Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6044898 | Continuous-casting mold and a process for the continuous casting of thin slabs of metal The invention relates to a process and a continuous-casting mold for casting thin slabs. The mold has an oblong inner cross-sectional area and cooled mold walls. The melt is poured in through at least one delivery nozzle which dips into the melt. To ensur... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044899 | Low EMI emissions heat sink device A low electro-magnetic radiation emissions heat sink that dissipates heat away from an integrated circuit package by means of conduction to the electronic chassis. The heat sink may also include a ferrite ring for reducing electro-magnetic radiation emiss... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044900 | Heat exchanger with a receiver There is provided a heat exchanger with a receiver which has a small diameter and compact size without a liquid refrigerant suction pipe. The interior of a header tube 2 is partitioned into three chambers A, C, and F by partition plates 8a and 8b. The chamber ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044901 | Live well temperature management apparatus A temperature management apparatus is provided for cooling a fluid located in an interior region of a live well, the fluid being circulated by a pump. The apparatus includes a heat exchanger including a front surface, a rear surface, a first side surface,... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044902 | Heat exchange unit for a cryogenic air separation system A heat exchanger having a first counterflow heat exchange unit with first and second segments wherein a flow of at least one product from a cryogenic air separation unit is channeled in a first direction along both the first and second segments and a seco... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044903 | Water conditioning assembly A drop-in, portable, water conditioning assembly for use in a tank containing water is disclosed. The water conditioning assembly includes a refrigeration unit having a compressor assembly, a condenser and at least one depending evaporator coil for insert... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044904 | Wellhead assembly A wellhead assembly provides a connection between a protruding wellhead pipe of a landfill and piping that leads to treatment, disposal, or recovery equipment, or the like. The wellhead assembly includes a first substantially hollow cylindrical member tha... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044905 | Chemical stick storage and delivery system The chemical stick storage and delivery system includes a chemical stick delivery tube in communication with a well which supports a rotatable chemical stick storage device on the uppermost end of the delivery tube. The delivery tube includes an upper ope... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044906 | Inflatable tubular sleeve for tubing or obturating a well or pipe A radially deformable inflatable tubular sleeve for tubing or obturating a well (P) or a pipe. The sleeve includes a tube and a series of breakable restraining rings positioned along the tube. The rings are arranged so that each ring breaks one after the ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044907 | Two phase heat generation system and method The present invention provides a two phase heat generation system having a primary pressure vessel and an interior vessel spaced from the primary pressure vessel defining a water cavity and a combustion chamber, the water cavity delivering fluid into the ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044908 | Sliding sleeve valve and seal ring for use therein A sliding sleeve valve for controlling fluid flow between a well annulus and a string of well conduit, the valve including a slidable sleeve disposed coaxially within an outer housing, the valve being provided with a primary seal member carried by the hou... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044909 | Apparatus and methods for locating tools in subterranean wells Temporary no-go assemblies for use in locating a downhole tool at a predetermined target depth in a well are disclosed. Certain ones of the assemblies include a no-go sleeve for interfacing with a no-go shoulder in a casing and an actuating system for rel... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044910 | Mixing device for fluids A device for introducing CO2 into a preferably liquid extinguishing medium includes a housing (1) with a feed line (2) for extinguishing fluid, a feed pipe (4), provided with a metering valve (3), for CO2, as well as an outlet line (... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044911 | Parallel-fed nonstagnant integrated water distribution network for domestic water and fire sprinkler application An intergrated water distribution network supplies the requirements of both domestic and fire sprinkler water fixtures in a dwelling structure. The network includes a plurality of multiport fittings which are interconnected together with flexible conduits... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044912 | Sprinkler head A sprinkler head connected with a fire extinguishing piping maintains a valve body in a closed state so as to contain compressed fire extinguishing water filled in a fire extinguishing piping when there is no fire, but opens and operates the valve body so... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044913 | Fire extinguishing systems and methods In a preferred embodiment, a fire extinguishing system for suppressing fires on cook stoves, fryers or other heating or heated devices with fire suppressant dispensed through nozzles is powered by batteries which provide current for both a detection circu... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044914 | Garden tool with back strain relief feature The present invention discloses an apparatus for removing unwanted plants from a specific area of soil. The invention is comprised of a blade that is adapted to penetrate the surface of the soil and moving substantially parallel to the surface thereof. Pr... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044915 | Hitch rocker for a work vehicle A rocker for a work vehicle hitch includes a rockshaft and a pair of rocker arms coupled to the rockshaft at rocker arm bases. The rocker is designed to be mounted to the work vehicle by support brackets. Each rocker arm base includes a cavity for receivi... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044916 | Agricultural implement with down-force control Down-force control is provided by a top-link, which presses down the rear end of a tool-bar carrying multiple rows of seeder tools. The height of the tool bar is set front and rear during operation. The top-link includes a hydraulic ram. The ram is suppli... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044917 | Pneumatic tool with side exhaust The present invention relates to a pneumatic tool having a housing including a motor housing portion which is pneumatically and securely connected to a handle housing portion. The motor housing portion has a motor housing exhaust opening with a motor hous... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044918 | Percussion blow added manually operable drilling tool A percussion blow added manually operable drilling tool, such as a hammerdrill, has a housing (2) containing an electric motor for rotating a tool bit chuck (9) about its axis, a control device (C) for controlling the rpm of the chuck (9) operated by the ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044919 | Rotary spade drill arrangement A rotary spade drill arrangement comprising a combination spade drill body having a rotational axis, a shank portion, and a generally planar spade cutter portion with a pair of oppositely directed cutting edges extending radially of the axis, and a rotata... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044920 | Rotatable cutting bit assembly with cutting inserts A rotatable cutting bit which comprises an elongate bit body which has a forward end and a rearward end and which defines a peripheral surface. The bit body contains a first seat at the axially forward end thereof. A first cutting insert is mechanically r... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044921 | Earth-based vehicle A vehicle with a driving track assembly and a pair of secondary driving assemblies disposed on opposing lateral sides of the track. Each secondary driving structure includes a ground engaging driving structure that is preferably a ground engaging wheel. T... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044922 | Electric hybrid vehicle A vehicle having an electric hybrid power system is provided. The vehicle includes an electric motor drivably connected to one or more ground engaging wheels. A battery pack stores electricity to power the electric motor. An engine is drivably connected t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044923 | Electric power generation system for limousine A limousine type vehicle includes a standard electrical system, a coach section with an auxiliary electrical system, and an electric power generation system which has first and second batteries isolated from each other during normal operation of the vehic... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044924 | Hot compressed gas powered vehicle An air powered drive system for a vehicle such as an automobile or a propeller driven aircraft. In a land vehicle air pumps are connected to drive, or be driven by, each wheel. At least two air storage tanks are connected to the air pumps. A fuel is burne... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044925 | Passive speaker A passive radiator and method is disclosed which improves frequency response linearity and greatly reduces the possibility that wobble of a passive radiator which will occur without the displacement limitations of a spider containing speaker structure. Tw... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044926 | Muffler for small general-purpose engine A muffler for small general-purpose engine includes a case comprising a pair of case halves coupled together and divided into a first chamber and a second chamber by a partition plate. An inlet of the exhaust gas is provided closer to a first end portion ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044927 | Work platform lift machine with scissor lift mechanism employing telescopable electro-mechanical based lift actuation arrangement A scissors-type work platform lift machine includes a chassis, a work platform, a scissors lift mechanism, and a telescopable electro-mechanical actuation arrangement. The work platform is disposed above the chassis. The scissors lift mechanism has a plur... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044928 | Tire mountable stepstool A stepstool (20) configured for mounting on a vehicular tire (22) includes a support frame configured to rest against an outer surface (38) of the tire (22). The support frame includes a first upright support (24), a second upright support (26), and a thi... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044929 | Ladder leveling device A ladder leveling device that is free-standing and is not installed, or fixed to, the existing ladder (80). Simple, one-person operation of device provides quick convenient way to establish a level and stable work surface over non-level ground, allowing t... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044930 | Stabilizing bracket for a ladder or the like A stabilizing scaffold bracket for a ladder or the like. The preferred embodiment of the present invention configured to affix a ladder to a scaffold in a stable, yet removable fashion, the apparatus of the invention including first and second aligned pla... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044931 | Lubrication system for an automatic transmission having dual input shafts A lubrication system is provided for a transmission including a lubrication pump driven by a reverse idler gear. The lubrication pump is supported by a partition plate having an inlet passage and an outlet passage formed therein for communicating with the... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044932 | Ergonomic parts bin elevator with integral springs A device for and method of ergonomically removing parts from a parts bin, so that an operator does not have to unnecessarily bend to remove parts, using an open-ended bin, a platform removably contained within the bin, and a mechanism for lifting the plat... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044933 | Hydraulic elevator A drive system for a hydraulic elevator installation (1) without a machine room including an electric motor (15), a hydraulic pump (16), an oil tank (17), valves (18) and a control apparatus (19) mounted in a cabinet (10). The cabinet (10) can be mounted ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044934 | Locking device for a linear movement unit A locking device for a linear movement unit (1) ensures quick and precise locking by providing a guidance when two clamping members (9) pivot into a clamping position substantially free from any play. The guidance is provided by at least first and second ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044935 | Hybrid multiple disc brake A braking device having a stator (10) fixed to a vehicle by at least one fixing arm (5), a rotor (6) which comprises a first disc (13) and a second disc (16) and brake applying member (40,50). The first disc (13) and second disc (16) rotate with a wheel o... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044936 | Disk brake An improved disk brake which provides both low dragging torque and good pedal feeling even on ABS-equipped vehicles with which the working fluid pressure is around or over 140 kgf/cm2. The disk brake has a piston seal fitted in a groove formed ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044937 | Brake band device for automatic transmission A brake band device (1) for engagement and dis-engagement (braking and releasing) a cylindrical clutch drum of an automatic transmission includes a strap (12) formed of a belt-like member shaped into a substantially circular form, with a gap defined betwe... | 04/04/2000 |
