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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5275128 | Roll up cat scratching pad with horizontal ledges The invention is a roll up cat scratching pad with, flanges, for example for securing the ends to the top and bottom of a door. A flexible base member provides rollup ability and vertical support for extended horizontal platforms. These provide for restin... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275129 | Portable automatic animal feeding system A battery powered portable automatic animal feeding system for dispensing relatively finely divided dry feed material particularly suitable for domesticated animals such as cattle, hogs, or sheep; or for undomesticated animals such as deer. At predetermin... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275130 | Animal feeder having animal actuated feed transport device between hopper and trough An animal feeder is actuable by an animal to provide and dispense an individual portion of feed thereto. The feeder includes a feed transport that is contained between an upper drop hole in the bottom portion of a hopper and a lower drop hole so that when... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275131 | Male only grill for poultry feeding A male only grill and poultry feeder combination. A first barrier is connected to the feeder and extends radially outward therefrom for holding birds in a predetermined spaced relation from the feeder to restrain female birds from the feeder. A second bar... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275132 | Timed primate roto-positioning method for preventing trauma and for simulating weightlessness A method, and apparatus, for rotating immobilized subhuman primate animal test subjects about one or more axes according to a preselected sequence to simulate weightlessness and to minimize trauma during simulated zero or micro-gravity studies is disclose... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275133 | Apparatus for cooling internal combustion engine having a supercharger The present invention provides an apparatus for cooling an internal combustion engine having a supercharger attached thereto, wherein the apparatus includes communication passages and by way of which the upper end of a coolant flow passage for circulating... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275134 | Two stroke internal combustion engine having an intake piston adjacent each power piston A two stroke internal combustion engine having an intake piston which feeds air to an adjacent power piston. Both the intake piston and the power piston are held in oscillating cylinder assemblies and the piston rods are integral with the pistons so that ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275135 | Fastener for a molded workpiece A fastener is provided which is adapted to be at least partially embedded within a intake manifold. The fastener comprises a first threaded section and a second section. The second section has a first end part defining a shoulder for making contact with a... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275136 | Variable engine valve control system with hydraulic damper A variable valve assembly, engine valve control system, and method of operation wherein the valve is hydraulically controlled and includes a valve piston subjected to fluid pressure acting on surfaces at both ends of the valve piston. The cavity at one en... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275137 | Valve operating system for engine A valve operating system for an engine includes a cam shaft and first and second cams, mounted on the cam shaft, which are selectively utilized to provide different valve opening characteristics in accordance with a vehicle operating condition. A first ro... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275138 | Variable valve timing system in an engine having two cam-shafts For minimizing a diameter of an apparatus which is located on the cam-shaft and changes a phase between two cam-shafts, a variable valve timing system in an engine having first and second cam-shafts is comprised of a first gear rotatably supported on the ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275139 | Method of sealing a high performance automotive engine and engine assembly A method of sealing a high performance internal combustion engine with a head gasket having a fire ring comprising providing a groove in the head or block generally concentric with each said combustion opening, each groove having a land area and a general... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275140 | Speed governor for fuel injection pumps of internal combustion engines A speed governor for fuel injection pumps of internal combustion engines in which part of an oscillation damper member, in the form of a capsule, is disposed between a drive shaft and a flyweight adjuster; two claws of a support that receives the flyweigh... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275141 | Actuator An improved actuator assembly is disclosed. The actuator has a rotor assembly rotatably mounted in a stator frame formed of a synthetic resin material. The stator frame has a borehole therein that receives a rotor assembly, a pair of mounting recesses, an... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275142 | Air-fuel ratio optimization logic for an electronic engine control systems An air-fuel optimization logic for an electronic engine control system for optimizing the efficiency of a heat engine. The engine control system has a governor generating fuel command signals to maintain speed of the engine at a desired speed, means for g... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275143 | Method for reducing the fuel supply for one engine cylinder In a method for reducing the fuel supply for one cylinder of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine with centralized injection, the procedure is that the cylinder located in the intake cycle sequence in front of the cylinder whose mixture is to be ma... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275144 | Evaporative emission system diagnostic The evaporative emission control system of an internal combustion engine is tested by closing the purge air inlet from the atmosphere, applying a vacuum signal to the system, storing the value of a closed loop air/fuel adjustment at the time the vacuum si... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275145 | Vapor recovery system for motor vehicles A system for automotive vehicles carrying a fuel tank for volatile fuels which is directed to avoiding the escape to atmosphere of fuel vapors which rise from the liquid fuel. The system includes a collector dome on the fuel tank and a storage canister fo... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275146 | Heating device and system for an internal combustion engine A heating system using a heating device 1 with a positive temperature coefficient thermistor 10 (PTC) is disclosed for the purpose of warming a carburetor/throttle body of an internal combustion engine and a timer device 20 using the PTC 10 for its contro... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275147 | Gas electric range apparatus A range structure is arranged to include a housing having a housing top wall, having a plurality of burner assemblies, with each burner assembly including a gas burner head mounting an annular electric cooking ring thereon. Each gas burner head includes a... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275148 | Solar heat exchange system A solar heat exchange system is disclosed which includes a header or manifold conduit which includes multiple radially disposed apertures therein. A flexible elastomeric mat which includes multiple elongate tubular elements is then mated to the conduit. E... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275149 | Polar axis solar collector A polar column solar collector for use in association with a building, the system having a concave mirror located on the exterior of the building and defining a focal point and a central axis, a mounting column secured to the mirror coaxial therewith, a p... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275150 | Solar collector A solar collector including a plate disposed in a bottom portion of a housing, one or more tubes disposed above the plate for accommodating water, and one or more reflecting surfaces formed in the upper portion of the plate for reflecting lights in order ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275151 | Handle for deflectable catheter A handle device for an endoscope incorporates controls for adjusting the degree of curvature of the distal tip portion of the endoscope as well as the degree of extension of the surgical instrument beyond the distal end of the endoscope's working lumen. T... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275152 | Insertion tube terminator The insertion tube body of a borescope or endoscope is constructed to avoid leakage current. An inner coil is covered with a tubular urethane jacket over which a tubular braid is disposed. Terminators having sleeve portions are attached by inserting the s... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275153 | Demand valve having reaction load means and an insertable trigger element Emergency breathing equipment intended to provide short term life support by ducting breathable gas from a small capacity source to a user via a restricted flow path that allows only limited flow rates so as to prevent hyperventilation and wastage of brea... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275154 | Activated charcoal filter layer for gas masks The activated charcoal filter layer for gas masks essentially is formed of superimposed, highly air-permeable surface structures with a layer of granular or spherical activated charcoal particles with a diameter of 0.1 to 1 mm affixed to them, and its pre... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275155 | Apparatus to provide pulses of light A mechanical apparatus to provide pulses of light for tanning. One embodiment of the apparatus comprises a light source radiating light; a hollow cylinder having an inner and an outer cylindrical surface and an axis, the hollow cylinder having at least on... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275156 | Reusable heat releasing pack A reusable device for delivering a release of heat to an area such as a body portion. The device comprises a flexible, fluid-tight container holding a liquid which releases heat upon crystallization such as sodium acetate tetrahydrate. A trigger located w... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275157 | Pulse forming circuits Circuits for controlling the current flow of an energy pulse as a function of the temperature of a resistive element in the circuit so that the current flow varies over time in accordance with a predetermined waveform. The circuits include at least one ne... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275158 | Defibrillation electrode switch condition sensing Method and apparatus for detecting the open or closed state of a pair of manually-operated switches 116, 118 associated with a pair of defibrillation pulse electrodes, the switches being normally open and being manually closed by an operator, the two swit... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275159 | Method and apparatus for diagnosis of sleep disorders The physiological parameters of heart rate, respiratory and snoring sounds, the degree of oxygen saturation of the blood, and the bodily position of the patient are measured and stored in coded form by means of portable apparatus. The stored data are tran... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275160 | Probes for radiance dosimetry The invention features a probe for radiance dosimetry. The probe includes a tip portion containing a fluorescent dye connected to a translucent spacer element.... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275161 | Method of and apparatus for measuring sulfides within a periodontal pocket A method of and apparatus for diagnosing the presence and extent of disease activity within a periodontal pocket. A dual electrode probe having a first, working silver electrode and a second, reference silver/silver chloride electrode is inserted into the... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275162 | Valve mapping catheter A method and apparatus for contacting heart valve tissue with a catheter tip electrode adapted for atrioventricular (AV) node mapping and modification is provided. The tip is conformed to rest stably and comfortably on a cardiac valve such as the mitral o... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275163 | Magnetic resonance imaging method and device for monitoring motion of a part of an object A magnetic resonance imaging method and device include a processor and a demodulator including a signal sampling device which provide automatic quantitative motion evaluation of a part of an object. Pulse and gradient sequences (tsq) are applied in pairs ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275164 | Multi-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus for same A method and apparatus for MRI imaging capable of reducing the time between end of measurement and completion of image reconstruction by performing part of image reconstruction calculation in parallel with measurement of magnetic resonance signals, which ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275165 | Magnetic resonance guided ultrasound therapy system with inclined track to move transducers in a small vertical space A magnetic resonance (MR) surgery system facilitates surgery with a focussed ultrasound transducer that selectively destroys tissue in a region within a subject. The focussed energy transducer dissipates energy at a focal point within the region of tissue... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275166 | Method and apparatus for performing ultrasonic assisted surgical procedures Ultrasonic sensing systems are incorporated into surgical instruments to monitor operational fields defined by distal ends of the instruments. The instruments include proximal ends for their activation typically including one or a pair of handles which a ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5275167 | Acoustic transducer with tab connector An acoustic transducer assembly is provided in which the signal and reference potential contacts of the elements of the transducer are electrically connected to external circuitry by means of tape automated bonding conductors. At least a first array of TA... | 01/04/1994 |
