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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5027838 | Cosmetic applicator brush A cosmetic applicator is provided having a brush with radially adjustable length bristles. The applicator includes a brush head, a shaft and a sleeve. The brush head has an elongated brush stem with a plurality of bristle tufts circumferentially attached ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027839 | Protective device for use in removing fingernail polish A device for use in removing finger nail polish while protecting the user's fingers and nails from deleterious effects of contact with nail polish remover solution. The device includes a pair of elongate imperforate channel-like members which underlie and... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027840 | Washing apparatus A washing apparatus for supplying a cleansing fluid to an object of interest including a housing for enclosing the apparatus and including a staging area and a washing area, a carousel rotatably borne by the housing and operable to carry the object of int... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027841 | Apparatus to clean printed circuit boards A batch cleaning system which can use a combustible solvent to clean printed circuit boards or other electronic assemblies is disclosed. An inner enclosure is sealed by a door. A rack for supporting printed circuit boards or other electronic assemblies or... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027842 | Process for commissioning pipelines A process for commissioning pipelines is disclosed which more safely, reliably and ecomonically establishes product purity in the line and reduces the possibilities of structural damage to the pipeline. These advantages are achieved through the use of a s... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027843 | Use of a water soluble drag reducer in a water/oil/gas system The friction loss in a conduit flowing a mixture of water, oil and gas is reduced by injecting into the mixture a water soluble friction reducing polymer.... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027844 | Pressure and thermal relief valve for fuel tank A valve plug is biased inwardly by a spring (90) to close an opening (10) in a cap (2) for a fuel tank filling and venting tube. A valve stem includes a first portion (62) which is engaged by the spring (90) and a second float cage portion (40) that is se... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027845 | Coupling with heat fusible actuator member As a coupling is connected, an improved heat fusible actuator member in a plug assembly moves a value member in a socket assembly from a closed position to an open position against the influence of a biasing spring. When the coupling is exposed to excessi... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027846 | Proportional solenoid valve An electromechanical valve apparatus has an electrical winding and a magnetic flux circuit defining a flux path therefor which includes a plurality of adjacent magnetic segments. The segments include a generally cylindrical center segment with a fluid pas... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027847 | Pneumatic valve actuator sequencing control system and sequencing relay device incorporated therein A multi-valve, multi-port, relay device used in a control system for sequentially pressurizing a first reservoir before a second and depressurizing the second reservoir before the first. A piston valve configuration for blocking a second outlet permitting... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027848 | Pressure indicating valve stem A pressure indicating valve stem for a pneumatic tubeless tire comprises a tubular valve core holder (5), a mounting sleeve (4) in which the core holder is capable of elastically restrained telescopic movement, a clamp nut threaded on said sleeve which in... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027849 | Gasoline station installation A gasoline station installation unit is comprised of a tank, piping, pump, and dispensing apparatus. The installation unit also comprises catch-all sumps which include detector systems for the detection of leakage of pumps and dispensing apparatus.... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027850 | Debris arrestor for valve bleed hole A fluid flow control valve has a diaphragm for sealing against a valve seat. The diaphragm includes a bleed hole for passing fluid from one side of the diaphragm to the other. A debris arrestor comprising a one-piece flexible tag is inserted into the blee... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027851 | Spout assembly for hot water dispenser A spout assembly for a hot water dispenser having a valve body including an outlet and a sealed valve assembly for controlling liquid flow within the valve body. A liquid conduit is connected to the outlet. A spout cover is removably disposed over the val... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027852 | Pilot valve for control valves and method of operation A pilot valve (40) for a control valve (14) has a separate auxiliary source of high pressure fluid (106) for the operation of the pilot valve (40). The dome chamber (36) of the control valve (14), the inlet fluid chamber (72), and the intermediate fluid c... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027853 | Limit switch replacement system and universal bracket Apparatus which monitors the extent to which a mechanical valve (2) is opened which employs a rotary position transducer (5). The rotary position transducer (4) provides a signal representative of valve (2) position to a signal processor (10, 140 for anal... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027854 | Fuel control device, fuel control system using the device and method of making the device A fuel control device, system using the device and method of making the same are provided, the device comprising a housing having a passage therethrough for interconnecting a fuel source with a main burner, a throttle valve unit disposed in the passage fo... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027855 | Coupling, in particular a quick-acting coupling for fluid conduits The coupling, preferably designed as a quick-acting coupling, has two sealing members (2, 3) in which the sealing surfaces are of a material having the same coefficient of thermal expansion, in particular a hard metal and having an exact clearance fit exa... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027856 | Electrohydraulic signal converter An electrohydraulic signal converter includes an armature which is movable in a magnetic field generated by field coils and is located between two inlet channel orifices that are provided with restrictors. Drain channels are connected downstream from the ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027857 | Switching microelectrovalve having a single diaphragm The diaphragm comprises an outer flexible part and a central part in which is overmoulded a rocking lever. The rod portion of said rocking lever is at right angles to the diaphragm plan and intended to be received in a recess of a sliding sleeve. The diap... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027858 | Multistage servovalves Two and three stage servovalves having a first stage comprising a torque-motor driven, double jet, flapper valve, extend the present art in dynamic response through the replacement of the present flapper valve inlet orifices with active flow controllers. ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027859 | Apparatus for supporting diaphragm of accumulator An apparatus for supporting a diaphragm of an accumulator comprises a support ring which has a sectional form with a circular arc-shaped inner edge and a linear outer edge and which has an elastic layer provided on the side of the outer edge, the support ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027860 | Dual diaphragm tank with telltale drain A fluid storage and expulsion system comprising a tank 12 with an internal flexible diaphragm assembly of dual diaphragms 17,18 in back-to-back relationship, at least one of which is provided with a patterned surface having fine edges such that the diaphr... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027861 | Flow control fitting enabling high flow rates A fluid controller has a disk-shaped body member with a positioning mechanism and lip mechanism. The controller is unitary and when positioned in a fluid flow in a first position enables fluid to flow through an axial bore in the disk-shaped member and ar... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027862 | Hose repair connector apparatus A hose repair connector apparatus is set forth for the repair connection of various pipe, including an elongate flexible hose, including flexible drawstrings directed circumferentially proximate each end of the hose through circumferential slots. A modifi... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027863 | Article for use in making stuffed casing products having at least one flat end An article and method for use in making stuffed food products with at least one flat end has a plurality of annular discs connected one to another by a long tubular membrane which passes through the central opening in each disc. The membrane is transverse... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027864 | Tubular apparatus for transmission cable An inner duct is disclosed which can fit inside a duct and extend along a length thereof for receiving communication cable, particularly a light-guide cable. The inner duct has a continuous side wall with protruding ribs on the inside and outside surfaces... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027865 | Controllable hydraulic picking device A pick device is incorporated in a weaving machine for the shuttles. The device comprises an accumulator for a working medium which can be filled into and emptied out of the accumulator and a pick-executing unit is incorporated, which performs its pick op... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027866 | Forming press for semiconductor package leads A forming press for leads of semiconductor packages comprises a package supporting die and a punch. The punch comprises a package securing component movable along a first line of movement, for temporarily securing the package to the die, and a pair of lea... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027867 | Tool and method for tensioning wire A tool having a pivoted handle which intermittently retracts a sleeve to close jaws within the sleeve into wire engagement for wire retraction. The wire so tensioned is incrementally advanced axially into a wire retainer assembly and past retainer jaws wh... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027868 | Vapor recovery systems A fill tube (12) leading into a fuel tank (10) is provided with a normally closed closure door (20) and a fill nozzle seal (24, 26, 30) spaced outwardly of the closure door (20). When liquid fuel is to be added to the fuel tank (10) a fill nozzle (32) is ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027869 | Dispensing method and apparatus, and container transporting apparatus A method and apparatus for pouring a plurality of materials into a plurality of containers while sequentially weighting the materials. A predetermined number of containers are arranged in a row on a pallet so that the containers are transported by a palle... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027870 | Overfill prevention mechanism for storage tanks A float chamber located in generally parallel, laterally spaced relationship to the main liquid flow passageway contains superimposed floats that move along a substantially linear path of travel. The floats cooperate with other control components to effec... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027871 | LPG tank control valve system A multi-functional control valve system for an LPG tank. The valve system comprises, on a single frame, a fill port for delivery of LPG from a supply source to the tank, a manual shut-off valve for the fill port, a delivery port, independent from the fill... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027872 | System for introducing additive into a container A system for introducing flowable additive e.g. colorant from a syringe into paint varnish, woodstain or the like contained in a closed container provided with an inlet into the container which inlet is closed by a closure. The inlet is openable by insert... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027873 | Balancing of tooling for a wood lathe A multi-faceted T-slot cylinder for a cutterhead is mounted to a wood lathe arbor using set screws installed in tapped holes which are provided near opposite ends of the cylinder in diametrically opposite faces of the cylinder (rather than in the same fac... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027874 | Handbag or the like with a handle which can be converted into a shoulder strap A handbag with a handle which can be converted into a shoulder strap includes a flexible strap a portion of which extends from an upper portion of the body of the handbag and constitutes its handle. The handbag includes a device for adjusting the length o... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027875 | Pneumatic tire having reduced tread pattern noise A pneumatic tire wherein the shoulder width of a pitch having a larger length is smaller than that of a pitch having a smaller length and there exists a particular relationship between the length ratio of the longest pitch to the shortest pitch an... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027876 | Environmental tire A low pressure radial ply tire (20) for light off-the-road use has tow radial carcass plies (22) oriented at a cord angle (CA) with respect to the Equatorial Plane (EP) from 65 to 85°. The tire is not reinforced by a belt reinforcing structure to allow t... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5027877 | Off-the-road heavy duty pneumatic radial tire An off-the-road heavy duty pneumatic radial tire is suitable to be used on irregular grounds or roads. The tire includes a carcass of radially arranged cords and a belt of a plurality of rubber coated steel cords. The belt comprises a main layer of first,... | 07/02/1991 |
