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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4191022 | Chemical plant In a chemical plant the atmosphere under which a chemical process is performed is contained and continuously circulated by the driving force obtained by the alternate condensation and evaporation of a part of the atmosphere.... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191023 | Fuel fired supplementary heater for heat pump A heat pump is disclosed which has a compressor, an indoor condenser (for winter heating), outdoor evaporator (for winter heating) and piping for flowing a refrigerant between the compressor, the condenser and the evaporator. A second refrigerant loop is ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191024 | Defrosting method and cooling apparatus in a refrigeration system For use in a refrigeration system, at least two coolers are provided symmetrically on opposite sides of a rotatable thermal shield plate separating the compartment to be refrigerated from the area outside the compartment. Defrosting method comprises alter... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191025 | Fluid supply system for a domestic appliance A fluid supply system wherein a first valve is controlled to deliver a predetermined amount of fluid in series flow arrangement with a second flow valve which is automatically actuated by said fluid flow to terminate the flow of fluid after a predetermine... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191026 | Apparatus for defrosting low temperature heat exchanger An evaporator heat exchanger is disposed within a vertical, rectangular duct. A heater for defrosting the heat exchanger is disposed beneath the exchanger. During the defrost cycle heated air rises by convection vertically through the heat exchanger. The ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191027 | Apparatus for cooling brine An apparatus for cooling brine comprising a plurality of refrigerating units connected to a slow-current tank for brine in such a manner said refirgerating units are associated with successive portions of brine in said slow-current tank from the downstrea... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191028 | Dry ice, liquid pulse pump cooling system A CO2 -powered system for cooling garments by conduction cooling when he wearer is subjected to heat stress is provided. A dry ice refrigerant source provides the cooling and the CO2 gas given off during sublimation of the dry ice pro... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191029 | Water chillers and air cooled refrigeration units A water chiller and/or air cooled refrigeration unit having an upper compartment in which a fan is mounted, a condenser through which the fan draws cooling air, and, mounted beneath the condenser, other components such as a compressor with drive motor, pu... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191030 | Diaphragm coupling An improved flexible diaphragm coupling including a floating shaft connector having flexible discs welded thereto, the flexible discs connected to axially spaced, coaxially aligned shaft mounted hubs, pilot rings surrounding the discs for aligning the ass... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191031 | Swivel joint A swivel joint for transmitting torque between a drive shaft and a driven shaft includes an outer joint member having an interior cavity connected with one of the shafts and an inner joint member carried within the cavity connected with the other shaft. A... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191032 | Rotary energy-transmitting mechanism A rotary energy-transmitting mechanism, according to the present invention, concerns a mechanical structure having inner and outer relatively movable elements that are combined in a mechanism of rotary nature. The inner and outer elements may be combined ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191033 | Rocker arm construction for knitting machine needle A rocker arm 5 is pivotably mounted in a needle shank 15 and biased towards n open position of the needle hook 6 by a spring 17. Upstanding feet 10, 12 on respective lever arms 13, 14 of the rocker arm implement the positive and accurately controlled openi... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191034 | Battery lock A lock for securing an automobile storage battery from being stolen when the vehicle is left unattended, the lock consisting of a pair of vertical bars which at their lower ends are hook shaped so to anchor through a tray upon which the battery is placed,... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191035 | Lock A combination lock, particularly a domestic door lock, comprises a rotatable and axially movable plunger, a plurality of axially displaceable pins disposed around the plunger, a rotary ward disc carried by the plunger and co-operating with slots in said p... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191036 | Axial split-pin tumbler-type lock mechanism and key therefor An improvement is provided in a combination of an axial split-pin tumbler-type lock mechanism and a key therefor, wherein the mechanism includes a lock cylinder and an operating part rotatable therein, the operating part including a cylindrical head and a... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191037 | Cylinder lock with key responsive removable core A cylinder lock with a hollow cylindrical shell that defines a plurality of shell tumblerways and is longitudinally movable in a shell cavity defined by a housing. Received by the hollow shell is a plug that defines a keyway for receiving a proper key and... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191038 | Key holder A key holder comprises an elongate, resilient member adapted to receive thereon a plurality of keys which have respective member receiving apertures in their heads. The member is configured to provide a coiled intermediate portion and a pair of leg portio... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191039 | Sheet shaping method An improved method and apparatus for shaping sheets of thermoplastic material is disclosed in which sheets are pressure molded against a mold member by the direct application of a liquid coolant under pressure thereto. The coolant contacts the surface of ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191040 | Ferrule rolling machine Apparatus for forming a sheet metal strip into metal ferrules comprising edge guide means to feed a continuous metal strip into a pair of trim rolls to cut the metal strip to a desired width, and means engage the surplus portion of the metal strip and gui... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191041 | Rolling mills A rolling mill for rolling wire or rod product having a plurality of roll stands arranged one after the other, each having at least three driven rollers and in which the distance between at least two adjoining successive stands forming a group is not subs... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191042 | Heavy duty axial adjustment mechanism for rolling mill rolls A heavy duty axial adjustment mechanism for a rolling mill roll neck which is rotatably supported in a radial bearing contained in a chock. A rolling element thrust bearing has its inner race fixed axially in relation to the roll neck. The outer thrust be... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191043 | Metal duct drive bending tool This disclosure relates to an improved metal duct drive bending tool. The improved metal duct drive bending tool of this disclosure is a portable metal frame type apparatus which uses the pivoting action between two pivotable members of the frame, one of ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191044 | Hydraulic screw press A press featuring double-ended pressing action upon the blank, made use of in pressforging practice. The frame of the proposed press mounts the slides carrying the female die halves and those carrying the male dies, both of said groups of slides reciproca... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191045 | Power hammer with opposed movement of ram and bolster A power hammer with opposed movement of a ram and a bolster. The hammer has a stationary main frame accommodating, with provision for vertical displacements, a power frame. A bolster supporting a blank is attached to the power frame. Also, attached to the... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191046 | Permeability meters An instrument for measuring the air permeability of cigarette paper, including a paper-clamping head arranged to expose a fixed area of paper to a flow of pressurized air from an air pump. A manometer is arranged to measure the pressure differential acros... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191047 | Device for detecting the initial settling of the solid phase in solid-liquid suspensions An electric device is disclosed which is intended to detect and to signal the beginning of the settling of the solid phase of a solid-in-liquid suspension of a particulate, said suspension flowing in a duct for long-distance conveying of said particulate.... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191048 | Red-visible dye penetrant composition and method employing same A liquid dye penetrant composition for use in non-destructive testing of objects to locate cracks and other defects or flaws therein, said composition comprising a liquid vehicle, preferably a nonionic surfactant such as an oxyalkylated aliphatic alcohol,... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191049 | System for measuring ocean current A system for measurement of ocean current near the surface wave field. The system includes a controlled buoyancy platform having a current sensor. Upper and lower plural roller assemblies are affixed to the platform for limiting platform motion along a gu... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191050 | Liquid level indicating floats Liquid level indicating floats which may be used, for example, to measure the level of gasoline in a fuel tank or to monitor the flow of fuel through a carburetor. In one embodiment, the float comprises a generally cylindrical body portion which terminate... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191051 | Engine idling speed control signal generator The idle speed of an engine is controlled in response to a control signal derived from the voltage across a thermistor responsive to the temperature of the engine cooling water. The thermistor voltage level varies exponentially with temperature changes. A... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191052 | Non-contact flueric temperature sensing method and apparatus A flueric nozzle-baffle combination for remotely measuring the surface terature of either a stationary or moving object. The flueric nozzle opens to a sensing head which is preferably parallel to and opposed from the baffle surface of the object whose te... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191053 | Temperature-responsive actuator A differential temperature detector comprises two springs made of a shape memory effect alloy. The springs are oppositely stressed and are coupled together in stressed condition. When the springs are subject to the same temperature, no movement occurs whe... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191054 | Atmospheric sampling apparatus An improved apparatus for collecting atmospheric samples, particularly air samples, comprises a sealed first container filled with liquid such as water, a sealed second container positioned below the first container, a vent in the first container which al... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191055 | Dynamic imbalance determining system An imbalance determining system for a dynamic balancing machine for two-plane balancing of rotary elements such as vehicle wheel-and-tire assemblies includes a chuck and spindle mounted in a spindle housing in vibration-isolation orientation on a machine ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191056 | Pressure gauge spring A pressure responsive spring element for a gauge is made from cold worked metal.... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191057 | Inversion layer sprain gauge A strain gauge element having an elastic beam with field effect transistors deposited on one surface arranged in a Wheatstone bridge so that deformation of the beam produces a proportional imbalance signal across the bridge, and means for applying a gate ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191058 | Low profile pushbutton tuner with improved carriage moving mechanism In a pushbutton tuner in which a tuning carriage is designed to be laterally positioned by a selected one of a plurality of carriage levers which are designed to slip with respect to the carriage as the carriage is moved, a reduced degree of force is requ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191059 | Linear actuator A linear actuator for converting rotary motion to linear motion including an elongated rotary threadless shaft and a rider assembly mounted for movement axially of the shaft and carrying rollers mounted for rotation about their respective axes with their ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191060 | Car side window lifting mechanism A car side window glass lifting mechanism is disclosed, in which the problem of pre-tensioning the operative wire in a mechanism of the single-shaft, wire-actuated type, is solved by the provision of a rupturable dowel properly located on the wire-winding... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4191061 | Solenoid-operated fuel flow control for fuel injection system A fuel flow control lever is pivotably mounted for movement between fuel-off and fuel-on positions wherein it respectively engages first and second stops. A solenoid has its plunger linked to the control lever and when the solenoid is deenergized, a sprin... | 03/04/1980 |
