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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4162662 | Two-stroke internal combustion engines The cylinders of a supercharged two-stroke internal combustion engine have valves, intake and exhaust pipes and a cylinder head constructed for air to be directed from the intake pipe toward the piston along the wall of the cylinders upon opening of the v... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162663 | Stratified charge four-stroke engine Disclosed herein is an internal combustion engine comprising a cylinder, a piston movable in the cylinder between top dead center and bottom dead center positions, and an air entry port located in the cylinder adjacently above the piston when the piston i... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162664 | Internal combustion engine and fuel introducing means therefor An internal combustion engine having a precombustion chamber connected to the cylinder by a venturi passage is supplied fuel through an opening in the venturi passage. Fuel is supplied to the precombustion chamber in an initial increment on the compressio... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162665 | Multi-spark ignition system for internal combustion engines To generate a plurality of spark pulses for a multi-spark breakdown for each ignition event for ignition of a combustible mixture in an internal combustion engine, while providing for positive generation of the first spark at a predetermined time instant,... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162666 | Spark advance apparatus for controlling the ignition instant of a spark plug independent of the magnitude of a power source igniting the spark plug Spark advance apparatus for an internal combustion engine utilizes an electronic counter circuit to count pulses generated at a rate proportional to engine speed and also utilizes a device energized by the counter circuit to control the charging time of t... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162667 | Electronic ignition timing control system for internal combustion engines An electronic ignition timing control system for an internal combustion engine which comprises a rotational angle detector for detecting a rotational angle of the engine to produce output pulses, a reference angle detector for detecting a reference rotati... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162668 | Diesel internal combustion engine A multi-cylinder diesel internal combustion engine with a supercharger and a charging air starting arrangement which includes a starting air reservoir and a starting air distributor. An additional air reservoir is provided for storing a quantity of supple... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162669 | Ignition system for rotary piston engines An ignition system for rotary piston engine wherein a glow plug mounted in the epitrochoidal housing of the engine is supplied with electric power to maintain the surface temperature of the glow plug within a range from 900° to 1100° C. A control unit f... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162670 | Food warmer assembly for use with a vehicle engine A food warmer assembly for use with a vehicle engine, the assembly comprising a chest having a compartment therein and including a removable top, retainers disposed in the compartment for support of food stuffs, a supply conduit extending through a wall o... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162671 | Solar energy panel and medium for use therein A solar energy panel and an energy storing medium for use therewith is the subject of the present invention. The solar energy panel comprises a container having a transparent pane and designed to hold an energy storing medium. By utilizing a transparent m... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162672 | Magneto-therapeutic device A magneto-therapeutic device comprising an adhesive base sheet, a hard disc-shaped permanent magnet of ferrite adhered to the base sheet in the center of its adhesive face, and a release sheet affixed to the adhesive face of the base sheet except the cent... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162673 | Method of testing the position of a needle assembly in the epidural space A method of testing the position of a needle assembly in the epidural space of a patient's body, the needle assembly having a tip and an elongated passageway communicating between the tip and a shallow open cavity, comprising the steps of positioning the ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162674 | Instrument for recording blood pressure An electronic sphygmo-manometer utilizes a sleeve, which is wound around the patient's arm for taking pulse pressure values. The sleeve is equipped with a sound transducer connected to the pressure gauge. The point of the pressure gauge is deflectable per... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162675 | Whole body specified area stimulating therapy device A body specified area stimulating device wherein a large number of thin bars having elasticity are fixed on an operating shaft. Beating members are fitted to the tips of the thin bars. The shaft is coupled to a power drive unit formed by a motor and the b... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162676 | Blood bag having CO2 absorbent therein A method of storing blood is disclosed in which a plastic blood collection bag is further supplied with silicone rubber into which pure Ca(OH)2 has been compounded. The method is an efficient way to prolong the useful life of blood, especially ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162677 | Cryogenic device and method for necrotizing and shaving live tissue A hand-held cryogenic device for and method of necrotizing and shaving live tissue having a chamber chargeable with liquid cryogen. One heat conductive wall of the chamber is adapted to be flooded with cryogen while being manipulated over the tissue and i... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162678 | Surgical apparatus for simultaneous resection of soft tissues and their suturing with metal staples A surgical apparatus for the simultaneous resection of soft tissues and their suturing with metal staples comprises an anvil and a staple branches, hinge-connected and having longitudinal jaws situated one opposite the other. A longitudinal row of grooves... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162679 | Method and device for the implantation of one or more pacemaker electrodes in a heart The disclosure relates to a method and device for the transvenous implantation of at least one pacemaker electrode in a heart, the electrode being connected to a body of permanently magnetized or permanently magnetizable material. A magnet is utilized for... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162680 | Non-polluting system for metal surface treatments Apparatus to inhibit water pollution in surface treatment of metals, e.g., in coating base metal parts with an adherent coating of zinc, cadmium or similar protective metal by means of wet impact plating or electroplating, or in chromating or phosphating ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162681 | Fish-bait tank A fish-bait tank is provided which includes fluid intake and discharge heads integrated with the outer surface of the tank side wall, with the intake head having intake port means and the discharge head having discharge port means. Intake aperture means t... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162682 | Pivotal sectionalized wall for hog raising enclosure A sectionalized, pivotal wall for an enclosure is described. The wall consists of three horizontally extending sections supported by a frame. In a closed position, the three sections are contained in a common vertical plane. The upper section is pivotally... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162683 | Animal feeder using magnetically biased switch The invention pertains to animal feeders of the automatic type wherein animals, such as dairy cows, may be selectively fed different feed supplements from a pair of feed dispensers wherein a feed transfer actuator worn by the animal selectively energizes ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162684 | Solar ice melter for use at low ambient temperatures An apparatus for using solar energy to melt ice at low ambient temperatures, particularly adapted for use in livestock watering systems, is disclosed. A solar energy collector of structure described herein gathers and transmits heat into ice which has for... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162685 | Bovine surgical table A table is provided that allows easy surgical access to all parts of the bovine anatomy. Upon entering the table apparatus, the bovine is initially restrained by a stanchion-type head gate which is rapidly adjustable to accommodate a wide range of neck th... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162686 | Industrial boiler utilizing multiple fuels and having reduced particulate emission and method of combustion A multi-fuel boiler is provided in which coal is burned in combination with oil or gas in such manner that the particulate emission from the coal, normally relatively high, is reduced to a level comparable to oil. In one example, coal of a quality that wo... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162687 | Dental flossing device A flossing device is provided having a handle with a pair of resilient arms. Fingers extend from the arms and the longitudinal axes of the fingers form an angle of between 30° and 180° with each other. Each finger has a knob at its distal end. A length ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162688 | Medicating floss dispenser and method of applying medication to human teeth A floss holder includes a bobbin of preferably unwaxed floss which feeds through a chamber containing a medication, such as fluoride. While in the chamber, the floss passes through a number of bearing surfaces for squeezing the medication into the floss w... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162689 | Time division flow control Calibrated control of the duty cycle of fast acting pulse valves provides highly accurate control of fluid flow through the valve. While the flow is precisely controllable, it is not directly proportional to the duty cycle and thus a calibration curve is ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162690 | Valve locking device A locking device for a valve disposed in a housing including a stem assembly projecting from the valve for rotation of the valve between an open and closed position which includes a handle assembly provided with a handgrip portion at a first end thereof a... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162691 | Tubular valve device Valve apparatus may comprise a first tubular member; a second tubular member telescopically engaging the first tubular member for axial movement between a retracted position and an extended position, the first and second tubular members forming flow passa... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162692 | Hydro-pneumatic flexible bladder accumulator A pressure vessel in the form of a hydro-pneumatic flexible bladder accumulator is provided which includes a shell formed of a cylindrical tube. An open-ended thimble-shaped deformable bladder of resilient material is positioned within the shell. A port p... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162693 | Reversible shirred casing and method for producing it A shirred casing, and method for producing it, having a portion at the first end of the casing deshirred and disposed within the bore of the casing with the deshirred casing proximal the second end of the shirred casing gathered and closed by externally d... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162694 | Method for ameliorating hazardous conditions associated with containers which contain vapors of combustible liquid The present invention provides a method for rendering the environment about a container containing vapors of a combustible liquid relatively safe for blacksmithing operations by introducing an oxygen-depleted gas into the container and removing the oxygen... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162695 | Handbag with thermal theft protection system A handbag is provided with a switching means which is activated when an excessive removal force is applied to the handbag's carrying strap. The switching means is connected in series with a battery and resistance wires. The wires preferably run under the ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162696 | Support for a camera A deformable camera case, alternatively usable as a camera stand, includes a wall in the form of a flexible cushion preferably filled with a plurality of small balls, that constitutes a pliable body capable of adjusting its shape to the contours of an obj... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162697 | Removable antiskid device on a vehicle wheel, in particular, an automobile wheel Two parts are used each of which grips a respective, opposite wheel segment, much in the manner of a cowl. Each part includes a straight strip which lies against the outside of the wheel and a shorter straight strip which lies against the inside of the wh... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162698 | Radial pneumatic tires provided with a structure for stiffening the walls A pneumatic tire cover with a radial carcass in which at least one ply of the carcass is folded upon itself by a prefixed amount, along its longer sides, that is, in those parts of the ply which are anchored to the bead cores about which they are folded o... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162699 | Controlling continuous casting A continuous casting process, in which the upper surface of the molten metal in the mold is covered by a protective powder, is controlled. The acceleration spectrum of the mold is recorded and compared with an ideal spectrum corresponding to optimum quali... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162700 | Mechanisms for controlling temperature and heat balance of molds This disclosure covers a process and mechanisms for controlling the temperature and heat balance of molds. More particularly, this invention relates to molds with built-in devices for heating and cooling various regions within molds. These devices are so ... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4162701 | Thermal control canister A heat dissipating instrument package of a spacecraft, located in a canister having walls in heat transfer relationship with the package, is maintained at a substantially constant temperature. Fixed conductance heat pipes on the canister walls are connect... | 07/31/1979 |
