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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5548979 | Horizontal axis clothes washing machine with tub suspension A horizontal axis clothes washing machine. A rotatable clothes basket has a generally longitudinally extending and generally horizontally disposed axis of rotation. The clothes basket is rotatably attached to a generally surrounding first member (which is... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5548981 | Lock assembly for a personal computer system enclosure A lock assembly is disclosed for small computers and similar electronic devices of the type that must be locked yet must permit access for repair even when the proper key is not available to the repair person without requiring that the expensive lock or i... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5548987 | Roll mandrel monitoring arrangement in cold pilger mills A roll mandrel monitoring device in cold pilger mills with a coil which surrounds the rolled tube concentrically and is arranged on the delivery side after the rolling mill for detecting longitudinal movement of a coil core which is fastened inside the tu... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5548990 | Methods and systems for calibrating flow meters A method for in situ calibration of a flow meter under test installed in a pipe involves positioning a pre-calibrated insertion meter within the bore of the pipe in series with meter and using the output from the insertion meter to calibrate the meter. A ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5548992 | Leak test adapter for containers An adapter is provided for facilitating the charging of containers and leak testing penetration areas. The adapter comprises an adapter body and stem which are secured to the container's penetration areas. The container is then pressurized with a tracer g... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5548993 | Gas service testing gauge The invention is an improvement of the method and apparatus used to test gas service lines at residential or business locations such that the application of air pressure into the system, the reading and monitoring of the gauge and the ultimate release of ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5548996 | Sensor for automobile A sensor for an automobile wherein a coating material 35 for covering the connections between a sensor body 11 and lead wires 20 is formed by injection-molding a thermoplastic elastomer. Since the elastomer has rubber elasticity, no stress concentration t... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5548999 | Mounting arrangement for acceleration detector element A semiconductor type acceleration sensor comprises a flexible printed circuit board on which a semiconductor type detector chip section is mounted The detector chip is formed with openings therethrough overlapping an opening formed in a rear-side base pla... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549000 | Passive acoustic detection of pipeline pigs The present invention determines the presence of a pig in a pipeline and the condition of the pig, as regards to the material the pig may be pushing, by passive acoustic detectors which determine the acoustic characteristics for the pipe and the pig. From... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549008 | Device and method for characterizing a medium comprising at least a conductive part The present invention relates to a method and to a device for testing a partly conductive medium to determine a characteristic thereof. A signal generator generates a periodic excitation signal in a resonant circuit, including a coil which produces a magn... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549014 | Workcentre A workcenter comprises a track (14) having a carriage (24) moveable along the track by a screw (32) rotated by a motor (30). The carriage has a bore (42) surrounding the screw. Two sleeve members (160) are received in the bore at either end thereof and su... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549015 | Shaft rotation driving apparatus for machine tool A shaft rotation driving apparatus for a machine tool having a main spindle for rotating a tool or a workpiece, comprises: a magnetic anisotropic rotor formed integral with the main spindle itself or with a rotary sleeve itself fitted to the main spindle;... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549016 | Wrist mechanism for an industrial robot A wrist mechanism for an industrial robot has a second axis perpendicular to a first axis extending in a length direction of an arm and a third axis perpendicular to the second axis, the wrist mechanism comprising:, first reduction mechanism and second re... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549017 | Brake lever for motorcycle An improved brake lever includes a lever body, a protective strip and a cap. The lever body is provided with a longitudinal slot which has a narrowed slit merged into the lever body at both ends of the longitudinal slot. The protective strip can be readil... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549018 | Small-locus machining apparatus A small-locus machining apparatus is attached to the distal end of a wrist of a robot but operable independently of a robot body. First and second drives of the apparatus are mounted on a base in such a manner that respective output spindles are parallel ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549020 | Automotive manual transmission shifting mechanism A modified shift housing and shift mechanism for a manually shifted automotive transmission is provided by replacing the existing shift housing and complicated components for activating the selector shafts. The modified shift housing is provided with bore... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549022 | Closed end box line wrench A closed end box line wrench includes at least one wrench end and a tool body. The wrench end has a hole therethrough sized and adapted to engage an object, such as a nut. The hole is in communication with an opening for enabling the wrench to be position... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549024 | Clamshell pipe lathe having improved bearing arrangement A clamshell machining lathe for cutting and finishing pipes in industrial settings comprises a split-ring assembly, including a clamping ring that is positioned about the pipe, and journaled to the clamping ring is a rotatable gear ring that supports a to... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549025 | Cutting strip with a cutting edge made of highly wear-resistant material The invention refers to a cutting strip with a cutting edge of highly wear-resistant material, e.g., polycrystalline diamond material, that is laid in solid connection on a base and forms a rail piece together with this base, whereby several rail pieces a... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549026 | Stringed musical instrument A stringed, electric musical instrument, such as a guitar comprises an electroformed, seamless metallic body to which is attached the base portion of a neck assembly. In one embodiment of the invention the body is hollow and the base portion of the neck a... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549027 | Stringed acoustic musical instrument A stringed musical instrument, such as a guitar, which includes a bridge which does not stress the top of the guitar either vertically or laterally. Vertical and lateral forces due to string tension are balanced out within the bridge assembly. Also disclo... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549028 | Chromatic tuner display providing guitar note and precision tuning information A chromatic tuner display is provided for indicating a relative difference between a pitch of a sound and a pitch of a desired note of a musical scale. The display comprises a base member, a predetermined point on the base member corresponding to the pitc... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549030 | Automatic pistol with integral compensator Disclosed is an improved integrally recoil-compensated slide action pistol having a frame, a barrel having a bore on a barrel axis, the bore having a caliber diameter, a feed slide connected to the frame for movement parallel to the barrel axis between op... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549031 | Device for distributing oil under pressure and hydraulic hammer provided with said device A device for distributing oil under pressure including a head (2) within which, inside a chamber (24), a shuttle (5) slides provided with a shank (5a) sealingly sliding within an end cap (6) and on whose head surface (19) oil at the feed pressure acts com... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549032 | Low-pollution high-power external combustion engine A low-pollution external combustion piston engine is adapted to utilize any of a number of expansible gases and fuels, and to maximize power output relative to the weight of the engine. The engine has a highly efficient and compact rotary design featuring... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549034 | Wrist pin for piston and connecting rod assembly Metallic piston, wrist pin and connecting rod which normally do not fit together can be joined with one selected component being heated to effect the expansion thereof while another selected component is chilled to effect its contraction. With the heat di... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549036 | Cappuccino making apparatus A cappuccino making apparatus having a coffee making unit and a separate milk preparation unit. The two units are housed within individual and separate cabinets and are connected by a set of liquid conduits that deliver milk from the milk unit to the coff... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549037 | Gas generator attachment A portable lightweight gas generation device which can be attached to a container to generate a quantity of gas from a mixture of two chemically reactive materials and to inject the gas into the container. The device is especially useful as an apparatus f... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549038 | Modulated steam cooker A modulated steam cooker in which food to be cooked is received in an oven chamber having an access door associated with a door switch, steam being fed directly into the oven by a steam generator having an electric heater immersed in a pool of water. The ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549039 | Heat-insulating cooking container The present invention relates to a heat-insulating (adiabatic) cooking container which is ideal for use in cooking, wherein partially-cooked food or the like is thermally insulated with the finished cuisine being prepared thereafter, and, in particular, i... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549040 | Food material heating mechanism A food material heating mechanism includes at least an upper and a lower heating plate. Food material is placed on a food material tray which is then placed on the lower heating plate. The upper and lower heating plates are moved toward each other to caus... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549041 | Batch mode food treatment using pulsed electric fields A batch food processing machine particularly adapted for treating solid and semi-solid foods. The machine has a processing vessel with first and second electrodes and an enclosed treatment chamber. The processing vessel is preferably a detachable module w... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549042 | Domestic appliance for making ice-cream A domestic appliance (1) for making ice-cream is provided, comprising a motor (8), a stirring tool (12) drivable by the motor(8), and switching means (69) for starting a first mode of operation of the domestic appliance (1), in which mode the stirring too... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549044 | Printing press including a mechanism for exchanging cylinders A printing press consists of several printing units arranged in a row, each having one inking unit, and cylinders exchangeable for diverse print runs, the bearings of the exchangeable cylinder being arranged on a carriage displaceable in the printing pres... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549048 | Biodegradable shot-gun cartridge case A shot-gun cartridge case is disclosed which is made by extrusion or equivalent pressure forming of high density polyolefin-based composition containing biodegradable starch, a fatty acid ester to initiate peroxide attack on the double bonds of the polyol... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549052 | Table with movable top surface Disclosed herein is a table comprising a base, a table surface, and a mechanism for controlling the movement of the table surface relative to the base. The table surface is movable between a retracted position, in which the table surface is generally hori... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549053 | Desk frame A height adjustable desk including a work bench which is height adjustable and supported upon a pair of upwardly extending legs. The leg includes an upper portion supported on a lower portion. A height adjustment mechanism is manipulated by the user to ad... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549056 | Load distributor for pallets An apparatus is disclosed for distributing a load applied thereto, such as by a shipping pallet. The apparatus comprises first and second thermoformed plastic sheets. The first sheet has a generally planar surface, a central indentation and a plurality of... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549057 | Dryer and combustible pellet system A dryer for particulate materials comprising an elongated, peripherally enclosed combustion tunnel having a combustion chamber and an exhaust outlet, a liner spaced from and around the combustion tunnel, having an exterior radiant heat reflective shield, ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549058 | Method and apparatus for charging a bulk material supplemental fuel into a long cement kiln A method and apparatus for feeding a bulk material supplemental fuel through a port formed in a side wall of a rotary vessel of a cement kiln. The apparatus includes a stationary annular plenum surrounding rotary vessel. The plenum is configured to define... | 08/27/1996 |
