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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4355504 | Apparatus for reducing particles discharged by combustion means Apparatus for controlling particulate emissions from a combustion apparatus, such as a diesel engine. Diesel engine exhaust particles are electrically charged during the formation of the particles in the engine combustion chambers. A particle collector is... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355505 | Rotatable controller valve Axially spaced distributor grooves externally formed on a rotatable controller valve element conduct pressurized fluid to a servomotor in response to axial displacement of the valve element within a housing enclosing pressurized spaces to which opposite a... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355506 | Pump-motor power limiter and pressure relief Pump-motor hydraulic power system incorporation means to limit the power transmitted and the pressure in the transmission lines. High pressure line is connected to one end of a servo motor comprising a cylinder with a spring loaded piston therein. When th... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355507 | System for infrared emission suppression (sires) Film cooling apparatus adapted to be connected into a conduit carrying a hot exhaust gas. The apparatus comprises single walled contoured duct means connectible to said conduit and a center-body aerodynamically shaped and supported within said duct means ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355508 | Air power motor A motor utilizing compressed air as the working fluid. Compressed air circulates from a first or high pressure tank through an air reactance member, then to pressure regulating member and to a second or intermediate pressure tank and the air reactance mem... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355509 | Split torque transmission control For use on a vehicle having a split torque transmission, the split torque transmission including first and second throughputs and a summing junction connected to the first and second throughputs and having a transmission output dependent upon the first an... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355510 | Unloading means for flow-pressure compensated valve A "load-plus" valve (34) is oftentimes utilized in the servo-system (20) for a variable displacement pump (11) to maintain pump discharge pressure (PD) above a minimum pressure level and above a load pressure signal (PL) generated in... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355511 | Wave energy conversion A system and method for converting the energy of sea waves to useful power through the use of a buoyant float. This float is preloaded (i.e. submerged a predetermined distance beneath the level of a wave trough) and retained at that submerged elevation un... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355512 | Reservoir for use with tandem master cylinder A reservoir for use with a tandem master cylinder consisting of an elongated housing generally extending along the longitudinal axis of the master cylinder and including top and bottom walls and side walls, a partitioning wall provided between the top and... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355513 | Method and apparatus for producing electricity from thermal sea power A method and apparatus of producing useful energy from a large body of water having cold subsurface water and water at the surface which is warmer than the subsurface water. The apparatus comprises a tubular pump to air-lift in a manner to be described co... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355514 | Control device for steam turbines with reheater Control device for a steam turbine having a high-pressure and a medium or low-pressure turbine part, includes a reheater, at least one live steam control valve disposed upstream of the high-pressure turbine part, at least one intercept control valve dispo... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355515 | Moisture removal structure for crossover conduits A crossover conduit structure for transmitting steam from a first to a second turbine section having a conduit disposed between an exhaust portion of the first turbine section and an inlet portion of the second turbine section and a moisture removal struc... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355516 | Thermodynamic motor and pulley system A thermodynamic motor has a pulley belt (47) extending semi-circumferentially around a frame (21) for ultimately transmitting the rotational motion of the frame (21) to a rotationally driven unit (49). In differing embodiments the thermodynamic motor comp... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355517 | Resonant travelling wave heat engine This is an improvement to a travelling wave heat engine. The latter uses acoustical travelling waves to force a gas in a differentially heated regenerator to undergo a Stirling thermodynamic cycle and thereby converts thermal energy into acoustical energy... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355518 | Refrigerator-vehicle combination method There is disclosed a watercraft having a refrigerator powered by a thermo-electric element in which the hot face of the thermo-electric element is in direct contact with the water or air or in direct contact with the external wall of the watercraft or is ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355519 | Split ring seal for cryogenic refrigerator A cryogenic refrigerator has a split seal at the interface between a displacer and cylinder. An expander ring presses the seal ring against the cylinder. The seal ring is also axially loaded against one face of a groove in which it is positioned. Preferre... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355520 | Process for the separation of solute in cryohydrate and apparatus therefor A process for the separation of one or more kinds of solute in a cryohydrate characterized in that a cryohydrate obtained by freezing a solution together with a high tensile member is passed through pressure-application zones whose inner sectional area is... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355521 | Refrigerator-oven complex The present invention provides for a refrigerator-oven complex based on the principle of the operative circuitry of the conventional refrigerator or freezer, specifically it means the additional incorporation of an empty box with temperature conservancy e... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355522 | Passive ice freezing-releasing heat pipe A heat pipe device has been developed which permits completely passive ice formation and periodic release of ice without requiring the ambient temperature to rise above the melting point of water. This passive design enables the maximum amount of cooling ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355523 | Automatic car-cooler clutch control apparatus An automatic car-cooler clutch control apparatus such that the compressor can forcedly be engaged with the engine when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the compressor is disengaged or when the vehicle speed reaches a predetermined value, i... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355524 | Combination locks A dial and sleeve type combination lock is provided with a shift member to move the sleeves out of coupling engagement with the dials for changing the combination of the lock. The shift member includes a manual actuator extending through an opening in the... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355525 | Production tube bending machine There is disclosed a tube bending machine with a rotatable die having a tubing clamp associated therewith and a stationary wiper block to bend a tubing work piece around the die as it rotates. The wiper block and tubing clamp are placed into and locked in... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355526 | Method and apparatus for uncoiling and straightening material for processing thereof A method and apparatus for uncoiling material such as wire, from a coil supported about a horizontal axis by a drum, including separating a loop from the coil, and bending the leading end of the material upon its exit from a pinch roll unit so that it tak... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355527 | Hold down mechanism This disclosure relates to a hold down mechanism which is particularly adapted to apply a preselected hold down pressure on an element. It employs a bar which is pivotally mounted on a support member with the bar having a hold down surface thereon so posi... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355528 | Device for bending metal pipe A bending device for metal pipe with and without plastic jacketing has a short cylindrical segment including a circumferential groove which determines the bending radius of the pipe to be bent and a support for holding the pipe to be bent tangentially wit... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355529 | Apparatus for manufacturing a cylindrical member An apparatus is provided for manufacturing a cylindrical member utilizing a pair of dies each of which has a semi-cylindrical recess formed therein and which are adapted to be brought into abutment against each other to form a material disposed within the... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355530 | Punching machine for making different products at the same step A press is disclosed having an upper set and a lower set of dies which open and close simultaneously during the operating cycle. An upright body frame member carries the lower die of each of the upper and lower sets of dies. A sliding member is mounted fo... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355531 | Rivet fastener system A metal rivet, a two-piece rivet assembly, and a joint including the assembly. The metal rivet includes a preformed head at one end of a solid shank. At the other end there is a tubular upsettable portion which is circularly cylindrical with a recess whic... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355532 | Apparatus for testing damping forces of shock absorbers A damping force produced by a shock absorber being tested is detected and converted into an electric analog signal for deciding whether the damping force is acceptable or not. The shock absorber is mounted between a slider operatively connected to a motor... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355533 | Gas measurement and analysis system A gas measurement and analysis system having a gas chromatograph which converts a gas mixture from a source to a time varying continuous signal. This signal is sampled and converted to digital form by an analog to digital converter which provides a stream... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355534 | Device for detecting defective combustion in an internal combustion engine The invention relates to a device for detecting combustion defects in an internal combustion engine which are in the form of pinking. The device comprises a detector placed on the cylinder head of the engine and a system for utilizing the signals of the d... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355535 | Apparatus for automatically measuring the properties of air-permeable rod-like articles An apparatus for sequentially measuring the physical properties of air-permeable rod-like articles such as cigarettes or filter rods. The apparatus is self contained and includes stations for measuring the circumference, weight and pressure drop of each a... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355536 | Sludge measuring apparatus and ultrasonic probe assembly therefor In a steam generator an ultrasonic probe is used to measure the accumulation of sludge between the tubes. A ribbon-like probe carrier is fed into the vessel and deflected by a carriage placed in alignment with a lane of tubes at 90°, the probe head being... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355537 | Temperature compensation for transducer components A circuit for compensating the temperature dependence of the deformation properties of a pressure transducer sensor, having four basic parts: a current source having an output proportional to the sensor temperature, a constant voltage source, a Norton div... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355538 | Exo-electron non-destructive test device and method A non-destructive testing device and method is provided wherein a test piece is held in a test stand located in a test enclosure. The test enclosure is evacuated. The test stand and test piece held therein is then vibrated, immediately after which the tes... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355539 | Fluid sampling probe A fluid sampling probe includes a fluid sampling conduit surrounded by a sheath. Cooling fluid passes through the annulus between the fluid sampling conduit and the sheath to cool the fluid samples passing through the fluid sampling conduit. A thermocoupl... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355540 | Centrifugal brake for a gyroscope with Cardan suspension A centrifugal brake for a gyroscope with Cardan suspension in a fixed housing on a mobile support includes two weights, identical, of C shape, mounted in opposition on two, diametrically opposed cylindrical articulation pins or axles. The two weights form... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355541 | Magnetic gyroscope A magnetic gyroscope includes a flexible rotating disk having a plurality of magnetic regions formed in or on the periphery of the disk. Typically four pairs of magnetic sensors are disposed about the disk at 90° angles with respect to each other to dete... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355542 | Scavenging pump A scavenging gear pump for use in a final drive comprising a drive gear and a driven gear, each being mounted for rotation and in mesh with each other. The drive gear is coupled with an input shaft and rotated thereby and has formed therein a fluid passag... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355543 | Device for supporting a shift lever in a manual transmission for an automobile A device for supporting a shift lever in a manual transmission for an automobile which includes the shift lever having a large spherical portion and a small spherical portion, a shift lever retainer supporting the large spherical portion of the shift leve... | 10/26/1982 |
