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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5297496 | Process for the combined treatment of waste materials The invention relates to a process for the combined treatment of waste materials of two types A and B, A being waste material having a relatively high energy content and B being a water containing waste material having a relatively low energy content, sai... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297497 | Scraper attachment for depth gauge wheel on seed planter A scraper is provided for use on depth gauge wheels provided on planters for row crops such as corn, soybeans, cotton, beans, peanuts and the like. The scraper includes a scraper blade which is mounted at one end portion of an elongated arm for contacting... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297498 | Device for connecting containers A bridge fitting (10) for anchoring containers, stacked especially on ship's decks or hatches, is provided with two operatively connected connecting pieces (12, 13) which are arranged at a variable distance to one another and which determine the effective... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297499 | Cleat for securing a boat to a docking structure Cleats are provided for securing a boat to a dock or to piling. The cleat includes a cleat plate having at least one slot with a chamfered entry into which a line may be tossed. Cleats intended for mounting on a dock preferably have a plurality of slots a... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297500 | Apparatus for assisting in parking vehicles in a vehicle shelter An apparatus for assisting in correctly positioning a vehicle in a shelter having an adjustable length line which includes ceiling and indicator attachment ends. Also included is a ceiling fastener adapted to be secured to a ceiling surface, a ceiling att... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297501 | Intense noise generator A noise generator is created by having a high pressure gas applied to a Mach 2 nozzle which is combined in an adjustable nozzle assembly with a resonance tube of adjustable length with a closed end forming a Mach disk between them. The resultant compressi... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297502 | Modular reversible-flow-past nasopulmonary respiratory dosing system for laboratory animals An apparatus for exposing laboratory animals to a gas or vaporous substance directly to the nose of the animals and hence the respiratory system of laboratory animals includes concentric inner and outer manifolds. The inner manifold is provided with a plu... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297503 | Bird feeder protector A bird feeder protector startles and removes unwanted animal intruders from a bird feeding area or bird feeding platform of a conventional bird feeder. A protector mounting base is secured to the bird feeder. A sweeper arm is provided with sufficient leng... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297504 | Pet water saver An improved spill-resistant container for transporting animals having an automatic refill feature and a low profile design that allows the animal ease of access to drinking water and resists tipping of the container. Water within the container is prevente... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297505 | Internal combustion engine valve actuator A valve actuation appliance for an internal combustion engine having an actuation lever and a coupling lever which can be coupled thereto. The levers are driven by different cams. In order to prevent coupling of the two levers in a region relative to the ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297506 | Valve operating system for an internal combustion engine In a valve operating system for an internal combustion engine with overhead valves and a camshaft supported by a bearing bracket mounted on the cylinder head for the actuation of the valves via a rocker arm arrangement comprising for at least one of the v... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297507 | Internal combustion engine having variable event timing An internal combustion engine has a crankshaft, a camshaft driven by the crankshaft through a drivewheel at half the crankshaft speed and at least one cam on the camshaft for actuating a spring-biased poppet valve. To achieve variable event timing, a lost... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297508 | Variable camshaft drive system for internal combustion engine A variable camshaft drive system for an internal combustion engine includes a primary camshaft phaser interposed between the engine crankshaft and a first camshaft. A secondary camshaft phaser determines the phase relationship between the first camshaft a... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297509 | Rocker arm assembly Two bearing cups are rigidly mounted on side portions of a rocker arm and extend over respective arms of a bearing support member. Rolling members within an annulus formed between the bearing cups and the bearing support member permit the rocker arm to os... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297510 | Volume ignition system A volume ignition system for internal combustion engines causes ignition processes of fuel by location of a high voltage electrode (1) of a spark plug inside an engine's cylinder. Electrical discharges are created basically from the high voltage electrode... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297511 | Lubricating system for engine A lubrication system for the internal combustion engine of a motorcycle that includes a pump that outputs a constant amount of fluid per cycle of operation and a delivery valve which selectively passes lubricant to the engine or returns lubricant back to ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297512 | Vibrating and ultrasonic sound emitting grooming device apparatus and method An apparatus for grooming hair includes a hairbrush having a plurality of vibrating tines and facilities for emitting ultrasonic sound waves into the hair while grooming.... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297513 | Breeding tank assembly for fish larvae An improved tank assembly comprising a number of tanks. One of tanks holds the parent fish and has structure for allowing fish larvae to flow into another tank. In the second tank, the fish larvae can circulate and continue to grow. Food is circulated in ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297514 | Safety lock for an adjustable pet collar A pet collar (10) includes a first web portion (18) attached to a second web portion (19) by a locking device (16). The locking device (16) includes opposed plates (22, 23) each of which have a plurality of apertures (27, 28, 29) therein which receive the... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297515 | Fuel supply systems for engines and combustion processes therefor An engine is provided which, in at least one cylinder or combustion area, is provided with a hydrocarbon rich fuel which produces upon combustion an exhaust gas containing unburned hydrocarbons, water vapor and carbon monoxide. The exhaust gas is treated ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297516 | Valve actuating apparatus An apparatus for actuating valves of an engine is disclosed. A cam shaft is supported by the engine and has at least one set of cams, e.g., two axially spaced low speed cams and a high speed cam between the low speed cams. A rocker shaft is supported by t... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297517 | Noise suppression enclosure for an engine Most existing noise reduction enclosures used with engines and engine driven equipment have failed to meet the reduced noise emission requirements of today and of the future. A few of the present enclosures meet the reduced noise emission requirements of ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297518 | Mass controlled compression timed ignition method and igniter A method and apparatus for compression timed ignition in internal combustion engines, the varying mass of the fuel-air mixture having controlling effect to retard timing by cooling a heater element to vary the current therethrough, and characterized by an... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297519 | Method and apparatus for direct fuel injection in an internal combustion engine A method and apparatus for the ignition of fuel injected into an internal combustion engine, wherein combustion is initiated by spraying fuel directly onto a spark plug with heated electrodes. The heating of the electrodes may be effected energizing them ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297520 | Fuel supply system with high turn down ratio A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine, such as a dual fuel diesel/gas engine of the type requiring an overall system turn-down ratio capability, from maximum fuel flow rate to minimum flow rate, on the order of 100 to 1, employs a conv... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297521 | Throttle valve controller for internal combustion engine A throttle valve controller for use with an internal combustion engine has construction advantageous in terms of cost and enables, by a fail-safe function, "abnormal-state auxiliary driving" by the operation of an accelerator pedal in a case where an abno... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297522 | Throttle valve An operating device for a throttle valve is described, wherein the maximum angle of aperture of the throttle valve is determined mechanically, while smaller angles can also be actuated electrically. An idling admission control can be integrated into an el... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297523 | Tuned actuating fluid inlet manifold for a hydraulically-actuated fuel injection system An improved actuating fluid inlet manifold for a plurality of hydraulically-actuated fuel injectors. The manifold includes fluid dynamic tuning apparatus for controlling the flow of relatively high pressure actuating fluid between the common rail passage ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297524 | Arrangement for a fuel line in an internal combustion engine A respective fuel injector for each cylinder in a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine. The fuel injectors being supplied with fuel via passages in the cylinder heads of the engine. The passages all open on one side of the engine. On the one side ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297525 | Method for determining the quantity of fuel injected To determine a correction quantity (KM) of fuel injected in dynamic transition operation, the filter constants (A, B, C) of a filter characteristic are chosen as a function of operating parameters of the internal combustion engine.... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297526 | Glow-plug engine An improved glow-plug engine for use with a model airplane of the type that includes an output shaft for driving a propeller, a needle valve for controlling a flow of fuel into a carburetor, and a fuel line formed from resilient silicone rubber is provide... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297527 | Diagnosing apparatus of evaporation fuel control system of vehicle In an evaporation fuel control system, a failure diagnosis monitor of the evaporation fuel control system in the limited stable operating state, such as an exhaust gas mode or the like, can be performed so that the failure state is early detected and disc... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297528 | Evaporation fuel control apparatus for engine An evaporation fuel control apparatus for an engine wherein a canister is disposed in an intermediate part of a control passage which communicates between an engine inlet passage and a fuel tank, and is adapted to draw and retain evaporated fuel therein. ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297529 | Positive pressure canister purge system integrity confirmation The tank/canister volume's integrity against unacceptable leakage is either confirmed or denied by a diagnostic test performed by an on-board diagnostic system which includes an electrically operated air pump and tank-mounted analog pressure transducer. A... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297530 | Heating device for injected fuel for internal combustion engine A heating device for injected fuel in an internal combustion engine is disposed at an upper wall of an intake port. The heating device includes a casing and a plurality of fins integrally connected to a lower plate of the casing. A heater is disposed betw... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297531 | Fuel supplying device for internal combustion gasoline engine A fuel supplying device for an internal combustion gasoline engine in which, a loss of air pressure due to the heater is reduced, the heater efficiency is improved, and which is applicable to a multi-point injection system. The fuel supplying device for a... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297532 | Supercharging pressure control system for supercharged internal combustion engines A supercharged internal combustion engine includes an intake passage, a supercharger arranged in the intake passage, an exhaust passage, and a catalytic converter arranged in the exhaust passage. A supercharging pressure control system for the engine cont... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297533 | Light holder and stabilizer attachment for bow An attachment for a hunting bow designed to be screwed into a threaded receptacle normally provided for a stabilizer. The attachment includes an elongated cylinder with an open end and a substantially circular rear plate, from which a threaded shaft exten... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297534 | Barbecue grill apparatus A barbecue pit is arranged to include a rotary shaft mounted in adjacency to the pit having an extension shaft, wherein a mesh basket is arranged for selective positioning over the barbecue pit for ease of access to the basket and for food components posi... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297535 | Ignition device for water heaters This invention relates to an ignition device for water heaters and in particular to one including a body portion, a water container including a diaphragm fixedly mounted on the bottom of the body portion and having a lift rod extending into the body porti... | 03/29/1994 |
