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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6596915 | Catalysts for destruction of organophosphonate compounds Volatile organic compounds, for example organophosphonate compounds including chemical warfare agents, pesticides, and solvents, are decomposed by contacting the compounds with either a manganese oxide catalyst in the presence of visible light or a cataly... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6547346 | Dipping cabinet with improved service door A refrigerated cabinet (10) includes a cabinet base (20) defining an open top compartment having a refrigerated interior for housing a refrigerated product (50) and a canopy (30) disposed atop the refrigerated compartment. A transparent glass window in th... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6481231 | Hot gas defrost refrigeration system A hot gas defrost system for a refrigeration cycle, including at least a compressor, reversing valve, condenser and evaporator. During defrost, the reversing valve directs the superheated refrigerant from the compressor to the evaporator. The hot gas trav... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6471136 | Biosensors for monitoring air conditioning and refrigeration processes A biosensor 10 provides for real time monitoring a selected aspect of an air conditioning or a refrigeration process and system. The biosensor 10 includes a biocomponent element 20 carrying a bioagent 22 operative to detect one or more analytes indicative... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6460372 | Evaporator for medium temperature refrigerated merchandiser A refrigerated merchandiser (100) includes an upright, open-front, insulated cabinet (110) defining a product display area (125) connected in airflow communication with a compartment (120) via an air circulation circuit (122, 114, 116). The flow of refrig... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6438983 | Dipping cabinet with improved lighting A refrigerated cabinet (10) includes a cabinet base (20) defining an open top compartment having a refrigerated interior for housing a refrigerated product (50) and a canopy (30) disposed atop the refrigerated compartment. A transparent glass window in th... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6427468 | Frost shield for refrigerated cabinet A plurality of frost shields (50) are removably positioned about the upper circumferential expanse of the walls of the liner (20) of a refrigerated cabinet (10). The frost shields (50) are magnetically mountable to the liner (20) to facilitate ease of ins... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6378320 | Condenser unit for air conditioner or heat pump A condenser unit (10) for an air conditioner or heat pump system has a cabinet defining a control box (50). A sloping support shelf (52) is provided within the control box (50). Electrical components (72, 74, 76, 80) are mounted to the sloping support she... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6350000 | Assembly for an air conditioner cabinet Assembly of parts for mutually joining one or more panels of an air conditioning cabinet, the assembly comprising: a wall and one or more profile parts joined to this wall which extend therefrom, which profile parts are joinable with a cabinet panel in such a ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6311512 | Refrigerated merchandiser system A refrigerated merchandiser system (10) includes a compressor (20), a condenser (30), a display case (100) having an evaporator (40), an expansion device (50) and an evaporator pressure control device (60) connected in a closed refrigerant circuit via ref... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6298673 | Method of operating a refrigerated merchandiser system A refrigerated merchandiser system (10) includes a compressor (20), a condenser (30), a display case (100) having an evaporator (40), an expansion device (50), and an evaporator pressure control device (60) connected in a closed refrigerant circuit via re... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6290480 | Screw machine A screw machine (10) has a rotor housing (12) defining overlapping bores (13, 15). Female rotor (14) is located in bore (13) and male rotor (16) is located in bore (15). Either or both of the facing surface (51) of the outlet casing (53) or the end faces ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6167950 | Heat transfer tube A heat transfer tube (10) for use in an application, such as a shell and tube type air conditioning system condenser, in which a fluid flowing through the heat exchanger external to the tubes condenses by transfer of heat to a cooling fluid flowing throug... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6149717 | Electronic air cleaner with germicidal lamp An electronic air cleaner (10) includes a housing (20), a mechanical prefilter (30), an electrostatic precipitator cell (40) and at least one germicidal lamp (50). The electrostatic precipitator cell (40) includes a plurality of collector plates (42) for ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6145501 | Low emission combustion system A burner system for a furnace (10) includes an in-shot burner (20) having an axially elongated tubular nozzle (40) having an inlet end (42), an outlet end (44) and a venturi transition section (46) therebetween. At least a portion of a catalyst body (50) ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6036481 | Burner with flame retainer insert An inshot burner (10) includes an axially elongated tubular nozzle (40) having a flared inlet end (42), a cylindrical outlet end (44) and a venturi section (46) therebetween. A burner head insert (20) is disposed within the cylindrical outlet end 44. The ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6019815 | Method for preventing microbial growth in an electronic air cleaner A method is provided for preventing microbial growth on the collector plates (42) of an electronic air cleaner (10) by directing germicidal light, advantageously ultraviolet light, upon the surface of the collector plates (42) and the particulate material... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5997825 | Refrigerant disposal A system for the in situ destruction of compressible refrigerant from a refrigerant containing apparatus includes a refrigerant recovery apparatus (30) for receiving refrigerant from the refrigerant containing apparatus (20) and a refrigerant disposal app... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5975196 | Heat transfer tube A heat transfer tube having an internal surface that enhances the heat transfer performance of and also improves the workability of the tube and a method of manufacturing such a tube. The internal surface has a plurality of ribs that extend at an angle to... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5935281 | Filter apparatus A filter assembly 10 includes a housing 12 defining a filter chamber having a first region forming a contaminated air inlet chamber 30 and a second region forming a clean air outlet chamber 40. A filter element 20 extends within the housing between the in... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5879435 | Electronic air cleaner with germicidal lamp An electronic air cleaner (10) includes a housing (20), a mechanical prefilter (30), an electrostatic precipitator cell (40) and at least one germicidal lamp (50). The electrostatic precipitator cell (40) includes a plurality of collector plates (42) for ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5871569 | Filter material An open-pore polyurethane foam support body (20) is impregnated in a single step with a solution of a thermoplastic adhesive dissolved in a solvent that is also a foam expander, or in two sequential steps first with a foam expanding solution and then, aft... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5848887 | Low emission combustion system A low emission combustion system for use in a fuel-fired apparatus includes a fuel-fired burner (30) operative for generating a flame extending substantially axially outwardly from the outlet of the burner, a heat transfer tube (40) opposed to the outlet ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5846833 | Method and apparatus for testing a non-hydrocarbon refrigerant A method for testing a non-hydrocarbon refrigerant, such as CFC-12 or HFC-134a, in a closed system for hydrocarbons, HCFC-22 refrigerant and ammonia is provided wherein a sample of the non-hydrocarbon refrigerant is withdrawn from the closed system, the p... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5685592 | Cargo compartment cover and item support assembly A motor vehicle compartment cover and item support assembly (20) is provided for use in a motor vehicle (10) having a cargo compartment (5). A selectively deployable cover (30) is attached at its trailing edge portion (32) to a cover support member (40) a... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5661453 | Wire harness assembly fixture retainer holder and detector An apparatus for ensuring the proper existence and location of wire harness retainers along the length of a wire harness is provided. The apparatus is adapted to receive a wire harness retainer and, once the retainer is inserted, to generate a signal indi... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5598917 | Electrical contactor with detent Disclosed is an electrical contact assembly wherein a conductive contact member for electrically coupling two conductive surfaces also serves as part of a detent assembly. The electrical contact assembly has a contact member resiliently supported by a car... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5594290 | Commutator brush A multi-speed, direct current motor (120) incorporates a high speed (24) brush disposed between the low speed (22) and the common ground (26) brushes and having a non-arcuate end face (25) which, unlike the conventional arcuate brush end face (23,27), is ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5585703 | Method and system for controlling a brushless electric motor for optimal commutation over a wide speed range A method and system is provided for controlling the operation of a brushless electric motor of the type having at least two phase windings, each of the phase windings being connected in series with a respective switch to form a respective circuit branch b... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5580153 | Vehicle lighting apparatus A combination brake light and trunk storage region illumination lamp is provided for use in an automobile as (20) a center high mount lamp (10) or a trunk mounted lamp (310). The lamp comprises a housing (30) having a first wall (32) having a first lens (... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5578878 | Counterbalanced electric motor An armature assembly 50 for an electric motor 10 is inherently balanced despite the presence of a secondary shaft 74 extending from a primary armature shaft 72 longitudinally along an eccentric axis 75 offset radially from the longitudinal axis 15 of the ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5569989 | Brushless electric motor control providing reduced motor torque oscillation A continuous current brushless electric motor is disclosed in which the phases (W1, W2, W3) are energized sequentially, so that a time interval exists in which one phase being deactivated and another phase being activated are both energized with current. ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5562292 | Submergible seal with diffusive radial barrier This invention relates to a seal assembly having a radially diffusive barrier surrounding a compressible combination seal. The combination seal has a radial seal portion and an axial seal portion, providing axial and radial sealing properties as they rela... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5556287 | Visual indication of fully seated position of bolt-driven connector This invention relates to an apparatus for providing a visual indication of whether or not a connector is fully seated. The apparatus includes an overhanging lip on one half and a contrasting ring on the other connector half. When the connectors are fully... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5485049 | Multi-speed motor A multi-speed, direct current motor (120) incorporates a high speed (24) brush disposed between the low speed (22) and the common ground (26) brushes and having a non-arcuate end face (25) which, unlike the conventional arcuate brush end face (23,27), is ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5423569 | Electric signalling in a supplemental passenger restraint system A horn or other electrical sccessory is actuated by a flexible, pressure sensitive electric signal generating means such as a piezoelectric element, provided in the soft, flexible cover of a vehicle driver's side supplemental restraint system.... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5368803 | Method of making resin impregnated fibrous panels A fibrous resinated panel is provided which when used in a closed environment releases relatively minor amounts of trimethylamines, aldehydes and phenolic compounds into the closed environment. The panel is formed by compressing a fibrous mat impregnated ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5355787 | Taping machine for wire harness Taping apparatus (27) has a body (3) with a mouth (3a) opening to one side radially of an axis (A). A head (1, 5, 16) having a mouth (3a) radial of the axis (A) is mounted for rotation about the axis (A) on the body (3) and has a gear disposed around the ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5323624 | Filtered environmental control system An air conditioning system (10), being powered by a supply of compressed air, includes an air cycle machine (12) and incorporates a pair of regenerable bed filters (44,46). In operation, the filters are alternately cycled in and out of service with one of... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5315817 | Control system for preventing crash engagement of a ratchet and pawl clutch during restart of a turbine engine A method and control system for modulating a starter turbine (14) speed to a predetermined reference speed to prevent crash engagement with a turbine engine (16) during restart. The turbine engine (16) is coupled to the starter turbine (14) by a ratchet a... | 05/31/1994 |
