| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE31833 |
Food cooking apparatus |
February 19, 1985 |
| An automatic cooking apparatus wherein a rotating wide-mouthed vessel closed with a lid is supported in a stationary, handle-equipped basket frame by the frame and the lid which engages driving means. Heating means are provided along a portion of the vessel circumference and are cont |
| RE29707 |
Product pressurized air dispenser having improved product control valve actuator |
July 25, 1978 |
| An improved fluent product dispenser in which the product is dispensed by means of compressed air has a dispenser body having a dispensing means therein for mixing and dispersing the fluent product and compressed air and has a piston-cylinder means thereon by which the air is compressed, |
| RE29176 |
Product pressurized compressed air dispenser |
April 12, 1977 |
| A fluent product dispenser in which the product is dispensed by means of compressed air has a dispenser body having a dispensing means therein for mixing and dispersing the fluent product and compressed air has a piston-cylinder means thereon by which the air is compressed, and when it |
| D259509 |
Enclosure for body data monitoring apparatus |
June 9, 1981 |
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| 7553672 |
Random access slide stainer with independent slide heating regulation |
June 30, 2009 |
| An automated slide stainer with slides mounted in a horizontal position on a rotary carousel. Reagents and rinse liquids are automatically dispensed onto tissue sections or cells mounted on slides for the purpose of performing chemical or immunohistochemical stains. The rinse liquids are |
| 7318913 |
Fluid exchange in a chamber on a microscope slide |
January 15, 2008 |
| A sample chamber is formed by a housing sealed against a microscope slide. The housing has fluid ports, including a well formed over at least one port. In a rinse station, rinse solution is drawn from a reservoir through the chamber to a waste reservoir. At a fill station, an aliquot |
| 7237651 |
Rappelling apparatus |
July 3, 2007 |
| A rappelling apparatus providing controlled constant speed to a cable unwinding from a rotating spool in frictional engagement with a stationary arcuate surface. Rotations of the spool are responded to by a centrifugal brake acting in inverse proportion to the rotations. An addition |
| 7217392 |
Random access slide stainer with independent slide heating regulation |
May 15, 2007 |
| An automated slide stainer with slides mounted in a horizontal position on a rotary carousel. Reagents and rinse liquids are automatically dispensed onto tissue sections or cells mounted on slides for the purpose of performing chemical or immunohistochemical stains. The rinse liquids are |
| 6783733 |
Random access slide stainer with independent slide heating regulation |
August 31, 2004 |
| An automated slide stainer with slides mounted in a horizontal position on a rotary carousel. Reagents and rinse liquids are automatically dispensed onto tissue sections or cells mounted on slides for the purpose of performing chemical or immunohistochemical stains. The rinse liquids are |
| 6673620 |
Fluid exchange in a chamber on a microscope slide |
January 6, 2004 |
| A sample chamber is formed by a housing sealed against a microscope slide. The housing has fluid ports, including a well formed over at least one port. In a rinse station, rinse solution is drawn from a reservoir through the chamber to a waste reservoir. At a fill station, an aliquot of |
| 6541261 |
Method using a slide stainer with independent slide heating regulation |
April 1, 2003 |
| An automated slide stainer with slides mounted in a horizontal position on a rotary carousel. Reagents and rinse liquids are automatically dispensed onto tissue sections or cells mounted on slides for the purpose of performing chemical or immunohistochemical stains. The rinse liquids are |
| 6244474 |
Interchangeable liquid dispensing cartridge pump |
June 12, 2001 |
| A liquid dispensing cartridge pump suitable for dispensing reagent in an automatic system includes a compressible metering chamber suspended from a reservoir bag mounted within a rigid housing. Check valves between the reservoir and metering chamber and at a lower end of a metering chamb |
| 6183693 |
Random access slide stainer with independent slide heating regulation |
February 6, 2001 |
| An automated slide stainer with slides mounted in a horizontal position on a rotary carousel. Reagents and rinse liquids are automatically dispensed onto tissue sections or cells mounted on slides for the purpose of performing chemical or immunohistochemical stains. The rinse liquids are |
| 6180061 |
Moving platform slide stainer with heating elements |
January 30, 2001 |
| This invention describes a cartridge pump and dispensing assembly for applications where cartridges containing liquid reagents are interchanged often. The cartridge pump has a reagent reservoir which directly empties into a metering chamber. A valve is at each end of the metering chamber |
| 6096271 |
Random access slide stainer with liquid waste segregation |
August 1, 2000 |
| An automated slide stainer with slides mounted in a horizontal position on a rotary carousel. Reagents and rinse liquids are automatically dispensed onto tissue sections or cells mounted on slides for the purpose of performing chemical or immunohistochemical stains. The rinse liquids are |
| 6092695 |
Interchangeable liquid dispensing cartridge pump |
July 25, 2000 |
| A liquid dispensing cartridge pump suitable for dispensing reagent in an automatic system includes a compressible metering chamber suspended from a reservoir bag mounted within a rigid housing. Check valves between the reservoir and metering chamber and at a lower end of a metering chamb |
| 5947167 |
Dispensing assembly with interchangeable cartridge pumps |
September 7, 1999 |
| This invention describes a cartridge pump and dispensing assembly for applications where cartridges containing liquid reagents are interchanged often. The cartridge pump comprises a reagent reservoir which directly empties into a metering chamber. A valve is at each end of the metering |
| 5791581 |
Tape rule blade hook shock absorbers |
August 11, 1998 |
| A power recoilable rule has an elongated bumper for cushioning the recoil impact of the blade hook when the blade is refracted into the casing. The casing has an opening at a juncture between the bottom wall and front wall, and a bumper is mounted in the casing within the opening for lin |
| 5707217 |
Pressure transfer modules |
January 13, 1998 |
| The invention comprises an improved pressure transfer module having, in one embodiment, two double-diaphragm pumps each having its diaphragms connected to one another by a respective drive shaft for reciprocating motion. Spool valve assemblies are mounted directly on the connecting s |
| 5645114 |
Dispensing assembly with interchangeable cartridge pumps |
July 8, 1997 |
| This invention describes a cartridge pump and dispensing assembly for applications where cartridges containing liquid reagents are interchanged often. The cartridge pump comprises a reagent reservoir which directly empties into a metering chamber. A valve is at each end of the metering |
| 5316452 |
Dispensing assembly with interchangeable cartridge pumps |
May 31, 1994 |
| This invention describes a cartridge pump and dispensing assembly for applications where cartridges containing liquid reagents are interchanged often. The cartridge pump comprises a reagent reservoir which directly empties into a metering chamber. A valve is at each end of the metering |
| 5207692 |
Surgical clip applier with reciprocating clip sleeve and dual ratchet mechanism |
May 4, 1993 |
| A surgical clip applier includes a pair of pivotal housing sections on which are provided a pair of clip actuating jaws. An elongated clip sleeve which receives a plurality of surgical clips arranged front to back in a row is mounted for longitudinal reciprocating movement between the ho |
| 4823770 |
Combination hydronic space heater and tankless hot water heater |
April 25, 1989 |
| A combination space heating and tankless hot water heater includes a vertical closed tank, having upper and lower ends, adapted to hold a large reservoir of liquid heat transfer medium therewithin. A high-efficiency gas/liquid heat exchanger, having upper and lower ends, is disposed with |
| 4685387 |
Machine for making sandwiches |
August 11, 1987 |
| A machine for automatically producing a sandwich having a variety of fillers such as sliced meat, sliced cheese, shredded lettuce, and sliced pickles. A plurality of cannisters for storing the fillers are positioned above apertures formed in the base of the machine along a straight row. |
| 4552153 |
Pressure gauge |
November 12, 1985 |
| A blood pressure measuring device including a housing, a rubber bulb connected to the housing for providing fluid under pressure to a cuff and a gauge on the housing for indicating the pressure of the fluid in the cuff. In the housing there is a piston and rolling diaphragm assembly |
| 4496147 |
Exercise stair device |
January 29, 1985 |
| Apparatus which simulates the exercise obtained while climbing stairs includes two hydraulically phased steps retained in adjacent inclined tracks in which the steps are supported in a hydraulically open-ended system, with the phasing of the steps being controlled by a pair of in-lin |
| 4342623 |
Portable water distiller |
August 3, 1982 |
| A portable water distiller having an insulated container for raw water and a removable cover for the container with a low pressure seal which engages the container wall. A condenser coil is provided in the cover along with a motor-driven fan, and inlet and outlet ports are provided about |
| 4304177 |
Food cooking apparatus |
December 8, 1981 |
| An automatic cooking apparatus wherein a rotating wide-mouthed vessel closed with a lid is supported in a stationary, handle-equipped basket frame by the frame and the lid which engages driving means. Heating means are provided along a portion of the vessel circumference and are cont |
| 4224756 |
Animal trap |
September 30, 1980 |
| An animal trap, of the rotating frame type, having an improved frame construction is disclosed. The trap of the present invention is constructed so that adjacent connecting end portions are substantially parallel when in the closed position, and with the connecting end portions, when |
| 4209866 |
Swim fin |
July 1, 1980 |
| A swim fin which achieves increased efficiency by increasing drive (forward propulsive thrust) and decreasing effort (resistance to vertical motion) to provide a greater drive-to-effort ratio. The blade of the fin which is pivotally mounted to the foot section along a pivot line aft of t |
| 4174056 |
Pump type dispenser with continuous flow feature |
November 13, 1979 |
| A pump type dispenser for dispensing a spray of liquid has a container for containing the liquid to be dispensed, a piston-cylinder device for drawing liquid out of the container and pressurizing it, a dispensing head into which the pressurized liquid is pumped, with a free piston chambe |
| 4114811 |
Spray dispenser with easily actuable mouthpiece |
September 19, 1978 |
| A spray dispenser for dispensing a spray of a liquid material has a cylindrical container with a nozzle adjacent one end thereof directed generally at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the container. A mouthpiece of resilient material is pivotally mounted on the one end of th |
| 4102476 |
Squeeze bottle dispenser with air check valve on cover |
July 25, 1978 |
| A squeeze bottle type dispenser has a resiliently collapsible container for the liquid to be dispensed. A cover on the container, said cover means has a flexible resilient central portion flexible outwardly of the cover away from the container. A dispensing valve member on the cover has |
| 3994307 |
Apparatus for periodically delivering a predetermined quantity of a fluid |
November 30, 1976 |
| An apparatus for delivering accurately metered volumes of a fluid at accurately spaced intervals. A pumping assembly including a cylinder, piston and fluid valving means are driven through a first cam which controls the volume of fluid pumped and a second cam, driven by the same sync |
| 3979027 |
Product pressurized compressed air dispenser having improved product control valve actuator |
September 7, 1976 |
| An improved fluent product dispenser in which the product is dispensed by means of compressed air has a dispenser body having a dispensing means therein for mixing and dispersing the fluent product and compressed air and has a piston-cylinder means thereon by which the air is compressed, |
