Abstract: Improvements in well bore centralizers; improvements in centralizers which may be shipped by the manufacturer unassembled, occupying a small volume of space, and later assembled; a field-assemblable casing centralizer consisting of a pair of collars and connecting outwardly bowed leaf springs secured to the collars by a cooperating leaf spring end and collar structure and relief thereof permitting both rivet and weld attachments.

Abstract: The invention concerns improvements in universal vertical lift system couplings and attachments therefor; in vertical lift systems, improvements in wide engagement and narrow engagement universal couples and attachments; and improvements in couples of vertical lift systems, both wide gauge and narrow gauge, which permit attachment engagements be fixed directly to the working attachment member, rather than requiring the conventional intermediate universal support or carry.

Abstract: Ampules may be cleaned and quality controlled by submerging frangible, sealed, partly filled, floatable ampules in a container in an ultrasonic cleaning tank bath in such manner as to not only clean all the ampules but also break a large portion of any flawed ampules, thereafter separating the intact ampules from the shattered ampules, collecting, washing, drying and packaging the former.

Abstract: Improvements in hairstyling and barbering tools; a single implement for hairstyling combining therein the functions of combing and cutting; a combing/blunt cutting/bevel blending/hairstyling tool with a reciprocable member controllably moving cutting tines with respect to combing tines; the reciprocable element actuated by the index finger of the operator's tool carrying hand; a hairstyling tool for both combing and cutting carried by, used in and operated by one hand of the hairstylist or operator.

Abstract: Improvements in animal confining and holding devices, such particularly adapted to farm animals and most particularly to horses; an improved horse chute for receiving, holding, confining and effectively immobilizing a horse for trimming, washing, treating, palpating, worming and the like.

Abstract: Improvements in fireplace heaters or devices for efficiently extracting heat from a conventional fireplace; a fireplace enclosure with novel heat exchange and absorption means; a prefabricated installation for use in a conventional fireplace to obtain the maximum utilization of the heat generated by wood, coal or other combustion in a conventional fireplace; a fireplace screen incorporating a forced air draft system associated with a heat absorbing plenum unit and exchanger associated therewith; a forced air fireplace heating system with complete draft control.

Abstract: Improvements in large object handling devices, particularly mattress carriers; improved wrap-around band or strap mattress carriers to enable two people to carry large and cumbersome mattresses; variably adjustable wrap-around band and strap mattress carrying and handling devices which are adjustable and useable to fit and carry more than one size of mattress.

Abstract: Improvements in fuel heating apparatus for internal combustion engines utilizing hot water from the engine cooling system as the heat exchanging medium; improvements in hydrocarbon fuel heaters and preheaters for internal combustion engines utilizing a heat exchanging jacket or sleeve on the feed line between the fuel pump and carburetor; simplified, improved heat exchangers for preheating fuel fed to an internal combustion engine employing a heat exchanging jacket on the feed line between the fuel pump and the carburetor with but a single flow passage circulating hot water from the engine block cooling system form the bleed to the heater or after the heater before the water pump to and from the jacket.

Abstract: Improvements in mechanisms and devices for reclining the recumbent human body in an inclined, head-downward position from an initial horizontal position and returning it to such horizontal position; improvements in user hand operated drive mechanisms wherein the reclined user of the device may readily affectuate and control both the rate and degree of recline and return in such devices; stabilizing mechanisms and constructions for smoothly, uniformly and dependably inclining and returning a seated or recumbent reclining device; improvements in reclining devices for use in seated or recumbent positions of the operator/user.

Abstract: Thermally coupled extractive distillation; a feed stock (for example, a C4 or C5 cut from an ethylene plant) is distilled by thermally coupled extractive distillation to remove paraffins and mono-olefins as a raffinate stream, as well as acetylenic hydrocarbons in a separate steam, thus segregating the C4 or C5 diolefin, the process using extraction solvents such as acetonitrile (ACN), dimethyl formamide (DMF), furfural, acetone, dimethylacetamide or N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone mixed with 0-12 weight percent of water, a bottoms stream of virtually acetylene free solvent further being produced; thermally coupled extractive distillation utilizing one to three coupled vessels to produce at least two and preferably three discrete, different volatility streams therefrom, as well as an extractive solvent recycle stream.

Abstract: Improvements in kneeling devices, knee rests and knee cushions, as well as kneeling stools; kneeling devices with multi-level arms to facilitate kneeling and rising therefrom; devices operative to facilitate work in a kneeling position such as gardening, meditation and prayer.

Abstract: Improvements in heat exchanging head pieces for cooling or heating the entire hair bearing (scalp) area of the human head; improvements in a blank form for such product and purposes for filling with heat exchanging materials; a heat exchanging head piece for cancer chemotherapy patients to cool the scalp to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy injections; devices and processes for heat exchanging the human scalp including variable headband constriction and limitedly variable whole upper skull compression for full, holiday free cooling or heating.

Abstract: Improvements in devices used for splitting hardwood fireplace logs; a telescoping, hand operated, one man device utilizing an elongate inner shaft or column carrying wedge splitting means at the lower end, there being provided an outer, fitting sleeve with an end stop and handles for reciprocation on the inner member to provide impacts, blows or thrusts along the longitudinal axis of both; hand portable and hand operable devices for splitting logs utilizing man power.

Abstract: Improvements in sheet gripping and handling devices; devices for gripping the vertical end edges of heavy, rigid sheet materials to facilitate and permit carrying thereof supported by the devices; handle devices engageable with the vertical end edges of heavy, rigid sheet material like sheet rock, enabling two men to comfortably and safely carry one or more sheets between them.

Abstract: Improvements in beverage, particularly tea and coffee, strainers; dispensing packages for tea and coffee in the manner of a spoon with the dry, water soluble or extractive beverage materials and optional condiments received in portions of the spoon; improved spoon package dispensers for water soluble or extractive beverages such as tea and coffee; tea and coffee individual serving packages functioning additionally as spoons in use.

Abstract: An improved drafting device for use in association with drafting templates and forms, both the internal and external shapes, configurations and designs thereof; a circular disc having a rim adapted to underlie the internal or external edge of a template, an optional central underside base to minimize pencil and ink interference from movement of the base, openings or slots to permit pencil, pen or blade insertion through the disc so as to mark or cut spaced sets of lines or cuts in the work sheet under the template, an upper central wall on the disc to ride against the template form and an optional outboard flange on the central wall to override and engage the work; improved devices for drawing concentric lines with respect to template inner and outer forms, including both large and small templates.

Abstract: Load cover or tarpaulin holders, clips and receivers adapted to be used in association with the side panel mountings and retainers thereof of flat bed truck trailers; load cover or tarpaulin retainers, receivers and clips removably associated with flat bed truck trailer side panel mountings; devices for holding, on the side of a flat bed truck trailer outside the load area, an offloaded tarpaulin or load cover.

Abstract: Improvements in measuring cups used in kitchens to receive and accurately measure quantities of foodstuffs; improvements in foodstuff measuring cups which enable the accumulation, compacting and measuring of precise amounts of usually difficultly measured materials such as ice cream, cottage cheese, crushed and drained fruits and the like; an insert base and a compacting top member useable with a food stuff measuring cup to receive, compact or level and measure foodstuffs of various sorts and, thereafter, remove the measured quantity of foodstuff from the measuring cup or vessel; devices for precisely measuring nonlevel seeking foodstuffs of all sorts in a conventional measuring cup, which devices receive, compact or level and aid in controlled removal of the measured foodstuffs with respect to the measuring cup.