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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4173042 | Head covering garment A head covering garment or cap comprising a single piece of flexible, drapable material and having closure means affixed along its lower edge. The top edge of the material is gathered together, then secured against unraveling, to form the top portion of t... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173043 | Wind resistant floatable pool cover and manufacture thereof A floatable cover for use with an outdoor pool containing liquid which substantially prevents liquid evaporation and heat loss. The cover edges include a channel which extends along the edges, and means for admitting liquid into the channel, such as orifi... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173044 | Drain valve operating device for a cistern of flush toilet A drain valve operating device for a cistern of flush toilet whereby the amount of water for flushing a toilet pot can be available either in "large" amount or in "small" amount by turning a lever either to the right or to the left.... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173045 | Combination sofa and bed A sofa is made up of a pair of hingedly connected cushion members hingedly connected to a pair of hingedly connected bolster members which when folded together provide a sofa having a cushioned seat and a cushioned back rest and when folded out provides a... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173046 | Absorptive patient underpad An absorptive and protective patient underpad is characterized by its ability to absorb substantial volumes of liquid, while maintaining a relatively dry top surface and the underpad is further characterized by a layer between a top cushioning layer and a... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173047 | Tubular border frame for inner spring assemblies A tubular border frame for inner spring assemblies is disclosed. The border frame includes an opening defined by a pair of inwardly directed lips adapted to receive and secure the coil springs. Straight and corner connectors are provided for joining the s... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173048 | Pillow configuration By providing a pillow having a central head supporting portion with two extension portions, substantially perpendicular to the central portion, an extremely comfortable, restful, sleeper-encircling pillow incorporating built-in arm rests and blanket or sh... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173049 | Flotation liner waterbed structure A safety liner for retaining liquids in a confined volume wherein liquid impervious side and bottom walls are positionable into the liquid retaining position by reason of flotation means or buoyant portions maintaining the side walls in the liquid confini... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173050 | Pincers assembly and its mounting A mounting for a pincers assembly having a base at its bottom and an upwardly extending sleeve mounted to its top. The mounting, which enables the pincers assembly to have forward-rearward movement, includes a slide mounted below the base which is connect... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173051 | Vegetable washer An apparatus for effectively washing food articles of many different varieties, especially fruits and vegetables, which conveniently can be used as a household appliance. The washing apparatus is comprised of a container for housing the food articles, an ... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173052 | Riding sweeper A riding power sweeper with an improved dumping mechanism for emptying a hopper is provided. The hopper is pivotally supported at the front of the machine and a pair of fluid-operated rams raise the hopper and pivot it over the front. The hopper also has ... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173053 | Cleaning apparatus An apparatus for cleaning containers and having a housing; a rotary cleaning mechanism mounted within the housing; a drive assembly for rotating the cleaning mechanism about an axis of rotation; a grasping assembly, having portions movable between graspin... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173054 | Floor sweeper A floor sweeper is disclosed. The floor sweeper has a handle, a main body including a detergent compartment, a roller mechanism including a roller with a washing belt thereon, a scraper and a waste fluid compartment. Detergent is dripped from the detergen... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173055 | Windshield washer pump drive mechanism The pump drive mechanism is driven by a wiper drive motor having a drive pin adapted to revolve in a circular path, while driving the wipers, and which is displaced along a generally radially directed path outwardly of the circular path, at a prescribed p... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173056 | Scrubbing machine with tracking squeegee A scrubbing machine is provided including a vacuum squeegee water pickup system. The machine is supported on a pair of drive wheels and a pair of pivotable wheels or casters. The squeegee is drawn by a principal arm and the location of the squeegee is con... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173057 | Apparatus for receiving and gathering a fibre band from a card or stretcher Apparatus for receiving and gathering a fibre band from a card or stretcher is arranged for a hopper wheel to deliver the band into the top of a cylindrical tube inclined to a vertical line passing centrally through its lower end, the tube being arranged ... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173058 | Methods for manufacturing photographic film processing rollers In a method for manufacturing photographic film processing rollers useful in processing self-processable type film units, an adhesive priming composition is first applied to the surface of a cylindrical metal rod of given length. The rod is then pushed th... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173059 | Device for tightening bolts There are disclosed a method and device for tightening bolts, characterized by including drive means, detection means and control means whereby a bolt (or nut) is turned at high speed until it comes in contact with the tightening bearing surface of a memb... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173060 | System and method for retubing a steam generator A system and method for retubing a steam generator for a pressurized water reactor while the steam generator is in place in a containment vessel.... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173061 | Process for forming a billet for extrusion Scrap bars of extruded goods are reclaimed as billets for extrusion. An external force is applied to an aggregate of scraps, in which the scraps are piled in the form of a bundle having a predetermined length, so as to reduce its size in directions perpen... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173062 | Method of forming a quadriplanar component A quadriplanar capacitor and the method of forming it is disclosed. A capacitor element is disposed within an open ended enclosure and sealed therein, the enclosure forming one capacitor electrode. The open end of the enclosure forms a quadrilateral. A fl... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173063 | Fabrication of a semiconductor component element having a Schottky contact and little series resistance utilizing special masking in combination with ion implantation The invention relates to a semiconductor component element, in particular a Schottky field-effect transistor with a low series resistance, as well as a process for the production thereof. By means of a novel masking technique, it is possible for the channel ... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173064 | Split gate electrode, self-aligned antiblooming structure and method of making same Excess signal charge generated in response to optical overload of a charge-coupled sensing region is removed from that region by an antiblooming drain implanted in the substrate of the sensing array. The antiblooming drain is separated from the row of sen... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173065 | Method of manufacturing a magnetic head A method of manufacturing a magnetic head comprises the steps of forming between a pair of core blocks to be joined together gap holding surfaces arranged relative to a gap forming surface, in the core blocks, such that gaps formed between the gap holding... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173066 | Methods for making laminar cells The method of making a laminar battery including the steps of contacting the cellophane side of a laminate of cellophane and zinc powder adhered to the cellophane with a polymeric binder with a cathode slurry of carbon and manganese dioxide in an aqueous ... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173067 | Applicator apparatus for use with rotary connector A hand tool for use with a rotary splicing connector which can be used to terminate a plurality of insulated wires is disclosed. The connector consists of two mutually rotatable housing components. Insulated wires can be spliced during rotation of the two... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173068 | Bolster-actuated lockback knife A bolster-actuated lockback knife having a handle formed with a knife blade receiving recess defined in part by a pair of spaced handle sides including a pair of spaced bolsters. One of the bolsters is an unlocking bolster identified with serrations and t... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173069 | Power shear head A heavy duty, portable power shear device adapted to be driven by rotating a motor shaft. The shear includes two spaced stationary blades and a movable blade having two spaced arms in engagement with a circular cam ring. The cam ring surrounds an eccentri... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173070 | Cutting tool for metals and plastics A hand held tool for shearing individual chips from a sheet material such as sheet metal or plastic which includes a pair of hollow handle members, a relatively stationary pivot means interconnecting the handle members for relative pivotal movement thereb... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173071 | Knife having an exchangeable blade A knife is composed of a gripping handle and a blade adapted to be detachably mounted on the handle. The blade is formed with a profiled slot at a base portion to be secured to the handle. The handle has a blade mounting portion which comprises a supporti... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173072 | Dental crown remover A dental crown or bridge remover comprising crown or bridge gripping means, and a power actuated linear ram attached thereto, having a drive means arranged to permit gentle and gradual dislodgement or separation of the crown or bridge from the underlying ... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173073 | Track displacement detecting and measuring system A track displacement detecting and measuring system in which track displacement data are obtained as usual for a unit chord length of the track according to the conventional three-point measuring method by sensors mounted on three predetermined parts of a... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173074 | Hand measuring device A device for measuring a hand which is particularly useful for a surgeon in selecting a particular size of latex surgeon's glove. The device has structure for measuring the length of a finger and coordinating it with a width of a palm of the hand to selec... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173075 | Engraver's template An engravers template having a desired pattern therein with engraved portions and raised portions. An aluminum sheet is provided having an aluminum oxide layer on one side and a plastic layer on the opposite side. The desired engraved pattern is etched th... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173076 | Scriber-compass with spring-loaded center punch A scriber-compass comprises a pair of first and second arms pivotally connected together at first ends thereof and a threaded rod, having a thumb nut threadably mounted thereon, adapted to selectively pivot the arms relative to each other to set the linea... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173077 | Process and additional devices of drying machines for the uniform drying of textiles Process for the uniform drying of a travelling textile web impregnated with treating agents by contacting the textile web oscillatorily over its width with the hot air current or heat radiation supplied by the corresponding sources of heat and hitting the... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173078 | Shelf arrangement for freeze drying apparatus A shelf arrangement is disposed within the vacuum drying chamber of a freeze dryer. The shelf arrangement has multiple vertically-movable shelves that are suspended by stops on flexible wires stretched between upper and lower brackets of a frame assembly.... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173079 | Method and apparatus for drying investment casting molds The method and apparatus of the present invention substantially reduce the incidence of cracking, flaking, bulging and other mold defects which originate during the drying step of the investment mold formation process. Drying is conducted under conditions... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173080 | Radio navigation training device A navigation training device for use with any pilot training text on radio navigation, the device has a visual representation of three actual aircraft instruments with movable parts to simulate the actual related readings on the instruments. A set of inst... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4173081 | Video generator for use in a synthetic terrain generator Over wide altitude ranges, signals representative of the altitude of an eyepoint viewing a synthetic grid pattern on a ground reference plane are scaled to provide strong signals. These strong signals are used to electronically define the intersection of ... | 11/06/1979 |
