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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4545199 | Fan cascade reverser having dual blocker doors A thrust reversing system for controlling the fan gases from a thrust producing aircraft engine. The system comprises a first group of blocker doors surrounding the upper longitudinal portion of the engine fan duct; a second group of blocker doors positio... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545200 | Exhaust device of a two-cycle engine for a motorcycle An exhaust system of a two-cycle engine mounted on a motorcycle is provided with a subchamber branching off from the exhaust pipe. The subchamber is disposed by utilizing a so called dead space in the frame of the motorcycle, particularly in a position in... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545201 | Control arrangements for regulating the speed of a hydrostatic energy consumer Control arrangement for regulating the speed of movement of a hydrostatic energy consumer is provided in which the ratio between pressure supplied and power on the output side is constant, in particular, a piston capable of sliding in a cylinder connected... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545202 | Pressure-regulating system A system for limiting the torque of a multiple hydraulic system power drive unit wherein plural hydraulic motors are connected to a common torque-summing output device. The system has at least two separate hydraulic circuits, with there being a pressure-l... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545203 | Hydrostatic drive units An hydrostatic drive unit for driving a motor vehicle is provided including a pump, a hydraulic motor, connecting means between said pump and motor, a branch line connected to the connecting means, a shut-off means located in said connecting means, measur... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545204 | Infinitely variable tandem transmission A hydraulic transmission with infinitely variability comprising a pair of identical cages in mirror image configuration containing radial slots, radial and axial vanes within the slots and camming surfaces to reciprocate the radial and axial vanes over th... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545205 | Stirling cycle or compressor-type thermal engine having a power source positioned externally to or internally to its cylinders A thermal engine with a power source located either externally or internally to its cylinders, such as a compressor or Stirling cycle engine. The engine includes a plurality of chambers in each which a double-effect piston is mounted. Each piston and cham... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545206 | Apparatus for clearance adjustment in brake booster For use in a brake booster of the type having a master cylinder disposed rearwardly of a booster mechanism having a power piston and in which a braking reaction force produced on an output shaft is transmitted therefrom to an input shaft through a reactio... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545207 | Solar energy system This invention relates to a solar energy system wherein chemical A is converted into chemical B in the presence of a photo-sensitizer with the absorption of considerable heat, which heat can be redelivered at will by placing chemical B in contact with a c... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545208 | Method of operating an industrial furnace The disclosure relates to a method of operating an industrial furnace which is heated by recuperator burners from which the exhaust gases are extracted via steam jet injectors. The exhaust gas-steam mixture from the steam jet injectors passes into a waste... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545209 | Cryogenic refrigeration system with linear drive motors In a cryogenic split Stirling refrigerator, the compressor and displacer are driven by linear drive motors. Each compressor linear drive motor has a plurality of radial permanent magnets 44, 46 mounted to each compressor piston 22, 24. A tapered collet 56... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545210 | Electronic program control for a refrigeration unit Programmable headers with fixed jumpers are used at the input of a microprocessor to develop a binary code for use by the microprocessor to configure the microprocessor to the physical characteristics of an assembled refrigeration unit. The programmable h... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545211 | Cold box for motor vehicles A cold box is provided for motor vehicles or similar mobile crafts, and in particular for passenger cars. The cold box is an apparatus to be built into the motor vehicle between two seats disposed next to each other and at a distance from each other. The ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545212 | Super-heat detector for refrigerating apparatus A super-heat detector of refrigerant gas comprises a semiconductor pressure sensor for detecting a pressure of the refrigerant gas in a refrigerating apparatus, a semiconductor temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of said refrigerant gas, and an... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545213 | Refrigerator for vehicle A refrigerator for a vehicle has a coldness accumulator formed by a container with water therein and an evaporator selectively connectable to a refrigeration cycle of an air conditioner of the vehicle. The coldness accumulator is disposed in a refrigerati... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545214 | Heat pump system utilizable for air conditioner, water supply apparatus and the like In a heat pump system according to the present invention, a plurality of heat exchangers are arranged in sequence in the vertical direction in a tank for storing a heat medium therein, and these heat exchangers are connected in series to a heat exchanger ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545215 | Refrigeration apparatus A refrigeration apparatus comprising a compressor, a condenser, a pressure-reducing device and an evaporator connected sequentially in a loop. The loop includes a check valve placed between the outlet of said evaporator and the intake port of said compres... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545216 | Multi-purpose device incorporating a freezing cycle, more particularly for producing ice cream and similar frozen products A multi-purpose device comprises a freezing tank in which a two speed driven shaft is rotatably held. A whisk or whipping tool is secured to the shaft near the bottom of the tank, and a freezing tool is removably secured in rotation to the shaft, when des... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545217 | Steam generating and condensing apparatus A steam generating and condensing apparatus having a steam generating chamber in which a diluted solution flowing from an absorption device and containing a refrigerant absorbed therein flows outside of the pipes of a steam generating heat exchanger to ev... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545218 | Cryogenic fixation apparatus Cryogenic-fixation apparatus comprises a light source, a beam from which enter cooling liquid in a bath, through a window in the underside of the bath. The beam can be directed upwardly by means of a reflecting prism. When a lid of the bath is closed, the... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545219 | Single or multi-cam system for flat-bed knitting machines A single or multi-cam system (11) for flat-bed knitting machines having needle, jack and selector cam units (13, 14 and 16) arranged one beneath the other is described. The needle cam unit (13) features at least one knitting cam and an integrated transfer... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545220 | Washing machine A washing machine having an improved pulsator which includes a skirt, vanes projecting from the skirt, and a rod-like projection located at a position offset from the center of rotation of the skirt and extended to a position higher than the vanes. The pu... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545221 | Adjustment and cleaning of the venturi gap in a dyeing machine An actuating mechanism for varying the Venturi gap of a jet dyeing machine allows adjustment of the gap between a zero spacing (for easy centering) and a self-cleaning, fully open position, adjustment being provided without interrupting production. As is ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545222 | Textile yarn carrier A generally cylindrical yarn carrier is illustrated suitable for improved compression dyeing wherein an undulating surface provides ridges and valleys for facilitating dye flow as well as nesting while providing increased strength and stability, avoiding ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545223 | Padlock A padlock, which comprises a lock casing and a basically U-shaped shackle slidable therein between a closed and an open position. The shackle has two legs of different length, of which at least one is provided with a locking notch. The padlock also compri... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545224 | Bicycle lock A locking device for securing a bicycle or the like to a post or other fixture. The locking device features a replaceable lock cylinder, which in turn allows for both replacing merely the lock cylinder when the keys get lost and also allows for conforming... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545225 | Latch and lock assembly A latch and lock assembly for use with suitcases, briefcases and the like having a lower member secured to the case and an upper member secured to the lower member and being axially slidable relative to the lower member for latching and unlatching the cas... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545226 | Combination key A combination key permitting the opening of various different locks with a single key. The combination key has a hollow stem with longitudinally extending slots in which a plurality of teeth can be moved in longitudinal direction. A control mechanism arra... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545227 | Apparatus for dry type continuous wire drawing Herein disclosed are dry type continuous wire drawing process and machine which can enhance the productivity by conducting in-line a wire drawing operation including the steps of flaw detection and wire repair. The wire to be drawn is mechanically descale... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545228 | Roll eccentricity control system for a rolling apparatus A roll eccentricity control system for rolling apparatus in which a period of each cycle corresponding to one revolution of the roll is divided into a plurality of sections, a deviation in thickness of the rolled material in each section is sampled during... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545229 | Method for manufacturing microwire and device for effecting same The invention relates to the rolling and drawing of metals. The microwire manufacturing method according to the invention is characterized in that a microwire blank (1) is rolled during the drawing process in opposite directions relative to the drawing ax... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545230 | Rotary forming machine having tie bar connection A rotary forming machine assembly including a lower base (12) and a pair of spindle housings (14) including front (16) and rear (18) walls. The housings (14) are movably mounted on the base (12) for movement toward and away from one another. A tool spindl... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545231 | Method of manufacturing a weld neck flange A pipe flange with a heavy welding neck which is hot formed from a circular section of steel plate having a small co-axial hole in the center. The steel around the hole is shear-formed downward and outward by a tapered die plug which is forced through the smal... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545232 | Method and apparatus for performing multiple closed and semi-closed operations on an open die press An apparatus is provided for performing multiple operations on a conventional open-die forge press, and includes a rotatable top punch assembly and stationary bottom die assembly. The top punch assembly includes a mounting fixture secured to the press cro... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545233 | Multitool punching apparatus An apparatus for punching a workpiece has a stationary frame, a longitudinally extending row of horizontally spaced and upwardly facing different dies fixed on the frame below a horizontally elongated punching station, at least one horizontal and stationa... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545234 | Lever-actuated tongs A roller is mounted on a pivot pin connecting two operating handles. In operation, two further rolls or rollers mounted on two further pivot pins, each connecting a respective jaw lever to one of the operating handles, bear on this roller. The jaw levers ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545235 | Gas analyzer with aspirated test gas A gas analyzer arrangement and method of operating the arrangement comprise a probe which extends from a test space containing a sample gas, to an input line which is connected to an analyzer for analyzing the sample gas. An output line is connected to th... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545236 | Device for simulating stress on packages during coupling of railcars A device for simulating railcar shock during coupling of freight cars comprising an inclined ramp, a backboard at the bottom of the ramp, a dolly to roll down the ramp into the backboard, a disposable hollow cylinder to be temporarily attached to the back... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545237 | Apparatus for blood analysis An apparatus for blood analysis to determine the rate of corpuscle sedimentation. The apparatus has a first support (1) with several graduated tubes (4) open at both ends and held vertically in spaced relation on the first support. The tubes (4) have enla... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545238 | Microwave and luminous probe A microwave and luminous probe for use in a system for detecting the piston position in an internal combustion engine and the light emitted in a combustion chamber thereof on the basis of a microwave signal and a luminous signal includes a hollow cylindri... | 10/08/1985 |
