Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6044857 | Electronic controller for a modulating valve A valve control circuit is disclosed for operating a modulating valve which can be operated between a completely open and a completely closed position. The modulating valve control circuit includes a microcontroller which receives an input signal from an ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044858 | Electromagnetic flow control valve for a liquid metal An electromagnetic flow control valve for an electrically conductive liquid having a plurality of coils and yokes surrounding a non-metallic, such as alumina, tube through which an electrically conducting liquid, such as liquid metal, flows. Direct curren... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044859 | Valve apparatus and method A valve includes an inlet and outlet housing, a flexible one-way valve, and a collar. The flexible valve is locked between the housings. The collar is attached to the inlet housing and extends into the flexible valve. As fluid flows through the valve, the... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044860 | Adjustable lockout device for knife gate valves A lockout device is designed for use with a valve having a pair of spaced apart, generally opposed abutment surfaces, with at least one of the abutment surfaces being shiftable relative to the other in such manner that the spacing between the surfaces dec... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044862 | Compressor reed valve A valve assembly has a discharge valve member and a suction valve member. One of these valve members includes a reed valve. The reed valve has a tab which includes a slot which engages a cantilevered pin. The cantilevered pin allows flexing of the pin upo... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044863 | Safety device against ruptures in gas pipes A safety device against ruptures in gas pipes comprises a housing (11) with a cavity (12) and a plunger (13) movable to and fro in the cavity (12). The plunger (13) has parts (14, 15) in engagement with the wall of the cavity and two influencing surfaces ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044864 | Fuel neck valve control An apparatus for slidably moving a valve control member adjacent a fuel neck of a fuel tank without generating transverse forces. The apparatus provides a slide engaging the valve control member and a toggle lever one arm of which slidably engages a pivot... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044865 | Sanitary fitting in the form of a single-lever mixer tap A sanitary fitting is provided having a housing part (5) and an exit part (6) containing the exit channel (7), wherein in the housing part (5) a mixer tap (11) for mixing cold and warm fluid and for controlling the flow rate is positioned and is actuatabl... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044866 | Gas flow valve A gas flow valve comprises at least one gas inlet, at least one gas outlet, a flow path between said gas inlet and said gas outlet, a magnetic fluid in the valve arranged in the flow path and means for application of a magnetic field to the magnetic fluid... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044867 | Method and apparatus for fabricating a flexible lining with flexible collar for lining lateral pipelines A method and apparatus for fabricating a resin impregnable flexible liner for lining a lateral pipe which leads into a main pipe having at one end a flexible collar for installation at the location where the lateral liner meets the main is provided. The s... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044868 | Watertight fitting for flexible non-metallic conduit An improved connector for attaching flexible non-metallic liquid tight conduit to electrical devices. The connector is attached to the conduit by a simple twisting action. The invention simplifies the connection task, is easily manufactured in a one piece... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044869 | Injection hose for concrete construction joints An injection hose (1) for concrete construction joints has a substantially liquid-tight base body (2) made of a flexible material such as rubber or plastics that encloses a passage (3). The outer surface (4) of the base body (2) is provided with at least ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044870 | Weaving reed and gripper guide element for a loom A weaving machine includes a device for forming a shed from warp threads, a weft thread insertion unit for the insertion of a weft thread into the shed, guide elements for the weft thread insertion unit, wherein the guide elements can move into and out of... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044871 | Optical feeler for monitoring a reserve of thread in weft feeders and weft feeder comprising said feeler A feeler for monitoring a thread reserve in weft feeders, comprising a light-emitting device constituted by a light source which directs light rays onto a thread wound in spaced turns on the drum of the feeder, and a receiver which collects the light rays... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044872 | Fence clip installer Embodiments of a fence clip installing tool and methods of using it are described. The preferred tool uses a stack of connected fence clips which are loaded in advance for semi-automatic multiple clip installations. Upon actuation, the tool places the sim... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044873 | Onboard refueling vapor recovery detector An apparatus is provided for detecting the presence of a vehicle equipped with an onboard refueling vapor recovery system. The apparatus has a body that is equipped with an inlet fluid port and an outlet fluid port that is in fluid communication with the ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044874 | Sealed container and sealed container ambient gas substitution apparatus and method First and second wall portions respectively spread along first and second opposing inner surfaces of a housing portion, and a plurality of vent pores that are distributed along the first and second inner surfaces are formed in the first and second wall po... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044875 | Dual chamber product tank for dual stream filling system A product tank for a dual stream filling system is disclosed wherein the product tank has two chambers for containing different products that will be mixed within a carton during the filling process. The primary product in the primary chamber of the produ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044876 | Method and apparatus for automated dispensing An automated dispensing device is provided that dispenses a calibrated quantity of a fluid into a receptacle having a plurality of spaced-apart rows of receiving wells. The calibrated quantity of fluid is determined based upon a dispensing time and a disp... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044877 | Methods and apparatus for opening and supporting collapsible containers Apparatus 100 for opening and supporting a collapsible container 101 having a wall and opening for receiving items to be disposed. Apparatus 100 comprises a sheet of high impact plastic having a thickness selected such that when the sheet is coiled to for... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044878 | Money purse A money purse for holding items such as money. The purse includes front and back panels coupled together to define therebetween a space with a top opening for holding items therein. The back panel has a cover flap extending therefrom for covering the top ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044879 | Laminated cardboard purse and method of making the same A purse 10 is provided with a front wall 14 and a back wall 16 aligned with and spaced from the front wall. The purse 10 is also provided with a first side wall 18 which is aligned to engage one end of the front and back walls 14 and 16 and a second side ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044880 | Protective cover for golf club A protective cover for a golf club has an elongated shaft protector enclosing the shaft of the club. An opening is formed along the length of the shaft protector for passing the club shaft therethrough for storage or use. This opening is closed by a hinge... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044881 | Protective hail cover for vehicles The cover protects a vehicle from damage by weather. The cover has a flexible shell that is located over the surface of the vehicle. The shell is spaced from the surface by at least one inflatable tube. The inflatable tube is coupled to the underside of t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044882 | Tire having silica reinforced rubber tread with outer cap containing carbon black The invention relates to a rubber tire composed of carbon black reinforced rubber carcass and having a rubber tread which is quantitatively reinforced with silica and which, in turn, has a thin, integral, rubber outer cap on its outer surface which contai... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044883 | Retractable anti-skid tread for dual tire vehicles An anti-skid device. The device is installed between tire pairs in vehicles using dual tires in wheel assemblies. The device increases friction between the wheeled vehicle and a slippery surface therebelow. Each of the two or more dual tire type wheel ass... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044884 | Pneumatic vehicle tire having reinforced sidewalls for improved emergency running properties A pneumatic vehicle tire has a carcass with at least one radial ply and beads having bead cores, whereby the carcass is anchored to the bead cores. A multi-ply belt is positioned radially outwardly on the carcass, and a tread is positioned radially outwar... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044885 | Pneumatic radial tires for trucks and buses mounted on 15° drop center rim In a pneumatic radial tire for trucks and buses mounted on an approved 15° drop center rim, an outer surface portion of a composite side-rubber and/or an envelope surface of the bead core among members constituting the bead portion of the tire has a curv... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044886 | Stackable cones method and apparatus therefor Each individual cone is conveyed, while it is laying on its side, to a predetermined point. Prior to reaching the predetermined point, an edible adhesive is at or adjacent to the base of each cone. At the predetermined point, a paper wrap is applied to th... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044887 | Labeling device in a labeling machine with continuous introduction of a film containing labels in reel form A labeling device with continuous introduction of a film containing labels includes a cutting group having a blade located along a generatrix of a rotating roller and a counter blade, a gripping and transfer drum for gripping a transferring a label cut by... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044888 | Lift and spin device for rim holding tire changers A device which can be retrofitted onto existing passenger vehicle rim holding tire changers or provided as a feature of such equipment by the original equipment manufacturer. An operator rolls a tire into contact with the device and the device lifts the t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044889 | Tension lift device for a venetian blind A tension lift device is provided for a Venetian blind which includes a headrail, a plurality of slats, and a bottom rail. The tension lift device includes a first retaining cord extending through each of the slats and having a first end secured in the he... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044890 | Wand adapter for venetian blinds A wand (10) for operating the rotatable drive (93) of a venetian blind (90); rotatable drive (93) including a drive post (95) having a horizontal bore (97) therethrough or a drive hook (93). Wand (10) includes an elongate handle (20) having a longitudinal... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044891 | Vehicle curtain An Improved Vehicle Curtain is disclosed. The curtain system is installable with suction cups to the windshield or other vehicle window, and further includes a telescoping suspension member for hanging the flexible sheet from during use, and wrapping the ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044892 | Frame assembly A frame assembly is adjustable to fit within a range of desired openings and includes juxtaposed first and second frame units detachably assembled together. An intervening media material is releasably sandwiched between the frame units. The media material... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044893 | Method and apparatus for production of amorphous alloy article formed by metal mold casting under pressure A method and apparatus for producing a formed article of amorphous alloy by a simple process are disclosed. A molding apparatus comprises a forced cooling casting mold which is provided with a sprue and at least one molding cavity communicating with the s... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044894 | Method for preparing a light metal or light metal alloy based composite product A method for preparing a light metal or light metal alloy composite product, wherein (a) an aqueous slurry containing water, a reinforcement powder, a metal powder and an alumina sol binder is prepared; (b) a preform is prepared from the slurry; (c) the p... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044895 | Continuous casting and rolling system including control system A continuous casting and rolling system for steel strips includes a vertically working two-roll casting device, a first device for adding molten steel to the casting device, a second device for guiding a cast strip produced by the casting device into a ho... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044896 | Method and apparatus for controlling the gap in a strip caster A device to control the gap in between two drums or belts that are used in a strip casting apparatus. It comprises a means to move either side of the drums or belts in two planes. This ability enables the operator to control the gap to provide flexibility... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044897 | Method of passivating commercial grades of aluminum alloys for use in hot chamber die casting A process for increasing the productivity of aluminum castings from a hot chamber die casting machine, as well as a process for increasing the working life of an injection chamber for use in a hot chamber aluminum die casting machine, both of which involv... | 04/04/2000 |
