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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4665601 | Method of assembly of ferritic stainless steel tubes to a carbon steel tube-plate Assembly device of tubes of low carbon ferritic stainless steel having 17 to 18.5% by weight of chromium on a tube-plate of carbon steel. It includes a first overlay of low carbon austenitic stainless steel having 11.50 to 14% by weight of nickel and 22 t... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665602 | Puller for injector nozzles for mack heads A puller tool for removing an injector from a mack head is provided and consists of a plate that holds a rotatable head and threadably receives a pair of oppositely positioned bolts. The head threads into a central passage of the injector while the bolts ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665603 | Method and apparatus for forming a row of zigzag coupling elements for slide fasteners In a method and apparatus for forming a row of zigzag coupling elements, the entire rotating die wheel is heated by a built-in interior heater so as to remain at a temperature slightly lower than the temperature at which a monofilament of thermoplastic sy... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665604 | Non-fused torque control catheter Disclosed is a non-fused torque control catheter and a method for manufacturing such a catheter. This non-fused catheter has a stiff braid-reinforced body and a pliable non-braided tip.... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665605 | Method of making dynamically tuned gimbal suspension A ring element on the driving side and a ring element on the rotor side and a gimbal arrangement with two gimbals are formed by two coaxial, cylindrical rings, wherein peripheral cuts, having deflected ends are provided in the rings. The peripheral cuts s... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665606 | Method for manufacturing a seat A method for manufacturing a seat for use in an automobile, airplane and the like is disclosed which comprises the steps: knitting at least two kinds of synthetic fibers respectively having different average heat setting temperatures to form a bag-shaped ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665607 | Machine for working sheet material such as sheet metal A machine comprises on the one hand a mechanical working device, for working sheet material by pressing or stamping, and on the other hand a laser working device. The mechanical working device comprises a gantry hydraulic press comprising a frame, a table... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665608 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises a step of preparing a semiconductor substrate (12) having a surface layer of silicon, a step of forming a conductive thin film (14) of a silicide composed of a metal having a high melting point an... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665609 | Process of manufacturing a photosensitive device having a plurality of detectors separated by zones impervious to the radiation to be detected The surface of a substrate which includes a plurality of photovoltaic junctions spaced along it is prepared as follows: a first anodic oxide layer is formed to cover the whole surface of the substrate and ensures perfect control of the photovoltaic juncti... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665610 | Method of making a semiconductor transducer having multiple level diaphragm structure A semiconductor pressure transducer includes a silicon substrate, a recessed portion in a major surface of the substrate, and a multiple level diaphragm overlying the recessed portion. A selectively etchable spacer material is employed when fabricating th... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665611 | Method of fabricating superconductive electrical conductor A method of fabricating a superconductive electrical conductor of Nb3 Sn type comprises a step of covering an elongated core member made of Nb with a covering member made of a third element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Ta, In, Hf, ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665612 | Method of manufacturing a glass-bonded magnetic head having diffusion barriers A magnetic head (32) having a magnet core (30) of ferrite and a layer of a bonding material (28) consisting of glass in the gap-forming area of the magnet core (38). In order to ensure that on the one hand the ferrite be not attacked by the glass during t... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665613 | Apparatus for forming a row of coupling elements for slide fastener An apparatus, for forming a row of slide fastener coupling element, comprises a continuously rotatable die wheel having an annular peripheral groove for receiving a row of coupling element blanks in folded fashion, and a punching unit for forming coupling... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665614 | Method of making a multiconductor electrical connector arrangement Disclosed is a laminated multiconductor connector having a plurality of free standing metal terminals with oppositely facing nested surfaces and circuit board tails for electrically engaging the printed circuit board. Dielectric material is disposed betwe... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665615 | Razor with disposable blade A disposable blade carriage for straight razors that have a holder member and a guard member pivotally mounted on each other. The blade carriage is removably mounted in a longitudinally extending slot in the holder member. The blade carriage includes a la... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665616 | Cable jacket slitting apparatus A cable jacket slitting apparatus automatically pierces a cable jacket to a controlled depth at a tangent between two adjacent wires and automatically follows the tangent path as the jacket is slit. Two semicylindrical cam halves, (1, 23) disposed in alig... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665617 | Compass saw for cutting workpieces of wood, plastics and metal A compass saw comprises a drive unit for a saw blade holder carrying a saw blade, and a base plate supporting the drive unit. The base plate has on its underside a glide shoe lined on a bottom face with a contact sole. The guide shoe is provided to guide ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665618 | Device for a motorized saw A device for a motorized saw wherein the saw guide bar consists of a reciprocating toothed saw blade (13) and a relative to this stationary support plate (12). One circular disc (14) is loosely laid into an elongated recess (15) in the support plate (12) ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665619 | Method and apparatus for working on sheet material A method and apparatus for working on sheet material utilizes a table having two spaced coplanar lips across which sheet material is stretched to be worked on by a tool supported from a movable carriage spanning the table. Clamping units attached to the t... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665620 | Combined tape measure and clipboard A two-function device incorporating the conventioanl tape measure and the conventional clipboard for use, one after the other, in close sequence. A modification of the invention includes a Velcro covered surface for retaining auxiliary articles such as pe... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665621 | Measuring probe An apparatus for measuring the distance between two points in a patient undergoing dental diagnosis or treatment which includes a housing having an end which is placeable adjacent a first of said points. A distance measurement apparatus is coupled to the ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665622 | Optical sighting device An optical sighting device for a rifle or other article to be aimed at a target includes a frame for mounting to the rifle and a very short sighting window atop the frame. A light source in the frame powered by a battery shines a beam of light toward the ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665623 | Illuminated drafting aid A drafting T-square including a base block with a pivotable straight bar which can be manipulated as a protractor. A scale is slidable along the straight bar for extending beyond the straight bar. A further arm is pivotable with respect to the straight ba... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665624 | Contact lens analyzing apparatus An apparatus for analyzing a soft contact lens by allowing inspection of the lens and measurement of its diameter, sagittal depth, and center thickness includes a lens holder comprising a handle and a lens chamber. The chamber has horizontally adjustable ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665625 | Component measuring apparatus with multiple component multiple positioning device A component inspection apparatus includes a component holder mounted on a compound slide structure. Two arrays of gauging elements are provided on a mutually perpendicularly movable slide. These arrays can be adjusted on the slide and each array includes ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665626 | Process and device for drying of coated work pieces through infrared radiation The present invention relates to a process for drying coated workpieces, particularly workpieces of irregular shape, by infrared radiation and to an apparatus for carrying out this process. The present invention can be used for drying castings, particular... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665627 | Dry film curing machine with ultraviolet lamp controls A dry film curing machine utilizes ultraviolet lamps mounted in reflectors, which are positioned on opposite sides of a mesh or open type conveyor belt carrying the film to provide radiation for drying. The lamps are controlled by a circuit that regulates... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665628 | Recuperative clothes dryer with enhanced recirculation and air flow A clothes dryer operating with a very high volume of air flow across the clothes thereby enabling a high percentage of air recirculation without sacrifice to drying time or efficiency. A cylindrical clothes drum is surrounded by an air tight casing. Radia... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665629 | Dryer for plastic granules A dryer for plastic granules with a fan for air, with a drying chamber containing a regenerable desiccant, with a collecting duct connectable to the drying chamber for the drying air, with an air heating element in the collecting duct, with a plurality of... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665630 | Warm-air hand drying installations A warm-air hand drying installation has a floor-mounted pedestal with several drying apparatus around its periphery. A single fan supplies air to each apparatus via a central duct when any one of the apparatus is switched on. Each apparatus has a flap val... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665631 | Air sealing nozzle for high speed dryer An assembly for use at the nip between a dryer fabric and a dryer bottom roll at a location at which the fabric moves onto the roll and at which the web to be dried is outside the fabric. A shroud having first and second walls which diverge from a nose is... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665632 | Apparatus for uniformly distributing fluid through a bed of particulate material Apparatus for uniformly distributing a fluid such as a vapor or gas upwardly through a cylindrical bed of a particulate contact material such as a catalyst, without interfering with the catalyst flow, includes an annular chamber which is closed at its top... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665633 | Shoe top cover A sole-less shoe top cover is formed of a single thickness of flexible fabric for protecting a shoe upper from paint or plaster drippings. Three vertically spaced lines of stitched elastic cords are stitched in-and-out around the lower portion of the cove... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665634 | Child's bootlet with separable front and rear portions There is disclosed footwear, such as a bootlet, for children in which the entire bootlet, rearwardly of the instep is separable from the forward portion, with a continuous strip fastener that extends vertically along the sides and beneath the arch to remo... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665635 | Friction insert for ski boot Ski boot comprising an upper (3) at least partly articulated on a shell base (2), a tightener (15) for closing the boot on the foot, and a sliding block (1) attached in eventually demountable manner on the shell base (2), substantially in the region (22, ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665636 | Auto wheel snow scraper A scraper located in front of each automobile drive wheel to remove snow on the ground, including a scraper blade on a lower end of a piston rod extending from a vertical hydraulic cylinder supported on the vehicle chassis.... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665637 | Sole plate coating for a fabric pressing device A fabric pressing device has a composite sole plate with a base component of metal or similar thermally conductive material that is coupled to the heat source of the pressing iron, and a layer of ceramic bonded to the base component. The ceramic layer has... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665638 | Quilting frame A quilting frame is designed to stretch and hold material while hand stitching bed quilts. Primarily, it consists of a pair of legs that are adjustable in height and are free-standing when three rods for holding material are removed from the frame. A hand... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665639 | Display tag for product information A product information display tag is particularly designed for use in combination with a product support hook structure of the gangbar type having elongate support hooks extending forwardly from a transverse bar which in use is support cantilever-wise fro... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665640 | Electromechanical controller A controller including a servo to time movement of an animated character with audible sounds reproduced in synchronism with control signals for the servo. A slippable friction drive also makes it permissible to interrupt movement of the character for any ... | 05/19/1987 |
