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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6276099 | Window frame assembly A window frame assembly comprising a window frame and a J-channel member integral with the window frame, the J-channel member containing integral drains operatively arranged to constrain and divert water away from the window frame.... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6269814 | Sleep apnea headgear A sleep apnea headgear for positioning breathing apparatus on the head of a user includes a T-shaped rear portion and a T-shaped front portion each having latitudinal and longitudinal legs and a chinstrap made from a stretchable, breathable, laminated neo... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6266148 | Method for measuring surfaces by confocal microcopy The invention relates to a method for measuring surfaces by confocal microscopy using the reflection method, specially to measure the superficial profiles (1) of treated or drilled teeth (2). The invention seeks to eliminate mistakes occurring when very i... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263234 | Confocal surface-measuring device The invention concerns a device for the confocal measuring of surfaces inside cavities of the body, specially to measure the surface profile (1) of teeth (2) in the mouth cavity. Said device has a probe (3) that can be introduced into the cavity of the bo... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6257538 | Keyboard mounting mechanism A mechanism for mounting a keyboard supporting surface on a base including a linkage for mounting the surface for vertical swinging movement relative to the base and for vertical tilting movement relative thereto, a lock device for simultaneously locking ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6253807 | Apparatus and process for liquid sample aliquotting A fully automatic apparatus and process for aliquotting liquid samples from a sample container is provided which includes the steps of creating an opening in the sample container, transferring an aliquot of the sample liquid into an aliquot tube, sealing ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6247673 | Counterweight for stands The invention relates to a support stand with a carrying arm (3), a standard (4), and a support stand foot (6), where a functional housing (5) serving as counterbalance is secured to the standard (4). The dimensions of the foot (6) of the support stand ar... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6244142 | Truck king pin cap tool kit A king pin cap tool kit comprises a pair of cap removal tools for removing MACK.RTM. truck king pin caps of different diameters and a pair of thread chasers for repairing internal threads in steering knuckle housing bores of corresponding diameters. Each ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6241464 | Governor mechanism for a rotary device A governor mechanism is mounted for rotation with a drive shaft about an axis, has one or more reaction nozzles for imparting rotational movement to the drive shaft, and one or more valve portions supported for radially directed sliding movement between f... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6228014 | Interfolding method of sheet material and machine for carrying out such method A machine (1) for interfolding sheet material (4a, 4b) starting from a web (3a, 3b) of paper and the like. A sequence of offset sheets (4a, 4b) is formed on folding rollers (7a, 7b) which are counter-rotating with respect to each other and have a pluralit... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6220574 | Winch handle A connector for automobile winches comprises a generally cylindrical body with a winch drive shaft receiving end and a crank receiving end. The drive shaft receiving end is provided with a pair of opposed openings through which a retaining pin, attached t... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6213927 | Interfolding method of sheet material not or not enough permeable to air and machine for carrying out such method A method and a machine for the production of interfolded stacks (17) formed by a plurality of sheets (4a,4b) comprising the steps of: transversally cutting or tearing sheets obtained from at least one web (3a,3b) and offset with respect to one another so ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6213768 | Gag-preventive dental impression tray A dental impression tray having a continuous peripheral wall, including an anterior section which conforms generally to the anatomy of a person's maxillary dentition, and a posterior section having a height which is substantially less than that of the ant... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6212009 | Phase annulus to carry out a positive phase contrast The invention relates to a phase annulus consisting of a phase shifting thin-film system, which, in the case of a cemented system, has the following structure: (first) substrate-Ag-nH -cement-(second) substrate, or a structure: (first) substrat... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6211988 | Optical device for scanning a beam in two axes that are substantially perpendicular to each other The invention relates to an optical device for scanning a beam in two axes that are substantially perpendicular to each other, for use in particular in confocal laser scan microscopes, and aims to avoid serious image defects. The invention is characterize... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6206771 | Balancer for orbital abrading machine A random orbital abrading machine having a housing, a drive shaft driven by a housing mounted motor for rotation about a first axis of rotation, an assembly for connecting a work surface abrading pad or the like to the drive shaft, wherein the pad is adap... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6204963 | Retrofittable tubular intermediary element The invention relates to a tubular intermediary unit for a microscope comprising a relatively small upper part and a similarly small lower part, the upper part being pivotable about an axis of rotation relative to the lower part. Two deflecting mirrors ar... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6199812 | Swivel arm, especially for a surgical microscope stand A swivel arm assembly for connecting a surgical microscope to a stand comprises a microscope interface connected to a suspension device by a swivel arm. The swivel arm includes an approximately isosceles two-armed support lever and an approximately isosce... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6190708 | Enzyme preparations for modifying cereal suspensions The present invention provides efficient, selective and economical methods for producing cereal suspensions having the aroma and/or flavor of natural cereals and for modifying the viscosity and/or sugar kind of cereal suspensions. The methods include trea... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6190245 | Quarter pad sander A hand operated orbital sander having a hand grip portion provided with a fluid supply inlet connected to a source of pressurized fluid and a fluid discharge; a base portion for mounting a sanding pad and having a chamber, a fluid inlet for directing flui... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6181073 | Piezoelectric illumination control for microscope A piezoelectric illumination control circuit for a microscope comprising a tunable frequency source of alternating current, a piezoelectric crystal having an impedance dependent on operating frequency, driven by the tunable frequency source of alternating... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6173505 | Measurement and marking tool A measurement and marking tool comprising a horizontal member having attachment means for securing a tape measure thereto, and a vertical member emanating from and arranged perpendicularly to the horizontal member. The tool is especially useful in measuri... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6172804 | Optical device with at least one swivelling observation tube Disclosed is an optical device with at least one lens and at least one swiveling observation tube, exhibiting the following characteristics: The observation tube comprises a base section fixedly connected to the optical device, and an eyepiece carrier whi... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6172746 | Transmitted light refractometer A transmitted light refractometer comprises an optical system having a movable mirror for redirecting light transmitted through a light-refracting sample to a beam splitter for dividing the light between first and second detection paths. The first detecti... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6167656 | Security window assembly "A security window assembly comprising a frame having four members and a pane member securable within the frame. The bottom member of the frame contains a milled groove. The top member of the frame contains a stepped groove having a first groove of a firs... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6165148 | Wrist/hand/finger orthosis A wrist/hand/finger orthosis comprises a pliable splint member elongated in a direction from forearm to fingertips, a cover enclosing the splint member, and a plurality of releasable straps connected to the cover. Proximal to distal, the splint member inc... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6162523 | Support intended in particular for a surgical microscope The invention concerns a novel support which has at least one bearing unit (1,2,4,16,40) made from a fiber-reinforced synthetic material and which is therefore light and stable and has positive optical characteristics. In a further embodiment, the inventi... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6159148 | Non-contact tonometer having non-linear pressure ramp A non-contact tonometer having a fluid pulse generating system for causing corneal applanation is improved by changing the pressure versus time characteristics of the fluid pulse from a linearly increasing relationship of the prior art to a non-linearly i... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6158779 | Combined airbill/federal drug testing custody and control form (CCF) A multi-ply business form, comprising a chain of custody form having a first section for recording information required by federal drug testing regulations, and a second section containing one or more adhesive labels for labeling containers of body fluid ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6146727 | Composite phenolic brake piston with improved heat resistance A composite molded plastic brake piston which comprises a phenolic resin body that is co-molded to a skin which comprises a phenolic sheet molding compound. The skin adheres to at least one surface of the article. The phenolic resins of the two compounds ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6145988 | Method for contact lens design and manufacturing A contact lens manufacturing method by electronic matching the corneal shape. The corneal shape is reproduced in the back surface of a contact lens via electronic corneal topography, according to morphological conditions imposed by functional optimization... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6137627 | Fine focusing table A fine-focusing stage for microscopes, with an object carrier (1) , a holder (2) for the object carrier (1) and a positioning mechanism (3) adjusting the support in its horizontal position. In order to achieve parallel vertical displacement of the object ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6114002 | Portable hygienic mat Hygienic mat which can be used standing steadily on it to wipe the feet after a shower or a bath and which at the same time can be folded, as well as being light and portable. Its characteristic is to comprise a first and a second pad (2a, 2b) hinged on a... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6084184 | Checkweigher which weighs product suspended by flange A method and apparatus is disclosed for use in weighing products having circular or oval footprint or an outwardly projecting flange. A conveyor having a pair of parallel conveyor elements arranged to underengage the footprint or flange only adjacent the ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6076929 | Microscope, including automatic ocular adaptation The invention concerns a microscope, in particular an operating microscope with a remote controlled adjustment system (32) for an ocular (8); the adjustment system preferably facilitates automatic adjustment of the ocular to match the optical characterist... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6073783 | Drying rack for athletic equipment An athletic equipment drying rack comprises a leg assembly which is operable between an open freestanding condition and a relatively more compact closed condition, and a torso assembly adjustably connected to the leg assembly. The torso assembly includes ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6067034 | Maximal bit packing method A method of mapping a substring of a bit stream to a symbol selected from a set of symbols, comprising: determining if the numeric value of an n bit substring of the bit stream is below a threshold; selecting the symbol from a first subset of symbols if t... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6061848 | Automatic futon frame A futon frame includes a seat having a pair of electric motors mounted at opposing sides thereof for driving a pair of pinions arranged to engage inclined toothed racks mounted on each side of the frame for automatically and continuously adjusting the sea... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6059074 | Gauge for slack adjuster A gauge for visually indicating travel of a brake operating rod having one end pivotally connected to a slack adjuster including a plate bearing indicia, which is mounted for movement with the one end of the brake operating rod, and a pointer pivotally su... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6053281 | Roof perimeter safety rail system A safety rail system for installation about the perimeter of a rooftop work site comprises a plurality of stanchion-supporting bases for attachment to existing building structure, a plurality of stanchions removably held by the bases and having cable-rece... | 04/25/2000 |
