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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5878760 | Ultra-low particle semiconductor cleaner A method (400) for cleaning a semiconductor wafer. The method includes immersing (420) a wafer in a liquid comprising water. The wafer has a front face, a back face, and an edge. The method also includes providing a substantially particle free environment... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878761 | Device for attaching to a torso and supporting a pop-up umbrella upright without the use of hands A holding device for attaching to a torso and supporting a pop-up umbrella upright without the use of hands of a wearer and has an in-use position where it is releasibly attached to the torso of the wearer and a non-use position where it is removed from t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878762 | Coupling device for collapsible sunshade umbrella A coupling device for a collapsible sunshade umbrella includes a coupling base including a supporting column having a first end portion and a second end portion containing an insertion socket therein, two juxtaposed extension ears each extending outward f... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878763 | Canopy supporting structure for a bi-section foldable umbrelia An improved canopy structure of a bi-section foldable umbrella is provided with an integrally formed slide block having an upper slider and a lower slider. A fixing mount is integrally connected to the top of the upper slider. The fixing mount, the upper ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878765 | Microprocessor-controlled position regulator In controlling valves, it is desirable for identical stroke changes to result in identical flow changes. To produce a non-linearity between the positioning signal and the valve opening, linearity is achieved between the positioning signal and the quantity... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878766 | Pressure compensated flow control valve A fluid flow control valve and method for operating which maintains the rate of flow of fluid therethrough at a substantially constant rate regardless of variations in pressure of the fluid flowing therethrough.... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878767 | Fluid transfer system A system for transferring fluid from a filling reservoir to a receiving tank. The system includes a fluid transfer line for conveying fluid from the filling reservoir outlet to the receiving tank inlet, and couplings for selectively connecting the fluid t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878768 | One way valve for inflatables and processes for production and incorporation in the inflatable The valve consists of a strip -1- onto which two coplanar strips -3, 4- are welded separated by an opening -5-. Production of the valve takes a strip -11- onto which two strips -12, 13- are welded separated by a space -5-. The valve obtained -16- is welde... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878769 | Maintenance method and maintenance kit for a gate valve The maintenance method is for a gate valve. The method comprises the steps of closing the gate valve; removing sequentially the hand wheel, the gland flange, the gland and the packing from the stem of the gate valve; mounting a first clamp onto the gate v... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878770 | Pressure release mechanism for heating apparatus using saturated vapor as heating medium A pressure release mechanism for a heating apparatus using saturated vapor of a heating medium according to this invention will completely prevent undesirable intrusion of the air into a heating chamber even when the pressure within the chamber reduces do... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878771 | Precision gas blender Apparatus and methods for precision batch or continuous flow blending of gases are described. Pulsatile precision metering valves having substantially zero dead space are employed to introduce gases to a mixing chamber or manifold in predictable uniform q... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878772 | Tank truck fuel delivery system having a selective dye injection system A fuel delivery system for use in combination with a fuel delivery truck, said system having a dye additive injector for selectively adding a predetermined amount of dye into a main fuel delivery line, comprising: a dye additive storage tank, having an in... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878773 | Auxiliary flow path valve A Flow control valve for a pump suction line permitting flow from an alternate source in the event of partial or complete blockage of a main source. The valve includes a valve housing having a main inlet port at one end, on auxiliary inlet port at its oth... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878774 | Tyre inflation gun A tire inflation gun has a valve having several positions. When fully closed, the gun does not fill or empty a tire, but allows the tire pressure to be measured. When the valve is partially opened, the tire pressure can still be measured, but air is allow... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878775 | Toilet valve assembly A toilet having a water inlet valve apparatus has a flush tank with a water inlet tube connecting from a water source into the flush tank. A water cutoff is attached to the water inlet tube and has a valve seat in a floating valve element positioned in th... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878776 | Insulating jacket An insulating jacket for covering and insulating an exterior faucet against damage from exposure to cold temperatures. The insulating jacket comprises three plastic bags arranged concentrically and all opening in one direction. The innermost bag is covere... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878777 | Flow control valve having variable flow ring and seat cage A valve comprises a valve body having an inlet and an outlet defining a flow passage through the valve body. A piston is mounted in a bore intersecting the flow passage and the piston divides the bore into first and second chambers. The piston remains sub... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878778 | Elastomeric cut-off valve A cut-off valve consists of a hollow rigid body and a flexible or supple forated plug. The plug defines a flow pate therethrough and is sealed in the rigid body between the rigid body's inlet and outlet to define a free volume in the rigid body between t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878779 | Actuator housing An EGR valve useful for metering exhaust gas to the intake of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The EGR valve includes a base member through which exhaust gas passes and in which is disposed a valve member. An actuator housing is constructed wit... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878780 | Power steering gear valve A low noise rotary valve for a hydraulic power steering gear offering flexibility in the design of the boost characteristic has inlet ports to receive hydraulic fluid from a pump, return ports to return hydraulic fluid to the pump, and cylinder ports to c... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878781 | Reversing valve and method A reversing valve for a vapor compression refrigeration system comprising a housing defining a chamber with a high pressure port, a low pressure port and first and second system ports opening into said chamber through a chamber wall; a valve member dispos... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878782 | Switching valve A switching valve has a cylindrical housing including a bore, an inlet port, a first inlet-outlet port, and a second inlet-outlet port which open to the hollow. A valve member slidably disposed in the bore has a ringed groove around its periphery. The val... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878783 | Pipeline vehicle An in-pipe vehicle for carrying out at least one operation in a pipeline. The vehicle comprises a train of modules 11-16 interlinked by suspension units 17 to allow serpentine movement through pipe bends. The vehicle train has its own internal power suppl... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878784 | Pipe blocking technique A method for blocking the bore of a pipe comprising moving an inflatable bag along the bore of the pipe from an access point in the pipe to a point where the bore is to be blocked, inflating the bag until it engages the internal wall of the pipe or main a... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878785 | Machine frame for the meat processing industry and tube profile The invention relates to a machine frame for the meat processing industry, which can be assembled at least partly from tube profile parts, which tube profile parts can be loaded and the outside of which comprises at least one guide surface for guiding mac... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878786 | Otangular fitting family for flat-oval duct systems and method for making same An apparatus for converting a conventional rectangular HVAC duct to a flat oval shaped duct where a conventional rectangular duct fitting is provided with a converting means to convert the opening from rectangular to a flat oval. The converting means is f... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878787 | Ribbon loom with separate guide eye A ribbon loom for making a material web at high speed operates through precise control of the weft thread. The ribbon loom comprises a weft insertion needle to insert a loop of weft thread into a shed. The weft thread loop is tied off by a knitting needle... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878788 | Wire bending jig for jewelry manufacture A wire bending jig adapted for jewelry manufacture having one or more arrays of holes for receiving bending pins. The jig has means to hold the tare end of the wire stock, freeing the hands for the work of bending wire. The bending jig may be held in one ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878789 | Mechanical press machine for forming semiconductor packages The present invention relates to a press for trimming and forming lead frames of semiconductor packages which have been molded in order to form individual semiconductor chips. The press machine for forming semiconductor packages according to the present i... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878790 | Recovery system for recovering hydrocarbon vapor and offering improved stability A recovery system for recovering hydrocarbon vapor given off by motor vehicle tanks while they are being filled with liquid fuel via at least one dispensing pipe. According to the invention, said recovery system comprises a recovery pipe associated with s... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878791 | Gas exchange device A gas exchange device designed to displace existing air or gas inside a pressurizable or inflatable article with an inert, dry gas such as nitrogen. The gas exchange device includes an elongated injection tube which inserts into a valve or opening of a pr... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878792 | Vapor recovery method and apparatus The disclosure relates to a method for collecting gassy residues in fuel filling plants and fuel tanks and apparatus for carrying out the method. The method includes the following phases: removing the residual gases during a refueling phase, subjecting so... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878793 | Refillable ampule and method re same A highly reliable bulk chemical delivery system for high purity chemicals employing a manifold that ensures contamination free operation and canister change outs with a minimum of valves and tubing.... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878794 | Batch inclusion package for amorphous polyolefins and process for its preparation A process for packaging normally tacky amorphous polyolefins, and other materials having similar melt viscosities, is provided. The process entails flowing a heated material into a molded polyolefin container having a minimum wall thickness of about 0.1 m... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878795 | Fuel spill collector device A fuel spill collector device for connection between a fuel line and fuel fill fitting, for collecting fuel inserted into the fuel line by a fuel pump nozzle. The fuel spill collector device includes a hollow body having an open top end and an open bottom... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878796 | Parallel processing in-line liquid filling machine A liquid filling apparatus and a method of filling a plurality of containers C arranged in equal numbers in two or more parallel rows, all containers in all rows being first simultaneously and completely filled with a liquid during a fill time period, and... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878797 | Vent tube A vent tube for a filling apparatus comprises a tube extending from an upper end which is selectively coupleable to the apparatus, to a lower end forming a fill tip, wherein the fill tip includes at least one opening formed therethrough to fluidly couple ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878798 | Valve system A probe and a valve, which may be used together in a valve assemblage, and a method of using them. The probe has a body and a post having a forward end with a front face and a rearwardly tapering probe post seat. A resilient probe seal has a forward end w... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878799 | Pencil drain fixture for aircraft defueling A pencil drain fuel fixture for defueling aircraft pencil drains is provi. The pencil drain fixture has an extendable strut with a non-slip rubber base. The strut is set up on the tarmac under an aircraft pencil drain and extended to engage the drain. Th... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878800 | Rectangular opening box cutting apparatus The traditional method of carving out an electrical outlet box opening in a log wall consists of chiselling after a series of closely spaced holes are drilled in the log. It is a time consuming and difficult undertaking. An apparatus for quickly and easil... | 03/09/1999 |
