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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6764029 | Water irrigation system and method, and control unit useful therein A water irrigation system includes a dripper tube having a plurality of water discharge openings along its length for discharging water at a slow rate from each opening; and a pulsator device connecting a water supply conduit to the dripper tube and producing a puls... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6332301 | Metal beam structure and building construction including same A metal beam includes a top flange; a bottom flange; and an intermediate web joining together the top flange and the bottom flange. The bottom flange includes an upper deck and a lower deck joined at their inner sides to the intermediate web in parallel s... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6323568 | Electromagnetic vibrator and pump including same An electromagnetic vibrator, includes a pair of electromagnets each having a core of E-configuration to define three parallel legs joined together at one side by a bridge, and a coil on the middle leg. The electromagnets are secured together with their br... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6290669 | Peritoneal dialysis apparatus and method Peritoneal dialysis apparatus includes a holder device (11, 21, 31, 41, 51) for holding a container (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) of a dialysis fluid to be introduced into the peritoneal chamber (14, 24, 34, 44) of a subject; a catheter device (13, 23, 33, 43, 53)... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6250571 | Drip irrigation emitters A drip irrigation emitter includes a body member having an inlet for receiving pressurized water, an outlet, and a connecting passageway having a plurality of baffles spaced from each other in the direction of the water flow from the inlet to the outlet t... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6250802 | Electronic thermometer with preheating An electronic thermometer for measuring the temperature of a body, includes a probe having a heating element for preheating the probe to the approximate temperature of the body, and a temperature measuring element for measuring the precise temperature the... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6223999 | Static sprinkler with presettable water discharge pattern A static sprinkler presettable to select a desired water discharge pattern includes a lower part formed with a cavity defined by a cylindrical surface and extending axially from an inner end of the lower part serving as a water inlet through the outer end... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6219011 | Electro-optical display apparatus Electro-optical display apparatus includes a plurality of modular units each having a projector for receiving electrical signals, converting them to optical images, and projecting the optical images via an optical projection system onto a screen. The modu... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6205364 | Method and apparatus for registration control during processing of a workpiece particularly during producing images on substrates in preparing printed circuit boards A method and apparatus for controlling a processing machine to perform a processing operation on a workpiece by (a) determining the nominal locations of at least two sensible reference marks on the workpiece in terms of the coordinates of the workpiece; (... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6127662 | Electrofusion method and device A method of joining a first pipe of a plastic material to a second pipe of a material which does not bond well to the plastic material, utilizes an electrofusion sleeve of a plastic material which bonds well to the plastic material of the first pipe and h... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123229 | Water discharge device particularly useful as toy water gun A water discharge device, particularly a toy water gun, includes a portable housing containing a reservoir for a quantity of water; a discharge control device for controlling the discharge of water from the housing; and a hand-operated pump for manually p... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6105831 | Pitcher-style reusable bottle holder A pitcher-style reusable bottle holder having a spout with internal lower thread flanges for attachment to the thread-flanged top of a bottle, external upper thread flanges for attachment of the original bottle cap, and a strategically designed handle whi... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6098899 | Pulsating spraying device A pulsating spraying device includes a housing having an inlet for a liquid under pressure, and a plurality of discharge openings for discharging the liquid; an inlet chamber communicating with the housing inlet; a plurality of pulsating control chambers ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6095185 | Fluid-flow control device particularly useful as a drip-irrigation emitter A fluid-flow control device particularly useful as a drip-irrigation emitter, includes a housing having first and second housing sections attachable to each other to define an internal chamber. The first housing section includes an inlet opening at one si... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6077555 | Cooking appliance and method particularly useful for frying or steaming food An appliance for cooking food articles includes a receptacle for receiving a quantity of food articles to be cooked, and a sufficient quantity of cooking liquid to only partially immerse the food articles therein; a heater for heating the cooking liquid a... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6068155 | Waste container A waste container includes a pliable plastic bag, and a rectangular sheet of stiff sheet material rolled and retained in the form of a cylinder open at its opposite ends and receiving the bag within it. The cylinder formed by the sheet encloses the bag, e... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6057832 | Method and apparatus for video-on-demand with fast play capability A method and apparatus for processing a coded data stream of video information (e.g., video-on-demand) for selective display according to a Normal PLAY Mode or a Fast PLAY Mode, by splitting the coded data stream into (a) anchor data constituted of anchor... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6029699 | Water tap construction A water tap particularly for kitchen sinks includes a body member attachable to the kitchen sink and having first and second ports for connection to hot and cold water supply lines, respectively, of the kitchen sink and a third port for connection to a th... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6026851 | Snap-action valve A snap-action valve includes a housing defining a fluid chamber and a deformable membrane mounted within the chamber in alignment with an outlet opening in a wall of the housing. The membrane has an inner face exposed to the pressure within the chamber, a... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6027081 | Article holder A holder for an article of the type having a handle at one end and a working member at the opposite end, includes first and second fingers or arms extending in substantially parallel, spaced relation to each other to receive the article handle between the... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6026994 | Spout assemblies for bottles A sleeve fixedly receivable within the bottle neck, and a spout extending through the sleeve and movable therein to an extended position projecting outwardly of the bottle neck to facilitate pouring contents from the bottle or to a retracted position disp... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6027043 | Spraying device particularly useful as water mini-sprinkler A spraying device includes a nozzle head formed with an axial bore connectible to a source of pressurized liquid, an outlet orifice through which the liquid exits in the form of a jet, and a connecting passageway connecting the inlet end to the outlet ori... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6012650 | Dispenser particularly useful for amateur gardeners A dispenser for dispensing a mixture of a substance diluted with a liquid, includes a housing having an attaching section for attaching the housing to a container for the substance, a dispenser inlet for connection to a pipe supplying the liquid, a dispen... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6012658 | Method of producing metal flakes, particularly silver flakes of high purity A method of producing metal flakes by producing a highly porous sponge structure of the metal; comminuting the highly porous sponge structure into particles; and flattening the particles into flakes having a low porosity. The method is particularly useful... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5988196 | Cyclically-operated hydraulic device particularly useful as a liquid pulsators, and method of operating same A cyclically-operated hydraulic device includes: an air-liquid chamber which, during a first part of each cycle is partially filled with a liquid while air in the chamber is compressed, and during a second part of each cycle discharges under pressure a po... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5989036 | Device for encouraging the brushing of teeth A device for encouraging the brushing of teeth by a child includes a doll having a toothbrush carried by an arm of the doll adjacent the mouth of the doll; an electrical motor; a transmission coupling the electrical motor to the doll's toothbrush for reci... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984205 | Ball-driven rotary water sprinkler A rotary sprinkler includes a drive assembly having a rotary drive rotated by the inletted pressurized water, a rotor, a mechanical coupling between the rotary drive and the rotor, and at least one ball carried by the rotor and movable radially outwardly ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5984203 | Rotary water sprinkler A rotary sprinkler including a water discharge assembly having a water discharge outlet for discharging water laterally of the sprinkler, and a connecting passageway fluidly coupling the inlet to the water discharge outlet. The water discharge assembly is... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5973578 | Programmable signal translating devices and method of programming such devices A programmable signal translating device, praticularly a transversal filter, includes a wave transport body for transporting a wave along its length, a first channel of electrical conductors having a plurality of code sections spaced along its length for ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5960827 | Water metering device particularly useful for multiple outlet units A water metering device includes a housing defining a chamber having an inlet, connectable to a source of pressurized water, and at least one outlet; and a stem in the chamber having an inner end fixed to the housing wall, and an outer end spaced from the... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5950676 | Expansible bellows and pulsator device including same An expansible bellows, includes a pair of end plates attached together and sealed around their peripheries such that their inner faces confront each other to define between them an expansible chamber for containing a fluid. One end plate is formed with an... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5938643 | Drop monitoring unit for infusion sets A drop monitoring unit for monitoring the rate of drop formation in an infusion set includes an attaching section at its upper end for attaching the drop monitoring unit to the inlet tube of the infusion set, and a pair of spaced parallel arms depending b... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5939728 | Method and apparatus for reading photo-stimulated luminescence imaging plates A method and apparatus for reading a latent image stored in a photo-stimulated luminescence imaging plate by scanning the imaging plate with a focussed beam of light of a first wavelength to stimulate the stored image to emit light of a second wavelength;... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5907994 | Grilling appliance A grilling appliance includes a housing defining an internal grilling compartment for receiving a food article to be grilled; an impaling member mounted within the grilling compartment for impaling a food article to be grilled; a circular array of electri... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5907592 | Axially incremented projection data for spiral CT A method and apparatus for examining an object by rotating a radiant energy generator around the object while projecting a beam of radiant energy towards the object to impinge the object at a plurality of angles in each of a plurality of planes substantia... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5871489 | Surgical implement particularly useful for implanting prosthetic heart valves, valve holder particularly useful therewith and surgical method including such implement A surgical implement particularly useful for implanting a prosthetic valve in an excised annulus includes a manually grippable handle, and a suture retainer carried by the handle and having an outer face carrying a coiled spring whose coils define an annu... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5847703 | Browsing system method and apparatus for video motion pictures In a method and apparatus for browsing through a motion picture in order to locate desired segments in the motion picture, frames are selected from sequential parts of the motion picture according to predetermined sampling critera, e.g., "by time", "by ta... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5829686 | Irrigation emitters having reduced sensitivity to clogging A drip irrigation emitter defining a flow control passageway having an inlet to communicate with a supply of pressurized water, and an outlet to communicate with a water discharge opening, includes an obstruction formation between the flow control passage... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5829685 | Regulated flow-restrictor devices particularly useful in drip irrigation A regulated flow-restrictor device particularly useful as a drip irrigation emitter includes an elastomeric element constructed and supported such that it is non-uniformly deformable along its length in response to an increase in fluid pressure to effect ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5828725 | Processing images for removal of artifacts A method and apparatus for processing images received on an image sensor of rectangular configuration bounded by four outer edges and including a plurality of pixel elements arranged in a rectangular matrix includes the following operations: A. locating a... | 10/27/1998 |
