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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4517685 | Retro-reflective attachment for wearing apparel Retro-reflective material is secured to the exterior surface of an article of wearing apparel in a manner which maximizes the light-reflecting capability of the article. Specifically, the retro-reflective material is secured in a manner not requiring any ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517686 | Polypeptide A polypeptide having the cell-attaching activity of fibronectin. The polypeptide has 108 amino acid residues and the formula: H-Ile-Gly-Gln-Gln-Ser-Thr-Val-Ser-Asp-Val-Pro-Arg-Asp-Leu-Glu-Val-Val-Ala- Ala-Thr-Pro-Thr-Ser-Leu-Leu-Ile-Ser-Trp-Asp-Ala-Pro-Ala... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517687 | Synthetic woven double-velour graft A woven double-velour fabric of synthetic fiber provides an excellent structure for ingrowth and adhesion of tissue thereto and can be woven tightly enough so that preclotting may be omitted is so desired. The features recited are achieved through the use... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517688 | Artificial leg for occasional use An inflatable lower limb prosthesis comprises an outer cover of relatively inextensible material defining the shape of a leg prosthesis and having a pad of rigid material at its lower end defining the shape of a foot. An inner member of independently infl... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517689 | Toilet seat A toilet seat (12) usable for both handicapped and non-handicapped users is disclosed. A seat (20) is pivotally positioned atop seat (18) which in turn is pivotally connected to the toilet (14) by base member (16). The toilet seat may operate as an elevat... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517690 | Air pallet having multiple entry integrated air inlet valves An air pallet such as a patient mover which may be formed of upper and lower thin flexible film sheets sealed at their edges to form a plenum chamber therebetween, functions to move with minimal friction, a load supported by a generally rigid planar backi... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517691 | Motion damping system for water bed mattresses A free floating wave control unit in combination with a water bed mattress and detachably disposed interiorly therein and coextensive of the top panel of the mattress and comprised of a floatable frame carrying thick fiber batting underlying the top panel... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517692 | Anti-decubitus waterfloatation system Waterfloatation systems to prevent decubitus ulcers are known, but they suffer the disadvantages that systems having foam frames require a large volume for storage and transport. Modular systems which are very handy for hospitals normally are too expensiv... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517693 | Body support apparatus A body supporting structure is disposed upon the upper surface of a flat rectangularly shaped member which is adapted to be upon the top of a rectangularly shaped mattress in a hospital bed. The structure includes at least one hollow element rising above ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517694 | Pollen gathering device A pollen gathering device adapted to be connected with a beehive comprising separate and unique inlet and outlet which provide an effective traffic pattern within the device so that the pollen can be collected with minimal injury to the bees.... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517695 | Method and apparatus for balancing of out-of-balance forces in centrifuges or combined washing machines-spin driers A method and apparatus for balancing of out-of-balance forces in centrifuges or combined washing machines-spin driers comprising a drum with horizontal rotation axis initially being brought to a relatively low speed of rotation, which is at least of the m... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517696 | System and method for forming custom-made shoe inserts An automatic system for forming custon-made shoe inserts for a person's feet from a pair of blanks is provided with a foot impression mechanism including a pair of pin arrays for simultaneously forming an impression of the contour of the undersurface of e... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517697 | Adhesive applicator A footwear forming machine wherein a shoe (or other footwear) upper assembly comprising a shoe upper draped about a last and an inner sole at the bottom of the last, is presented to the machine for applying adhesive and wiping of the lasting margin. The m... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517698 | Cargo handling ramp A cargo handling ramp including a support frame and an inclined walkway provided with hand rails along the walkway and rollers beneath the frame for moving it over a surface wherein a mechanism is provided for raising and lowering the lowermost end of the... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517699 | Paint roller cleaning apparatus A paint roller cleaning device (20) comprising an annular sleeve (22) adapted to have an interference fit with a pad on a roller (55) of a paint roller. The paint roller cleaning device (20) includes liquid passage means (28) within the annular sleeve (22... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517700 | Adjustable scraper tool An adjustable tool is provided which includes a selectively positionable and lockable handle. The tool includes a main housing having a handle shaft axially directed transversely of the housing and a handle being rotatably mounted to the handle shaft for ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517701 | Toothbrushes for cleaning sulcular areas of the teeth A toothbrush arrangment is provided specifically for cleaning sulcular areas of the teeth below the gum line. The brush head is curved and has bristles extending from opposite sides thereof, facilitating an improved access to the teeth, particularly at th... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517702 | Endoscopic scrub device A self-contained cleaning device for endoscopic instruments of the type inserted into a human, or animal body through an orifice such as the rectum, wherein the cleaning device is used to quickly and efficiently clean and relatively sterilize the instrume... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517703 | Hair brush with cleaning feature A hair brush having a foraminous guide plate with holes through which the bristles extend. The bristles have enlarged bulbous free ends, and the holes in the guide plate are larger than the stems of the bristles but smaller than the enlarged ends thereof,... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517704 | Windshield washer apparatus A winshield washer apparatus (10) for removable attachment to a wiper blade (12) in a substantially parallel contiguous relationship for oscillation with the wiper blade (12) is disclosed. The washer attachment (10) includes an elongated member (14) defin... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517705 | Suction device for cleaning textile floor coverings A suction device for cleaning textile floor coverings comprising a base member, a central housing, and a cover. A brushing device is detachably mounted closely adjacent to the base member. The base member has a tubular stub receiving a flexibly supported ... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517706 | Adjustable cabinet hinge having a biased catch Cabinet hinge having a supporting arm which can be snapped onto the mounting plate. The supporting arm (16) of the hinge is adjustably fastened to the mounting plate (14) that is previously mounted on the supporting wall (12) of a cabinet, and it has a sl... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517707 | Apparatus for recovering meat of small crustaceans The apparatus for recovering meat of small crustaceans comprises a mechanism 1 for breaking-up the shell of the crustaceans, a mechanism 3 for separating the meat from other components and a mechanism 2 for separating the easily rising components of the c... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517708 | Clamp The present invention relates to a re-usable clamp constituted by a wound over strap of metal and comprising, near to the two ends of the strap, two radial folds or lugs projecting externally from the strap, the first of said lugs extending into a portion... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517709 | Clothes hanger hook A clothes hanger hook has a fixed part with a shank and a crook with a free end and a movable part hinged to the crook. The movable part has a nose, wings extending from the nose and straddling at least a part of the crook and a bottom wall bridging and c... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517710 | Fastening clip for motor vehicle trim A fastening clip is disclosed for use in fastening a component with a hole through it to a surface which also has a hole through it, in particular for motor cars. The clip has a supporting plate 5 extending at right angles to the axis of the clip and a re... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517711 | Plate clamping device Disclosed is a device for clamping two plates with their surfaces laid on each other, comprising a hollow head, a hollow trunk provided on each side with a side catch and provided with a tongue between its opposite sides, a leg extension hinged to the tru... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517712 | Method for automatically detecting and orienting the edge of a tubular knitted fabric The disclosure relates to the finish processing of stripe-matched tubular knitted fabric in the manner to effect accurate, uniform alignment of the sewn seam at the edge extremity of the fabric tube, as it is being finished and gathered in flat form. Stri... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517713 | Coffin A coffin comprising a box having a cover, an upper frame, a lower frame, and an inside fitting. The box has hinged lateral walls permitting its folding to a storage and transportation position in which its height is a fraction of its extended height. Alte... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517714 | Nonwoven fabric barrier layer A process for making a nonwoven fabric barrier layer that comprises simultaneously ring-rolling to a desired basis weight at least two adjacent plies of hydrophobic microfine fiber webs. The adjacent plies prior to ring-rolling have a cumulative basis wei... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517715 | Chenille woven or knitted fabric and process for producing the same An improved chenille woven or knitted fabric utilizing at least a chenille yarn composed of synthetic fibers, wherein raised fibers forming a raised fiber portion of the chenille yarn are composed of ultra-fine fibers having a fineness smaller than 0.9 de... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517716 | Primer pocketing method for brass cartridge cases A primer pocketing method in which the pocket is formed by punching through a centrally unsupported base of a cartridge blank. A funnel-shaped partially flared primer pocket is produced.... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517717 | Crankshaft inspection apparatus and method Apparatus for inspecting a crankshaft including a pair of spaced journal portions for formation into journals and at least one throw for entering into a power transfer relationship with another mechanical component. The apparatus includes first holding me... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517718 | Cable clamping and orienting apparatus Clamp for use with an apparatus which connects insulated wires of an electrical cable to a multi-row electrical connector by incrementally moving a connector holder relative to a stationary wire insertion mechanism. The clamp is pivotably linked by a pair... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517719 | Magnetic rolls for electrostatic recording devices A magnetic roll having a plurality of magnets integrally set fast with a retaining member at stated portions of the periphery of a roll shaft thereby forming a magnetic force generating part, in which the retaining member is made from a rigid synthetic re... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517720 | Method of mounting a fluid separation module in a tubular shell A fluid separation module to be mounted in a cylindrical shell and the method of mounting the same, the module including a bundle of hollow fiber membranes and a polymeric tube sheet, the tube sheet being positioned at one end of the bundle of hollow fibe... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517721 | Method of making a tube in sheet heat exchanger A heat exchanger having a heat absorbing or radiating panel formed from a plate which is mounted in thermal contact with a pipe or series of pipes. The panel is mounted within a seamless frame member, joining means being interposed between the panel and f... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517722 | Bar stock feeding tool A tool apparatus for altering the geometric configuration of bar stock feeding equipment and for particularly opening the constraining end of the bar stock feeding conduit member for the purpose of removing, in a facilitated manner, the bar stock feed pad... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517723 | Device for inserting a resiliently deformable article into a pocket A piece of foam plastic is introduced into a pocket of a life jacket fitted to it and made of flexible material, through an opening formed at the edge of the pocket. The circumference of the opening is shorter than the circumference of the piece of foam p... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4517724 | Seaming tool A tool useful for assembling metal panels and particularly for forming a seam for air circulating ducts wherein a first panel forms a bent flange and a second panel forms a flange receiving channel. The tool includes a guide member having surfaces which c... | 05/21/1985 |
