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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6447627 | Process for manufacturing moulded articles made of plastics, cellulose or wood pulp and provided with cavities A process forms lightweight molded articles by positioning inserts having gas creating substances at set positions on a matrix layer positioned between mold halves. The matrix layer with inserts is pressed into the mold cavity and sandwiched between moldi... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6345776 | Two-component dispensing gun A two-component dispensing gun has two longitudinally-extending dispensing passages receiving metering rods and in fluid communication with two feed passages adjacent to an especially configured metering rod tip and valve seats formed at the exit end of e... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6314700 | Roof tile construction using sandwiched adhesive A roof construction uses a one-component adhesive to adhere roof tiles to a roof. The adhesive is formed in a U-shaped pattern in that the adhesive is dispensed in a bottom leg deposit on the tile's underside, a bight deposit extending about the tile's le... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6299427 | Hybrid injection molding machine An energy efficient general purpose injection molding employs a hydraulic drive for injection and clamp machine functions and an electric drive for screw recovery. Both drives use AC "squirrel cage" induction motors under vector control. Speed command sig... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6283749 | Inside/out, industrial vacuum furnace A hot walled, industrial, batch-type vacuum furnace constructed with a cylindrical furnace casing having a closed spherical end and an open end adapted to be closed by a sealable door. Furnace insulation is applied to the outside of the door and furnace c... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283221 | Two-component polyurethane box kit A carton for a portable two-component polyurethane foam spray kit has front and rear panels interconnected at their vertically extending ends with carton sides to form a rectangular opening closed at its bottom by bottom flaps. A top cover flap has valve ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6255655 | Gamma camera for PET and SPECT studies A gamma camera is modified to perform PET studies as well as SPECT studies by utilization of the camera's SPECT electronics to likewise generate triggering pulse signals for photons indicative of a positron annihilation event which are corrected, on a bun... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6227167 | Suction controlled pump for HEUI systems A HEUI system uses a fixed displacement, axial displacement pump to provide a generally constant pump flow of high pressure hydraulic fluid over the operating speed range of the pump to minimize parasitic power drains on the engine. The axial piston pump ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6217289 | Axial piston pump with auxiliary pump An axial piston pump has a rotatable input shaft integral with a rotatable swash plate. A non-rotatable cylinder contains a plurality of axially movable pistons having spherical ends extending through the cylinder journaled in slipper assemblies that are ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6206991 | Roof tile construction using sandwiched adhesive A roof construction uses a one-component adhesive to adhere roof tiles to a roof. The adhesive is formed in a U-shaped pattern in that the adhesive is dispensed in a bottom leg deposit on the tile's underside, a bight deposit extending about the tile's le... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6182868 | Two-component polyurethane box kit A carton for a portable two-component polyurethane foam spray kit has front and rear panels interconnected at their vertically extending ends with carton sides to form a rectangular opening closed at its bottom by bottom flaps. A top cover flap has valve ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6089849 | Hybrid injection molding machine An energy efficient general purpose injection molding employs a hydraulic drive for injection and clamp machine functions and an electric drive for screw recovery. Both drives use AC "squirrel cage" induction motors under vector control. Speed command sig... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6072177 | Gamma camera for PET and SPECT studies A gamma camera is modified to perform PET studies as well as SPECT studies by utilization of the camera's SPECT electronics to likewise generate triggering pulse signals for photons indicative of a positron annihilation event which are corrected, on a bun... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6045166 | High pressure plug/port assembly A high pressure plug/port assembly includes a plug having a head portion at one end, a guide portion at the other end and an O-ring portion therebetween. An annular plug seat surface extends radially inward from the head portion to the O-ring portion at t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5997778 | Auto-tuned, adaptive process controlled, injection molding machine An injection molding machine uses a summed, multi-term control law to control ram velocity during the injection stroke of a molding cycle to emulate a user set velocity profile. An automatic calibration method sets no load ram speeds to duplicate user set... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5960846 | Cordless cellular shade A cordless cellular or pleated window shade having a head rail, a bottom rail and a pleated shade fabric therebetween uses a conventional spring tensioned roller shade bar for raising and lowering the shade without draw cords. A lead screw permanently aff... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5841140 | Gamma camera for pet and spect studies A gamma camera is modified to perform PET studies as well as SPECT studies by utilization of the camera's SPECT electronics to likewise generate triggering pulse signals for photons indicative of a positron annihilation event which are corrected, on a bun... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5839413 | Quick start HEUI system A priming system for a hydraulically actuated, electronically controlled unit injector fuel systems used on diesel engines and the like includes an accumulator charged at low pressure and in fluid communication with the manifold/rail passages leading to t... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5813447 | Cordless cellular and pleated shade A cordless cellular or pleated window shade having a head rail, a bottom rail and a pleated shade fabric therebetween uses a conventional spring tensioned roller shade bar for raising and lowering the shade without draw cords. A lead screw permanently aff... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5751000 | Prefilter collimator for PET gamma camera A gamma camera is equipped with a graded filter plate in lieu of a collimator so that the gamma camera can perform PET studies. The filter plate prevents detection of Compton scattered, positron annihilation photons produced in the patient while permittin... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5706876 | Cordless, roller bar cellular shade A cordless, cellular window shade uses a conventional roller shade bar with a spring pawl arrangement to raise and lower the cellular, window covering fabric by at least two wide, transversely spaced tapes extending from the head rail of the shade through... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5697778 | Daisywheel convector plate for batch coil annealing furnace An improved convector plate is provided for a batch coil annealing furnace. The plate includes a top annular plate, an identical bottom annular plate and an annular diverter plate in between. A plurality of slotted openings are provided in the top and bot... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5677536 | Gamma camera with on the fly calibration for PMT drift An automatic calibration system corrects for photomultiplier drift while the gamma camera is in imaging mode. The known constant energy from the gamma rays producing scintillated light is used to effect the drift adjustment by weighting the position signa... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5639418 | Strip floater furnace with closed loop recirculation A strip floater, heat treat furnace is provided with a plenum housing defining a plenum chamber which is positioned within a refractory lined furnace enclosure. The plenum chamber contains i) a fan housing holding a recirculation fan, ii) a header and pre... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5554230 | Low dew point gas generator cooling system A drying system is disclosed for drying wet gases, typically produced by a gas generator to dew points less than 32° F. The system uses a refrigeration cycle having a single compressor to dry the wet gas in a first evaporator while simultaneously defrost... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5550858 | Heat treat furnace with multi-bar high convective gas quench An improved cooling arrangement is disclosed for an industrial heat treat furnace. The furnace includes a closed end cylindrical heat treat chamber in which a plenum plate is suspended adjacent the rear end thereof. The plenum plate has a central underpre... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5525794 | Electronic gain control for photomultiplier used in gamma camera An electronic gain control is disclosed for the photomultipliers of a gamma camera which assures that all photomultipliers in the camera have uniform gain for any given ganuna event. A specific dynode in the photomultiplier is isolated from the line resis... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5513115 | Clamp control for injection molding machine A control system utilizing a programmable controller for an injection molding machine in which the controller is periodically scanned in response to input signals to produce output control signals is provided with an impulse response filter arrangement. T... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5512755 | Gamma camera device An electronic gain control for the photomultipliers of a gamma camera assures that all photomultipliers in the camera have uniform gain for any given gamma event. A specific dynode in the photomultiplier is isolated from the line resistive voltage divider... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5512754 | Filtered collimator for dual isotope medical imaging An X-ray collimator is provided to permit diagnostic medical imaging of two or more radioactive isotopes emitting spectrically close gamma rays. The collimator includes a filter plate at one or both ends of the collimator's tubular passageways with the fi... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5493503 | Clamp control for injection molding machine A control system utilizing a programmable controller for an injection molding machine in which the controller is periodically scanned in response to input signals to produce output control signals is provided with an impulse response filter arrangement. T... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492168 | High convective heat transfer immersion heater/cooler A heat exchanger includes a long, thin-shelled heat transfer tube closed at one end and secured at the other end to a manifold collar which has an exhaust tube extending from the center thereof and a manifold housing extending from the collar side opposit... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5478985 | Heat treat furnace with multi-bar high convective gas quench An improved cooling arrangement is disclosed for an industrial heat treat furnace. The furnace includes a closed end cylindrical heat treat chamber in which a plenum plate is suspended adjacent the rear end thereof. The plenum plate has a central underpre... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5456097 | Lubrication system for container fabricating ironer A lubrication system for an body maker of the type which is used in a container fabrication facility to shape a metallic can body includes a filter, a first conduit for conveying coolant from the body maker to an inlet side of the filter, a second conduit... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5456870 | Barrel temperature state controller for injection molding machine An improved temperature control system using a state controller with two degrees of freedom to regulate the temperature of the barrel of an injection molding machine is disclosed. The control system divides the temperature of the barrel into longitudinall... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5453610 | Electronic gain control for photomultiplier used in gamma camera An electronic gain control is disclosed for the photomultipliers of a gamma camera which assures that all photomultipliers in the camera have uniform gain for any given gamma event. A specific dynode in the photomultiplier is isolated from the line resist... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5431495 | Temperature probe for determining carbon sooting temperatures of oil mixtures on steel strips A temperature probe is disclosed for determining the temperature at which residual oils can be vaporized from cold rolled strip without producing free carbon. The probe includes an open ended first tubular member with a burner mounted at one end of the fi... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5419699 | Seal arrangement for batch coil annealing furnace An improved seal arrangement is disclosed for use in batch coil annealing furnaces. The furnace has extending from its base a pair of cylindrical upright supports having exposed membrane engaging seal edges and between which an underpressure chamber is fo... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5402233 | Furnace control apparatus using polarizing interferometer A system for non-destructively measuring an object and controlling industrial processes in response to the measurement is disclosed in which an impulse laser generates a plurality of sound waves over timed increments in an object. A polarizing interferome... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5388809 | Method and apparatus for batch coil annealing metal strip Method and apparatus is disclosed for heat treating coiled, metal strip in bell shaped annealing furnaces employing an annealing stand upon which coils of strip are vertically stacked. An inner cover removably sealed to the stand surrounds the coil and an... | 02/14/1995 |
