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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5009242 | Apparatus for monitoring sewer cleaning tool extension A mobile sewer cleaning machine comprises an elongated sewer cleaning tool wound upon a reel mounted in a reel compartment of the machine. A reel control motor is coupled to the reel to rotate the reel in one direction to play out the tool into a sewer by... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009243 | Solar harness The present invention is directed to a solar harness apparatus which includes a plurality of solar cells with each having an active surface, that is, a surface which absorbs photons to generate electrical power, and these are arranged in a substantially p... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009244 | Fire fighting foam mixing system A fire fighting foam proportioner for use in providing precise proportioning of foam to fire fighting liquid, e.g. water, is disclosed. It includes a tank for the storage of foam concentrate which is loaded using a hand pump. The storage tank is coupled t... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009245 | Pressure regulator A diaphragm actuated pressure regulator is provided having a molded contoured diaphragm capable of operation in the upper portion of the diaphragm's deflection stroke without experiencing material deformation and thereby preserving the precision of the di... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009246 | System to avoid icing in the discharge piping of a pressure relief valve Apparatus for deicing the discharge gas from a safety relief valve includes a high pressure probe and an injection probe extending into the flow path of the discharge gas. Inlet orifices in the high pressure probe include inlet orifices facing directly up... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009247 | Pipe interrupter A pipe interrupter, which is particularly suitable for installation in a sanitary fitting, comprises in a housing a chamber, into which a water inlet pipe, a water outlet pipe and a ventilating passage open. A resilient closing flap comprises an attachmen... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009248 | Flowmeter In a flow meter, a detective core (5) is slidably fitted in a cylindrical chamber (3a) in a main body (2), and a fluid is introduced at a predetermined angle from inflow passageways (17) into the interior of this detective core (5), the fluid introduced i... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009249 | Valve for fluid container A pressure regulator for use in regulating the pressure of inflating an inflatable member from a high pressure source wherein a valve housing has one end attached to a pressure source and the other end attached to a trigger mechanism. A spool valve is sli... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009250 | Control module having multiple solenoid actuated valves Various forms of control modules incorporating multiple solenoid actuated valves and passages are disclosed. All disclosed modules include a one piece sheet metal mounting bracket upon which the multiple valves and a manifold may be assembled in a frictio... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009251 | Fluid flow control Disclosed is a variable fluid flow controller for regulating the rate of flow from a source of fluid under pressure, comprising a plurality of unique flow restriction passagways, a valve associated with each passageway, and a rotatable cam for selectively... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009252 | Air distribution connector valve An air distribution connector valve mechanism includes a pair of mating cectors, each having a self-closing, one way valve arranged and adapted to interfere with the self-closing, one way valve of the other connector when the two connectors are coupled t... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009253 | Device for removing a thread, with rotatable ring and rotatable boom for clamping an end of the thread A device for removing a thread includes a rotatable ring and a rotatable boom. THe rotatable boom is displaceable toward the rotatable ring to clamp an end of the thread between the inner surface of the rotatable ring and the outer surface of the rotatabl... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009254 | Apparatus to fill seed/fertilizer drills A seed drill comprises first through fourth bins and a distributing mechanism. The bins have upper edges defining first and second openings. The upper edges and the openings are substantially coplanar. The distributing mechanism distributes material from ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009255 | Versatile structure for all machining work mainly on soft materials A multi-purpose machine tool which can include and provides for drilling, sawing, shaping, planning functions, all mounted in a sturdy frame of parallelepiped shape.... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009256 | Cord-type tire traction device A tire traction device for vehicle tires includes a pair of rope-like side cord members for circumferential placement on the sidewalls of a tire, and a series of wire rope cross cords which interconnect the side cords and extend across the tire tread. The... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009257 | Tire breaker apparatus for all-terrain vehicle tires An apparatus used as an aid in the removal of low-pressure tires from wheels of all-terrain vehicles (ATV's) functioning as a "bead breaker". The tool includes a support base for receiving wheel and tire, a linkage-supporting upright post extending upward... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009258 | Method and clip for securing a slat of a venetian blind A method and a clip for securing a slat of a venetian blind to its supporting ladder cord rungs, thereby preventing the slat so secured from not following the remaining slats when they are tilted.... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009259 | Roller blind support First and second substantially identical fixture parts (1) are provided for attachment to the room structure in opposed, spaced apart relation before the roller blind is installed. Each fixture part has a fixed collar (9) projecting coaxially toward the f... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009260 | Vacuum lift foam filled casting system A lost foam casting system (2) is provided with vacuum lift of molten metal (16) to an evaporative foam pattern assembly (8) surrounded by unbonded particulate media such as sand (6) in a flask (4). A gas permeable member (34, 70) formed of randomly orien... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009261 | Device for providing communication between water tanks of heat accumulation tank system Disclosed is a heat accumulation tank system intended for use as a heat source of, for example, an air conditioner and which is installed, for example, in a building or under a green zone, a stadium or a parking area. The heat accumulation tank system is ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009262 | Combination radiator and condenser apparatus for motor vehicle A combination radiator and condenser apparatus has a pair of extruded tank and header assemblies adapted to be connected in both a coolant system for liquid cooled engine and a refrigerant system of an automobile air conditioning system. The assemblies ea... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009263 | Heat-exchanger utilizing pressure differential A heat exchanger including a perforated heat transmission element, a heat transmission enhancing device for producing a pressure difference between opposite surfaces of at least a portion of the perforated heat transmission element, and a main fluid flow ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009264 | Well production apparatus including pump means and thermal absorption means A well production apparatus includes a tubular production conduit which extends from the top of the well to a production zone interior of casing. An electric submersible pump has a production fluid flow passageway which communicates between the exterior o... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009265 | Packer for wellhead repair unit A geothermal wellhead repair unit including a mechanically set packer to isolate the wellhead for removal and repair thereof. The packer is run into the well string using a running tool. The packer is set by placing tension on the mandrel to set the packi... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009266 | Method for in situ contaminant extraction from soil A method for the in situ removal of mobilizable contaminants, including volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds, from a contaminated unsaturated zone of primarily porous layers of soil, comprising pulsatilely injecting heated pressurized steam into a... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009267 | Method for temporarily reducing permeability of subterranean formations A fluid loss control additive for aqueous fracturing media including a blend of two or more modified starches or a blend of one or more natural starches with one or more modified starches.... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009268 | Method of using a combination lignosulfonate/polyalkylene glycol system as a sacrificial agent for surfactant flooding A sacrificial agent solution which is compatible with high molecular weight mobility control polymers for enhanced oil recovery, said solution comprising about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of a lignosulfonate and about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of a polya... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009269 | Well cement fluid loss additive and method A fluid loss additive for addition to a cement slurry used in cementing a casing string in a wellbore. The additive reduces loss of water from the slurry into the formation, resulting in a better cement job. The additive is comprised of partially hydrolyz... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009270 | Earthworking machine with single handle for adjusting and locking blade depth Various earthworking machines make use of an oscillatory blade, such as the herein referred to sod cutter. Instead of employing two handles, one of which raises and lowers the blade and the other of which handles, when tightened, maintains the blade at a ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009271 | Drill assembly Drill tools with eccentric bits for drilling a hole having a large diameter generally include a bit for swinging out to an eccentric position for drilling, and for swinging into a non-eccentric position for removal from a tubular casing. Relatively compli... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009272 | Flow pulsing method and apparatus for drill string This invention relates to flow pulsing methods and apparatus for various applications including downhole drilling equipment and in particular to an improved flow pulsing method and apparatus of this type to be connected in a drill string above a drill bit... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009273 | Deflection apparatus There is provided a new and useful deflection method and apparatus for use in directional drilling, the apparatus comprising a housing which is adapted to be disposed about a drill string and to be rotatable relative to the drill string; a deflection memb... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009274 | Laterally adjustable drilling tool A drilling tool is followed by a casing tube (11) down the drilled hole. The mouth of the casing tube (11) centers rotatably a guide member (10) which receives rotation and impact energy via the interior of the casing tube (11). A drill bit (20) consists ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009275 | Medical swab weighing apparatus A medical swab weighing apparatus for calculating blood loss comprises a container means for receiving swabs, the container means being removably mountable on a weighing means. The weighing means has a storage means for storing the weight of a dry swab. A... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009276 | Electronic postal scale with multilingual operator prompts and report headings An electronic postal scale displays operator prompt messages and generates reports in more than one language. The language to be used in selectable by the operator of the scale. In a preferred embodiment there are two languages, English and French.... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009277 | Method and apparatus for position determination A form of the disclosed invention employs data validation and screening based on the proximity of sequentially measured data points. Another form of the invention detects noisy conditions manifested in a pilot signal measurement, and discards data taken j... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009278 | Method and a support arrangement in a roller vehicle to be steered by a roller mat A method and a support arrangement to steer a roller vehicle by a roller mat, which vehicle has an essentially rigid body part supporting the frame and the power engine with transmission means thereof to transmit power to a curved form turnable roller mat... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009279 | Method and system for detecting wheel slippage A method and a system derive a value representative of an actual vehicle speed in strict correspondence to actual vehicle speed. The value can be utilized to detect wheel slippage and allows precise traction control, anti-skid brake control and so forth. ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009280 | Acoustic apparatus An acoustic apparatus for improved bass sound reproduction comprising a resonator, a vibrator, and a vibrator drive means, the resnoator having a passive diaphragm serving as a resonance radiation unit for radiating an acoustic wave by resonance, the vibr... | 04/23/1991 |
| 5009281 | Acoustic apparatus An acoustic apparatus for improved bass sound reproduction comprises a resonator, a vibrator, and a vibrator drive means. The resonator has a resonance radiation unit for radiating an acoustic wave by resonance, the vibrator has a diaphragm disposed in th... | 04/23/1991 |
