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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5463779 | Multiple ply tie interlining and method An interlining of multiple plies the plies of which may be dissimilar, is made by joining fabric from respective rolls, gathering the stitched-together fabric as roll goods, and die cutting the stitched-together fabric from the roll goods before sewing th... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463780 | Ramp for barrier-free showers A ramp for barrier free showers which is pivotable from a generally horizontal position for elevating wheel chairs into a shower or other location, to a generally vertical position which removes the ramp as a hazard and which uses the ramp to hold shower ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463781 | Anti-slide seat for bed-patients An anti-slide seat for bed patients, consisting of a ring-shaped, cushioned seat, secured by means of canvas belts to a pair of adjustable metal hooks which fit over the top of the mattress. Velcro-closing lap belts help secure the patient in place. Press... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463782 | Foldable stool sample collection device A stool sample collection device including a sheet of preferably foldable material which has at least three extensions formed from the sheet which meet generally at an intersection, Attachment apparatus such as a removable adhesive is located at respectiv... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463783 | Combination blanket/carrying bag/apparel A combination blanket/carrying bag/apparel includes a generally rectangular sheet of fabric having a substantially central slit-like opening therein; a tubular piece of flexible material having opposite open ends, with one end being secured to the sheet o... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463784 | Hand rail attachment for beds A hand rail attachment for beds comprises an upstanding side member connected to a base member adapted to fit under a bed mattress. The side member is in the form of an inverted U-shape with adjustably mounted cross-members mounted between the depending a... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463785 | Combination airflow infant pad and toddler pillow A combination airflow infant pad and toddler pillow basically consisting of a pad having a top and bottom with side edges and end edges. The pad has a plurality of horizontal air channels extending across the surface. Another set of a plurality of air cha... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463786 | Weldless grating for bridge decks A weldless grating comprising a plurality of longitudinal load bearing members, secondary load bearing members and/or tertiary load bearing members having a rod extending through the tertiary load bearing members and primary load bearing members locking t... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463787 | Game-ball conditioner An apparatus for conditioning the surface of spheroidal game balls including a spherical enclosure, a hand crank, an array of fixed, compliant surface-shear pads, a top port for inserting soiled game balls, a rotating disc shaped member to ensure firm con... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463788 | Mechanized automated vehicle washing apparatus A mechanized vehicle washing apparatus includes top scrubber curtain pivotally mounted to a frame for pivotal movement in a horizontal plane into and out of a path of a vehicle to be washed. The top scrubber curtains may be reciprocated either forwardly a... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463789 | Paint roller bumper The present invention is directed to a paint roller bumper for a paint roller device. It is specifically for such a device which has a handle, an extended, curved rod and a roller. The curved rod extends from the handle with a lower portion extending dire... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463790 | Windshield wiper with an automatic pressure means A windshield wiper includes a master wiper arm, a rubber blade operatively connected to the master wiper arm and a pressure mechanism mounted at a top portion of the master wiper arm for pressing the rubber blade against a windshield. The pressure mechani... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463791 | Surface cleaning appliance The appliance employs two rotatable head structures, each of which carries for rotation therewith at least one spray nozzle for depositing cleaning fluid and at least one vacuum nozzle for extracting cleaning fluid and debris. The relative positioning of ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463792 | Aspirating tooth brush The invention is to an aspirating tooth brush which has a vacuum drawn through the tooth brush handle and openings in the side of the tooth brush handle opposite the bristles, and an inlet in the end of the brush body to which the vacuum line is attached.... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463793 | Sash shoe system for curl spring window balance A window balance system for a tilt sash uses a pair of constant force curl springs having curled convolutions carried by sash shoes and free end regions mounted in sash shoe channels above the region of travel of the shoes. The recurl tendency of the spri... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463794 | Fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composite hinge Molded fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) composite hinges and a method of making integral fiber hinges molded-in an FRP composite. After a mold surface has been prepared, a layer of fabric is placed against the mold surface, the fabric is impregnated with re... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463795 | Concealed bearing hinge and method of making same A hinge includes a first hinge leaf with two axially spaced knuckles and a second hinge leaf having a knuckle extending between and axially aligned with the knuckles of the first hinge leaf. The knuckles of the two hinge leaves have bores extending theret... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463796 | Hinge pot A hinge pot has a housing which can be inserted into a bore in a furniture part and dowel-type expandable clamping jaws which can be inserted in the bore and which can be pressed against the bore wall by way of expanding members constructed as tie rods. T... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463797 | Line holding storage device and process of using the same A line holding storage device is provided for storing or displaying articles on a line in random locations along the line. The line holding storage device comprises a support housing having a first side and a second side. A channel is formed in the first ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463798 | Self-locking carabiner A carabiner includes a C-shaped, load-bearing hook member and a closing member mounted at an end of the hook member. The closing member can be pivoted in the plane of the hook member and is held in a closing position by the force of a spring. In the closi... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463799 | Fastener for connecting materials with weakened portion A fastening device of the type used to secure a plurality of like or unlike materials together comprising an integral thermoplastic body having opposing cross bar like ends connected by an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is provided with a ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463800 | Seal sustaining hardware for caskets Casket hardware comprises a corrosive trim plate adapted to be secured to an outer surface of a wall or a casket, an arm adapted to support a casket handlebar and having a bolt connected thereto, the bolt being adapted to pass through the plate and the ca... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463801 | Rolling mill coating equipment A coating system and method of using same for coating a hot rolling strip coil, such as zinc coating of steel strip, is disclosed. The coating system includes sequentially arranged coil uncoilers, a strip welder, a pickling tank, a heating and deoxidizing... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463802 | Device for removing the valves of an internal combustion engine This device includes a cylinder head stand mounted so that it can pivot tugh at least 180° about a horizontal axis and capable of rigidly holding a cylinder head and a valve lifter. A plurality of blocks in the form of plates which are flexible and elas... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463803 | Method of assembling a control having a body member and a cover member with an access aperture therein A control assembly for hydrostatic transmission having a valve controlling the flow of fluid to the pump includes a pump body member having a cavity with a moveable valve element mounted in the body and connected to a fluid pressure source, and having a n... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463804 | Coating aluminum alloy sheet to promote adhesive bonding for vehicle assemblies Aluminum alloy sheet coated with an organophosphonic or organophosphinic acid is joined to an adjacent metal member by means of a polymeric adhesive, preferably an epoxy adhesive. The coated sheet may be worked into a desired configuration after coating. ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463805 | Method of lapping MR. sensors A system for lapping a magnetoresistive (MR) sensor on a slider to a proper height is disclosed. The system comprises simultaneously lapping the MR lap monitor and the MR sensor positioned on the slider until a resistance of a variable resistor located wi... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463806 | Method for compacting electrical windings equipping transformers At least one electrically conducting wire is coated with an electrically insulating material and wound in non-tightly coiled turns in a uniform direction of rotation. A direct electrical current is passed in the turns of the winding, preferably by repetit... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463807 | Attaching machine for attaching fasteners Attaching machine has readily removable upper and lower tool assembly which can be slid out of the machine frame when tools need to be changed. Tool assembly drive means is automatically connected as the new tool assembly is slid into final position.... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463808 | Discrete pallet deck board remover machine A discrete deck board remover apparatus comprises a pallet pusher assembly for pushing a pallet into a position in which a selected deck board can be removed by a deck board plow assembly. Once the defective deck board is removed, the pallet can be option... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463809 | Method of making a powdered metal camshaft assembly A camshaft assembly comprising a shaft, a lobe, a gear, and a boss portion is disclosed. The lobe includes a first powdered metal and has a first density, while the gear includes a second powdered metal and has a second density. The boss portion is formed... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463810 | Method of manufacturing plunger barrel A plunger barrel has a sliding bore in which a plunger is slid, a sleeve acceptor in the shape of a hole for a control sleeve which is formed in an intermediate portion of the sliding bore and a window portion which is opened in a wall defining the sleeve... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463811 | Spherical bearing and method of assembling a spherical bearing An outer ring is formed with counterbores at the ends thereof, disposed along a common axis and separated by a radially inwardly extending keel portion. A polymer liner is inserted into each end of the outer ring into abutment with the keel portion, the p... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463812 | Process for tensioning and loosening tension rods in multicomponent, assembled gas turbine rotors A process and a device for the simultaneous tensioning and loosening of eccentric tension rods (19) of gas turbine rotors assembled from several turbine disks (23). An improved hydraulic tensioning device is used to provide an optimal circular and flat im... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463813 | Reciprocatory dry shaver A dry shaver includes a housing mounting thereon a cutter head which comprises a perforated outer shearing foil and an inner cutter. The outer shearing foil has a first axis along which it is arcuately curved. The inner cutter has a longitudinal axis alon... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463814 | Shears Shears have two crossed pivotally interconnected levers, each having a blade end and a handle end, and normally biased open. Upper and lower handles are, respectively, connected to the handle ends of the levers, the upper handle having a low-friction oute... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463815 | Ribbed flexible cutting line A line for a rotating trimmer has a plurality of longitudinal outwardly-extending cutting edges, spaced circumferentially about the main body portion of the line. A cross-sectional area of the main body portion is selected to be between 70 percent and 90 ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463816 | Portable planer with adjustable chip deflector A portable planer for use by a user to cut chips or material from a workpiece is disclosed. The portable planer includes a chip deflector movably attached to a housing of the portable planer. The nozzle can be oriented with respect to the housing such tha... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463817 | Picture frame leveling device A leveling device is provided that has a hollow thin rectangular housing and is constructed of transparent plastic. The housing holds two different types of fluids, such as oil and water, or a mix of air and fluid. The two immiscible fluids allow the devi... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5463818 | Wide-width micrometer and method of using the same A device for measuring a dimension of an object includes a platform with a contact surface and a measuring device. An object to be measured is placed on the platform between the contact surface and the measuring device and held flat by a clamping wedge. I... | 11/07/1995 |
