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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7182447 | Wick for an inkjet printhead Some embodiments of the present invention provide an inkjet printhead within which a removable ink cartridge can be installed. Upon installation, the ink cartridge can be coupled to one or more wicks in the printhead for establishing fluid communication between one ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6209369 | Key actuated exterior cam lock The present invention provides a key actuated cam lock. The cam lock has a corrosion resistant metal cap. A weather resistant plug cap is rotatably mounted in the corrosion resistant metal cap. The weather resistant plug cap has an opening permitting the ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5918730 | Sludge collector chain with snap-lock pins There is provided a non-metallic sludge collector chain comprising at least one center block link comprising a first bore at a first end of the center block link and a second bore at a second end of the center block link, at least one insert sidebar compr... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5901685 | Fuel injector with damping means A fuel injector comprises a valve needle biased by a spring towards a seating. The spring engages a spring abutment member which is moveable with a piston member. The spring abutment member defines, with a member carried by the needle, a damping chamber w... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5899460 | Refrigeration compressor seal A refrigeration compressor seal for inhibiting the loss of refrigerant between a compressor shaft and a compressor housing. The seal includes a face seal comprising a seal nose and a mating ring positioned in opposing relation to the seal nose. The mating... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5896980 | Guide rail splice A splice for joining the abutting ends of conveyor guide rails of the type having a metallic channel member and a plastic insert housed within the channel member and for engaging the product being conveyed.... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5888158 | Sprocket used in wastewater treatment facilities There is provided a sprocket for use in a wastewater treatment facility comprising a first portion, a second portion, and at least one fastener which snap locks the first portion to the second portion. There is also provided a sprocket for use in a wastew... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5887982 | Bearing assembly for use with a submerged apparatus and method for performing maintenance thereon The present bearing assembly is for use with a wastewater treatment apparatus which is driven by a drive shaft, e.g., cog rake bar screens, or water treatment apparatus, e.g., paddle wheels in flocculation mixing tanks, and submerged, partially submerged ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5885458 | Wear strip assembly for use in a waste water treatment facility There is provided an a wear strip assembly for use in a waste water treatment facility comprising an anchor plate secured to the bottom of a tank and a wear strip disposed around the anchor plate having a c-shaped cross section. The wear strip may be slid... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5882441 | Silver colored alloy with low percentage copper A silver colored alloy, highly tarnish resistant, corrosion resistant and brittleness free is provided. The alloy includes 90% to 94% by weight silver, 3.50% to 7.35% by weight zinc, 1% to 3% by weight copper, and 0.1% to 2.5% by weight silicon. The alloy... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5876612 | Method and apparatus for cleaning filter material in a filter apparatus The present invention is directed to a filter apparatus for filtering out suspended solids from liquid that is passed through filter material supported within a tank. The invention is also directed to a method of cleaning the filter material while the fil... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5875413 | Digital remote gauge assembly The present invention includes a portable, damage resistant, palm-held, low cost, high sensitivity ergonomically dimensioned digital remote gauge assembly unit for the measurement of external parameters that include by way of example temperature, pressure... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5873627 | Knee action suspension control seat A vehicle seat assembly having a seat mounted on a knee action suspension mechanism and hand controls for the operation of the vehicle that are mounted on the same suspension mechanism as a seat. More particularly, a seat assembly for a vehicle including ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5869342 | Method and system for continuously monitoring and controlling a process stream for dechlorination residual A method for determining the amount of residual disinfectant removing agent in a process stream to which the disinfectant removing agent has been added to completely remove a disinfectant residual, comprising the steps of: (a) drawing off a sample of the ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5862732 | Support assembly for a slide compound miter saw A slide compound miter saw includes a base and a turntable mounted on the base for rotation about a vertical axis. The turntable has a generally planar turntable support surface for supporting thereon a workpiece. A longitudinally extending support shaft ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5858400 | Method of suppressing a rise in LDL concentrations after administration of an agent having small acceptors The present invention provides compositions for, a method of suppressing the rise in plasma concentrations of atherogenic lipoproteins after administration of an agent having small acceptors of cholesterol, other lipids or compounds. The method includes t... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5847075 | Polymer and porous structure A polymer characterised by the presence of ylid linkages in the main polymer chain of formula (A) where the dashed line represents the remainder of a ring system for which the N+ provides a heteroatom, and E is a strongly electron withdrawing group. Prefe... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5843474 | Method of dialysis treatment, and dialysis apparatus related thereto The present invention provides an improved dialysis apparatus for the treatment of a patient, improved mode of operation of a dialysis apparatus and improved method of dialysis. The improvement includes means for administering a therapeutically effective ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5826416 | Lawn mower having a dual discharge system A lawn mower includes a cutter deck for enclosing a cutter blade, an engine for driving the cutter blade, a discharge assembly coupled to the cutter deck and having first and second outlets, a hopper coupled to the first outlet a discharge chute coupled t... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5819663 | Gripper conveyor with preliminary ink jet An apparatus for providing printed products to a gatherer, including a product supplier for feeding printed products, a product separator positioned to receive printed products from the product supplier and to separate the printed products into a separate... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5817195 | Silver colored alloy with low percentage of nickel and copper A silver colored alloy highly tarnish resistant, sterling silver is provided or having included therein: 90% to 92.5% by weight Silver; 5.75% to 7.5% by weight Zinc; 0.25% to less than 1% by weight Copper; 0.25% to 0.5% by weight Nickel; 0.1% to 0.25% by ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5813337 | Closed-loop printing control system A system for controlling the lateral position of a web in a web-fed printing press having a printing unit. The web has a series of printed images thereon. The system includes an optical scanner for sensing the lateral position of an image on the web and f... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5809667 | Snowshoe having snap-on claw plate A snowshoe includes a perimeter frame carrying sheet-type floatation and having a hinge rod supported transversely of the frame. A bearing sleeve or bushing is disposed about the hinge rod and a cooperates therewith to enable snap-on assembly and release ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5802650 | Dock leveler having an inflatable member A dock leveler including a ramp having a rear edge movably interconnected with a loading dock, an intermediate member movable relative to the ramp, and an inflatable assembly positioned to cause relative movement between the ramp and the intermediate memb... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5802651 | Dock leveler with a movable ramp and an inflatable member A dock leveler comprising a ramp movable between a lowered position and a raised position, an inflatable member positioned to move the ramp to its raised position upon inflation of the inflatable member, and an inflating device operatively connected with ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791249 | System and method for regulating dampening fluid in a printing press A method of and apparatus for controlling the amount of ink and water supplied to the plate cylinder of a web offset press. The web offset press operates to print an image on a travelling substrate and the method includes the steps of: (A) monitoring a ch... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5793141 | Plug-in modular brush cartridge The invention provides a brush cartridge for a commutator-type motor. The brush cartridge includes a housing that is made of an electrically conductive material and that has an integrally formed terminal so that the cartridge can be plugged into a circuit... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5788226 | Ribbon gathering and forming Assembly A ribbon gathering and folding assembly including a plurality of guide rollers positioned in superimposed relation to each other, the guide rollers being adapted to guide a ribbon, and a ribbon former including a former board that is positioned to receive... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5782000 | Reciprocating saw with spindle extension device A reciprocating saw having a main body and a spindle mounted in the main body and movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The saw further includes a biasing member operatively associated with the spindle. The biasing member can incl... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5779895 | Granular media filter including media settler assembly A granular media filter including a settler assembly for reducing media loss during high-turbulence washing of media in the granular media filter. The settler assembly is comprised of plates, tubes, or other porous materials placed between a system of baf... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5779027 | Sideflexing conveyor including lubrication inserts A conveyor including: a guide track including a wear strip, the wear strip including a guide surface; a conveyor chain supported for movement relative to the guide track and including a plurality of interconnected links, a plurality of the links each incl... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5766491 | Backflow prevention system for media bed reactor The invention provides a fluid treatment apparatus including a fluid bed reactor. The fluid bed reactor includes a flow distribution system having a flow distributor for introducing untreated fluid into the reactor. The untreated fluid is introduced at a ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5766484 | Dissolved gas floatation device A dissolved gas flotation system for treatment of wastewater or contaminated water and having an improved flow pattern wherein the subnatant discharge outlet and the inlet distribution structures are located adjacent one another. Such a structural design ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5762460 | Truck leveler A loading dock having a truck leveler for allowing the truck to be positioned at different heights. The loading dock includes a dock surface, a driveway extending from the dock surface and positioned at a level below the dock surface, and a ramp movably i... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5762424 | Full perimeter fiber wound bearing construction Disclosed herein is a bearing assembly comprising an outer stationary assembly including a housing including an axial bore with an inwardly facing spherical surface, and an outer bearing member including an outwardly facing spherical surface received by t... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5762102 | Pneumatically controlled no-bleed valve and variable pressure regulator A pneumatically controlled assembly for the no-bleed regulation of the pressure of a gas as it flows in a pressurized line and including two balance valves that are set to respond to variations in pressure in conjunction with a controller valve so as to e... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5758705 | Roll-up door An overhead door including a door panel vertically movable between a lowered position when the door is closed and a raised position when the door is open, and a motor drivingly connected to a lower end of the door panel to selectively drive the lower end ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5755816 | Tilt carriage A tilt carriage assembly including a base frame and a carriage pivotally supported by the base frame. The carriage includes a bottom member adapted to support a container and a back member positioned above the bottom member. A manual locking mechanism is ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5746223 | Method of forcing the reverse transport of cholesterol from a body part to the liver while avoiding harmful disruptions of hepatic cholesterol homeostasis A pharmaceutical composition, kit, and method of forcing the reverse transport of cholesterol from peripheral tissues to the liver in vivo while controlling plasma LDL concentrations is provided. The method includes the step of administering a therapeutic... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5743948 | Method for continuous production of varnish A method for the production of varnish, the method including the steps of: (a) continuously introducing resin, oil and a gelling agent into a mixing zone of an extruder; (b) heating the resin, oil, and gelling agent to a first elevated temperature in the ... | 04/28/1998 |
