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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5520011 | Ice making unit structure of flow type ice making machine A flow type ice making machine comprises at least one cooling zigzag pipe 14 or 15 through which a coolant flows, a pair of ice making plates 17 and 18 vertically disposed so as to sandwich the cooling zigzag pipe therebetween, and a pair of mount plates ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520012 | Crust freezer An apparatus for stabilizing food products prior to freezing thereof comprises a frame defining a vertical channel. A plurality of rollers are rotatably mounted in the frame and form a substantially horizontal conveyor across the channel. The rollers are ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520013 | Food freezing conveyor system A food freezing conveyor system includes a conveying apparatus consisting of multiple tiers of conveyors, a lower horizontal conveying mechanism, a lifting conveying mechanism, an upper horizontal conveying mechanism and a dropping conveying mechanism. Fo... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520014 | Freezer box A freezer box (1) comprises a first heat exchange wall (2) which defines a main hollow interior region (7) for ice cream or other liquid material to be cooled, chilled or frozen. A jacket (10) extends around the first heat exchange wall (2) to form a firs... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520015 | Vehicular cooling system and liquid cooled condenser therefor Energy conservation may be increased and emission production reduced in a cooling system for the internal combustion engine (10) of a vehicle that includes a high temperature radiator (50) and a lower temperature radiator (38) aligned so that airflow will... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520016 | Ring and catch and method The invention relates to a ring and a method of making the same. The ring has a ring made of PVC material such as FIMO clay and having a hole made, preferably drilled through from one side of the ring head to the other side. A strand of material such as a... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520017 | Jewelry items with invisible gemstone settings and methods of assembly therefore A jewelry item having an invisible gemstone setting and a method of assembly therefore. The jewelry item includes a gemstone region formed with a recess and a gemstone setting piece having at least two walls defining an open ended groove therebetween for ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520018 | Machine for knitting a reinforcement pattern of yarn on a hose A knitting machine is described for knitting rows of yarn loops in a helical pattern around the inner core of a hose. The machine comprises at least two concentrically disposed tubes. The first tube rotates concentrically around a straight axis along whic... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520019 | Gas-operated rifle system An M16 type rifle capable of being fired in automatic or semi-automatic mode is disclosed utilizing a blow-back system with a forcing cone breech and a matching conical bolt face. The blow-back bolt assembly of the present invention allows elimination of ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520020 | Method of forming piping at an end of a knitted fabric and knitted fabric having piping formed at a fabric end A method of forming piping at an end of a knitted fabric for a knitted garment by using a flat knitting machine. At a point at which piping is to begin loops which compose the knitted fabric are held on the front or rear needles and the other needles are ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520021 | Fastener tape with loops for use as part of hook-and-loop fastener assembly A fabric tape having loops for complementary attachment to a hook-carrying member of a hook-and-loop fastener assembly. The fabric tape includes a fabric backing having a front face and a rear face; and a multitude of elongated yarn loops formed on the fr... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520022 | Tack or wiping cloth A warp knit fabric having loops projecting outwardly therefrom on both the face and back of the fabric which can be used as a wiping cloth, female connector fabric, etc. The fabric is a three-bar fabric having bar movements of (1) 1-0, 0-1, 1-0, 0-1; (2) ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520023 | Warp knitting machine with gearing mechanism A warp knitting machine has a machine base (10), a main shaft (12) and knitting tool bars (13 to 17). Placed on the machine base is at least one gear box (18), having at least one side wall (24, 41), which is pierced by a bearing (25). A gear mechanism (2... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520024 | Selection device for an elastic selector for needles in a circular knitting machine A selection device for an elastic selector for needles in a circular knitting machine which includes, in an upward region, an elastic portion that is adapted to move the lower portion towards the outside of the cylinder and has a lower heel that is adapte... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520025 | Washing machine for washing clothes made of wool or silk A washing machine is disclosed which is suitable for use in the home and is capable of washing laundry consisting of fabrics which are thin and shrinkable such as silks, wools, etc., without damaging the delicate fabrics. The washing machine has a washing... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520026 | Lid switch actuator A device is presented which converts longitudinal motion in a first axis to longitudinal motion in a second axis. The device is comprised of a push-rod having an inclined plane. A probe engages the inclined plane causing said push-rod to longitudinally mo... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520027 | Apparatus for wet processing of textile fabric An apparatus for wet processing of textile fabric in endless rope form is disclosed which basically comprises a processing vessel, dual oppositely-extending fabric travel paths within the vessel for lengthwise movement of the fabric in successive alternat... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520028 | Self cleaning activated carbon filter system for dry cleaning machine An activated carbon filter system for a clothes cleaning apparatus of the type using cleaning fluid for cleaning dirty clothes. The system comprises a receptacle unit. A structure is for fluidly connecting the receptacle unit to the clothes cleaning appar... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520029 | Coil spring and snubber suspension system for a washer A suspension spring assembly for a washing machine employs a coil spring in compression. The suspension spring system uses a snubber mounted inside the coil spring to help dampen and isolate unbalanced load excursions by using the positive displacement pu... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520030 | Gooseneck trailer lock A gooseneck trailer locking apparatus is formed by a pair of elongated telescoping members having a hitch ball and chain lock at one end for connection with the king pin of a goooseneck trailer. The other end of the telescoping members is provided with a ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520031 | Adhesively mounted security system A security device is described that is simple and reliable. It includes a base member which is adhesively attached to the surface of a large object such as a motor vehicle. A protective knife-edged boss surrounds and protects the adhesive to defeat attemp... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520032 | Combination padlock with read-out windows A combination padlock includes a plurality of dials longitudinally rotatably mounted in a casing of the padlock, and a plurality of read-out windows juxtapositionally formed in a narrow side portion of the casing to allow each read-out window to be adapte... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520033 | Vehicle anti-theft device An anti-theft device (1) intended for vehicles belongs to a type, which is capable of retaining the vehicle brake in a braking condition, as long as it is activated, and which is non-interfering with the brake in an inactivated condition. The anti-theft d... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520034 | Trailer wheel locking and anti-theft device A wheel-locking device has a nut shield (13) with a wheel-bolt orifice (17) on an attachment-plate (18) end of the nut shield. The nut shield is positioned on a wheel bolt (14) between a wheel (5) and a wheel nut (15) that is tightened onto the wheel bolt... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520035 | Locking apparatus A key blank including a generally elongate shaft portion defining a key combination surface adapted to have formed thereon key cuts which define a key combination, the key blank including a movable pin element retained within the elongate shaft portion, t... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520036 | Separable keyholder with multiple keyrings A group of several identical interconnected but separable key ring support members arranged as a composite structure. Each of the support members has a respective attached key ring. Each support member has two separate attachment parts at different locati... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520037 | Roll stand adjusting method Rolling schedule computing method for adjusting the desired roll force and desired roll gap of a roll stand, in which before rolling a strip (1) of a prescribed quality from an expected material hardness (MH*) and before a relative desired pass reduction ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520038 | Device for manufacturing a groove bearing A moveable cage which has a pattern of holes surrounding and concentric with a central axis of the cage, and a short hard pin located within the cage, and movable back and forth between the two ends of the cage. A single drive device attached to the cage ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520039 | Straightening apparatus for wire, cable and tubular material A straightening apparatus with a plurality of rotatable straightening rollers arranged in two parallel planes. The axles of the rollers are supported in cassettes arranged in a housing holder, whereby one of the cassettes or the cassettes of one plane or ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520040 | Tool with two shanks and two handles A tool with two shanks and two handles, where the shanks are pivoted in a shank fulcrum which is located rearwardly of the handle fulcrum. In a preferred embodiment, the shank and handle fulcrum are spaced at a distance equal to at least a third of the to... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520041 | Humidity-indicating medical sample system and method A medical specimen collection system includes a blood specimen collection subsystem including a blood specimen card. The blood specimen card comprises a blotter-type absorbent material with locations for receiving blood droplets. A humidity-indicating pou... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520042 | Apparatus and method for the simultaneous measurement of rheological and thermal characteristics of materials and measuring cell therefor Apparatus and method for the simultaneous measurement of rheological and thermal characteristics of a test specimen subjects the test specimen to stress for rheological measurements, while at the same time subjecting the same test specimen to controlled t... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520043 | Device for crankshaft-synchronous detection of a periodically changing variable A device is disclosed for crankshaft-synchronous detection of a periodically changing variable of an internal combustion engine, for example the load, which is measured by a sensor whose output signal which is preprocessed or filtered in a suitable fashio... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520044 | Bearing free spring free throttle position sensor The rotor of a rotary position sensor mounts directly upon the rotary shaft to be sensed. The rotor prior to installation is retained in position by a pair of small protrusions extending from the rotor that cooperatively engage a pair of small indentation... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520045 | Tire deflation warning system Apparatus for the detection of vehicular tire deflation is disclosed. The apparatus generally comprises a post member adapted to be mounted at its proximal and to a vehicle's undercarriage so that its distal end can engage a road surface when the distance... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520046 | Process for the chemical logging of a liquid and chemical logging installation for performing said process The invention relates to a process for the chemical logging of a liquid and to an installation for performing the process. An object of the invention is to develop a process which makes it possible to carry out precise cartographies of chemical elements p... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520047 | Exothermic resistor element and thermal process air flow meter using the same In the thermal process air flow meter according to the invention first, second and third electrode terminals are arranged on the same surface at one end of a substrate. A first exothermic resistor is connected between the first and second terminals, and a... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520048 | Automated flow measuring device including wet and dry bulb moisture analyzer An improved probe useful for measuring emissions of stack gases is equipped with a means for measuring moisture content and molecular weight of stack gases. A water feed tube is provided through the distal end of the probe and is fed water via a water fee... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520049 | Acceleration responsive device An acceleration responsive device 30 includes a support 34 which supports a rod 46 between two spaced portions of the support. A weighted disc 48 is mounted for movement on the rod and is held by a spring 128 at one end of the rod 46. An indicator 50 is a... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520050 | Driving and detecting circuit of a vibrator First switching elements 28, 30 and resistors 36, 38 are connected to piezoelectric elements 16a, 16b of a vibrating gyroscope 12. An oscillation circuit 32 and a phase correction circuit 34 are connected between a piezoelectric element 16c and the first ... | 05/28/1996 |
