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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4602384 | Aquatic attack protection suit and material therefor A suit for protecting the wearer against shark attack including a plurality of cells formed in the material of the suit which contain a shark-repulsive chemical. The material of which the suit is made includes an inner ply of strong filamentary fabric cap... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602385 | Shock absorbing, puncture resistant and thermal protective garment A protective vest is disclosed having a body portion wrappable and securable about a torso of a wearer and a head portion hingeably connected thereto for securing about the head of the wearer. The body and head portions both include respective quick conne... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602386 | Radiology apron having a waist support means A radiology apron having a radiation protective material such as lead incorporated therein has means for supporting part of the weight of the apron at the user's waist on a belt or the waist of trousers worn by such user. Such means may include a bracket ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602387 | Weight vest A weight vest which is fully foam lined, sewn canvas, incorporating means for wearing an adjustable amount of weight upwards to fifty pounds, also means to retain said weights within specially shaped pockets conforming to weight shape by means of an elast... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602388 | Chafe-free athletic shorts Athletic shorts are disclosed which provide full support as well as maximum freedom of movement yet with minimum exposure. The construction consists of an underpant plus an outer shell of flexible fabric containing overlapping flap openings in front of ea... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602389 | Hem retainer This invention is directed at a hem retainer comprising a strip of flexible material which has a series of first and second engagement portions. At least one of the first engagement portions is engageable with at least one of the second engagement portion... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602390 | Independent pocket for incorporating into any kind of clothing An independent pocket for incorporating into any kind of clothing perculiar inasmuch that it is comprised of: (a) At least two layers of material which are joined together; (b) Means of attachment between at least one of said layers of material and the article... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602391 | Dynamically balanced suction relief for hydrotherapy tubs and spas A dynamically balanced suction relief is provided for a hydrotherapy tub or spa in which a controlled amount of water under pressure is supplied from the water pump to an air inlet duct to maintain a column of water in the air duct under normal conditions... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602392 | Tub basket A tub basket for holding a handicaped/active child within a bathtub is provided and consists of a compact adjustable housing that fits around the body of the child reducing the space to move around in, so that the child will not fall out. The housing also... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602393 | Bathtub liner An integral sheet of plastic material is shaped to conform to the bottom, sides, vertical one end and sloping other end of a bathtub. The upper edges of the sheet extend beyond the upper edges of the bathtub so that the depth of the liner is greater than ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602394 | Baby bather A light, portable, flexible vessel for bathing babies is disclosed, comprising a rigid but impact-absorbent frame adapted to be placed on and around the periphery of a conventional kitchen sink, and a removable, slip-on fabric pouch suspended therefrom an... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602395 | Baby carriage bed A baby carriage bed has a bottom wall (2), a front wall (3), a back wall (4), a left-hand side wall (5), and a right-hand side wall (6) forming a box. The front portions (2a, 5a, 6a) of the bottom wall (2) and of the left-hand side and right-hand side wal... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602396 | Waterbed flotation system with vapor barrier A flotation sleep system for a liquid filled bed wherein a sheet of closed cell polyethylene foam bonded to a foamed layer is provided between the ticking of the bed and the watermattress. This arrangement prevents the collection of moisture or condensati... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602397 | Writing instrument An improved writing tool consists essentially of a punctuation marking and error designation rubber seal supplemented by a capping furnished with seal stamping paste; two holes within the body, to permit insertion of a pen or a pencil stick, and a ruler; ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602398 | Machine for lasting the heel of a shoe with a wiper assembly A machine for lasting the heel of a shoe comprising a shoe last support including an axially displaceable column having a free end. The support is displaceable from a first retracted position to an advanced position and a shoe last is mounted on the free ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602399 | Bridge transporting and launching trailer and method A bridge carrying and launching trailer includes a tilt frame mounted to a trailer frame. The tilt frame includes a foot portion which rests upon the ground when launching a bridge. The trailer relies upon the weight of another vehicle to counter the mome... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602400 | Sweeping apparatus The invention concerns a sweeping apparatus of the kind comprising a manually operated carriage (1) with at least one pair of rear wheels (3, 4) at least one front wheel (5, 47) and a power operated rotatable brush cylinder (14). The brush cylinder is car... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602401 | Squeegee construction A squeegee construction is disclosed which has an elongated handle, a V-shaped frame mounted at one end of the handle, and a continuous elongated squeegee blade secured to the frame. The squeegee blade extends lengthwise along substantially the entire len... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602402 | Machine for stuffing pasty substances, particularly sausage meat with burst casing sensor In a sausage stuffing machine if the stuffed portion of a sausage casing bursts, for example in an area which is squeezed for forming a sausage end, the meat filling continues being discharged through a filling tube but is no longer capable of pulling off... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602403 | Poultry processing method and apparatus with multi-purpose shackle An apparatus for use in deboning eviscerated, dressed poultry carcasses includes an overhead conveyor from which a plurality of deboning shackle assemblies are suspended. Each deboning shackle assembly includes a shackle bar supporting a holding cone and ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602404 | Fish filleting device An inexpensive, portable device for filleting fish is provided which has a pair of flexible, side-by-side rollers that bow outwardly in opposite directions to engage the sides of a fish therebetween. The rollers have a plurality of spaced protuberances th... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602405 | Containers provided with sealable sliding fasteners The invention provides a sealable slide fastener including a puller (20) for the slider and having sealing means comprising a fixing means (18, 19) fixed to the container and extending over the fastener at one end thereof, and having means to locate the p... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602406 | Coupling system with cable The present invention discloses an improved coupling system capable of releasably joining and two or more of a variety of cooperative male/female mating items to be temporarily joined and released by a remotely positioned operator by means of a cable conn... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602407 | Conveyor chain for tensioning machine A support for a textile tensioning machine conveyor chain and wherein a first needle bearing assembly is arranged between the joint bolt and a bushing and a second needle bearing assembly is arranged between the bushing and a protective roller. Such a cha... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602408 | Roll-stand roll with hydraulically changeable contour A roll for a hot- or cold-rolling stand has a core having an outer surface centered on an axis and a pair of axially opposite ends and respective conduits extending through the core and opening adjacent the ends thereof. A sleeve having an outer surface, ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602409 | Method for securing a funnel-shaped guide member in a self-adjusting hydraulic tappet A method of securing a funnel-shaped guide member in the bore wall of the p-shaped casing of a self-adjusting hydraulic tappet for overhead camshaft internal combustion engines comprising first introducing a funnel-shaped guide member (2) into the bore of... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602410 | Guide vane ring for a return flow passage in axial fans and a method of producing it A guide vane ring for a return flow passage in axial fans comprises a ring (3) intended for placing in the return flow passage (4) coaxial with the impeller (6). A plurality of guide vanes (7) are formed integral with the ring and distributed round its ex... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602411 | Method for fabricating a rotor disc assembly A rotor disc structure is provided with a sleeve within an axial bore of a disc and mounted through a driving connection on a rotor shaft. Before being mounted on the shaft, the sleeve and bore have been plastically deformed such that the sleeve is subjec... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602412 | Method for assembling in a circular array turbine blades each with an integral shroud A circular array of rotatable blades formed from blades having an integral shroud with a leading planar surface and a trailing planar surface, the leading planar surface being generally parallel to an axial radial plane passing through the center of the r... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602413 | Method for manufacturing an electromagnetic fuel injection valve including automated adjustment of the armature stroke An electromagnetic fuel injection valve and a process for the adjustment of the armature stroke (H) of the fuel injection valve is proposed, which serves to inject fuel under low pressure into the suction pipe of an internal combustion engine. The fuel in... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602414 | Rivet tool having reversible anvil An improved hand tool is provided which permits easy field removal and replacement of connecting rivets employed with agricultural implement sickle sections, and is especially designed for use with relatively new so-called double sickle sections which pre... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602415 | Wheel mounting device A wheel mounting device, comprising a handle mounted centered and normal to one surface of a crossbar, cylindric arms extending, respectively from the opposite surface of the crossbar, terminating in undercut heads having, respectively diameters larger th... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602416 | High strength crushing bar and a process for manufacturing The invention provides a ferrous metal crushing bar, coming directly from casting with controlled solidification, characterized in that it has a fine grain surface structure and a core with radially orientated dendritic structure, in that it comprises, in... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602417 | Interconnector attachment machine An integrated and automated multistation machine is provided for placement and attachment of electrically conductive interconnectors onto solar cells and the like. The machine comprises a rotatable turntable for supporting a plurality of solar cells in re... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602418 | Cable tie installation tool A tool for tensioning and severing elongate objects such as cable ties. The tool includes an angular frame having an extended nose, with a pivotally mounted lever. The lever is forwardly biased by a tension assembly including a tension link and expansion ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602419 | Method of making junction field effect transistor A junction field effect transistor has a substrate forming a junction with a layer of semiconductor material which has a gate, a source and a drain therein. The thickness of the n-type layer underlying the source is substantially greater than that underly... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602420 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including the steps of forming a passivation film, which has an opening exposing that region of the interlayer insulation film formed on the fuse element, which corresponds to the region to be melted of fus... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602421 | Low noise polycrystalline semiconductor resistors by hydrogen passivation Low noise polycrystalline silicon resistors are fabricated in the following sequence: (1) deposit an appropriate thickness of polysilicon (e.g. 400 nm) on top of an oxidized wafer (2) resistor doping by ion implantation (e.g. phosphorous) (3) heavy doping of t... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602422 | Flash compression process for making photovoltaic cells A flash compression process for the manufacture of photovoltaic cells wherein a powder of photovoltaic material is compressed under high pressure between upper and lower compression members and is simultaneously melted in place by means of an electric dis... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4602423 | Method of making a stator for an electric multiphase motor An electric multiphase motor with a closed ring housing and a pole piece star which is inserted therein after being wound from the outside, the pole piece star having axially integral pole pieces which are arranged in star-like fashion around a hollow cyl... | 07/29/1986 |
