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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6226924 | Sealing rail car door A sliding door arrangement comprises a door which is slidably moved and is arranged to enclose an opening, a rail assembly coupled to the door allows the slidable movement of the door for opening and closing the opening and a securing mechanism which pull... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6199712 | Manure storage container A liquid storage container primarily for manure or other slurry includes a cylindrical wall formed from a plurality of connected panels of corrugated steel to define a generally horizontal top edge and a generally horizontal bottom edge surrounding an are... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6151743 | Structural panel for bridging between spaced supports A method for forming a structural panel such as for a bridge deck includes providing a first and a second sheet formed by fibers and settable resin and laminating the sheets with a plurality of parallel side by side connection members. The connection memb... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6145885 | Variable imaged break-open ticket Described herein is a break-open lottery ticket and a method of producing same. The lottery ticket includes variable imaged lottery indicia printed directly onto the ticket, meaning that bar codes and other similar features can be added for increased secu... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6138545 | Wire driven cutter for carpet dispenser The cutting mechanism includes a cutter block mounting a knife blade arranged for movement along a slot in a cutting table. The cutter block is driven by a cable and a first drive pulley. The cable extends under and around the first drive pulley and a sec... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6130522 | Pulse modified invariant current battery charging method and apparatus A lead acid battery having at least one electrolytic cell is charged by a method which effects lowering of the internal impedance of the battery plates and increase battery cycle life capacity. The method includes the steps of connecting a current source ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6119681 | Butane heated multipurpose tool including glue gun function A cordless tool which includes a glue gun function and may include other functions includes a sleeve for receiving a stick of hot melt glue for sliding through the sleeve and a tip at the forward end of the sleeve for discharging the glue when melted. A b... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6119880 | Shelf carousel The shelf carousel comprises an upright support frame, guide tracks arranged on the support frame, shelves arranged for movement along the guide tracks, a shelf stabilizer track fixed adjacent the top end of the guide tracks, a shelf stabilizing member fi... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6117006 | Remote adjustment of a sieve of a combine harvester Adjustment of the sieve of a combine harvester is effected by an adjustment apparatus attached to the side wall of the combine on the outside surface. The adjustment apparatus comprises an angle bracket having a vertical portion screwed to the side wall a... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6109153 | Wire driven cutter for carpet dispenser The cutting mechanism includes a cutter block mounting a knife blade arranged for movement along a slot in a cutting table. The cutter block is driven by a cable and a first drive pulley. The cable extends under and around the first drive pulley and a sec... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6106197 | Landfill garbage management process A process for reducing waste material for use with household and other landfill waste material at a landfill waste management site is described. The process reduces the volume of waste material in the landfill site, prevents contamination of the ground so... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6107798 | Tuning and matching an impedance In an MRI system including a source of a high frequency oscillating current having a required characteristic impedance and a probe having an impedance different from said required characteristic impedance and an adjustment circuit for adjusting the impeda... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6098952 | Laptop computer support The laptop computer support is for use in supporting a laptop computer on a top of a desk adjacent an edge of the desk. The laptop computer support supports the laptop computer such that a front end of the laptop computer extends past the edge of the desk... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6098425 | Thermodynamic separation A process for separation of gases into two components of different boiling points, for example in the separation of ethane from natural gas, comprises a first separation tower V1 and a second separation tower V2. Liquid in stream 5 from a bottom of the fi... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6092450 | Rotary cutter for sheet material The rotary cutting blade is mounted on a cutting machine which dispenses and cuts sheet material. The cutting machine includes a frame for supporting a cutting table top and a dispenser for supporting a roll of floor covering material. The rotary disk sha... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6092333 | Plant container The present invention is a plant container which has three separate containers. Each container is positioned at different levels in a tier type shape. The container is mounted on wheels, for easy movement across the ground. Drainage holes are positioned i... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6092620 | Support frame A kit for assembling modular support structures is described. The kit comprises structural members and joining means. The joining means further comprise straight members, angle members and "T"-shaped members. A variety of different support structures of d... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6075864 | Method of establishing secure, digitally signed communications using an encryption key based on a blocking set cryptosystem The encryption key based on a blocking set cryptosystem includes knowledge of the blocking set, and ciphers (usually independent) on the blocking set and its complement. In order to decipher, a legitimate receiver needs to know only the blocking set and t... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6070917 | Swivel coupling for high pressure fluid A swivel coupling for high pressure fluid of the type providing an axle through which fluid can pass to a rotary connector. The swivel coupling includes first and second mechanical bearings spaced apart and mounted along the axle, wherein each mechanical ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6062416 | Clothes hamper A container for sorting and storing items to be laundered is described. The container comprises two lower compartments for storing bulkier items and two inner compartments arranged to pivot within the container from a position wherein the inner compartmen... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6059050 | Apparatus for controlling relative rotation of a drilling tool in a well bore An apparatus for controlling rotation of an outer sleeve member relative to an inner cylindrical duct member is used in a drilling system for controlling steering of a downhole drilling tool. The apparatus includes an annular swash plate pump and a stack ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058601 | Apparatus for automatic fence panel assembly An apparatus for assembly of fence panels from a plurality of longitudinal backing rails and a plurality of transverse pickets includes a conveyor for supporting and moving the rails in a direction along their length with the rails at spaced transversely ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6055799 | Forage conditioning machine An intense forage conditioning machine includes: a mower, either a cutter bar or disks, perpendicular to the direction of travel for cutting fresh forage off the ground to leave a stubble; a conveying unit to move the cut forage; a macerating unit compose... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6052877 | Pet burial container A container for burial of a deceased pet is described. The pet burial container comprises a fabric bag and a flat sheet. The fabric bag comprises a base arranged to accept the flat sheet therein and a flaccid top portion opposite the base. The deceased pe... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6053812 | Sieve construction for a combine harvester A sieve for use in a combine harvester includes a plurality of longitudinal parallel rails lying in a common plane of the sieve including two spaced side rails and at least one intermediate rail. Each rail has a row of holes supporting a plurality of para... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6050894 | Feeding crop to the rotor of an axial flow combine harvester An impeller blade for the rotor of an axial flow combine harvester is shaped such that an outer blade portion has a shape of the blade portion defining an inclined edge which joins a forward blade edge lying in a radial plane of the rotor at a first posit... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6048068 | Wheel rotation marker The present invention relates to a marker for indicating wheel rotation for a truck. The marker fits onto the wheel and turns with the wheel. The marker has a reflective end to allow vision during less visible occasions. The marker is mounted on the wheel... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6049206 | Compensation for inhomogeneity of the field generated by the RF coil in a nuclear magnetic resonance system This invention relates to a technique for compensating for the inhomogeneity of the field generated by the RF coil (B1) in a nuclear magnetic resonance experiment. Current techniques for achieving accurate flip angles with non-uniform B1 transmit fields, ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6045069 | Rotary mill A rotary mill for reduction of ore to particles is described. The rotary mill comprises a primary reduction chamber, a secondary reduction chamber and an outlet chamber. Material entering the primary reduction chamber is deflected by an impact rotor, whic... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6041988 | Method for cutting fabric A sheet material primarily fabric is cut by providing an anvil having an substantially cylindrical wire thereon defining a cutting line lying along the anvil and supported thereby, by draping the fabric over the anvil and by running along the wire of the ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6029429 | Header for a crop harvesting machine with adjustment of a longitudinal shape of the cutter bar A header includes a substantially rigid header frame having a main longitudinal rear tube and a plurality of beams extending downwardly and forwardly from the main tube to a cutter bar which is maintained substantially straight and parallel to the main tu... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6027633 | Electrolytic restoration of concrete An electrolytic restoration of concrete includes an anode positioned at a surface of the concrete to be restored and the communication of a current from the anode to the reinforcing bars in the concrete as a cathode. The anode is in the presence of or car... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6007410 | Pipefacing tool The present invention relates to a method for squaring pipe ends. The method can be used for squaring the ends of a single pipe length or the facing ends of two cut pipe portions of an existing pipe. The method is particularly useful in inserting a new pi... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6003453 | Flanged seeding drum An apparatus for sowing seeds in a plurality of identical furrows is described. The seed sowing apparatus comprises a scraper, seed tubes, a packer and a cylindrical drum with a plurality of ground engaging flanges attached around its periphery. All of th... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003272 | Insulated eave strut member A steel building having a frame with at least one roof beam on respective top sides of the frame wherein the top ends of the roof beams defines an apex, at least one side wall post and an eave strut member along the outer edge of the roof at the side wall... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6000897 | Bookbinding coil insertion machine This invention relates to a machine for insertion of plastic helical bookbinding coils in the aligned holes at the edge of a book for binding the book. The machine comprises a platen for receiving the collated book; a coil engagement roller for engaging t... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6000428 | Water pump system for a truck The present invention allows a person to collect water from a pond or slue without having to physically place the hose into the water. The present invention has a boom which extends from the side of a truck or any type of vehicle which allows the person t... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6000476 | Combined rock puller and land leveller The present invention provides a combined rock puller and land leveler implement for alternatively pulling rocks from the ground or leveling the ground, and for pulling rocks from the ground and leveling the ground in one pass of the implement. The combin... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5992759 | Material spreader attachment for mounting on a tractor A sprayer attachment is designed for mounting upon a swather tractor and includes a central frame with a tank which can be carried upon the front arms of the swather tractor. Two masts each carry a respective one of a pair of booms, each for extending out... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988294 | Cultivator A cultivator for towing by an ATV comprises a cultivator frame including a plurality of horizontal parallel tool bars and a pair of side rails interconnecting the tool bars to hold the tool bars at right angels to a direction of forward movement of the fr... | 11/23/1999 |
