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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5531006 | Machine for tapering pipe ends with different diameters A machine for tapering pipe ends with different diameters including a feeding conveyor, a platform, a gripping mechanism mounted at one side of the feeding conveyor and mounted on the platform, the gripping mechanism including a frame provided with two ve... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531007 | Shear processor for steel structures A heavy duty cutting shear has first and second elongated jaws pivotably connected adjacent their inner ends for movement relative to each other between open and closed positions, and opposed working faces. The working face of the second jaw provides a re... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531008 | Method and apparatus for making a bubble spring assembly An apparatus for making a bubble spring assembly includes a base member having a side surface and a head assembly. A track way extends along one side surface of the base toward the head assembly. The track way is employed for guiding a respective spring b... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531009 | Apparatus for removing an undeformed rivet from a hole A method of recovering rivets from a rivet hole prior to the deformation of the rivets by the rivet dies includes the steps of positioning a suction cavity over the rivet in the rivet hole, pushing the rivet out of the hole with a rivet tail die and block... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531010 | Marine lower unit altering process This invention is concerned with a process for altering a marine lower unit, the process having the steps of removing the marine lower unit from the marine engine; removing the mechanical componets from the marine lower unit; cleaning the marine lower uni... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531011 | Longshoreman's stacking pin tool and process A tool permitting a longshoreman to install and remove stacking pins from cargo containers without the necessity of using a ladder is disclosed. The stacking pin tool includes a segmented, elongated, handle with one end segment thereof terminating in a sp... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531012 | System and method for riveting clips to conveyor-belt ends A clip-mounting machine secure a clip by at least one rivet to a belt end. The clip has front and back legs each formed with a throughgoing hole and adapted to embrace the belt end with each leg engaging the respective belt face and a U-shaped bight inter... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531013 | Method of and apparatus for assembling work unit A valve body unit is automatically assembled by inserting a cylindrical guide bush into an entry bore section of an axial bore of a valve body. The largest diameter of the valve spool is coaxially aligned with the guide bush. The valve spool is forced int... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531014 | Electromechanical press and method of operating An electromechanical press apparatus for trimming excess portions from a leadframe strip package having a semiconductor chip thereon and for forming leads of the leadframe strip package extending from the semiconductor chip is disclosed. The apparatus pro... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531015 | Method of making superconducting wind-and-react coils A process for manufacturing superconducting magnetic coils from strain-tolerant, superconducting multi-filament composite conductors is described. The method involves winding the precursor to a multi-filament composite conductor and an insulating material... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531016 | Method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head Method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head in which a main layer (5) of a non-magnetic material is formed on a support, which layer is recessed by removing material from a side remote from the support, said recess being subsequently filled up with ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531017 | Thin film magnetic head fabrication method A novel thin film magnetic head fabrication process is provided for fabricating a plurality of thin film magnetic head elements. The process begins with the selection of an appropriate wafer substrate of suitable size and quality. At least two primary sub... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531018 | Method of micromachining electromagnetically actuated current switches with polyimide reinforcement seals, and switches produced thereby An insulating layer with at least one via is provided over a metal plate. A sacrificial layer is applied over a portion of the insulating layer so that the sacrificial layer extends into the via. A metal bridge having at least one opening is provided over... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531019 | Solid oxide fuel cell and manufacturing method thereof A solid oxide fuel cell which has a fuel electrode and an air electrode respectively on a first surface and on a second surface of a solid electrolyte. The interface between the solid electrolyte and the fuel electrode, and the interface between the solid... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531020 | Method of making subsurface electronic circuits A method of making a planar, subsurface electronic circuit having at least one electronic circuit component assembled therewith is disclosed. First, three dimensional, essentially square channels interspersed with lands are formed within a dielectric mate... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531021 | Method of making solder shape array package A surface mount package for an electronic device has an array of solder shapes or structures projecting from the bottom surface of the package. The solder structures are cast in place on the package substrate using a wave solder process. The solder also f... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531022 | Method of forming a three dimensional high performance interconnection package The present invention is directed to a structure for packaging electronic devices, such as semiconductor chips, in a three dimensional structure which permits electrical signals to propagate both horizontally and vertically. The structure is formed from a... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531023 | Method of manufacturing mammoth ivory jewelry A process for manufacturing mammoth ivory jewellery, comprising the steps of: (a) slow curing a supply of rough mammoth ivory for partially drying the rough mammoth ivory; (b) cutting the rough mammoth ivory into pieces; (c) further curing the pieces of r... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531024 | Method of making a full face wheel A full face fabricated sheet metal wheel having a rim with dual bead seats and inboard flange and a disc welded to the outboard edge of the rim and providing an outboard tire bead retaining flange with a curl rolled to finish profile without machining. Me... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531025 | Nail clipper with index finger holder The invention is a nail clipper that is made up of a pair of upper and lower co-extensive, yieldingly-resilient and cooperatively-opposed members having correspondingly-mated inward and outward end portions, the outward end portions of the members superim... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531026 | Stripping tool for armored fiber optic cables A cable armor stripping tool has a shoe for insertion between the core tube and the armor of a fiber optic cable. The shoe has a curved portion which is tapered for lifting and separating ends of the armor as the shoe is slid along the length of the core ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531027 | Hedge trimmer drive assembly A hedge trimmer having a hedge trimmer housing, a motor disposed in the hedge trimmer housing and a drive assembly associated with the motor. The drive assembly includes a first housing, a first gear connected to the rotatable drive shaft of the motor, a ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531028 | Printed sheet measuring device An inexpensive tape measure which can be incorporated into mail order catalogs and the like for providing potential purchasers of clothing or accessories a measuring device for obtaining necessary dimensions for making size and product selections consisti... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531029 | Do it yourself hem line marker with chalk A new and improved do it yourself hem line marker with chalk comprised of a base having a rounded top surface, and a hollow interior. A recess is formed in the rounded top surface. A sand mixture is positioned within the hollow interior. The sand mixture ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531030 | Self-calibrating wheel alignment apparatus and method An apparatus and method for monitoring and automatically calibrating the primary sensors of a vehicle wheel aligner comprises secondary sensors for signaling the control means of the wheel aligner when the wheels are in known angular orientations. The out... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531031 | Laser level and square A device for leveling and squaring which includes a level body having a spirit vial or electronic inclinometer, wherein a battery powered laser module assembly is rotatably mounted in one end of the level body for emitting a visible laser beam therefrom. ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531032 | Hair dryer with integral stereo audio system A bonnet style hair dryer includes integral left and right speakers. Each of the speakers is positioned proximate a respective ear of the user. A two conductor stereo audio cable is separately attached to each speaker with the opposite end connected to an... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531033 | Controlled profile drying hood Apparatus is disclosed to control Yankee hood profile along the cylinder surface so as to provide a structurally stable hood having controlled impingement distances at operating temperatures. Radial support of the hot hood internals are located at or near... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531034 | Horizontal dryer having a screw conveyor and ring electrical heating elements A continuous dryer for minerals and ores which employs a single horizontal screw conveyor in a cylindrical drying chamber with a plurality of external electrical heating elements surrounding the drying chamber. The screw conveyor has cut and folded flight... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531035 | Snowshoe binding assembly A snowshoe binding (304) which provides improved foot stability is disclosed. The binding (304) includes a heel stabilizing extension (308) and a flexible footwrap assembly (310) which cooperate to stabilize the wearer's foot (316). A motion limiter for l... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531036 | Forklift vehicle plow attachment A plow attachment for a forklift vehicle that has elongated cavities extending from the rearside of the scrapper blade to receive the lift arms of the forklift vehicle. A connecting link is used to hold the plow attachment on the lift arms, and the plow a... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531037 | Water proportioning device for steam irons A water proportioning device for steam irons, has a valve (52) arranged between a water reservoir (1) and a steam-generating chamber (2). The valve includes a valve member (5) having a valve opening (7) and a valve pin (9) in sealing engagement within the... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531038 | Corner mountable display device for greeting cards A corner mountable display device for greeting cards comprising: a shell having at least two generally linear side faces which meet to form a corner, at least one corner including coupling devices affixed thereto, a corner including coupling devices adapt... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531039 | Base for mounting a telescopic sight on a gun A base for mounting an elongated telescopic sight on a gun which experiences a sudden reaction when a projectile is discharged from the gun. The gun has a pair of resilient leaf elements each supporting a sight mount to reduce the reactionary motion exper... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531040 | Laser module mounting means for weapons and other applications An internally mounted light beam sight suitable for use in automatic pistols and other weapons is provided by replacing the conventional recoil spring guide rod with a hollow tube having substantially the same exterior shape and dimensions, but containing... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531041 | Guiding device for fishing-rod lines A guiding device for fishing-rod lines includes a body that forms two parallel wings between which at least one guiding roller and at least one pin are rigidly coupled; the pin and the roller form, together with the wings, at least one passage for the lin... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531042 | Fishing sinker having interchangeable weights The present invention relates to a fishing sinker having interchangeable weights. The invention comprises three basic elements, i.e. a connector for connecting the sinker to a fishing line, a sleeve, and an elongated weight. The connector may be a snap ty... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531043 | Poisonous bait container for crawling insects A poisonous bait container for crawling insects includes a container main body which has a tubular shape with a triangular cross-section and includes a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, the bottom wall and first side wall defining tog... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531044 | Landscape edging device and method This invention provides a landscape edging device (10) including a polyvinylchloride pipe (22) having longitudinally spaced bores (24) extending vertically therethrough and spikes (31) disposed to extend substantially vertically through the bores (24) and... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531045 | Automatic window sash and lock operator A window operator and lock structure for controlling a window sash relative to a window frame, including a drive input securable to a frame and engaging both an operator linkage securable to a window sash to effectuate motion of a secured sash relative to... | 07/02/1996 |
