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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE40194 | Tufting machine yarn feed pattern control A tufting machine has a yarn feed pattern assembly including a housing having a mounting plate for mounting a multiplicity of yarn feed rollers from the exterior of said mounting plate and a multiplicity of servo motors connected to said mounting plate on the interi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7296524 | Tufting machine A tufting machine for producing pile fabric having a pile height of approximately at least 50 mm has divider plates between adjacent needles to prevent yarn loops and especially the legs of cut loops from becoming trapped between an adjacent needle and its associate... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7104174 | Log sawing apparatus and method A saw mill has a head having at least one saw. The head is configured to travel on a track longitudinally to make alternating cuts between laterally spaced apart first and second work pieces. After traveling forward longitudinally to make a first cut of the first wo... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6672593 | Variable pressure washer A variable pressure washer has two interlocking channel rings separated by a channel and retained by a captive set of fasteners. Within the channel between the rings are multiple rows of springs having at least two different spring moduli. The washer is p... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6497045 | Hand held loop cutter A hand held loop cutting tool for cutting tufted loops of yarn projecting from a carpet includes a handle portion connected to a blade carrying housing portion carrying a blade holder having a plurality of slots for receiving a like number of blades. The ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6390808 | Gas fireplace artificial log assembly A gas burner log set for a fireplace has a pair of spaced apart ceramic fiber logs with a gas burner therebetween. The rear face of the front log has a substantially flat planar surface angled upwardly toward the front surface of the rear log to form ther... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6273011 | Hollow needle tufting apparatus and method A method and apparatus for tufting comprises a hollow tufting needle supplied with a plurality of yarns. The plurality of yarns are maintained within the cavity of the needle. One of the yarns is selectively fed out of a yarn opening by releasing the yarn... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6270050 | Pillow mounted book holder A pillow carrying book holder includes a frame in the form of a plate within the pillow. The plate supports retraction mechanism which is connected externally of the pillow to a pair of book engaging fingers. The retraction mechanism includes a pair of sp... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6234095 | Yarn feed attachments for tufting machines A tufting machine having a yarn feed roll attachment wherein the rolls are driven by a chain drive and having an adjustable tension applying device including a housing having a yoke defined by two arms separated by a slot. The arms of the yoke include pla... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6217484 | Rehabilitation apparatus Apparatus for use in rehabilitation of a patient with a weight bearing restriction on one or both legs includes a pair of vertically movable horizontally elongated platforms and a pair of corresponding vertically fixed platforms. The movable platforms are... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6200521 | Waste recovery system A silver waste recovery system including a container having an inlet and an outlet at a lower elevation than the inlet, filler material in a silver cell is in communication with the inlet and a separate non-silver reactive filter is in communication with ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6116232 | Gas fireplace insert A gas fireplace insert structure having a firebox formed to direct flue gases reaching the upper section thereof through a folded path to flow forward and upwardly and then return rearwardly to an exhaust opening, and a casing formed to provide a room air... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6112541 | Compact cooling apparatus A compact chiller for receiving supply temperature water from a source as a chilling tank in which a thermally conductive chilling probe is positioned for chilling the water in the tank. Supply water is fed through the tank and to the inlet of a valve sel... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6073434 | Multiple yarn end pneumatic splicer An apparatus for joining together a plurality of sets of ends of yarn includes a housing having a plurality of splicing bores communicating with at least one passageway which selectively communicates with a pressurized fluid source. A set, preferably a pa... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6075857 | Motor cycle helmet headset A motorcycle helmet formed from an impact resistant shell for covering and protecting the head of a user has audio receiver members mounted on the interior of the shell and has a microphone at one end of a boom within the helmet. The microphone is located... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6035749 | Patterned shearing of pile fabrics A method and apparatus by which selected pile across the face of a web of pile fabric such as carpet may be raised or lowered in accordance with a pattern as the fabric passes through shearing apparatus so that certain pile of the pile may be sheared more... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6036063 | Alphabet hanger A hanger having a product or package supporting member and a carrier or suspension member for suspending the hanger from a peg or the like, the carrier or suspension member having a decorative portion including a structure forming a letter of an alphabet.... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6029654 | Vented fireplace construction A vented wood or gas-log fireplace is formed from a sheet metal member bent to form side and rear panels. A pair of spaced apart sheet metal plates are connected between the side panels and have rear edges spaced from the rear panel. The rear edges of the... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6024528 | Ambulance mounted stretcher lift Stretcher supporting and lifting apparatus normally stowed beneath the body of an ambulance has a frame in the form of a plurality of telescoping members fastened to and extendable lengthwise relative to the chassis of the vehicle and carries a lifting de... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6012399 | Paperboard pallet A pallet constructed from paperboard has longitudinally extending runners formed by three spaced apart runner sections, each section being formed from paperboard cylindrical cores, the sections of each runner being connected together by a connecting membe... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6012188 | Selectively deformable cushion A seat cushion with a carrying handle has a multi-cellular foam interior structure for holding and releasing air encased within an air impermiable covering and at least one valve member secured to the covering and having a conduit extending through the co... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6004092 | Swinging arm loading refuse collection vehicle arm restraint A side loading refuse collection vehicle has a lift arm extendible and rotatable relative to the vehicle, the lift arm carrying grabber apparatus at an end for grasping a refuse container which may be lifted and dumped into the top of the body of the vehi... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6000934 | Burner An underfed burner has an elongated cylindrical body closed at both ends and a feed tube connected between the ends for feeding an air and gas fuel mixture into the burner through an entry portal. A pressure dispersing baffle is formed within the entry po... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5974777 | Yarn texturizer cooling drum A rotatable yarn cooling drum for cooling yarn plugs emanating from two texturizers has a circumferential perforated shell about which the yarn plugs are wound and cooled. A deflector in the form of a finger is spaced radially from the surface of the shel... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5915954 | Low emission gas burner An atmospheric, low emission gas burner within the combustion chamber of a hot water heater in which the combustion chamber is sealed against entry of air except for the air/gas mixture entering through the burner. The burner comprises a venturi through w... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5901701 | Unvented fireplace construction An unvented gas-log fireplace is formed from a sheet metal member bent to form side and rear panels. A pair of spaced apart sheet metal plates are connected between the side panels and have rear edges spaced from the rear panel. The rear edges of the plat... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5899152 | Yarn feed system for a tufting machine A yarn feed system (10) for a tufting machine comprises multiple pairs of feed rollers (11, 12) disposed one pair above the other. One of each pair of rollers (12) comprises multiple independent side-by-side axially aligned feed roller elements (13), each... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5885407 | Method and apparatus for forming pocket spring coil mattresses A method and apparatus for forming a mattress having a core formed from a plurality of elongated rows of interconnected coil spring containing fabric pockets, each row having a plurality of spaced apart pockets with a spring encased in each pocket and hav... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5882156 | Method and apparatus for milling a segment of a spherical surface A method and apparatus for machining the surface of a spherical segment, the surface being either convex or concave, by a circular milling cutter mounted on a milling machine and rotatably driven about an axis of rotation. The segment is carried by a fixt... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5832552 | Steam fixation comb One or more dye fixation combs are mounted within a high temperature dye fixation steamer housing downstream from the yarn dyeing device and a post steamer and upstream of a coiler which places the yarn in coil form onto a conveyor for subsequent operatio... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5791298 | Water heater with low emission gas burner An atmospheric, low emission gas burner within the combustion chamber of a hot water heater in which the combustion chamber is sealed against entry of air except for the air/gas mixture entering through the burner. The burner comprises a venturi through w... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5783019 | Method for manufacturing spa cover cores A method and apparatus for laminating a polyester film having a heat activated adhesive on one surface onto a porous polystyrene base to form the core of a spa cover or the like. The apparatus includes a table onto which a base is placed and a clamping st... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5782231 | Direct vent fireplace A gas burning direct vent fireplace having an outer casing within which a firebox is mounted. The sides of the firebox are secured to the sides of the casing so that the bottom of the firebox is spaced above the floor of the casing without the need for su... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5776203 | Metatarsal phalangeal sesamoid prosthetic joint A prosthetic or artificial joint for replacing the natural metatarsal-phalangeal-sesamoid joint of the human toe has a phalangeal component that provides an articulating base platform for a metatarsal component to glide upon. The metatarsal component arti... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5775464 | Tree chair A tree chair which may be secured to a tree for supporting a user at elevated dispositions includes a rigid base having a pair of spaced apart rails and a flexible band pivotally connected to each rail. The base includes a rigid V-shape tree engaging memb... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5772155 | Aircraft wing flaps A wing assembly has a wing and at least one slender delta shaped flap with sharp leading edges pointing into the flow direction and deployable above the upper wing surface close to the quarter line of the wing for providing significantly enhanced lift and... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5769488 | Selectively deformable seat A motorcycle seat has a shape forming base on which a selectively deformable cushion is positioned and covered by an exterior covering, the cushion having a foam material encased within an airtight bladder. A valve member located externally of the coverin... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5765985 | Refuse collection vehicle cylinder restraining apparatus A front loading refuse collection vehicle has a refuse receiving body within which a compaction panel is movable between a refuse receiving position and refuse compacting positions spaced from the receiving position. A pair of hydraulically actuated power... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5762490 | Premixed gas burner orifice A premixed gas burner for use in a boiler or the like has a burner body including a distribution tube into which air under pressure and a gas fuel are received. The gas is supplied to the distribution tube through a gas supply orifice tube having a flange... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5755547 | Side loading refuse collection vehicle arm restraint A side loading refuse collection vehicle having a carriage slidably mounted on a track and pivotally carrying a lift arm assembly including refuse container grabbing and dumping apparatus for grabbing a refuse container, lifting it and dumping it into the... | 05/26/1998 |
