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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5713236 | Pick and place transfer A transfer mechanism for a progressive forging machine in which the fingers for transporting workpieces from station to station are arranged to pick the workpieces axially out of dies from which they are being discharged, transfer the workpieces laterally... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713237 | Slide lock for stamping press A slide lock is adapted for positioning within the upper portion, or crown, of a stamping press adjacent its eccentric gears. The slide lock includes a hydraulically actuated, electrically controlled module pivotally mounted to the press crown and includi... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713238 | Spring brake actuator with spring force measurement Measuring the force of a spring (28) in a spring brake actuator (10) comprising a housing (14) having an end wall (46), a spring plate (30) within the housing (14), the spring (28) being disposed between the spring plate (30) and the housing end wall (46)... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713239 | Projectile testing system and method A projectile testing system and method is used to assess the projectile fht and test the accuracy of a projectile launcher and projectile in both controlled and uncontrolled underwater environments. The projectile testing system includes a penetrable mem... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713240 | Method and apparatus for automatic remote testing of backflow preventers An apparatus and method for automatic and remote testing of check valves and backflow preventers. Pressure sensors have ports in communication with chambers upstream and downstream from a check valve to be tested. The sensors may be pressure transducers o... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713241 | Hydraulic system A hydraulic system for a work machine includes a fluid supply tank, a visual sight gage assembly, and an air expansion tank. A plurality of tubes and lines connect the supply tank to the sight gage assembly and the air expansion tank to the sight gage ass... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713242 | Actuating mechanism for fluid displacement and pressurizing device Actuating mechanism for rapidly and selectively moving a threaded screw and nut member combination into or out of threaded engagement, particularly for use of the screw as a control fluid plunger to pressurize angioplasty balloon catheters, or the like, w... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713243 | Two-piece sector plate for a transfer case A two-piece sector plate is employed in an automotive vehicle transfer case. The sector includes a rotatable body and a cam block movably coupled thereto with a biasing device disposed therebetween. A shift rail mode pin rides along a camming surface of t... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713244 | Robot An orthogonal coordinate type robot comprises a slider and a support frame supporting the slider for movement within a predetermined range along an axis. The support frame has an inner wall surface, at least one hollow portion, and a connecting hole for c... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713245 | Steering column clamping mechanism A steering column clamping mechanism has bolt links interconnecting substantially parallel spaced-apart plates which basically form a rectangle and are so linked one to another that the rectangle can assume an orientation defining a non-rectangular parall... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713246 | Method for fixing an energy-storing flywheel with pretension on a support and unit comprising an energy storing flywheel Method for applying an energy-storing flywheel (2) with pre-tension with an inner bore on a coaxial support (16) rotating symmetrically with the latter and having a tapering outer surface, in which a ring (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) is placed in the flywheel bor... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713247 | Trunnion reinforcing ring An apparatus comprising a support structure having at least one trunnion which is adapted to receive a generally cylindrical hollow tube. The trunnion includes an annular groove formed in an outer surface. The apparatus further comprises an annular reinfo... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713248 | Unscrewing device of threaded plastic plugs An unscrewing device for threaded plastic plugs applied to bottles has a handle formed by a suitably shaped longitudinal element (11). A cylindrical ring (12) departs from the end of the handle, and is interrupted over a suitable length (T) by a free end ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713249 | Wire stripper A wire stripper has a main body (10) in which are mounted a pair of clamping jaws (11, 14) for a wire to be stripped and within the clamping jaws, a pair of stripping jaws (17, 18). An operating mechanism includes a pivoting handle (30) which carriers an ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713250 | Automatic fastening tool and method therefor Apparatus for assembling fasteners includes a fastening wrench operated by a first operator and having interchangeable sockets of different sizes for engaging nuts of different sizes. The nuts are required to be tightened to different torque values on the... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713251 | Composite box wrench with ratchet module insert A double-ended ratcheting box end wrench includes a body formed entirely of glass-fiber-reinforced plastic material with box-type ratcheting inserts molded at opposite ends of the body. The body includes layers of random discontinuous glass-fiber-reinforc... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713252 | Ergonomic multi-tool handle A hand tool is provided having a handle which includes a generally triangular body having first, second and third vertices and first, second and third sides and is adapted to fit readily in the hand of a user. The handle also includes three tubular tool h... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713253 | Rotational machining method A spindle 51 capable of controlling quantitatively the rotational angle around the center axial line itself is mounted with a turning tool 50; the spindle 51 and a workpiece are allowed to be relatively dislocated by an axial control along at least a plan... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713254 | Core cutting machine A core cutter machine for cutting cylindrical cores of predetermined widths is disclosed. The core cutting machine has a plurality of mandrels of predetermined diameters. Each of the mandrels receives a core tube to be cut. A cutter or knife assembly is m... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713255 | Process and apparatus for the production of thin sections by means of a microtome Described is a process and an apparatus (10) for the production of thin sections which are cut off a specimen (16), by the use of a cutting blade (20) of a microtome (12), and then transferred to a liquid bath (40). In order to prevent undesired compressi... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713256 | Dual speed limits for a cut-off A direct drive cut-off has a pair of cylinders, each having a helical knife blade. The path of the knife blade around the cylinder defines a synchronous length. A corrugated board is passed in a board path direction between the cylinders at a production r... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713257 | Stackable compact slitting knife assembly A stackable compact knife cutting assembly employing an elongated pneumatic piston/piston rod assembly wherein the elongated piston member is provided with an elongated preformed elastomeric piston ring member disposed in a groove portion thereof and wher... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713258 | Compound miter box A compound miter box is provided wherein the saw guides are pivotable about a vertical and a horizontal axis. Each saw guide includes a retaining mount having a concave bearing surface defining a locating tab thereon. A saw supporting arm is pivotally mou... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713259 | Saw disc for a high speed hand sawing machine A high speed hand tool includes a saw disc having less than ten teeth, preferably four. Each tooth has a radial flank, which preferably inclines forward in the cutting direction, and a tangential flank, which has a small clearance angle. The teeth may hav... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713260 | Apparatus for precise adjustment of a sawblade The invention pertains to an apparatus for the precise adjustment of a longitudinally movable component on a spatial axis, especially for the adjustment of the lateral position of the pre-scoring saw blade of a circular saw. This apparatus distinguishes i... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713261 | Slack adjustable force transmitting cylinder A pressure actuated force transmitting cylinder includes a housing member having first and second elongated portions. An end cap closes one end of the housing in a fluid tight manner. A connection is formed through such first portion for communicating flu... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713262 | Engine piston having a recess defined in the lower surface of the head A piston, which reciprocates in a cylinder bore of an engine, is supplied with lubricating oil. The piston includes pin bosses provided under a piston head, a symmetrical pair of skirts, and side walls connecting the pin bosses and the skirts. The side wa... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713263 | Wine aerator An improved apparatus for aerating wine. The apparatus includes a housing for containing wine and air, a baffle positioned within the housing interior, and a valve which permits the placement of the wine into the housing interior. The housing can be inver... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713264 | Method and system for automatically grilling food products A system for automatically grilling food products is disclosed. The system includes an upper cook plate (126) affixed to a platform (124) capable of vertical movement. A lower cook plate (132, 134) is affixed to a reciprocating shuttle (131) which can be ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713265 | Grease transfer system for grill ranges A cooking appliance is provided comprising a grill unit having one or more heating units, a sump basin for collecting grease and other fluids used or generated during the cooking process, a drain opening disposed in the sump basin pan for allowing for the... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713266 | Apparatus for foodstuff maturing The apparatus comprises at least one panel container (12) carrying a plurality of air-core solenoids (3) connected individually or by groups to respective generators adapted to supply the solenoids (3) with such pulsating currents that relative magnetic f... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713267 | Cooking device A novel cooking device is disclosed. The cooking device includes a container having a top portion and a bottom portion. A heating element is included, with the heating element being adapted to the bottom portion of the container for generating an electric... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713268 | Worm extruder for dewatering suspensions A screw press in which a screw continuously dewaters a suspension. The screw has a threaded section and a downstream compression section with a variable squeeze, and the screw is powered to forward the suspension. A housing accommodates the threaded secti... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713269 | Refuse assembly for reducing the size of deformable objects A refuse assembly is disclosed and which is useful for reducing the size of deformable objects. The refuse assembly includes a frame defining a passageway, the passageway having an intake end, and an opposite, exhaust end; a pair of continuous rotatable b... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713270 | Apparatus for receiving and compacting garments An apparatus and method for collecting and compacting articles, such as hospital scrub garments. Included is a cabinet assembly, having user and operator accessible doors; collection bags and support associate with the cabinet; a control assembly includin... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713271 | Method of and arrangement for applying a surface pressure to workpieces driven by a pressing band For applying a surface pressure and temperature to pressing band-driven workpieces a fluid pressure medium is accommodated in a pressure chamber which is limited between a pressing band and a workpiece as well as seals located therebetween, and the fluid ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713272 | Powder press with mechanical-hydraulic shuttle control A powder press with mechanical-hydraulic shuttle control including a main press shaft, a control unit mounted on the powder press for converting rotational motion into translational motion, including a first actuator assembly; a second actuator assembly i... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713273 | Hot press mechanism for printing machine A hot press mechanism for a printing machine includes a roller having a longitudinal channel and a peripheral chamber formed in the peripheral portion. A mold piece is secured on the peripheral portion of the roller for engaging with a sheet material to b... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713274 | Stencil discharging apparatus A stencil discharging apparatus for a stencil printing machine in which a stencil is used, the stencil discharging apparatus includes: a conveyer for conveying the stencil to be discharged; a used-stencil accommodating section having an opening and a sten... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713275 | Stencil printing machine A stencil printing machine includes a holding device for holding a stencil sheet perforated in accordance with an image; an ink supply device for supplying ink to one face side of the stencil sheet held by the holding means; a printing sheet conveying dev... | 02/03/1998 |
