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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384377 | Method and apparatus for training facial muscles to reduce wrinkles Method and apparatus for training facial muscles to reduce wrinkles employs a flexible stretchable membrane held in contact with the skin over a muscle group while manipulating a hand-held device with a motorized rotary brush over the membrane, so that the bristles ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7100494 | Piston arrangement The invention concerns a piston arrangement having a piston with a piston head and a piston skirt and a connecting rod, which is connected with the piston via a ball joint arrangement comprising a ball, the ball being held in the piston by means of a safety element.... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6428916 | Coolant treatment system for a direct antifreeze cooled fuel cell assembly A coolant treatment system for a direct antifreeze cooled fuel cell power plant including a degassifier for providing interaction between an oxidant and an antifreeze solution which has circulated throughout the fuel cell power plant so that dissolved gas... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6217373 | Thin-film electrical termination and method for making A portion of a membrane having electrically conductive ink traces printed on a surface thereof is clamped between two members ultrasonically welded together in assembly by welds which pass through apertures in the membrane at opposite sides of the traces ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6183223 | Chemical supply system with a pair of bellows connected in series for pumping a fluid Connected to a flexible tube 13 which is expandable or shrinkable in the radial direction, are a flowpath 17 on the side of supply, which is provided therein with an on-off valve 21 on the side of supply, and a flowpath 19 on the side of discharge, which ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6116503 | Disposable all-purpose container assembly A disposable all-purpose container assembly includes a disposable frustoconical container formed from polymer coated paper and a saddle-like insulation attachment straddling an associated portion of the container sidewall and mounted in fixed position on ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6101988 | Hermetically-sealed engine cooling system and related method of cooling In an engine cooling system, an upper coolant chamber and a lower coolant chamber of a typical engine, such as an internal combustion engine or fuel cell, are formed adjacent to the heat-rejecting components of the engine and are hermetically sealed to pr... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6073940 | Sealed chuck assembly A sealed chuck assembly having a hollow cylindrical chuck body including a radially disposed front wall and a plurality of master jaws supported on the chuck body to move radially within openings in the front wall and relative to the chuck body in respons... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6060285 | Process for the production of hetero-bispecific antibodies For the production of hetero-bispecific monoclonal antibodies at least the genes for the light chain and for the variable part of the heavy chain are isolated from a hybridoma cell line which secretes an antibody with a desired specificity and they are in... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6019235 | Collapsible rack for automotive body panel A vertical frame has a lower horizontal bar with opposed ends that pivotably receive the rear portions of two L-shaped members. Forward portions of these L-shaped members have abutments to receive one edge of a roof panel to be supported thereon with anot... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6011630 | System and method for blocking a lens The invention relates to an apparatus and method for applying a finishing block to a lens. The apparatus displays an alignment pattern representing characteristics of the lens and includes a visual representation of the allowable tolerance in the position... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6004588 | Far-infrared radiation material Provided are a far-infrared radiation material and a medicine and a food derived therefrom. The far-infrared radiation material is obtained by steps comprising pulverizing a stone (SGES) having been absorbing solar energy for a geologically long time, emi... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6002219 | Alternator used both as a generator and as a motor for starting the engine of a self-propelled vehicle A self-propelled vehicle alternator used both as a generator and as an electric motor for starting the engine of the vehicle. A coil-carrying rotor and a multiphase stator connected to a bridge of diodes and switches for rectifying and controlling the pha... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5998949 | Wiper apparatus A direct drive type rear wiper in which normal and reverse rotation of a motor causes reciprocating wiping operation of a wiper blade of a vehicle such as an automobile, comprising a motor 1 which rotates in normal and reverse directions, a worm wheel 2 w... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5994860 | Series wound motor with electrical brake In a series-wound motor with electric brake, which comprises an armature provided with an armature winding and at least two exciter coils mounted on pole shoes as well as switchgear which, in the operative phase of the motor, serially connect the exciter ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5995699 | Fiber optic cable raceway system cross reference to related applications Two piece metal raceway (base and cover sections) accommodate not only fiber optic cable at 90 degree corner assemblies, that includes divider means defining a second wireway channel along side a first channel or wireway accommodating the fiber optic cabl... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5995890 | Electrohydraulic power steering system for a motor vehicle A motor vehicle power steering system includes a hydraulic pump, an electric motor for driving the pump, and a control unit for controlling the electric motor. The control unit includes means for controlling the power supply voltage applied to the electri... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5989318 | Apparatus for separating water from a two-phase stream The present invention is directed to a water separator for separating a two-phase stream into a liquid water component and a gas component. The water separator includes a housing defining a cavity and includes an input port, a gas output port and a water ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5989008 | Multilayer mould apparatus and method A mould apparatus for moulding materials such as thermoplastics includes a first layer of mould material and a second layer contiguous to the first layer. The second layer contains heating devices such as resistance wires, whereby in use, the heating devi... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5988005 | Electric power steering unit An electric power steering unit comprises a rack-shaft 2 to be coupled to the guiding wheels of a vehicle, a housing A for slidably containing the rack-shaft 2 and holding therein a coupling section 6 for causing the teeth of the rack-shaft 2 to engage th... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984526 | Bearing apparatus A rotor 16 rotatably installed on a casing 10 is in contact with a container hole 11 of the casing 10, and the rotor 16 is equipped with a rotating shaft 17 which rotates around a rotation center O2 at a position deviated from a reference axis ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5986686 | Apparatus for making graphic products having a platen drive with encoded sprockets A thermal printing apparatus for printing graphic images on sheet material, such as a vinyl sheet, utilizes a platen drive to move the sheet material between a roller platen and thermal print head. The thermal print head presses the sheet material into en... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5984163 | Method of producing and utilizing deformable workpieces for high-pressure forming and products formed thereby To form a body, a preform is produced by welding together two essentially flat sheet-metal blanks (2,3) at their margins. This preform is then deformed in a mold by internal high-pressure forming to produce the desired body. In this way, complex metal bod... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980360 | Method and apparatus for performing work operations on a surface of one or more lenses In an apparatus for performing work operations on a surface of one or more lenses, a frame and a mounting bracket adapted to releasably support at least one lens blank are provided. At least three pairs of articulated supports are also included with a fir... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5976154 | Catheter exchange method and apparatus A method and apparatus for installing, removing or exchanging catheters into and out of a medical patient's body, including the vascular system, incorporates a slotted guide track for guiding and controlling sliding movement of a catheter while maintainin... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5978090 | Method and arrangement for optical inspection of a weld seam In the welding together of sheet-metal blanks an image of a line pattern projected across the weld seam is captured by a camera and evaluated to inspect the weld seam. For improved inspection, a sidewards view of the weld seam is obtained, eg. by means of... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5966928 | Particulate incinerating method and mechanism for exhaust black smoke removing system A power-saving and long-life particulate incinerating mechanism for use in a reverse-cleaning regenerative exhaust black smoke removing system. Also disclosed is a particulate incinerating method therefor. A hopper has a bottom portion and slant portions ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5966210 | Apparatus for evaluating the performance characteristics of endoscopes In an apparatus for evaluating the performance characteristics of fiber optic endoscopes, a frame defines a carrier support, and an upstanding arm support mounted rearwardly of and adjacent to the carrier support. A plurality of targets are supported on a... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5964243 | Tank drain valve with a rod concentric with valve member to pierce sedimentary layer in tank A valve comprising a body adapted to be associated with an opening in the wall of a fluid reservoir or flowline, to provide a flow path, from an inlet (111) at the opening, to an outlet (114), a valve seat (117) located across the flow path at the inlet (... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5957353 | Ski rack A ski rack particularly suitable for use within an automobile and about a wheel well protruding within the automobile. The ski rack includes a rear rack portion having a rear frame to be positioned in an automobile over an area typically occupied by a rea... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5956855 | Ladder inclination indicator A ladder inclination indicator has a transparent thin-walled body shell defining a rearwardly open recess containing a pivot pin supporting a gravity actuated pointer. A keeper plate forms a partial closure for the recess and carries a label which coopera... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5957369 | Method for connecting two workpieces together In a method for connecting two workpieces together by welding, the workpieces are placed on clamping tables by a feed unit (F) and are joined together by a welded seam. First, the workpieces are positioned in the feed unit (F). The feed unit (F) is then t... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5957383 | Method and apparatus for controlling implement portions An apparatus for controlling the relative positioning of two hingedly connected implement portions movable between deployed or working and folded or stowed positions relative to one another includes a strut like component connected between the two impleme... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5951642 | System for collecting detailed internet information on the basis of the condition of activities of information viewers viewing information of service providers There is provided a technology for acquiring automatically detailed information based on the results of statistical processing of the condition of the activities of information viewers. The technology is offered for the acquisition of on-Internet informat... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5951885 | Method and apparatus for generating welding pressure in a roller seam welding machine In a roller seam welding machine, the upper welding roller is led through a welding-force adjustment device with two spring elements. One spring is already effective when the initial deflection of the welding roller occurs. The other spring comes into ope... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5949247 | Method and apparatus for automatically testing and evaluating electric generator sets A generator set testing system includes a generator set having generator set output signals indicative of generator set output characteristics, an automated load bank coupled to the generator set which imposes upon the generator set an electrical load, an... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5949191 | Heat dissipating transformer in a power supply circuit for a motor vehicle headlight An assembly, in particular for the power supply circuit of a discharge lamp in a motor vehicle headlight, the assembly comprising a wound transformer together with a printed circuit on which said transformer is mounted, wherein said printed circuit is mou... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5942724 | Wire containment system for mounting on a wall structure A raceway for both power and data communication wiring has a base with at least two forwardly open wireway channels that can be covered with covered segments that snap onto the base between outlet boxes of several different styles. These outlet boxes each... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5939838 | Ferroresonant transformer ballast for maintaining the current of gas discharge lamps at a predetermined value A ferroresonant ballast for regulating the current level of gas discharge lamps includes a magnetic core for supporting coil windings. A first or input coil is wound about the magnetic core for supplying a changing input voltage. A second or capacitor coi... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5938347 | Bearing lubrication assembly In a bearing lubrication delivery mechanism, a primary member is supported for rotation about a first axis and defines a bore having a second axis approximately parallel to and radially offset from the first axis. A sleeve is positioned in the bore and at... | 08/17/1999 |
