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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4377007 | Convertible length garment A long dress is made up of a slip-like underdress which may be worn under a short overdress or alone, the overdress and the underdress, when worn together, providing the appearance of a long dress. The overdress and the underdress may be worn alone, howev... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377008 | Article of clothing An improved article of clothing, more particularly an undergarment, mainly for use in the form of men's briefs or shorts. This invention serves as a health aid and includes the use of a separate compartment in the undergarment which permits the scrotum of... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377009 | Head protector Garments for the protection of a football player's jaws are disclosed utilizing lightweight overlapping flexible jointed flap members attached together by cloth padding to cover the player's jaws and other parts of the face.... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377010 | Biocompatible material comprising a base polymer bulk graft polymerized with an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid A biocompatible surgical device comprises at least at its surface a hydrophilic thermoplastic graft copolymer which is an ethylenic carboxylic acid, selected from acrylic acid and alkyl substituted acrylic acids graft copolymerized onto a base polymer. Th... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377011 | Infant cradle A cradle for an infant is disclosed which is collapsible and which provides several different rocking motions. The framework of the cradle is comprised of an outer frame with an inner frame suspended therein. The outer frame has an open position and a col... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377012 | Sole press pad box An improved pad box for use in a shoe sole attaching press supports the shoe and sole in a manner which applies pressure along the sole over a wide range of sizes and heel heights with improved, more uniform pressure distribution. The pad box supports a n... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377013 | Rotatable hair brush A rotary brush or other rotary implement constructed in accordance with the instant invention includes a first fixed handle means and a second movable handle means hinged to the fixed handle and operable by squeezing. The brush head to be rotated is mount... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377014 | Pail washing machine Lubricant pails are quickly washed and dried during an automatic machine operating cycle which is initiated by manual placement of each pail on a holding mandrel and simultaneous operation of an adjacent limit switch. Mandrel and pail rotation are initiat... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377015 | Stove pipe cleaning apparatus Apparatus for the cleaning of stove pipes, in place, comprising a stove pipe elbow of special construction, a brush, and a handle. The stove pipe elbow includes a large opening on its greatest curvature for brush removal and insertion and a lid for coveri... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377016 | Footmat A shoe cleaning mat employs a plurality of spaced projections on a base layer, all projecting to substantially the same height to provide a stable support. Some of the projections are each provided with an array of radially extending ribs which are progre... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377017 | Scrubbing machine with water regeneration A scrubber is disclosed including an applicator for applying a cleaning solution, a rotary brush for working such solution on the soiled surface and a pick up section for removing the cleaning solution and suspended soilage from the surface being scrubbed... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377018 | Cleaning device for surfaces A mobile cleaning device for large flat surfaces includes a housing which forms a spray chamber having an open bottom. A first pair of exhaust ducts is mounted on the front and rear walls of the housing, and a second pair of exhaust ducts is mounted on th... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377019 | Resilient hinge with coil spring on pintle A hinge device used with a rotation member having a rotational moment which varies in accordance with a rotation angle. The hinge device comprises a core bar inserted into a fixed member, a flat wire torsion spring fixed at its ends to the core bar and to... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377020 | Bi-rotational hinge A device for mounting a support and articulation arm of a sun-glare shield of a vehicle in which the sun-glare shield is engaged in a horizontal aperture of a bearing and in an orifice of a pull-rod member which is elastically biased upwardly. This pull-r... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377021 | Apparatus for opening and mixing fibrous material, e.g. cotton An apparatus for opening and mixing fibrous materials including a conveyor for moving bales of fibrous material along a generally horizontal path toward an inclined surface, means moving along the surface or the inclined path of travel of the conveyor for... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377022 | Separable slide fastener A separable slide fastener having a separable assembly comprises a pair of stringer tapes each carrying along one longitudinal edge a row of coupling elements each having a pair of spaced legs and a coupling head extending between the legs. The separable ... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377023 | Deep boring mill with a synchroneously operating headstock A deep boring or drilling mill, especially of the horizontal type, comprises a machine bed. A headstock and a tailsotck are operatively arranged on the machine bed. A cooling medium supply device is operatively arranged between the headstock and the tails... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377024 | Method of making a heat exchanger A method of making a heat exchanger of the type used in vehicle radiators and having a core of spaced welded, as contrasted to lock-seam, tubes and interconnecting fins connected to spaced liquid tanks. The method, which permits machine-operated mass prod... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377025 | Method of mounting heat exchanger support system Arrangements for supporting a heat exchanger core within a steel frame structure by a hanger system utilizing flexible members pivotably coupled to overhead support beams. Balancing beams are employed to equalize the load transmitted through the system to... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377026 | System for securing component leads to printed circuit boards When operating a system embodying the invention, the operator sits in a convenient position with his knees beneath the conveyor carrying the printed circuit boards. The tools for bending, cutting and otherwise operating on the components leads are located... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377027 | Fishline sinker applicator A fishing sinker applicator assembly wherein a plurality of sinkers are connected by a sprue, in line, and each being generally semi-circular with a top V-shaped groove. Selectively, and one at a time, the combination of a cutter-hammer and anvil of the a... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377028 | Method for registering a mask pattern in a photo-etching apparatus for semiconductor devices A method is provided for registering a pattern on a mask plate with a pattern already formed on a semiconductor wafer. A reflector group is provided on the wafer comprising a plurality of reflectors having a predetermined shape, interval and alignment. Tw... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377029 | Process for fabricating a bipolar integrated circuit having capacitors A process for fabricating a bipolar integrated circuit comprises the steps of: forming isolation regions in an epitaxial layer of a second conductivity type formed on a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; forming a thermal oxidation layer on ... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377030 | Metallization of selectively implanted AIII -BV compound semiconductors Fabricating a semiconductor arrangement with a semiconductor body of an AIII -BV compound, characterized that the semiconductor body is doped with different doping substances in such manner that for barrier and non-barrier contacts o... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377031 | Method of making Schottky barrier diode by selective beam-crystallized polycrystalline/amorphous layer Generally, a complicated process is required in manufacturing a semiconductor device containing a Schottky barrier diode and a polycrystalline silicon layer which prevents excessive reaction of the aluminum electrode and silicon material involved. Because... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377032 | Superconducting cable A superconducting cable containing a plurality of individual wires which are stranded or plaited to wire bundles and ropes, wherein in order to avoid relative movement and/or deformation between the wire bundles and/or ropes as, for example, may otherwise... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377033 | Integrated carbon/insulator structure and method for fabricating same A thin, integrated carbon/insulator structure, and a method for fabricating same, for use in a primary electrochemical cell. A quantity of a wet carbon slurry material including a mixture of carbon black, water and/or isopropyl alcohol, and a binder such ... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377034 | Safety razor kit The present invention comprises a razor head assembly to which is operatively connected a pre-packaged, pressurized unit of shaving cream or gel. The razor head assembly contains a valve mechanism and an opening whereby the contents of the container of cr... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377035 | Cultry place setting A cutlery place setting comprises a knife, a fork, a spoon, and a holder in which the upper ends of the knife, fork and spoon are housed together detachably and which holds them together.... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377036 | Precision measuring apparatus having a measuring interval sealed from environmental influences a precision measuring apparatus (0) defining a measuring interval sealed from environmental influences comprises a shielding housing (10) surrounding a measuring interval and defining within the housing wall a slit (10a) oriented along the measuring inter... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377037 | Device and method for the measurement of the thickness of a wet coating A device and method for the measurement of the thickness of a wet coating, such as paint, on a substrate, the device comprising a frame with two legs having ends which may be pressed through the wet coating onto the substrate. A probe is mounted in the fr... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377038 | Truck wheel clamp with floating spindle plate A wheel clamp is disclosed for supporting a wheel aligning tool in a plane generally parallel to the plane of the wheel. The wheel clamp comprises two assemblies. The first assembly is a clamping frame which grasps the tire at three points along its perip... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377039 | Process for the drying of wood by use of dielectric energy A process for the drying of wood is disclosed. The drying is carried out by heating the wood in an oil and under vacuum with heating being carried out wholly or partly by use of dielectric energy.... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377040 | Process for the modification of wood A process is described for the modification of wood and wood products by heat treatment in a closed, heatable vessel, wherein the water content of the starting material is controlled to be no higher than 10% by weight.... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377041 | Athletic shoe sole This invention relates to an improved design associated with the fabrication and construction of an athletic shoe sole capable of minimizing stress and strain to the functioning portions of the human body associated with any athletic endeavor that utilize... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377042 | Footwear having removable sole Athletic shoes with removable outsoles are disclosed. Each upper is designed to fit an individual foot and ankle of a particular wearer and such upper is provided with an insole securely and permanently connected therewith. Each insole terminates along it... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377043 | Semi-automatic hydraulic excavator A semi-automatic hydraulic excavator capable of automatically controlling arm and bucket angles when bringing the bucket back to the original excavation posture after completion of dumping excavated soil. For this purpose, arm and bucket angle detectors a... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377044 | Snow thrower with dual controls A manual electrically powered snow throwing device has features that allow it to be used either in a shovel mode or in a pushing and pulling mode. The device has an upper handgrip with forward and rearward handgrip portions. The forward handgrip portion i... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377045 | Ironing press An ironing press includes an ironing table equipped with an endless conveyor belt mounted on two spaced parallel rollers and a drive for rotating one of the rollers to drive the belt. For an ironing operation, a heatable pressing plate is moved near to th... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4377046 | Tag holding bracket A tag holding bracket includes an upright elongated base member having a support hook at its upper end and a tag receiving channel at its lower end. The rearward wall of the channel is connected to the base member and inclined forwardly from the base memb... | 03/22/1983 |
