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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5239743 | Method for making stators for electric motors and the like The axial end portions of the insulating members which are used to line the longitudinal channels formed between circumferentially adjacent, radially inwardly projecting poles in a stator (e.g., an electric motor stator) are protected from damage by the w... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239744 | Method for making multilayer magnetic components Multilayer magnetic components can be made with reduced cracking and magnetic degradation by forming layers having patterns of magnetic and insulating regions separated by regions that are removable during sintering. Advantageously, when the layers are st... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239745 | Method for the manufacture of finished self-stabilizing resistors For the manufacture of finished, self-stabilizing resistors, i.e. provided with leads, having PTC elements as the active parts, as well as such resistors, particularly on coil windings, such as those of electric motors, the invention provides a method acc... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239746 | Method of fabricating electronic circuits The use of a conductive reactive braze material, loaded in via holes of a diamond substrate and heated in a suitable temperature range, results in conductive vias with excellent adherence to the via hole in the diamond material. Cracking of the diamond su... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239747 | Method of forming integrated circuit devices A plurality of integrated circuit devices are bonded to a substrate. Signal traces for corresponding pins of the devices are run to the same location, but are not electrically connected. They are, however, located in close physical proximity at a designat... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239748 | Method of making high density connector for burn-in boards A method for the construction of a high density electrical connector for connecting a printed circuit board with a burn-in board in a burn-in system. The method comprises the steps of attaching a standard edge connector to a printed circuit board to form ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239749 | Press-connecting construction for construction cable and press-connecting method A method and apparatus for interconnecting cables to improve electrical characteristics of the connected cables. The apparatus comprises a terminal having clamping pieces integrally formed respectively on opposite sides of a base portion of the terminal. ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239750 | Hydraulic seal and method of assembling the same A hydraulic seal is formed in the annular space 16 between two coaxial drive shafts 12 and 14. The seal is assembled with the two shafts in situ. An annular resilient seal member 30, which has an outer diameter which is larger than the inner diameter of t... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239751 | Method of producing nozzle for solenoid valve A method of producing a cylindrical nozzle incorporated in a fuel injection valve for an internal combustion engine including the steps of: setting a cylindrical nozzle blank on a second die so that a lower bottom face of the cylindrical nozzle blank rest... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239752 | Apparatus and technique for assembling an anti-friction bearing A ball bearing is balanced by orbiting the balls in the gap between the race defining members, magnetically causing the orbiting balls to assume a spaced symmetrical array about the gap, and then inserting a keeper device in the spaces between pairs of ba... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239753 | Process for forming curved vehicle body panels A process and apparatus for forming curved vehicle door panels is disclosed. A jig is provided having a curved surface. A place of sheet metal is placed face down on the curved surface of the jig. The sheet metal is then compressed edgewise to cause it to... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239754 | Power take-off system for chain saw A power take-off system for attachment to the elongated bar of a chain saw. A shaft is rotatably carried by a housing which is attached to the bar of the chain saw. A gear is carried on the shaft and is located in a transverse aperture in the bar such tha... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239755 | Cutting apparatus The invention is directed to a cutter apparatus having a stationary blade and a rotating blade. The rotating blade is driven in rotation by a drive motor. The rotating motion causes the knife and blade to slide relative and over each other in a manner of ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239756 | Hand circular saw, particularly plunge saw A motor-driven hand circular saw, has a base plate, a motor, a drive housing surrounding the motor, a saw blade provided with saw teeth and being in operative connection with the motor, a saw blade housing accommodating the saw blade, an upwardly movable ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239757 | Portable can opener apparatus A can opener structure, battery operative, is arranged to include a high torque output motor in operative communication with the battery and an associated on/off switch mounted through a top wall of the housing of the organization. The battery and drive m... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239758 | Hand drill powered mini chain saw A sawing device is attachable to an electric hand drill. The hand drill can be operated by either alternating current or direct current, using a battery. The battery operated drill eliminates the need for electrical cords, so it can be used anywhere. The ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239759 | Image scanner guide A guide apparatus for a hand-held image scanner has a working surface with a longitudinal straight edge against which a brace for the scanner smoothly slides. A gap in the longitudinal member allows materials to be scanned to be slid through the longitudi... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239760 | Archery sight An archery sight for bows having a mounting bracket to be affixed a riser of a bow. The mounting bracket supports an adjustment bracket, which in turns supports the sight mechanism. The adjustment bracket provides for gross adjustment of the sight mechani... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239761 | Multiple-purpose measuring instrument A measuring instrument includes a casing served as a rule, an angular level secured in a central portion of the casing having a rotational protractor rotatably mounted in the level for measuring any angles, a horizontal gauge provided in a right side port... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239762 | Layout tool A layout marking cut guide lines and drill hole locations on timber members during the construction of a timber structure. The layout tool is a quadrilateral planar body with a portion of one of its sides relieved to form a quadrilateral void. The layout ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239763 | Adjustable linear gauge An adjustable linear gauge including a linear track having uniformly spaced indentations along a surface thereof, and an adjustable member moveable along the track which includes a body portion carrying a stop member adapted to engage an end of a work pie... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239764 | Sales tag for a gardening implement A sales tag for a garden implement having a handle connected to a tool by a gooseneck, the tag including a planar member having a fold line for defining a first and second section, the first section including an opening which is expandable for sliding the... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239765 | Advertising display A low-profile, light-weight advertising display is provided for exhibiting advertisements on trucks, billboards and the like. The advertising display is provided with a self-tensioned display panel which resists sagging and wrinkling by virtue of its own ... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239766 | Ribbon toy gun equipped with cartridge, loading unit, and trigger assembly for percussing cartridges one at a time The present invention relates to a ribbon toy gun equipped with cartridge, loading unit, and trigger assembly particularly designed to permit the toy gun to shoot the ribbon cartridges one at a time. The ribbon toy gun disclosed mainly consists of a gun s... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239767 | High security gun lock device A high security gun lock device is disclosed which has an elongate gripping and locking assembly that is inserted into the muzzle end of the barrel of a revolver or pistol type hand gun and which is then connected to a dummy round located in a cylinder ch... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239768 | Fishing rod, and its manufacturing method A soft fishing rod grip handle and a method of making such a fishing rod grip handle is set forth in which yarn is wound on a grip body. The yarn is formed by spinning in such a manner that end portions of short fibers of the yarn are held raised over the... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239769 | Automatic drop-back fishing line release A fishing line holding spool is designed to be mounted in a fishing rod holder on a boat and retains a length of fishing line between a fishing rod and a line release clip positioned below the spool. When a fish strikes the bait, the line is released from... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239770 | Quick on and off fishing sinker A fishing implement has a generally elongated, substantially cylindrical body with at least one substantially axial slot and at least one or a series of interconnecting substantially radial slots extending along its length. The slots generally alternate f... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239771 | Window fly trap A fly trap having a plurality of baffles to guide flies through an aperture into a housing body. Inside the housing is a plurality of entry chambers, passageways and a storage chamber. A hood obscures the exit from the storage chamber. Access holes into h... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239772 | Railroad car pesticide device holder A pesticide device holder for railroad cars has a frame resting in a hatch coaming. The frame has a gas-permeable underside support sheet and an impervious upper membrane. Pesticide devices, such as fumigant packages, rest between the support sheet and me... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239773 | Tree injection system An apparatus and method for injecting liquids directly into the stem or trunk of a plant. The apparatus includes a container for holding liquid, an injection device and a conduit extending between and connected to the container and the injection device. M... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239774 | Planter system with change-configuration, pop-out imitator structure A planter system featuring a planting container which is adapted to contain planting-soil material and a packet of selected seeds, and around which container is supported a change-configuration jacket structure. The jacket structure includes a sleeve whic... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239775 | Elastic wrap for plant materials and method for covering such materials An elastic wrap is described for covering plant materials of virtually any size and shape, having an elastic opening within the wrapping material. Combining this elastic wrap with a secondary wrap permits the simultaneous utilization of two wrapping mater... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239776 | Garage door opener A canopy garage door opener including a mechanism for interconnecting a horizontal, rectilinear reciprocating carriage drive means to a canopy door having a first axis fixed to the door and movable vertically in a guide means and a pair of crank arms pivo... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239777 | Overhead door pre-loaded and pre-assembled torsion spring counterbalance assembly A torsion spring counterbalance assembly having one end of a torsion spring attached to a center support bracket with the other end attached to a torsion shaft around which the torsion spring is pre-loaded with the torsion shaft releasably locked to the c... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239778 | Modular door control apparatus with quick release connection A quick release door closer including a hydraulic assembly and a spring assembly connected at a quick release connection. The quick release connection includes a retaining element and element housing structured to allow the door closer to be easily mainta... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239779 | Control apparatus for powered vehicle door systems Control systems including control circuitry and optional communications systems for operating a sliding power-operated member of an automotive vehicle. A powered sliding door in an automotive vehicle, such as a van, moves along a predetermined path of tra... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239780 | Milti-function wrap A wrap useful as a structural element to prevent racking and jamb bowing of a window assembly and door assembly during transport and installation and, after installation, as an integral vapor barrier and air infiltration seal. The window and door assembli... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239781 | Reinforced closure for a pressure vessel A closure for a pressure vessel of the type in which the pressure vessel door is preferably slidably attached to the pressure vessel by door retention assemblies. The door is constructed of a plate member to which bars are attached at opposing edges of th... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5239782 | Method for recording removal of material during precision finishing of pre-profiled work pieces A method for recording the removal of material during high precision finishing work pieces that must be of an extremely precise shape and must withstand extreme stress, as required especially in the aviation industry, is provided which ensures that the wo... | 08/31/1993 |
