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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6692891 | Photoresist composition containing photo radical generator with photoacid generator The present invention relates to a photoresist composition containing a photo radical generator, more specifically, to a photoresist composition which comprises (a) photoresist resin, (b) a photoacid generator, (c) an organic solvent and (d) a photo radic... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6692082 | Separating and support element for a tool holder A separating- and support element (20, 21) for milling drums (1) on milling machines for coarse, uneven surfaces of concrete or asphalt, or for the removal of street markings, in which in a tool holder (2), shafts (4) are positioned between two flanges (5... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688225 | System for cooling ink and other liquids on a printing press An ink cooling system for printing presses is disclosed. The ink cooling system is arranged to cool ink at locations within a printing press at the locations in which the ink properties are most likely to be adversely impacted, and which locations are or ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688308 | Method of testing an aircraft oxygen supply system A system and method of performance testing an aircraft's oxygen supply system where demand is assured by in use performance testing and monitoring by a controller and monitor for the partial pressure of oxygen necessary to meet demand in a pressurized air... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688374 | Barrier with movable curtain A barrier includes a curtain vertically movable between a closed and open position. The curtain is interposed between right and left vertical tracks, which guide the curtain's movement. A drive unit raises and lowers a right edge of the curtain, while a c... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688406 | Power tool having a function control mechanism for controlling operation in one of rotary drive and hammering modes A power tool includes a function control mechanism to control operation of a drive spindle in a selected one of a rotary drive mode and a hammering mode. The function control mechanism includes a first ratchet that is mounted to rotate with the drive spin... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6689507 | Battery and equipment or device having the battery as part of structure and locally distributed power generation method and power generation device therefor A battery comprising powdered active materials and capable of storing a large power, and equipment or device having the battery as parts of its structure, wherein an anode cell (2) of two vessels connected via an ion-passing separator (1) is filled with a... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6689623 | Method for forming a capacitor The disclosure provides a capacitor including a lower electrode, a surface of which can be formed of Pt, and an inner part of which can be formed of metal having good antioxidant properties. The inner part of the lower electrode can be formed by depositin... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6691280 | Use of uniform resource locators in process control system documentation A uniform resource locator (URL) is embedded in computerized or digital documentation for a physical and/or a software process control element existing within a process control environment to thereby provide an automatic link to documentation or other app... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6689728 | Composite transparent bar soap containing visible soap insert(s) A composition and a method of preparing a solid, transparent/translucent moisturizing/cosmetic/personal cleansing bar having one or more visible soap inserts, wherein a transparent soap matrix surrounding the soap insert has an increased melting temperatu... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688189 | Robot Provided is a robot comprising a telescopic-drive mechanism which does not contaminate works in a purified environment such as a clean room, is easy to handle, and requires no cover for covering the telescopic-drive mechanism. A robot comprises: an up-dow... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6687698 | Accessing and updating a configuration database from distributed physical locations within a process control system A configuration database includes multiple databases distributed at a plurality of physical locations within a process control system. Each of the databases may be accessed by users at any of the sites within the process control system. A database server ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6686788 | Delay circuit of clock synchronization device using delay cells having wide delay range A delay circuit of a clock synchronization device that includes an operational amplifier for setting the level of a current control voltage according to a voltage difference between a regulation voltage and a reference voltage. A number of unit delay cell... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6686123 | Photoresist monomer, polymer thereof and photoresist composition containing the same Photoresist monomers of following Formulas 1 and 2, photoresist polymers thereof, and photoresist compositions containing the same. The photoresist composition has excellent adhesiveness to a wafer, and is developable in aqueous tetramethylammonium hydrox... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685653 | Extension system for pressure-sensing guidewires An extension system for a pressure-sensing guidewire is disclosed. The guidewire includes an elongated tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends. The guidewire also includes at least one ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685517 | Personal watercraft Disclosed is a personal watercraft having a water cooling system of an engine, which allows inside of a cooling water passage of an engine or a water passage connected to the cooling water passage to be sufficiently cleaned and a clogged water-supply hole... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684930 | Brake for a cordless blind A window covering including a head rail, a bottom rail, a window covering material extending between the head rail and bottom rail, a first and second lift cords extending between the head rail and the bottom rail, a spring motor configured to bias the bo... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684800 | Personal watercraft Disclosed is a personal watercraft capable of separating and eliminating water contained in fuel without inspecting whether or not the water is present in a fuel tank. The personal watercraft comprises a water separator 21 in a fuel supply passage from a ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684678 | Method for extracting a tool from a hollow object and tool for machining a hollow object The invention relates to a method for extracting a die (4) from a hollow object (11) having several grooves (16, 17) arranged opposite one another on the surface of the inner sheath whereby the longitudinal axes thereof extend crosswise relative to the co... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684677 | Method and device for removing dents from sheet metal parts Method of removing dents from sheet-metal parts, in particular from lacquered parts of an automobile body, wherein the metal part (3) in the region of a dent (B) is warmed locally in a substantially non-contact manner, in such a way that a mechanical tens... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684484 | Method for manufacturing acoustical transducer with reduced parasitic capacitance A method for manufacturing a motor assembly for an acoustic transducer is provided. The motor assembly includes a base member, a support member, a diaphragm and a backplate. The base member has a surface and a protrusion extending a distance from the surf... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6685101 | Railway fastening clip A railway fastening clip for securing a rail comprises an elongate member (1), formed so as to consist of a first longitudinal leg (2), and a second longitudinal leg (3), the legs being resiliently connected at one end of the member, and an ear formation ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6687169 | Semiconductor memory device for providing address access time and data access time at a high speed A semiconductor memory device for performing highspeed address access and highspeed data access is provided by controlling a control/address block in synchronization with a delay locked loop (DLL) clock. The semiconductor memory device includes a clock bu... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6682770 | Polysaccharide capable of reducing the viscosity of a hydrated psyllium, and foods containing the polysaccharide and psyllium A polysaccharide useful as an ingredient of a food containing psyllium is disclosed. The increase of viscosity resulting from hydrated psyllium can be reduced by the present polysaccharides without adversely affecting the physiologically beneficial effect... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6681933 | Writing utensil case A case for holding writing utensils includes a body having an outer surface and a retaining surface. The outer surface of the body is configured for placement on a substantially horizontal surface. The retaining surface has at least one first recess confi... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6681447 | Hinge assembly for a storage enclosure A hinge assembly for a storage enclosure is disclosed. The hinge assembly includes a base and a pair of pivot mounts. The base includes a pivot member, and the pair of pivot mounts include a male/female interface. The male/female interface is configured t... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6681547 | Method for handling stand up bags Handling stand up bags (2) for beverages, wherein as bags (2) are filled, closed, provided with a drinking straw (3) and, being inserted in a plurality of bags into an outer packaging (4), are discharged, so as to make such a method faster and thus more e... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6682191 | Vacuum drums for printing, and duplex printers A vacuum drum assembly for a printing machine has a drum with an array of passageways distributed along its length and around its periphery. The passageways permit air to flow from outside the drum to inside the drum in response to reduced air pressure in... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6680591 | Apparatus for phase angle monitoring of a plurality of vibrating machines A phase angle monitoring apparatus for phase monitoring a vibratory system includes a controller that produces a phase angle control signal representative of the lead or lag between the vibratory movement of two vibrating masses. The phase angle control s... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6680336 | Cyclic AMP-specific phosphodiesterase inhibitors Novel compounds that are potent and selective inhibitors of PDE4, as well as methods of making the same, are disclosed. Use of the compounds in the treatment of inflammatory diseases and other diseases involving elevated levels of cytokines, as well as ce... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678584 | Method and apparatus for performing diagnostics in a control loop of a control valve Method and apparatus for performing diagnostics in a pneumatic control loop for a control valve. Pressure and displacement sensors normally provided with a positioner are used to detect operating parameters of the control loop. A processor is programmed t... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6678163 | Housing for semiconductor chips A housing arrangement for a plurality of semiconductor chips (1) is disclosed, in which each of the chips is received in a respective frame or cassette (4), there being a first electrically conductive member (5), having portions (6) which are in electrica... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6677794 | Clock synchronization device A clock synchronization device includes: a coarse delay line arranged to sequentially delay an external clock signal and output one or more pairs of first multi-phase clock signals and one or more pairs of second multi-phase clock signals; a clock interfa... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6677792 | Digital DLL apparatus for correcting duty cycle and method thereof A digital DLL apparatus and a method for correcting a duty cycle are disclosed. The digital DLL apparatus for correcting a duty cycle, includes: a buffer for producing a clock input signal; a delay line unit for receiving/delaying the clock input signal a... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6677306 | Chondrogenic and osteogenic inducing molecule The present invention is directed to methods of using and compositions comprising amelogenin peptides capable of inducing chondrogenesis and osteogenesis when implanted in vivo, a chondrogenesis in cultures in vitro. Compositions and methods of enhancing ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6677175 | Optical waveguides and methods for making the same The invention provides a method for producing an optical waveguide that includes the steps of: (a) forming a core structure, the core structure including an at least partially cured core composition, on a master defining a waveguide pattern; (b) applying ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6677157 | Method of diagnosis of prostate cancer The present invention relates to structures involved in the secretory processes of reproductive tissues, including the prostatic secretory processes, and their protein products which may have used as tools for diagnosing reproductive pathology including p... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6677142 | Polysaccharides containing -1,4-glucan chains and method for producing same The invention relates to a method for producing polysaccharides containing -1,4-glucan chains. According to the inventive method, a glucosyl group acceptor undergoes a chain prolongation reaction by reacting it with saccharose in the presence of an... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6676511 | Non-rectangular and/or non-orthogonal arrangement of gambling elements in a gaming apparatus An improved multiple payline gaming method and apparatus wherein a multiplicity of independently driven symbol carrying elements are arranged in a non-orthogonal and/or non-rectangular array and are combined with a plurality of individually selectable pay... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6676360 | Vehicle restraining device A device for restraining a truck from movement during the loading and unloading thereof while the truck is parked in a driveway in a loading dock. The truck restraining device has a lock assembly comprising a base and a locking arm pivotally mounted to th... | 01/13/2004 |
