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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5467844 | Assigning a hall call to a full elevator car Deeming a full elevator car available for servicing a hall call is accomplished by testing if all of the car calls for the car are between the position of the elevator car and the hall call. If not, the full car may still be deemed available if there is a... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467845 | Rope braking device A rope braking device is formed from a steel rod defining a substantially rectangular frame about which a rope may be entwined for the purpose of braking the passage of the rope through the rope braking device for the controlled lowering of an object secu... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467846 | Disc brake assembly In a disc brake assembly including a caliper member mounted on a vehicle body structure in such a manner as to straddle a portion of a rotary brake disc secured for a road wheel, a friction pad supported on the caliper member by means of a pair of hanger ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467847 | Disc brake A sliding-caliper disc brake is described. To avoid inclined nonuniform tangential wear of the brake pads, each of the two brake shoes is "de-coupled" from the brake caliper and/or from a pressure plate disposed on the actuation-side ("B-side"), of the br... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467848 | Slider assembly for automotive brake caliper A slider assembly useful for attaching a brake caliper having at least one caliper aperture to an automotive-chassis is provided. The slider assembly provides a bearing interface which allows for a smooth and reliable transverse movement of the brake cali... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467849 | Brake band A brake band suitable for use in a vehicle transmission is described. The brake band is composed of a band portion, such as a metal strap, and a brake lining bonded at an outer peripheral surface thereof on an inner peripheral surface of the band portion ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467850 | Permanent magnet, magnetodynamic safety brake for elevators and the like A safety brake (14) for an elevator (or other) car has a plurality of permanent magnets (21, 23) arranged along the car guide rail (13) with alternate magnets disposed with opposite polar orientation so as to provide loops of flux (23) between the magnets... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467851 | Shock absorber with a check valve module and a check valve module for a shock absorber Shock absorber with adjustable damping force, comprising a cylinder, an axially movable piston rod with a piston connected to it, a number of fluid chambers with capacities which can be changed relative to one another as a function of the movement of the ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467852 | Twin-pipe shock absorber A twin-pipe shock absorber comprises a working cylinder (1), a piston (4) which is movable in the cylinder and has a passage and upstream valve (13, 14, 15), and external pipe (2) which is fitted around the working cylinder having an oil tank (3) formed t... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467853 | Children's activity case A child's activity case opens up to form a desk that sits on a child's lap. The activity case can be filled with toys, coloring books, crayons, etc., to keep a child occupied during times that children have to keep sitting such as in a car. The case compr... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467855 | Ramp weight-reducing assembly A ramp weight-reducing assembly which reduces the weight of a ramp manually lifted up to the working surface of a vehicle bed by an operator to then couple the ramp with the bed to maintain the ramp in load-bearing position. The assembly is simple in desi... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467856 | Gaming machine and method of detecting fraud in the same A slot machine has a coin sensor, which is connected to a CPU via a signal line, and generates a coin-detecting signal upon insertion of a coin. The slot machine stands by for execution of a game in response to the coin insertion, under the control of the... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467857 | Slot machine having unitary coin restoration system A slot machine comprising a game execution system for executing a game, a coin dispensing/adjustment system for dispensing coins and making adjustment, and a coin handling system is disclosed. The coin handling system comprises an internal hopper (1) for ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467858 | Coin box insert for bulk vending machines A convertible coin box for a coin-operated bulk vending machine has a nesting coin retaining box established by base-conforming side walls and a vertically disposed slot for translating the box relative to the vending machine axial securing shaft.... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467859 | Vibrator for transporting articles A vibrator for transporting articles has a base, a sliding carriage having an article-carrying surface, a piston arrangement with two expansion chambers in the base for vibrating the carriage, and a pneumatic valve assembly operated by the piston arrangem... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467860 | Chain for accumulating conveyor A conveyor chain carries products at a speed which is higher than the speed at which the chain moves and provides a low backline pressure when it accumulates products. The product-carrying roller is driven by two side rollers which run on rails on the con... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467861 | Conveyor with three plane locking system An improved combination carrier and stop assembly is provided for use in automated conveyor assembly systems. The carrier includes a reject pin having two positions that flags defective workpieces and further confirms that non-defective workpieces have pa... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467863 | Sorting system having horizontal transfer apparatus In an apparatus for sorting articles on hangers, a chain pushes articles along an elongated guide rail. The guide rail has a series of gaps, each of which is normally bridged by a pivoted sorting member. At an open gap, the articles are diverted to a hori... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467864 | Dual purpose apparatus to manipulate workpieces Workpieces are manipulated between the receiving position and the discharge position by supporting gripper arms on a platform mounted on a pivot shaft. The pivot shaft pivots between a position where a workpiece is gripped by gripper arms to a pivotal dis... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467865 | Conveyor belt with textured edge A conveyor belt has a textured edge for use in a spiral conveyor which includes a plurality of protrusions on the edge of the belt engaging the capstan, providing enhanced friction between the belt and the capstan. The protrusions may be placed on end lin... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467866 | Conveyor impact pillow An impact pillow for resiliently supporting a conveyor belt in an impact zone in a conveyor transfer point. The impact pillow includes a base wall, first and second side walls each extending upwardly from said base wall to a top edge, and first and second... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467867 | Splice assemblies for connecting belt ends A splice assembly is provided for connecting together a pair of belt ends by splice members having elongated tensile members such as cables or straps in a manner which allows for troughing of the belt across its width at the connected belt ends. End membe... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467868 | Ophthalmic lens package An ophthalmic lens package for inspection, sterilization, and delivery of the lens having a substantial planar first surface with a concave bowl, the bowl having a radius of curvature larger than the radius of the lens placed inside the bowl allowing the ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467869 | Eyeglass lens packaging A display container for eyeglass lenses includes a plate to receive the eyeglass lens to be displayed and two half-shells pivoted to the edge of the plate about a pivot axis globally perpendicular to the plate. Each half-shell can move between a closed po... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467870 | Wrapper, carrier, and handle assembly and package comprising same and containers In a package for containers of a type having a side wall, a wrapper is formed from a paperboard sheet, folded, and seamed and has a bottom wall, two lateral walls providing expansive surfaces for labelling of the package, and two struts, which extend acro... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467871 | Key chain note holder with transparent housing A key chain note holder includes a fiat housing (10) having a transparent side (17) and an opaque side (18). An elongated slot (12) extends into the housing between the sides for slidably receiving a note card (13) having a white, reusable writing surface... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467872 | Rigid hinged-lid packet for tobacco products, particularly cigarettes A rigid, hinged-lid packet, particularly for cigarettes, presenting an intermediate portion closed at opposite ends by two hinged lids and housing two opposite orderly groups of cigarettes, each accessible by opening a respective lid; the intermediate por... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467873 | Blister packaging with spring means therein The packaging for a catheter comprises a flat air tight support member and a cover member formed of an air tight and flexible sheet adhered by its periphery on the support member. A vacuum is exerted between the support member and the cover member by conn... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467874 | Ball lock socket holder A storage apparatus for tool sockets includes an elongated rack having affixed thereto a plurality of attachment mechanisms each provided with a guide channel and upstanding central cam element. A mounting member connected to each attachment mechanism inc... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467875 | Multiple structure paper protector and the apparatus for its production A paper protector, using multiple sheets of paper, that can contain electronic goods, precision instruments or other objects requiring protection from shock, having a multiple structure provided with a primary blank (10) consisting of a central panel (11)... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467876 | Method and apparatus for concentration of minerals by froth flotation Apparatus and method for the separation of components of a slurry by froth flotation are provided. The apparatus includes a flotation column having a slurry feed for introducing slurry into the flotation column, a bubble generator for generating bubbles o... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467877 | Baby bottle with recessed bottom for the removable receipt of a cold substance A baby bottle with recessed bottom for the removable receipt of a cold substance comprising a baby bottle having a main body portion with a side wall having a cylindrical cross-sectional configuration over the majority of its extent, the main body portion... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467878 | Closure for an injection bottle A closure for an injection bottle is disclosed which has an insert part for covering the mouth of the bottle, a cylindrical section having an inside diameter which is substantially identical to its length, the cylindrical section having a sealing lip on a... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467879 | Linerless closure and fitment assembly A linerless closure cap and fitment assembly configured for use with a container having a neck with an annular lip at its uppermost end defining a mouth. The closure cap and fitment assembly includes a fitment with a dispensing surface having a resealable... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467880 | Tamper-revealing screw-cap for a container A safety screw cap indicates prior opening of a container to protect consumers from prior contamination. The screw cap has an annular band encircling its lower end which is separated from the screw cap by a perforated line. The band is affixed to a fixing... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467881 | Method of manufacturing an MR read head which eliminates lead-to-shield shorts at the ABS of the MR read head A method is provided for eliminating lead to shield electrical shorts at the ABS of an MR read head. The electrical shorts are eliminated by removing streaks of conductive material which extend between the conductive leads and the conductive shields acros... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467882 | Signal line structure for a TFT-LCD and method for fabricating the same A signal line structure for TFT-LCD and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: forming a first metal and a second metal, in due order, on a glass substrate; defining the width (W1) of the second meta... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467883 | Active neural network control of wafer attributes in a plasma etch process The present invention is predicated upon the fact that an emission trace from a plasma glow used in fabricating integrated circuits contains information about phenoma which cause variations in the fabrication process such as age of the plasma reactor, den... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467884 | Metal container for transport and storage of liquids A sheet metal container (1) used as a returnable or nonreturnable container for transport and storage of liquids has a fill neck (3) which can be sealed with a cap (4) and another neck (5) in the bottom area for connecting a discharge and flushing cock, a... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467885 | Collapsible material handling container A collapsible material handling container (10) including a base (12) having a plurality of sides (30, 32), a pair of opposed sidewalls (14) and a pair of opposed end walls (16) and hinges defining axes (68, 70) associated with each wall (14, 16) and inter... | 11/21/1995 |
