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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7879280 | Grove imprinting device for injection molded parts The invention provides a mold insert system that includes an insert for insertion into an injection mold apparatus and an actuator. The insert includes a movable imprint plate with a predetermined pattern of protrusions configured to form grooves in an article molde... | 02/01/2011 |
| 6750780 | Remote controlling device for operative machines The invention realises a remote controlling device of an operative machine which comprises a transmitter arranged on the ground at the disposal of an operator and a receiver arranged inboard, supplied with an accomplishment circuit connected with the drives of such ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6744237 | Hybrid power system for an electric vehicle A hybrid power system (10) for supplying power to a load (12) such as an electric vehicle is provided. The power system (10) includes an energy storage device (14) and a fuel cell system (16). When the state of charge of the energy... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6718256 | Method for identifying an operating state of an engine soak timer A method for determining the existence of a “short time” type state within a vehicle control assembly 10. The method requires the measurement of the temperature 59 of engine coolant 16 at a first time 61 and the determination and/or t... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6161773 | Fuel injector nozzle with guide to check clearance passage providing injection rate shaping A fuel injector nozzle has a housing defining a blind bore with at least one fuel injection spray orifice defined at a bottom portion of a spray tip and a guide passage defined at a top portion of the bore. An injection chamber of the bore is disposed bet... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6126227 | Covering structure of the driving place of operative machines The invention realizes a covering structure of the driving place of operative machines for road-works comprising a canopy which insists on the frame of said operative machine by supporting elements and shifting mechanisms suitable for lifting it. Each of ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6124055 | Cover for polar element for the lid of a battery The invention realizes a cover for polar element (7) which is present on the lid (1) of a battery, on the surface (10) whereof there are at least two poles pieces (2, 3) and a longitudinal relief (4) which is generally parallelepiped and placed opposite t... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6102398 | Question and answer board game A game including a game board which has a map and a path around which players may progress. The map has a grid references and the game is played by players progressing around the path and when the marker lands on an appropriate position, the player has th... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5775746 | Retractable door stop security device/utility box A retractable flush-mounted apparatus which is mounted in a floor or other flat mounting surface. The apparatus includes a housing with a flange plate which is mounted in an opening in the mounting surface. A retractable member is provided within the hous... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5521466 | Multiplexed trailer light system An encoder and decoder (multiplexer and demultiplexer) are used to control the rear operating lights (e.g., turn, brake, or running lights) of a trailer towed on the roads behind a tractor vehicle. Voltages powering the tractor vehicle's rear lamps are th... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5520468 | Oil feeding arrangement for shaft seal and bearings A bearing is located in a bore formed in a casing for rotatably supporting a shaft extending inside the casing and a shaft seal is located between the shaft and the bearing bore and spaced from the bearing in a longitudinal direction of the shaft. An oil ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5506483 | Windshield wiper system incorporating a variable speed DC motor A windshield wiper control system improves vehicle windshield wiper operation by selectively controlling the motor speed of a dc motor that drives the wiper blade across the windshield. The motor speed is reduced for a portion of the wiper pattern adjacen... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5503184 | Pressure control valve A pressure control valve with a valve-closing member which is axially movably guided within a valve housing and which is capable of adjusting a passage between a first pressure agent connection and at least one second pressure agent connection depending o... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5468003 | Reinforced core heavy duty gasket A gasket has two outer facing layers positioned on opposite sides of a central metal shim with a perforated core disposed between each facing layer and the shim. The thickness of the metal shim may be varied to control the overall thickness of the gasket.... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5456283 | Infinite hydraulic check An infinite hydraulic check for use with a door that maintains the door in any position until an appropriate check effort is applied to release the door from the position. The check includes an annular needle cavity with a closed first portion and a secon... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5452811 | Stackable partitioned shipping container A stackable partitioned shipping container has a plurality of partitions and shelves defining compartments. The partitions are aligned parallel from one side of the shipping container to the other. The shelving is arranged in columns between the partition... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5430909 | Wiper arm including a coating for supporting a fluid hose A wiper arm with a wiper rod, at the one end of which a wiper blade is fixed. The wiper rod is provided with a coating, onto which coating a hose channel is formed. Furthermore, it is possible to fix additional hose supports onto the wiper rod or onto the... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5431387 | Method and apparatus for a reciprocating a table in response to eccentrically mounted cam A reciprocating table has a cam follower in the nature of an elongate slot extending transversely of the reciprocating path of the table. This slot receives a cam which is eccentrically mounted on a cam support wheel. The angular position of the cam suppo... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5425556 | Pop top insertion indicator for thin walled connectors A quick connect pop top indicator for use with thin walled connectors includes a generally annular sleeve adapted to fit adjacent an opening on a thin walled tubing housing member. The sleeve nests an indicator member substantially within the cap and hous... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5414967 | Clean room wall system A wall system for clean rooms employs an elongated framing member having four channels each with a thread slot in the bottom of the channel. This four channel arrangement facilitates the concealment of the fasteners and brackets used to join framing membe... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5404970 | Spot-type disc brake with holding device for warning contact plug In a spot-type disc brake assembly with an electric friction lining warning device and a bleeder screw, a warning contact plug is supported at the brake caliper by using a holder. The holder is fixedly attached to the bleeder screw and has tongues that ab... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5384446 | Method of controlling the length of metal chips A method is disclosed for controlling the length of chips removed from a workpiece that is being machined. A path is etched into the surface of the workpiece by a laser beam and defines a pattern of chip break points. The material is cut away from the wor... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5371436 | Combustion ignitor An ignitor (118) comprises a body portion (120) connected with an electrical supply cable (122) and an electrode portion (124) removably mounted within the body portion (120). The body portion (120) includes a capacitor defined by an outer, electrically c... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5366931 | Fabrication method for on-chip decoupling capacitor This invention relates to a technology designed to fabricate the on-chip decoupling capacitor wherein both semiconductor chip and lead-frame are used as each electrode of capacitor and the source voltage is applied to the electrode, thus maximizing the ca... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5363852 | Flow monitor and vascular access system with continuously variable frequency control An apparatus for use in flow monitoring and cannulation of blood vessels which includes vascular accessing capabilities. The apparatus includes a flux panel, an audio monitor, and a probe-needle assembly. The flux panel is composed of two or more sections... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5364378 | Anti-back flow bag for waste A unique colostomy or ileostomy bag includes an anti-back flow member provided by a thin plastic tube. The structure of the thin plastic tube reduces any likelihood of waste contacting a patient's skin. The thin plastic tube has a relatively large opening... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5363709 | Die sensor assembly A sensor assembly 10 is adapted for use with a typical die 12 and is effective to determine the existence of parallelism and minimum shut height between upper movable die portion 14 and the stationary lower die portion 20.... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5359985 | Projectile discharge apparatus A projectile discharge apparatus 10 having a first generally planar ribbed portion 12 and opposed side portions 14 which form a hand reception recess. Apparatus 10 includes a plurality of chambers 24, 26, 28, 30, and 32 which are adapted to movably receiv... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5343608 | Method of forming an identification band A method of forming an identification band from a tube with a constant circular cross-section along the majority of its outer circumference. The tube holds an indicia, and the information on the indicia is magnified by the generally circular shape of the ... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5339958 | Two-piece dunnage device for dunnage separation A two-piece dunnage device includes a cushioning piece made of a resilient foamed plastic material and a supporting piece to which the cushioning piece is mechanically attached without adhesives or bonding agents. The cushioning piece has a plurality of c... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5332314 | Extrusion apparatus with a backfeed extruder for mixing and extruding of thermo-plastic and thermo-setting materials An extrusion apparatus having a rotor member rotatable within a barrel member longitudinal and cross-sectionally mixes and extrudes thermo-plastic and thermo-setting materials. The apparatus is articulated into sections including a barrel entrance and for... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5321934 | Method of sealing jars A method for capping jars to achieve a seal includes the step of heating the cap prior to placement on the jar. The heated cap is placed on the jar and tightened. The cap and jar are then heated to actuate a seal received in the cap.... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5322151 | Friction facings for clutch paddles A friction disc paddle for a rotatable clutch disc has powdered metal friction faces compacted directly on each face of a metal substrate. The friction faces extend through apertures in the metal substrate, and extend to the circumferential and radial edg... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5316390 | Guide sleeve with seal, guide post and ball bearing assembly A guide post, guide sleeve, and ball bearing assembly especially for a die set has a leak proof seal contained within one end of the guide sleeve for slidably sealing the interface between the guide post and guide sleeve and slidingly cleaning the surface... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5316225 | Shredding straining apparatus The apparatus is for shredding and straining thermo plastic and rubber like materials to produce clear polymer pellets separated from oversize foreign materials, more particularly an apparatus provided with a hopper and forcing section adapted to feed hot... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5314156 | Channel support system A load supporting structure includes a support beam and a lateral brace. The support beam extends along a longitudinal axis and has two outwardly facing side channels. Each side channel is defined by two flanks and a web. Apertures in the web permit the b... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5311012 | Method and apparatus for detecting objects with modifying gain and sensor means A method and apparatus are disclosed which allow for the detection of an object (14) by the generation of a radiated beam (18) and a subsequent reflection by the object (14) of a portion (20) thereof. The detection of particulate object material (16) due ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5307894 | Hydraulic power steering system for automotive vehicles The present invention relates to a hydraulic power steering system for automotive vehicles, having a steering gear with housing, steering shaft and steering rack, a hydraulic cylinder coupled to said steering rack, a pump and a steering valve, with all in... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5297569 | Method and apparatus for maintenance of wheel bearings A method and apparatus for cleaning and lubricating bearings includes the steps of placing the bearings on posts on a rotating member, and rotating the member within a container containing a cleaning solvent. The rotating member is then removed from the c... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297888 | Tubular framing system A versatile framing system incorporates open channel members and closed tubular members. The closed tubular members provide strength, while the open channel member allows various members to be attached at an infinite number of positions along its length. ... | 03/29/1994 |
