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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5275048 | Acceleration overload protection mechanism for sensor devices An acceleration overload protection mechanism for use with a sensor unit. The sensor unit is generally defined by a sensor element or elements (i.e., proof mass, flexures, etc.) that are movable in relation to a sensor frame. The overload protection mecha... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275049 | Multicomponent acceleration sensor A multicomponent acceleration sensor in which the inertial force of a seismic mass effects a variation in an electromagnetic quantity of a plurality of individual transducers. During acceleration, the seismic mass acts in each individual transducer a magn... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275050 | Process for quality control of products having parts made of elastomeric material A flexible mounting (2) having a ring made of elastomeric material (3) fixedly engaged between an inner metal collar (4) and an outer metal collar (5) is mechanically stressed so that it undergoes a gradual elastic deformation corresponding to a relative ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275051 | Method and system for nondestructive testing of railroad crossties A method and system for nondestructively testing in a continuous sequence a multiplicity of railroad track crossties of wood or concrete to determine the condition and life expectancy of each of the crossties and of the track as a whole. The system includ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275052 | Tenon inspection systems and methods An ultrasonic inspection system uses a submerged ultrasonic transducer to provide an ultrasonic beam focused to a small spot on a submerged surface of a member to be internally inspected. By use of a focused beam projected through a fluid, such as water, ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275053 | Fiber optic pressure sensor systems The invention is related to numerous improvements for fiber optic measuring systems, and principally those utilizing a deformable diaphragm for sensing pressure. One aspect of the invention is providing temperature compensation for diaphragm characteristi... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275054 | Rubber free fluid pressure transducer A pressure transducer includes two plates of insulating, high strength low hysteresis material. At least one of the plates is thin so as to form a flexible diaphragm at the pressure levels to be measured. Both plates have a thin layer of conductive materi... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275055 | Resonant gauge with microbeam driven in constant electric field A resonant strain gauge includes a silicon substrate, a polysilicon flexure beam attached at both ends to the substrate, and a polysilicon rigid cover cooperating with the substrate to enclose the flexure beam within a sealed vacuum chamber. An upper bias... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275056 | Gyratory shear material compacting device A gyratory shear material compacting device in which a material sample is placed within a cylindrical mold having a wobble plate. The material sample is compressed by a piston while the mold is simultaneously gyrated. Gyration is achieved by tilting the m... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275057 | Clip gage attachment for frictionless measurement of displacement during high-temperature mechanical testing An attachment for placement between a test specimen and a remote clip gage extensometer providing improved fracture toughness tests of materials at elevated temperature. Using a cylindrical tube and axial rod in new relationship, the device transfers the ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275058 | Method and apparatus for detecting wire bond pull test failure modes Provided is a method and apparatus for electrically detecting the location of bond failure and wire breakage occurring during tensile strength testing of a wire sample having first and second bond foots affixed to respective first and second support pads.... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275059 | Magnetic induction flowmeter A magnetic induction flowmeter has a time-varying magnetic field imposed across the flow passage, and a first and second pairs of electrodes disposed respectively on a first plane dividing the cross section of the flow passage into two equal opposite halv... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275060 | Ultrasonic transducer system with crosstalk isolation Transducers are mounted in a housing or vessel to propagate signals along a fluid measurement path, and a plurality of massive elements are placed between transmitting and receiving transducers in the acoustic propagation path through the solid body of th... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275061 | Coriolis mass flowmeter Coriolis mass flowmeter apparatus comprising a flow-sensing structure including a support, a conduit having an input segment affixed to the support, an output segment affixed to the support, an elongated active inlet segment having a first end and a secon... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275062 | Web tension measuring device for use with web coiling equipment This invention relates to devices used for measuring tension in a moving web of material at a location adjacent to a coiling device. The invention consists of a single roller over which the web passes, the roller being supported by blocks at its end which... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275063 | Measurement of hydration behavior of geologic materials Methods and apparatuses for testing the effects of one or more fluids on geologic materials; in one aspect a method for quantitatively determining the hydration and swelling behavior of shale core samples in response to one or to different fluids circulat... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275064 | Extensible platform with cable drive system A telescoping platform assembly able to convert each unit of distance moved by a driver into two, four, or greater number of units of platform extension includes five or more interconnected slide members. The interconnected slide members are extended by o... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275065 | Vehicle transmission shifter with park lock controlled by magnetic latch A shift mechanism for the transmission of a vehicle in which a locking arm is provided to prevent shifting of the shift lever, the locking condition of the locking arm being controlled by a magnetic latch which includes a permanent magnet that produces a ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275066 | Motored adjustable steering column A steering column assembly for a vehicle incorporating a powered facility to adjust it in a vertical plane. A prime mover is pivotally connected to part of the steering column, the prime mover reciprocating an arm pivotably linked to one end of a bell cra... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275067 | Front fork and handle bar unit for a bicycle An integral front fork and handlebar unit for attachment to the head tube of a bicycle includes a unitary member which is arranged into a handlebar portion for use in steering the bicycle, a front fork portion attaching to the front wheel of the bicycle a... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275068 | Handle assembly for relieving wrist joint stress The handle assembly comprises a beam which extends from an area on the user's forearm to just beyond the user's knuckles between the phalanges and metatarsals. A saddle at the forearm end distributes loads over the forearm area. The saddle may be fitted w... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275069 | Control system for automatic transmission A shift control system for an automatic transmission includes a shift gear mechanism for providing a plurality of shift stages of different speed ratios, a plurality of frictional elements, a first valve for controlling a hydraulic fluid supply, a second ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275070 | Device for removing wine bottle stopper A device is described for removing a mushroom-shape stopper from a wine bottle. It includes: (a) a support frame having a bottom ring member adapted to engage the neck of a wine bottle, a top cap member with a threaded hole extending therethrough and at l... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275071 | Method for producing a vegetable product A method and apparatus for producing a product of predetermined shape from a vegetable, in which a cylindrical core is cut from the vegetable, and a predetermined shape is cut laterally from the core. In another aspect of the invention a cylindrical plug ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275072 | Center drive support for supporting a crank shaft during machining A center drive support for supporting a crankshaft during machining in a machining device comprises a rotatably drivable support member and a drive unit. The rotatably drivable support member has a carrier with at least two clamping elements with clamping... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275073 | Film dispenser A film dispenser having a housing with side and bottom walls, a film roll receptacle and a ledge located forwardly of the receptacle. A heating wire is mounted transverse to the direction of movement of film from the film roll when mounted in the film rol... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275074 | Miter slider A device for slidably positioning a power tool accessory. The geometry of the device is that of a specially modified channel with the interior opposed surfaces of the two legs of the channel being sloped like a truncated wedge. Sections of the sides of th... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275075 | Adjustable triple wall fold apparatus and method An apparatus and method for forming a fold construction in a triple wall corrugated paper board comprises a pair of spaced apart main frame plates having four support plates connected therebetween in a direction which is transverse to a feed direction for... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275076 | Steel rule die having improved rule holders A steel rule die including holders providing a holding force assisting in retaining the die rules in their rule slots. The holders include a plurality of resiliently compressible polyurethane plugs positioned adjacent the rules at desired spaced apart loc... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275077 | Method of forming perforated cut line by cutting plotter A method of forming a perforated cut line using a cutting plotter capable of accurately and rapidly forming a sheet with a perforated cut line along a cut line which is predetermined on a sheet and along which the sheet is to be cut. A cutter pressure at ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275078 | Shoulder rest for stringed musical instruments A shoulder rest for a stringed musical instrument has a carrier for a shoulder-engaging cushion and for two clamping devices which can engage opposite sides of the body of an instrument. One of the clamping devices is adjustably coupled to the carrier for... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275079 | Cam capo and stringed instrument system A stringed instrument system comprising a body having a headward edge, a tailward edge, an upper edge, a lower edge, a front and a back. A first fingerboard extends beyond the headward edge of the body and a second fingerboard is located entirely on the b... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275080 | Wind chimes having paired chime members A windchime that generates musical tones in response to very low wind speeds includes chime members that are grouped in pairs. The chime members of each pair of chime members include a massive chime member and a less massive chime member that are closely ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275081 | Snare clamp for a drum A snare clamp assembly that provides multiple independently adjustable elements for adjustment of a portion of the snares without affecting the adjustment of the remaining snares. This clamp assembly includes a primary element, a secondary element that is... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275082 | Visual music conducting device An electronic visual music conducting device is provided which is adapted to receive electronic timing signals representative of the tempo of a piece of music, and to use these timing signals to control a visual display which indicates tempo and rhythm by... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275083 | Skirted projectiles for railguns A single skirt projectile (20) having an insulating skirt (22) at its rear, or a dual trailing skirt projectile (30, 40, 50, 60) having an insulating skirt (32, 42, 52, 62) succeeded by an arc extinguishing skirt (34, 44, 54, 64), is accelerated by a rail... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275084 | Reinforced slide configuration for automatic pistol Reinforcement elements are attached to the exterior surface of the slide of an automatic weapon to prevent cracking of the slide at its most vunerable locations.... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275085 | Control device for pneumatic cylinder A device for controlling a pneumatic cylinder device, being of a double cylinder construction comprising an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder sealably fitted in the outer cylinder to slide along the outer cylinder. In the inner cylinder, a piston with ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275086 | Fluid actuator with internal pressure relief valve A fluid actuator of the type for producing reciprocal movement is provided having a cylindrical housing adapted to be secured to a relatively stationary object. The cylindrical housing includes first and second end portions and respective first and second... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275087 | Wobble plate type refrigerant compressor A wobble plate type refrigerant compressor is disclosed which includes a compressor housing having a crank chamber and a cylinder block which is provided with an axial central bore and a plurality of cylinders. A plurality of pistons are slidably fitted w... | 01/04/1994 |
