of tubes grouped in parallel relation, an alkali cleaner solution is circulated therethrough from a reservoir tank and then returned to the tank by a flow of purge a... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036171 | Vacuum deposition through plural masks on plural substrates Apparatus for the vacuum deposition of a plurality of successive layers on each of a plurality of substrates, comprises a vacuum chamber having selectively shieldable cups for heating and evaporating the material to be deposited, and a pair of relatively ... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036172 | Liquid applicator Apparatus is provided for applying a thin film of liquid to a workpiece. Although the apparatus with be described as a convenient means for waxing skis, it will become apparent as the description proceeds that it has wider application. The apparatus inclu... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036173 | Internal coating and sandblasting bug for pipe A method and apparatus for sandblasting and coating the interior surface of pipe is provided. A plurality of legs extend outwardly from a central mounting plate and are adjustable in length and angular disposition to accommodate different sized pipe. The ... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036174 | Apparatus for the application of colorant to polymeric surface The apparatus for applying a stripe of colorant to a polymeric surface includes a spring biased, rotatably mounted circular magnet having a predetermined width. Non-magnetic walls extend radially outwardly from the magnet and are biased against the polyme... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036175 | High speed development technique To develop a latent image, which exists in the form of different potential values on different areas of a substrate, an auxiliary substrate is coated with toner by charging the toner triboelectrically and applying a potential to propel the charged toner o... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036176 | System for culturing aquatic animals This invention is an apparatus and process for culturing aquatic animals. The apparatus comprises a container suitable for retaining water; a plurality of platforms vertically spaced from each other located in said container, the platforms being substanti... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036177 | Bio-test cage and support therefor An animal confining and housing device having a wheel supported carriage with a plurality of two sets of vertically spaced and parallel guide members thereon. A plurality of animal confining cages are movably mounted on one of the sets of guide members. T... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036178 | Electronic lock and key system An electronic lock and key system is provided for controlling access. A passive key provides selective access without having a self contained power source. In a passive transponder arrangement, a passive electronic key processes induced or radiated electr... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036179 | Animal protector A substantially thick, resilient pad is bent around the neck of an animal and secured to the body of the animal with straps. The thickness of the pad prevents the animal from reaching the chest, back, belly and rear extremities of the animal with his mout... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036180 | Fuel reforming system for an internal combustion engine A system for converting a rich air-fuel mixture to a reformed gaseous mixture containing hydrogen and for feeding the reformed gaseous mixture to an internal combustion engine comprises a carburetor for producing the rich air-fuel mixture, a vortex combus... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036181 | High temperature fluid-wall reactors for transportation equipment A fuel converter for a transportation vehicle includes a fuel container for a hydrocarbon fuel, an auxiliary container for water or for an inert fluid which is substantially transparent to radiant energy, an electrical power source, and a high temperature... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036182 | Gasoline refractionator for internal combustion engines A gasoline refractionator for internal combustion engines has a first heat exchanger which receives gasoline from a fuel source and cools the gasoline sufficiently to cause the gasoline to separate into its lighter and heavier ends or components. The sepa... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036183 | Rotary piston engine A rotary piston engine comprises a housing having a trochoidal peripheral wall and side walls on both sides thereof, a rotor adapted to perform a planetary rotary motion along the inner surface of the peripheral wall, and intake and exhaust ports formed i... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036184 | Stratified charge engine An apparatus for applying a stratified charge to a reciprocating internal combustion engine is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a cylindrical rotary valve body disposed for rotation within the head of an internal combustion engine. The valve body define... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036185 | Energy-efficient valve gear A valve train comprises a cylinder head and poppet valve thereon, a valve-actuating rocker platen pivotally mounted on the cylinder head by means of a pivot member so that the platen may pivot between positions on either side of the member, a valve connec... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036186 | Air-fuel mixture ratio correcting system for carburetor There is provided an air-fuel mixture ratio correcting system for a carburetor in which the air-fuel ratio of a mixture fed to an engine is detected whereby to control the amount of auxiliary fuel and/or the amount of auxiliary air to always control the a... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036187 | Clean spark ignition internal combustion engine A two or four-stroke spark ignition engine has fuel injectors located at or near BDC, and a separate recess in its cylinderhead to trap a lean mixture for causing more complete combustion of a rich mixture outside the recess after the rich mixture is igni... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036188 | Carburetor equipped with a cooling system A carburetor equipped with a cooling system composed of cooling fluid passages incorporated in the carburetor flange and/or heat insulator mounted below the flange portion, said cooling system being supplied with cooling fluid only for a predetermined dur... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036189 | Collection and feeding of insects to animals Use is made of the discovery that "near" ultra-violet radiation is effective in attracting large enough quantities of insects entirely from within the water to feed substantial numbers of animals without attracting flying insects from the air. Radiation f... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036190 | Device for automatic control of electronic spark ignition advance for internal combustion engines Automatic control of spark advance in an electronic ignition system for an internal combustion engine is effected by using a first electromagnetic pick-up cooperating with a protuberance which is phase-displaced on a rotary part (flywheel) relative to top... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036191 | Exhaust gas recirculation system In an exhaust gas recirculation system for internal combustion engines having a detachable gasket member between an exhaust gas recirculation valve and an exhaust pipe of the engine, the exhaust gas recirculation rate is controlled by a flow control orifi... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036192 | Engine fuel injection system A plunger slidable in a barrel of a plunger pump is actuated by an engine driven camshaft to feed high pressure fuel through a delivery valve to an injection nozzle. A needle type valve element extends through a nozzle chamber in the nozzle connected to t... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036193 | Electronically controlled fuel injection pump A plunger is reciprocable in a barrel to force fuel to the injection nozzles. The portion of the barrel defining with the plunger the compression chamber is movable and is formed with a port leading to the unpressurized fuel reservoir in such a manner tha... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036194 | Fuel injection system A fuel distribution system for an internal combustion engine with a plurality of fuel injection nozzles of the type including means for metering the total quantity of the fuel to be introduced into the engine, and means for dividing the fuel from said met... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036195 | Unit fuel injector A combination pump-injector device directly mountable upon the cylinder heads in an internal combustion engine. The device includes a housing with a spring biased cam operated constant stroke reciprocating piston therein and an unrestrained free-floating ... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036196 | Spring loaded lever to operate control rack of fuel injector A mechanism to operate control racks for a plurality of unit injectors responsive to a governor control shaft and including spring loaded levers for driving the control racks with a positive action to increase the fuel rate and spring loaded fuel shut-off... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036197 | Automotive ignition distributor conversion means Automotive ignition distributor conversion means, comprising an ignition timing rotor and an ignition timing detector mounting bracket, for converting a conventional automotive spark ignition engine distributor to an electronic ignition distributor adapte... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036198 | Ignition system with programmable dwell An engine ignition system connectible to a source of electrical energy and including an ignition coil and a timing device for repetitively and alternately providing first and second timing signals with the interval between adjacent timing signals being re... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036199 | Device for protecting an ignition device for motor vehicles A device for protecting an ignition device, particularly for motor vehicles, equipped with an internal combustion engine, in which a zener diode controls, by means of at least two transistors the placing in short-circuit of a resistor connected in series ... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036200 | Capacitor discharge ignition circuit An emission control circuit for an internal combustion engine having a voltage generating circuit connected to a source of direct current energy at a first potential for generating an output voltage of a substantially higher potential, the voltage generat... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036201 | Single core condenser discharge ignition system A breakerless condenser discharge ignition system for an internal combustion engine and excited by a rotating permanent magnet, consists of a single module, containing a number of windings and electrical components, mounted on one pole of a ferromagnetic ... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036202 | Internal combustion engines An internal combustion engine has a cylinder containing a piston, a valve controlled inlet port for air/fuel mixture and an ignition sparking plug. A branch passage leads from the inlet port to a location adjacent the plug, the branch passage being opened... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4036203 | Elastic band type toy cannon A toy cannon is disclosed which incorporates an elongate cylindrical barrel. A projectile is hurled by the cannon by inserting it at the mouth of the barrel. Inside the barrel, a plunger travels at the urging of rubber bands which are mounted on the exter... | 07/19/1977 |
