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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6077268 | Variable angle surgical cable crimp assembly and method A cable used in spinal surgery has one crimp of a two crimp assembly crimped to one end of it. The second crimp has a ball held in a socket of the first crimp. The other end of the cable is passed around the bone or bones and any necessary orthopedic spin... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6048833 | Azeotrope and azeotrope-like compositions of 1-bromopropane and highly fluorinated hydrocarbons This invention provides a solvent composition comprising 1-bromopropane and a decafluoropentane for use as a cleaning and degreasing solvent. Preferably the decafluoropentane consists essentially of 1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,5-decafluoropentane. The solvent compo... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6045693 | Spin-on filter assembly A fluid filter for assembly onto a filter head includes a combination of features such that the assembly of the fluid filter onto the filter head establishes radial flow paths within the fluid filter. The filter head includes an externally threaded outer ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6045140 | Retention gasket with cooperating cover A cover assembly for closing off the opening in a panel so as to establish a sealed interface around the opening includes a cover member with a four corners arrangement of clearance holes for attachment of the cover to the panel which also includes a matc... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042561 | Non-intravascular infusion access device A non-intravascular infusion access device and method for long-term continuous infusion of drugs. The infusion access device includes a porous membrane made of a material which is biocompatible for long-term patency inside the body. The porous membrane is... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6041765 | Internal combustion engine with air/fuel ratio control Engine (60) has manifold (62) and includes an air pathway (20) and a fuel line (30) coupled to the manifold (62) for supplying a fuel charge. Fuel line (30) has a controllable valve (40) for regulating fuel flow and a first sensor (38) providing a fuel si... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6040688 | Electrical current supply device with incorporated electrical current sensor A current supply device for supplying a direct current, a sinusoidal current or a pulsed current to a load, the device having a conductor portion arranged for being connected in series with the load, the conductor portion being coupled with a magnetic cir... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6035493 | Textile carding and relevant apparatus A carding machine incorporating a train of co-operating rollers (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76), each roller incorporates angled forward (118) and backward (119) facing teeth and each roller rotates in the opposite direction to and with a surface... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6031707 | Method and apparatus for control of current rise time during multiple fuel injection events The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for control of current rise time during multiple fuel injection events. The invention utilizes a single boost voltage supply circuit, in which the boost capacitor is designed to store slightly more t... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6027493 | Device and method for the removal of body substances An appliance for the removal of body substance, in particular an ophthalmological vitrectomy device, uses a mechanical cutting edge or laser radiation (18) for detaching vitreous body material. Detached parts of vitreous body material (22) are suctioned o... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6026805 | Heating apparatus A vent-free, gas fireplace for providing heat, light, and an aesthetic view includes an outer shell arranged with a top panel, front panel, rear panel, and left and right side panels and a combustion chamber positioned within the outer shell so as to defi... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6024807 | Process for manufacturing an electrode for an electrochemical device The present invention aims at improving the catalytic activity of the metallic platinum deposited on the substrate of the counterelectrode (i.e., the cathode), so as to obtain a high value of the catalytic activity on the reduction reaction of triiodide t... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6021758 | Method and apparatus for engine cylinder balancing using sensed engine speed Manufacturing/design imperfections and component failures in the fuel system/engine can lead to non-uniform torque production among the cylinders. Non-uniform cylinder torques can be observed as small engine speed fluctuations about the average engine spe... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6019717 | Nozzle inlet enhancement for a high speed turbine-driven centrifuge A cone-stack centrifuge for separating particulate matter out of a circulating liquid includes a cone-stack assembly which is configured with a hollow rotor hub and is constructed to rotate about an axis. The cone-stack assembly is mounted onto a shaft ce... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6017300 | High performance soot removing centrifuge with impulse turbine A cone-stack centrifuge for separating particulate matter out of a circulating liquid includes a cone-stack assembly which is configured with a hollow rotor hub and is constructed to rotate about an axis. The cone-stack assembly is mounted onto a shaft ce... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6008548 | Programmable logic controller for resonance control in complex capacitor switching A system for regulating the voltage by switching capacitor banks and for preventing damage due to harmonic resonance in an AC power supply line after a capacitor bank is switched. The system includes a detector for detecting the harmonic distortion in the... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5994672 | Oil-free fryer, food cooker A forced hot air cooker has a two-piece basket assembly rotatable in an oven cooking chamber. A hot air supply plenum in the chamber discharges hot air through the basket assembly. A blower takes air from the chamber and discharges it through a duct behin... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5979260 | Anti-lash gear assembly An engine includes a gear train to provide engine timing. There is a technique for minimizing the backlash and noise caused by the gear train. There is also an anti-backlash gear assembly useful to reduce backlash in the gear train. One gear assembly has ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5965028 | Process for treating a liquid A process for treating a liquid comprising subjecting a liquid containing, in solution, citric acid as well as a less desirable component having a similar molecular weight to citric acid, to nanofiltration in a filtration step. From the filtration step, a... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5960537 | Fastener for an electrical connector A fastener for an electrical connector. The fastener (10) includes a fastener body (12) having an opening (16) therethrough for receiving a pin (21). The fastener body (12) includes a plurality of gripping elements (14) protruding into the hole (16) for s... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5960823 | Tank vacuum limiter assembly A vacuum limiter valve assembly has a valve body screwed into an opening on a cargo tank. It has a relatively soft elastomeric, lightly spring-loaded seal closing the passageway through the valve body between the tank interior and the surrounding environm... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5956815 | Slider zipper recloseable fastener A slider zipper reclosable fastener wherein the zipper includes fastener strips and closure elements on the fastener strips which are extruede integrally. The closure elements are arranged at particulare angles by extrusion opeining angles in order to inc... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5954635 | Devices and methods for percutaneous surgery Devices and methods for performing percutaneous spinal surgery under direct visualization and through a single cannula are shown. A device (10) is provided which includes an elongated cannula (20) having a first inner diameter (DI) and an outer... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5954725 | Multi-angle bone screw assembly using shape memory technology In one embodiment, a spinal fixation assembly includes an elongated member, such as a spinal rod, configured for placement adjacent the spine and a bone engaging fastener, such as a bone screw having a lower portion configured for engaging a vertebra and ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5943757 | One-step insertion die for a threaded fitting An insertion die for the installation of an internally-threaded flange into a drum head by means of a single stroke cycle of a cooperating press includes components arranged for piercing a hole in the drum head and crimping a raised embossment which is fo... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5942832 | Electromagnetic driving device with a movable permanent magnet A movable member of the present driving device comprises a magnetized part, or more than one magnetized parts having all the same direction of magnetization, which is perpendicular to the direction of movement. Each magnetized part is moving in at least t... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5942806 | Method and device for generating electricity A method and device for generating an electric current and power from the earth's electric field. The electric current is generated by providing a thermoemissive material at some distance above the earth's surface, connecting the thermoemissive material t... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5737849 | Recycle moisture evaporation system A recycled asphalt product (RAP) drying apparatus comprising a three-zone counterflow RAP dryer and a duct system to recycle essentially all of the hot gases back through the system. The three-zone RAP dryer has a combustion zone at one end, a drying zone... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5544642 | Multiple projectile blow gun magazine assembly A multi-shot blow gun assembly includes a rotatable dart magazine mounted around a fixed shaft. A proximal end cap is secured to the shaft adjacent the proximal end, and defines a projectile loading aperture and an air input aperture. A distal end cap is ... | 08/13/1996 |
