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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5467682 | Action calibration for firing upon a fast target A method for firing a computerized radar weapon system upon a fast target to reduce errors in aim caused by aim-biasing factors that vary in time and space includes computing a point along an extrapolated target track ahead of the target at which to stage... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467683 | Actuating drive for a control valve This actuating drive (1) for a control valve (2) has a control circuit which sets the actuating drive (1) to correspond with a specified required value from an overriding installation control system. It has, in addition, a main piston (6) sliding in a mai... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467684 | Rotary piston driving mechanism A driving mechanism transforms continuous longitudinal reciprocation of a piston in a chamber into unidirectional rotation. The mechanism utilizes a closed wave-shaped groove defined in either the cylinder or the chamber and adapted to receive guiding mem... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467685 | Rodless pneumatic cylinder having a pair of driven elements A linear actuator, adapted especially for picking up and transporting workpieces, comprises a pneumatic, rodless cylinder having a pair of driven elements mounted on opposite sides of its body. The first driven element is directly connected to the piston ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467686 | Linear drive without a piston rod A linear drive without a piston rod, which has a laterally slotted guide tube closed on the end faces and a piston mounted so as to be slidably displaceable therein, is provided with a sealing band and with separate profile elements engaging the sealing b... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467687 | Piston compressor The piston compressor has at least one cylinder (11) and a piston (10) guided therein in contact-free manner, which is connected via a piston rod (8) to a crosshead (6). The piston rod consists of a pipe (8) extending between the crosshead (6) and the pis... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467688 | Operating valve device An operating valve device for supplying fluid under pressure to an actuator comprises: a first hole (3) and a second hole (4) for allowing fluid under pressure supplied by a pump (P) into an inlet port (2) connected with the pump to selectively flow into ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467689 | Hydraulic cylinder and biased wear ring assembly for use therein A linear hydraulic cylinder (11) is provided of the type having a cylinder barrel (13;113) and a piston (21;121) reciprocally disposed in the barrel. There is a main piston seal member (55) which seals between the piston and an interior surface (37) of th... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467690 | Machine for preparing a coffee infusion in particular for home use An improved machine for preparing a coffee infusion, in particular for home use has an unique construction including a plurality of elements, i.e. a water boiling chamber, on the top of which can be threaded a coffee infusion collecting chamber, having a ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467691 | Cooking grid A dual purpose cooking grid for use with a barbecue grill which has one side for cooking large pieces of food and an opposite side for cooking smaller ones. The grid provides for adequate flow of fats and juices to the heat source by providing grooves in ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467692 | Combination outdoor cooker and smoker A combination outdoor cooker and smoker having a cooker configuration for use as an outdoor cooker and a smoker configuration for use as a smoker comprising a cooker assembly including substantially cylindrical hollow housing having a heat source therein ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467693 | Production of granular crackers In a cracker production apparatus of the type comprising a heatable mould consisting of a stationary upper mould element, a movable ring mould and a reciprocating lower mould element or punch driven by a hydraulically actuated toggle-mechanism, the improv... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467694 | Apparatus for controlling water content of fried food using microwave heating An apparatus for drying a fried food has a dry chamber being provided with separated chambers in which the food is transported in order, a microwave oscillator for supplying a microwave energy to the respective separated chambers, and hot blast generator ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467695 | Device for preparing foods A table-like device is provided for preparing foods. A one-piece tabletop is made of stainless steel sheet metal. The tabletop has a central downward curvature. A heating device is arranged beneath the tabletop for heating the central region thereof. A pl... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467696 | Grease free skillet A skillet having a grease tray slidably mounted within a track system, the latter comprising a pair of rails mounted to the underside of the cooking surface. A plurality of apertures in the center of an inclined cooking surface directs grease formed on th... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467697 | Disposable chafing dish A chafing dish assembly which contains a pair of rings that support a pair of heating elements located below a water tray. The water tray is elevated above the heating elements by a frame supported by a pair of pivoting legs. Located within the water tray... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467698 | Automatic device for producing a cooled semi-liquid food product and cleaning device used thereby An automatic device for producing a cooled semi-liquid food product includes a pump, a suction conduit connected to the pump and provided with a connection piece which is connected during operation to a reservoir, a pressure conduit connected to the pump ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467699 | Garlic press A garlic press including elongate arms pivotally joined at one end by a releasable hinge assembly. The arms, spaced from the hinge assembly, include an apertured receptacle and a press member pivotally received therein. The hinge assembly includes hinge k... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467700 | Density separation sheller for peanut grade samples A device for cleaning, shelling, and sizing nuts in a single step which includes a cleaning section, mounted in front of and in communication with a shelling section, which removes debris, small pods and loose shelled kernels using screens, separating air... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467701 | Article strapping arrangement with a synchronous motors connected to a frequency converter A package strapper with three motor-driven mechanisms, specifically a strap feed, a strap stretcher, and a strap-end fastener. The mechanisms are mounted on a strap track that loops around the package. The strap feed includes at least two wheels, each for... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467702 | Baler stuffer mechanism and method An agricultural baler (1) having a duct (26) for the transportation of crop material to a bale case (10), wherein it is compressed into bales. Above the duct (26) is provided a loading device comprising a pair of cyclically rotating cranks (74), pivotably... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467703 | Counterline systems A modular counterline system disclosed which uses separate sections which can be offset, one from the other, to provide flexibility for initial design requirements as well as for changing the layout as the user's needs change. The system also accommodates... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467704 | Waste container reformer and method for reforming waste containers A waste container reformer, for reforming generally disk-shaped compacted waste containers into prismatic forms, sequentially presses the sides of the waste container into a prism with a 45°-90°-45° triangular base so that when it is placed adjacent to... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467705 | Oil control system for a press A dynamic oil control mechanism for a press including a vacuum inducing ejector or jet-pump to vacuum oil leaking from about an oil seal. The oil seal is located around the drive piston on the press slide to prevent oil migration from the press crown to t... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467706 | Mechanical pressing machine with dynamic balancing device There is disclosed a mechanical pressing machine utilizing a rotation cam, in which an unbalanced inertia force, produced during a reciprocal movement of a slider, is canceled in a slider system without producing a large flexure in the whole of the pressi... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467707 | Revolving cam-type press A revolving cam-type press includes a drive shaft supported by a crown and a middle plate, the drive shaft being adapted to be rotated by a drive device; a revolving cam fixedly mounted on the drive shaft; a fluctuating disk provided on an inclined surfac... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467708 | Direct applied embossing casting method This invention relates to a method of creating a seamless printing master for use with an embossing roll to ultimately produce a textured wall or floor covering. A hardenable material is applied to the textured surface of a positive printing master. The e... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467709 | Mailing machine utilizing ink jet printer A mailing machine is disclosed in which a digital printing device, preferably of the ink jet type, is mounted for movement between one of two printing positions, in one of which the printing device will print a postage indicia direction on envelopes being... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467710 | Rotary printing press for two-sided printing of sheets Rotary printing press for two-sided printing of sheets having a first and a second printing unit, respectively including an impression cylinder, the press having a sheet feeder with a device for separating sheets singly from a feeder pile and a device for... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467711 | Plate exchange apparatus for printing press A plate exchange apparatus for a printing press includes a plate guide member and operating members. The plate guide member guides one end of a plate into plate gripper surfaces of a leading-side plate lockup device when the one end of the plate opposes t... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467712 | Printing machine with a printing unit adapted to receive various plate cylinders A printing unit of a printing machine includes a pair of spaced and opposed walls which are provided with a pair of mounting holes, and an impression cylinder journalled between the opposed walls below the mounting holes. The opposed walls have a pair of ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467713 | Ignition and safty device for a grenade projectile provided with a shaped charge insert An ignition and safety device for a grenade projectile provided with a shaped charge insert and having a bottom-side impact fuse that has a spin-dependent safety element and acceleration-dependent safety element (14, 17), and a self-destruct device. The s... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467714 | Enhanced performance, high reaction temperature explosive High reaction temperature explosive compositions which provide enhanced air blast and extended reaction times are disclosed. The explosive compositions include a separate acceptor phase and a separate explosive phase. The acceptor phase contains a halogen... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467715 | Gas generant compositions A gas generant composition contains as a fuel a mixture of a major portion of a triazole or tetrazole and a minor portion of a water soluble fuel; and an oxidizer component, at least 20 wt % of said oxidizer component being a transition metal oxide, such ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467716 | Telescoped-type munition A munition includes a casing having a cylindrical envelope blocked at each end by a plug. A projectile and a propelling charge are placed in the casing. The munition also includes structure to ensure the axial hold of the projectile with respect to the en... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467717 | Work train for exchanging old ties for new ties A work train for exchanging old ties for new ties and comprising sequentiy arranged cars including freight cars for storing old ties and new ties, the train extending in a longitudinal direction and the cars being movable in an operating direction along ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467718 | Magnetic levitation transport system with non-contact inductive power supply and battery charging A magnetic levitation transport system includes magnetic levitation vehicles each driven by a linear motor to run along a track. Induction lines extend through predetermined blocks of the running track to transmit a high frequency sine-wave current. Each ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467719 | Method and apparatus for securing a tank to a tank car sill A method for attaching a head brace to a tank car includes cutting a portion of the draft sill near the position where the head brace is to be located in order to create an access opening. The interior of the head brace is welded to the draft sill assembl... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467720 | Support device A supporting device for supporting a member having an inside movable portion includes a main frame, a supporting reference plate on which the member is to be placed and a plurality of driving mechanisms each being disposed between the main frame and the s... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467721 | Vertically movable table A table surface (11) adjusts in set increments to a variety of vertical positions. The table surface (11) moves only in a vertical direction, as determined through use of a vertical guide (16) that traverses a vertical tract (15). A tooth (35) and pawl (4... | 11/21/1995 |
