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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6258165 | Heater in a conveyor system In a conveyor system with a radiant heating system, convection is provided with hollow elongated tubes having small holes for providing a gentle air flow toward a workpiece to heat the workpiece with convection and radiation.... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6189339 | Method for producing silica glass used for photolithography A method for producing a silica glass for photolithography, which comprises the following steps: jetting a starting material gas, an oxygen gas and a hydrogen gas from a burner and depositing and consolidating silica glass powder on a target to form an in... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6007630 | Method and apparatus for electrostatically depositing a medicament powder upon predefined regions of a substrate Apparatus and a concomitant method for electrostatically depositing select doses of medicament powder at select locations on a substrate. Specifically, the apparatus contains a charged particle emitter for generating charged particles that charge a predef... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5954920 | Paper comprising aromatic polyester and process for producing the same A paper comprises 5 to 100% by weight of a thermotropic aromatic polyester pulp with constituting fibers having an average fiber diameter of at least 0.1 μm and less than 10 μm and substantially no branches, and is obtained by a process which comprises ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5919307 | Apparatus for coating an inside of a pipe or tube A method of coating an interior surface of a metal tube with a coating material including the steps of filling the tube with a fluid degradable transport material containing a dispersion of the coating material, rotating the tube, and induction heating th... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5895512 | Process for the manufacture of an object displaying a message A process for the manufacture of an object displaying a message includes the following steps: preparation of a support for the message having dimensions less than the dimensions of the object; manual or automatic application of the message to the support;... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5888353 | Flatsided parabolic header for headboxes For distributing stock evenly across the face of a tube bank in a papermaking machine, the stock supply header has an increasing change in cross-sectional area per unit width traveling from the inlet end to the recirculation end of the header. The header ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5879515 | Jet device The invention proposes a jet device for a machine for producing a material web, in particular a paper or board web, having a nozzle device for dispensing a jet of liquid which is under pressure and is directed onto the material web and/or a transport belt... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5868841 | Blade holder with swiveling device for positioning with respect to a device for transporting a material web A blade holder for disposing a blade proximate to a roll for transporting a continuous web of material includes a blade positioned transversely to a direction of movement of a continuous web of material. The blade tensioning device is disposed on a blade ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5863331 | IPC (Chip) termination machine A machine for terminating a computer chip with one or more stripes of a solderable paste, comprising a feed plate wheel defined by an outer marginal edge and having an upper exposed plate surface inclined to the horizontal against which an inventory of 3-... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5861060 | Supply tank for electrostatic spraying system A grounded insulated electrostatic supply tank comprised of a conductive tank that has several liners to fully insulate a waterborn fluid in the tank from ground. The interior of the tank and a sealed lid are coated with an insulating liner. An intermedia... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5858051 | Method of manufacturing optical waveguide A method of manufacturing an optical waveguide comprises a first step of laminating, on one major surface of a first glass material, a second glass material to a desired thickness, the second glass material having optical characteristics different from th... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5858094 | Machine system and process for producing attrition resistant slow release fertilizers A machine system and process for producing attrition resistant, controlled release fertilizer is described. In the process, a prewet solution is used to initially coat the plant nutrient to be coated followed by the separate application of the individual ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5846285 | Apparatus for producing continuous glass filaments An apparatus is provided for producing continuous glass filaments. The apparatus comprises a feeder (20) for supplying streams of molten glass to be drawn into continuous filaments, a drawing device (40) adapted to draw the streams into the filaments, and... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5837025 | Method of producing fine-particle multicomponent glass powders for use as a glass flow for producing layers and decorations on glass, glass ceramic or ceramic The invention is directed to a method for producing low sintering fine-particle multicomponent glass powder having a particle size of the primary particle in the nanometer range. The method utilizes microemulsion techniques with subsequent separation of t... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5830251 | Manufacture of ceramic tiles from industrial waste The present invention relates to a process of forming ceramic tiles having the appearance of tiles produced from clays. The process includes melting a material to form a glass melt, treating the glass melt to produce a solid glass product, grinding the so... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5830309 | Resin-based friction material A friction material and process of forming a friction material embodies a slurry of aramid, acrylic and carbon fibers, together with kaolin clay and aluminum oxide used as fillers in a phenolic resin binder. The matrix formed by the fibers entraps a relat... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5824157 | Fluid jet impregnation The invention involves a fluid treatment device to solution or melt impregnate a resin or polymer or any combination thereof into a reinforcement which can be utilized to fabricate composite materials for laminates, circuit boards, structural/aerospace ma... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5820676 | Apparatus for painting elongated thin shafts An apparatus for applying precise, uniform, coatings to elongated shafts, such as golf club shafts. Shafts are held by a gripper in a downwardly hanging array. A paint head assembly is moved upwardly over each shaft in sequence to apply a paint coating to... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5820735 | Under felt inclined flat former to produce multilayer or monolayer sheet of paper The present invention refers to an under felt inclined flat former for making multilayer or monolayer sheets of paper comprising a plurality of forming units arranged along a production line. Each of the forming units is supported on corresponding rigid s... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5817160 | UV absorbing glass UV absorbing glass is prepared by mixing ultrafine colloidal cerium oxide with glass-forming substances during the fabrication of the glass. An aqueous colloidal dispersion containing 1-20 weight percent 10-20 nm cerium oxide particles, optionally includi... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5817162 | Method of making a container from a bottle The invention relates to a method of forming a goblet from a glass bottle of the type having a base, a body portion extending from the base and converging towards a neck which terminates in a lip defining a mouth. The method comprises the steps of severin... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5817161 | Optical element forming method In forming a piano-convex lens from a column-like lens blank by heating the blank to a temperature higher than the transition temperature thereof and by pressurizing an upper die with a closed space formed between the blank and the upper die, there are al... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5814120 | Sweepout assembly with nonmetallic pads A repositionable hot-glass contact pad composed at least in part of a relatively high-strength nonmetallic material having one or more repositionable support projections and a glass-contact surface. The high strength nonmetallic material and use of multip... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5803968 | Compact disc spin coater An apparatus for the spin coating of substrates including a substrate carrier, a motor for rotating the substrate carrier, and a spinning bowl surrounding the substrate carrier. A lid is also provided in this spin coating apparatus which at least partiall... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5803943 | Apparatus for forming insulated glass Apparatus for forming insulated glass from a first and second sheet of glass, normally with a spacer seal disposed therebetween, comprising a frame assembly having a rigid frame assembly, a plurality of torsion bars pivotably mounted thereto, an aluminum ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5804232 | Process for preparing an instant rice nectar The present invention relates to a process for preparing an instant rice nectar which can be preserved for long time. The instant rice nectar of the invention is prepared by the process which comprises the steps of: adding water to malt while stirring, fi... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5804035 | Process for recovering chips and fibers from residues of timber-derived materials, old pieces of furniture, production residues, waste and other timber containing materials A process is dislcosed for recovering chips and fibers from residues of ter-derived materials, old pieces of furniture, production residues, water and other timber-containing materials glued with urea-formaldehyde binders or other binders capable of bein... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5800674 | Method and apparatus for improving a batch cooking process A method and apparatus for improving a batch cooking process, e.g. providing about 7% increase in discharge time, are provided. The invention is especially suitable for improving modern displacement batch cooking processes. A dedicated pump is mounted dir... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5795392 | Core tube for a cross-head die apparatus A core tube or tip holder for positioning in the axial bore of the body of cross-head die apparatus through which a wire, or the like, is drawn as a layer of flowable coating material is applied thereto. The coating material is injected through a radial b... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5795438 | Method and apparatus for feeding multiple digesters A number of distinct parallel digesters are fed with chips from a common steaming vessel. After steaming the chips are slurried and pressurized, and substantially simultaneously the steamed, slurried, and pressurized chips are transferred to at least some... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5795390 | Liquid dispensing system with multiple cartridges A liquid dispensing system has a number of cartridges, preferably two or four, selectively coupled to a single motor with a respective clutch for dispensing dots of liquid at high speed. The motor drives a spur gear that meshes with individual spur gears ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5792323 | Spiral base structres for long nip paper machine press belts A belt for use on a long nip press for dewatering a fibrous web includes a base assembled by spirally winding a prepared structure strip in a plurality of non-overlapping turns. Successive turns are abutted against and joined to those previously wound by ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5792321 | Methods and apparatus to enhance paper and board forming qualities Methods and apparatus to enhance paper and board forming qualities with insert tubes and/or a diffuser block in the paper forming machine headbox component which generates vorticity in the machine direction (MD) which is superimposed on the streamwise flo... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5792232 | Forced convection heating apparatus A forced convection heating apparatus and process for heating glass sheets therewithin. The apparatus includes at least one gas burner for producing hot combustion gases which is to be distributed to the top and/or bottom surfaces of a glass sheet within ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5785760 | Line striping machine A self propelled, walk-behind or surrey drawn striping machine includes a single fluid tank for confining and, delivering under a pressure, fluid drive, heated thermoplastic, paint and the new, environmentally preferred, thin line thermoplastic. The machi... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5782949 | Device for the manufacture of flat glass sheet with improved characteristics A flat glass sheet is formed using the float process. Before annealing of glass carried on rollers, the glass is conveyed by a fluid bed formed by a mixture of gasses, in order to cool the glass to approximately 600° C. before it reaches an annealing leh... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5782978 | Coating device with movable fluid supply nozzle and rotatable substrate holder A fluid application apparatus of the present invention includes a rotatable substrate holding mechanism (4), a photoresist liquid supply portion (5) and a motor mechanism (26). The photoresist liquid supply portion (5) supplies resist fluid to a region sm... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5783037 | System and method for operating a pulp mill A pulp mill includes a digester which contains a raw material, a digesting medium, and a source of steam. Oxygen is injected into the steam line, at a point which minimizes exposure of the oxygen to the steam outside of the digester. The oxygen can also b... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5783247 | Flavoring composition containing oxidized triglyceride fats, fatty acids, of fatty acid derivatives Process for preparing a flavoring composition suitable as a butter flavor block by subjecting triglyceride fats, fatty acids or fatty acid derivatives to oxidizing conditions, comprising: (a) admixing an anti-oxidant to triglyceride fats, fatty acids or fatty ... | 07/21/1998 |
