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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5699962 | Automatic engagement nozzle A sprinkler unit having a system of nozzles for a wide range of conditions, comprises a housing having an inlet for connecting to a source of water, an outlet, a passage connecting the inlet to the outlet, the outlet having a nozzle receiving socket, a no... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699963 | Electromagnetic valve and unit-type fuel injection device using the same An unit-type fuel injection device including a plunger for pressurizing fuel in a fuel pressurizing chamber, an injection nozzle which has a fuel reservoir and serves to inject the fuel pressurized in the fuel pressurizing chamber, and an electromagnetic ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699964 | Showerhead and bottom portion thereof The showerhead of the present invention permits the removal of damaging water deposits, such as lime deposits, without causing damage to the surrounding showerhead portion on which the deposits are located. The showerhead includes a bottom portion with re... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699965 | Infrared suppressor for a gas turbine engine An IR suppressor produces a thin "ribbon" exhaust plume using a tapered exhaust manifold which has a plurality of discrete exhaust nozzles that are longitudinally aligned with the exhaust manifold. Optionally, the nozzles extend within but are spaced apar... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699966 | Exhaust nozzle of a gas turbine engine An exhaust nozzle of a gas turbine engine effective for reducing the emission of infrared radiation and providing an extensive maneuvering capability. The nozzle preferably is of the two-dimensional type and includes an exhaust cowl with a generally recta... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699967 | Airless spray gun diffuser An improved poppet valve seat having a predetermined through-bore restricting orifice operating in conjunction with a fluid diffuser and diffuser flow passages thereof reduce the velocity of fluid ejected from the spray gun below levels which are hazardou... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699968 | Water discharge controlling structure of a sprinkling gun A water discharge controlling structure of a sprinkling gun, in which a controlling bolt is slidably disposed in a barrel of the sprinkling gun and a nut is screwed with a rear end of the controlling bolt. The barrel has a rear end formed with two lateral... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699969 | Method and system for reclaiming aggregate from concrete waste material A method and system for reclaiming aggregate from concrete waste material includes crushing step and means of compression-crushing lumps of concrete waste material into a crushed mixture, and sorting the crushed mixture by size thereof, grinding step and ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699970 | Meat-comminuting machine with improved vacuum discharge mechanism A discharge mechanism for meat-comminuting machine is disclosed, which comprises a housing structure and a discharge rotor. The housing structure defines a discharge chamber adapted to receive meat comminuted by the meat-comminuting machine, through a fro... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699971 | Method of, and device for, detecting the yarn end on a bobbin A method and device for detecting the yarn end on a bobbin in a textile machine. The textile machine comprises a plurality of operating units situated next to each other and an attending device adapted to travel along the units and to stop at a selected o... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699972 | Magnetic tape apparatus for eliminating a slack of magnetic tape when changing a tape winding direction A magnetic tape apparatus in which data is recorded on or reproduced from a magnetic tape when the magnetic tape is run on a rotary drum, includes a tension regulating unit which regulates a tension of the magnetic tape when the magnetic tape is run, the ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699973 | Tape reel having air discharging grooves formed in flange A tape reel having a cylindrical tape winding face on which magnetic tape is to be wound, and upper and lower flanges formed at upper and lower ends of said tape winding face. Grooves (20), which are designed to discharge to the outside the air interposed... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699974 | Fibre coiling A system for installation of optical fibre transmission lines into ducts by feeding coiled optical fibre packages from a container with an annular configuration. The optical fibre package comprises filamentary material coiled into a series of turns each o... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699975 | Extension member anchor A spring drive retractor having a case with an inner space for a spring and a reel, with one end of the spring connected to the case and the other end of the spring connected to the reel, with an extension member having one end connected to the reel and t... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699976 | Gear mechanism and pretensioner A gear mechanism includes a sun gear, a planetary gear, an internal gear and a cam gear. The planetary gear is disposed so as to continuously engage the sun gear. When the gear mechanism is operated, the planetary gear revolves around the sun gear while r... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699977 | Coil winding device and coil winding method In order to wind a coil on a bobbin, the bobbin is supported on a rotating unit. Wire, which is supplied to a nozzle, is first clamped by a clamp which is synchronously rotatable with the bobbin. The nozzle is then moved along two mutually perpendicular a... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699978 | Tear tape changer A tear tape changer, in which guide rollers positioned at downstream ends of two transfer paths are disposed displacedly from each other in the front and rear direction orthogonal to a tape feed direction to prevent mutual interference of tapes even when ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699979 | Machine of the type capable of using strips of material wound in reels A machine of the type capable of using strips of material wound in reels, for example wrapping, packaging and cellophane wrapping machines for cigarettes, or similar, the machine comprising at least one unwinding spindle of a reel of a strip of material w... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699980 | Machine for spreading fabric A machine for spreading fabric. The machine includes a plurality of cylinders for guiding the fabric from the belt and a plate on which the fabric slides from the machine onto a table on which the fabric is spread out. The machine further includes a cylin... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699981 | Aircraft cavity acoustic resonance suppression system An aircraft cavity acoustic resonance suppression system is described which comprises a small diameter, substantially cylindrically shaped member disposed substantially parallel to and spaced up to a distance corresponding to about three airflow boundary ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699982 | Spacecraft with heat dissipators mounted on thermally coupled shelves A spacecraft includes heat-radiating panels. Heat-generating boxes such as TWTs are mounted on shelves which are inside the spacecraft, where they cannot radiate to space. The shelves are coupled by bent heat pipes to the exterior radiating panels.... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699983 | Atomizing and mixing nozzle for humidification process An apparatus is disclosed to carry out a humidification process which includes the steps of blowing hot air upwardly through a plurality of tubes (34) submerged in a body of water (8) but which terminate above the water level (16), aspirating water into h... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699984 | Energy-absorbing link member and an aircraft seat fitted with such a member An energy-absorbing bolt specially designed for an aircraft seat. It comprises an outer sleeve terminated at a first end by fastening means for fastening to a first structural element; an inner sleeve terminated at an opposite, second end by a rod suitabl... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699985 | Portable motorcycle carrier Over the years, many times, motorcycle carriers have been affixed to the front or rear portions of four wheeled vehicles in order to transport recreational type motorcycles. My invention not only affixes to the rear or front of most four wheeled vehicles,... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699986 | Railway crossing collision avoidance system With the vehicle anti-collision system of the present invention, road vehicles in the vicinity of a railway crossing are alerted as a train approaches the crossing. A signalling device operating in conjunction with a GPS receiver located in the train emit... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699987 | Hose hanging apparatus having a drawer A hose hanging apparatus having a drawer is disclosed. The hose hanging apparatus provides a main body supporting a front railing and a back plate having a rear railing that allows a user to coil hose about the main body between the front and back railing... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699988 | Coupler clamping apparatus for interconnecting a free-standing, wheeled intravenous pole with mobile patient transfer devices A coupler clamping assembly (10) is provided for releasably connecting a mobile support stand (52) with a patient transport device such as a gurney (54), in order to allow patient transfer with the support stand while eliminating the need for extra transp... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699989 | Mailbox mounting device which returns to its original position after side impact A mailbox mounting device which returns to its original position after side impact being comprised substantially of a horizontal mounting member, a base plate, a cylindrical cap, a spacer mounting plate, and resilient means for retarding the said cylindri... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699990 | Holder for eyeglasses A holder for eyeglasses that can be mounted in a variety of configurations to secure and hold eyeglasses in folded vertical aligned engagement including a contoured front panel portion having a thin flexible backing element that is only partially attached... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699991 | Portable camping equipment hanger A method to enable a single individual to raise a payload and store the payload at an elevated height above the ground comprises providing first and second flexible elongate line members, each of the line members having a first and, a second end and an in... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699992 | Pump stand A pump stand (1) has a base plate (2) with a pump (3) mountable thereon. The pump (3) has supports (4) serving as its vibration damping elements with which it stands upon the base plate (2). Coupling elements (5) are provided on the pump underside and on ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699993 | Seismic anchoring device for equipment A seismic anchoring system for a piece of equipment anchored on a raised floor. A seismic anchoring clip includes two members rotatably coupled together. Each member has an opening accessible from a side through an entrance. The members are rotatbly coupl... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699994 | Sensor-type flush valve assembly with push button device for optional manual operation A sensor-type flush valve assembly includes a hollow main valve body which confines an axial space with a top end portion and a lower end portion. The main valve body is formed with an inwardly and radially extending valve seat, a radial inlet port commun... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699995 | Pivoting valve assembly An pivot valve assembly (1310) for use in a fluid flow system (S). A valve body (1312) has a fluid flow path therethrough and includes an inlet (1314), an outlet (1316), and a valve orifice (1318) formed intermediate the inlet and outlet. A valve member (... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699996 | Method for placing cable within coiled tubing A cable is injected into a length of coiled tubing disposed on a reel by an apparatus and method which includes attaching a small diameter pipe to the end of the coiled tubing, feeding the cable into the opposite end of the pipe through a seal and pumping... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699997 | Foldable playyard connection device A connection device for a playyard consists of a handle and two connectors. The handle is provided integrally with a block and a plurality of protrusions having a hole therein. A pair of connectors is each provided with a plurality of spaces for receiving... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699998 | Manufacture of pocket spring assemblies In the production of a pocket spring assembly, two layers of fabric are secured together along multiple parallel seam zones so as to form a quilt defining a plurality of parallel fabric tubes, the tubes so formed are supported on guides extending longitud... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5699999 | Aligned mattress spring core A mattress inner spring core comprising a plurality of coil springs arranged in longitudinally extending columns and transversely extending rows. Each coil spring has an identically configured upper and lower end turn between which are a plurality of cent... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5700000 | Transversely compliant body spring for a hydraulic bearing The invention in directed to a bearing to damp oscillatory masses and includes a rubber-elastic support body, a receiving device mounted at and/or in the support device and connecting the bearing to the oscillatory mass, and a housing frictionally bracing... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5700001 | Method of resin sealing an object with apparatus including a gas spring A gas spring (602) is used as a buffer device in a resin sealing apparatus for applying a compressive force to a plunger (15). In the gas spring (602), the compressive force at which a compression displacement starts is easily established as required, and... | 12/23/1997 |
