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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5832659 | Mushroom caps with reduced scaling Agaricus bisporus mushroom strains having characteristics of mushroom strain AA-0028, ATCC accession No. 74325, or a progeny thereof and having improved whiteness over commercial mushrooms of the U1 strain are disclosed along with methods of producing new... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832660 | Decorative plant cover A protective plant covering comprises a sheet of flexible material having two opposing side edges, each with a plurality of fasteners, such that, with the material wrapped around the plant, the two side edges may be brought proximate to one another and ad... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832661 | Method for growing root buds A grafting film is provided which is formed of a film of a polyalkylene polymer having a self-adhesive property and an elastic memory which causes the film when stretched around a scion and rootstock graft union to gradually contract around the graft unio... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832662 | Method for grafting rootstock using improved grafting film A grafting film is provided which is formed of a film of a polyalkylene polymer having a self-adhesive property and an elastic memory which causes the film when stretched around a scion and rootstock graft union to gradually contract around the graft unio... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832663 | Article formed by an article forming system and method A sheet of material having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an outer periphery, a plurality of indentations in the outer periphery, portions of the sheet of material surrounding the indentations overlapping to form an article having a substantially ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832664 | Power window device with safety device A safety control power window device which reliably detects nipping of a finger by a window and sash and which is little influenced by variations of motor characteristics of the motor used as a drive source of the power window device. The window position ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832665 | Sensing edge A sensing edge is provided for causing a door to open by actuating a device upon force being applied to the sensing edge. The sensing edge includes an elongate outer sheath with a first strip of resiliently compressible material affixed to one of the inne... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832666 | Window storm shield and guard assembly A window storm shield and guard assembly installable to fit within the jamb of a building window, or to fit onto the face of the building surrounding the jamb, the assembly, functioning both as a storm barrier to protect the window from strong winds and w... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832667 | Self aligning window regulator A self-aligning window regulator for raising and lowering a windowpane in a motor vehicle door, having a mounting assembly fixed to the door comprising at least a mounting bracket, and a self-aligning assembly slidably attached to the mounting assembly at... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832668 | Vehicle sliding door modular glide system A guide assembly for a motor vehicle having a sliding door includes a track having longitudinally extending grooves in opposite surfaces thereof and disposed horizontally on the vehicle. The guide assembly also includes a support bracket having one end co... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832669 | Latch device for vehicle sliding door A powered sliding unit attached to a vehicle body slides a sliding door from an open position to a half-latch position where a rear latch unit fixed to the sliding door is initially engaged with a rear striker fixed to the vehicle body, and then a powered... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832670 | Pre-hung door kit with selectively reversible hand A pre-hung door assembly kit enables the selective reversal of the hand of a pre-hung door mounted with hinges in a door frame for opening in one of right-hand and left-hand openings. The reversal is accomplished by rotating the door about a vertical axis... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832671 | Security closure A security closure for covering an opening, e.g., a window, in a building includes a panel having a circumferential sidewall. A support member is securable to extend across the opening in fixed relation thereto, the support member being releasably securab... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832672 | Beach blanket anchoring device A device for anchoring a corner of a beach blanket or towel to the sand of a beach. The device includes a clamp removably attachable to the corner of the beach blanket or the towel for enabling the corner to be anchored to the sand of the beach, and a spi... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832673 | Sump seal and extender A seal and extender assembly which prevents surface water and other environmental liquids from inadvertently entering a sump, such as one used in a gasoline service station. The seal assembly includes an extender and a cover. The extender defines a channe... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832674 | Sound absorption rooftop curb A curb for a rooftop air conditioning unit. The curb comprises: a frame having side walls and end walls arranged in a generally rectangular shape, and a generally planar portion overlaying a portion of the frame. The planar portion includes a first layer ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832675 | Prefabricated post base flashing A prefabricated flashing for post bases intended for installation in new or existing construction comprising two different pieces. One piece having a nailing flange (22) which fits snugly around a post whose dimension is 31/2"×31/2" has a total of eight ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832676 | Disaster restoral pop-up structure A structure having dimensions for transportation on an airplane, and which when assembled into a module has sufficient headroom for an average height person. The structure includes two portions, a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion fits ove... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832677 | Eve air vent An eve air vent includes upper and lower panels joined at their upper edges, and spaced apart at their lower edges to form a wedge shape. Longitudinal ribs are sandwiched between the upper and lower panels to form inlets at the lower edge, and air passage... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832678 | Seismic portal Portal apparatus (40) is provided for interconnection between adjacent first and second structures (32, 34) in order to maintain operative communication between the structures (32, 34) under seismic conditions. The apparatus (40) includes a portal assembl... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832679 | Apparatus for bracing a structural component against sway and seismic disturbances Apparatus for bracing a structural component against sway and seismic disturbances includes a strip structure having attachment portions for attaching the strip structure to a support and a threaded connector retention enclosure forming an enclosure inter... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832680 | Underground construction An underground construction has: a circumference wall forming therein a cone shaped space; plural support members located at the circumference of the cone shaped space at vertically the same height; floor construction bodies each having plural bed beams a... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832681 | Mull post A mull post having an edge surface, a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface with the mull post including a plurality of pocket holes and a plurality of fastener guide passages of sufficient integrity to maintain the axial orientation of a rig... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832682 | Chimney moisture seal A chimney moisture seal for use in combination with a chimney bounded by at least one wall of a building. The building having at least one roof having a predetermined level. The chimney having at least one end portion extending through the roof. The chimn... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832683 | Framed enclosure A framed enclosure includes a roof unit and a wall unit attachable to both the roof unit and to a foundation. The roof unit may be attachable to a host structure via a gutter unit. The heads of fasteners connecting the wall unit to the foundation, the wal... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832684 | Butt Joint hanger for drywall construction A butt joint hanger (30) includes a central elongated rail (32) and two support elongated rails (34, 36) positioned on either side of the central rail (32). One or more U-channels (38) interconnect the three rails (32, 34, 36) at pivoting attachment point... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832685 | Self-supporting interior surface panel The present invention relates to a self-supporting, sound absorbing interior surface panel comprising a non-woven fabric. The non-woven fabric may be laminated to a facing fabric using a heat activated thermoplastic adhesive, or the panel may be provided ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832687 | Coupling means for building block A building block is provided with coupling means on the upper and lower faces allow the blocks to be interconnected to form structures. The coupling means includes protrusions on one face and a set of sockets or receptacles sized to engage the protrusions... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832688 | Lightweight, prestressed tower A lightweight, prestressed tower includes 1) a base load transfer assembly to be mounted on a support base fixture assembly which is mounted on a base support pad; 2) a primary truss assembly consisting of a plurality of truss bays interconnected by diago... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832689 | Joint with locking pin for connecting multiple members A joint able to join three members. The joint is formed by each member having at least one channel of a width generally equal to the thickness of a member to be joined to it and a length generally equal to the width of a member to be joined to it. There i... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832690 | Spacer for double cage concrete reinforcement wire grids An attachable spacer for maintaining a spaced relationship between first and second wire mesh concrete reinforcing cages is formed of a length of wire and has an elongated central portion adapted to extend between the cages and first and second attachment... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832691 | Composite beam A composite beam including an elongated metallic shell and a pierceable insert contained within at least one end of the elongated metal shell. A bracket abutting the pierceable insert supports such within the elongated metallic shell. The bracket includes... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832692 | Panel construction and method for manufacturing A hollow panel for use in making furniture and other products. The panel includes a plurality of side rails and interior blocks positioned vertically and adhesively secured to outer sheets. The blocks and the side rails are made of offal or scrap products... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832693 | Apparatus for collecting ampules A system for collecting prescribed injection ampules. In this system, it is possible to collect any ampules that cannot be collected from an automatic ampule dispenser with high efficiency. An ampule collecting apparatus has a tray supply unit for supplyi... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832694 | Sheets and sheet rolls of wrapping material having detachable labels Sheets and rolls of sheets with detachable labels and having a closure bonding material for securing the sheets around items to be wrapped. Spots of closure bonding material may be placed on the detachable labels to hold the detachable labels in a wrapped... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832695 | Method of wrapping a floral grouping A method for wrapping a wrapper about a floral grouping wherein the wrapper is a sleeve or sheet of material having a cinching tab or strip of bonding material or both and a detaching means such as perforations for detaching a portion of the sleeve or she... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832696 | Method and apparatus for packaging compressible insulation material A method of packaging compressible insulation material includes feeding insulation material into contact with a mandrel, rolling up the insulation material on the mandrel to form an insulation roll, applying pressure on the insulation material, during the... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832697 | Method and apparatus for cooling filled pouches A method comprises transferring a plurality of pouches, the pouches containing a product having a temperature of between 100° F. and 212° F., to a tumbler chiller having refrigerated water as the cooling medium; tumbling and cooling the pouches until th... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832698 | Method of manufacturing a flexible package comprising a pouring channel, and package obtained by the method A method for forming a discharge channel (6) in a flexible packaging during the manufacture thereof. The channel is adjacent to at least one of the edges of the packaging and extends from one end to the other of said packaging. At least one of the channel... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832699 | Packaging method The invention provides methods of packaging plant materials. The plant materials are packaged in a perforate polymeric film, the film being of a polymer having a water vapor transmission rate and an oxygen transmission rate which improve the shelf lives o... | 11/10/1998 |
