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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4165542 | Head covering A head covering made of a flexible material and comprising a crown, brim and pocket. The pocket is attached inside-out to the interior of the crown and is dimensioned so that the crown and brim can be stored within the pocket by turning the pocket inside-... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165543 | Suspended motor lifted swimming pool cover A supportive frame of crossed, intersecting and interconnected frame members is provided with the frame being horizontally disposed and of a plane shape and area conforming to the plane shape and area of an associated swimming pool. The supportive frame i... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165544 | Odorless toilet stool A system for eliminating odorous air from a bathroom stool of the type including a toilet bowl, a water tank connected by a discharge pipe to the toilet bowl, the water tank including a vertical open top overflow passageway connected to the discharge pipe... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165545 | Commode condensation/overflow catch basin A moisture catch basin for a toilet (combination tank and bowl) comprising a sheet of moisture-impervious material of an overall size and configuration greater than that of the outside dimensions of said tank and bowl. The front portion of the catch basin... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165546 | Portable cuspidor A portable cuspidor supplied with rinse water and vacuum drainage through ganged flexible hoses has a hollow, enclosed cuspidor cup or bowl provided with a cushioned side wall opening against which facial areas surrounding the mouth of the patient or user... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165547 | Vacuum assisted tuft dye printing process An improved process for dyeing carpet by intermittently moving the carpet along a path having horizontal and vertical portions. The horizontal portion of the path is immersed in a print form having compartments separated by thin walls and filled with liqu... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165548 | Process for the wet treatment of endless strands of textile material An endless strand of textile material is initially dyed by transporting it spirally through successive compartments of a vat and simultaneously and separately circulating a homogeneous dye liquor through the compartments individually, and then the textile... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165549 | Reactor vessel closure stud cleaning machine A stud cleaning machine whereby the threaded portion of very large studs can be cleaned to a semi-bright finish. The cleaning machine is designed to completely enclose the studs during the cleaning operation, so that none of the loosened oxides, residues,... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165550 | Mop holder having a universal handle connection A mop connector comprising, a handle, a frame for releasably carrying a sleeve-like mop member, first swivel means mounted for 180° swivel movement in a vertical plane relative to the frame and releasably attached to the handle, and second swivel means m... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165551 | Rotary brush roll construction A rotary brush includes a generally cylindrical, sheet metal core having fittings arranged to be inserted into both ends thereof for the reception of conventional brush drive means, e.g., a rotating drive shaft adapted to extend through the core or stub s... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165552 | Soot blower drive mechanism The carriage of a retracting soot blower has a driven shaft rotatable to move the carriage along a supporting frame to project and retract a lance tube and to simultaneously rotate the lance tube. The driven shaft is driven from a drive shaft powered by a... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165553 | Sliding door safety device A support device pivotally supports a resilient body on the leading surface of a sliding door frame in a manner whereby the gravitational force on the body moves the body between a sliding door and the frame. The body is manually movable away from the doo... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165554 | Hand-held portable calculator assembly A hand-held, portable, electronic calculator assembly including a body with a gripping and covering member for making the calculator fully operable by the user with one hand and for covering the keyboard of the calculator to prevent damage to the keyboard... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165555 | Hook-and-pile strips for socks and the like A pair of flexible pile patches and flexible hook patches that are hinged together are formed by cutting transversely a strip of flexible material having parallel strips of pile and hooks. An area between the pile and hook strips acts as a hinge, and the ... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165556 | Method for manufacturing suede-like artificial leathers Natural suede-like artificial leathers are manufactured by subjecting pile fibrous structures wherein at least the pile portion is composed of separatable composite filaments made by bonding different polymers having mutual low adhesive affinity with each... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165557 | Apparatus for trimming and securing electronic components inserted into a printed circuit substrate An apparatus for trimming and securing parallel lead electronic components inserted in a printed circuit substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a selectively rotatable driving assembly selectively displaceable towards an electronic component insert... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165558 | Fabrication of photovoltaic devices by solid phase epitaxy Fabrication of photovoltaic devices by solid phase epitaxy; devices produced by this method consisting of a semiconductor base and a semiconductor junction-forming epitaxial layer. The epitaxial layer grown by solid phase means from a metal-semiconductor ... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165559 | Re-formable multi-conductor flat cable This invention relates to a re-formable multi-conductor flat, or ribbon, cable, which comprises a plurality of spaced insulated conductors, aligned in a predetermined, laterally spaced, pattern along a single sheet or film of plastic, the single sheet of ... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165560 | Method for manufacturing a diamond stylus for video disc players A method of manufacturing a stylus by modifying a square post shaped diamond element is disclosed. A tip having a conical surface is ground at one end of the diamond element. An electrode bearing surface is formed in the region of the tip such that the an... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165561 | Orthodontic appliance with porous tooth-abutting face Attachment of an orthodontic appliance by direct bonding to a tooth utilizing a composite base with a porous tooth-abutting face and various methods for making the device, such as casting as a unitary structure, or forming the composite base by rolling a ... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165562 | Precision endodontic file A precision endodontic file including a threaded base having an endodontic file projecting outwardly therefrom is disclosed. A threaded sleeve threadedly receives the base to facilitate precise longitudinal adjustment of the file relative to the sleeve. T... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165563 | Automatic pilot apparatus for a printer Pilot apparatus for a printer includes a program mill which can be set for printing of a character such as the numeral "3". A guide unit, to which a printing element is connected, is actuated by the program mill by way of motors or the like which are able... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165564 | Encapsulated measuring device An encapsulated measuring device is described which includes a hollow body, a scale defining a measuring direction, and a sensing unit disposed to move along the scale within the hollow body. An entrainment member is pivotably secured to the sensing unit ... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165565 | Food meter A food meter comprising a base and four upstanding walls defining three spaces for the metering of spaghetti-like food. The spaces are generally in the form of troughs and are of graduated width for the selective metering of the food. A hole is made in th... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165566 | Offset gaging device incorporating a depth measure for bores or shoulders A gage including parallel first and second bar members having mutually engaging side faces and including contact end portions for engagement with structural members wherein the offset of such structural members will be indicated by the relative longitudin... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165567 | Checking and measurement device for automobile chassis The disclosure relates to the automotive art in general and in particular to a checking and measurement device for an automobile chassis, comprising measurement scale carriers which are adjustable in correspondence with the spatial position of measurement... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165568 | Process for putting phases in contact and device for carrying out the process A process for fluidizing a particulate solid and wherein the process uses an apparatus having a chamber with a fluid distributor at its base and containing at least one elementary compartment formed by a conduit having a cross-section "S", at least one ob... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165569 | Hydride storage and heat exchanger system and method A hydride storage and heat exchanger system includes a container having a generally circular cross-section for holding a hydride material, apparatus for introducing hydrogen gas into and receiving hydrogen gas from the container, and apparatus for conveyi... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165570 | Pedestrian street and road crossing trainer and method A method of and audio/visual apparatus for training and testing pedestrians, especially children, in the safe transit of roadways, intersections and crosswalks are disclosed. The apparatus comprises an automated system including a pair of image projectors... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165571 | Sea sled with jet pump for underwater trenching and slurry removal The sea sled includes a pair of pontoons mounting depending rollers for straddling a pipeline disposed on the sea bottom. Water jets fluidize the sea bottom to form a trench in which the pipeline settles. The slurry formed by the water jets is removed fro... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165572 | Display stand A display stand for holding an advertisment or other notice in sheet form in an upright position on a counter or desk. The stand is constituted by a pair of complementary pieces each formed by a transparent panel having a right-angle ledge extending from ... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165573 | Coin holder A coin holder for removably retaining coins including a decorative backing member having an annular rim whereby the coin is retained. A locking ring is attached to the annular rim. The holding arrangement for the coins permits one to display the coin as a... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165574 | Patentee's finger ring or emblem A universal patentee's ring, pin, emblem or similar device comprises the combination of a body having means for attachment thereof to a finger, article of clothing or the like, indicia formed on or attached to the body indicating that the wearer or owner ... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165575 | Rotary card file A plurality of rotatable card holders are disposed end-to-end on a horizontal fixed shaft supported at its ends by a tubular frame. Each of the card holders comprises two coaxial sections each of which is generally cylindrical with a peripheral web for ho... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165576 | Advertising or decorative sign for representing images The invention relates to an advertizing or decorative sign for representing images, formed by a base member onto which plate-like members are removably fittable. The plate-like members have different shapes so that by suitably combining them with the base... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165577 | Electric baseboard trap for crawling insects A trap including an elongated base for mounting along the bottom of a wall at the juncture between the wall and floor. A pair of spaced-apart electrical conductors are mounted on the base, and an electrical voltage difference is provided between the condu... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165578 | Baiting hook with barbed connector A hook with a connector therefor upon which bait can be threaded thereon and securely held in place is disclosed, the hook with a connector performing the well-known functions of a Carlisle or Peckway minnow hook in an improved manner, and without the nec... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165579 | Toy fashion display mechanism A toy fashion display mechanism is contained within a fashionable two-compartment carrying case. In one compartment there is positioned a hand-driven turntable on an appropriate support. The turntable is constructed at its circumference to support at leas... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165580 | Flying toy A flying toy having disc- or dish-shaped configuration and provided with a polygonal hole in the bottom surface of the flying toy at a position offset from the center thereof. The driving shaft of a launching device is inserted into the hole to rotate and... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4165581 | Sound controlled vehicle The disclosure relates to a toy vehicle which is capable of movement in the forward direction and is capable of left and/or right turns by means of a remote sound or radio frequency, transmitted to a controlled mechanism in the vehicle for performing the ... | 08/28/1979 |
