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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5634290 | Device and method for making a fishing lure A harness lure tying device comprises a plurality of beads and a spinner disposed on a shaft having an axial bore therethrough and removable retainers at opposite ends of the shaft. The removal of one or the other retainers permits the beads and spinner t... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634291 | Live bait and tackle container A live bait and tackle container (10) comprising a bucket (12) for storing water (14), so as to hold live bait therein. An assembly (16) is for aerating the water (14) within the bucket (12), to keep the bait alive over a long period of time. A facility (... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634292 | Apparatus and method for attracting and trapping insects An apparatus and method of attracting and trapping insects which includes an elongate strip of trapping material having a sticky substance thereon. In one embodiment, the trapping material is provided as two adjacent plies which are unwound from a feed ro... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634293 | Adhesive device for insect capture, sealing and hygienic disposal An insect and pest disposal apparatus and method which includes a mounting apparatus which is loaded with an adhesive sheet of material which is used to capture and dispose of an insect. The mounting apparatus has a planar face and a aperture or slit pene... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634294 | Method of enhancing the growth of plants A method for enhancing the growth of plants in a growing medium that covers a profile. The method comprises the steps of coupling a blower to a network of pipes in the profile and continuously injecting air under pressure therein. The method may include c... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634295 | Revolving door Revolving door having at least four variable length door wings extending radially into a passageway, and being offset from one another in the direction of rotation about a central axis. Each door wing includes at least two sliding door elements slidingly ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634296 | Remote control door operating device A door controlling device for opening and closing a door in a wall has a first arm, one end of which is mounted to the wall and the other end of which is pivotally attached to the second end of a second arm. The first end of the second arm is pivotally at... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634297 | Door opening/closing apparatus A door opening/closing apparatus, which can cause quick and smooth start of movement of a sliding door in an emergency, without any possibility of breakage of the door due to quick movement, so that it can be used reliably and safely. When an operating me... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634298 | Electro-mechanical door opening and closing device There is disclosed an electro-mechanical door opening and closing device which is adapted to be retro-fitted onto an existing manually operated sliding door system. The sliding door system has a stationary panel and a movable panel and the system is insta... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634299 | Gutter screening apparatus A flushing apparatus for collecting and removing debris from a rain gutter to permit the unobstructed flow of water through a gutter downspout. The apparatus includes a channel section forming one end of the gutter and having a pair of sidewalls, a screen... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634300 | Wall system employing grooved posts, connector blocks and T-bolt receiving battens A post and batten assembly for a wall panel system, the elongated post having a plurality of sides, at least one of which has an elongated groove and a pair of outer shoulders astraddle the groove, an elongated batten having a central body positioned in t... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634301 | Stud wall raising apparatus A stud wall raising apparatus is disclosed. The device permits a single user to safely and easily raise a stud wall without assistance. The device comprises a wall fixture having a pair of perpendicularly oriented channels for receiving the top portion of... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634302 | Device for temporarily positioning a frame to be connected securely to a concrete wall during construction of the concrete wall A positioning device for positioning a frame between two parallel form panels of a wall form assembly when pouring concrete includes a positioning plate and two seal strips. The positioning plate is adapted to be fastened to one of the panels and has a pl... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634303 | Door jamb assembly with extruded unitary brickmold and stop An improved door jamb and brickmold assembly has a rectangular wooden jamb and a unitary co-extruded thermoplastic member mounted to said jamb and defining both the door stop and the brickmold of the assembly. In one embodiment, an elongated securing tab ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634304 | Water impervious intumescent firestop collapsing conduit A firestop conduit element is formed of an inner conduit of fusible material surrounded by intumescent material which is contained within an exterior moisture impenetrable barrier. A preferred barrier is an external sleeve, bonded at its ends to the condu... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634305 | System for stone cladding of buildings A system for stone cladding of building includes a plurality of facing blocks arranged as superposed courses. Each block in a first course has a first step defining a lower tread, a riser, and a top tread extending along the length of the top surface of t... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634306 | Composite framing member construction for windows and doors A unitary composite frame member of two or more structural elements. A first and a second of the elements each contributes strength to the member. The second element, a plastic, encloses the first element on essentially all surfaces along the length of th... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634307 | Imitation stone surface apparatus and method A stone-like coating is applied to architectural structures to closely simulate stonework both as to appearance and feel, the coating being applied in successive layers, with the outer surface of the coating being sculpted, configured or colored to imitat... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634308 | Module combined girder and deck construction A structural module has a cast concrete portion and a girder. The concrete portion has a reinforced deck with a reinforced load bearing a diaphragm at opposite ends. The girder extends between the diaphragms and protrudes into each diaphragm without struc... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634309 | Portable dance floor A dance floor of assemblable square sections that are held together magnetically and are aligned by male/female couplers and ramp members attachable to the outer perimeter of the assembled square sections.... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634310 | Surface-mounted veneer anchor A surface-mounted veneer anchor is disclosed. The anchoring system has a unique combination of a masonry anchor, a box tie member, and a facing anchor is provided. The primary components of the veneer anchor are wire formatives and provide a closed loop, ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634311 | Drainage conduit A device for stabilizing footing drainage conduits while forming the footings including an annular disk and a cylindrical hub extending outwardly from and about the opening. A drain tile or conduit is engaged with the device about the hub while the device... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634312 | Shear bolt connected structural units An apparatus is disclosed for joining structural units. A structural unit, such as a precast concrete section of pipe, decking, bridge structure, building structure, or pavement, includes a plurality of spaced, longitudinally aligned tubular members. The ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634313 | Cylindrical, refractory, hollow brick The invention relates to a cylindrical, refractory, hollow brick having tapered wall surfaces in the corner region.... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634314 | Trim clip for siding There is disclosed a mounting clip for joining siding panels. The clip has a first face and a second face. The clip is formed from a continuous metal strip. The continuous metal strip is bent generally into a FIG. 4 configuration and has an upright leg, a... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634315 | Buildings method of construction In the construction of a building, for example a house A, a plurality of composite assemblies, such as Pa . . . , are built of pairs of composite boards 2a and 3a . . . of prescribed thickness held apart by spacers 4a . . . of a prescribed width at a fixe... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634316 | Method and apparatus for handling flat coiler cans before, during and after filling the cans by a sliver-producing textile machine An apparatus for handling flat coiler cans before, during and after filling the cans with sliver by a sliver producing textile machine. The apparatus includes an empty-can storing device; a full-can storing device; an intermediate space defined between th... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634317 | Packaging apparatus and process A packaging apparatus and process for producing and using the same is provided having a tubular lining material defining a hollow-space therein with the lining material being folded outwardly over itself providing a chamber in which a casing material is p... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634318 | Optical effect material and methods An optical effect material used for making shredded, flaked, die-cut and sheets of decorative materials. The optical effect material comprises an iridescent sheet and a light transmitting material connected together. Methods for using an optical effect ma... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634319 | Truss plate bundle identification system A system for identifying bundled truss plates is disclosed. The truss plate bundles include visual indicia that indicate the thickness and material composition of the material from which the truss plates are constructed. Methods for packaging such truss p... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634320 | Method of crimping a floral sleeve about a pot A plant packaging system comprising a combination of a protective sleeve portion and a decorative cover portion having a base and skirt for packaging a potted plant. The protective sleeve can be detached from the decorative portion of the package system o... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634321 | Optimized method of applying an outer wrapping, and of transporting a wrapped load The present invention relates mainly to an optimized method of applying an outer wrapping to a load, in particular a palettized load, and to transporting the load as wrapped by said method. A method of the invention includes the following steps: a) determining... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634322 | Method for assembling and packaging a flexible line trimmer A flexible line trimmer for shipping and storing in a knocked down version for reduced package sizes includes a single length of tube that is received within an extended neck portion of a motor housing. During final assembly, the tube is extended and lock... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634323 | Carton end panel folding mechanism A carton end panel folding mechanism for forcing both the leading and trailing panels of a gable top carton inwardly prior to the sealing of same. The folding mechanism includes four equally spaced blades, wherein each blade is shaped along its leading an... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634324 | Bag making machine A bag making machine for making bags from a sealable film is disclosed, wherein the heatable film is advanced along forming tubes. Most particularly, the invention is concerned with a bag making machine for the parallel manufacture, especially of tubular ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634325 | Spiral grooved roller mechanism A roller mechanism for a reel mower cutting unit, wherein the roller includes a spiral member fixed with a central tube member. The spiral member includes a radially outer edge portion which rolls in contact with the ground during operation.... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634326 | Spindle for gas bearing of a rapidly rotating tool, in particular for aerostatic bearing of an open-end spinning rotor A spindle for gas bearing of a rapidly rotating tool, in particular for aerostatic bearing arrangement of an open-end spinning rotor, including a spindle housing, a rotatable elongate shaft supported in the spindle housing in a radial direction of the sha... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634327 | Method of operating a gas-turbine group In a method of operating a gas-turbine group having sequential combustion, action is taken first of all on the inlet temperatures (A, B) at the two turbines (6, 10) in order to provide a partial-load operation. The subsequent lowering of the load takes pl... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634328 | Method of supplying fuel to a dual head combustion chamber A method of supplying fuel to a combustion chamber of a turbojet engine having a low power head with a plurality of low power fuel injectors and a high power head having a plurality of high power fuel injectors is disclosed in which fuel is supplied to th... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634329 | Method of maintaining a nominal working temperature of flue gases in a PFBC power plant A method for maintaining a nominal working temperature of flue gases during operation of a PFBC power plant having a pressure vessel with a combustor enclosed therein for combustion of a fuel in a fluidized bed, a gas turbine for receiving flue gases form... | 06/03/1997 |
