Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5299323 | Integral adjustment system for garments The present invention discloses an adjustment system for forming a repeatedly adjustable hem on a garment. There is provided an adjustment mechanism comprising of a cord with one end that is attached to the garment's inside hem while the other end passes ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299324 | Race number belt with race number attachment system An elastic (1) belt with a buckle (2) and having an adjustment slide (3) for waist size adjustment and "Race Number Attachment System" (4 and 5) which consists of 2 small dangling elastic pieces which are stitched (7B and 7C) at one end to the belt. These... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299325 | Belt with pouch and slits for retaining a scarf An apparatus for enhancing the sartorial resplendency of one's garb including a belt having a plurality of slits through which an ornamental scarf is adapted to pass by threading the scarf into the slits and manipulting the scarf in various orientations t... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299326 | Vehicle toilet vent apparatus The disclosed invention describes a vehicle waste tank ventilation exhaust fan, having the unique ability to provided positive exhaust on a continuous basis while diluting the contaminated air and odor being emitted by the waste tank with fresh air at a r... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299327 | Sewer ventilator system for recreational vehicles, boats and the like An automatic forced air ventilation system for recreational vehicles, railroad cars or the like designed to be operated during commode flushing The system creates negative pressure in the holding tank to prevent obnoxious odors from back-flowing into the ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299329 | Hot water camping shower A hot water camping or other outdoor shower releasably mounted to a motor vehicle utilizes water-to-water heat exchange through a heat exchanger mounted in-line with the vehicle heater core, and circulates the shower water with an electric water pump thro... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299330 | Easy-access shower base assembly An easy access shower base assembly is disclosed which generally comprises a shower base, a ramp, and clips for attaching the ramp to the shower base. The shower base comprises a basin, a generally horizontal front ledge at the front of the basin, with a ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299331 | Beach blanket assembly with raised border A beach blanket assembly includes a beach blanket, an inflatable beach bumper, and a multiplicity of stakes. The beach blanket has a central portion and a surrounding peripheral border wherein the peripheral border is held in a supported generally upright... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299333 | Random flow down comforter with a restricted border region A down comforter includes a center region (22) and a border region (24) which extends around the comforter and defines the peripheral edge of the comforter. Typically, the center region (24) is approximately 53 to 62 percent of the total area of the comfo... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299334 | Hydraulic oscillating treatment table and method A bed for maintaining a patient body with the head in any desired angular position relative to the feet, and for continuously rotating the patient so that one side of the patient is lower than the other, comprises a floor engaging base on which is mounted... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299335 | Fragrance-releasing pillow and the like A pillow for increased comfort while sleeping which is stuffed with a fibrous filling in which are embedded capsules impregnated with a volatile substance. The volatile substance may be either a fragrance, a medicinal agent or a sanitizing agent. The caps... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299336 | Portable diaper changing station and method for use thereof A portable diaper changing station is disclosed for enabling changing of a baby's diaper on a surface having a protruding portion. The station includes a nonbendable rigid member having a handle portion formed therein and having an upper surface, a cushio... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299337 | Portable beach lounge and method A portable chair includes a first container for retaining items, the first container having an inclined top wall for use as a back rest. The chair may additionally include a second container for retaining items, the second container having an inclined top... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299338 | Hospital bed with pivoting headboard In a hospital room, arms are pivoted on vertical axes that pass through the head and foot ends of a patient's bed. One of the arms carries a computer terminal at its free end. The other arm carries a power column or a portion of a power column at its free... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299339 | Jet dyeing apparatus and method An improved jet dyeing apparatus is provided which enables the user to dye either lightweight or relatively heavy weight fabrics (1) in the same apparatus with improved efficiency and product quality. The apparatus includes a unique fabric plaiting mechan... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299340 | Water feeding control method of a boiling clothes washing machine A water feeding control method for use in a boiling clothes washing machine having a heater for processing clothes with hot water and control for the proper use of warm and cooling water. The water feeding control method includes a step of determining whe... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299341 | Rotating keyboard cleaner A rotating keyboard cleaner includes a container having openings at the top and at the bottom, and a removable cap that fits frictionally over the top opening. Inside the container is a plurality of units, each unit including a capsule with a cleaning hea... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299342 | Windscreen wiper connecting element A metallic windscreen wiper connecting element comprising an elongate first part having screw connecting means for detachably connecting the first part to a straight wiper arm end portion having cooperating screw holes, a second part spaced from and gener... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299343 | Creel device for a machine for handling slivers A creel device for a drawing frame, having a drive train for lifting rollers for taking out slivers from respective cans. In one embodiment, the cans are divided into two groups each constructed at consecutively located cans. The drive train is divided in... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299344 | Reinforcing arrangement for open hose clamps, especially screw-type hose clamps A clamp structure with a clamping band whose ends are drawn together by a screw-type tightening mechanism that includes a first band tightening member secured near one band end, a second band tightening member secured near the other band end and a screw m... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299345 | Method and apparatus for producing untwisted yarn from at least two fibril bundles The invention relates to the production of untwisted yarns from at least two fibril bundles. It gives intermediate method steps, which are so introduced between the main steps of the conventional production method for such yarns (spinning, stretching and ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299346 | Fuel injector upper needle guide burnishing and alignment tool An apparatus is used to align, burnish, and secure an upper needle guide for a fuel injector valve body. The apparatus includes a lower portion having a fixture containing a spring-loaded plunger and a spring-loaded centering pin, and an upper portion hav... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299347 | Tool for removing and inserting a plumbing fixture seal structure A novel tool for both removing and inserting a plumbing fixture seal structure. The tool comprises an outer housing, an inner member having a tapered end, this inner member being reciprocably disposed at least partially within outer housing, and a means f... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299348 | Apparatus for recycling waste cartridge filter An apparatus for dismembering used cartridge filters, the cartridge filters having a top and bottom, the top including a baseplate having an outlet and at least one inlet, the baseplate being adapted to mount with a machine, the filter including a casing ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299349 | Method of making a shaped part comprising a metallic member and a ceramic member A method of making a shaped part having members that are positively interconnected via thermal treatment. The shaped part includes a metallic member having a first flange that is delimited by an outer contour of the metallic member and projects essentiall... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299350 | Method for joining a motor shell and base A cylindrical shell for a motor/generator may be formed by cutting a rectangular blank, offsetting an edge, rolling the blank into a cylinder with the offset edge overlapping its opposite edge, punching through the overlapping edges to interlock them and ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299351 | Continuous parts feeder This invention is intended to provide a continuous parts feeder capable of continuously feeding parts to a metal mold installed in a pressure machine such as a press. An actual example of this invention consists of a parts transport pipe (40) that uses co... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299352 | Apparatus for dismantling filter inserts An apparatus for dismantling filter inserts, especially disposable oil filters which comprise a filter paper element and an internal metal supporting tube, as well as metal end plates. The apparatus has two support rails 15 and 16 with upper edges formed ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299353 | Turbine blade and process for producing this turbine blade The turbine blade contains a casting having a blade leaf (1), blade foot (2) and, if appropriate, blade cover strip (3) and composed of an alloy based on a dopant-containing gamma-titanium aluminide. This turbine blade is to be distinguished by a long lifetime... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299354 | Oscillating shaver An oscillating wet shave razor with a battery powered motor rotating an eccentric element within the head portion of the razor handle to generate an oscillating vibration signal which is transmitted to the razor blade cartridge to desensitize the facial n... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299355 | Rotary blade actuator for a hand held cutter A rotary cutter including a handle, a cylindrical head formed on one end of the handle and having a planar surface on each side, the handle and head having an internal cavity, a unitary actuating member mounted in the cavity in the handle and head, a circ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299356 | Diet eating utensil The invention relates to an eating utensil for counting the number of bites the user consumes in accordance with a specific diet plan regulating the fat intake by the user. The eating utensil has an illuminated display which changes depending on the numbe... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299357 | Disposable surgical scalpel with safety guard The scalpel includes a handle mounting a scalpel blade at one end and having a slot opening through and between its opposite sides. A guard, including two side members straddling the handle, is mounted for sliding movement between a protective position ov... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299358 | Measurement device A measurement device which includes a band of flexible material having measurement indicia and a zero reference marked thereon. The band is fixedly positioned on a surface on which the measurement is to be made so that at least a portion of the band and t... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299359 | Method and system for measurement of internal tube dimensions within a wellbore A caliper logging sonde is provided having a plurality of sensing fingers each of which is pivotally mounted to the sonde and movable with respect to the sonde in response to variations in the internal dimensions of a wellbore tube through which the sonde... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299360 | Probe for checking linear dimensions A probe comprises a support casing, a movable arm-set with an arm carrying a feeler and a detection device providing a signal further to contact occurring between the feeler and the workpiece. In order to enable the feeler to perform translation displacem... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299361 | Multi-coordinate probe A multi-coordinate probe is described for use in measuring machines and machine tools for measurement of workpieces. A support system is described which is configured as a multi-point bearing or support having a plurality of support points. Each support p... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299363 | Dryer group web transfer region for paper making machine A dry end of a paper making machine has a plurality of dryer groups each in turn comprised of a plurality of heatable dryer cylinders which alternate with reversal rolls. A respective support belt meanders past each dryer cylinder and the succeeding rever... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299364 | Arrangement and method for treatment of webs using nozzles with negative pressure The invention relates to an arrangement of nozzles with negative pressure intended for the treatment of webs. A nozzle directs a drying and supporting gas flow at the web and which has a box construction, and a nozzle space formed at one side of the nozzl... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5299365 | Electric dryer circuit system An electric dryer circuit system is disclosed consisted of a 110 V/220 V power voltage selection switch, a low/high/off power switch, a load circuit, an automatic circuit breaker, a DC power converter, a timer and display system, a driver system, an autom... | 04/05/1994 |
