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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7168467 | Filling system for an anesthetic evaporator A filling system for an anesthetic evaporator is improved such that an anesthetic-specifically coded adapter neck (5) of a bottle adapter (1) can be introduced into the filler neck of a filling device. An outer polygon (7) is provided on the bot... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7143617 | Press A press forming machines includes displacement measuring means for measuring a displacement between a slide plate and a reference plate. Control means measures a positional displacement of each of the driving sources by using the displacement measuring means in each... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6164824 | Garbage bag with elastic rim edge support A garbage bag is provided with a top edge folded over defining a top edge loop space. An elastic element or an element which has at least a partial length of elastic material is provided in the loop space.... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5895886 | Supply unit A supply unit for supplying a workplace with electricity and/or gaseous media, with a first, vertically extending supply duct and a second, vertically extending supply duct, wherein the electricity and the media are led to connections on at least one of t... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5875783 | Gas delivery means for respirators and anesthesia apparatus A gas delivery arrangement for respirators and anesthesia apparatus includes a radial flow compressor (10) with bent-backwards blades. The compressor impeller (11) is arranged in a stationary housing (14). The gas inlet (12) is located in the area of the ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5827911 | Colored thermoplastic resin composition Colored thermoplastic resin composition comprising a transparent thermoplastic resin and a black dye contained therein, wherein said black dye is a black dye obtained by reaction of at least one anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of (a)... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5797572 | Plumbing fixture mounting device using a threaded rod with interrupted threads The device has a mounting frame with a nut housing, into which a threaded rod is inserted. The threaded rod has interrupted teeth and meshes with a nut, which likewise has interrupted teeth. An adjustable carrier, with which the threaded rod can be detach... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5788148 | Vehicle heating appliance with overheating checking device In a vehicle heating appliance, an overhead state is detected by an overheating temperature sensor by means of a microprocessor. The overheating temperature sensor supplies a signal (UTF) to the microprocessor, and when the signal (UTF) exceeds a threshol... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5775725 | Device for fastening an air bag housing comprising a housing bottom and a housing cover in the steering wheel Device for fastening an air bag housing including a housing bottom and a housing cover in the steering wheel. Hooks extending in parallel to the central axis of the steering wheel are arranged at the bottom of the housing, and a matching number of pretens... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5773759 | Screw-type conduit fitting for a shielded cable The new-type conduit fitting has at least a first, a second and a third part, through each part passes a hole which allows the parts to be pushed axially over the cable. The first part can be connected to a housing in an electrically conductive manner and... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5758906 | Sockets serving for the connection of two plastic pipes The socket has an essentially cylindrical outer layer of glass fiber-reinforced plastic and a sealing sleeve arranged in a recess in the outer layer. This sealing sleeve has, between the two socket ends, a rib serving as a stop for the ends of the two pip... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5749787 | Floor cover, especially sports field cover A floor covering, in particular for sport fields, based on elastic plastics, has a substantially flat top side on which one can walk and a bottom side spaced apart therefrom. The covering has an anisotropic elasticity in the desired running direction, so ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5724918 | Automatic washing and drying machine for animals A machine for the washing and drying of animals, which has a large housing with a principal washing compartment or cabin, which can be divided into two or more sections for washing respective animals at the same time completely untied. A second compartmen... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5713086 | Flushing device for a toilet A flushing device has a first pushbutton for triggering a flushing with essentially the total amount of water present in the flushing tank and a second pushbutton for triggering a flushing with part of this amount of water. Both pushbuttons are connected ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5709004 | Toothbrush with device for cleaning the tongue The toothbrush includes a handle (1) with a head (3) furnished with bristles (5) and a device for cleaning the surface of the tongue. The handle (1) is composed of two parts (1A, 1B) joined by a thin, flexible, arc-shaped strip (7) at the base of the hand... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5706389 | Electrically heated heat exchanger A device for evaporating liquids to generate fog has an electrically heated heat exchanger. A device and a process are provided, which make possible the rapid heating of the liquids to be evaporated to a predetermined temperature range. This is achieved b... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704771 | Vibrating compressor A vibrating compressor having a housing with an inner tube and an outer tube formed concentrically. The inner tube is connected with the outer tube via an end plate. The end plate being disposed at one axial end of the inner tube and the outer tube to for... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5702596 | Roof water inlet A water collection trough has an edge arranged in the plane of a roof and a bottom, arranged with spacing from the edge, with an opening. The opening leads to a drainage pipe mounted down at the bottom of the trough. Two parallel plates are arranged space... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5701906 | Method and apparatus for acquiring and processing electrocardiographic signals Method and apparatus for acquiring and processing electrocardiographic signals comprising the steps of detecting and recording a first basic electrocardiographic waveform of a subject tested under relaxed condition, i.e at rest, and a second electrocardio... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5669301 | Process and device for rotating an ink container used in tampon printing A printing block is inked with a container containing printing ink, and printing formats or partial images are transferred to workpieces with a tampon. An edge of the container, which edge lies on the printing block, is rotated on the printing block aroun... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5668366 | Control device and process for the contactless control of a unit, especially a plumbing unit An electronic control device for the contactless control of a unit, e.g., a plumbing unit, especially a urinal, with at least one transmitter for sending directed light signals, and with a receiving device. The receiving device receives signals reflected ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5657494 | Toilet flushing device The flushing device has an actuating device for optionally triggering a complete or partial flushing. A valve body of drain fittings is raised for this purpose. In the case of a partial flushing, the valve body is raised with a weight body, which loads th... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5657567 | Device for coupling and releasing the trigger mechanism in the bascule of guns The present invention pertains to a device for coupling the trigger mechanism in the bascule (10) of guns, which comprises a kinematic mechanism (26, 27, 31) which extends between the locking sliding safety catch (19) of the trigger guard to move the lock... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5655934 | Electrical plug connector An electrical plug connector, including an upper housing portion 1, a lower housing portion 2 and a plug chamber 4 for a RJ plug. In the upper housing portion 3 contact elements to be wired with connecting wires are disposed. The inner ends of the connect... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5653252 | Drain valve for a flush tank In a housing to be fastened to the bottom of a flushing tank, a float, which is arranged approximately centrally on a closing member mounted displaceably in the housing, is arranged under a partition extending horizontally in the flush tank. A sealing bod... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5652893 | Switching hub intelligent power management A power management system rod for local area network hubs includes a network switching hub with a connection backplane with a plurality of connection slots. A power supply is provided having one or more elements providing a maximum power available for the... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5648457 | Purification method for hydrophobic polypeptide The present invention is directed to a purification method for hydrophobic polypeptides by using high performance liquid chromatography, characterized by using a mixed solvent as a moving phase, in which the portion of trifluoroacetic acid is from 3 to 10... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5647682 | Frame with at least two hollow bars extending at right angles to one another The frame has at least two hollow bars extending at right angles to one another and at least one connector, which connects the two hollow bars to one another at a distance from one another. The connector has a locking body as well as an expanding means in... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5645869 | Machine for shaping hamburgers Improvements in a machine for shaping hamburgers, which include a table-frame with a horizontally displaceable mold into which mold the ground meat enters directly and which has an element for detecting the pressure of the meat. The element, when it is dr... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5632370 | Pivoting transfer means at belt conveyor A pivoting transfer means for a jet of bulk material between a first cover belt conveyor and a second cover belt conveyor. The bulk material leaves the cover belt conveyor in the area of the tail pulleys and enters the receiving mouth of a second cover be... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5628650 | Termination unit for telecommunication and data lines A termination unit for telecommunication and data lines, including a front portion provided with an insertion opening, a frame, an electrical plug connector, a plug socket and contact elements for the lines. In order to simplify accessibility to the elect... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5626065 | Cutting device with automatic sharpener The present invention pertains to a device for cutting materials and including a straight blade 10, to which are connected two sharpening units 13, 14 with angulation complementary to that of the cutting edge of the blade. Each sharpening unit 13, 14 comp... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5621955 | Clamp made of plastic for clamping sheet-like objects A clamp made of plastic for clamping sheet-like objects. To easily clamp objects manually over the longest possible clamping line with the strongest possible clamping force, the present invention provides two mounting sites for two clamping levers. The mo... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5619989 | Respirator filter A respirator filter with a pot-shaped filter housing, with a flange at the edge of the filter housing, with a flow channel passing through the filter housing with a sealing surface, with a housing cover and with a filter element located in the filter hous... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5618289 | Insect locator brush An insect locating device includes a support, a brush element connected to the support and a magnification element connected to the support. The magnification element is positioned adjacent to the brush element for viewing a zone adjacent to an area which... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5617598 | Armored bridge-laying vehicle with laying means An armored bridge-laying vehicle with a laying device for bridges or bridge sections located one on top of another, wherein a single laying girder is rotatably mounted on a support ring structure on the tower ring. The laying girder is pivotable around a ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5617744 | Device for the automatic formation of a closed toe in a tubular knitted article A plurality of hooks (23U) is capable of engaging the initial hem of a pocket (MP) formed by the needles (7X) of a sector covering approximately a semicircumference, and of transferring the said initial hem to the needles of the other opposite sector of n... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5614318 | Anti-static anchor coating agent and laminated composite film The present invention is a bonding anchor coating agent and a laminated film having an anchor coating layer which provides a high anti-static performance on a film surface without having to mix the anti-static agent into the basic material of the film. Th... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5611566 | Gas generator for a safety system for protecting occupants in motor vehicles Gas generator for a safety system for the protection of occupants of motor vehicles, with a tubular or cylindrical housing, wherein the gas-generating solid propellant is contained in a combustion chamber within which volume-equalizing structure is arrang... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5606904 | System for the semicontinuous production and for the sale for immediate consumption of products such as pizzas, pies and the like The system comprises in combination: a track (11, 111, 9, 113, 13) leading through a number of stations (3, 5, 7); at least one carriage (26) for supporting a tray unit (30) and traveling along said track; a preparation station (3) equipped with means (12... | 03/04/1997 |