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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4329741 | Golf glove A golf glove having a palm portion, a wrist portion adjacent one end of the palm portion and a finger portion on an opposite end of the palm portion includes a first elongated pad secured to the palm portion and extended diagonally thereacross at a positi... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329742 | Protective knitted band for use with safety hats A knitted headband for use with a safety hat to provide cold weather protection for a wearer. The band is circumferentially stretchable, has open upper and lower ends, and is formed of double thicknesses of knitted material. The upper portion of the band ... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329743 | Bio-absorbable composite tissue scaffold The invention comprises a bio-compatible composition suitable for constructing surgical articles for the repair or replacement of a part of the body of a human or non-human animal, e.g., ligaments, tendons, bones, comprising a composite of a bio-absorbabl... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329744 | Shower receptor drain A shower receptor drain assembly includes a generally cylindrical drain body having a flange extending upwardly from the upper end thereof. An inner flange extends radially inwardly from the lower edge of the drain body, and is provided with an inner diam... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329745 | Automatic weight operated toilet flushing device An automatic weight operated toilet flushing device capable of being installed in conventional toilets with flush tanks. The device has one end of a long arm secured to the lower portion of the toilet seat assembly the seat and the other end engages a ver... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329746 | Folding bed-frame member and bed assembly A spring-balanced, wall-type bed-frame member, which is adapted to support at least a portion of a mattress assembly, is pivotable between a vertical position adjacent a wall and a horizontal position upon a floor for use. The bed frame portion upon which... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329747 | Support pad A support pad for sleeping bags and the like is provided. The pad includes a heavy duty material upper portion and fastener structure which permit the pad to be rolled into a compact tubular form and be resistant to damage during storage and transportatio... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329748 | Double pancake waterbed mattress A stress free baffled waterbed mattress bag consists of an array of individual baffles, each of the baffles comprising a plurality of vertically stacked bladders serially connected, the end bladders being respectively attached to the operative top and bot... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329749 | Frame for comb honey Device for making comb honey. A novel section is provided for the making of comb honey together with a novel arrangement thereof in a super whereby the sections combine into a single unit a number of presently used separate components, namely the section ... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329750 | Method for applying finish to a yarn A yarn finish applicator in which finish is metered to a slot running from top to bottom of the applicator. The configuration of the body of the applicator and its slot provides an edge at the exit end of the applicator and a slot that is slightly wider a... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329751 | Inflatable boat An inflatable boat has a pair of elongated inflatable side portions extending lengthwise of the boat, disposed within an envelope that can be opened and closed by longitudinally-extending openings on its outer side, to permit insertion and removal of infl... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329752 | Cargo loading apparatus The present invention relates to a cargo loading apparatus for loading a cargo disposed on a first level onto a deck disposed on a second level generally above the first level, the deck having a cargo supporting surface and an end. The cargo loading appar... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329753 | Device for cleaning sensitive surfaces of solid bodies A device for cleaning the sensitive surfaces of solid articles, such as phonograph records, optical devices or the like is formed from a kneadable material having the properties of a highly viscous liquid and providing a working surface which may be appli... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329754 | Cylinder maintenance tool An apparatus for clearing and cleaning of engine cylinder exhaust ports wherein access is gained through the spark plug receiving bore. The apparatus consists of a unitary cleaning tool having a handle end and a bent tool end extending at approximately 90... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329755 | Brush A brush including a molded head that includes the bristles and a handle holder. The handle is made in two pieces one of which slips into the other for securing the handle in a retracted or an extended position. A collar in combination with the handle secu... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329756 | Hot water extraction carpet and floor cleaning machine The disclosed hot water extraction cleaning machine employs a conventional canister-type wet/dry vacuum cleaner having a suction tool communicating through a wand and a suction hose to a recovery tank in the vacuum cleaner. Hot cleaning solution, held in ... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329757 | Headlight cap wiring harness and switch There is disclosed a suction cleaner having a motor, a body portion housing the motor, and interengageable attachments adapted to be attached to the body portion for cleaning operations requiring different motor speeds. A safety switch is provided within ... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329758 | Hinge construction Door hinge, including two mounting plates each having at least one eye-shaped extension formed thereon, the extensions being alternatingly disposed along a common hinge axis and having inner bearing surfaces and lateral contact surfaces spaced apart from ... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329759 | Over-center hinge, especially for mirrored cabinet doors Over-center hinge for thin-walled doors of cabinets, especially of bathroom mirrored cabinets, having a shallow, door-related hinge part which is articulately joined to a supporting arm fastenable to the supporting walls of the cabinet, and which can be f... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329760 | Fowl defeathering apparatus Fowl picking apparatus provided with at least two rows of picking elements on both sides of the path of the fowl which carry picking discs with rotation axes displaced with respect to each other in the respective rows, such that during operation the circl... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329761 | Squids cleaning machine The invention relates to an apparatus for trimming molluscs, especially squid. According to the invention, the apparatus comprises a number of successive stations of treatment, consisting of (a) holding means (8) for holding the squid during trimming; (b)... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329762 | Clamp connector for vines A clamp connector formed of an elastically deformable but sufficiently plastic material to tie wires, rods, or shrubs together. A yoke is formed from a U-shaped member which is adapted for gripping around a rod, and a web is connected with the yoke. Three... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329763 | Process for softening nonwoven fabrics Bonded nonwoven fabrics are softened by impinging the fabrics with a fluid jet.... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329764 | Stepped combination apparatus A stepped combination apparatus comprises transferring means for moving a bundle of component wires arranged in plural rows and plural lines in the longitudinal direction; pushing means for pushing the component wires to the line direction to put out a co... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329765 | Method for manufacturing a spring ring to be electroplated A method for manufacturing a spring ring to be electroplated in subsequent processes wherein, on the occasion of assembling a movable core member to open and close a opening of a link body and a spring to push the said movable core member in a direction t... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329766 | Tool for installing scarifier teeth A tool for installing scarifier teeth in a hole in a socket attached to a drum, as by using an identical pin and air hammer as can be used for removing the teeth through an aperture at the rear of the socket. The tool has a circular hole with an inner bev... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329767 | Method for continual replacement of the rubber lining in a rotating mill A method is described for sequential replacement of the lining in a rotating mill according to wear of the lining. Generally, such a lining consists of adjacent zones parallel to the rotational axis of the mill, the height of these zones varying periodica... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329768 | Method of manufacturing a lock follower arm with a press-fitted hub A lock follower, particularly a handle or pressure follower, comprises a hub part consisting of a machined rod-like or tubular material and an arm part consisting of a punched sheet-metal material. The parts are rigidly joined together by flow of material... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329769 | Apparatus for working on tubesheets A remotely controlled tool for working inside a steam generator hemispherical head on tubes and tube holes and moving along orthogonal x and y axes to conform to the tube layout pattern in the tubesheet.... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329770 | Automatic tool changer An automatic tool changer for a machine tool having a rotary toolhead with cross-feed slide includes a tilt unit having a tool socket which is pivotal between a first position, parallel to the axis of a machine tool storage magazine to permit loading or u... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329771 | Contact detecting apparatus A contact detecting apparatus for detecting the contact of a workpiece and a tool which comprises a coil mounted on the periphery of a spindle head and connected to an AC power source for generating an induced current in a first looped secondary circuit f... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329772 | Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device utilizing selective epitaxial growth and post heat treating Disclosed is an improved method of growing an epitaxial layer preventing auto-doping from a doped region exposed to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A surface of a semiconductor substrate of one conductivity type is covered with a mask having a pre... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329773 | Method of making low leakage shallow junction IGFET devices A method for forming shallow low leakage ion implanted source/drain regions in an integrated circuit environment including semirecessed oxide isolation regions in which high parasitic device threshold voltages are provided by an oxidizing/annealing post i... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329774 | Silicon resistor having a very low temperature coefficient An ohmic resistor of the bulk resistance type having a large mass of semiconductor material and remarkably stable resistivity at the operating temperature is made up of a rectangular parallelepiped of silicon doped by at least two substances, one substanc... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329775 | Pressure measuring apparatus using vibratable wire The method of making a force-responsive instrument of the type including a tensioned wire of round cross-section to be vibrated perpendicular to the wire axis, wherein said instrument includes field-producing magnetic means operable with said wire to indu... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329776 | Component inserting apparatus A component inserting apparatus for inserting electrical and electronic components into printed circuit boards includes a chuck element for gripping a body portion of a component having a plurality of lead wires extending outwardly therefrom in the same d... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329777 | Wire wrapping tool An improved tool for wrapping wire around an electrical terminal to make an electrical connection. The tool includes a bit and a sleeve for receiving the bit. One end of the bit has a connecting member for coupling the bit to the chuck of a hand-held driv... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329778 | Apparatus for retaining a slider A slide slidably mounted on an arm secured to an indexing plate has a slider seat for supporting thereon a slider body with its pull tab inserted in a slot defined between the slide and the arm. The slider pull tab is immovably held in the slot by a ball ... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329779 | Methods of applying circuit elements to a substrate A method of applying microelectronic circuit elements, such as high definition thin-film microwave components, typically to a lower definition thick film or printed circuit board substrate. The method described involves the formation of a high definition ... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329780 | Method of making a reinforced wear-resistant liner A wear-resistant reinforced liner for a center plate structure of a railway vehicle and method of making same are provided wherein the liner is defined of a polymeric material and has a top surface adapted to engage a railway body center plate and a botto... | 05/18/1982 |
