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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5878720 | Hydraulically actuated fuel injector with proportional control A hydraulically actuated fuel injector includes an injector body having a nozzle chamber that opens to a nozzle outlet. A control valve is mounted in the injector body and is attached to a solenoid that is moveable between a rest position and a fully ener... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878721 | Engine control system for construction machine The pump controller determines pump load torques (Tr1, Tr2) from tilting signals (θ1, θ2) of hydraulic pumps and delivery pressure signals ( PD1, PD2) of the hydraulic pumps based on T | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878722 | Method and device for controlling an electromagnetic load A method for driving an electromagnetic load, particularly a solenoid valve that influences the fuel quantity to be injected into an internal combustion engine, the duration of the driving of the solenoid valve being correctable by a delay time, character... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878723 | system for controlling fuel, metering into an internal combustion engine A system for controlling fuel metering into an internal combustion engine, in particular a self-igniting internal combustion engine, is described. An electromagnetic valve influences the beginning and/or the end of fuel metering. An inductive pressure sen... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878724 | Diesel vehicle primary fuel pump driven by return fuel energy A fuel system for an automotive vehicle equipped with a diesel engine includes a fuel tank, a fuel injection pump, a fuel supply passage for conducting fuel from the fuel tank to the fuel injection pump, and a fuel return passage for conducting fuel from ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878725 | Canister vent/purge valve A combination vent valve/purge valve apparatus (10) for an automotive fuel vapor recovery system canister (14) comprises a purge valve (26) and a vent valve (16) in a single housing. When open, the vent valve (16) allows outside air to enter the canister ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878726 | Engine fuel injection system A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine of the type utilized to power an outboard motor of a watercraft is disclosed. The engine is oriented with its crankshaft vertically extending, such that the engine has a top and a bottom, a first e... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878727 | Method and system for estimating fuel vapor pressure A method for estimating fuel vapor pressure includes determining (102) an amount of fuel present in a fuel tank, pumping (104) a vapor mixture from the fuel tank until a predetermined gauge pressure is obtained, and measuring (108) the time necessary to r... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878728 | Failure diagnosis apparatus for evaporative purge system A back-pressure chamber of a tank internal pressure regulating valve and a canister are connected to each other by a communicating passage. During purging, since the negative pressure in an evaporative purge system is introduced into the back-pressure cha... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878729 | Air control valve assembly for fuel evaporative emission storage canister An air control valve assembly for the air side of an automotive fuel evaporative emission control system incorporates two passive check valves and an active blocking valve which cooperate to divide the air filtered air inlet path from the air exit path to... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878730 | Lawn mower powered by alternative fuels using a fuel injector adapted for gaseous fuels A lawn mower which is powered by an engine that uses gaseous fuels, such as liquified petroleum gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquified natural gas (LNG). It may be either built originally to use gaseous fuels, or it may be converted from usi... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878731 | Method and an apparatus for cleaning internal combustion engine crankcase blow-by-gas and an internal combustion engine including said apparatus An internal combustion engine in which the oil content of blow-by gas is reduced by conveying the blow-by gas (34) away from the engine to be cooled in a heat exchanger (30). Oil (40) condensing from the cooled blow-by gas (34) is returned to the engine a... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878732 | Method of determining the mass of fuel to be introduced into the suction pipe into the cylinder of an internal combustion engine A method of determining a mass of fuel to be introduced into a suction pipe or into a cylinder of an internal combustion engine precontrols a basic injection time constituting a basic injection quantity, through a prescription of a lambda set point. The l... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878733 | Air-fuel ratio control system for internal combustion engines There is provided an air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion. An air-fuel ratio sensor arranged in the exhaust system detects an air-fuel ratio of exhaust gases emitted from the engine. An amount of fuel to be supplied to the engine is co... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878734 | Multiple barrel compressed air gun An air compressed gun (210) is provided having a stock (211), multiple barrels (212), a trigger (213) and a manual air pump (214). A pressure chamber (216) and release valve (217) is coupled to each barrel which is controlled by the trigger.... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878735 | Compressed air toy gun An air compressed gun (10) is provided having a stock (11), a barrel (12), a trigger (13) and a manual air pump (14). The gun also has a mounting tube (201) configured to be received within the tail bore (203) of a projectile (P) and a barrel (200) in whi... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878736 | Dual-pressure electronic paintball gun A gas-powered paintball gun has two pressure regulators which supply two different gas pressures for gun operation: a lower-pressure gas for quickly but gently loading balls into the chamber of the gun, and a high-pressure gas for consistently and efficie... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878737 | Apparatus and method for slicing a workpiece utilizing a diamond impregnated wire An apparatus and method for slicing a workpiece, in particular, a polysilicon or single crystal silicon ingot, utilizing a diamond impregnated wire in which the workpiece (or ingot) is rotated about its longitudinal axis as the diamond wire is driven orth... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878738 | Disposable device for the internal protection of domestic ovens A device for the internal protection of domestic ovens comprised of a folding box. The box (3) has four walls, that is a bottom wall, two side walls (5 and 6) and the rear wall (7), and a non-spill flange (8) which forms the lower part of the front wall. ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878739 | Combination gas and charcoal grill A combined gas and charcoal grill having an adjustable height burner. A combined gas and charcoal grill are provided in which the burner element is pivotably mounted within the grill enclosure so as to permit location adjustment of the burner relative to ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878740 | Noise reducing device for combustion driven heating apparatus An apparatus for reducing the resonant type noise generated in a combustion driven heating apparatus. A dissipative device is disposed within a hot gas passageway to absorb and attenuate acoustic wave energy and thereby reducing the resonant noise level o... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878741 | Differential pressure modulated gas valve for single stage combustion control An apparatus senses the pressure changes in a collector box or relief box of a furnace due to changing wind conditions, and adjusts the gas flow accordingly. The apparatus controls the main gas valve of the furnace through a regulator loop. The regulator ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878742 | Airvisor delivery system An air delivery system including a means for defining a plenum near the forehead of a wearer, a baffle for distributing the air from the plenum downward over the wearer's mouth, nose, and face, and a means for securing the plenum to the forehead of the we... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878743 | Pressure sensitive flow control valve A pressure sensitive valve for a positive pressure airway system which allows bi-directional flow with low resistance. When positive pressure from the air generator of the positive pressure airway system is lost, a spring actuated disc moves away from its... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878744 | Ventilator system and method of operating a ventilating system In a ventilator system and a method of operating the ventilator system, the ventilator system has a ventilator and a connection system for connecting the ventilator system to a patient. Parameters for a respiration gas pattern are set on the ventilator. D... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878745 | Gastro-laryngeal mask A gastro-laryngeal mask features softly compliant construction of the distal half of the mask, wherein the mask is of generally elliptical configuration, with an inflatable peripheral cuff to seal and support the mask around the laryngeal inlet. A back cu... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878746 | Computerized medical diagnostic system A computerized system is disclosed for performing various medical diagnostic tests and evaluating the results thereof. In one form, image data generated from an imaging device, such as a CAT, PET, or MRI scanner, is analyzed by computer and compared with ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878747 | Condom coated with acidic polysaccharides A condom prophylactic against AIDS infection coated with acidic polysaccharides is provided which has an antiviral action and a method of the manufacture thereof. The acidic polysaccharides can be polysaccharides, protein-bound saccharides and glycolipids... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878748 | Apparatus for providing foot and leg support for an immobilized patient An apparatus provides foot and leg support for an immobilized patient. The apparatus is designed to adapt to the lower leg of the patient while providing sufficient support while avoiding cell death that can lead to skin damage. Furthermore, the structure... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878749 | Non-invasive methods and apparatus for in vivo measurement of intra-variceal pressure and wall tension A method for evaluating a varix, including the steps of: (a) placing a system for observing whether the varix is open or closed into a region adjacent to the varix; (b) placing a system for sensing pressure into a region adjacent to the varix; (c)temporar... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878750 | Method of treating the syndrome of coronary heart disease risk factors in humans A method of treatment of humans suffering from the Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factor (CHDRF) Syndrome which comprises administering, by a pharmaceutically effective mode, a drug composition selected from the group consisting of opiate antagonists or anti... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878751 | Method for trans myocardial revascularization (TMR) A stent for insertion into a heart wall for Trans Myocardial Revascularization (TMR) thereof. The TMR stent provides for the delivery of blood nutrients from a heart chamber into the heart wall and has an elongated body which may contain a cavity and open... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878752 | Method and apparatus for using, cleaning, and maintaining electrical heat sources and lighters useful in smoking systems and other apparatuses Methods and apparatuses for cleaning an electrical lighter are provided. A sleeve, e.g., ceramic or metal, surrounds the heater fixture, and a resistive heating element is in thermal proximity with the sleeve. The resistive heating element is either a ded... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878753 | Smoking article wrapper for controlling ignition proclivity of a smoking article without affecting smoking characteristics A smoking article wrapper has discrete areas of reduced permeability for improving ignition proclivity characteristics of a smoking article. The reduced permeability areas define a gradually decreasing permeability profile in a burning direction of the sm... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878754 | Smoking article wrapper for controlling ignition proclivity of a smoking article A smoking article wrapper having improved ignition proclivity characteristics includes discrete areas of an outer circumferential surface of the wrapper treated with a non-aqueous solution of a solvent soluble cellulosic polymer dissolved in a non-aqueous... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878755 | Helical hair wrap device The present invention provides a device for holding hair in a bundle securely. The device consists of a cylindrical coiled shape with pitch slightly larger than inside diameter, made with a material of sufficient rigidity as to not flex. A bundle of hair,... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878756 | Athletic hair tie A hair tie is provided including an elongated tubular hair sleeve constructed from a flexible material for encompassing hair of a user. Also included is a plurality of securement mechanisms situated along a length of the sleeve for securing the sleeve abo... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878757 | Carrying case for hair styling equipment A carrying case for hair styling equipment that includes a clamshell briefcase structure having hingedly connected upper and lower briefcase sections. The lower briefcase section has an open topped cavity formed therein that is sealed when the upper and l... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878758 | Dental floss article A dental floss article is provided comprising a fiber having a predetermined length and defined by at least one substantially rigid portion and at least one flexible portion.... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878759 | Dental floss tool A new Dental Floss Tool for orienting and securing a length of dental floss in a convenient to use manner. The inventive device includes a handle piece, an intermediate piece joined to and extending from the handle piece, and a head piece joined to and ex... | 03/09/1999 |
