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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4355424 | X-Ray gloves and liner Embodiments of this invention, particularly useful as X-ray protective gloves, include an outer X-ray proof glove, and an associated inner glove, wherein the latter has an outer surface of polyester foam and an inner surface of knitted polyester, and the ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355425 | Panty with a built-in elastic system to minimize gathering and provide a comfortable, conforming fit and method to assemble a panty The object of the invention is an improved brief or panty and method of making the same that has porous fabric panels and elastic members that are elastic in all directions. The panty lies flat against the body of the wearer and the fabric panel does not ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355426 | Porous flexible vascular graft Novel cardiovascular prosthetic devices or implants having many useful cardiovascular applications comprise a porous surface and a network of interconnected interstitial pores below the surface in fluid flow communication with the surface pores. Tissue fo... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355427 | Artificial humerus head An artificial humerus head has a groove in its exterior surface for receiving the long biceps tendon. A cover bridges the groove to form an elongated open-end channel for the tendon and makes it possible to arrange the long biceps tendon in the channel wi... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355428 | Surgical prosthesis with grainy surface The invention relates to a process for manufacture of parts having a grainy surface and to parts obtained by this process. The process comprises making a rough wax pattern of the desired part, applying fusible particles to the surface of said pattern, obt... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355429 | Slide prosthesis for the knee joint A slide prosthesis for the knee joint is provided to be secured free of cement, the tibia members, the femur members and the surface replacement for the knee cap having anchoring pins which are provided with a saw tooth-like or bone screw-shaped profile. ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355430 | Pointing machine A machine for producing points on the pilot end of a rotary fastener, the machine comprising a rotating dial for supporting an array of blank fasteners above a pair of dies. The blank fasteners are sequentially fed between the dies for pointing thereof. T... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355431 | Bridge element A floatable bridge element for briding obstacles, especially bodies of water. Automatically latching coupling elements are provided along one longitudinal side and along both end faces in such a way that the bridge element can be widened with a further, i... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355432 | Hand tool for scraping paint from paint can A tool having a handle and a blade secured to and extending transversely from one end of the handle. The tool is adapted to be manually placed in a conventional paint can with the blade near the inner surface of the bottom of the can when the can is tilte... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355433 | Apparatus for cleaning root crops in the field An apparatus for cleaning root crops while still in the field whereby the harvested crops are subjected to jet blasts of a cleaning agent without excessive dust generation.... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355434 | Cannister type suction cleaner A suction cleaner for sucking ashes and hot coals from a wood burning stove containing an impeller and motor unit and having a filtering member of fire resistant material and impervious to ashes covering the orifices to the impeller and a perforated metal... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355435 | Surface maintenance equipment The present invention provides surface maintenance equipment, such as for sweeping lawns, which includes mechanism for preventing clogging of ducts leading to the fan and/or the hopper.... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355436 | Vacuum cleaners Wall-floor edge cleaning ability in a vacuum cleaner is improved by a disk brush positioned rim with its bristles capable of floor contact and the hard, unyielding parts entirely contained in a gap in a bumper guard affixed to an exterior side wall of the... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355437 | Quick change drive for shirring machine control shaft This relates to a continuous shirring machine wherein there is a control shaft which controls the timed operation of various components of the machine. The control shaft is driven by a primary drive unit of the machine through a quick change gear unit and... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355438 | Mat forming apparatus The apparatus includes an air temperature and humidity control chamber, a chopper room, strand choppers in the chopper room, a first controllable pitch fan having an inlet connected to the temperature and humidity control chamber and an outlet connected t... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355439 | Cleaner-opener-comber device for textile fibers in combing machines An improved cleaner-opener-comber device for cleaning, opening and combing a fibrous web in a combing machine. The device includes a first and second taker-in mounted on the machine for rotation in a first direction and separated by a separation member. A... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355440 | Wallet theft guard A wallet guard is disclosed for use with a wallet and adapted to be used when placed in a pocket having a lower seam and a pair of side seams defining the width thereof to prevent removal therefrom. The wallet guard comprises a base at one end of the guar... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355441 | Rope-lock A rope lock intended for preventing a rope (13) inserted therein from being moved in a certain direction therethrough by a pulling force in the rope. The lock is primarily intended for use as a sheet lock or a winch unloading lock on sailing boats. The lo... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355442 | Connecting device for automobile seat belt A connecting device for an automobile seat belt including a tag, and a buckle comprising a base and a slider block slidably fitted with each other. The base comprises at least two latches slidable in directions substantially at right angles to the directi... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355443 | Bowl and slips assembly with improved slip inserts A bowl and slips assembly for supporting tubing in a well includes a plurality of gripping inserts supported on slip bodies by means of a cantilever connection with the inserts hang-supported from the top surfaces of the bodies so the bodies are in compre... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355444 | Tie connectors The described modifications of tie connectors are adapted to receive a rope, strap, chain, or other flexible tension member. A portion of the connectors establishes the alignment of the unit with respect to the line of tension, and another portion is prov... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355445 | Apparatus for producing interlaced multifilament yarns An apparatus for producing interlaced multifilament yarn having an improved configuration is disclosed. When a material yarn is treated by an interlacing apparatus provided with an interlacing nozzle wherein a hollow longitudinal space is formed therein a... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355446 | Automatic tool changer of machining center A vertical-type machining center having a spindle carrier which travels in the vertical direction and a turret capable of both rotation and upward and downward movement provided on the spindle carrier, wherein tools are automatically changed over through ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355447 | Gauging system for sculptured surfaces An arrangement for removing excess material from an object surface, to provide a desired finished surface. Holes are drilled into the object so that the bottoms of the holes lie on the desired finished surface. The holes have a shape so that the observed ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355448 | Trim and producing method thereof A channel-shaped trim having a longitudinally extending opening for embracing and clamping an edge flange of a support member and a method for producing such a trim. The trim is comprised of a core member composed of a band-shaped metal network which cove... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355449 | Method of assembling and disassembling a control component structure A technique is provided for engaging and disengaging burnable poison rods from the spider in a fuel assembly. The cap on the end of each of the burnable poison rods is provided with a shank that is received in the respective bore formed in the spider. A f... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355450 | Method of operating a tube extracting mechanism A tube extracting mechanism comprising an elongated frame defining an opening in the front end thereof and a longitudinally extending passageway in communication with the opening. A sleeve is slidably supported by the frame for longitudinal movement withi... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355451 | Retractable device and method for providing traction Device and method utilizing a fixed assembly attachable to a vehicle wheel back support plate, and a journaled, rotatable assembly carrying a track which may be deployed to engage and rotate with the wheel, or retracted for stable storage. The track is su... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355452 | Method of forming a mounting for a tank cover A method of forming mounting for an inspection cover or similar in a sheet metal tank wherein threaded fasteners such as machine screws are inserted in holes burst in the sheet metal around the edges of the opening in the tank wall. The burst metal portio... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355453 | Method of protecting the surfaces of concrete structures A method of constructing a poured concrete structure protected from corrosive agents includes applying large-surface sealing elements to one surface of the structure before pouring the concrete. The sealing elements are attached to anchoring elements exte... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355454 | Coating device with As2 -O3 -SiO2 A method for fabricating a metal oxide semiconductor device having at least one level of polycrystalline silicon interconnects and novel insulation layers for multilevel interconnects. In one embodiment, the fabrication processing includes forming a layer... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355455 | Method of manufacture for self-aligned floating gate memory cell A floating gate memory cell has its control gate self-aligned to the floating gate in the source to drain direction and its floating gate self-aligned to the channel region in that direction and the direction transverse thereto without overlaying the fiel... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355456 | Process of fabricating a Schottky barrier photovoltaic detector A platinum-cadmium sulfide Schottky barrier photovoltaic detector which is capable of sensing near ultraviolet and short wavelength visible radiation with extremely small response to wavelengths longer than about 5200 angstroms. The detector is fabricated... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355457 | Method of forming a mesa in a semiconductor device with subsequent separation into individual devices A method of forming a mesa in a semiconductor device comprises forming a plurality of such devices on a wafer, mechanically cutting relatively wide channels to a predetermined depth in said wafer at positions around individual ones of the devices to parti... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355458 | Method of making an electrical control A method of making an electrical control having a relay device, a solid state starter device and an overload protector device predeterminately arranged therein and connected in circuit relation.... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355459 | Method of coiling a wire in a tube This invention provides an improvement of an apparatus and method of coiling an insulating electric wire in an insulating tube which is supported within a U shaped groove of a supporting frame provided on a stand. The wire is fed into the tube from a wire... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355460 | Sprue bushing and method of manufacture This invention relates to an improved method of making a sprue bushing for injection molding and the improved sprue bushing made thereby. The runner passage extends through a corrosion resistant inner core portion with an outer surface around which a heli... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355461 | Apparatus for holding sliders on an angularly movable indexing means An apparatus for holding sliders for application to slide fastener stringers comprises an indexing plate for intermittently advancing sliders through consecutive angularly spaced positions, a chute, guide groove, and pusher rod for supplying a slider to t... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355462 | Process machine having a single cam actuator per category of processing function A machine having a multiplicity of work stations for performing a series of sequential operations on a work piece has all of said operations grouped into a plurality of generally homogeneous categories, with the motions required to perform operations in a... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355463 | Process for hermetically encapsulating semiconductor devices A tape assembly process attaches semiconductor chips to a tape via thermocompression gang bonding and the tape is wound onto a reel. The tape is fabricated during its manufacture to have a plurality of spaced finger array patterns. The inner finger ends a... | 10/26/1982 |
