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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5930874 | Pull-tab connector for slide fastener slider A pull-tab connector capable of attaching a pull tab with a flat or round strap, simply. A connecting ring, which is adapted to be attached to a slider body, is connected to an outer side of a central frame of a U-shaped bracket of the connector. Opposite... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930875 | Retractable hook and loop fasteners A retractable hook and loop fastener including a pocket of opposing substantially flat surfaces closed on opposite side edges and a rear edge, and having a front opening, an insert retractably secured within the pocket including a hook fastener portion, a... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930876 | Biodegradable separable fastener and method for production thereof Disclosed are a biodegradable separable fastener which can be appropriately used as a fastening means for disposable products and a method for the production thereof. In a separable fastener composed of a base part and a multiplicity of engaging elements ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930877 | Peel seal zipper tape A peel seal zipper tape for reclosable plastic bags or packages includes a first and a second mutually interlocking zipper profile disposed on a top surface of a laminated film strip. The top surface is formed by a layer of a sealant material. The laminat... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930878 | Device for coupling a thread, in particular a weaving thread There is described a device for coupling a thread, in particular a weaving thread, to a tentering means comprising a clamping sleeve (1) and a clamping body (2) axially movable inside the clamping sleeve (1), which clamping body can be connected to a tent... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930879 | Split ring assembly apparatus and method A split ring assembly apparatus includes a rotatable drive spindle operating within the bore of a cylindrical housing and having a drive pin adapted to engage the gap in one face of a split ring positioned axially on one end of the spindle to rotate the r... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930880 | Intensification method and apparatus for hemming machine A closure panel hemming apparatus includes a lower support supporting a lower hemming die and an upper support spaced from and mounted above the lower support supporting an upper hemming die. The upper and lower supports are relatively vertically moveable... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930881 | Method of adjusting vehicle wheel alignment The present invention provides a method for adjusting vehicle wheel alignment in which a positional angle of a wheel corresponding to the characteristics of a tire can be set easily, running stability suited for an actual road surface can be obtained, and... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930882 | Method of making injection molding cooled thread split inserts A method of making pairs of thread splits inserts used to injection mold bottle preforms. Machining a hollow outer part of the pair of thread split inserts with an opening therethrough and outer portions of two cooling conduits extending from the opening ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930883 | Cabinet system and method for manufacturing cabinets The present invention provides a cabinet system and a method of manufacturing cabinets which allows the use of identically machined door and side panels to produce cabinets in either the inset or the overlay configuration. In the inset configuration, the ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930884 | Tool and method for mounting a coupler of a break-away rearview mirror assembly onto a vehicle-mounted base A tool is disclosed for snapping a coupler of a rearview mirror assembly onto a base mounted to a vehicle. The tool includes a handle, a shaft attached to and extending outward from the handle, and a structural configuration formed on an end of the shaft ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930885 | Method for aligning an element with respect to another and a system for unloading rolls using the method according to the invention A method of precisely aligning and positioning a first portion of a first element with respect to a corresponding portion of a second element comprises the following steps: a) providing the first portion with a regular polygonal recess having N faces, a f... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930886 | Method of vehicle seat assembly A vehicle modular three-across seat, or, so-called, split bench seat assembly, including two wide outboard seat structures and a narrower middle seat structure. Each outboard seat structure is supported on the floor of the vehicle by four corner anchors f... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930887 | Method for manufacturing iron golf club head A cavity iron golf club head being forme from a metal ingot by a rotary cutting tool that has a conical cutting section and a cylindrical cutting section which are formed into an integral unit in tow stages with the respective cutting surface angles diffe... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930888 | Device to hold, dispense and install slotted weights used with fishing line A simple device adaptable for the storage, dispensing and installation of split shot sinker on a fishing line. Two construction methods are disclosed allowing assembly from molded components or using commercially available tubular stock material. The unit... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930889 | Method for mounting packaged integrated circuit devices to printed circuit boards An apparatus and method for surface-mounting ball grid array integrated circuit (IC) devices to printed circuit boards. A thin single- or multi-layer sheet of nonconductive material having a plurality of apertures corresponding to the leads of the IC devi... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930890 | Structure and fabrication procedure for a stable post An interconnecting post for mounting a microelectronic device such as an integral circuit chip is fabricated with generally uniform cross-section, by forming a first layer of positive photoresist on a substrate, soft-baking that first layer and exposing i... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930891 | Automated method and apparatus for crimping a contact A device that automatically engages a contact, having a tip portion and a barrel portion, to a stripped end of an insulated wire. The apparatus includes a crimping gun having at least a pair of opposing jaws, and a push rod having a distal end that engage... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930892 | Method of making wire harness with press-fitting contacts An apparatus and method for making harnesses containing press-inserted contacts is disclosed in which connectors of the concerned type can be automatically connected to one or more other connectors by wires of the same or of varying lengths and wherein co... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930893 | Thermally conductive material and method of using the same A method for establishing a thermal interface between an electrical component and a heat sink including the selection of a compound having a melt temperature above the normal operating temperature of the component. The compound may be placed on a carrier ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930894 | Method for manufacturing heat exchangers A laminated-type evaporator for an automotive air conditioning refrigerant circuit includes a plurality of tube units having a pair of tray-shaped plates. Each of the tray-shaped plates includes a depression defined therein, a flange extending about the p... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930895 | Process for producing an ink jet recording head An ink jet recording head is produced by forming in a first substrate a plurality of orifices for ejecting an ink droplet and a reference object for registration; forming in a second substrate ejection energy generating elements for supplying energy for e... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930896 | Apparatus and method for forming a gear A rolling process for producing a spur gear. The process comprises the following steps: (a) bringing gear teeth of a generally wheel-shaped toothed tool into press contact with a peripheral portion of a generally wheel-shaped gear material at which portio... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930897 | Method and apparatus for tempering knotted coil springs Disclosed herein is apparatus for fabricating a coil spring including axially opposite end convolutions having respective ends respectively knotted to the associated end convolutions, which apparatus comprises a frame, a coil forming device mounted on the... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930898 | Linear motion bearing fabrication A method of forming a rail having an elongate base member and a load bearing insert is disclosed. The method includes forming a base member having surfaces with at least one longitudinal groove and inserting the load bearing insert into the longitudinal g... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930899 | Molding and emblem removal tool A pneumatic scraping tool includes a pneumatic hammer assembly including a cylinder in which a piston reciprocates for repeated impact against an anvil or blade holder which is rotatably received within an end of the cylinder and carries a scraping blade.... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930900 | Scissors A pair of scissors has a first blade, a second blade, a first grip connected to the first blade, a second grip connected to the second blade, a torsion spring disposed between the first grip and the second grip, and a hook ring fastening the first grip an... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930901 | Hand tool and method for carving a vegetable into a predetermined shape A hand tool for carving a generally ellipsoid shaped vegetable, such as a potato, turnip, radish or carrot, into a predetermined shape, particularly a mushroom shape, is provided. The hand tool includes a hollow elongated cylinder that has a first end ter... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930902 | Saw with a removable saw blade A saw includes an elongated saw blade having a rear end portion which is formed with a hooked extension and a locking hole having a restricted entrance. The handle member has left and right side walls which confine a blade receiving space therebetween, an... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930903 | Portable circular saw The disclosed portable circular saw includes a motor having an axis, a housing enclosing the motor therein, a handle carried by the housing, an arbor operatively connected to the motor, the arbor having an axis of rotation substantially perpendicular to t... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930904 | Catenary system measurement apparatus and method Apparatus and method for measuring height and stagger of a railway catenary is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a platform supported on the track having a distance measuring means mounted on a traversing means for angular or lateral displacement of the ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930905 | Method and device for angular measurement of a rotatable body A method and a device for measuring the angle of a rotatable body, in particular a body rotatable by more than 360°, are described. In this case this rotatable body cooperates with at least two further rotatable bodies, for example gear wheels, whose ang... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930906 | Gun sight system A high visibility gun sight system is described for mounting on a gun barrel (e.g., a muzzle-loading rifle). The system includes a base member for mounting to a gun barrel, and an elongated light-gathering plastic rod which is detachably mounted to the ba... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930907 | Uniaxial horizontal sensor A uniaxial horizontal sensor wherein factors causing errors are eliminated having high resolution and reproducibility and stability of detection with which a high levelness of inclination angle zero can be secured by attitude control has a construction wh... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930908 | Alignment tool for phasing of splined slip joint driveshaft components An alignment fixture to rotationally align driveshaft components includes a first driveshaft component having a yoke secured to it, the yoke having opposed arms with openings for receiving universal joint bearings, with the openings being aligned on a yok... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930909 | System for impregnating garments with insect repellent A process and system for impregnating garments with insect repellent, the ocess including the steps of placing the garments in a first machine and tumbling the garments therein, introducing into the first machine a mixture of liquid insect repellent and w... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930910 | Purge tube with flapper valve for desiccant containing air drier A desiccant media containing cartridge for use in a gas drying apparatus adapted to firstly function in a gas drying cycle in which a moist gas is permitted to pass upwardly through said desiccant media whereby at least a portion of the moisture is remove... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930911 | Mobile paint dryer A mobile paint dryer is provided including a wheeled trailer. Also included is a heater unit mounted to the trailer for blowing heated air through the interior space of the trailer for drying paint on various entities removably situated therein.... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930912 | Portable and collapsible body dryer The present invention relates to a collapsible, portable body dryer including a substantially rectangular base component having a planar upper surface and four peripheral side edges depending therefrom. Attached to each of two opposing side edges are a pa... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930913 | Portable shoe dehumidifier This invention is a shoe dehumidifier, which consists of an air-processing unit and an air-distribution unit. The two units are joined through a retractable air duct. A fan and a heating element are located on the top portion of the air-processing unit. A... | 08/03/1999 |
