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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5752276 | Protective helmet equipped with optronic systems and adjustment method A protective helmet including a shell equipped with an optronic unit allowing visualization of an image by a wearer of the helmet. Adjustment of a position of the optronic unit with respect to the sight of the wearer is simplified by prior adjustment of a... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752277 | Garment with structural vent A ventilated garment is provided having at least one substantially non-stretchable front panel and at least one rear panel, in which the front and rear panels have an opening therein, and in which the front panel includes a substantially non-stretchable, ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752278 | Low friction apparel The present invention relates to apparel, such as clothing, footwear, fabrics, and the like, which incorporates fabrics or chemicals having a low coefficient of friction either overall or in specific areas of the apparel that will minimize the development... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752279 | Goalkeeper's glove with finger tip cap(s) A goalkeeper's glove, including inner and upper portions having respectively four inner and upper finger regions and inner and upper hand regions, each upper finger region being connected with a respective inner finger region along their lateral edges, wi... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752280 | Eye protection device for headgear An eyeshield removably attached to a headgear. The eyeshield manually rotates from a normal viewing position to an out of viewing position above the forehead by means of two sets of pivotal arms attached to a unique bistable tensioning pivotal mechanism. ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752281 | Shut-off device for the float valve assembly of a toilet An auxiliary shut-off device for stopping the flow of water into a toilet tank, wherein the toilet tank includes a float valve assembly having a float valve which rises within the toilet tank to control the flow of water into the toilet tank. The assembly... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752282 | Spa fitting A halogen generator produces a halogen sanitizing agent to sanitize water in a spa or other water feature. A coaxial wall fitting desirably couples the halogen generator to the water feature. The halogen generator desirably includes a bipolar electrolytic... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752283 | Low cost portable playyard In a playyard of the type having a frame with an upper rail assembly positionable in a horizontal orientation, the frame also including a lower rail assembly positionable in a horizontal orientation beneath the upper rail assembly, the frame also includin... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752284 | Spring to metal rail connection A spring assembly comprising a frame, a plurality of rails secured to the frame and a plurality of spaced springs secured to the rails. Each of the rails has a generally U-shaped cross-section and comprises a bottom and two sidewalls. Each sidewall has an... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752285 | Hand-held multi-purpose implement A hand-held, multi-purpose implement including a handle provided with a resealable storage container and an adaptor head having at least a pair of insert receiving sockets. A set of interchangeable inserts adapted for storage in the storage container when... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752286 | Cleaning and storage system for a body cavity aspirator instrument A new and improved cleaning and storage system for a body cavity aspirator instrument includes a holder having a narrow mouth configuration for receiving an aspirator instrument therein for temporary storage purposes between periods of non-use. An inlet d... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752287 | Screw paint brush The present invention relates to a screw paint brush (10) consisting of a connector which comprises a connector front and a connector rear having a connector rear opening therein. The screw paint brush (10) further comprises a handle (14) which comprises ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752288 | Soot blower assembly A soot blower lance tube indexing mechanism including a pinion, first and second pinion ratchet/sprocket assemblies, a spindle, first and second spindle sprockets, and a clutch. The clutch is operable to link the first pinion ratchet/sprocket assembly wit... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752289 | System and method for cleaning carpet and the like A system for cleaning carpets and other textiles utilizing an applicator wand with which a cleaning liquid is spray-applied to the carpet and with which the cleaning liquid and loosened debris are removed from the carpet under the influence of a vacuum cr... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752290 | Caster assembly of shopping bag A caster assembly of a shopping bag is composed of a base for holding the shopping bag, two support frames fastened pivotally with the base such that the support frames can be folded and unfolded, two elastic elements enabling the support frames to return... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752291 | Adjustable butt hinge A butt hinge is comprised of first and second swingably coupled hinge plates. At least one of the hinge plates is provided with clearance openings to enable the said one hinge plate to be moved over a given range relative to portions of wood screws passin... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752292 | Laptop computer hinge reinforcing apparatus A laptop computer hinge reinforcement apparatus having a support plate and mounting block secured to a hinge. The support plate is fastened to a display panel cover and a support arm. The mounting block is fastened to the opposing side of the support arm.... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752293 | Hinge assembly A hinge assembly for rotatably coupling a first member to a second member which includes a friction element for being secured to the first member. The friction element has an internal surface defining a generally cylindrical cavity. The friction element i... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752294 | System and method for detection of cotton stickiness and neps and other lint qualities in real time and removal of sticky deposits from processed cotton in the gin A system for detection of stickiness, neps, seed coat fragments (S.C.F.) and other fiber qualities comprising (i) an autocleaning microcarding device; (ii) a quality video camera for detection of the number and size of neps, S.C.F. and foreign materials p... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752295 | 1 F blended yarn spinning method and blended yarn spinning frame In the blending and spinning processes, 1/f fluctuation signals are imparted to the feed slivers or rovings, wherein the blending ratio of the blended slivers, blended rovings, or blended yarn varies with a correlation, specifically a correlation with a 1... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752296 | Secondary release apparatus A positive release bracket (16) for an object such as an electrical connector part (12) includes first and second semicylindrical shells (18,20) which are releasably held together by plates (36,38). On a separation force applied to the connector exceeding... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752297 | Method and apparatus for securing flexible sheeting to a cylindrical structure A system for securing flexible sheeting material S to a series of interconnected frame elements 60 is provided. Multiple frame elements 60 are secured together, such as through end joints 70. The frame elements 60 generally define an enclosure 80 or other... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752298 | Earcup tension adjustment strap assembly A strap assembly for controlling the inward pressure on ear cups (14) mounted on a helmut (10). A rear strap (22) is rotatably secured to the helmut (10). At each end of the rear strap (22) are a pair of opposed buckles tabs (27). Each buckle defines a sl... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752299 | Seat belt buckle with usage indicator A seat belt buckle (20,20') comprising a frame (22), a locking element (30) movably disposed on the frame and movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, the frame including a locking element receiving opening (28) to receive the locking e... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752300 | Method and apparatus to loosen and cut the wrapper fibers of spun yarns in woven fabric A method and apparatus for loosening, cutting, and abrading a web of textile fabric having spun yarns containing wrapper fibers. The textile fabric web is directed under high tension around a rotatable, small diameter tube coated with abrasive particles. ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752301 | Apparatus for needling a fibrous web In an apparatus for needling a fibrous web passing through the apparatus in one direction, which comprises a needle board driven back and forth in a needling direction, and a support opposite the needle board and having a surface facing the needle board, ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752302 | Method and apparatus for sizing and separating warp yarns using acoustical energy A slashing process for preparing warp yarns for weaving operations including the steps of sizing and/or desizing the yarns in an acoustic resonance box and separating the yarns with a leasing apparatus comprised of a set of acoustically agitated lease rod... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752303 | Method for manufacturing a face shooter ink jet printing head A method for manufacturing an ink jet printing head that, based on the face shooter principle, contains a nozzle row arranged in the z-direction in the surface of a plate, allowing an ink jet to be ejected in the y-direction, a membrane plate arranged on ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752304 | Closure panel hemming die A hemming machine for forming a unitary closure structure from first and second metal panels includes a lower and upper die mounted and moveable relative to each other for edge hemming a portion of the periphery of panels to form a unitary structure. The ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752305 | Self-piercing riveting method and apparatus A method of riveting comprises inserting a self-piercing rivet into sheet material without full penetration such that the deformed end of the rivet remains encapsulated by an upset annulus of the sheet material. The sheet material is clamped with a substa... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752306 | Method for upsetting a headed rivet by differential initiation of opposed electromagnetic rivet drivers A method of upsetting a headed rivet in a countersunk hole using an electromagnetic riveting machine having two opposed drivers which are impelled against each end of the rivet to upset the rivet with a single stroke of the machine. The movement of the dr... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752307 | Method for applying a hard cutting edge to a replaceable bit for a circular saw A replaceable bit for a circular saw is provided with a cutting portion of hard metal alloy by machining off the original cutting portion, supporting the remaining base metal portion such that a predetermined selected part extends into a chill mold, melti... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752308 | Method of forming a hard magnetic valve actuator A solenoid actuator, adapted for use in a fuel injector, has a pole member, an armature associated therewith, and an energizable winding associated with the pole member. The solenoid actuator is latchable by residual magnetism between the pole member and ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752309 | Method and apparatus for precisely dimensioning pole tips of a magnetic transducing head structure A method and apparatus for processing a magnetic transducer which uses gallium ion beam milling to precisely define pole tip widths of the magnetic transducer. The gallium ion beam may be defocused to improve definition of the region which is damaged by g... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752310 | Method of making a slowly-breaking fuse A slowly-breaking fuse includes a housing made of a synthetic resin, a fuse element including a pair of terminal members for an electrical connection, and a melting member mounted between the terminal members, the melting member being smaller in thickness... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752311 | Method for expanding tubular members Method for expanding tubular members, such as U-shaped heat transfer tubes having ends thereof located in the confined space adjacent the curved sides of the bowl-shaped lower plenum of a typical nuclear steam generator. The apparatus includes an elongate... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752312 | Tube transfer device A tube transfer device which includes a tube conveyor for transporting processed tubes from an entry location to an exit location thereon. The tube conveyor includes a plurality of first tube holders thereon which are adapted to hold the processed tubes s... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752313 | Tube expander with force sensor An apparatus for expanding the tubes in a heat exchanger of the plate fin and tube type. The expander is of the type that expands the tubes by driving a "bullet" through the tube with the bullet being attached to and driven by an expander or bullet rod. T... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752314 | Traveler application system A method and apparatus for applying travelers to a ring of a fiber processing machine. A traveler applicator includes a traveler rail on which travelers are urged by a pusher towards a reciprocating traveler tooth. Actuation of a trigger causes the travel... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752315 | Grinder pump station and method of manufacture thereof A grinder pump station capable of having its height adjusted in the field during installation has a longitudinal tank having a substantially cylindrical non-corrugated inner wall secured to a substantially cylindrical corrugated outer wall, a separate tra... | 05/19/1998 |
