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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7136089 | Dynamic time to first print selection The number of pages of a print job received at printer (10) is determined (256). If the number of pages is low, printing is conducted at intermediate speed (262). If the number of pages is higher, printing is conducted at high speed (254)... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6805431 | Heater chip with doped diamond-like carbon layer and overlying cavitation layer An inkjet printhead heater chip has a silicon substrate with a heater stack formed of a plurality of thin film layers thereon for ejecting an ink drop during use. The thin film layers include: a thermal barrier layer on the silicon substrate; a resistor layer on the... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6790293 | Solder work material for forming solder-coated circuit board and circuit board There is provided a solder work material for forming solder-coated circuit boards, which is capable of preventing the malfunction of circuit that may be caused to generate by voltage noises that tend to be generated by the volumetrical expansion of the flux residue ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6226832 | Easy maintenance vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a nozzle assembly and a handle. An agitator shield is held in the nozzle assembly. An agitator is mounted for rotation relative to the nozzle assembly in an agitator chamber. A fan and motor assembly mounted to t... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6169258 | Three position control switch assembly A vacuum cleaner includes a housing having a nozzle assembly and a handle. An agitator brush is mounted for relative rotation on the nozzle assembly. A motor and fan subassembly are mounted in the housing. A three position control switch is carried on the... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5941143 | Method of assessing chip breakability performance A method is provided for assessing chip breaking performance of a selected tool insert used in finish turning for automated machining operations. The method broadly includes the steps for developing a chip groove classification system based upon selected ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5851575 | Method for drying and processing raw food material A combined spray and rotary drying apparatus includes a spray dryer having a housing defining a spray drying chamber, an annular inlet and an outlet. A burner and atomizer sprayer are provided in the spray drying chamber. The outlet of the spray drying ch... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5827581 | Decorative plaque and forming method A method of forming a decorative plaque includes the steps of providing a transparent sheet, printing a decalcomania in a multi-color process having a reverse pattern layer with open spaces and applying the pattern layer on the back of the sheet for viewi... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5773798 | Method of heating fluid with magnets A method for heating a fluid in a pipe by transforming induced current flowing through a conductor directly to heat energy as the conductor moves through a magnetic field. The method comprises locating N and S poles of a magnet adjacent the outer peripher... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5765395 | Process and apparatus for recovering vapor A process and apparatus are provided for recovering volatile liquid vapors from an air-volatile liquid vapor mixture. The process includes: (1) cooling the mixture to condense volatile liquid vapors and moisture; (2) collecting the condensed volatile liqu... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5761346 | Method of discrete orthogonal basis restoration A method is described for utilizing discrete orthogonal basis to restore signal system, such as radio or sound waves and/or image system such as photographs or medical images that become distorted while being acquired, transmitted and/or received. The sig... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5758407 | Self-calibrating assembly method for snap disc Thermostat A thermostat includes a case assembly with two terminals and movable contacts, one of which is on a resilient blade to open and close a circuit through the terminals. A bimetal disc actuates the blade by heating to open the contacts. A base defines an int... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5752961 | Angled snare assembly A snare assembly includes an outer, flexible sheath having a distal opening and a loop received for relative sliding movement with respect to the sheath. The loop has a proximal end and a distal end. The loop is formed from a resilient wire and includes a... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5728881 | Process for preparing trifluralin A process is provided for preparing 2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzenamine from 4-chlorotrifluoromethylbenzene. The process includes a two stage nitration and an amination step. Ethylene dichloride is utilized as a diluent and solven... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5722558 | Drink lid with condiment reservoir A container lid, adapted for use with a cold or hot drink, is provided with a condiment reservoir built into the lid. An orifice for drinking a liquid in the container is provided on one side of a planar surface forming the lid and an open top recess, for... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5720527 | Continuous highwall mining machine with armless conveyor A continuous highwall mining machine (10) includes a frame (12) and a ground engaging loading shovel (32) that is mounted to extend forwardly from the frame. A cutter (16) for winning aggregate material is mounted to the frame (12) so as to extend above a... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5709020 | Method for reducing the generation of wear particulates from an implant A method is provided for reducing the amount of wear particulates generated by a total joint orthopaedic implant. The implant consists of two matched articulating components wherein at least one of the components is made of polymer or other material with ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5705698 | Process for the production of pendimethalin and iso-pendimethalin A process is provided for the preparation of isometrically pure pendimethalin and iso-pendimethalin as well as mixtures thereof.... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5702612 | Method and apparatus for flotation separation A flotation method and apparatus for separating a selected constituent from an effluent of an industrial process is provided. The apparatus includes a conditioning tank and a flotation cell. The conditioning tank allows mixing a flotation reagent with an ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5702118 | Step bumper hitch with integral receiver box A hitch is provided that is adapted for mounting to a step bumper. The hitch has a body including a mounting skirt, a hitch ball support platform and a facing that joins the mounting skirt and platform. The hitch also includes two laterally spaced reinfor... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5702456 | Implant having reduced generation of wear particulates A method is provided for reducing the amount of wear particulates generated by a total joint orthopaedic implant. The implant consists of two matched articulating components. The method includes the steps of placing the total joint orthopaedic implant in ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5695103 | Bike carrier A vehicle mountable carrier includes a body having an article holder and a mounting tube for both securing the body to a vehicle and receiving a hitch bar. Preferably, the article holder includes a storage compartment and cooperating lid. The storage comp... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5663441 | Production of mono-N-alkyl-dinitroalkylanilines and N-alkyl-dinitroaniline derivatives This invention relates to a process for producing mono- and di- N-alkyl-dinitroalkylaniline or dinitroaniline derivative and particularly N-sec-butyl-4-tert-butyl-2,6-dinitroaniline by methylation of an alkylphenol or phenol derivative followed by nitrati... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5660262 | High speed carton feeding/turning system An apparatus and related method for feeding/turning successive cartons along the flow path of a packaging line is provided. An intermediate conveyor section between in-line feed and take away conveyors defines the substantially horizontal flow path. A plu... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5647603 | Spring bar with integral hanger A spring bar for a weight distributing hitch includes an elongated body carrying an integral hanger for securing to a trailer to be towed behind a towing vehicle. Preferably, the integral hanger is a lug with a cooperating retaining tab. The spring bar al... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5646602 | Switching network for selective product demonstration A switching network for interconnecting selected products of different electronic groups on display for purposes of active demonstration includes a plurality of nodes. Each product on display is operatively connected to one node. Each node further include... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5641893 | Chromatographic separation apparatus An apparatus for the monitoring of a column chromatography separation process includes a segmented column with a seal positioned at the joint defined by the segments of the column. A connector is provided for connecting the segments of the column together... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5633576 | Battery charging method with stepped current profile with operating parameter compensation and associated charger A method and apparatus is provided to charge a battery including a DC charge current supply having a variable output. The charging current is varied in accordance with several sensed parameters in the circuit so that battery voltage is accurately controll... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5628525 | Anti-sway friction pads for trailer hitch A friction pad assembly for supporting a spring bar of a weight distributing hitch on a trailer includes a pad of high friction material and a mounting bracket. Preferably the friction pad provides a coefficient of friction of at least 0.35. The bracket i... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5584911 | Vapor recovery system with cyclonic separator A system is provided for recovering volatile-liquid vapor from an air-volatile liquid vapor mixture. The system includes a reaction vessel having a bed of adsorbent for adsorbing volatile liquid vapor and producing relatively volatile liquid vapor-free ai... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5564557 | Impact absorbing apparatus for a belt conveyor A shock-absorbing suspension for a conveyor assembly includes brackets that attach to the parallel support beams of the conveyor. The brackets support corresponding saddles, that in turn, mount the conveyor assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the saddles... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5562795 | High speed carton feeding/heat sealing system An apparatus for feeding/heat sealing cartons along the feed path of a cartoning line is provided. A conveyor moves the cartons past the heat sealing station where an elongated nozzle assembly forms a heated air stream directed against the carton flap and... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5551336 | Apparatus for loading and compacting waste material A combined compactor and material mover is provided. The compactor and material mover apparatus includes a housing defining a compression zone, a mechanism for dumping waste material into the compression zone, and a mechanism for compacting the waste mate... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5547569 | Multiple stage water clarifier A sloped plate water clarifier is provided with multiple clarifying stages. Slurry enters a feeding and mixing passageway that contains chemical flocculant in the form of polymer gel logs. Agitating drums in the passageway provide controlled mixing of the... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5544781 | Receptacle construction for supporting a collapsible bag A rectangular bag support frame is formed of extruded thermoplastic pipes and molded thermoplastic Y-joints. The joints and pipes form upper and lower parallel frames with a bag receiving cavity. The upper joints each have radially outwardly extending cop... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5540035 | Continuous vertical form-fill-seal packaging machine with synchronized product clamp A continuous vertical form-fill-seal packaging machine is disclosed, along with a related method, utilizing a synchronized product clamp for staging/settling each product batch. The film feeding, carriage driving, sealing jaw movement, as well as the clam... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5540757 | Method for preconditioning adsorbent A method is described for the preconditioning of an adsorbent, such as activated carbon, prior to charging the adsorbent into a reaction vessel of a vapor recovery system. The method includes the steps of (1) treating the adsorbent in order to establish i... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5537115 | Analog-to-digital converter Analog memories such as CCD, which are advantageous in less power consumption and higher integration density, are used to configure a system for highly accurately executing analog/digital processing. An analog to digital converter according to the inventi... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5533322 | Continuous vertical form-fill-seal packaging machine with constant motion carriage An improved stripping and sealing operation in a form, fill and seal packaging system is provided. Stepper and servo motors are computer controlled including by a 3-axis coordinator operating the X and Y motion of the sealing jaws, as well as the Y' motio... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5529329 | Fifth wheel hitch with side pivot lock A fifth wheel hitch assembly includes a frame for mounting to a towing vehicle and a head assembly including a jaw mechanism for engaging a trailer. The head assembly is mounted to the frame so as to allow for relative fore-and-aft as well as side-to-side... | 06/25/1996 |
