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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4773140 | Phased array transducer construction A method of manufacturing a phased array ultrasound transducer, and the transducer manufactured by the inventive method are described. In the method, a piezoelectric crystal is soldered to the edges of a pair of double sided printed circuit boards, each o... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773141 | Constant velocity axle, joint seal and seal retainer ring holder and installation press Different size holders and a press for installing constant velocity axle seals and metal retainer rings. The holders have internal walls which are angled 11/2 degrees to allow the axle, joint seal and metal retainer ring to be seated firmly and perpendicu... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773142 | Methods of making head support cushions A cushion for supporting the head of a user reposing in a sitting or semi-reclining position comprises a relatively stiff body constituting a segment of a torus. The length and curvature of the body are such that when the body is positioned on the user's ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773143 | Liquid supply roller and method of making same A roller with a doctor blade has both a harder material portion and a softer material portion provided on the peripheral surface in the same radius from the center of the roller, for achieving complete doctoring. The harder material portion forms a minimu... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773144 | Method of manufacture of scroll compressors and expanders The disclosure concerns a method of manufacturing scroll expander and a scroll compressor including winding together strips of different width so that the wider strip forms a scroll or spiral and the narrower strip partially occupies the inter-convolution... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773145 | Method of constructing a cylindrical rotor assembly for a rotary regenerative heat exchanger A method of constructing a rotor assembly (12) for a rotary regenerative heat exchanger wherein the rotor compartment (14) is formed of a plurality of prefabricated, shop-assembled subcompartments (20) which are shipped disassembled from the central rotor... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773146 | Multi-stud tensioners A method and apparatus for tensioning groups of studs to a predetermined strain. The method includes the steps of tensioning all of the studs simultaneously to a predetermined tension, tightening working nuts, releasing the tension on the studs, measuring... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773147 | Method of manufacture of blow molded cases having a compartment and a compartment door A method of manufacturing blow molded plastic cases of the type comprising two hollow hinged containers where at least one of the containers has a compartment, and a door for the compartment is presented. The method allows the manufacture of compartment d... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773148 | Method of and apparatus for removing tying band A portion of an endless tying band around a package is displaced from the package thus defining a space between the portion of the tying band and the package. Then, a guide plate is inserted into the space, and the tying band is pressed by the guide roll ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773149 | Method of making ceramic tube for high temperature use A long alumina ceramic tube having good linearity is made by longitudinally joining shorter sintered alumina tubes at the ends thereof. The end of one shorter tube is ground and externally threaded. The end of another shorter sintered alumina tube is grou... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773150 | Method of manufacture of push-pull vernier control A method of making a control assembly intended for use in manually regulating the operating speed of power equipment in which fine adjustments may be obtained by rotating the control knob and rapid changes in speed may be achieved by shifting the knob axi... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773151 | Method of making a hose A flexible hose suitable for the transportation of biphasic fluids such as crude oil containing hydrogen sulphide is reinforced by steel wires of a kind having a coating of aluminium formed by applying the aluminium to the steel under a high pressure so a... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773152 | Automatic tool changer A machine tool (1) includes a machine spindle (1b), a tool storage magazine (3, 103) having a plurality of pots (23, 123) for storing a plurality of tools (42, 142) and an automatic tool changer (5) for transferring tools (42, 142) between the tool storag... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773153 | Method of manufacture of a flanged stator assembly for dynamoelectric machine In a dynamoelectric machine, a stator assembly is mounted directly to a mounting face of a housing surrounding a rotor projecting from the housing beyond the mounting face in a cantilevered orientation. The stator assembly includes a plurality of laminati... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773154 | Method of manufacture of injection molding nozzle having grounded heating element brazed into pointed tip This invention relates to an improved method of making an improved injection molding nozzle having an integral electrical heating element which is grounded adjacent the corrosion and wear resistant pointed tip. A main body is made of steel with a cylindri... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773155 | Mat switch and process for its manufacture The mat switch consists of two oppositely located, mutually movable and electrically conductible contact surfaces (1, 2), separated by electrically-insulated spacers (3), elastically deformable in vertical direction with respect to the contact surfaces (1... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773156 | Apparatus for securing parts In an apparatus for securing parts to an assembly body, a part conveyor means receives a plurality of parts arranged on a lot basis from a part storage. The part conveyor means is moved by the arm of the apparatus for driving parts up to the proximity of ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773157 | Method of making an electrical termination A wire length having a very small diameter is terminated to a contact member by forming a groove in the contact member, disposing the wire length entirely within and along the groove, and striking the surface of the contact on both sides of the groove def... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773158 | Wall mountable safety razor holder A wall mountable safety razor holder consisting of a planar member, two razor supports extending outward from the planar member, two razor retaining members extending upward from the support members, and a corrosion inhibiting water repellant strip of mat... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773159 | Clip-on folding knife A folding knife incorporating a pair of recesses inwardly of its oppositely facing handles, to receive a resilient clip assembly enabling the knife to be secured to one's belt or pockets for easy, left-hand or right-hand carrying about.... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773160 | Saw chain having relieved center link An articulated saw chain having pivotally interconnected center drive links and side links. The side links having bottom edges that incur splaying as a result of the side links pounding the guide bar rail during cutting action. An inset portion provided o... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773161 | Portable liquid level A liquid level comprising a bottle for holding leveling liquid and means in its lower end for connecting to a length of hose. The bottle has a filler opening in its upper end and integral means for storing the hose around the bottle. The level may include... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773162 | Mini electric inking box A type of mini electric inking box in which a small motor transmit drive through a gear set to a thread wheel, while the thread on the thread wheel is placed inside the ink box with a sponge and extended outwards, inside the box body is a detachable cover... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773163 | Marking guide for use with framing studs The disclosed guide, or square, has an elongated planar body, and a planar cross bar angled normal off one end edge of the elongated body, somewhat in the configuration of a "T". One end of the cross bar projects away from the elongated body only a short ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773164 | Self-aligning caliber bar A caliber bar for locating the centerline of the bore at the muzzle of a gun including a frame, first and second trunnion housings axially mounted on the frame, each of the trunnion housings pivotally mounting three centering arms circumferentially spaced... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773165 | Angle mat guide An angle guide device has a pair of arm members which are adjustable through a range of angles to engage adjacent edges at the corner of a piece of mat board. The device is adapted for mounting upon a triangular guide member in a mat cutting machine, and ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773166 | Electrostatic method and apparatus for treating material A method and/or apparatus for drying material is provided, the method comprising the steps of disposing the material in a heating unit to have the heating unit heat at least part of the liquid particles of the material, disposing a charged electrode unit ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773167 | Heater A heater for drying printed material and the like is provided which includes a mounting frame for mounting the heater on a press and the like. The heater is movable on the mounting frame between operating and storage positions. A heat deflector assembly d... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773168 | Thermal dryer for resin processing A thermal dryer for drying granular resin immediately prior to its introduction into a molding machine or other resin processing apparatus comprises a vertically oriented cylindrical drying chamber with means to introduce granular resin at its top, the re... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773169 | Machine for continuous centrifugation of fabrics A machine for the continuous centrifugation of fabrics, comprising: a hauling means for the fabric formed by two endless bands having respective facing runs and an orbitting central block in which there are situated guide means for the bands, such that th... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773170 | Cushioned heel inset for post-operative shoe A cushioned heel inset for an orthopedic, postoperative shoe. The shoe has a lightweight, rigid orthopedic sole with a skid proof outer sole and a cushioned inner sole, the heel of the rigid sole having a recess for inset of a cushioning pad which interfa... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773171 | Symbol means for identifying hearing impaired people Symbols are provided for identifying a person as having a hearing impairment. The symbols ar affixed to an item associated with the person in such manner that the symbols are displayed to be viewed by other people. The symbol includes a pictorial represen... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773172 | Merchandise information tag with adaptable mounting portion A product information display tag structure for presenting product information at the distal end of an elongate product display hook having a proximal end bracket for attaching the hook to a horizontal elongate support bar. The tag has a proximal end moun... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773173 | Picture frame A picture frame is defined from a single stamping of preferably clear plastic sheet material wherein the sheet is stamped into a front face with a pair of rearwardly bending sidewings, and a base consisting of a horizontally extended bottom plane and an u... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773174 | Clamping apparatus for flat reproductions The supporting and suspending frame, detachably assembled from a plurality of supporting frame elements, serves to suspend flat reproductions, in particular photographic reproductions, of paper, film or fabric smoothly in the frame by means of tensioning ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773175 | Display board for a shopping cart A display board that may be mounted on a shopping cart is presented. A large sheet of preferably plastic material is folded to form a display board which fits over wire rods of a shopping cart. One side of the display board is used as a store directory. I... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773176 | Display of the band type The display (12) comprises a band carrying a series of visual items of information and held taut between two rolls (5, 9) onto which it is rolled, the rolls being parallel to each other and rotatively mounted in a frame (1), and a synchronous driving mech... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773177 | Method of preparing an animal luring site An animal liquid lure dispenser consists of a vial of liquid animal lure in open communication with a microdrip chamber. The microdrip chamber communicates with a dispensing tube, which dispenses the lure a drop at a time onto the floor of the forest. The... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773178 | Deer decoy A portable apparatus is provided for hunters to be used to attract deer. The apparatus is comprised of an inflatable structure which, when inflated, has the contour and surface appearance of a deer. The inflated deer is anchored in a stable upright positi... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773179 | Fishing rod attachment for archery A fishing rod which is foldable is pivotally attached at one end to the handle of a bow. The fishing line from a reel is attached to the arrow which is to be shot and extends through the eyelet of the fishing rod to the fishing reel. The fishing rod is fo... | 09/27/1988 |
