Patents Issued in October 25, 1988
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Patent number: 4779320Abstract: A roll for use in calenders and like machines has a non-rotatable shaft which is surrounded by a radially movable rotary shell whose end portions carry sleeves. When the shell is to float relative to the shaft, the sleeves have freedom of limited movement with reference to the shaft in the radial direction of the shell in parallelism with a plane which includes the axis of the shell and the nip which the shell defines with the shell of a neighboring roll. Arcuate inserts are introduced between the sleeves and the adjacent portions of the external surface of the shaft to hold the shell against floating so that the movements of the shell are then confined to rotation about a fixed axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Kleinewefers GmbHInventor: Rudolf Sonnen
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Patent number: 4779321Abstract: A wheel bracket mounting structure which includes an elongated and flexible bracket member having an axle mounting section and a stem mounting section at generally opposite ends thereof. The axle mounting section includes a generally flat, platelike portion. The stem mounting section includes an elongate, generally arcuate stem adapted to be directly attached to a support member on a wheeled vehicle. An intermediate section is provided between the axle mounting section and the stem mounting section. A segment is provided at the juncture between the intermediate section and the flat, platelike portion to provide a region remote from the arcuate stem about which the platelike portion can elastically flex relative to the arcuate stem.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Standex International CorporationInventor: John W. Black
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Patent number: 4779322Abstract: In a crimping process of metal fibers between the engaging pairs of gear rollers, the fibers are first embedded in a ductile and coherent matrix material. After applying a permanent crimping wave deformation on this composite, the matrix material is removed. The crimped fibers can subsequently be transformed to a metal fiber web. They can also easily be blended with textile fibers in order to form, e.g., antistatic blended yarn.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: N.V. Bekaert S.A.Inventor: Michel Dendooven
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Patent number: 4779323Abstract: A fluid shear coupling apparatus is disclosed herein which includes a driving member comprising a rotor mounted to a shaft and defining several annular ridges and grooves. The apparatus further includes a driven member including a bearing housing mounted to the shaft, a cover secured about a perimetric flange with the bearing housing, and a plate secured to the cover and defining several annualr ridges and grooves positioned complementary with the ridges and grooves of the rotor. In the preferred embodiment, the plate, cover, bearing housing and rotor are as-formed structures.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1986Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Household Mfg., Inc.Inventor: Brent J. Bloemendaal
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Patent number: 4779324Abstract: Methods are set forth for fabricating a concrete panel with embedded glass block. According to the invention the panel form includes at least one partially anchorable support form, i.e., a support form having an anchorable portion and a removable, nonanchorable portion. After concrete is poured into the panel form and hardened, the nonanchorable portion of the support form is removed. A noncementitious band (or collar), of which the anchored portion of the support form is comprised, remains. The glass block is then inserted within this band. According to the preferred embodiment of the invention a rubber seal may be inserted between the glass and noncementitious surface to both waterproof the panel and cushion the block to improve the completed panel's ability to be handled and transported without damage. Furthermore, the invention teaches utilizing the support form to create at least one support lip. Each lip may be formed as part of the anchored band or as part of the formed concrete panel.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 1986Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Circle Redmont, Inc.Inventor: Frederick J. Sandor, Sr.
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Patent number: 4779325Abstract: An overhead garage door panel (9) having a front sheet metal skin (10) and a rear skin (11) of insulating material and a core (12) of synthetic foam between the skins, the marginal edges of said metal skin (10) being progressively formed into folded over hems (24) of double thickness, said hems (24) then being further progressively roll-formed into rearwardly disposed upwardly offset upper and lower channels (20) and (20') extending longitudinally of said panel (9), and applying vertical metal end stiles (13) to the ends of said channels (20) and (20') to enclose the ends of said core (12).Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: Willis Mullet
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Patent number: 4779326Abstract: A metal rod having a radial flange formed at one end and space pointed projections formed on the underside of the flange is inserted through a round hole in a metal plate. The metal rod plate combination is placed in a press on a bottom die having an axial insertion hole and an annular step formation of alternate grooves and ridges on the top surface of the bottom die round the insertion hole. Under pressing force, metal of the metal plate in its region around the bottom edge of the round hole is extruded radially inwardly against the neck portion of the flanged metal round rod under the effect of the step formation on the bottom die while at the same time the projections are driven into the surface of metal plate. The resulting metal assembly exhibits substantially improved adhension and torsional resistance between the metal members.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Japan Hollow Steel Co., Ltd.Inventor: Muneshige Ichikawa
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Patent number: 4779327Abstract: Apparatus and method for utilizing a drill press for converting a portable router into a pin router. A plate for supporting the router is mounted on the drill press by attaching a shaft on the plate to the chuck of the drill. An arm is provided to prevent router reaction forces from producing rotation of the router. Provision is made to mount the guide pin for the pattern on the drill press table.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: Laddie J. Vander Maas
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Patent number: 4779328Abstract: An apparatus for processing the end portion of a shielded cable comprises at least one cable-holding means for holding the shielded cable, a transport means for moving the cable-holding means through various stations, the shielded cable being removed of a predetermined length of its outer insulation jacket beforehand and being clamped in the cable-holding means at a first station such that the exposed portion thereof projects forward compressed air means provided opposite the position at which the exposed portion of the shielded cable stops at the second station for blowing air onto exposed shielding wires so as to separate them into upper and lower rows, a wire-bending means provided opposite the position at which the exposed portion of the shielded cable stops at the third station for straightening and aligning the shielding wires separated by the compressed means and bending the same back over the cable-holding means, and a wire-cutting means provided opposite the position at which the exposed portion of tType: GrantFiled: April 24, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventors: Izumi Hasegawa, Kunio Nakamura, Minoru Abe
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Patent number: 4779329Abstract: A tool changer for rotatable tool assemblies in punching machines has coaxial, upper and lower synchronously rotatable tool housings (1,2). These are parted along a plane through the rotational axis to form a stationary rotatable guide part (11,11') and a guide part (12,12') radially movable relative said axis. The respective parts (11,12 and 11',12') can be latched to each other for receiving and guiding coacting tool assemblies. Transfer means (20,21) transfer tool assemblies between a turret magazine (30,31) and the tool housings. The transfer means are coupled to the movable guide parts (12,12') of the housings. The coupling permits the housings to be rotated after the movable guide part with the aid of its transfer means has moved a tool to a working position in the tool housing and the guide parts of the housing are mutually latched.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Pullmax ABInventors: Hakan Nordquist, Per-Owe Jilsen
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Patent number: 4779330Abstract: A motor including a stator winding energization circuit on a printed circuit board. Terminals secured to the stator have stator winding ends welded thereto. For purpose of mechanically and electrially connecting the stator and the PC board, the stator is connected to the board in the manner of circuit components, by insertion of the terminals in conforming slots on the board and by wave soldering the tips of the terminals to the board's conductors.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 1986Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Comair Rotron, Inc.Inventors: Jerry J. Genco, Norman Smith, Peter Scott
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Patent number: 4779331Abstract: An electromagnetically actuatable fuel injection valve, which serves to supply fuel to mixture-compressing internal combustion engines having externally supplied ignition. The fuel injection valve includes a base plate into which pole pieces having bent poles are inserted. Magnetic coils are fitted onto the pole pieces. A first permanent magnet is inserted between the poles and a second permanent magnet is disposed between the magnetic conductor elements disposed on the other end of the pole pieces. Beginning at the base plate, the magnetic coils and the pole pieces are provided with a sprayed-on plastic jacket. The plastic jacket is inserted together with the base plate into an internal housing bore of a valve housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Udo Hafner
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Patent number: 4779332Abstract: A safety razor, comprises a handle element, a blade-carrying head element provided with at least one blade, a rotatable element having an axis and connected with the head element so as to rotate relative to the head element but jointly move in an axial direction, and a unit for imparting to the rotatable element a movement in the axial direction in response to contact of the rotatable element with a surface to be shaven, so that when user moves the handle element and therefore the head element in a predetermined direction during shaving, the rotatable element and therefore the head element of the blade is displaced in a direction which is tranverse to the predetermined direction in response to rotation of the rotary element, the imparting unit including a shaped grove provided in the rotary element and a spherical member arranged between the handle element and their rotatable element and movably engageable in the groove of the rotatable element.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: Kemal Butka
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Patent number: 4779333Abstract: A pressurizable tool adapted for expanding a close-fitting sleeve into a tube in a tubesheet. The tool includes a housing containing an axially movable piston and a forward reduced diameter portion and having an elastic expander unit for inserting into the sleeve and tube in a tubesheet. The expander unit consists of at least two elastic rings composed of a polyurethane elastomer material and each having a chamfer provided at the outer edge of the unit forward and rear faces. By pressurizing a port at the housing front end, the piston is moved rearwardly to axially compress and expand the expander rings radially outwardly sufficiently to expand the sleeve firmly into the tube and provide a pressure tight seal therebetween. Following such expansion of the sleeve, the piston is pressurized and moved forward to release the compression on the expander unit rings, so that the tool can be easily withdrawn from the expanded sleeve and tube and inserted into another sleeve and tube for repeated usage.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Foster Wheeler Energy CorporationInventors: George B. Rabe, Robert H. Johnson
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Patent number: 4779334Abstract: Terminal inserting apparatus comprises first and second sets of closable jaws, the second set of jaws being between the first set of jaws and the cavity in the connector into which the terminal is to be inserted. The jaws are normally aligned and are juxtaposed and are movable relative to each other to spaced-apart positions. In use, the first set of jaws is closed onto the wire adjacent to the end thereof and adjacent to the terminal. The second set of jaws is then moved towards the cavity and closed into surrounding and confining relationship with the terminal on the wire. The second set of jaws does not grip the wire so that the terminal can move relative thereto. The first set of jaws then moves towards the second set of jaws thereby moving the terminal, into the cavity. The actuating mechanism swings the jaws between a lead pick-up station and a lead insertion station.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 1988Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventor: Andrew G. Boutcher, Jr.
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Patent number: 4779335Abstract: A tool for crimping electrical terminals (10) to terminate conductive wires (20) by inelastic deformation of portions of the terminal includes a motor driven cam (42) connected to toggle linkage (48) adapted to drive a double acting linkage (30,32) to effect die displacement against the terminal through a disk (78) mounted for rotary movement in a race (80), the double acting linkage providing an enhanced mechanical advantage in the high force requirement zone of die displacement.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: AMP IncorporatedInventors: Benjamin Schwartzman, Robert Volinskie
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Patent number: 4779336Abstract: An apparatus for positioning a part of a body secured to a mount in a vehicle body assembly line is provided wherein a swingable platform is supported for swing motion at one end of a slide base which is moved back and forth by programmable high precision positioning mechanism, such as servo or pulse motor, and a jig pallet designed for a particular vehicle model and having a locator for locating and holding the part in a predeterined attitude is removably engaged by clamps at a free end of the platform, whereby the platform having the jig pallet clamped thereto is rotated such that the part held by the pallet may take an assembly attitude and the slide base is moved to transfer the part to a position for assembly to the body.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Shinichi Inoue, Motohide Ichikawa
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Patent number: 4779337Abstract: An apparatus for inserting stencil ferrules into the ends of a screen printing cylinder comprising chamber means, having a floor and a ceiling; base means secured within the chamber means and adaptable to releasably support a first stencil ferrule which engages one end of the screen printing cylinder; pivoting guide means positioned concentrically above the base means by a longitudinally adjustable support means, the guide means being adaptable to releasably support a second stencil ferrule which engages the other end of the screen printing cylinder, the support means being secured within the chamber means; means for supplying a heated fluid to the chamber means; and means for evacuating the heated fluid from the chamber means.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1986Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Ferd. Ruesch AGInventor: Heinz Keller
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Patent number: 4779338Abstract: A method of mounting an LSI or IC on a wiring circuit substrate by hot-pressing which comprises the steps of placing the pins of the LSI or IC on a heat sealant printed over the circuit pattern of the substrate, placing a film sheet on the entire or partial surface of the LSI chip or IC chip including the pins of the chip, and carrying out a hot-pressing operation on the film sheet.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ichirou Kohara, Kazuhito Ozawa
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Patent number: 4779339Abstract: A method of producing printed circuit boards comprises the steps of applying a first solder resist on the conductor circuit pattern so as to surround lands to be soldered in the pattern and then applying a second solder resist to the whole surface of the pattern so as to leave portions having a size larger than the size of the land and smaller than the outer diameter of the first solder resist.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Nippon CMK CorporationInventors: Yasuaki Ohtani, Fusao Birukawa
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Patent number: 4779340Abstract: A carrier board has electronic circuit components mounted thereon which are conductively connected to carrier board connectors which are in turn interconnected to an interconnect board. The interconnect board has a plurality of first conductors and second conductors that are separated and positioned to intersect to form a plurality of intersections. The first and second conductors may be selectively placed into conductive contact at selected intersect points to thereby form a desired electronic circuit. The interconnect board specifically includes a deformable material between the first and second conductors which are conductively connectable alternately and selectively through the imposition of pressure and temperature.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 1986Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Axonix CorporationInventors: Douglas P. Kihm, John R. deJong
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Patent number: 4779341Abstract: An installation tool comprising an elongated shaft having a threaded section and a blunt section, the tool having a threaded opening in one end and a hex opening in the other end. The installation tool is used to assemble a loadbreak reducing tap plug including a threaded mounting bolt mounted in the threaded end of the plug, and a threaded cable connector mounted in a visible-break "T" type connector housing, by the following method. Turning the threaded mounting bolt into the threaded opening of the installation tool. Turning the tool threaded section into the cable connector. Turning the tap plug into the cable connector. And removing the tool from the cable connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: RTE CorporationInventor: Paul M. Roscizewski
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Patent number: 4779342Abstract: A hand-operated cable cutter includes a rotary blade-rotating mechanism comprising a first pinion and a gear which are provided on the side of a stationary handle and a second pinion which is provided on the side of a movable handle, a ratchet lever, and a detent pawl. The ratchet lever and detent pawl are operated to be switched between their respective different states relative to the second pinion, thereby enabling a rotary blade not only in the direction of cutting off a cable but also in the direction of releasing the cable.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Kobayashi Tools Mfg., Co. Ltd.Inventors: Sadaichi Kobayashi, Teizo Kobayashi, Mituharu Kobayashi
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Patent number: 4779343Abstract: A shearing device having one pivoting member formed of two metallic blades having their base ends spaced with one another and their lengths gradually approaching one another until their distal ends which are in engagement with one another and the inner edges of which are beveled to present cutting surfaces. A second cutting member is pivotally secured to said first member and is formed with a pair of cutting edges for cooperation with the two first-mentioned edges wherein a sheet of material placed therebetween is severed along two edges providing an opening rather than a slit.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: Mike H. Hacikyan
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Patent number: 4779344Abstract: A manipulatable utensil figure member for a handheld eating or writing utensil. The figure member has a figure face portion, and defines a handle receiving opening for receiving therethrough the handle of the utensil such that the figure member is positioned on the handle and the figure face portion is disposed generally above the handle and generally forward towards the head of the utensil. The figure member has a hand grip portion, which, when the figure member is in the handle received position, is disposed generally below the handle. The figure member further defines a finger receiving channel disposed from a rear surface of the figure member generally forwardly towards the figure face portion. The figure member is adapted and configured so that, when in the handle received position, the user's hand can grasp the hand grip portion with his thumb and at least one of his fingers, and position his index finger in the finger receiving channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: Kate Panisch
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Patent number: 4779345Abstract: A collapsible bucksaw has an elongate straight sawblade and a collapsible H-shape frame with a central compression frame, a pair of end frames pivotally mounted to ends of the blade, a looped cord for a tightener and a rod to tighten the cord, the coil is slipped over cathces on outer ends of the end frames and is twisted and wound up to become shorter and thereby tighten the blade taunt, when the blade is taunt the tightener tool is slipped into a stop notch in the frame and is locked in place.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1986Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: William H. Pooley
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Patent number: 4779346Abstract: A measuring device (10) formed from a rectangular sheet (11) of transparent material having a pattern of composite vertical lines (16) and composite horizontal lines (18) that form squares (20). Each composite line is formed of a first line (24) of a first color and a second line (26) of a second color different than the first color, such that the composite line will be visible against backgrounds of various colors. The first line is preferably of a lesser breadth than the second line, and is superimposed on the second line so that second line is visible on each side of the first line, and either line will be visible against a multicolored background. The composite lines may be consecutively numbered with numbers (28), and single colored angled lines (22) may be provided having markings (32) representing the angle in degrees that each angled line makes with the vertical lines.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1986Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: Randal D. Schafer
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Method of determining the shape of a flat fabric pattern for application to a general curved surface
Patent number: 4779347Abstract: A method is disclosed for the determination of the shape of a flat section of fabric prior to application of the fabric to a curved surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Nazim S. Nathoo, Thomas W. Sederberg, Prashant D. Parikh -
Patent number: 4779348Abstract: A data plotter includes a table for supporting a record sheet, a carriage movable thereon along one orthogonal axis, and a recording device carried by the carriage and movable with respect thereto along the other orthogonal axis. Relative movement is effected between the carriage and table by means of a drive including a pair of spaced racks mounted on one, each meshing with a motor-driven pinion mounted on the other. The data plotter further includes an electronic synchronizing system for synchronizing the operation of the two motors driving the two pinions along the two racks.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1986Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: Nessim I. Levy
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Patent number: 4779349Abstract: An instrument for measuring the distance between bone parts in a knee joint, particularly the distance between both femoral condyles (A', A") at the knee end of the femur (A), the instrument including a first element (3, 4, 12) with a first abutment surface (5), which is intended to be brought into engagement against one bone part (A'), and a second element (7, 9), which is displaceably mounted in the first element and at one end is provided with a second abutment surface (2) intended for being brought into engagement against the second bone part (A", C) there also being a scale (10) with an index for indicating the displacement of the second element in relation to the first element. The first element includes a tube (3, 4) bent at substantially a right angle, with the first abutment surface (5) situated on the outside of the bend.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventors: Magnus G. Odensten, Jan I. Gillquist
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Patent number: 4779350Abstract: An alignment gage (1) for use in aligning rails (2) of conveyor systems. The apparatus comprises a pair of plate members (10) each configured for mounting on and riding finger members (21) attached to a moving carrier (20) positioned in a channel (22) of a rail of the conveyor system. Spring members (11) mounted on the plate members maintain the plate members in a spaced apart relationship with each plate member in continuous engagement with corresponding ones of the finger members in alignment with a corresponding one of the conveyor rails. Travel indicating apparatus (12) mounted on the plate members continuously measure alignment of the rails as the plate members are carried along the rails by the finger members of the conveyor system.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 1986Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: AT&T Bell LaboratoriesInventor: Gerald M. Renner
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Patent number: 4779351Abstract: This invention is related to a dial caliper comprising a beam, a depth rod having a linear scale, and an indicator mounted on the beam adjacent the scale to provide a reading that compensates for the distance occupied by an accessory mounted between the workpiece measuring jaws carried by the dial caliper.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1986Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: Joseph M. Leone
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Patent number: 4779352Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for testing final coating layer thicknesses on motor vehicle bodies by means of measuring probes moved along a body by way of automatic manipulators. A measuring probe (20), disposed in a guide member suspended on gimbals, is attached to the surface of the body by means of a suction cup (15), an inner stop ring (16) and a spring (21) which cooperate to ensure that the measuring probe is applied with a specific pressure.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventor: Hans Lang
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Patent number: 4779353Abstract: A tool is provided for measuring the angles of inclination and rotation of the tool itself, especially for use in a borehole.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Jose C. B. Lopes, Gary S. Stumolo, Warren F. Ziehl, Benoit Couet
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Patent number: 4779354Abstract: An improved adjustable protractor including a flat base member in pivoted connection with a pivoting member. The base member is calibrated with degrees indicia. The pivoting member includes an indicia indicator to detect designated degree indicia. Clamp is provided to clamp members together at a selected position.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: Michael J. Hill
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Patent number: 4779355Abstract: Apparatus and process for drying coated surfaces, e.g. inked surfaces, with improved efficiency. The apparatus comprises an air-directing baffle which has vortex-inducing means, e.g. grooves or slots therein. The slots are arranged substantially perpendicular to the general direction of flow of drying gas through a drying zone formed by the baffle and the surface being dried. The vortices provide both (1) improved drying efficiency at the interface between coated surface and drying gas and (2) effective dissipation of kinetic energy from the drying gas as it traverses the drying zone. Less energy is required to exhaust spent drying gas from the drying zone while effectively preventing the gas from escaping into the environment. In dual-drier systems, fed by centrally located air nozzles, means is provided to avoid an asperating effect which tends to suck the web toward the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Dec-E-Tech, Inc.Inventor: Kenneth W. Petros
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Patent number: 4779356Abstract: A dryer for photosensitive material has a main housing. A blower housing with a blower is mounted inside the main housing. A container defining a drying compartment is also mounted inside the main housing on top of the blower housing. An inlet opening in the bottom of the container establishes communication between the blower and the drying compartment. A transporting unit consisting of a support which carries a series of transporting rollers, a series of guides and drive means for at least some of the rollers is removably mounted in the container. The main housing is provided with an aperture, and the transporting unit functions to draw photosensitive material into and to discharge photosensitive material from the drying compartment via the aperture. The main housing is further provided with an air admitting opening for the admission of fresh air to the blower.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: AGFA-Gevaert AktiengesellschaftInventor: Wilfried Hehn
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Patent number: 4779357Abstract: A treatment medium, such as cooling air, is blown onto the surface of a web moving in a longitudinal direction, with the aid of at least one longitudinal blowing box or so-called nozzle finger extending across the web and having at least one blowing nozzle facing the web. The blowing box is longitudinally separated by a divider wall forming at least a longitudinal nozzle chamber and at least one overflow chamber. Both channels receive treatment medium at the same end of the box. The divider wall has at least one opening through which the two channels communicated with each other at the opposite end of the box. This feature assures a treatment medium distribution in the channel facing the web, as if treatment medium were supplied into the blowing box at both ends. The box may also be divided into two nozzle channels and two overflow channels, whereby two divider walls may extend substantially vertically to form two overflow channels each having a triangular cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Lindauer Dornier Gesellschaft mbHInventor: Gerhard Troetscher
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Patent number: 4779358Abstract: A nozzle assembly for a web drying apparatus that can be quickly assembled and disassembled from the front or tending side of the web drying apparatus. At the rear of the web drying apparatus, instead of the normal bolt fastening system, a slidable connection is provided between the nozzle housing and the bulkhead. By manipulating the front end of the nozzle housing, nozzle mounting flanges secured to the rear end of the nozzle housing are slid under nozzle support clips on the bulkhead to secure the rear end of the nozzle housing to the bulkhead. Conventional systems are used to secure the front end of the nozzle housing. There may be one or two bulkheads in the nozzle assembly of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Thermo Electron - Web Systems, Inc.Inventors: Eugene C. Atkinson, Robert S. Krueger, Leo A. VanOursouw, James M. Miller
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Patent number: 4779359Abstract: A shoe construction wherein a shoe sole is provided with an upper surface which conforms to the anatomical contour of the undersurface of the human foot and wherein air-pocket members are distributed along the length of the upper surface and are incorporated into the respective toe, ball, shank and heel regions of the sole in such a manner as to preserve at least a skeleton of the anatomical upper surface of the sole.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Famolare, Inc.Inventor: Joseph P. Famolare, Jr.
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Patent number: 4779360Abstract: A shoe attachment (10) for being releasably mounted on a shoe (16), boot or the like to prevent inner and outer skidding is disclosed. The attachment (10) comprises a body (12) having an upper (14) which is releasably mounted on the lower portion of the shoe (16). This upper (14), in the preferred embodiment, terminates in a sole (22) which defines, with the upper, the cavity which receives the shoe (16). The sole (22) is fabricated such that skidding is reduced between the attachment sole (22) and the supporting surface (26) and between the attachment sole (22) and the shoe sole (22) received within the attachment cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: George R. Bible
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Patent number: 4779361Abstract: A sole of a shoe provides for limiting the flex of the shoe. The sole includes a flexible portion positioned in the flexing area of the shoe corresponding to the ball of the wearers foot, a generally rigid front plate extending forward from the flexible portion, and a generally rigid rear plate extending rearward from the flexible portion. Further, a flexible banding or strapping layer is provided for underlying the flexible portion and at least part of the front and rear plates. The flexible strapping layer is fixed to the flexible portion and to the plates to maintain the positional relationship therebetween. Further, the flexible portion includes a plurality of generally laterally extending rigid slats. In a cross-sectional view, each of the generally laterally extending rigid slats has a top, a bottom, and opposing side shoulders. The bottom is affixed directly to the strapping layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: Sam Kinsaul
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Patent number: 4779362Abstract: A walking sole and carrier assembly comprises a pair of walking soles for mounting beneath rigid-bottomed footgear such as ski boots, and a detachable handle for joining the soles in side-by-side relationship to one another so that they form a carrier or boot tree. The lower tread face of each walking sole includes a planar rear surface and a planar front surface which defines an obtuse angle with respect to the rear surface. The junction between the front and rear surface is a straight line, which allows the wearer to rock abruptly from the rear surface to the front surface, simulating the natural action of a foot bending at the ball, and duplicating the toe flexing which would be performed by the back foot during ordinary walking, but which is prohibited by the rigid bottoms of the footgear.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: Owen A. Citrowske
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Patent number: 4779363Abstract: Apparatus adaptable on a pusher vehicle for clearing and collecting objects such as refuse lying on the ground for their removal and possibly their loading, characterized in that it includes a fixed rear wall, substantially vertical, on which are articulated side walls, said rear wall being provided at its lower portion with retractable means forming a liftable bottom member for the collection of objects, their transportation and possibly their lifting up.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1986Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventors: Jacques Boutrais, Bernard Charraire
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Patent number: 4779364Abstract: Device (14) for a load carrying unit (12), intended to interconnect the load carrying unit (12) and a supporting member (10) for the load carrying unit (12), arranged to cause a rotary movement for the load carrying unit (12) in relation to the supporting member (10) in a first plane, and preferably also a pendulous motion in a second plane extending from the first plane. A member (36) is arranged turnable or rotatable in relation to the supporting member (10), suspending the load carrying unit (12), and also a preferably cylindrical disc shaped member (30), defining a first a contact plane directed towards the load carrying unit (12). The load carrying unit (12) is arranged with a contact member, defining a second contact surface directed towards the cylindrical member (30) and extending in a substantially parallel relationship.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: Ulf G. Holmdal
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Patent number: 4779365Abstract: An ironing support or board structure has two parallel ironing surfaces formed of boards connected by spacer elements of small height. One of the ironing surfaces is formed by a single board, referred to as the main board. The other ironing surfaces are formed by two separate accessory boards which overhang or overlap the main board. The spacer elements which connect the accessory boards to the main board are associated with the main board at opposite ends of the main board. This results in free parts or free ends of each accessory board extending towards the other accessory board.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: Bernard Theeten
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Patent number: 4779366Abstract: The holder serves for fixing sheet-like picture material between a back wall (1) and a transparent front pane, which together with the picture material can be exchanged towards the front side. The back wall (1) is designed as one piece with a frame (2) extending around the inserted picture material and the front pane and projecting towards the face side. Frame segments disposed on opposing sides (3, 4) of the frame each support at least one holding attachment (5, 6) and each are cut free by a through-extending opening (12, 13) disposed adjacent the holding attachment, wherein in each case one of said openings is aligned with a holding attachment, exposing an area in the back wall (1) which is larger than the parallel projection of the projecting holding attachment. One (13) of the through-extending openings is shaped in a way such that it can be penetrated by the user with the end of a finger in order to lift out the picture material and front pane for exchanging the picture.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 1986Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Filmosto-Projektion Johannes Jost GmbH & Co.Inventor: Jochen Jost
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Patent number: 4779367Abstract: A product identification tag is made of transparent plastic and takes the form of a planar card from which one or more integrally-formed support portions project. In one embodiment, the support portion is slotted to receive J-hook or peg hook portions so as to be suspended from the hook, whereby an attached pressure-sensitive adhesively backed label is visible. In another embodiment, the support portions are flexible anchor arms which can be folded out of the card plane, each arm including a distal end with wing-like projections that can be flexed to permit insertion of the wings in the peg board holes and unflexed so as to anchor against the back surface of the peg board. The tags are die-cut from plastic sheets, preferably with adjacent tag edges sharing common die-cuts in order to conserve material.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 1982Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: Jacob Fast
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Patent number: 4779368Abstract: A frame for displaying one or more photographs or the like on a wall has parallel front and back panels between which the photographs or the like may be disposed. The frame is suspended from a hook or other projection on the wall by a length of flexible filament which has end portions that extend through passages at opposite side regions of the back panel and engage the front panel. Consequently the weight of the suspended frame urges the two panels together and additional fasteners are not necessarily needed. All components including the front and back panels and the filament are formed of transparent material in embodiments where it is desired to de-emphasize the presence of a display frame and to simulate the appearance of photographs or the like that are directly attached to a wall.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1987Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Inventor: James S. Thede
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Patent number: 4779369Abstract: Display apparatus for mounting display members. Each member defines a channel open at at least one end, and preferably open at both ends and having a narrowed mouth in a front face. A support has projections engageable in the end of a channel. Preferably it is elongate, of L-section, with multiple projections on one arm of the L, such that display members of different sizes can engage different numbers. Preferably either arm of the L is mountable to a surface, so that the display members can be either parallel or perpendicular to it.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1986Date of Patent: October 25, 1988Assignee: Universal Components LimitedInventors: Roger W. Hill, Martin L. Hill