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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4546491 | Device for protection against accelerations The device, which can be used to protect the pilots of high performance aircraft against the effect of accelerations, comprises a garment having at least trousers having pockets and a control member which supplies the pockets with compressed gas when the ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546492 | Garments and/or methods of protecting garments A garment, and method of making it, formed from a flexible material having part thereof covering a body joint subjected to stretching upon movement of the body joint in use, has a plurality of sections of flexible sheet material overlying that part of the... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546493 | Tan-through wearing apparel and process for making the same A clothing apparel which is substantially transparent to ultra-violet light wavelengths; and, a coating applied to said fabric for preventing the transmission of light rays of a pre-determined wavelength through said fabric when said fabric is wet by wate... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546494 | Necktie construction Necktie structure made of a plurality of articulated wood panels. One of the panels is shaped to simulate a four-in-hand knot portion of the necktie and a second panel is shaped to simulate the body portion of the tie. A third triangular panel is disposed... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546495 | Glove apparatus for weightlifting presses Weightlifting glove apparatus is disclosed which includes a tapered wedge extending from the heel of the hand inwardly toward the inside of the palm for use in weightlifting when presses are used. The wedge allows the hand to be aligned relatively straigh... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546496 | Hat mounted ventilation apparatus The present invention comprises a portable ventilation system which can be incorporated into caps, hats or other conventional headgear. An aperture is formed in the brim or front section of a hat or cap which is adapted to receive the body of the ventilat... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546497 | Antistatic clothing The invention provides antistatic clothing suitable for wear in a room which is kept clean. The clothing, such as working clothes, work shoes, etc., manufactured from a cloth having parallel electroconductive fibers woven therein, features the incorporati... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546498 | Electrically powered device for opening and closing the visor of a crash helmet The device comprises a small electric motor driving, through reduction gearing, a gear segment associated with the visor pivot point. The gear segment has a configuration which includes a quarter of a circle and a straight portion which imparts the visor ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546499 | Method of supplying blood to blood receiving vessels A graft is used to supply blood to one or more coronary artery branches. The graft has an elongated U-shaped tubular body providing a continuous passage for carrying blood from a high pressure blood supply to a blood receiver. One or more openings in the ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546500 | Fabrication of living blood vessels and glandular tissues A method and apparatus for producing a vessel-equivalent prosthesis is described. A contractile agent such as fibroblast cells, smooth muscle cells or platelets is incorporated into a collagen lattice and contracts the lattice axially around an inner core... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546501 | Hip prosthesis A femoral insert combines bone ingrowth surfaces in the proximal portion of the shaft which is wide in the medial-lateral direction and curved in the medial aspect with a distal portion which has a round cross-section and is curved in the direction of the... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546502 | Evaporative waste disposal system This invention relates to a process for disposing of human waste wherein the liquid waste is evaporated off and the solid waste is dehydrated for easy disposal. A preseparating toilet bowl roughly separates the urinous wastes and the toilet rinse water fr... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546503 | Pool chemical tablet and container A swimming pool chemical tablet and storage container is provided for use in a skimmer of a forced circulation flow system, the swimming pool chemical tablet having a radial sidewall contact surface which contacts the frusto-conoidally shaped sidewall of ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546504 | Head support A head support for a beauty parlor sink includes an elongated flexible band of water resistant material having apertures proximate its opposite ends, a cord extending through said apertures, and hooks attached to the opposite ends of the cord for engaging... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546505 | Portable spa A portable spa including a base platform sufficiently dimensioned to support one or more occupants and being of an inflatable structure capable of being expanded or collapsed for use or storage respectively. A containment wall is interconnected between th... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546506 | Home bathing unit A bathing unit is particularly designed for home use, and includes a bathtub with an access opening in one side for easy ingress and egress, and a vertically sliding door to close the access opening. The bathing unit has a unique, combination door guide a... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546507 | Beach kit including convertible bag-pillow cover A beach kit is provided which includes a beach towel, an inflatable pillow, a pillow cover in which the pillow is received, and stakes for staking the pillow cover and towel together to the sand. The cover is convertible into a carrying bag or case and in... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546508 | Bedding assembly A bedding assembly including a base encompassing portion, a base covering portion and a body covering portion; the base encompassing portion including a peripheral section around the periphery of a base, the peripheral section extending between the top an... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546509 | Multiple queen beehive This invention relates generally to devices which are designed to facilitate the collection of honey and the cultivation of beehives. More specifically, it relates to a particular beehive construction which permits more than one colony of bees in the same... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546510 | Handtool There is provided an improved hand tool having a body portion with an axe blade attached thereto. A knife blade extends from the body portion and a sheath is pivotally mounted on the body portion so as to be movable between first and second positions. The... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546511 | Continuous flow laundry system and method A continuous flow laundry system and method incorporates a fluid flow control, temperature control, and heat recovery systems. Steam is injected into the system to derive appropriate temperatures for washing laundry; rinse water is provided at a predeterm... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546512 | Mechanical sweeper Mechanical sweeper with slotlike bearing bores with introduction slits in partition walls and outwardly open wheel recesses in the housing wherein the drive/running wheels are closed externally with a smooth surface and are retained by check plates and re... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546513 | Ice breaker and scraper An ice scraper and breaker combination comprising a common hand-held blade scraper upon which is mounted, to the back of the body of the scraper, multiple sets of toothed rollers or disks which are used to break up the ice prior to scraping.... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546514 | Cleaning pad holder This cleaning pad holder is designed to clampingly grip a steel wool or other type pad, so as to clean or polish kichen utensils or other articles, without the user injuring his or her fingers in doing so. The device includes a cylinder, which serves as a... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546515 | Scouring pad and method for producing same A scouring pad is formed by disposing layers of a thermoplastic resin above and below a layer of metal wool. The resin and metal are compressed and heated to a temperature above the melting point of the resin. The resulting pad has mat-like upper and lowe... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546516 | Cosmetic towel A cosmetic towel or the like for removing moisture from the skin without rubbing or chafing which includes a piece of smooth, slick fabric and two pieces of towel which are layered on each side of the smooth, slick fabric, the layers of fabric and pieces ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546517 | Wiping device An apparatus for wiping lenses or the like to clean them includes a wiping means for wiping a lens and a support means for supporting the wiping means in operative relation. Adhesive means may be used to attach the wiping means to the support means. Respe... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546518 | Attack angle compensator connector According to the invention, an improved connector is provided between a windshield wiper arm and blade. The wiper arm has a trunnion member which cooperates with a cam surface on a socket associated with the wiper blade. Upon relatively rotating the wiper... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546519 | Apparatus for cleaning tubes An apparatus for cleaning tubes which apparatus comprises a hollow barrel which is connected to a primary drum containing a coiled resilient tape so that the tape may pass from the drum along and out of one end of the barrel, an electric motor operatively... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546520 | Device for the mechanical processing of fish and introducing the same into cans The invention concerns a device for processing fish and introducing the same into cans. It is characterized in that the fish are placed in alternating alignment in threes or fours in troughs of a conveyor which comprises one middle trough element flanked ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546521 | Fastener for sports shoes A fastener for sports shoes, particularly for skiing boots or mountaineering boots, comprises a base member (1), which is adapted to be secured to one side part of the quarter of the shoe and is provided with a track (10), which extends in the direction i... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546522 | Releasable hinge for a bracelet A hinge (7) is used to join two parts (5, 6) of a band or bracelet, the hinge enabling the parts to be attached and detached when the parts are positioned at a predetermined angle relative to each other. The first part (6) comprises an assembly formed of ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546523 | Safety hook construction A safety hook construction is operable for providing a simple, safe and durable interconnection between a safety belt, harness, etc., and a safety line. The safety hook comprises a hook body, a closure member pivotally mounted on the body and normally bia... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546524 | Hose clamp apparatus An improved hose clamp apparatus for alternatively clamping, tightening and/or release of a hose associated with a collar of an engine, motor, pump or the like, in tightly confined or constricted spaces most accessible primarily from a direction substanti... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546525 | Apparatus for the mass production of a gasket-bearing aerosol mounting cup Apparatus and method for applying gasket material to the skirt of a gasket for the mounting cup of an aerosol container, wherein the gasket material is mechanically applied to the mounting cup through the use of a novel mandrel and cutting arrangement. A ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546526 | Apparatus for axially shifting wire segments in belt type conveyor A machine cuts elongated wire segments from a continuous wire strand. A belt type conveyor conveys each segment in incremental steps along a path, with the axis of each segment transverse thereto. The conveyor initially grips a segment near one end and pr... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546527 | Composite sleeve for use in rolling rolls for H-section steel and channel steel A composite sleeve for use in a hot-rolling roll for H-section steel and channel steel comprises a working layer adapted to contact the material to be rolled and composed of two layers, i.e., a first outer layer made of one of adamite with graphite, spher... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546528 | Clip wrapping tool apparatus Free standing apparatus adapted for use with a clip clinching tool capable, at high speed, of exerting a pulling force on a clip assembly whereby the clips comprising the assembly are sequentially severed and wrapped on elements of a workpiece, especially... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546529 | Method of fabricating container with metal skin A vessel with a metal skin particularly well suited for cosmetic use is provided. The metal skin covers the shoulder region from the base of the neck over the side wall and extends inwardly over a substantially planar metal plate adhered to the bottom of ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4546530 | Method for producing a modular building unit A process for fabricating a building module is disclosed and claimed. The building module includes a load bearing frame, preferably utilizing metal components welded together. The frame is produced in subsections, namely two portal frame subsections, a fl... | 10/15/1985 |
