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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6379833 | Alternative electrode supports and gas distributors for molten carbonate fuel cell applications A molten carbonate fuel cell having an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an electrolyte matrix disposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. An electrode support constructed of a high porosity reticulated foam material is dispose... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6358449 | Apparatus and method for reducing die accumulation A polymeric film extrusion die having a die body with a molten polymer inlet, a molten polymer exit, and forming a molten polymer conduit providing a fluid communication between the molten polymer inlet and the molten polymer exit. The die body includes a... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6352239 | Gate valve actuator override mechanism A gate valve hydraulic actuator having a stem extension accessible from outside the actuator body to provide override operation of the gate valve, for example in the event of hydraulic failure. The stem extension is lockable to a spring compression hub in... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6352150 | Coated endless belt A continuous single-ply endless belt made of a woven material and coated with a non-stick material. The continuous single-ply endless belt has a uniform thickness in a peripheral direction. The woven material of the endless belt is made of a plurality of ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6350711 | Absorbent article with fluid treatment agent A personal care absorbent article, such as a sanitary pad or napkin, wound dressing, and the like having an absorbent material treated with a fluid treatment agent, which fluid treatment agent causes red blood cells in a blood-containing fluid to agglomer... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6349570 | In-barrel wetting screw charger A wet batch material charging apparatus having a charger screw housing having a batch material inlet and a batch material outlet, a dry batch material supply device adapted to deliver a dry batch material through the batch material inlet, a rotatable char... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6348258 | Breathable film having organic filler A breathable film having improved processing properties and reduced cost includes a breathable film-forming layer composition including a matrix polymer, a particulate organic filler, and a compatibilizer. The particulate organic filler is incompatible wi... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6346882 | Switchgear cabinet monitoring arrangement A switchgear cabinet monitoring arrangement with a monitoring unit (UE) having a control device (ST), an indicator control and inputs for connecting sensors, outputs for connecting actuators, and a programming unit which is or can be connected with the mo... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6338453 | Winding device having a winding shaft and additional bearings A winding device, having a winding shaft, which can be inserted into and removed from the winding device, and a winding element and bearing journals protruding from both ends in the direction of the center axis of the winding shaft. The winding device has... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6329785 | Pulse width modulated controlled induction motor A commercial application for a four-step switching PWM single phase AC controller for a load such as an induction motor or the like has a digital microcontroller for PWM signal generation and enhanced MOSFET switching control, and provides a multiplicity ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6329783 | Apparatus for continuously variable speed electric motor applications An electric motor and its controller are specially adapted for variable speed applications. The stator of the motor has its main windings controlled by triacs. The triacs are placed to allow the main windings to operate in series at low speed and in paral... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6327828 | Structural member for roof structure or deck A structural member having a top flange, a web and a bottom support. The top flange transitions into the web and the web transitions into the bottom support. The overall height of the structural member varies to accommodate structural panels, including in... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6329895 | Releasing magnet for anti-theft devices for sales goods A releasing magnet for anti-theft devices for sales goods with a permanent magnet and a housing having a disc-shaped collar and a fastener for securing the housing to a table. The housing is made of plastic and at least almost surrounds the permanent magn... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6326096 | Solid oxide fuel cell interconnector A solid oxide fuel cell interconnector having a superalloy metallic layer with an anode-facing face and a cathode-facing face and metal layer on the anode-facing face of the superalloy metallic layer. The metal layer is a metal which does not oxidize in a... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6322305 | Mounting element used in furniture building A mounting element used in furniture building which is inserted into a bore of a furniture element and fixed in place therein. The mounting element includes a fastening sleeve and a connecting pin wherein the fastening sleeve is divided into deflectable h... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6323422 | Cable entry for a switch cabinet A cable entry for a switch cabinet having an opening positioned in a floor of the switch cabinet and surrounded by a connecting layer. The opening can be closed off with bottom plates which can be placed one next to each other and connected to the connect... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6319216 | Pelvic bracing system A pelvic bracing system having a first hip plate connected with respect to a second hip plate. The first hip plate and the second hip plate are laterally and/or rotationally adjustable with respect to a posterior panel to properly fit a posterior pelvic r... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317915 | Energy efficient deck framing system and method An energy efficient deck framing system and method is disclosed. In a deck framing system having structural framing members that support a deck panel structure, individual deck panels are inserted between pairs of the framing members. Supporting rods exte... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315656 | Fan for mounting on a wall member of a control cabinet A fan with an input mounting plane and an output mounting plane. The fan is adapted to be mounted on a control cabinet wall member with an aeration passage. This invention produces an air flow which is as dust-free and turbulence-free as possible. For thi... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6314949 | Vehicle air induction system This invention is an air induction system that enables an enhanced flow of temperature-controlled, magnetically influenced forced air to the air intake of internal combustion, turbine-type, and other engines having an air intake manifold. An interior air ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6315132 | Rack for a switchgear cabinet A rack for a switchgear cabinet with vertical and horizontal profiled frame sections, wherein two of the horizontal profiled frame sections are connected by a corner connector to at least one rack corner area. Two horizontal profiled frame sections are co... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6312499 | Method for stabilization of liquid mercury A method for stabilization of liquid mercury in which powdered copper particles are cleaned with a chemically reactive fluid suitable for removing surface oxidation from the surface. "Clean" powdered copper particles are mixed with liquid mercury to form ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6312068 | Row of adjacent switchgear cabinets In a row of adjacent switchgear cabinets with a frame, vertical frame pieces of adjacent switchgear cabinets are connected to each other and the top and bottom sides of the frame are closed by upper and lower metal sheets which have edges at least on the ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6309134 | Retainer catch assembly A retainer catch assembly includes a receiver having an inner channel and an outer shell and a plurality of detents aligned on each of opposite sides of the outer shell. One or more spring clips are selectably positioned within a detent aligned on each si... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6300258 | Nonwovens treated with surfactants having high polydispersities A nonwoven web treated with a hydrophilic surfactant having high polydispersity results in a fabric having fast wetting which is durable to multiple fluid insults and to fabric aging during storage. The treated nonwoven fabric can be used in a wide variet... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6299433 | Burner control A method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a burner apparatus are provided via the flame intensity of combustion reaction mixtures of oxidant and fuel gas.... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6298256 | Device and method for the location and catheterization of the surroundings of a nerve A device for the location and catheterization of the surrounding area of a nerve of a human or animal body, including a catheter and an electrically conducting puncture needle with proximal and distal ends, which puncture needle forms a continuous lumen w... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6296936 | Coform material having improved fluid handling and method for producing An improved coform material having a plurality of synthetic fibers, a plurality of natural fibers commingled with the plurality of synthetic fibers and a treatment system including a surfactant selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated hydrogenate... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6296316 | Adjustable headrest guide A headrest guide for receiving a headrest rod including a collet having an adjustable inner diameter positioned within a sleeve. A lock member for maintaining a constant inner diameter ofthe collet is engaged once the inner diameter of the collet is prope... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6290686 | Absorbent article having imbricated superabsorbent tiles on a substrate An absorbent article is provided with an absorbent composite including a plurality of discrete superabsorbent-containing entities arranged on a substrate. The superabsorbent-containing entities are imbricated, meaning that the leading edge of each entity ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6289851 | Compact low-nox high-efficiency heating apparatus A multi-stage heating apparatus having a first stage combustion chamber, a second stage combustion chamber, a primary porous matrix chamber disposed between the first and second stage combustion chambers, a secondary porous matrix chamber, heat exchanger ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6289104 | Free-space quantum cryptography system A system and method for quantum key delivery in a single-photon, free-space cryptography scheme including a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter includes two pairs of photon sources, each of which represents a specific photon polarization direction... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286616 | Hybrid drive mechanism for a vehicle driven by muscle power, with an auxiliary electric motor A hybrid drive mechanism for a wheel-driven vehicle. The drive mechanism has an electromotor with a rotor and a stator as a first drive source, with a first speed and a first torque, and a pedal drive as a second drive source, with a second speed and a se... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6285157 | Fan cooler A fan cooler for electric or electronic sub-assemblies having a control circuit with a control stage for controlling the speed of rotation of a fan motor connected to the control stage depending on set values. To achieve a polyvalent operation with a simp... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283565 | Adjustable hinge for a switch cupboard A hinge for a switch cupboard, having a first hinge part and a second hinge part. The first hinge part is arranged on a cupboard door and the second hinge part is arranged on the body of the switch cupboard. The hinge can be used on both left-mounted and ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6279817 | Laminated envelope assembly A versatile envelope assembly that can be printed upon either before or after the resulting envelope is assembled. The resulting envelope can be used to store a wide variety of items, including compact discs and digital video discs, and can also provide a... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6272762 | Ovality measurement method and apparatus An ovality measurement tool for measurement of ovality of a circumferentially deformable cylindrical element having a cylindrical element support, a sensing element for traversing the circumference of the cylindrical element, which sensing element is mova... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6269830 | Extended area thermal activation device A method for protection of a object subject to damage under thermally hazardous conditions having a triggerable safety appliance in which an elongated shaped memory alloy material having a first end and a second end is extended over an entire area to be p... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6267109 | Warming device A warming device having a base plate on which is positioned a heat source. A plurality of carrier struts are pivotally mounted with respect to the base plate and are circumferentially arranged and each have a part surface. The part surfaces together form ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6264776 | Method for forming an absorbent structure having vertically orientated absorbent members A method for forming an absorbent structure is provided wherein absorbent members are adjacently disposed and orientated such as to have a specifically desired ratio of horizontal width to vertical height.... | 07/24/2001 |
