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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4776042 | Cryokenetic headband A cryokenetic headband having a closable pocket for retaining a cold pack material is disclosed. The headband is intended to be worn during exercise or work to keep the head cool and perspiration from running into the wearers eyes.... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776043 | Hat and logo The present invention provides an improved hat with interchangeable patches that can be selectively attached to the hat. In the preferred embodiment, the hat is a standard, billed, baseball-style cap with some portion of a phrase or logo printed on its fr... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776044 | Hat with audio earphones A hat is described having a set of audio earphones releasably mounted in earflaps that cover the user's ears. The earphones are disc shaped mini-speakers having a thin profile that are insertable in a pocket between an inner wall and outer wall of each fl... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776045 | Swimming goggles including a timing device A pair of swim goggles is provided which incorporates a timing device with a visual display in the swimmer's field of vision and automatic actuation upon contact with water. A lens allows the wearer to read the display located near the eye. A preferred em... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776046 | Portable, pedestal table for hot tubs, spas and whirlpools A pedestal table which is to be releasably secured to the floor area of a smooth surfaced hot tub, spa or whirlpool and includes a foot massage device powered by pressurized water from the whirlpool. The table includes a base member or pedestal having at ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776047 | Multiple function invalid bed arrangement An arrangement for transferring a prone patient longitudinally or laterally between beds or surfaces adapted to accept the patient in prone position. The rate of transfer of the patient can be made variable or fixed. The arrangement is adapted to function... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776048 | Head cushion element A head cushion element more especially for use in pickup trucks comprises a cushion core within a casing forming front and rear sides of the head cushion element. The casing furthermore is made of cellular resin and is formed in two parts. There is a conn... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776049 | Head support A head support for a person in a seated position. The head support comprises a pair of elongated, stuffed fabric cushions to be seated, when in position, on the person's shoulders on either side of the person's neck. A first strap has its ends attached on... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776050 | Fluidized patient support system An improved fluidizable patient support system including an oval tank, a perforated plate received in the tank atop a plurality of spacers, a diffuser board located atop the perforated plate and sealed around its edge, a mass of granular material received... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776051 | Method and apparatus for separating or extracting bees wax and honey A method of separating bees wax and honey, the method including: packing a plurality of combs tightly together in a spinner which has a plurality of holes in the periphery thereof; rotating the spinner so that honey in the combs flows outward from the cen... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776052 | Vertically stored dockboard A vertically stored dockboard. The dockboard includes a frame or supporting structure which is mounted on a loading dock and a rap or deck plate is hinged at its rear edge to the frame and is movable between a generally vertical storage position and a hor... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776053 | Swimming pool vacuum cleaner hydrofoil A hydrofoil attachment for swimming pool vacuum cleaner heads provides downward thrust during the pulling stroke. The hydrofoils pivot so as not to impede the pushing stroke. The hydrofoils are pivotally supported on a laterally extending rod. The rod is ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776054 | Toothbrush A toothbrush for efficient cleaning of the teeth, the area under the sulcus and between the teeth and for massage and stimulation of the gums, has a plurality of spaced longitudinally extending rows of bristles in center and outer rows extending from the ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776055 | Dental instrument A toothbrush having a pad of bristles, a neck region and a handle is disclosed. The bristle pad has three longitudinally arranged columns of bristles, except at the distal end of the pad where there are two additional columns of bristles. The handle is sh... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776056 | Windshield wiper device with compensating hinge A windshield wiper system for motor vehicles includes a wiper blade supported on an oscillating and reciprocating wiper arm driven by a plunger guided in a guide during its reciprocal movement and provided with a compensating hinge and supported by two pa... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776057 | Wiper system for motor vehicles The invention relates to a wiper system for motor vehicles or the like, comprising at least one wiper arm guided and actuated in a complex movement by a kinematic chain or mechanical linkage which comprises a first bar (2) actuated in an oscillating movem... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776058 | Surface cleaning apparatus A portable vacuum surface cleaning apparatus for taking up and recovering fluids such as liquids, and debris from floors or carpets that includes an elongated circuitous or convoluted passageway having an inlet at one end and an outlet at the other end ad... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776059 | Vacuum-cleaning apparatus A vacuum-cleaning apparatus for cleaning furniture or the like, especially upholstered furniture, upholstered vehicle seats, etc. The apparatus is connected via a vacuum conduit to a vacuum-cleaning unit. A first vacuum nozzle is provided with a brush and... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776060 | Automatic termination and alarm structure for motors used in versatile vacuum cleaner A multi-purpose vacuum cleaner for solids and liquids includes a motor mounting seat covering the vacuum cleaner tank and having a circular orifice, a filter cage mounted about the orifice on the underside of the motor mounting seat containing a spherical... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776061 | Articulated furniture hinge pivotally connected to a base A furniture hinge comprises, in combination: a first wing designed to be secured to the door of a piece of furniture and a second elongated-arm shaped wing designed to be applied to a base fixed to the shoulder of the piece of furniture, provision being m... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776062 | Sausage filling apparatus A sausage filling apparatus comprises a conventional sausage filling machine operable to extrude sausage meat into a compressed length of tubular sausage casing retained over a support pipe through which the meat is fed under pressure. The filled casing p... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776063 | Method and apparatus for removing fat from slaughtered poultry Device for removing fat from slaughtered poultry, provided with a screw spindle drivable around its longitudinal axis, said spindle being rotatably mounted in a cylindrical sleeve surrounding at least a part of the screw thread on the spindle with a radia... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776064 | Method for maceration of meat, and the product resulting therefrom A method and apparatus are provided for macerating meat to effect deep penetration of the meat at multiple muscle height levels for improved absorption of curing agents and improved bonding of multiple pieces of meat. The method involves feeding the meat ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776065 | Fiber sliver or lap evening apparatus for a carding machine An apparatus for evening a fiber lap fed to a carding machine. The latter has a licker-in, a feed table and a feed roller cooperating with one another in feeding the fiber lap to the licker-in; a drive motor connected to the feed roller; and an arrangemen... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776066 | Fiber tuft feeder An apparatus which feeds a fiber lap to a fiber processing machine has a reserve chute connected to a pneumatic fiber tuft conveying duct to receive fiber tufts therefrom; a feed chute connected to the reserve chute; a feed roller arranged for advancing f... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776067 | Cable tie A self-locking tie for tying bundles of articles such as cables has an elongated tongue with ratchet teeth on one face and one end of which may be passed through a locking head at the other end of the tongue to form a closed loop about matter being tied w... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776068 | Quiet touch fastener material Silent touch fastener material adapted to releasably engage a mating surface and adapted to produce reduced sound during rapid separation of the touch fastener material from the mating surface. The material comprises a planar backing material having an en... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776069 | Piston-glide shoe combination in a variable-crown roll A piston-glide shoe combination for use in a zone-adjustable variable-crown roll comprising a stationary central axle and a cylindrical roll mantle rotatably mounted on the central axle, the glide shoes of the combinations being loaded by hydraulic fluid ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776070 | Directly-heating roller for fixing toner images The roller has a roller body having a small electrical resistivity, a bonding layer formed substantially uniformly on the outer peripheral surface of the roller body, a lower insulating layer provided on the bonding layer; a heat generating layer provided... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776071 | Conveyor roller for roller conveyor in glass sheet processing system A conveyor roller for use in a roller conveyor for conveying a heated glass sheet in a glass sheet processing system includes an elongated core rotatable by driver means, and a support body made of a felt material comprising fibers of at least one type wh... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776072 | Process for extracting a section of a heat-exchanger tube A sleeve (8) is introduced inside the tube (3) from the face (1a) of the tube plate, with which the tube (3) is flush, through the entire length of the tube plate (1). The tube (3) and the sleeve (8) are joined together in two zones (15, 16) by means of a... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776073 | Method of manufacturing a steel laminate gasket In a method of manufacturing a steel laminate gasket, a plurality of steel plates is separately prepared so that each plate is provided with a plurality of holes. Then, at least two kinds of surface pressure regulation plates are separately prepared. The ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776074 | Rotary slide vane compressor A cylinder block of a rotary slide vane compressor, having an eccentric inner surface with split inner sleeve members embedded therein and in slidable contact with the vanes. The method for making the cylinder block comprises the steps of preparing an inn... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776075 | Method for manufacturing piston of internal combustion engine A method for manufacturing a piston of an internal combustion engine, especially for forming a piston gallery portion provided in the piston head for cooling the engine. A gallery member made of a metal pipe having a high thermal conductivity or a salt-co... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776076 | Method of fabricating a rotor hub of composite material A method of fabricating a rotor hub of a fully articulated helicoper rotor system, the rotor hub including a central portion and at least two pairs of lug arms extending therefrom, according to which composite material is dispensed onto the mandrel and wo... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776077 | Method of making a thrust bearing underspring A method of forming an underspring for a foil thrust bearing from a uniform thickness sheet. The underspring is formed by chemically etching a plurality of slots in the disk and then stamping the tabs formed by the slots.... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776078 | Sleeve mounting and removal tool A tool for use in combination with an annular roll fixed on the end of a shaft by means of a sleeve axially inserted in wedged engagement therebetween. The tool includes a hydraulically actuated piston-cylinder assembly having an axially extending mountin... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776079 | Clamping tools for air brakes There are two embodiments of clamping tools described which are useful in removal and installation of air brake assemblies of the type including a brake can and a brake can tube held together by means of a retention ring. One clamping tool is adapted to s... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776080 | Workpiece transport system with individually characterized offsets A workpiece carrier and positioning system determines the particular orientation of each workpiece upon an individually identifiable carrier or frame to which it has been affixed. The carriers themselves are precisely registered at each workstation where ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4776081 | Multi-spindle head-replacing machine tool In multi-spindle head-replacing type machine tool comprising a machining unit disposed on a base for advancing and retreating movements between an original position and a machining position, a first annular guide rail including a movable rail integral wit... | 10/11/1988 |
