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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5675919 | Iron with steam and drain concentric tubes A flexible drain tube for exhausting drains from an iron main body is inserted into a flexible steam tube for sending steam into the iron main body in order to form one flexible connection tube. The flexible steam tube of the flexible connection tube conn... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675920 | Animal ear number tag An animal number ear tag is provided that consists of an improved number tag element that is fastened to a lock pin and is suspended from the ear of an animal. The entire surface area of the lock pin is plated or coated with a layer of temperature-sensiti... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675921 | Transmission structure for a crystal-like ball A transmission structure is set forth for a crystal-like ball, which comprises a glass ball and a rubber seal; the center of the rubber seal has a tube-shaped round hole for receiving a shaft of a rotary structure; the shaft extends from the inside of the... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675922 | Method and apparatus for balloon displays A grid structure having openings of various shapes are utilized in a display using balloons. Balloons are inserted in openings in the grid structure and inflated. The pneumatic pressure of the inflated balloon holds the balloon in the grid opening. The ba... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675923 | Rigid sign with protective changeable indicia member A rigid sign member with a changeable protective plastic overlay is disclosed. The overlay member can contain a wide variety of various messages and display indicia thus allowing the rigid sign backing member to be used for numerous different situations. ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675924 | Ejection device for firearm Ejection device for a firearm having an automatic or manual cycle, wherein the firearm includes a frame (1), a barrel (2) mounted on this frame (1) and which is equipped with a firing chamber (3) and movable elements (4) which can be moved backward in rel... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675925 | System for rendering a hand weapon inoperable There is disclosed a combination of a signal-receiving system and a hand weapon. The signal-receiving system is incorporated in the hand weapon and includes a signal-receiving unit for receiving a coded signal and an evaluating unit connected to the signa... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675926 | Bovine decoy apparatus An animal decoy apparatus includes a life size, simulated animal decoy unit, such as a life size bovine animal or cow. The cow includes a head portion, a body portion, and a tail portion. More specifically, the animal decoy apparatus includes a frame asse... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675927 | Shock resistant illuminated fishing bobber A new Shock Resistant Illuminated Fishing Bobber for providing an illuminated slip bobber for utilization at night time which is shock resistant, providing a useful life of approximately five to ten years. The inventive device includes a transparent resil... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675928 | Power snare A trap is of the power snare type for trapping fur-bearing animals, including large predators. The trap has a base arm and a snare arm as integral extensions of a torsion coil spring. The base arm is supported on the ground using a support assembly. A tri... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675929 | Plant culture method and support substrate applied thereto A culture method of growing plants or plant seedlings on a culture medium provided on a support substrate which is comprised of an upper layer made of small stone and activated charcoal integrally solidified by synthetic resin in such a manner as to maint... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675930 | Method, apparatus and system for marking and creating landscape borders The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for defining a landscape boundary. The invention comprises a longitudinal log having spaced apart ends, one of which is pronged and the other is flanged. The pronged and flanged ends are configu... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675931 | Plant tender A plant tender delivers light to the foliage and water and nutrients to the roots of a plant growing in a container and embedded in an anchoring medium contained in the container. The plant tender has an armature positioned adjacent to the plant and forme... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675932 | Plant growing system A mobile, enclosed plant growing apparatus including a plumbing/irrigation system and a method for using such. The plumbing/irrigation system includes a modularized reservoir system, light tight piping, growing buckets, risers and sprinklers. A liquid nut... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675933 | Plant cultivation bed and plant cultivation block The invention provides a cultivation medium promoting germination of plants and growth of the seedlings while precluding the plant from suffering damage from insect pests. The cultivation medium comprises a particulate, granular or fibrous rubber. Particu... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675934 | Device capable of opening/closing a door at either side thereof A device capable of opening/closing a door selectively closing an access opening of a main body at either side thereof comprises: at least a pair of hinge pins installed at the main body; a fixing member fixed on the door having pin guide grooves for the ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675935 | Door sealing mechanism Disclosed is a door sealing mechanism for sealing specifically the horizontal gaps between bottom rail and sill and between top rail and lintel. The door sealing mechanism comprises a sealing member including a flexible, elongated blocking portion having ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675936 | Removable guide assembly A removable guide assembly for a slidable panel which is retained in and released from a rail track for the panel by a release mechanism composed of a button-activated spring clip. The removable guide is particularly suited for use with a double panel bat... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675937 | Tilt assist device for tilt windows A tilt window assembly including a window frame having a flexible jamb liner; a sliding sash including a laterally outwardly extending projection; a tilt lock mechanism connecting the sliding sash with jambs in the window frame; and a tilt assist embossme... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675938 | Desert envitalization system with variable volume pneumatic polydome enclosure A variable volume pneumatic enclosure is provided. The enclosure includes a combination of fixed and ballast anchors for allowing the enclosure to expand and contract in order that a complete hydrologic cycle may be closed. The enclosure also includes a c... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675939 | Rainwater diverter for sloped roof flashings An improved rainwater diverter for use as the terminal portion of roof flashing is disclosed for covering the abutment of a vertical wall and a sloped roof. The flashing comprises essentially twin, bilaterally symmetrical flanges of which either is adapta... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675940 | Skylight leakage barrier A skylight leakage barrier for reducing the tendency of a skylight assembly to leak during heavy rainstorms. The skylight leakage barrier has a generally vertical top barrier which extends across the top edge of the skylight assembly. The top barrier has ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675941 | Method and apparatus for constructing prestressed structures utilizing a membrane and floating dome assembly The present invention is directed to improved tank or containment vessels and processes and apparatus for their construction. The tanks or containment vessels usually consist of circular walls resting on a base and a dome supported by the walls. The dome ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675942 | Wall panel alignment device and spacer An alignment device including a base plate, locking stem, locking plate and lock maintains the front and back sides of a pair of adjacent wall mounted panels of similar thickness in lateral alignment while an adhesive applied to the panels cures for provi... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675943 | Lateral load-resisting structure having self-righting feature The constructability of a concrete structure is facilitated by providing pre-assembled, modular frame units formed of steel or concrete beams and columns. Reinforcing bars have their opposite ends embedded in the beams that form each frame unit, but in mo... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675944 | Low thermal conducting spacer assembly for an insulating glazing unit and method of making same An insulating unit has a pair of glass sheets about an edge assembly to provide a compartment between the sheets. The edge assembly has a U-shaped spacer made of metal, metal coated plastic, gas and moisture impervious polymer, or gas and moisture impervi... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675945 | Loading dock shelter with a rotatable seal A loading dock shelter having rotating seal members is provided for forming a relatively air-tight seal between the dock opening and a truck so as to prevent air movement between the inside and the outside of the building during loading and unloading oper... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675946 | Privacy screen for office panelling systems The privacy screen provides a simple, effective solution to provide visual privacy for the traditional open workstations of office panelling systems. The privacy screen can easily be retrofitted to existing systems without the need for specialized panels ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675947 | Integral astragal An astragal formed as a part of an extruded door sash is described. The astragal is formed integral with the door sash as an elongated forwardly projecting member constituting an astragal base. An elongated detachable cap is releasably secured to the base... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675948 | Insulated ventilator for glass block window A ventilator for a glass block window is provided that has a high insulation value, is simplified in construction, and is easily repaired. The ventilator includes a unitary frame arranged to be accommodated in the glass block window and a sash for selecti... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675949 | Utility distribution system for open office plans and the like A utility distribution system is provided for open office plans and other similar settings, and includes a prefabricated floor construction designed to be supported directly on a building floor. The floor construction has a hollow interior which defines a... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675950 | Metal support framework for low profile raised panel flooring A raised flooring system and methods of forming components of such a system are disclosed. The present flooring system utilizes thin sheet metal, typically galvanized steel, to form a first strip having a plurality of pedestals formed in a spaced apart re... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675951 | Bamboo workpiece, molding and trim and method for making Bamboo molding or trim is provided from the interior of bamboo culms. The bamboo is divided into pieces which may be laminated to form workpieces from which the molding or trim is formed. Selected cross-sections, spindles and other forms are provided. The... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675952 | Finishing plug for producing square inside corners on a workpiece This relates to a workpiece particularly a simulated raised panel door as used on furniture and kitchen cabinets. Such doors are fabricated from a single sheet of core material and have a panel section machined into its face. In certain specific instances... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675954 | Roof or wall tiles made from recycled rubber tires A tile obtained from recycling worn rubber tires of automobiles. The tire is chopped into lengths of about 10" to 16" and then about 4" is lopped off the two side rim parts. The outer surface of the remaining central rolling tread part is run down to make... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675955 | System for covering exterior building surfaces A system for covering an exterior surface of a building comprising a plurality of members for application to the building surface in a series progressing from one end of the surface to the other end in a first lengthwise direction. The system comprises at... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675956 | Post and pole construction using composite materials A post and/or pole segment formed by filling a form with a composite mixture of a bonding agent and a filler material. The composite mixture is placed in a form in a fluid state and allowed to solidify. The form is retained as an integral member of the po... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675957 | Device loading/unloading apparatus for semiconductor device handler A device loading/unloading apparatus for a device handler is disclosed including a customer tray containing a finished device; a test tray having a plurality of carrier modules, the carrier modules forming a space on its bottom so that the device's bottom... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675958 | Seal jaw operating mechanism An operating mechanism for the seal jaw in a package wrapping machine has an operating arm with means along its length to alter the length of the arm between two finite positions. The arrangement is such that the operating arm for the sealing jaw in the p... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675959 | Opening fingers for envelope inserting apparatus Apparatus for opening an envelope having a front panel, a back panel and a closing flap. The apparatus includes: a device for supporting the envelope in a substantially horizontal plane wherein the back panel is situated above the front panel; a device fo... | 10/14/1997 |
