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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5454936 | Vacuum toilet system A vacuum toilet system comprises a toilet bowl having a cover mounted for movement relative to the toilet bowl between an open position and a closed position, the cover being in at least partially sealing relation with the rim when in the closed position.... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5165457 | Vacuum sewer arrangement A vacuum sewer arrangement comprises a valve controlled air inlet duct to let air into the vacuum sewer at a position downstream of the sewer valve. The sewer valve can then be closed immediately after the sewage has passed into the vacuum sewer, because ... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5007117 | Vacuum toilet system with simultaneous rinse and discharge A vacuum toilet system comprises a waste-receiving bowl defining an interior space for receiving waste material. A sewer pipe defines an interior space that can be placed at a pressure that is lower than that in the interior space of the waste-receiving b... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4967035 | Method for testing different substances and a combustion engine for applying the method The invention relates to a method, and to an engine for applying the method, for testing different substances, such as lubrication substances, cooling substances and/or fuels or the like, in a combustion engine, especially in a big diesel engine, which co... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4930474 | Distribution and control valve for a fuel injection pump The invention relates to a distribution and control valve in a fuel injection engine pump especially for a large multi-cylinder diesel engine, in which the fuel is injected into the cylinder by mdans of two or more injection valves (A;B). The pump include... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4889071 | Upstreams inclined doctor blade An arrangement for the coating of a running cardboard, paper or the like web (1) by coating paste, whereby an excess amount of the supplied paste is removed and the supplied coating layer is levelled by means of a scraper knife (6) separately arranged aft... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4715305 | Ship's hull A ship's hull has a general frame form defining a bottom surface and two side surfaces. The bottom section of the hull comprises a substantially vertical wedge-formed portion, which extends vertically downwards in the region of the lowest part of the bow ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4704047 | Land drainage system A land drainage system comprising sub-soil tubes (1) connected to a suction container (3) has the container evacuated by a dual function system comprising liquid pumping means (4) and air extracting means (6). A reservoir (5) can contain liquid to be pass... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4691488 | Method for producing a concrete-filled steel body for suppressing vibrations A method for producing a constructional element comprising a steel casing filled with concrete, for instance, a machine body having good load carrying and vibration-absorbing properties. The main steel parts of the element are arranged to form a hollow ca... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4679376 | Arrangement in a roll wrapping apparatus for the application of headers The present publication describes an arrangement in a roll wrapping apparatus for the application of headers (5), and in particular of soft headers, to the ends of paper rolls (1) or corresponding rolls. The arrangement comprises a header (5) storage unit... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4633774 | Control device for a roll press A control device in particular in a multi-roll press (22 to 24) of a calender intended for the glazing of a continuous thin web, such as a paper web, which said press comprises a compensated upper roll (22), a compensated lower roll (24), and at least one... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4603709 | Device in a vacuum transportation system for liquids, preferably a vacuum sewage system The invention relates to a device in a vacuum transportation system for liquids, preferably a vacuum sewage system, comprising a transportation conduit (12) which is under vacuum and via a normally closed valve (13) and a suction pipe (14) connected to a ... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4592155 | Dredger with transport basin having loading and unloading mechanism A dredger comprising a floating hull supported on floatable means, for instance on pontoons or the like, a transport basin movably supported at said hull for the reception of a mass lifted from the bottom and means for said movable support, said transport... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4591015 | Wheel propulsion device for air cushion vehicle A self-propelled air cushion vehicle includes a traction wheel device comprising at least two separate traction wheel units. Each traction wheel unit includes at least two consecutive wheels surrounded by a common caterpillar track, preferably two such wh... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4577577 | Sliding door arrangement A sliding door arrangement for closing a passage opening in a mainly vertical wall construction and comprising a mainly horizontally movable door unit, a door frame unit attachable to the wall construction, guide and closure devices of said door unit and ... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4512597 | Door lock A door lock comprises a bolt and a mechanism for moving the bolt between a protruding locking position and a withdrawn unlocking position. The bolt is provided, in its protruding part, with at least one auxiliary locking element, such as a ball, a pin or ... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4463251 | Method and means for the identification of a roll A method for the identification of rolls, in particular big paper rolls, by means of a code attached to or marked on the end surface of the roll. The code comprises several characters located side by side and is read by a combined signal optical beam tran... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4389764 | Method for the production and assembly of lock parts A method for punching disc-like lock parts from a metal band or the like and for combining them to form lock mechanism units determining different lock combinations or the like. The punching of the parts to their final form takes place in a series of punc... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4370875 | Slipping cylinder lock A cylinder lock comprising a fixed cylinder housing and therein a turnable cylinder and a lock mechanism locking the cylinder to the cylinder housing. The turning of the cylinder is performed by means of the key of the lock after the key has set the lock ... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4364307 | Lubrication system A cylinder lubrication system for a combustion engine. The lubricant is directed to the cylinder wall through a piston moving in the cylinder. The piston comprises a piston pin above which there are a plurality of piston rings sealing a combustion chamber... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4363316 | Vessel for food preparation A vessel for food preparation having a bottom made of two different members, one of which is the actual bottom of the vessel and the other a separate bottom plate which is attached to the bottom of the vessel by means of several spaced-apart spot-formed o... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4351172 | Cylinder lock mechanism A key operated cylinder lock is disclosed, including a hollow stationary cylinder housing enclosing a turnable power transmission element and a locking bar having a position locking the turning movement of said power transmission element relative to said ... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4351255 | Ice-breaking ship In an ice-breaking ship, having sufficient power and being generally designed for efficient ice-breaking, the breaking of the ice is made more effective by changing the zone of ice crushing and shearing which occurs at the stem during normal ice-breaking ... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4333301 | Roll wrapping arrangement An arrangement for wrapping big web rolls. The arrangement comprises a support system for supporting and rotating a web roll and a frame surrounding the web roll and having means for leading a wrapper around the roll. The frame includes a guide strap and ... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4332192 | Roll nip arrangement A paper web treatment device is disclosed, which includes a nip forming roll pair. One of the rolls of the pair comprises a mantle portion rotatable on a central shaft portion. This roll is arranged to be moved in a radial direction for disengagement from... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4320640 | Adjustable cylinder lock A cylinder lock comprising a stationary cylinder housing and therein a turnable cylinder inclosing a plurality of tumbler discs turnable by means of the key of the lock. There is also a locking bar normally locking the cylinder non-turnably to the cylinde... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4297751 | Sewer system A sewer system in which partial vacuum is used for transporting sewage through a sewer pipe to a collecting chamber or the like. The system comprises only a few sewage producing units, preferably only one at a time usable unit. The length of the sewer pip... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4283821 | Method for producing fiber rolls A fiber roll and a method for producing the fiber roll comprising a load carrying shaft portion and having thereon a cover portion made of fiber material. The cover portion is made by subjecting a great number of annular fiber material sheets fitted on th... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4213361 | Perforation method A method for providing a running web with a perforation pattern fitting into printed image units successively printed on the web. The method includes the steps of performing a longitudinal perforation in a separate longitudinal perforator and performing a... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4211097 | Cylinder lock assembly A cylinder lock assembly is disclosed which comprises an outer cylinder having a front end with a key hole and a rear end with an end member. The outer cylinder encloses a rotatable inner cylinder. The end member and the outer cylinder are provided with m... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4200045 | Loading arrangement for a cylinder stack A loading arrangement for obtaining an equally distributed pressure load in a cylinder stack included in a printing unit of an offset printing press, comprising a plurality of cylinders each having a cylindrical body portion and stub shafts at both ends, ... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4180998 | Bicycle lock A locking device for a bicycle or a corresponding lockable unit, which comprises a locking member swingable from a releasing position through a wheel of the lockable unit to a locking position and vice versa. A catch is provided to receive the free end of... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4180999 | Cylinder lock A cylinder lock comprising a cylinder housing, a cylinder turnable therein, and in the cylinder, a plurality of locking discs turnable by the key of the lock. The locking discs are arranged in separated relation from each other by immovable intermediate w... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4135469 | Method for reducing propeller noise A method and a device for blowing gaseous medium between the propeller and the hull of a ship the vibration and noise caused in the ship by its driving propeller is considerably reduced. In order to optimize the application of this noise reducing method t... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4133093 | Method for producing a cylinder lock A method for the production of a cylinder lock with a fixed cylinder housing, a turnable cylinder therein and a number of locking discs turnable by the key of the lock; a locking bar operable in the radial direction by the locking discs locks the cylinder... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4131063 | Calender A calender comprising a plurality of superimposed hard rolls and a number of soft rolls arranged to load laterally a plurality of these hard rolls. The soft rolls are arranged in pairs formed by two soft rolls opposite each other at both sides of the same... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4127996 | Key profile system A key profile system of a disc cylinder lock is disclosed in which system the appropriateness of a certain key profile for use in a lock is determined by the form of a key receiving opening in the actual locking elements of the lock, that is, the locking ... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4128213 | Method for regulating a winding process A method for regulating the internal tension of a web roll being wound between two underlying support rolls and an upper rider roll. During the whole winding process the distance between the centers of the support rolls is kept smaller than the sum of the... | 12/05/1978 |
| 3984080 | Vacuum sewer valve A valve suitable for connection to a vacuum sewer system and comprising a flow duct with a resilient wall which acts as a flow duct closing member. Outside the wall with respect to the flow duct there is a closed chamber connectable to suitable pressure s... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3972210 | Cylinder lock A disc cylinder lock comprising a turnable cylinder enclosing a plurality of locking discs, turnable by the key of the lock, and between adjacent locking discs, intermediate discs. The intermediate discs are radially larger than the locking discs and are ... | 08/03/1976 |
