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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7240582 | Override device for allowing manual operation of a closure normally driven by an electric motor An override device is proposed to permit the manual operation of a closure which is normally driven by an electric motor. The override device comprises a manual closure driving mechanism, such as a chain engaged around a pulley, which when operated first produces th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 6634663 | Wheelchair propulsion kit A manual propulsion kit for a wheelchair when the wheelchair includes a frame with two large wheels on either side of the frame journaled to axles on the frame, each of the large wheels mounting a circular handrail. The kit including a pair of manual prop... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6554235 | Support post with adjustable accessory supports An upright support structure comprises a telescopic post having a number of longitudinally extending grooves circumferentially distributed on the periphery thereof for clamping engagement with support brackets having respective pairs of commonly operable ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6520987 | Expandable intravascular stent An intravascular flexible permanent prosthesis (stent) for implantation in a body lumen such as an artery, consists of a plurality of radially expandable and deformable thin-walled ring elements aligned in a common longitudinal axis, and held together by ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6516574 | Modular stairway system, method for erecting stairway and kit therefor The present staircase includes a permanent framing made of metallic stringers, one of which being typically secured to a half-timbering. vertically extending step supports are secured along the stringers and each include upper and front flanges adapted to... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6476194 | Method for folding unfolded proteins The present invention relates to methods of treating and diagnosing protein trafficking disorders and controlling secretory protein production. The present invention also relates to methods for folding unfolded proteins, especially in heterelogous express... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6379519 | Disposable thermoformed electrophoresis cassette The present invention is concerned with a disposable electrophoresis cassette particularly suitable for pre-cast polyacrylamide gels for protein and nucleic acid electrophoresis. The invention also comprises a support plate for the said cassette that acts... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6375210 | Head tube junction on a bicycle A junction for the head tube of a bicycle frame with top tube and down tube members is fabricated in such a way that the top tube and down tube members are jointed. The method of mitering the top tube and down tube members to form the requested joint is c... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6365798 | Method for enhancement of naturally occurring cytoplasmic male sterility and for restoration of male fertility and uses thereof in hybrid crop production The present invention relates to methods for enhancement of naturally occurring cytoplasmic male sterility and for restoration of male fertility and uses thereof in hybrid crop production. There is also disclosed a method for restoration of male fertility... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361566 | Hip prosthesis There is disclosed a hip prosthesis to replace a damaged hip-joint. The hip prosthesis is intended to be disposed at one end thereof into a cup-shaped cavity of an acetabulum and at the other end thereof into a femur canal of a person suffering from a dam... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6336602 | Low speed low intensity chip refining In the mechanical refining of wood chips to produce wood pulp, wood pulp quality is improved by employing low refining intensity at least in a final refining stage; the refining is carried out in a double disc refiner or a single disc refiner at rotationa... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6333654 | Variable power supply technique for use with a high efficiency line driver A variable power supply technique for use with a high efficiency line driver uses a signal peak amplitude to determine a start of a rise time for a power supply to begin supplying operating voltage to the line driver. This ensures that the voltage supplie... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6332091 | Diagnosis of edema Pulmonary edema in the lung is detected by exposing a lung under investigation to infrared radiation, especially near-infrared radiation; measuring the reflected radiation scattered by the lung as a spectral response to the presence of water in the lung; ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6323733 | High efficiency dual supply power amplifier A power amplifier receives an input analog signal and generates a corresponding power amplified output analog signal. The power amplifier includes first and second power supply rails, an amplifier circuit, and a switch circuit. The first and second power ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6302332 | Method and apparatus for spraying trees, plants, etc An apparatus (A, A") for spraying treatment product on plants, trees, bushes, etc., and for recovering excess treatment product comprises a fan (30) which conveys pressurized air through a duct (37) located over the plant (9) and vertically distally there... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6292112 | Vehicle presence detection system A passive magnetic detector is provided at ground level or buried below ground level in between rails of a railroad track at a distance from the level crossing for detecting magnetic field disturbances caused by ferromagnetic objects passing overhead on t... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6289057 | Method and apparatus for energy detection in a modem A system of energy detection for detecting a valid signal in a modem to enable power savings in receiver and transmitter circuits. The method of energy detection includes the steps of: (a) processing a prescribed number of signal samples (e.g. typically b... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6288140 | Electrocoagulation printing ink An electrocoagulation printing ink consisting essentially of a liquid colloidal dispersion containing an electrolytically coagulable colloid, a dispersing medium, a soluble electrolyte and a coloring agent, is improved by selecting as the colloid an anion... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6289044 | Automatic gain control circuit for a modem receiver An automatic gain control method and apparatus for modem receivers. The automatic gain control circuit includes a programmable loop gain for scaling a digital signal Y to a first prescribed level during a first mode of operation and to a second prescribed... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6280364 | Method for exercising A method for exercising the lower body of a person comprising an elongated spring bar which may or may not be provided with weights at the ends. A protective collar is provided centrally of the bar to permit the user to support the bar on the shoulders or... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279495 | Method and apparatus for optimizing the combustion air system in a recovery boiler A method and an apparatus for optimizing the combustion air system in a power boiler or chemical recovery boiler by improving fluid flow and gas mixing are disclosed, whereby one can increase boiler capacity and combustion uniformity and reduce particulat... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6278746 | Timing recovery loop circuit in a receiver of a modem A method and apparatus for timing recovery in modem receivers. The timing recovery circuit includes a voltage controlled oscillator for controlling the voltage controlled sampling frequency of an analog-to-digital converter. The oscillator generates a tim... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6267498 | Device for blending the contents of a bag A blending device for mixing the contents of a plastic bag comprises a casing defining a mixing chamber in which are disposed paddles or the like for acting on the bag and mix the contents thereof, and having a pivotable door for providing access to the c... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266395 | Single-ended subscriber loop qualification for xDSL service A method and apparatus for single-ended qualification of subscriber loops for xDSL services is described. The method involves first screening a subscriber loop database record for disqualifying devices or services on the subscriber loop. If none are found... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6266377 | Method of timing recovery convergence monitoring in modems A method of timing recovery convergence monitoring in modems using an average phase error signal. The method involves continuously tracking the peak of the average phase error. The average phase error is compared to a dynamic threshold (i.e. a threshold t... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6264013 | Pivot connection for a grapple A pivot connection for a grapple having a link member with a journal-bore at one end, a yoke member with spaced-apart parallel arms receiving the one end of the link member therebetween bores in the arms, and a pivot pin mounted through the bores in the a... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6260207 | Shroud for wearing with proximity fire fighting protective garments The shroud is made of a radiant-heat reflecting and thermo-insulating fabric material and is shaped to cover the shoulders, upper chest and back of a firefighter, and to be worn with a firefighting proximity garment. The shroud has a lower edge reaching t... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6259391 | Analog gain control adjustment using a probabilistic algorithm A method and apparatus for adjusting the amplitude of a received discrete multi-tone analog signal contaminated by radio frequency interference from radio stations in the AM band are described. The amplitude is adjusted by controlling an analog gain contr... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6251349 | Method of fabrication of complex alkali metal hydrides Novel hydrides are produced by mechanically alloying at least two different hydrides, preferably at least one simple alkali metal hydride and at least one complex alkali metal hydride such as an alkali metal aluminum hydride; the method of production is s... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6249298 | Signal processing device for correcting pixel density in an electrocoagulation printing apparatus A pixel density correction device for processing a signal containing pixel density values conveyed to a printing head of an electrocoagulation printing apparatus that includes a plurality of simultaneously addressable electrodes. The pixel density correct... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6248433 | Low emissivity, high reflectivity insulation A multi-layer flexible insulation (I) comprises a series of layers which include a pair of closed-cell insulation sheets (10,12) made of multicellular plastic film (i.e. closed cell air bubbles or bubble-pack) and laminated on both sides of a thin white p... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6235154 | Chlorine dioxide bleaching in the presence of an aldehyde A method which enhances the effectiveness of chlorine dioxide bleaching of lignocellulosic materials. It is effected by adding to the chlorine dioxide bleaching stage an aldehyde compound at a concentration of from about 0.01% to about 20%, by weight of t... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6230750 | Insulating air conduit This invention is related to ultra-light conduit for used air and a method for construction of such a conduit with sandwich sheet type of material such as "THERMO-FOIL™" permitting to avoid losses of heat and humid air. The method of construction of a u... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6224796 | Process for producing batches of rubber-based composition Processes for the batch production of rubber-based compositions capable of being shaped and shaped articles made thereof. They include a step of high intensity mixing cured rubber particles with other selected compounds into a closed mixing chamber provid... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6223744 | Wearable aerosol delivery apparatus The present invention relates to a wearable aerosol delivery apparatus for releasing an aerosol with an active ingredient into an oral or nasal passage of a user. The apparatus comprises a housing comprising a first and a second surface, the first surface... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6220238 | Modular grease extractor The modular grease extractor is of the type to be used for replacing filters in an assembly which utilises a plurality of filters to accommodate grease extracting needs for various air flow generated by each cooking appliance. The extractor comprises a ho... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6216925 | Automatic aerosol dispenser The present invention relates to aerosol dispensers and more particularly to automatic aerosol dispensers. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a portable automatic aerosol dispenser device for intermittently releasing a dose of an ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6215812 | Interference canceller for the protection of direct-sequence spread-spectrum communications from high-power narrowband interference A system for canceling contaminating narrowband interference for a wideband DSSS receiver by weighting a channelized copy of the signal of interest in accordance with the result of a correlation between a narrowband copy of the channelized signal of inter... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6207594 | Polyamide substrate having stain resistance, composition and method A combination of a semi-soluble or insoluble ethylmethacrylate polymer and a soluble or semi-soluble methacrylic acid polymer, optionally with a partially sulfonated resol resin which provides improved resistance to staining by acid colorants in a fibrous... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6196760 | Adjustment riser Adjustment risers for use in a manhole or catch basin, between a lower support structure, for example, a concrete riser, and an upper frame assembly, adjacent a surface in which the hole is formed, have a molded body and typically are annular; one or more... | 03/06/2001 |
