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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6426969 | Discharge screw for moving hearth Discharge screw (6) for a moving hearth, and in particular for an annular rotary hearth (2) of a reheat furnace for the heat treatment of loose materials, comprising a cylinder (61) arranged above and substantially radially with respect to this annular he... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6334841 | Centrifuge with Ranque vortex tube cooling This centrifuge includes a chamber (5), a rotor (6) arranged therein, a device (8) for driving the rotation of the rotor, and a device (11) for cooling the atmosphere of the chamber. The device for cooling the atmosphere of the chamber includes a Ranque v... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6269832 | Degassing circuit for liquid tank Degassing circuit for a liquid tank, including a degassing duct connecting the upper part of the tank to a higher point, close to the upper end of the filling duct, via a section in the form of a syphon and a liquid/gas separating volume provided at its b... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6224878 | Mutants and vaccines of the infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus A recombinant virus is provided which is obtained from a BHV virus originally having the gI gene whose DNA sequence is delimited by nucleotides 172 and 1311 of SEQ ID NO:1 herein and which has been mutated by total or partial deletion and/or insertion in ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6211506 | Method and apparatus for electro-optically determining the dimension, location and attitude of objects A method and apparatus for optically determining the dimension of part surfaces. Particular embodiments describe optical triangulation based coordinate measurement machines capable of accurate measurement of complex surfaces, such as gear teeth and turbin... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6194714 | Method of processing autoradiography image This is a method of generating a plurality of images of a substrate from radioactive radiation coming from a plurality of radioactive tracers contained in the substrate. To this end, data representing the different detection signals generated by a detecto... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192662 | Device for positioning and cutting the film in the packaging station of a machine for packaging with stretchable film The blade (12) which is to make the transverse cut of the film in the product packaging station is fixed in the lower part of the grooved section (11) which forms part of the front folder (9) of the packaging machine and has its cutting edge facing downwa... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6184365 | Anthracycline derivatives having 4-amino-2,4,6-trideoxy-2 fluoro--L-talopyranosyl group 7-O-(4-Amino-2,4,6-trideoxy-2-fluoro--L-talopyranosyl)-daunomycinone or -adriamycinone is now synthesized as a novel daunomycinone or adriamycinone derivative having the general formula ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom or hydroxyl group. These... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6161465 | Pneumatic or hydraulic control motor with a shutoff device A hydraulic shutoff device in the end positions of a servo cylinder is provided to prevent direct hard contact between the working piston (31) and the limit stops (47, 48) under working pressure and to enable withdrawal from end positions with hydraulic a... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6152109 | Liquid fuel injecting device for internal combustion engine A device for injecting high pressure atomized fuel liquid into the combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine such as a diesel engine. The device includes a mechanism for delivering high pressure liquid fuel (16) such as a pump. The mechanism com... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6146853 | Cyclic depsipeptide PF 1022G Known cyclic depsipeptides which are PF 1022F substance and PF 1022H substance, as well as a novel cyclic depsipeptide, PF 1022G substance, are now prepared simultaneously by cultivating a fungal strain capable of producing PF 1022F substance, PF 1022G su... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6146910 | Target configuration and method for extraction of overlay vectors from targets having concealed features A method is provided for extracting overlay information from a target of an integrated circuit wafer wherein the first-level target has features wh are optically concealed by an overlying opaque planarized film. The target employed has an architecture i... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6144290 | Control device for the emission of carrier currents on a low voltage network The invention concerns a control device for the emission of carrier currents on a low voltage network, comprising a sensing module (1), by magnetic coupling, for generating from carrier currents detected high frequency signals (shdf), a local oscillator (... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6138460 | Temperature control apparatus for refrigerator and control method therefor A temperature control apparatus for a refrigerator and a control method therefor, mount an air circulation fan in addition to a prior refrigerating fan into the refrigerating compartment, drive the air circulation fan together with the refrigerating fan o... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6139314 | Rotary hearth furnace Furnace for the treatment of ore on a rotary hearth, including a toroidal chamber, a rotary hearth and drives for the rotary hearth, the hearth being arranged on a supporting frame fitted with guides means and motion-supports; the drives are at least part... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6139892 | Method of reducing the content of phytate and high degree of phytase in cereals and cereal products having a reduced content of phytate A method for reducing the content of phytate and/or salts thereof, formed by phytic acid, in cereal grains, whereby the cereal grains are subjected to a combined wet steeping and dry steeping in at least two successive cycles in that the cereal grains are... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6131400 | Operation control method for a refrigerator in case of a power-supply comeback after a power-failure An operation control method for a refrigerator after a power-supply comeback due to a power-failure that performs a re-operation according to operation information stored before the power-failure. The operation control method includes the steps of: (a) re... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129001 | Method and valve apparatus for controlling a reciprocatable fluid actuated power machine A method and an apparatus for controlling the function of all kinds of reciprocable power machines which are actuated by pneumatic, hydraulic of any other pressure fluid, irrespective if the machines are of rotary or axially operating type, in which the a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6127689 | Method and apparatus for positioning a member relative to an object surface A method and apparatus for positioning a member in a desired position relative to a surface of an object including providing positioning means for positioning the member, sensing the attitude of the object surface relative to the member or the positioning... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123499 | Recovery vehicle A recovery vehicle for rescuing stranded vehicles from confined or restricted areas includes a wheeled chassis (2, 6) on which is mounted a vehicle support body (40) movable by an hydraulic mechanism (44) between an inoperative position superimposed on th... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6122863 | Operator for a closure A self-locking window operator has a reversible rotary drive shaft connectable in sequence to separate linkages respectively controlling movement of a casement relative to a surrounding frame and actuation of a fastening mechanism for releasably securing ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6117505 | Sterilizable flexible pouch package A sterilizable flexible pouch package includes a non-woven barrier web, a perforated plastic intermediate web, and an imperforate plastic upper web. Line heat seals bonding the webs from a cavity into which a sterilizing steam may enter after passing thro... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6112577 | Piezoelectric resonance type knock sensor for internal combustion engine A piezoelectric resonance type knock sensor that is highly responsive and easy to assemble, wherein a bulged round seat section (washer 7) arranged under the lower surface of a thin metal plate 5 and coaxally with a support bolt 9 in such a way that the o... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6103887 | Nucleotide sequence encoding human cyclin A The invention is directed generally to a DNA sequence coding for human cyclin A and in particular to antibodies, or antisera including such antibodies, which bind to human cyclin A as encoded by the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and which are useful in detecti... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6098231 | Pipeline pigs A pipeline pig comprises a body and at least one flexible annular outwardly extending seal on and around the body for sealingly contacting a pipeline interior wall under differential fluid pressure whereby to propel the pig along the pipeline. The pig als... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6098371 | Automatic machine for the individual packaging of rolls of paper or similar cylindrical products The machine comprises a main carousel including a horizontal axis having seats which are angularly equidistant and open outwardly and including at the front a gripper and at the rear a folding device. Each seat passes first adjustable means with the gripp... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6100907 | Multi-beam system with beam control using an electrostatic voltage sensor A multi-beam scanning system has a beam control using an Electrostatic Voltage Sensor or an Image Density Sensor on the Organic Photoconductor. The laser beams can be attuned according to the voltage or density results. This results in a more reliable sys... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6099004 | Torque balance rod assembly for vehicles A torque balance rod assembly for vehicles includes a torque rod having at least two longitudinal threaded holes extending therethrough. At least two connecting members are securely attached to each of two ends of the torque rod. Each connecting member in... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6100964 | Method and a system for guiding an aircraft to a docking station For guiding an airplane to a docking station in an airport, a two-dimensional thermal IR image of a station approach zone is formed from a determined point close to said docking station, Entrance of an airplane into the approach zone and locations of IR f... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6096712 | Kininogen inhibitors Kininogenase inhibiting peptides or peptide analogues with C-terminal related to agmatine or noragmatine.... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6096088 | Method for modelling three dimension objects and simulation of fluid flow A method is provided for simulating fluid flow within a three dimensional object having first and second generally opposed surfaces. The method includes: matching each element of the first surface with an element of the second surface between which a reas... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6095317 | Apparatus for transporting workpiece holders in circulation The apparatus for transporting workpiece holders in circulation between a charging station (16), a work station (22) and a discharge station (26) has a carriage (20) with two sockets (36, 38) for workpiece holders (12) to be placed on it from above. The c... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092585 | Method and arrangement for conveying moulds with castings therein A method of advancing molds (5), after pouring to form castings (9) in the casting cavities (8), leaving a foundry plant comprising a mould-making station (A, 1-4) and a pouring station (B,7), the molds (5) leaving the plant in the form of closely juxtapo... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6089524 | Supporting assembly for a fishing rod on a boat A supporting assembly for a fishing rod on boat includes a base secured to an appropriate location of a boat. A supporting seat is mounted to the base by an inclination-adjusting device to allow adjustment of an inclination angle of the supporting seat re... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6089402 | Puzzle candy dispenser A puzzle candy dispenser 10 which includes a spherical inner body 12 having a plurality of grooves 14 provided on its outer surface and sized to allow a ball-shaped confection 16 to roll therein. The grooves 14 form a maze between an entry aperture 18 and... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088557 | Electrostatographic printing apparatus with endless recording belt Electrostatographic printing apparatus with a recording member in the form of an endless belt (26), and an air bearing (50) for guiding such belt along an endless path, which air bearing includes two belt-supporting end sections (53, 54) with a certain ci... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6082441 | Cabinet for electric and electronic systems An equipment cabinet for an electrical and electronic system includes a functional area closed in dustproof and watertight manner and at least one door closing in dustproof and watertight manner. A multishell structure is provided round the functional are... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6079411 | Mouthpiece with orthodontic tooth grip for divers Orthodontic tooth grip for mouthpieces of breathing pipes and/or of dispensers of self-contained breathing apparatus for scuba divers, consisting of two hollow bodies made of very thin and very elastic material and filled with a very fluid material. The s... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077331 | Molecular sieve type gas separation apparatus and method A molecular sieve type gas separation apparatus (10) for separating product gas from a gas supply (14) includes at least one sieve bed (11-13) which during an adsorption charge phase of a cycle, adsorbs non product gas in the gas supply (14), and in a des... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6078800 | Method and device for reducing RF transmission interference and use thereof in an interactive television network A method and device are provided for reducing RF transmission interference to a wanted signal of an interactive TV network which is impaired by an interfering signal present on a terrestrial and satellite RF network. The wanted signal is received in the p... | 06/20/2000 |
