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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4078264 | Article of clothing An article of clothing, such as a thermally lined cape, includes an integral storage compartment into which the cap can be folded to form a cushion. When not used to store the cape, the compartment can be used to store a pair of gloves, foul weather pants... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078265 | Reversible athletic jersey An athletic jersey has a body portion with differing first and second panels at the front and rear respectively. A flap is attached to the body portion and movable over the head of the wearer to first and second positions on the body portions. The flap ha... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078266 | Cast sock A toe covering for use with a surgical cast comprising an open ended semi-sock body of knitted textile material, adapted to receive the forward portion of a human foot extending beyond the cast and portions of flexible gripping material spaced around the ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078267 | Artificial heart propelled by respiratory muscles An artificial heart comprising two ventricles (8) and two atria (9) adapted for inclusion in a blood circulation system via valves (17), to operate in the same manner as a live heart. The heart comprises a rigid housing (1) containing in its top part two ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078268 | Heart valve prosthesis A heart valve prosthesis having an annular base carrying two pivoting valving members for use in a heart to control the flow of blood. The valving members are pivotally mounted on the annular base for pivotal movement about separate axes spaced from the c... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078269 | Litter frame with supporting platform which can be raised by hydraulic or pneumatic jack A litter frame having a supporting platform is adapted to be raised by a hydraulic or pneumatic jack. A common pneumatic or hydraulic system is provided to both raise the platform and to provide spring suspension for the same. Where a common hydro-pneumat... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078270 | Adjustable bed-frame A pair of improved adjustable cross-frame members are incorporated with a pair of side frame members to form a bed frame readily adjustable to a wide variety of widths. Each improved cross-frame member has a first and second elongated elements, each of wh... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078271 | Leg for bed frame support The metal support leg includes vertically extending edge flanges for attachment to a dependent leg of a cross rail; the support leg has an upper end forming a substantially L-shaped corner portion to support a side rail of a bed frame, and the leg also ha... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078272 | Multiple tool implement This invention relates to a belt buckle uniquely combined with a tool implement having multiple-purpose uses. More specifically, this invention relates to a belt buckle so uniquely shaped and dimensional so as to house a cutting instrument and multi-tool ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078273 | Process for the preuse work-hardening of bolts A method for manufacturing bolts of a given grade and size in which, after forming, threading and heat treating, each bolt is work hardened by the application and subsequent removal of a tensile force of magnitude somewhat above the minimum proof load for... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078274 | Shoe lasting apparatus An apparatus for lasting footwear, including a rotatable roll that is articulated on a spherical joint to permit the roll to adapt to and last any curvature it encounters on the insole of any shoe assembly it is operating upon.... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078275 | Vernier-adjustment means for vacuum sweepers having step-adjustable nozzle height An upright-type vacuum sweeper has a motor-driven fan in a housing supported by a pair of front wheels on an axle which is vertically adjustable to vary the nozzle height relatively to a floor surface. A ratchet member having two parallel arcuate sets of ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078276 | Hinge pin A hinge pin including two substantially identical sections which when assembled form a cylindrical sleeve. Each section has a first end having a cross-section greater than a semi-circle which tapers along its length to a second end having a cross-section ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078277 | Guy wire clamp The clamp, operable to compressively lock a wire, comprises a casing having a cone-shaped cavity therethrough, and means engaging the cavity about the wire, the means gripping the wire as a result of constriction of the cone-shaped cavity as a result of l... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078278 | Slide fastener An invisible slide fastener includes thermoplastic slide fastener elements secured to folded-back portions of the mounting tapes. The slide fastener elements are molded onto the tapes so that integral fastening extensions of the fastener elements extend t... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078279 | Slide fastener with separable endstop members A slide fastener with separable endstop members has a pair of stringer halves with respective rows of coupling members or heads adapted to interdigitate upon movement of a slide therealong. At an end of the stringer one of the slide fastener halves is pro... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078280 | Folded tape slide fastener stringer with securing stitches Stitching, such as a straight line of stitches or an overedge stitch, secures the opposite halves of a folded tape together adjacent to interconnecting portions of a continuous coupling element encircled by strap portions of the tape defined by slits exte... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078281 | Hose clamp with tangential screw A thin sheet metal strip having a thickness less than .015 inch, forms a part-cylindrical portion which integrally connects a folded first ear portion and a folded second ear portion. An integral tongue projects from the folded first ear portion and has a... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078282 | Apparatus for the removal of yarn residue from a bobbin or the like Apparatus for the removal of yarn residue from a bobbin, cop carrier or the like, comprising a cutting element, supported by a movable support and a sensor, being formed by an elongated finger which is slidable longitudinally in a bore of a holder mounted... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078283 | Method for making eyeglass frames A method for making eyeglass frames from thermoplastic material and the like comprising the steps of drilling four holes in the blank and placing the blank on a first fixture having two locating dowels and two expandable pins. The external frame contour i... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078284 | Piezoelectric substrate fabrication process A method of fabricating a lead titanate piezoelectric surface acoustic wave substrate comprises combining lead oxide, titanium tetra-n-butoxide, lanthanum oxide, and manganese dioxide, with a hydrocarbon solvent and adding water to the combination to form... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078285 | Hard alloy fuser members Fuser members having hard, abrasion resistant bare metal alloy surfaces which are chemically reactive, are described for fuser assemblies in office copier machines. Preferred fuser assemblies include cylindrical rolls having at least an outer surface of a... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078286 | Heat fixing roll for electrophotographic duplicators Silicone rubber is employed as an outer coating material on a fuser member and is applied to the base member by means of a novel construction which prevents the separation of the outer silicone rubber coating from the roll even when silicone oil is applie... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078287 | Method of forming sealing members A method of forming a sealing member comprising a metal body having a resilient material thereon and a resiliently deflectable lip member extending inwardly from the edge of a hole in the metal body for sealingly contacting a surface, including the steps ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078288 | Method for fabricating a door An entrance door with a plurality of extruded sections that are interconnected to form a rectangular frame, a glass panel mounted within the frame. The door is partially fabricated by punching openings at specified locations on the extruded sections. The ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078289 | Method for forming a long-life thermal crack resistant trap A method for forming a long-life gas trap comprises basically (a) machining an elongated solid element in a cruciform cross-sectional shape from mill stock for forming a housing with four arms, (b) machining each arm to a square cross-section with four fl... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078290 | Stator rotor tools An apparatus and method for removing and reinserting base member segments in an arcuate slot in an engine part where each base member separately includes blades or stators comprising holding the engine part in place while manipulating fingers on an arm in... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078291 | Portable rivet anvil A rivet anvil for replacing rivets holding sickles, such as on hay and grass mowers, combines, and other machinery, while in the field, has a base with an upstanding rod. A rivet seat is formed in the top of the rod and is sized to accept and hold a rivet... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078292 | Transfer line exchanger inlet cone This invention relates to an improved transfer line exchanger inlet cone for connecting the process gas outlet of a hydrocarbon cracking heater with the inlet of a transfer line heat exchanger, and to methods of making the same. Stress cracking and high t... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078293 | Method of making rigid swimming pool cover A plastic foam rigid swimming pool cover is fabricated by forming an amorphous plastic foam material into a shape conforming generally to the periphery of the pool and into a shape for covering the swimming pool. The cover is also shaped for lifting as an... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078294 | Method of making fluid treatment modules This invention relates to the making of negatives intended for the production of bodies which contain cavities of predetermined shapes. The term "negative" signifies a disposable core member, for example as used in some molding techniques such as the lost wax ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078295 | Method and apparatus for making tanks from plates A method for constructing tanks from plates which combines lifting and rolling movements along a helical line which permits stepwise displacement of the plates.... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078296 | Hot top lining set and method of assembling Ingot mould lining slabs have one or more apertures in their metal contacting face. Hooks are engaged in these and used to lift the slab from a stack and hang it in position in an ingot mould. The slab is then fixed to the mould wall, for example by naili... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078297 | Electroplating barrel sidewall construction and method of making An electroplating barrel of polygon shape has interlocked panels, and each panel has an outer grid portion defining relatively large rectangular openings, and an integrally formed inner portion including a perforated plate contiguous with the outer grid p... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078298 | Cable installing and adjusting method Apparatus and method for installing or replacing each of a plurality of cables, each of which is in the form of a loop extending over one of a plurality of sheaves and below a generally horizontally disposed kiln or drum for suspending said kiln or drum f... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078299 | Method of manufacturing flexible superconducting composite compound wires A superconducting compound wire which comprises a plurality of strands having superconducting compound therein, a part or all of the strands having inclination to the lengthwise direction of the superconducting wire, and the strands being not substantiall... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078300 | Method of making an integrated magnetic head having pole-pieces of a reduced frontal width The invention concerns an integrated magnetic head adapted to cooperate with a track of a very narrow width, f.i. of about 20 microns, of a recording medium which moves perpendicularly to said width in close proximity to the frontal gap face of the head. ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078301 | Method of manufacturing a deflection coil for a cathode ray tube A deflection coil consisting of a number of elementary coils formed by folding flat coils along four folding lines such that at the area of the folding lines each turn crosses all other turns. Very accurate deflection coils can thus be manufactured in a s... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078302 | Module board assembly fixture A module board assembly fixture capable of securing a module board in a fixed orientation in an X-Y Cartesian coordinate plane, having a quickly operated clamp capable of movement relative to a component inserter is described. The clamp is movable in both... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078303 | Appliance for handling substantially cylindrical articles A tong- or vice-like appliance for gripping, holding, pressing or incising pipes, cables and the like, particularly for stripping the ends of cables and crimping ferrules thereto, has a pair of jaws with one or more pairs of oppositely inclined engagement... | 03/14/1978 |
