Patents Published on 08/27/1996

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5549059	Converting paper mill sludge or the like Paper mill sludge or similar organic sludges with a high ash content are converted by burning the sludge in a cyclone furnace along with another source of fuel. The heat content of the sludge is recovered and the ash content of the sludge is converted to ...	08/27/1996
5549060	Mechanical seed meter The invention is directed to a simple mechanical seed meter having a casing that is provided with holding and dividing combs in which is rotated a metering drum. The metering drum is provided with angled flutes which define seed receiving valleys. One sid...	08/27/1996
5549061	Drive force transmission for a shuttle section in a sewing machine A drive force transmission for a shuttle section in a sewing machine in which a rotation of a spindle is transmitted and transformed into a swing motion to an output shaft coupled with the shuttle section, the drive force transmission comprising: a power ...	08/27/1996
5549062	Shuttle hook driving device for a sewing machine A shuttle hook driving device for driving a shuttle hook having a beak disposed between a needle drop position and a bobbin thread lead-out point of a bobbin in a sewing machine which includes a main shaft, a needle bar, a thread take-up lever, and a conv...	08/27/1996
5549063	Frame structure for a sewing machine arm A sewing machine having a substantially U-shaped structure includes a bed section, a barrel section connected to the bed section in a substantially perpendicular fashion, and a bracket connected to the arm barrel section in a substantially perpendicular f...	08/27/1996
5549064	Textured surface effect fabric Tufting apparatus includes servomotors driving front and back yarn feed rolls for feeding yarns to the needles of the front and back needle bars, respectively. Incremental servomotor control for each stitch enables a height differential between immediatel...	08/27/1996
5549065	Water vehicle and a directional control device therefor There is presented in combination, a water vehicle and a directional cont device therefor. The water vehicle includes at least a portion thereof which is underwater during travel of the vehicle through water. The directional control device comprises a si...	08/27/1996
5549066	Triangular boat hull apparatus A multi-hull design constructed from flat pieces of material instead of curved sections normally used for boat hull construction. The design is economical to build since it makes the best use of modern construction materials. Application to all types and ...	08/27/1996
5549067	Floatable luggage carrier for pickup trucks and snowmobiles, convertible into a camper and a trimaran A floatable luggage carrier, for pickup trucks and snowmobiles, convertible into a camper and a trimaran, comprises a rectangular floatable main vessel. A rectangular floatable wing vessel is hinged along each of the longitudinal side walls of the main ve...	08/27/1996
5549068	Closure latching mechanism The door, hatch or other closure in a marine vessel includes a large central window, and is manually or mechanically latched or unlatched by a quick-acting actuation mechanism. An outer handle or an inner handle is rotated, thereby pulling a chain that en...	08/27/1996
5549069	Enclosure for shielding moored water vessel hull from direct contact with water Apparatus for shielding the submerged portion of a moored water vessel, such as a boat hull and driving gear, from direct contact with water. The apparatus protects the hull and driving gear from marine growth, electrolysis, water deterioration of underwa...	08/27/1996
5549070	In-water dry dock system The present invention provides a simple system for in-water dry docking pleasure boats using existing boat slips. The system includes a dry-dock basin having a pair of ballast tanks mounted below the bottom surface of the basin. The basin is submerged usi...	08/27/1996
5549071	Ski tow boat with wake control device and method for operation An inboard power boat for towing water skiers is disclosed which incorporates a wake control device. The boat has a hull configuration in which the stern portion has a flat or semi-flat bottom. The wake control device is comprised of a single flat plate w...	08/27/1996
5549072	Boat seat stand A boat seat stand having a vertical member for receiving the downward extending post from a boat seat or a boat seat pedestal extension. Extending from the vertical member are a plurality of legs which engage the ground to support the stand and the boat s...	08/27/1996
5549073	Collapsible cage A collapsible cage for dogs or rabbits has a rectangular base, fold-down end walls folding side walls and a roof. The walls and roof are made of metal grids. The end walls fold down onto the base one over the other. The side walls fold in the middle conce...	08/27/1996
5549074	Water drinking device for pets A water drinking device for pets comprises a vessel provided at the top thereof with a cap having a ventilation hole. The vessel is further provided at the lower end thereof with a slanted bottom so as to ensure that the water outlet is located at a level...	08/27/1996
5549075	Automatic bird feeder An automatic bird feeder comprised of a storage container for feed, a hole or opening in the storage container for adding feed to the storage container, a feeder positioned above the storage container, a feed tube connecting the storage container with the...	08/27/1996
5549076	Device for use in a rearing unit A rearing unit for use in a body of water includes a frame, a net bag held by the frame, a jumping fence mounted peripherally around the frame, a top net attached to the jumping fence to form, with the net bag, a closed unit, a floating ring supporting th...	08/27/1996
5549078	Device for superheating steam The present invention relates to a heating device for submersion within a tank of water to boil the water to produce steam, and for superheating the steam, comprising an outer sleeve; an inner sleeve partially disposed through the outer sleeve and having ...	08/27/1996
5549079	Open beam sootblower A retractable sootblower having an open frame. The frame includes an inboard end wall, an outboard end wall and a pair of opposingly positioned side panels. The side panels are seamless and mounted to interconnect the inboard and outboard end walls togeth...	08/27/1996
5549080	Apparatus and method for diagnosing occurrence of failure in variable valve timing control system for internal combustion engine In a diagnosing apparatus and method for an internal combustion engine having a variable valve timing control system, the apparatus and method diagnose whether the variable valve timing control system actually switches the valve timings according to a swi...	08/27/1996
5549081	Arrangement for operating valves of an internal combustion engine In an arrangement for operating valves of an internal combustion engine by means of at least two operating members for opening and closing each valve and a camshaft with cams having base portions and camming portions for operating the operating members wh...	08/27/1996
5549082	Air vent structure for plug cap A plug cap includes a plug cap body and a rain cover (24) having an air vent aperture (28) for communication between a spark plug mounting hole and the atmosphere. There is provided a sealing member (29) including a shaft portion (30) extending through th...	08/27/1996
5549083	Method and apparatus for clean cold starting of internal combustion engines An improved starting system for internal combustion engines using gaseous fuels such as hydrogen, natural gas, propane, butane and the like. In an engine using liquid fuel injection for normal operation, a sensor for the catalytic converter is provided to...	08/27/1996
5549084	Fuel shut-off solenoid pull-in coil current limiter The pull-in coil of a fuel shut-off solenoid on an engine is connected to a thermistor circuit for limiting the current to the pull-in coil. The pull-in coil is connected to ground through terminals of a control relay and through a thermistor. The activat...	08/27/1996
5549085	Deflector insert for air filters An insert device for smoothing air flow from air filters to carburetors. The device is suitable for turning an air stream from an intake air passageway, which is directed inwardly along a plane from a periphery towards a center to a fuel/air mixing chambe...	08/27/1996
5549086	Sliding contact-making structures in internal combustion engine Sliding contact-making structures of an internal combustion engine, which comprise (a) a cylinder unit having an inner plating coating containing a dispersoid substance such as a plating coating of Ni-P-SiC or Ni-SiC; and (b) a piston provided with at lea...	08/27/1996
5549087	Combined cycle engine A method of operation of an internal combustion engine to minimize NOx emission in exhaust gas involves detection of load on the vehicle engine as either a low load or a high load. While a low load is detected unthrottled air and a quantity of fuel provid...	08/27/1996
5549088	Induction system for engine A number of embodiments of induction system for internal combustion engines employing multiple intake valves. The induction systems are designed so as to provide substantially unrestricted charging and axial flow into the cylinder bore when running under ...	08/27/1996
5549089	Engine maximum speed limiter An engine speed control apparatus wherein the upper limit of engine speed can be set and then not be exceeded once a key-operated switch has been activated to an "off" position. The key can be removed from the switch so that the operator cannot exceed the...	08/27/1996
5549090	Electronic ignition system for combustion engines An electronic ignition system for a spark-ignition internal combustion engines which has a timing disk attached to the engine's shaft. The timing disk has peripherally located permanent magnets at desired locations which generates an output timing signal ...	08/27/1996
5549091	4-cycle engine and magnetic sensor A four-cycle engine including a magnetic detection sensor mounted on a non-magnetic cam shaft pulley which is rotated in operative association with a crank pulley for detecting a plurality of detecting portions formed on the magnetic detection member by c...	08/27/1996
5549092	Fuel metering control system in internal combustion engine A system for controlling fuel metering in an internal combustion engine using a fluid dynamic model and the quantity of throttle-past air is determined therefrom. Based on the observation that the difference between the steady-state engine operating condi...	08/27/1996
5549093	Traction control for automotive vehicle An engine shifts to a split cylinder operation to reduce a wheel slip of driving wheels of an automotive vehicle. The split cylinder operation is effected on mixture free from mixture enrichment correction and during the split cylinder operation, each of ...	08/27/1996
5549094	Fuel vapor control for internal combustion engine A fuel vapor control system for an internal combustion engine is constructed so as to first determine a basic purge gas quantity based on an operating condition of the engine, then corrects the basic purge gas quantity in accordance with an altitude at wh...	08/27/1996
5549095	Power train having supercharged engine A power train has an engine, such as a multi-valve, double overhead camshaft engine, which is equipped with a mechanical supercharger and an intercooler, and a transmission operationally coupled to the engine. The engine, which is adapted to provide the m...	08/27/1996
5549096	Load control of a spare ignited engine without throttling and method of operation A spark ignited engine and method of its operation in which throttling losses are substantially eliminated has two intake manifolds operating at different charge air density levels. Suitable valves, upstream of conventional cylinder intake valves, are con...	08/27/1996
5549097	Vehicular fuel control system and method A system 10 for controlling the operation of a propane powered vehicle engine includes a gas sensor 28 for providing a fuel rich signal and a fuel lean signal to a controller 20. The controller is also responsive to a tachometer 26 which senses the engine...	08/27/1996
5549098	Glass range top-seal system A reliable, easily installable and replaceable range top system sealingly and removably connects a sealed glass panel to the structure of a range top. The system comprises a glass panel-elastic seal assembly, including a glass range top panel and an elast...	08/27/1996
5549099	Injection and regulation device for atmospheric gas burners for heating appliance, in particular of the infra-red type The invention concerns an injection and regulation device for burners for heating appliances equipped with a duct (4) for an air/gas mixture and comprising a Venturi element (5). According to the invention, the means of injection include at least two inje...	08/27/1996

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