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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6429872 | Method and apparatus for representing computer-modeled objects In an apparatus and method for representing computer-modeled objects comprising a plurality of adjacent polygon surfaces, the image impression in the corner points of the polygon surfaces is calculated according to a local illumination model, whereas the ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6429459 | Semiconductor component with foreign atoms introduced by ion implantation and process for producing the same A semiconductor component having impurity atoms introduced by implantation which are subsequently electrically activated by way of an annealing process. Immediately after the annealing process, the component has a mean surface roughness of less than 15 nm... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6429668 | Switching element produced in the form of a film A switching element of foil construction is presented, with a triggering layer of first resistive material applied to a first carrier-foil and a sensor layer of a second resistive material applied to a second carrier-foil. The two carrier-foils are arrang... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6374579 | Liner bag for flexible bulk container The design comprising bag (36) formed with deep side gussets (42, 44). It has a body portion and a neck. The front face, rear face and gussets are heat welded together at the base of the bag. At the neck (56) the front face is welded to the front sheets o... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6273243 | Device for correcting the course of a belt The invention relates to a device for correcting the run of a belt automatically, in particular, for item sorting systems, having a rotatable adjusting roller which can be adjusted in its inclination, wherein, via a lever arm of the adjusting roller mount... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6210080 | Pneumatic transport and control device for transporting filter rod sections Apparatus for transporting a file of successive filter rod sections lengthwise from a sender (such as a filter rod making machine) to a remote receiver (such as the magazine of a filter tipping machine) has an elongated pneumatic conduit with a section-re... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6192654 | Rotary conveyor with receptacles for packets of the tobacco processing industry A wheel-shaped conveyor with radially extending pockets for discrete packets of cigarettes is indexible about a horizontal axis between the neighboring surfaces of two upright walls forming part of a support for the conveyor and flanking a selected portio... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6183530 | Filter unit suitable for exchangeable insertion in the housing of a filter system A filter unit for exchangeable insertion in a housing of a filter system having a supporting component for supporting a filter unit in the housing; a multiplicity of individual, hollow filter elements wherein each filter element has an outer afflux surfac... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6152829 | Device and process for producing effects A device and a process for producing effects of waterfall, rain, garden, mountains, desert, animals, kitchen and river scenes while viewing a picture, an advertisement or playing amusement games in a cinema hall/open theater/TV is disclosed. The device in... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6144985 | Method and arrangement for determining distribution information The invention relates to the determination of distribution information located on the surface of mailed items located in a plurality of processing machines (ILV), with the images with the distribution information being recorded and automatically read in e... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141915 | Fire resistant bushing for cables, pipes and channels A fire insulating support means for installation of one of cables, pipes and ventilation ducts in a through aperture in a wall includes a flange-shaped body. The flange-shaped body is made of a platelike member and a tubular member which has an aperture t... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6122883 | Plastering strip for window frames, door frames or the like at the transition to the plaster A plastering fillet for building components used at the transition to plaster is disclosed. The plastering fillet includes a base portion having a base wall, which can be secured to the building component. The base portion also has at least one extension ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6110049 | Device for simulating longitudinal and transverse accelerations on a vehicle compartment The device for simulating longitudinal and transverse accelerations on a vehicle compartment has a first motion level for longitudinal displacement of the compartment and, placed on top of the former, a second motion level for transverse displacement of t... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6099029 | Side impact and roll over inflatable head protector A safety device for a motor vehicle which has a door frame and a door contained within the door frame. The safety device includes: a gas generator; a sensor for sensing at least one of a side impact and a roll-over for activating the gas generator; and an... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6086177 | Process for controlling closing movement of closing mechanisms with immediate squeeze protection after activation of a mechanism A process for controlling the closing movement of closing mechanisms with at least one electromotive part includes the following features to guarantee squeeze protection: the measured values of at least one motor performance characteristic which character... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085891 | Pallet body for moving pavements A pallet body (1) consists of a stepboard (2) with toothed front and rear edges, linking eyes (7, 8) that receive and guide linking and/or driving elements (21) and stepboard supporting elements (9, 10) that receive and guide preceding and following palle... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6072141 | Vacuum switch contact arrangement A vacuum circuit-breaker contact arrangement includes a pair of contacts each being relatively axially movable from a position of engagement to a position of disengagement to establish a circuit interrupting arc therebetween, at least one of said contacts... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070562 | Engine block for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine A cylinder block for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine with a multi-bearing crankshaft and a water jacket surrounding the cylinders. The outer wall of the water jacket extends downwards approximately into a parting plane of the crankshaft bearin... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6068498 | Plug contact pairing with spark protection A female contact (1) for a plug and socket contact arrangement, comprising a spark protection sleeve for holding a socket contact (5) and provided with an insertion opening (2) for the plug pin (3) of said plug and socket contact, wherein the insertion op... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6064032 | Apparatus in a filter tipping machine for manipulating a web A running web of tipping paper (one side of which is coated with a film of adhesive) in a filter cigarette making machine is subdivided into discrete uniting bands and/or is perforated by resorting to a single source or to two discrete sources of coherent... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6062268 | Tube element with one metal bellows A tube element especially for exhaust systems and exhaust recirculation systems of combustion engines in vehicles which includes at least one helically or annularly corrugated bellows provided with cylindrical end fittings on each end of the bellows; a fl... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6062266 | Multibellows element A tube element, especially for the exhaust systems and exhaust gas recirculation systems of combustion engines in vehicles. The element has a single- or multi-ply tube element made of metal which is provided with cylindrical end fittings and at least two ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6061592 | Device for detecting tachycardia using a counter A device for detecting pathological tachycardia, in particular for use with an implantable device for terminating tachycardias, having a classifican device, responding to at least one electrical signal derived from the heart, which if the classification... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6044536 | Method for making an assembly unit In a method for making an assembly unit from an assembly bolt (3) that has a bolt head (9) and a shaft (6) and from a sleeve that has an axially movable annular collar (11) toward the head that surrounds a partial axial region of the shaft, first the shaf... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6043567 | Vehicle electrical system A new vehicle electrical system has a first lower voltage level and a second higher voltage level. The new vehicle electrical system comprises an ignition switch, a generator having an exciter circuit and a voltage controller, and a multi-chopper having s... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6040747 | Overcurrent circuit breaker An overcurrent circuit breaker arranged inside an approximately cube-shaped, two-part insulating housing, having a chassis section and a locking section. Located between the parallel side walls of the housing sections is a switchgear with a contact bridge... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6039649 | Money-operated entertainment machine A money-operated entertainment machine is provided with a game device including a plurality of display components (5) which are illuminated according to specific payoffs. The entertainment machine is further provided with a computer-controlled unit for co... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6039114 | Cooling body having lugs The invention relates to a cooling body comprising a heat-conducting insulator and having lugs that are attached in the interior of the cooling body.... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6038527 | Method for generating descriptors for the classification of texts The proposed method for generating descriptors for the classification of texts provides a breakdown of more complex word forms by way of matching with the entirety of word forms occurring within a compilation of training texts. No morphological or linguis... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6035675 | Electromagnetically actuated lock The apparatus is an electromagnetically actuated lock which has a movable part, which is prevented from rotation or displacement by a barring bolt that extends into a recess of the movable part. Locking pins extend into the barring bolt and which locking ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6027347 | Process and arrangement for connecting a plurality of mutually remote electric contact points In a connection device with a number of spaced and through-connected electrical contacts, the contacts are through-connected by means of band-shaped flexible printed conductor foil, whereby at least partially electrically separable contacts are through-co... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6025568 | Electric switch An electric switch (1), in particular for electric hand tools having an electric motor operated by means of direct current. The switch (1) possesses a contact system (9) consisting of a fixed contact (10) and of a switching contact (11), an actuating memb... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6023917 | Method of producing finned packages, and a separating device for carrying out the method The method proposed calls for a crush blade (9), which separates cross-sealed plastic bags from each other, to be built into a cross-sealing jaw. The crush blade (9) has a zig-zag crush edge (16) made up of V-shaped grooves (17,18) laterally staggered wit... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6009594 | Cleaning head In a cleaning head (10) of the kind having agitating means (26) engageable with a surface to be cleaned for agitating cleaning liquid thereon, and collecting means (25) for collection of liquid from the surface by suction, the agitating means (26) and col... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6010149 | Air-bag arrangement An air-bag arrangement for a motor vehicle, the air-bag arrangement including an air-bag adapted to be inflated, in the event that an accident should arise, to form a curtain, the air-bag having a fixation strap extending between the curtain and an anchor... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6004509 | Process for maintaining the sterility of a medical instrument Process for maintaining the cleanliness of the inner cavity of a medical operating instrument (I), particularly a surgical instrument used in minimally invasive medicine, having an outer casing (M) and operating or actuating elements (SS, SH) arranged the... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003554 | Shut-off device Shut-off device for progressive regulation of the flow rate of a fluid flowing in a pipe (1), comprising (a) a main shut-off member (3) able to pivot independently about a spindle (4) passing through the pipe and close the latter, and (b) at least one drive fl... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6005304 | Arrangement for contactless inductive transmission of electrical power A device for the contactless inductive transmission of electric energy to a movable consumer has a stationary primary circuit designed as an arrangement of elongated parallel leads connected to a source of high frequency alternating voltage or current and... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003901 | Combined photo album and picture frame and an easel therefor A combined photo album and picture frame includes a front cover configured as a frame and adapted to carry a picture; a back cover having a pocket; a plurality of pages, each of which is adapted to hold at least one photograph; and an easel for supporting... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5990429 | Subassembly with an electric switch A subassembly having a main housing and an electric switch arranged within the main housing. The main housing has a wall provided with an opening and the switch has a switch housing and an actuating element. The switch is arranged within the main housing ... | 11/23/1999 |
