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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4356769 | Self-propelling projectile for firearms A self-propelling projectile comprising a projectile body at the normally forward end of said projectile, a propellent charge at the normally rearward end of said projectile, and a primer element located between the ends of said projectile for ignition by... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356770 | Overflying munitions device and system In a munitions system, a cylindrical canister is fired over a target. The canister carries a target sensing infrared device and, when a target is detected, a projectile is fired downward from the bottom of the overflying missile. A spinning motion is impa... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356771 | Self-propelled track working machine A self-propelled track working machine comprises two separate vehicles moved along the track by respective drives. Track working tools are mounted on one of the vehicles, as well as a television camera for viewing selected ones of such tools. The vehicle ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356772 | Magnetically levitated object A magnetically levitated carriage provided with a magnetic system suspension consisting of support magnets which magnetically cooperate via an air gap. The levitated carriage is maintained in a stable condition by means of a stabilizing device which subst... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356773 | Hydraulically driven railway car A motorized track car with a wheeled lower portion for rolling along a railroad track, and a platform carried by the wheeled lower portion. The platform has seating accommodation for one or more persons with the propulsion means for the vehicle disposed b... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356774 | Truck bolster flange and wear ring A truck bolster ring is described comprising an annular ring adapted to be secured to the truck bolster and having inner and outer diameters. A wear resistant surface is electrically welded to the inner diameter of the ring to increase the useful life of ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356775 | Damped railway car suspension The suspension includes a moveable load arm assembly adapted to support a railcar axle, at least one elliptical cross-section rod spring carried by the load arm assembly in load bearing relation with a railcar body, a frictional damping surface connected ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356776 | Corner connector for open top rail cars Disclosed is a corner connection for open top type rail cars such as gondolas, hoppers, etc. The top side chords of the rail cars have plates mounted to the upper and lower surfaces thereof which extend beyond the end of the top side chords. Circular open... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356777 | Knockdown structure A knockdown structure including at least two panels adapted to extend transverse to each other, an intermediate bar segment attached to a side face of one of the panels and two end bar segments attached to side face of the other of the panels and disposed... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356778 | Underfire air and steam system and incinerating process for a controlled starved-air incinerator An underfire system for a controlled starved-air incinerator and incinerating process which minimizes high localized temperatures in the main combustion chamber to lessen clinker formation and vaporization of inorganics for minimizing the particulate emis... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356779 | Fluidized bed solids feed A fluidized-bed system for feeding coal or a coal-limestone mixture into a fluidized bed combustor, a perforated horizontal distributor plate dividing the chamber into upper and lower chamber sections, means for feeding solid fuel particles into the upper... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356780 | Equalized furrow forming apparatus for a seed planter An apparatus to be towed that includes a frame supported, rotatably mounted, pair of furrow forming disks that are arranged to substantially contact each other at the approximate point of entry into the soil and diverge apart rearwardly and upwardly, a pa... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356781 | Thread handling arrangement for sewing machines A thread handling system for a sewing machine is provided with elongate thread holding members formed for frictional contact of both members with thread during movement of the thread in the holder free of a takeup, and both formed and placed to cause thre... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356782 | Thread chain sewing method and device for use in the two-needle overlock sewing machine A thread chain sewing method and device for use in a two-needle overlock sewing machine. An inner chaining-off finger is held in an advanced position during sewing directly on fabric material. The inner finger is also advanced during the period at which t... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356783 | Portable mooring whip unit A portable mooring whip unit for mounting and transporting a mooring whip comprising a housing including a face plate having at least one aperature centrally located within the face plate. The unit includes a tubular member for each centrally located aper... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356784 | Integrated tug-barge vessel The integrated tug-barge vessel consists of a separable barge and tug; the stern of the barge is formed of a pair of rearwardly extending projections defining a notch therebetween; the inside wall of each stern projection displays a buttress that engages ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356785 | Transportable process modules The present invention relates to process modules designed for interconnection during shipment as well as installation. The process modules may be of a single deck design adapted to be stacked and transported on specially designed ships, as in LASH vessels... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356786 | Hydrofoil boat An improved utility class hydrofoil boat having an integrated hydrofoil suspension and steering system wherein pairs of foils may be inclined at various angles, to the lateral axis of the boat, converting from surface piercing to submerged type foils when... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356787 | Float construction An improved float construction of the type primarily intended for use in supporting a seaplane and commonly referred to as a pontoon. More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved bottom configuration of a single step float.... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356788 | Deepwater propellant embedded anchor having emergency release mechanism A deepwater propellant embedded anchor system having emergency release menism for separating an anchor fluke assembly from the gun assembly. In an emergency, a sear pin is rotated by a lever and release line to disengage the fluke assembly, thus allowing... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356789 | Emergency evacuation system for offshore oil platform A system and method for evacuating endangered personnel from an offshore oil platform. The disclosed system includes; a self-propelled marine service vessel equipped with a large capacity revolving crane, a portable evacuation shelter located on the platf... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356790 | Temperature indicator A pop-up type temperature indicator is adapted to be inserted in poultry or other meat to indicate that a preselected temperature has been reached. The indicator includes a housing having a bore, a movable temperature-indicating element in the bore, and a... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356791 | Filter device and filter element for use therein A filter device for use in a pipeline flow system used in particular, but not essentially in milking installations comprises a filter housing (4,5) containing a plurality of filter elements (1a,1b,1c etc) of decreasing size in the flow direction for succe... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356792 | Flooring system A flooring system comprising a plurality of spaced load-bearing joists and flooring members which are carried thereby, extending at right-angles thereto. Each flooring member has a web and a pair of downwardly-depending flanges, and each joist is of gener... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356793 | Bird feeder A wild bird feeder comprising an elongated hollow cylindrical body of a clear transparent plastic material. The bottom is provided with an integral closure and the top is provided with a removable closure cap for filling with bird seed. The body is provid... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356794 | Hot water boiler A hot water boiler, e.g. for central heating, has two castings which contain water passages and are connected together to enclose a combustion chamber and above it a flue. From the flue, the burned gases pass downwardly through passages outside the castin... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356795 | Device for fixing a panel of heat-exchange tubes A device for fixing a panel of horizontal heat-exchange tubes on vertical tubes 1 or beams provided with longitudinal fins 2. It includes a series of shoulders 4 having upwardly projecting rims on the fins, parts 6 which form latches having noses 9 by whi... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356796 | Cooling system for hydronamic retarder of internal combustion engine An air-cooled internal combustion engine equipped with a hydronamic retarder is combined with a cooling system for the hydronamic retarder fluid. The system comprises a cooling air shroud for directing cooling air past the engine in cooling relationship t... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356797 | System for controlling air-fuel ratio A system for controlling the air-fuel ratio for a carburetor for an internal combustion engine having an intake passage, an exhaust passage, a throttle valve, a detector such as an oxygen sensor for detecting the concentration of oxygen in the exhaust gas... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356798 | Intake system for use in internal combustion engine An internal system for use in an internal combustion engine which includes a carburetor, a throttle valve and a check valve. A supplemental chamber is connected to an intake passage adapted to introduce therethrough air-fuel mixture from the throttle valv... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356799 | Spring retainer-valve selector A valve selector including a telescoping spring capsule subassembly having a dual retainer ring arrangement for limiting the maximum extended length thereof. A cup-shaped spring retaining member has an internal groove formed near its rim and a cup-shaped ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356800 | Liquid-cooled, composite piston for internal-combustion engines In a liquid-cooled, composite piston for internal-combustion engines, particularly for medium-speed diesel engines, comprising a lower part, which made of a material comprising an eutectic aluminum-silicon alloy which lower part is connected to an upper p... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356801 | Throttle body fuel injection A throttle body fuel injection system comprises a fuel injector which sprays fuel into an induction bore of circular cross section for mixture with induction air passing through the bore. Fuel is injected exclusively upstream of the throttle blade and ape... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356802 | Valve system for regulating the idling speed of Otto engines, particularly automobile engines A valve system for regulating the idling speed of Otto engines, particularly automobile engines, by controlling the amount of air on an outlet side with an electromechanical setting member which comprises a valve element which limits the effective outlet ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356803 | Method and apparatus for controlling the fuel feeding rate of an internal combustion engine The acceleration of an internal combustion engine is detected for generating at least one electrical signal indicating when acceleration exceeds a predetermined degree. In response to this signal, the fuel feeding rate of the engine is instantly increased... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356804 | Fuel evaporator A fuel evaporator for an internal combustion engine is comprised of a metallic casing which is composed of a heating plate portion and a supporting portion projecting from the outer periphery of the heating plate portion downward, a heating element fixed ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356805 | Fuel vaporizing device A fuel vaporizing device for use with internal combustion engines including a carburetor, an air filter, and a fuel tank. In the device of the present invention fuel consumed by the engine is directed to source such as a fuel tank to a conventional carbur... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356806 | Exhaust gas recirculation system An exhaust gas recirculation system for an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine including at least one combustion chamber; an intake mechanism for delivering a combustible fluid mixture to the combustion chamber; an ignition system f... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356807 | Ignition device for an internal combustion engine Two closed circuits respectively are each comprised of a primary coil of a transformer for plug ignition, a transistor, a diode, a resistor and a common power source. When one of the transistors is conductive during the ignition period, the current in the... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356808 | Low-speed compensated ignition system for an internal combustion engine A switching transistor (7, 9) is serially connected with the primary (5) of an ignition coil; current flow therethrough is controlled from an a-c signal generator (16) with respect to an ON threshold level (Ue) to store electromagnetic energy, and an OFF ... | 11/02/1982 |
