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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4491985 | Head covering for women with hair loss A head covering having the general appearance of a turban and made from elastic fabric so as to fit securely in a snug manner about the head. Liner components are of a fleecy material to partially fill the interior of the head covering and thereby compens... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491986 | Heart valve A prosthetic heart valve including a supporting structure comprising a substantially semi-circular base or armature of semi-rigid but somewhat flexible material with two upwardly projecting struts. The armature and struts may be encased with plastic or ot... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491987 | Method of orthopedic implantation and implant product An improved process for orthopedic implantation of a prosthesis where the prosthesis has a polymer coating on substantially the entire surface of same that is to be affixed to the bone by bone cement, the polymer coating being substantially completely pol... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491988 | In-tank toilet bowl cleaner dispenser A dispenser (10) for use in a flush tank of a toilet is disclosed. The flush tank has a first water level (17) during quiescent periods and a second water level (18) when the toilet is flushed. The dispenser (10) includes a housing (11) having a top (11a)... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491989 | Closure device for toilet seats The invention discloses a closure and hinge device that automatically releases and lowers a toilet seat, or the seat and its associated lid together, when the flushing handle of a commode or toilet is actuated. The device includes a releasable hinge-closi... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491990 | Shower door A bubble-type shower door adapted to be pivotally mounted symmetrically about its vertical center axis to open and close a shower door opening of the same contour, the door being concave rearward and preferably having a rearward projecting diverging rim p... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491991 | Toilet cover attachment A toilet seat cover position monitoring device in the form of an attachment to the inside surface of a cover. Upon the cover being moved to the upper position permitting access into the toilet bowl, a first light begins to blink. After a set period of tim... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491992 | Convertible baby crib and playpen An adjustable-sized, readily assembled and readily disassembled baby crib made up of a series of plastic tube sections and plastic tube fittings. An invertible bottom portion is useful per se as a small short crib and, when inverted, is useful as a base p... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491993 | Mechanism for maintaining the shape of a floatation sleep system Mechanism for maintaining the shape of a floatation sleep system, such system including a bladder having flexible walls defining a chamber adapted to be filled with fluid and a marginal perimeter edge support for such bladder. The shape maintaining mechan... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491994 | Wild bee nesting domicile A wild bee nesting domicile comprising a strip assembly of a flexible backing sheet to which is secured a matching pleated strip, the strip assembly being rolled or wrapped about itself so that the tips of the pleats are in contact with the backing sheet ... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491995 | Process for the level exhaust dyeing of polyester fibers A process for the level exhaust dyeing of polyester fiber textile material is accomplished by dissolving unfinished disperse dyestuff synthesis material in as high a concentration as possible in an organic solvent miscible with water. This solution is for... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491996 | Insole support plate mechanism An insole support plate disposed on the last post, the insole support plate having a toggle mechanism which permits the support plate to be moved heelwardly an adjustable amount of distance, said support plate and toggle mechanism being arranged on a fram... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491997 | Machine for lasting heel seat portions of shoes In a tack seat lasting machine the wiper plates (90) first effect an "advancing+inwiping" movement and thereafter an "inwiping only" movement, while a central wiping member (76), about which the wiper plates pivot, advances only. To achieve this motion, t... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491998 | Scrubber mop An abrasive scrubbing pad device combined with a wringer mop in which the scrubbing pad when not in use is automatically placed in a physical position which does not interfere with the normal mop function of the mop by an automatic pivoting action brought... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4491999 | Buffing pad retainer A buffing pad retainer is provided for retaining an annular buffing pad in operable engagement with the bristles of a rotating annular floor machine brush. The retainer is a truncated conical disk having a depending cylindrical coaxial disk portion. In op... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492000 | Chimney cleaner A horizontal mount is provided having opposite side portions and central structure for attaching the lower end of an elongated upstanding support member thereto disposed generally normal to a plane extending between and along the mount opposite side porti... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492001 | Method to clean up oil spills or similar substances and a device to practice this method A method and a device to clean up oil spills or similar substances. Sorbent material for oil or similar products is blown out by means of an air current on to the oil via a spreading duct through a spreading opening. The sorbent material is brought to sor... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492002 | Floor cleaning machine An automatic floor cleaning machine includes a unitary, self-contained and propelled, power driven body mounting from front to rear in a normal cleaning direction of travel: a propulsion mechanism including drive wheels and guide wheels for dry tracking o... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492003 | Filter cleaning device A filter cleaning device for purging filters made of porous material employs a tank containing pressurized air and a flow conduit communicating with the tank. A shield mounted on the flow conduit is shaped to engage the filter whereby the pressurized air ... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492004 | Earless clamp structure A clamp structure especially for use in applications in which space conditions do not permit any projecting parts such as plastically deformable ears, and in which outwardly extending hooks adapted to engage in apertures are used to mechanically interconn... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492005 | Conduit clamp (case 1) The present invention provides a conduit clamp comprising means for securing a conduit such as a hose to another structure, a pair of jaws arranged to be clamped around a conduit, means on one side of a first jaw arranged to engage pivotally with compleme... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492006 | Three-tape type zipper A three-tape type zipper is disclosed which comprises first to third tapes, a first slider for fastening the first and second tapes and a second slider for fastening the first and third tapes. One end of the first tape and one end of the second tape are c... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492007 | Fastening means for safety belts The invention comprises safety belt fastening means of the type having a locking tongue slideably engageable with a locking device. The locking device includes a locking flap releaseably engageable with the tongue, and release means for lifting and releas... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492008 | Methods for making high performance lateral bipolar transistors A high performance lateral transistor may be fabricated by first providing a monocrystalline semiconductor body having a principal surface and where the desired transistor is a PNP transistor, a buried N+ region with an N+ reach-through connecting the bur... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492009 | Yarn texturing jet A self-stringing jet device which is compact and easy to string up includes a body, a yarn inlet section, a movable venturi and a cylindrical baffle located at the outlet end of the jet. The venturi may be moved from a string up position to an operating p... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492010 | Gas check seating body A device is described with which a gas check can be squarely placed onto the shank of a cast bullet in a bullet sizing apparatus. The device is a gas check seating body with a laterally located slot so as to fit into the apparatus while partially enclosin... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492011 | Scraper to rough down the surfaces of a coated finish A scraping tool more particularly intended to rough-hew surfaces coated with a primer and set up in a frame comprising at least two lateral walls and a face of a plane taken the form of the surface to rough-hew and supplied with an opening in which the sh... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492012 | Method of making roll for use in printing A roll for use in a printing operation and a method of making same is disclosed. The roll includes a tubular mesh sleeve which is covered with an elastomer composition, such as a Buna-N rubber. The composition includes discrete fibers, such as nylon fiber... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492013 | Method for manufacturing a prestressed hydraulic accumulator A hydraulic accumulator comprises two-halfs shells, the diaphragm therebetween defining two cavities. One cavity contains presssurized gas and the cavity receives hydraulic fluid under pressure. The two-half shells are held together by a mechanical elemen... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492014 | Jet engine compressor stage puller A jet engine compressor stage puller engages the lip of each disk and spa section of a jet engine compressor, and the end of the compressor shaft. A guide bar has a central threaded hole through which a bolt is threaded. A cup integral with the bolt enga... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492015 | Apparatus for use in welding Apparatus for use in welding end-to-end a pair of annular members such as pipes has first and second annular clamps for encircling and clamping the respective pipes. One of the clamps is supported by the other for axial, transverse, and rocking movements ... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492016 | Pallet assembly apparatus and method An apparatus is provided for assembling pallets which includes an assembly table which is pivotable on an axis, supports for supporting a plurality of first deck boards, and a displaceable support for holding up the underside of the pallet when the table ... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492017 | Method of assembling a rigid wire for driven rotational movement A method of assembling a rigid wire element for driven rotational movement including attaching a rotational element to a drive means with the rotational element having a transverse bore therethrough slightly larger in diameter than the rigid wire element ... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492018 | Method of axially positioning a rotating annular member supporting shaft within a support A scheme for accurately and quickly axially positioning a rotatable member such as the axles of a differential or a shaft supported impeller of a centrifugal pump within a housing or similar support for rotation therein with predetermined axial bearing cl... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492019 | Method of forming an axle A method of forming an axle with hollow spindles which are each capable of supporting a rotatable hub having a wheel and tire mounted thereon. Each hub would include an intermediate cavity which is sealed to define with a wall of the spindle a reservoir f... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492020 | Method for fabricating corrugated microwave components In the disclosed method for fabricating corrugated microwave components, a billet assembly is formed of electrically conductive plates sandwiched with chemical etching sensitive spacer material and clamped together. An inside surface is formed in the bill... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492021 | Method of making cathode current collectors for sodium sulphur cells In a sodium sulphur cell, improved protection of a cathode current collector is obtained by isostatically pressing graphite foil or flakes onto the surface of the collector, which surface is preferably roughened or coated with an intermediate conductive l... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492022 | Apparatus for the paired connection of sheet piles with claws Apparatus and a method are presented for the paired connection of sheet piles with claws, the piles having either Z-shaped cross-sections or U-shaped cross-sections. The machinery is divided into two general sections having a common axis. One pile to be j... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492023 | Electrical harness fabrication method and apparatus A method and apparatus for fabricating a plurality of electrical harnesses is disclosed. Each electrical harness includes at least one connector defined by a housing with insulation displacement type contacts loaded therein. The apparatus sequentially fee... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492024 | Razor blade assembly A razor blade assembly comprising a blade disposed between skin engaging elements adapted in operation to engage a surface being shaved ahead and behind, respectively, of the blade, the blade being movable relative to the elements in response to forces en... | 01/08/1985 |
