Abstract: This pulse-charge battery charger charges Nickel-Cadmium and Nickel-metal hydride batteries having one or more cells and used with cellular telephones and camcorders. A battery is lowered into a finger accessible receiving volume and held by a magnetic force. Charging automatically commences and automatically stops, as controlled by utilizing a U1 controller and other combined circuits. Charging status is indicated by colored lights: yellow--charging; green--battery is charged; orange--battery is overheated and cooling; and red--battery is defective. Other combined circuits are: power supply circuit to receive either 12.

Abstract: An infant's crib for newborn infants and infants beyond in age is made, whereby the infant will always have available breathing air, providing the infant with ample oxygen, and preventing the buildup of carbon dioxide exhausted by the infant, as this carbon dioxide is carried away by air circulating under the infant's crib. The infant is supported on permeable materials which in turn are supported on a crib frame. The permeable materials are positioned at a spaced distance over a supporting structure upon which portions of the crib frame are positioned. Preferably, two layers of permeable materials are used. The bottom permeable layer is strong enough to support the infant and has many openings per square inch. The top permeable layer, lying on the bottom permeable layer, is used to improve the comfort of the infant, and there are fewer openings per square inch. Both the top and bottom permeable layers are readily removed for cleaning.

Abstract: A multiple purpose protective hypodermic needle cap which: is initially supplied by a manufacturer of a disposable hypodermic needle syringe: first, to protect the hypodermic needle during shipping and storing, until the syringe is ready for its medical use; second, after the syringe is utilized, the top of the cap, which has a preformed cavity, having a pocket depth serving as a gage, to receive and to position a predetermined length of the hypodermic needle, before it is bent, is positioned over the end portion of the hypodermic needle and then this cap is used as a tool to bend back this pointed, sharp end portion of the hypodermic needle beyond ninety degrees; third, the cap is moved clear of this bent end portion, then rotated and placed back over this bent end portion, and beyond; and fourth, the cap is moved over this bent end portion, until the pointed and sharp tip end of this bent end needle portion, radially expands, in a one way latching motion, into a receiving cavity, having an engagement lip to

Abstract: The portable clamp is used, for example, in making repairs to a product, such as a snowboard. The repair volume location of the snowboard is reworked to prepare this repair volume, i.e. a damaged portion of the product, to receive repairing materials. After their placement, a pressure distribution plate of this portable clamp is positioned over, and generally beyond, the repair volume location. Then a bottom clamp bar and a top clamp bar are positioned, respectively, under and over the snowboard. These clamp bars are thereafter drawn together by using the preliminary clamping fastener assemblies located at their respective ends. Then final clamping fastener assemblies, threadably positioned in the top clamp bar, in the central portion thereof, are tightened to continue the distribution of clamping forces to the pressure distribution plate.

Abstract: Reflective fabrics are used extensively throughout strong, expandable, selectively and resiliently restrained, fabric accessories for removable securement to crutches and walkers, to provide expandable carrying volumes for personal use items and shopping items, while at the same time presenting the reflective fabric portions to be readily observed, especially by operators of vehicles. In this Divisional Application, the claims are directed to providing a pocket accessory for walkers.

Abstract: Reflective fabrics are used extensively throughout strong, expandable, selectively and resiliently restrained, fabric accessories for removable securement to crutches and walkers, to provide expandable carrying volumes for personal use items and shopping items, while at the same time presenting the reflective fabric portions to be readily observed, especially by operators of vehicles. In this Divisional Application, the claims are directed to providing a pocket accessory for crutches.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method wherein a noble metal foil matrix, which conforms to the front tooth die of a patient, and a porcelain ceramic slurry, which will be applied to the metal matrix, are quickly and accurately obtained. The improved method of providing the porcelain ceramic slurry involves leaving a central area of the noble metal foil matrix uncovered during a first firing period to obtain the first layer of porcelain veneer. Leaving this initial area uncovered compensates for the shrinkage of the porcelain during the first firing period.

Abstract: Principal members of structures are manufactured as foldable assemblies of like size and shape structural members, foldable for handling, packaging, shipping, and storage, and unfolded into their respective principal member configurations. Each like size and shape structural member has its opposite end surfaces formed on a sixty degree bias, whereby one longitudinal edge surface is longer than the other opposite edge surface, thereby creating opposite trapezoidal side surfaces. Each of these members has two spaced holes formed along its centerline, and each of these holes is equally spaced from a respective bias end. Regarding relative design dimensions, the respective longitudinal centerline length of each like size and shaped structural member is given the formula dimension, L, then the space between holes, X, is equal to 0.464 L, and the space from each hole to the centerline end, Y, is equal to 0.268 L.

Abstract: Asphaltic concrete compounds comprised of asphalt cement and aggregate have, as a substantial portion of their respective aggregates, anthracite coal particles and fines, which are added specially as a lossy microwave material. These asphaltic concrete compounds are particularly useful when laid clown as a pavement, or a top layer of a pavement, which thereafter can be freed of ice, by using microwave energy to debond the ice. The debonding of the ice occurs without causing any noticeable melting of the ice, and the debonded ice is thereafter easily lifted and removed from the pavement of the way, serving as a roadway, highway, runway, or walkway. Also these asphaltic concrete compounds are particularly useful as patching materials when damaged pavement is being repaired, especially during cold weather.

Abstract: Personnel of vehicle and equipment service organizations, at the start, during, and completion, of the services, use a partially preprinted service invoice record form, having a piggyback vinyl static cling customer service information label secured to it, to completely machine print all the added service information, inclusive of machine print entered on this piggyback vinyl static cling customer service information label, which is later peeled away and then placed, for example, on the windshield of a vehicle. The overall manufacturing operations, to produce this product for service organizations, commence with a manufacturing process to create a source, preferably a roll source, of a three lamination stock of material. The resulting laminations are: an eight millimeter layer of vinyl static cling material; laminated on top of a two millimeter layer of polyester material, which has an adhesive coating on its opposing side to its side which is receiving the vinyl static cling material lamination.

Abstract: After body surgery a patient has at her or his command the ability to create a suitable binding pressure in the locale of her or his body wound. An inflatable cushion, also referred to as an air bladder, is located over and beyond the wound. This positioning of the inflatable cushion is maintained by a strong netting which surrounds the body portion, and passes directly on and over the inflatable cushion. This surrounding netting is comfortably sized by the adjustment of selected spaced fasteners. The air pressure may be increased by the patient, or a person aiding the patient, by hand squeezing sequences of a hand gripping air bulb pump.

Abstract: Principal members of structures are manufactured as foldable assemblies of like size and shape structural members, foldable for handling, packaging, shipping, and storage, and unfolded into their respective principal member configurations. Each like size and shape structural member has its opposite end surfaces formed on a sixty degree bias, whereby one longitudinal edge surface is longer than the other opposite edge surface, thereby creating opposite trapezoidal side surfaces. Each of these members has two spaced holes formed along its centerline, and each of these holes is equally spaced from a respective bias end. Regarding relative design dimensions, the respective longitudinal centerline length of each like size and shaped structural member is given the formula dimension, L, then the space between holes, X, is equal to 0.464L, and the space from each hole to centerline end, Y, is equal to 0.268L.

Abstract: A throwable toy is thrown like a Frisbee disc or a flight ring is thrown, spinning through air on an initially directed course. It is easily gripped when thrown and when caught by persons of all ages. Many extended fibers are held together in a ring arrangement, as each extended fiber has one end held with other ends in a set of twisted wires arranged and joined together in a ring. After assembly of this throwable toy, the twisted wire ring is essentially not visible, yet it is comfortably felt by the person throwing or catching this throwable toy.

Abstract: By using fabrication procedures, and not using any casting procedures, a pipe sleeve assembly per se, or with additional components, is made for installation on a pipeline. When this pipe sleeve assembly is fully tightened about a plastic pipe, there is acceptable limited radial deflection of cross-sectional portions of the plastic pipe, being sealed by a surrounding gasket held in place by assembled fabricated parts and bolt and nut fasteners of this pipe sleeve assembly. On opposite sides of each separating gap of the pipe sleeve, side bar and lug units are welded to the pipe sleeve. Between opposite lugs, independently removable bolt and nut fasteners are secured. In one embodiment, opposite lugs both have holes, which are aligned to receive and to hold portions of a bolt. In another embodiment, one of the opposite lugs has a hole, and the other opposite lug has spaced portions thereof, each having an overlapping lip portion, which receive a drop in bolt portion located near the head of the bolt.

Abstract: Reflective fabrics are used extensively throughout strong, expandable, selectively and resiliently restrained, fabric accessories for removable securement to crutches and walkers, to provide expandable carrying volumes for personal use items and shopping items, while at the same time presenting the reflective fabric portions to be readily observed, especially by operators of vehicles.

Abstract: A cooperating combination of a metallic gland and a metallic grip ring is for both plastic pipe and metallic pipe used in fluid piping systems, where these pipes are part of assembled restrained sealed bolted joints. The grip ring, in addition to two well spaced major sized teeth, has several spaced minor sized pipe gripping circumferential teeth located between and beyond the major sized teeth. The major sized teeth extend radially inwardly farther than the minor sized teeth within the grip ring. When the installed grip ring is restraining a metallic pipe, only the major size teeth are, in part, penetrating the metallic pipe. When this installed grip ring is restraining a plastic pipe both the major size teeth and the minor size teeth are penetrating the plastic pipe. The major size teeth take a lot of concentrated force, which is created when the fasteners of the bolted joint are tightened.

Abstract: A flow divider, i.e. a splitter, to receive flow through an input port, is arranged in respective embodiments, with each embodiment respectively dividing flows, with each flow comprising a combined flow of a substance, consisting of multiple small units, and a gas flow under pressure, with the energy of the gas flow moving all the multiple small units of the substance throughout the flow divider for delivery therefrom through outlet ports thereof. In one embodiment, a housing has an input portion and an output portion, with the input portion having a central input port extending from the exterior into the interior thereof, and an interior recess to receive a seal, and with the output portion having a centered cavity to receive a centered shaft and a disc rotor on the shaft, and outlet ports extending from the centered cavity to the exterior of the housing. After installing the seal, shaft, and disc rotor, the housing portions are secured together.