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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6688587 | Method for the adaptation of a machine support A method is provided for adapting or adjusting a machine support where the weight of the machine is accommodated exclusively by a main support. For a differentiated adaptation of the machine support to secondary forces, such as oscillating inertial forces... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688231 | Cord-type gas generator The invention relates to a cord-type gas generator, comprising a solid propellant strand (10) consisting of a gas-generating material, located in a sleeve (12) and a detonation element (18). The solid propellant strand (10) is positioned in the sleeve (12... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685791 | Method for the production of an air bag having a three-dimensional form A method for producing for deployment in an air bag module an air bag which in its inflated condition has a three-dimensional form via the fabrication of a two layered material web from which individual air bag cut-outs are continuously cut includes conne... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6608924 | Neural network model for compressing/decompressing image/acoustic data files A new neural model for direct classification, DC, is introduced for acoustic/pictorial data compression. It is based on the Adaptive Resonance Theorem and Kohonen Self Organizing Feature Map neural models. In the adaptive training of the DC model, an inpu... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6607604 | Method and apparatus for treating substrates A method and apparatus for treating substrates in a fluid container with at least one fluid and ultrasound provided. Each of two oppositely disposed walls of the fluid container are provided with at least two ultrasound radiation areas that can be respect... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6604694 | Coanda injector and compressed gas line for connecting same A Coanda injector is provided, and has an inlet for a medium that is to be suctioned in. A pre-chamber having at least one inlet for receiving pressurized medium for a compressed gas line is provided, and has a nozzle slot that is preferably annular in sh... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602692 | Method for immobilizing biomolecules and affinity ligands on polymer carriers In a method for immobilizing biomolecules and affinity ligands water insoluble matrices, having amino groups and selected from test tubes, microtiter plates, microscope slides, beads, membranes, resins, and filters, are reacted with a cyclobutene carboxyl... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6602334 | Method and ink for producing waterproof markings on plastic surfaces An ink and a method are disclosed for producing waterproof- and smudge-proof markings and printing on plastic surfaces with an ink formulated to contain a low-volatile solvent with a vapor pressure of less than 20 mbar at 20° C. and a dye dissolved in th... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6598568 | Two-stroke engine having charge stratification A two-stroke engine having charge stratification for portable, manually guided implements is provided. Formed in a cylinder is a combustion chamber that is delimited by a reciprocating piston that by means of a connecting rod drives a crankshaft in a cran... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6595169 | Internal combustion engine having adjustable CO characteristic curve An internal combustion engine, for example a two-stroke engine having scavenging collection, is provided. The combustion chamber formed in the cylinder is delimited by a reciprocating piston. A fuel/air mixture prepared in the Venturi section of a diaphra... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6592064 | Self-locking belt roller having two retraction force limiting elements A self-locking belt roller is provided and includes a belt winding shaft rotatably mountable in a housing, a profiled head, and a torsion rod which becomes operational to resist further extraction of a belt from the belt roller so as to effect thereby a f... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6592031 | Authentication system for PC cards A PC card authentication system has a PC card having a PC card housing with a plug connector at one end thereof configured to be inserted into a computer slot of a computer and to provide electrical contact with the computer. Electronic components are mou... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588383 | Diaphragm carburetor for an internal combustion engine A diaphragm carburetor for an internal combustion engine is provided, and has a housing with an impulse pressure driven fuel pump. Provided in the housing is a chamber that is divided by a diaphragm into a pump chamber and a drive chamber that is acted up... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6582602 | Method for purifying contaminated underground water A purification method for purifying contaminated underground water comprises the steps of characterizing the soil composition at the location of the contaminated water, taking a sample of the contaminated underground water from one or more wells at the lo... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6582142 | Permanent ink marker for re-identifying wire A permanent ink marker for re-identifying insulated wire. The marker has a container for ink, and a nib that is disposed on the container and in communication with the interior thereof. The nib is provided with a slit that extends from an end of the nib t... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581568 | Manually guided implement having a drive motor A manually guided implement having a drive motor is provided. Control elements, such as a gas throttle and an arresting element, are pivotably disposed on a grip of the implement disposed remote from the motor. The arresting element is fixed in position o... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581554 | Internal combustion engine having a diaphragm carburetor and adjustable CO level An internal combustion engine, especially a two-stroke engine in manually-guided implement, is provided. A piston that is disposed in a cylinder delimits a combustion chamber and by means of a connecting rod drives a crankshaft disposed in a crankcase. A ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581552 | Apparatus for changing the compression of a cylinder of a piston engine An apparatus for changing the compression in a cylinder of a piston engine is provided that includes an eccentric for eccentrically mounting the one end of the piston rod to the piston, an eccentric swing component secured to the eccentric, and a linkage ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6572148 | Seat belt security system having a measurement device for determining a seat belt pulling force A seat belt system for a motor vehicle is provided that includes a seat belt retractable from a seat belt winding roller and having an extent which passes to and through a connecting tongue for releasably connecting the seat belt to a seat latch and havin... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6571874 | Method for the in-situ extraction of gas from coal seams A method for the in-situ extraction of gas from coal seams is provided. Flow paths are produced in gas-containing coal by opening up the structure of the coal by introducing into a bore hole that is sunk into the coal at least one gas and/or liquid under ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6571756 | Two-cycle engine with a stratified charge The invention relates to a two-cycle engine for a drive engine in a portable, manually operated tool. The combustion chamber formed in a cylinder is delimited by a piston that moves up and down, whereby the piston, by means of a connecting rod, drives a c... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6569342 | Process for treating waters, soils, sediments and/or silts A method is providing for treating waters, such as standing and flowing waters and waste waters, soils, sediments and/or silts. At least one alkaline earth metal peroxide is brought into contact with such waters or the like, especially to effect immobiliz... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6569302 | Substrate carrier The invention relates to a substrate carrier for holding substrates, especially semiconductor wafers. Good sealing of the wafer surface and electrical contact are made possible in that the substrate carrier has a first and a second part having a central o... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568446 | Pneumatic bicycle tire having protection against wear and reduced rolling resistance The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire for a bicycle, especially a mountain bike, the tire having on each respective left and right side a bead each comprising a bead core. A carcass, preferably a diagonal carcass, which has at least one ply of... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6564840 | Lamella of high stability for a vulcanization mold, vulcanization mold with such lamellas, vehicle tire with tire tread in which sipes are produced by such lamellas A lamella for use in a vehicle tire vulcanization mold has projections and depression, wherein the height of the projections and the depth of the depressions extend substantially parallel to a peripheral surface of the tire tread of the vehicle tire to be... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6561694 | Method and device for calibrating measurements of temperatures independent of emissivity A method and apparatus for calibrating temperature measurements that are taken with a first radiation detector for measuring thermal radiation given off by a reference substrate are provided. The method includes the steps of heating the reference substrat... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6555082 | Method for wet flue gas desulfurization and device for implementing said method A method and apparatus for wet flue gas desulfurization in a two-circuit washer having two washers for an absorption agent based on suspensions containing calcium compounds, a sump for supplying the absorption agent to the first washer, and a container fo... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554995 | Method of separating petroleum-containing material into fractions, extraction system, and extraction fluid therefor A method of separating a petroleum-containing material into at least two fractions, an extraction system, and an extraction fluid therefor are provided. Petroleum-containing material as well as a solvent mixture comprising 50%-99% by volume sub-critical c... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553705 | Changeable frame A changeable frame for supporting flat surfaced items such as pictures, posters, placards or the like, is provided, which includes a plurality of frame border strips which collectively form the border of the changeable frame. Each frame border strip inclu... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6550438 | Valve drive having a rocker arm A valve drive mechanism is provided that has a rocker arm that by means of a swivel joint is movable about a pivot axis that extends transverse to the rocker arm. A control unit serves to actuate one end of the rocker arm, the other end of which actuates ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6546905 | Valve drive mechanism for an internal combustion engine A valve drive mechanism is provided for an internal combustion engine, especially a four-stroke engine in a power chain saw. The implement housing is spanned by a front handle, the tubular grip of which is adjacent to the cylinder head of the engine and e... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6543752 | Carburetor for an internal combustion engine and including at least one adjusting screw A carburetor for an internal combustion engine is provided and includes at least one adjusting screw disposed in a housing for regulating the fuel/air mixture. The adjusting screw is screwed into a bore of the carburetor housing. The adjusting screw is em... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6539911 | Lubrication mechanism for a cam drive A cam drive is provided for a valve-controlled mixture-lubricated internal combustion engine having a cylinder in which is formed a combustion chamber that is delimited by the cylinder wall, a piston and a cylinder head. Disposed in the cylinder head are ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6539908 | Inlet conduit for a valve-controlled internal combustion engine and method of producing a flow deflection edge in an inlet conduit An inlet conduit is provided for a valve-controlled internal combustion engine, and also provided is a method for producing a flow deflection edge in an inlet conduit. In the region where the supply passage portion and the valve end passage portion of the... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6532912 | Piston cooling system for an internal combustion engine A piston cooling system is provided for an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft, a plurality of pistons connected to the crankcase shaft, and a crankcase housing partitioned by a plurality of partition walls into a plurality of partitioned secti... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6525263 | Awning The present invention provides a removably securable blind or awning having solar modules for converting solar energy into another energy form. The awning has an electrolyzer and fuel cells, or a reformer and fuel cells, for additional storage of that sur... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6523590 | Rubber composition for tire sidewalls A non-black rubber composition for pneumatic vehicle tire sidewalls consists of one or more rubber components, at least one processing agent, at least one additive, a first filler containing silica, 5 to 30 phr of a second filler containing mica platelets... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6523552 | Facility for treating objects in a process tank A processing tank has at least one fluid distribution device for introducing a treatment fluid. The fluid distribution device has at least one porous hollow rod, at least one porous plate, at least one capillary plate, or at least one single-ply or multi-... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6518585 | Method for manufacturing a container and container The invention relates to a method for producing a container designed to transport and store radioactive material. The invention further relates to a container which is used to transport and store radioactive material. First and foremost, claim is laid to ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6512207 | Apparatus and method for the treatment of substrates A device and method for thermally treating substrates. A substrate is heated by a heating plate to improve thermal homogeneity. The heating plate is heated using a number of separately controlled heating elements. The temperature of the heating elements i... | 01/28/2003 |
