Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5675878 | Apparatus to merge and texturize mulitple filament yarns Apparatus to continuously draw, texture and warp polyester yam in which the texturing apparatus includes texturing balls mounted on a common mount for a plurality of texturing positions which individually can be rotated into and out of position without in... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675879 | Yarn threading apparatus for a draw texturing machine This invention comprises a yarn threading apparatus for a draw texturing machine for enabling yarn threading through yarn guides to be easily carried out with respect to a non-contact type heater positioned horizontally in the upper part of the machine, w... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675880 | Descaling system for use in the manufacture of steel and corresponding method This invention relates to a descaling system for use in the manufacture of steel and corresponding method, including a pump recirculation system. The recirculation system is adapted to make high pressure descaling fluid (e.g. water) instantaneously availa... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675881 | Method of exchanging a machine part and exchange unit for exchanging a machine part In a method of exchanging a machine part of a machine plant, the machine part to be replaced being one of multiple machine parts of the machine plant, the multiple machine parts being coupled to one another and being arranged on a common table plate which... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675882 | Refuse tire debeader The invention provides an apparatus for removing at least one bead from a tire. The apparatus includes a conveyor for tires and a sensor which centers the tire about a debeading device and a cutting device. The conveyor then moves the cut tire to a second... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675883 | Method of manufacturing a copper-nickel-silicon alloy casing The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a copper-nickel-silicon alloy with a composition Cu (balance), Ni 1.5-5.5%, Si 0.2-1.05, Fe 0-0.5% and Mg 0-0.1% (all in percent by weight), and use of the alloy for pressure-englazable casings. The metho... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675884 | Apparatus for multilayer conductor chip packaging Apparatus for shaping conductors critically spaced on a carrier that are bonded to contact locations on a substrate surface. The conductors are cantilevered with each adjacent conductor bonded to a contact location that is a different distance from the ca... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675885 | Method of winding a coil for an electroacoustic transducer An automated method for winding a coil of an electroacoustic transducer utilizes a support member that has a frusto-conical projection for receiving an outer pole tip. The frusto-conical configuration assures that, upon completion of a coil winding about ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675886 | Method of manufacturing a magnetostrictive alloy torque sensor A torque sensor including a magnetostrictive alloy ribbon having plural rows of plural hole groups arranged longitudinally in the direction at a required angle to the shaft, and the magnetostrictive alloy ribbon is glued to the surface of the shaft, and m... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675887 | Error free rivet system A rivet system (10) locks separate parts (12, 14) of an assembly (13) together on a support fixture (20) with the clamping devices (28); which prevents release of the parts (12, 14) from the fixture (20) until a required number of rivets (51) have been co... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675888 | Molded printed circuit board with wipe-in connector and method of making same An automotive instrument cluster case is molded of a resin material. A rigid rear wall of the case has a planar outer surface including a connector region having two adjacent flaps, each flap molded with a thin flexible section and a rigid terminal sectio... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675889 | Solder ball connections and assembly process Two substrates are produced each with a planar, mirror-image matrix of metal contacts in a surface wiring layer. The substrates are positioned with the matrices in parallel confrontation which defines pairs of confronting contacts. A metal ball is positio... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675890 | Method of press-connecting electrical wires to a connector and cutting waste end portions of the wires within the connector housing A press-connecting joint connector with which electrical wires can be readily connected to each other, and a method of press-connecting the electrical wires to the 5 connector. The joint connector (31) includes a connector body (33) with a wire inserting ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675891 | Method of inductively soldering electrical connector elements Electrical connector components, for example, a pin terminal constructed from a solid wire pin and a formed metal body, are attached to a web carrier and fed through an inductive heating station, thereby bonding the components together. The components are... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675892 | Laser shock peening for gas turbine engine vane repair A wide gap braze repair, particularly for a gas turbine engine vane or a component in the hot section of the engine. The repair is characterized by a braze filled void in a damaged area of the component, a laser shock peened surface over the repaired area... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675893 | Method for fastening an engaging member to a cylinder A method for forming a cylindrical structure by fastening an engaging member to an open end of a cylinder, including the steps of preparing an inner surface at the open end of the cylinder to provide the cylinder with a reduced thickness, providing an eng... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675894 | Mechanically operated razor Disclosed is a mechanically operated razor which does not require any electric power supply while functioning as a power-driven shaver. The razor mainly includes a housing, a driving mechanism, a transmission mechanism, a top cover, a shaving blade, and a... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675895 | Portable circular saw having a dust collecting function A portable circular saw has a main body (8) accommodating a motor therein, a sawing blade (4) rotated by the motor, a dust casing (3) covering the upper part of sawing blade (4), and a base (9) mounting main body (8). A plurality of partition plates (12a-... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675896 | Portable electric working machine A portable electric working machine of the present invention includes a motor case portion housing an electric motor, a working portion driven by the electric motor, a handle connected to the motor case portion or the working portion and a power source sw... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675897 | Rotary flail feeding device A rotary flail feeding device includes a head having an annular line storage cavity, a central post and annular line feeding passage extending radially inwardly from the cavity to a mouth at the end of the post. A coil of flail line is wound in the cavity... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675898 | Anti-splintering device for sawing machines having a saw blade The invention relates to an anti-splintering device for sawing machines having a saw blade which can be operationally connected to a saw blade, can be laid on workpieces and can be arranged laterally in relation to the saw blade and in the region of the s... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675899 | Rotary saw with laser beam alignment A rotary saw having a housing equipped with a laser beam generator and an end cap with a slit through which a laser beam projects in alignment with a rotating cutting blade of the saw. The housing is mounted on the body of the saw immediately over the bla... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675900 | Saw blade-holder It comprises a U-shaped bow (1), a handle (2) and two securing devices (3, 4) at both ends of the saw (5), each of the devices (3, 4) comprising a body (31) fitted with a longitudinal passage (32) enabling the control and centering of the saw (5), the bod... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675901 | Segmented, combination level and square having a rotating joint The present invention relates to a segmented, combination level and square that has a rotating joint. In a preferred embodiment, this hand tool provides the user with many optional tools in one. The tool can be configured as a level, a T-square, a framing... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675902 | Probe head A probe head for a coordinate measuring machine is provided with a heat control management system which regulates the amount of heat generated within the probe head in order to provide thermal stability thereof. The heat control system includes a processo... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675903 | Alignment mechanism for jointers The alignment mechanism includes a main body, a clamp which is connected to the main body for clamping the main body to the frame of a jointer and for creating a tension on the rotor of the jointer against rotation of the rotor about its drive axis. The c... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675905 | Dryer system for vegetables An apparatus and method for the drying of produce and particularly leafy vegetables. A spin dryer (100) is provided which releasably receives and holds a plurality of manually liftable field baskets (21). A turntable assembly (110) is rotatably mounted to... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675906 | Enclosed type air circulation drying mechanism for low temperature, normal temperature and low heat conditions An enclosed type air circulation drying mechanism includes a housing for receiving the food. The housing has two side chambers each for receiving a blower and two heating members and an evaporator for drying the air. Two or more fans are disposed in the s... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675907 | Collapsible foot dryer A foot dryer designed to dry the toes and areas between the toes on an individual's foot includes a housing which is designed to accept and support a conventional hair dryer. The housing is a box-like structure which defines an internal cavity. A cradle i... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675908 | Clothes dryer lint receptacle The present invention is an externally mounted clothes dryer filter which attaches to a standard clothes dryer hose. The externally mounted clothes dryer filter is fastened to an external wall of a structure. The clothes dryer exhaust hose is attached to ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675909 | Microwave-assisted separations using volatiles The generation of volatiles from liquid or solid materials is enhanced and accelerated by exposure to microwave radiation. Normally the energy transfer is effected preferentially toward the liquid or solid materials over the generated gaseous volatiles. S... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675910 | Recirculating batch peanut drying apparatus A recirculating batch peanut drying apparatus including a drying station for heating the peanuts, a tempering station for cooling the peanuts after heating, and a recirculating device which transports the peanuts in a continuous flow between the drying st... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675911 | Article and method for treating fabrics in a clothes dryer An article and method are disclosed for controlling the build-up of static electricity within a clothes dryer by adding the article to the dryer along with a load of fabrics to be dried. The article comprises a bladder formed from a waterproof, moisture-p... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675912 | Safety method for a drying system A dryer system has a combustion chamber, a dryer and a separator. The combustion chamber supplies heated gas to the dryer. Wet material is mixed with the heated gas in the dryer. The dried material is then separated from the gas in the separator. A method... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675913 | Photosensitive material processing apparatus A photosensitive material processing apparatus is equipped with a drying section in which a photosensitive material processed with a processing solution is conveyed by a plurality of rollers and dried by drying air from a drying air blowing device. In the... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675914 | Air circulating footbed A removable footbed is provided which circulates air and provides shock absorption. The footbed is constructed from a layer of moldable material molded with a concave bump in the heel area and a number of concave, intersecting channels in the remainder of... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675915 | Impact absorbing soles for parachutists An impact absorbing device for parachutists is disclosed. A conventional rshoe may be modified by riveting or otherwise fastening hook and loop material to the bottom of the overshoe. An impact absorbing sole having a top surface including hook and loop ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675916 | Shoe with interchangeable heels A shoe with an interchangeable heel. The heel can be interchangeably attached to the heel portion of the outsole of the shoe by extending a large bolt through an opening on the rear portion of the outsole, such that it is threadedly engaged with a sleeve ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675917 | Sports boot with a journalled collar A sports boot, especially for cross-country skiing or walking, including an upper, a reinforcement extending at least vertically upwardly on each side of the heel, and a rigid collar encircling at least the ankle, and connected by its sides to the reinfor... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675918 | Shirt cuff pressing assembly A shirt cuff pressing assembly comprising an upper and lower cuff chest. The cuff chests have a forwardly protruding pressing surface defined by a protruding portion and a cut-out portion in which the cuff and pleated portion of a shirt sleeve may lay fla... | 10/14/1997 |
