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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4463775 | Compensating valve A hydrostatic power steering control system with variable feedback compensation employing a unique compensating valve. The steering control system includes first and second hydraulic cylinders, each having two internal chambers denoted as head and feedbac... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463776 | Fluid pressure relief system actuator An actuator head is provided for a pressure relief valve (1) having a valve element (11) spring biased to a closed position and arranged to be movable under the action of a fluid pressure medium in order to allow the escape of the fluid pressure medium th... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463777 | Outside screw-and-yoke type valve One or more grooves are provided to weaken a portion of the stem nut, retaining nut, or yoke bush in a disk/gate valve to provide selective breakage to limit axially directed forces transmittable through the stem and stem connection. Clearances between th... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463778 | Sausage casing formed from regenerated cellulose with an internal vinyl acetate coating Sausage casings formed from regenerated cellulose are coated on their internal surfaces with a thin layer of a vinyl acetate polymer which is effective in causing the casing to adhere to a sausage emulsion and follow the shrinkage of the sausage during cu... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463779 | Formable, shape retentive hose A formable hose with a reformable wire embedded solely in a thicker portion of the hose cover, the reformable wire oriented longitudinally of the hose.... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463780 | Elbow cover There is disclosed an elbow cover formed of a flexible thin sheet having a bistable configuration with: (1) an open stacking shape having an interior concavity and exterior convexity formed with a substantially ellipsoidal central portion and opposite, la... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463781 | Pick-finding device for a weaving machine The pick-finding device has a planetary transmission for turning back the weaving units into their proper operative position relative to the weaving machine. The input shaft and output shaft of the transmission run in the same direction and at the same sp... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463782 | Shedding apparatus for circular weaving of multi-harness fabrics and method of using the apparatus A shedding apparatus for the circular weaving of multi-harness fabrics includes a plurality of heddle frames for weaving a multi-ply screen of the type suitable for use with a paper making machine. Each heddle frame has a warp wire from each fabric half d... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463783 | Method of inserting the weft in jet loom In a jet loom in which a weft yarn is inserted through the warp shed by a jet of fluid such as air, the thickness of the weft yarn is detected prior to insertion continuously or at intervals with a yarn thickness detector, and the pressure of ejection of ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463784 | Valve assembly for pressurized dispensers In a valve assembly for a pressurized dispenser, such as of the kind commonly known as aerosol cans, a novel arrangement is proposed for sealing the spray tip or button to the ferrule or center boss of the mounting cup of the valve during `gassing`. An in... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463785 | Router adapter for radial arm saw A router adapter is provided for use with a radial arm saw for converting same into an over-arm router which adopter comprising a mounting plate detachably engageable upon an arm of the saw motor supporting bracket or yoke for swingability with the carria... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463786 | Timber dapping apparatus Apparatus for cutting flat bottomed daps in heavy timber includes conveyor means for moving the timber through the apparatus and a cutter head operable to cut a relatively wide dap in one surface of the timber. The cutter head is supported for movement to... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463787 | Electric log splitter A log splitter is electrically powered and is portable in that it can be disassembled in discrete components for transportation in a car trunk. The splitter is rapidly operable, and is safe to operate, besides being highly portable and easy to use in remo... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463788 | Multiple bit screwdriver A multi-bit screwdriver comprises a handle with a bit selector cup rotatably mounted at its end. A plurality of bits are provided in a circular pattern within a handle magazine. A chuck is provided at the handle end for receiving a bit end and securing it... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463789 | Video equipment bag An equipment bag is provided particularly designed for use with a video camera and characterized by an internal open-topped pouch generally semi-circularly shaped with a Velcro patch on one side which mates at any desirable position along another Velcro p... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463790 | Flexible automobile screen An automobile window screen is removably disposed between opposing elements of an automobile window frame. The screen includes a pair of flexible and resilient elongated blocks, each of the blocks having a pair of longitudinal edges and a plurality of ven... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463791 | Venetian blind cord lock for up to eight lift cords A cord lock for up to eight lift cords including an openwork, grid-like structure adapted to seat on the bottom wall of a headrail channel over a bottom wall opening; the grid-like structure including intersecting longitudinal and transverse members; upwa... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463792 | Apparatus for insulating a surface area An apparatus for insulating a surface area is disclosed having an insulating sheet mounted to a roller for winding and unwinding thereon. Sealing means are provided for sealing the edges of the sheet when the sheet is unwound to insulate the surface area.... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463793 | Vacuum die casting machine A method and apparatus for casting molten metal in a die casting machine having matching die assemblies movable between open and closed positions, a plunger for injecting molten metal into the die cavity, a vacuum system for evacuating the die cavity duri... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463794 | Apparatus for producing containerless sand molds A match plate mold-producing apparatus is provided with at least a pair of molding flasks for an upper and a lower sand mold. The pair of molding flasks is alternately positioned in a first mold-forming station in which a match plate carrying thereon a pa... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463795 | Method of cooling a continuous casting The cooling of a cast steel slab in a continuous casting installation is controlled by dividing the cast product into successive fictitious elements and periodically calculating the water flow values of the cooling water delivered to the successive coolin... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463796 | Continuous metal casting method and plant for performing same The continuous metal casting method includes continuously forming a portion of an ingot in the open-ended mold of the primary cooling zone under pressure, with a cold junction being formed at the end of the portion. The portion of the ingot is intermitten... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463797 | Inhibiting shrinkage pipe formation of metal casting A mold structure for casting large metallic parts such as ingots so as to avoid the formation of the "shrinkage pipe" which normally develops on the exposed top surface of such castings during their solidification comprises a cap for placement on a mold w... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463798 | Electrostatically pumped heat pipe and method The heat pipe has a condensing area at one end and an evaporating area at the other end. An ion drag pump is within the condensing area to receive dielectric refrigerant condensate in its inlet. There is a liquid carrying tube having one end connected to ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463799 | Heat storage medium for latent heat thermal energy storage unit A heat storage medium for use in a latent heat TES unit is obtained by treating a crystalline polyolefin with ion plasma thereby crosslinking it only in the surface region.... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463800 | Radiator mounted condition sensing probe Apparatus for installing a condition-sensing element or the like in a heat exchanger, such as a radiator, comprising an elongated probe containing the sensing element, and a device securing the probe in a space defined between two adjacent cooling fins in... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463801 | Air induction control system for vehicle air conditioners A vehicle air conditioner control apparatus for supplying into the passenger compartment of a vehicle a flow of air which is temperature controlled in accordance with air conditioner control conditions, automatically controls an air change-over damper in ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463802 | Water box and expansion chamber device, e.g. for an internal combustion engine radiator The water box and expansion chamber for the radiator of an internal combustion engine radiator may be moulded as a single piece. The water box (12) and the expansion chamber (11) are connected in the usual way near the top by a degassing duct. Near the bo... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463803 | Downhole vapor generator and method of operation Disclosed is a method and apparatus for generating high pressure steam within a well bore. The steam vapor generator is constructed for receiving and mixing high pressure water, fuel and oxidant in a down-hole configuration. High pressure water is receive... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463804 | Vented non-pressurized, uncontaminated well fluid sampler A method is disclosed for recovering a non-pressurized and uncontaminated fluid sample from deep in a well or the like in an elongated sampler having a sample chamber formed by valves at both ends thereof in a tubular housing for trapping the fluid sample... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463805 | Method for tertiary recovery of oil A method for enhancing the recovery of oil from underground formations includes alternately using a single bore hole as an electrode well and a producing well by placing a first electrode in electrical contact with the oil-bearing formation through the bo... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463806 | Method for surfactant waterflooding in a high brine environment An improved recovery process is provided for fluent petroleum in a porous formation having spaced injection means and production well recovery means which includes a concentrated brine drive and surfactant carrier system. Advantageously, an effective aque... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463807 | Minimizing subsidence effects during production of coal in situ Coal is reduced to ash in place by gasification using in situ production techniques, resulting in significant void space underground, which in turn causes roof fall and subsidence. Overburden collapse is stabilized by backfilling with foaming mud cement t... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463808 | Method for effecting seals in earth boreholes A well fluid and method for borehole sealing such as grouting or plugging, the fluid being comprised of water, a water swellable clay and a water dispersible polymer which prevents immediate hydration of the clay.... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463809 | Method for regenerating brine The present invention is for a method of regenerating diluted brine containing hardness from a water softening process. The process includes the steps of contacting the diluted brine with a weak acid ion exchange resin to remove the hardness from the brin... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463810 | Process for fracturing subterranean formations The process of initiating and/or extending a fracture in a subterranean formation penetrated by a wellbore which comprises injecting a crosslinked aqueous gelled fracturing fluid through the wellbore and against the formation at a flow rate and pressure s... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463811 | Implement with laterally movable frame structure A guidance system for use with tractor-mounted row crop cultivators and similar implements includes a pair of independent furrow followers mounted one behind the other on the implement for sensing implement position relative to a preestablished guidance f... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463812 | Earth moving apparatus Apparatus for mounting on earth moving machinery including a blade portion, a rake portion, a support portion and a mounting portion; the blade portion including a substantially straight elongated plate section and a curved section extending therefrom; th... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463813 | Spring mounted standard assembly A spring trip standard assembly for a chisel plow or the like, the standard assembly having a compact single coil spring structure with a trip geometry producing a high initial trip force and a reduced maximum to initial trip force ratio. The horizontal t... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4463814 | Down-hole drilling apparatus A down-hole drilling apparatus having a drill tool assembly with a cutting head at one end connected to an umbilical which extends to a retrieval reel on the surface. The umbilical provides electrical power, drilling fluid and means for instrumentation an... | 08/07/1984 |
