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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6032688 | Sealing device for a valve of an insulated pipe A sealing device for an insulated valve of an insulated pipe having a sleeve formed of a flexible material with an opening at a top thereof having a size suitable for allowing the valve handle to pass therethrough and a base formed of a flexible material ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032689 | Integrated flow controller module A flow controller module comprising at least one micro flow sensor and a microvalve, integrated in a micro flow channel, is disclosed. The micro flow sensor comprises a pressure sensitive flow sensor. At the position of the micro flow sensor, the micro fl... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032690 | Fluid diverter system A fluid diverter system for diverting a flow of fluid from an inlet port to at least a selected one of a plurality of fluid passages includes a bypass passage which is provided between the fluid passages immediately upstream of a pair of closure members. ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032691 | Valve assembly A valve assembly used to minimize chemical loss during the transfer of chemicals from one container to another is disclosed herein. The valve assembly minimizes chlorine or other process material loss to the environment by sealing the manifold and the cyl... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032692 | Electromagnetic valve, in particular for hydraulic motor vehicle braking systems with wheel slip regulation The present invention relates to an electromagnetic valve including a valve housing (2) in which a sleeve (13) housing a magnetic core (14) is inserted, including a magnetic armature (16) on which a valve closure member (7)is mounted which, in its electro... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032693 | Solenoid valve assembly for controlling gas supply A solenoid valve assembly for controlling gas supply includes a lower cover formed with a first chamber at an end thereof, a second chamber located adjacent to and communicating with the first chamber, a third chamber located adjacent to the second chambe... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032694 | Bimini plug Plug for capping or sealing the open ends of tubular members, such as tubular support members utilized on a Bimini boat top or other boat structure. The plug has a cap from which extend upper and lower rearwardly projecting tapered planar support panels e... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032695 | Rail plug Plug for sealing or capping the open ends of tubular members, such as tubular rails or railing support members in boats. The plug has a cap from which extend upper, lower, right side and left side rearwardly projecting and connected planar panels. Each of... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032696 | Bottom nozzle repair apparatus Apparatus for repairing a breach in a lower nozzle of a glass lined vessel which includes an internal flange having an upper surface, a lower surface, an outside end surface and an inside end surface. The apparatus further includes an insert tube having a... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032697 | Cover for standpipes A cover for standpipes comprising a tube of brightly colored sheet plastic having one open end and another open end turned back to form an encircling sleeve with notches cut at opposite ends of the encircling sleeve and oppositely directed draw strings, e... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032698 | Method and an apparatus for lining a pipe or duct The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for lining a pipe through a sealing internal lining by using a flexible tube including adhesive, which is introduced into said pipe in turning inside out manner and is kept dimensionally stable until the ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032699 | Fluid delivery pipe with leak detection A secondary containment system for containing fuel leaks or leaks of other environmentally hazardous fluids includes a containment chamber and a detection system for detecting leaks. The containment system includes a fluid-carrying inner pipe and a contai... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032700 | Hose threaded end protector A new hose threaded end protector for attaching to a threaded end of a hose to protect the threads from damage, especially when the hose is dropped. The inventive device includes a coiled portion having a pair of opposite proximal and distal ends and a pl... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032701 | High moisture alkali smoke food casing A premoisturized food casing coated with alkali liquid smoke which does not cause color streaking on encased food product and does not cause smoke buildup on food stuffing equipment. Nevertheless, the premoisturized food casing of the invention still prov... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032702 | Sheathing strip with mating side edges A sheathing strip with mating side edges that includes a flexible plastic film sheathing strip having a nominal thickness of less than twenty thousandths of one inch, first and second side surfaces, and first and second strip side edges; a first mating si... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032703 | Automotive vehicle fueling system A system for fueling an automotive vehicle includes a transmitter mounted on the vehicle for identifying the type of fuel required by the vehicle and a fuel control and communication subsystem providing fuel which is blended to achieve the characteristics... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032704 | Method and apparatus for storing wafers without moisture absorption A method and apparatus for storing wafers without the moisture absorption problem by providing a wafer storage container that has a cavity therein and an inert gas supply line into the cavity for flowing an inert gas at a substantially constant flow rate ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032705 | Closed delivery system A delivery system for dispensing controlled amounts of liquid or powder has two slidingly engaged parts which are held together as a single unit. The system is closed by pushing one of the two parts toward the other until a valve plug in the upper part of... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032706 | Woodworking jig A woodworking jig has a pair of horizontally elongate co-planar router plate guide surface areas spaced apart from one another, with an elongate opening between the router plate guide surface areas, a workpiece clamp mounted below the opening, and a guide... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032707 | Drum assembly for a wood chipper A drum assembly for a wood chipper includes a drum rotatable about a horizontal axis and a plurality of pockets disposed circumferentially about the drum. The drum assembly also includes a plurality of blades operatively connected to the drum, one of the ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032708 | Radial sawing log holder and method A method of log sawmilling capable of producing quartersawn boards, backsawn boards, trapezoidal sections and radial sector wedges for direct use and further processing, comprising the steps of: (a) sawing a log or logs into radial sector wedges with pred... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032709 | Self-emptying bag A self-emptying handbag having a bag portion for carrying articles, a strap attached to the bag for carrying purposes, an expandable sack carried within the bag portion and having a volume when expanded greater than the volume of the bag portion, and an a... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032710 | Elastic element and shock-absorbing devices, particularly vehicle tires, constructed therewith An elastic element useful for constructing shock-absorbing devices, is elongated and continuously curved into an endless double-loop formation including an outer loop merging with an inner loop located within and offset from the plane of the outer loop. A... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032711 | Tire for motor vehicle wheels having a surface-worked annular surface at the sidewalls thereof A tire (1) having sidewalls (3) with an annular strip (8) within which a plurality of ribs (9) is formed. The ribs are disposed in mutual side by side relation and circumferentially distributed. The annular strip (8) is made in the form of a hollow on a s... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032712 | Embossing and laminating machine and method with cylinders with distributed contact areas An embossing and laminating machine is provided comprising a first embossing cylinder with a surface provided with a first set of protuberances and a second embossing cylinder with a surface provided with a second set of protuberances. The two embossing c... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032713 | Corrugated board manufacturing system A first tension adjustor for adjusting the tension of a liner and a pitch measuring device for measuring the corrugation pitch of a first core board of a single-faced corrugated board are used. A first tension controller operates so that the tension actin... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032714 | Repeatably positionable nozzle assembly A nozzle assembly adapted for repeatably positioning the nozzle in a precise relationship to an article and method for using it in a seam-sealing operation, the nozzle assembly comprising a nozzle, an alignment plate, and an arm forming a unitary nozzle a... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032715 | Wafer bonding device A wafer bonding device which prevents the substrate from being deformed due to the presence of any particles on the chuck surface is provided to thereby prevent a deterioration in yield in the wafer bonding process. The wafer bonding device is equipped wi... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032716 | Bottom stop mechanism for a window covering An inventive bottom stop mechanism uses one of the lift cords to operate. While the cord is unwinding from the shaft, the cord leaves the shaft along a line tangent to the shaft. As the last turn of cord is unwound from the shaft, and the point of attachm... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032717 | Automatic and electromechanic rolling device for curtains A rolling device that is fixed to a laminar material and is capable of rolling and unrolling the laminar material arranged around a shaft of the device, the device including an arm normally extending from the shaft and freely rotatably connected to the sh... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032718 | Adjustable sunshade for an automobile An adjustable electric sunshade for an automobile has a hollow housing; two covers respectively provided on the both sides of the housing and each having a first ratchet formed therein; a winder provided in the housing and driven by a motor; two elbows pi... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032719 | Method for producing hollow jewelry ring A process for fabricating a hollow or partially hollow article, such as a jewelry ring, comprises producing a first mold having an inner cavity shaped in accordance with the external shape of the article to be produced. A second mold is produced for formi... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032720 | Process for making a vane for a rotary compressor A process of making a vane for a rotary expansible chamber device, comprising the steps of: providing an open vane die having a die cavity, wherein said die cavity comprises a body cavity section corresponding to a body of the vane, a first tip cavity sec... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032721 | Casting equipment with improved lubricating fluid supply Casting equipment for continuous or semi-continuous direct chill casting of metals, in particular casting of slugs or billets of aluminum, includes a mold having a cavity with an inlet which opens upwards, an intermediate overhang which extends along the ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032722 | Strip casting Twin roll caster for casting metal strip comprises pair of horizontal casting rolls (1) on which to support a casting pool of molten metal. A pair of side plates (18) engage end surfaces of rolls (1) to form side confining closures for the casting pool. A... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032723 | Automotive air conditioning device Four air flow control doors of an automotive air conditioning device are synchronously controlled by a link mechanism. With a unique construction of the link mechanism, the following advantageous results are obtained. In a ventilation mode of a maximum co... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032724 | Temperature control apparatus for sample susceptor A temperature control apparatus for a sample susceptor is described, the temperature control apparatus is easy to maintain, which can set a temperature in a wide range from a low temperature to a high temperature, which is compact and which does not requi... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032725 | Rotary steam joint and valve assembly A rotary steam joint and valve assembly for a steam heated roll includes a non-rotatable, axially slidable sleeve journaled on one of the roll shaft ends and operable to selectively withdraw condensate which pools in the lower part of the roll when the ro... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032726 | Low-cost liquid heat transfer plate and method of manufacturing therefor A process for fabricating a low cost high efficiency liquid cold plate is described. The process uses a metal extrusion designed with internal fluid channels. A simple process for fabricating fluid inlet and outlet manifolds, creating turbulent flow insid... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032727 | Heat exchanger with an accessory, and a method of fastening the accessory on the heat exchanger A heat exchanger is provided with a mounting means for fastening an accessory to the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger comprises a set of parallel flat tubes, and a set of cooling fins lying generally at right angles to the planes of the flat tubes and b... | 03/07/2000 |
