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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5931114 | Boat top A top for attachment to the frame of a boat is comprised of at least one panel member having a plurality of T-tracks arranged in spaced apart generally rectangular orientation. At least one body member is adapted to slide along each T-track and has a brak... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931115 | Method of milking and a milking apparatus An animal may be milked by the use of at least one milking apparatus by the following steps: operating first milking apparatus of the milking apparatus a normal mode during a first milking procedure, automatically determining by determining device when th... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931116 | Teat cup assembly for application with a milking machine Teat cup assembly for application with a milking machine, said tern cup assembly comprising; a teat receiving head (1), a teat lining (3) of flexible material connected with it, a limiter (4) mounted over a part of the length of the teat lining (3), and a... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931117 | Combination bag closure and scoop apparatus A combination bag closure and scoop is disclosed for use with flat closing bags, such as for dog kibble or coffee. The combined closure and scoop has a long, split handle attached to a cup for scooping out the contents of the bag. The split handle is used... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931118 | Self-filling birdbath system A self-filling birdbath system for utilizing rainwater collected within a conventional rain gutter system to fill and clean a birdbath. The inventive device includes a birdbath, a collection tube connectable to a drain spout of a rain gutter, an elbow tub... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931119 | Self cleaning pet litter box A self cleaning pet litter box for receiving animal waste including an upwardly open pan containing cat litter being mounted for rotation on a support frame, a collection container for receiving animal waste removed from the pan, a raking mechanism for ga... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931120 | Pet carrier for travelers A pet carrier for use in transporting pets within the passenger compartments of aircraft includes selectively closeable windows formed from mesh fabric, a fully openable end and a fully openable side for providing access to the interior of the pet carrier... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931121 | Easy-maintenance kennel water pan A water dish cleaning system including a dish and a least one rigid pivot rod connected between the dish and one of the side walls of a cage thereby allowing the pivot rod and dish to pivot about a horizontally oriented axis. Further provided is a lifting... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931122 | Viscous fluid type heat generator with means for impeding degradation of the viscous fluid A viscous fluid type heat generator including a housing assembly in which a heat generating chamber confining therein a heat generative viscous fluid to which a shearing action is applied by a disc-like rotor element rotated by a drive shaft, and having i... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931123 | Fuel injector for slurry fuels Fuel injector apparatus is described, for use on internal combustion engines using slurry fuels, wherein a portion of the engine air mass is passed through an aspirator passage shortly prior to combustion and the slurry fuel is aspirated into this air por... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931124 | Valve timing for internal-combustion engines The invention relates to a valve timing for an internal-combustion engine with a variable control of the outlet valve. For reducing the HC-emissions, it is suggested according to the invention to adjust the closing of the outlet valve toward "early". This... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931125 | Piston internal combustion engine variable action valve lifter system Internal combustion engine variable valve lifter system inserted between the contact surface of a conventional in use mechanical or hydraulic type valve lifter, with the respective cam of the camshaft, through which, with the variation of hydraulic means ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931126 | Valve timing control device A valve timing control device includes a rotor fixed on a cam shaft rotatably supported on a cylinder head of an engine so as to be accommodated in the cylinder head, a housing member rotatably mounted on the cam shaft so as to surround the rotor, plural ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931127 | Variable valve timing mechanism for an internal combustion engine In a variable valve timing mechanism for an internal combustion engine with exhaust valves operated by an exhaust camshaft and intake valves operated by two intake camshafts of which one is driven by the exhaust camshaft by way of a phase controller dispo... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931128 | Variable valve mechanism and internal combustion engine with the same A variable valve mechanism using a non-uniform coupling in an internal combustion engine is equipped with an axis-supporting member for supporting a cam-side rotation axis in an eccentric state. In the variable valve mechanism, the axis-supporting member ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931129 | Valve-operating device for engine with two banks and variable valve timing and working angle mechanism A valve-operating device for an internal combustion engine equipped with two cylinder banks each having a variable valve timing and working angle mechanism comprises a drive shaft, a cylindrical hollow camshaft fitted to an outer periphery of the drive sh... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931130 | Desmodromic distribution system for four-stroke engines This invention concerns a desmodromic distribution system for four-stroke engines characterized by an articulated joint between the tappet and valve, achieved by means of a special joint.... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931131 | Valve cover assembly having an integrated heat exchanger for cooling exhaust gases A method of covering a valve and rocker arm area of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The engine includes an engine exhaust outlet and an engine air inlet. The method includes the step of providing a valve cover assembly which includes a housing... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931132 | Hydraulic lash adjuster with pressure relief check valve A hydraulic lash adjuster mechanism for an internal combustion engine, the adjuster having a body with a bore formed therein, a plunger slidingly received within the bore, and a high pressure chamber formed between the bottom of the bore and the plunger. ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931133 | Roller cam follower bearing shaft retention A cam follower roller bearing shaft is restrained against lateral motion in shaft support bores of the follower body by plugging the bore ends with retainer plugs in or adjacent the ends of the bores. Soft metal or plastic bearing materials may be pressed... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931134 | Internal combustion engine with improved combustion An internal combustion design which allows for enhanced control of the fuel-air mixture and complete exhaust of combustion gases during the exhaust stroke. The internal combustion engine does not require that the combustion gas outlet valve enter into the... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931135 | Cylinder block of internal combustion engine In a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine, crank caps are bolted and a crankshaft is rotatably supported by the crank caps. The cylinder block includes bulkheads which divide an internal space of a crankcase into sub-sections for respective cyl... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931136 | Throttle control device and control method for internal combustion engine Intake pressure is estimated for an engine load using an averaged accelerator depression position derived by smoothing sensed changes in accelerator depression position. Throttle valve opening angle is controlled based on the thus estimated intake pressur... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931137 | Discharge ignition apparatus for internal combustion engine having automatic spark advance An improved capacitive discharge ignition apparatus provides spark advance with engine speed. The ignition apparatus includes at least one trigger circuit including a trigger coil preferably contained in a common housing with other circuit elements. In th... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931138 | Engine torque control apparatus An apparatus for controlling a torque produced from an internal combustion engine operable at an air/fuel ratio. The engine torque control apparatus includes a first control device for controlling an amount of air permitted to enter the engine, and a seco... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931139 | Mechanically-enabled hydraulically-actuated electronically-controlled fuel injection system A fuel injection system includes a fuel injector that defines an actuation fluid cavity, a fuel inlet and a nozzle outlet. A source of relatively high pressure actuation fluid is connected to the actuation fluid cavity via an actuation fluid supply passag... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931140 | Internal combustion engine thermal state model An internal combustion engine system is reticulated into an exhaustive network of interdependent temperature nodes and heat transfer branches for estimating thermal states at various nodes as required in engine control and diagnostic operations. All mater... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931141 | Vapor treatment system for volatile liquid A vapor treatment system incorporated with an automotive fuel storage tank for a gasoline. The vapor treatment system comprises a vapor adsorbent canister containing therein vapor adsorbent. A first ventilation line is provided to have a first end section... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931142 | Device for the linear actuation of a control member The invention relates to a linear actuation device for a control member (1), particularly a valve tappet (1) in a gas or liquid conduit (2), the device including a rotor (7) with an inner screwthread (10) whose rotary movement is convertible into a linear... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931143 | Air-fuel ratio control system based on adaptive control theory for internal combustion engines An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion includes an air-fuel ratio sensor arranged in the exhaust system, and an ECU which controls an amount of fuel to be supplied to the engine in a feedback manner based on an output from the air-fue... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931144 | Compensator for manifold fuel injectors A compensator is described for use on those manifold fuel injectors for gasoline engines which utilize a gas pressure cycler to vary the instantaneous rate of liquid fuel injection in proportion to the instantaneous rate of engine intake air flow into eac... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931145 | Separating stock hydraulic speargun A speargun apparatus includes a rearward stock portion including a spear engaging structure; a forward stock portion including a speargun body and sling mount and a spear propulsion sling; and a hydraulic drive mechanism interconnecting the rearward stock... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931146 | Bow tension relieving device A bow tension relieving device that is useful with a bow that has a riser with opposing riser ends, has a first limb connected with a first riser end and extending in a direction that is generally away from a second riser end, and has a second limb connec... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931147 | Method of cutting a workpiece with a wire saw There is disclosed a method of slicing a semiconductor ingot in which the ingot is pressed against a moving wire. A thinner portion of the wire is used at the beginning of slicing to cut a portion of the ingot where the cutting length is shorter than a pr... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931148 | Adjustable grill A food shelf attached to the lower end of a vertical threaded rod engages a nut that is attached to the summit of an arch that rises from a horizontal frame. The frame may be removably set onto a receptacle containing a source of heat, or the same frame c... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931149 | Grill cart with tilting tank support strut A grill cart with tilting tank support incorporates a first and second leg assembly with each of the leg assemblies including a front leg, a rear leg and an upper strut. The upper struts are mounted between upper ends of the front and rear legs. Additiona... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931150 | Stove knob assembly A removable interlock spacer is disposed between the rear face of a control knob and the face of a control panel of a cooking device, such as a stove or a barbecue grill, to prevent the control knob from being pushed in far enough to activate the associat... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931151 | Range for a recreational vehicle with notched control panel A range for a recreational vehicle which is adapted to be fit into a simple rectangular opening provided in a kitchen cabinet of the recreational vehicle. The present invention provides a range having a control panel on its front face with notched sides. ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931152 | Glass-ceramic cooking plate for gas cookers, and method for making same The invention relates to a glass-ceramic cooking plate for gas cooking apparatuses, characterized by the fact that it has at least one opening 2 intended to receive a gas burner 3 and several humps 5 of the same height distributed around this opening whic... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931153 | Apparatus and method for generating heat A method of generating heat and a heat generator comprising a rotor with an intake port, a plurality of inner and a plurality of outer holes. The heat generator also comprises a front rotor housing for housing the rotor. The front rotor housing has a plur... | 08/03/1999 |
