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US-4,493,994 Detecting the condition of a sheet
A method of detecting the condition of a rectangular sheet (8), comprising feeding the sheet, e.g. by belts (2, 4), through a checking station (adjacent to...
US-4,493,993 Apparatus for optically detecting ink droplets
Ink jet printers include orifices which may become clogged or otherwise inoperative. This can cause printing defects which may go undetected for a substantial...
US-4,493,992 Adapter circuit for trackball device
An adapter includes a program-controlled microprocessor provided with input means adapted to be coupled to the output of a trackball-type position control...
US-4,493,991 Techniques for locating beams within large area detectors
Methods are shown for deducing the point of impingement of a beam, such as particle or electromagnetic beam, on a planar detector which is much larger than the...
US-4,493,990 Apparatus for automatically adjusting a deflection unit
An apparatus for automatically adjusting the characteristic of a deflection unit, illustratively of the type used in laser recording equipment. A reference value...
US-4,493,989 Container end-code redemption scanning
A method and apparatus for reading coded information formed on the lid of a carbonated beverage container. The coded information takes the form of spaced linear...
US-4,493,988 Odometer using an electric motor disposed within annular figure wheels
In a highly compact odometer an electric motor which drives a mechanical display thereof, is disposed within the set of annular figure wheels used in the display...
US-4,493,987 Counter
A counter including a housing which is made from a continuous plastic extrusion. End caps which rotatably support the counter barrel shaft fit telescopically...
US-4,493,986 Pistol grip electrical brazing tool
A pistol grip brazing tool utilizes an insulative frame to mount a pair of elongated support elements, one fixed and the other reciprocating. The support...
US-4,493,985 Welding sleeve
A welding sleeve for connecting pipes formed of thermoplastic material includes an electrical conductor in the form of an electrical resistance wire. The...
US-4,493,984 Temperature control device for fixing heat source of copying machine
A temperature control device for a fixing heat source of a copying machine includes circuits for supplying power to the fixing heat source in synchronism with...
US-4,493,983 Current detector in combination with an electrical apparatus
A device for incorporation into the power supply circuit of an electrical apparatus comprising (a) a switch which is movable from one condition to another on...
US-4,493,982 Holder apparatus for heater element
Apparatus for removably holding a heater element having at least one end with an electrical contact. The apparatus includes a body of heat and electrically...
US-4,493,981 Boil dry protection system for cooking appliance
A power control arrangement for a cooking appliance incorporating an automatic surface unit for automatically detecting the occurrence of a boil dry condition...
US-4,493,980 Power control arrangement for automatic surface unit
A power control arrangement for an automatic surface unit in a cooking appliance which enables the user to select Warm, Simmer, Boil and Fry cooking modes and to...
US-4,493,979 Control circuit assembly for heating elements in cooking plates
A control circuit assembly, includes a cooking plate having at least two individual cooking regions being electrically connectible in common for cooking...
US-4,493,978 Serving dish with heating means
A serving dish having a heater, and a method for assembling the dish. An electric heater including a resistance element enclosed in a heat conducting and...
US-4,493,977 Method for heating semiconductor wafers by a light-radiant heating furnace
Disclosed herein is a method for operating a light-radiant heating furnace which includes a main heater capable of irradiating light onto an object to heat it up...
US-4,493,976 Pyrolytic oven cleaning system
A cooking oven of the heat-cleaning type in which substantially all of the energy for heating the oven to heat-cleaning temperature is initially supplied by the...
US-4,493,975 Hang-up hair dryer
An electric appliance safety system including a hand-held appliance, a power input for receiving electric current, a two-pole switch for activating the...
US-4,493,974 Snap-fit sheet metal cover for portable oil-filled radiators and method of manufacture
An oil filled electric radiator supporting structure is provided having a supporting frame structure including castors supporting the same. An oil filled...
US-4,493,973 Flow controlled electrode type liquid heater
An electrode type liquid heater includes a tank having an inlet and an outlet disposed so that in normal operation of the heater the tank is partially filled...
US-4,493,972 Electrically heated apparatus employing a PTC heater for liquifying a rod of binding material
An apparatus for liquifying a rod of binding by application of heat includes a die-cast aluminum heating member having an elongated conical first channel...
US-4,493,971 Hot wire type electric arc welding torch
A hot wire type electric arc welding torch includes a wire heating unit which has a first guide hole therein disposed substantially parallel to a welding torch....
US-4,493,970 Slag and fume collector for air carbon-arc cutting and gouging torches
A method and apparatus for collecting molten metal and/or slag together with fume generated by the air carbon-arc cutting and gouging process. The method and...
US-4,493,969 High-frequency arc striking device and auxiliary electrode of an electric welding or cutting arc
A high frequency-high voltage generator supplies current, on one hand, to a first arc striking circuit connecting a main electrode to an auxiliary electrode and,...
US-4,493,968 Adaptive welder with laser TV-scanner
The invention pertains to a welding system having automatic groove tracking and adaptive groove filling capabilities. Data produced by a coordinated laser spot...
US-4,493,967 Rigid support for laser machining apparatus
A laser machining apparatus is disclosed as including a bed lying on a floor surface for supporting a source of a laser beam with respect to a work piece...
US-4,493,966 Internal mandrel used in an operation of butt joining two lengths of tubing by welding
An internal mandrel (22) cooperating in the operation of joining two successive lengths of tubing by welding, and it is characterized in that this mandrel...
US-4,493,965 Method and apparatus for predicting and controlling the quality of a resistance spot weld
During a weld period the weld parameters are monitored and data representing the weld resistance curve and the power curve are acquired and stored for analysis...
US-4,493,964 Method of joining electrically conductive members
A method of joining a plurality of electrically conductive members is disclosed which comprises the steps of placing the metal members in stack between a pair of...
US-4,493,963 Mandrel machine
A method and machine for weld cladding, particularly for welding material to a cylindrical plate, such as hardfacing or corrosion resistant alloys normally...
US-4,493,962 Apparatus and method to suppress oxidation during resistance welding
In an apparatus and a method of at least partially suppressing oxidation of can components or the like during resistance roller welding with the aid of an inert...
US-4,493,961 Apparatus for electrohydroblasting trimming of castings
An apparatus for electroblasting trimming of castings, in which castings being trimmed are placed in a bath containing a working fluid, the bottom part of the...
US-4,493,960 Ceramic blinders for a microwave oven quartz lamp
Disclosed is a half-tube of ceramic paper inserted into the quartz tube of a microwave oven quartz lamp. The ceramic paper acts as a reflector, permitting...
US-4,493,959 Keyboard with improved key design permitting tilting about either side
In a keyboard comprising keys (1) arranged in recesses of a supporting pl (2) and electric contacts of a contact plate (6) disposed below the keys (1) a tilting...
US-4,493,958 Illuminated membrane switch
An illuminated membrane switch assembly lighted by a contained rearwardly positioned bulb unit. A membrane switch is actuated by a small reciprocable transparent...
US-4,493,957 Multimodal pressure switch
The conical tip of a load applying member (42) acts against one side (136) of a movable plate (120). A spring (84) urges the conical tip of a biasing member (88)...
US-4,493,956 Impact switch
A resettable impact switch is disclosed having a non-conductive body with a cavity therein. A pair of terminals extend from opposite sides of the body and have...
US-4,493,955 Control mechanism for an electric motor assembly
A control mechanism in combination with an electric motor assembly in which an output shaft having a cam surface is connected to the electric motor through a...
US-4,493,954 Rotary switch with internal rotor interconnecting circuit paths for surface contacts
Rotary switch includes a dielectric rotor with die cast conductive circuit paths therein which connect various surface contacts thereon. Rotor comprises first...
US-4,493,953 Switch
A switch housing includes a body and a cap. The body contains terminal recesses housing respective terminal plates for fixed and movable contacts. A plurality of...
US-4,493,952 Membrane switch having integral switch tail insulator
Membrane switch assembly comprises a substrate, a flexible membrane, and a separator between the substrate and the membrane. The substrate has circuit conductors...
US-4,493,951 Device for use in testing a modem coupled to a telephone line by modular connectors
A device for use in testing the wiring integrity and/or troubleshooting system faults in a modem and/or an associated telephone line which are coupled together...
US-4,493,950 Loudspeaker telephone
A line powered loudspeaker telephone is provided with a lightweight headset and microphone as well as a loudspeaker and second microphone. A first switch is...
US-4,493,949 Parallel operation of telephone equipment on a digital loop
Disclosed is a digital station apparatus, such as a digital telephone set, capable of being operated in parallel on a subscriber's digital loop (e.g. in an...
US-4,493,948 Transparent secondary information transmission system for an information transmission system
A transparent secondary information transmission system for a primary information transmission system is disclosed. The system includes at least one local...
US-4,493,947 Security device utilizing conventional telephone lines
A security device connected to telephone lines and to at least one sensor comprises a monitoring circuit for monitoring at least one sensor to determine a status...
US-4,493,946 Device for connecting together the outer conductors of two coaxial pairs
A device for connecting together the outer conductors of two coaxial pairs with coaxial conductors (3) and outer conductors (4), said device including two metal...
US-4,493,945 Thermal protective system
An envelope system for protecting a substrate from fire or other thermal extreme. The system includes a screen, which surrounds the entire substrate and which is...
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