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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4117592 | Garden shears A pair of garden shears are provided with the shears having laterally disposed branch retaining means for retaining a branch after it has been cut to prevent a scattering of the cut branches.... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117593 | Knife A knife has a generally flat blade with a sharp curved lower cutting edge which terminates forwardly and rearwardly in sharp cutting ends; an upper surface of the blade opposite the cutting edge is extended upwardly and forms a stem, and a curved cross se... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117594 | Guide bar mount for chain saw Pads of vibration damping material between the rear end of the guide bar and the case of a chain saw and between the rear end of the guide bar and the drive case cover reduce the transmission of guide bar, chain and sprocket vibration and noise to the cha... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117595 | Method for repair of porcelain dental prostheses A kit containing the components essential for repairing, in situ, damaged or fractured porcelain dental prostheses. A method for carrying out such repair includes cleaning, shaping, and priming the damaged area, applying a bonding agent preferably contain... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117596 | Apparatus and method for mounting orthodontic appliances to teeth A method and apparatus for mounting orthodontic appliances, such as brackets, to teeth involves the use of a tape which has an adhesive on a surface thereof, and means for mounting the appliance to the tape such that the rear surface of the appliance whic... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117597 | Dental drill An air-operated dental drill, including an elongated handle having a connector end for connection to a tubing connector and with an elongated air supply tube extending from the connector end to a head at the other end of the elongated handle and with the ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117598 | Drawing instrument or apparatus A design drawing instrument for creating numerous decorative patterns and designs. The instrument includes a member having a circular groove therein, a guide or design plate having at least one guide track thereon, and a cursor having means for slidably e... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117599 | Apparatus for drafting inaccurate conic perspective The apparatus for drafting in accurate conic perspective essentially provs for the top edge of a drawing board a movable cursor integral by means of an arm with a pivot and carrying at the other end a scale G3. Another scale G1 is slidably mounted on a g... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117600 | Method and apparatus for providing repeatable wireline depth measurements A depth measurement system particularly suitable for automatically driving a recorder under varying wireline measurement conditions for repeatedly depth recording measurements from borehole tools produces different measurements at generally the same point... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117601 | Longitudinal measuring instrument A longitudinal measuring instrument, preferably with digital path coverage, which is constructed according to the Abbe principle. The measuring instrument includes a stationary scale, a displaceably mounted scanning unit for scanning the scale, and a meas... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117602 | Electromagnetic compass A magnetic compass in which the compass magnet is an electromagnet energized only when in a horizontal disposition to provide a correct heading indication without error due to tilting of the compass magnet.... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117603 | High vacuum freeze-drying Water-soluble, substantially anhydrous materials such as anhydrous aspirin salt and anhydrous calcium aspirin salt, stable to hydrolysis, are prepared by subjecting a freeze-dried water-soluble material containing molecularly bound water which is suscepti... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117604 | Dryer for photographic processors A compact inexpensive dryer unit for photographic processors which includes a liquid removing squeegee unit, transport rollers and guiding means for moving photographic sheet material through the drying area, a pair of opposed tapered air distribution man... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117605 | Real time conversational toy having secure playback response A real time conversational verbal interactive toy apparatus capable of providing a conversational type response to an interrogatory message from a removably insertable magnetic storage medium which comprises a plurality of coextensive multipurpose audio t... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117606 | Method and means of sequentially observing player positions in predetermined game plays A method comprising illuminating simulated positions of an offensive team and a defensive team, instituting a play by the offensive team by intermittently and sequentially changing the positions of the offensive and defensive teams through the progressive... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117607 | Mathematics teaching system A mathematics teaching system comprises a keyboard, for entering an arithmetic problem to be solved and includes display elements to display said problem and a solution thereto. Electronic components automatically calculate the correct step-by-step soluti... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117608 | Astrological device An astrological device for casting horoscopes, comprises a string of 360 beads all of the same thickness but of different colors to represent different astrological data, in combination with a board on which the 12 signs of the zodiac are displayed in an ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117609 | Rip cord safety device for waders A rip cord safety device providing an easy escape means from wading boots filled and drawing the wearer beneath the water. The rip cords are positioned so as to open the wading boots from toe to top with a single upward pulling motion.... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117610 | Combination bulldozer blade and bucket assembly for earth working equipment A combination bulldozer blade and materials handling bucket is mounted on the front end of an earth working machine. The bulldozer blade portion of the combination device is generally constructed and arranged to function in a substantially conventional ma... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117611 | Digging teeth for an excavating bucket An improved excavating bucket having special excavating teeth thereon for use with a backhoe type digging machine. The teeth are affixed in spaced relation to a leading edge of the bucket, with there being a central and a lowermost tooth; opposed, interme... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117612 | Smoothing or pressing iron A pressing iron comprises basically a sole-body, housing halves, a clamping device and a circuit support plate. Inclined surfaces on the sole-body and the housing halves cooperate to hold all of the members together when the housing halves are clamped tog... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117613 | Picture display assembly A front-loading picture frame assembly of the box type which includes a top panel having openings through one or more of which pictures can be inserted. The openings are spaced sufficiently closely that the pictures when inserted can be manipulated into p... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117614 | Adjustable picture frames An adjustable picture frame assembly kit consisting of four frame legs, a front transparent panel, a rear panel, an easel and a tube of plastic glue. Each of the frame legs is in the form of a rectangular corner section, with two of the frame legs shaped ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117615 | Viewing panel for producing multiple images of a design A supporting frame with a handle has a transparent supporting plate mounted therein. The plate supports a thin transparency over the exposed surface of the plate. The transparency has a multiplicity of demagnifying fresnel lenses formed therein in abuttin... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117616 | Reflectorized symbol sign and method of fabricating and assembling Adhesive backed information and border sign symbols are formed from finished metal sheet or coil which has initially applied to a back surface thereof adhesive covered by release paper. Reflectors are mounted in openings of the sign symbols retained there... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117617 | Adjustable sighting rib An adjustable sighting means for a firearm which a shooter can adjust to give the desired point of impact. An elongated rib is adjustably mounted on the gun barrel. The rib can be adjusted in the vertical direction so that the forward end of the rib has a... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117618 | Fishing pole with spaced illuminating means Fishing pole having an energy source located in a handle of the fishing pole and a light bulb internal to the handle connected to the energy source. A strand of optical fiber is located in a rod of the pole with scrapes at various intervals or a plurality... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117619 | Spring tie fishing sinker A weight with an appended coil spring is detachably attachable intermediate a leader and a flexible fishing line by weaving the leader and line with coils of the coil spring in a specific knotless manner that increases the gripping force of the coil sprin... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117620 | Release device for deadfall traps A release device for deadfall traps of the type having a load line for supporting a deadfall in a raised position, the device having a load line engaging arm swingably mounted on a body which is maintained in an engaging position by engagement with a mova... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117621 | Animal trap including spring-engaging inertial snubber to reduce initial jaw impact An animal trap of the leghold type having low impact force is disclosed. The means for lessening the impact force of the jaws when they close in an inertial snubber lying along the trap spring and engaged by the spring before impact of the jaws to thereby... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117622 | Low impact animal trap An animal trap of the leghold type having low impact force is disclosed. The means for lessening the impact force of the jaws when they close takes one of three forms. The first is an inertial snubber. The second is an escapement mechanism. The third is a... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117623 | Modified jaws for animal trap An improved frame for a rotating frame animal trap, wherein, when the trap is viewed in closed position, an outer portion of at least one of the ends of the frame encircled by the actuator rings is so shaped, as it progresses radially outwardly from the a... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117624 | Insect trap A compact insect trapping appliance which uses an ultraviolet light to attract insects and a disposable sticky reflecting surface to trap them. The flat sheet configuration of the disposable sticky reflector allows it to be packaged, shipped, and stored e... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117625 | Rope spinning toy A rope spinning toy is provided having a spindle which can be grasped at either end and wherein one portion of the spindle is longer than the other and can be shortened by the user so that as the user becomes more expert, the spindle can be shortened. In ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117626 | Sound-emitting toy flying saucer A toy flying saucer having a double skinned body, substantially circular and dome-shaped, and defining lower and upper wall portions joined proximate the rim of the dome-shaped body. An embodiment of the invention contemplates that the upper and lower wal... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117627 | Rotatable stand A freely rotatable, effectively tilt-free stand for carrying plants and the like. The stand includes a plurality of relatively rotatable members cooperatively defining a ball bearing structure wherein the ball bearings are disposed in an annular array at ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117628 | Culture and growth system for epiphytic plants Cultural support for epiphytic plants is provided by a polystyrene support body wedgingly positioned within a conical container spaced below its upper rim. The upper exposed surface of the support body has a convex curvature to promote drainage through op... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117629 | Pot holding arm support A pot holding arm is removably secured to a semicircular receiving member in one of a plurality of retaining pockets and cooperating positioning slots. In one embodiment a semicircular casting has a plurality of pockets and a slot in association with each... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117630 | Revolving planter A revolving hanger for a planter in which a motor is employed to revolve the hanger support. This motor is preferably a weight operated motor with suspended weights which are located in the area normally occupied by the cords supporting the planter so tha... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117631 | Potted plant watering means A well and wick type watering device for engagement in the bottom of a flower pot, including a formable container with flexible walls defining a water supply chamber, an elongate vertical tubular neck with a lower end communicating with the container and ... | 10/03/1978 |
