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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4503565 | Membrane valve for dry diver's apparel A water excluding vent valve for insulated gloves or other portions of a er's dry suit utilizes a vent control element including a microporous membrane disposed in obturating relation to an opening in the shell of the glove or other article. The membrane... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503566 | Leg protector A protective leg and shoe covering is provided which has a two piece upper portion designed to snuggly wrap around a user's lower leg and a flare portion to cover the top of the user's shoe. A hook and pile closure provides adjustability in the snugness o... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503567 | Partially stiffened extensible waistband structure A garment waistband that employs a longitudinally extensible elastic band which is laterally partially stiffened. A plurality of elastic threads extending in the longitudinal direction through the band are bound to stiffened lateral fibers, and the stiffe... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503568 | Small diameter vascular bypass and method A arterial bypass includes a relatively large diameter proximal tubular segment for connection to the upstream portion of an artery and a relatively small diameter distal tubular segment for connection to the downstream portion of the artery. A tapered ad... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503569 | Transluminally placed expandable graft prosthesis A transluminally placed endovascular graft prosthesis includes a helically wound coil having a generally tubular shape and is made of a shape memory Nitinol alloy having a transition temperature in the range of 115°-125° F. After placement within a body... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503570 | Intraocular lens Intraocular lens including a plano-convex lens and a plurality of flexible closed loops spaced about a circumference of an edge of the lens, one end of each closed loop fixedly secured into a hole in the edge and the other end of the closed loop in slidab... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503571 | Infant trainer seat This invention relates to an infant trainer seat for releasable mounting to a standard commode or toilet seat. The trainer seat includes a tubular support frame and cross-members adapted to rest on the standard seat, span the opening of the standard seat ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503572 | Disposable receptacle for spittle A disposable apparatus for disposal of spittle is disclosed which includes a receptacle having a top and a base. A lid including a disk-shaped member having an aperture of selected diameter disposed therethrough is attached by a channel member which is ad... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503573 | Swimming pool water circulation system A swimming pool water circulation system having a two-state valve which is alternately operated for predetermined lengths of time in a first state wherein water flow through the system is at a relatively low pressure high volume flow rate for efficient wa... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503574 | Combination wire stripping and cutting tool A tool for stripping surface layers from elongate objects includes an elongate frame, a jaw means which extends along the frame and which is pivotally mounted in the frame and a leg which also extends along the frame and which is pivotally mounted in the ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503575 | Automatic liquid control system for a clothes washing machine A liquid control system is provided for an automatic washer which responds to a user's inputs of fabric type, desired temperature and additives required, to introduce into the tub of the washer an optimum volume of liquid to wash a clothes load in the tub... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503576 | Orthotic appliance and method of making An orthotic appliance and a method of making same in which the appliance is for use between a foot and a shoe, boot or the like and includes an insert which is to be placed between the foot and the boot, the insert is to be custom formed to correspond to ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503577 | Pipe and hose decontamination apparatus A pipe and hose decontamination apparatus is disclosed using freshly filtered high pressure Freon solvent in an integrated closed loop to remove radioactive particles or other contaminants from items having a long cylindrical geometry such as hoses, pipes... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503578 | Brush assembly apparatus for cleaning cannons A brush assembly for cleaning the bore of a cannon. The assembly includes a cylindrically-shaped brush (46) supported on front and rear plates (22, 24). An assembly shaft (30) extends through the plate, the center of the brush and through the rear plate. ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503579 | Sponge-holding device A sponge-holding device is provided for the releasable engagement of sponges as may be used in a sponge mop. The device is comprised of a base plate having mounting means for pivoted attachment of the extremity of an elongated handle, and a pair of holdin... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503580 | Wiper blade coupling structure A windshield wiper blade holder for attachment to a wiper arm of the side mounting type comprises a primary yoke member having a rigid central portion formed with a socket extending transversely through it to receive a side pin on the end of the wiper arm... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503581 | Automatic floor treating apparatus Apparatus for automatically treating a floor or material on a floor is described in which a support carrying means for treating the floor is provided with a first set of wheels for moving the support in one direction or the opposite direction of a first p... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503582 | Double-acting refrigerator door hinge and sliding lock-bolt Hinge structure for mounting a door to a cabinet for selective opening of the door from either side of the cabinet. The hinge structure includes a slide bar which is selectively positionable as a result of the opening of the door from either side of the c... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503583 | Enclosure with double acting hinge mechanism having overcenter latch Door mounting structure for pivotally mounting a door to a cabinet for selectively closing an access opening of the cabinet and permitting the door to be opened from either side, as desired. The door mounting structure includes locking structure for effec... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503584 | Enclosure structure with double-acting hinge mechanism having interlocking pivotal latch Mounting structure for mounting a door to a cabinet for selectively closing an access opening. The mounting structure permits the door to be swung open outwardly from either of the sides of the opening. The mounting structure includes latch members which ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503585 | Pneumatic stunner An improved animal stunning device is provided which allows the user a quick, easy and cost effective method to kill animals in a slaughterhouse operation. The animal stunner preferably includes a pneumatically activated stunning gun having a trigger asse... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503586 | Apparatus and method for processing crabs An apparatus and method for processing hard shell crabs is disclosed, and which includes means for initially engaging and aligning the crab bodies with the path of travel through the apparatus, and then clampingly pressing the bodies against a supporting ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503587 | Automatic poultry breast processing machine and method A poultry breast processing machine having a conveyor adapted to receive forward bilateral poultry carcass sections comprised of the joined breast, back and whole wings and to transport the carcass sections through one or more optional segmenting operatio... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503588 | Apparatus for cutting fish heads An apparatus for cutting fish heads comprises an elongated channel member, one or more cutting knives extending into a channel defined in the channel member, and spiked belts or other means for moving fish heads along the channel past the cutting knife or... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503589 | Needle bar drawing device In a needle bar drawing device (gill box) for the drawing of card slivers bars carrying needles are led without being connected to each other. In a device which, according to today's terminology, is to be identified as a push bar draw frame pairs of drive... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503590 | Cable control apparatus A cable control apparatus for selectively locking a cable in a plurality of axially disposed positions. The apparatus includes a movable cable having a first end connected to a biasing unit for biasing the cable away from the apparatus and a second end up... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503591 | Ring for storing articles of clothing A clothing ring is provided for storing articles of clothing, such as socks, during laundering, so that the articles are not separated during laundering. The ring has a loop with a sharply pointed end for insertion through the articles of clothing, and an... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503592 | Felting machine for sliver or yarn A tension adjusting device for the oscillating guide tubes in a sliver felting machine comprises a lever mechanism with a first tension adjuster for exerting a tension simultaneously on a plurality of guide tubes. A second tension adjuster is included for... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503593 | Stuffer box crimper An improved stuffer box crimping apparatus of the type in which tow is fed into a rectangular cross-section crimping chamber off-set from the bite of a pair of feed rolls, the apparatus employing a crimping chamber wherein one wall is predominantly formed... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503594 | Method for fabricating an orifice fitting for a gas pressure differential-measuring system An orifice fitting for a gas pressure differential-measuring system is constructed of a fabricated body. In the fabrication, two lengths of flared or flanged pipe are inserted through the internal bores of respective orifice blocks and circumferentially w... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503595 | Method for forming a braking piston for a disc brake A method is provided for forming a braking piston for a disc brake of the type which includes a disc mounted for rotation about an axle. A brake housing is mounted on the axle in alignment with a friction surface of the disc. The piston has an interior en... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503596 | Transfer type working system A transfer type working system including a transfer line for intermittently conveying workpieces thereon. The transfer line has plural stages of working stations disposed in front and rear relationship. Each of the working stations has at least one machin... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503597 | Method of forming a number of solder layers on a semiconductor wafer A method of forming a number of discrete solder layers on a semiconductor wafer of a large area. A number of regions which are easy to be wetted with solder are formed on one of the major surfaces of the wafer. A solder foil is positioned on the one major... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503598 | Method of fabricating power MOSFET structure utilizing self-aligned diffusion and etching techniques A power MOSFET semiconductor structure is fabricated using the steps of depositing an epitaxial layer 12 of N conductivity type silicon on an underlying silicon substrate 10 of N conductivity type, forming a plurality of polycrystalline silicon electrodes... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503599 | Method of fabricating field effect transistors Herein disclosed is a field effect transistor fabricating method comprising: the step of forming a surface portion of a semiconductor substrate with an impurity region for a channel; the step of forming a first material layer, which has a width substantia... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503600 | Process for manufacturing a buried gate field effect transistor A process for manufacturing a buried gate field effect transistor having a small effective gate length, which process enables precise control of the threshold voltage. First, a compound semiconductor crystal having a first impurity region as a source regi... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503601 | Oxide trench structure for polysilicon gates and interconnects Disclosed is a manufacturing method of forming silicon gate, self-aligned MOS-type devices having submicron dimensions. After forming the gate from a highly doped polysilicon layer using a mask, the structure is subjected to a low temperature (700-750 deg... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503602 | Method for the manufacture of a superconducting hollow conductor A method for manufacturing a superconducting hollow conductor, with superconducting conductor strands arranged in the interior of a tube through which coolant flows, which allows simple manufacture of long conductor sections, includes enclosing the helica... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503603 | Process for manufacturing a monolithic integrated solid-state circuit having at least one insulated-gate field-effect transistor and at least one bipolar transistor This invention provides a process for manufacturing a monolithic integrated solid-state circuit comprising at least one bipolar transistor (npn) and at least insulated-gate field-effect transistor (PMOS), in which the dopings of the regions (zones) (1, 4,... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4503604 | Methods of manufacturing dynamoelectric machine stators A method of presenting a hardenable adhesive material on a surface of a flow wall for supporting at least one beaded column of the hardenable adhesive material adapted in part for transfer by capillary action to a magnetic core for use in an electrical in... | 03/12/1985 |
