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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5209321 | Power transmission apparatus The power transmission apparatus comprises a center differential gear, a first inner front wheel drive hub connected to the center differential gear, a second outer rear wheel drive hub also connected to the center differential gear coaxially with the fir... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209322 | Elevated wheelchair device A wheelchair device which has an elevator seat which can raise the operator seated in the wheelchair in order to have access to normal counters and shelving and also can lower the operator to have access to the floor. The chair can be manual or electric b... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209323 | Interior fire escape chute for a building A fire escape chute for a building having a plurality of floors, hallways, and a plurality of pairs of apartments on each floor, includes a plurality of spaced descending spiral-shaped chute segments extending between floors. Each segment has an entrance ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209324 | Method for controlling a sootblower lubrication system A method for controlling a sweeper lubrication system which includes a lubricant container, a pump, and sootblower specific lubricator connected to a sootblower by pipelines for passing lubricant to each sootblower. For reliability, the operation of the p... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209325 | Braking apparatus and method for storage and retrieval vehicles Novel braking system, assemblies, and methods for storage and retrieval vehicles finding particular application on dual mast storage and retrieval vehicles where it is important to brake both sides of a carriage disposed between the two masts simultaneous... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209326 | Active vibration control A method of and a system for active vibration control of an extended mechanical structure having a point or region at which unwanted vibrations are to be reduced or suppressed, wherein a plurality of uni-axial inertial actuators (4, 5) are disposed to act... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209327 | Wheeled article of luggage A wheeled article of luggage comprising a wheeled frame and a garment bag mounted on the frame. The frame comprises a generally rectangular base, one of the long edges of the base constituting the front edge of the base and the other long edge constitutin... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209328 | Roller-supported traveling luggage A roller supported traveling luggage has a large central platform supported by wheels and having opposite side edges, in one embodiment, there are first and second cases joined at their laterally outer edges to the outer side edges of the platform. The ca... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209329 | Automatic locking brake When the vehicle speed falls below a predetermined reference speed, the measured vehicle deceleration is used to calculate an extrapolated time when the vehicle will be brought to a complete stop. When the extrapolated time is reached, the brake pressure ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209330 | Slipping bypass clutch for hydrokinetic torque converter A hydrokinetic torque converter includes an impeller housing and a bypass clutch located within the impeller housing. The impeller cover has welded to it a clutch plate, which is connected by a splined connection to a clutch piston rotatably supported on ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209331 | Clutch construction A clutch construction for a reversible walk-behind soil compactor. The compactor includes a frame which carries a soil compacting plate and a drive mechanism, such as a gasoline engine is mounted on the frame and has a rotatable drive shaft. A pair of ecc... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209332 | Control system for a clutch of a motor vehicle When a drive range of a transmission is selected from a neutral range at a high engine racing speed, a racing start signal is produced. In response to the racing start signal, the electromagnetic clutch is engaged at a higher engaging rate than an ordinar... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209333 | Tooth pitch deviation shift mechanism for a gearbox In a shift mechanism of a gearbox, wobbling movements of an idle wheel rotatably mounted on a transmission shaft are suppressed by there being provided in an axial coupling toothing involved in the coupling of the idle wheel to the transmission shaft a to... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209334 | Clutch disc A clutch disc with torsional vibration damper is proposed in which synthetic plastics material guide parts are arranged between a hub disc protruding from a hub and two side discs arranged axially on both sides of the hub disc, which guide parts, stressed... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209335 | Security arrangement for use with a lockable, removable cassette A method and apparatus to prevent fraud in a bill acceptor system utilizing a lockable, removable cassette is disclosed. A security arrangement including a security sensor and a microprocessor monitors the attachment of the cassette for proper installatio... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209336 | Newspaper vending machine The present invention relates to a coin-operated newspaper vending machine that is designed to prevent direct access to the newspaper-storage compartment by means of a door that includes a newspaper-display compartment. A multiplicity of stack newspapers ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209338 | Product control apparatus A high speed production line system has a product conveying section wherein a conveyor is formed from a plurality of individual and transversely extending pallets which are movable relative to one another in the transverse direction. Certain of the pallet... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209339 | Conveyor system for multiplying slices of product A conveyor system for multiplying one or more input streams of product into two or more output streams of product is constituted by an input conveyor (4) for conveying the one or more input streams of product, a transfer conveyor (5) which is movable bodi... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209340 | Method and device for displaying advertisements on conveyors A method and apparatus for displaying advertisements on conveyors that includes posters which are made out of suitable materials, are shaped and printed with the desired advertisement, are set in place by adhesion to the belt-plates forming the conveyor b... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209341 | Transfer device in a press Workpieces are transported step-by-step by of transport bars which are provided with grippers and which are longitudinally, transversally and vertically displaceable. In addition to their transversal movement in the horizontal direction, the transport bar... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209342 | Belt drive for a roller conveyor A belt drive for a roller conveyor is provided to assure the firm application of the drive belt to the conveyor rollers regardless of manufacturing tolerances. Each pressing roller has a cylindrical base body as well as at least one belt-pressing disc adj... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209343 | Electrical tilt switch A tilt switch having at least one conductive weight held within an inert atmosphere within a housing. The weight being free moving within the housing, moving from one end of the housing to the other as the angle of inclination of the housing is changed. A... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209344 | Device for arranging and storing jewelry A collapsable, foldable jewelry organizer and storage device capable of being hung from a closet rod or protrusion, which renders the jewelry objects stored thereby individually visible to the user, is disclosed. The device comprises a flexible substratum... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209345 | Combination storage and display unit A combination storage and display unit is disclosed wherein the unit can be used as a device for educating young children about the birthing process. The unit in its closed position resembles an egg. During this time the birthing process can be explained.... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209346 | Carrier stock with tear tabs A carrier and carrier stock comprising a plurality of severable interconnected carriers formed from a single sheet of resilient polymeric material such as low density polyethylene for machine application to substantially identical containers. Each carrier... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209347 | Internal tear seal dual bag A W-shaped frangible seal line separating at least two chambers in a container or securing together two sheets of material. Outer legs of the W-shape preferably describe an angle of 170° or less. Inner legs of the W-shape preferably describe an upside do... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209348 | Cereal bowl with separate self-contained cereal and milk compartments A cereal bowl having separate cereal and milk compartments, with a valve permitting emptying the contents of the milk container into the cereal container. Separate lids are provided for the milk and cereal compartments. The cereal bowl enables young child... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209349 | Device and method for distribution of consumer samples with publications An apparatus and method for distributing product samples to consumers along with a publication is disclosed in which a container is provided with cut-out recesses having a shape conforming to that of the samples. The samples are visibly retained within th... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209350 | Golf bag with support stand A golf bag comprising a pair of support legs pivotally mounted at their upper ends to the bag, so as to pivot between extended and retracted positions thereof. A base plate is pivotally mounted to the bottom of the bag. The base plate has sufficient width... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209351 | Container for tape cassettes A container for tape cassettes is provided with one or more locking elements which comprise one or more ring segments which are roughly adapted to the drive orifice of the cassette. An advantageous embodiment is formed integrally with a web and, preferabl... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209352 | Barrier package for photographic film products A package structure 10 for storing and transporting photographic film magazines comprises a container 12 having a open end 24 and a base 14 supporting opposing end walls 16 and opposing side walls 20,24. Side walls 20,22 have a plurality of spaced apart r... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209353 | Diskette filling system A filing system for computer diskettes comprising an identification label and a filing enclosure, the label including a pressure sensitive adhesive to permit attachment to a diskette and the filing enclosure made of sheet material comprising a front panel... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209354 | Reusable blister package An improved reusable blister package is provided which consists of a base member, a top member and a label sheet. The top member mateably engages the opening of the base member. The label sheet seals the package shut after manufacture and prior to purchas... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209355 | Method and an apparatus for sorting solids A method and an apparatus for sorting particulate solids material. The material is subjected to a microwave field and absorbs energy to an extent depending upon the dielectric properties of the individual particles. The absorbed energy heats the particles... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209356 | Acoustic rack An acoustic rack for mounting electronic components and the like includes vertical, parallel spaced-apart rack rails positioned near the open front of a box-like rack case. Each rack rail has a front face parallel to the open front of the rack case and is... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209357 | Hanging book end device The hanging book end device includes a slotted track for installation above a book shelf, and a book end which is hung from the track. The top of the book end is flanged to fit into the track slots in a manner such that book end can be positioned anywhere... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209358 | Bottle dispensing rack for bar The rack comprises a pair of rails for slidingly holding a neck of a bottle and a turnstile at the entrance to the rails. A control signal is generated each time the turnstile is moved as a bottle is placed onto the rack or removed from the rack. The rack... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209359 | Tennis equipment support rack A tennis equipment support rack has a fixed frame in combination with a basket. The fixed frame includes a single wire element that is bent to form a basket support rack. The basket has a front, a back, and two opposite side walls. At the upper edges of t... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209360 | Shelf divider The divider includes an elongated rod adapted to be attached removably to a mounting bracket made of plastic. The bracket includes an upright strip having a resiliently hinged tongue which is adapted to be wedged between a shelf and an adjacent wall in or... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209361 | Multiple-cable lifting head with load weighing mechanism for aerial booms and cranes Load cells are provided at the fixed end of each cable of a multiple-cable lifting head adapted for use at the free end of a knuckle boom or other aerial crane for lifting and operating "IGLOO" recyclable waste containers and the like. The load cells prov... | 05/11/1993 |
