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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4787381 | Abdominal binder Disclosed is a body wrap (10) securable around the waist (12) of a person (14). The body wrap (10) includes a unidirectionally stretchable panel (16) integral at one side edge thereof with a hook-like fastening section (24), and integral at the other side... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787382 | Apparatus for anaesthetizing an animal The apparatus is suitable to enable an animal to undergo surgery or the like. It comprises a base on which the animal is placed before being anaesthetized and a hollow bell type enclosure to be disposed over the base with the animal bound therewith. There... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787383 | Prosthetic knee implantation A prosthetic knee is implanted after cutting the femor and tibia in the proper manner with the aid of instruments which include axial alignment guides and a series of cutting jigs.... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787384 | Animal marker implanting system A system for implanting a solid marker in an animal is provided. The apparatus includes a hollow tube having an entrance and an exit opening. A support is provided for supporting a hollow tube. A plunger is slideably disposed between a first position and ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787385 | Method and apparatus for freeze branding and dehorning In one form the invention resides in a freeze branding and/or dehorning apparatus for use with a dispenser having a nozzle for dispensing a cooling medium, said apparatus comprising a contact element comprising a delivery zone formed with an open face whi... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787386 | Anastomosis devices, and kits Devices, kits and methods for non-suture end-to-end and end-to-side anastomosis of tubular tissue members employ tubular connection members having clip retaining elements comprising annular grooves or flanges in the connection members; and spring clips wh... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787387 | Surgical closure element An improved surgical instrument cartridge is described. The cartridge comprises a plurality of wound closure elements. Each element has a crown and two opposite side legs. The distal end of each leg of an element contacts the crown of the adjacent precedi... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787388 | Method for opening constricted regions in the cardiovascular system A catheter for opening constricted regions in the cardiovascular system includes an expandable dilatation zone comprising three dilatation elements arranged around a support tube. The dilatation elements are of tubular configuration, and each communicates... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787389 | Using an implantable antitachycardia defibrillator circuit A cardiac stimulation apparatus is provided which includes an implantable cardiac pacer 10 having an antitachycardia circuit 12 and an implantable defibrillator circuit 58. The patient's electrical heart rate is sensed and if the heart rate exceeds a pred... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787390 | Electrode sensor An electrode sensor for a biomedical electrode of the button type comprises a plastic base which consists of a shank to be clinched to fill up the cavity of an expanded hollow head of an electrode button and a base flange formed in one piece of the shank,... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787391 | Anastomotic marking device and related method A sutureless, anastomotic marking device for the fluoroscopic localization of a coronary graft. Radiopaque indicators are circumferentially arranged around a centrally located opening in an absorbable hemostatic sheet material so that the indicators surro... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787392 | Method and apparatus for digital delay of ultrasound signals upon reception thereof A method and apparatus for digitally delaying ultrasound signals, which are reflected from a boundary surface inside of an examination subject, upon reception of the signals at an ultrasound receiver employ, in each channel, a shift register, a first mult... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787393 | Ultrasonic tomographic with alternate image scaling An ultrasonic tomographic diagnosis apparatus suitable for skin disease displays a first ultrasonic tomographic image (12) of an object of a fairly broad area, wherein sizes in depthwise direction (X in FIG. 1) displayed in an enlarged scale in relation t... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787394 | Ultrasound therapy apparatus An ultrasound therapy apparatus having an applicator. The applicator comprises at least one ultrasonic beam emitter, at least two ultrasonic transducers, and a support member. The beam emitter emits an ultrasonic beam onto an object within a patient, for ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787395 | Blood flow measuring apparatus A blood flow measuring apparatus provides a two-dimensional blood stream flow velocity distribution diagram which displays a two-dimensional blood stream flow velocity distribution in a region of a living body to be examined and a one-dimensional blood st... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787396 | Fiberoptic pressure transducer A miniaturized pressure transducer, particularly suited for intravascular blood pressure measurement, utilizing a single optical fiber for transmitting light both to and from a flexible diaphragm having a light-reflecting surface on one side, the opposite... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787397 | Hot and cold sensor discrimination unit A hot and cold sensor discrimination unit having an insulated liquid-filled container with a temperature indicator and a metal probe with a temperature indicator for use in perception of temperature by a patient.... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787398 | Glucose medical monitoring system Hand-held shirt-pocket portable glucose medical monitoring system for checking measurement of blood glucose or other body qualities. The system includes a disposable diagnostic reagent-lancet unit which carries a chemcial reagent strip of blood reacting c... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787399 | Remote controlled catheter guide The invention relates to a remote controlled catheter guide provided with a micro-balloon which comprises a head formed of a coil spring (4) mounted at the end (2) of a tube (1). When pulling on a flexible traction member (7) fastened to an eccentric poin... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787400 | Combine conveyor An improved combine conveyor of the type having a conveyor surface, elongated carriers across the surface, and endless chains to move the carriers along the conveyor. The carriers are resiliently deformable slats adjustably secured to the chains by self-a... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787401 | Sculptured cigarette A novel cigarette structure is provided which produces an approximately uniform delivery of flavour along its length as the cigarette is smoked. The filler rod of the cigarette has a strip of more highly-flavoured tobacco to one side or to two sides of th... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787402 | Process and apparatus for providing roll reconstituted tobacco material The process is carried out using an apparatus including two pressurized roller systems, each roller system having two rollers in roll contact. A series of generally "V" shaped grooves extends about the periphery of one roller of the first roller system, w... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787403 | Dental floss holder A dental floss holder and applicator of the type having an elongated handle and a pair of acutely angled tines projecting from one end of the handle incorporates a screw mechanism for securing the ends of a length of floss to the handle so that the length... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787404 | Low flow rate-low pressure atomizer device A low flow rate-low pressure atomizer device is disclosed which is so dimensioned and operated as to accelerate a gas to substantially sonic velocity and cause it to break up a cleaning liquid into small droplets and accelerate these droplets to at least ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787405 | Convertible crutch A convertible crutch is disclosed having a generally L-shaped upper support section to a generally S-shaped central support section connected, in turn, to a substantially straight lower support portion. The connection mechanism between the upper support s... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787406 | Fluid flow control clamp and method for using same A clamp apparatus useful for controlling the flow of fluid through a flexible conduit which comprises: a resilient pad element adapted to aid in at least partially occluding the conduit; and a force system structured to be moved to at least partially occl... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787407 | Method and apparatus for the detection of the fluid level in a tank being filled Acoustic signals are transmitted through the fluid flow of a fuel delivery pump to a tank to be filled. From reflection signals the fluid level in the tank is detected and a timely disconnection of the pump can be effected in order to prevent fuel losses.... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787408 | Fail safe valve for an air inleakage monitoring system in a steam turbine A normally closed valve system for sealing off low pressure gas flow through a pipe. The valve comprises an inflatable bladder which blocks relatively low pressure flow through the pipe and permits relatively high pressure flow through the pipe. In one fo... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787409 | Rupture pin valve system An axially bored valve body having inlet and exhaust ports is provided with a valve movable toward and away from a sealed position in the inlet port at its pressure connected end. A cap closes the end of the body opposite its inlet port. An axially collap... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787410 | Gas shut-off system This gas shut-off system includes a flow rate sensor (2) for detecting a gas flow rate and a control unit having a miocrocomputer (6) which determines abnormal states such as gas leak when a predetermined flow rate continuously keeps over a predetermined ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787411 | Valve controlled by the same medium it handles and activated by a preferably electromagnetic control valve A valve controlled by the same medium it handles and released by a preferably electromagnetically activated control valve. Contaminants in the medium that clog up the control bore in servocontrolled valves that employ a differential piston, a relief bore ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787412 | Cartridge valve A cartridge valve having a valve housing adapted to receive a valve cartridge containing a spool and intake and exhaust passages.... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787413 | Pressure control valve A pressure control valve (10) comprises a first element (14) arranged to pivot relative to a second element (18) in response to inflation and deflation of a sac (16) interposed between the elements, the second element having a fluid passageway (32, 34) in... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787414 | Fuel control valve construction, parts therefor and methods of making the same A fuel control valve construction, parts therefor and methods of making the same are provided, the construction comprising a housing having an inlet adapted to be interconnected to a fuel source and an outlet adapted to be interconnected to a main burner,... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787415 | Valve The invention relates to a valve with at least one diaphragm valve element, two servo valve elements and an inverter valve element. The valve according to the invention is distinguished by impulse actuation.... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787416 | Regulator means for automatically shutting pipeline passage off during pressure reducing failure A regulator means for automatically shutting off gas flow in a pipeline during pressure reducing failure is provided. The regulator means includes a body member, a pressure reducing valve assembly, a switching valve assembly, a timing device for a predete... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787417 | Rotary pressure/purge valve A rotary pressure/purge valve for supplying pulsation free oxygen without the use of an interim oxygen storage tank in the nature of a surge tank or accumulator. This valve is comprised of an air chamber section and a center section, with the air chamber ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787418 | Valve assembly and fuel metering apparatus A fuel injection fuel supply system for a combustion engine, having a plurality of combustion cylinders and pistons, has a single fuel injector valve effective for injecting all of the required fuel in equal amounts as to each of the combustion cylinders ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787419 | Apparatus for controlling the pressure of gases flowing through a conduit An apparatus for the control of velocity and pressure of hot gases flowing through a conduit wherein generally spherically shaped objects of refractory material are disposed within such conduit during the operation thereof to provide a constriction of the... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4787420 | Plugging apparatus and method using a hydraulically assisted plug expander A plugging apparatus and method utilizing a plug expander that is hydraulically assisted. The apparatus generally comprises a plug shell having a closed end and an open end, an expander element contained within the shell which is movable between the open ... | 11/29/1988 |
