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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5501151 | Alternate signal path isolation member and non-electric detonator cap including the same An isolation member (34) for use in a non-electric detonator cap (10) is of substantially cylindrical shape and has an interior passageway (40) extending therethrough and defining a positioning region (44) and a discharge port (56). Positioning region (44... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501152 | Air bag gas generator with spontaneous ignition agent A spontaneous ignition agent for an air bag gas generator with excellent temperature resistance comprises essentially nitrocellulose, an inorganic oxidizing agent, and carbon.... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501153 | Pyrotechnical head having improved dispersal means The invention relates to a pyrotechnical head of the type comprising an elongate envelope, a pyrotechnical composition contained in the envelope, and dispersal means for dispersing said pyrotechnical composition. The dispersal means include longitudinal d... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501154 | Substantially lead-free tin alloy sheath material for explosive-pyrotechnic linear products A binary, ternary and/or quaternary substantially lead-free tin alloy composition that may be used as outer sheath material in various explosive-pyrotechnic linear products, such as ignition cord, mild detonating cord (MDC) and linear shaped charge (LSC).... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501155 | Hollow training round A fin stabilized kinetic energy tank training device comprising a project having a nose and having nose and end sections, and constructed of a low density material such as aluminum, and having a hollowed-out section to further reduce weight thereof, so a... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501156 | Curved guide rail A curved guide rail for passenger and material transportation systems in which sheet-metal plates (3), wedged against one another, are arranged in a row on a prestressed rope (2) and the spaces in-between are bridged by an overlapping tooth construction (... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501157 | Folding table Folding table consisting of a tabletop and a support, which tabletop is composed of two tabletop parts that are connected to one another in such a manner that they can pivot between two extreme positions, the tabletop parts lying in one plane and constitu... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501158 | Portable work bench A collapsible portable support for providing an elevated working surface, and having right and left hand end walls, a pair of platform panels hinged to respective end walls at their outer ends, and hinged together at their inner ends, so as to swing betwe... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501159 | Method of controlling hydrocarbon release rate by maintaining target oxygen concentration in discharge gases In a hydrocarbon release rate controlling method, a first chamber is provided capable of receiving successive batches of feed materials for thermal processing having widely varying energy content, heating is produced in the first chamber to cause pyrolyzi... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501160 | Method of and means for generating combustible gases from low grade fuel A portion of solid fuel is pyrolyzed in a pyrolyzer to produce combustible gases and carbonaceous material, the carbonaceous material being supplied from the pyrolyzer to a furnace. A further portion of the solid fuel is added to a furnace and is combuste... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501161 | Process for the thermal treatment of solids which arise in the purification of flue gases Dustlike and/or finely divided solids which arise in the purification of flue gases, in particular from refuse incineration plants, are subjected to a thermal treatment. In this case, the said solids are fed to a filter device along a predetermined transp... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501162 | Method of fuel combustion A combustion is performed with a fuel which has been reformed by mixing with combustion products and/or water steam to supress NOx formation.... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501163 | System for holding a tubular workpiece in an embroidery machine An embroidery machine having a stationary stitching free arm, a pattern transfer element, and a frame having an edge and adapted to hold a workpiece to be embroidered, is used with a holding system having a support coupled longitudinally to the transfer e... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501164 | Apparatus for assembly of pillow-top mattress covers An improved method and apparatus for the assembly of pillow-top mattress covers. In the method of this invention, the gussets for a pillow-top mattress cover are prepared in a single step in which the gusset material is folded longitudinally, and the flan... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501165 | Method for forming decorative creases in a trim cover assembly A method for forming decorative creases in a trim cover assembly for an automotive seat, which basically involves using one unitary sheet of base trim cover assembly and effecting a gather sewing to such base trim cover assembly so that at least one decor... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501166 | Personal water craft mooring apparatus The improved persons water craft mooring apparatus comprises a base upon which a cradle is pivotably mounted. To assure that the cradle may at all times be capable of a horizontal position, the base includes at least one pair of legs which are adjustable ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501167 | Seat for collapsible boat A seat board having a center wing and two side wings. The side wings have lower ends which frictionally engage the surfaces which form the junction between each of a pair of bottom panels and the corresponding pair of side panels. The wings are under comp... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501168 | Adjustable sissy bar device for a jet ski An adjustable sissy bar device for a watercraft such as a jet ski, is provided. A mounting member is coupled to the jet ski about the stern and below the seat of the jet ski. A bar mount is coupled to the yoke. A bar is provided located extending along th... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501169 | Universal canoe accessory mounting bracket A multi-purpose bracket which clamps across both gunwales of a canoe and presents a standardized pad at each side of the hull to align precisely and mount rigidly a variety of accessories. These accessories include multi-hull catamaran coupling bars, port... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501170 | Grading stake with indicator flag A grading stake with an indicator flag wherein the grading stake is constructed with a pointed stake member with a top end and a bundle of colored filaments fastened at one end to the top end of the stake member by a tape wrap of high-strength tape wound ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501171 | Flexible bookmark with holder for writing instrument A combination bookmark and holder for a writing instrument including an elongated, flexible bookmark strip having an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion is of sufficient length so as to fit between the pages of a book in the direction par... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501172 | Method of growing silicon single crystals The present invention provides a method of growing silicon single crystals by the Czochralski method, wherein the strength of a neck may be increased so as to delete the risk of severance thereof in a simple and easy way without the use of mechanically co... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501173 | Method for epitaxially growing -silicon carbide on a-axis -silicon carbide substrates A method for epitaxially growing a-axis -SiC on an a-axis substrate is provided. A section is formed from the SiC crystal by making a pair of parallel cuts in the crystal. Each of these cuts is parallel to the c-axis of the crystal. The resulting s... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501174 | Aluminum metallization for sige devices Single crystal aluminum is deposited on SiGe structures to form metal interconnects. Generally, a method of forming single crystal aluminum on Si.sub.(1-x) Gex is presented, including the steps of maintaining the substrate at certain temperatur... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501175 | Process for preparing high crystallinity oxide thin film A process for preparing an oxide thin film which has a crystalline, clean and smooth surface on a substrate. The process is conducted by using an apparatus comprising a vacuum chamber in which an oxidizing gas of O2 including O3 can ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501176 | Pet feeding apparatus A bracket stands upright on a base attached to the bracket with a hinge, the hinge being biased by a spring to hold the bracket upright and at right angles to the base. The bracket has horizontal slots located at intervals along its vertical length. A tra... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501177 | Animal watering valve An animal watering valve has a diaphragm and a domed valve stem head which provide improved control of the forces applied to the domed valve stem head and which interact to reduce the actuating forces necessary to open the valve by increasing the mechanic... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501178 | Pet watering apparatus with flowing water to simulate a mountain creek Pet watering apparatus provides flowing water to simulate a mountain creek. A simulated rock formation representing a mountain creek defines a series of descending depressions and ledges to create descending pools and waterfalls connected by a flowing str... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501179 | Indoor household animal deterrent device A battery operated device for indoor use in deterring domesticated animals from approaching or climbing on an object. The device incorporates a sensor which senses the approach of the animal and relays a signal to a motor, thus activating the pump to deli... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501180 | Elastic and flexible animal collar An animal collar having both elastic and flexible extendable and contractable characteristics and being made of a silicone rubber. The collar is of a serpentine shape which permits it to flex in the expansion and contraction of the circumference of the co... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501181 | Spiral furnace support tube strap A method of supporting the spiral boiler tubing that surrounds a portion of the furnace or combustion area of a steam generator. This method of support eliminates the need to weld plate to the outside of the boiler tubing thereby increasing the mass of th... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501182 | Peristaltic vane device for engines and pumps A tabulated kinematic control theory provides a foundation for a variety of peristaltic motion control versions where a control stator establishes a reference line for a peristaltic control wave or path in few different ways for the purpose of making a co... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501183 | Temperature sensitive fluid fan coupling A driving disc in a temperature-sensitive fluid fan coupling has a substantially C- or I-shaped cross section defined by a cylindrical wall projecting from its outer periphery coaxially therewith. The disc has at its outer periphery including the projecti... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501184 | Motor vehicle having a common liquid supply for a liquid-cooled drive engine and hydraulic power steering A motor vehicle having a liquid-cooled engine and a hydraulic power steering arrangement has a single liquid reservoir and a single pump which supply coolant both to a liquid-coolant circuit for the engine and to the hydraulic power steering arrangement.... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501185 | Biogas-driven generator set A generator powered by an internal combustion engine is fueled from a source of biogas. A pump boosts the pressure of the biogas, and a regulator controls the biogas pressure supplied to the fuel intake of the engine carburetor. Acid-neutralizing oil is i... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501186 | Engine valve control mechanism An engine valve control mechanism is disclosed in which the eccentricity of an intermediate member can be varied by a pivotable support and a valve lift of a cylinder valve is varied in response to the varying eccentricity such that a reduced valve lift i... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501187 | Connection of a guide rail of a valve actuation device with a camshaft bearing A device for the simultaneous actuation of two gas exchange valves (2) of an internal combustion engine comprising a bridge (6) guided movably along a guide rail (8) which, with the interposition of hydraulic valve clearance compensation elements (4), is ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501188 | Engine starter mounting arrangement An outboard motor having a starter motor and other electrical components which are mounted adjacent the crankcase of the engine but in spaced relationship thereto by a mounting plate for providing heat insulation.... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501189 | Cylinder block for an internal combustion engine A cast iron cylinder block for an internal combustion engine having a crankcase which defines a region for crankshaft bearings. The cylinder block includes: at least two contiguous cylinders having a dividing plane therebetween; a support web interposed b... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501190 | Lubricating system for engine A motor vehicle containing a two-cycle, crankcase compression, internal combustion engine having direct lubricating systems for supplying lubricant to the sliding surfaces of the piston and cylinder bore for each cylinder of the engine, separate pumps for... | 03/26/1996 |
