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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6032648 | Method of controlling ignition in a multicylinder internal combustion engine A method for controlling ignition in a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, such that the control variables are determined on the basis of the parameters sensed by sensors, and such that after output of the control variables, a misfire monitoring op... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032649 | Engine control system An engine control system in which a rotary body rotates in association with a crankshaft of an engine and has portions to be detected every predetermined angle and at least one of the portions to be detected is missing, and a pickup is arranged near an ou... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032650 | Method for closed-loop control of injection timing in combustion engines A method for closed-loop control of the positioning of a predetermined fuel amount in the working cycle of a combustion engine of the Otto-type, in which a predetermined amount of fuel is supplied to the combustion chamber via an injector and the ignition... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032651 | Fuel rail damper A fuel system damper for damping fuel pressure pulsations in a fuel rail includes a solid, flexible diaphragm which separates an upper chamber from a lower chamber. The upper chamber is sealed and contains a spring which is biased against the diaphragm. T... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032652 | Fuel injection system having variable fuel atomization control An air-assisted type injector injects a fuel into an intake port toward the face part of an intake valve, and its injection port has multiple holes to atomize the injected fuel into a predetermined fuel particle diameter (e.g., SMD=about 50 microns). An a... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032653 | Engine control system and method An improved fuel injection control system for an engine, wherein the fuel injectors are controlled during normal engine running by sensing engine running conditions. The engine is controlled in the lower ranges and under abnormal conditions by disabling o... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032654 | Fuel supply for injected marine engine A fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine mounted in a cowling of a marine device is disclosed. The engine has a body defining at least one combustion chamber and an output shaft arranged to drive a water propulsion device of the marine devic... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032655 | Combustion enhancer A device for enhancing the combustion of fuel in an internal combustion engine. The combustion enhancer, which is used inside the fuel line of a vehicle, comprises a metallic double spring. The combustion enhancer swirls the fuel and also imparts a charge... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032656 | Integrated internal combustion engine control system with high-precision emission controls An integrated internal combustion engine control system in combination with an automotive emission control system, comprises an exhaust-gas recirculation valve (EGR valve) employed in an EGR system. A target EGR amount is calculated as a function of an in... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032657 | Multi spark ignition system An ignition system for internal combustion engines with spark ignition comprising an ignition coil, a spark plug connected to the secondary winding, an electric supply circuit associated with the primary winding of the coil, where the said circuit include... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032658 | Ignition system having ignition coil An ignition system includes an ignition coil which provides ignition voltage of one polarity, an igniter which supplies the primary current to the ignition coil at regular timings and a zener diode connected in series with the primary coil of the ignition... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032659 | Abnormality diagnosing system for air/fuel ratio feedback control system An air/fuel ratio control system controls the supply of fuel to an internal combustion engine to achieve a target air/fuel ratio, based on the output of an air/fuel ratio sensor. The system may determine whether there is an abnormality in the air/fuel rat... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032660 | Bow with modified braking A bow with modified braking uses flexible bow limbs attached above and below a bow handle. The bow limbs have wheels that guide a bow string and form pulleys. The pulleys mechanically assist in holding the bow limbs when the bow string is drawn. A remotel... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032661 | Archery string release with safety A mechanical string release with safety lock is disclosed. The release is particularly for use with an archery drawlock device to prevent accidental release of a bow string when the drawlock is carried in drawn and latched condition. The release has a tri... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032662 | Cooktop apparatus The invention is directed to cooktop apparatus wherein a cooktop panel is seated in a frame and is made of glass ceramic, glass or ceramic. The cooktop panel has a cutout for accommodating an atmospheric gas burner in the cooktop panel. A component assemb... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032663 | Stove emergency cutoff system A stove emergency cutoff system (16) comprising a stove (18) having a front wall (20), a rear wall (22), a top wall (24), laterally spaced side walls (26), a plurality of burners (28) in the top wall (24) and a plurality of control knobs (30) for the burn... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032664 | Pressure display for self contained breathing apparatus A self contained breathing apparatus has a display of air pressure within the face mask in the field of vision of the user of the breathing apparatus. The display is four lights that indicate the four quarter-tanks of pressure, and the lights change to in... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032665 | Dosing device for adding an additive fluid to breathing gas in an anaesthesia machine or ventilator A dosing device for adding small amounts of an additive gas or liquid, such as NO or liquid anaesthetic, to a breathing gas in an inspiratory line in an anaesthetic machine or ventilator, has a constant-volume dosing chamber with an inlet, equipped with a... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032666 | Inhalation device An inhalation device is described for use with a medicament pack in which at least one container for medicament in powder form is defined between two sheets peelably secured to one another. The device comprises means for peeling the sheets apart at an ope... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032667 | Variable orifice pulse valve A variable orifice pulse valve has a small internal volume for providing small, accurately measured pulse volumes of gas. The valve may be employed to supply a very small quantity of a therapeutic gas or a diagnostic gas into the breathing gases of a pati... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032668 | Fire emergency life saving arrangement A fire emergency life saving arrangement includes an air storage area, a buffer air area, a face cover storage area, and an electrical area, wherein the air storage area includes an end wall having an uni-directional air pumping valve, and a releasing val... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032669 | Positioning pillow for approximating anatomic position in lateral decubitus position A surgical support for positioning a patient's lateral thighs during liposuction thereof. The support comprises an elongate pillow positionable between the thighs of the patient such that a respective one of the patient's lateral thighs is maintained in a... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032670 | Surgical drape for shoulder procedures A drape for surgical procedures on a shoulder. The drape includes a flexible sheet of fluid impervious material intended to overlay a patient arranged in either a lateral position or a beach chair position. The sheet includes a shoulder accommodating fene... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032671 | Method and apparatus for combined dissection and retraction A method and apparatus for dissecting a first layer of tissue from a second layer of tissue and thereafter holding open an anatomic space for the performance of a surgical procedure. The method includes steps of making an incision in a body, introducing a... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032672 | Surgical devices for imposing a negative pressure to stabilize cardiac tissue during surgery The invention is devices and techniques which use a negative (suction) pressure or vacuum, applied through a surgical instrument, to fix the position of a portion of the surface of a beating heart so that a surgical procedure can be more easily performed.... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032673 | Methods and devices for tissue removal The present invention provides a tissue resection device comprising a handle housing having a fluid infusion lumen. A shaft is reciprocatably mounted to the housing, the shaft having an aperture adjacent to a distal end and a fluid and tissue aspiration l... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032674 | Systems and methods for myocardial revascularization A method for transmyocardial revascularization of the heart of a patient includes positioning an active electrode surface in close proximity to a target site on the wall of a patient's heart, and applying high frequency voltage between the active voltage ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032675 | Freezing method for controlled removal of fatty tissue by liposuction A method for removing fatty tissue in a body combines cryosurgery and liposuction. Cryosurgery first destroys fatty tissue to be removed by controllably freezing the tissue, and facilitates removal of the fatty tissue. Liposuction subsequently removes the... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032676 | Method for correlating consumable intakes with physiological parameters A computer-assisted system and method for adjudging the effect of consumable intakes on physiological parameters is disclosed wherein a consumer records in a database a plurality of consumable identifiers identifiying consumables consumed, the amounts of ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032677 | Method and apparatus for stimulating the healing of medical implants A technique to enhance the stability of dental and orthopedic implants (including artificial joints and fractures) by inducing implant micromotion via a permanent magnet coupled to the implant which is vibrated using a cyclic magnetic force to enhance gro... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032678 | Adjunct to diagnostic imaging systems for analysis of images of an object or a body part or organ An adjunct device and system which works in tandem with existing diagnostic imaging tools such as for medical diagnosis to enhance reliability of diagnosis with guidance for appropriate treatment or imaging devices for machinery (or other objects) and gui... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032679 | Cigar punching device A cigar punching device is provided. A cigar punching device includes a cap with a first closed end and a second end. The second end includes an opening. The device further includes a ram having a head portion and an externally threaded shank portion wher... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032680 | Hair clip retainer An apparatus and method for retaining hair is disclosed. The apparatus includes a flexible member having a latching section and a band section. The band section includes a ridge portion and the latching section includes one or more teeth for selectively e... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032681 | Compact and method of producing such A compact or a small flat case, containing cosmetics such as women's face powder is disclosed. The compact has a case body produced from a foaming synthetic resin flat material having a high density, a board with at least one reservoir and a lock. The cas... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032682 | Method for sulfuric acid resist stripping The present invention provides methods for efficiently cleaning semiconductor wafers, and particularly for removing photoresist material from the surfaces of semiconductor wafers, using a mixture of sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide. In accordance with ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032683 | System for cleaning residual paste from a mask A cleaning method and related apparatus for cleaning semiconductor screening masks using an aqueous alkali detergent solution applied under high pressure simultaneously from both sides of the mask, followed by a drying step that uses air knives to blow of... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032684 | Portable privacy screen for a residential deck The present invention relates to a portable privacy screen that utilizes one or more decorative or plain panels which may be quickly and easily clamped or otherwise installed on a typical residential deck structure so as to provide the homeowner with the ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032685 | Collapsible structures having overlapping support loops Collapsible structures are provided that include two collapsible flexible loop members, each loop member defining a closed loop and having a first and a second edge. Each loop member is capable of assuming an expanded position and a collapsed position. Tw... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032686 | Cartridge valve with vacuum breaker A cartridge valve 116 includes a fixed disk 80 and a movable disk 118 mounted in a housing 66. A lever 46 extends through a major opening 72 axially located at one end of the valve 116. The lever 46 is attached to a coupler 130 for facilitating movement o... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032687 | Water conservation system A water conservation system having a control element and flow regulation device, the combination of which is in series with a hot water source and water discharge outlet. The water conservation system may further, or alternatively, comprise a shunt pipe e... | 03/07/2000 |
