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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE39972 | Detachable integral aircraft tailcone and power assembly The present invention provides a tailcone and power assembly mountable to the body of an aircraft using a height adjustable dolly. The tailcone assembly comprises a longitudinal support member, a gas turbine engine mounted to the support member; a firewall; two curv... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7189295 | Yarn with heat-activated binder material and process of making Yarn suitable for tufting comprises a base fiber ring spun or wrap spun with a second fiber at least partially comprising a heat-activated adhesive material such that the yarn includes from 0.1 to 12, preferably 0.25 to 10, weight percent adhesive material having a ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 6844474 | Process for the production of difluoromethane The present invention provides a vapor phase process for the production of difluoromethane, HFC-32. The process of this invention provides for the preparation of HFC-32 by a process that exhibits both good product yield and selectivity. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6831005 | Electron beam process during damascene processing A process for the formation of structures in microelectronic devices such as integrated circuit devices. Vias, interconnect metallization and wiring lines are formed using single and dual damascene techniques wherein dielectric layers are treated with a wide electro... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6799155 | Replacement of externally mounted user interface modules with software emulation of user interface module functions in embedded processor applications The present invention is a method and apparatus for implementing in embedded software the functionality of one or more external user interface circuits either in a surface mountable integrated circuit or in the main system CPU of a telecommunication unit. ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6735953 | Turbomachine-driven environmental control system An environmental control system includes a turbomachine and an air cycle machine that is driven by shaft power of the turbomachine. The turbomachine includes a compressor, which supplies compressed bleed air to the air cycle machine. Ambient air is compressed by the... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6397353 | Method and apparatus for protecting sensitive data during automatic testing of hardware A system for testing a hardware unit containing sensitive information, while inhibiting access to that information, includes a secure program in an Automated Test Station and an interface circuit. The test station has a programmed processor, as well as ge... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6363610 | Gas turbine rotor bimetallic ring seal and method therefor A method for making a bimetallic ring seal having a nickel core covered by a first layer of platinum having a inner dense portion and a second outer portion both of which plastically deform in the presence of a load. The method includes the step of applyi... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6296821 | Complex shaped fiber for particle and molecular filtration An ultra-efficient multilobal cross-sectioned fiber filter for chemical contaminant filtering applications is described. An absorptive chemically reactive reagent, preferably an acid or base and in liquid or an adsorptive chemically reactive reagent (an a... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6292721 | Premature descent into terrain visual awareness enhancement to EGPWS In order to provide the pilots with a display or a map of the terrain below the aircraft, a display is generated on a cockpit display, such as a weather radar, of the contours of the terrain below the aircraft. The terrain contour display is generated fro... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6291628 | Solvent systems for low dielectric constant polymeric materials A polymeric low dielectric constant solution includes a low dielectric constant polymer dissolved in an aromatic aliphatic ether solvent. The polymer preferably is a poly(arylene ether) and the solvent preferably is anisole, methylanisole, phenetole or mi... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6286303 | Impingement cooled foil bearings in a gas turbine engine A foil bearing assembly for use in a gas turbine engine is provided. The assembly includes an annular bearing carrier mounted to the housing of the engine. An annular foil carrier disposed within the bearing carrier and carrying a plurality of overlapping... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6268457 | Spin-on glass anti-reflective coatings for photolithography Anti-reflective coating materials for deep ultraviolet photolithography include one or more organic dyes incorporated into spin-on-glass materials. Suitable dyes are strongly absorbing over wavelength ranges around wavelengths less than 260 nm such as 248... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6233915 | Injection tube for connecting a cold plenum to a hot chamber An injection tube for connecting a plenum to a combustion chamber includes a first mouth having a longitudinal axis and adapted for insertion into a cold plenum port or other component and a second mouth having a longitudinal axis and adapted for insertio... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6231656 | Release agents for use in lignocellulosic processes and process for preparing molded lignocellulosic composites The invention provides improved release agents used in processes for preparing molded lignocellulosic articles. The release agents are preferably applied as an emulsion in processes for preparing molded articles such as oriented strand board, waferboard o... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6188375 | Pixel drive circuit and method for active matrix electroluminescent displays An AMEL display is formed and operated in a manner to provide enhanced gray scale or color operation. The AMEL display is operated over consecutive illumination frames which are partitioned into a plurality of passes. The desired illumination intensity fo... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6158956 | Actuating mechanism for sliding vane variable geometry turbine A variable geometry system for a turbocharger includes a sliding piston disposed within a turbine housing between a primary exhaust gas volute and turbine blades. The sliding piston is axially displaceable within the turbine housing to increase or decreas... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6145313 | Turbocharger incorporating an integral pump for exhaust gas recirculation A turbocharger with an integral Exhaust Gas Recirculation system for an internal combustion engine having a compressor rotor with two sets of vanes on opposite sides of the rotor disk for compression of charge air and recirculated exhaust gas. The charge ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6127944 | Integrated hazard avoidance system A hazard alert device for aircraft prioritizes various alerts according to predefined criteria. The device enables more optional alerting of hazardous conditions than a system of separate independent and discrete devices.... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6077982 | Purification of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (R-245fa) In the synthesis of 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane (R-245fa), a mixture of R-245fa and the impurity 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (R-1233zd) is purified and R-1233zd is removed from the mixture by contacting the mixture with 1-5 mols of chlorine for each ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6062028 | Low speed high pressure ratio turbocharger A low speed high pressure ration turbocharger incorporates a compressor impeller having impeller blades for a first stage of compression mounted on a first side of the wheel and impeller blades for a second stage of compression mounted on a second side of... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6017184 | Turbocharger integrated bearing system An integrated bearing system with journal and thrust bearings is incorporated in a single unit centrally pinned to the bearing housing and having integral thrust surface and journal surface lubrication grooves in combination with turbine and compressor wh... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6000222 | Turbocharger with integral turbine exhaust gas recirculation control valve and exhaust gas bypass valve A turbocharger is provided with an integral exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) chamber and valve contained within the turbine housing casting in conjunction with a conventional exhaust gas bypass or wastegate system. An exhaust gas back pressure control valv... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5918571 | Dual electrode high thread spark plug A spark plug (80) having a center electrode (82) with a cylindrical body and having a tip (84) at one end and a terminal (123) near the other end with an insulator (86) extending around the center electrode (82). A ground shield and retainer unit extends ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5853135 | Chain link rack pretensioner An apparatus (20, 100) comprising: a driven gear (102) operatively linked to a spool of a retractor (20) to rotate the spool (24) in a direction of retraction to cause a seat belt (31) wound thereabout to retract; an arcuate tube (108) having a flat exit ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5780691 | Process for producing 1,1,1,2,3,3,3,-heptafluoroprane The invention provides a process for production of 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane, HFC-227ea. In particular, the invention provides an inexpensive process for producing HFC-227ea in good yield by reacting 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane, HFC-236fa, with e... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5778685 | Clathrate forming medium and its use in thermal energy storage systems and processes for thermal energy storage and transfer An improved thermal energy storage system and a process for thermal energy storage and transfer are disclosed. The cooling medium, a clathrate forming mixture, comprises water, and a hydrofluorocarbon having at least three carbon atoms and a molecular dia... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5754702 | Scale oriented interband prediction method for image data compression and reconstruction An interband prediction method for image data decomposition and reconstruction in which a coder decomposes image data using pyramid subband image data decomposition. The resulting DC subband is further decomposed and is used to generate first predictors f... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5711820 | Method to separate and recover oil and plastic from plastic contaminated with oil The present invention provides a method to separate and recover oils and recyclable plastic from plastic contaminated with oil. The invention utilizes the different solubility of oil in as liquid or supercritical fluid as compared to a gas to effect separ... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5704484 | Protective bottle jacket A protective bottle jacket for transporting a container, bottle or the like is provided. The protective jacket has a bottom portion having a base and walls projecting upwardly from the base for receiving and protecting the bottom portion of the container ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5522619 | End release seat belt buckle having an inertia-sensitive locking mechanism The present invention is directed to an end release belt buckle that is operable for releasable latching a tongue plate of a vehicular safety belt restraint system. The end release belt buckle of the present invention includes a base having a latch portio... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5498907 | Interconnection arrangement for power semiconductor switching devices A plurality of power semiconductor switching devices are included in a circuit module in a pattern whereby interconnecting lead lengths are minimized to provide improved circuit characteristics and to insure uniform current sharing when said devices are p... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5456525 | Valve for traction control A master cylinder for use in a brake system having an anti-spin apparatus to provide traction control for the drive wheels of a vehicle. The brake system has a pump responsive to an input from the anti-spin apparatus for directly drawing fluid from a rese... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5289006 | Thermal imaging apparatus Thermal imaging apparatus including a non-linear optomechanical scanner receiving light from a scene and directing it onto an image plane, the scanner defining a non-linear scan velocity in the image plane, a SPRITE detector disposed in the image plane an... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5286767 | Modified agar and process for preparing modified agar for use ceramic composition to add green strength and/or improve other properties of a preform Novel gel-forming compositions are used in a process for molding ceramic compositions. Gel-forming compositions, such as agar, are improved with a gel-enhancing agent, e.g. polyethyleneimine. The novel gel-forming compositions improved the ceramic molding... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5284532 | Elevated temperature strength of aluminum based alloys by the addition of rare earth elements A rapidly solidified aluminum based alloy consists essentially of the formula Albal Fea Mb Sic Rd, wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, Mo, Cr, Mn, Nb, Ta, and W;... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5278213 | Method of processing neutral polyanilines in solvent and solvent mixtures This invention relates to a solution or plasticized composition comprising one or more polyanilines, and one or more solvents capable of dissolving said polyanilines.... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5259983 | Azeotrope-like compositions of 1-H-perfluorohexane and trifluoroethanol or n-propanol Azeotrope-like compositions comprising 1-H-perfluorohexane and trifluoroethanol or n-propanol and optionally nitromethane are stable and have utility as degreasing agents and as solvents in a variety of industrial cleaning applications including cold clea... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5236220 | Stowable telescoping seat belt mechanism A telescoping seat belt device comprising: a support (42,142); and a buckle plate (70) for supporting a seat belt buckle; and a pivoting and sliding mechanism (50, 90; 150, 190) for telescopically moving the buckle plate and a buckle from an extended posi... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5225805 | Warning indicator for anti-skid braking system An anti-skid control circuit for a wheeled vehicle has a connector (15) for connection to external circuits and a warning circuit contained within the control circuit and connector (15) for enabling a visual indicator (17) upon the occurrence of a loss of... | 07/06/1993 |
