Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5297455 | Saw blade clamping device for saw finishing machines A movable clamping jaw (14) cooperating with a stationary clamping jaw (12) is carried by a support member (20) which is guided for displacement at a bracket (26) by a flat guide means (30) to cause slightly arcuate movement, deviating only a little from ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297456 | Cutting tool with twisted edge and manufacturing method thereof The invention relates to a cutting tool having twisted edge in a blade part, having a sintered compact with higher hardness and higher wear resistance than a base sintered body buried and affixed along the twisted edge, and its manufacturing method. The b... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297457 | Multiple blade set strip apparatus for cable and wire The method of processing wire to cut the wire into sections and to strip sheathing from the wire to expose wire ends at opposite ends of the sections, and by operation of wire feed mechanism and cutter blades, the steps that include operating the feed mec... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297458 | Torque wrench An inexpensive torque wrench is installed on a particular object, such as an electrical cable connector, so that the object may be fastened to a counterpart by applying a torque that is within a predetermined torque range. The wrench is preferably formed ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297459 | Ratcheting adjustable wrench A wrench is provided which has a worm gear and mating rack adjustable jaw positioning mechanism for placing a pair of jaws which are adjustable with respect to each other so that they may firmly grip various size nuts, with a mechanism responsive to torqu... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297460 | Vibration dampening device A device for dampening the vibration of a rotating disc during the machining of the faces thereof has a spring member having a wide base portion and two arms extending from the ends of the base. At the face end of each arm is a pad mounted to pivot about ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297461 | Rotary shear An anvil cylinder is severed along an axial direction of a shaft into a plurality of ring-shaped sections, and elastic bodies are fixedly secured to parts of outer circumferential surfaces of the severed anvil cylinder sections over the entire length of t... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297462 | Slotter wheel mechanism having dynamically retractable slotter blades An improved slotter wheel mechanism designed for use in the formation of box blanks is provided which includes a rotatable wheel assembly supporting one or more slotter blades; the blades are coupled to the wheel by means permitting shifting of the blades... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297463 | Adjustable fence for compound miter saw An improved adjustable workpiece-supporting fence assembly for a compound miter saw, or other work-performing device, includes a fixed fence portion fixedly interconnected with the base of the device, with the fixed fence portion being disposed on one sid... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297464 | Rotary shears Rotary shears for dividing sheet steel strips for sheet steel panels into several bands including a machine frame, two blade shafts rotatably mounted in a machine frame at an adjustable distance apart and at least one of which is driven, roller blades whi... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297466 | Tone hole pad and process for magnetically seating same A process for evenly seating a woodwind instrument tone hole sealing pad in the pad cup, and the pad assembly itself. The process contemplates placing the pad on the tone hole rim, applying a magnetic force to the pad to pull it against the tone hole rim,... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297467 | Beater amplitude adjustment mechanism for a drum pedal To adjust the amplitude of the swing of a drum beater, the beater is supported on a clamp which is clampable at a selected rotary position around a clampable part on a rotary shaft. That clampable part is connected with a sprocket wheel. A pedal is connec... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297468 | Railgun with advanced rail and barrel design A railgun apparatus for accelerating a projectile having a conductive region. The railgun comprises a power supply for providing a current impulse and at least two elongate generally parallel rails. The rails include a first layer comprising a highly cond... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297469 | Linear fluid power actuator assembly An improved fluid power actuator assembly comprising a power piston reciprocatingly mounted in a cylinder bore which is formed in a compact fluid power manifold providing the necessary circuit connections between control valves mounted on the housing and ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297470 | Pneumatic rotary drive A pneumatic rotary drive includes a housing which is connectable to a pressure medium source and is closed in a pressure medium-tight manner by plane covers. A rotatable shaft extends out of the housing through at least one of the covers. A belt which is ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297471 | Housing for a pneumatic power booster and process for its manufacture A construction and fabrication process for a two piece vacuum brake power booster housing is described which eliminates the surface tensions which are caused by forming during assembly to prevent damage to a protective surface finish. Localized radially w... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297472 | Beverage extraction device A beverage extraction machine in which powdered material such as coffee is mixed with hot water in an extraction chamber which is mounted over a beverage receiver with a filter mounted between them. High pressure air is supplied into the beverage receiver... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297473 | Pressure cooker A pressure cooker includes a container intended to hold cooking produce and which can be closed pressure tight with a cover that can be set on a rim of the container and locked thereto. The cover includes closing members movable between radially inward op... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297474 | Oil-overflow alarming system in frying apparatus The present invention provides an oil overflow alarming system incorporated in a fryer apparatus. When the fryer apparatus includes a first frypot and a second frypot, a control unit of the oil overflow alarming system detects whether at least one of a se... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297475 | Multi-purpose kitchen apparatus for processing foods The invention is directed to a multi-purpose kitchen apparatus for processing foods, with a container (1) having arranged in a bore (20) in a container bottom (2) a bearing sleeve (4) in which a tool shaft (5) extending through the container bottom (2, 3)... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297476 | Health guard fat skimmer A fat skimmer for separating an unwanted fat liquid from a wanted liquid is provided which consists of a transparent cone shaped jug for storing the unwanted fat liquid and the wanted liquid that is to be separated. The jug has a tapered exhaust conduit f... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297477 | Educational egg art toy The apparatus includes a tube for inserting into an egg having one hole in the shell. The tube extends into the shell through the egg yoke and egg white until one end contacts the inside surface of the shell opposite the hole. The tube is connected to a s... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297478 | Method of operating a press A method of operating a press designed to eliminate fluctuations of the pressing force in a press. The maximum actual value of the stroke's pressing force is averaged over n strokes. The average value is compared with a desired value, and when there is a ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297479 | Oil filter crusher apparatus An improved oil filter crusher, includes a cylinder positioned over a movable platform. Upon initiation of operation of the crusher, the platform moves upwardly toward a base member of the cylinder to crush the oil filter and discharge oil therefrom.... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297480 | High vacuum hot press A high vacuum hot press for producing a multi-layer board. The high vacuum hot press includes a pair of heat insulating members each comprising a heat insulating material and a thin metallic cover defining an evacuated hermetic space accommodating therein... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297481 | System for compacting and storing separately recyclable and nonrecyclable waste materials A system for compacting and storing separately recyclable and nonrecyclable waste materials. The system includes two separate storage and compacting units, one of which is designated for the storage of recyclable material and the other designated for the ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297482 | Rail threader A rail threader comprising a top plate having side plates extending downwardly from the opposite sides thereof. A vertically disposed plate extends upwardly from the top plate and is adapted to serve as an abutment for the loose rail during the threading ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297483 | Work conveyor Left side panels and right side panel are produced in a left side panel production line and a right side panel production line, respectively By vertical lifters, each left side panel and each right side panel are lifted at the delivery stations and then t... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297484 | Vehicle guidance track system The present invention relates to a guidance track for an electric vehicle. The guidance track preferably includes one or more grooves formed within a dielectric material. The wheels of the vehicle fit, at least in part, in the grooves which are configured... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297485 | Pallet having adjustable load locator posts A parts stacking pallet is formed by a horizontal base that is constructed to define a number of channel-shaped tracks. Each track adjustably supports an upstanding post, such that the posts can be moved along the tracks adjacent an area defined by a plan... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297486 | Bracket and shelf A shelf assembly has a shelf support bracket and a shelf panel supported by the bracket. A fastening stud projects from the shelf panel into a figure eight shaped aperture in the support bracket. The fastening stud slides relative to the fastening apertur... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297487 | Ink containment apparatus for screen printing frame assemblies An apparatus that contains inks and other substances of similar viscous within the usable area of a screen printing frames assembly. A structural assembly defining the enclosed area in which the ink is to be contained fits within the perimeter of the fram... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297488 | Apparatus for selective random printing of fixed data Apparatus for printing images on certain randomly selected ones of the pre-printed pages comprising a web. The pages are attached to one another end to end to form the web. The apparatus imprints in specific defined areas on the pre-printed pages fixed da... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297489 | Apparatus for clamping and placement of a doctor blade bar against an ink-dispensing roller An apparatus for the clamping and placement of a doctor blade bar against an ink-dispensing roller utilizes spaced lifting or camming strips on doctor blade base support beams and cooperating counter strips or cam followers on doctor blade supporting base... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297490 | Apparatus for placement of a doctor blade bar against an ink-dispensing roller An apparatus for placement of a doctor blade bar against an ink-dispensing roller utilizes spaced lifting or camming strips on doctor blade base support beams and cooperating counter strips or cam followers on doctor blade supporting base bodies to move t... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297491 | Casing bottom for a propelling charge casing A casing bottom or stub casing for a propelling charge casing whose base plate (1) has an exterior or outer surface which is curved inwardly in an annular region (7) so that the casing bottom is able to sufficiently axially expand under the high gas press... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297492 | Armor piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot tracer projectile An improved small caliber armor piercing projectile (10) having a fin stabilized sub-caliber high density rod penetrator (11) and an adequately large tracer cavity (23). The tracer cavity does not degrade the armor penetrating capability of the projectile... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297493 | Burn pot for particulate combustors The present invention relates to a burn pot for particulate combustors, particularly of the type used for burning particulate fuel such as pellets. The burn pot includes a burn pot body surrounded by an air plenum in which air is delivered and exhausted t... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297494 | Incinerator for burning waste A combustible waste incinerator with a tubular furnace defining a cavity with a first opening for receiving said waste and a second opening and an interior and an exterior surface is disclosed. A burner unit is positioned at the second opening of the cavi... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297495 | Process of incinerating waste materials For the incineration of waste materials, a process is described, in which the waste materials are reduced in size as far as necessary and are subsequently optionally mixed with fuel and are incinerated at temperatures from 1000° to 1700° C. to form liqu... | 03/29/1994 |
