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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5634412 | Method for regulating the furnace in incineration plants in particular in refuse incineration plants To detect a regulating quantity which is directly proportional to the combustion temperature, an infrared measuring device in the form of an infrared pyrometer is provided in the descending waste gas flue of an incineration plant and measures the temperat... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634413 | Method for thermal oxidation of liquid waste substances w/two-fluid auto-pulsation nozzles In the method, the liquid waste substance is vaporized and oxidized in a stream of hot flue gas 4. This stream of flue gas 4 contains the oxygen necessary for oxidation. The essence of the method is that the liquid waste substance is sprayed into the stre... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634414 | Process for plasma pyrolysis and vitrification of municipal waste Municipal or other solid waste is delivered in loose form to a processing facility where it is compacted into a supply chute adjacent the upper portion of a reactor. The compaction serves to remove most of the air and some of the water from the waste as w... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634415 | Adjustable rack apparatus An adjustable rack apparatus for holding work pieces of a sewing machine is provided. The adjustable rack apparatus is installed on one side of a sewing machine's work platform. The apparatus comprises a rack base assembly to which are coupled a clamp mec... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634416 | Device and method for forming an ornamental stitch in a sewing machine In a device for forming ornamental stitch seams, which comprises two or more needles (3a, 3b) moving alternately backward and forward through a needle plate (2) and a looper (5) cyclically movable following an elliptical trajectory (t) under the needle pl... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634417 | Fabric presser foot device of a sewing machine A presser bar 11 is provided at its lower end with a fabric presser foot 13 and a nut 16. The fabric presser foot 13 is individually moved on the presser bar 11 independent of a reciprocating motion of the presser bar 11. Due to an action of a spring 14 t... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634418 | Needle chuck with pivoting center knife A cloth cutter attachment (11) is mounted to a conventional double needle sewing machine (10) for shifting a cutter assembly mount (27) fore and aft past the needle mount assembly (26) of the sewing machine (10) so that its cutting blade (76) shifts betwe... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634419 | Front-drive boat A watercraft having its propulsion machinery near the bow. The hull of the craft has a single, tapered bow section, with a drive pod under the center of the bow. The bow section is tapered up into the hull aft of the middle of the craft, while the sides o... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634420 | Swivel device The invention relates to a mast and boom coupled thereto by means of a coupling means for a sailing boat, which includes: an elongate structure which bounds a cavity extending in a longitudinal direction; a slotted hole extending on the top side thereof i... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634421 | Watercraft mooring apparatus A watercraft mooring apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes an elongate spacing device having a generally tubular element with an interior channel formed therethrough. There are a pair of resilient fender components attached to respective ends of ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634422 | Personal watercraft with V-type engine A number of embodiments of small personal watercraft each embodying a V-type engine. Arrangements are shown wherein the engine is mounted either with its output shaft extending in a longitudinal direction or in a vertical direction. Various placements for... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634423 | Personal submersible marine vehicle An improved, personal, submersible marine vehicle with a fluid-tight elongated hull having an open back and a removable cover. Within the hull is a battery compartment. A shrouded propeller and motor depend from the hull. A dense, rigid cellular foam sect... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634424 | Modular structure for supporting and guiding sliding tubes in particular for submarine towers A modular structure for supporting and guiding tubes slidable in the vertical direction and carrying sensing, reconnaissance and transmission equipment for submarine towers, a frame formed by uprights and walls, which are longitudinal and transverse defin... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634425 | Boat hull including moulded shell structure A reinforced plastic hull structure is disclosed, wherein the hull is preferably rotary molded with homogeneously connected inner and outer shell molds, the configuration including a plurality of longitudinally extending stiffening members between the inn... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634426 | Absorption depletion indicators for anesthetic gas administration systems Absorption depletion indicators for anesthetic gas administration systems which, in a closed or semi-closed system of anesthetic gas administration comprising a canister held absorbent for carbon dioxide, the improvement is characterized in that an indica... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634427 | Emergency signalling device An emergency signalling device is provided. The emergency signalling device includes a cylindrical canister pressurized with a quantity of a lighter than air gas. A valve is provided on the top of the canister for sealing the gas. An inflatable balloon is... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634428 | Device for removing a set of teat cups A device for removing a set of teat cups from a dairy animal. The device includes a piston-and-cylinder mechanism. The cylinder is attached to the teat-cup set by a cord secured to the piston. The device is intended for use in a milking parlor where the t... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634429 | Bird feeder using recyclable containers The invention features a feed conduit tube for a bird feeder and also features a bird feeder including at least one of these feed conduit tubes, at least one feed container and a feed tray. The feed container stores or holds the bird feed and has a neck. ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634430 | Reduced mess bird feeder A reduced mess bird feeder comprises a plurality of feeder dishes and a pedestal, the pedestal includes a base, a pair of locking fingers attached to the base, a shaft which extends upward from a top surface of the base and is terminated by a support bloc... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634431 | Odor inhibiting pet litter The addition of urease negative bacteria to sodium smectite clay minerals in pet litter inhibits growth of urease positive bacteria for a period of several days, thereby retarding formation of ammonia and other obnoxious odors. Approximately fifty percent... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634432 | Apparatus for producing electrical energy within the body of a ruminant The need to positively identify ownership of cattle is well recognized and understood and has given rise to the practice of hot iron branding. This method, however, has proven less than satisfactory and a variety of alternate methods have been explored wi... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634433 | Fish tank bridge and method for making same The combination of two aquarium fish tanks bridged by a plastic bridge tube is disclosed. The bridge tube is shaped to accommodate the insertion of the ends of said bridge tubes in each of the fish tanks. A pump and filter are connected to a narrow diamet... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634434 | Self closing dog house door A self closing dog house door including a pair of sheeting members secured over an opening in a dog house. Each of the sheeting members has an upper edge, a lower edge, an inner edge, and an outer edge. The inner edge of each of the sheeting members has a... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634435 | Animal amusement and exercise stimulator An animal amusement and exercise stimulator comprising a circular housing 14, containing a closed circuit trough 18 around its outermost perimeter. The trough 18 is inclined upwards from concealed portion 32 to exposed portion 34 and confines a movable ob... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634436 | Exercise and amusement device for animals An exercise and amusement device for animals for providing repeated audio stimulation to an animal in response to the animal taking hold and pulling upon a portion of the device. A housing containing a audio unit may be mounted to a base or a stationary s... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634437 | Tie-me-flex ratite leg brace An orthopedic leg brace to correct "cow hock" and "splayed" leg conditions of large birds such as ratites. The brace comprises a spring steel band which arches over the bird's back and fastens to leather cuffs above the hock of each leg. For a "splayed" l... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634438 | Large animal stock A large animal stock formed of two spaced side frames transversely connected at the front and rear to form an enclosure. Each side frame features an elevated top member both of which may be transversely connected along the length of the side frame at an e... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634439 | Bike rider balance belt A device to assist someone, such as a parent, in teaching a child to ride a bicycle. The device is a strap to be worn around the child's chest and extending around the back which can be fastened by way of velcro, buckles, or any other well-known fastening... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634440 | Convertible step and ramp combination A convertible step and ramp combination having a frame (15, 16) with removable steps (19, 23) which may be converted into a ramp (19, 23). The three steps have attached hangers (20) which rest on rods (10, 12) extending between frame while in step mode. C... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634441 | Power transfer mechanism A power transfer mechanism for transferring power between rotating components and reciprocating components includes a cam rotatable about an axis and having an odd number of lobes evenly spaced therearound, and a double acting reciprocating member which i... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634442 | Method and apparatus providing cold startup assistance for small gasoline fueled engines Start-up assistance is provided for small low-horsepower gasoline fueled internal combustion utility engines. A portable supply of starting fuel, such as naphtha, benzine, benzol, ether or alcohol, is directly injected through an temporarily openable aper... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634443 | Method and system for controlling one of a glow plug heater system and a grid heater system in an automotive vehicle A method and system for controlling one of a glow plug heater system and a grid heater system in an automotive vehicle. A common controller is provided programmed with a first control algorithm for controlling a glow plug heater system and a second contro... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634444 | Intake port structure in an internal combustion engine In an intake port structure in an internal combustion engine, an edge portion is formed on a lower surface of an intake port at a location immediately upstream of an intake bore 7. The angle θ formed by the center line L of the intake port with respect t... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634445 | Air-fuel ratio control system for engine An air-fuel control system for a lean burn engine which carries out lean burning under specific engine operating conditions causes the engine to burn at an stoichiometric air-fuel ratio regardless of engine operating conditions upon an occurrence of malfu... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634446 | Cruise control based retarder control A cruise control based retarder control. If the vehicle speed exceeds the cruise control set speed, the cruise control system continuously checks the vehicle speed and acceleration order to determine the optimum auxiliary brake level based upon the amount... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634447 | Electronic fuel injection augmentation of an engine compression brake An electronic fuel injection augmentation system and method for a turbocharged diesel engine compression braking system injects a predetermined volume of fuel into cylinders of an engine at a predetermined timing prior to the piston of the cylinder reachi... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634448 | Method and structure for controlling an apparatus, such as a fuel injector, using electronic trimming A structure and method for electronically minimizing or eliminating performance variation of an apparatus controllable by a control signal, such as an electronically-controlled fuel injector, is disclosed. The method includes the steps of measuring the re... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634449 | Engine air-fuel ratio controller Fuel amounts injected by a fuel injection valve are summed from when an engine is started to when startup is complete. The temperature of a fuel-deposited part during engine startup is estimated, and an intake rate of a fuel injection amount to a combusti... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634450 | Canister and evaporative fuel-processing system employing same A canister is comprised of a casing including a top wall, a vertical wall, first and second chambers formed in the casing and each accommodating an adsorbent, and a partition member partitioning the first and second chambers from each other. A plurality o... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5634451 | Apparatus and method for treating fuel vapor of an engine A fuel vapor treatment apparatus controls fuel vapor produced in a fuel tank supplied to an engine intake system to prevent dispersion into the atmosphere. It involves adjusting a purge air quantity to a high accuracy, to thereby avoid the occurrence of a... | 06/03/1997 |
