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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6861153 | Thermoplastic resin composition The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylenes and copolymers composed mainly of propylene, (b) 5 to 350 parts by weight of a resin selected from the... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6799931 | Tree fastener with flexible tab control The tree fastener includes split wing fasteners which engage a passageway in a clip base, including flashgates in the passageway which were formed in the molding process initially joining the tree fastener and the clip base prior to driving to the pre-driven positio... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6782727 | Method and system for support and/or transport of a wire The present invention relates to a method of and a system for carrying out at least one operation on at least one wire(1) in a wire forming manufacturing machine, said operation involving deformation of at least a part of the wire, said machine comprising at ... | 08/31/2004 |
| D493250 | Lamp | 07/20/2004 |
| D492844 | Packaging container | 07/13/2004 |
| 6755848 | Light-ray therapeutic apparatus A light-ray therapeutic apparatus having: a xenon illuminating lamp including a lamp body, a lamp holder provided in the lamp body, a xenon lamp held by the lamp holder, a reflecting mirror for reflecting light emitted from the xenon lamp, and a multilayer film coat... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6746191 | Reusable rivet The rivet includes a screw element which rotates within a body element. The body element includes an upper collar, integral with the body head, which is longitudinally stabilized with respect to the rotating screw element. The body element further includes a lower c... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6743860 | Thermoplastic resin composition and production processes thereof The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition comprising (a) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer comprising at least two polymeric blocks A composed mainly of a vinyl aromatic compound and at least one polymeric block B composed main... | 06/01/2004 |
| D490454 | Prismatic lens | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736691 | Toy building set with interconnection by means of tenons with snap A toy building set comprising box-shaped building elements that have, in the horizontal plane, dimensions that are integer multiples of a horizontal module (L), and, in the vertical direction, a height (H) which exceeds the horizontal module. The building elements h... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6733360 | Toy device responsive to visual input The system includes a digital camera or similar CCD or CMOS device which transmits image data to a computing device. Changes such as motion, light or color are detected in various sectors or regions of the image. These changes are evaluated by software which generat... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6735155 | Information recording method and apparatus with additional recording function An information recording apparatus includes: a unit for applying a predetermined processing to record information divided into error correction units and generating processed record information including a plurality of record units; and a unit for recording the proc... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6731575 | Control information recording method and apparatus, information recording method and apparatus, and information record medium By the control information recording method, control information to control at least one of recording and reproducing operations of record information on an information record medium is recorded onto a guide track of the information record medium. The control inform... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6730411 | Two-part structural adhesive systems and laminates incorporating the same A two-part adhesive systems exhibiting improved fixture and open times are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes (a) an adhesive part being a mixture formed from (I) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, (II) a metal molybdate, (III) a metal salt of an e... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6726408 | Dual inserter applicator An apparatus (10) for feeding sliders (31) from a source of sliders to the slider insertion area (27) of at least two slider insertion devices (18, 19). A sensor (30, 52) on a sender track (20, 21) detects a lack of sliders ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6726637 | Breath collection apparatus An arrangement for the collection, concentration, and optional analysis of volatile organic components in alveolar breath includes a condensation unit which removes water vapor from the alveolar breath. ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6726219 | Air damper with graphite coated lip seal The air damper includes a piston reciprocating within a cylindrical housing. The piston includes a lip seal which is coated with a minimum of 0.5%/seal part weight graphite powder/molybdenum disulfide. This provides for increased smoothness of operation of the air d... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6721981 | Body support apparatus A body support apparatus, for example, a bed, includes a support surface defined by support members. Each support member is mounted for movement in a direction substantially normal to the support surface. Support members are so arranged that movement of any one of t... | 04/20/2004 |
| D488006 | Playing table | 04/06/2004 |
| D487971 | Tray for shipment of frozen items | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715262 | Form, fill and seal method and apparatus for forming reclosable bags A method is disclosed for forming reclosable packages at a form, fill and seal (FFS) apparatus by advancing a film of package making material longitudinally to form a tube while guiding opposite longitudinal edges of the film into a fin. A zipper having interlocking... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6712510 | Slider zipper package with wide mouth opening A reclosable package having a front wall (10), a rear wall (14), bottom (18), top (16), and first and second sides (20, 22). A zipper (24) extends across the package top between the sides with a slider (30) disposed a... | 03/30/2004 |
| D487698 | Container for a piece of fruit | 03/23/2004 |
| 6705814 | Body bolt absorber assembly The body bolt absorber assembly includes a lower body absorber made from rubber or a similar material with an undersized aperture, formed either during manufacture or by subsequent piercing, to slideably engage and capture a bolt. The lower body absorber further inc... | 03/16/2004 |
| D487544 | Bucket lid | 03/16/2004 |
| 6702139 | Packing tray A packing tray is provided for use in both cell pack and tray pack arrangements. The packing tray is unitarily formed from polystyrene foam to have a cellular structure. Cells are arranged in longitudinal rows of alternating odd and even numbers, and the ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6701981 | System for loading and unloading fluid products System for loading and unloading of fluid products to or from a vessel (1), where a fluid hose (4) is fastened to the bottom side of a submerged frame (2) so that the frame (2) is free to turn around a vertical axis with respect to the hose (4) in that an... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6697513 | Optical member inspecting apparatus and method of inspection thereof An optical member inspection apparatus includes an inspection optical system having a light source, and a diffusing means for diffusing the light emitted from the light source. The diffusing means has a central portion and a peripheral portion. The diffus... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695439 | Piezoelectric transducer and liquid droplet ejection device A piezoelectric transducer 10 includes a piezoelectric plate 11, in which a plurality of piezoelectric ceramic layers 11a-11d are stacked one on another. The piezoelectric plate 11 is polarized in directions symmetrically with the center of each ink chamb... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694704 | Process and apparatus for forming packaging bags with a fastener A process for manufacturing a film for forming reclosable bags includes moving the film and attaching to the film sequentially and crosswise with reference to the direction of movement of the film, a fastener including a first strip supporting at least on... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691383 | Webless zipper A zipper (10) having interlocking profiles (16, 20) wherein the male profile (16) has at least two male ribs (26, 30) bordering a male rib (28). The male profile (16) is engagable with a female profile (20), wherein the female profile (20) includes groove... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6689453 | Articles with nanocomposite coatings A method of producing a nanocomposite coating without gaseous precursor reactants. A non-nanocrystalline particulate containing a polymorphic material in an atmospheric phase is introduced into a high-velocity gas jet. The projected particulate is allowed... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6682385 | Toy building element with transverasal openings A toy building element comprising one or more first beam-like parts (23, 24) with a plane internal face and an external face, and one or more other beam-like parts (21, 22) with a plane internal face and an external face. The beam-like parts are assembled... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6682071 | Toy ball game with play mechanism The invention relates to a toy ball game comprising a horizontally extending playface and having a play mechanism in the form of a toy figure arranged in such position on the playface that it protrudes thereabove and is arranged for being flexed away from... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679750 | Toy building set comprising a vehicle A toy building set comprising at least one toy building element with a body part provided with coupling for interconnecting with other toy building elements, and a vehicle with a body that is provided with coupling for interconnecting with other toy build... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6676528 | Tool for the manufacture of an offset head nail and a use of said tool The present invention relates to a tool for the manufacture of an offset head nail, said nail comprising a shank and a head, said head being placed with its center being offset to the center of the shank, wherein said tool is one of a set of at least two ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6672154 | Flow rate sensor unit, flowmeter and flow sensor A flow rate detector (5) including a heater and a temperature sensor is connected to a thermal conductor (6), and a fluid temperature detector (9) including a temperature sensor is connected to a thermal conductor (10). A housing (2) encloses the flow rat... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6667002 | Method for molding a swivel hinge The swivel hinge includes a swivel element with apertures and a base element with a swivel shaft which is journaled for rotation within the apertures. The apertures include radially inwardly extending fingers which position the swivel shaft and are formed... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666626 | System for transporting sliders for zipper bags An apparatus (10) for and a method of transporting sliders to the slider insertion area (27) of a slider insertion device (18). A first sensor (30) on a sender track (20) detects a lack of sliders (21) in the sender track. A signal is sent from the first ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6662843 | Apparatus for applying tape with fastener profiles to a web Method an apparatus and a system in which reclosable bags and components thereof are formed are disclosed. The reclosable bags 2001 are made from base web material that has transversely applied fastener tape segments thereon. The web material is used in a... | 12/16/2003 |
