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Patent No. | Category | Year | Title | Inventor | Assignee | Date of Issue |
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5,621,565 | Mechanical | 1997 | Protraction Device for a Measuring Microscope | Reinhardt Lihl, Kurt Salzmann, Gerhold Garkisch | Leica AG | 04/15/1997 |
5,618,508 | Chemical | 1997 | Process for Purifying Exhaust Gas Using Modified Calcium Hydroxide | Hermann Suchenwirth, Roland Fichtel | FTU GmbH Technische Entwicklung und Forschung Im Umweltschutz | 04/08/1997 |
5,616,821 | Chemical | 1997 | Methods for Purifying and Recovering Contaminated Refrigerants with Solutions of Bases in Organic Solvents | Robert W. Mouk, Albert E. Abel | Commodore Laboratories, Inc. | 04/01/1997 |
5,613,238 | Chemical | 1997 | Methods of Decontaminating Soils Containing Hazardous Metals | Robert W. Mouk, Alan F. Heyduk, Albert E. Abel | Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc. | 03/18/1997 |
5,602,640 | Optics | 1997 | Lensmeter Accessory | Christopher J. Percival | Leica Inc. | 02/11/1997 |
5,602,295 | Chemical | 1997 | Methods for the Elimination of Cyanides in the Dehalogenation of Halofluorocarbons | Marc W. Abel, Robert W. Mouk, Alan F. Heyduk, Albert E. Abel | Commodore Laboratories, Inc. | 02/11/1997 |
5,595,530 | Mechanical | 1997 | Reciprocating Sander | Richard A. Heidelberger | Dynabrade, Inc. | 01/21/1997 |
5,587,748 | Optics | 1996 | Joystick Override Control for An Ophthalmic Instrument | David A. Luce, Donald E. Miller | Leica Inc. | 12/24/1996 |
5,584,884 | Biotechnology | 1996 | Mammary Prosthesis and Method of Surgically Implanting Same | Anthony S. Pignataro | Anthony S. Pignataro | 12/17/1996 |
5,585,964 | Optics | 1996 | Modular Microscope System | Karl-Josef Schalz | Leica Mikroskopie und Systeme GmbH AG | 12/17/1996 |
5,576,520 | Mechanical | 1996 | Checkweigher Having Variable Weigh Platform | David Waterman, John Lindstrom | Hi-Speed Checkweigher Co., Inc. | 11/19/1996 |
5,575,832 | Mechanical | 1996 | Regenerative Hygroscopic Filter and Method | Steven T. Boyd | Humidtech Research, Inc. | 11/19/1996 |
5,575,456 | Mechanical | 1996 | Lever Operated Hoist | Julian J. Raphael, III | Columbus McKinnon Corporation | 11/19/1996 |
D375,272 | Design | 1996 | Air Terminal | Kenneth P. Heary | Heary Bros. Lightning Protection Co., Inc. | 11/05/1996 |
5,564,628 | Mechanical | 1996 | Process and Apparatus for Controlling High Vegetative and Brush Growth | Sue A. Hall, Donald J. Gardner | Agro Statics, Inc. | 10/15/1996 |
5,564,766 | Mechanical | 1996 | J-Hook for Towing Vehicles | Tommy A. Lowery | Columbus McKinnon Corporation | 10/15/1996 |
5,563,108 | Chemical | 1996 | Raw Batch for Producing Reaction-Bonded Silicon Carbide Refractory Product | Baek H. Kim | The Carborundum Company | 10/08/1996 |
5,561,562 | Optics | 1996 | Microscope Objective with a Correcting Mount | Reinhold Bender | Leica Mikroskopie und Systeme GmbH | 10/01/1996 |
5,561,555 | Optics | 1996 | Microscope Subassembly Apparatus | Henry A. Meier, Jr., Thomas F. Batten, Jose L. Suro | Leica Inc. | 10/01/1996 |
5,558,045 | Mechanical | 1996 | Refractory Tile for Open-Spaced Boiler Tubes | Arthur W. Cole, John M. Heffernan | Wheelabrator Environmental Systems, Inc.; The Carborundum Company | 09/24/1996 |
5,559,278 | Mechanical | 1996 | Methods for the Destruction of Ozone Depleting Substances | Robert W. Mouk, Albert E. Abel | Commmodore Laboratories. Inc. | 09/24/1996 |
5,555,625 | Mechanical | 1996 | Rotary Cutter | William Scheminger | Cutco Cutlery Corporation | 09/17/1996 |
5,554,685 | Mechanical | 1996 | Method of Making a Sign Having Raised Characters | Wayne L. Dorpfeld, Robert W. Williams, Arnold R. Wolfe | American Tactile Corporation | 09/10/1996 |
D372,434 | Design | 1996 | Air Terminal | Kenneth P. Heary | Heary Bros. Lightning Protection Co., Inc. | 08/06/1996 |
D372,181 | Design | 1996 | Knife Sharpener | Andrew T. Kelley | Cutco Cutlery Corporation | 07/30/1996 |
5,538,040 | Mechanical | 1996 | Pneumatic Control Valve | Paul W. Huber, David G. Heckmiller, Jr. | Dynabrade, Inc. | 07/23/1996 |
5,522,411 | Mechanical | 1996 | Hand Washing and Drying Equipment Unit | Gloria A. Johnson | 06/04/1996 | |
5,521,755 | Optics | 1996 | Epi-Illumination System for Microscopes | Hans-Werner Stankewitz | Leica Mikroskopie und Systeme GmbH | 05/28/1996 |
5,521,756 | Optics | 1996 | Antistatic Microscope | Henry A. Meier, Jr., Vincent Vaccarelli | Leica Inc. | 05/28/1996 |
5,520,793 | Chemical | 1996 | Methods of Producing Hydrogen Iodide Electrochemically | J. David Genders, Norman L. Weinberg, Dan M. Hartsough | Benham Electrosynthesis Company, Inc. | 05/28/1996 |
5,516,968 | Mechanical | 1996 | Methods of Decontaminating Mercury-Containing Soils | Albert E. Abel | Commodore Laboratories, Inc. | 05/14/1996 |
5,509,844 | Mechanical | 1996 | Legless Storage and Play Table for Use by Children | Michael Poirier, Mariann Poirier, Evan Poirier, Jordan Poirier | 04/23/1996 | |
D369,112 | Design | 1996 | Lensmeter | David A. Luce, Christopher J. Percival, Paul J. Klock | Leica Inc. | 04/23/1996 |
5,504,144 | Mechanical | 1996 | Composition of Matter for Raised Characters and Method for Manufacturing Raised Characters for Use in Signs | Wayne L. Dorpfeld, Robert W. Williams, Arnold R. Wolfe | American Tactile Corporation | 04/02/1996 |
5,501,420 | Mechanical | 1996 | Counterbalance Mechanism | Richard L. Watt, Donald R. Pangborn, Peter J. Kerl | Weber-Knapp Company | 03/25/1996 |
D367,869 | Design | 1996 | Stereomicroscope | Ernest Hoffmann-Igl, Werner Hölbl | Leica Inc. | 03/12/1996 |
5,497,627 | Mechanical | 1996 | Methods for Purifying Refrigerant Compositions | Alan F. Heyduk, Robert W. Mouk, Albert E. Abel | Commodore Laboratories, Inc. | 03/11/1996 |
5,495,062 | Mechanical | 1996 | Methods of Decontaminating Nuclear Waste-Containing Soil | Albert E. Abel | Commodore Laboratories, Inc. | 02/27/1996 |
5,482,212 | Mechanical | 1996 | Vehicle Washing Machine | Scott Kobryn, Donald Kobryn | 01/09/1996 | |
D365,547 | Design | 1995 | Lockout Device for Circuit Breaker | Donald E. Steinwachs, Scott A. Wardour, Karen A. Budzinski | Emed Company, Inc. | 12/26/1995 |
5,474,066 | Optics | 1995 | Non-Contact Tonometer | Bernard Grolman | Leica Inc. | 12/12/1995 |
5,471,260 | Optics | 1995 | Joystick for An Ophthalmic Instrument Where Vertical Movement is Controlled by Rotating the Joystick | David A. Luce, Joseph L. Zelvin | Leica Inc. | 11/28/1995 |
5,467,576 | Mechanical | 1995 | Machine for Making a Package of Food Casing Strands | Ivo G. Hendriks | Teepak, Inc. | 11/21/1995 |
5,462,497 | Mechanical | 1995 | Controllable Parallel Axis Differential | Joseph E. Cilano | 10/31/1995 | |
5,461,942 | Mechanical | 1995 | Knife Sharpener | Andrew T. Kelley | Cutco Cutlery Corporation | 10/30/1995 |
D363,417 | Design | 1995 | Cutting Board | Andrew T. Kelley | Cutco Cutlery Corporation | 10/24/1995 |
5,453,829 | Optics | 1995 | Procedure and Device for Measurement of Exposure Times in Optical Devices with Microscopic Illustration Path | Lucius Remer, Manfred Gilbert; Frank Hermann | Leica Mikroskopie und Systeme GmbH | 09/26/1995 |
5,449,240 | Mechanical | 1995 | Apparatus for Embossing Braille Labels | Wayne L. Dorpfeld, Robert W. Williams; Arnold R. Wolfe | 09/12/1995 | |
5,447,007 | Mechanical | 1995 | Device for Filling and Closing Packs for Liquids | Wilhelm Reil, Ulrich Deutschbein, Udo Liebram, Gerd Knobloch | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | 09/05/1995 |
5,446,274 | Optics | 1995 | Instructive Display for Assisting in Centering An Optical Path Element On a Path | David A. Luce, Christopher J. Percival | Leica Inc. | 08/29/1995 |
"Invention is the most important product of man's creative brain. The ultimate purpose is the complete mastery over the material world, the harnessing of human nature to human needs."
Nikola Tesla