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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6228007 | Machine tool for processing crankshafts The machine tool comprises a workpiece carrier (16) into which crankshafts (10, 10a) can be clamped one above the other in horizontal alignment. The workpiece carrier (16) is fixed to a turntable (15) on a horizontal slide (14) with the turntable being pi... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6210618 | Method of manufacturing a peripherally encapsulating unit A peripherally encapsulated unit is manufactured by molding a peripheral encapsulation of a predetermined internal peripheral contour and internal peripheral size from hot polymeric material in a mold. The mold is opened and a member is positioned in inte... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6199468 | Profile cutting machine The contour cutting machine comprises an endless circulating bandknife (22) which is guided around bandknife pulleys (30-34). To allow adjustment of the cutting strand (23) in the Y-direction, the bandknife (22) forms two loops (28,36) merging into each o... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6195269 | Noise suppressing apparatus Noise suppressing apparatus comprises a pair of case plates on which surface ferrite plates are secured, which are engaged with each other while a plate-shaped noise generating component such as a flexible printed circuit board or a flat cable is placed b... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6189738 | Multichamber dispenser Disclosed is a dispenser for flowable agents, comprising a main body (1) to which at least two stores can be secured for receiving said agents. The main body (1) has a first channel (16) and at least one second channel for releasing said agents out of the... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189594 | Portable display case A portable display case includes two centermost and two outermost panel members mounted for pivotal movement relative to each other between panel face-to-panel face opposing relationship in substantially parallel planes in a closed position and in substan... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189560 | Connector assembly for medical gas service outlet A secondary valve unit is provided to interconnect a front/finish assembly and an existing wall outlet for supplying medical gases. The secondary valve unit includes a cylindrical body containing a secondary valve assembly to prevent gas leakage when the ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189744 | Containers A compartmented container, such as an aerosol container, has a plastics pouch (12) attached to a top component such as an aerosol cone (1). The cone is typically formed of steel laminated with polypropylene, and the pouch is attached to the cone by means ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6182421 | Method of manufacturing an article A packaging method includes the steps of conveying a plurality of individual articles toward an assembly area at which the individual articles are formed into a group of articles which are then conveyed to a package area at which the group of articles can... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6161250 | Dustless regenerative air sweeper A closed-loop Regenerative.RTM. air sweeper is provided which constitutes an improvement of that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,512,206. The sweeper of the latter patent is provided as an integral portion thereof, whereas a conversion, a "dustless" mechanis... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6161313 | Metatarsal safety guard for footwear A metatarsal guard for footwear comprises an arched body which covers a dorsal surface of a wearer's metatarsal foot area. The arched body has lateral bottom edges for engaging a footwear sole to transmit loads from the arched body to the footwear sole. S... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6148909 | Temperature control device and temperature control method A temperature control system which performs control of an object whose temperature is to be controlled as accurately as possible. The system comprises: a chiller located in a fluid circulating and supplying system, for cooling a thermal fluid returning fr... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6135363 | Vehicle wash boom system A vehicle wash boom apparatus includes a fixed journalling tube for journalling a boom-supporting tube for reciprocal and rotational movement about a vertical axis. The journalling tube carries a cam and the boom-supporting tube carries a cam follower. A ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6135385 | Suture material dispenser The suture material dispenser comprises two panels (11, 12) of flexible hard sheet material, engaging each other with deformations (15, 18) and being fixed on top of each other. The panels (11, 12) have rim strips (13, 17) diverging to the outside and for... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6129684 | Urine measuring device The urine measuring device comprises a holder (25) to be attached to the bed, which is provided with a measuring container (10) and a collecting bag (33). The measuring container (10) includes an overflow connection (22) which forms, together with the con... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6122994 | Housing for a boat lift motor, pulley and gear drive A housing for at least partially housing a boat lift pulley of a boat lift includes a main wall having a substantially vertically disposed wall portion defining an inwardly opening generally concave chamber adapted to at least partially receive therein a ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6123448 | Agitator for fixing and/or conveying aggressive liquids and/or liquids containing solids or fibers An agitator includes a drive motor having a shaft projecting through an axial end of a housing and having connected thereto a propeller boss. The propeller boss and housing define a circumferential gap spanned by a circumferentially extending radially out... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6120720 | Method of manufacturing a plastic edged glass shelf This method involves the injection molding of a polymeric/copolymeric frame about a peripheral edge of glass panel in association with a pair of brackets to form a refrigerator shelf. The glass panel is placed in a cavity of a mold with a peripheral edge ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6119678 | Appliance console including a glass touch sensor control panel bordered by a one-piece plastic encapsulation An appliance, such as a cooking range, a clothes dryer, a clothes washer, an oven or the like, includes a console along a rear edge of the appliance which can pivot between an upright in-use position and a lower shipping, repair and/or servicing position.... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6116432 | Mounting for rectangular objects and use thereof The invention concerns a mounting for flat objects, such as CD cases for example. According to the invention, an open frame (1) consists of an upper side leg (2), a lower side leg (3) and a transverse leg (4). In a preferred embodiment of the frame (1), t... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6116862 | Blood pump The blood pump (BP) has an elongate tubular pump housing (10) wherein a motor (16) is arranged that drives a pump impeller wheel (22), the pump housing having an inlet (12) at one end and an outlet (18) at the opposite end. The motor (16) comprises a moto... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6112876 | Token having predetermined optical characteristics and a token validation device therefor A token for use with a token operated device includes a plurality of predetermined optical characteristics. The plurality of predetermined optical characteristics are disposed in a substantially radially symmetrical manner with respect to the token, and e... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6106143 | Vibrating device for vibrating liquid provided in vessels A vibrating device for vibrating liquid provided in vessels comprises a vibrating table (32) whereon the vessels are mountable. The vibrating table (32) is supported eccentrically on a flywheel (10). Due to the eccentric support of the vibrating table (32... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6102683 | Compressor installation having water injection and a water treatment device The invention relates to a compressor installation (10) with an injection-cooled compressor (12) and a method for compressing a gas in a compressor installation. In order to allow for an environmentally acceptable compression of gaseous media, the compres... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6098266 | Method for the production of rotors for screw-type compressors The invention is directed to a method for the production of rotors (10) for screw-type compressors (16) and to rotors (10) to be produced according to said method. To allow the use of a straightforward manufacturing method for the production of rotors (10... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6093008 | Worm-drive compressor The invention relates to a worn-rive compressor (10) with a main rotor shaft (18) on which are fitted at least one first and one second main rotor (14, 16), each of which meshes with a matching first or second sub-rotor (20, 22) on a rotor layshaft (24). ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6081970 | Rapid mounting hinge cup for furniture hinges In a rapid mounting hinge cup for furniture hinges, comprising a cup body (2) adapted for insertion into a cup bore (4) of a piece of furniture (6) and for being locked in the cup bore (4) by radially extending the diameter of the cup body, it is provided... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6076648 | Bill processing device If the number of returned bills is two or more, the returned bills are identified as abnormally returned bills by an abnormally returned bill detecter, and predetermined abnormal-state processing is accomplished by performing control operations using an a... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6077484 | Tablet feeder for water and/or wastewater A low/intermediate/high flow tablet feeder is provided for the controlled dissolution of a solid treating agent in flowing liquid, such as water or wastewater. The tablet feeder includes a bottom wall which is contoured to define first, second and third f... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6071015 | Electrical plug device including optical plug and socket connectors, terminal clamps connecting to electric mains, and an electronic bus coupler A socket (10) for connecting a plug (15) to installed mains lines (17) has its base (12) provided with a casing (18) in which an electronic bus coupler (BA) is arranged. The bus coupler (BA) is connected to a bus line (19) also installed. Signals generate... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6065965 | Device and process for curing a photocurable plastic filler A deice for curing a photocurable plastic filler (6) disposed in a dental cavity (2) of a hard tooth substance (4) includes a laser light source (10) and a light conductor (11) leading from the laser light source (10) to an applicator (14). The applicator... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6066078 | Machine tool with horizontal spindles The machine tool comprises two headstocks (16,17), arranged on a support (10), which are movable independently of each other along their height and their longitudinal direction. A respective one (17) of the headstocks is active in the treatment of a workp... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6058753 | Can base reforming A method and apparatus for reforming the base of a container such as a can having a domed base. The apparatus comprises independent assemblies for rotating the can and for reforming the base profile. The base reforming assembly uses a torque shaft to twis... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6056849 | Apparatus for the surface treatment of workpieces by means of a plasma In an apparatus for the processing of workpieces and the surface treatment thereof by means of a plasma, a processing chamber (11) to process workpieces and a treatment chamber (10) for the surface treatment of the workpieces by means of a plasma are unit... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056731 | Suction device for body fluids A suction device for body fluids comprises a container (10) being airtightly closable by means of a cover (11). A bag (14) is connected to a cylindrical projection (12) of the cover (11) by means of a support ring (13). A suction opening (15) is provided ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6055836 | Flange reforming apparatus Apparatus for re-forming a seaming flange (F) formed on the open end of a can body (B) comprises: a bottom support for supporting the bottom end wall of the can body and a pusher pad (2) including a circular disc (12) having an outer profile adapted to re... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6046794 | Control device for marking device A control device for reducing a marking time in a marking device. This control device performs control operations whereby an image 20 of an area that circumscribes the entire "ABCDE" pattern of an original image is retrieved, the circumscribed area image ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6041893 | Brake jaw In a brake jaw consisting of a lining support member (2) and a friction lining (4), an intermediate layer (6, 8) arranged between the friction lining (4) and the lining support member (2) and acting as a damping layer to avoid squealing caused by friction... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6035850 | Concentrator for focusing solar radiation A concentrator for focusing solar radiation onto an elongate absorber, comprising a plurality of transverse supports arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction, stabilizing the concentrator in the transverse direction and defining the sha... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6032926 | Hose coupling for a medical transfer system A hose coupling comprises a coupling element with a throughflow channel and a plug member with a plug projection for insertion into the throughflow channel of the coupling element. The plug projection opens a valve when inserted. To retain the plug member... | 03/07/2000 |
