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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4043334 | Self righting syringe protector A cap for closing off a forward end of a hypodermic syringe. This cap has a bulbous rocker joined to a tubular coupler. The bulbous rocker has a center of gravity at a location causing the rocker to orient the tubular coupler in a predetermined upward dir... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043335 | Needle holder device of medical administrating injector A needle holder device for use in a medical administering injector such as a syringe or dripset, comprising a generally tubular member formed with a liquid conducting passageway consisting of two axially spaced cylindrical bore portions and a frusto-conic... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043336 | Sterile syringe device A sterile syringe device for withdrawing or expelling fluid by means of a hypodermic needle and hermetically sealing the fluid located within the syringe, the sterile syringe including a generally cylindrically shaped housing having a plunger means therei... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043337 | Dental syringe attachment for shower This invention relates to a dental syringe for coupling between a water outlet and shower head. An adapter having a main passageway therein is furnished for coupling between the water outlet and the shower head for passing water therebetween. A main diver... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043338 | Pharmaceutical formulation applicator device A device for introducing pharmaceutical formulations into a body orifice is described. The device consists of a hollow tube constructed of a rigid but flexible material which is closed at at least one end. A freely sliding, rigid tube or rod is contained ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043339 | Method of and vaginal insert for prostaglandin administration Novel vaginal devices containing prostaglandins and intended for use in accomplishing abortion in women in the first and second trimester of pregnancy and in inducing labor in pregnant women at or near term.... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043340 | Diaper with repositionable tab fastener A disposable diaper has an improved tape tab fastening means in which a first tape strip has a free end and a fixed end which is attached to the diaper. A transferable tape segment is provided with an adhesive coating on both faces thereof, and one face i... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043341 | Portable cryosurgical instrument A portable cryosurgical instrument suitable for one handed operation is provided with means to precisely control the amount of spray discharge necessary in order to necrotize the desired tissue.... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043342 | Electrosurgical devices having sesquipolar electrode structures incorporated therein An electrosurgical device adapted for connection to an electrical generator having active and return output terminals, the device being used to cut, coagulate, or otherwise treat organic tissue or the like, the device comprising: an insulative support con... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043343 | Forceps In forceps having a pair of handles one of which is hinged for reciprocal movement relative to the other, extension arms between the handles one of the arms being reciprocally slidable along the other arm, upper and lower jaw members one of which is hinge... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043344 | Non-absorbable surgical sutures coated with polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymer lubricant The handling characteristics, including particularly the knot run down and tissue drag characteristics, of non-absorbable surgical sutures are improved by a coating of a lubricating film of a bioabsorbable copolymer having polyoxyethylene blocks and polyo... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043345 | Catheter A catheter including a flexible hose attached to one end of a rigid tube through which fluid pressure may be applied to invert said hose from an invaginated position within said tube to an exserted position extending outwardly of said tube has formed at t... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043346 | Catheter A catheter is disclosed which is simple to use, avoids the problems with prior catheters, which is fail-safe and fool-proof and one by which the patient cannot injure himself. The catheter comprises a flexible inner tubular member forming a flow duct, snu... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043347 | Multiple-function demand pacer with low current drain A demand pacer, such as a cardiac pacer for delivering cardiac stimulus pulses on demand, having an oscillator producing an output which is normally gated for delivery, a low current drain amplifier which is substantially insensitive to voltage source var... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043348 | Smoking pipe tamper means An improved smoking pipe tamper means is provided wherein the tamper means is attached externally to any conventional lighter mechanism, said tamper means being adapted to slideably move between a first position wherein an enlarged tamper head means of th... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043349 | Removable crib canopy A canopy apparatus is provided for use in combination with a conventional child's crib. The canopy apparatus comprises a frame including a plurality of sides, a plurality of support members interconnecting two of said plurality of sides and a cover secure... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043350 | Emergency gas shut-off unit mounted on gas pressure adjusting unit The emergency shut-off unit for escaping gas is comprised of a cylinder and a valve piston that runs through the cylinder, and the cylinder is screwed to a thread hole formed on the bottom wall on straight line extension of a projecting shaft of a diaphra... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043351 | Fluid valve including electrical circuit control Disclosed below is a valve constructed with an electrical circuit extending through separable flow-control elements of the valve whereby the circuit may be opened by actual parting of the separable elements. For specific uses, the valve is characterized b... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043352 | Pressure accumulator Pressure accumulator consisting of an open-ended cylinder containing a tensioned elastic sleeve fastened to the open-end of the cylinder in which lies an open-ended vessel, the vessel being slideably carried on a post whose free end carries a piston which... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043353 | Manually, pneumatically, or electrically operable drain valve device An automatic drain valve device alternatively adaptable for use in compressor systems using either electrical or pneumatic controls for cutting out and cutting in the compressor, and being operable to provide a drain operation twice during each cycle of c... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043354 | Drain trap and cover construction A drain trap and cover assembly adapted for installation at the upper end of a vertical drain pipe passing through the concrete floor comprises a cup-shaped bowl having a flange at its upper end to which is pivoted a cover swingable between bowl-closing a... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043355 | Combined flow measuring and valve leakage indicator Apparatus for detecting fluid leakage past a control valve in a system for controlling and measuring the flow of a fluid in a conduit of the type having first and second control valves, a flow sensing element of the differential pressure type located in t... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043356 | Inflating probe An inflator probe for filling gas containers and the like comprising a one-piece body molded from suitable plastic material and providing a cylindrical externally threaded end piece for attachment to a pump followed by an enlarged-diameter shoulder with a... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043357 | Filter fitting for heating installations A filler fitting for heating installations has a housing with an inlet, an outlet and between them a pressure-reducer having a valve mechanism which includes a valve stem spring loaded to an open position; to facilitate filling a releasable pin is provide... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043358 | Flapper check valve Two half-discs of a flapper type check valve are mounted on an internally supported shaft in a two piece valve body to swing from a coplanar closed position to a back-to-back relationship when the valve is fully open. Stops integrally formed within a bell... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043359 | Water faucet A water faucet of the type having an arcuate valve member movable between positions interconnecting a source of water and a faucet discharge and a position isolating the water source of the faucet discharge. The valve member is positioned in a valve body ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043360 | Pressure reducing device for fluids A pressure reducing device for fluids which comprises an elongated body the peripheral surface of which is provided with grooves along its length. The body is tightly surrounded by a sheath. The length of the body is divided into a plurality of peripheral... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043361 | Apparatus to deliver weft to fluid weft inserting means A weft transport apparatus for weaving machine operative to insert said weft by means of a fluid and comprising at least two co-axial mounted drums one of the drums is rotatably driven and the other said drums is stationarily mounted and co-operating guid... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043362 | Cutting and insulation stripping apparatus for twisted wire pair Apparatus for cutting and insulation stripping of twisted conductor wire pairs comprises a wire feed mechanism for feeding predetermined lengths of twisted wire pairs into clamping mechanism including a rotatable clamp operable to untwist a predetermined ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043363 | Binding device for bundling openings of bags or the like A binding device for bundling the openings of bags or other material to be bound which comprises: a slidable plate fitted on a vertical support plate; a reel carrying a bundling material such as wire; a feeding mechanism delivering the bundling material; ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043364 | Plier set for making torquing bends in orthodontic arch wires A wire-bending plier set for permanently twisting a portion of orthodontic arch wire about the wire axis to enable application of a torque force to a malpositioned tooth. The plier is configured to grip the wire at spaced-apart positions between which the... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043365 | Automatic screw driver having brake responsive ball clutch means An automatic screwdriver apparatus is disclosed to include a ball clutch structure wherein engagement and disengagement of the ball clutch structure occurs in response to the arresting effect of independent brake means.... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043366 | Clearing machine for brushwood Shearing means of a brushwood cutter has a rotor with a plurality of sickle-shaped cutters, and a plurality of stationary, triangular tooth-like edge protrusions of a plate on which the rotor rotates. The curve defined by the cutting edge of each of the s... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043367 | Removable cutting elements Disclosed herein are a plurality of cutting elements for use with sawing devices that are replaceable, provide a variety of cutting edges, and are retained on the saw body in a plurality of ways. Specifically disclosed is a cutting element whose working e... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043368 | Adjustable garbage can cover A cover for use with a garbage can that has elastic coupling means for enclosing the open end of the can with flexible hood means connected to the coupling means to form a dome with gripping means connected to the upper end of the dome. Connecting means i... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043369 | Edge deformable lock nut A lock nut, which is relatively free running as it is screwed onto a male threaded member, provides a two-way locking action as it is tightened to abutment with a confronting load bearing surface, with the result that a breakaway torque that is a high per... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043370 | Seal arrangement for an oval tire and rim A seal arrangement for an oval tire and rim is disclosed including an oval tire having an annular base with a radially inner mounting surface and an air inlet passage therethrough, a supporting rim having a radially outer mounting surface disposed in faci... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043371 | Bead core for pneumatic tires A bead core for pneumatic tires which is composed of wires, cables, cords or similar thread-shaped strength carriers wound to form a plurality of windings. These windings are formed by successive coils or spiral sections of a continuous strength carrier. ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043372 | Pneumatic tire for off-road vehicles A pneumatic tire for off-road vehicles, which is highly durable under heavy load conditions is disclosed. The tire makes use as its breaker of a reinforcing element formed of material having a high cut resistant property such as steel or glass. The least ... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4043373 | Rim strip for bicycle wheels A flexible bicycle rim strip has two free ends and a securing hole near each end. The free ends insert through a rectangular valve stem hole in the rim, and are secured to adjacent spoke nipples.... | 08/23/1977 |
