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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5816039 | Positive and negative pressure rotor cleaning method for a rotor spinning machine A method and device of cleaning the rotor (6) of a rotor spinning machine are provided in which, after the opening of a spinning unit, there are sucked off from the rotor (6) fibres and impurities being released from the inner surface of the rotor by pres... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816040 | Open end spinning rotor with wear resistant surface layer and method of making same An open end spinning rotor wherein the fiber guiding inner surface consists of a wear resistant surface layer of iron boride. The fiber guiding inner surface comprises a fiber sliding surface adjacent to a fiber collecting groove. The fiber collecting gro... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816041 | Premix fuel nozzle Air and gaseous fuel for a gas turbine combustor are mixed within a nozzle prior to being introduced into the combustor. The fuel is introduced into an upstream end of an elongated passageway through the nozzle, while air entry ports are located in the th... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816042 | Flow diverter system for multiple streams for gas turbine engines A flow diverting mechanism for the twin duct offtakes or coannular offtake for a turbo fan engine powering aircraft with either thrust reversing or short takeoff and vertical landing or both capabilities includes a rotary drum mounted between the turbine ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816043 | Shield encompassing a hot pipe A hot pipe from an automobile manifold is shielded from other components in the engine compartment by attaching a two part shield around the pipe and clamping it in place. Each part is formed of two sheets of metallic material sandwiching therebetween a f... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816044 | Header assembly for internal combustion engines An improved header assembly for use in V-8 engines. In engines having eight cylinders, performance can be unexpectedly improved by utilizing an improved header assembly whereby the exhaust gas from each of cylinders 4 and 7 is routed by means of a by-pass... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816045 | Fan-type exhaust gas manifold for multi-cylinder internal-combustion engines and method of making same A fan-type manifold for multi-cylinder internal-combustion engines has several first individual pipe sections which are connected in pairs to respective ones of second pipe sections. The first individual pipe sections are undeformed on the end and are cut... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816046 | Method of supressing vibrations of an actuation element of a hydraulic force transmission apparatus and auxiliary vibrator for carrying out the method A method of suppressing vibrations of an actuation element of a hydraulic force transmission apparatus, especially a hydraulic clutch actuation system in an automobile, and an auxiliary vibrator for carrying out the method, are disclosed. The force transm... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816047 | Electronically controlled wastegate valve for a turbo charger An electronically controlled wastegate valve is adjusted so that the pressure drop across a throttle in the engine approaches an adaptively generated, desired throttle pressure reserve value. The desired throttle pressure reserve value is based at least i... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816048 | Method for utilizing acidic geothermal fluid for generating power in a rankine cycle power plant A method for utilizing acidic geothermal fluid (e.g., fluid having a pH of less than about 3.5) containing non-condensable gases in a geothermal power plant includes separating the geothermal fluid into steam and brine, applying the steam to a device from... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816049 | Dual fuel mixer for gas turbine combustor An apparatus for premixing fuel and air prior to combustion in a gas turbine engine is disclosed as including a linear mixing duct having a circular cross-section defined by a wall. A gas fuel manifold is positioned adjacent the upstream end of the mixing... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816050 | Low-emission combustion chamber for gas turbine engines A low-emission combustion chamber for gas turbine engines comprises an outer casing with an upstream end wall with a pilot fuel injector, a first flow swirler, an igniting members for initiating a stable diffusion frame in a pilot zone, at least one secon... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816051 | Method and apparatus to cool food contact machines and Surface A cooling and refrigeration apparatus cools surfaces of meat cutting machines, scales, and food preparation areas so as to inhibit bacterial and other microbial growth. The apparatus includes a cooler to lower the temperature of the food contact surfaces ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816052 | Method and apparatus for mechanically cooling energy dispersive X-ray spectrometers An improved X-ray spectrometer detector system includes a mechanical cooling system with a compressor connected by supply and return lines to a cryocooler connected to an X-ray dispersive spectrometer detector for an electron microscope. Within a housing ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816053 | Apparatus and methods for cooling and tempering processed food products An apparatus (10) for cooling and tempering bacon slabs supported upon wheeled trucks (24) which can be rolled on the floor (14) inside a cooler (12) includes an evaporator (26) having multiple fans (34) for moving air through refrigerated coils (32) and ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816054 | Defrosting apparatus for refrigerators and method for controlling the same A defrosting apparatus for a refrigerator and a method for controlling the defrosting apparatus, wherein the refrigerating compartment is cooled irrespective of the internal temperature of the freezing compartment when the internal temperature of the refr... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816055 | Refrigeration system anad a method for regulating the refrigeration capacity of such a system A refrigeration system whose refrigeration capacity can be regulated continuously in a simple and reliable manner by gradually restricting the flow of refrigerant through an economizer channel to the compressor. The refrigeration system includes a rotary ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816056 | Cooling with the use of a cavitating fluid flow A method and system are provided for cooling a medium. A fluid is moved tugh the medium and bubbles are induced in the fluid as it moves through the medium. The bubble formation is induced by applying an acoustic field to the fluid as it moves through th... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816057 | Horizontal cross flow filtration and rinsing of ice from saline slurries The invention provides a filter for removing liquid from an ice slurry. The filter includes a horizontal filter plate. The ice slurry is passed over the top of the filter plate. The filter includes a first stage where the liquid is removed from the ice sl... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816058 | Device for magnetically treating water A device for magnetically treating water equipped in a refrigerator, capable of achieving an easy production of magnetically treated water and an easy discharge of the magnetically treated water produced. A device for magnetically treating water mainly in... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816059 | Artificial input controller for HVAC system An input controller for an HVAC unit includes switches and associated indicators to directly control various functions of an HVAC system. The input controller has seven switches, namely, heat 1, heat 2, cool 1, cool 2, power, fan, and auxiliary, with asso... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816060 | Air flow control in a side-by-side refrigerator An air flow control arrangement for a side-by-side refrigerator which results in temperature variations, both spatial and temporal, of approximately about &#b1;1° F. in the fresh food compartment, is described. Such air flow control also is believed to e... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816061 | Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of the refrigerating chamber of a refrigerator An apparatus and method for controlling the temperature in a refrigerating chamber of a refrigerator by supplying appropriate cooled air to each of the compartments of the refrigerating chamber according to a temperature in each of the compartments. A coo... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816062 | Air conditioning system with supplemental ice storing and cooling capacity The present air conditioning system with ice storing and cooling capacity can generate and store ice in its pipe assembly or in an ice storage tank particularly equipped for the system, depending on the type of the air conditioning system. The system is c... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816063 | Energy transfer system for refrigerator/freezer components An energy transfer system is provided for a household or commercial refrigeration appliance. The energy transfer system includes a fluid passage disposed in the housing of the appliance for enabling the transfer of a fluid into, through, and out of the ho... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816064 | Modular air conditioning assembly for a motor vehicle An air conditioning unit for a motor vehicle is housed entirely inside a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The air conditioning unit includes a power generator inside an enclosure which also houses the air conditioning unit. The power generator is... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816065 | Desiccant assisted air conditioning system A high efficiency air conditioning system combining a desiccant assisted air conditioner with a heat pump device in which quick start-up of the system under all conditions by selecting a start-up mode operation is disclosed. The desiccant assisted air con... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816066 | Air conditioner with heating, cooling and reheat An air conditioner has air an duct defining an air path. Cooling and heating devices are provided in the air path, and the cooling and heating devices are disposed in parallel with respect to a longitudinal axis of the air duct. Switching means are provid... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816067 | Device for in-line surface-hardening of products A device for in-line surface hardening of products intended to feed a unit for preparation of the products, the unit being located downstream of the device comprising: a chamber comprising a frigorie transfer means for surface hardening the products, at l... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816068 | Separate-type refrigerator A separate-type refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator comprises: a cooling system having a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator for generating cool air, the evaporator having a first evaporating portion and a second evaporating portion which are... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816069 | Sorption cooling unit The invention relates to a sorption refrigerating unit in which a liquid is expelled and again absorbed by intermittent heating and cooling of a substance capable of sorption, in a cylinder body. The sorber part is formed by a cylinder body 2 standing in ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816070 | Enhanced lithium bromide absorption cycle water vapor recompression absorber A Vapor Recompression Absorber (VRA) for reprocessing a concentrated solution of water refrigerant and Lithium-Bromide salt from at least one solution concentrator in a closed chiller system, the VRA being comprised of an upper heat-in absorption chamber ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816071 | Dilution refrigerator equipment Dilution refrigerator equipment, which includes a vacuum vessel with its connections, a dilution refrigerator, made essentially completely of plastic set inside it and supported from a metallic pumping tube, includes an upper still and a lower mixing cham... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816072 | Jewelry with links and visible substrate A novel piece of jewelry providing a substrate to which one or more link elements may be affixed. The substrate is formed essentially entirely of a non-gold metal that is ductile and sufficiently elastic so that after being formed into a particular shape ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816073 | Hinged earring A hinged earring possesses a way of locking the earring in either an open or a closed position. The hinge is formed between two segments of an earring and is provided with two flat surfaces. A tongue, preferably resilient, protrudes from one of the segmen... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816074 | Balancing device for a drum washing machine A balancing-device for a drum washing machine is disclosed, which includes a spin basket formed of front and rear panels connected with each other by a side panel; lifters provided to the side panel protruding to the inside of the spin basket; a plate mem... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816075 | Single-cylinder circular hosiery machine with pivotable dial sections A single-cylinder circular hosiery-making or knitting machine particularly for manufacturing tubular items closed at one of their axial ends, having a needle cylinder and a circular plate which coaxially faces the needle cylinder in an upward region. The ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816076 | Computer security apparatus A computer security apparatus is disclosed. In a departure from the art, a metal box having a padlocked front closure is used to mount a computer to the underside of a surface, such as a counter or desk top, in such a manner as to prevent unauthorized acc... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816077 | Washing machine A washing machine including an improved pulsator which generates highly turbulent water flow within the washing tub so as to enhance the washing capability of the machine while preventing laundry articles from getting tangled is disclosed. The washing mac... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5816078 | Machine adapted to fade the color of jeans A machine adapted to fade the color of jeans, including a framework, a bleaching trough holding a bleaching solution for bleaching jeans, a carrier plate adapted to carry jeans and to move vertically between two upright guide bars of the framework for per... | 10/06/1998 |
