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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5623808 | Apparatus and method for palletizing and wrapping a load An apparatus for packaging and wrapping a load, and a method for using the same, having an infeed conveyor for receiving bundles from an assembly or production line, positioning conveyors located downstream of the infeed conveyor for arranging the bundles... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623809 | Method of sleeving a covered potted plant A plant packaging system comprising a combination of a protective sleeve portion and a decorative cover portion having a base and skirt for packaging a potted plant or a covered potted plant. The protective sleeve can be detached from the decorative porti... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623810 | Method for making sterile suture packages A method for making sterile suture packages employs a frame assembly line, a sterilization line and a blanker/cartoner line. A web of foil is advanced in a series of movements through the frame assembly line to assemble a frame containing needle-suture as... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623811 | Process and device for packaging and supplying fiber material The present invention pertains to a process and a device for packaging and supplying fiber material 5. In a multi-location fiber plant 1, the fiber material is filled into a closable freight container and is compacted in a filling station 2, and the freig... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623812 | Shrink wrap material and method for protecting articles A method and material for shrink wrapping articles includes wrapping the article with a shrink wrapping material having a shrink/stretch film outer layer and an inner layer of a non-woven fabric. The shrink/stretch film responds to heat by shrinking aroun... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623813 | Memory module container A container for memory modules comprising a generally rectangular shape with a lid and tray with a multitude of finger-like protrusions forming vertical slots therebetween for receiving memory modules. The interior is formed such that a cavity may be crea... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623815 | Molded biodegradable packaging The disclosure is of a method and apparatus for packaging articles, and cushioning the packages with biodegradable, starch based materials. The materials, packed as loose nuggets within the package, are converted to a single, unitary cushion in-situ to pr... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623816 | Packaging arrangement A packaging arrangement for packaging products, such as contact lenses, in packages such as blister packs. The packaging arrangement includes a rotary index table defining on its upper surface a plurality of identical, radially-oriented support pallets, e... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623817 | Operating unit joint for turf maintenance equipment A steering operating unit joint (22) for connecting an operating unit (20) to a lift arm (18) of a turf maintenance machine (10). Operating unit (20) can be a reel-type turf cutting unit. Cutting unit joint (22) preferably includes a pivot knuckle (50) ha... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623818 | Rotatable in place powered vehicle for steering around abutments A rotatable-in-place, powered riding vehicle typically may be used as a lawnmower, garden tractor, wheelchair, or warehouse utility truck. Its simplified construction and operator controls facilitate steering maneuverability. Thus the vehicle can be used ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623819 | Method and apparatus for sequentially staged combustion using a catalyst A low NOx generating combustor in which a first lean mixture of fuel and air is pre-heated by transferring heat from hot gas discharging from the combustor. The preheated first fuel/air mixture is then catalyzed in a catalytic reactor and then combusted s... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623820 | Flow control apparatus for gas turbine engine installation pressure relief doors An improved pressure relief system for a turbine engine (10). The pressure relief system includes a pressure relief door (12) attached to the engine shroud (16) at its forward edge. The aft edge of the door (12) is free to pivot outward in the occurrence ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623821 | Turbojet equipped with a deicing system on the intake case A turbojet having an air intake case including radial arms between an outer annular structure and an inner central structure, and a deicing unit configured to deice the radial arms by microwaves and located in the central structure. The deicing unit has a... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623822 | Method of operating a waste-to-energy plant having a waste boiler and gas turbine cycle A waste-to-energy plant which is designed and operated to burn municipal waste (in 2) combines a high pressure steam turbine/generator cycle and a combustion turbine/generator cycle, wherein the exit gas from the combustion turbine (6) is utilized to supe... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623823 | Variable cycle engine with enhanced stability A variable cycle gas turbine engine (10) includes a core unit (30) having a guide vane array (36), and a hybrid stage (38) with a rotor blade array (40) and a stator vane array (42). The engine is operable in at least two modes which channel different qua... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623824 | Air-fuel ratio control system for internal combustion engine An air-fuel ratio control system for an automotive internal combustion engine provided with a three-way catalytic converter disposed in an exhaust gas passageway of the engine. The air-fuel ratio control system is comprised of an oxygen sensor disposed in... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623825 | Turbo charger arrangement for an internal combustion engine In a turbocharger arrangement for an internal combustion engine including an exhaust gas turbine with an exhaust gas pressure control valve (waste gate) and an operating motor for opening or closing the waste gate, wherein a charger is coupled to the turb... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623826 | Combustor having a premix chamber with a blade-like structural member and method of operating the combustor A combustor includes a pilot burner provided at a center portion thereof, and a premixer surrounding the pilot burner. The premixer has a plurality of premix chambers separated from one another in a peripheral direction. Each of the premix chambers includ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623827 | Regenerative cooled dome assembly for a gas turbine engine combustor A dome assembly for a single annular combustor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed as having a first dome wall in flow communication with compressed air supplied to the combustor, the first dome wall including a central opening therein and at least one c... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623828 | Thermoelectric air cooling device A thermoelectric cooler (TEC) with attached heat sinks centrally positioned at the discharge of a blower and in turn mounted in an enclosure to provide a supply of cooled air to the driver or passenger of a vehicle. A blower/motor assembly produces a stea... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623829 | Vortex tube cooling system for solder reflow convection furnaces A vortex tube cooling system is presented. The cooling system contains one or more vortex tubes connected to a supply of compressed gas, the vortex tubes providing a stream of cold gas which cools product as it emerges from a furnace. The cooling system i... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623830 | Method and apparatus for freezing a food product in a predetermined shape Method and apparatus for changing or maintaining the shape of a food product during freezing using a roller assembly containing at least two rollers forming a sinusoidal pathway in which the food product is submerged in a liquid cryogen as the shape-formi... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623831 | Fluidized particle production system and process A fluidized particle production system includes a solidifying unit having a forming surface for supporting a solidified layer of a medium, e.g. ice and a treatment apparatus for removing the solidified medium from the solidifying surface and sizing the re... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623832 | Extraction and storage of pressurized fluent materials Extraction of a fluent material from a pressurized system containing same such as CFC for reclamation is effected into a container by reducing the temperature of the container to a sufficiently cold temperature to generate a vacuum within the container su... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623833 | System and method for recovering and separating non-condensing gases from a halocarbon composition A high efficiency, high rate system for recovering and removing non-condensable gases from a halocarbon composition. A collection tank with an integral heat exchanger unit is submerged in a liquid heat transfer medium and coupled to the halocarbon composi... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623834 | Diagnostics for a heating and cooling system Compressor discharge temperature, ambient outdoor air temperature and thermal load are used as control parameters for controlling the expansion valve setting and indoor fan speed. Diagnostics monitor a feedback signal from the fan motor to detect fan over... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623835 | System for controlling air flow to a vehicle air conditioning unit An engine cooling fan control system includes a vehicle speed sensor, a pressure sensor for sensing the pressure of refrigerant provided to a refrigerant condenser forming part of the vehicle air conditioning system and a controller responsive to the vehi... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623836 | Electronic refrigeration control system An electronic refrigeration and defrost control unit includes a compressor relay, a defrost relay, and a fan relay. The compressor relay includes two hot terminals and one neutral terminal, the defrost relay includes three hot terminals and one neutral te... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623837 | Air conditioning system for a vehicle An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes an evaporator disposed at a slant at an exhaust side of at least one blow fan and blow motor, and at least one blow case disposed around the at least one blow fan for controlling a blown quantity of air so... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623838 | Adjustable link for chain link bracelet An adjustable link (1) for a bracelet having a plurality of fixed links comprises a cap (6) into which a base (7) slides and a mechanism (8) with push-pieces (9, 10) which enables the length of the link to be extended to at least two different lengths so ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623839 | Knitted fabric and method of producing A hosiery garment including at least a leg portion comprising a fabric defined by a ground knitted structure having a plurality of successive courses knitted from a ground yarn and a bare elastomeric yarn laid-in preferably on every course, or alternative... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623840 | Process for production of weave-knit material A process for the manufacture of knitted goods with integrated weft and/or warp threads on a knitting machine having at least one needle bed by way of an actuatable thread guide which is movable in a controlled manner in the direction of the needle bed in... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623841 | Two-way locking system and method A two-way locking system and method wherein a pair of entryway members which are moveable relative to each other may be separately accessed by separate locks from each side. A strap passes between the confronting edges of each entryway member, and a first... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623842 | Mountable device for securing portable items A security device is described that is simple and reliable. It includes a base member which is adhesively attached to the surface of a large object such as a motor vehicle. A protective knife-edged boss surrounds and protects the adhesive fastener to defe... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623843 | Motorcycle tethering device A motorcycle anchoring device capable of being driven through asphalt, tarmac, or pavement, and to which a motorcycle can be tethered, thereby providing an anti-theft security when no other mechanism for securing is available. The device is in the form of... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623844 | Key leverage extending apparatus and method A method and apparatus for assisting in the operation of a key in a lock. A leverage extender is provided having a base member comprising a pair of opposed ends secured to a pair of opposed sides and a pair of opposed tops secured respectively to the oppo... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623845 | Method for producing flanged structural products directly from slabs Flanged structural products are rolled directly from rectangular slabs using only a universal mill having web rolls of fixed width corresponding to a selected finished web depth of the finished product. Original slab width is dependent upon the area ratio... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623846 | Device for straightening a frame of an automobile An integrated platform/clamping structure for use in combination with a frame straightening system; the structure including multiple clamp assemblies slidably attached to the platform of the system for lateral movement relative to the platform. The clamp ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623847 | Method of and apparatus for deep drawing Deep drawing of a work can be made by securing a certain amount of feed of the work from the side of a cushion ring to a vertical wall surface of a stationary die. In this drawing method, for the drawing of the work, a die part interlocked to a movable di... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623848 | Pressing method and system wherein cushion platen is lowered by cooperation of shock absorbers and cylinders before holding of blank between die and pressure ring Pressing method and system wherein a drawing operation on blank is performed by die and punch while the blank is held between the die and a pressure ring by a blank holding force which is generated based on a movement resistance of the cushion platen and ... | 04/29/1997 |
