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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5501111 | Force sensor systems especially for determining dynamically the axle load, speed, wheelbase and gross weight of vehicles The invention comprises a force measuring system and an assembly procedure for the dynamic determination especially of axle loads, speed, as well as for assembly of force and acceleration sensors. The force measuring system can be laid permanently in the ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501112 | Retrodictive molecular and particle in-situ snares Method and apparatus are presented for snaring explosive, combustible, and other hazardous compounds in vapor and in particulate form, and also combustion residues, which system can be used to prevent, or retrodict the cause of explosions, fires, etc. aft... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501113 | Particle measuring system with sonically measured flow rate In a particle measuring system, a burette is provided to enable the rate of flow to a particle sensor of the particle measuring system to be continuously monitored and controlled. The burette has a central chamber and an outer chamber from which the centr... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501114 | Three-dimensional free motion apparatus A floating board is installed on a surface table through an extremely low friction plane sliding and supporting mechanism, such as using a gas bearing, of two-dimensional 3 freedom to thereby constitute a plane sliding mechanism portion, and a vertical sl... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501115 | Method of inspecting a pipe liner bag A method of inspecting a pipe liner bag is provided for efficiently and accurately performing in parallel inspections for a hardened condition and air-tight sealing effect of the pipe liner bag. A main pipe and a branch pipe are lined with hardened pipe l... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501116 | Transmission device for a vertical blind A transmission device for a vertical blind including a housing, a worm disposed within the housing and having an upper flange, a lower flange, and at least two spiral teeth between the upper flange and the lower flange, each of the spiral teeth having an ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501117 | Motor assembly with gear housing containing pinion gear support bearing The invention is a compact gear drive with a maximum transmission range for a constant crown gear diameter and constant axial displacement. A pinion is mounted on a bearing remote from the crown gear. The pinion is constructed as a hollow shaft and is fic... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501118 | Ball nut and screw assembly with preload retaining ball return tube clamp A ball nut and screw assembly has a ball screw mounting a nut assembly comprising a pair of ball nuts with the respective grooves of the screw and nut defining a pair of ball train accommodating axially spaced helical raceways. At least one preloading mem... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501119 | Rotary drive system The object of the present invention is to provide a rotary drive system, which is capable of simultaneously rotating a plurality of output shafts in the same manner. The rotary drive system of the present invention includes a driving mechanism for moving ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501120 | Shift knob and method of making A shift knob for use with automatic automotive transmissions has a one-piece body construction molded from a hard resin. The knob body is formed by gas injection molding, has a substantially uniform wall thickness and is covered with a soft resin. The kno... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501121 | Camshaft arrangement having a cam mounted for limited angular motion A camshaft arrangement includes a cam mounted for angular motion on a camshaft with the angular motion being limited by cooperating stops in the camshaft and in a neck portion of the cam defining an interchamber filled with damping fluid. Damping fluid is... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501122 | Coupling device for connecting an engine block to a gear case Two components, such as an engine block (1) and a gear case (2), are coupled to each other by at least two flexible coupling links (7, 8) and by a rigid coupling link (10). One end of each flexible coupling link is connected to the engine block or gear ca... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501123 | Indexing apparatus An indexing apparatus for indexing an article about an axis. The indexing apparatus is adapted to be removably attached to the article and is constructed to axially displace the article along the axis to a disengaged position upon the initial application ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501124 | Open end ratchet wrench An open end reversible ratchet wrench has only two pawls, only one of which is engaged with the ratchet at any one time. In a first embodiment, two multitooth pawls are pivoted on a common pivot pin. The design and spacing of the pawl teeth and the locati... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501125 | Quick release mechanism for tools such as socket wrenches A tool of the type having a drive stud for receiving and releasing a tool attachment includes an opening in the drive stud and a locking pin movably mounted in the opening. The opening defines upper and lower ends, and the lower end of the opening is loca... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501126 | Crossing-jaw locking pliers Utilization and permanent attachment of elongated, split, novelty shaped jaws onto a pair of conventional quick releasable vise-grip locking pliers. By use of the alternate embodiment of invention, the split crossing jaws enables positive clamping, holdin... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501127 | Apparatus for trimming flat multi-sheet printed products An apparatus for trimming folded multi-sheet printed products along the bloom edge and along each of the opposite side edges of each product. The apparatus comprises a first cellular wheel (2) which is mounted for rotation about a vertical axis and which ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501128 | Floating die paper punch A pin-type punch having an arm pivotal on a base in which the punch pins for punching sheets of paper are located on the arm or on the base and die holes on are located the opposite part. To create alignment of pin-to-hole, one or the other is mounted on ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501129 | All purpose saw blade A new blade, and a method of cutting therewith, having repeating sets of teeth, each set having sub-sets which differ from each other in at least one cutting characteristic including straight teeth, primary cutting teeth which are left-sided and right-sid... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501130 | Just intonation tuning Apparatus for adjusting the tuning of a musical instrument to cause the instrument to sound in just intonation while the instrument is being played comprises a data base in memory for storing an array of just intonation tone identifiers. The tone identifi... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501131 | Decorative light blinking device using PLL circuitry for blinking to music There is provided a compact, low-cost decorative light blinking device which is capable of accurately and precisely blinking illuminants of channels in response to music (the frequency of sound), and which has circuitry with reduced number of components. ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501132 | Dry preparation of particulate solid energetic material Energetic material can be rapidly cut or machined at high speed in the substantial absence of liquid coolant with a cutting tool having a rotating cutting surface by maintaining a portion of the cutting surface out of contact with the energetic material a... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501133 | Apparatus for making a braid structure The invention concerns a braid structure comprising a plurality of braided layers of stranded material in which the layers are laid down in a single pass of a braiding machine, with at least one strand of each layer extending into a contiguous layer to fo... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501134 | Multi-stage match trigger assembly for use with semi-automatic weapons A multi-stage trigger assembly for use by a shooter of a firearm. Specifically an AR-15 or M-16 although other types of firearms could be used. The invention comprises a trigger, a disconnector, disconnector spring, and a hammer. The trigger and the hamme... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501135 | Precision mechanism for handguns The present invention pertains to a precision mechanism for guns, in which the barrel of the gun has a threaded end section and a cylindrical section on the outside, and in which an alignment bushing, which has an outer conical surface with a conicity cor... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501136 | Control system for a hydraulic motor A control means for a hydraulic motor connected to an external load comprises a directional valve (10) for selectively feeding hydraulic fluid to the motor from a pressure source and including load pressure sensing means (24, 25) connected to a load compe... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501137 | Hydraulic machine-tool actuator with position detectors An actuator has a cylinder centered on an axis and a piston axially displaceable in the cylinder, defining therein axially opposite front and rear compartments, and having an axially rearwardly projecting stem. A distributor is axially fixed but rotatable... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501138 | Automatic assembly for delivering coffee infusions, with means for ejecting the coffee dry grounds The invention relates to an automatic assembly for delivering infusions of coffee and the like, with means for ejecting the dry coffee grounds, characterized in that said assembly comprises a stator body, in the inside of which there is rotatably supporte... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501139 | Popcorn maker A popcorn maker has a flap 17 which closes off a passageway 13 to prevent corn, especially unpopped corn, reaching a discharge outlet 14. The flap is balanced in its closed position and is pushed open by any build up of popped corn to allow the corn to be... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501140 | Double-press systems for a production line for tortillas and the like An apparatus for producing continuous tortillas which includes a double-press system with three conveyors. The two presses are arranged in series to eliminate production gaps as the tortillas proceed into the oven. The structure of the second press is pos... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501141 | Tortilla warming apparatus An apparatus for warming one or more tortillas or other flat foods is disclosed. A round top pan and a round bottom pan each have a flat, circular base portion defined by an interior and an exterior flat surface. The base portions are surrounded by an int... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501142 | Steamer device for cooking food in a grill The steamer device of the present invention is an elongated enclosed structure which is configured to receive and contain an amount of steamer liquid. The steamer device is placed within a bed of heated grill briquettes below the grilling surface of a gri... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501143 | Irregular flow steam conditioner A steam injection device for a vertical steam conditioning chamber for particulate material has one or more hollow modules having substantially conical tops and open bottoms arrayed along a support column extending from below the conditioning chamber to a... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501144 | Press for compressing the contents of a food can A hand held press used to remove the liquid packing fluids in a can of food by biasing the lid of the can against the contents of the can. The press includes an upper pressing element and a lower pressing element. The upper pressing element has a perforat... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501145 | Multi-purpose calendar A multi-purpose calender having latterly spaced frames mounting four superposed calender rolls with their axes of rotation extending horizontally and three rolls offset relative to a vertical plane. Two outer rolls are provided with two coactive inner rol... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501146 | Cylindrical drum assembly including a stencil sheet for use with a stencil printing machine In a cylindrical drum 1 for stencil printing which consists of a porous cylindrical plate 2 and a screen layer 3, in which a stencil sheet is attached to the outer surface of the screen layer having an ink permeability, an ink is supplied from the inner s... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501147 | Automatic doffing system An apparatus and method for transferring an article from one conveyor to another and a printing system incorporating the same, including an array of endless conveyorized strips carried by a roller and a relatively rigid member, the roller and the member b... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501148 | Automatic sheet printing and alignment system An automatic sheet printing and alignment system includes a holding table; a transport system for moving the table through a plurality of stations; a first station for positioning a sheet on the table; a second station for printing features on the sheet p... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501149 | Dual substrate, single-pass printing process A dual substrate, single-pass printing process prints a high basis weight substrate and a low basis weight substrate. Ink striking through the low basis weight substrate is collected and absorbed by the high basis weight substrate. The printed substrates ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501150 | Process for the production of a printing plate by inkjet Process for the manufacture of a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of: (1) information-wise projecting droplets of liquid, onto a receiving material having a hydrophilic surface to form a silver image by bringing into working relationship o... | 03/26/1996 |
