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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6664516 | Electric appliance with a PTC heating member and a method of operating same There is disclosed an electric appliance (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800) with a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater (102, 202, 302, 506, 702) and a number of batteries (106, 206, 308, 406, 508, 606, 708, 806), in which the PTC heater (1... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6620030 | Dual grindstone A grinder for use with a tire uniformity machine and being selectially moved into and out of contact with a tire mounted in the tire uniformity machine and including a pair of rotatable grindstones for grinding the tire carried by a grinding head. The gri... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6619512 | Lock-out mechanism for dispenser A lock-out mechanism for use with a dispenser having a back plate and a cover hingedly attached thereto for receipt of a refill container with an attached pump. The cover carries a pressure member in the form of a push bar having a pump activating project... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6584877 | Tire uniformity machine drive assembly A tire uniformity machine having a framework for receiving a tire to be tested, a rotatable chuck located within the framework and having a spindle driven by a motor directly coupled to the spindle to selectively cause rotation thereof, whereby the tire i... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6581804 | Holder for aerosol dispenser A container holder assembly for removably receiving a product dispensing container having a flexible nozzle spout includes a wall-mounting back plate having a longitudinal axis and a container holder for receipt of the dispensing container hingedly attach... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581785 | Adjustable tire stand A display apparatus for displaying an article such as a pneumatic tire includes an elongate base with a substantially planar top surface and article support members projecting from said top surface at opposed ends of the base. Opposed side or lateral arti... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6578275 | Loadwheel drive assembly and method The present invention generally provides an apparatus and method for accurately and rapidly imposing the required average force on a tire by using a drive mechanism, which initially drives the loadwheel carriage to a known average load position for tires ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6568258 | Road wheel reader A tire uniformity machine having a processor and a load wheel rotatably mounted within a frame, the tire uniformity machine including non-visible indicia adjacent the load wheel; and a sensor operatively located with respect to the indicia and in communic... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6520294 | Tire bead lubricating assembly and method of lubricating a tire bead A tire bead lubricating assembly for lubricating the bead area of a tire includes a lubricator sleeve mounted for reciprocal movement into and out of the center of the tire. The sleeve has an hourglass shape for engagement with the opposed bead of the tir... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6494316 | Article storage and display container A storage and display container for the storage and display of small articles such as jewelry includes a base or display unit and a cover removably received on the base or display unit. The base or display unit includes first and second display areas, one... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6481590 | Container carrier A carrier for a container capable of attachment to a strap, key ring or other support includes a flexible body sized so as to releasably receive the container. The body has a loop or hook projecting from one end for engagement with the support and a throu... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6439042 | Marker positioner A tire uniformity machine for analyzing a tire having a process controller in communication with a plurality of sensors for determining the physical characteristics of the tire, the marking assembly comprising a positioning assembly near the tire uniformi... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6431963 | Tire uniformity machine grinder A grinder in a tire uniformity machine that receives a tire for testing, the grinder including an arm received in bearings; a grinding head supported on the arm, the grinding head having a rotatable grinding stone and a motor causing the rotation of the g... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6425452 | Control system for all-wheel drive vehicle A drive system for all-wheel drive vehicles is provided having separate front and rear transaxles powered by a single engine through a power transfer system. The transaxles each include a hydrostatic transmission and an axle, the hydrostatic gearing syste... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6390329 | Apparatus for hands-free dispensing of a measured quantity of material An apparatus for dispensing a measured quantity of fluid includes a touchless object sensor and a container carrying a supply of fluid. A dispense mechanism is coupled to the container to control an amount of fluid to be dispensed. A pump actuator mechani... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6376437 | Skin cleansing composition for removing ink A skin cleansing composition suitable for removing ink and other stains from the hands and arms of a user includes an effective amount of a low molecular weight alcohol having from one to twelve carbon atoms and an effective amount of a peroxide releasing... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6370724 | Brush A multi-purpose brush incorporating structure which permits the selective performance of a plurality of cleaning operations with a single brush is disclosed. The brush includes a body with depending side and end legs and which has a first series of relati... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6367574 | Multi-function control system for articulated vehicle A multi-function control system for use with an articulated vehicle for controlling speed and forward and rear movement of the vehicle through a single control. The system includes an operating lever connected to the vehicle by a double pivot and movable ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6324716 | Brush A multi-purpose brush incorporating structure which permits the selective performance of a plurality of cleaning operations with a single brush is disclosed. The brush includes a body which has a first series of relatively soft flexible bristles thereon a... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6302608 | Bottle and brush combination A brush and bottle combination is disclosed in which the bottle has a blind recessed area formed in its peripheral surface and a shoulder projecting outwardly into the blind recessed area. This shoulder is formed integrally with the body of the bottle and... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6287037 | Hand-held cleaning device A fluid-containing brush has a housing (11) with a generally cylindrical wall closed at one end by a base carrying brush bristles (25) and at the other by a cap (50) formed of resilient material, the housing defining a fluid reservoir, the base having a c... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6274010 | Electroplating apparatus An apparatus for electroplating at least one substrate is disclosed as including a trough, two anodes, at least one bath and two poly-tetrafluoroethylene sheets or a number of substantially rigid polypropylene plates, in which the trough supports the subs... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6267976 | Skin cleanser with photosensitive dye A cleanser product which will not stain surfaces is disclosed. Specifically, the present invention provides a cleanser comprising a photosensitive dye. The present invention also provides a method for preventing the of staining of surfaces by cleanser pro... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6265363 | Skin cleansing composition for removing ink A skin cleansing composition suitable for removing ink and other stains from the hands and arms of a user includes an effective amount of a low molecular weight alcohol having from one to twelve carbon atoms and an effective amount of a peroxide releasing... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6216916 | Compact fluid pump A pump for dispensing fluid from a dispenser includes a base in fluid communication with a source of fluid carried by the dispenser and with the atmosphere. The pump includes a base attachable to the source of fluid, a flexible transparent dome attachable... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6214280 | Post-cure inflator and method A post-cure inflator for tires includes a driven shaft for mounting at least one tire chuck for receiving the tire bead and at least one spindle for mounting a tire chuck and being disposed in opposed relationship with the driven shaft. The at least one s... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6197250 | Telescopic dross pot A dross pot and sow mould combination for use with a dross press, the combination being suitable for melting furnaces with low sills. The sow mould is connected to the dross pot by a variable length connection which allows the height of the combination to... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6155480 | Disposable carton and blank therefor A blank of foldable material capable of being assembled into a carton having a contoured top front surface and the carton formed thereby is disclosed. The carton is intended to be utilized in a dispenser having a back plate and a front cover with the fron... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6136263 | Dross press with rocking press head A dross press including a press head and skim box and including a head system comprising pressing means for pressing the dross in said skim box, said press means including means for providing a rocking movement for said press head. Said means comprise two... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6116425 | Sorting tray A sorting tray (10) includes a substantially planar sorting surface (12) bounded by an upwardly- and outwardly-extending sidewall (14). The sorting surface (12) includes a sorting portion (20) and a nozzle portion (22). The nozzle portion (22) necks down ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6112628 | Adjustable cutting roll assembly for severing pieces of material and method for adjusting same A cutter assembly for severing pieces from a length of material and advanced into proximity thereto includes a driven anvil roll and a driven rotary cutter roll disposed in opposed relation with each whereby the length of material is advanced between the ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6065639 | Multiple use wash counter and timer A fluid dispenser which discharges a predetermined amount of fluid upon actuation of a actuator includes a counter and at least two timers for use by users of the device. The apparatus further includes a switch coupled to the actuator wherein the switch g... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6063330 | Press head and dross pot for dross processing system The dross pot comprises a generally conical vessel with a plurality of internal upstanding ribs which divide the dross pot into a plurality of segments and also provide a plurality of draining holes for molten metal.... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6048252 | Camisole for mastectomy patients A camisole-like garment for use by medical patients includes front and rear segments with the front segment divided into two panels which may be selectively, temporarily closed. The garment includes a yoke-like neck area and arm-receiving openings. Additi... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6035752 | Scrap cutter assembly A scrap cutting assembly for use in a reciprocating press in which a cutter is carried on a ram which reciprocates with respect to a fixed base to form and cut material passing through the press includes an exit plate mounted on the press base adjacent th... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6023872 | Promotional banner having raised, three-dimensional areas A promotional banner (10) includes a substantially planar, flexible base sheet (12) that defines a base plane (24). The base sheet (12) supports printing (18,20) that conveys information to the target audience. The banner (10) includes a raised area (22) ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5996851 | Bladder-operated dispenser A bladder assembly for operating a dispenser for fluid material. The dispenser includes a hinged pressure bar movable into and out of collapsing engagement with a collapsible tube which leads from a source of supply of the material to be dispensed. The bl... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5980817 | Relating to press heads and dross pressing apparatus The design of the press head includes concave profile sides to enable a greater amount of aluminium dross to be trapped in a skim box as the press head descends. The end of the head forms a spike which can pass through a central hole in the skim box to cl... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5944227 | Dispenser for multiple cartridges A dispenser for fluid materials in which at least two replaceable cartridges having collapsible tubes for conducting the material to nozzles on the distal ends of the tubes. The dispenser includes a movable carriage which releasably holds the tubes and ca... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5906790 | Rotation system for press head An incremental rotational system for an aluminium dross processing head includes lever means actuated by the head as it rises to rotate the head by a defined amount, no independent drive system being required.... | 05/25/1999 |
