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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5467722 | Method and apparatus for removing pollutants from flue gas A method for removing gaseous pollutants from a polluted flue gas stream of an oil or coal-fired combustion furnace. A source of liquified combustible gas and a combustible gas-fired furnace are provided. The polluted flue gas stream is passed through a d... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467723 | Combined cultivator and fluid injector system A cultivator-injector machine for sub-surface application of fluid to a field which machine includes a chassis carrying one or more tines, each tine having one or more fluid delivery pipe(s) mounted extending longitudinally down a rearward, in use, face t... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467724 | Yarn jerker and threader guide for tufting machines A tufting machine including a reciprocating needle bar carrying needles has a yarn jerker including a stationary adjustable yarn guide and a combination yarn jerker and threader carried by the needle bar. The jerker-threader has a substantially U-shape co... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467725 | Thread spreading apparatus for use in overlock sewing machine A thread spreading apparatus for use in an overlock sewing machine capable of performing over-edge chain stitching and other stitching. The thread spreading apparatus uses a lower looper for over-edge chain stitching to allow a needle to surely drop into ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467726 | Furling line tension control for roller-reefing drum A furling line tensioning device is provided to control the line coiling action of a roller-reefing drum, comprising a cam-type cleat having a sailboat mounting base, first and second cam members on the base and having opposed cam walls receiving a furlin... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467727 | Pile mooring device for boats A hollow toroidal member of high-strength material for withstanding mooring loads has a central opening which slips over a mooring pile. A reinforcing ring is preferably secured in the core of the member to provide additional load-bearing capability to th... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467728 | Retractable bow diving plane for a submarine A retractable bow diving plane is provided which can be rotated when fully xtended or retracted or when at any position in between, and which allows for independent operation of the port and starboard bow diving planes. The major assemblies for each plane ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467729 | Buried marker Information of the type, number, burying depth and direction of a pipe or other objects buried in the ground is identified on the ground surface. There is provided a buried marker comprising an identifying plate having indicia thereon and an interconnect ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467730 | Fixture apparatus for elevated lines A fixture for elevated utility lines, deployable from a hoverable vehicle having a load attachment point, each fixture having a body with a slot formed therein for receiving the line; a trap having one or a pair of movable arms for holding the line within... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467731 | Method of producing a semiconductor structure including a recrystallized film A method for producing a semiconductor structure including a semiconductor film formed on a semiconductor substrate body via an insulating film includes: laminating a first insulating film, a first semiconductor film, and a second insulating film on the s... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467732 | Device processing involving an optical interferometric thermometry A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, which involves a technique for monitoring the temperature of the semiconductor substrate in which the device is formed, is disclosed. In accordance with the inventive technique, light, to which the substrat... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467733 | Feeder bowl for a bird in a cage A feeder bowl for a bird or other animal in a cage includes a bowl having an open top and a closed bottom and has a notch extending outwardly therefrom between the open top and the closed bottom, a clamp ring extending around at least a portion of an exte... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467734 | Movable animal house An animal house includes a number of elements that can be easily assembled and disassembled, the elements can be arranged in a compact configuration and can be packaged in a small box such that the animal house has a configuration that is good for transpo... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467735 | Automatic pet feeder A pet feeding and watering assembly (20) includes a pet feeder (22) and a pet waterer (24), where the feeder (22) may be detachably retained within a cavity (40) of the waterer (24). The feeder (22) has a molded body (26) having marginal wall structure (4... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467736 | Wild squirrel feeder A wild animal feed dispensing machine capable of providing hours of entertainment for individuals who enjoy watching wild life eat specifically designed for wild squirrels, whose intelligence allows them to figure out the mechanism within a reasonable len... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467737 | Stable with feeding system A stable with a dwelling area (2) for animals, a feeding area (1) for storing and presenting feed (5) and a partition (3) between the dwelling area (2) and the feeding area (1), provided with openings for allowing the heads of animals in the dwelling area... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467738 | Ant-free pet dishes Ant-free dishes for use by pets comprising, a lower dish positionable in a horizontal plane and defining a lower liquid reservoir therein; an upper food containing section comprising one or more upper dishes disposed vertically and in parallel relationshi... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467739 | Apparatus for simulating a tide pool in an aquarium A pump transfers water from an aquarium into a top container and an overflow container that are inserted into an aquarium, lowering the water level within the aquarium, and thereby creating the effect of a tide pool at low tide. Water is pumped into the o... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467740 | Dog and cat trainer-exerciser A hand held trainer exerciser and method for training and exercising dogs and cats. The exerciser includes a flexible, telescopic pole and reel assembly for casting a training object connected to a retractable anchor line. The reel has an adjustable drag ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467741 | Dog chew toy for canine dental care and methods for making chew toy A chew toy for dogs comprised of a plurality of strands of soft pliable threads twisted about one or more strands of twisted or synthetic fibers so as to substantially encase and retain the fibers within the pliable threads. The twisted fibers are impregn... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467743 | Pet collar A pet collar including first and second flexible belt segments of terminal length adapted to pass around the neck of the pet and form an encircling loop thereabout, an interlocking device attached to the other ends of the belt segments to connect the segm... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467744 | Oscillating piston engine for helicopters The system including an internal combustion engine provides the motive power source to the main and tail rotor systems of a helicopter. The engine has a rotating annular cylinder which is rotated in a predetermined ratio to oscillation of a plurality of p... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467745 | System for determining the appropriate state of a flow control valve and controlling its state A temperature control system in a liquid cooled internal combustion engine equipped with a radiator controls the state of a flow control valve for controlling flow of a temperature control fluid through a passageway leading to the radiator. Sensors detect... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467746 | Adapters for flushing an internal combustion engine An adapter system for use with an internal combustion engine flushing apparatus which permits connection to the crank case and the oil filter of internal combustion engines. A first adapter enables a conduit hose of a flushing apparatus to be connected wi... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467747 | Noise suppression enclosure for an engine Most existing noise reduction enclosures used with engines and engine driven equipment have failed to meet the reduced noise emission requirements of today and of the future. A few of the present enclosures meet the reduced noise emission requirements of ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467748 | Internal combustion engine with intake port throttling and exhaust camshaft phase shifting for cylinder deactivation A four-stroke cycle, multi-cylinder reciprocating internal combustion engine has a camshaft phaser for powering an exhaust camshaft and for adjusting timing of the camshaft with respect to the rotational position of the crankshaft so that the cylinders of... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467749 | Apparatus for governing the idling rpm of an internal combustion engine An apparatus for governing the idling rpm of an internal combustion engine, in order to control a quantity of operating fluid to be delivered to at least two flow lines of the engine. According to the invention, the first valve closing member and the seco... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467750 | Method of controlling engine output torque In a method of providing a desired output torque for an internal-combustion engine a desired air mass-flow value or a desired load value is determined from a desired output torque value in dependence on the engine speed and the throttle-valve opening angl... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467751 | Throttle valve control system A throttle valve control system for an internal combustion engine mounted on a motor vehicle comprises a first device which determines necessity of controlling a throttle valve irrespective of operation of an accelerator pedal upon sensing a predetermined... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467752 | Method and apparatus for controlling the fuel injection/ignition timing of internal combustion engines, and a crank angle sensor using same An ignition timing controller for an automobile in which at least two reference ignition point signals are established for each cylinder, and the ignition timing is set according to the reference ignition point signal that is closer to the target ignition... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467753 | Ignition timing control apparatus for internal combustion engine of vehicle An ignition timing control apparatus for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle includes a detector connected to an internal combustion engine for detecting a revolution number of the internal combustion engine and a control unit operatively connected... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467754 | Accumulator fuel injection system A method of reducing undesired premixed burning in an internal combustion engine includes lifting an injector needle of a fuel injector a constant low-lift increment from a valve seat of a valve covers orifice (VCO) nozzle having an injection hole opening... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467755 | Method and system for controlling flexible fuel vehicle fueling An adaptive fuel control system and method directed for use in a motor vehicle powered by a fuel-injected engine and having a fuel tank and a fuel rail and which is operative to run on a plurality of fuels and fuel blends. The system includes a refueling ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467756 | Device for controlling an amount of exhaust gas returned to an aspirating line A device for controlling the amounts of returned exhaust gas, wherein an exhaust gas return valve in an exhaust gas return line is supplied with pressure from a pressure source via a control valve in such a way that the return of exhaust gas is stopped du... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467757 | Compression-ignition type engine and combustion method of same A compression-ignition type engine in which fuel is injected in a combustion chamber during the compression stroke or intake stroke before 60 degrees before top dead center of the compression stroke and in which the mean particle size of the fuel injected... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467758 | Electronic distributing type ignition device In order to mount a power transistor chip, a multilayered member formed by fixing a molybdenum plate to a copper base is flattened by eliminating its deformation in the member caused by heated fixing through elastic working, it is possible to prevent crac... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467759 | Archery rest assembly The improved assembly includes an arrow shaft support, preferably in the form of a twisted elongated blade, connected at its rear end to the free end of a transverse cross-bar, the intermediate portion of which is received for rotation in the lower portio... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467760 | Portable sportsman furnace A portable sportsman furnace wherein a unitary housing is arranged for selective securement to an external propane fuel supply, wherein an internal valving permits preselected fuel flow and heating of the burner assembly within the housing to a predetermi... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467761 | Apparatus and method for removing fumes from the space above a cooking appliance An apparatus for filtering grease laden fumes in the space above a cooking appliance, including a hood, a supply air plenum and an exhaust air plenum on each side of the hood, a source of air under pressure being connected to a supply air transition duct ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5467762 | Optical trocar The present invention relates to an optical obturator which includes a sleeve having a longitudinal bore between a proximal and a distal end. The longitudinal bore of the sleeve is configured to receive at least a portion of an endoscope or like image tra... | 11/21/1995 |
