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Pizza Pie With Concentric Rings of Crust
A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6557610 | Tire bead seating station A method and apparatus for seating a tire bead in the bead seat of a wheel includes the basic steps of: engaging the wheel and generating reciprocating movement of the wheel along the axis of rotation to fully seat the tire bead on the wheel. The method a... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6547966 | In-line basket filter for a spray spout assembly A hand held spray spout (10) has a basket filter (26) seated against an anti-siphon valve (24) proximate the base end of a water passage (12) within the spout. The filter has a plurality of protrusions (50) mounted within the inner diameter of the valve (... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6547217 | Variable reach lift arm A variable reach device for attachment to a boom of a lift truck to increase the range of movement of a fork carriage of the lift truck. In one embodiment, the device has a mast connected at one end to the boom and an arm pivotally connected at one end to... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6543777 | Base for game standard A dome-shaped base for a game standard is adapted to support a variety of game standards. The base includes a body defining an elongated standard hole for receiving an elongated standard such as a pole or an elongated tube. The standard hole is oriented s... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6540403 | Piston-pin bushing A piston pin bushing is described which has a sufficient lifespan at higher piston pressures. The piston pin bushing has in each transition region a perforation. The area of material reduction is limited to at least one transition region between the apex ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6523355 | Ice cube apparatus Ice cube apparatus for the production of ice cubes, comprising a water reservoir with a filling opening, which can be filled with a desired amount of water, an ice cube tray, which is separate from the water reservoir and has at least one mold cavity, wat... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6519815 | Band clamp A band clamp for pipe joints is disclosed comprising a band with confronting sidewalls when wrapped around pipes to be coupled. The clamping mechanism includes a pair of force bars outboard of the sidewalls and a spline with concave surfaces on opposite s... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6516874 | All welded plate heat exchanger The invention relates to an all-welded plate heat exchanger comprised of a plurality of plates welded together to form cassettes that are stacked one upon the other so as to provide primary and secondary alternating channels through which fluids are adapt... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516864 | Gem setting method and tool A tool (40) has a ledge portion (46) and a cutting blade portion (50) for cutting a groove (24, 26, 28) in a wax model (32) for an article of jewelry. The groove is formed after the wax model is formed by mechanical removal of the wax, preferably by cutti... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6515583 | Vehicle signal light assembly A bus has three examples of a vehicle signal light assembly. Each assembly includes a housing base with a perimeter wall defining a cavity. The cavity includes an end portion set off by a partition in the cavity. Separate circuit boards are disposed in th... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6503435 | Method of making a gasket having an elastomeric seal An gasket having a molded plastic carrier and an edge-molded seal in an opening through the carrier. The wall surface of the opening has inwardly projecting anchors formed of an inner plate and a radial hub. The seal is molded to the anchors and is held i... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6502539 | Articulated piston having a profiled skirt An articulated piston includes a crown and a separate skirt joined in articulated manner to the pin bosses of the crown by a wrist pin. The skirt has opposing thrust surfaces which contact the wall of a cylinder bore of an engine when the piston experienc... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6499387 | Unified multi-piece piston and method of manufacture A method of manufacturing a piston for heavy-duty diesel engine applications comprises forming a piston body having a pair of pin bosses, and bonding separately formed skirt portions to the pin bosses. The resultant piston has the separately formed skirt ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6497022 | Pipe end burnishing tool with floating surfaces technical field The pipe end burnishing tool has a tool shank with an axis of rotation, a first end adapted to be clamped to drill chuck, a second end, and a stop surface on the second end. A cup member is driven by the tool shank and axially moveable along the axis of r... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6494515 | Pole handler attachment The pole handler attachment includes a base frame that is pivotally attached to an arm of an earth moving machine for pivotal movement about a transverse horizontal axis. A trunnion is fixed to the base frame. A sleeve is journaled on the trunnion for piv... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6460392 | Flange bending apparatus A flange bending apparatus for bending an upstanding flange on an inside perimeter of an automotive window opening. A flanging steel drive reciprocally drives a flanging steel between retracted and extended positions on a frame. The retracted position of ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6437860 | Method and apparatus for angle measurement or to define angular location of an object The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for angle measurement or for the determination of an angle of position for an object. The method comprises the use of a beacon having a known position and rotating around its axis, which emits light or re... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431064 | Screen-printing device with printing-station shield Screen-printing device for printing a substrate (6), comprising at least one printing station (2) for a removable screen (10) and a printing-medium feed; and substrate-conveying means (4, 5) for guiding a substrate (6) past the printing station (2) in whi... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6425752 | Bubbler tube with integral inlet pipe and bimetal core for injection molding tools and method of making the bubbler tube A mold assembly including moveable mold parts, one of which includes a plurality of hollow cavities. Each hollow cavity forms an outer wall of an elongated, generally annular portion of a molded part and the other mold part includes a corresponding plural... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6418891 | Internal combustion engine A two-stroke internal combustion engine having an air control arrangement which controls scavenging air flow during rapid engine acceleration to optimize the acceleration and maximum power output of the engine while maintaining low exhaust emissions from ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6419288 | Door latch assembly with accelerated bolt motion, deadbolt and replacement face plates A door latch has an adjustable cam (25) to accommodate two backsets of the bore (24) through a door. The cam (25) is operably attached to a handle 14. Rotation of the handle (24) approximately 45° fully retracts latch bolt (54) and deadbolt (56) through ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6405754 | Modular multiple output pneumatic pressure valve A multiple output modular pneumatic pressure valve has a plurality of modules connected together. Each module has a regulator, shuttle valve and four way solenoid actuated spool valve for provides a plurality of pneumatic pressures to a single outlet whic... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6402124 | Carburetor fuel mixture adjustment assembly A carburetor fuel mixture adjustment assembly including a threaded cylindrical needle valve receptacle formed in a carburetor main body and intersecting a fuel passage. A needle valve body is threaded into the needle valve receptacle and includes a needle... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394425 | Carburetor with a rotary throttle valve A rotary throttle valve type carburetor including an air intake passage extending through a carburetor body, a cylindrical valve chamber formed perpendicularly to the air intake passage, a throttle valve inserted into the valve chamber, and a throttle val... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394424 | Carburetor with diaphragm type fuel pump For a four-stroke engine, a carburetor with a fuel pump diaphragm which defines a fuel pump chamber on one side and a pressure pulse chamber on its other side in communication with the engine to receive pressure pulses which actuate the fuel pump diaphrag... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394133 | Faucet with adjustable delivery spout and operating lever A faucet (29) of the type which has an adjustable delivery spout (14) and includes a mixing cartridge (21) with single control lever (25) installed in a cavity or recess (35) available on the faucet. The recess for installation of the cartridge in the val... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6395120 | Hot dieless foiling A process for the application of a pigmented or metallic layer from a foil to a substrate comprising: (i) applying an adhesive to the substrate; (ii) curing the adhesive; (iii) heating the substrate bearing the cured adhesive to render the adhesive tacky;... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6389986 | Adaptor for converting bulk solids container for fluid storage/transportation A bladder stowage and deployment apparatus particularly for an open topped body used for transport of goods supported from an upper region of said body, to allow fluids to be stored within the bladder while avoiding cross-contamination with the body, the ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6376062 | Overlay material and composite multilayer material An overlay material is described which extends the advantages of materials containing PTFE to the extent that they may be more heavily loaded without its being necessary to resort to the use of lead or lead compounds. The overlay material, which may compr... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6367504 | Multi-way stop or diverter valve A diverter valve includes a fixed body (11) with a central inlet connection (12) and several outlet ducts (17) circumferentially spaced about the inlet connection. A rotatable valve member (21) has a center inlet duct (25) in fluid connection with a radia... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6357312 | Gear wheel construction and gear system incorporating same A gear wheel construction for use in a constant mesh gear box, the gear wheel construction characterized by a single gear wheel (100) provided about a shaft (18) in a rotatable and engageable manner, the gear wheel (100) being divided longitudinally (axia... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6357422 | Fuel pressure regulation system A fuel pressure regulation system for use in a fuel pump system in which atomizing air is injected into the fuel delivered to the injector. The system includes both an air rail and a fuel rail and is operable to maintain the fuel pressure within the syste... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6341731 | Thermostatic mixing valve with sequential manual control A thermostatic regulator (30) for a single handle mixer valve (12) has a sensor (32) mounted in a mixed water chamber (34) for sensing the temperature of the outlet water. The sensor is connected to a valve (20) that is mounted in the cold water supply li... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6309108 | Bearing spacer for in-line skate A bearing spacer device for axially separating ball bearings in a skate wheel hub includes a generally cylindrical center portion that abuts and axially spaces the individual ball bearings within the skate wheel hub. A central bore extends coaxially throu... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6298941 | Electro-hydraulic power steering system An electro-hydraulic power steering system comprising an elongated vehicle steering linkage rack with a rotatable steering gear in mesh with rack teeth and extending within an elongated power assist cylinder of a rack housing. A rack piston separates the ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6280666 | Molding method for making plastic foam-backed shells A method of molding a plastic shell having an outer pliable skin layer and a foam backing layer comprises casting a first skin layer portion from wear resistant material in a first casting sequence for those areas of the panel susceptible to high wear and... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276003 | Adjustable support for a shower An adjustable support for a shower, including a rod (10) installed in a substantially vertical position, which is supported near its midpoint by a support bracket (12) integrally formed with a mixing valve handle assembly (11). The rod (10) vertically ext... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6270022 | Multiple jet shower with aeration device An aerating device for a shower where the shower includes a water chamber having a connection for the supply of pressurized water and having a first perforated plate that forms a wall of the water chamber and that is provided with a plurality of holes. Ea... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6269152 | Telephone annunciator A telephone annunciator is disclosed which includes a voice ROM with a prerecorded message which is played back in response to a call received from an unwanted caller. A line current modulator is coupled with the voice ROM and the telephone line. A DTMF t... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6263575 | Plain bearing and method for the production thereof A plain bearing overlay (3) of which exhibits properties which are markedly improved with regard to wear resistance in comparison with overlays applied by electroplating and conventional electron beam vapor deposition methods. The surface of the overlay (... | 07/24/2001 |
