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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5931154 | Gas fireplace burner plate A burner for a gas fireplace has a burner tube with a plurality of gas ports that provide flames for combustion when the burner is operating. A plate is positioned above the burner tube and has apertures that align with the ports of the tube such that fla... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931155 | Open fireplace An open fireplace which includes a fuel supporting device (16) that enables the fire (10) to be seen from all directions. An essentially vertical smoke duct (7) is disposed so that its bottom orifice (18) will be located above the fuel. The fireplace incl... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931156 | Integral heat-pipe type solar collector A heat-pipe type solar collector includes a heat absorber portion adapted to absorb solar energy to evaporate a working fluid in heat tube elements; and a heat release portion communicating with the heat absorber portion and having a body of a semi-annula... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931157 | Thermal insulation/thermal collector assembly A combined thermal-insulation/thermal-collector assembly for the outside walls or roofs of buildings has a heat-insulating layer which is transparent to solar radiation and is designed with a transparent structure. The heat-insulating material including a... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931158 | Pressure vessel An improved pressure vessel which has a fluid flowing through it can be simply manufactured and has a high operational safety. The fluid may be heated by radiation, such as solar radiation. A guiding device with inlet and outlet stream guides is arranged ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931159 | Lung ventilator A lung ventilator for supplying a mixture of oxygen and air to a patient as inspiration gas. The lung ventilator includes a compressor having an intake line for taking in oxygen and gas and supplying a mixture of the oxygen and gas to a main flow line as ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931160 | Ventilator control system and method A ventilator control system controls a ventilator pneumatic system in a medical ventilator. The ventilator control system includes a user interface, a memory and a processor. The user interface receives input values from a user for setting one or more bre... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931161 | On-airway respiratory gas monitor employing transformed infrared signals The respiratory gas analyzer (10), in one embodiment, is used for in-stream analysis of a patient breathing circuit (12). The analyzer includes a source (12) of infrared illumination, a modulator (28) for modulating the infrared illumination on a waveleng... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931162 | Ventilator which allows spontaneous inhalation and expiration within a controlled breathing mode A ventilator has an inspiration section for supplying respiratory gas to a respiratory system of a patient and an expiration section for conveying respiratory gas from the respiratory system is described. If the patient spontaneously inhales during a cont... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931163 | Valve for setting the flow of a flow medium A device with a valve for setting the flow of a flow medium, which has a passage channel with an inlet opening and with an outlet opening for the flow medium, and with a tongue-like valve element, which is arranged in the passage channel. The valve elemen... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931164 | Athletic mouthguard A mouthguard including a U-shaped base portion; an upwardly projecting inner flange portion joined to an inner edge of the base portion; an upwardly projecting outer flange portion joined to an outer edge of the base portion; the upwardly projecting inner... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931165 | Films having improved characteristics and methods for their preparation and use Gelatin film compositions are useful for immobilization over tissue, usually by the application of energy to the films. Exemplary films comprise cross-linked and non-cross-linked granular and non-granular gelatin sheets, typically including a plasticizer.... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931166 | Fingernail decorating The invention provides a method and an apparatus for decorating or coloring fingernails or toenails. According to the method, a subject's fingernail is scanned to obtain an image and the image is transferred to a computer. The computer then maps out the f... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931167 | Magnifying attachment for hand held implement An adjustable magnifying attachment for a hand held implement is provided. The adjustable magnifying attachment includes a support base, an extension arm, a lens holder, and a magnifying lens. The support base has a hole and a slot, which is configured to... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931168 | Applicator for coloring hair or fibers and methods for making and using same An applicator (100) for transferring color-altering material from a substrate to hair or fibers, and methods for making and using the same. The applicator (100) includes a first portion (102) and a contiguous second portion (106). A color-altering dye mat... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931169 | Make-up casing with removable cartridge A casing (100) of the make-up compact-type includes a bottom (101) and a lid (102), the compact bottom (105, 106) receiving in a detachable manner a refill (1) of a product (P) to be packaged. For this purpose, it has at least one arm (105, 106) having a ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931170 | Dental flosser A dental flosser has a bushing with a lateral pin that engages in a spiral groove in a sleeve that surrounds the bushing. The bushing is driven backwards and forwards by a shaft and this causes a flosser element base anchor to be rotated clockwise and cou... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931171 | Dental flossing apparatus A dental flossing apparatus adapted to use dental floss having gripper elements. The apparatus includes a handle having a pair of arcuate prongs extending therefrom, a pair of receptacles defined within the handle and disposed adjacent the proximal end of... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931172 | Method of cleaning drains utilizing foaming composition Methods of substantially removing a restriction from a drain pipe system include the steps of introducing a cleaning composition containing a non-caustic drain opening active to the pipe system, activating the cleaning composition by adding a sufficient a... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931173 | Monitoring cleaning effectiveness of a cleaning system The invention can be used to monitor the cleaning effectiveness of a cleaning system in which vibrations (such as, for example, vibrations having a megasonic or ultrasonic frequency) are applied to a volume of fluid (e.g., water) in which an object to be ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931174 | Apparatus and method for cleaning articles An apparatus for use in removing oil containing contaminants from articles includes a wash station and a rinse station. At the wash station, the articles are immersed in a tank of wash water containing detergent to remove oil containing contaminants from ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931175 | Umbrella rib assembly having light grooved rib reinforced with resilient rib An umbrella rib assembly includes: a top rib having a cross section of U shape and made of light material including aluminum alloy, an outer rib having a cross section of circular shape and made of composite or plastic materials having good resilience and... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931176 | Hinged tonneau cover truck tent A hinged tonneau cover truck tent assembly to be used on truck beds to provide an extended enclosure on the truck bed. The hinged tonneau cover assembly has an internal perimeter frame that is removably secured to the front portion of the truck bed and ha... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931177 | Valves This application discloses apparatus for logging the operation of a valve (10) of the type having a spindle (16) rotatable by a key (20) to effect opening and closing thereof, the apparatus including operative means (36) which are in use carried on a key ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931178 | High-speed water jet blocker An apparatus and method for performing high speed interruption of the flow of a very fine, high pressure, high speed water jet 12 of the type used to cut foods, paper, and other goods. The water jet 12 is interrupted by a pivotal blocking bar 22 within a ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931179 | Hydraulic unit, particularly for a slip-controlled vehicle brake system and process for the production thereof The invention relates to a hydraulic unit with a solenoid valve inserted into a receiving bore of a hydraulic block. With rigid fastening, the solenoid valve can rest under pressure against a circumference point of the receiving bore and when there is alt... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931180 | Electropneumatic positioner An electropneumatic positioner includes a data processing control section and an electropneumatic converter. The control section includes first and second position determining sections and a signal setting section. The first position determining section o... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931181 | Anti-scald faucet system A faucet system includes a cold water control valve and a hot water control valve. These control valves are in communication with each other through a cold water supply conduit and a mixed water conduit. The hot water control valve includes a needle valve... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931182 | Pressure reducing valve A pressure reducing valve assembly (10) includes an elongated tubular body (12), a pressure reducing valve (16) for reducing the fluid pressure discharged from the valve assembly, a pressure relief valve (18) for permitting fluid to discharge from the val... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931183 | Liquid cutoff valve unit A liquid cutoff valve unit provided for a sealed container in which a liquid fills comprises a discharge passage formed to an upper portion of the sealed container in a used state and adapted to discharge the gas therein, a float valve moving in accordanc... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931184 | Safety hose for delivering water to an appliance A safety hose apparatus is provided for delivering water from a standard threaded hose bib to an appliance. The apparatus includes a first end fitting that has a first pipe. A first threaded connector is rotatably attached to the first pipe for communicab... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931185 | Air hose storage assembly for inflators and method for handling an inflator air hose Instead of wrapping the air hose around the portable tire inflator housing to store it, an internal storage compartment is provided. A guide device in the compartment guides the hose so that it travels a path which is offset downward from a straight line ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931186 | Fluid flow control valve and actuator for changing fluid flow rate A fluid flow control valve and actuator therefor for changing fluid flow rate. A fluid flow control valve comprises a housing having a bore and an inlet and an outlet which form a flow passage through the housing. The valve also comprises a piston mounted... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931187 | Valve system for restarting oscillating controller A valve system for starting/restarting an oscillating controller of the type that uses a source of pressurized gas to provide controlled pulses of the pressurized gas to a pump, such as a chemical injector pump. The start/restart valve includes a valve el... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931188 | Diaphragm operated regulator valve for maintaining low gas pressure A gas regulator valve (14) for maintaining a preset low gas pressure in a storage tank (10). A fluid balanced piston valve member (32) is seated in a closed position on seat (40). A diaphragm actuator (70) has a diaphragm (76). A linkage including opposed... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931189 | One way valve for use with vacuum cleaner attachment A reusable, evacuable enclosure comprising a bag with an opening in which to place compressible articles, such as clothing or linen, and a one-way valve in a surface of the bag. Compressible articles may be placed in the bag and sealed from the surroundin... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931190 | Relief valve A relief valve assembly includes a valve element mounted for movement along a valve axis between a sealing position and a relief position. A spring arm engaged with the valve element urges the valve element toward the sealing position. The spring arm has ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931191 | Flow control valve for passing two fluids in opposite directions A flow control valve includes a piston moveable in a cylindrical chamber between an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The piston head has a maximum diameter smaller than the wall of the chamber to define a fixed orifice. The opposite end of the piston ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931192 | External unified integral bleed system for valves A unified block integral bleed system for use with valves such as plug-type valves wherein pressure release flow occurs through a manifold port mounting arrangement which accesses upstream, downstream and body cavity portions of the valve and provides atm... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5931193 | Flow rate control device having priming mechanism A flow rate control device which does not constitute an obstruction when it is connected to a liquid medicine continuous injector, which is not influenced by the body temperature of a patient and which can perform a priming operation of the liquid medicin... | 08/03/1999 |
