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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5009080 | Low-temperature show case A low-temperature show case comprising an upper case having a front opening to be covered with revolving transparent glass doors, and a lower case having upper opening to be covered with slidable transparent glass doors, said upper case being constructed ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009081 | Modular mechanical refrigeration unit A modular self-contained mechanical refrigeration unit adapted to form one wall of a refrigeration appliance is relatively thin and includes all of the electrical, mechanical and control components of the sealed refrigeration system.... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009082 | System for cooling beer for remote dispensing A system for cooling beer to be dispensed from a container housed in a preliminary air cooled environment that is cooled with a primary heat exchanger includes a first flowline for dispensing beer from the container and an auxiliary heat exchanger having ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009083 | Beverage cooler A beverage cooler having an inner container disposed within an outer container to define an annular chamber for holding a beverage. The inner container contains a refrigerant, and includes a drinking straw passageway for withdrawing the beverage. The refr... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009084 | Refrigerator A refrigerator which includes cooling chamber including a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber, an axial flow fan for circulating air within the cooling chamber, a heat exchanger for cooling the air circulated by the axial flow fan, a suction side... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009085 | Heat pumps An absorption-cycle heat pump comprises a rotary assembly including a vapor generator (GE,14), a condenser (CO,23), an absorber (AB,22), an evaporator (EV) and a solution heat exchanger (X,16). The vapor generator, the condenser and the absorber each incl... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009086 | Passive refrigeration fluids condition A double-effect absorption refrigeration system is provided with a novel, generally concentric and vertically-elongated high-pressure condenser chamber, low-pressure desorber, and low pressure condenser combination. Such combination further includes novel... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009087 | Lock device with retaining cable A lock device in the form of a padlock has a shackle and a retaining cable connected to the lock case. The shackle has a heel-piece permanently retained slidably and rotatably in the case of the padlock and is urged upwardly in the unlocked position by a ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009088 | Modular lockbox and carrying case for pistols An improved apparatus to lock a handgun within a compartment while the compartment is readily lockable to a stationary object using a clip. The compartment is only accessible by authorized persons to unlock a latch to open the compartment. The latch can b... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009089 | Double hook-bolt unit lock A double hook-bolt unit lock includes a lock barrel having a revolving rod connected thereto to cause a cam wheel assembly to move simultaneously so as to drive the stop keys of a stop frame assembly away from the upper notched portion of a brake frame as... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009090 | Combination lock assembly A combination lock assembly for safes in which the combination can be easily reset without dismantling the assembly or changing its original adjustment for smoothness and consistency of tumbler wheel motion. The tumbler wheel and spacing washer components... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009091 | Press counterbalance system A control system for automatic counterbalancing the ram of a mechanical press by measuring energy level of the press flywheel and varying air pressure in a counterbalancing cylinder. Energy level is derived from a measurement of the linear speed of a movi... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009092 | Coiler arrangement In a coiler arrangement having a housing and a mandrel penetrating the housing, rolling stock to be wound on and off the mandrel is conveyable from a roller table guiding the rolling stock through an opening of the housing to the mandrel by a pivot flap e... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009093 | Apparatus and method for roll forming and marking sheet metal Method and apparatus for roll forming and marking sheet metal. Sheet metal is embossed with an identifying relief pattern as the sheet metal moves through the nip between first and second forming rollers of a roll-forming machine. More particularly, sheet... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009094 | Method of rolling H-shaped steels H-shaped steel products having substantially a constant web height are efficiently manufactured from workpieces after breakdown rolling by using a particular universal rolling mill comprising a pair of width variable horizontal rolls and a pair of vertica... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009095 | Method for forming a collared hole in sheet material A progressive die for producing collared holes in a sheet. The die includes a first station having a pattern of three punches producing three spaced apart holes in the sheet. A main punch at the second die station is extended into the three holes producin... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009096 | Method and apparatus for the replacing of working rolls in a rolling mill The invention relates to a method for the replacing of working rolls in a rolling mill, wherein there is used a swiveling roll-replacement car which runs adjacent to the working rolls of the rolling mill, on a track parallel to the roll track, and can be ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009097 | Plant or apparatus utilizing a universal straightening-bending machine A straightening-bending plant or apparatus utilizing a universal straightening-bending machine, preferably associable with wire stock feeding mechanism, in which the straightening-bending machine comprises in progressive order, on a pivotable working plan... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009098 | Press and curve-forming means therefor A press that includes a frame which bears a bending device that includes an upper tool and a lower tool which can be moved in a mutually reciprocal manner. The press also includes a curve-forming element for forming a curve on the bending device. The curv... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009099 | Background correction method for use in gas chromatography A method of correcting for background changes in a plasma emission detector comprising a photodetector array is disclosed. In the photodetector array a plurality of sensors are used to detect the emission lines from a discrete number of selected elements ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009100 | Down hole reservoir fluid sampler A wire line sampler is disclosed for extracting a sample of fluid from a predetermined depth in a bore hole. The sampler may be an elongate housing having an interior volume which is connected to the exterior of the tool through a port. The housing contai... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009101 | Method and apparatus for monitoring and measuring dynamic loads in thrust inducing systems Actual valve stem thrust loads in a motor operated valve are monitored and measured directly by the use of load cells disposed directly between the valve and the operator. Direct measurement of stem thrust eliminates the errors associated with indirect me... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009102 | Method of monitoring solidification of a liquid composition Reference materials of differing indices of refraction or acoustic impedances are incorporated into liquid compositions to monitor the solidification process of these liquid compositions. Light or acoustic waves are used to indirectly measure the differen... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009103 | Ultrasonic thickness measuring method and apparatus An ultrasonic thickness measuring method and apparatus in which an ultrasonic pulse is transmitted from a probe to a material to be measured and resulting multiple reflection pulses from the material to be measured are detected to obtain a time interval b... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009104 | Ultrasonic cure monitoring of advanced composites Method and apparatus for the non-destructive monitoring of the time dependent curing of an advanced composite positioned within an autoclave where it is subjected to varying pressures and elevated temperatures over a predetermined time period. A tool rece... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009105 | Apparatus for ultrasonic examination of BWR shroud access cover plate retaining welds An apparatus and process for the remote inspection for stress corrosion cracking of welded shut boiling water reactor shroud access cover plates is disclosed. The apparatus consists of a streamline housing having a top side with lugs for the attachment of... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009106 | Accelerometer with improved shock resistance The shock resistance of an accelerometer for the measurement of an axial acceleration, having a sensing part consisting of an electromechanical beam, a spacer and a beam carrier can significantly be improved by making the two sections of the oscillating b... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009107 | Optical pressure sensor and a method and apparatus for making such a sensor An optical absolute pressure sensor constituted by a body made of a substance having photoelastic properties and provided with at least one internal duct extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of said body, the pressure inside said duct being su... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009108 | Vibrating type transducer A vibrating type transducer wherein an H-shaped vibrator, formed integrally with a silicon substrate and having a hollow chamber provided therearound, is kept self oscillating at its natural resonance frequency together with an amplifier. A physical quant... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009109 | Flow tube drive circuit having a bursty output for use in a coriolis meter A drive circuit for providing bursts, rather than continuously alternating amounts, of energy for use in driving a flow tube (conduit) in a Coriolis meter and methods for use in such a circuit. Specifically, the drive circuit provides a pre-defined burst ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009110 | Torque sensor, in particular for electric steering mechanism A torque sensor for measuring the torque being transmitted by a torque bar comprises a pair of coaxial input elements carried on a torque bar and secured thereto, and being connected by a lost motion coupling. Each such input element has flexible spokes f... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009111 | Differential force balance apparatus A force measurement apparatus that provides means to compensate for thermal or other disturbances. The apparatus utilizes non-contact electron transfer mechanisms to provide indications of force sensed on a test mass. A plurality of electrodes are used in... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009112 | Method and apparatus for conducting field dissipation and leaching studies A method for conducting field dissipation and leachate studies of a test substance includes the step of positioning a boundary column for defining a soil test zone into the ground. This may be done by driving the column into the ground. Next is the step o... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009113 | Arrangement for displacing a measuring head of a measuring means into and from a process space An arrangement for displacing a measuring head of a measuring device into and from a process space. The arrangement comprises a valve element and a measuring device. The measuring device comprises a tube, at one end of which there is a measuring head. The... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009114 | Mechanism for transmitting rotational motion from one shaft to another A mechanism for transmitting rotational motion from an input shaft to an output shaft includes a link which is constrained to move about an orbital path, the input shaft being coupled to the link so that rotation thereof will drive the link about its orbi... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009115 | Device for driving in rotation a structure of large diameter particularly an antenna An apparatus for rotating structures such as large antennas which incorporates a motor for controlling rapid rotation of the structure through a ring gear and a screw jack which is selectively coupled to the ring gear for controlling a slower more exactin... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009116 | Power transmission A power transmission has a housing comprised of an end support, a casing, an end cover, a converter housing, an input shaft, an output shaft and a pair of identically dimensional countershafts. A bushing and oil feed sleeve are positioned on each end of e... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009117 | Countershaft power transmission with dowel pin and seal ring structure A power transmission has a housing comprised of an end support, a casing, an end cover, a converter housing, an input shaft, an output shaft and a pair of identically dimensional countershafts. A bushing and oil feed sleeve are positioned on each end of e... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009118 | Power transmission with parallel identical countershafts A power transmission has a housing comprised of an end support, a casing, an end cover, a converter housing, an input shaft, an output shaft and a pair of identically dimensional countershafts. A bushing and oil feed sleeve are positioned on each end of e... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009119 | Brake control apparatus for bicycle A brake control apparatus includes a bracket, a brake lever pivoted to the bracket via a lever shaft and a lever spring for urging the brake lever to its home position relative to the bracket. The lever spring has first and second spring legs engageable r... | 04/23/1991 |
