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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4535477 | Dry suit In a two piece dry suit having sealing bands (5,13) for producing a rolled seal between the two pieces (1,10) at the waist of the suit, an integral flap (6) is provided at the bottom of the suit jacket (1) and is adapted to overlie the rolled seal (14) to... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535478 | Body armor An article of body armor comprises an undershirt-type carrier garment with front and rear pockets receiving armor panel inserts of layered bullet-resistant sheet material. The inserts and receiving pockets are standardized in dimensions so that the insert... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535479 | Two person garment A garment for two persons to wear together such as a T-shirt, sweatshirt, beach cover, or jacket having a body part for surrounding both persons in a single wrap, closed at its top and sides and provided with two neck openings side by side spaced a body-w... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535480 | One-piece garment The back of a one-piece garment is separated into two parts, upper and lower, by a horizontal opening formed in the small of the back and which is connected at both extremities to vertical slits formed along both sides of the garment. The upper half of th... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535481 | Surgical gown for high fluid procedures A back opening gown of nonwoven material is provided having a pair of sleeves, a front panel joined at its upper lateral edges to the sleeves, the front panel flaring pronouncedly below the sleeves, and a pair of side panels attached to the sleeves and to... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535482 | Heated glove A heated glove utilizing a hand warmer is provided and consists of an inner layer of insulated material, a middle layer of waterproof material and an outer layer of leather material. The inner layer has a sealable top pocket to hold the hand warmer and fi... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535483 | Suture rings for heart valves Suture rings are provided for heart valves having surrounding stiffening protrusions that are either integral parts of the heart valve bodies or are rigid rings held in interference fit within peripheral grooves of heart valve bodies. Metal retainer rings... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535484 | Cardiac valvular prosthesis of mechanical type provided with two freely moving leaflets Cardiac valvular prosthesis of mechanical type consisting of a sewing ring welded to a housing orifice where, in the absence of pins or hinges, two leaflets, preferably provided with a slight curvature, are free of moving with both rotation and translatio... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535485 | Polymeric acrylic prothesis This invention relates to implantable porous prostheses for use as bone or hard tissue replacements anywhere in the body. The porous implants comprise loose, individual polymeric particles of a specified size, coated with a hydrophilic material and barium... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535486 | Low friction bearing surfaces and structures particularly for artificial prosthetic joints A slide bearing surface element is disclosed which can be used in prosthetic joints or mechanical bearing devices. The element has a composite coating made of a matrix of epoxy resin with particles of Al2 O3 dispersed therein. Cu or ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535487 | Endoprosthesis shaft The load P on an artificial hip joint produces a bending moment on the endoprosthesis shaft composed of a shaft proper (1), a collar (2) fitting the resection plane and a cone (3) for carrying the femur ball (14). The extra load B thereby provided on the ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535488 | Anterior-posterior chamber intraocular lens An intraocular lens implant device comprises a small diameter lens having lateral legs extending radially therefrom. The small diameter lens extends through the iris opening to be positioned substantially in the posterior chamber of the eye while the late... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535489 | Decorative bathtub The subject of the patent application is a bathtub (10) having a bathing compartment or tub (11) including front, rear and side walls (12, 18, 14 and 16 respectively) and a transparent bottom wall (20). The transparent bottom wall (20) is positioned such ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535490 | Inflatable hot tub with cover An inflatable hot tub is provided with one or more stacked endless loops of inflatable tubes and sidewalls and a floor or bottom wall. An insulating cover, preferably secured around its entire periphery with an elastic band to the topmost tube, is manuall... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535491 | Commode anti-splash device and method Commode splash and noise is reduced or eliminated by the creation of turbulence in the bowl water. Pressurized water streams or other methods of agitating the bowl water such as by stirring are presented which can be retrofitted to existing commodes.... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535492 | Pillow bed mechanism A mechanism for providing varying degrees of elevation to separately movable head-rest and back-support sections. Head-rest and back-support sections are pivotable about points on a frame section and are pivotally connected to one another to allow control... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535493 | Crib drop side latch A double action latch for the drop side of a crib, wherein the drop side must be lifted slightly in order for the latch to be free to be actuated.... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535494 | Slat type mattress foundation A mattress foundation comprised substantially entirely of wood and having a rectangular configuration defined by a pair of longitudinal side assemblies, a pair of transverse end assemblies and a longitudinal center board, wherein the support surface of th... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535495 | Back rest cushion A back rest cushion constituting a therapeutic pad of resilient material is formed with a curving front surface to support the full length of the spine. The cushion is cut away at its upper corners to give freedom of movement to the scapulae.... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535496 | Water bed bar A water bed apparatus (10) comprising an elongated cylindrical unit (11) having a support surface (12) and a contact surface (14) formed on opposite ends, wherein the apparatus is designed to assist a user in placing a bed sheet (23) around and under the ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535497 | Method for treatment of suspensions in movement An apparatus and method are provided for treating flowing suspensions, extracting liquid from the suspensions and, if desired, introducing a treatment liquid into the flowing suspensions. Suspension flows in an elongated container from an inlet to an outl... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535498 | Suspension bridge A bridge structure comprising at least one pair of upstanding spaced apart rigid mast-towers and a rigid boom-like member extending upwardly and angularly respective each mast-tower. At least a tie member joining the free end of each boom-like member with... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535499 | Shoe polishing device and servo-applicator means for use therein The device is armed with servo-applicator means for applying shoe polishing compound to a rotor-driven applicator wheel which in turn transfers the polish to the shoe. The wheel may then be used to shine the shoe with the polish, or a substitute wheel may... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535500 | Connecting device for wiper blades A pantograph-type windshield wiper system is provided with a unique and novel connector which permits rotatable movement about two transverse axes. In particular, the connector permits a removable connection of a pantograph-type arm to a conventional cros... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535501 | Battery powered vacuum trash collector A battery powered trash collector mountable on a cart in which the collector, comprised of a pivoted cylindrical bin having a hinged lid surmounted by a vacuum blower, is mounted on a frame to the cart. A flexible hose of inverted U-shape has a nozzle at ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535502 | Method of fabricating a base plate for a metal fitting, and stamping utilized in forming the base plate A method and stamping for fabricating a base plate are provided, the method comprising the provision of a metal stamping and bending end portions of the stamping at two spaced lines perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the stamping to define leg port... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535503 | Door glass hinge having a spacer ring A hinge includes first and second members, a backing member, and a connecting member. The connecting member connects the backing member to the second member in such a manner as to be able to vary the distance between the second and backing members. A brit... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535504 | Device for severing the meat adhering to bones from these bones A device for severing the meat adhering to bones by compressing the bones having meat adhering thereto has a press cavity having an upright axis, a filling cavity arranged above the press cavity and an abutment arranged beside this filling cavity. The pre... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535505 | Method and apparatus for forming a patty to accommodate tissue fiber flow A method and apparatus are disclosed in which a mold plate is provided for defining a mold opening and in which a foraminous member is provided with rows of apertures communicating between an upstream side and downstream side of the member. Narrow slots c... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535506 | Method and device for everting flexible tubular member A method and device for everting flexible tubular members, such as food casings and the like, is disclosed wherein a tubular member is axially displaced by a frictional engagement means, which means is deposed in a distal end portion of the member, and wh... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535507 | Method and apparatus for removing lump meat from a Chesapeake Bay blue crab The backfin lump of meat is removed from the prepared body of a cooked Chesapeake Bay blue crab by cutting the body along planes which are, respectively, outside the collar bones which internally bound the lump meat cavities and converge to the center lin... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535508 | Expandable casing sizing mechanism and method An expandable casing sizing mechanism and casing sizing method wherein the movement of a sizing member onto a stuffing horn automatically moves an expansion member radially outward to a casing stretching size.... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535509 | Fish-cleaning machine finishing spray accessory An accessory for a fish-cleaning machine of the rotary bull ring type having rotary brushes adjacent to the peripheries of the bull rings, includes a nozzle projecting a flat fan-shaped glancing water spray into the nip between a rotary brush and the bull... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535510 | Cotton drying tower for ginneries A drying tower for seed cotton in ginneries, which tower comprises four walls and a heated air flow from its bottom to its top. Seed cotton is fed at the top and collected at the bottom of the tower. The cotton is transferred over two sets of horizontal c... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535511 | Method and apparatus for controlling and regulating machines of a textile fiber processing line A method of regulating fiber quantities supplied to a fiber processing machine of a fiber processing line. The latter includes a fiber storing apparatus connected downstream of the fiber processing machine and receives processed fiber therefrom. The fiber... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535512 | Method and means for providing assemblages of opened fibers for intimate blends Method and means for providing assemblages of fully opened and combed fibers for intimate blending with other staple fibers of a diverse type are disclosed, wherein combed tufts detached from preceding and succeeding tufts are moved in an air stream under... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535513 | Detachable drape clamp A clamp for the detachable holding of web-shaped materials, comprising a spring steel clamping strip consisting of two downwardly extending legs having lower free ends and an intermediate section interconnecting said legs at upper ends thereof, a pull bar... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535514 | Seat belt with plastic cover A one-piece plastic safety belt buckle cover employs integral structural members depending from the inside of the top portion of the cover to support it and give it strength and rigidity to resist crushing under vertical loading. The preferred structural ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535515 | Draw-roll assembly A draw-roll assembly is movable downwardly on guide rods from a working position into a filament take-up position. A slightly heavier counter weight connected with the draw-roll assembly by means of a cable ensures that the draw-roll assembly stays in the... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4535516 | Apparatus for the production of fixed point multifilament yarns Apparatus for the production of fixed point multifilament yarns with a whirling unit provided with a passage (15) through which the filaments to be whirled are driven and whirled together as at least one blasting nozzle injects gas into said passage. To o... | 08/20/1985 |
