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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5549220 | Non-lethal device for self-defense A non-lethal, graded method for deterring an assailant by using a hand-held self-defense device which includes an electrical storage battery which acts as a power source, a lamp which emits a directed beam of high-intensity white light, a lamp which emits... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549221 | Flexible tube end-lap retainer The present end-lap retainer is a one-piece device having a particular configuration so as to fit snugly over the end of a pliable tube used to dispense viscous materials, such as, toothpaste, glue, ointment, etc. During the normal use process, a toothpas... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549222 | Beverage dispensing nozzle A post mix beverage dispensing nozzle includes a housing that contains a diffuser. The nozzle connects to a dispensing valve for dispensing a viscous beverage syrup that must be mixed with a mixing fluid, such as water, before dispensing. The diffuser com... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549223 | Pump with back suction phase The present invention provides a pump for pumping fluids, especially highly viscous fluids such as shampoo, from a main fluid container through a nozzle without unwanted dripping, plugging, or mess. A piston reciprocates in a pump chamber, creating positi... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549224 | Liquid medicine container structure A liquid medicine container includes a container body having threaded neck with an opening formed thereon for the entry of a liquid medicine into the container body. A seal member is fit into the opening to seal it. A through hole is formed on the seal me... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549225 | Adjustable C clamp An angle-adjustable C-clamp has a handle with an upper interior to receive a rod. The upper front edge of the handle has a couple of step-shaped front edges with two positioning posts extending forward from each front edge. The positioning posts are inser... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549226 | Device for operating devices for propellant cans The outlet tubes of pressurized cans containing, for example, polyurethane which is to be foamed, very frequently become clogged. The unconsumed residue of the substance intended to be dispensed consequently becomes unusable. This is prevented in accordan... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549227 | Bidirectional dispenser A dispenser member is adapted for connection to a bottle and includes a funnel, a structure for connecting the funnel to the bottle and a lid for opening and closing the funnel for loading and unloading objects from the bottle.... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549228 | Attachment system for fluent product dispensers A twist lock system for a dispensing container which includes a locking ring for a pressurized container, a dispensing gun having a combination twist lock and valve actuating system including two pairs of radially and circumferentially spaced locking lugs... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549229 | Luggage rack A luggage rack for an automotive vehicle comprising a pair of side rails adapted to be mounted on the roof of an automotive vehicle in laterally spaced apart relation. Each rail has an elongated channel extending lengthwise thereof. One or more cross memb... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549230 | Luggage carrier for motorcars Device for mounting a luggage carrier to the towing hook of a motor car, having a clamping piece mounted on the horizontal part of the towing hook. The clamping piece is provided with a coupling element which cooperate with a corresponding coupling elemen... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549231 | Bicycle carrier for motor vehicles Various arrangements of a bicycle carrier for transport by motorized vehicle include a particular type of clamping device for securely gripping the tire of a bicycle wheel mounted therein. The clamp comprises a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart sid... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549232 | Paper roll note pad A roll paper note taking device that is capable of effectively utilizing roll paper in either a horizontal or vertical fashion because the paper roll housing defines a seat for the paper roll so that the paper is tensioned irrespective of the remaining pa... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549233 | Coupon inserter An improved coupon inserter assembly receives a continuous supply of coupons and separates the forwardmost coupon and successive coupons from the web in a controlled fashion. The inserter assembly includes a pair of opposed feed rolls and opposed burst ro... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549234 | Fastener system A fastener system includes a fastener and a tool for use with the fastener. The fastener includes a shank defining a first pointed end and an opposed second end, and a plate is connected to the second end. A first head is connected to the plate and the he... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549236 | Method and apparatus for positive, torsion-proof holding during friction welding A method for the friction welding of parts and a holding device for at least one of the parts during the friction welding are disclosed. For the torsion-proof holding of the part in the holding device, regular positive-connection faces are provided therei... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549237 | Apparatus and method for cold welding thin wafers to hard substrates An apparatus for coating and bonding parts in a vacuum includes a floating mount assembly holding one part and applying a bonding load to the parts. A pivoting mount assembly holds one part and is pivoted between a coating position and a bonding position.... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549238 | Heat exchanger brazing tray A method and brazing fixture are provided for passing a plurality of heat exchanger components through a brazing furnace to provide a heat exchanger for use in a motor vehicle air conditioning system. The brazing fixture includes a reusable brazing tray h... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549239 | Method of providing particle retaining metal surfaces and flux retaining metal components A prefluxed, flux retaining aluminum-based component is provided comprising a solidified coating layer having flux particles embedded into the coating layer. A method for producing such components comprises steps of applying a molten metallic coating to a... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549240 | Surface mount device removal tool A surface mount device desoldering and removal tool includes a flexible carrier plate and a plurality of heated legs attached to the flexible carrier plate for contacting the leads of an electrical component. The flexible carrier plate is sufficiently fle... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549241 | Interlock for stackable boxes An interlock is disclosed for stackable lower and upper boxes. The lower box is provided with upstanding hook-shaped tabs extending upwardly from parallel walls and the upper box is provided with slots in the bottom which register with the tabs when the u... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549242 | Stackable container with reinforced corners A stackable container has corners which have ridges that extend above the sidewall. These ridges mate with slots in the bottom walls of similar containers when the containers are stacked. Corner flaps which connect adjacent sidewalls form triangular posts... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549243 | Blank for easily opened box and the box formed from such blank A box blank can be used for American boxes (10), the main flaps (20, 20', 22, 22') of which have dimensions practically equal to the opening of the box and which are glued to each other to close this box. The outer top flap (20) has a perforation (30) loc... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549244 | Thermally controlled valve for internal combustion engines The present disclosure concerns a thermally controlled valve, such as may be installed in the cooling water system of internal combustion engines. The thermally controlled valve eliminates thermal hunting as the temperature of the cooling water increases ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549245 | Composite pad useful between railroad rail and railroad tie In a railroad track, a composite pad is useful between a lower flange of a railroad rail and an upper surface of a railroad tie, particularly but not exclusively a concrete tie. The composite pad comprises a bonding member, preferably a plate made from ga... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549246 | External mix application system and nozzle assembly In an external mix, plural component application system, a first component material, such as a resin, is formed into a plurality of small, spaced streams arranged in a two-dimensional array and projected generally at a substrate or article. A second compo... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549247 | Scented liquid nebulizer An air nebulizer to be attached to a bottle containing scented liquid with a housing structure to receive air under pressure to cause the scented liquid to come out of the bottle under pressure and pass through a mesh in the housing to create a fine mist ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549248 | Combination lawn feeder and sprinkler device A combination lawn feeder and sprinkler device includes a fluid container formed in a generally cylindrical configuration. The fluid container functions to hold water soluble fertilizer. The fluid container includes a cover with an aperture extending ther... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549249 | Fluid spinner and nozzle head assembly with controlled fluid flood path The construction of a nozzle head for a trigger sprayer apparatus and the constructions of several variant embodiments of fluid spinners that are assembled into the nozzle head facilitate the assembly of the spinners into the nozzle head with fluid swirl ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549250 | Process and device for sorting thermoplastic materials from a mixed flow Process and apparatus for the storing of thermoplastic material from a mixed stream which can contain objects of other thermoplastic materials or other objects. The targeted thermoplastic material has a softening temperature which is below that of other m... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549251 | Pulverizer throat assembly A kit of segments is provided for replacing the throat of a coal pulverizer. The segments are so constructed that they may be assembled as either a rotatable throat or a stationary throat, and easily converted in place from one mode to the other. In the r... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549252 | Water-hammer actuated crusher A crusher for materials such as rock is described. Material is crushed between an inclined anvil and a vibrating impact surface. The impact surface is driven by high intensity pressure pulses which are generated by creating repeated water hammers in a low... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549253 | Stator winding apparatus A stator winding machine has a turret plate mounted for rotation about a vertical axis with stator clamp mechanisms mounted at spaced locations around its periphery for clamping stators to the turret plate with the axes of the stators coplanar with the ax... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549254 | Device for cutting yarn when inserting yarn on a yarn-holder cop in automated winding apparatus A device for inserting yarn on a yarn-holder cop in winding apparatus, of the type comprising a part for trapping and inserting yarn on the cop moving between a backward rest position and a forward position for insertion of the yarn on the yarn-holder cop... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549255 | Silencer for tape dispenser A silencer for a tape dispenser comprises a fixation shaft fastened at one end thereof with a base plate of the tape dispenser, a swiveling stand fastened pivotally at one end thereof with the fixation shaft, a rotating shaft fastened pivotally with anoth... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549256 | Continuous feed and discharge flow through cassette loading apparatus Cassettes are released from a remote loading station onto a supply conveyor. The cassettes travel on the supply conveyor to a flow-through tape loading machine in a response to a request from the tape loading machine. The cassettes are transported through... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549257 | Metal wire winding reel A metal wire winding reel having a winding drum and a flange at each end is capable of engaging and releasing the metal wire end easily without shortening the reel life. An elastic end engaging member with the forward end thereof slightly bent outward alo... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549258 | Retrofit luggage bin assembly compatible with existing aircraft bin supports The invention provides luggage bin assemblies, for retrofitting existing aircraft with larger overhead storage bins, that is compatible with existing aircraft bin support structure for original equipment bins. The assemblies include both a bin structure a... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549259 | Innovative airtankers and innovative methods for aerial fire fighting This invention, and the associated methods, relate to fighting fires from aircraft. The invention, and the associated methods, also relate to early detection of fires; delivering liquids (primarily fire retardant or water) in a timely and accurate manner ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549260 | Active control device for aircraft tail buffet alleviation A rotatable slotted cylinder (RSC), partially embedded within the contours of a tail surface, such as an aircraft tail airfoil, serves as a force-producing element in a closed-loop active control system for buffet alleviation. A longitudinal axis of the R... | 08/27/1996 |
