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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5419058 | Automated substrate loading and photoreceptor unloading system A system for loading a sleeve-like substrate into a processing module is disclosed. The system engages and retains a sleeve-like substrate by utilizing a first load head of a robot. The first load head typically engages and removes the sleeve-like substra... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419059 | Apparatus for directing pressurized air into a wall or ceiling for drying purposes through an electrical box Apparatus for directing pressurized drying air into a hollow wall or ceiling to aid in drying a wall or ceiling which has become wet generally through a disaster such as broken pipes, flooding, leaking roof, etc., without removing a portion of the structu... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419060 | Shoe with detachable heel structure A shoe with detachable heel structure. The shoe readily replaces a worn or damaged heel by a new one due to the detachable heel structure. The shoe has a detachable heel, a heel mounting block and a cushion sandwitched between the heel and the block. The ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419061 | Lighted insert for footwear and method A clear or translucent U-shaped insert has embedded within its cavity a light emitting module. The insert is preferably manufactured of polyvinyl chloride and conforms to the shape of the heel portion of footwear manufactured under the process of injectio... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419062 | Sports card frame The sports card frame is in the shape of an article used in a particular sport. The frame has a front or outer generally planar surface and pockets in the planar surface having structure for holding a plurality of sports cards in a predetermined array. Th... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419063 | Display board A display device for objects having protruding wires is disclosed. The device includes a panel formed from self sealing foam, preferably a polyethylene foam. Preferably, the panel is retained in position by a frame such as a picture frame. In a preferred ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419064 | Insertion interlock connector for improved picture frame A picture frame is constructed of four similar frame members attached at their ends by four similar connecting devices so as to delineate a planar rectangular configuration. Each frame member is secured to each connecting device by an insertion interlock ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419065 | Illuminated distress warning sign A distress warning sign includes a LED mounting panel mounting with a plurality of light emitting diodes, controlled by a build-in one chip micro computer. The distress warning sign is designed to have a super thin structure and is adapted to be placed on... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419066 | Card holder extrusion A card holder extrusion mounted on a conventional card holder located in front of a shelf. One or more cards with a hooking tongue having a pair of parallel longitudinal edges are removably mounted on the conventional card holder. This card holder extrusi... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419067 | Telescoping garment holder and assist handle A hanger assembly for use in a vehicle interior. The hanger assembly includes a handle member having a curved channel with openings at either end for receiving hanger members. The hanger members fit telescopically within the curved channel. They can be pu... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419068 | Weapon trigger lock A weapon trigger lock comprising a housing formed of a primary section having an actuatable key extended therefrom and a separate secondary section having a key tumbler and with the key releasably coupled to the key tumbler for preventing access to a trig... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419069 | Firearm locking mechanism A firearm locking mechanism comprising block or body having a conventional pin-tumbler or cylindrical lock mounted generally vertically therein. The block or body is received within the exposed area between the breech and open breech block in a firearm di... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419070 | Rifle unloader apparatus An unloader apparatus in the form of a hand held tool is adapted to safely remove the loaded cartridges in a lever action rifle or similar fireman. In one embodiment, the tool comprises an arcuate shaped spoon attached to a handle. Insertion of the distal... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419071 | Black powder dispenser A black powder dispenser including a refillable black powder reservoir, a slidably operated charge measure having a spring restoring feature, and a dispensing spout to convey the black powder from the charge measure to a muzzle loaded or other firearm. A ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419072 | Internal laser sight for weapons An internally mounted laser beam gun sight suitable for use in automatic pistols is provided by replacing the conventional recoil spring guide rod with a hollow tube having substantially the same exterior shape and dimensions, but containing a laser beam ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419073 | Combination ice fishing hole maintaining and bait storage device An apparatus for maintaining an ice opening in ice fishing holes and maintaining a live bait supply over a long period including a steel tube of a size to fit the ice hole, closed at one end and having a ring mounted on the closed end so that a minnow sav... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419074 | Fish landing device A fish landing device comprising a generally conical landing device having a rigid frame with a flexible covering supported by the frame with an opening at each end of the covering to facilitate drawing the fish into the covering while the line is still a... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419075 | Fishing line guide A fishing line guide has an attaching seat 2 attached to a fishing rod and a fishing line guide part 5 located above the attaching seat 2. The fishing line guide part 5 has width substantially equal to or smaller than the width of the attaching seat 2, in... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419076 | Livestock walk-through flytrap A walk-through fly trap for cattle and similar livestock is provided with a steel tubular frame on which is provided a roof and sides of pressure treated lumber. The sides support panels bearing electric grates, which grates are accessible to flying insec... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419077 | Liquid for neutralizing bugs and a method and liquid disbursing device to cover bugs The present invention comprises a liquid for neutralizing bugs, a liquid disbursing device to cover the bugs and insert them with the liquid and a method for neutralizing and removing bugs. The liquid for neutralizing bugs is not toxic to humans and compr... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419078 | Mechanical applicator for dispersing herbicide A herbicide disperser for selectively controlling unwanted weeds without killing the desired grasses. The apparatus includes a central frame generally transversely disposed with a pair of rear wheels and a front wheel for mobilization. The frame has a her... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419079 | Method of producing virus free potato minitubers This invention discloses a method of producing virus-free potato minitubers, which includes the steps of selecting virus-free test-tube plantlets and stem sections cut from seedlings grown 30 days after cuttage of such virus-free test-tube plantlets as cu... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419080 | Multi-celled tray for growing plants A tray assembly for containing plants is disclosed that has cells with an open top and side walls extending therefrom to a bottom floor of the cell having at least four holes, each defining an opening in the floor of 0.75 to 2.25 sq. in.... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419082 | Window assembly A window includes a frame and a number of beams rotatably supported in the frame. The beams each includes a pinion formed in the middle portion. A number of panels are secured to the beams and rotated in concert with the beams. A rod is vertically dispose... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419083 | Electric-fence gate A gate for an electrified fence is designed to permit opening and closing by a vehicle operator who wishes to pass through the gate from either direction. Opening and closing the gate is effected without disconnecting the electrical wire on the gate.... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419084 | Door jamb finger guard A door jamb finger guard is described which comprises four elongate strips (10, 12, 14, 16) that are hinged to one another along their edges. The free edges of the first (10) and fourth (16) strips are pivotably connected to two further strips (18, 20) wh... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419085 | Interior shutter with concealed hinges This invention consists of a window shutter that eliminates the need for hanging strips which are aesthetically unpleasing and also prevent tilt in windows from pivoting inward as designed. Aesthetically the shutter is more pleasing to the view as the hin... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419086 | Agricultural harvester An agricultural harvester has a drawing-in device, a main drive provided with a main drive shaft, an auxiliary drive having a hydraulic motor, a turning arm supporting the hydraulic motor and turnable about a stationary axis extending parallel to the main... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419087 | Abrasive sheet holding sanding device A flexible polyurethane foam cylindrically shaped sanding device (1) manufactured from formulas of abrasive material, can be permanently surfaced with an abrasive material or layer and can be used in conjunction witch abrasive sheets. The tube sheet (4) c... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419088 | Energy absorbing mounting systems for motor vehicles windows The invention describes plastic automobile windows that are safe during side impact collisions, including a method for installing the windows into the motor vehicle. The mounting system and window material will contain an occupant in a vehicle at low to m... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419089 | Apparatus and methods for improved construction Steel framing is provided for a building construction having a roof structure [80] and perimeter supporting posts [89] of roll formed steel sections. The connections between the perimeter posts [89] and the roof structure [80] are formed by separate conne... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419090 | Skylight guard assembly A skylight guard assembly comprising a galvanized sheet metal rail having first and second side members and a cross brace member connected to the top surface of a corrugated plastic panel rib, a metal screen fixedly attached to the top of the rail to prev... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419091 | Positive-lock slab support A locking screw feature provides lockable adjustability for the slab-supporting ledge member which supports the heavy slabs used to form the face-wall of mausoleum crypts. The lockability permits the ledge member to be made to be freely slidable in its re... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419092 | Structures and process for producing same, as well as associated elements and sets of construction elements A retaining wall includes a fore-structure including a material supporting member, at least one abutment on the material supporting member, and at least one solid body anchor member. A bulk material filling is disposed rearward of the fore-structure and h... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419093 | Versatile aluminum alloy molding block structure A versatile aluminum alloy molding block structure for used as a ceiling tile, a floor covering or a wall covering, particularly a molding block with patterns and designs on the surface to be used as a building material. The aluminum alloy molding block c... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419094 | Constant speed spindles for rotary capping machine A rotary capping machine (10) includes a nonrotating center shaft (26) about which a turret (28) is rotatably mounted. The turret (28) is rotated by a motor (30) whose speed can be adjusted to alter the bottle through put rate of the capping machine (10).... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419095 | Bag stripping apparatus An apparatus for removing a bag in the form of a flexible film having an opening from about object on a planer surface includes first and second parallel cylindrical rollers movable between a first spaced-apart position and second mutually-contacting posi... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419096 | Packaging method and apparatus for packaging large meat products in a desired gaseous atmosphere A package, packaging method, and packaging apparatus for facilitating the packaging of large meat products and exchanging the ambient atmosphere to establish a desired gaseous atmosphere that extends the shelf life of the product. The package includes a p... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419097 | Method and apparatus for packaging food A method and apparatus for modified atmosphere packaging uses a rotary conveyor to transport a plurality of trays to be packaged between a plurality of stations in a circular arrangement. The trays may be loaded onto a receiving platform by depositing the... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5419098 | Method and apparatus for conveying tubular printed product packs and their grouping to form despatch units Tubular packs, which contain a wound scale formation of flat products, particularly printed products, are conveyed over predeterminable conveying paths from at least one pack-producing apparatus (W.multidot.1, W.multidot.2) to at least one forwarding or i... | 05/30/1995 |
