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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4665803 | Hydraulic brake actuating device for bicycles A brake actuating master cylinder unit for bicycles and the like comprising a unit mountable upon the handlebars of a bicycle, a master cylinder having a piston mounted therewithin, a bellofram secured to the inner surface of the master cylinder at one en... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665804 | Ventilator nozzle structure for automotive vehicle A control knob is mounted on adjacent two stationary fins in such a manner as to be movable leftward and rightward in parallel to the stationary fins and connected to movable fins in such a manner that leftward and right movement of the control knob in pa... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665805 | Apparatus for counterflow air to air generative heat exchange and ventilating a room space Apparatus for recovering heat or cooling from a room space and ventilating it, consisting of heat accumulators in which the outgoing air releases its heat and from which the incoming air picks up heat or vice versa and which are alternatively connected by... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665806 | Ventilating air distributor An air distributor for mounting in a duct outlet in an air conditioning heating and ventilation system is provided to direct the flow of air within the conditioned space. A frame is mounted within the conditioned space and in fluid communication with the ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665807 | Apparatus for treating liquid foodstuffs, in particular, red grape mash A method serves for treating liquid foodstuffs, in particular red grape mash. It comprises the steps of filling the mash (40) into the tank (10) from below until the upper level (43) of the mash is above a sieve (31) which is arranged in the upper portion... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665808 | Coffee percolator Described is a coffee percolator having a reservoir provided with means for sensing the filling level of coffee meal therein. The filling level sensing means comprises an electro-optical sensor secured to the outer side of the reservoir across a corner fo... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665809 | System for mixing beverages A piston system is used as a pressure-independent flow-volume-regulating valve in which the piston divides the piston chamber into two sections which communicate with one another via a flow-throttling zone and, dependent upon pressures applied which are o... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665810 | Seal former and flinger discharge assembly for use with apparatus for pressure feeding and pressure cooking a food product A seal and discharge assembly for use in the processing of farinaceous material is disclosed in which the dry food mix is introduced into a continuous pressure cooker assembly without undue pressure loss and while maintaining a regulated flow of material ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665811 | Apparatus for producing thin portions of pasta filata cheese A technique for producing sliced, shredded and/or diced cheese of the pasta filata type. The technique utilizes a plurality of rollers which reduce an extruded strand of cheese to a ribbon of the desired thickness. The rollers are heated and a spray of wa... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665812 | Walkway for a liquid heat transfer cabinet A walkway for a liquid heat transfer cabinet for food products to preclude contamination of the liquid heat transfer medium so that an operator can manually load and unload the cabinet with product to be subjected to a heat transfer operation. The walkway... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665813 | Eggshell cracking device A rigid telescopic bar mounted over a pan, or a pot, for cracking eggshells by striking the latter against the bar. The bar comprises a sleeve portion, a stem slidably engaged in the sleeve portion, and hook members for securing the outer ends of the stem... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665814 | Impacting nut cracker An impacting nut cracker which utilizes an impacting plunger activated by a compression spring or electrical solenoid to deliver a sharp blow to an aligned adjustable anvil to provide a stroke of measured distance to a nut confined against a tailstock anv... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665815 | Method for wrapping a bale or the like A method for wrapping a bale or the like with a wire or band held together by a tubular seal is described wherein wire is pushed through a metal tube held in readiness, then looped around the bale, and the free end of the wire is again moved through the m... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665816 | Method and apparatus for automatically controlling juice finishing machine A method and apparatus is disclosed for automatically controlling operation of a juice finishing machine of a type having a cylindrical perforated screen in a housing forming an inlet for introducing initial juice or the like into an interior portion of t... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665817 | Apparatus for dewatering a mass of wet fibrous material A press efficently dewaters a mass of wet fibrous material on all six sides by compressing the mass with a second ram against a plurality of liners arranged on a front face of the second ram, on a rear face of a door, and on a top wall, a bottom wall, and... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665818 | Sliding surface seals for a double band press In a double band press each of the press belts has an associated pressure chamber in which fluid pressure medium acts to pressurize the sheet form material passed between the press belts. Each pressure chamber is formed by a pressure plate, the associted ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665819 | Device for applying surface pressure to an advancing workpiece A device for applying surface pressure to a movable workpiece, for example a plate of wood, comprises two pressure-applying endless belts on which pressure is exerted by means of pressure air contained in two pressure chambers. Each pressure chamber is de... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665820 | Print band timing mark detector In the print band timing system described herein, the bipolar pulse generated in a sensor by the passage of a print band timing mark is applied to a discriminating circuit which compares the pulse signal with a voltage level substantially equal to the nom... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665821 | Franking machine having variable data incorporated onto endless bands A franking machine adapted to print variable data as well as constant data onto mail as it is presented to the variable data including a plurality of endless bands of self-inking material containing printing indicia around their external surfaces; a separ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665822 | Squeegee for screen process printers for printing of dielectric and metallic pastes for single and multilayer hybrid circuits A squeegee is utilized in a screen process printer for microcircuits and components thereof. The type is one in which the squeegee and a flat stationary screen are mounted with the squeegee movable and in a wiping action makes contact with the screen so a... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665823 | Paper support bar for a sheet-fed printing press A paper support bar for replacing the "star wheels" in a sheet-fed, offset printing press, or the like, having a chain delivery system. The bars are formed from hollow cylinders of a resiliently rigid, non-brittle material having adjustable supports on th... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665824 | Storage and retrieval of printing process data encoded on a printing plate A job strip encoding printing process data is disposed on an indicia-free zone of an associated printing plate. The printing process data include process control data, press presetting data and organization data for the entire print order using the associ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665825 | Arrangement for interconnecting a projectile and a projectile extension component Arrangement for interconnecting a projectile and a projectile extension component. The projectile and the extension component each incorporates its own connecting element which are capable of being introduced into each other by causing one of the connecti... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665826 | Hybrid explosive unit A hybrid explosive unit which is intended for artillery shells or anti-tank mines has a casing, an explosive charge in the casing defining an upwardly-facing hollow, a dished element lining the hollow, a metal cylinder embedded in the charge and extending... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665827 | Expandable bullet A bullet is described having a series of slits disposed along the length thereof about the circumference of the bullet and through to a cavity disposed in the front of the bullet through the center. The cavity is comprised of three sections and is adopted... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665828 | Penetrator for a driving-cage projectile and the process of manufacturing the same The invention relates to a penetrator (1, 11) made of heavy metal, such as, for instance, tungsten heavy metal or depleted uranium, for driving-cage projectiles which have the penetrator led by the driving cage in the gun barrel. The driving cage (6, 12) ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665829 | Guideway construction and method of installation The guideway is comprised of upper horizontal stringers (20, 22), lower horizontal stringers (24, 26) vertically oriented diagonal members (30, 32) affixed to the upper and lower horizontal stringers (20, 22 and 24, 26) and horizontally oriented diagonal ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665830 | Guide construction and method of installation A vehicle supporting guideway is presented, the guideway is comprised of upper horizontal stringers, lower horizontal stringers vertically oriented diagonal members affixed to the upper and lower horizontal stringers and horizontally oriented diagonal mem... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665831 | Electric power supplying system for a continuous transit system by magnet (CTM) An electric power supplying system for a continuous transit system by magnet (CTM) in which magnets attached to under parts of a certain number of cars comprising the trains and energized regularly are attracted to magnetic belts of a plurality of magneti... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665832 | Vehicle transfer system A vehicle transfer system for use in a vehicle assembly line comprises a first conveyor which transfers a vehicle while supporting the vehicle on its chassis with the tires being floated, and a second conveyor which transfers the vehicle body while suppor... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665833 | Miniature electric track and train A miniature electric track and train system which provides a simple and inexpensive arrangement for the simultaneous independent operation of at least two electric engines on the same track.... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665834 | Apparatus for intermodal transport of highway containers An intermodal apparatus for the rail transportation of containers with or without a highway chassis includes double axle rail bogies having a lower bogie frame and an upper platform section. The upper platform section includes a pair of connecting plates ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665835 | Arrangement to increase roll stability of rail vehicles with air suspension An arrangement for increasing the roll stability of rail vehicles equipped with air suspension. Two air spring bellows having integrated emergency springs of a first bogie are controlled by a respective leveling valve. In addition to these bellows, a roll... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665836 | Table interconnecting apparatus Each of two or more sectional tables is provided with interconnecting apparatus for forming different sized and various shaped table configurations. Each sectional table (10, 12, 14) is provided with a set of spaced threaded inserts (38, 40) positioned on... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665837 | Beverage display shelving A display shelving unit is provided along with a method of converting an existing shelf structure into such a shelving unit. The shelving unit includes a pair of horizontally spaced apart L-shaped support members each having a first leg supported by the f... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665838 | Shelving unit A shelving unit according to the present invention provides a generous span between opposed end frames and a clear lower area to allow the hood portion of a car, for example, to be located below the first shelf. The frame of the unit is preferrably made o... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665839 | Depository Disclosed is a depository wherein the deposit envelope is conveyed in an enclosed carrier from a deposit opening along an attack resistant passage to a remote opening to a vault. There a wall of the carrier moves, relative to the carrier, to displace the ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665840 | Mechanical stoker An improvement for use in a mechanical stoker with a coal stove is disclosed. The improvement device is used with a stoker, generally including a hopper, operatively connected to a small stove having a fire box forming an ash pit. The fire box, through it... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665841 | Process and apparatus for treating municipal trash The present invention relates to a system and a process for converting municipal trash into useful materials without wasting useful energy and with a minimum release of pollutants into the atmosphere. The system includes hydraulic means which moves rubbis... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665842 | Apparatus for producing ignitable solids-gas suspensions An apparatus for producing ignitable solids-gas suspensions has a feeder for vertically feeding the solids-primary gas suspension, a secondary gas passage concentrically surrounding said feeder, and a stage for mixing both streams. In order to improve the... | 05/19/1987 |
