Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5261124 | Eye shield assembly for cap visor An eye shield assembly for cap visor, comprising a clip body consisting of a clip and a hollow frame having rails at longitudinal opposite inner sides, a slide block displaceable on the rails within the hollow frame of the clip body, which is formed with ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261125 | Head impact force diversion system A head impact force diversion system utilizes an apertured helmet, a rigid transfer arm, and a vest. The helmet, possessing an opening associated with an elevation which may be pivotable upon the helmet or integral with its surface, and vest are worn in a... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261126 | Raw sewage disposal apparatus A raw sewage disposal apparatus capable of evaporating the liquid component of raw sewage contained in an airtight vessel and capable of cleaning the vessel after and evaporating the liquid component of the raw sewage and heating the vessel so that dust w... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261127 | Sanitary unit A sanitary unit comprises a sink turnable between a horizontal working position and a vertical nonworking position, a shower head located above the sink when it is in the working horizontal position, a shower curtain arranged to lose an area under the sho... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261128 | Multi-purpose water pressure plunger A multi-purpose water pressure plunger employs a source of pressurized water to dislodge clogs in bathroom drainage pipes and the like. The plunger is fashioned of a resilient cone-shaped cup, a rigid handle, an adjustable valve, and a means of connection... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261129 | Dual volume flushing system for a flush tank A dual volume flushing system for flush tank comprises two flapper valves located adjacent to one another. An abutting tongue is provided between the two valves for preventing the lower valve to interfere with the action of the upper valve. A flush handle... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261130 | Spacer for supporting water catchment basins A spacer for positioning between the underside of a water catchment basin, such as a bathtub or shower pan is disclosed. The upper surface of the spacer is contoured so as to receivingly engage the underside of the basin and has a thickness dimension so a... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261131 | Beach blanket assembly A beach blanket includes a central fabric web, having a plurality of perimeter flap members defining individual pockets thereabout, with the flap members arranged to accommodate various portions of a granular material therewithin for securement of a beach... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261132 | Patient chair construction with recliner back tilt control and footrest hinge construction An improved patient chair includes a seat section, a pivotally attached back support and a removably attached leg support. A manually actuated camming mechanism permits adjustment of the back support between a prone position and a seated position. The leg... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261133 | Premature infant positioning device A device constructed of resilient foam material for positioning a prematurely born infant. The device comprises an infant-supporting layer having a head end, a foot end, and an upper surface with a central torso area. A pair of lateral members are attache... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261134 | Infant support pillow A portable pillow for support of an infant, toddler or young child is disclosed. The upper and lower surfaces are rounded, resulting in a generally tubular shape, tapered at the ends and curved in an oval so that the tapered ends engage one another when t... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261135 | Screw gun router for drywall installation An improvement is provided in a screw gun used in the drywall installation industry. The improved screw gun has a conventional screw driving head at the forward end of the gun. A drive shaft extends from the motor of the gun, and an access is provided at ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261136 | Pistol tool A pistol tool is formed of a unitary construction having a continuous side wall orthogonally oriented relative to a bottom wall, with the side wall having a first side wall portion and a second side wall portion arranged in a parallel relationship relativ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261137 | Method of span construction A method of erecting a span between two points is disclosed which comprises the steps of securing an elongated, flexible sheath to the two points; inflating the tubular sheath with a gaseous fluid to form an arched tubular span; maintaining inflation of t... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261138 | Method for installing a bridge having a modular structure The bridge includes a plurality of foldable portions or modules (M) interconnectible releasably in sequence longitudinally. Each module (M) includes a central deck member (9) and two lateral deck members (10, 11) articulated to opposite sides of the centr... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261139 | Raised baseboard brush for powered floor sweeper A raised powered baseboard brush apparatus (10) for use on top of a conventional corner sweeper attachment (100) for a powered floor sweeper (200) for engaging a rotating elevated baseboard brush member (26) into contact with the top portion of a baseboar... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261140 | Reversible rotary shampoo machine or floor waxer A reversible rotary shampoo machine or floor waxer is provided which consists of a reversible motor and a reversing switch having a safety off position electrically connected in a circuit to the reversible motor, with the reversing switch mechanically int... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261141 | Industrial sweeper control An industrial sweeper has brushes, a drivewheel a power source, a lever and cables connecting the lever to clutches which engage the brushes and drive wheel to the power source. When the level is partially depressed, only the brushes are engaged. Full dep... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261142 | Paint roller frame A paint roller frame having a wire coil female thread for attaching a plurality of different handles thereto. The wire coil female thread is formed directly in the wire frame that is used to support the roller. The wire coil female thread locks onto the r... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261143 | Spar track cleaning and maintenance device A device maintains an elongated, generally, T-shaped, spar track for a free running of mating slides and boltropes under loadings of a sail through cleaning and maintenance. A first internal surface region of the T-shaped track opening is comparatively wi... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261144 | Trowel blind A trowel tool is arranged to include a U-shaped blade holder receiving an elongate blade having a concave top face and a convex bottom face. The trowel tool includes a telescoping handle arrangement mounted medially and orthogonally relative to the blade ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261145 | Self-actuating louvered clamp A reusable openable/closeable clamp comprising an arcuate-like strap having two generally opposing, spaced ends, each of which has been bent outwardly of the general periphery of the clamp to form first and second ears with one of the ears having an apert... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261146 | Creping machine Between the two runs of each conveyor (17, 17') of a pair of conveyors of a creping machine are provided an airtight chamber (22, 22') of which one large face, disposed substantially in contact with an operating end of this conveyor, is formed by a perfor... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261147 | Indexing system An indexing system for the rotary work changer of a machining center for supporting and interchanging work-holder pallets between the machining zone and the load/unload zone of the machining center. The indexing system comprises a hydraulically powered ro... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261148 | Rotary vice for rotary table The present invention relates to a rotary vice construction which can be specifically applied on the rotary table of a transfer machining apparatus, which vice comprises a first and second bodies, opposite to one another and forming a vice assembly adapte... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261149 | Rotary puller live center arrangement A screw puller is operative in communication with a live center member, having a cylindrical housing, including a bottom wall with a spaced top wall annular flange, with a rotary hub mounted within the housing, with the rotary hub arranged to minimize fri... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261150 | Automated hazardous waste accessing apparatus Apparatus is provided for accessing hazardous materials stored in a container. The apparatus includes a base that is securely mountable to the container of hazardous materials. The base may include an assembly of clamps or an assembly of suction cups adap... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261151 | Multifilamentary superconducting cable and a method of manufacturing it A Nb-Ti or Nb-Zr low temperature superconducting (LTS) wire is coat with ten AgN03 which is then decomposed to form a uniform silver metal (Ag) coating on the LTS wire. A uniform coating of molten Al or Al alloy is formed on the Ag coated LTS ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261152 | Method for manufacturing amorphous magnetic core An amorphous magnetic core is arranged to be obtained by cutting a plurality of amorphous sheets to have a predetermined cut length by a cutter device and supplying the cut sheets to a rectangularly forming device, the sheets being supplied from an uncoil... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261153 | In situ method for forming a capacitive PCB An in situ method for forming a bypass capacitor element internally within a PCB comprising the steps of arranging one or more uncured dielectric sheets with conductive foils on opposite sides thereof and laminating the conductive foils to the dielectric ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261154 | Process for fabricating multilayer printed circuits For attaining adhesion between copper circuitry innerlayers and pre-preg layers in a multilayer printed circuit, a conversion coating of copper oxide is provided on the metallic copper surfaces in a manner which develops an altered topography of the under... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261155 | Method for bonding flexible circuit to circuitized substrate to provide electrical connection therebetween using different solders A method of bonding a flexible circuitized substrate to a circuitized substrate (e.g., printed circuit board) to interconnect selected circuitry of both substrates using solder. Solder paste is applied over conductive pads on the circuitized substrate and... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261156 | Method of electrically connecting an integrated circuit to an electric device An integrated circuit is mounted on and electrically connected to an electric device with an adhesive therebetween. The adhesive comprises a photo-curable resin and a heat-curable resin. After mounted on the electric device, the integrated circuit is temp... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261157 | Assembly of electronic packages by vacuum lamination A process for the assembly of a pin grid array electronic package by vacuum lamination is provided. A vacuum is applied to the package components at the same time the components are bonded with a dielectric sealant. The sealant flow into holes formed in t... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261158 | Method of forming a resilient interconnection bridge An elastomeric member is incorporated between a conductor and a conductive interconnection bridge. This elastomeric member serves as a spring providing compliance to an interconnection so that the flatness requirements of an opposing mating structure may ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261159 | Method of manufacturing bearing ring A method of manufacturing a bearing ring of a bearing. This method includes the steps of forming recesses in both ends of an outer peripheral surface of a material ring having fiber flows extending substantially parallel to the outer peripheral surface an... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261160 | Nail clipper and catcher A nail clipper with a catcher comprises a bottom container, a resilient top plate having connection at a rear end of the container to urge the top plate away from the container, the container having an upturned cutting edge at a front end of the container... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261161 | Electric vacuum shaver An electric vacuum shaver incorporating a vacuum to effectively draw long thin hair into the shearing foil. A space control device is provided so that a vacuum can be better utilized and a proper space can be maintained between the shearing foil and the s... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261162 | Folding pole hedge trimmer The present invention is a folding pole hedge trimmer, which is capable of operating at unusual heights, twenty (20) feet or more from the ground. It includes an elbow joint in which the upper hollow pole and the lower hollow pole can be folded for easy s... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5261163 | Stem cutting device A stem cutting device for cutting the stems of roses and other plants, which includes a barrel fitted with a handle at one end and a cutting head having a slot at the opposite end, a handle lever pivotally attached to the handle and to a plunger slidably ... | 11/16/1993 |
