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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7373756 | Automatic portable door operating system The present invention relates to a door operating system for controlling the movement of a door, more particularly to “no touch” door openers for public washrooms and households. The system has a motor with a gear chain where the high gear is generally semicircu... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7285872 | Method and apparatus for preventing unauthorized use of a vehicle A method to prevent unauthorized use and/or access to a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes apparatus which is positioned within a known motor housing and actuable only within the motor housing. In one embodiment, an ignition generator coil interrupt circuit i... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279017 | Method for converting heavy oil residuum to a useful fuel A method for enabling the use of heavy oil residuum by conversion to a useful product. The method, in one embodiment, involves the use of a heavy oil residuum which is substantially non flowable. The viscosity of the residuum is reduced by heat or a combination of h... | 10/09/2007 |
| 6530965 | Method of converting heavy oil residuum to a useful fuel A method for enabling the use of heavy oil residuum by conversion to a useful product. The method, in one embodiment, involves the use of a heavy oil residuum which is substantially non flowable. The viscosity of the residuum is reduced and subsequently m... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6454979 | Wet granulation method for generating granules A method of wet granulation of fertilizer and other materials into granules. The method involves formation of the granule directly on the pan from the feedstock without intermediate steps or the use of seed materials. The result is a product having a comp... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6013209 | Granulation method An apparatus and method for uniform granulation is disclosed. The method involves the use of an initial feedstock having particle size of -150 mesh and 90% or greater particle size of 200 mesh. The feedstock may be contacted in a pan granulator which incl... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5969620 | Water level alarm A DC powered water/moisture monitor suitable for use in combination with a Christmas tree stand to detect a low water/moisture level is provided. The alarm device set forth has application in many other fields including farmland moisture monitoring, house... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5709254 | Tree harvesting apparatus There is disclosed a tree harvesting apparatus which provides a helical spline for permitting movement of a harvesting head about a central vertical axis thereof. This provides enhanced manoeuverability of the head to prevent damage to saplings or other i... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5707029 | Aileron/elevators and body flap for roll, pitch, and yaw control The present invention discloses an aircraft control system having simultaneously controllable rear aileron/elevators and a retractable body flap for longitudinal stabilization. The aileron/elevators are airfoils comprising the complete horizontal tail pla... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5700685 | System to reduce sediment toxicity A method and apparatus for the treatment of sediment. The apparatus provides a plurality of injection sites for injecting a biochemical oxidant into the sediment. The oxidant is useful for oxidizing a bacterial growth inhibitor to a non-inhibiting form th... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5691045 | Insulated assembly incorporating a thermoplastic barrier member Disclosed are embodiments of a composite type spacer for use in insulated glass assemblies. In one embodiment, the spacer includes an alternating sequence of cellular and non-cellular materials. In a further embodiment, there is disclosed a C-shaped body ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5675909 | Microwave-assisted separations using volatiles The generation of volatiles from liquid or solid materials is enhanced and accelerated by exposure to microwave radiation. Normally the energy transfer is effected preferentially toward the liquid or solid materials over the generated gaseous volatiles. S... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5674141 | Broomball broom There is disclosed a broomball broom head, comprising a molded solid body having opposed faces with edges, a top end and a bottom end spaced therefrom, at least one of the opposed faces having a concave area spaced inwardly from the edges and the lower en... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5661117 | Regeneration of phosphate ester lubricating fluids A method of removing contaminated phosphate ester materials is provided. The method involves the use of an anionic resin and a polymeric sorbent. The contaminated phosphate ester material is passed into contact with the anionic resin and optionally the so... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5650029 | Method for applying sealant material in an insulated glass assembly There is disclosed a method for applying sealant material between spaced-apart substrates in an insulated glass assembly. The method is sequential and employs extrusion nozzles and smoothing plates. The smoothing plates move in concert with the extrusion ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5632298 | Resuscitation and inhalation device A resuscitation and inhalation device which can be used alternatively in each of two modes. The flow of oxygen or gas is controlled by a control valve, itself controlled by a movable member acted upon by the pressure of oxygen or gas in a chamber after ha... | 05/27/1997 |
