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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6493911 | Cinerary urn forming an element of a funerary column and method for making such urns in stone A cinerary urn receptacle made of stone comprising a cylindrical block hollowed from one first end to a second end and a cover having a sealing portion and an assembling portion, the sealing portion closing the block first end, the assembling portion proj... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6478143 | Belt conveyor having support casing for belt A conveyor is provided with a casing (2), an endless conveyor belt (9) located in the casing (2) to circulate. The conveyor belt (9) has a pair of roller chains (11) attached to the peripheral edges on each side of the belt. Each roller chain (11) has a p... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474863 | Agitator and fixing device thereof An agitator comprises a main body for supporting rotatably a rotary shaft, a chuck for connecting detachably an agitating rod with the rotary shaft, starting means for starting the rotation of the rotary shaft when the chuck is covered with a chuck cover,... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6457696 | Pilot operated flow regulating valve A pilot operated flow regulating valve has pressure governing chamber receiving a moveable pressure receiving member for common movements together with a main valve member of the pilot operated flow regulating valve in relation to a fixed valve seat and b... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6443286 | Modulatable power transmission clutch and a marine transmission A modulatable power transmission clutch including interleaved clutch plates and having a central power transmitting shaft extending axially through the clutch. The clutch includes a fluid operated movable piston for effecting clutch operation by compressi... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6438372 | System for the observation of traffic The present invention relates to test transmitter for verifying the positioning of antennas in a mobile telecommunications system and a method for manufacturing such a test transmitter that is particularly well suited for indoor use. A mobile terminal is ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434401 | Method for the setting of a multiband mobile telephony transmitter-receiver and mobile telephone thus obtained To make a multiband transmitter-receiver without having to greatly increase the number of oscillators used for the modulation and demodulation of signals located in frequency bands that are very different from one another, a pair (13, 14) of programmable ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6427456 | Automatic ice maker An automatic ice maker for use in freezing compartments of the refrigerators. A planar stop arm is used as an ice cube detecting device for detecting a sufficient ice cubes stored in a bin arranged below a tray for making ice cubes. The stop arm can be sw... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6426462 | Device for the connection of a multiple-tube structure and method of access to this device A device for connection between the ends of tubes (2) protecting one or more cables (9) and a box (4), has a flexible sheath (3) that makes it possible, at the exit from the tubes (2), to connect the cables (9) coming from the tubes (2) to the box in prov... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6427028 | Method for the transformation of images signals on arbitrarily- shaped segments A linear transformation of the image signal on a segment with an arbitrary geometrical shape includes the following steps: the sub-division of the segment into sub-segments of regular shapes (rectangular, square or linear shapes), the application of an or... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6425528 | Expansion valve In an expansion valve the pressure vessel of which is constituted by a reduced number of parts and which does not require seal members a valve unit is surrounded by first and second half shells which in turn are surrounded by a pressure vessel formed as a... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6426643 | Method for the testing of electronic components A method for the testing of electronic components comprises an interface driving a test device. The interface can be parameterized according to the test. The test method provides for a first and only learning phase during which a measurement date that is ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6419094 | Fixed sequential sprayer for a cylindrical wastewater screen An apparatus for cleaning a rotating cylindrical wastewater screen of the type formed of tubular perforate wedgewire. The apparatus includes a frame, a rotatable cylindrical screen carried by the frame and having an axis of rotation and which is defined b... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6415092 | Access box for one or more optic fibers in a tensioned cable An access box for one or more optic fibers in a tensioned cable has a structural section that integrates the passing cable and has a central connection system area demarcated by two connection bases to which there are connected a plurality of cleaved opti... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6399019 | Brazing material for use in joining a metal plate to a ceramic substrate A metal-ceramic composite substitute is produced by joining a metal plate to a ceramic substrate by using a brazing material in a paste form prepared by adding 10-14 parts by weight of a vehicle to 100 parts by weight of a powder of which the solid centen... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6390866 | Hydraulic cylinder with anti-rotation mounting for piston rod A double-acting hydraulic cylinder and piston rod unit having fluid hoses for conducting fluid thereto. A generally flat outer end is provided on the piston or cylinder. A bracket has a spherical socket and either the piston rod end or cylinder has a sphe... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6359349 | Composite type three phase stepping motor A rotor composite type three-phase stepping motor having a stator consisting of two stator elements each having 6n pieces of stator magnetic pole with Ns pieces of pole tooth formed on the tip end of each stator magnetic pole piece, and a permanent magnet... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6354484 | Process for producing a metal-ceramic composite substrate A metal-ceramic composite substitute is produced by joining a metal plate to a ceramic substrate by using a brazing material in a paste form prepared by adding 10-14 parts by weight of a vehicle to 100 parts by weight of a powder of which the solid centen... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352089 | Dispensing device, in particular for filling machine feeder, and feeder equipped with same A device designed to be incorporated in a volumetric feeder having a body in which a distribution key with a vertical axis is rotatably mounted. The body with a truncated seat open at the base and at the top and having a lateral opening. The seat is desig... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6352207 | Expansion valve In an expansion valve having a control mechanism with an airtight chamber, the airtight chamber is sealed by a steel ball joined into a filling hole in a metallic wall of the airtight chamber. The steel ball is fixed by resistance welding for sealing the ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6352759 | Non-lambertian glass diffuser and method of making A glass diffuser is fabricated by first producing a metal shim submaster or other high temperature resistant diffuser having a surface relief structure on one surface. A glass substrate material is heated to a suitable temperature and at least one exposed... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6353221 | Method and apparatus for cleaning a tip of a probe of a probe-based measuring instrument A high degree of measurement reproducibility is assured for the life of the tip of a probe-based instrument such as an atomic force microscope (AFM) by periodically operating the instrument in a tip cleaning mode to remove contaminants from the tip. The i... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6351959 | Refrigerating cycle with a by-pass line In a refrigerating cycle with a by-pass line 5 detouring the condenser 2 in an auxiliary heating mode the amount of circulated refrigerant is controlled in accordance with load, etc. so that the heating can be suited to such conditions. A regulator 20 for... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6349819 | Belt conveyer idler support frame A belt material handling system including conveyor belts supported on a belt conveyor idler support frame. Brackets are provided for supporting one or multiple idler rollers on such a frame. One form of such brackets has a tab for retaining the shafts in ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6347873 | Backlight assembly with a light pipe having an integral surface diffuser A backlight assembly is disclosed having a light pipe and at least one light source located at an edge of the light pipe. The light pipe has a back surface and a front surface opposite the back surface. The light pipe also has one or more light directing,... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6329729 | Hybrid stepping motor A magnet type stepping motor which has (1) a stator with three-phase stator windings, and 6m pieces of stator main pole arranged side by side, where m is an integer and ࣙ1, the stator windings of one phase are wound around every two stator main poles am... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6323462 | Conveyor oven usable as pre-bake oven in a print plate imaging and processing system and method of using same A conveyor oven has two insulated cabinets, each cabinet having two plenums for conducting heated air toward a printing plate that rests on a conveyor. The two plenums in each cabinet face each other and are substantially identical. Each plenum has a supp... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6318928 | Method and apparatus for electrically heating a screed assembly in a paving machine A paving machine employs an electrically heated screed assembly to uniformly heat a screed plate of the machine. Uniform heating is achieved by inserting a thermally conductive plate between electrical heating elements and the screed plate. An insulation ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6314753 | Supercooling degree-controlled expansion valve To achieve a silent, noiseless operation supercooling degree-controlled expansion valve 10 wherein vibration of a valve element 14 induced by refrigerant flow changes is suppressed and a spring 18 presses valve element 14 in an oblique direction inclined ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6313558 | Electric rotary machine having concentrated winding stator An electric rotary machine has a concentrated winding stator and a rotor facing the stator with a gap therebetween. The stator has M number of stator magnetic poles extending in the radial direction from an annular yoke, pole pieces each extending in the ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6310461 | Mobile telephone comprising an improved battery charger circuit The leakage current in a circuit for charging a battery is eliminated by placing a switch in series with the resistor connecting the emitter and the base of a transistor. When this switch is open the current can no longer flow through and there is therefo... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6305179 | Expansion valve of refrigerating cycle consisting of capacity variable compressor An expansion valve of a refrigerating cycle contains a compressor with variable capacity that hunts the flow of the refrigerant as soon as the expansion valve starts to open in a condition where the capacity of the compressor is varied. The variation of t... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6302656 | Solenoid controlled valve and variable displacement compressor A solenoid controlled valve for controlling the displacement of a variable displacement compressor the moveable iron core and the valve driving rod actuating the valve responsible for the displacement of the compressor are provided between said valve and ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6296194 | Expansion valve An expansion valve adapted to achieve a stable operation in case of variations of the pressure of a high-pressure refrigerant is actuated by a power element transmitting an opening force to a valve body via a rod located between the power element and the ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6296109 | Fold linkage and method of using same A fold linkage is provided that is usable in combination with a conveyor assembly having a foldable conveyor section and a main conveyor section. The fold linkage includes linkage members and hinge sections that are rotatably attached to each other and th... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6279331 | Vehicular refrigerating cycle with a bypass line A vehicular refrigerating cycle with a by-pass line is provided, whereby even in an environment of extremely low temperature with the refrigerating cycle left at rest after being operated in cooling mode, refrigerant accumulated in a condenser can be driv... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6281615 | Stepping motor A magnet type stepping motor which has (1) a stator with three-phase stator windings, and 6m pieces of stator main pole arranged side by side, where m is an integer and ࣙ1, the stator windings of one phase are wound around every two stator main poles am... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6272946 | Steering device for miniature vehicle A steering device for moving and directing a miniature vehicle provided with at least one leading wheel, the steering device has a control member arranged outside the miniature vehicle to be remote-manipulated by the user, a transmission for transmitting ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6273263 | Sediment and soil remediation by column flotation Disclosed herein is a method for the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants from contaminated sediment or soil. The method comprises a first step of removal and disposal of very large debris while the smaller particle flow is directed to a second s... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6270015 | Radiator for a vehicle In a radiator assembly of a water cooled engine driven vehicle, heating is performed by a compartment heat exchanger. As long as the temperature of the cooling water is low, it does not suffice to sufficiently heat by compartment heat exchanger shortly af... | 08/07/2001 |
