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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6139039 | Shock absorbing bicycle seat support having variable height adjustment Apparatus for shock-absorbingly supporting a bicycle seat on a bicycle frame. A longitudinal beam means is pivotably attached via transverse bearings a first end to the frame, the beam bearings being configured to permit pivot motion only in a plane conta... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6131463 | Apparatus and method to optimize fume containment by a hood A system for optimizing the flow of air through a fume hood by dynamically controlling the air flow to provide a stable vortex in the vortex chamber of the hood, the optimum condition for minimizing backflow of fume-laden air through the hood doorway. A h... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6122351 | Method and system aiding medical diagnosis and treatment A method and system that assists medical practitioners who treat or prescribe treatment of patients having a medical condition which requires long-term profiling of medical data taken from the patient's body. Medical practitioners, their assistants, and p... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6113623 | Prosthetic device and method for eventration repair A fabric prosthetic unit for repairing an incissional hernia including a joining strip is intended to be positioned in a space created by a tear or collapse of an aponeurosis. Two substantially planer sheets of colonisable flexible prosthetic fabric mater... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6095074 | Illuminated dock bumper A bumper for a boat dock is provided which is durable, resilient and visible at night. The bumper is constructed of an expanded polymer such as polyethylene or polypropylene. The bumper is preferably made of translucent polyethylene foam with a density of... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6096227 | System for processing industrial sludges A system for treating industrial sludges to recover a hydrocarbon portion and a solid particulate substrate portion. A sludge feedstock is screened to remove large particles and is diluted to between about 5% and about 50% solids to form a slurry. The slu... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6079792 | Trailer braking system A trailer braking system including one or more trailer wheel assemblies having conventional hydraulically-actuated shoe or disc brakes; a conventional brake master cylinder mounted on the trailer to provide pressurized hydraulic fluid to the wheel cylinde... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6066242 | Conical sputtering target A hollow cathode magnetron for sputtering target material from the inner surface of a target onto an off-spaced substrate. The magnetron is in the shape of a truncated cone, also known as a conical frustum. The target cone is backed by a conical cathode m... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5972661 | Mixing systems A system for providing improved bulk liquid mixing and effective gas-liquid contacting for mass transfer of the gas to the liquid, especially a non-Newtonian liquid, the viscosity of which decreases when under shearing conditions (shear thinning), in an u... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5951369 | System for magnetorheological finishing of substrates An improved system for increasing the effectiveness of magnetorheological finishing of a substrate. An inline flowmeter is close-loop linked to the rotational speed of a pressurizing pump to assure that the flow of magnetorheological fluid (MRF) to the wo... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5819997 | Accessory for boot An in-line roller skate that includes a boot having a sole plate to which an in-line roller wheel system is attached and further including a shell and a collar mounted for articulation on the boot for securing the boot to the leg and foot, a U-shaped clam... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5795557 | Process for the preparation of monolithic silica aerogels A process for the preparation of a silica aerogel that includes subjecting a mixture that includes an organosilicon compound and ethyl acetoacetate to hydrolysis and polycondensation in an acidic medium to obtain a transparent gel. The organic solvent is ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5784892 | Refrigerant charge variation mechanism A heat pump system capable of heating and cooling an indoor space includes a refrigerant compressor having a discharge side and a suction side interconnected with respective indoor and outdoor heat exchanger coils via a reversing valve, and a condensed re... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5779901 | Self-declogging filtration device Apparatus for filtering a suspension having a chamber containing a cylindrical filter cartridge. At least one suction box is rotatably mounted inside the cartridge containing a scraper blade for riding in contact with the inside face of the cartridge. The... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5749716 | Integrated oil pump rotor and coupling piece for an oil-sealed vacuum pump The invention pertains to an oil-sealed vacuum pump (1) with a pump chamber (8, 9), with a rotor 3 rotatively mounted therein, with a bearing piece (13) delimiting the pump chamber on the drive side and with a passage (35) in the bearing piece (13) which ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5732483 | Shoe for the practice of snowboarding A shoe for use in snowboarding includes an upper section having a bottom and opposed sides which enclose a wearer's foot and lower leg, and a sole that is secured to the bottom of the upper section. The upper section is made from a thermoformed plastic ma... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5728165 | Adjustable post-operative preparatory prosthetic system A modular apparatus for post-operative use with a transtibial residuum including post-operative adjustable preparatory socket for a patient that has undergone a transtibial amputation. The socket is formed of a single piece of semi-rigid plastic and inclu... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5724714 | Prosthetic socket containing inflatable means A composite socket member for use with a prosthetic appliance for a residual limb which comprises an outer socket which defines an inner cavity generally conforming to the outer surface of a residual limb, an inner socket which defines an inner cavity and... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5718022 | Method for making a nonwoven fabric lap using pressurized water jets, and apparatus therefore A web of non woven textile fabric is fed on a porous belt into the nip between the belt and a rotating porous drum to compress the web within the nip. A curtain of water is passed through the web while it is in the nip into the drum and a vacuum is drawn ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5708194 | Test gas leak detector A leak detector (1) suitable for detecting leakage with a test gas connection (2), a test gas detector (3), a gas pump (4) and a test gas line (5) extending between the test gas connection (2) and the gas pump (4) and connected to the inlet (6) of the tes... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5704960 | Method of forming an optical fiber for reduced polarization effects in amplifiers A single mode optical fiber suitable for use in an amplified fiber optic system which includes an inner glass core doped with a rare earth element and an outer transparent glass cladding. The fiber exhibits a plurality of mode coupling sites formed at reg... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5703359 | Composite membrane and support assembly For treating a fluid sample for introduction to a mass spectrometer or other appropriate use, a composite membrane and support assembly allows analytes from a sample flow to permeate through a membrane free from the undesired background matrix. The compos... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5701747 | Automatic rapid chilling system A system for automatically rapidly chilling liquids and semisolids which includes a frame which supports a drive motor which contains a substantially vertical drive shaft having a connecting member at one end. A sealed, hollow chilling utensil which conta... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5697771 | Vacuum pump with oil separator The invention relates to a vacuum pump (1) with an oil separator (42) connected downstream of its outlet (33) and with a duct (45, 46) through which the oil separated in the oil separator (42) is returned to the vacuum pump (1); to feed back the oil in a ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5697893 | Structure for holding the ankle joint A support structure for the ankle having three parts that are hinged together that include a rigid member that bears against the lower leg, a pedal shell that surrounds the planar arch and a sub astragalar shell that are brought together to provide a supp... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5695498 | Stent implantation system A device for implanting a radially expandable stent that includes a balloon catheter having a balloon formed of a material having a memory so that when inflated to a first pressure the two end sections of the balloon expand to a first diameter as the wais... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5695316 | Friction vacuum pump with pump sections of different designs A friction vacuum pump (1) is provided with pump sections of different designs, of which the pump section on the inlet side consists of turbomolecular pump stages (14, 15) and a further pump section of Siegbahn stages (16, 17) with spiral grooves (19), wh... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5695089 | Lightweight double wall storage tank A tank assembly which includes an inner storage tank and a surrounding outer containment tank with said tanks defining a substantially uniform space therebetween. The space is filled with a cured light weight porous monolithic insulating material having a... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5693888 | Heat conductance vacuum gauge with measuring cell, measuring instrument and connecting cable The invention relates to a process for operating a controlled heat conductance vacuum gauge with a measuring cell (18) comprising a Wheatstone bridge (1) with supply voltage (12, 13) and measurement voltage terminals (14, 15), a power supply and measuring... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5689596 | Nonlinear optical loop mirror device providing pulse width switching A nonlinear optical loop mirror device having a distributed directional asymmetry. A dispersion decreasing optical fiber is formed into a loop by an optical coupler which divides input pulses into two component pulses that propagate around the loop in opp... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5682759 | Two phase nozzle equipped with flow divider A two-phase nozzle having a converging diverging configurations is equipped with a flow divider at its inlet. The flow divider is arranged to act upon an incoming flow of two-phase liquid to break the liquid phase into finely divided droplets which are di... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5681026 | Solenoid valve and massage apparatus employing such a solenoid valve Adjustable flow electromagnetic valve having a closing assembly (8) movable within a chamber (7) with a passage (3) linked to a high pressure area and a passage (4) linked to a low pressure area. The electromagnetic valve is designed such that the closing... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5677522 | Method and apparatus for non-contact reading of a relief pattern An improved non-contact apparatus and method for reading a surface that has information encoded in a relief pattern thereon, includes an optical transmitter for projecting a line of light onto the relief pattern at a first angle to a normal of the surface... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5669117 | Buckle for line dancing A belt buckle for use in line dancing that includes a body section having thumb grips located on the top edge of the body section and finger grips located on the bottom edge thereof. The grips are provided with contoured seats so that the thumb and forefi... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5664344 | Shoe for the practice of a gliding sport A shoe for use in a gliding sport employing a board that includes a flexible boot having an upper section for securing the boot to a wearer's leg and a sole having a transverse recess level with arch of the wearer's foot. A block is arranged under the sol... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5662586 | Hand held diagnostic instrument with video imaging A hand-held diagnostic instrument includes a casing having a hand-holdable body portion and a neck portion that extends from the body portion to a head portion that is formed of a back cover and a front cover. A circuit board assembly in the body portion ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5662456 | Friction vacuum pump with bearing support The invention relates to a friction vacuum pump (1) with a housing (2, 3), a rotor (8) and a rotor bearing (9) which is supported in the housing (2, 3) via a sleeve-like support (21). In order to obtain a precise support which nonetheless permits slight o... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5661229 | Test gas detector, preferably for leak detectors, and process for operating a test gas detector of this kind The invention relates to a test gas detector, preferably for leak detection instruments, with a selective, preferably test-gas-permeable inlet system (6) and with a device (5) recording the presence of test gas; to reduce the complexity in the production ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5660174 | Buccal respiration mask A buccal respiratory mask includes a shell which has an adaptor for connecting to a respirator tube and a seal which is applied against an area surrounding a patient's mouth. The mask may include a tab or a lug for securing a fastening strap that secures ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5659917 | Chimney cleaner assembly A chimney cleaning apparatus for cleaning the walls of the chimney comprising a support member selectively placed in the chimney having a top mounting bracket and a bottom mounting bracket. The support member has a clevis arm pivotally attached at one end... | 08/26/1997 |
