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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6488035 | Coil-spring hair ornament having decorative chain An ornamental coil-spring element is applied to a lock of hair of the user which engages with the lock of hair and one or more chains (1) hang from the spring element to confer a pleasant aesthetic effect to the hair of the user.... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6474448 | Modular lock for elevator doors A modular lock (10) for elevator doors, in particular for locking and unlocking the floor doors of elevators and hoists, comprises a first fixed plate (12) and a second plate (14) articulated on the same, cooperating with the blades of the car activator a... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6463679 | Forced ventilation system inside soles This forced ventilation system is composed basically by a plastic box located in the rear part of the sole connected with a flow-conveyor through one or more tubes joined to one or more pneumatic valves. Its essential role is founded on the principle that its ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6458866 | Polyurethane elastomers, method of producing them and their use The invention concerns a polyurethane elastomer containing structural units of type (a), in which: the group --O--R1 --O--is a macrodiol group with a molecular weight of approximately 500 to 10000, R2 is a bivalent aliphatic, cycloal... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6450665 | Wiring device of decoration light string A wiring device comprises a plurality sets of lamp string, each of which being a serial connection of a plurality of lamp sockets via conductive wire, the plurality sets of lamp string being arranged in parallel and are connected to each other at sides vi... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6450793 | Thermoforming station for molding sheet plastics materials with a quick cooling system for the thermoformed articles A thermoforming station and method for molding a sheet-like plastics material provide to use a bell element including a cover which can be opened on a sidewall in order to provide a large opening for ventilating and cooling the molded plastics material th... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6447818 | Compositions containing compounds with adrenergic activity and vegetable extracts of Crataegus and gingko biloba for the treatment of overweight and obesity Compositions containing compounds with adrenergic activity and an extract of Crataegus standardized in flavonoids, combined with an extract of Gingko biloba standardized in flavonglucosides in appropriate weight ratios are suitable for pharmaceutical admi... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439290 | Device to be mounted in an apparatus for coupling fabrics by means of a glue The improved racla device to be mounted in an apparatus for coupling fabrics by means of a glue, contains a reservoir for collecting the glue, a knurled roller and the reservoir is in contact with the surface of the knurled roller. Further the device is c... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6366046 | System for servomotor driven press to permit performance of multi purpose tasks A general type press system with variable-speed slider-crank mechanism driven by a servomotor which can be used for various types of press work by providing various corresponding input speed trajectories. The press includes a frame, a linkage-mechanism wi... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361480 | Martial arts training device There is provided a martial arts training device for use by a martial arts practitioner to develop hand coordination, hand spacing, speed and timing in close quarter combat training exercises. The training device consists of two rigid rings held together ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357985 | System for the automatic loading and/or unloading of products A system for the automatic loading and/or unloading of products comprises a store (13, 19) with shelves inclined and provided with a mobile transversal blocking means (9, 12), and at least one traveling lift (3) provided with mobile bearing tops (4), also... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6355764 | Soluble thermosetting polyethersulfone and making of them The invention provides a new soluble thermosetting polyethersulfone resin, which can dissolve in ether solvent such as THF and 1,4-Dioxane. The soluble thermosetting polyethersulfone resin can be introduced the unsaturated olefin functional group, after h... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6345590 | Header for milking units provided with a flow adjuster A header for milking units comprising: a bell (15) for the collection of the milk closed by an upper wall (4); milked milk arrival ducts (9) with associated peripheral mouths (8) located on the upper wall (4); a discharge duct (17) fixed to the bell (15) ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6340457 | Pharmaceutical and alimentary compositions containing bacteria of genus acetobacter Pharmaceutical and alimentary compositions containing Acetobacter xylinum as the active ingredient for the treatment of gastroenteral dysmicrobisms, gastroenteral acute and chronic infections and impairments of the gastroenteral functionality.... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6325984 | Pd/NaOH-Al2O3 Catalyst for Nox abatements The Pd/Al2 O3 catalyst displayed significant activity towards conversion of NO into N2 and O2 at T>1050° K. On modifying the catalyst with NaOH, the required operation temperature may be lowered to 900° K. The... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6326775 | Fast DC discharge device A fast DC discharge device for a large rated capacity, includes a capacitor (C1), a switch (SW2) serially connected to capacitor (C1), a high voltage transformer (T1), an amplifier (AMP1) connected to the primary coil of high voltage transformer (T1), a s... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6321506 | Coffee dispensing and packaging machine Coffee dispensing and packaging machine, comprising a container for the grained coffee and a mill for the same coffee, in which the container (7) is subdivided in a plurality of separate rooms (8, 9) containing respectively grained coffee of different typ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6323352 | Polyglycidyl azides comprising an acyloxy terminal group and an azide terminal group A subject-matter of the present invention is novel polyglycidyl azides of general formula (I): ##STR1## in which: R1 represents an alkylene chain comprising 2 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 represents an alkyl chain comprising 1 to 4 carbon atoms,... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6318547 | Pocket-size container for metal coins A pocket-size container for metal coins has a structure in the form and dimensions of a normal credit card, debit card and similar documents and has a plurality of recesses (2). A coin is inserted into each of the recesses according to measure.... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6308803 | Brake-disk with visual wear control means A brake disc is provided with a visual control means of its wear conditions on at least one of its opposite side faces in correspondence of the peripheral braking strip on which the braking pads act by friction. The visual control means is in the form of ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6298505 | Cushioned support system for an orthopaedic bedspring Cushioned support system for an orthopaedic bedspring (1) comprising a plurality of slats (2) made of material which is rigid or has a controlled flexibility and designed to be fixed to an orthopaedic bed, characterized in that it comprises in combination... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6295933 | Non-lethal projectile for firearms The present invention relates to a non-lethal projectile for a firearm composed of a novel, soft and elastic, composite material comprising a polymeric organic matrix and a pulverulent metallic filler, with a relative density of between 4 and 22, disperse... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6283182 | Ejection device to expel objects from the inside of a bag in the event of a bagsnatching Ejection device to expel objects from the inside of a bag in the event of a bag-snatching, the bag comprising an expandable sack below a lining (400), a compressed gas feeder (2) including an elongated housing (20) operatively connected to the expandable ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6279698 | High efficiency braking and self-draining brake-disk with visual wear control A high braking efficiency and self-draining brake disc with wear visual control comprises a braking strip (2) having two opposite faces (2', 2") provided each with a swept braking surface, a bell (3) fixed to the axis of a wheel and a connection throat (4... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6267190 | Small electric vehicle A small electric vehicle is provided including a frame formed of a plurality of tubular elements, a tubular element connected to the front of the frame and supporting a handle bar and steerable front wheel or runner, a pair of driven rear wheels connected... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6261089 | Fuel gas burner with low NOx content emissions The burner is a fuel gas burner with low NOx content emissions, of the type having one or more units (1), provided with slits in whose correspondence the combustion develops, each of said units being fed the mixture composed by fuel gas and com... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6254134 | Shock absorbing device for ski poles, walking sticks, crutches and similar articles A shock absorbing device for poles for skiing, for excursions, for walking, for crutches and similar articles has two structures (1) and (2) in general cylindrical, coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the structure to be dampened. One of the two structu... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6251300 | Refrigerator oil compositions and fluid compositions for refrigerator A refrigerator oil composition for use with an HFC refrigerant containing HFC-134a, HFC-125 or a mixture thereof, which comprises component (A) and component (B), said component (A) being 70 to 99% by weight of an alkylbenzene oil containing at least 60% ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6230961 | Plate link for attaching a clasp link to an ornamental chain and a method of attaching the end of a chain to a clasp link A plate link (1), for attaching a clasp link (5) to the end of an ornamental chain (4), is provided for welding electrically at point (2) to constitute an unopenable ring, at one side of which is attached the end (3) of the ornamental chain (4) and at the... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6229675 | Swing arm actuator for magnetic disk unit A swing-type actuator for use in a magnetic disk unit which includes a magnetic head; an arm supporting the head and a movable coil acting in a magnetic circuit. The movable coil is composed of a coil bobbin having a conductive wire wrapped around the bob... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6224366 | On-line thermoforming machine An improved on-line thermoforming machine comprises at least a loading station (2) for loading a sheet-like plastic material (in plate or coil form), at least a heating station (3), a thermoforming station (4) and a unloading station (5) for unloading the... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6216415 | Element of load-bearing structures, especially girders for modular shelves The two ends of the girders used for the formation of modular shelves are provided with a pair of superposed fasteners wherein the inlet and outlet eyelets which circumscribe the passage slits of the fasteners, are exactly equal and coaxial with each othe... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6207273 | Process for producing filament and filament assembly composed of thermotropic liquid crystal polymer A process for producing a filament assembly composed of a thermotropic liquid crystal polymer, which comprises melt extruding a thermotropic liquid crystal polymer through an orifice nozzle into a high-speed fluid to thereby hold filaments spun right unde... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6187119 | Process for the preparation of an alloy of gold and the alloy produced by the process A process for the production of an alloy based on gold, the titer of gold being between 8 and 22 karats, comprises three phases. In the first phase, copper and titanium are subjected to fusion forming a first fused product. In the second phase, the metall... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6186623 | Front piece of spectacles for accommodating interchangeable lenses There is provided a front piece for spectacles, particularly protective spectacles and sport goggles, the front piece for spectacles being adapted for commercialization with a kit of interchangeable lenses in order to adapt for many uses of the spectacles... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6187299 | Liquid composition used for dissolving fingernail polishes A liquid composition used for dissolving fingernail polishes contains three non-miscible liquid phases which, when the composition is left still, are superimposed one on the other. The upper phase is oily. The intermediate phase is the solvent phase and c... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6182593 | Sea going barge train There is provided a sea going barge train or modular tanker vessel for ocean transportation of cargo, such as oil or other dry or liquid materials, consisting of a forward traction unit, a rear powered caboose unit and a series of modular units or barges ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6177579 | Process for the preparation of 13-cis-retinoic acid A process for the synthesis of 13-cis-retinoic acid with high purity and stability, without using heavy metals at any steps, starting from vinyl-beta-ionol prepared from ionone and vinyl magnesium halides.... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6171831 | Method for the production of itaconic acid using aspergillus terreus solid state fermentation The method to produce itaconic acid is a solid-state fermentation method. Sugarcane pressmud or peeled sugarcane pressmud is the support used to adsorb liquid medium for the production of itaconic acid by an Aspergillus terreus mutant strain. This mutant ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6169205 | Process for the purification of (RR,SS)-2-(dimethylamino) methyl-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)-cyclohexanol from (RS,SR)-2-(dimethylamino)methyl-1-(3-methoxyphenyl) cyclohexanol A process for the purification of (RR,SS)-2-(dimethylamino)methyl-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexanol, which comprises the selective precipitation of (RR,SS)-2-(dimethylamino)methyl-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexanol in the presence of (RS,SR)-2-(dimet... | 01/02/2001 |
