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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5488862 | Monolithic silicon rate-gyro with integrated sensors A monolithic single crystal Si rate-gyro consisting of in the preferred embodiment, an outer torsional frame, self resonating with a substantial amplitude, as controlled by a four-terminal piezo torsion sensor, connected to an inner frame by torsional hin... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488863 | Angular velocity sensor making use of tuning fork vibration The present invention relates to an angular velocity sensor comprising a tuning fork vibrator which exerts a tuning fork vibration by receiving a driving input and which generates a torque around the axis of a tuning fork owing to Coriolis force by underg... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488864 | Torsion beam accelerometer with slotted tilt plate A capacitive-type torsion beam accelerometer sensor element exhibiting improved stability contains slots in the heavy side of the rotatable sensing element which serve to alter the geometry of the heavy side capacitor such that the electrical geometry sub... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488865 | Wide-band servo accelerometer with flat leaf flexure suspension A servo accelerometer includes a proof mass suspended by way of a flat leaf flexure suspended between upper and lower excitation rings. Electrically conductive material forming pick-off capacitance plates is disposed on opposing sides of the proof mass to... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488866 | Time-interleaved method for efficient operation of an acoustic wave sensor array A time-interleaved method for efficient operation of an acoustic wave sensor array couples each sensor repetitively and one at a time via a digitally-addressable analog switch, or multiplexer, to a single oscillator driver to form an oscillation circuit. ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488867 | Strip measuring and centering system A system for locating the edges of a moving strip of material having two edges. In one embodiment, a pair of ultrasonic transducers are positioned above the path of the moving strip and oriented at acute angles relative to the surface of the strip. A circ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488868 | High-temperature pressure sensor A diaphragm portion 20 causes deflection, when high-temperature fluid pressure acts on the pressure sensing surface A of the diaphragm portion 20. This deflection is transmitted via pressure transmitting members 7, 8 to a deflection sensing member 6 which... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488869 | Capacitive absolute pressure measurement sensor and method of manufacturing a plurality of such sensors The invention relates to a capacitive absolute pressure measurement sensor having a first element (2) in which is arranged a mobile electrode (4), a second element (6) in which is arranged a fixed electrode (8) situated facing and insulated from said mobi... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488870 | Coriolis type mass flow meter Measurement of a mass flow rate is accomplished by equalizing the output amplitude values of upstream and downstream sensors without causing a lowering of the mechanical Q of a vibration system. One of the upstream and downstream sensors includes a perman... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488871 | Bearing adjustment using compressive force sensor A hub rotates around a spindle on bearings which have angular raceways so that the bearings are capable of carrying both axial and radial loads and may be adjusted into a condition of preload with an axially directed force applied to one of the races, usu... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488872 | System and method for load sensing An intelligent load sensing system employs a piezoelectric sensor and digital processor for providing accurate sensing of loads, collisions, and vibrations.... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488873 | Force detector and a tactile screen comprising such detector Force detector (5) fitted with a blade carrying a strain gauge (12) and with a fixed support (10) and a mobile support (11) in which are respectively accommodated a first and second end of the said blade, the relative displacements of the two supports ena... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488874 | Liquid aspirating method The present invention aims to shorten an aspiration time, when aspirating a red blood cell component of a liquid sample having high viscosity. When aspirating the red blood cell component of a blood sample through a nozzle tip, a piston is pulled at its m... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488875 | Emissions testing equipment support An emissions testing equipment support includes a probe carrier movable on a walkway and which carries an emissions sampling probe supported for movement along a probe guide for insertion into and removal from a monitoring port. The elevation of the probe... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488876 | Soil sampling system with sample container ridgidly coupled to drive casing A soil sampling system includes a rig for driving a drive casing, a sample barrel, and sample liners simultaneously into soil to be sampled. The rig includes mechanisms for driving the casing, barrel, and lining in three modes: hydraulic hammer, continuou... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488877 | Centrifugal inertia drive Two phases of weight or mass of equal value are interconnected at a fixed distance which rotate and interact with a force retainer having a circular path. Both phases move equally but in opposite direction from the center of rotation on a guide. The guide... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488878 | Gear transmission with controller Synchronized forward speed ranges and an unsynchronized reverse range are automatically selected in a gear transmission. The reverse speed range is selected when with an open main clutch at first a synchronizing device for a forward speed range is actuate... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488879 | Passive overload disconnect mechanism for actuation systems A passive disconnection mechanism for use in a multiple-motor actuation system. The mechanism disengages a failed motor from the remainder of the system to preserve system operability.... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488880 | Two-speed linear actuator driven by two motors A two-speed linear actuator with high thrust and a high speed of translation for a machine, particularly a bending press. A linear actuator for a machine, particularly a bending press, having first and second bodies (2, 4) mounted for sliding relative to ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488881 | Mechanical transmission mechanism with rolling means A mechanical transmission mechanism with rolling unit includes an input member, an output member and a transmission medium for transmitting a mechanical input. The input member includes a driving gear which is enveloped in a casing with a peripheral chann... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488882 | Tilter catch mechanism A tilter catch mechanism for a tipping device. The tipping device has a frame and a flat tiltable platform tiltably supported on the frame and for movement between a first horizontally aligned position and a second position inclined to the horizontal. An ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488883 | Direct drive system for a baler A direct drive system for a baler of large round bales. A plurality of driven gearboxes, each of which has a planetary gear system and an interconnected bevel gear system, are located on each of a pair of sidewalls of the baler and are each drivably conne... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488884 | Method and apparatus for side-grinding saw blade teeth A grinding apparatus for side grinding the cutting teeth of band saw blades, in which the band saw blade is oriented in a vertical loop. The apparatus is controlled by a programmable controller and includes redundant indexing mechanisms capable of feeding... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488885 | Sharpening and deburring tool with blade guide A hand-held sharpener tool for a knife or similar implement comprises a unitary body having first and second sections; sharpening elements mounted in the first section; the second section being located rearwardly of the sharpening elements and comprising ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488886 | Method of optimizing a machine that cuts material A method for optimizing the cutting of sheets of material that are stacked on a bench in a cutting machine. Before cutting the sheets, a beam descends to hold the sheets fast while guillotine blade descends and cuts the sheets. After the sheets have been ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488887 | Cutting apparatus for cutting strip material and for processing unnecessary strip material cut therefrom A cutting apparatus for a strip of a ribbon core comprises a plurality of slitter units for cutting traveling strip material into a predetermined configuration of ribbon core materials. The slitter units are arranged in off-set positions in the traveling ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488888 | Method of forming bridges in tamper indicating closures A tamper indicating closure comprising a base wall and a peripheral skirt having an internal thread adapted to engage the threads of a container wherein a tamper indicating band is provided on the skirt by a plurality of circumferentially spaced bridges. ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488889 | Rotary cutting die A cutting die for cutting materials is provided. A die sheet having opposing front and back die sheet surfaces is provided. At least one cutting edge defining a die pattern is formed extending outwardly from a portion of the front sheet surface. A spacer ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488890 | String instrument holder This invention comprises an apparatus for the safe temporary storage of a string instrument and a bow. The string instrument holder is attached to the desk of a music stand by means of an attachment clamp which can be adjusted to accommodate varying thick... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488891 | Slide bar for stringed musical instruments Slide bars for use with all types of musical instruments and in particular guitars played in either an overhand or an underhand style. One version of the slide bar consists of a tapered bar with a ring attached to the small diameter end of the bar. The sl... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488892 | Pick holder A pick holder is adapted for temporary storage and protection of a musical pick that is used for plucking strings of a stringed musical instrument such as a guitar. The pick holder comprises a flat body structure that includes a pair of side panels of ide... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488893 | Mute The present invention is directed to a mute for use in a musical instrument. The mute is generally frusto-conical in shape, and includes a plurality of ribs integrally formed with the mute. The mute also includes a plurality of plugs which are threadably ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488894 | Hydraulic axial piston motor A hydraulic axial piston motor (1) of the bent axis type comprises a drive shaft (3) fixedly connected with a drive disk (4), a cylinder block (10) which is provided with mutually parallel cylinder bores (9) on a circular line in which pistons (8) are arr... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488895 | Clutch slave cylinder A clutch hydraulic slave cylinder comprising a cylinder body, a primary piston sealingly reciprocable relative to the body and co-operating with the body to form a first fluid chamber within said body, and a secondary piston sealingly reciprocable relativ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488896 | Self aligning piston rod A power actuated door operator for opening and closing a door has a power inlet into a cylindrical body containing a power piston, a hydraulic door closer piston with a rack gear for engaging with a pinion gear for operating a door control arm, a head sep... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488897 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus uses a cooking grid having an upper surface with a series of parallel rails and parallel valleys. The cooking grid has a continuous upper surface such that juices and other drippings from food which is being cooked upon the upper surfa... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488898 | Spin blender feed coating Apparatus for applying liquid to particulate materials using a single drive motor to operate both the upper particle dispersing disc and the lower liquid dispersing disc, the latter disc being driven at a much higher speed than the former. The two dispers... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488899 | Apparatus for preparation of cans for recycling An apparatus for preparing cans for recycling which automatically feeds cans one at a time into a cleaning station for cleaning and draining any remaining residue from the cans. At the completion of the cleaning cycle, the cleaned can is fed to a crushing... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488900 | Dewatering press Apparatus for dewatering material suspensions is disclosed including a pair of rotatable cylindrical liquid permeable press rolls at least partially immersed in a vat, inlet channels for supplying the material suspension to the bottom portion of the vat, ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488901 | Device and method for stretching a screen on a roller frame A device for stretching a screen on a roller frame includes at least three torsion stations and a support structure. Each torsion station includes a torsion tool, for example, a wrench head, which can be attached to one end of one of the sides of the fram... | 02/06/1996 |
