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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4521921 | Expandable chest piece and method of constructing a garment using same An expandable chest piece and a method of constructing a garment wherein the chest piece is connected to the garment fabric between the arm hole and the lapel break line. The chest piece is prefabricated by providing a carrier member composed of relativel... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521922 | Evaporative non-dripping sweat band A non-dripping sweat band that encircles the users head between the hairline and eyebrows with loose ends secured by quick release fasteners behind the user's head. The ban has a tube-like body formed by a porous cloth cover (e.g., cotton) which is bias c... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521923 | Name belt with selective letter inserts A decorative name belt includes laminated layers of belt material between which is disposed an elongated support member having opposed flanges with spaced apart slots formed therein for receiving decorative indicia members such as monogram letters or the ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521924 | Electrically driven artificial arm A prosthesis for a person with an amputation above the elbow is provided in which elbow motion is provided by an electrical motor contained within the prothesis. Operation of the motor is controlled by electric impulses from selected opposing muscle pairs... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521925 | Nonrecirculating vacuum flush toilet system utilizing fresh water A lavatory system suitable for use on a commercial passenger aircraft includes at least one toilet bowl for receiving waste and a waste-holding tank in fluid communication with said toilet bowl for receiving waste from said toilet bowl. The waste-holding ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521926 | Bath chair A bath chair is adapted to be used with an existing bathtub. The chair includes a stabilizing means for securing the chair to the tub, and water from the chair flows into the tub. A transfer seat is provided for assisting invalids in entering the chair. I... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521927 | Davenport convertible to a double bed or a single bed The invention relates to a davenport having two beds 1 and 2, which are disposed side by side on a supporting frame 3, the one bed being raisable to serve as the back of a sofa, while the other bed is superimposed evenly on the supporting frame 3. Further... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521928 | Waterbed frame construction A waterbed frame construction comprising a perimeter frame made up of longitudinal and transverse channel shaped frame members which are provided with foam pad cushions along the upper side edges of the frame and the outwardly facing sides of the frame. A... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521929 | Heated waterbed The present invention provides a heated waterbed comprising: an outer frame and a frame base together defining a central cavity; a sunken frame positioned underneath a portion of the central cavity, the sunken frame defining a cavity well; a heating unit ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521930 | Pistol mounting bracket A pistol mounting bracket is shown for mounting a pistol holster of the type having a pistol receiving pouch and a belt loop attached to the pouch for securing the holster to the body of a wearer onto a bed. The mounting bracket has a support arm which is... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521931 | Method for threading filaments on rollers of oxidizing furnace and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for threading acrylic filaments on rollers of an oxidizing furnace, wherein (a) the atmospheric temperature in the furnace is maintained at 180° C. to the oxidizing temperature, (b) the tips of said filaments are fastened to a fila... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521932 | Transportable bridge structure A bridge module comprises two longitudinal main girder structures and a central deck having a deck surface, said main girder structures being foldably connected are along each side of said central deck and being foldable between an operative position in w... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521933 | Random steering device for a submerged suction cleaning head An apparatus is provided for the random steering of a suction head for cleaning swimming pools in which there is a suction hose connecting with the head in a direction normal to the surface on which the suction head moves. The apparatus operates by interm... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521934 | Tape wiper A device for cleaning the surfaces of a generally flat tape as the tape is wound into a tape cartridge. Spring-loaded jaws engage opposite sides of the tape and each jaw is provided with a scraping edge adjacent the tape to strip debris from the tape as i... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521935 | Vacuum spray head A combination vacuum and spray head for a pressurized cleaning apparatus adapted especially for use upon open grating. The structure includes a vacuum head housing, a shielded spray head that provides a plurality of downwardly, diagonally directed spray n... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521936 | Self-cleaning joint A self-cleaning joint is disclosed. The joint is disposed in an air flow passage, such as that of a vacuum cleaner power nozzle, and allows an element attached thereto, such as a vacuum cleaner hose to which it is connected, to be pivoted between first an... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521937 | Hinge comprising an arcuate spade member and an arcuate socket A hinge for an opening roof panel for a vehicle comprises a spade member and a socket. The spade member is secured to the one surface of the panel with an arcuate portion projecting in an arc centered on the desired hinge axis. The socket is secured to th... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521938 | Casing sizing means, method and apparatus An adjustable sizing means for food casing includes a tubular member having latch means at each end for mounting the tubular member to a stuffing apparatus. A forward portion of the tube contains a plurality of slits which extend parallel to the longitudi... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521939 | Belt buckle This belt buckle is characterized by having its belt-catching finger, or pin, arranged to also be used as a key or the like. A rigid flat sleeve has a dependent leg pivotally mounted on the transverse pin of the buckle to which one end of the belt is atta... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521940 | Hose clamp A hose clamp with a clamping band having two ends which are drawn together by a screw-type mechanism that includes a first band-tightening member secured near one band end, a second band-tightening member secured near the other band end, and a screw membe... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521941 | Corner fitting for freight containers A corner fitting is disclosed for freight containers, particularly for small and medium size containers. The corner fitting includes three mutually perpendicular side walls connected to one another to form a section of a corner of a cube having its apex p... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521942 | Lockable slide fastener slider A lockable slide fastener slider having a guide groove which allows a pair of rows of coupling elements to pass smoothly through a guide channel without entering an aperture communicating with the guide channel, even when the coupling elements are displac... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521943 | Fastening for a garment A fastening for use on a garment comprises a base, and at least two flat spikes initially projecting from the base for being pierced through the garment into apertures of a hasp, and then for being deflected into a clenched condition against the hasp, the... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521944 | Dowel-aligned multiple plate stuffer box crimper construction for filter tow Novel construction of a stuffer box crimper by means of multiple precision ground plates held together in side-by-side contacting relationship and dowel-aligned so that the crimper rolls and other movable components are readily and properly aligned.... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521945 | Yarn bulking jet A bulking device for making loop yarn, comprising a base with a blowing chamber, a pin insert with a yarn feeding channel and a jet insert with a yarn delivery channel, followed by a diffusor having resonance chamber just behind the inlet cross section fr... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521946 | Cutter and belt type conveyor for wire segments A belt type conveyor is provided for conveying segments of wire cut from a continuous strand by a cutting machine to other wire processing machines, such as terminal attachment machines or the like. The conveyor comprises a pair of endless flexible belts ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521947 | Method for manufacturing a catalytic reactor carrier matrix A carrier matrix for use in the manufacture of a catalytic reactor for the purification of exhaust gases in an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle is prepared by joining in wound form a corrugated steel sheet and a generally flat steel sheet, th... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521948 | Method for fabricating a valve A segment is cut off a rotating hexagonal bar by opposed cutting tools which form a raised seat for a sealing gasket. The segment defines a hexagonal valve body into which coaxial larger-diameter and smaller-diameter holes are drilled from oppositely faci... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521949 | Method of loosening and adjusting tightly-joined elements The method of the invention defines the steps to be practiced in loosening tightly-joined elements, i.e., loosening a rotor which has been shrunk onto a shaft, for example, in order that the relative positionings of such rotor and shaft may be altered. Wi... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521950 | Automatic tool change machine tool An automatic tool change machine tool having a vertical column on which a tool stock receiving therein a vertically movable tool bar is mounted. The tool bar is provided with a toolholder receiving means at the lowermost end for the attachment of a toolho... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521951 | Method of reduction of a compound forming a layer on a substrate and the application of said method to the fabrication of a field-effect semiconducting structure The method of reduction comprises two successive steps. The first step consists in forming an electrolyte layer at the surface of the layer to be reduced which is an oxidized surface layer of a substrate. During the second step, the layer is reduced throu... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521952 | Method of making integrated circuits using metal silicide contacts A metal silicide contact to silicon devices which has broad application to almost all of the variety of silicon semiconductor devices is described. This contact with a substantial side component has particular advantage as the base contact for a bipolar t... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521953 | Method of assembling a dynamoelectric machine A method of assembling a dynamoelectric machine having at least one end frame and a stator assembly. The end frame has a set of apertures extending therethrough, and the stator assembly includes a stator core, a set of beams mounted thereto, and at least ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521954 | Method for making a dry type transformer A dry type, air cooled transformer having a mitered magnetic core and a compression bonded coil. In the disclosed embodiment, the magnetic core comprises a plurality of stacked lamination layers wherein each layer comprises a plurality of grain-oriented l... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521955 | Method of making a ducted dry type transformer The method making a dry type, air cooled transformer having a mitered magnetic core and a compression bonded coil with air ducts formed in the end portions of the coil. The coil on each of the core legs is generally rectangular in shape and comprises a pl... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521956 | Method for making a transformer having improved space factor A dry type, air cooled transformer having a mitered magnetic core and a compression bonded coil. In the disclosed embodiment, the magnetic core is of the mitered, stacked lamination type. The coil on each of the core legs is generally rectangular in shape... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521957 | Method of constructing a magnetic core Plural leg laminations of equal length are stacked in two groups having concealed stepped-lap joint halves at one ends and visible stepped-lap joint halves at the other ends. Plural yoke laminations of incrementally varying lengths are stacked in a first ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521958 | Pre-wound coils inserting device for use in the manufacture of dynamo-electric machines A device of the known type comprising an annular series of coil-guide blades intended to receive pre-wound coils to be inserted into stator slots, an annular series of wedge-guide blades surrounding the series of coil-guide blades and terminating a short ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521959 | Device for the controlled extraction of electronic circuit components The present invention describes an extraction device for removing components, such as leaded integrated circuit packages, from a printed circuit board to which their leads are soldered. The device, under operator control, is designed to captivate the comp... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4521960 | Apparatus for terminating flat flexible cables Apparatus for terminating a flat flexible cable comprises an anvil supporting an electrical connector, and a punch for driving the conductors of a flat flexible cable into conductor-relieving slots in individual terminals of the connector. Upon the cable ... | 06/11/1985 |
