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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4214317 | Protective apparel An article of apparel for shielding portions of the body from flying debris such as saw splinters, drill chips, dust, grit, and other particulate matter resulting from overhead work with a hand-held tool, includes a sleeve with an arm-fitting cuff for con... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214318 | Portable roll-up bug netting employing integral storage envelope A portable roll-up bug netting for fitting over and tightly embracing hat crowns of different diameters and around the collar or neck of the user and embodying an integral predetermined positioned storage envelope into which the rolled-up bug netting is i... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214319 | Outerwear garment article An outerwear garment article such as a jacket of the generally unconstructed type with improved structural integrity and high wear comfort has two front parts made of an adhesive two-ply composite layer; the dorsal interconnection of the front parts consi... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214320 | Surgical gown and method of donning gown A surgical gown includes three arm holes, two of which have long covered sleeves. The third arm hole is a large opening in an extended side panel having a shoulder band along one edge to permit the length of the upper arm between the shoulder and elbow to... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214321 | Glove for use with organic solvents A glove adapted for use with organic solvents and other chemicals, which glove is composed of a flexible multilaminate sheet material in glove form, wherein the sheet material is composed of: an outer abrasion-resistant polymer layer, an integral essentia... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214322 | Long-term endoprosthesis A long-term endoprosthesis in which a relatively large part of the surface, which in the implanted condition makes contact with the bone of the wearer of the implant, is provided with electrodes. These electrodes are connected with a source of a low frequ... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214323 | Raised toilet seat apparatus A raised toilet seat apparatus includes anti-tipping structure which is compatible with a wide variety of conventional commodes. The anti-tipping structure comprises a pair of L-shaped brackets connected to the raised toilet seat and a locking bar held in... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214324 | Human waste storage and disposal systems for railroads or the like A human waste storage and disposal system for railroads including a toilet bowl, a discharge outlet connected to the bowl, a flushing fluid inlet for flushing the bowl and a vertically disposed receiver coupled to the outlet for receiving the contents dis... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214325 | Dismountable frame for children's furniture A collapsable frame for children's furniture, of the type which is formed of a rectangular enclosure with four independent side members. The side members are fixed together but detachable from each other and a base. In application to a playpen, the base i... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214326 | Body positioner and protection apparatus Apparatus for positioning and protecting a patient in bed is disclosed as including a protective device for cushioning a side frame of a hospital bed and the like which includes an elongated strip having a slot accommodating placement over the side frame ... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214327 | Blanket support and footrest A blanket support and footrest comprised of two distinct portions, namely a rigid lower portion having a bottom and a side which is substantially perpendicular to the bottom so that the lower portion of the unit has an essentially L-shaped cross section, ... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214328 | Suspended protective sheets A restraining device completely encircles a person's torso beneath his underarms and then is firmly anchored to the mattress or bedframe. The restraining device is made from a top and bottom sheet releaseably fastened together along mating ends which when... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214329 | Molded plastic bee feeder A bee feeder (10) disclosed includes a molded plastic receptacle (14) that is adapted to be mounted on top of a hive body (12) and has a construction that insures rapid feeding of bees until the receptacle is emptied of liquid feed without permitting any ... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214330 | Method for treatment of fibers with ozone-steam mixtures Fibers are treated with ozone-steam mixtures by conveying them through an open-ended chamber having a horizontal middle section substantially elevated with respect to the open chamber end. The fibers are exposed to the ozone-steam mixture in the horizonta... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214331 | Method for processing socks A method for processing anklet socks knit with at least some thermoplastic stretchable yarns and having cuff portions in which the socks are subjected to a dye bath and excess fluid is extracted from the socks leaving them damp to the touch, and thereafte... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214332 | Method of constructing welded metal skin boat hulls and hulls made thereby A method of constructing a welded metal skin boat hull includes forming a framework from transverse and transom frames connected to a margin plate and to a keel and stem assembly, and adjustably bolting to the frames and connecting together, as appropriat... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214333 | Apparatus for trimming boltheads or the like A trim die system for trimming bolt heads or the like is disclosed in which a trim die is formed with a polygonal opening extending therethrough and providing cutting edges at the forward end thereof. The cutting edges are formed in the shallow recess in ... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214334 | Manufacture of footwear The invention relates to a method for manufacturing footwear and apparatus for use in the method. The method includes the steps of procuring an upper constituted by at least one strap or band and an insole, assembling the upper and the insole by passing e... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214335 | Method for making soles An improved method for making soles provided with high heel, for women shoes, in a single piece, is described which consists of injection molding thermoplastics materials in a mould formed by several complementary portions defining therebetween the cavity... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214336 | Trash picking device A trash picking device including a self-propelled vehicle having a receiving tank therein with an entrance for receiving litter from a conveyor belt litter picked up by spiked rollers mounted on a support tower by the vehicle and communicating with the co... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214337 | Floor polisher A compact floor polisher is disclosed including a base supporting an electric motor having a vertically oriented output shaft and driving a circular brush. The base includes a depending annular skirt and a hollow hub. A brush carrier has an annular flange... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214338 | Industrial sweeper The invention relates to sweeping apparatus, or more specifically an industrial sweeper, which is adapted to be mobilized by an external prime mover and which relies for its operation upon the rotation of a cylindrical sweeping brush rotatable in response... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214339 | Rotary broom core assemblage The invention provides an improved rotary broom assemblage of the type wherein a plurality of bristles are mounted upon a tubular core element and rotated by a shaft passing through the core element. The invention provides two pairs of circular plates, mo... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214340 | Retractable brush with rotatable actuating mechanism A retractable brush (10) is provided and includes a housing (12). Housing (12) includes sidewalls (18, 30), end walls (20, 22, 32, 34), a top wall (26, 38) and a bottom wall (24, 36). A bristle carrier (60) is provided and includes a plurality of bristles... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214341 | Hygienic and cosmetic sponge or the like In the case of a sponge for medicinal purposes, the gauze fabric cut has been folded into a small ball in the inside of which lie the edges of the cuts. In order to achieve a machine made, homogeneously structured sponge absorbing equally well at every pl... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214342 | Grill cleaning tool A grill cleaning tool is provided having a tubular body which forms a handle. A projection from one end of the handle is formed integrally with the handle from a length of steel tubing. The end of the projection is beveled to form a sharp angle. A groove ... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214343 | Arm adaptor for hook-type blade An improved adaptor is provided for connecting a hook-end wiper arm to a pin-type connector on a wiper blade. The adaptor includes a double-ended pin with one end being removably insertable in a pin-type connector of the wiper blade and with the other end... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214344 | Windshield wiper A windshield wiper assembly is described wherein a separate pivot pin between the wiper arm and the supporting yoke is eliminated. The arm includes a generally "U"-shaped wire end which is lockable into a recess on the back of the main yoke. The end of th... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214345 | Machine for severing poultry into predetermined portions The high speed rotary cutters of a machine for automatically severing whole poultry bodies into separate portions are provided with nozzles which direct jets of cold water against the major areas of both surfaces of the cutters to increase their efficienc... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214346 | Brush stick A brush stick for cotton gins is made of a expanded, rigid thermoplastic having closed cells on the interior and a dense, non-cellular skin. The stick is mounted on a cylinder and is used to doff cotton from a saw cylinder.... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214347 | Method and apparatus of feeding cotton to a gin A door is mounted about a vertical axis on the door jambs of a module feeder which is for feeding seed cotton to a cotton gin. The door is mounted to the jambs by a false door. As the end of the module is approached, the false doors are swung shut pushing... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214348 | Trash by-pass for burr and stick machine A trash by-pass panel is pivoted to the reclamation chute wall in a cotton gin burr and stick machine such that it may be opened to allow heavier trash to be excluded from further processing, thereby increasing the efficiency of the cotton cleaning.... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214349 | Tie wrap A tie wrap includes a toothed strap extending from a head having a strap receiving passage with a pawl for cooperating with the strap teeth to prevent withdrawal of the strap from the passage when the strap is inserted through the passage in one direction... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214350 | Rope binder A rope binder for use when tension is applied to a rope securing a load to support member. The rope binder is formed of an end base member having an end leg and a central leg. The leg axes extend generally transverse to the axis of the end base member. A ... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214351 | Snap-on clamp A snap-on clamp is disclosed for securely fastening one object to another, such as fastening a flexible hose about a pipe, a nipple, or the like, and includes an open-ended, substantially annular band having a pair of opposed, interlockable members dispos... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214352 | Nozzle for texturing thread There is disclosed a nozzle for texturing thread by a gaseous fluid stream. The nozzle is provided with a first duct for guiding the thread and a second duct for feeding the gaseous fluid and opening at an angle or skewed into the first duct. The section ... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214353 | Method of assembling heated terminals and rolled film capacitors within plastic boxes A pair of pointed terminals are heated and forced through opposed side walls of an open-ended box constructed of thermoplastic material. A rolled film capacitor blank having heat fusible end electrodes is moved into the box to deflect the terminals so tha... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214354 | Controlled deflection roll A controlled deflection roll having a stationary roll core or support and a roll shell mounted to be rotatable about the stationary roll support. The roll shell is supported upon hydrostatic pressure or support elements, each of which possesses a number o... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214355 | Method for repairing a turbomachinery blade tip A turbomachinery blade including a hollow interior is provided with an improved tip cap comprising first and second members each made of an alloy of a composition and properties different from the other. The first member, in the form of a closure plate bo... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4214356 | Artificial porcelain tooth manufacturing The method and apparatus for manufacturing an artificial tooth crown which involves the formation of a metal crown, coating the crown with porcelain materials and subjecting the coated crown to high frequency vibrations of the order of 15 to 50 Hz to cond... | 07/29/1980 |
