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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6171496 | Antimicrobial filter cartridge An antimicrobial microfiltration filter is made from a bundle of polymeric semipermeable hollow fibers treated with an antimicrobial agent and a microporous filter medium which may also be treated with an antimicrobial agent.... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6162657 | Method for manufacturing a micromechanical relay A method of producing a micromechanical relay comprises the steps of providing a substrate including a conductive fixed electrode in or on said substrate. A sacrificial layer and a conductive layer are applied and the conductive layer is structured so as ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6155333 | Continuous electric steelmaking with charge preheating, melting, refining and casting An improved method and apparatus for preheating, melting, refining and casting of steel. The apparatus has a variable length secondary belt conveyor positioned in a charging area for introducing minute charge materials or slag formers, a skirted self-posi... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6148589 | Method and apparatus for packaging group of cylindrical articles Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for sorting cylindrical articles such as dry cells and certainly cutting and heat-sealing a cylindrical film of thermal shrinkage resin at a boundary between a film portion enclosing one group and a film portion encl... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6125621 | Apparatus and method for cutting and treating vegetation An apparatus and a method for cutting vegetation and simultaneously treating the remaining stems of the cut vegetation with a treatment fluid. The apparatus includes a mower, a cutting blade drive rotatably mounted on the mower, a blade carrier secured to... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6116037 | Direct current powered mobile air conditioner A very efficient direct current mobile air conditioning unit suitable for use with vehicles and capable of extended periods of operation while powered by a 12 volt battery is described. The direct current mobile air conditioning unit comprises at least on... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6114658 | Device for the encapsulated reception of a material An encapsulating device having a material encapsulated therein comprises a asic body provided with a recess for receiving therein the material and formed by microsystem technology in such a way that the material is fully arranged within the recess. A diaph... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6110591 | Compressed high temperature non-asbestos sheet and method for making the same A high temperature non-asbestos compressed sheet formed without rubber binders, additives, curatives and fillers. The yarns that comprise the invented woven compressed sheet have an elongated metallic core and a vermiculated graphite jacket substantially ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6109889 | Fluid pump A fluid pump has a pump body and a displacer, the displacer and the pump body being implemented such that a pump chamber is defined therebetween, the pump chamber having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, neither the inlet opening nor the outlet open... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6109331 | Screen frame and screen door The present invention is a screen frame and screen positionable in most window frames and door frames. The invented screen frame is comprised of four screen frame segments joined together at corners to form a generally rectangular or multi-sided screen fr... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6108847 | Antimicrobial brush A brush having antimicrobial characteristics that inhibit bacterial growth. The antimicrobial agents, compounds or chemicals are embedded in either the body or bristles or both of the brush. Further, the present invention is a method of manufacturing a br... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6105816 | Painter's aid A painter's aid for sealably holding paint and for holding a paint brush having a brush portion and a handle portion. The painter's aid has a base, a wall extending upwardly from the base, the wall comprising a front interior portion, a rear interior port... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6107118 | Chip-contacting method requiring no contact bumps, and electronic circuit produced in this way In a contact-bumpless chip contacting method for contacting a chip having a plurality of conductive contact areas, which are not provided with an additional metallization layer, a carrier substrate is provided, which has a first surface having arranged th... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6108120 | Faraday rotation angle varying apparatus A Faraday rotation angle varying apparatus for controlling a Faraday rotation angle of a light beam passing through a garnet single crystal having a Faraday effect by applying external magnetic fields to the garnet single crystal in two or more of directi... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6106239 | Air flow apparatus for liquid ring vacuum pump A liquid ring vacuum pump or compressor includes an off-centered housing and a rotor shaft assembly within the housing. The liquid ring vacuum pump or compressor also includes a port-containing one member having a frustoconical shape positioned in the rot... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095392 | Pneumatic nailer including safety trigger for disabling/enabling operation A pneumatic nailer having a safety mechanism that reduces accidental discharge of nailer is provided. The nailer includes a hollow main body housing having a main pressure chamber in pneumatic communication with a main valve housing. Pressurized gas is in... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6095784 | Repair device for damaged shafts or journals The present invention includes an apparatus and method for in situ repair of damaged bearing surfaces of shafts or journals. The apparatus consists of a bracket assembly supporting a forming material axially aligned with and sized to the damaged shaft or ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6089548 | Process and device for converting a liquid stream flow into a gas stream flow In a method and an apparatus for converting a liquid flow into a gas flow, a liquid flow is introduced into an evaporation volume, the liquid flow is dispersed so as to enlarge the surface of the liquid, the dispersion being not caused by a change of pres... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6087615 | Ion source for an ion beam arrangement An ion source for large-area implantation of ions into a specimen comprises an anode, a cathode produced from the same material as that of the specimen towards which ions are emitted from the ion source, or coated with this material, or produced from a ma... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6076710 | Concrete placement apparatus An improved method and apparatus for distribution of viscous materials such as concrete slurry or grout mixtures onto target surfaces, the apparatus connectable to a transfer pipe leading from an external pumping mechanism. The method and apparatus includ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6072148 | Device for producing connections between two respective contact elements by means of laser energy A device for producing by means of laser energy a plurality of connections etween contact elements of respective contact element pairs has a holding arrangement for holding a plurality of optical fibers having respective optical fiber ends. A positioner is... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6068019 | Branch apparatus for pipe and a branch method using the same A branch apparatus for a pipe and a branch method using the same connect a branch pipe installed to a place requiring a fluid such as a gas, a chemical substance and water to a main pipe through which the fluid flows. The branch apparatus for a pipe and t... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6064478 | Method of and apparatus for automatic detection of three-dimensional defects in moving surfaces by means of color vision systems In a method of and an apparatus for detecting three-dimensional defects in he automatic inspection of moving surfaces by means of a color vision system the surface of a moving test specimen which is to be inspected is illuminated with light of different co... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6059176 | Device and a method for applying a plurality of solder globules to a substrate A method for applying a plurality of solder globules to a substrate has a solder-globule fixing method, a plurality of glass fibers and a fibre holder. The solder-globule fixing method has provided therein a plurality of passages whose cross-sectional are... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6059028 | Continuously operating liquid-cooled panel The present invention is a dual section liquid-cooled panel that lines a portion of the interior surface of a metallurgical furnace. The invented panel has a primary section disposed proximate to the center of the furnace and a secondary or back-up sectio... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6055501 | Counter homeostasis oscillation perturbation signals (CHOPS) detection A method and apparatus for detecting counter homeostasis oscillation perturbation signals (CHOPS) found within the wave form of human speech that reflects either arousal in the autonomic nervous system or other biological processes. The apparatus is a spe... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6050656 | Optical based opacity and flow monitoring system and method of monitoring opacity and flow A pollutant emissions monitoring system and a method of measuring pollutant emissions, particularly fly ash, of gas passing through stacks of coal-fired boilers. An all optical-based emission monitor has an opacity monitor and a flow rate monitor connecte... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6035779 | In-line belt-type printer The present invention is a flexographic printing apparatus for printing single images on a continuous web of material using a belt-type printer and for easily and rapidly creating flexible packaging by bringing the printing operation in-line with the bag ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6021723 | Hazardous waste treatment method and apparatus A method and apparatus for heat treating of hazardous waste by heating the waste in a pyrolyzing chamber and forming an off-gas, heating the off-gas for a sufficient time to destroy dioxins and furans, then reducing and cooling the off-gas in a secondary ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6009925 | Apparatus for welding thermoplastic materials An improved apparatus and method for joining two or more thin sheets of thermoplastic materials along a welded seam includes a welding assembly and a means for feeding the thermoplastic sheets to the working area of the welding assembly. The welding assem... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6004504 | Method and apparatus for controlling bath level and measurement of bath characteristics A method and apparatus for improved control of continuous electric arc furnace steelmaking in which a charge velocity detector measures charge velocity of metallic charge introduced to the furnace. A charge mass detector measures a charge mass of metallic... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6005361 | Method for controlling a direct current drive In a method of controlling a direct-current drive, in particular a directrrent door drive, two state variables of the direct-current drive are determined and, on the basis of these state variables, a load or resistance moment applied to the direct-curren... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6000676 | Microvalve A microvalve for controlling a fluid flow comprises a valve body provided with a valve opening having a sealing edge, and a valve plate provided with fluid openings. The valve plate is adapted to be moved perpendicularly to the valve body in such a way th... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6002865 | Location structure for a multi-dimensional spreadsheet System and method for structuring and manipulating data that includes a mechanism for processing the data and a mechanism for storing the data. A data structure includes a location structure, a content structure, and a mechanism for mapping each location ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5996128 | Air flow adjusting rear member of the helmet An air flow adjusting rear member of a helmet comprises a top portion for suppressing negative pressure generated at a back part of the helmet and is removable from the helmet by using adhesive element for fastening the air flow adjusting rear member to t... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5997718 | Recycling of CdTe photovoltaic waste A method for extracting and reclaiming metals from scrap CdTe photovoltaic cells and manufacturing waste by leaching the waste with a leaching solution comprising nitric acid and water, skimming any plastic material from the top of the leaching solution, ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5980842 | Separation of calcium from metal compounds A method of separating calcium from mixtures of metal oxides, sulfides, nitrates and carbonates. Particulate calcium containing mixtures are leached with nitric acid to form calcium nitrate and metal nitrates, which are heated to dryness and to form metal... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5970209 | Roasting apparatus Disclosed is a roasting apparatus allowing automation of a roasting process including steps of charging a raw material, roasting it, and carrying a roasted product. A carrying-in port is opened in the bottom of a quantitative tank 1 for storing a raw mate... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5954227 | Method and apparatus for individually dispensing stored articles A vending apparatus for individually vending an article from a set of articles and for vending a display article after the set of articles has been depleted. The apparatus includes a rack for vertical storage of a stack of newspapers, and a bracket for po... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5927622 | Waste grinder and bit therefore The present invention is an apparatus and a method of operating a grinder for chipping and shredding material into waste, the grinder including a generally cylindrical drum having an exterior surface with a plurality of pockets formed into the exterior su... | 07/27/1999 |
