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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5930994 | Reverse cleaning regeneration type exhaust emission control device and method of regenerating the same A reverse cleaning regeneration type exhaust emission control device includes two exhaust emission routes communicated with an inlet port of an exhaust emission path. The device includes first path A having a filter A1, a valve A2 and a nozzle A3 and a se... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930995 | Exhaust gas purification device for a compression-ignition combustion engine An exhaust gas purification device of a compression-ignition combustion engine comprises exhaust branch passages each being connected to a corresponding cylinder of the engine at one end thereof and connected to a common exhaust passage at the other end t... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930996 | Auto-acceleration system for prime mover of hydraulic construction machine and control system for prime mover and hydraulic pump In the arm-crowding or track operation, a calculating portion (700d2 or 700d4) calculates a modification gain (KAC or KTR) depending on an operation pilot pressure and a calculating portion (700g) calculates a decrease modification (DND) based on the KAC ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930997 | Driving device for a hydraulic motor A hydraulic motor driving apparatus includes a directional control valve for supplying discharge pressure fluid from a hydraulic pump into a first or second port of a hydraulic motor and returning the hydraulic fluid from the second or first port into a t... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930998 | Process and apparatus for preheating and deaeration of make-up water In a process for preheating and deaerating make-up water in a power generation plant by steam, the required make-up water is initially heated up to the saturation temperature without substantial deaeration and is subsequently deaerated. The steam used for... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5930999 | Fuel injector and multi-swirler carburetor assembly A gas turbine engine carburetor includes a fuel injector having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart fuel outlets. A plurality of air swirlers (24) are circumferentially spaced apart around the fuel injector (22), with each swirler having a fuel ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931000 | Cooled electrical system for use downhole A system for cooling electronic components in the downhole assembly of a drill string through which a drilling fluid flows. The cooling system includes a thermoelectric cooler that conducts heat from the electronic component to a first heat transfer surfa... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931001 | Air-conditioning ventilator An air-conditioning ventilator is provided with an air inlet passage and an air outlet passage for ventilation and also with a heat exchanger making use of a thermoelectric module for effecting an exchange of heat with air flowing through one of the passa... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931002 | Cooling air duct and cooling apparatus The invention provides an air cooling duct and a cooling apparatus which can effect ventilation and cooling with certainty while suppressing noise. The cooling air duct is provided on a wall of a housing, in which a heat source is accommodated, and induct... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931003 | Method and system for electronically controlling the location of the formation of ice within a closed loop water circulating unit A method and system for electronically controlling the location of the formation of ice within a closed loop water circulating unit and efficiently harvesting ice includes a method and system for making ice using supercooled water. When a desired degree o... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931004 | Refrigerator and control method therefor A refrigerator having freezing and refrigerating compartments and a refrigerating H.M. cycle and a control method therefor, comprises a compressor for compressing refrigerant, a condenser for condensing refrigerant, a capillary tube for expanding refriger... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931005 | Fluid chilling apparatus A chiller for chilling a quantity of fluid of the type comprising an adsorbent for receiving and adsorbing under pressure a quantity of gas, the desorption of gas from the adsorption causing a reduction in temperature of the adsorbent and adsorbate which ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931006 | Vehicle air conditioning unit with an air-conditioning function depending on the external dew point An air-conditioning unit is provided for a vehicle with an air-conditioning function depending on the outside dew point. The air-conditioning unit includes a device for determining the dew point temperature of the outside air, an air duct leading to a win... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931007 | Asborption refrigeration system with condensate solution coupling A multiple effect absorption refrigeration system containing a plurality of paired generators and condensers that are staged to operate at successively higher temperatures and pressures. A solution to solution heat exchanger is associated with each stage ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931008 | Protecting device for car air conditioner A protecting device for a car air conditioner includes a timer for timing a period of the rise in the level of a rotation signal delivered from a rotation sensor for detecting a rotational speed of a compressor with the signal being distinguished from noi... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931009 | Defrosting apparatus of air conditioner and method thereof A defrosting apparatus of an air conditioner and method thereof are provided to efficiently carry out a defrosting operation during the heating operation by comparing temperature of an outdoor heat-exchanger, an outdoor temperature and an operation time o... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931010 | Method and apparatus for controlling a temperature of a cooked food chilling chamber in a refrigerator A method and an apparatus for controlling a temperature of a cooked food chilling chamber for quick refrigerating cooked food in a refrigerator, is disclosed. A system control section is provided with a load sensing signal of cook chill chamber from a coo... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931011 | Low temperature storage cabinet A low temperature storage cabinet having a freezing cycle system composed of a compressor, a condenser, a throttle and an evaporator, a cabinet temperature sensor for detecting an inside temperature of the cabinet, and an electric fan provided in the cabi... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931012 | Air conditioning/heating facility A road side airconditioning and/or heating facility in, or adjacent, a parking bay for a vehicle, including and supporting, in use, an airconditioning unit and/or heating unit, or reverse cycle unit (11), relative to the vehicle and for temporary associat... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931013 | Refrigerator display cabinet A refrigerator display cabinet (10) for furnishing refrigerated goods has a vertical duct (20), which is surrounded by a magazine (24, 34) which is filled with the goods from above, and at its lower part is surrounded by a bottom (18), on which the goods ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931014 | Ductwork purification system The invention relates to a ductwork and cleaning system comprising a fogging unit to supply atomised water droplets to the interior of a food storage cabinet with an ozone generating means coupled to the ductwork, such that ozone, generated by the ozone g... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931015 | Desiccant assisted air conditioning system A high efficiency air conditioning system is proposed, in which, while operating on a batch system, desiccant regeneration and process air dehumidification can be carried out simultaneously with a simple configuration. The air conditioning system comprise... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931016 | Air conditioning system having multiple energy regeneration capabilities An air conditioning system is provided which utilizes both exhaust and outside air energy to regenerate the latent and sensible heat removal operations while not detrimentally increasing the bacterial contamination risks associated with exhaust air energy... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931017 | Arrangement for cooling supply air in an air-conditioning installation The invention relates to an arrangement for cooling supply air in an air-conditioning installation, comprising a heat transfer device for transferring heat between supply air and exhaust air by means of heat transfer surfaces; and a humidifying device for... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931018 | Method and apparatus to cool food contact machines and surfaces A cooling and refrigeration apparatus cools one or more surfaces of one or more food handling devices, such as meat cutting machines, scales, and food preparation areas, so as to inhibit bacterial and other microbial growth thereon. The apparatus includes... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931019 | Bait tray insert assembly for portable cooler A dynamic tray for dry storage of bait and other items rests on the ice in a cooler and remains resting as it melts. The tray has a perforated flat bottom panel and upstanding sides. Protuberances extend outwardly from the top of the sides and fit into ve... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931020 | Refrigerant evaporator having a plurality of tubes A refrigerant evaporator constructed by laminating a plurality of tube elements and a flat tube element. A second refrigerant passage in the flat tube element is disposed at a position being closest to a refrigerant outlet pipe. In the second refrigerant ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931021 | Straightforward method and once-through apparatus for gas liquefaction The invention relates to methods and systems for liquefaction of gases whose critical temperature is lower than the ambient temperature, such as, for instance, natural gas, air, nitrogen, oxygen, etc. Compressed to supercritical pressure gas to be liquefi... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931022 | Air purification process with thermal regeneration An activated alumina adsorbent used in a PSA air prepurification process for removal of carbon dioxide from the air is thermally regenerated when the carbon dioxide content remaining in the adsorbent following an adsorbent regeneration step of the PSA pro... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931023 | Process and apparatus for knitting fabric with non-elastic yarn and bare elastomeric yarn and sweater knit fabric construction A sweater knit fabric containing hard yarn plaited together with bare elastomeric yarn is provided. The elastomeric yarn has substantially uniform draft along each course in the fabric. The fabric is made by a process in which the bare elastomeric yarn is... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931024 | Circular knitting machine for producing an article having a closed end A circular knitting machine for producing a tubular knitted article having a closed end. The apparatus includes a circular knitting element for forming the tubular knitted article and a closure assembly located downstream of the circular knitting element ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931025 | Lowering sinker actuation cam set for circular knitting machines for forming standard-terry knitting and sandwich-terry knitting A set of cams for actuating the lowering sinkers in circular knitting machines, for producing standard-terry knitting and sandwich-terry knitting. The cam set comprises cams and countercams which form a path for the heels of the lowering sinkers which hav... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931026 | Dyeing machine A dyeing machine including a machine base defining a cylindrical receiving chamber and a cloth passage, a jet nozzle disposed in a horizontal position, an overflow nozzle disposed in a vertical position above the elevation of the jet nozzle, a first cloth... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931027 | Filter for a washing machine A filter for a washing machine is disclosed. The filter includes a pocket type filter having a front panel attached with a mesh net to one side thereof for filtering fluff intermingled in the washing water, a rear panel for forming a predetermined space w... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931028 | Filter for a washing machine Disclosed a filter for a washing machine including a filter case attached to an inner lower portion of a dehydrating tub of the washing machine for forming a predetermined space with the dehydrating tub; and a pocket type filter including a front panel at... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931029 | Agitator mechanism for a clothes washing machine A clothes washing machine includes a spin basket and a water-agitating mechanism mounted at the bottom thereof. The water-agitating mechanism includes an agitator having radial blades, and a wash baton projecting upwardly from a center region of the agita... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931030 | Padlock with replaceable key-operated lock core A padlock includes a lock base having first and second shackle insert holes and a lock receiving space, a lock unit received in the lock receiving space, a shackle having a longer leg portion which is retained slidably and rotatably in the first shackle i... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931031 | Locking system, particularly for theft preventing boxes for protecting packages, audio and video tapes, electronic games and compact discs A locking system comprising a fixed portion secured to a box with a slot for inserting an article to be protected, and a movable portion with a latching member for partially sealing the insertion slot in the locked position. The system further comprises m... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931032 | Cutter and blow resistant lock A lock comprising an elongated, parallelepiped housing with an internal sliding latch with a centrally located shackle pin that is selectively secured with a tumbler casing to immobilize the latch to secure a door. The housing comprises a base that is aff... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931033 | Security system with improved lock assembly A security system for cargo loading doors, comprising: a substantially narrow profile housing adapted to being connected to an inside of a cargo loading door; an actuator having a key receptacle, for moving a latch structure between a locked position and ... | 08/03/1999 |
