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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5878678 | Trash cleaning structure for a furrow opening device A pair of angled disks supported by a four bar linkage from the upper end of the opener drawbar assembly clears trash from a narrow area in front of the opener. The four bar linkage has a virtual center located on or close to the center of the opener disk... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878679 | Product disconnect for metering device A product disconnect is provided for cutting off product flow between a product tank and an associated metering system. The product is instead directed to a product cleanout where an operator can empty the product tank without sending product through the ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878680 | Seeder with linear actuation and seed leveling shuffler with dust removal capability A linear actuated needle seeder comprising a frame, a seed dispenser assembly further including a shuffler assembly and a capture assembly. The seed shuffler assembly further comprises: an energizeable vibrator having a top portion and a bottom portion, a... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878681 | Embroiderer transfer An embroidery method for transferring or securing one or more embroidery designs onto an article. A design-bearing embroiderer is produced by forming at least one design on a base material of suitable density and heat solubility, backing up the base mater... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878682 | Watercraft and hull systems The invention includes new hull systems and watercraft. In particular, the invention provides a watercraft hull that has a pivot axis forward of the hull waterline fore-aft center line. That pivot axis will be the deep water point of the hull and provides... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878683 | Drive member and line guide for a roller furler A plastic roller furling apparatus includes an elongated member or furling element and a pair of longitudinally extending parallel wires encased therein. The member also defines a central opening or passageway which extends therethrough. This passageway i... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878684 | Cleating device A cleating device (20) for securing a line (34) to a boat or a dock. The device (20) includes a cleat head (36) supported by two upright stems (38) connecting to an elongated platform (30) having opposed ends and a middle section therebetween. A deadeye (... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878685 | Foam collar and boat incorporating same A foam collar system for boats which is affixed to the external surface of the boat hull. The foam collar system is formed from a molded polymeric foam material, a reinforcement coating on the outer surface of the polymeric foam and a surface coating on a... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878686 | Pivotal afterplane having a motor positioned thereon A propulsion apparatus for coupling to the stern of a boat is provided having at least one afterplane attached to the stern. At least one motor is positioned onto each corresponding afterplane, where each motor has a propeller positioned above the top sur... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878687 | Boat for divers A boat for divers comprising a hull in which there is a flow channel with a propulsion screw. The hull includes a flow channel for the water, an electric motor and control devices for the motor and the bow of the hull has a hydrodynamic configuration.... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878688 | Kick boat A kick boat employing a hinged frame design provides an infinitely adjustable foot rest and leg support, and infinitely adjustable mainframe positioning. No tools are required to assemble and disassemble the boat. The hinged frame is structured and arrang... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878689 | Pointer for measuring instruments A pointer for measuring instruments includes a fixing portion mounted on a drive shaft of a drive and an indicating portion supported on the fixing portion and extending therefrom in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the drive shaft. The indicating ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878692 | Apparatus and method for monitoring animals An apparatus for monitoring an animal in a stall comprises a sound sensing device arranged to sense sounds in the vicinity of the animal. A control unit is adapted to control an animal related action device, such as an attachment means for automatically a... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878693 | Cat litter packaging article A cat litter packaging article that includes a plastic film packaging member having a rectangular box shaped litter holding cavity that is accessible through a rectangular shaped opening defined by two longer side perimeter edges and two shorter side peri... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878694 | Wall hanging means Recently it has been found that terrariums which house plants make interesting wall hangings. Animal terrariums make even more interesting wall hangings. In utilizing terrariums as wall-mounted terrariums there is the possibility of their being knocked of... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878695 | Extendible hog gate and confinement facility gate system An improved adjustable hog gate for use in forming pens is provided with a stationary section and an adjustable section which may be extended from, or retracted onto, the stationary section. The stationary section is bounded by an end plate which receives... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878696 | Absorbant animal bedding An absorbant animal bedding made from ground, bleached, and dried corn stalks. A method for making the animal bedding using a tub grinder for grinding raw corn stalks to ground corn stalk pieces, a spray nozzle for spraying a bleach and sanitizing solutio... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878697 | Animal safety stanchion An animal stanchion having fixed stanchion structure and a pivotal release stanchion laterally spaced apart to define a head opening and a latching mechanism which includes a first latch coupler attached to the fixed stanchion structure for receiving and ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878698 | Ornamental pet collar cover This invention is directed to an ornamental pet collar cover having an ornamental figure secured thereto, to a kit containing the ornamental pet collar cover together with a plurality of ornamental figures, to a combination of the ornamental pet collar co... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878699 | Process furnace A twin-cell furnace for process stream preheat and utility steam superheat. The furnace uses a pair of vertical radiant cells with top supported, bottom guided, single row, multiple pass vertical coils fired on opposite sides by floor-mounted burners. An ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878700 | Integrated reburn system for NOx control from cyclone-fired boilers An integrated reburn system for a cyclone-fired boiler has a reburn fuel feed nozzle through a cyclone burner into the cyclone barrel, or furnace, at a region of low-velocity fuel and air movement. The reburn fuel is injected at high velocity and mostly d... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878701 | Cylinder head for an internal combustion engine and method of adjustably establishing the volume of a combustion chamber therein A cylinder head has a head portion for attachment to an engine cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and a combustion chamber dome is adjustably received in a central aperture of the head portion. External circumscribed threads on the combustion cham... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878702 | Exhaust timing control device for two-cycle engine An exhaust port controlling arrangement for an internal combustion engine having both main and auxiliary exhaust ports. A main control valve cooperates with the main exhaust port for varying the timing at which the exhaust port opens in response to engine... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878703 | Two stroke cycle engine An improved two stroke cycle engine is disclosed. The engine has an intake port for passing air into a cylinder of the engine and has a piston within the cylinder for reciprocal movement between a top dead center position and a bottom dead center position... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878704 | Electromagnetic actuator, including sound muffling means, for operating a cylinder valve An electromagnetic actuator, particularly for operating a cylinder valve of an internal-combustion engine, includes an electromagnet for generating an attracting electromagnetic force; an armature movable into contact with and away from the electromagnet;... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878705 | Device for the optional actuation of at least one gas exchange valve Apparatus (1) for selective actuation of at least one gas exchange valve includes two members (2, 3) which can be selectively coupled through radially moveable coupling element (7), thereby facilitating the return flow of the hydraulic fluid acting upon t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878706 | Plug cap for ignition plug A plug cap 100 for an ignition plug includes a first annular seal member 30 which seals a gap between an ignition cable 4 and an inner surface of an insulating pipe 20 in a liquid-tight manner and a second annular seal member 24 which seals a gap between ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878707 | Rotary valve internal combustion engine An improved internal combustion engine includes a rotary valve member fitted into a cylinder head with cylindrical openings formed therein. The rotary valve is driven to bring working fluid delivery and evacuation ports into and out of registry with ports... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878708 | Oil management system for a fuel injected engine Oil flow from an air compressor is directed to a nozzle within or near the entrance of an intake manifold of an engine. Air is directed to the nozzle from a pressure regulator associated with the air compressor. The air is used to atomize the liquid lubri... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878709 | Ignition switch having a positive off and automatic on A positive off and automatic on ignition stop switch and electronic circuit for use in an internal combustion engine. The circuit that allows for normal operation of the engine in an unbiased state. When it is desired to turn the engine off, a stop switch... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878710 | Fuel injection shutdown system A fuel injection shutdown system for a fuel injected internal combustion engine having mechanical fuel injectors with a return spring and lifter bodies slidably disposed in lifter guides comprises a slot formed in the lifter guides to receive a hydraulic ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878711 | Control apparatus for a cylinder-injection spark-ignition internal combustion engine A control apparatus for a cylinder-injection spark-ignition internal combustion engine, having a fuel injection valve for directly injecting fuel to a combustion chamber and controlling the fuel injection valve on the basis of either an intake stroke inje... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878712 | System for the direct injection of fuel in internal-combustion engines An internal-combustion engine includes a cylinder, a piston reciprocating therein, intake and exhaust ports, a fuel injection nozzle opening into the combustion chamber of the cylinder and an ignition device situated in the top wall of the cylinder. The t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878713 | Fuel control system for cylinder injection type internal combustion engine A fuel control system for a cylinder injection type engine capable of preventing overlap between periods for the fuel injections for a plurality of engine cylinders while reducing burden imposed on injector drivers and allowing the fuel control system to ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878714 | Turbulence generation with intra-cycle cooling for spark ignition engines A four stroke, spark ignition, high compression ratio, internal combustion engine including at least one intake valve (30), exhaust valve (32) and charging valve (36) per cylinder (16). Each of the valves is actuable by a variable timing mechanism (50), w... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878715 | Throttle body with intake manifold snap-fit attachment An air intake system for an internal combustion engine. The air intake system includes an intake manifold (24) with a throttle body (22) mounted thereto. The intake manifold (24) and throttle body housing (26) are both formed primarily from a plastic or c... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878716 | Process and device for controlling an injection actuator In a device and a process for controlling an injection actuator of a self-igniting internal combustion engine, on the basis of the operating conditions, a fuel amount signal (QKO) can be given, which depends at least on the driver's command. Under certain... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878717 | Cylinder pressure based air-fuel ratio and engine control A system and method for controlling an air-fuel ratio of an internal combustion engine using a ratio of cylinder pressures measured within at least one cylinder. The air-fuel ratio control system includes an electronic control module (ECM) which computes ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878718 | Fuel supply and method for operating an internal combustion engine A fuel supply systems with two series-connected pumps and with fuel injection valves that inject fuel directly into a combustion chamber of an engine in which a starting process takes less time because of the small feed quantity of the second fuel pump. T... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878719 | Injector mounting structure for engines This injector mounting structure has attained the reduction of the length of a fuel pipe, a total height of an engine and a distance between cam shafts. A fuel supply boss extends from the relative injector diagonally at a predetermined angle, and passes ... | 03/09/1999 |
