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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4570626 | Corneal light shield This invention provides apparatus and method for preventing eye damage, particularly to the retina, resulting from direct exposure of the eye to intense light from a light source during eye surgery. A shield having a diameter less than that of the cornea ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570627 | Membrane dispensing assembly and method of manufacture A pressure sensitive adhesive membrane and its cooperating, protective, underlying coated release paper are provided with adhesive means and the membrane and paper layer are then formed into and maintained as a substantially cylindrical, rolled configurat... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570628 | Surgical drape A surgical drape composed of a main sheet of sheet material adapted for use by a patient in the lithotomy position. The surgical drape is fabricated from a main sheet of sheet material which is constructed of sufficient softness and is sufficiently inexpe... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570629 | Hydrophilic biopolymeric copolyelectrolytes, and biodegradable wound dressing comprising same Hydrophilic biopolymeric copolyelectrolytes comprising (a) a water-soluble linear anionic protein polyelectrolyte component derived from keratin and (b) a water-soluble linear cationic biopolymer polyelectrolyte component derived from at least one biopoly... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570630 | Medicament inhalation device An inhalation device for dispensing medicament has a horizontally rotatable medicament delivery member positioned between a medicament storage chamber and an air inhalation chamber where the medicament is suspended in air for subsequent inhalation by a pa... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570631 | Respirating gas supply method and apparatus therefor Upon the detection of an appropriate apnea event, respirating gas supply apparatus according to various embodiments supply stimulus to the upper airway passages of an in vivo respiratory system in an effort to dislodge any occlusion or obstruction in the ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570632 | Cystotome for eye surgery and method of opening lens capsule A cystotome for producing a continuous series of perforations in the anterior lens capsule of a human eye preparatory to cortex removal in extracapsular cataract extraction has a rectilinearly reciprocable, essentially poniard-shaped cutter for piercing t... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570633 | Surgical clip applier instrument adapter jaws An adapter assembly is provided for a medical instrument designed to apply a first legating clip which has a first exterior configuration. The adapter assembly is provided with an adapter member associated with each jaw of the instrument to accommodate a ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570634 | Shockwave reflector A reflector for focusing shockwaves in order to contactlessly comminute concretions in living bodies and for which a suitable selection of materials and geometry prevents a transverse wave in the reflector material from leading the shockwave front in the ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570635 | Electrical device for alleviating earache pain The present invention provides a headband provided with a pair of electrically heated ear plugs for alleviating earache pain caused by middle and inner ear infection. The ear plugs themselves each comprise a heat generating member surrounded by a soft and... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570636 | Method of electrically synthesizing sense of taste A method of electrically synthesizing the sense of taste includes a step of previously determining respective time-varying, gustatory potential curves of the saltiness, bitterness, sweetness, and sourness, a step of generating first and second voltage out... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570637 | Electrode An improved medical electrode is particularly adapted for transmitting DC currents. The electrode includes (1) an electrically conductive substrate electrically connected to a stud member and chemically inert with respect to the electrically and ionically... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570638 | Method and apparatus for spectral transmissibility examination and analysis Methodology and apparatus for the clinical evaluation of biological matter, in particular the human breast, in situ and in vivo, by spectral light transmissivity. An optical probe introduces selected light spectra into the examination subject at a first p... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570639 | Discontinuity detector A discontinuity detector detects a sudden change or discontinuity in a medium moving relative to the detector such as a liquid plug in a gas flowing along a conduct, an air bubble in a liquid, or a change form one liquid or gas to another. It has a sensor... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570640 | Sensory monitoring apparatus and method Apparatus and method for monitoring the sensory system of a patient to enable determination of the level and depth of spinal and epidural nerve blocks, including those induced by anesthetics administered to a patient, which blocks affect the sympathetic a... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570641 | Surgical myometer method A method for optimizing length in a detached striated muscle being surgically reattached. The method includes illuminating a bundle of fibers in the muscle to produce a diffraction pattern related to sarcomere spacing in the fibers. Prior to surgical reat... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570642 | Endocardial extendable screw-in lead An intravascular endocardial lead includes an electrically insulated flexible conductor having a lumen throughout the length thereof. A hollow connector element is connected to the proximal end of the conductor, and a hollow elongate electrode is connecte... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570643 | Method for transferring cigarette pieces A method for transferring cigarette pieces from a double rod cigarette manufacturing machine to a filter fitting machine, in which said pieces are transferred at least two at a time, one from each of the two rods, from the horizontal exit bench of the man... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570644 | Cigarette making machine hopper This application describes various possible modifications in the cigarette machine hopper described in G.B. specification No. 2,045,595. In particular, as shown in FIG. 2, a concave member 126 around a carded roller 23 from which tobacco is removed by a p... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570645 | Safety holder for cigarettes A holder system for providing fire-safety of a cigarette being smoked and automatic extinguishment of it after a predetermined time includes a perforate tube with a spaced succession of internal rings that fit closely around a burning cigarette; in the ab... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570646 | Method and apparatus for smoking The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for smoking. The smoking apparatus is specifically designed for use by smokers in smoking cigarettes. Moreover, the smoking apparatus may be referred to as a generally closed smoking system because sm... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570647 | Cigarette extinguisher for automobile A cigarette extinguisher designed to be secured more specifically over an automobile ash-tray. A cigarette-receiving tube is pivotally supported between the upright legs of a U-shape support for movement between a cigarette-extinguishing position and an e... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570648 | Flavorants containing esters of 2,3,6,6-tetramethylcyclohexenyl carboxylic acids Novel esters, of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R represents C1-4 -alkyl or C2-4 -alkenyl and one of the three broken lines represents an additional bond, are disclosed. Also disclosed are novel odorant and/or flavouring c... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570649 | Filter cigarette A variable dilution filter cigarette is provided which includes a substantially cylindrical tobacco rod, an axially aligned, substantially cylindrical wrapped filter plug, and tipping paper which circumscribes the filter plug and joins the filter plug to ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570650 | Cigarette A cigarette has a front tobacco-containing part composed of a tubular member of cigarette paper and a tobacco filler, a rear part extending rearwardly from the front part and having a filter, and a tubular coating extending around at least one fourth of t... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570651 | Combination pressing comb dryer and blow dryer An elongated cylindrical housing supports a comb structure on one end and an air nozzle on the other. A reversible electrically driven fan is supported within the housing and produces an air flow through the comb, the housing and the nozzle in either dire... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570652 | Toothbrush container A toothbrush container assembly for use with a toothbrush and for mounting in a wall including a base having a first aperture therein, a slot adjacent said first aperture, an interior reservoir, a second aperture leading from the reservoir to the exterior... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570653 | Tooth cleaning and flossing device The invention relates to a dental device including an elongate structure having opposite parallel sides, each side having a leading edge surface for wiping against a tooth surface or gum surface, each side having an outer surface for simultaneously wiping... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570654 | Coin counting apparatus A coin counting apparatus having a resiliently deformable frame adapted to carry a plurality of stacked coins. The apparatus includes a support for the frame and an abutment for causing resilient deformation of the frame so as to carry the coins upon rela... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570655 | Apparatus and method for terminating coin sorting The invention relates to a coin sorter apparatus for sorting a group of mixed coins by denomination and automatically terminating the sorting process in response to a sensed operating parameter. Sorting is provided by a stationary disk and a rotating disk... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570656 | Method of transporting viscous hydrocarbons An improved method of transporting viscous hydrocarbons containing at least 10 to 15 percent water from a well bore hole or between two points via pipeline which comprises adding to the viscous hydrocarbon containing water a sufficient amount of a nonaque... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570657 | Tank vent valve A vent for a closed tank, such as a fuel tank, wherein the vent utilizes a normally closed valve, the valve being shiftable to egress and ingress venting positions by the flow of gas and air therethrough, the valve including spring counterbalanced support... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570658 | Pyrotechnic-actuated dual air valve A pyrotechnically actuated dual air valve is hermetically sealed on both et and both outlet ports of static and dynamic air ducts until the dual air valve is actuated by a squib charge. A single piston, when activated by the squib charge, concomitantly o... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570659 | Fire resistant valve A normally non-rising stem valve with a stem backseat (67,70) normally maintained in unseated position by a eutectic element (62). A spring (76) urges the backseat into seating position and is placed inwardly of a replaceable stem packing (34) so that upo... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570660 | Vacuum sleeve valve A valve for controlling the flow of water to a filter of a swimming pool has a tubular member with a main inlet opening at one end connectable to a suction hose, an outlet opening at its other end connectable to a suction source, an auxiliary opening inte... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570661 | Hydraulic fluid supply systems A pump 1 supplies hydraulic fluid from a reservoir 2 to hydraulically operated equipment 4 through a main flow line 3, the fluid being returned to the reservoir 2 through a return supply line 5. If the pump 1 should fail the equipment 4 may be supplied fr... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570662 | Demand responsive flow control valve A demand responsive flow control valve mechanism has a valve member which receives fluid flow from a power steering pump and delivers a predetermined amount of fluid to an operating system such as the power steering gear. The excess fluid delivered by the... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570663 | Distribution valve with dual cams to prevent uncontrolled excursions of valve balls A distribution valve includes a housing having an upper fluid inlet, a plurality of bottom fluid outlets and enclosing a rotary impeller disposed directly beneath the fluid inlet, and a plurality of stationary baffles disposed between a bottom plate of th... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570664 | Venting device for oil-burning installations The invention relates to a venting device for oil-burning installations. A float arranged in a venting chamber controls both a connection between the venting chamber and the surrounding atmosphere and a connection between the venting chamber and the sucti... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4570665 | Aseptic valve with unitary valve seat and lip seals A valve stem is reciprocable in an axial bore of a valve body toward and away from the valve seat. The valve plug has integral lip seals for preventing leakage of product out the valve and preventing entry of foreign matter into the valve along the stem. ... | 02/18/1986 |
