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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4665883 | Air fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine with improved operations for maintaining the engine output power An air/fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine provides a mixture leaner than a predetermined reference value when a detected engine load is in a light load range. In order to produce a required engine power during a transitional perio... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665884 | Ignition control apparatus for internal combustion engine Disclosed is an ignition control apparatus for an internal combustion engine arranged to control an ignition timing and a current conduction initiating timing on the basis of a time elapsed from a point in time at which a reference position is reached by ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665885 | Missile-throwing weapon A weapon for propelling missiles, such as arrows, quarrels and the like, which looks like a sub-machine gun and is characterized by a compact missile-propelling assembly which is co-planar with the stock, contrary to the long bow which extends transversel... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665886 | Bowstring release mechanism A hand held device for drawing and firing a bow that includes a housing containing a latch for engaging the bowstring and a balanced beam for holding the latch in a locked condition. A trigger mechanism is adapted to unbalance the beam when it is depresse... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665887 | Diamond cutter A proposed diamond cutter is provided with man-made diamond grains on the circumference of a disc base plate, and is formed with slits from the outer circumference to the central part thereof. The slit is angled about 30° with respect to a radial directi... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665888 | Serving table for kettle-type barbecue cooker An auxiliary or serving table for use with a kettle type barbecue cooker which comprises a top having an inner end and an outer end. Legs are provided at the outer end for swingable movement between operative position wherein the same are axially perpendi... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665889 | Stove Wood burning stove having several features for reducing emissions output and for improving energy efficiency by increasing the supply of oxygen to combustible materials, by increasing the mixing of oxygen with combustible materials, and by lengthening the... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665890 | Heating system A heating system designed to extract more than the usual amount of heat from a given amount of fuel by controlling the route of smoke from a firebox through a smoke duct over a tortuous path and exposing the walls of the smoke duct to ambient air, thereby... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665891 | Country cooker cooking system A country cooker system including a combination brazier, barbecue, grilling and smoking arrangement comprising a cylindrical hollow body defining a cylindrical chamber stably supported by a set of four detachable legs having upper ends thereof interfittin... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665892 | Oven door hinge assembly A fully assembled hinge mechanism for a door of a major appliance which comprises an elongated guide member arranged to be attached to the appliance at spaced apart front edges thereof having a pivotal door hanger lever extending therefrom, and a hinge ar... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665893 | Kitchen unit cooking stove having internal cooling system A cooking stove such as an induction heating cooking stove which is fitted into an aperture on top of a kitchen unit has one or more independent heater units mounted within an outer case, below a top plate which cooking pans, etc can be heated. Each heate... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665894 | Gas-heated or kerosene-heated boiler for warm water, hot water or steam generation The invention relates to a gas-heated or kerosene-heated boiler for warm water, hot water or for steam generation having a substantially horizontal cylindrical combustion chamber defined and surrounded by a flue tube (1) consisting of a plurality of annul... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665895 | Ellipsoidal solar dish concentrator A solar dish concentrator is provided having a rotationally symmetrical elliptical shape for focusing an uniform flux density of solar radiation on a receiver. The solar flux pattern reflected to the receiver is evenly distributed over the four quadrants ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665896 | Power supply for body implant and method of use An implanted blood pump system is described wherein power for driving the pump is provided by a transcutaneous transformer having an external primary winding and an implanted secondary winding. Control of the driving voltage to the pump is provided by an ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665897 | Composition and method for detecting and treating cancer Improvements in methods for treating diseases and tumors with compositions of matter defining drug units, each of which includes an antibody, such as a monoclonal antibody produced outside of the body of a living being to be treated. Each unit contains a ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665898 | Malignancy treatment A body part of an animal afflicted with malignant cells is disposed within a magnetic coil and subjected to a plurality of magnetic field pulses, the pulses having intensities of between about 1 and about 100 Tesla and characteristic frequencies of betwee... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665899 | Apparatus for articulating the knee and hip joints A carriage is longitudinally reciprocated along a fixed base by a motor. A first pair of arms are pivotally connected at their lower ends to opposite sides of the base. A second pair of arms are pivotally connected at their upper ends to corresponding one... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665900 | Device for imparting continuous passive motion to human joints An apparatus for applying continuous passive motion to the joints of several fingers of the hand at the same time. It includes a support housing for mounting it on the forearm, carrying a motor and a traveller movable by a motor through an elongated path ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665901 | Periodontal finger applicator A disposable finger applicator adapted to facilitate the application of a two-component therapeutic agent to gum tissues for treating periodontal disease. The applicator includes a collapsible thimble which when in use fits on the index finger of the user... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665902 | Flexible penile prosthesis A penile erection prosthesis fully implanted in a patient with a tubular section intermediate its ends containing a flexible zone. The flexible zone is formed by a plurality of circumferential grooves having sides of unequal length. The flexible zone cont... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665903 | Penile prosthetic device Typical embodiments of the invention overcome male sexual dysfunction or impotence. Illustratively, a prosthetic device for implantation within the penis has a pumping mechanism that is integral with and is in fluid communication with two fluid storage se... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665904 | Circular hinge for orthotic braces A preventive brace for supporting anatomical joints, such as the ankle joint, includes a semi-rigid leg-supporting shell conforming to the shape of the lower leg above the ankle joint, a semi-rigid foot-supporting shell conforming to the shape of the foot... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665905 | Dynamic elbow and knee extension brace A wire frame structure of two parallel aligned members are formed into a compression spring centrally positioned to provide controlled force at each end. U-shaped yokes are adjustably affixed to the aligned members, one to each end. The yokes are hinged t... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665906 | Medical devices incorporating sim alloy elements Medical devices which are currently proposed to use elements made from shape memory alloys may be improved by the use of stress-induced martensite alloy elments instead. The use of stress-induced martensite decreases the temperature sensitivity of the dev... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665907 | Apparatus for inhibiting digit sucking Apparatus for attaching to the thumb or finger to inhibit thumb sucking. A bracelet fits around the wrist, and a primary ring attaches to the bracelet. The primary ring is supported by two or more tabs extending outwardly from the ring to the bracelet, an... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665908 | Extrication and spinal restraint device An extrication and spinal restraint device for use in emergency rescues and onsight medical aid where potential back, neck and shoulder injuries may exist comprises a jacket of flexible material which is arranged to extend the entire length of a victim's ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665909 | Bandage A winding bandage for applying a compressive force to a body part including a knitted fabric strip comprised in part of a hydrophobic primary warp yarn, an elastic secondary warp yarn and a weft yarn. Flexible self closure members are attached to one or b... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665910 | Respirator having a respiratory regenerator with an area cooling portion A respirator with regeneration of the respiratory air includes, for the cooling of the inhalation air, a chemical cartridge regenerating the respiratory air which has an area cooler located in the respiratory air stream, which cooler is arranged adjacent ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665911 | Intermittent supplemental oxygen apparatus and method A method and apparatus for intermittent administration of supplemental oxygen to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients programmed for specific oxygen needs for each patient. Patient's arterial blood oxygen level is measured while supplying oxygen... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665912 | Skin marking device A skin marking device comprising a finger-held tubular barrel having a narrow opening at one end, and a needle carried in the barrel and having a pointed end extending outwardly through the narrow barrel opening, the needle and opening forming an annular ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665913 | Method for ophthalmological surgery The invention contemplates use of a scanning laser characterized by ultraviolet radiation to achieve controlled ablative photodecomposition of one or more selected regions of a cornea. Irradiated flux density and exposure time are so controlled as to achi... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665914 | Automatic corneal surgery system An instrument for automating corneal surgical procedures, such as radial keratotomy and other corneal operations, which includes one or more probe sensors with extendible tips which, by measuring electrical resistivity, are responsive to contact occurring... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665915 | Flesh cutter of strip for grafting Gingival graft cutter has continuous contoured blade carried on skids and directed by pivotally connected handle, to produce graft tissue in strips of uniform cross-section.... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665916 | Surgical stapler apparatus Surgical stapler apparatus for forming an array of surgical fasteners in body tissue includes an anvil assembly against which the fasteners are formed and a fastener holder pivotally mounted adjacent one end of the anvil assembly, a spacer member at the o... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665917 | Tissue gripper for use with intraluminal stapling device The improvement in an intraluminal stapling instrument comprising a clamping means disposed on the central member of said instrument. The clamping means holds the tissue to be joined in the proper position with respect the fasteners being used to accompli... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665918 | Prosthesis system and method A system and method is disclosed for implanting a prosthesis the length of a blood vessel. A generally tubular prosthesis member having an unobstructed central passageway is provided. The member contracts to a smaller dimension for delivery through the un... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665919 | Pacemaker with switchable circuits and method of operation of same A device such as a cardiac pacemaker or other implantable biomedical device, and method of operation thereof, containing one or more switchable circuits. A control system, preferably incorporating a microprocessor, controls predetermined changes of the op... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665920 | Skeletal tissue stimulator and a low voltage oscillator circuit for use therein A skeletal tissue stimulator and especially a bone growth stimulator 10 and a circuit 12 adapted to be coupled to the skeletal tissue in a body, and especially bone tissue in the body, whose growth is to be stimulated, which tissue acts as a load 22 for t... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665921 | High potential generating toothbrush A high potential generating toothbrush including an elongated, manually gripped block handle formed with a positive electrode; a block head formed with a negative electrode and having a brush implanted in one end thereof; and a high voltage generating cir... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4665922 | Ignition system The invention relates to an ignition system for a multicylinder Otto-type four-stroke engine equipped with at least one spark plug per cylinder, the ignition system including for each spark plug an ignition device (61,62) connectible to said spark plug in... | 05/19/1987 |
