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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4787181 | Shelter and shelter construction method A shelter and method of constructing a shelter. The shelter comprises a unitary first shell and a unitary second shell. The first shell is formed by making at least two transverse bends in a single generally rectangular panel and provides a unitary top wa... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787182 | Displaceable openable and closable covering structure A central hub carries a main pivotal shaft, on respective sides of which extend pivotal links, to each of which is fixed an end of a truss which trusses can be moved together and parallel when the links are in a straight line for displacement of the struc... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787183 | Truss arrangement The present invention discloses a new concrete forming system and components therefor, particularly adapted for forming of vaulted ceilings and for use in buildings wherein the floors at the edges thereof have upwardly extending sills and/or wherein the c... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787184 | Door and window frame A door and window frame formed from two connected L-shaped members. One L-shaped member has a first arm and inner and outer second arms; both second arms are approximately perpendicular to and intersect the first arm. The second L-shaped member has single... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787185 | Log structures and method of constructing same This invention relates to a unique log structure system and method of constructing same. An array of ripples is machined into parallel top and bottom surfaces of each log. The ripples are the same size, spacing and configuration and comprise peaks and val... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787186 | Combination for securing an anchor member A combination for securing an anchor member in a receiving material includes a hardenable reaction resin mortar containing filler material and a sleeve-like dowel member with openings extending through the dowel member wall so that mortar injected into th... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787187 | Window trim strip A trim strip for covering the gap between a window glass and a window frame consists of a decorative strip covering the gap with a web projecting obliquely from the latter that can be inserted into the gap. The web has barb-like ribs pointing outwards and... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787188 | Stress plate and method of using same for securing a roof membrane to a roof deck A stress plate and method for securing a membrane to a roof deck wherein the plate includes gripping prongs which grip the membrane, preferably without piercing the membrane, wherein a stress plate surface having the gripping prongs is placed in contact w... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787189 | Building blocks A building construction comprised of blocks of substantially rectangular prismatic configuration. The first pair of opposite edges of the blocks are each formed with a first tongue and a first groove of complementary configuration extending in parallel re... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787190 | Roof tiles and fastening devices The invention provides a roof tile which is designed in such a way as to interlock and slidingly engage with all surrounding neighbor roof tiles such that lifting of the top tiles from the bottom tiles is prevented. The invention further provides a roofin... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787191 | Elements for constructing a three-dimensional structure This invention discloses elements for constructing a three-dimensional structure, comprising beams that make edges, polygonal plates that make faces and joints with arms that connect said beams and/or polygonal plates with each other so that a desired str... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787192 | Mechanism for folding an envelope around an insert A mechanism for automatically feeding individual pre-cut sheets and stuffing a personalized letter or some other pre-cut insert into a personalized envelope. The mechanism has means to permit additional inserts to be automatically added to the envelope an... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787193 | System for automatically enveloping a large round bale with a wrapping A wrapping mechanism for enveloping the surface of a large round bale with a wrapper is mounted to the discharge gate of a baler having a bale-forming chamber formed in part by the gate and side-by-side supported belts carried by the gate. A pair of feed ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787194 | RF-sealable packaging containers Packaging containers which are closed, except for a pinch-type filling valve or filling-opening, are provided with an RF-sealable polymer, at least in the valve or opening, in order to be able to seal the valve or opening using RF frequency. Preferably, p... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787195 | Power lawnmower with hydrostatic drive A self-propelled lawnmower having a hydrostatic transmission and a differential mechanism to power the rear drive wheels which are situated behind a forward mowing deck. The hydrostatic drive has infinitely variable adjustment of speed from reverse, throu... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787196 | Self-cleaning rotor assembly A mechanism for removing dirt and debris from the interior of a divider member mounted on the end disc of a disc cutterbar used in a disc mower-conditioner is disclosed wherein the dividers are provided with air inlet openings to permit the introduction o... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787197 | Multi-purpose cart and grass collector The present invention relates to a multi-purpose cart and grass collector for use with a riding mower or lawn and garden tractor. The multi-purpose cart and grass collector includes two front ends having horizontally aligned apertures therein to provide a... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787198 | Open-end friction spinning machine An open-end friction spinning machine is provided having a plurality of spinning units arranged next to one another. A suction device assigned to each spinning unit which acts in the area of the yarn formation zone may be selectively switched off such as ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787199 | Yarn monitoring device for a doubling machine A yarn monitoring device comprises in association with each doubling spindle (1) a sensing arm (7) monitoring the upwardly directed yarn run between yarn guide eye (3) and feed roller (V), which arm is mounted by means of a mounting bush (9) for limited s... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787200 | Rubber-reinforcing aromatic polyamide fiber cords Rubber-reinforcing polyamide fiber cords are disclosed which are each obtained by primarily twisting an aromatic polyamide filament yarn, doubling a plurality of thus primarily twisted yarns and finally twisting doubled yarns in a twisting direction oppos... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787201 | Method and apparatus for controlling multiple engine aircraft Control means and method for steering an aircraft is disclosed. The aircraft includes engines positioned on opposite sides of its longitudinal axis. The method comprises: selecting an aircraft heading; sensing a deviation from said heading; and varying th... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787202 | Combustion chamber for rocket motor and its assembling method Combustion chamber for rocket motor of the type comprising two domes, interconnected by a cylindrical shell, each of said domes and the intermediate shell being produced from a filamentary composite material, in which each dome comprises a slightly conica... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787203 | Shock absorption and retention mechanism A safety system for protecting a ship and adjacent rocket motor rounds stored in the ship from a rocket motor inadvertently igniting includes a shock absorption and retention mechanism that is operative to catch and hold the igniter during inadvertent ign... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787204 | Common relief valve A common relief valve circuit for controlling or monitoring two or more pumps. The circuit includes two fixed displacement pumps with the pumps being connected to at least two valve bodies or sections that supply fluid to hydraulic cylinders for operating... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787205 | Vehicle brake system A vehicle brake system, with the usual arrangement of a power booster axially aligned with the brake master cylinder piston and engaged between it and the brake pedal, has a fluid pressure differential-operated actuator offset from the conjoint axis of th... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787206 | Hydraulic pressure transducer Hydraulic pressure transducer having an operating cylinder (10) with an operating piston (12) and operating piston rod (14) adapted for rapid traverse, and a transducer piston (22) and piston rod (24) guided within an axially connected power cylinder (20)... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787207 | Multi-engine plant including turbocharged combustion engines The multi-engine consists in one embodiment of a relatively large turbocharged ship's diesel engine and three smaller turbocharged auxiliary or stand-by diesel engines. The main engine is primarily adapted for propelling the ship while the auxiliary engin... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787208 | Low-nox, rich-lean combustor A low-NOx combustor is provided with a rich, primary burn zone and a lean, secondary burn zone. NOx formation is inhibited in the rich burn zone by an oxygen deficiency and in the lean burn zone by a low combustion reaction temperatu... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787209 | Stacked ring combustor assembly An assembly of stacked rings is provided to form the cylindrical section of a combustor such as used in a gas turbine engine. Each ring is force-fitted into its adjacent ring and joined to it, as by brazing, to form a unitary structure. The rings are conf... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787210 | Bus air conditioning unit An air conditioning unit (12) for a bus (10) which includes a roof mounted evaporator (36) having first and second transversely spaced evaporator sections (38, 40). Head room in the bus (10) is preserved while reducing noise in a passenger compartment (28... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787211 | Refrigeration system There is disclosed a refrigeration system employing multi-stage compressors, several unique modes of operation thereof, a sub-cooler/economizer for sub-cooling the condensed refrigerant prior to vaporization in the evaporator, as well as an improved expan... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787212 | Air conditioner with automatic shutdown An air conditioning system for a building including an air conditioner, a thermostat for controlling operation of the air conditioner, and alternating current electrical control means including circuitry for effectively maintaining operation of the air co... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787213 | Regulating mechanism for the refrigerant flow to the evaporator or refrigerating systems or heat pumps and expansion valves arranged in the refrigerant flow An expansion valve (8), which is arranged between the condenser (2) and the evaporator (3) in the pump medium circulation system of the heat pump and is continuously controllable, is regulated as a function of set values by means of a computer (10), in pa... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787214 | Transport refrigeration system A transport refrigeration system including a compressor, an evaporator, a condenser, an air mover assembly for the evaporator and condenser comprising fans and/or blowers, and a prime mover for the compressor having first and second selectable speeds. The... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787215 | Transport refrigeration apparatus Transport refrigeration apparatus including a metallic frame having first and second upstanding end portions, an upstanding back portion, and a horizontally oriented portion which extends between the upstanding end portions and the upstanding back portion... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787216 | Adjustable ice maker control An automatic ice maker structure having a water valve and rotary switch for controlling operation of the water valve. A manually adjustable switch contact structure is associated with the rotary switch for varying the time of operation of the water valve ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787217 | Cam carriage for flat-bed knitting machine A cam carriage for flat-bed knitting machines has at least one leading and trailing draw-down element, having a drive top plate and a bottom plate with a draw-down track located at opposite sides of a cam plate in which a draw-down element is placed movab... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787218 | Hosiery dye bags Dye bags for hosiery and similar apparel formed from a tricot fabric made of 60 denier, 100% polypropylene yarn. Such bags in use exhibit non-staining, and anti-snagging characteristics, do not have to be scoured after each usage, and will eliminate the b... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787219 | Spatial warp knitted structure and a method of manufacturing the same Novel spatial warp knitted structures are knitted on a double needle bar Raschel machine or a spatial warp knitting machine formed by modifying a double needle bar Raschel machine. A basic spatial warp knitted structure including two warp knitted fabrics ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787220 | Agitator for a full automatic washer The invention relates to an agitator with an improved structure and more particularly to a spiral ramp agitator used in the full automatic washer. The agitator of the present invention is composed of such improved structure that the vanes are formed in a ... | 11/29/1988 |
