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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4800752 | Flow restricting logging tool and method A well-logging tool, for use within a well borehole for measuring a characteristic of a flowing fluid therein, is shown to include a housing and a spinner for measuring the flow rate of the fluid. The spinner is disposed within the housing. To divert the ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800753 | Geomechanical probe for a drilling well A geomechanical probe for a drilling well comprises a logging box located between two inflatable preventers and including a plurality of tracers movable radially and urged outwards by springs for engaging the well wall. The tracers are mounted on pistons ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800754 | Wide-range, adjustable flowmeter A fluid bypass type flowmeter has a main passage which is configurable to various effective diameters by selectably adding pre-defined additional cross-sections comprised of an adjustable laminar flow element located within a bore for fine adjustm=ent of ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800755 | Capacitance-type material level indicator A system and probe for indicating the level of material in a vessel as a function of material capacitance comprising a resonant circuit including a capacitance probe adapted to be disposed in a vessel so as to be responsive to variations in capacitance as... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800756 | Acoustic controlled rotation and orientation Acoustic energy is applied to a pair of locations spaced about a chamber, to control rotation of an object levitated in the chamber. Two acoustic transducers applying energy of a single acoustic mode, one at each location, can (one or both) serve to levit... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800757 | Ultrasonic dimension measuring apparatus An apparatus for measuring a dimension of an object by using ultrasonic waves includes: a pair of probes spaced apart one of the probes being to face a top surface of the object and the other of the probes being to face a bottom surface of the object; con... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800758 | Pressure transducer with stress isolation for hard mounting A pressure transducer has a stress isolator layer which permits the sensor to be non-resiliently mounted (hard mounted) to a mounting surface that in turn is subjected to strain. The strain of the mounting surface tends to induce undesired stress in the s... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800759 | Semiconductor pressure converter A semiconductor pressure converter wherein a drive voltage is applied to a power supply end of a shearing type gage formed at the strain generating part of a semiconductor diaphragm, and an output voltage appearing at the output end thereof is amplified w... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800760 | Force measuring device with an electromechanical transducer A force measuring device includes a transducer mounted on a screw spindle, having force introducing elements interacting directly with the inside taper of a cylindrical sleeve to brace the device in a hold and preload the transducer. The screw spindle is ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800761 | Sample extraction system A sample extraction system is provided, comprising a block fitting including an inlet, an outlet, an interior passagway providing communication between the inlet and the outlet thereby allowing flow through the block fitting, a venturi section positioned ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800762 | Liquid depositing device A liquid depositing tip is removably mounted on a tip mounting portion formed on one end of a tip support arm mounted for up-and-down movement. A suction-and-discharge mechanism is operatively connected to the liquid depositing tip by way of the tip suppo... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800763 | Method of sampling a fluid stream and apparatus suitable therefor A method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring a fluid stream with reference to one or more criteria. Successively a number of samples is drawn from the fluid stream that is at least one more than the number of analysis criteria. Each sampling step i... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800764 | Apparatus for sensing relative rotation between members An apparatus for sensing the amount and direction of relative rotational movement between an input member and an output member about a common central axis. The apparatus includes a ring link. The ring link is mounted for pivotal movement relative to the i... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800765 | Grain drill and probe mechanism A drill and probe mechanism is adapted for use in grain bins and extends down deep into the body of grain to either retrieve a grain sample or deposit fumigation pellets. The drill portion of the mechanism includes a hydraulic pump providing power for a r... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800766 | Coaxial type starter A coaxial type starter used to start an engine of a vehicle is disclosed. The starter comprises first and second bearings which are respectively disposed between the outer circumferential portion of a carrier of an epicyclic reduction gear which is formed... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800767 | Acceleration control device for a hydraulic drive unit An acceleration control device for a hydraulic drive unit having a rotatable control shaft movable between an on position and an off position. An arm is connected to the control shaft for rotating the shaft between the off and on positions. A motive appar... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800768 | Power transmission apparatus A transmission means for transmitting power between input and output drives in which a rack and pinion gear assembly and a cam adjacent the pinion cooperate with the drives to provide a variable gear ratio therebetween. The gear assembly includes inner an... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800769 | Transmission dual idler reverse drive mechanism A manually operated automotive transmission includes an input cluster shaft that carries a reverse input pinion, a countershaft rotatably mounted parallel to the input shaft, a synchronizer clutch including a clutch sleeve defining reverse output gear sli... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800770 | Rack-and-pinion type steering gear for automotive vehicles A rack-and-pinion type steering gear for automotive vehicles including a columnar rack guide made of resin having a small coefficient of friction. An outer diameter of the rack guide in the direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of a rack ba... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800771 | Drive assembly with overspeed brake A drive assembly brake is mounted in the gearbox connecting a motor driven input shaft to an output shaft, the output shaft being connected by a tubing string to a submersed rotary pump. The gearbox includes an output shaft housing portion defining an oil... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800772 | Locking plate for gear change rods A plurality of control rods (41, 43, and 42, 44) extend transversely of a locking plate (3) through which at least three of the control rods are locked in a neutral position by cammed displacement of the locking plate in response to axial displacement of ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800773 | Accelerator cable connecting device An accelerator cable arrangement through which an accelerator pedal and an engine carburetor are mechanically connected. The accelerator cable arrangement is composed of a cylindrical housing which is securely connected at its one end section with a pedal... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800774 | Pedal-load lightening apparatus A pedal-load lightening apparatus comprising a pedal arm and a lever rockable in one therewith. A torsion coil spring is provided between the lever and a support bracket. The coil spring urges the pedal arm to return to its initial position before the arm... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800775 | Steering wheel A steering wheel comprising a steering wheel core metal including a boss joined to the end of a steering shaft, a ring core metal and a spoke core metal for joining both of them, a hard resin insert that covers at least a portion of the steering wheel cor... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800776 | Steering wheel cover A cover for an automobile steering wheel for improving the grip on the wheel. An endless annular member is defined by a plurality of discrete elements secured in end to end relation for the major extent of the annular member. These elements define stalls ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800777 | Dynamic balancing device for press A dynamic balancing device for a press is provided for balancing the inertia forces generated by the reciprocating parts of the press using balancing weights. A connecting rod is mounted around the crank of the drive shaft and has one end pivotally connec... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800778 | Mechanical system for the continuous and staged conversion of a torque A torque converter acts by continuous differential retroaction with a staging of fixed gear ratios. Two differential gears are included in the transmission, one of which receives power through its cage on one side, and outputs power through its two side g... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800779 | Hydraulic transmissions The device herein described is an automatic hydraulic transmission characterized by a minimum of servo-control apparatus. The provision hereof contemplates the extension of the torque multiplying range of a given hydrodynamic (or hydrostatic) unit by means of ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800780 | Accessory transmission An accessory transmission for an automotive vehicle comprises a planetary gear set, a fixed cover and a cone clutch engageable with the ring gear of the planetary gear set or the cover to provide a direct drive or underdrive gear ratio in one embodiment, ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800781 | System for integrally controlling automatic transmission and engine In a system for integrally controlling an automatic transmission and an engine, an ignition timing is temporarily lagged during shifting to decrease an engine torque. The system comprises a detecting device for detecting the presence of a shifting conditi... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800782 | Accessory transmission An accessory transmission for an automotive vehicle comprises a planetary gear set, a fixed cover and a cone clutch engageable with the ring gear of the planetary gear set or the cover to provide a direct drive or underdrive gear ratio in one embodiment, ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800783 | Method and apparatus for removing a cork or plastic stopper from a champagne bottle Apparatus and method for removing a stopper from a bottle having an internal pressure greater than the ambient pressure surrounding the bottle, e.g. a champagne bottle. At least one generally vertical edge of the apparatus is placed in a generally vertica... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800784 | Apparatus for removing corks from bottles An apparatus for removing corks from bottles is adapted to allow for automatic ejection of the cork from the apparatus, after the cork has been withdrawn from the bottle, by reverse rotation of the corkscrew. The apparatus comprises a corkscrew having a f... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800785 | Dual-drive ratchet wrench A dual-drive ratchet wrench usable in either a reciprocating or nonreciprocating mode is disclosed. The ratchet wrench includes a wrench body having a head portion and a handle portion, a rotatable drive unit, a ratchet mechanism, and a sleeve assembly th... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800786 | Elastomeric sleeve for wrench socket and method of manufacture thereof A molded elastomeric sleeve is secured on the rear portion of a conventional socket for a hand ratchet wrench. Size indicia are carried by the sleeve for ready identification of the socket, and knurls on the sleeve facilitate a manual gripping of the sock... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800787 | System to install a vandal-resistant screw A system to install a vandal-resistant screw. The system includes a screw having a head with a peripheral thread on the head. A tightening member is formed with a cavity. An internal thread within the cavity is able to tighten onto the peripheral thread o... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800788 | Non-slip screwdriver A non-slip screwdriver head mechanism is taught. Briefly stated, an inner ferrule is spring biased, in telescoping fashion, inside an outer ferrule. The outer ferrule is held onto the screwdriver shaft through the use of a compressible bushing. The inner ... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800789 | Tool slide device in machine tool A machining apparatus for circumferentially machining a stationary shaft-like work-piece. An inwardly moving tool slide rest is mounted on a main spindle driving gear which is driven by a common gear. A feed gear is concentrically mounted with the main sp... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800790 | Modal coupling tailstock A tailstock for a turning machine has a housing portion adapted to be moved and clamped on the machine base, and the housing portion supports a beam portion which extends outwardly from the housing portion. The beam portion is nonsymmetrical, and of gener... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4800791 | Transport system for an automatic cable processing machine A first belt conveyor carries a cable in the direction of the cable axis. A second belt conveyor receives cable coming form the first belt conveyor. The direction of transportation of the second belt conveyor is at a substantial angle relative to the tran... | 01/31/1989 |
