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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4211012 | Electric-signal controlled hand-held printer A character applying device which is controlled by a separate signal processor can be manually moved across a writing surface while the characters are being applied. A single-tipped marking instrument is moved with a prescribed motion parallel to the surf... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211013 | Gauge A gauge suitable for use with specimens of various lengths provides very accurate measurement of small changes in the length of a given specimen.... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211014 | Devices for inspecting bores A device for inspecting bores comprises a plug gauge (2). A shank (3) of the plug gauge (2) mounts two limbs (7, 7') that mount sensing pins (15, 15') housed in openings (14) in the plug gauge (2) and resiliently bias the pins outwardly. A needle (10), mo... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211015 | Method and apparatus for making novel particulate compositions An improved method and apparatus is disclosed for producing frozen particulate compositions from liquid feedstock. A continuous stream of liquid feedstock is passed through an orifice and into a liquid freezant without the orifice contacting the freezant.... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211016 | Method and chart for organizing and producing colors The invention provides a method and chart for organizing, developing and depicting a multipigment scale of colors based on at least five basic colors and any chosen number of subdivisions therebetween. The method and chart are based on the development of ... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211017 | Football training aid A training aid designed to be used to instruct individuals in the proper technique of playing the game of football is described. The training aid includes an elongated strip of flexible material which is lined along both edges with strips of Velcro. In ad... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211018 | Apparatus and procedure for testing prerequisite skills for reading by use of a dynamic line pattern Visual perception and related skills are tested to assess the level of a person's prerequisite skills for reading. An apparatus is operated by a qualified examiner to generate visual line patterns that the child must recall and reproduce. The testing appa... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211019 | Accommodative foot bed A flexible bladder, shaped as an innersole, is filled with uncured resin. An individual's foot is held atop the bladder under load while the resin is allowed to cure, thereby forming a custom-fit accommodative foot bed.... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211020 | Vertically adjustable mast assembly for a dredge In a vessel-mounted dredging device in which material freed by revolving cutters is pumped through a suction mouth and discharge pipe to a place remote from the cutters, a submersible dredge pump is mounted on a platform which supports cutter discs spaced... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211021 | Engine compartment label This invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive label which can be used under severe service conditions such as those found in an automobile engine compartment. The label comprises a laminate comprising a temperature stable woven or non-woven fabr... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211022 | Picture frame A picture frame including front and rear members each having a main panel and a rearwardly-projecting peripheral wall, at least the front member main panel being transparent. The peripheral walls of the member fit together frictionally to hold the members... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211023 | Picture frame A picture frame is comprised of a corner clip for each corner of a rectangular picture assembly, each corner clip including a pair of legs joined at a vertex portion and extending at right angles to one another. Each leg has an end portion extending aroun... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211024 | Magic drinking straw A drinking straw with a hollow box connected to the straw such that a fluid can be drawn through the box and one face of the box can be seen by the user. The viewed face has transparent indicia surrounded by solid black or dark colored material correspond... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211025 | Biorhythm cycle display apparatus A biorhythm cycle indicator includes a housing having a plurality of substantially sinusoidal shaped windows shaped to define the extremes of a given cycle with an indicator continuously visible within each window indicating the deviation from the norm wi... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211026 | Center pin lock for single-action revolver A single-action revolver is disclosed which includes a cylinder frame and a cylinder to be mounted in the cylinder frame and a barrel removably connected to the cylinder frame. A center pin extends through the cylinder frame for rotatably mounting the cyl... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211027 | Elongated flexible fishing lure with helical shape A fishing lure includes a hook, a swivel, a line portion connected between the hook and swivel and a length of flexible tubing at least 7" long around the line portion and portion of the hook connected to the line portion. The hook includes a barbed end p... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211028 | Rodent poison dispenser with protective closure plate of attractive odor or taste Rodent poison dispenser comprises a housing with an upper chamber suitable for holding poison bait separated by a separating wall from a lower chamber into which rodents can enter, wherein the separating wall has an opening which can be closed by a consum... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211029 | Safety pyramid toy spindle On this safety pyramidal toy spindle fitted in a separate base similar components formed with a central hole are adapted to be placed in order to constitute an educational game for small children; the pyramid formed by the components being crowned by an a... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211030 | Space toy A space toy in the form of a vehicle includes a base and rotatably mounted vehicle body. The body of the vehicle rotatably mounts a plurality of exterior pods and includes removable, shuttle craft portions. A manually operable rack mechanism is operative ... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211031 | Wild goose and duck call A wild goose and duck call includes a hollow tubular body having a medially disposed blow hole extending through the side wall thereof. A pair of reed assemblies are secured in the open end of the tubular body, each reed assembly including a hollow, trunc... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211032 | Toy hoop device A toy hoop device includes a hoop having a flat, rolling surface, and a roller cage disposed peripherally of the hoop. A handle releasably received into the roller cage is employed to guide the hoop and produce an initial rapid hoop spin, if desired. When... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211033 | Plant support and compost enclosure A plant support and compost enclosure, comprising rigid panels of fencing wherein the spacing of the horizontal rods in the lower portion of each panel is much smaller than the spacing in the upper portion in order to better contain the compost. The rigid... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211034 | Hydroponic growing systems A hydroponic growing system consists of an elongated growing unit disposed above a supply tank which normally contains a nutrient solution. The growing unit contains pearlite or another solid particle growing medium into which the plant roots extend. Peri... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211035 | Hydroponic gardening apparatus Hydroponic gardening apparatus mounted within its own shelter includes a lower reservoir containing a liquid nutrient, and a pump for flowing liquid nutrient from the lower reservoir to an upper reservoir. At least one feed conduit inclined downwardly awa... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211036 | Planter basket A plant basket, that is, a container having the configuration and decorative appearance of basketware combined with the necessary requirements for use as a planter and the like, namely, water-proof wall and bottom portions and reasonable ruggedness, and p... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211037 | Method and apparatus for irrigating container-grown plants The subirrigation of soil in a container for container-grown plants is accomplished upwardly through an opening in the container bottom by placing the container on the upper surface of a capillary sheet in the form of a sheet wettable plastic having a mul... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211038 | Roller drop door A railway house car having a door supporting track on a car side beneath a door opening, a door formed with a lower edge surface for support of the door on the top of the track and to provide a good light seal when the door is in the closed position. The ... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211039 | Door assembly A door assembly including a door associated with a guide which is disposed in an orientation perpendicular to the plane of a door opening formed in a wall, and a guide follower mounted on the door to run along the guide. In one embodiment the guide follow... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211040 | Process for machining silicon rods and tubes by abrasion The invention provides a process and an apparatus for machining silicon r and tubes by abrasion. The risk of fracture of such workpieces during grinding is prevented in this method and apparatus by the workpiece being held vertically in a cylindrical gri... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211041 | Rotor-type machine for abrasive machining of parts with ferromagnetic abrasive powders in magnetic field A rotor-type machine comprises two electromagnetic systems, one having an inductor and, the other one, a rotor installed rotatably around its axis. Said inductor and rotor have the same and even number of alternating-polarity poles. The distance between t... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211042 | Controlled weld area grinding to prevent the initiation of intergranular corrosion A method is provided for treating the weld area of a welded ferritic stainless steel article to increase the resistance to intergranular corrosion. This method comprises the step of grinding the torch side surface of the welded article at a substantially ... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211043 | Precast concrete building module form A precast monolithic concrete building module includes a vertical wall, a horizontal roof and a pair of roof supporting legs spaced from the wall. A plurality of ribs project outwardly from the wall and also from the lower surface of the roof. In one embo... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211044 | Tube space frame system A space frame system built from rectangular tubing comprisingtwo substantially parallel planar chord frames laced together by many diagonal struts. The planar frames are of a rectangular grid pattern, both of the same grid dimensions, each made from conti... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211045 | Building structure A building structure including a beam of steel or rod reinforced concrete which is sheathed in a U-shaped cross section steel shell, a concrete column which is encased in a steel tube, diagonal bracings and connecting members thereof. The topside of the U... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211046 | Acoustical panel mounting element An acoustical panel mounting element for isolating the panel through its connection to a supporting structure against vibration and noise transmitted therefrom, with the element providing an outer metallic shell for insertion into a pocket formed in the p... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211047 | Structural spanning member A roof is assembled conventionally from cladding supported by purlins or girders extending between end walls of the building. The cladding can be metal. By providing a single structural spanning member, the requirement for girders or purlins is avoided an... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211048 | Concrete anchor An anchor which is embedded in a concrete ceiling for suspension of a ceiling panel, electrical wiring pipe or air conditioning duct or the like comprises a metallic suspension member and a support member formed of a synthetic resin material. The suspensi... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211049 | Arrangement for and a method of anchoring a mounting element in a hole of a support structure A mounting element is anchored in a hole of a support structure by use of a hardenable binder material. The latter is fed from a feeding device which has an outlet section insertable into the hole. The outlet section of the feeding device has a volume whi... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211050 | Sealing process for underground walls A process for sealing underground walls so as to prevent water from seeping through the walls. A hollow pipe is inserted at a first position and a sealant material is injected through the pipe to effect a seal between a footing and the bottom of the wall.... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211051 | Cut-off device for chub machines The chub packaging machine, or the like, in which the package cutting device or severing mechanism is spaced from the clip applying closure head and operable in coordination therewith. The cutting device or severing mechanism is separately mounted or carr... | 07/08/1980 |
